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ON TELEVISION (MONDAY 8/1/16)
DISNEY XD: Future Worm! (Premiere) at 11am
DIY: Blog Cabin (Premiere) at 9:30pm
NBC: Running Wild Bear Grylls (Premiere) at 10pm
TRU TV: Fameless (Premiere) at 10pm and 10:30pm
TRU TV: Comedy Knockout (Premiere) at 11pm
ABC: The Bachelorette (Finale) at 8pm
Joe Biden is heading to NBC procedural Law & Order: SVU. The vice president will play himself in a press conference scene, commending Det. Olivia Benson (Mariska Hargitay) for her work in clearing some of New York’s rape kit backlog. Biden and Hargitay have collaborated on several charitable efforts to benefit women in the past, including a 2014 PSA about domestic violence.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Jimmy Buffet, who recurs on Hawaii Five-0 as helicopter pilot Frank Bama, repeatedly referred to the CBS drama’s upcoming Season 7 as “the last season” during a Friday appearance on NBC’s Today. To squelch cancellation rumors and assure Buffet of his character’s fate, showrunner Peter M. Lenkov took to Twitter posting that “Bama is alive and well… For many many MORE seasons.”
(Source: Cynopsis)
Justice Network successfully aided in the capture of two most wanted fugitives in Virginia Beach and Cleveland, thanks to viewer tips. The network airs most wanted fugitives and missing children localized to each market every hour as part of BeSAFE, its safety mission led by John Walsh. To date, 67 fugitives and 53 missing children featured on the network have been either captured or recovered.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Fox ordered a sophomore run of American Grit, the competition series hosted by WWE star John Cena. Season 2 is currently casting.
(Source: Cynopsis)
The CW is developing Blowback from Star Trek: Beyond director Justin Lin, who will EP the project. The thriller drama explores a romantic weekend in New York City gone haywire, when a young financial analyst’s wife goes missing and he discovers a dead body in his hotel room.
(Source: Cynopsis)
TNT is pursuing a limited series based on Chandra Levy, the young intern with the Federal Bureau of Prisons who went missing in May 2001. Keith Huff (American Crime, House of Cards) is penning the script, based on the book Finding Chandra: A True Washington Murder.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Real Time with Bill Maher has been renewed through 2018, bringing its run to 16 seasons. The show has been posting record ratings this election year, currently averaging 4.4 million viewers.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Game of Thrones will end its run after 8 seasons, explaining that the move was the decision of creators David Benioff and D.B. Weiss. “If I could get them to do more, I would take 10 seasons, but we want to take their lead with what they can do and what the best version of the show is,” said Casey Bloys, Programming President of HBO. As for a possible spinoff, Bloys admitted it has been discussed. “But it has to make sense creatively,” he maintained. “I’m open to it. The guys aren’t opposed to it, but there’s no concrete plans.”
(Source: Cynopsis)
Regarding a third installment of True Detective, the show that ended its second season a year ago, Casey Bloys assured that “is not dead.” But don’t hold your breath. “I’m not sure we have the right take for a third season yet,” he added. As for talk of a Deadwood movie from series creator David Milch, Bloys confirmed Milch is writing the script, but no word on a green light.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Jon Stewart’s digital animated series remains on track to launch on HBO before the November Presidential election, with the hope that the show will be up and running by September or October. “It’s an animated parody of a cable news network,” said Bloys. “It’s Onion-like, with video and text.”
(Source: Cynopsis)
TV One premieres Jean of the Joneses on Sunday, October 23 at 7p. The original movie centers on 25-year-old Jean and her middle-class family of strong-minded women, who, in the wake of tragedy, uncover secrets that teach them a powerful lesson of acceptance.
(Source: Cynopsis)
The Great Food Truck Race and host Tyler Florence are back this August for a food battle on wheels with a twist: this time, the six teams fighting for the $50,000 grand prize are family and have never operated a food truck before. The Great Food Truck Race: Family Face-Off premieres Sunday, August 28 at 9p.
(Source: Cynopsis)
The Open Road with Dr. Chris joins The CBS Dream Team, It’s Epic! three-hour Saturday morning block, when it returns for its fourth season on Saturday, October 1 at 9a on CBS. Each episode features host, veterinarian Chris Brown, in a culturally diverse destination where he uncovers the best-kept secret of the region.
(Source: Cynopsis)
USA Network‘s Chrisley Knows Best returns on Tuesday, August 23 at 10p with new back-to-back episodes. The second half of reality series’ fourth season consists of 14 episodes being billed as “more family focused than ever.”
(Source: Cynopsis)
AXS TV Concerts Hosted by Mark Cuban: The Monkees bows Thursday, August 11 at 9p, kicking off a five-week concert series.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Fresh off her summer run on Maya & Marty, Maya Rudolph is reuniting with another Saturday Night Live alum. Rudolph will join Andy Samberg on a multi-episode arc on Brooklyn Nine-Nine as a U.S. Marshal. She makes her first appearance in the Fox comedy’s season 4 premiere on Tuesday, September 20.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Adrianne Palicki (Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.) will play the female lead opposite Seth MacFarlane in his 13-episode straight-to-series comedic drama for FOX.
(Source: Cynopsis)
ABC’s new legal drama Conviction has added Daniel Franzese (Looking) as a series regular. He’ll play, Jackson Morrison is a sharp-witted, sophisticated political operative.
(Source: Cynopsis)
John Huertas (Castle) nabbed a recurring role on upcoming NBC dramedy This Is Us. He’ll play Mike, a co-worker and best friend of Jack (Milo Ventimiglia).
(Source: Cynopsis)
Showtime has added four new cast members to Season 7 of Shameless. Alicia Coppola will play Sue, a no-nonsense woman who works with Ian Monaghan as the supervisor of a group of EMTs. Arden Myrin is New Monica/Delores, a homeless woman who hooks up with Frank (William H. Macy). Pasha Lychnikoff portrays Yvan, Svetlana’s (Isidora Goreshter) father and Ruby Modine plays Sierra, a new waitress at Patsy Pies.
(Source: Cynopsis)
In more Showtime news, Roadies has added to its guest star list. Set to appear in future episodes are: David Spade as Harris DeSoto, star of the fictional drama Dead Sex, and Rosanna Arquette as an intimidating iconic rock photographer who battles with Shelli (Carla Gugino) over her unusual concepts.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Joaquin Cosio is joining The Strain as a series regular. He’ll play Angel Cusman Hurtado, aka The Silver Angel. The FX series makes its Season 3 premiere on Sunday, August 28.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Aaron Moten (The Night Of) has nabbed the role of Kathy Bates’ son in Netflix’s pot-themed comedy, Disjointed.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Darien Sills-Evans (Treme) and Anna Baryshnikov (Wiener-Dog) have landed series regular roles in CBS comedy pilot Superior Donuts. Project stars Jermaine Fowler and Judd Hirsch.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Animal Planet’s The Vet Life ended its freshman season on July 23 hitting a season average of 1.1 million total viewers P2+ in L +3, breaking into the network’s the top three most watched series this year. It also set a record as the net’s top freshman series among W25-54 in three years with an average rating of .57 for the season.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Hell on Wheels finished its five-season run on AMC with a series finale episode that attracted 2.5 million total viewers, including 784,000 A25-54, in Nielsen live+3 ratings.
(Source: Cynopsis)
ABC World News with David Muir averaged 7.540 million Total Viewers, 1.654 million A25-54 and 1.212 million A18-49, delivering it’s most-watched July sweeps in nine years.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Weather Channel meteorologist Dave Schwartz died July 30 after a long battle with cancer. He was 63. Schwartz had been an on-air meteorologist for Weather for over 20 years.
(Source: Cynopsis)
2016 TEEN CHOICE AWARDS – WINNERS LIST
http://www.eonline.com/news/784000/teen-choice-awards-2016-winners-the-complete-list
WEEKEND BOX OFFICE
Jason Bourne – $60 million
Star Trek Beyond – $24 million
Bad Moms – $23.4 million
The Secret Life of Pets – $18.2 million
Lights Out -$10.8 million
(Source: Box Office Mojo)
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