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ON TELEVISION (WEDNESDAY 3/30/16)
CNBC: Secret Lives of the Super Rich (Premiere) at 10pm
DISCOVERY: Bering Sea Gold (Premiere) at 9pm
ID: 20/20 on ID (Premiere) at 8pm
ID: Fear Thy Neighbor (Premiere) at 10pm
OXYGEN: Quit Your Day Job (Premiere) at 10pm
PBS: TED Talks (Premiere) at 10pm
TLC: My 600-LB. Life: Where Are They Now? (Premiere) at 9pm
TV LAND: Lopez (Premiere) at 10pm
TV LAND: The Soul Man (Premiere) at 10:30pm
VICELAND: States of Undress (Premiere) at 10pm
UP: Jo Frost: Nanny On Tour (Finale) at 10pm
Patty Duke, who won a best supporting actress Oscar as a teenager for her portrayal of Helen Keller in The Miracle Worker and played “identical” cousins in her own television sitcom The Patty Duke Show from 1963-66, died yesterday due to sepsis from a ruptured intestine. She was 69. Duke’s acting career dates back to the late ‘50s, and she became known later in life for her advocacy work regarding mental health issues after she was diagnosed with bipolar disorder in 1982.
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MSNBC has events with four of the five presidential candidates still standing tonight, March 30. GOP hopefuls Donald Trump and John Kasich and Dems Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders get airtime, starting at 7p with Chuck Todd and Ohio governor Kasich in Queens, NY.
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Offering budding writers the chance to win the opportunity to see their project come to life, TV One announces its second annual sponsorship of the American Black Film Festival’s Screenplay Competition. Last year’s winning screenplay Deadbeat Dad Rehab, written by Kiki McKnight, will debut as a TV One original movie in July. The 2016 competition will highlight three new writers who will vie for a $5,000 cash prize and a chance to have their screenplay produced as a made-for-TV movie.
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NBC is looking to create a Blacklist spinoff that would star Famke Janssen (X-Men). The network will use the Blacklist ep that airs May 12 as the pilot for the potential new series; that episode will be directed by Michael Dinner (Justified).
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Joan Rivers: Exit Laughing will premiere Friday, April 1 at 10p on THIRTEEN. The Comedy Hall of Fame pays tribute to the late comedian in this new documentary, which explores Rivers’ impact through the insights of three generations of comedians who have Rivers’ influence in common, including Sarah Silverman, Kathy Griffin, Dick Cavett, Don Rickles, Lily Tomlin and Marlo Thomas.
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CBC series Dragons’ Den will wrap its 10th season with an all-star cast event on Wednesday, April 6, hosted by original Dragon Jim Treliving. The special hourlong ep will look back at some of the program’s most memorable moments.
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Shark Week returns to make a splash on Discovery Channel Sunday, June 26 at 8p through Sunday, July 3 with new jaw-dropping shark stories and shark technology. Highlights include a SharkCam following giant great whites into the ocean, and shark face-offs with dolphins, seals, crocodiles and even humans as one science team finds themselves surrounded by a gang of large tiger sharks.
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Actor Tom Hiddleston and Academy of Country Music nominees Maddie & Tae join the presenter list for the 51st ACM Music Awards, airing live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Sunday, April 3 at 8p on CBS. Additionally, ACM new female vocalist of the year winner Kelsea Ballerini will be joined by pop star Nick Jonas for a performance, New Orleans’ Trombone Shorty will duet with a surprise act, and Miranda Lambert will perform with Billy Gibbons and Keith Urban.
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After designing more than 200 aquariums in five seasons, Wayde King and Brett Raymer begin the sixth season celebrating their 100th episode of Animal Planet’s Tanked on Friday, April 15 at 10p. In the 100th episode, the duo is challenged by WWE’s Titus O’Neil to create a gator-themed tank that pays homage to his alma mater, University of Florida. Other notables appearing in season 6 include Texas Rangers’ first baseman Prince Fielder, singer Nick Carter, Latin pop artist Prince Royal and rapper 2-Chainz.
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Get ready for a new town, new roommates, new school and new spirits when Freeform debuts the season two premiere of Monica the Medium, Monday, April 25 at 10p.
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Spike’s getting more ink. The eighth edition of tattoo competition series Ink Master won’t debut until August, but Spike has already struck a deal for Season 9. The 2017 iteration Ink Master will consist of 15 episodes with a live finale. “The Ink Master franchise has been a major driver in Spike’s successful shift to general entertainment,” said Sharon Levy, EVP original series.
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Comedy Central announced renewals and extensions for eight current series: Tosh.0 will return for a ninth season, Not Safe with Nikki Glaser is extended for an additional 10 first season eps, Drunk History will return for a fourth season, Review will be back for a third and final season, and This Is Not Happening is getting a third season. Additionally, digital series Alternatino, Nothing Is Easy and Questionable Science will return.
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TNT is getting ready for summer. The network will bow the seventh and final season of Rizzoli & Isles on Monday, June 6, followed by the fifth season premiere of Major Crimes on Monday, June 13.
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Bounce TV will premiere the second season of its comedy series Mann & Wife on Tuesday, April 5 at 9p. The network is offering the HD series premiere ep to network affiliates for airing on their primary channel from April 8-18.
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Cynthia Addai-Robinson (Arrow) has been cast as the female lead in USA drama series Shooter, opposite Ryan Phillippe. She replaces Emily Rios, who played the part in the pilot for the series, based on Stephen Hunter’s novel Point Of Impact and the 2007 Paramount film.
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Brendan Hines (Lie to Me) landed a co-starring role in Amazon pilot The Tick, based on the comic book character.
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Tyler Hilton (Extant) landed a series regular role in ABC comedy pilot The Fluffy Shop, co-written and starring Gabriel Iglesias. Hilton replaces Paul Walter Hauser.
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Addison Timlin (Californication) landed the female lead in CBS drama pilot MacGyver. Lucas Till plays the unorthodox problem-solver.
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Samuel Barnett (Jupiter Ascending) scored the lead role opposite Elijah Wood in Dirk Gently for BBC America. The comedic thriller is based on the Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency novels by Douglas Adams, who also penned Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy.
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CW’s Crazy Ex-Girlfriend on Monday rose 30 percent in total viewers (921,000) week to week and gained 50 percent in both A18-34 (.3/1) and A18-49 (.3/1). The net’s Jane the Virgin grew 20 percent (928,000) from last week, and grew 33 percent week to week in A18-34 (.4/2) and A18-49 (.4/1).
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The only syndicated talk shows to rise the week ending March 20 were Steve Harvey, up 6 percent week to week to 1.8, and Maury and Wendy Williams, both up 7 percent to 1.6. Family Feud regained the game show crown (down 3 percent to 6.4), thanks to a 14 percent drop for Wheel of Fortune (6.0).
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FOX Business Network reached new highs in 1Q16 across all key day parts in both total viewers and the 25-54 demo, according to Nielsen. In business day (9-30am-5pm), FBN narrowed the gap with rival CNBC to its smallest ever, pulling within 36 percent for the quarter.
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CBS’ Supergirl soared Monday night with its biggest A18-49 rating in seven weeks and its largest audience in five weeks with its The Flash crossover episode, according to Nielsen. The ep topped all Monday scripted programming for A18-49.
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