FIRST LOOK
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ON TELEVISION (MONDAY 6/13/16)
AZTECA AMERICA: Ahora Caigo! (Premiere) at 7pm
CBS: BrianDead (Premiere) at 10pm
FREEFORM: Guilt (Premiere) at 9pm
MTV: Are You The One? (Premiere) at 10pm
NBC: Spartan Team Challenge (Premiere) at 10pm
TNT: Major Crimes (Premiere) at 10pm
BRAVO: The Real Housewives of Dallas (Finale) at 10pm
DISCOVERY: Fan N’ Furious (Finale) at 7pm
Axed last month after four seasons on ABC, Nashville will continue to season five on CMT. SVOD partner Hulu will once again stream the show the day after initial air. Produced by Lionsgate TV, ABC Studios and Opry Entertainment, the country music drama will have thirtysomething creators Ed Zwick and Marshall Herskovitz, who had been appointed before the cancellation, at the helm. “Nashville is a perfect addition to our evolving line-up of big music specials, documentaries, and original series,” said Brian Philips, president of CMT. “We see our fans and ourselves in this show and we will treasure it like no other network.”
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The competition for top talent is forcing broadcast networks to up their game, according to the “Peak TV” panel at the ATX Festival in Austin. “You’re the last stop on the train on pitches. They’re going to start at Netflix and then they’ll go to HBO and Showtime and then the broadcast networks,” said ABC Studios EVP Patrick Moran. “It does put a burden on us in the broadcast space to work harder and do better.”
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Grey’s Anatomy will welcome back Justin Chambers, Chandra Wilson, James Pickens Jr. and Kevin McKidd for season 13. The cast members’ contracts had been up. They join Ellen Pompeo, who already inked a new deal; Sara Ramirez elected to leave the ABC stalwart.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Two sisters who appeared on Oxygen’s Bad Girls Club are suing producers and several cast members over an incident that occurred during the reality show’s 15th season, that involved a hair-pulling, slapping confrontation. Alleging assault and battery, among other things, the suit claims, “The network-heads themselves approved, ratified and knowingly agreed to the attack.” Amanda and Victoria Hepperle’s short stint ended after the scuffle.
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Revolt will be a presenting partner for the Urbanworld Film Festival, created to advance the presence and impact of diverse content creators. “Revolt is about music and creators at its core and this partnership aligns directly with our mission to be a platform for creatives everywhere,” said net CEO Keith Clinkscales. Event takes place September 21-25 in NYC.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Animal Planet is premiering Toucan Nation on Tuesday, August 2 at 10p. Documentary film tells the story of the abuse of a toucan in Costa Rica that sparked a national animal welfare campaign.
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ABC’s Once Upon a Time will tell a 22-episode story instead of splitting into two tales, as it has since season 3, revealed creator/exec producer Edward Kitsis at the ATX Television Fest. “We kind of changed around what we’re doing this year…going back to that season 1 mentality,” said Kitsis of the fairy tale drama.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Among the offerings on TV5Monde USA this week: Musical series Intrusion on Tuesday, June 14 at 11p; drama Insecure on Thursday, June 16 at 8:30p, and magazine series 21st Century Season 5 on Friday, June 17 at 10p.
(Source: Cynopsis)
ID’s new I Am Homicide focuses on a veteran detective who has employed unorthodox methods to crack tricky cases. Using recreations and archival footage, the show demonstrates how Det. Garry McFadden, member of the Charlotte Police Department, got the job done operating out of a local diner. Series launches Tuesday, June 14 at 10p. Also on ID: popular podcast Detective, starring McFadden, returns for season two June 7 on iTunes.
(Source: Cynopsis)
TLC ordered Who Do You Think You Are? and Long Lost Family for additional seasons. Ancestry is onboard again as sponsor of the series, both of which focus on digging into people’s pasts.
(Source: Cynopsis)
PBS is bringing back The Great British Baking Show on Friday, July 1 at 9p (check local listings). UK series airs across the pond on the BBC.
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Deadline: Crime with Tamron Hall returned to ID for season four last night (June 12). Next up: a case where a missing mom’s daughter is used as bait, on Sunday, June 19 at 10p. Series hails from NBC News’ Peacock Productions.
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Kevin Smith, who announced he was working on a Mallrats film sequel last year, appears to be switching gears. “Instead of doing a Mallrats movie, I’m going to do 10 episodes of a Mallrats series,” the filmmaker told The Preston & Steve Show. The 1995 comedy starred Jason Lee and Jeremy London.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Kate Walsh (Private Practice) will co-star in Netflix’s 13 Reasons Why, an adaptation of the bestseller by Jay Asher about a cassette tapes found after a girl’s suicide explaining to 12 peers why she took her life.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Game 4 of the NBA Finals averaged 16.4 million viewers and a 4.0/17 rating among A18-49 for ABC on Friday, according to Nielsen fast nationals.
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Singer Christina Grimmie was fatally shot while signing autographs after a concert in Florida on June 10. She was 22. Grimmie first gained fame on YouTube, and finished third on season 6 of The Voice. “We lost a beautiful soul with an amazing voice,” tweeted the NBC show.
(Source: Cynopsis)
70TH ANNUAL TONY AWARDS – 2016 WINNERS LIST
http://www.tonyawards.com/en_US/nominees/winners.html
WEEKEND BOX OFFICE
The Conjuring 2 – $40.4 million
Warcraft – $24.4 million
Now You See Me 2 – $23 million
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle: Out of the Shadows – $14.8 million
X-Men: Apocalypse – $10 million
(Source: Box Office Mojo)
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