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ON TELEVISION (MONDAY 5/16/16)
REVOLT: Revolt Live (Premiere) at 7pm
TRU TV: Almost Genius (Premiere) at 10pm
A&E: Bates Motel (Finale) at 9pm
ABC: Castle (Finale) at 10pm
CBS: Mike & Molly (Finale) at 8:30pm
CW: Jane The Virgin (Finale) at 9pm
FOOD: Cake Masters (Finale) at 8pm
HISTORY: Iron & Fire (Finale) at 10:30pm
NAT. GEO.: Wicked Tuna (Finale) at 9pm
Ahead of Upfronts, broadcast nets burst the bubbles of series awaiting word on their fates. ABC’s The Muppets, Marvel’s Agent Carter, Galavant, Nashville, Hearbeat and Castle will not be back. In addition to cancelling CSI: Cyber after two seasons, CBS sent Supergirl flying to sib CW. Fox’s The Grinder, Grandfathered, Cooper Barrett’s Guide to Life, Minority Report and Second Chance join Bordertown in the cancellation heap, but Sleepy Hollow has been renewed for season four. Game of Silence goes quiet on NBC, along with Telenovela, Undateable, Mysteries of Laura and midseason comedy Crowded.
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MTV has stopped Faking It after three seasons. The low-rated comedy’s now-series finale airs Tuesday, May 17 at 10:30p.
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Freeform canceled Recovery Road after one season. “im heartbroked it ends after ten amazing episodes,” tweeted writer Holly Sorensen of the drama about a teen girl dealing with addiction.
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E!’s Live from the Red Carpet will livestream NBCUniversal’s Upfront red carpet at Radio City Music Hall this morning at 9:30a. Jason Kennedy and Maria Menounos will host the celeb parade.
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In a move that a year ago we could have been more certain was a joke, ABC late night host Jimmy Kimmel threw his hat in the ring for Vice President of the U.S. During Thursday’s Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Kimmel said he would build a wall – but on the Northern border, “to keep the Mexicans out of Canada.” Kimmel’s next stop: morning show Live! With Kelly and Not Michael, today.
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The cast and producers of History’s Roots head to D.C. tomorrow, May 17 for a White House screening and discussion of the miniseries reboot. Valerie Jarrett, assistant to the President and senior advisor, welcomes an audience of students and opinion leaders to talk about why now is a good time to reimagine the groundbreaking 1977 show. Roots premieres on History Monday, May 30 at 9p.
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Ordered to series at CBS are dramas Training Day, based on the 2001 movie; Bull, inspired by the early career of Dr. Phil McGraw and starring NCIS’s Michael Weatherly; Pure Genius (formerly Bunker Hill); Doubt, starring Katherine Heigl and reboot McGyver. Comedies include Man with a Plan, starring Matt LeBlanc, and workplace-set The Great Indoors, starring Joel McHale, join Kevin James’ Kevin Can Wait. Training Day (Warner Bros. Television) is the only new show not owned or co-owned by CBS.
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Speechless, a comedy about the family of a special needs child, from 20th Century Fox Television, and Shondaland’s Still Star-Crossed were picked up to series at ABC. The net also renewed Last Man Standing for a sixth season, along with freshmen The Real O’Neals, The Catch and Dr. Ken, and season three of American Crime.
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NBC sent Midnight, Texas to series, a supernatural drama from director Niels Arden Oplev (Mr. Robot) based on the hit book series, as well as spin-offs The Blacklist: Redemption and Chicago Justice, time travel series Timeless, family sitcom Marlon, starring Marlon Wayans, and Great News, exec produced by Tina Fey and Robert Carlock. The Carmichael Show was renewed for season three, and while Cruel Intentions was not picked up to series, it’s still in play. “It goes under the heading of embarrassment of riches,” said Bob Greenblatt on Sunday. “There’s just so many shows that have scheduled or ordered…we like it, and we’re still discussing it.”
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Fox ordered an adaptation of Australian hit series My Kitchen Rules, pitting celebs against each other in a cooking competition.
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Half hour anthology Bitches, about women confiding their dirty deeds to their hairstylists, has been put in development at Hulu. Show comes from Ben Stiller’s Red Hour.
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Add pop star Meghan Trainor to the list of performers at the 2016 Billboard Music Awards, broadcast live from Vegas Sunday, May 22 at 8p on ABC. Ludacris and Ciara host. Trainor has presumably recovered from the tumble she took while performing on NBC’s Tonight Show on Thursday. “I didn’t feel in until hours later,” she tweeted. “I’m all good though. Barely a scratch.”
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The new season of NBC’s Running Wild With Bear Grylls has a new crew of celebs battling the elements, including Courteney Cox and Olympic skier Lindsey Vonn in Ireland, Dancing With the Stars’ Julianne Hough in Africa, and Grease Live’s Vanessa Hudgens and Kingdom’s Nick Jonas in Sierra Nevada. Last year the summer series averaged a 1.4/4 among A18-49 and 4.0 million viewers in Live+7 numbers.
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GSN original game show Winsanity premieres Thursday, June 9 at 9p, with viewers able to play along in real time thanks to a partnership with TV tech company iPowow. Donald Faison (Scrubs) hosts.
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Viceland renewed five shows for a second season, including Balls Deep, F**k, That’s Delicious, Gaycation, Noisey and Weediquette. New this summer will be Abandoned, exploring architectural remains; Cyber War, a deep dive into hacking; Black Market, centered on illicit trade; food show Dead Set on Life and road trip Vice Does America.
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Discovery’s Naked and Afraid XL survivalists strip down in the South African bush for season two, starting Sunday, July 10 at 10p. Naked and Afraid, from which contestants are culled, airs Sundays at 10p.
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Amanda Peet (The Good Wife) has joined the cast of IFC comedy Brockmire, starring and exec produced by Hank Azaria. Season premieres in 2017.
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Jenna Fischer (The Office) is exiting upcoming CBS comedy Man With a Plan. Matt LeBlanc’s leading lady will be recast.
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The season finale on Thursday of ABC’s Scandal had its best performance in 13 weeks, with 6.6 million viewers (up 8 percent week to week) and a 1.8/6 among A18-49 (up 20 percent), but a series low for a finale.
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Sunday’s season premiere of TLC’s Sister Wives averaged 2.2 million P2+ viewers and a 2.0 rating among W25-54 in Live+3, the net’s highest-rated telecast of 2016 to date.
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Hallmark Channel’s Good Witch averaged a 2.3 HH rating and 2.5 million total viewers in Live+3, making the network number two in its 9p Sunday time period among HH total viewers ratings and deliver, excluding sports.
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WEEKEND BOX OFFICE
Captain America: Civil War – $72.6 million
The Jungle Book – $17.8 million
Money Monster – $15 million
The Darkness – $5.2 million
Mother’s Day – $3.3 million
(Source: Box Office Mojo)
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