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ON TELEVISION (TUESDAY 7/26/16)
CBS, NBC, ABC: The 2016 Democratic National Convention from Philadelphia 2nd Night at 10pm
A&E: Married at First Sight (Premiere) at 8pm
A&E: Born This Way (Premiere) at 10pm
CW: MADtv (Premiere) at 9pm
FOOD: Chopped Junior (Premiere) at 8pm
FYI: Married at First Sight (Premiere) at 8pm
FYI: Arranged: Then & Now (Premiere) at 10pm
ID: Cry Wolfe (Premiere) at 10pm
BRAVO: Below Deck Mediterranean (Finale) at 9pm
FOX: Hotel Hell (Finale) at 8pm
TLC: My Giant Life (Finale) at 10pm
Verizon and Yahoo confirmed plans for Verizon to acquire Yahoo’s operating business for about $4.83 billion. “Just over a year ago we acquired AOL to enhance our strategy of providing a cross-screen connection for consumers, creators and advertisers,” said Lowell McAdam, Verizon chairman and CEO, adding that the deal will help accelerate the company’s revenue stream in digital advertising.
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Ballers’ Dwayne Johnson, Mark Wahlberg, creator Stephen Levinson and HBO, accused of stealing the idea for the football series from a concept for a show, Off Season, from Everette Silas and Sherri Littleton, are in the clear. A judge in L.A. ruled Monday that the two concepts are “widely different” and granted a motion to dismiss the claim.
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HGTV’s Flip or Flop takes it outside for five new episodes this summer. Beginning Thursday, August 25 at 9p, the home renovation show will highlight the transformations of outdoor retreats, with features like pools, patios and beautified backyards.
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The Paley Center for Media’s Tenth Annual PaleyFest Fall TV Previews event will take place September 8-13 in Beverly Hills. The celebration will include screenings and panel conversations with stars. Hulu will offer clips, while Citi returns as the official bank card.
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Antenna TV is marking the Olympics with Johnny Carson Tonight Show reruns featuring some of the Games’ biggest names. From Friday, August 5-Sunday, August 14, guests will include the likes of Bruce Jenner, Martina Navratilova, Bob Costas and Dick Enberg.
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getTV celebrates Lucille Ball with a birthday block featuring the 2003 biopic Lucy on Sunday, August 7 at 8p. A vintage episode of The Merv Griffin Show follows, with Bob Hope, Ball and Ball’s family at 11:05p. Ball would have turned 104 on August 6.
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HDNet Movies is airing a 30th anniversary presentation of director Rob Reiner’s Oscar-nominated Stand By Me on Monday, August 8, the date of the film’s release, at 8p and 9:35p.
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Up TV’s Bringing Up Bates marks its 50th episode on Thursday, July 28 at 9p. On-screen, the family plots a party for a 1-year-old and an 18-year-old.
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The four Summer Olympics athletes to be showcased in ASPiRE’s vignette series include fencer Miles Chambley-Watson, Michael Tinsley (track and field hurdler), Will Claye (long jumper) and Natasha Hastings (track and field runner). The 90-second profiles will be seen leading up to, during and after the Games, with extended versions available on aspire.tv.
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Netflix documentary I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead: The Loud Life of Steve Aoki starts streaming Friday, August 19. The film delves into the driving force behind the EDM star: Benihana founder Rocky Aoki.
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Bravo’s Below Deck sets sail for season four on Tuesday, September 6 at 9p. Series follows crew members on a luxury yacht.
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Home improvement series Today’s Homeowner with Danny Lipford has been renewed for its 19th season. The syndicated show will air nationally across 214 stations in 204 markets.
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Nat Geo is making another Breakthrough. Season two of the docu-series from Ron Howard showcasing scientific discoveries will include works from acclaimed filmmakers focused on issues like innovative cancer treatments, big data, cyberterrorism and commercial drones.
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Downton Abbey’s Michelle Dockery landed the female lead in Netflix western miniseries Godless, slated to premiere in 2017. Jeff Daniels plays an outlaw.
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Singer/actor Rick Springfield (Jessie’s Girl) has joined season 12 of CW’s Supernatural for a multi-episode story arc as a rock star itching for a comeback. Drama returns Thursday, October 13 at 9p.
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Count Timothy Hutton in on season three of ABC anthology series American Crime. Felicity Huffman, Regina King and Richard Cabral are also returning for the latest incarnation.
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Clueless’s Alicia Silverstone will star in TV Land pilot American Woman, inspired by the life of Kyle Richards (The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills).
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AMC’s Halt and Catch Fire is adding Matthew Lillard (Bosch) to the cast as a businessman and software investor. Tech-focused series returns this summer.
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Samira Wiley (Orange Is the New Black) is onboard Hulu drama The Handmaid’s Tale, based on the Margaret Atwood novel. Production is scheduled to start this fall.
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For the second week in a row, ABC’s Sunday game show block topped the Big Four at 8p, 9p and 10p in total viewers. Celebrity Family Feud drew 7.5 million, followed by 6.7 million for The $100,000 Pyramid at 9p and 5.5 million for Match Game at 10p.
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A move to Sunday didn’t revive CBS’s BrainDead. The satirical dramedy dipped to a series low .3 among A18-49 and 2.3 million viewers.
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The season finale of Destination America’s Ghosts of Shepherdstown on Sunday, July 17 was the net’s number one telecast ever among P25-54 in Live+3 (441,000), and drew 799,000 viewers P2+. Across all six episode premieres the show delivered an average 735,000 viewers P2+, making it DA’s most successful freshman series ever.
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Bravo’s Odd Mom Out (aired July 18) earned a season high among all key demos by improving double digits from the prior week’s episode with 585,000 P18-49, 722,000 P25-54, and 1.1 million total viewers, according to Nielsen Live+3 data.
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