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ON TELEVISION (FRIDAY 6/24/16)
DISNEY CHANNEL: Bizaardvark (Premiere) at 9:30pm
PUBLIC TELEVISION: Small Company Value (Premiere) at 7:30pm
SYFY: Wynonna Earp (Finale) at 10pm
TLC: Say Yes To The Dress (Finale) at 9pm
(SATURDAY 6/25/16)
A&E: The First 48: Overkill (Premiere) at 9pm
AMERICAN HEROES CHANNEL: Apocalypse: Stalin (Premiere) at 10pm
OWN: Livin’ Lozada (Finale) at 9pm
(SUNDAY 6/26/16)
BET: 2016 BET Awards Live, Red & Ready! at 6pm
BET: 2016 BET Awards at 8pm
A&E: Born This Way (Premiere) at 10pm
ABC: Celebrity Family Feud (Premiere) at 8pm
ABC: The 100,000 Pyramid (Premiere) at 9pm
ABC: Match Game (Premiere) at 10pm
E!: WAGS (Premiere) at 10pm
PBS: Dancing on the Edge (Premiere) at 8pm
SHOWTIME: Ray Donovan (Premiere) at 9pm
SHOWTIME: Roadies (Premiere) at 10pm
TNT: Murder In The First (Premiere) at 9pm
TV LAND: Impastor (Premiere) at 10:30pm
TRAVEL: Xtreme Water Parks (Premiere) at 9pm
WORLD: The Greeks (Premiere) at 9pm
FOOD: Guy’s Grocery Games (Finale) at 8pm
HBO: Game of Thrones (Finale) at 9pm
HBO: Silicon Valley (Finale) at 10pm
HBO: Veep (Finale) at 10:30pm
HGTV: Lakefront Bargain Hunt (Finale) at 8pm and 8:30pm
USA: Motive (Finale) at 10pm
Bravo Media is getting into the award business. The network will air the inaugural The Bravos on Wednesday, July 20 at 10p. Hosted by Andy Cohen and sponsored by Chevrolet, the pop-culture infused awards show will honor stand-out stars of the cultural zeitgeist in a variety of categories. Mariah Carey will receive the pinnacle Giving Me Life Achievement Award, a non-voting category.
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USA Network added two episodes to the season 2 order for Mr. Robot, upping the Universal Cable Productions series from 10 episodes to 12. Sam Esmail, the creator and exec producer, will direct all 12 episodes this season, which kicks off Wednesday, July 13 at 10p with two back-to-back episodes, presented with limited commercial breaks. Live after show Hacking Robot will provide a behind-the-scenes look at the drama.
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Maya Rudolph will co-star in a music-centric episode of IFC’s Documentary Now! season 2. In the episode “Test Pattern,” Rudolph joins series regulars Fred Armisen and Bill Hader as they perform one of the greatest concerts that never really happened. The ep is inspired by groundbreaking 1984 Talking Heads concert documentary, Stop Making Sense. Airdate is to come.
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The Kennedy Center Honors announced its honorees for 2016: Argentine pianist Martha Argerich, rock band the Eagles, actor Al Pacino, singer Mavis Staples and musician James Taylor. They will be recognized during The 39th annual Kennedy Center Honors, to be broadcast Tuesday, December 27, at 9p on CBS.
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George Lopez, Reba McEntire, Ne-Yo and Louis Tomlinson of One Direction fame join the America’s Got Talent panel for The Judge Cuts, slated to begin Tuesday, July 12 at 8p on NBC, at which point the show starts airing on Tuesdays and Wednesdays for the remainder of the season.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Food Network star and author Sandra Lee is joining ABC’s Good Morning America as a contributor. Robin Roberts announced the news on the morning show as Lee fired up the grill for a barbecue segment.
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The third annual Trailblazer Honors will premiere on VH1 and Logo on Saturday, June 25 at 8p. The annual LGBT Pride event will this year be a tribute to Orlando and be the culmination of Logo’s daylong “We Are Orlando: A Day of Remembrance.” The Honors feature video messages from Vice President Joe Biden, Christina Aguilera, Glenn Close, Boy George, Rita Ora and more paying tribute to the victims of the tragic shooting. Presenters include Emma Stone, Macklemore, Lance Bass, and Chloe Grace Moretz.
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El Rey Network is hosting a “School’s Out” marathon, featuring a good old-fashioned mutant takeover in the form of Class of Nuke ‘Em High episodes and continuing with Class of 1999 from Saturday, June 25 at 6a through Sunday, June 26 at 3a.
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The BET Awards will air live Sunday, June 26, at 8p. Show is hosted by Anthony Anderson and Tracee Ellis Ross (black-ish), and features performances by Alicia Keys, Bryson Tiller, Future, Maxwell, Usher plus a tribute to Prince.
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Decades Network, the multicast TV network from Weigel Broadcasting Co. and CBS Television Stations, is marking the 50th anniversary of the premiere of gothic soap opera Dark Shadows on Monday, June 27, by featuring 12 of the series’ most well-known shows, including the debut episodes of vampire Barnabas Collins. In addition to the selected episodes, the Decades original one-hour daily series Through the Decades will present an exclusive interview with Steven August Papa, the self-proclaimed No. 1 lifetime fan of Dark Shadows.
(Source: Cynopsis)
The US Marine Corps will confirm the identity of the previously unknown flag raiser on Iwo Jima New in new one-hour Smithsonian Channel special The Unknown Flag Raiser of Iwo Jima. The special, which airs Sunday, July 3 at 9p, will feature never-seen forensic evidence provided by Smithsonian Channel and production company Lucky 8 TV that delve into the iconic image taken on February 23, 1945.
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Sony Movie Channel will air a special Independence Day Military Marathon of 16 films including The Last Detail, starring Jack Nicholson; Sean Penn and Michael J. Fox starrer Casualties of War; and Gene Hackman-starring Bat 21, among others on Monday, July 4 beginning at 3:15a.
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Z Living is adding six new series to its summer slate. Premiering July 5 are Class FitSugar at 5p, the first show to emerge from Z Living and PopSugar’s new strategic partnership, and Change The Day You Die at 9p. Family Food Challenge debuts on Monday, July 11 at 9p; Kim’s Rude Awakenings launches Tuesday, July 12 at 8p,The Healthy Gourmet premieres Monday, August 8 at 8p and Now Eat This With Rocco DiSpirito debuts Monday, August 22 at 9p.
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Investigation Discovery will premiere The Coroner: I Speak For the Dead on Monday, July 18 at 10p. Every body has a story, as seasoned coroner Graham Hetrick reveals provides an inside look at murder cases and complex forensic investigations while detectives search for clues among the living.
(Source: Cynopsis)
New TLC series Love at First Kiss, premiering Wednesday, August 3 at 10p, takes singles out of their comfort zones when they kiss a total stranger, without introduction, to find out if one kiss can lead to everlasting love.
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Rainbow and Nickelodeon are launching a new animated series, Regal Academy on Saturday, August 13 on Nick. The series, announced at Licensing Expo, brings classic fairy tale characters into the modern world following the adventures of Rose Cinderella, a normal girl who suddenly discovers she’s the granddaughter of Cinderella. Series was created and produced by Rainbow with Rai Fiction.
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Politics, arts, drama and political history mark the just-unveiled PBS 2016 primetime schedule. Frontline’s series The Choice 2016 returns on September 27 with an in-depth look at this year’s presidential candidates, while The Contenders – 16 For ’16, debuting September 13, looks back at previous elections through the stories of former candidates. Hamilton’s America, from Great Performances, will provide an intimate look at the making of the wildly successful Broadway show, which kicks off the sixth season of the PBS Arts Festival on October 21. Additionally, Poldark returns on Masterpiece (date TBA), with season 2. In the docu department, on September 6, PBS presents 9/11 Inside the Pentagon, while Ken Burns’s Defying the Nazis: The Sharps’ War debuts on September 20.
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Also among PBS highlights: Spotlight Education, a week of primetime programming focused on the challenges facing America’s education system, launches September 12. On October 25 Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You debuts on American Masters, and Black America Since MLK: And Still I Rise airs in two parts November 15 and November 22. New Martin Sheen-starring feature film Anne of Green Gables will air on Thanksgiving night, November 24.
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The fourth season of Comedy Central’s Drunk History is slated to return on Tuesday, September 27 at 10:30p.
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Outdoor Sportsman Group, which includes Outdoor Channel, Sportsman Channel and World Fishing Network, announced its summer programming lineup. Outdoor Channel will see the return of GunnyTime With R. Lee Ermey on Wednesday, June 29 at 7:30p, featuring the 11-year US Marine Corps. veteran, actor and weapons enthusiast. Additionally, on Friday nights the net will air new episodes of Craig Morgan All Access Outdoors; new series Nick’s Wild Ride, featuring country musician Nick Hoffman; Jim Shockey’s Uncharted. Shockey also returns with his daughter, Eva Shockey, on new episodes of Jim Shockey’s Hunting Adventures; and Buck Commander Protected by Under Armour featuring Willie Robertson, Luke Bryan, Jason Aldean, Adam LaRoche and the Buck Commander crew.
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Sportsman Channel is returning Cabela’s Instinct, The Lindsey Way and #Hunter, and World Fishing Network will feature World Fishing Journal and Will Billz, which follows three elite fishing teams as they compete in the “Quest for the Crest” and a cash purse in excess of $2 million.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Sony Pictures Television announced Vanna White’s first-ever mobile game, Wheel of Fortune Puzzle Pop!, is now available globally on iOS and Google Play for $2.99.
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truTV cast Tom Everett Scott (Southland) in its scripted pilot I’m Sorry (wt), which follows a seemingly confident, together comedy writer, wife and mom, played by creator/writer Andrea Savage. Scott will play Andrea’s more straitlaced husband. Newcomer Olive Petrucci also been cast as a series regular as the couple’s inquisitive daughter Amelia. Jason Mantzoukas (The League) and June Squibb (Nebraska) will appear in guest-starring roles in the pilot.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Comedian Rell Battle has been promoted to regular on the new pilot for Superior Donuts, CBS multi-camera comedy starring Jermaine Fowler, reports Deadline. Battle guested in the original pilot for the show.
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Aimee Garcia (Dexter) joined the cast of Fox drama Lucifer as a new series regular for season 2. She will portray the department’s new forensic scientist.
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Taylor Lautner (Twilight) will be among the new male leads in the second season of Fox‘s Scream Queens. Season 2 is set in a hospital, where bizarre medical cases are under observation; Lautner will play a doctor at the hospital who suffers from a strange medical condition.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Kristen Gutoskie and Christina Moses are joining the casts of The Vampire Diaries and The Originals, respectively, in recurring roles. The moves keep the Containment alums in the CW family.
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Frances Conroy (Six Feet Under) is onboard to star in Spike’s new scripted series The Mist. Based on the Stephen King novella, series tells a harrowing story about a seemingly innocuous mist that seeps into a small town and creates immense havoc. Conroy has been cast in the role of Nathalie, a modern day ecological martyr.
(Source: Cynopsis)
CNN hired Donald Trump’s former campaign manager Corey Lewandowski as a commentator.
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MOVIES
Independence Day: Resurgence – Liam Hemsworth, Jeff Goldblum, Bill Pullman, Maika Monroe, Jessie T. Usher, Travis Tope, Judd Hirsch, Charlotte Gainsbourg
Free State of Jones – Matthew McConaughey, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Mahershala Ali, Keri Russell, Brendan Gleeson, Christopher Berry, Sean Bridgers, Jacob Lofland
The Shallows – Blake Lively, Oscar Jaenada, Brett Cullen, Sedona Legge, Pablo Calva, Diego Espejel, Janelle Bailey, Ava Dean
The Neon Demon (Limited Release) – Elle Fanning, Christina Hendricks, Keanu Reeves, Jena Malone, Abbey Lee, Bella Heathcote, Desmond Harrington, Karl Glusman
NYC STREET FAIRS
Friday June 24, 2016
NYC Police Museum Fair – on Warren St. from Church to Broadway
Met Museum Fridays: Gay Pride Party and Events – 1000 5th Ave. on 82nd St. from 5pm – 9pm http://www.metmuseum.org/events/programs/met-celebrates/festivals-and-special-programs/pride
Gay Pride Rally – Hudson River Park Pier 26, West Side Hwy and N. Moore St. from 7pm – 10pm https://www.nycpride.org/events/the-rally/
Jamaica “Friday” Series (Queens) – on Guy R Brewer from Archer to Jamaica
Astoria Park Carnival (Queens) – Shore Blvd. and Ditars Blvd. http://www.centralastoria.org/news
Saturday June 25, 2016
Turtle Bay Festival – on Lexington Ave. from 42nd to 54th St.
Harlem Arts Festival – Marcus Garvey Park on 120th & Madison Ave. from 3pm to 8:30pm http://www.harlemartsfestival.com/
Summer on The Hudson: Riverfish Celebration – West Harlem Piers Park, 125th St. and Henry Hudson Pkwy from 11am – 3pm https://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2016/06/25/riverfish-celebration
Harlem Pride 2016 Celebration Day – Jackie Robinson Park, Bradhurst Ave. on 148th St. from 12pm – 6pm https://harlempride.org/
Fourth Ave. Festival – on 4th Ave. from 9th to 14th St.
Astoria Park Carnival (Queens) – Shore Blvd. and Ditars Blvd. http://www.centralastoria.org/news
Queens Family Fun Day Olympics (Queens) – Brockville Park, Brockville Blvd & Weller Ave. from 1pm – 4pm https://www.eventbrite.com/e/queens-family-fun-day-olympics-registration-25849308979?aff=ebrowse
Puppetry Arts Festival of Brooklyn (Brooklyn) – at 11am http://parkslopefifthavenuebid.com/events/puppetry-arts-festival
Salsa at the Boriqua Festival (Brooklyn) – Pier 4, 58th St. and 1st Ave. in Sunset Park http://www.boricuafestivalny.org/
Healthy Lives Healthy Communities Fair – East 152nd St. from Jackson Ave. to Wales Ave. (Bronx) http://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/weekendwalks/html/find/
find.shtml#manhattan
Sunday June 26, 2016
NYC Pridefest The March – 36th & 5th Ave. and ends at Christopher & Greenwich Streets http://www.nycpride.org/events
RuPaul’s Drag Race Pride Party & Show: Night of 1000 Queens – Stage 48, 605 West 48th St. bet. 11th & 12th Ave. http://vossevents.com/event.cfm?id=165469
Avenue of the Americas Summer Fair – on 6th Ave. from 42nd St. 56th St.
Harlem Arts Festival – Marcus Garvey Park on 120th & Madison Ave. from 3pm to 8:30pm http://www.harlemartsfestival.com/
Bronx Week 3rd Ave. Festival (Bronx) – on 3rd Ave. from 149th St. to 153rd St.
Astoria Park Carnival (Queens) – Shore Blvd. and Ditars Blvd. http://www.centralastoria.org/news
Time Out Wing Fest (Queens) – Bohemian Hall and Beer Garden 2919 24th Ave. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/time-out-wing-fest-queens-tickets-25913762762?aff=ebrowse
Peruvian International Parade and Festival (Queens) – Northern Blvd. 37th Ave. East 80th St. Jackson Heights http://www.internationalperuvianfestival.org/festival-events/parade/
Groovin’ In The Park Festival (Queens) – Roy Wilkins Park, Merrick Blvd. and Baisley Blvd. http://www.groovininthepark.com/
Bronx Week 3rd Ave. Festival (Bronx) – on 3rd Ave. from 149th – 153rd St.
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