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ON TELEVISION (FRIDAY 5/6/16)
DISCOVERY: Alaskan Bush People (Premiere) at 9pm
GREAT AMERICAN COUNTRY: Building Off The Grid (Premiere) at 10pm
HISTORY: Ancient Aliens (Premiere) at 9pm
NAT. GEO. WILD: Animals Gone Wild (Premiere) at 9pm
NETFLIX: Grace & Frankie
NICKTOONS: Top Ten Tricks (Premiere) at 9pm
CBS: Blue Bloods (Finale) at 10pm
(SATURDAY 5/7/16)
NBC: 142 Annual Kentucky Derby (Premiere) at 4pm
GREAT AMERICAN COUNTRY: Texas Flip & Move (Premiere) at 9pm
OWN: Livin’ Lozada (Premiere) at 10pm
OXYGEN: She Made Me Do It (Premiere) at 9pm
NBC: Saturday Night Live – Host: Brie Larson, Musical Guest: Alicia Keys at 11:30pm
FYI: He Shed, She Shed (Finale) at 10pm
OWN: For Peete’s Sake (Finale) at 9pm
(SUNDAY 5/8/16)
VH1: Dear Mama (Premiere) at 9pm
CMT: NASCAR: The Rise of American Speed (Premiere) at 9pm
FOOD: Food Network Star: Comeback Kitchen (Premiere) at 8pm
TLC: Single Dad Seeking (Premiere) at 10pm
CBS: Madam Secretary (Finale) at 8pm
CBS: The Good Wife (Finale) at 9pm
CBS: Elementary (Finale) at 10pm
NAT. GEO.: The Story of God with Morgan Freeman (Finale) at 9pm
NBC: Little Big Shots (Finale) at 8pm
SPORTSMAN: Just Junie (Finale) at 12pm
Ryan Murphy got a straight-to-series order from FX for anthology series Feud, starring Jessica Lange as Joan Crawford and Susan Sarandon as nemesis Bette Davis. Not enough starpower? Brad Pitt will serve as an exec producer with Murphy and Dede Gardner; Sarandon and Lange are producing. Each season of the show will center on a different epic battle. Murphy already has anthologies American Horror Story and American Crime Story at the network.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Shirley MacLaine and Matthew Broderick are attached to star in Paramount Television dramedy Bettyville. The story, about a man who relocates to care for his aging mother, is based on the memoir by George Hodgman. “Paramount TV could not be in better hands than those of Shirley MacLaine and Matthew Broderick,” said company president Amy Powell of the pairing, “two incredibly versatile talents who know how to marry drama with comedy.”
(Source: Cynopsis)
Supergirl could be flying over to a new network. According to TheWrap, CBS boss Les Moonves is in talks with Warner Bros. Television over the freshman show. While the net would like it back next season, sources said the roughly $3 million per-episode price CBS pays to broadcast the show isn’t quite justified by the ratings. (Series debuted to 13 million total viewers, but lost half its audience over the season, according to Nielsen.) Moonves could move Supergirl to The CW, which is a joint venture between CBS and Warners. Supergirl would feel at home – CW already has The Flash and other superhero franchises.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Katie Couric is teaming with Craig Zadan and Neil Meron as an exec producer on Lifetime original movie, Flint, centered on the drinking water contamination disaster in Flint, MI, from Sony Pictures Television.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Adam Bernstein will serve as exec producer and director on the premiere episode of Spike’s new scripted series, The Mist. Based on the Stephen King novella, the show goes into production this summer and to airs in 2017.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Leftfield Pictures and musician/producer Timbaland, the man behind the music on Empire, are developing scripted hip hop musical, Opera Noir (wt). Based on Timbaland’s upcoming autobiographical and final album of the same title, the special follows a young musician’s rise to the top.
(Source: Cynopsis)
American Ninja Warrior debuts its first all-star weekend special on Sunday, May 29 at 9p on NBC. Hosts Matt Iseman and Akbar Gbajabiamila have each selected their own teams to compete in obstacle competitions. Kristine Leahy co-hosts.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Smithsonian Channel celebrates Queen Elizabeth’s 90th birthday with The Queen at 90, airing Sunday, May 15 at 8p. Elizabeth McGovern narrates the two-hour special, which features interviews with international figures including President Barack Obama, Prime Minister David Cameron, and soccer legend David Beckham.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Season One of Travels With Darley, which originally aired on local PBS stations, is heading to Create TV. The 24/7 channel featuring lifestyle programming debuts the series on Tuesday May 10 at 9:30a.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Unbeaten rising middleweight contender Alantez Fox squares off against Colombian brawler Milton Nunez in an eight-round attraction on Sunday, May 8 from Lakeland Center in Lakeland, Florida. The event is headlined by undefeated super welterweight Kanat Islam taking on Colombia’s Juan De Angel in the main event of Premier Boxing Champions: The Next Round on Bounce TV and BounceTV.com. Televised coverage begins at 9p.
(Source: Cynopsis)
TV One is honoring moms throughout the month, with “Love My Momma Month of May.” Every Sunday, the network airs programming ranging from classic series featuring favorite “TV Mom Moments,” such as Everybody Hates Chris and The Parkers (airing May 15 at 12p to 4p) to faith-based original films For the Love of Ruth (May 8 at 5p and 11p) and the premiere of its latest original movie, Chasing Waterfalls (May 8 at 7p and 9p).
(Source: Cynopsis)
GSN presents a five-hour Mother’s Day marathon of Family Feud, hosted by Steve Harvey, on Sunday, May 8 from 6p to 11p. Each of the 10 selected episodes feature questions designed to remind viewers about their moms.
(Source: Cynopsis)
VH1, Flavor Unit and Jesse Collins Entertainment team up to help the world celebrate motherhood with Dear Mama, airing Sunday, May 8 at 9p on VH1. The 90-minute special honors Alicia Keys’ mom Terria Joseph, Rita Ora’s mom Vera Sahatçiu, Queen Latifah’s mom Rita Owens, Anthony Anderson’s mom Doris Bowman, Jada Pinkett-Smith, and Alessia Cara’s mom Enza Caracciolo.
(Source: Cynopsis)
My Big Fat Fabulous Life premieres Wednesday, June 8 at 9p on TLC. In Season 3, Whitney Thore faces a challenge when hidden secrets are revealed and her family and friends call her actions into question.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Real-life couple Anne Heche (Men in Trees) and James Tupper (Revenge, Men In Trees) will star as husband and wife in Canadian post-apocalyptic thriller series Aftermath. Premieres on Syfy in the U.S. and Bell Media’s Space in Canada later this summer.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Eden Brolin landed a recurring role in Freeform drama Beyond. The daughter of Josh Brolin will play Charlie, a young woman with a special gift that gets her into trouble. Series bows in early 2017.
(Source: Cynopsis)
MTV made several appointments at Viacom. Jacqueline Parkes, longtime Chief Marketing Officer of Major League Baseball and the first female CMO in professional sports, has been named Executive Vice President of Marketing and Creative. Eli Lehrer, who last served as Senior Vice President and Head of Non-Fiction Programming at Lifetime, will oversee MTV2 as Executive Vice President. Kristin Frank, formerly Executive Vice President of Connected Content for MTV and VH1, will take on a new role as Executive Vice President of Strategy, Revenue & Operations. Erik Flannigan, previously Executive Vice President at Viacom’s Music & Entertainment Group, joins MTV in the newly created roll of Executive Vice President of Music/Events Strategy and Development.
(Source: Cynopsis)
MOVIES
Captain America: Civil War – Chris Evans, Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johansson, Sebastian Stan, Anthony Mackie, Don Cheadle, Jeremy Renner, Chadwick Boseman
Being Charlie (Limited Release) – Nick Robinson, Morgan Saylor, Devon Bostick, Susan Misner, Ricardo Chavira, Common, Cary Elwes, Jare Shipley
A Bigger Splash (Limited Release) – Ralph Fiennes, Dakota Johnson, Matthias Schoenaerts, Tilda Swinton, Aurore Clement, Lily McMenamy, Elena Bucci, Corrado Guzzanti
Pele: Birth Of A Legend (Limited Release) – Kevin De Paula, Vincent D’Onofrio, Seu Jorge, Leonardo Lima Carvalho, Rodrigo Santoro, Colm Meaney, Mariana Nunes, Diego Boneta
NYC STREET FAIRS
Friday May 6, 2016
Grand Central Food Festival Series #1 – on 43rd St. from Lexington to 3rd Ave.
Saturday May 7, 2016
2nd Ave. Festival – from 4th to 14th St.
Earth Awareness Day Fair At Herald Square – on Broadway from 35th to 39th St.
Crafts On Columbus – on Columbus Ave. from 77th to 81st St.
63rd Drive Festival (Queens) – from Austin St. to Queens Blvd.
FREE Comic Book Day – various venues http://www.freecomicbookday.com/StoreLocator
Sunday May 8, 2016
Bryant Park Community Fair – on 41st St. from 6th to 7th Ave.
Columbus Circle/Lincoln Center Fair – on Broadway from 60th to 65th St.
Crafts On Columbus – on Columbus Ave. from 77th to 81st St.
MEGA MILLIONS
Today’s Jackpot is $138 million
You can now play in 43 states plus the District of Columbia and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
POWERBALL
Saturday’s Jackpot is $415 million.
Powerball is played in 43 states.
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