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CBS, NBC, ABC: The 2016 Republican National Convention from Cleveland 3rd Night at 10pm
E!: EJ NYC (Finale) at 9pm
EL REY: Lucha Underground (Finale) at 8pm
NBC, Universal Television Alternative Studios and Jennifer Lopez’s Nuyorican Productions are hitting the floor with a 10-episode order for World of Dance. In partnership with World of Dance, the series will feature performers vying for a prize of $1 million. “This will be a fierce talent-heavy dance competition that embraces the raw emotion and excitement that dance represents,” said Lopez. “I’m excited to work with World of Dance, an organization that has had an immeasurable impact on the dance community, to give all dancers an enormous platform where their dreams can be realized.”
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The Telemundo News team is traveling to Cleveland and Philadelphia to produce six special programs, covering the top moments of the presidential nominating conventions. Noticiero Telemundo anchor Jose Diaz-Balart will lead the reporting team. Coverage will include four special Telemundo programs with live coverage of Wednesday and Thursday nights of each convention (July 20-21 from Cleveland and July 27-28 from Philadelphia) at 11:30p, and live Spanish-language broadcasts of Donald Trump’s and Hillary Clinton’s acceptance speeches on NBC Universo on Thursday, July 21 and Thursday, July 28, respectively, at 10p. The speeches will also be available in Spanish and English on the Telemundo News mobile app and online at NoticiasTelemundo.com.
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Reports remained conflicted regarding the state of Fox News chief Roger Ailes. A deleted tweet from influential conservative media commentator Matt Drudge noted that the chairman and CEO was stepping down and included an exit document. However, an official statement insists that’s not the case. “Roger is at work. The review is ongoing. And the only agreement that is in place is his existing employment agreement,” says a rep for parent company 21st Century Fox.
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Dog behaviorist Cesar Millan and his son Andre Millan are road-tripping across America in search of dogs and their humans who need help and want to share their story in Nat Geo WILD’s new series Cesar and Son (wt). From canine heroes to unsolvable pooch problems, no pup is off limits.
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TV One has renewed Rickey Smiley For Real for a third season. The comedic docu-series continues to post double-digit gains and is currently outperforming its first season across all total and key demos. “The consistent growth of Rickey Smiley For Real demonstrates the strong connection our viewers have with Rickey’s lovable family and laughable team,” said D’Angela Proctor, Head of Original Programming and Production for TV One.
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Power ratings for the Season 3 premiere of Power have led to a two-season renewal for the Starz series. The show’s Sunday debut garnered 2.26 million viewers, the cable net’s best original series debut numbers yet and the most-watched episode of any Starz original ever.
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AMC has struck an extensive multi-year deal with comedian Chris Hardwick, which will see him host and EP multiple programs for the network over the next three years. Hardwick will continue as host of current and new “Talking” live after shows, including Talking Dead, Talking Dead: Fear Edition, Talking Saul and Talking Preacher. “There is simply nobody better than Chris Hardwick at doing what he does,” said Joel Stillerman, President of Original Programming and Development for AMC and SundanceTV.
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Actor and former NFL player Terry Crews returns to his Michigan roots to champion a revitalized Motor City in Travel Channel’s Celebrity Adventure Club on Saturday, July 23, at 10a. The second in a series of specials, each hour-long feature hands the camera to a star as he or she travels around the world.
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UP celebrates “Christmas in July” this Saturday, July 23, and Sunday, July 24. The themed programming weekend includes Christmas episodes of fan-favorite series, like Growing Pains and Gilmore Girls, and Christmas movies, as well as a sneak peek of new original movie Merry Christmas, Baby, which premieres later this year.
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TLC’s Love at First Kiss, from the producers of The Bachelor, bows Wednesday, August 3 at 10p. The reality series breaks singles’ boundaries by having them kiss a total stranger to find out if one smooch can lead to everlasting love. If either of the pair feels a spark, he or she can head to a two-minute speed date, which could lead to a date in the real world.
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INSP has set a premiere date for State Plate. The culinary travel series, hosted by Taylor Hicks, debuts Friday, October 21 at 9p. Announcement was made by Doug Butts, SVP of Programming at INSP.
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Buddy Valastro and his family return to TLC for an eighth season of Cake Boss on Tuesday, August 23 at 9p. Surprise visits from old customers and milestones occurring within the Valastro family will be featured this season.
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The best kid cooks in the country compete on new Food Network series Food Network Star Kids, premiering Monday, August 22 at 8p. Hosted by Tia Mowry and Donal Skehan, the show features 10 talented junior finalists participating in a variety of culinary, on-camera and social media challenges over six episodes.
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Bad Girls Club: Social Disruption bows Tuesday, September 20 at 8p on Oxygen. Leaving their numerous followers behind, the fierce females will have their patience tested as they drop their devices and confront their issues head on. Fans can catch a casting special on Tuesday, September 13 at 8p to meet the ladies before they officially move into the house.
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The X Factor UK returns to AXS TV for the third consecutive year, when the net premieres Season 13 of the music competition series on Sunday, August 28 and Monday, August 29 at 8p. The new season features Simon Cowell and marks the return of judges Sharon Osbourne, Nicole Scherzinger and Louis Walsh.
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Showtime Sports will chronicle Florida State University’s quest for the 2016 College Football National Championship with all-access documentary, A Season with Florida State Football. The series brings viewers behind the scenes and into the lives of the Seminoles with weekly 30-minute episodes throughout the 2016 season. Show bows Tuesday, September 6 at 10p.
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GSN named Garcelle Beauvais (Hollywood Today Live, Spider-Man: Homecoming) host of new competition series Window Warriors. The show brings art and commerce together as window designers are challenged to conceive jaw-dropping displays each week.
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T.R. Knight is heading back to Shondaland. The former Grey’s Anatomy star has landed an undisclosed, recurring role on The Catch. ABC series is slated to return midseason.
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Power to The Powerpuff Girls. The show has been renewed for a second season by Cartoon Network. The series premiere in April won the night in all key demos, garnering more than 81 million views across multiple platforms, and picked up its first Emmy nom as Outstanding Short Form Animated Program.
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The premiere of Elena of Avalor, the animated series introducing a princess inspired by diverse Latin cultures, will air two consecutive episodes simultaneously with limited interruption on Disney Channel and Disney Junior on Friday, July 22 at 7p. The television event also includes a telecast of animated feature Frozen 5:15p and a first-look at the animated short-form series LEGO Frozen Northern Lights and a scene from upcoming Disney feature film Pete’s Dragon.
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Bottersnikes & Gumbles is headed to Netflix. The animated series is set to make its 26-episode debut on Tuesday, August 16, in 17 languages worldwide, with the exception of Australia and the UK, which will launch on Netflix in 2017.
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Making a Murder will return to Netflix with new episodes. Executive producers/directors Laura Ricciardi and Moira Demos are in production on new episodes of the documentary series. New installments will take viewers back inside the story of convicted murderer Steven Avery, and his co-defendant, Brendan Dassey, as their respective investigative and legal teams challenge their convictions and the State fights to have the convictions and life sentences upheld. The episodes will offer exclusive access to Avery’s new lawyer Kathleen Zellner and Dassey’s legal team, led by Laura Nirider and Steve Drizin.
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Deadline reports that 1998 Olympic gold medalist Tara Lipinski is teaming with producer Michael Shamberg and writer Jonathan Igla (Mad Men, Masters Of Sex) on a new drama for Hulu. The series will offer a behind-the-scenes look at the intense world of figure skating.
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Season 2 of Nickelodeon’s Shimmer and Shine is off to a strong start, posting double-digit gains over its first-season levels with kids 2-5 (up 38 percent) and total viewers (up 64 percent). The show’s July 13 premiere was the day’s number-one telecast across all TV among kids 2-5 and girls 2-5, and the series ranked among the top 10 preschool shows across all TV for 2Q16.
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Among the new strips in first-run, rookie champion Crime Watch Daily (0.8, steady) widened its lead on the freshman field to a 33 percent advantage as second place FABLife (0.6, down 14 percent) declined to a new season low.
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Family Feud (6.8, down percent) dominated the game shows for the 11th consecutive week. Wheel of Fortune (5.3, down 9 percent) slid to a new season low and landed in a tie with Jeopardy (5.3, down 5 percent).
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Live with Kelly (2.6 live plus same day national Nielsen rating, up 4 percent from the week before) celebrated the 4th of July holiday session ending July 10 by topping the talk shows for the sixth week in a row. Kelly was the only talker in the top five moving up from the prior frame and led the genre among W25-54 with a 1.2 in the key demo.
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Sunday’s episode of Food Network Stars ranked second in its 9p timeslot across all ad-supported cable, posting a season high 9 rating A25-54 (860,000 IMP), up 19 percent since its May premiere. To date this season show has been seen by over 31 million P2+ viewers. Overall, Food Network was ranked fourth for Sunday night among all cable.
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Hallmark Channel’s original world premiere movie A Perfect Christmas delivered a strong performance on Saturday, July 16, as part of the network’s popular annual “Christmas Keepsake” programming event. The movie averaged a 2.1 HH Rating and 2.3 million Total Viewers, becoming the #1 HH rated non-news program of the day.
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The flagship Scripps Networks Interactive brands saw double-digit ratings increases in primetime (P25-54) for Saturday, July 16, with HGTV landing at #2, Food Network taking the #6 spot and Travel Channel ranking #12 in cable for the night. HGTV recorded a 27 percent lift, Food Network had a 20 percent increase and Travel Channel saw a 45 percent jump year-over-year. Top shows of the evening included HGTV’s House Hunters Renovation and Food Network’s Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives.
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Simulcast on Nickelodeon, Nicktoons and TeenNick, Nickelodeon’s Kids’ Choice Sports 2016 on Sunday, July 17 scored its highest K2-11 and K6-11 ratings to date, boasting double-digit increases among Kids 6-11 in particular. Kids’ Choice Sports 2016 posted a 4.6/1.3 million among K2-11 (up 5 percent over last year’s show) and a 6.1/1.1 million with K6-11 (up 11 percent). The show also scored 2.5 million total viewers across Nick’s TV platforms.
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