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ON TELEVISION (THURSDAY 7/28/16)
CBS, NBC, ABC: The 2016 Democratic National Convention from Philadelphia 4th Night at 10pm
BBC AMERICA: Ripper Street (Premiere) at 10pm
COMEDY CENTRAL: Jeff Ross Presents: Roast Battle (Premiere) at 10pm
CNN topped viewership for the second night of the 2016 Democratic Convention, which drew 24.3 million viewers across the broadcasters and cable news outlets, according to Nielsen. In total, Tuesday’s DNC viewership was up 25 percent from what the RNC pulled in on its second night on July 19. CNN drew 5.929 million total viewers and 2.051 million in the news demo of A25-54, down 4 percent from its DNC day one coverage. NBC took second place, with 5.281 million viewers and 1.93 million A25-54 watching. MSNBC was third, with a total audience of 3.834 million and 1.2 million A25-54, followed by ABC in fourth with 3.463 million total and 1.098 million A25-54 viewers. CBS trailed with 2.945 million total and 888,000 A25-54), and RNC topper Fox New Channel was in the sixth spot with 2.851 million total viewers and 634,000 A25-54.
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CBS comedy Superior Donuts has sweetened the pot, casting veteran actor Judd Hirsch as the co-lead opposite Jermaine Fowler.
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Peep Show, a half-hour series based on the award-winning British comedy that just concluded its 12-year run last year, is in development at Starz. UK creators Sam Bain and Jesse Armstrong will consult producers on the US version, to be written by Eli Jorne, who will serve as exec producer/showrunner. Jimmy Fox (The Arrangement) and Layla Smith (Witless) of All3Media’s Objective Media Group (the company behind the original series) will also serve as exec producers with Greg Lipstone, CEO of All3Media America.
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Spike greenlit 30 new episodes of Bar Rescue for the fifth season of the network’s original series, in addition to ordering 10 more Back to the Bar specials and an untitled, late-night talk show pilot from series star, bar and nightlife expert Jon Taffer. Series and pilot are produced by 3 Ball Entertainment (Extreme Weight Loss, My Cat From Hell) and executive produced by Taffer. The fifth season of Bar Rescue will debut on August 7 at 9p, with the additional specials airing throughout the season’s run of original episodes on Sunday nights.
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CMT announced a 13-episode second season pickup of its series Still The King, starring Billy Ray Cyrus, Joey Lauren Adams and Madison Iseman. The series’ debut marked the network’s highest-rated original series premiere ever; the one-hour season 1 finale airs Sunday, August 14 at 9p.
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Nickelodeon will feature the First Lady Michelle Obama in a new episode of All in with Cam Newton this Friday, July 29 at 8p. In the ep, Newton takes 10-year old Rosie Smolowitz to the White House to meet Obama, who talks to Rosie about her dream of one day becoming President of the United States. As Honorary Co-chair of the National Parks Centennial, Mrs. Obama also highlights “Every Kid in a Park,” a program that grants free access to national parks and forests, and public lands.
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In celebration of the 100th birthday of the National Park Service, Smithsonian Channel will air America’s National Parks at 100 on Sunday, August 28 at 8p. The one-hour special takes an unexpected view of the first century of our National Park System, featuring parks like Yosemite, Yellowstone, and Grand Canyon as well as highlighting the more than 400 places now managed by the Park Service, many for their importance to the American story, scientific inquiry and preservation of our national treasures.
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History original series Ice Road Truckers will return for a 10th season on Thursday, August 4 at 10p. For the past nine seasons, a determined group of long-haul truckers have kept the remote villages and work camps of Canada’s North supplied during the harsh winter. The new season brings the ice road truckers their biggest challenge yet, as road authorities warn that the rising temperatures will cause the roads to open late and close early.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Netflix set the date for the premiere of Gilmore Girls: A Day in the Life, its revival of the show that picks up nine years after the original GG series. All four 90-minute chapters of the new show launch globally at 12:01a PT on November 25, one minute after Thanksgiving ends on the west coast.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Elizabeth Marvel (House Of Cards) will next be seen in the role of President-Elect Elizabeth Keane on the upcoming Season 6 of Showtime’s Homeland. New season debuts in January 2017 and will chronicle the events following the US Presidential election.
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Meg Donnelly (Netflix‘s Teen Toon) is now onboard as a regular in ABC‘s new family comedy American Housewife. Donnelly will play the eldest of the three children who was awkward but suddenly became beautiful. She replaces Johnny Sequoyah, who was originally cast in the pilot.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Lucy Butler (The Gilmore Girls) landed a recurring role on TNT series The Last Ship, playing a powerful Southern politician.
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Tristin Mays (The Vampire Diaries) will be a series regular in CBS’ reboot of 1985 series MacGyver. She’ll play opposite Lucas Till and George Eads.
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Looks like Zoe McLellan, who played special agent Merri Brody on CBS series NCIS: New Orleans, will not be back for Season 3, due to a creative decision with the story line.
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Travel Channel’s “Dive Into Summer” water-themed programming event delivered a 71 percent ratings increase among A25-54 versus year-ago on Sunday, July 25. The newest premiere episode of series Xtreme Waterparks at 9p posted its highest ratings of the season – 56 percent above the year-ago timeslot. Top Secret Swimming Holes at 10p also performed strongly, with ratings up 41 percent among A25-54.
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For the first time in its history, Telemundo was the number one Spanish-language network in Monday-Friday primetime for the week of July 18, with 879,000 viewers A18-49 and 413,000 A18-34. Another first: The net was the number one Spanish-language television network for the week during Monday-Sunday primetime programming among A18-49 (727,000) and A18-34 (340,000).
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Bravo’s Shahs of Sunset on July 17 delivered its highest-rated episode of the season among A25-54, earning 1.1 million A18-49 (up 10 percent vs. the prior week’s episode), 1.3 P25-54 (up 8 percent), and 2 million total viewers. The network’s The Real Housewives of Orange County on July 18 hit a season high among all key demos, and among A25-54 was the highest-rated episode since the season 9 finale in August 2014. The Below Deck Mediterranean ep that aired July 19 also hit a season high among all key demos, delivering 1.1 million A18-49 and 2 million total viewers.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Oxygen’s Sisterhood of Hip Hop July 19 episode grew from its series premiere among all key demos, delivering 169,000 Women 18-49, 232,000 A18-49 and 53,000 Women 25-54.
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BROADWAY
Cats opens on Sunday July 31, 2016.
http://ppc.broadway.com/shows/cats-broadway/
Fully Committed with Jesse Tyler Ferguson is closing on Sunday July 31, 2016.
http://ppc.broadway.com/shows/fully-committed/
Motown The Musical is closing on Sunday July 31, 2016.
http://ppc.broadway.com/shows/motown/
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