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ON TELEVISION (MONDAY 7/18/16)
CBS, NBC, ABC: The 2016 Republican National Convention from Cleveland at 10pm
DISNEY XD: Gamer’s Guide to Pretty Much Everything (Premiere) at 12pm
ID: The Coroner: I Speak for the Dead (Premiere) at 10pm
VH1: T.I. and Tiny: The Family Hustle (Premiere) at 9pm
SYFY: 12 Monkeys (Finale) at 9pm
TELEMUNDO: El Senor de los Cielos (Finale) at 8pm
In other convention news, Scott Baio will speak at the Republican Convention in Cleveland. The actor made the announcement during a Saturday evening appearance on Fox News. Baio will be joined by fellow actor Antonio Sabato, Jr. (Charmed), Ted Cruz and Newt Gingrich. Late-night TV hosts from network and cable will all be covering the convention. Seth Meyers is taking NBC’s Late Night live, HBO is planning specials for Real Time With Bill Maher and Trevor Noah is bringing The Daily Show to Cleveland.
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CBS is tweaking its schedule during the upcoming conventions. BrainDead moves to Sundays at 10p beginning July 24, while Scorpion shifts to Monday at 9p on July 18 and July 25.
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Tatyana Ali (The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air) has filed a lawsuit claiming that Warner Bros and Telepictures stole her idea for daytime talker The Real. Ali alleges she came up with the concept for the show and pitched it to execs in 2012, but was told they declined the idea. According to the suit filed Friday in Los Angeles Superior Court, The Real premiered about six months later as “a direct production” of the concept she pitched. Warner Bros has not commented on the suit.
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Following the success of their 7 Days in Hell, Andy Samberg and Murray Miller are teaming up with HBO again to develop another sports mockumentary. Samberg is set to star in Tour de Pharmacy, examining doping in the professional cycling world, as well as produce with Miller via their Legends of Sport banner.
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Law & Order vet Rene Balcer has signed on to write, executive produce and serve as a showrunner for NBC’s Law & Order: True Crime The Menendez Murders. The net has ordered eight hour-long episodes of the anthology series focusing on brothers Lyle and Erick Menendez, convicted of murdering their parents.
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Star Wars: The Force Awakens is heading to TV – Starz will premiere the blockbuster Saturday, September 10 at 9p and 11:20p. “No greater fandom has ever existed than the Star Wars fans,” said Chris Albrecht, president and CEO of Starz. Fans and subscribers will be able to follow the search for Luke Skywalker on Starz networks, on demand, by streaming or download on the Starz App or through an Amazon Prime Starz subscription.
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Byron Allen’s Entertainment Studios has inked a multi-year home entertainment distribution agreement with Anchor Bay Entertainment. The deal gives ABE Blu-ray, DVD, EST and transactional PPV/VOD distribution rights in the United States to all theatrically- released motion pictures produced, acquired, owned, and/or controlled by Entertainment Studios, Inc.
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Dane Cook has landed a role in Starz’s American Gods. He’ll play Shadow Moon’s best friend Robbie in the adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s fantasy novel.
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The Amazing Spider-Man’s Charlie DePew will co-star opposite Bella Thorne in Freeform drama Famous in Love. He’ll play Jake, a down-to-earth guy from the Midwest.
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Morgan Spector has nabbed a starring role in Spike’s The Mist. He’ll play protagonist Kevin Cunningham. Series goes into production this summer, to air in 2017.
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Rose Byrne (Damages) has been cast opposite Oprah Winfrey in HBO Films’ The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks. She’ll play a journalist.
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Sandrine Holt has signed as a series regular on CBS’ MacGyver, a reimagining of the 1985-1992 action-adventure drama. She’ll portray an ex-field agent turned director of operations for DXS.
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Hulu drama Handmaid’s Tale has added Mark Minghella as a Guardian in Gilead, and Ann Dowd (The Leftovers) as head of the Red Center. Series bows in 2017.
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Felisha Terrell (Survivors Remorse) has landed the female lead in WGN America drama pilot Roadside Picnic. She’ll play Red’s (Matthew Goode) street-wise wife, Guta, in the alien saga.
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Once Upon a Time has cast Giles Matthey (24: Live Another Day, True Blood) as Morpheus, the Greek god of dreams, in Season 6. Series returns Sunday, September 25 at 8p on ABC.
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American Koko has been picked up by ABC’s revamped ABCd streaming service. Viola Davis is a producer on the digital series, created by and starring Diarra Kilpatrick (Mike & Molly).
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Bravo’s The Real Housewives of New Jersey season 7 premiere on Sunday garnered 1.3 million viewers P18-49, 1.6 million P25-54 and 2.6 million total viewers. Immediately following, Shahs of Sunset netted 1 million P18-49 (up 21 percent from the prior episode), 1.2 million P25-54 (up 23 percent) and a season high 2 million (up 33 percent) total viewers.
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The 13th annual edition of Premios Juventud, which aired on Univision and Galavision, reached 6.4 million Total Viewers 2+. For the eighth consecutive year, Univision ranked as the top broadcast network on the night of the youth awards show among both A18-34 and Persons 12-34.
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WEEKEND BOX OFFICE
The Secret Life of Pets – $50.6 million
Ghostbusters – $46 million
The Legend of Tarzan – $11.1 million
Finding Dory – $11 million
Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates – $7.5 million
(Source: Box Office Mojo)
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