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ON TELEVISION (THURSDAY 3/17/16)
FOOD: Cooks vs. Cons (Premiere) at 9pm
FOOD: Beat Bobby Flay (Premiere) at 10pm
FYI: Man vs. Child: Chef Showdown (Premiere) at 8pm
HGTV: Masters of Flip (Premiere) at 11pm
MTV: The Real World: Go Big or Go Home (Premiere) at 10pm
ABC: How To Get Away with Murder (Finale) at 10pm
BRAVO: Top Chef (Finale) at 9pm
COMEDY: Idiotsitter (Finale) at 10:30pm
FOOD: Chopped (Finale) at 8pm
USA: Colony (Finale) at 10pm
CBS announced finale dates, return dates and special event broadcasts for the remainder of the season, including the returns of Mike & Molly on Monday, April 25 at 8p, Person of Interest on Tuesday, May 3 at 10p, and Undercover Boss on Sunday, May 15 at 9p. In addition, The Price Is Right will air three one-hour reality show-themed primetime specials on Monday, May 23 (Survivor), Tuesday, May 24 (Big Brother), and Wednesday, May 25 (The Amazing Race) at 8p each night.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Chelsea Handler posted a handwritten note to herself on her social media accounts on Wednesday, revealing a Wednesday, May 11 premiere date for her upcoming and untitled Netflix series. (Sample: “Once an episode is up and streaming on Netflix, it will be available until the end of time, so put a little more thought into what you say this time around.” And, “Sign up for Netflix.”) The 30-minute show will roll out every Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Brett Eldredge, Chris Young and Cassadee Pope have been added to the lineup of artists scheduled to perform at the 51st Academy of Country Music Awards. The ceremony, co-hosted by Luke Bryan and Dierks Bentley, will be broadcast live from Las Vegas on Sunday, April 3 at 8p on CBS.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Travel Channel has retitled Adam Richman series Man Finds Food to Secret Eats with Adam Richman. “As we were planning and shooting Season Two, it became more apparent that this series is all about Adam’s enthusiasm and passion for food, and about his love of discovering new places, and sharing with his fans, the special foods he finds,” said Courtney White, SVP, Programming, Travel Channel. “If you want to find unexpected foods in unexpected places, then Adam is your friend in the know.” Series returns this summer.
(Source: Cynopsis)
The third coming has arrived for the women of Litchfield Penitentiary. Season 3 of Netflix series Orange Is the New Black will be available on Blu-ray (plus Digital HD), DVD (plus Digital), and Digital HD on Tuesday, May 17.
(Source: Cynopsis)
TV Land ordered a pilot script for black comedy Heathers, based on the 1988 film. Story will be set in the present day, with “a very different but equally vicious group of Heathers.”
(Source: Cynopsis)
Tyler Perry narrates The Passion on Hulu, streaming Monday, March 21. The musical portrait of the last days of Jesus Christ, from the Last Supper to the Resurrection, play out on the streets of New Orleans through Bible passages and contemporary pop songs.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Freeform premieres Disney‘s Frozen on Saturday, March 26 at 8p, with an encore performance on Sunday, March 27 at 7:30p. In addition, the network airs Disney-Pixar’s Up on Saturday, March 26 at 5:45p, followed by Hop at 10:30p with encore performances on Sunday, March 27 at 5:30p and 10p, respectively.
(Source: Cynopsis)
NBA legend and ASPiRE chairman Earvin “Magic” Johnson will be featured in Magic in the Making, premiering with a conversation between Johnson and Misty Copeland, American Ballet Theatre’s first African-American, female principal dancer, on Monday, March 28 at 9p.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Idiotest returns to GSN for a 40-episode third season on Tuesday, April 12 at 10p. Hosted by Ben Gleib, the premiere features celebrity contestants Dr. Drew Pinsky and Mike Catherwood of Loveline facing off against YouTube stars GloZell Green and Gaby Dunn.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Esquire Network debuts season three of Boundless on Tuesday, April 12 at 10p. Over the course of ten episodes, newcomers Rory Bosio and Hunter McIntyre join Simon Donato and Paul “Turbo” Trebilcock as they trek across seven countries and three continents.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Michael Weatherly (NCIS) is staying in the CBS family. He’s signed to play the title role in drama pilot Bull, based on talk show host Phil McGraw‘s early days.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Annabeth Gish is joining AMC‘s Halt and Catch Fire for a season-long arc on the drama’s upcoming third season. She’ll portray Diane Gould, a successful venture capitalist considering an investment in Mutiny.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Andrea Parker will return to Freeform‘s Pretty Little Liars as a series regular in the upcoming seventh season, as Mary Drake, the biological mother of Charlotte DiLaurentis. She previously played the deceased Jessica DiLaurentis, Mary’s twin.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Richard Brake (Game of Thrones) has landed a recurring role on Ray Donovan. He’ll play Vlad, a dangerous man who works for some very powerful people on the Showtime drama.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Jerrika Hinton (Grey’s Anatomy) has snagged the female lead in Shondaland pilot, Toast. The comedy follows a wedding rehearsal dinner where the toasts are illustrated by flashbacks. Hinton portrays Page, the soon-to-be-bride.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Woody Allen has announced additional cast members to his untitled series slated to premiere on Amazon later this year. They include Michael Rapaport (Public Morals), Becky Ann Baker (Girls) andThe Daily Show’s Lewis Black.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Newcomer Amin El Gamal has been tapped for a recurring role in Fox’s Prison Break event series. The follow-up to the cult 2005 action series picks up after Michael’s apparent death.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Sylvia Anderson, co-creator of science-fiction puppet series Thunderbirds and the voice of the show’s Lady Penelope, has died at the age of 88 after a brief illness. Her family and website confirmed her passing on Wednesday.
(Source: Cynopsis)
BROADWAY
She Loves Me with Laura Benanti, Zachary Levi and Jane Krakowski opens on Broadway on Thursday March 17, 2016.
http://ppc.broadway.com/shows/she-loves-me-broadway/
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