FIRST LOOK
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ON TELEVISION (THURSDAY 3/3/16)
ID: Motives & Murders: Cracking The Case (Premiere) at 9pm
ID: House of Horrors (Premiere) at 10pm and 10:30pm
TRU TV: Rachel Dratch’s Late Night Snack (Premiere) at 11pm
VELOCITY: AmeriCarna (Premiere) at 10pm
VICELAND: F…, That’s Delicious (Premiere) at 10pm
VICELAND: Flophouse (Premiere) at 10:30pm
WE TV: Mary, Mary (Premiere) at 9pm
FOOD: Beat Bobby Flay (Finale) at 10pm
The Television Academy is responding to the explosion in programming with new Primetime Emmy Awards rules and changes. The number of nominees in directing and writing categories for comedy and drama series has been increased to six nominees for 2016, and short form categories have been added. “This is a great problem to have for our industry, that there is so much quality work that deserves recognition,” said Bruce Rosenblum, Television Academy Chairman and CEO. Added categories include: Outstanding Short Form Series – Comedy or Drama; Outstanding Short Form Series Variety; and Outstanding Short Form Series Reality/Nonfiction. Two new acting categories have also been created: Outstanding Actor in a Short Form Series – Comedy or Drama and Outstanding Actress in a Short Form Series Comedy or Drama.
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Less than a week after the release of the first season of reboot Fuller House, Netflix has renewed the series for a second season. The network spread the word via Twitter.
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In other Fuller House news, star Jodie Sweetin is joining ABC‘s Dancing With the Stars on Season 22. Sweetin announced the news on Wednesday’s Good Morning America. The rest of the show’s cast will be revealed on GMA on Tuesday, March 8.
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Kelsea Ballerini, Dierks Bentley, Eric Church and Sam Hunt have been added to perform at the 51st Academy of Country Music Awards. The ceremony, co-hosted by Luke Bryan and Dierks Bentley airs live from MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Sunday, April 3 at 8p on CBS.
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After four seasons, Cooking Channel is pulling the plug on My Grandmother’s Ravioli. Mo Rocca, the show’s host and EP, announced the news on Facebook. “Sadly, Cooking Channel decided not to renew the series,” said Rocca. “While it’s disappointing, we are genuinely grateful to the network for allowing us to produce 54 episodes the way we wanted.”
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Logo airs a “Runway to 100” marathon featuring every episode of reality competition series RuPaul’s Drag Race, starting Thursday, March 3 at 7p. The marathon includes new interviews with previous contestants, who spill behind-the-scenes gossip on their seasons. It all leads up to the 100th episode and season premiere of the series on Monday, March 7 at 9p.
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TLC’s “Say Yes to the Prom” initiative returns this spring alongside AT&T to offer deserving high school students across the country the opportunity to have the prom of their dreams. The program will bring a day of mentorship, prom dress shopping and tuxedo rental fittings, as well as head-to-toe makeovers from Monte Durham, star of Say Yes to the Dress: Atlanta, to more than 300 students across the country. Campaign culminates with a one-hour Say Yes to the Prom special on Friday, May 20 at 9p.
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Music Choice is putting its marketing muscle behind breakout artists in 2016 with the rollout of a yearlong strategic initiative. “Music Choice Brand New This Week” focuses on the latest adds on the Music Channels, exclusive On Demand content and video premieres, and social media components.
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TBS‘s Conan welcomes UFC superstar Conor McGregor on Thursday, March 3, at 11p. It marks McGregor’s only late-night TV appearance before his highly anticipated fight against Nate Diaz on March 5 in Vegas.
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Love & Mercy, a portrait of singer, songwriter and leader of The Beach Boys Brian Wilson, debuts Sunday, March 6 at 8p on EPIX. In other EPIX news, the net presents one-hour original comedy event Michael Ian Black: Noted Expert on Friday, May 13, at 10p, part of a free preview weekend running May 12 to 15.
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Documentary American Masters – Loretta Lynn: Still a Mountain Girl, bows Friday, March 4 at 9p on PBS (check local listings).
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Ovation TV heads into April with an array of films, series and documentaries focused on great storytelling. Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries premieres Saturday, April 2 at 8p, while a James Bond marathon starts Sunday, April 10 at 12p. The network also celebrates Queen Elizabeth’s 90th Birthday with featured programming, including Royal Opulence on Thursday, April 21 at 9a and Royal Love Story: The Wedding on Thursday, April 21 at 9:30a, featuring the nuptials of William and Kate.
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Oxygen Media documents the lives of five rising comedians and the women who share the spotlight with them in Living with Funny, premiering Tuesday, April 12 at 9p.
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Enter drama: Bravo‘s The Real Housewives of New York City is back Wednesday, April 6 at 9p with Bethenny Frankel, Carole Radziwill, Dorinda Medley, Luann de Lesseps, Ramona Singer, Sonja Morgan and new housewife and socialite Julianne “Jules”Wainstein.
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The downsizing trend continues with the return of Tiny House Nation on Saturday, March 26 at 9p at FYI. Series follows host John Weisbarth and renovation expert Zack Giffin as they show off ingenious small spaces.
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Season 7 of Archer bows Thursday, March 31 at 10p on FX with a new twist: what was once a spy agency is now a private investigation firm. Plus, they’ve moved to Los Angeles.
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Fox drama pilot Zoobiquity has found its male lead. Peter Facinelli will star opposite Marsha Thomason in the light medical procedural. Also tapped for a lead role in the project is 24‘s Kim Raver.
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Starz’s American Gods has added Ian McShane in the pivotal role of Mr. Wednesday. Filming on the adaptation of Neil Gaiman best-seller begins in April.
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Sarah Hyland (Modern Family) has landed the role of Lisa Houseman, Baby’s older sister, in special event movie Dirty Dancing. The three-hour filmed musical event will air on ABC.
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Tia Mowry is heading to ABC’s Mistresses in a recurring role on Season 4. She’ll play a literary agent who signs Karen (Yunjin Kim).
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Ashley Zukerman (Manhattan) has joined the cast of CBS drama pilot Four Stars.
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Stephen Tobolowksy is set to co-star opposite Justina Machado and Rita Moreno in One Day At A Time, the Netflix remake of the Norman Lear sitcom.
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Ben Daniels (House of Cards) and Alfonso Herrera (Sense8) have been tapped to star in The Exorcist. The Fox drama pilot is inspired by William Blatty’s 1971 book.
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Penelope Ann Miller (The Birth Of A Nation) has been cast opposite T.R. Knight in ABC’s untitled Meaghan Oppenheimer drama pilot, executive produced by Reese Witherspoon.
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Christian Ochoa nabbed a series regular role in ABC drama pilot The Death of Eva Sofia Valdez, described as a sexy revenge drama with a supernatural twist.
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Covert Affairs star Piper Perabo landed the female lead opposite Daniel Sunjata in ABC drama pilot Notorious.
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Ali Wong is set as a series regular opposite Katy Mixon in ABC comedy pilot The Second Fattest Housewife in Westport.
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Tony Warren, creator and writer of the world’s longest-running soap opera, Coronation Street, has died. He was 79. The news was announced Wednesday, March 2 on the show’s Twitter account.
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Emmy-nominated post-production producer Bruce Golin died Saturday, February 27, at his home in Agoura, Calif., after a battle with cancer. He was 58. Golin’s credits included Knight Rider, CSI, CSI: Miami, and CSI: NY.
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BROADWAY
Eclipsed with Lupita Nyong’o opens on Sunday March 6, 2016.
http://ppc.broadway.com/shows/eclipsed/
Disaster! with Roger Bart and Faith Prince opens on Tuesday March 8, 2016.
http://ppc.broadway.com/shows/disaster-broadway/
Our Mother’s Brief Affair with Linda Lavin is closing on Sunday March 6, 2016
http://ppc.broadway.com/shows/our-mothers-brief-affair/
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