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ON TELEVISION (TUESDAY 5/17/16)
BET: Inside The Label (Premiere) at 8pm
FOX: Coupled (Premiere) at 9pm
PBS: Genealogy Road Show (Premiere) at 8pm
ABC: Marvel agents of S.H.I.E.L.D (Finale) at 9pm
CBS: NCIS (Finale) at 8pm
CBS: NCIS: New Orleans (Finale) at 9pm
GREAT AMERICAN COUNTRY: Log Cabin Living (Premiere) at 9pm
ID: See No Evil (Premiere) at 9pm
NBC: Chicago Med (Finale) at 9pm
NBC: Chicago Fire (Finale) at 10pm
CBS has renewed freshman dramas Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders and Code Black, as well as comedy The Odd Couple and reality series Undercover Boss for new seasons. But it’s one and done for Rush Hour.
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Up is going in a new direction. The net’s “We Get Family” tagline heralds new programming that veers a bit from its gospel/faith and family roots. Sandwiched between the former ABC Family and Hallmark, Up is aiming for the “Me to We” life stage – getting married, having children and raising kids. “Our extensive, 18-month research endeavor revealed that over 42 million adults are searching for family in mind programming. We believe this is a substantial opportunity and as the most trusted brand for family content, we are poised to own it,” said Amy Winter, EVP and GM, UPtv.
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Viacom is hosting what it has dubbed a Datafront, today in NYC, to explore changes in the media business and its impact on consumers and marketers. “This is a watershed moment for television as data has redefined how we consider so many aspects of the business, from alternative currencies to measurement to branded entertainment,” said Kern Schireson, EVP Data Strategy and Consumer Intelligence. Topics included the convergence of screens, measurement, brand content creation and how to authentically speak to fans.
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PepsiCo’s in-house Creators League is opening of a new content studio in NYC, with plans to collaborate with AOL’s Partner Studios and Tip “T.I.” Harris. Creators League will serve as an internal production arm for branded content, brand-inspired long and short form scripted series and films, reality and competition, OTT and digital content. “Consumers are hungry for inventive, engaging content, delivered in a timely fashion and across a multitude of channels,” said Brad Jakeman, president, PepsiCo Global Beverage Group. “Creators League will allow us to provide that content with maximum speed, efficiency and creative control.”
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24: Legacy, the latest reboot of the 24 franchise, will debut on Sunday, February 5 right after Fox’s broadcast of the Super Bowl. The series, which chronicles a race against the clock to stop a devastating terrorist attack on United States soil, is in signature real-time format, but in 12 episodes; half that of the original.
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The net’s remake of The Rocky Horror Picture Show is slated to air in October. The two-hour event follows Janet Weiss (Victoria Justice) and Brad Majors (Ryan McCartan), who stumble upon the bizarre abode of Dr. Frank-N-Furter (Laverne Cox), a sexually ambiguous, flirtatious mad scientist.
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The video for Adele’s single Send My Love (To Your New Lover), from her latest album 25, will make its worldwide debut during the 2016 Billboard Music Awards. The awards show, hosted by Ludacris and Ciara, and airs live from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Sunday, May 22 at 8p on ABC.
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TED Talks: War & Peace premieres Monday, May 30 at 10p on PBS. (Check local listings.) The special explores the impact of war through the eyes of those who have experienced its every aspect: soldiers, journalists, doctors, mothers and more.
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WE tv has made the first episode of the second season of Match Made in Heaven available free across a variety of distribution platforms in advance of its linear network premiere on Thursday, May 19 at 10p. The reality dating show, hosted by Sherri Shepherd, features businessman and former pro football player Stevie Baggs searching for true love with 18 beautiful bachelorettes. The episode is available on WEtv.com, through cable/satellite/telco video on demand, iTunes, Amazon, Google Play and anywhere a viewer typically finds WE tv content.
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History special Alexander Hamilton (wt) bows Sunday, June 26 at 9p. The two-hour documentary captures the life and times of our nation’s forgotten (until Broadway, have you tried to get tickets/) founding father.
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TV One is welcoming summer with an Empire Memorial Day marathon. Viewers can binge watch the Lyon family and their dynastic drama starting with Season 1 on Sunday, May 29 at 12p, followed by Season 2 on Monday, May 30 at 7a.
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In celebration of the franchise’s 50th anniversary this year, HDNET Movies is presenting a Star Trek movie marathon on Memorial Day, Monday, May 30 starting at 10a. The line-up includes Star Trek: The Motion Picture, Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, Star Trek III: The Search for Spock, Star Trek V: The Final Frontier and Star Trek Insurrection.
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Reelz’ Hollywood 911 premieres Saturday, June 11 at 10p. The original series features first-person perspective on celebrities’ most dangerous moments as heard through 911 calls, including the actual emergency calls made by Sandra Bullock during a terrifying home invasion and Justin Bieber as paparazzi pursued him at high speed on a freeway. The network’s returning series Murder Made Me Famous bows Saturday, July 23 at 9p, followed by CopyCat Killers at 10p.
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History has unveiled its summer original programming lineup. Roots premieres Monday, May 30 at 9p. Barbarians Rising, the story of the rise and fall of the Roman Empire from the perspective of the barbarian leaders who brought it down, bows Monday, June 6 at 9p. Six, which follows a Navy SEAL team whose 2014 mission to eliminate a Taliban leader in Afghanistan goes awry when they uncover a U.S. citizen working as a jihadist fighter, debuts Monday, July 18 at 10p. Ozzy and Jack’s World Detour, a new non-scripted series featuring Ozzy Osbourne and Jack Osbourne hitting the road in a father-son journey, premieres Wednesday, July 27 at 10p. Big Easy Motors which explores undiscovered treasure in the bayous of Louisiana, debuts premieres Tuesday, July 5 at 10p. Forged in Fire’s sophomore season debuts Tuesday, August 23.
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Travel Channel’s Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern is back for a tenth season on Tuesday, June 21 at 9p, as the chef and culinary explorer continues his quest to taste unique foods in every corner of the globe. In the premiere, Zimmern travels to Madrid and discovers some new spins on some old classics snail soup, whole baby pig head, rabbit paella and beef fat bonbon. Yum!
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In commemoration of the one-year anniversary of the massacre at Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, SC, Investigation Discovery returns with a third installment of its Hate in America franchise. Hate in America: Lone Wolves centers on this story and other acts of domestic terrorism executed by “lone wolf” perpetrators. Bowing Saturday, May 21 at 8p, it follows veteran journalist Tony Harris and the Southern Poverty Law Center as they investigate the rise of the lone wolf.
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AMC will air live after show Talking Preacher, following the season premiere and finale episodes of new series Preacher. Hosted by comic Chris Hardwick, the hour-long talk show will feature cast, creators, producers and celebrity fans discussing the supernatural, dark comedy. Talking Preacher debuts Sunday, May 29 at 10:30p, after an encore airing of Preacher’s pilot episode at 9p. The second installment will air after Preacher’s season finale on Sunday, July 31 at 10p. Preacher debuts Sunday, May 22 at 10p.
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Lifetime’s Gold Medal Families bows Tuesday, June 28, at 9p. The docuseries showcases six Olympic hopefuls and their families, revealing the lengths, economic hardships and personal sacrifices they go through to get their elite athlete to the podium of the World Games.
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Toby Jones has been tapped to play the villain in Season 4 of BBC series Sherlock. The veteran actor starred on British series The Secret Agent and Detectorists and plays a scientist on Fox’s Wayward Pines.
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The finale of WGN America thriller Underground was the #1 scripted original series on cable last Wednesday night among A25-54 and A18-49 in Live+3 viewing. At 10p the show posted strong lifts over Live+SD, increasing 81 percent in A25-54 (911,000 vs. 502,000), 80 percent among A18-49 (866,000 vs. 481,000) and 76 percent in Total Viewers (1.8 million vs. 1 million). Season-to-date, Underground scored 3 million Total Viewers in Live + 7 viewing.
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TV One’s marathon of Empire’s second season (except Fox’s upcoming May 18 season finale) posted the network’s best-ever Saturday total day performance among Households (.51/295,000), W18-49 (.42/132,000) and total viewers 2+ (.27/402,000).
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