FIRST LOOK
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ON TELEVISION (FRIDAY 9/2/16)
VICELAND: Abandoned (Premiere) at 10pm
ID: Nightmare Next Door (Premiere) at 10pm
ABC: What Would You Do? (Finale) at 9pm
FREEFORM: Cheer Squad (Finale) at 10pm
OWN: Love Thy Neighbor (Finale) at 9pm
SYFY: Killjoys (Finale) at 9pm
(SATURDAY 9/3/16)
ABC: College Football: USC vs. Alabama at 8pm
(SUNDAY 9/4/16)
TNT: Murder In The First (Finale) at 10pm
CNN: The Hunt with John Walsh (Finale) at 9pm
CNN: Declassified: Untold Stories of American Spies (Finale) at 10pm
MSNBC has set a premiere date for The 11th Hour With Brian Williams. The show, the first program since Williams was dismissed as anchor of NBC Nightly News, debuts at 11p Tuesday, September 6 and will feature Williams anchoring live from MSNBC Election Headquarters in NY’s Rockefeller Center. Patrick Burkey serves as executive producer of the weeknight program, which will look at political news of the day during the final stretch of the Presidential election.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Nashville fans, rejoice. The series is officially back in action, at its new home on CMT. The show yesterday tweeted photos of its first day of production, noting: “#Nashies… WE’RE BACK!”
(Source: Cynopsis)
Lifetime is cleaning house, with a decision not to renew Devious Maids for a fifth season. The show landed at Lifetime after being developed and piloted at ABC.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Viola Davis, Jon Hamm, Kristen Wiig, Ed Helms, Zach Galifianakis, Dierks Bentley, Matt Bomer, Dave Franco and Bree Turner are among the latest wave of celebs to join the Stand Up To Cancer telecast on Friday, September 9. The special will air on more than 60 broadcast, cable and streaming networks in the US and Canada. Bradley Cooper, Academy Award-nominated actor and founder of the Bradley Charles Cooper Foundation, will exec produce the broadcast alongside producers Done + Dusted, in collaboration with Stand Up To Cancer’s production team.
(Source: Cynopsis)
PBS’s VP of Children’s Programming Linda Simensky will present the Content Leadership Award to Halle Stanford of The Jim Henson Company & Cartoon Network’s VP of Content Acquisitions Adina Pitt will present the Content Leadership Award to Mattel’s Christopher Keenan on September 27 for the Kids !magination Awards.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Seth Meyers surprised Howard University students when he brought First Lady Michelle Obama to his taping of the show on campus in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday night. Also guesting was multi-hyphenate Nick Cannon, host of America’s Got Talent, who recently enrolled at Howard. The trio took questions from nearly 250 Howard freshmen in the on-campus auditorium, according to the White House press pool report.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Bruno Heller, creator of The Mentalist, returns to CBS as an exec producer on vigilante drama Firewall. The project was written/exec-produced by The Mysteries of Laura creator Jeff Rake and has received a put pilot commitment from the network. Rake and Heller both have overall deals at Warner Bros. TV, the studio behind the new project.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Coming off strong ratings for its premiere, TLC ordered a second season of its first scripted series, Tyler Perry’s Too Close to Home for premiere in 2017. Launched in partnership with corporate cousin OWN, the drama series reached 4.2 million viewers in its premiere airings across TLC and OWN. The August 22 premiere showed a nearly 50 percent increase among Women in L+3, according to Nielsen.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Disney XD gave an early second season renewal to its live-action sci-fi series MECH-X4. The news comes ahead of the season 1 premiere, which will feature two episodes on Saturday, November 12 at 8p on Disney Channel and Disney XD.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Syfy renewed space-centric series Killjoys and Dark Matter for a third season; the network made the announcement just ahead of the series’ second season finales. Killjoys‘ Season 2 finale airs tonight, Friday, September 2 at 9p.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Greg Berlanti, who oversees The CW’s DC Comics Universe, has partnered with The Game and Being Mary Jane creator Mara Brock Akil and her husband Salim Akil for drama series Black Lightning, according to Deadline. The drama is based on one of DC Comics’ first major African American superheroes, who debuted in 1977.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Fans will get an up-close look country artist of all time Jason Aldean as he takes center stage for the first-ever CMT Concert of the Summer. Filmed during Chicago’s second-annual Country LakeShake, the 90-minute event will premiere Saturday, September 3 at 8p on CMT.
(Source: Cynopsis)
TV One steps into the sports arena with its latest original film, Ringside, premiering on Sunday, September 4 at 7p. Written, produced and directed by nationally syndicated radio host Russ Parr, Ringside explores the personal battles undefeated boxer Jaxon Hollie faces outside of the ring while preparing for the biggest fight of his career.
(Source: Cynopsis)
It’s game on Tuesday, September 6, on Showtime as the network offers a two-and-a-half hour sports block including two season premieres: A new edition of the news magazine 60 Minutes Sports debuts at 8p, followed by the ninth season premiere of Inside the NFL at 9p. At 10p, Showtime Sports presents the second installment of its all-access college football franchise, A Season With Florida State Football, one day after the Florida State Seminoles begin their season.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Ahead of the Presidential debates between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, Today co-anchor Matt Lauer will moderate the NBC News/MSNBC Commander-in-Chief Forum on Wednesday, September 7 from New York’s Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum. The one-hour event will simulcast live at 8p on NBC and MSNBC, and stream live on NBCNews.com. The candidates will take questions on national security, military affairs and veterans’ issues from a live audience comprised of service members and veterans.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Starz will host the television premiere of Star Wars: The Force Awakens on Saturday, September 10 at 9p as the seventh installment in the Star Wars franchise makes its premium cable premiere on all six Starz channels. The film then will repeat numerous times throughout the day on Sunday, September 11.
(Source: Cynopsis)
ABC talker The Chew bites into its sixth season with a week of new programming beginning Monday, September 5. Guests to include Florida Georgia Line, Justin Bartha, Regina Hall and Freddie Prinze Jr.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Journalist Ed Gordon returns to primetime television on Tuesday, September 13 as Bounce TV premieres its first news magazine show, Ed Gordon, at 10p. Nate Parker, Maxwell and the Mothers of The Movement are featured on the series premiere.
(Source: Cynopsis)
MOVIES
The Light Between Oceans – Michael Fassbender, Alicia Vikander, Rachel Weisz, Bryan Brown, Jack Thompson, Emily Barclay, Caren Pistorius, Florence Clery
Morgan – Kate Mara, Anya Taylor-Joy, Toby Jones, Rose Leslie, Boyd Holbrook, Michelle Yeoh, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Paul Giamatti
Max Rose (Limited Release) – Jerry Lewis, Kerry Bishe, Claire Bloom, Kevin Pollack, Dean Stockwell, Mort Sahl, Rance Howard, Lee Weaver
Yoga Hosers (Limited Release) – Lily-Rose Depp, Harley Quinn Smith, Johnny Depp, Vanessa Paradis, Justin Long, Austin Butler, Adam Brody, Ralph Garman, Tony Hale, Natasha Lyonne, Tyler Posey, Sassier Zamata
NYC STREET FAIRS
Friday September 2, 2016
Electric Zoo Music Festival – Randall’s Island Park http://electriczoofestival.com/
Star Trek Convention – Jacob Javits Center, 34th St. and 12th Ave. http://www.startrekmissions.com/
NYC Unicycle Festival – Governor’s Island and Battery Park to Central Park http://nycunifest.com/
NADAP Grand Central Health Fair – on 40th St. from Lexington to 3rd Ave.
Met Opera Summer HD Festival – Lincoln Center Plaza, 63rd & Columbus Ave. https://www.metopera.org/user-information/summer-hd-festival/
West Indian Caribbean Carnival Events (Brooklyn) – Eastern Parkway http://wiadcacarnival.org
Saturday September 3, 2016
Electric Zoo Music Festival – Randall’s Island Park http://electriczoofestival.com/
Star Trek Convention – Jacob Javits Center, 34th St. and 12th Ave. http://www.startrekmissions.com/
NYC Unicycle Festival – Governor’s Island and Battery Park to Central Park http://nycunifest.com/
Washington Square Eats – Washington Square North bet. University Place & MacDougal St.
Washington Square Outdoor Art Exhibit – Washington Square http://www.wsoae.org/
Broadway Village Fair – on Broadway from Waverly Place – 14th St.
New York International Salsa Congress – http://www.newyorksalsacongress.com/
The Break Festival: Breakfast and Brunch Foods – Stuyvesant Cove Park, 23rd St, and the East River 2pm – 5pm and 6pm – 9pm http://www.extracrispy.com/culture/236/extra-crispy-breakfestival-2016
Met Opera Summer HD Festival – Lincoln Center Plaza, 63rd & Columbus Ave. https://www.metopera.org/user-information/summer-hd-festival/
West Indian Caribbean Carnival Events (Brooklyn) – Eastern Parkway http://wiadcacarnival.org
The Color Run (Brooklyn) – Aviator Sports, 3159 Flatbush Ave. at Floyd Bennett Field https://thecolorrun.com/locations/brooklyn/
Richmond Country Fair (Staten Island) – Historic Richmond Town, 441 Clarke Ave. https://www.historicrichmondtown.org/independence-day-celebration?task=civicrm/event/info&reset=1&id=969&Itemid=163
Sunday September 4, 2016
Electric Zoo Music Festival – Randall’s Island Park http://electriczoofestival.com/
Star Trek Convention – Jacob Javits Center, 34th St. and 12th Ave. http://www.startrekmissions.com/
NYC Unicycle Festival – Governor’s Island and Battery Park to Central Park http://nycunifest.com/
Washington Square Outdoor Art Exhibit – Washington Square http://www.wsoae.org/
New York International Salsa Congress – http://www.newyorksalsacongress.com/
The Break Festival: Breakfast and Brunch Foods – Stuyvesant Cove Park, 23rd St, and the East River 2pm – 5pm and 6pm – 9pm http://www.extracrispy.com/culture/236/extra-crispy-breakfestival-2016
24th Annual Great North River Tugboat Race & Competition – pier 83, West 43rd St. and Hudson River 9am – 2pm http://workingharbor.com/
The 32nd Annual Brazilian Day Festival – on 6th Ave. from 46th – 56th St. & on 46th St. from Madison Ave. to 7th Ave.
Met Opera Summer HD Festival – Lincoln Center Plaza, 63rd & Columbus Ave. https://www.metopera.org/user-information/summer-hd-festival/
West Side County Fair – Pier i, Riverside Blvd bet. 68th & 70th St. 1pm-6pm http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2016/09/04/summer-on-the-hudson-west-side-county-fair
West Indian Caribbean Carnival Events (Brooklyn) – Eastern Parkway
http://wiadcacarnival.org
Fourth Ave. Festival – 4th Ave. from 9th St. – 14th St.
Astoria Shorefest – Shore Blvd. from Dithers Blvd. to Asoria Park South, Queens 1pm – 6pm
Ronkonkoma “Long Island” Festival – on Hawkins Ave. from Portion Road to Wittredge St.
Richmond Country Fair (Staten Island) – Historic Richmond Town, 441 Clarke Ave. https://www.historicrichmondtown.org/independence-day-celebration?task=civicrm/event/info&reset=1&id=969&Itemid=163
Monday September 5, 2016
Washington Square Outdoor Art Exhibit – Washington Square http://www.wsoae.org/
Swing Street Block Party – on 52nd St. from 5th to 6th Ave.
30th Ave. Labor Day Festival (Queens) – on 30th Ave. from 29th St. – 41st St.
Met Opera Summer HD Festival – Lincoln Center Plaza, 63rd & Columbus Ave. https://www.metopera.org/user-information/summer-hd-festival/
West Indian Caribbean Carnival Events & Parade (Brooklyn) – Eastern Parkway http://wiadcacarnival.org
Astoria Eats Labor Day (Queens) – 30th Ave. bet. 34th and 38th St.
West Indian Caribbean Carnival Events (Brooklyn) – Eastern Parkway http://wiadcacarnival.org
Boardwalk Days at South Beach All Day Beach Party (Staten Island) – Sand Lane and Father Capodanno Blvd. http://boardwalkdays.com/calendar
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