FIRST LOOK
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ON TELEVISION (THURSDAY 4/14/16)
BBC AMERICA: Orphan Black (Premiere) at 10pm
BBC AMERICA: After The Black (Premiere) at 11pm
CMT: The Dude Perfect Show (Premiere) at 9pm
CMT: The Ed Bassmaster Show (Premiere) at 10pm
FOX: American Grit (Premiere) at 9pm
NBC: Game of Silence (Premiere) at 10pm
AMERICAN HEROES CHANNEL: Spies Declassified (Finale) at 10pm
TRU TV: Those Who Can’t (Finale) at 10:30pm
ABC News’ Good Morning America will hold two separate live town hall discussions with Democratic Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton and Republican Presidential candidate Ted Cruz, leading up to Tuesday’s New York primary. Both town halls will air during GMA – The Clinton town hall will air live on Friday, April 15; the Cruz town hall airs Monday, April 18. Cruz will be joined by his wife Heidi for a portion of the discussion. Chief anchor George Stephanopoulos and GMA anchor Robin Roberts will moderate the discussions.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Bravo’s first original scripted series, Girlfriends’ Guide To Divorce, is not splitting any time soon. It will air for at least five seasons thanks to a three-season pickup for the series, starring Lisa Edelstein. Renewed for seasons 3, 4 and 5, the show joins just a small club of series that get a triple-play renewal.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Bounce TV ordered a second season of original drama series Saints & Sinners, which is setting network records for viewership in its inaugural season. The network also slotted in a bunch of renewals, for sitcoms Mann & Wife for a third season, Family Time, for season 4, and In The Cut for a third season, as well as its stand-up comedy series Off The Chain for a fourth run. Additionally, journalist and TV personality Ed Gordon will produce and host the network’s first newsmagazine show, Ed Gordon. Additionally, Bounce scheduled another season of live boxing with the Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) series PBC – The Next Round, and partnered with The Trumpet Awards Foundation to present the exclusive national television premiere of The 25th Annual Trumpet Awards.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Basketball great Kevin Durant captured the hearts of the nation when he accepted the 2014 NBA Most Valuable Player Award with his emotional speech crediting all of his success to his mother, Wanda, naming her “the real MVP.” Durant’s story of a mother’s love, tenacity and sacrifice unfolds on Lifetime on Saturday, May 7 at 8p in The Real MVP: The Wanda Durant Story, just in time for Mother’s Day. The special is exec-produced by Queen Latifah and her Flavor Unit team.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Syfy will invade one of the world’s largest pop culture conventions this summer with Syfy Presents Live From Comic-Con, a three-night telecast directly from the heart of San Diego Comic-Con. The special, Syfy’s first-ever live broadcast from Comic-Con, is slated to air Thursday, July 21 through Saturday, July 23 at 8p. Each night it will bring Con action directly to viewers via celebrity interviews, breaking news and behind-the-scenes reports. In addition, starting Sunday, July 17, Syfy will kick off a Comic-Con celebration on-air, online and across its social media platforms, offering fans customized, exclusive content.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Fox debuts reality competition series American Grit, hosted by WWE’s John Cena, tonight at 9p.
(Source: Cynopsis)
The new season of Little People, Big World bows on TLC on Tuesday, May 10 at 9p with big changes for the Roloff family, and uncertainty about their farm. Before the season premiere, TLC will air one-hour special The Wedding Story of Zach and Tori on Tuesday May 3 at 10p.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Season five of Comedy Bang! Bang! launches on IFC Friday, June 3 with back-to-back episodes at 11p and 11:30p. The first 10 episodes run through July 1, with the remaining 10 airing in the fall. New bandleader and co-host “Weird Al” Yankovic will face guests on the surreal scripted talker including Kevin Bacon, Nathan Felder (Nathan for You), Aubrey Plaza (Parks and Recreation) and Kristen Schaal (The Last Man On Earth), among others.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Lesley Nicol (Downton Abbey) landed a recurring role on ABC‘s new drama series The Catch, from Shonda Rhimes’ Shondaland. Series follows a strong-willed forensics accountant who will stop at nothing to get to the truth.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Jama Williamson (Parks and Recreation), who has a recurring role in the first season of Nickelodeon series School of Rock, will be a series regular for season 2. She plays the uptight principal based on the character originally played by Joan Cusack in the 2003 feature film of the same name.
(Source: Cynopsis)
NBC had the most A18-49 viewers Tuesday with 2/7, according to final primetime national ratings from Nielsen. NBC’s The Voice led at 8p with 2.2/8, followed 1.2/4 for by CBS’ NCIS. NBC and The Voice stayed strong at 9p with a 2.4/8, followed by CBS’s NCIS special with 1.3/4. NBC remained on top at 10p with 1.4/5 for the new Game of Silence, trailed by CBS with 1.2/4 for NCIS: New Orleans.
(Source: Cynopsis)
BROADWAY
The Father with Frank Langella is opening on Thursday April 14, 2016.
http://ppc.broadway.com/shows/father/
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