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ON TELEVISION (FRIDAY 6/3/16)
CINEMAX: Outcast (Premiere) at 10pm
CNN: Morgan Spurlock: Inside Man (Premiere) at 10pm
DISNEY: Girl Meets World (Premiere) at 8:30pm
HLN: Nancy Grace Mysteries (Premiere) at 8pm
IFC: Comedy Bang! Bang! (Premiere) at at 11pm and 11:30pm
NICKELODEON: All In with Cam Newton (Premiere) at 8pm
WE TV: Marriage Boot Camp Reality Stars (Premiere) at 9pm
(SATURDAY 6/4/16)
ANIMAL PLANET: The Vet Life (Premiere) at 10pm
SPIKE: Cops (Premiere) at 8pm
TRAVEL: Great Food, Weird Place (Premiere) at 1:30pm
(SUNDAY 6/5/16)
AMC: Feed The Beast (Premiere) at 10pm
DISCOVERY FAMILY CHANNEL: The New Adventures of Peter Pan (Premiere) at 8am
FOX NEWS: Legends & Lies: The Patriots (Premiere) at 8pm
NAT. GEO.: I Am Rebel (Premiere) at 9pm
TRAVEL: Dirtboard Road Trip (Premiere) at 7pm
TRAVEL: Extreme RV’s (Premiere) at 9pm
WEATHER: Extreme Weather: The Survivors (Premiere) at 9pm
AMERICAN HEROES CHANNEL: Forbidden History (Finale) at 10pm
BRAVO: Thicker Than Water (Finale) at 9pm
DESTINATION AMERICA: Ghost Asylum (Finale) at 10pm
ID: Judgement Day: Prison or Parole (Finale) at 8pm
ID: On The Case with Paula Zahn (Finale) at 10pm
SMITHSONIAN CHANNEL: Sports Detectives (Finale) at 9pm
With Steve Mosko out as chairman of Sony Pictures Television, the new executive chart has Zack Van Amburg and Jamie Erlicht, presidents of programming and production; Andy Kaplan, president of worldwide networks; Keith Le Goy, president of distribution, and Amy Carney, president of advertiser sales & research all reporting directly to Michael Lynton, CEO of Sony Entertainment. “I want to thank Steve for his many years of service at Sony Pictures and for helping to build SPT into the one of the strongest television studios in the business,” said Lynton. “We have incredibly strong leadership within our TV divisions. Zack and Jamie, Andy, Keith and Amy have contributed immeasurably to SPT’s success over the years, and bring the right energy, skill and sophistication to navigate a rapidly changing environment and lead our TV business to even greater heights.”
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HBO grabbed Sesame Street last year, now Netflix has Julie Andrews. The Sound of Music star will play the leader of a performing arts company who works with puppets in live-action series Julie’s Greenroom, from the Jim Henson Co. Guests on deck include Alec Baldwin, Carol Burnett, Josh Groban, David Hyde Pierce and Idina Menzel, among others. Thirteen half-hour episodes are slated to debut in early 2017.
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Warner Bros. has formed a new division, Warner Bros. Digital Networks, to dive deeper into direct-to-consumer entertainment. Current president of business strategy at Warner Bros. Television Group Craig Hunegs will lead the effort, tacking on the title of president of Warner Bros. Digital Networks. The new group includes DramaFever, WB’s investment in Machinima, its LeBron James partnership for digital, its interest in Ellen Digital Ventures, and SVOD service Warner Instant Archive. WBDN will also team with Turner and HBO on OTT services. “In today’s on-demand world, OTT gives us a really effective means to directly provide consumers the programming they want,” said Warner Bros. chairman and CEO Kevin Tsujihara. “By forming Warner Bros. Digital Networks, we’ll be able to operate more nimbly as we continue to develop and deliver on our digital strategy which will complement our industry-leading distribution business.”
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TV Land gave a 12-episode series pick-up to Nobodies, executive produced, written by and starring Groundlings alums Hugh Davidson, Larry Dorf and Rachel Ramras (Mike Tyson Mysteries) as three wannabes trying desperately to land one of their famous friends for a feature script they’ve developed. Melissa McCarthy and Ben Falcone will exec produce through their On the Day, with Falcone directing and guest starring in the pilot.
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CBS’s The Late Late Show host James Corden appears on NBC time slot rival Late Night With Seth Meyer on Wednesday, June 8, ahead of his Sunday, June 12 gig hosting the Tony Awards on CBS. That’s hardly the only Tonys plug ahead – EW reports Hamilton’s Lin-Manuel Miranda will have a seat in Corden’s Carpool Karaoke, along with fellow Broadway stars Audra McDonald (Shuffle Along), Modern Family’s Jesse Tyler Ferguson (Fully Committed), and 30 Rock’s Jane Krakowski (She Loves Me) on Monday, June 6.
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CMT announced more cross-genre collaborations for the 2016 CMT Music Awards, airing Wednesday, June 8 at 8p. Singer/songwriter Dierks Bentley joins Elle King, and Billy Ray Cyrus takes to the stage for a mash-up with Cheap Trick. Erin Andrews and J.J. Watt host live from Nashville.
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HGTV returns to the CMA Music Festival with the HGTV Lodge from Thursday, June 9 to Sunday, June 12, offering festival-goers in Nashville the chance to see live performances and grab autographs (and for VIP loungers, air conditioning). “We’re giving our fans a one-of-a-kind experience in a venue that is unlike any other at the Festival,” said Shannon Jamieson Driver, SVP, network marketing and creative services, Scripps Networks Interactive. “We’re back in a big way to celebrate the fifth anniversary of the HGTV Lodge.”
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A supersized (one hour) episode of Spike TV’s Lip Sync Battle airs Thursday, June 9 at 8p, featuring Star Trek Beyond stars Zoe Saldana and Zachary Quinto, along with “surprise A-list celebrity guest stars.” The latest film in the Star Trek franchise is released July 22.
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Two episodes of scripted series El Vato air back-to-back on NBC Universo Sunday, June 5 at 10p. Watch for self-destruction, temptation and an uncomfortable confrontation….
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HITN, along with The Puerto Rico Public Broadcasting Corporation, is presenting the world premiere of historical film La Llamarada. Inspired by the classic literature of Puerto Rican writer Enrique Laguerre, the made-for-TV movie will air Monday, June 6 at 8p.
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Busy Melissa McCarthy appears on HSN Sunday, June 5 at 2p and 7p with the summer collection from her Melissa McCarthy Seven7 line. The Mike & Molly star launched the line in fall 2015.
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Season five of IFC’s Comedy Bang! Bang! launches tonight at 11p and 11:30p with new bandleader and co-host “Weird Al” Yankovic, and special guest Kevin Bacon. “I’m particularly excited about the season premiere of Comedy Bang! Bang!,” says Yankovic, “because it officially brings my ‘Degrees of Kevin Bacon’ number to ‘1’!”
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Are Alcatraz’s jail cells being transformed into luxury micro-apartments? Was the Statue of Liberty modeled after a (rest room conundrum!) a man? Discovery’s Secrets of America’s Favorite Places offers up fascinating facts over the course of eight episodes this summer, starting Sunday, July 3 at 6p.
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My Selfie Life bows on Fusion on Monday, June 6 at 10p. Each episode of the docu-series centers on a major experience in one person’s life, from tracking down a lost love to a sex change to defeating an eating disorder. The show is adapted from a UK series of four shorts produced by Nerd TV.
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Fluffy mattresses turned into knives? Can do, according to Science Channel’s new Made by Destruction. Series exploring the ingenious ways junk is reinvented launches Monday, June 6 at 10p.
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HGTV’s America’s Most Desperate Kitchens returns to rescued harried homeowners on Wednesday, July 13 at 8p and 8:30p. “In the video submissions, we’ve seen everything from cramped spaces and overflowing cabinets to broken appliances and plumbing that’s held together with tape,” said kitchen whiz John Colaneri, who will be working with cousin Anthony Carrino on remodels.
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Hallmark greenlit a third season of Good Witch, currently averaging a 2.3 HH rating and 2.5 million viewers in Live+3. Season two finale airs Sunday, June 19 at 9p. Production commences in Toronto in August, including a Halloween (of course!) special.
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UnReal was renewed for season three on Lifetime, ahead of its season two launch on Monday, June 6. “UnReal is that rare series that redefines a network. It not only reflects culture, but pushes culture forward by creating television’s first female antihero,” said Liz Gateley, EVP and head of programming for Lifetime. “We are thrilled about the new ground we will break with season three while continuing our work with the incredible A+E Studios as we together build Lifetime’s Fempire.” The critically acclaimed series has averaged 3.7 million viewers across platforms.
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Anglo-French period drama Versailles, following the rise of King Louis XIV and the Chateau de Versailles in 17th century France, makes its debut on Ovation TV on Saturday, October 1.
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Season four of Lauren Lake’s Paternity Court launches production on June 6 in Atlanta. The courtroom series is cleared in 85 percent of the country.
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Katie Findlay (How to Get Away With Murder) will star in Go90 original musical series Pulse, premiering this fall, as an aspiring musician drawn into the Berlin dance club scene.
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Sandrine Holt (Fear the Walking Dead) landed a role in Crackle’s The Art of More, starring Dennis Quaid, who also produces.
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Good news all around: Fox News Channel was the number one basic cable channel for the month of May in total day in total viewers (1.17 million, up 19 percent), and ranked number three in prime (2 million total viewers, up 26 percent), after sports-charged TBS and ESPN. CNN delivered a not-too-shabby 584,000 total viewers in total day (up 33 percent) and 891,000 (up 55 percent) in primetime, while MSNBC was up 66 percent in total day (481,000 total viewers) and a whopping 78 percent (824,000) in prime.
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On Memorial Day, the second episode of Food Network’s Kids BBQ Championship, part of the net’s 8p co-viewing strategy, had 15 percent of A25-54 tuning with a P2-17, a 40 percent increase over year-ago co-viewing levels. Ranking 9th across all ad-supported cable in the time slot, the episode posted a .5 rating A25-54, up 9 percent versus year-ago.
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The season eight premiere of NBC’s American Ninja Warrior tied its 1.8/7 A18-49 season seven bow, but had its most-watched launch ever with 6.27 million viewers. Fox’s MasterChef returned for season seven with 1.1/5 in the demo, a one tenth dip from the season prior.
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TV One’s Memorial Day Weekend marathon of Empire’s first and second season helped deliver the Best Memorial Weekend (Saturday, May 28 – Monday, May 30) performance in network history in primetime and total day among all key demos. Memorial Day Weekend, including the two day marathon of the series, reached 7 million Unique Total Viewers and delivered the #1 telecast on broadcast and ad-supported cable among Black Women 25-54 on May 29.
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Opposite the premieres of two fellow reality shows, Wednesday’s season finale of ABC’s 500 Questions was up 18 percent from the previous night in total viewers (to 4.5 million), its biggest audience since its season premiere.
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Azteca America finished May as the fastest growing Spanish-language network in prime time among key demos, including A18-49 and A18-34, with 59 percent and 80 percent year-over-year growth, respectively, according to Nielsen. The network also delivered its highest May ratings in four years across all demos and experienced year-over-year growth across all four hours of prime time among A18-49.
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MOVIES
Me Before You – Emilia Clarke, Sam Claflin, Janet McTeer, Charles Dance, Matthew Lewis, Stephen Peacocke, Jenna Coleman, Brendan Coyle
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping – Andy Samberg, Jorma Taccone, Akiva Schaffer, Sarah Silverman, Tim Meadows, Maya Rudolph, Joan Cusack, Imogen Poots
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of The Shadows – Megan Fox, Will Arnett, Laura Linney, Stephen Amell, Tyler Perry, Noel Fisher, Jeremy Howard, Pete Ploszek
NYC STREET FAIRS
Friday June 3, 2016
Broadway Stars In The Alley – Shubert Alley west of 7th Ave. bet. 44th & 45th St. from 12:30 – 2:30pm https://www.broadway.org/info/stars-in-the-alley
New Taste of the Upper West Side – on Columbus Ave. bet. 76th & 77th St. 7pm – 10pm http://newtasteuws.com/
Saturday June 4, 2016
Washington Square Outdor Art Exhibit – Washington Square http://www.wsoae.org/
Broadway Bites Outdor Food Market – Greeley Square on Broadway bet. 32nd & 33rd St. http://urbanspacenyc.com/broadway-bites/
Taste of Murray Hill & Music Festival – on Park Ave. bet. 34th St. & 40th St. 11am – 6pm
American Crafts Festival at Lincoln Center – on 63rd & Columbus Ave. http://www.craftsatlincoln.org/
Murray Hill Community Expo – on Lexington Ave. from 34th to 42nd St.
First Avenue Festival – from 68th to 79th St.
New Taste of the Upper West Side – on Columbus Ave. bet. 76th & 77th St. 7:30pm – 10pm http://newtasteuws.com/
La Escualita Kids Carnaval Block Party – on West End Ave. & 91st St. 12pm – 4pm
2nd Annual Prevention Fair-Mind, Body & Soul Dunlevy Milbank Center 14-32 West 118th St. (bet. 5th & Malcolm X Blvd.) 11am – 3pm https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2nd-annual-prevention-fair-mind-body-soul-tickets-24492072448
Multicultural Festival – Jackie Robinson Park Bandshell 85 Bradhurst Ave. (bet. 146th & 147th St.) 11am – 6pm
St. Nicholas Ave. Festival – from 181st to 188th St.
The Overnight Walk to Fight Suicide – http://theovernight.donordrive.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=cms.home
City Island Arts & Crafts Fair (Bronx) – City Island Ave. 11am – 7pm http://www.cityislandchamber.org/content/arts-crafts-fair-spring-2016
CoffeeCon NY (Brooklyn) – Industry City 220 36th St. 9am – 4pm
https://www.squadup.com/events/coffeeconny2016
Go Green! Greenpoint Festival (Brooklyn) – McCarran Park Entrance at Bedford and Lorimer 1pm – 5pm http://www.gogreenbk.nyc/
Uncorked! Food and Wine Fest (Staten Island) – Historic Richmond Town 441 Clarke Ave. 12pm – 4pm https://www.historicrichmondtown.org/uncorked?view=Events
Prince Born Day Purple People Party (Brooklyn) – Hosted by Sway & Spike Lee to celebrate Prince’s Birthday – Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Herkimer St. bet. New York Ave. and Brooklyn Ave. 12pm – 6pm http://www.whosay.com/status/spikelee/1211780?wsref=fb&code=numbLmS
Sunday June 5, 2016
Washington Square Outdor Art Exhibit – Washington Square http://www.wsoae.org/
Adorama Street Fair – on 18th St. bet. 5th & 6th Ave. 10 am – 4pm
Road To The New York Best Wings Festival: Manhattan – Ainsworth Park 111 East 18th St. bet. Park Ave. South & Irving Place (2 Sessions) 1pm to 6:30pm https://www.eventbrite.com/e/road-to-the-new-york-best-wings-festival-manhattan-tickets-25660855309?aff=ebrowse
Broadway Bites Outdor Food Market – Greeley Square on Broadway bet. 32nd & 33rd St. http://urbanspacenyc.com/broadway-bites/
Sixth Ave. Springfest – on 6th Ave. from 34th to 42nd St.
American Crafts Festival at Lincoln Center – on 63rd & Columbus Ave. http://www.craftsatlincoln.org/
23rd Annual Spring Crafts Festival – on Broadway between 65th St. & 72nd St.
Hippo Playground Spring Fair – on Riverside & 91st. St. 10am – 4pm https://riversideparknyc.org/event/hippo-playground-spring-fair-2016/?instance_id=5107
Queens Pridefest – on 37th Road from 73rd to 77th St.
Riverdale Riverfest 2016 (Bronx) – College of Mount St. Vincent 6301 Riverdale Ave. 12pm – 6pm http://www.riverdaleriverfest.org/
Brooklyn Waterfront Tastes (Brooklyn) – Brooklyn Waterfront 1pm – 5pm https://www.eventbrite.com/e/brooklyn-waterfront-tastes-tickets-22470892043?aff=ebrowse
Islip “Main Street” Festival – on Main St. Islip, LI from Route 111 to Smith Ave.
Monday June 6, 2016
Taste of Times Square – on 46th St. bet. Broadway & 9th Ave. 5pm – 9pm https://www.eventbrite.com/e/road-to-the-new-york-best-wings-festival-manhattan-tickets-25660855309?aff=ebrowse
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