FIRST LOOK
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ON TELEVISION (MONDAY 5/2/16)
DISCOVERY: Fat N’ Furious: Rolling Thunder (Premiere) at 10pm
DIY: House Crashers (Premiere) at 11pm
FOX: Houdini & Doyle (Premiere) at 9pm
ID: True Crime with Aphrodite Jones (Premiere) at 9pm
NICK: The Loud House (Premiere) at 5pm
REVOLT TV: Sounds By The Sound (Premiere) at 8pm
UNIVISION: Yago (Premiere) at 9pm
Z LIVING: Flip My Food (Premiere) at 10pm
CBS: NCIS: Los Angeles (Finale) at 10pm
HISTORY: Swamp People (Finale) at 9pm
Joy Reid is taking over Melissa Harris-Perry’s MSNBC timeslot, effective May 7. Reid is set to host a new weekend program on Saturdays and Sundays at 10a, the timeslot formerly held byMHP, hosted by Harris-Perry, who left in February after a falling out with management. “Melissa did a show that was incredibly valuable,” said Reid. “Instead of trying to replace it, we will fill the space with something new, something compelling and something that adds to the conversation.” Harris-Perry’s beef with MSNBC had to do with pre-emptions and loss of editorial control.
(Source: Cynopsis)
The never-before-seen extended film cut of American Masters – Janis: Little Girl Blue premieres Tuesday, May 3 at 8p on PBS (check local listings). The documentary features archival performance footage and new interviews with Janis Joplin‘s sister Laura and musicians influenced by the singer.
(Source: Cynopsis)
The Voice’s Season 8 winner, Sawyer Fredericks, is returning the NBC series on Tuesday, May 3 at 8p to perform his new Pharrell Williams-produced single, 4 Pockets. The night will also feature the Joe Jonas-led group DNCE.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Drew and Jonathan Scott go head-to-head in Las Vegas for HGTV’s fourth season of Brother vs. Brother, premiering Wednesday, June 1 at 9p. The six-episode series follows the twins as they compete to buy, renovate and sell a Vegas home, each with $500,000 to spend.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Kelly MacDonald (Boardwalk Empire)is set to star in an episode of Netflix’s Black Mirror reboot.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Kristen Hager (Being Human) has been tapped to play Joan Kennedy in Reelz miniseries The Kennedy’s: After Camelot, the net’s follow-up to 2011’s The Kennedys. The four-hour project bows in spring 2017.
(Source: Cynopsis)
The Office alum John Krasinski has signed for the title role in Jack Ryan, the series based on Tom Clancy’s popular CIA hero. Project is set at Amazon through Paramount TV.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Entertainment-tech company Rovi has acquired TiVo, the company that launched one of the first digital video recorders in 1999, for approximately $1.1 billion in cash and stock. Following the deal’s closing Rovi will adopt TiVo as its new company name. “The combined capabilities of TiVo and Rovi place us in a tremendous position to extend services across platforms and to a customer base that includes traditional, over-the-top and emerging players across the globe,” said Rovi CEO Tom Carson. “By working together, Rovi and TiVo will revolutionize how consumers experience media and entertainment and at the same time build value for our stockholders.”
(Source: Cynopsis)
The Handmaid’s Tale is going straight to series at Hulu. Drama from MGM Television is based on Margaret Atwood’s bestselling novel. Elisabeth Moss (Mad Men) will star.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Netflix has issued a series order for The Punisher, an offshoot of Marvel’s Daredevil and based on the vigilante character introduced in Season 2. John Bernthal (The Walking Dead) will reprise his role of Frank Castle, a vengeful military vet who brings his lethal form of justice to Hell’s Kitchen. It marks the streaming net’s sixth Marvel show.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Dan Trachtenberg, the director of 10 Cloverfield Lane, will helm an episode of Netflix’s Black Mirror reboot. Created and written by Charlie Booker, the series explores themes of contemporary techno-paranoia.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Netflix sitcom The Ranch has been renewed for a 20-episode, second season. Thank Ashton Kutcher, Danny Masterson and Sam Elliott, who made the announcement together via Twitter, for the news.
(Source: Cynopsis)
The Odd Couple posted growth in A18-49 for the second consecutive week to a new season high, according to Nielsen preliminary Live+SD ratings for Thursday. The CBS show averaged a 1.8 in A18-49, up 6 percent from last week’s previous season high of 1.7, and was first in viewers (8.40 million) and A25-54 (2.6). The Odd Couple is up 20 percent in A18-49 since its April 7 season premiere.
(Source: Cynopsis)
43RD ANNUAL DAYTIME EMMY AWARDS – WINNERS LIST
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/daytime-emmy-awards-winners-list-887787/item/daytime-emmy-awards-2016-drama-887788
WEEKEND BOX OFFICE
The Jungle Book – $42.4 million
The Huntsman: Winter’s War – $9.4 million
Keanu – $9.4 million
Mother’s Day – $8.3 million
Barbershop: The Next Cut – $6.1 million
(Source: Box Office Mojo)
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