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ON TELEVISION (FRIDAY 4/8/16)
AMAZON: Catastrophe (Premiere)
FUSE: Fluffy Breaks Even (Premiere) at 10pm
DESTINATION AMERICA: Paranormal (Finale) at 10pm
FOOD: Burgers, Brew & ‘Que (Finale) at 8:30pm
FOX: Sleepy Hollow (Finale) at 8pm
HBO: Animals (Finale) at 11:30pm
(SATURDAY 4/9/16)
HBO: Nothing Left Unsaid: Gloria Vanderbilt & Anderson Cooper (Premiere) at 9pm
PBS: Martha Bakes (Premiere) at 9pm
STARZ: Outlander (Premiere) at 9pm
VELOCITY: The Lifted Life (Premiere) at 10am
AHC: What History Forgot (Finale) at 10pm
REELZ: Copycat Killers (Premiere) at 10pm
NBC: Saturday Night Live – Host: Russell Crowe, Musical Guest: Margo Price at 11:30pm
(SUNDAY 4/10/16)
MTV: 2016 MTV Movie Awards Pre-Show (Premiere) at 7:30pm
MTV: 2016 MTV Movie Awards (Premiere) at 8pm
AMC: Fear The Walking Dead (Premiere) at 9pm
BRAVO: Shahs of Sunset (Premiere) at 9pm
DIY: Disaster Decks (Premiere) at 10am
FOOD: Spring Baking Championship (Premiere) at 9pm
LIFETIME: A Woman Scorned (Premiere) at 9pm
GREAT AMERICAN COUNTRY: Minnesota Salvage (Premiere) at 5pm
NICK: Other Kingdom (Premiere) at 7pm
PBS: Masterpiece: Grantchester (Premiere) at 9pm
PBS: Mr. Selfridge (Premiere) at 10pm
SHOWTIME: House of Lies (Premiere) at 9pm
SHOWTIME: Dice (Premiere) at 9:30pm
STARZ: The Girlfriend Experience (Premiere) at 8pm
CNN: Race For The White House (Finale) at 9pm
DIY: Salvage Dawgs (Finale) at 9pm
HALLMARK: When Calls The Heart (Finale) at 9pm
HBO: Togetherness (Finale) at 10:30pm
HGTV: Beachfront Bargain Hunt (Finale) at 8pm and 8:30pm
HGTV: Caribbean Life (Finale) at 9pm and 9:30pm
HGTV: Island Life (Finale) at 10pm and 10:30pm
SHOWTIME: Billions (Finale) at 10pm
TBS late-nighter Conan is heading back to the Big Apple for the first time in six years, for a week of shows from Harlem’s Apollo Theater. The visit, set for October 31-November 3, continues Conan O’Brien‘s travels – he recently journeyed to Korea for a special extended episode airing Saturday, April 9 at 11p and will again be doing a week of shows from Comic-Con International in San Diego this July. Conan airs Monday-Thursday at 11p.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Amazon’s Galaxy Quest revival is on hold. Sam Rockwell, who co-starred in the 1999 sci-fi comedy with Alan Rickman, revealed the news on Chris Hardwick‘s Nerdist podcast. “We were ready to sign up,” said Rockwell. “[Then] Alan Rickman passed away, and Tim Allen wasn’t available – he has [Last Man Standing]- and everybody’s schedule was all weird. It was going to shoot, like, right now. And how do you fill that void of Alan Rickman? That’s a hard void to fill.” Rickman died in January.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Keegan-Michael Key (Key & Peele) is set to host the 2016 Peabody Awards ceremony, celebrating projects in the fields of news, entertainment, documentaries, children’s programming, education, interactive programming, and public service. The show goes on Saturday, May 21, at Cipriani Wall Street in New York, televised in a 90-minute special to air on Pivot on Monday, June 6 at 8p.
(Source: Cynopsis)
The constellation of stars scheduled to perform at the 2016 Billboard Latin Music Awards continues to grow. Newly added to the mix are Colombian superstar Juanes, singer, actress and TV host Lucero, urban music singer Yandel, pop singer and La Voz Kids coach Natalia Jimenez, and Marc Anthony. Awards show airs live on Thursday, April 28 at 8p on Telemundo, preceded at 7p by red carpet preshow.
(Source: Cynopsis)
LAFF, the broadcast television network devoted to comedy around-the-clock, has acquired rights to five series from Carsey-Werner Productions. In multi-year licensing agreements announced on Thursday, the network picked up Roseanne (9 seasons), That ‘70s Show (8 seasons), 3rd Rock from the Sun (6 seasons), Grounded for Life (5 seasons) and Cybill (4 seasons). “With comedy-driven cable networks now focused on producing original series for millennials, LAFF is positioned to become the new leading comedy destination for adults 18-49,” said Jonathan Katz, President and CEO of Katz Broadcasting, LAFF’s parent company.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Switched at Birth will end its five-season run in 2017 with a special 90 minute series finale. The Peabody Award-winning drama delves into racial tensions at Daphne’s college and celebrates its 100th episode with the return of Gilles Marini.
(Source: Cynopsis)
In honor of the 20th anniversary of cult classic, Mother, May I Sleep With Danger?, Lifetime and Sony Pictures Television have teamed with James Franco to remake the classic TV movie, premiering Saturday, June 18 at 8p. The retelling stars Franco and reunites Tori Spelling (True Tori) and Ivan Sergei (Jack and Jill) from the original.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Classic film fan alert! A newly-restored version of the 1937 Cary Grant comedy When You’re In Love airs Friday, May 6 at 8p on getTV. It’s the first time the restored version will air on broadcast television.
(Source: Cynopsis)
The organic cooking adventures continue when Outdoor Channel‘s Alaska’s Wild Gourmet airs its second episode on Saturday, April 9 at 7p. The new series follows the hard-working Ewing family as they manage a bustling, remote catering business, creating five-star gourmet meals made straight from the wild Alaskan outdoors.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Tatyana Ali (Zoe Ever After) returns to TV One in new made-for-television movie, Second Sight. Premiering Saturday, April 23 at 8p, the film stars Ali as Clara Randall, whose gift of “prophesy” leaves her haunted by premonitions of horrific kidnappings.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Car Hunters bows Tuesday April 26 at 10p on History. Each episode follows a new buyer, aided by a friend or family member, as they check out three vehicles and hit the open for a test drive and then decide which ride they will cruise home in.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Cooking Channel‘s Cake Hunters premieres Wednesday, May 25 at 10p. From weddings to family reunions, the search for the perfect cake is on as three cake designers present party hosts with original over-the-top options for their affair.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Fox has given second season orders to Lucifer and Rosewood. The two dramas join horror comedy anthology Scream Queens as the first freshman Fox series to be renewed.
(Source: Cynopsis)
The sixth season of Martha Stewart’s teaching show, Martha Bakes, premieres Saturday, April 9 on PBS (check local listings). Filmed at Stewart’s farm in Bedford, NY, this season features 39 students enrolled in culinary schools across America. “Every season is meant to inspire and educate, and the sixth season has even more of my favorite recipes and techniques,” says Stewart. And that’s a good thing.
(Source: Cynopsis)
History’s Top Gear returns Tuesday, April 26 at 9p, featuring exotic supercars, extreme stunts and over-the-top challenges.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Great American Country is living it up in the great outdoors with Season 2 of Going RV. Returning Wednesday, May 4, at 9p, the series features families who decide to ditch ordinary daily life for an adventure on the open road.
(Source: Cynopsis)
C. Thomas Howell is heading to TNT drama Animal Kingdom. According to The Wrap, Howell will recur as Paul Belmont, a Navy lieutenant commander at Camp Pendleton, and the father of Josh’s girlfriend, Nicky (Molly Gordon).
(Source: Cynopsis)
With its 8-10p comedy block returning to originals against Fox’s Wednesday American Idol finale and Empire, ABC earned second place on the night in A18-49 (1.5/5). Despite going head to head with Empire at 9p, Modern Family tied the penultimate telecast of Idol as Wednesday’s #2 TV show in A18-49 (2.2/7). From 8-9p against Idol, ABC’s The Middle and The Goldbergs were within spitting distance of CBS stalwart Survivor in the hour among A18-49 (1.7/6 vs. 1.9/7).
(Source: Cynopsis)
The season seven premiere of Animal Planet’s My Cat From Hell on April 2 clawed in 1.1 million total viewers P2+ and was the series’ highest rated premiere in Persons 25-54 since May 2013 in L+3. The episode was also the highest rated and most watched episode among M25-54 since April 2013 and among W25-54 since May 2014. Animal Planet broke into the Top 5 ad-supported cable nets in the 8p (#4) among W25-54.
(Source: Cynopsis)
MOVIES
The Boss – Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Bell, Peter Dinklage, Ella Anderson, Tyler Labine, Kathy Bates, Cecily Strong, Mary Sohn
Demolition – Jake Gyllenhaal, Naomi Watts, Chris Cooper, Judah Lewis, C.J. Wilson, Polly Draper, Heather Lind
Hardcore Henry – Sharlto Copley, Danila Kozlovsky, Haley Bennett, Dasha Charusha, Seta Ustinov, Tim Roth, Cyrus Arnold, Ilya Naishuller
Mr. Right (Limited Release) – Sam Rockwell, Anna Kendrick, Tim Roth, James Ransone, Anson Mount, Michael Edlund, RZA, Katie Nehra
Louder Than Bombs (Limited Release) – Gabriel Byrne, Isabelle Huppert Jesse Eisenberg, Devin Druid, Rachel Bresnahan, Ruby Jerins, Megan Ketch, David Strathairn
One More Time (Limited Release) – Christopher Walken, Amber Heard, Kelli Garner, Hamish Linklater, Ann Magnuson, Henry Kelemen, Oliver Platt, Sandra Berrios
NYC STREET FAIRS
Saturday April 9, 2016
Washington Place Festival – on Washington Place from 6th Ave. to Grove St.
Sunday April 10, 2016
Good Deeds Day – Herald Square (bet. 34th & 35th St.) on Broadway
Forest Hills Festival (Queens) – on Queens Blvd. from 70th Road to Yellowstone Blvd.
MEGA MILLIONS
Today’s Jackpot is $65 million
You can now play in 43 states plus the District of Columbia and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
POWERBALL
Saturday’s Jackpot is $168 million.
Powerball is played in 43 states.
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