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ON TELEVISION (FRIDAY 8/12/16)
CINEMAX: Outcast (Finale) at 10pm
LMN: Blue: A Secret Life (Finale) at 10pm
PBS: The Great British Baking Show (Finale) at 9pm
TLC: Killer Women (Finale) at 8pm
WE TV: Marriage Bootcamp: Reality Stars (Finale) at 9pm
(SATURDAY 8/13/16)
GREAT AMERICAN COUNTRY: Pool Kings (Premiere) at 8pm
TRAVEL: The Dead Files (Premiere) at 10pm
(SUNDAY 8/14/16)
AMC: Geeking Out (Premiere) at 11pm
HALLMARK: Chesapeake Shores (Premiere) at 9pm
TRAVEL: National Parks Top 10 (Premiere) at 12pm
BBC AMERICA: The Hunt (Finale) at 9pm
CMT: Still The King (Finale) at 9:30pm
PBS: Dancing On The Edge (Finale) at 8pm
Hillary Clinton will make her first late night appearance since accepting the Democratic nomination for president on Jimmy Kimmel Live on Monday, August 22. The former Secretary of State last visited Kimmel in March.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Criminal Minds star Thomas Gibson has been suspended for at least one episode, after a physical altercation with a writer-producer on the set of the CBS drama, according to Deadline. In a statement to the website, Gibson said: “There were creative differences on the set and a disagreement. I regret that it occurred. We all want to work together as a team to make the best show possible. We always have and we always will.”
(Source: Cynopsis)
IFC has partnered with Rotten Tomatoes to air the worst of the worst on “Rotten Fridays.” Namely, movies that are so bad, they’re good. Stunt starts Friday, August 12 at 8p, with a double feature of The Naked Gun 2 1/2: The Smell of Fear, followed by Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult. Additional flicks include: Austin Powers in Goldmember and Bill & Ted’s Bogus Journey.
(Source: Cynopsis)
The MTV Video Music Awards will bestow Rihanna with its highest honor, the “Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award,” for her decade-long impact on music, pop culture, fashion, film and philanthropy. The singer will perform during the ceremony live from Madison Square Garden on Sunday, August 28 at 9p.
(Source: Cynopsis)
TBS is injecting a little groove into its original series lineup. The net has ordered Drop the Mic from producers James Corden and Ben Winston. The concept, which is already a huge viral and digital success as an ongoing segment on Late Late Show with James Corden, pits four celebrities against each other in a rap battle royale. Show is slated to join the TBS lineup in 2017.
(Source: Cynopsis)
HGTV has ordered a sophomore season of My Lottery Dream Home, after the show garnered 13 million viewers during its inaugural run. Premieres January 2017.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Recently axed Saturday Night Live vets Jay Pharoah and Taran Killam have found a new home at Showtime. Both were announced as stars of new comedy pilots. Pharoah joins Jamie Foxx’s White Famous, while Killam heads to the Jason Katims-produced Mating, which has been officially picked up.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Showtime’s Ray Donovan has been renewed for a fifth season. The Hollywood fixer drama, starring Liev Schreiber, will begin production on 12 new episodes, next year.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Premiere dates were announced for two Showtime series. Homeland season 6 will bow Sunday, January 15 at 9p, while season 2 of Billions debuts Sunday, February 19 at 10p. Both series are currently shooting in New York. In addition, Homeland was renewed for a seventh and eighth season.
(Source: Cynopsis)
The first season of Netflix’s Narcos premieres on Univision on Monday, August 22 at 10p. The series chronicles the real-life stories of the growth of cocaine drug cartels of the late 1980s.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Real estate agents Lindsey and Eric Bennett take on handyman specials in Palm Springs, CA, while dealing with three young kids and triple-digit heat, in HGTV’s upcoming Desert Flippers. Home renovation series premieres Thursday, August 25 at 11p.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Eight top celebrity chefs battle it out in a five-week competition on Guy’s Superstar Grocery Games, bowing Sunday, August 28 at 8p on Food Network.
(Source: Cynopsis)
TLC’s 90 Day Fiance is back for another season on Sunday, September 11 at 9p. Docu-series follows American-born suitors and their foreign lovers, who have 90 days to meet the family, book a venue and say their vows to live happily ever after…or not. New spinoff series 90 Day Fiance: Happily Ever After? airs immediately following at 10p. A special premiere of 90 Days Fiance airs Monday, August 22 at 8p.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Syndicated Today’s Homeowner with Danny Lipford heads into its 19th broadcast season in a best-ever 206 television markets covering 89 percent of the country.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Courtney B. Vance and Leslie Uggams landed roles in HBO Films’ The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks. Others joining the cast include Reg E. Cathey, Reed Birney, Ruben Santiago-Hudson, John Douglas Thompson, Adriane Lenox and Roger Robinson.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Mena Suvari has been tapped to star in TV Land comedy pilot American Woman opposite Aliciia Silverstone.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Rocky IV vet Dolph Lundgren booked a recurring role on Season 5 of Arrow. He’s set to play Big Bad on The CW series, returning Monday, October 5.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Grey Damon (Aquarius) had nabbed the role of DC villain Mirror Master in The Flash. He’ll appear in an early Season 3 episode. The CW series is back Tuesday, October 4 at 8p.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Cinemax exorcism drama Outcast has added to its Season 2 cast. M.C. Gainey (Django Unchained) joins as a hermit who operates the junkyard on the edge of Rome. Madelyn Deutch (Texas Rising) plays a free spirit who embraces an unconventional form of Christianity and Hoon Lee (Banshee), and Hoon Lee portrays the chief of staff and a surgeon at Rome’s hospital.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Disney Channel ordered a second season of Elena of Avalor, the animated series that premiered in July that’s a spinoff of Sofia the First.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood debuts a week of new episodes on PBS Kids on Monday, September 5 focused on school readiness. The show helps preschoolers learn appropriate social skills through imagination, creativity, and music.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Nickelodeon is bringing back Rocko’s Modern Life for a new, one-hour TV special based on the classic ‘90s animated series. With Rocko’s original creator Joe Murray on board as EP, the special will feature the show’s classic characters and offer new takes on life in O-Town.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Starz original series Power is off to a record-setting start four weeks into its third season, claiming the top viewed premiere telecasts on premium cable over its first four weeks (P2+ Live +SD). Series was also the number one viewed weekend program among A18-49 on all of cable, including basic, premium, scripted, non-scripted, sports and news, three out of four weeks.
(Source: Cynopsis)
OWN summer drama Greenleaf delivered its most watched Wednesday telecast on August 10 with 2.3 million viewers and 1.79 among W25-54, up 13 percent in the demo and 18 percent in total viewers versus the prior six-week average.
(Source: Cynopsis)
MOVIES
Florence Foster Jenkins – Meryl Streep, Hugh Grant, Simon Helberg, Rebecca Ferguson, Nina Arianda, David Haig, John Kavanagh, Christian McKay
Pete’s Dragon – Bryce Dallas Howard, Oakes Fegley, Wes Bentley, Karl Urban, Oona Laurence, Robert Redford, Isiah Whitlock Jr., Marcus Henderson
Sausage Party – Seth Rogen, Kristen Wiig, Jonah Hill, Bill Hader, Michael Cera, James Franco, Danny McBride, Craig Robinson
Anthropoid (Limited Release) – Jamie Dornan, Cillian Murphy, Charlotte Le Bon, Anna Geislerova, Toby Jones, Harry Lloyd, Alena Mihulova, Bill Milner
Ghost Team (Limited Release) – Jon Heder, David Krumholtz, Melonie Diaz, Paul W. Downs, Justin Long, Amy Sedaris, Joel Marsh Garland, Tom Schiller
Hell or High Water (Limited Release) – Jeff Bridges, Chris Pine, Ben Foster, Gil Birmingham, Marin Ireland, Katy Mixon
NYC STREET FAIRS
Friday August 12, 2016
Eat NYC Bronx Food and Wine Festival to benefit the Food Bank of New York – Bronx Zoo, 2300 Southern Blvd. (Bronx) http://www.eatnycfoodandwinefest.com
Brooklyn Family Fun Day Olympics – Sunset Park Recreation Center, 4200 7th Ave. 1pm – 4pm https://www.eventbrite.com/e/brooklyn-family-fun-day-olympics-registration-26099646746?aff=ebrowse
Saturday August 13, 2016
Christopher Street Fair – on Christopher St. from 7th Ave. to Bleecker St.
Washington Square Fair – Waverly Place, McDougal – 5th Ave.
Theatre District Summer Fair – on 46th St. from 8th to 9th Ave. 10am – 6pm
Summer Streets: Play, Run, Walk, and Bike (7am – 1pm) – on Park Ave. from Brooklyn Bridge to Central Park http://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/summerstreets/html/home/home.shtml
Brooklyn Bazaar Block Party (Brooklyn) – on Lexington Ave. bet. Grand & Classon 11am – 8pm https://www.eventbrite.com/e/brooklyn-bazaar-block-party-tickets-26896466054?aff=es2
8th Ave. 24th St. Cultural Festival (Brooklyn) – 12pm – 6pm http://www.aleida.net/parades-2016-en.html#x07
Squirt Gun Fight (Brooklyn) – Coney Island Boardwalk 1pm – 4pm https://www.facebook.com/events/432601173599647/
North Slope Strolls (Brooklyn) – 5th Ave. from Dean to Sterling, 5pm – 9pm http://parkslopefifthavenuebid.com/events/nsss1
Women of the Seven Seas: Surf Film Festival (Queens) – Rockaway Beach Surf Club, 302 Beach 87th St.
Sunday August 14, 2016
Dominican Day Parade – on 6th Ave. from 38th St. to 54th St. 12pm – 5pm
World Trade Center Block Party – on Liberty St. from Broadway to Trinity Pl. 10am – 6pm
Ecofest – Times Square 10am – 6pm http://www.ecofest.com/index.html
Pokemon Go! New York Festival – Central Park, 11am https://www.eventbrite.es/e/pokemon-go-new-york-festival-only-50000-free-tickets-available-tickets-26628511595?aff=es2
Amsterdam Ave. Fair – on Amsterdam Ave. from 79th to 86th St.
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