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ON TELEVISION (THURSDAY 4/28/16)
VICELAND: Huang’s World (Premiere) at 10pm
UNIVISION: Paison y Poder (Finale) at 8pm
CBS’s daytime lineup isn’t going anywhere – Let’s Make a Deal, The Talk, The Bold and the Beautiful (picked up for two years), and The Price Is Right and The Young and the Restless, which previously were picked up through 2017, were all renewed. The shows are up an average 2 percent in viewers versus year ago. And “next year will be even bigger and bolder!” promised Angelica McDaniel, EVP of daytime programs.
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As if Kelly Ripa and Michael Strahan haven’t offered enough daytime drama lately, Access Hollywood Live host Billy Bush is jumping to Today, according to the Hollywood Reporter. NBC is saving the reveal for its May 16 Upfront presentation, according to THR.
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The British Academy of Film and Television Arts will recognize actor/comedian/writer Lenny Henry (The Syndicate) for outstanding contribution to television at the BAFTA TV awards on May 8. Henry’s TV career was launched in 1975, on ITV talent show New Faces.
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TiVo introduced the Roamio OTA 1TB on Wednesday, set to launch May 2 for $399 – and no monthly subscription fee. The DVR can record up to four shows simultaneously, store up to 150 hours of HD programs and access streaming services like Netflix, Hulu and Amazon.
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Sesame Workshop and IBM are collaborating to develop educational platforms and products designed to adapt to the learning preferences and levels of individual pre-schoolers. “Ultimately, the goal is to provide children from all socio-economic backgrounds with the opportunity for meaningful, personalized education in their most formative years,” said Jeffrey D. Dunn, CEO of Sesame Workshop.
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Fox gave two early series orders, the first in broadcast for next season. The 24 franchise continues with 24: Legacy, a reboot with new characters; the original’s star, Keifer Sutherland, is exec producing. 24 ran from 2001-2010, returning as a 12-parter in 2014. Lee Daniels’ Star was picked up for 13 episodes, starring Queen Latifah and Benjamin Bratt, and guest starring Lenny Kravitz.
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Netflix gave an eight-episode order for Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later, a sequel to 2015 limited series Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp. Feature film Wet Hot American Summer started it all in 2001.
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American Heroes Channel will mark the 5th anniversary of SEAL Team Six’s successful completion of its mission to find Osama bin Laden on Monday, May 2 with a night of programming anchored by the premiere of Bin Laden: A Terrorist Mastermind at 8p. “The sheer guts of the six Navy SEALs who plotted the raid, capture and killing of bin Laden was the ultimate demonstration of bravery and determination,” Henry Schleiff, group president, ID, American Heroes Channel and Destination America, tells Cynopsis. “AHC is proud to honor their work in bringing justice to one of the darkest periods in our nation’s history.”
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The end of the road: The final seven episodes of AMC’s Hell on Wheels launch Saturday, June 11 at 9p, followed by limited event series The American West, from Robert Redford and Stephen David (The World Wars) at 10p. Set in the aftermath of the Civil War, The American West tells little-known stories about legends like Jesse James and Billy the Kid.
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ID’s Judgment Day: Prison or Parole? premieres Sunday, May 22 at 9p. Three-part mini-series offers a look inside parole hearings in Colorado and Wyoming. Emmy Award-winning documentarian Joe Berlinger (Brother’s Keeper) exec produces.
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The first overall pick selected by the LA Rams will pop into ABC late-nighter Jimmy Kimmel Live tonight, following the first round of the NFL draft.
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Grammy winner Alicia Keys and Def Jam artist Alessia Cara have joined the lineup for one-hour VH1 special, Dear Mama, featuring celebrities paying tribute to their mothers. They join Queen Latifah and Anthony Anderson, among others, on Sunday, May 8 at 9p.
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Add Justin Bieber to the slate of performers at the 2016 Billboard Music Awards, airing Sunday, May 22 at 8p. The pop star will perform a medley of his new single “Company” along with chart-topper “Sorry.”
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Maury celebrates its 3000th episode Wednesday, May 25 by featuring outrageous moments from the past 18 years. Starting today, the syndie talker will roll out the “Top 30 of 3,000” retrospective.
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Sportsman is airing a marathon of Just Junie beginning Saturday, May 7 at 5p, leading into the season finale of the docu-series centered on an “eat what you hunt” mom on Sunday, May 8 at noon.
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The Paley Center for Media’s Tribute to Hispanic Achievements in Television, presented by JPMorgan Chase & Co., will take place on May 18 at Cipriani Wall Street. Emilio & Gloria Estefan, George Lopez, Oscar De La Hoya, America Ferrera, Bobby Cannavale, Don Francisco, Lucie Arnaz will be among those presenting at the event, celebrating the contributions of television pioneers and icons.
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Bravo is expanding its unscripted slate with six new and 14 returning series. Joining the previously announced returns of Top Chef and The Real Housewives of New Jersey and The Real Housewives of Potomac are summer premieres for The Real Housewives of Orange County, Manzo’d with Children, Flipping Out, and Don’t Be Tardy; new seasons of Married to Medicine Atlanta, Below Deck, Ladies of London, Million Dollar Listing Los Angeles, Real Housewives in Atlanta and Beverly Hills, and Vanderpump Rules arrive later in the year.
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Relative Success with Tabatha Coffey (wt), focused on fractured family businesses; Yours, Mine or Ours, centered on couples deciding where to live; Then & Now with Andy Cohen, with host Cohen dissecting news stories in defining years in history; Summer House (wt), about a group of friends who let loose at the beach; Oklahoma City (wt), a half-hour comedy set you-know-where, and The Lodge (wt), following the staff at a luxurious ski lodge.
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BBC America’s Top Gear is getting an after show. Extra Gear, hosted by Top Gear’s Rory Read, launches in May. “After shows are a fantastic reward for passionate fans, and you don’t get more avid fans than the viewers ofTop Gear,” said BBCA president and GM Sarah Barnett.
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The premiere of Poker Central’s PrimeTime Poker Report airs Wednesday, May 18 at 9p. Original series, hosted by Poker News editor-in-chief Donnie Peters, will feature news, interviews and commentary.
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Season two of Velocity’s Junkyard Empire debuts Wednesday, May 4 at 9p. Docu-series focused on the father and son recycling team of Bobby and Andy Cohen (not that one) pulled in double digit gains over the prime average in year one.
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Martin Short will play Edna Turnblad’s husband Wilbur and Derek Hough (Dancing With the Stars) takes on TV host Corny Collins in NBC event Hairspray Live!, set for Wednesday, December 7. Short’s variety show with Maya Rudoloph, Maya and Martin in Manhattan, launches on NBC Tuesday, May 31 at 10p.
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America’s Greatest Makers debuts this month on The Children’s Television Network, reaching children’s hospitals. Short-form reality series, a collaboration between Intel, TBS and exec producer Mark Burnett, airs Tuesdays at 9:30p on TBS (look for guest judge Shaquille O’Neal on May 10 and May 17).
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Kelly Ripa’s return on Tuesday to syndicated Live! With Kelly and Michael boosted the talker 62 percent week over week, according to Nielsen overnights.
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NBC’s Chicago Med jumped 13 percent week to week Tuesday to 1.8/6 among A18-49; lead-out Chicago Fire was even with 1.7/6.
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April showered Scripps Networks Interactive’s nets with growing ratings. For HGTV, April 2016 was the highest-rated and most-watched April ever among P25-54 in primetime, averaging a .6 rating, up 9 percent over April 2015. Travel Channel had its highest-rated April since 2013 for standard primetime among P25-54; prime ratings were up year-over-year among both P25-54 (15 percent) and W25-54 (26 percent).
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Cooking Channel boasts its most-watched April ever – ratings and impressions were up 9 percent and 12 percent, respectively, among P25-54. DIY Network had its best April ever among W25-54, while Great American Country experienced its highest-rated April since 2009. And the launch of new Food Network series Cooks vs. Cons posted ratings increases of 18 percent (P25-54) and 47 percent (P25-34) versus last year, while Beat Bobby Flay saw year-over-year increases of 10 percent (P25-54) and 48 percent (P25-34).
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Bravo’s The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills Reunion Part 1 hit a season high among both P25-54 and total viewers, drawing 1.9 million in the demo and 3.1 million total viewers in Live+3. The Real Housewives of New York City earned 1.4 million P25-54 and 2.2 million total viewers, up 10 percent and 5 percent in the demos versus prior week. Shahs of Sunset grew from its season five premiere in all key demos, with 1.3 million P25-54 and 2 million total viewers, up 5 percent and 1 percent.
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The season finale of Saints & Sinners reached 1.4 million unduplicated viewers, with the 9p telecast Bounce TV’s number one program ever among viewers P2+ (754,000), P25-54 (358,000) and W25-54 (235,000).
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Azteca America had its best April prime time delivery in four years among key demos, including total viewers and A18-49, according to Nielsen. Azteca was also the fastest-growing Spanish language broadcast network among M25-54, up 32 percent year-over-year, and had gains of 24 percent among total viewers and 21 percent among A18-49.
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BROADWAY
Shuffle Along with Audra McDonald, Billy Porter and Brian Stokes Mitchell (Choreography by Savion Glover) is opening on Thursday April 28, 2016.
http://ppc.broadway.com/shows/shuffle-along/
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