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COMEDY: Another Period (Finale) at 10pm
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Former NBC Nightly News anchor Brian Williams is getting his own, half-hour show on MSNBC to recap the day’s presidential election news. Though Williams has been a frequent anchor on MSNBC since his return from a six-month suspension in 2015 for misstatements about war reporting in 2003, the 11p cable show, set to run through the election in November, will be his first regularly scheduled program. NBC News is considering a Labor Day launch.
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Donald Trump’s camp is denying that departed Fox News chief Roger Ailes is advising the presidential candidate as he prepares for upcoming debates with Hillary Clinton. “This is not accurate. He is not advising Mr. Trump or helping with debate prep,” Trump’s campaign said Tuesday in a statement credited to spokeswoman Hope Hicks. “They are longtime friends, but he has no formal or informal role in the campaign.”
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For the first time since 2007, Britney Spears will perform at the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards. Spears’ new album drops two days before the VMAs air live from Madison Square Garden on Sunday, August 28 at 9p.
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I Am Cait, focused on Caitlyn Jenner, won’t make it to season three on E!. Said a spokesperson, “Caitlyn and E! have mutually decided not to move forward with another season at this time. She will always remain a part of the E! family, and we look forward to continue following her journey as she appears on Keeping Up with the Kardashians.” Series debuted in 2015.
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Halloween Horror Nights are about to get scarier at Universal Studios Hollywood and Universal Orlando Resort. FX’s American Horror Story is headed to the theme parks beginning Friday, September 16, two days after the show’s Season 6 premiere. Guests will experience three chapters of the series via a Murder House, Freak Show and Hotel.
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Producers Guild of America has announced that Tina Fey and Chris Rock will be the featured speakers at this year’s Produced By: New York conference on Saturday, October 29 at the Time Warner Center. “Tina Fey and Chris Rock are each living proof that you can be an excellent producer while being the funniest person in the room,” said PGA Presidents Lori McCreary and Gary Lucchesi
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Soledad O’Brien has partnered with Hearst Television to host political magazine program Matter of Fact. Hosted for season one by Fernando Espuelas, the show has received commitments for a second season on Hearst TV stations as well as stations owned by CBS, Meredith, Nexstar, E.W. Scripps, Tegna and Tribune. The re-launched program with O’Brien as host bows Saturday, September 10.
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Mr. Robot, midway through its sophomore year, has been renewed for a third season. The USA series was recently nominated for six Emmys, including best drama series and best actor for star Rami Malek.
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The iHeartRadio Music Awards return Sunday, March 5. The fourth year of the event will be televised live on TBS, TNT and truTV at 8p and simulcast on iHeartMedia stations nationwide, as well as on iHeartRadio.
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The beat goes on. Former husband-and-wife duo Sonny and Cher are heading to getTV’s Monday Night Variety Block. The net will feature episodes from The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour, Cher and The Sonny & Cher Show to air every Monday at 8p beginning September 12.
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VH1’s Hit the Floor: Til Death Do Us Part bows Monday, September 5 at 9p. Esai Morales guest stars.
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Freeform airs favorite Disney classics during its Funday Programming Event on Saturday, September 17 and Sunday, September 18. Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears A Who! kicks things off on Saturday, September 17 at 12:15p.
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Antenna TV is celebrating Labor Day the Beave. A “Back to School Leave It to Beaver Marathon”, featuring 36 school-themed episodes of the series, begins Monday, September 5 at 5a.
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Celebrities take center stage in the kitchens of their favorite restaurants in Food Network’s Star Plates, premiering Tuesday, September 27 at 11p. Working side-by-side with professional chefs, Erin Andrews, Colin Hanks, Alyson Hannigan, Mindy Kaling, Minka Kelly and Busy Philipps find out if they have what it takes to create restaurant quality dishes.
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Catherine Zeta Jones has joined Ryan Murphy’s upcoming FX anthology Feud. She’ll play actress Olivia de Havilland in the season centered on the legendary backstage battle between Joan Crawford and Bette Davis, played by Susan Sarandon and Jessica Lange.
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The 12th and final season of Bones has booked two Emmy winners for guest spots, reports TVLine. Ed Asner appears in the third episode as a seemingly kindly man who turns out to be a duplicitous wise guy. Hal Holbrook will play a Marine Corp vet. The show’s final season bows early 2017 on FOX.
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Anna Paquin (True Blood) has been tapped to star opposite Sarah Gadon and Zachary Levi in Alias Grace. The six-hour miniseries, inspired by the true story of convicted murderer Grace Marks and based on Margaret Atwood‘s novel, will be broadcast on Netflix and the CBC.
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Nia Long will star opposite Idina Menzel in Lifetime’s remake of the 1988 film Beaches. The two actresses play the characters originally portrayed by Barbara Hershey and Bette Midler, respectively.
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Prison Break’s Robert Knepper is heading to Homeland. The actor booked a recurring role in Season 6 of the Showtime drama. New season premieres in January 2017.
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Helen McCrory (Peaky Blinders) has been cast as the lead in ITV’s Fearless. The 6-part legal thriller is being written and executive produced by Homeland’s Patrick Harbinson.
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Extra (1.2 live plus same day national Nielsen rating, up 33 percent from the week before) scored the strongest increase of any strip on the syndication chart and was the only magazine to buck a seasonal year-to-year downtrend. Entertainment Tonight (2.6, up 4 percent) topped the magazine category. The Insider (1.0, up 25 percent) also improved sharply.
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Among talk shows, LIVE with Kelly (2.5, up 4 percent) finished first for the ninth time in ten weeks, including ties. Among W25-54, the show was also tops in talk with a 1.2 in the target demo. Dr. Phil (2.5, unchanged) was a close second with a full week of repeats.
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