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CBS, NBC, ABC: The 2016 Republican National Convention from Cleveland 4th Night at 10pm
LIFETIME: Bring It! (Premiere) at 9pm
LIFETIME: The Rap Game (Premiere) at 10pm
BRAVO: Real Housewives of Melbourne (Premiere) at 9pm
NBC: Spartan: Ultimate Team Challenge (Finale) at 8pm
FOX: Bones At Alone (Finale) at 8pm
Hollywood is mourning the loss of comedic legend Garry Marshall, a chief architect of the ‘70s sitcom landscape who died Tuesday night of complications from pneumonia after he suffered a stroke. He was 81. Marshall, by all accounts one of the nicest guys in Hollywood, leaves a legacy of iconic television shows, including Happy Days, Laverne and Shirley, Mork & Mindy. Aside from his television work, which launched the careers of Henry Winkler and Robin Williams, among others, Marshall directed 18 films, including 1990 hit Pretty Woman, Beaches, Overboard, Runaway Bride and Valentine’s Day.
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The fourth season of Starz’s original series Black Sails will be the last for the Emmy-winning Treasure Island prequel. The 10-ep fourth season returns in 2017. “While it was a difficult decision for us to make this season our last, we simply couldn’t imagine anything beyond it that would make for a better ending to the story nor a more natural handoff to Treasure Island,” said series co-creator and exec producer Jonathan E. Steinberg. The first three seasons of Black Sails averaged 3.6 million multiplatform viewers per episode, according to Nielsen.
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ESPN selected Minneapolis as the next US host city for the X Games. Minneapolis will host an X Games summer event for the next two years at the new, state-of-the-art U.S. Bank Stadium. The events will take place July 13-16, 2017 and July 1922, 2018.
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Dwayne Johnson is flexing again, this time developing scripted drama series Muscle Beach, which USA Network has acquired. From Johnson and Dany Garcia’s Seven Bucks Productions and Flynn Picture Co., the project is set in a l bodybuilding gym in ‘80s Venice Beach, CA, where an ensemble of lost souls aim to reinvent themselves.
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RuPaul’s Drag Race, for which RuPaul just scored an Emmy nom as host, got the green light for a ninth season on Logo. Additionally, Logo greenlit Fire Island, a docuseries from Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos’ Milojo Productions that will premiere in 2017.
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Reelz will premiere two-hour doc Robin Williams: Behind Closed Doors on Sunday, August 28 at 9p. Special covers Williams’ rise to stardom from small comedy clubs to his breakthrough role on Happy Days and his big-screen triumphs, as well as some of his troubling times. Among those interviewed are the late Garry Marshall, Mork & Mindy co-star Jay Thomas, Aladdin co-star Scott Weinger and fellow comic Margaret Cho.
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Hosted by music producer, recording artist and actor David Banner, season 5 of ABFF Independent premieres on Aspire on Thursday, August 4 at 9p. The one-hour show showcases indie shorts and documentaries from emerging black artists.
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Alton Brown heads back to camp with a trunkful of twisted culinary challenges in Camp Cutthroat 2: Alton’s Revenge, premiering Wednesday, August 24 at 10p on Food Network. This year’s five-episode battle is set deeper in the wilderness, with a roster of 16 chef contestants competing for the chance to win up to $75,000.
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TLC’s Toddlers and Tiaras returns with more glitter, glamour and drama on Wednesday, August 24 at 9p.
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Miramax and El Rey Network announced the return for Season 3 of From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series on September 6 at 9p on El Rey.
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Season 3 of FX’s drama series The Strain debuts on Sunday, August 28 at 10p, with the continued adventures of Dr. Ephraim Goodweather, former head of the Center for Disease Control, Canary Team in New York City who’s called upon to investigate a mysterious viral outbreak with hallmarks of an ancient and evil strain of vampirism.
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The Royals family continues to grow in E! scripted drama series’ third season as star Elizabeth Hurley’s son, Damian Hurley, makes his acting debut joining the cast as Hansel, the Crown Prince of Lichtenstein. Max Brown (Agent Carter, Sleepy Hollow) also joins the cast.
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CBS medical drama series Code Black is extending its guest list for season 2. Camryn Manheim (Person of Interest, The Practice), Eric Roberts (The Dark Knight, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation) and Alexandra Grey (Transparent, When We Rise) will all appear in an ep titled “Life and Limb.”
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Alon Aboutboul (London Has Fallen) and Amin Joseph (Baywatch) are in as series regulars on FX’s Snowfall, the cocaine-drenched drama pilot co-created and exec-produced by John Singleton and Erick Amadio.
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Carlos Gomez will return to CBS drama Madam Secretary for the upcoming third season, reprising his recurring role of Jose Campos.
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Night two coverage of the Republican National Convention was down slightly from Monday’s coverage in the broadcast realm. ABC, CBS and NBC combined for a 2.1 rating and 10.06 million viewers vs. Monday’s 2.3 and 10.24 million.
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In cable, the evening of speakers including Trump children Tiffany Trump and Donald Trump Jr., Dr. Ben Carson, Chris Christie and House Speaker Paul Ryan, saw Fox News Channel deliver 4.8 million primetime viewers. CNN drew 2.8 million viewers in primetime, and MSNBC registered 1.5 million viewers.
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BROADWAY
The Humans is closing on Sunday July 24, 2016 and will be moving to a bigger theater in August.
http://www.broadway.com/shows/the-humans/
Shuffle Along with Audra McDonald, Billy Porter & Brian Stokes Mitchell is closing on Sunday July 24, 2016.
http://www.broadway.com/shows/shuffle-along/
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