FIRST LOOK
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ON TELEVISION (THURSDAY 6/23/16)
ABC: BattleBots (Premiere) at 8pm
BBC AMERICA: Thirteen (Premiere) at 10pm
OUTSIDE TELEVISION: Locals (Premiere) at 9pm
USA: Queen of The South (Premiere) at 10pm
AXS TV: Gotham Comedy Live (Finale) at 10pm
HGTV: Vintage Flip (Finale) at 11pm
SPIKE TV: Lip Sync Battle (Finale) at 10pm
TLC: Fat Chance (Finale) at 10pm
HBO scratched plans for a season two of Vinyl. The 1970s music drama, exec produced by Mick Jagger and Martin Scorsese, had been renewed for a sophomore season despite soft ratings, with Scott Z. Burns replacing co-creator Terence Winter as showrunner. “After careful consideration, we have decided not to proceed with a second season of Vinyl,” said HBO in a statement. “Obviously, this was not an easy decision. We have enormous respect for the creative team and cast for their hard work and passion on this project.”
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The Late Show with Stephen Colbert will broadcast two weeks of live shows during the political conventions, from July 18-21 during the Republican convention in Cleveland, and from July 25-28 as the the Democratic event unfolds in Philadelphia. Colbert will host from NYC, where his guests will react to the day’s events. The CBS late nighter will also have an on-site presence at the conventions.
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Michelle Obama will be James Corden’s next Carpool Karaoke guest. “Hi, I’m at the White House today,” said the Late Late Show host on the First Lady’s Snapchat account. “I’m going to take a spin in a car and sing songs with…” “Me,” chimed in Michelle Obama. The video is “coming up,” says CBS.
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Cristina Ferrare, co-host of Hallmark Channel morning show Home & Family, is being replaced by Debbie Matenopoulos, the Home & Family lifestyle expert who first shot to fame as co-host of The View from 1997-99. What’s the deal? “It’s really very simple,” said Ferrare on her Facebook page. “Home and Family will have a season 5 which I am so happy for and the Network decided that they want a new co-host and that will be Debbie. She will do a great job!” Praising Ferrare’s “warmth and grace,” Michelle Vicary, Hallmark EVP of programming and publicity, added that Matenopoulos has “quickly become an audience favorite.” Lifestyle show airs weekdays at 10a.
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HBO landed the most 2016 TCA Awards nominations with 12, while USA’s Mr. Robot and FX’s The People v. O.J. Simpson tied with four each. FX earned 11 total nods, followed by Netflix with six, PBS with five, USA with four, ABC, AMC, CBS, Lifetime, and the CW with three each, Disney Junior, NBC and TBS with two and CNN, E!, Fox, History, Showtime and WGN America with one each. The 32nd Annual TCA Awards take place Saturday, August 6, hosted by Jane the Virgin’s Jaime Camil.
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Fuse and Voto Latino announced the winners in the “Crash the Parties” search for two aspiring Latino reporters to cover the Democratic and Republican National Conventions: Arlene Santana from LA, who will cover the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, and James Villalobos from Springfield, MA, who will cover the GOP gathering in Cleveland. “Crash the Parties” was created to inspire and encourage Latino participation in the upcoming Presidential election.
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Freeform greenlit a spin-off of The Bachelor, starring Bachelor Ben Higgins and new fiancee Lauren Bushnell, slated for October. Docu-series optimistically titled Ben and Lauren: Happily Ever After, produced by Next Entertainment in association with Warner Horizon Television, will follow the couple as they prepare to walk down the aisle. There’s a built-in audience: The recent run on ABC of season 20 of The Bachelor was the number one show on Monday night among A18-34 and W18-34, and during 1Q16 the dating show was the most social broadcast TV series in Total Tweets.
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HBO grabbed the rights to 2005 bestseller Prep, about a girl’s coming of age in boarding school. Comedy series will be developed by Colleen McGuinness (30 Rock) and Carolyn Strauss (Game of Thrones).
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Guns on Campus: Tamron Hall Investigates premieres Sunday, August 7 at 10p. The one-hour special on Investigation Discovery commemorates the 50th anniversary of the Tower Shooting at the University of Texas in Austin, which left the shooter and 16 others dead. Hall speaks to witnesses of the shooting, and well as those on both sides of the current issue of the implementation of SB11, the Texas gun law allowing students to carry concealed weapons. Special is produced by NBC News’ Peacock Productions.
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We won’t spoil it for you, but Syfy revealed the results of its Sharknado: The 4th Awakens social campaign, in which fans decided whether April Wexler (Tara Reid) lives or dies. The net also shared another list of cameo appearances, including (but not limited to!) Gilbert Gottfried as a Today show correspondent, Carrot Top as an Uber driver, and Paul Shaffer as himself. Movie premieres Sunday, July 31 at 8p.
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Spike TV focuses on a legendary combat sports fighter in Kimbo Slice: One of a Kind on Friday, June 24 at 7p. The one-hour doc tracks Kimbo’s rise from street fighter to MMA sensation, one of the sport’s first mainstream stars.
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Vampire thriller The Strain and animated comedy Archer are headed to Comic-Con. FX will offer exclusive video content and panel discussions with series stars and creators at the San Diego event, July 21-24.
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Ahead of the Sunday, June 26 premiere of Cameron Crowe music series Roadies, Showtime is shining a light on the real thing in documentary Miles to Go Before I Sleep (Friday, June 24 at 8p). Doc includes interviews with the likes of Chad Smith (Red Hot Chili Peppers) and Chris Shiflett (Foo Fighters) about the importance of the people who put their shows together.
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Canada’s Family Channel announced that season two of Degrassi: Next Class will debut Tuesday, July 19 at 9:45p. The premiere leads into the release of the entire season on the Family Channel app three days later.
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The Good Wife alum Archie Panjabi landed a major recurring role on NBC drama Blindspot, as head of a secret division of the NSA. Season two premieres Wednesday, September 14 at 10p.
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Brian Austin Green (Beverly Hills, 90210) joins the season two cast of Fox’s Rosewood, returning Thursday, September 22 at 8p, as a series regular. Green will play the newest member of East Miami’s police force.
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Maggie Geha (Ted 2) has been cast in season three of Fox’s Gotham. A younger version of the character had been portrayed by Clare Foley in season two. Drama returns Monday, September 19 at 8p.
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The role originally filled by Daniel DiTomasso on upcoming ABC drama Conviction is being recast. The character, golden child brother to a ne’er-do-well blackmailed into taking a job at LA’s Conviction Integrity Unit, is being taken in a different direction.
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Johnny Simmons (Transpecos) nabbed the male lead in Netflix comedy Girlboss, as an indie band tour manager. Series is written and exec produced by Kay Cannon (Pitch Perfect).
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Dee Bradley Baker has joined the cast of Nickelodeon movie The Legends of the Hidden Temple, based on the net’s ‘90s game show of the same name. Baker, who voiced Olmec in the original, will return in the movie as the voice of the talking head.
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Nicole Ari Parker (Rosewood) will co-star in ABC time travel drama Time After Time, as the billionaire owner of the Time Machine. Parker replaces Regina Taylor, who played the role in the pilot.
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Viacom is launching BET Play, a $3.99/month app that will be available in 100 countries, its first direct-to-consumer SVOD. “The launch of BET Play significantly expands the brand’s geographic availability by making it available direct to consumer in many markets where it has not previously had an established presence on TV,” said Michael D. Armstrong, EVP and GM of international brand development for Viacom International Media Networks. The launch coincides with the 2016 BET Awards, airing Sunday, June 26 at 8p.
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New ABC comedy Uncle Buck dipped half a ratings point from its debut last Tuesday, to 1.0/4 among A18-49. On the plus side, the show, following reruns, built 43 percent in the demo on its lead-in at 9p and more than doubled the ratings of Fox’s Coupled (.4/2).
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Point of Interest ended its run on CBS with a 1.0/4 rating among A18-49, down 9 percent versus last year’s season four finale.
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The series premiere of OWN original drama series Greenleaf on Tuesday delivered 3.043 million viewers and a 2.18 rating in W25-54, making it the #1 series debut in network history.It was also the #2 scripted cable debut in 2016 to date (behind American Crime Story: The People Vs. O.J. Simpson). The season premiere of The Haves and the Have Nots delivered 2.9 million viewers and a 2.12 rating in W25-54, climbing 18 percent from beginning to end.
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Freeform’s Pretty Little Liars drew a season premiere low 1.42 million viewers and 847,000 among A18-49 on Tuesday, down 40 percent and 36 percent from the season six debut. However, versus the season six finale, the episode was up 20 percent in viewers with a one tenth boost in the demo.
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TV One’s Unsung feature film Love Under New Management: The Miki Howard Story posted the highest Live+3 DVR lift among W18-34 (55 percent) among all original movies in network history. The film ranked as the #1 original movie in network history with HHLD 1.10, W25-54 1.07, W18-49 .88, P25-54 .79 and P18-49 0.67, with every key demo posting double-digit DVR lift.
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The June 13 episode of Bravo’s Southern Charm hit both a series high and its second consecutive season high among both P25-54 and total viewers, garnering 1.1 million P25-54 and 1.9 million total viewers in Live+3. The Real Housewives of Dallas delivered its second consecutive series high among total viewers with 1.6 million, while June 14’s Below Deck Mediterranean hit a season high among P25-54, earning 904,000 P18-49, 1.1 million P25-54 and 1.7 million total viewers. On June 15, The Real Housewives of New York City hit a season high among all key demos, delivering 1.3 million P18-49, 1.5 million P25-54 and 2.6 million total viewers.
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Fox News and Fox Business anchor Neil Cavuto had open heart surgery on Monday and “came through with flying colors,” reports Fox News. Off the air since May 31, 57-year-old Cavuto is expected to return later this year.
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Milojo Productions hired Michael Halpern as Manager of Development, to help manage the development of scripted, non-scripted, and digital projects at the SoHo-based production company owned by Mark Consuelos and Kelly Ripa. Most recently, Halpern worked in development at the production company DIGA.
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BROADWAY
Long Day’s Journey Into Night with Jessica Lange, Gabriel Byrne, and Michael Shannon will close on Sunday June 26, 2016.
http://ppc.broadway.com/shows/long-days-journey-into-night/
Bright Star created by Steve Martin & Edie Brickell is closing on Sunday June 26, 2016.
http://ppc.broadway.com/shows/bright-star/
The King And I will close on Sunday June 26, 2016.
http://ppc.broadway.com/shows/king-and-i/
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