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DIY: Stone House Revival (Premiere) at 10pm
HGTV: Property Brothers (Premiere) at 9pm
OVATION: Raiders of The Lost Art (Premiere) at 10pm
PBS: Nazi Mega Weapons (Premiere) at 10pm
VICELAND: States of Undress (Premiere) at 10pm
CNBC: Follow The Leader (Finale) at 10:30pm
ESPN settled its breach of contract lawsuit against Verizon, filed last April when the Verizon’s FiOS service began to offer a skinny bundle of pay TV nets that didn’t include ESPN. The companies aren’t disclosing settlement terms of the case, filed at New York State’s Supreme Court.
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After a 12-year tenure at the network, Comedy Central president Michele Ganeless is stepping down. Ganeless, who had a 25-year run at Viacom, is being replaced by Kent Alterman, currently president of original programming. “Michele has decided to step away from her role as President of Comedy Central. During her long and successful tenure the network has grown into a true multiplatform powerhouse,” said Doug Herzog, president of Viacom Media Networks Music & Entertainment Group. “Her strong and strategic leadership have helped build Comedy Central into one of the most admired and culturally relevant brands across the entire media and content spectrum.” The move follows ratings declines for Comedy Central, which has had to transition its late-night roster after the one-two departures of Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert.
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Bob Iger does not “currently” have plans to extend his contract beyond its June 2018 expiration date, the Disney CEO said during an analysts call yesterday. The company’s expected succession plan hit a bump after the resignation last month of presumed heir apparent, COO Thomas Staggs. The Disney board, which has twice before persuaded Iger to extend his contract, is “very actively engaged in the succession process,” said Iger.
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Esquire Network will air a CSI celebrity marathon on Saturday, May 14 beginning at 10a. Guests include Quentin Tarantino and Ozzy Osbourne.
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Ahead of Turner’s official Upfront presentation next week came the announcement that truTV’s 2016-17 programming slate will herald a total of 16 new series, pilots, specials and renewals. The network, which underwent an extensive rebranding in 2014, greenlit three all-new series: Jon Glaser Loves Gear, Greatest Ever and Lifescaping (working title). truTV also gave the go-ahead to two new specials: The Problem with Apu (working title), a feature-length doc from comedian Hari Kondabolu, and a new Impractical Jokers live special that will follow on the heels of last year’s juggernaut live punishment event. The network also ordered six new pilots, including two scripted offerings Small Victories (working title), a comedy series about confronting everyday injustices written by and starring Melissa Hunter, and I’m Sorry (working title), a comedic look at confronting one’s inner immaturity and neuroses written by and starring Andrea Savage. New unscripted pilots include untitled projects from Kondabolu, Kevin Pereira and Olivia Lee, which join an untitled project for a comedic news show created by Jena Friedman in development. Renewed are Fameless and Hack My Life, as well as previously announced scripted comedy Those Who Can’t, Comedy Knockout and Rachel Dratch’s Late Night Snack.
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ID series Las Vegas Law premieres Thursday, May 12 at 10p, offering access to District Attorney Steve Wolfson and his team of prosecutors who work alongside law enforcement officials to pursue justice in their community.
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Flagship series Revolt Live will return to Revolt on Monday, May 16 at 7p. The 30-minute daily show will broadcast live Monday through Friday from the network’s studios in NY and LA and feature on-air talent Hannah Rad, Amrit Singh, DJ Damage and Lawrence Jackson.
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BET is turning up the music with Inside the Label, a docu-series that delves into the rise and fall of iconic record labels including Uptown, Grand Hustle and Murder Inc. The series will premiere with a two-part episode on Tuesday, May 17 at 9p, and future eps will include with Eve, Ludacris, Diddy, Jay-Z, Mary J. Blige, Babyface and others.
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Scott Aukerman will return to host the fifth season of IFC’s Comedy Bang! Bang! with “Weird Al” Yankovic as the show’s new co-host. Series resumes on Friday, June 3 at 11p and 11:30p.
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On Sunday, June 5 at 8a Discovery Family Channel heads to Neverland for the series premiere of The New Adventures of Peter Pan, based on J.M. Barrie’s iconic characters and classic stories.
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Bigger continues to be better in the second season of TLC’s My Giant Life. The series, which follows six women who stand at 6 feet 6 inches and above, returns Tuesday, June 7 at 10p.
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FX Networks set the premiere dates for the third seasons of The Strain and You’re the Worst. The Strain will return with a 10-episode season on Sundays at 10p beginning August 28. You’re the Worst heads back for 13 episodes on FXX on Wednesdays at 10p beginning August 31.
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Tom Sizemore (Saving Private Ryan) scored a recurring role in Shooter, the upcoming USA Network drama from Paramount TV and Universal Cable Productions. The series is based on Stephen Hunter’s novel Point Of Impact and the 2007 Paramount film starring Mark Wahlberg.
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Nicholas Gonzalez (Bordertown) scored a recurring role on the seventh season of Freeform’s Pretty Little Liars. He’ll play a sexy, straight-talking detective who arrives to oversee the Rosewood Police Department’s open homicides. Season 7 premieres June 21.
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Starz has cast Michelle Fairley (Game of Thrones) in the role of Margaret Beaufort in the net’s The White Princess, the follow-up to its miniseries The White Queen, from Company Pictures. Jodie Comer (Doctor Foster) also joins the cast of the show, adapted from Philippa Gregory’s novel of the same name and part of The Cousins’ War book series.
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Bryan Cranston is in for the 10-part sci-fi anthology series Electric Dreams: The World of Philip K. Dick for Sony Pictures Television and Channel 4. The series, which will celebrate and illustrate Dick’s distinctive vision and include a seminal back catalog of his work, is slated to debut on UK’s Channel 4. Ronald D. Moore (Battlestar Galactica) and Michael Dinner (Justified) are writing; Cranston is exec-producing as well as appearing in the series.
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Florencia Lozano (One Life to Live) landed a series regular role on season two of Netflix drug drama Narcos. Lozano will play a DEA agent.
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Tegna announced new syndicated daily one-hour talk show T.D. Jakes, hosted by the best-selling author, film and music producer, and entrepreneur, will premiere in more than 50 cleared US markets on Monday, September 12. The show and its original social media content will feature real personal stories and honest conversations with celebrity and non-celebrity guests. It will be filmed before a live studio audience in LA and will air weekdays in afternoon time periods around the country. Series is produced by Tegna Media, 44 Blue Productions, Jakes’ TDJ Enterprises and enLight Productions.
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Kelly Ripa returned to syndicated talker Live with Kelly & Michael the week ending May 1, after taking a brief break following co-host Michael Strahan’s announces that he’s exiting the show. Result: Live hit a season high 3.6, up 20 percent versus the week prior and up 24 percent from last year.
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The Insider (1.3, up 18 percent) hit an eight-week high and scored the best weekly increase among magazines.Entertainment Tonight (3.3, steady) led the category and was up 3 percent from one year ago. Extra (1.4, steady) had the biggest annual increase among the top five, up 8 percent versus last year.
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ABC won the week in A18-49 (w/o 5/2/16), ranking No. 1 for the 2nd straight week and 3rd time in four weeks. The network delivered five of the top 15 TV programs in A18-49: Modern Family, Grey’s Anatomy, NBA Playoffs on ABC, The Goldbergs and Dancing With the Stars. 20/20 finished as the No. 1 newsmagazine for the third week in a row with A18-49, and DWTS was TV’s most watched unscripted series for the fourth straight week.
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