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ON TELEVISION (TUESDAY 5/24/16)
FOX: Hotel Hell (Premiere) at 8pm
OXYGEN: Virtually In Love (Premiere) at 9pm
TLC: Little People, Big World: Back To The Farm (Premiere) at 8pm
A&E: Storage Wars (Finale) at 10pm
ABC: Fresh Off The Boat (Finale) at 8pm
ABC: The Real O’Neals (Finale) at 8:30pm
ABC: Dancing With The Stars (Finale) at 9pm
AMC: The Night Manager (Finale) at 10pm
CW: The Flash (Finale) at 8pm
DYI: Mega Decks (Finale) at 9pm
ESQUIRE: Friday Night Tykes: Steel Country (Finale) at 9pm
FREEFORM: Stitchers (Finale) at 10pm
HGTV: Good Bones (Finale) at 10pm
MTV: Awkward. (Finale) at 10pm
NBC: The Voice (Finale) at 9pm
OWN: If Loving You Is Wrong (Finale) at 9pm
SPIKE: Ink Master (Finale) at 10pm
TBS: America’s Greatest Makers (Finale) at 9pm
Universal Television signed a production deal with Hamilton producer Jeffrey Seller and producing partner Flody Suarez to produce upcoming projects for the studio. “There is more and more cross-pollination these days from theater to television, especially at NBC, and we’re excited to see where [Seller] and Flody’s instincts and talent relationships will go in the world of television,” said Robert Greenblatt, chairman, NBC Entertainment and Universal Television. It’s a coming home of sorts for Suarez, who was once VP of development at NBC.
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Sumner Redstone’s attorneys filed a petition on Monday asking for a court order confirming the validity of his removal of Viacom CEO Philippe Dauman and attorney George Abrams as trustees for National Amusements, the holding company that controls Viacom and CBS. Dauman called the move to replace him and Adams from the board, as well as from the trust that will eventually determine the future of CBS and Viacom, an “unlawful takeover” by Redstone’s daughter Shari. A statement on behalf of the 92-year-old Redstone dubbed accusations against Shari “false and unfair.”
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Late Late Show video hit “Carpool Karaoke” is now available as a format to global broadcasters, announced CBS Studios International and Fulwell 73. In the episodes, combining music and comedy, the host of the show picks up a celeb and drives them in a Carpool Karaoke car. “Ever since Carpool Karaoke has aired as part of The Late Late Show With James Corden, the requests for the format have been overwhelming,” said Paul Gilbert, SVP of international formats, CBS Studios International. “International broadcasters can now leverage Carpool Karaoke’s huge digital and broadcast success for their own local viewers.”
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Eureka, Mo. won Destination America and USA Today’s fourth annual “Red, White and You” contest, awarding a deserving community a spectacular Fourth of July celebration. The town, outside of St. Louis, is still recovering from a flood late last year that submerged its downtown business district.
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The Television Academy’s new theatre will be named after producer Dick Wolf (Law & Order) and his wife, philanthropist Noelle Wolf, in recognition of their “extraordinary generosity.” The gift from the Wolf Family Foundation also includes an endowment for collaboration between the Academy’s Foundation and the Alliance for Children’s Rights, designed to build a bridge for foster youth and the TV industry.
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Oxygen greenlit unscripted transgender models series Strut, from exec producer Whoopi Goldberg and 44 Blue Productions. “For all of the positive advances the community has made and continues to make, transgender is still a hot-button word that gets people hysterical,” said Goldberg. “People tend to focus on the stereotype instead of the person, and this series will give viewers a unique opportunity to spend time with real people who are struggling with the same challenges we all face as we make our way through the world.”
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Will Packer has joined BET’s Being Mary Jane as executive producer and Erica Shelton Kodish is exec producer/showrunner for upcoming season four. Mara Brock Akil and Salim Akil retain EP credits but will focus on the overall deal they set last summer with Warner Bros. Television.
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Showtime and filmmakers R.J. Cutler and John Battsek (Listen To Me Marlon) are re-teaming for a feature-length doc about the life of John Belushi. The Saturday Night Live star’s widow, Judith Belishi Pisano, is cooperating with the project.
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Two original Princess Diana specials will air on Reelz in July. Princess Diana: Behind Closed Doors, hosted by Today’s Natalie Morales and produced by NBC News’ Peacock Productions, airs Saturday, July 9 at 9p, followed the next night by Princess Diana’s Death: Mystery Solved, from Bedlam.
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Mariah Carey inked a deal with Hallmark Channel to develop, exec produce, direct and star in three original movies over the next two years. Hallmark’s A Christmas Melody, starring and directed by the diva, drew 3.9 million viewers in December, and Mariah Carey’s Merriest Christmas was the net’s most-watched holiday special. First product of the new collaboration is slated to premiere as part of Hallmark’s 2017 “Countdown to Valentine’s Day” event.
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A special edition of AXS TV’s The Big Interview profiles the lives of late musical greats on Tuesday, June 7 at 8p. Prince, David Bowie, Merle Haggard, B.B. King and Natalie Cole are celebrated in the hour-long “Legends Lost” event, hosted by Dan Rather.
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The Paley Center for Media will host “PaleyLive LA: An Evening with 12 Monkeys” on Wednesday, June 29. Cast and creator from the Syfy series will be on hand for a screening of the season two finale and a panel discussion.
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Starz original movie The Dresser premieres Monday, May 30 at 9p. Anthony Hopkins and Ian McKellen star in the play-turned-film-turned-TV movie about an aging actor’s personal assistant.
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VH1 is bringing back Hip Hop Honors, paying homage this year to female pioneers and trend-setters in a male-dominated genre. Sponsors onboard for the event include Taco Bell and MetroPCS. Show airs live on Monday, July 11 at 9p.
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AMC’s Fear the Walking Dead is back for the eight-episode second half of season two on Sunday, August 21 at 9p. The show has been number two in cable (behind The Walking Dead) and number seven in all of television among A18-49 this season.
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Comedy Central picked up a third season of historical, satirical scripted series Another Period ahead of the Wednesday, June 15 launch of season two. Show focuses on two wealthy sisters (creators Nathasha Leggero and Riki Lindhome) in 1902 who are determined to rebrand and become famous.
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Season 13 of Velocity’s Wheeler Dealers launches Wednesday, June 29 at 9p. First car up is a 1968 Chevy Corvette C3; setting is sunny southern California.
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Bravo’s The Real Housewives of Orange County is back for season eleven on Monday, June 20 at 9p. Season ten averaged a series-high 2.9 million total viewers in Live+7.
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The Amber Rose Show has a premiere date: Friday, June 17 at 11p. The model/actress/designer will chat with celebrity pals about friendship, motherhood, pop culture and more on the VH1 talker from Dr. Phil McGraw’s Stage 29 Productions.
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Nat Geo’s I Am Rebel tells the stories of people who impact history by breaking the rules, via first-person interviews and re-creations. Doug Liman (Suits) exec produces the series, launching Sunday, June 5 at 9p.
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Discovery six-parter Hello World! looks at the wonders of the natural world through the eyes of recording artists Christina Aguilera, Ellie Goulding, Joan Jett, Dave Matthews, Usher Raymond and Steven Tyler, using their music as the soundtrack for animals’ stories. Family-friendly series launches Saturday, July 9 with back-to-back episodes for three weeks.
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Lenny Henry (The Syndicate) and Roy Hudd (Coronation Street) have joined the season three cast of ITV’s Broadchurch.
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Kyle S. More (Brooklyn Nine-Nine) has been cast as would-be assassin John Hinckley Jr. in Nat Geo movie Killing Reagan. Supporting cast members include Michael H. Cole (Dirty Grandpa) as press secretary Jim Brady, who took a bullet for the president, and Geoff Pierson (Castle) as Reagan senior advisor James Baker.
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Elise Neal (The Hughleys) guest stars on Bounce TV’s Mann & Wife tonight at 9p, as a female sexual harassment training instructor.
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Tamar Braxton is leaving The Real after serving as co-host for two seasons. According to Braxton and Telepictures Productions, the decision was mutual, leaving singer Braxton to focus on her solo career.
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The Billboard Music Awards on Sunday handed ABC its second strongest Sunday since November in viewers and young adults, with 9.6 million and a 3.1 among A18-49, according to fast nationals. That’s down 18 percent in the demo versus last year’s peak, against NBA play-offs, Game of Thrones and the midseason finale of The Walking Dead.
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Discovery’s Street Outlaws reached season highs on Monday with week-to-week gains, include a 1.98 P25-54 rating with 2.92 million total viewers in Live+3.For the fourth straight week, it was Monday night’s #1 non-sports telecast on all of cable among M25-54 and M18-49. Fat N’ Furious, airing immediately after, also had gains across all 25-54s and P/M18-34, reaching season highs among all 25-54s and P18-34. Both series helped drive Discovery to be the night’s #1 non-sports themed cable network in M25-54 and M18-49.
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