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ON TELEVISION (MONDAY 4/25/16)
AMC: TURN: Washington’s Spies (Premiere) at 10pm
DISCOVERY: Street Outlaws (Premiere) at 9pm
FREEFORM: Monica The Medium (Premiere) at 10pm
HGTV: Tiny House Big Living (Premiere) at 9pm and 9:30pm
Z LIVING: Recipe Rehab (Premiere) at 8pm
CBS: Scorpion (Finale) at 9pm
FOX: Lucifer (Finale) at 9pm
Kelly Ripa will be back in her Live! With Kelly and Michael co-host seat tomorrow. Upset about the way the announcement that co-host Michael Strahan was decamping for ABC’s Good Morning America was handled, Ripa was a no-show on the syndie talker Wednesday and radio silent until Friday night, when she emailed staffers, “I wanted to thank you all for giving me the time to process this new information…We are a family and I look forward to seeing you all on Tuesday morning.”
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Saturday, the night her short film, Lemonade, aired on HBO, Beyonce surprise-dropped a record of the same name on streaming service Tidal. The pay-TV special, announced the week prior via Instagram, featured cameos from Serena Williams and Jay Z.
(Source: Cynopsis)
A 20th anniversary Everybody Loves Raymond reunion panel scheduled for June’s ATX Television Festival in Austin has been canceled. “Many factors made this not the right time,” tweeted organizers on Thursday. The announcement comes after the death of cast member Doris Roberts on April 17.
(Source: Cynopsis)
ABC talker The View kicked off its Spring Handbag Sweepstakes on Friday. Winner gets a Neverfull Louis Vuitton purse valued at over $1300, “frequently seen on the arms of some of the best-dressed stars.” Enter on the show’s Facebook page; winner will be announced live on April 28.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Web series Mommy Uncensored gets a special linear presentation on Mother’s Day, May 8 at 8p on ASPiRE. Shot in Atlanta, the comedy about a career woman-turned-stay-at-home mom stars and is created and executive produced by Charity Jordan (Selma).
(Source: Cynopsis)
AMC’s Ride With Norman Reedus debuts Sunday, June 12 at 10p. Non-scripted show following the Walking Dead fan fave as he explores biker culture will feature guests including Peter Fonda, Robert Rodriguez and Balthazar Getty.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Comedian/actress Sherri Shepherd joins Match Made in Heaven for season two as exec producer and host. The WE tv dating competition returns Thursday, May 19 at 10p, with former NFL linebacker/motivational speaker Stevie Baggs looking for love.
(Source: Cynopsis)
TV newcomer Pearl Mackie has been cast as Time Lord companion for season ten of Doctor Who. Mackle takes the place of Jenna Coleman, who will be otherwise occupied playing the queen in ITV’s Victoria.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Celia Imrie (The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel) landed a role in FX comedy Better Things, playing the English mother of a no-filter actress.
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The season premiere of Hallmark’s Good Witch delivered a 2.4 HH rating and averaged 2.7 million total viewers in Live+3, the series’ most-watched episode yet. In Witch’s Sunday at 9p slot, Hallmark ranked as the number three cable network in HH and total viewer rating.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Fueled by an original Big Bang Theory on Thursday, episode three of CBS’s The Odd Couple’s sophomore run rose 13 percent among A18-49, to 1.7/6. New NBC competition Strong held steady with its season launch with .8/3, while ABC’s Scandal hit a series low 1.5/5.
(Source: Cynopsis)
ABC’s 20/20 special on Friday, Prince: Death of a Legend, rose three tenths versus last week, to 1.3/5 among A18-49, topping the demo for the night. Dateline’s Prince: Live & Death of an Icon on NBC earned .9/4.
(Source: Cynopsis)
WEEKEND BOX OFFICE
The Jungle Book – $60.8 million
The Huntsman: Winter’s War – $20.1 million
Barbershop: The Next Cut – $10.8 million
Zootopia – $6.6 million
The Boss – $6.1 million
(Source: Box Office Mojo)
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