FIRST LOOK
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ON TELEVISION (MONDAY 8/29/16)
E!: Fashion Police: The 2016 MTV Video Music Awards (Premiere) at 8pm
COOKING: Star Plates (Premiere) at 10pm
DIY: House Crashers (Premiere) at 10pm
AMC: The Making of the Mob: Chicago (Finale) at 10pm
BRAVO: Odd Mom Out (Finale) at 10pm
DIY: Yard Crashers (Finale) at 9pm
DIY: Blog Cabin (Finale) at 9:30pm
FOOD: Cake Wars (Premiere) at 9pm
GREAT AMERICAN COUNTY: My Lottery Dream Home (Finale) at 9:30pm
ID: The Vanishing Women (Finale) at 10pm
Charles Osgood announced his retirement as CBS Sunday Morning anchor. Said the 83-year-old Osgood on yesterday’s broadcast, “For years now, people – even friends and family – have been asking me why I keep doing this considering my age….It’s been a great run, but after nearly 50 years at CBS, including the last 22 years here on Sunday Morning, the time has come.” The newsman will continue as anchor of CBS Radio Network’s The Osgood File, and make occasional appearances on CBS Sunday Morning. A 90-minute special edition of Sunday Morning on September 25 will look back at Osgood’s career, with surprise guests and special performances.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Nielsen adjusted its National Television Household Universe number for the 2016-17 season to 118.4 million, up from 116.4 million last year and 115.6 million in 2013. Said the measurement company, “The 2017 National Universe Estimates reflect real changes in population since last year and updated TV penetration levels, differentially calculated for qualifying market break and age/sex demographic categories.” A TV household is defined as one that has a TV or monitor that can transmit video via an antenna, cable set-top box or satellite receiver and/or broadband connection.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Telemundo issued a response to to SAG-AFTRA’s cry of censorship after the Spanish-language net declined to run a 30-second spot accusing its parent company, NBCUniversal, of paying its on-air talent less than its NBC performers. Said Telemundo, “After legal review, we have concluded the ad did not pass legal standards ….We remain committed to making Telemundo a great place to work for our employees and will continue to invest in them to ensure their salaries and working conditions are competitive.”
(Source: Cynopsis)
Raycom Media will present Louisian Rising: A Benefit Concert for Flood Relief on Labor Day, September 5 from 7-9p. Randy Jackson and Harry Connick Jr. will co-host the event, to benefit victims of the South Louisiana floods. “As broadcasters, we have a responsibility to help people of the areas we serve,” said Sandy Breland, Raycom Media Group VP. Concert will air live across all Raycom Media television stations, and nationally on Bounce TV.
(Source: Cynopsis)
A fire seriously damaged exterior sets for History drama Knightfall in Prague. No injuries were reported. Shooting on the series was slated to start over the weekend; the fire was brought under control on Friday after helicopters dumped water on the blaze. Films shot at the Barrendov Studios, the largest in the Czech Republic, include Yentl, Amadeus and Mission Impossible.
(Source: Cynopsis)
The first group of presenters for the Creative Arts Emmys, handed out over two nights, September 10 and 11, includes Bob Newhart, Rachel Bloom, Allison Janney, Michael Kelly, Bradley Whitford, Morgan Freeman, RuPaul Charles, Vanessa Hudgens, Carrie Ann Inaba, Heidi Klum and Derek Hough. Awards show airs on FXX Sunday, September 17.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Magnet Management and Conde Nast grabbed the rights to a New Yorker article about rise and fall of disgraced boy band producer Lou Pearlman. The project is being developed as a limited television series, reports Variety. Pearlman died August 19 at age 62 while serving a prison term for fraud.
(Source: Cynopsis)
NBC gave a put pilot commitment to a legal procedural based on the novel Blood Defense, by former O.J. Simpson prosecutor Marcia Clark. Clark will co-write the adaptation with Elizabeth Craft & Sara Fain for Mandeville.
(Source: Cynopsis)
All in the family: Season 23 of ABC’s Dancing With the Stars welcomes back Derek Hough as a pro and his sister Julianne Hough as a judge, as well as pro Maksim Chmerkovskiy, whose brother, Valentin will also serve as pro this season. Competition returns Monday, September 12 at 8p.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Added to the guest cast of Freeform comedy pilot Alone Together, from Lonely Island’s Andy Samburg, Jorma Taccone and Akiva Schaffer: Chris D’Elia (Undateable), Ginger Gonzaga (Wrecked), Edgar Blackmon (Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping), Hayley Marie Norman (Adam Ruins Everything), Kamilla Alnes (American Horror Story), Jim O’Heir (Parks and Recreation) and Justine Lupe (Younger).
(Source: Cynopsis)
Guy Burnet (Ray Donovan) landed a recurring role in season three of Showtime’s The Affair. Drama returns Sunday, November 20.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Character actor Marvin Kaplan died August 25. He was 89. Kaplan, best known for roles on Alice and Top Cat, “was one of the most recognizable character actors of his generation, and he was a proud union and activist leader,” said SAG-AFTRA president Gabrielle Carteris.
(Source: Cynopsis)
2016 MTV VIDEO MUSIC AWARDS – WINNERS LIST
http://www.mtv.com/news/2924696/2016-mtv-vmas-winners-list-full/
WEEKEND BOX OFFICE
Don’t Breathe – $26.1 million
Suicide Squad – $12.1 million
Kubo and The Two Strings – $7.9 million
Sausage Party – $7.7 million
Mechanic: Resurrection – $7.5 million
(Source: Box Office Mojo)
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