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ON TELEVISION (THURSDAY 9/1/16)
SPIKE: Tracks (Premiere) at 10:30pm
VICELAND: F**k, That’s Delicious (Premiere) at 10pm
WE TV: Jim & Chrissy: Vow or Never (Premiere) at 10pm
ABC: Battlebots (Finale) at 8pm
FX: Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll (Finale) at 10pm
ABC expanded its deal with the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences to broadcast the Oscars ceremony through 2028, when the event will celebrate its 100th anniversary. The existing contract was set to expire in 2020. “We are elated the Oscars will continue to call ABC home,” said Channing Dungey, president, ABC Entertainment. “The ceremony is an important part of network programming, and we’re looking forward to continuing our partnership with the Academy and delivering a multi-faceted, and multi-platform, ceremony.”
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At least he’s trying. Nick Viall, runner-up in two seasons of The Bachelorette and currently on Bachelor in Paradise (safe to say he didn’t find his soulmate there), will look for love again on season 21 of ABC’s The Bachelor. The news was revealed on Bachelor in Paradise: After Paradise.
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History’s Knightfall has resumed production after a fire destroyed most of a set built at Prague studio Barrandov. The 10-parter focuses on the Middle Ages’ Knights Templar.
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HITN-TV entered into a content agreement with Nat Geo and Fox Networks Group to acquire Leader of the Pack and Cesar to the Rescue, starring dog trainer Cesar Millan. Also premiering on the Spanish-language educational net is Dr. Vet, L.A. “We are planning to push these new shows hard,” said Florentina Almonte, programming director. “I believe the new programming for September has the potential to be a big hit among our audience.”
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Buzzy summer drama Stranger Things made it to a second season on Netflix, slated for 2017. Writers/creators/EPs Matt and Ross Duffer and exec producers Shawn Levy and Dan Cohen will oversee nine new episodes. The streaming service also ordered late nighter Bill Nye Saves the World, with the Science Guy talking politics, pop culture and society from a science perspective. Bunim/Murray Productions will produce, aiming for a launch in Spring 2017.
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Judging by a Fox preview of Scream Queens’ season two, Emma Roberts’ character will hook up with a doctor played by John Stamos. This season, the Chanels are medical students in a hospital run by Cathy Munsch (Jamie Lee Curtis). “It’s going to be a crazy ride,” says Roberts in the video. Sophomore run starts Tuesday, September 20 at 9p.
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Cartoon Network’s Mighty Magiswords jumps from digital to linear with its TV series debut Thursday, September 29 at 6:30p. Comedy launched last year as a 15-second series on the CN Anything app.
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Season nine of Bravo’s Million Dollar Listing Los Angeles debuts Thursday, October 6 at 9p with rival real estate agents setting out to close deals both professional and personal.
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The first episode of Epix docu-series America Divided, airing Friday, September 30, features hip hop artist Common returning to his hometown of Chicago, TV producer Norman Lear reporting on the housing crisis in New York and actress Rosario Dawson exploring the causes of the Flint Michigan water crisis. Show focused on issues of inequality is produced by Lear, Common and Shonda Rimes.
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Season two of Chachi’s World, following 20-year-old dance influencer Chachi Gonzales, launches Monday, September 12 on Go90.
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Eager for some hands-on practice that will help you to become a Snapchat specialist? Join us on October 27th in NYC for our Snapchat Boot Camp. Mark your calendar and register.
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Weekend morning block Xploration Station, primarily airing on FOX TV stations around the country, kicks off season three next month with six half-hour shows, up from four. Newcomers to lineup, aimed at 13-16-year-olds and focusing on STEM fields, include Nat Geo Kids’ Weird But True and DIY Sci. All shows hail from producer and distributor Steve Rotfeld Productions. Xploration Station is now sold in 94 percent of the U.S., and is available in over 100,000,000 homes, plus Hulu, Amazon Prime.
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Food Network’s rolling out Halloween-themed programming. Cutthroat Kitchen: Tournament of Terror launches the first of five episodes Wednesday, September 28 at 10p, with competitors braving challenges like spider rolls and recipes with liver and fava beans.
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Five-time Grammy nominee Hunter Hayes (“Wanted”) has joined the lineup for Louisiana Rising: A Benefit Concert for Flood Relief, broadcast live on Raycom Media stations Monday, September 5 from 7p-9p. Hayes was born and raised in Breaux Bridge, Louisiana.
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El Rey marks Labor Day weekend with a 3-day “Labors of Superman” marathon. Superman films 1-4 will each air six times, starting September 3 at 12p.
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Next week’s episode of Weediquette focuses on NFL players who treat pain with marijuana, despite vehement objections by the league. “Gridiron Ganja” airs Wednesday, September 7 at 10p on Viceland.
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WAPA America, U.S. cable arm of the Puerto Rico broadcaster, will air the first Puerto Rican gubernatorial debate of the November 2016 elections live on Thursday, September 1 at 8p. Six candidates will take to the podium.
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The challenges faced by the Allman Brothers after the tragic death of guitarist Duane Allman are chronicled in documentary Allman Brothers: After the Crash on Tuesday, September 6 at 9p.
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Mary J. Blige will guest on season three of ABC drama How to Get Away With Murder. The multi-talented Grammy winner recently starred in NBC’s The Wiz Live!.
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Teyana Taylor, breakout star of Kanye West’s “Fade” video, has joined VH1 hip hop drama The Breaks in a recurring role. The series continues the story in VH1’s original film.
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Scott MacArthur will act as well as write for midseason Fox comedy The Mick. He’s not the only multitasker – Kaitlin Olson stars and exec produces.
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Jim Broadbent (The Iron Lady) is onboard for season 7 of HBO’s Game of Thrones. Thrones resumes next summer.
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Marc Maron (Maron) will star opposite Alison Brie in Netflix comedy G.L.O.W., inspired by the 1980s female wrestling league.
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Jason Ritter (Parenthood) landed a recurring role in Amazon drama series Goliath, as an FBI agent. Billy Bob Thornton, William Hurt, Olivia Thirlby and Maria Bello star.
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NBC reality show Better Late Than Never matched its solid premiere A18-49 rating of 1.6/6 for its second episode Tuesday.
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ABC’s aforementioned Bachelor in Paradise grew for the third consecutive week in total viewers, to 5.0 million, and held steady with 1.4/6 among A18-49. It was the show’s most-watched Tuesday telecast, and tied a demo high. After Paradise grew 29 percent among A18-49, to .9/3.
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Powered by the Olympics, America’s Got Talent and American Ninja Warrior, NBC had the longest winning streak with viewers since Nielsen began keeping more accurate records in 1987. CBS broke the 21-day streak on Friday with its NFL exhibition game.
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The season 7 summer finale of Freeform’s Pretty Little Liars drew 1.3 million total viewers and .7 among A18-49, down from 3.1 million and 1.4 for the season 6 summer closer. Versus the season 7 premiere, the drama slipped 6 percent in viewers and was steady in the demo.
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Galavision boasts it was summer’s number one cable entertainment net in primetime among Hispanic Adults and Women A18-49, regardless of language, for the second year in a row.
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NBC Universo claims bragging rights, too, wrapping the month of August as the fastest growing Spanish-language cable network during Monday-Sunday primetime among total viewers, up 80 percent year-over-year and A18-49 up 81 percent, according to Nielsen. For the month, the net averaged 81,000 total viewers and 47,000 A18-49.
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DIY’s Texas Flip N Move had its highest-rated episode ever on Friday, August 26, rated 257 percent above the 9p timeslot’s year-ago average among P25-54. With over 1 million viewers, it was the highest-rated episode of a DIY series since December 2014 and is on pace in season four to post a 30 percent ratings gain over season 3.
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BROADWAY
The Curious Incident of The Dog In The Night-Time is closing on Sunday September 4, 2016.
http://ppc.broadway.com/shows/curious-incident-dog-night-time/
An Act of God is closing on Sunday September 4, 2016.
http://ppc.broadway.com/shows/an-act-of-god/
Les Miserables is closing on Sunday September 4, 2016.
http://ppc.broadway.com/shows/les-miserables/
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