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ON TELEVISION (THURSDAY 7/7/16)
DIY: Tiny Luxury (Premiere) at 9pm and 9:30pm
GREAT AMERICAN COUNTRY: Lakefront Bargain Hunt (Premiere) at 8pm
HGTV: High Steaks Flippers (Premiere) at 11pm
MTV: Ridiculousness (Premiere) at 10pm
RFD-TV: LandLeader (Premiere) at 2:30pm
VICELAND: Dead Set on Life (Premiere) at 10pm
VICELAND: Party Legends (Premiere) at 10:30pm
BRAVO: Million Dollar Listing New York (Finale) at 9pm
COOKING: Beach Bites with Katie Lee (Finale) at 10pm
WE TV: Match Made in Heaven (Finale) at 10pm

Longtime Fox News host Gretchen Carlson filed a lawsuit on Wednesday accusing network CEO and chairman Roger Ailes of sexual harassment and retaliation. Carlson, let go on June 23 when her contract was up, claims her dismissal was the result of having rebuffed advances from Ailes nine months prior. Carlson, who also alleges she was denied “fair compensation, desirable assignments and other career-enhancing opportunities” in retaliation for her complaints of harassment and discrimination, is suing Ailes, not the network.
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The CW is airing the entire first season of Supergirl, plucked from CBS for season two, this summer. Starting Monday, August 1, two episodes will air each week until the superhero drama starts its sophomore run on Monday, October 10 at 8p.
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Uncle Buck star James Lesure announced via Twitter that the freshman ABC comedy has been canceled. “Disappointed. No more @UncleBuck. Thankful to have worked with  @ABCNetwork. Proud of what we’ve done,” Lesure said on Wednesday, one day after the freshman finale delivered 3.2 million viewers and 1.0/4 rating among A18-49.
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Baywatch is back. Pop struck a deal with FremantleMedia International to air 176 episodes of the soapy lifeguard drama, launched over July 4 weekend. The cult classic has aired in over 148 countries; a Baywatch movie starring Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and Zac Efron is slated for next summer.
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Tony Dokoupil moves from MSNBC to CBS News as correspondent. Dokoupil, author of memoir “The Last Pirate: A Father, His Son and the Golden Age of Marijuana,” will report for all CBS News broadcasts and platforms beginning next month.
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Outdoor Channel is making some moves. Swapping Monday timeslots for Thursdays are Legends of the Fall at 7p, Whitetail Freaks at 7:30p and Hunt Masters at 8:30p. “We have taken a new route for some of our nightly programming, for example positioning Monday evening to be outdoor lifestyle and adventure focused,” said Outdoor Sportsman Group Networks CEO and president Jim Liberatore. “We want to do the same thing with some of our other nights’ programming blocks. Thursday’s theme is ‘Calls of the Hunt,’ and this is a better fit for these WildComm shows.”
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Was five-part ABC/ESPN documentary O.J.: Made in America, coming on the heels of FX’s The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story, too much of a good thing? Hardly, says branding and insights firm TruthCo. “2016 may well be remembered as the year that TV obsessed over O.J. Simpson,” says TruthCo.’s July’s Show to Know report. “However, instead of inducing O.J. fatigue, this pairing demonstrates dominant culture’s strong appetite for multiple perspectives on a single narrative, as finding many ways into one story reflects the environment of endless commentary that we’ve grown used to in the internet age.”
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Daily half-hour strip Page Six TV, produced by the New York Post, Endemol Shine North America and Fox Television Stations, will be hosted by comedian/actor John Fugelsand (McEnroe). The gossip show starts a three-week test run in New York, LA, Philadelphia, Dallas, Atlanta, Detroit and Tampa Bay on July 18.
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Roberto Escobar, brother of late drug kingpin Pablo Escobar, wants a look at season two of Netflix drama Narcos. The series chronicles 1980s drug lords and law enforcement efforts to stop them. Labeling it a “formal, friendly request,” Escobar said in a statement that the series “is depicting me, my life, my family and my brother. I think nobody else in the world is alive to determine the validity of the materials, but me.” Escobar registered successor-in-interest rights to the Escobar family name in California in 2015.
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Samuel L. Jackson, LaTanya Jackson, Rushion McDonald and FremantleMedia North America are developing a reality show that takes celebrities back to the house they grew up in, visiting old haunts and meeting familiar faces. “LaTanya and I often talk about the nostalgia we have for the community in which we were raised, and the opportunity we have to pay it forward. Together with Rushion, we decided to empower some of our nearest and dearest celebrity friends to share this journey in their own voice, in their own hometown and to provide children and families with resources and facilities to further build their foundation,” said Samuel L. Jackson of his first unscripted project. “This is about connecting with the community where we became the people we are today and sharing that journey with audiences across America.”
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ID is delaying filming the sixth and final episode of docu-series The Vanishing Women, investigating the open cases of four deceased and two missing women from Chillicothe, Ohio, to cover real-time breaks. The conclusion, postponed until the fall, will follow law enforcement’s tracking of new tips in the cases and will cover the criminal trial this month of Jason McCrary, awaiting his murder trial for the alleged killing of Timberly Claytor. The Vanishing Women finished 2016 as ID’s number one series, with the first four episodes reaching 9.2 million unique viewers P2+ and over 4 million unique P25-54 in Total Day in Live+3.
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E! will follow six Rams players and their family as the team make their move from St. Louis to LA in greenlit Hollywood & Football. Docu-series is slated to kick off in the fall. “E! has a track record of success with pop culture programming centered in the world of sports, and this series will capture the off the field perspective of one of football’s most anticipated and high profile events as the Rams return to LA,” said Jeff Olde, EVP, programming and development.
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Freeform greenlit comedy pilot Alone Together, about two overlooked millennial misfits in LA. Comedy comes from The Lonely Island’s Andy Samberg, Jorma Taccone and Akiva Schaffer.
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Destination America has begun production on new series Kindred Spirits (wt), hosted by ghost hunting all-stars Adam Berry and Amy Bruni (Ghost Hunters).
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TV One original movie The Secret She Kept, premiering Sunday, July 10 at 7p with an encore at 9p, tells the story of a family that lets shame, confusion and misunderstanding about mental illness derail them. The film, inspired by the book of the same name, arrives during National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month.
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Never Say Can’t: The Bruce Cook Story tells how an FMX star who suffered a catastrophic injury during his debut at Nitro Circus Live reclaims his life. The 90-minute doc, airing Sunday, July 10 at 3:30p on NBC, is part of a partnership between NBC Sports Ventures and Nitro Circus that includes the inaugural Nitro World Games, debuting July 16.
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Fuse is launching a weekly comedy programming block, “Fresh Baked Comedy,” on Friday, July 8 at 11p. Kicking things off is stand-up special Michael Loftus: You’ve Changed.  Shows are followed by Stand Up & Deliver: 2 Minutes or Less, as comedians are tasked with drawing laughs in under 121 seconds.
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One-hour special Larrymania Acceso Especial, featuring best-of moments from seasons 1-4 of NBC Universo’s Larrymania, airs Saturday, July 9 at 6p. Season 5 of Larrymania premieres Sunday, July 17 at 9p.
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Fifty years after launch, Smithsonian Channel’s Building Star Trek explores the lasting impact of the series, which debuted September 8, 1966. The special shows a team from the National Air and Space Museum as they attempt to restore the original model of the U.S.S. Enterprise, and uses clips from the original series to highlight scientific innovation and technology. Two-hour special premieres Sunday, September 4 at 8p.
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OWN is re-airing a Super Soul Sunday interview with Nobel Prize winner and Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel tonight at 9p, followed by 2006’s A Special Presentation: Oprah and Elie Wiesel at Auschwitz Death Camp at 10p. Wiesel died July 2 at age 87.
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Nat Geo takes a different kind of look at the birds and the bees in Original Sin: Sex, premiering Sunday, July 10 at 9p. “For years, sexual revolutionaries have pushed boundaries that deeply changed sexual culture. Original Sin: Sex explores the transformation from all angles,” Mike Miller, exec producer, tells Cynopsis. “The sexual revolution may have happened over 50 years ago, but it’s still redefining our culture today.” Included are insights from experts like Dr. Ruth Westheimer and Dr. Drew Pinsky, as well as input from pop culture stars Andy Cohen, Ann Coulter, and Margaret Cho, to name a few.
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Celebrity cooks are spicing up the menu at Food Network and Cooking Channel. Smollett Eats has sibs Jake, Jocqui, Jojo, Jussie, Jazz and Jurnie braising and baking for six episodes starting in August and Ayesha’s Homemade (wt) starring Ayesha Curry, wife of NBA star Steph Curry, has been ordered to series and is headed for a fall premiere. Over at Scripps Networks Interactive sib Cooking Channel, Star Plates will feature the likes of Mindy Kaling, Erin Andrews and Alyson Hannigan getting a crash course as line cooks starting in August. “It’s an exciting time for Food Network as demand for food-centric content seems to be at an all-time high,” said Didi O’Hearn, SVP programming, Food Network & Cooking Channel.
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ID’s Six Degrees of Murder examines investigations that require untangling complicated webs of relationships to get to the truth. Series debuts Wednesday, July 13 at 10p.
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New FX comedies Atlanta and Better Things make their debuts, respectively, Tuesday, September 6 at 10p and Thursday, September 8 at 10p. Atlanta was created by and stars Donald Glover as a music manager, while Better Things, co-created by Pamela Adlon and Louis C.K., stars Adlon as a single working actor raising three daughters in LA. The net’s American Horror Story returns for season six Wednesday, September 14 at 10p.
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Chris Harris is taking BBC America viewers for a ride with a show bowing Monday, July 11 at 9p, based on his hit YouTube series, Chris Harris on Cars. “If wanton tire destruction, powerslides and continuous drooling over the world’s fastest and most expensive road racers like the Porsche 911 GT3RS or the Aston Martin GT12 is your thing  you could do considerably worse than watch me put them through their respective paces on track and road on BBC America,” said Harris.
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In new Travel Channel series Driven by Food, Andrew Zimmern relies on his cab driver (or gondolier, or shikara driver) to explore cities and get to know locals. On the itinerary: Rio de Janeiro, Bangkok, Berlin and Hyderbad, India, among others, starting Tuesday, August 16 at 9p.
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In what Nat Geo WILD promises will be a “nail-clipping, bridge-building, bone-repairing, abscess-draining season of mending mysteries and sensational solutions,” The Incredible Dr. Pol is back Saturday, July 16 at 9p.
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NBC’s Running Wild with Bear Grylls returns Monday, August 1 at 10p with Julianne Hough (Dancing With the Stars) and Tuesday, August 2 with pop star/actor Nick Jonas. Last summer the show averaged a 1.4 rating among A18-49 and 4.0 million viewers.
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BBC One ordered a third season of Poldark, slated to air 2017. Season 2 launches later this year.
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Funny as Hell will be back for season six on comedy streaming service Seeso. Stand-up series starts production July 26 at Montreal’s Just for Laughs festival.
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TNT renewed Animal Kingdom, while Turner sib TBS renewed Wrecked, the number one new cable comedy among A18-49, and Angie Tribeca, which had a season two premiere ratings jump of 41 percent among A18-49. “A year ago we began reinventing TBS, and thanks to the incredible talent behind these shows, we’ve come a long way in a very short amount of time,” said Brett Weitz, EVP of original programming for TBS. “Pulling the trigger on renewals early allows us to build on our success by giving fans new seasons more quickly.” As for TNT, “Animal Kingdom has signaled the new tone for TNT dramas and is moving the network in the direction we hoped it would,” said Sarah Aubrey, EVP of original programming. “I’m confident that our strategy of working with high-caliber talent and then getting out of their way will continue to pay off.”
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Rob Lowe has joined the cast of CBS medical drama Code Black as a series regular. Lowe will play a doctor pulled out of a combat hospital in Afghanistan and embedded at Angels Memorial to teach what the military has learned about combat medicine. Three actors landed recurring roles as new ER residents on the show: Nafessa Williams (Twin Peaks), Noah Grey-Cabey (Heroes Reborn) and Emily Tyra (Flesh and Bone). Season two launches Wednesday, September 28 at 10p.
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Quantico welcomes Blair Underwood (The Good Wife) for season two. “We look forward to creating a role that will showcase his huge range and boundless charisma,” said series creator Joshua Safran. ABC drama returns Sunday, September 25 at 10p.
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Retta was upped to series regular on Bravo’s Girlfriends’ Guide to Divorce, renewed in April for seasons 3-5. Retta joined the cast in season two.
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Vanessa Lachey (Dads) landed a lead role in TV Land pilot The First Wives Club. Lachey joins Alyson Hannigan and Megan Hilty in the reboot of the 1996 film.
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Tom Felton (Harry Potter) will join season 3 of CW’s The Flash in a series regular role, as a CSI at the Central City Police Department. Superhero series returns Tuesday, October 4 at 8p.
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Two brothers “as different as tacos and telescopes” are the focus of Nickelodeon’s new Legendary Dudas, bowing Saturday, July 9 at 9p. Live-action comedy is shot in a single-camera, mockumentary format.
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Nickelodeon’s “The Splat,” a programming block dedicated to Nick’s library of shows from the ‘90s and 2000, marks the 30th anniversary of Double Dare by bringing back original host Marc Summers for the first time in 16 years. Summers will preside a special live edition of the game show on Friday, July 22, during Comic-Con International: San Diego 2016.The event will be streamed on Facebook Live from The Splat’s Facebook page beginning at 9:30p.
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Chris Evans is exiting BBC Two’s soft-rated Top Gear reboot. “I have never worked with a more committed and driven team than the team I have worked with over the last twelve months,” said Evans. “I feel like my standing aside is the single best thing I can now do to help the cause. I remain a huge fan of the show.” Evans joined the show after an altercation between former host Jeremy Clarkson and a producer led to his team’s exit.
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ABC’s Greatest Hits launched Wednesday, June 30 to a 1.1/5 rating and 4.8 million total viewers, the net’s biggest summertime audience with regular programming in the hour since August 2014 and tying its best A18-49 rating since May 2013.
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Season four of Showtime’s Ray Donovan opened to 1.1 million viewers, up 7 percent in Live+3 from last season’s premiere. The series launch of rock ‘n’ roll backstage comedy Roadies followed, drawing 360,000 total viewers.
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ABC delivered the top 3 most watched TV shows on Sunday with The $100,000 Pyramid (6.5 million), Celebrity Family Feud (6.2 million) and Match Game (5.7 million), also topping the A18-49 demo from 9p-11p.
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NBC’s America’s Got Talent drew its largest audience since 2011 on Tuesday, with 12.6 million viewers. The competition also matched a two-year high in A18-49 (2.6).
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Even in repeats, Live with Kelly was the top syndicated talker the week ending June 26, down 4 percent versus the week prior to 2.6 in Live+SD. Dr. Phil, also in reruns, was a steady 2.5. Ellen DeGeneres hit a new season low of 1.8, down 18 percent.
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Syndicated try-out The Jason Show ended its four-week test July 1 on four Fox stations with a .5/2 overall metered market average, down 29 percent from its average lead-in and off 38 percent from the year-ago time period average.
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Episode 3 on June 28 of E! reality show Famously Single delivered a best-yet 802,000 total viewers in Live +3. Among A18-49, the series drew 502,000.
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GSN wrapped its best 2Q ever in prime among all key demos. The net broke 2Q delivery records for HH, P2+, P25-54, W25-54, P18-49, W18-49, the 2nd straight year of 2Q growth for the demos. GSN’s success was partially driven by season three of their popular Skin Wars series, and the launch of its first spinoff, Skin Wars: Fresh Paint, which debuted to record ratings on June 15, becoming the #1 competitive reality series debut, and #2 series debut, in GSN history.
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Ghosts agree with Destination America. In 2Q16, the net had its highest rated 2Q ever in Prime for ratings among Women (0.20 W25-54, 0.15 W18-49). P2+ delivery for 2Q16 original premieres is up 21 percent above original premieres in 2Q15 (475,000 versus 394,000), with five Prime series delivering more than 400,000 viewers P2+, including premieres of DA originals Mountain Monsters (706,000), Ghosts of Shepherdstown (684,000), Ghost Brothers (547,000), Paranormal Lockdown (486,00) and Ghost Asylum (416,000).
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With Por Siempre… Joan Sebastian (Forever, Joan Sebastian) Univision ranked as the No. 1 and No. 2 broadcast network in the M-F 10p hour, respectively, among A18-34 and A18-49 the week of June 27. The show averaged 2.3 million total viewers, 1.2 million A18-49 and 532,000 a 18-34.
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Actress Noel Neill died July 3. She was 95. Neill was best known as Lois Lane in Adventures of Superman, a role she took in the show’s second season, in 1953.
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BROADWAY
Motown The Musical re-opens on Tuesday July 12, 2016.
http://www.broadway.com/shows/motown/

She Loves Me closes on Sunday July 10, 2016.
http://www.broadway.com/shows/she-loves-me-broadway/