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AMERICAN HEROES CHANNEL: Inside Secret Societies (Premiere) at 10pm
GREAT AMERICAN COUNTRY: Going RV (Premiere) at 9pm
IFC: Maron (Premiere) at 9pm and 9:30pm
LIFETIME: Little Women: NY (Premiere) at 10pm
VELOCITY: Junkyard Empire (Premiere) at 9pm
CBS: Criminal Minds (Finale) at 9pm
DIY: Rehab Addict (Finale) at 9pm
FOOD: Restaurant Impossible (Finale) at 10pm
ABC late night host Jimmy Kimmel will be first to sit in the guest co-host seat on Live With Kelly Ripa after the departure of Michael Strahan (did you hear he’s going to Good Morning America?). Kimmel joins Ripa on the syndicated morning talker Monday, May 16. The show will rotate co-hosts until a permanent partner for Ripa is found, as it did after Regis Philbin’s departure in 2011; back then the first guest co-host was Jerry Seinfeld.
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According to The Wrap, Whoopi Goldberg, whose contract with ABC’s The View expires this season, has said she’s “fed up” with the talker and wants to leave. Goldberg is reportedly in talks with the net about extending her contract. Goldberg’s publicist and agents did not return calls or emails regarding the matter.
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CBS is ditching the CBS Evening News brand on weekends and replacing it with CBS Weekend News, effective this Saturday. CBSN anchors Reena Ninan and Elaine Quijano will serve as anchors on the show, replacing Jim Axelrod on Saturdays and Jeff Glor. (Both are staying with the network.) The new news show will feature content from CBSN, the network’s live-streaming news service.
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Nominations were announced for The 70th Annual Tony Awards, airing live on Sunday, June 12 at 8p on CBS. Hamilton (surprise!) leads the pack, with nods in a whopping 16 categories, making it the new record holder.
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Poker fans will have the chance to win $1 million in Poker Central’s “MVMT Million Dollar Final Table Challenge.” Feeling lucky? Register on the Poker Central website on or before May 29.
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History is developing #Cartel, from Narcos co-creator Chris Brancato, who will write the project. The drama series will explore the global drug wars via the true story of drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman.
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VH1 greenlit a weekly talk show hosted by author, actor and entrepreneur Amber Rose. Produced by Dr. Phil and Jay McGraw’s Stage 29 Productions, series will feature Rose conducting interviews with celebrity friends about pop culture, motherhood, relationships, friendships, race and entrepreneurship.
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ESPN and Vice Media are teaming up. Vice Sports will produce new original series to air exclusively on ESPN properties, while ESPN’s documentary series 30 for 30 episodes will re-air on Viceland. The two companies are also developing a short-form animated series. The goal: give the best of ESPN to Vice’s audience, while broadening sport net’s offerings to include content from the youth media brand.
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Bento Box Entertainment (Burgers) is moving forward with The Blues Brothers, a primetime animated comedy. The project comes from co-creators and EPs Dan Aykroyd, Judy Belushi and Saturday Night Live writer Anne Beatts. The project, which will be shopped to television platforms this month, chronicles the adventures of the 1980 film’s Jake and Elwood Blues.
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ABC’s The Chew marks its 1,000th show on Thursday, May 5 at 1p (check local listings). The episode will feature an all-star Tasting Table, packed with some of the world’s top chefs, and surprise celebrity guests all hour. Plus, the co-hosts will reveal the show’s top three most downloaded recipes and count down viewers’ favorite moments over the years.
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Cooking Channel hits the road in June, traveling across the country and around the world to find delicious and unique food, starting with new series Beach Bites with Katie Lee, premiering Thursday, June 2 at 10p. Next up, it’s grilling season as chef and barbeque expert Shannon Ambrosio headlines Big Bad BBQ Brawl, bowing Tuesday, June 7 at 10p. The travels continue with Donal Skehan in Follow Donal to Europe on Sundays at 9:30a. Then, the hunt for the perfect cake begins with Cake Hunters on Wednesdays at 10p, while Noah Cappe scours the country for more of the freakiest fairground finds on Carnival Eats Thursdays at 9p.
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AXS TV debits nine music documentaries in Reel to Real. Hosted by TV and radio personality Eddie Trunk, the new series kicks off Tuesday, May 31 at 9p with the Green Day documentary Heart Like A Hand Grenade.
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Molly Ringwald, Meredith Vieira, Amy Sedaris and John Hodgman have joined the cast of Bravo’s Odd Mom Out. Ringwald will play will play Joy Greene, the best-selling author of a runaway self-help; Vieira will portray Dr. Baldwin, a child psychologist; Sedaris will play Elna, a DMV agent; and Hodgman is Brad, the husband of Meredith (Drew Barrymore).
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TBS‘s Search Party has added Rosie Perez, Ron Livingston, Parker Posey and Christine Taylor as recurring guest stars. In addition, Brandon Michael Hall (Broad City) has been named a series regular. The dark comedy, centered on four self-absorbed 20-somethings who become entangled in an ominous mystery when a former college acquaintance disappears, is slated to premiere in late 2016.
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All six Scripps Networks Interactive brands saw double-digit ratings increases in primetime (A25-54) on Saturday, April 30, with HGTV landing at #6 and Food Network taking the #10 spot in cable for the night. HGTV recorded a 14 percent lift, Food Network had a 13 percent increase and Travel Channel saw an 11 percent jump year-over-year. On the night, DIY Network grew 27 percent, Cooking Channel grew 12 percent and Great American Country grew 53 percent over last year. Top shows of the evening included HGTV’s premiere of House Hunters Renovations, Food Network’s Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, and DIY Network’s premiere of Vanilla Ice Project.
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Live with Kelly & Michael (3.0 Live+SD national Nielsen rating, up 3 percent from the week before) was the only one of 15 talk shows moving up. Top talker Dr Phil (3.1, steady) finished first for the 16th week in a row. Among W25-54, Phil and Live (1.4 demo rating each) tied for No. 1.
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Entertainment Tonight (3.3, up 6 percent) hit a five-week high and had the sharpest increase among all first-run access strips with coverage of Prince’s death. Extra saw its weekend edition surge 17 percent.
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