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ON TELEVISION (WEDNESDAY 9/21/16)
ABC: The Goldbergs (Premiere) at 8pm
ABC: Speechless (Premiere) at 8:30pm
ABC: Modern Family (Premiere) at 9pm
ABC: Black-ish (Premiere) at 9:30pm
ABC: Designated Survivor (Premiere) at 10pm
CBS: Survivor (Premiere) at 8pm
FOX: Lethal Weapon (Premiere) at 8pm
FOX: Empire (Premiere) at 9pm
GALAVISION: Los Cowboys (Premiere) at 10:30pm
NBC: Law & Order: SVU (Premiere) at 9pm
NBC: Chicago PD (Premiere) at 10pm
PBS: India: Nature’s Wonderland (Premiere) at 10pm
CBS: Big Brother (Finale) at 9:30pm
FOOD NETWORK: Camp Cutthroat 2: Alton’s Revenge (Finale) at 10pm
TLC: Love at First Kiss (Finale) at 10pm
USA: Mr. Robot (Finale) at 10pm
FX gave season 2 renewals to its comedy series Donald Glover’s Atlanta and Pamela Adlon-starring Better Things. Each of the newcomers got a 10-episode order for a second season, landing them rare early renewals for the network.
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New talk show TD Jakes premiered this week on OWN, following its syndication launch. Now is the perfect time for the talker starring the Oprah Show alum, suggests Stephanie Drachkovitch. “We believe he has a voice of hope and inspiration our country can use,” says the president and co-founder of44 Blue Productions, “whether you’re a young single mother, a family struggling to make ends meet, or a young person looking for a purpose.”
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Nickelodeon has begun production on new original TV movie Escape from Mr. Lemoncello’s Library. To star Breanna Yde (Nick’s School of Rock) and Casey Simpson (Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn), Russell Roberts (The Twilight Saga: New Moon) and newcomers AJ Rivera and Klarke Pipkin, the movie will premiere in 2017 and is based on Chris Grabenstein’s children’s book.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Coral360’s digital reality series Los Cowboys is riding on to the television airwaves. The series, which launched on Univision.com, premieres tonight (September 21) on Galavision at 10:30p. Los Cowboys is an original docuseries featuring bicultural Latinos, with storylines focused on issues familiar to multicultural, multigenerational families. This marks the first Hispanic digital-first series to air on Galavision.
(Source: Cynopsis)
TLC’s new series Sweet 15: Quinceanera, debuting Tuesday, September 27, celebrates the traditional rite of passage in a Latina’s life. While cultural traditions like the father daughter dance still remain prevalent, new American traditions are becoming a staple, including over-the-top photo shoots and numerous mid-party outfit changes, and music videos that rival those of the biggest teen pop sensations.
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CNBC’s original primetime series Make Me A Millionaire Inventor returns for season 2 on Thursday, October 6 at 10p with eight new one-hour eps. Engineering expert hosts Deanne Bell and George Zaidan in each episode scour the country looking for amazing ideas they’re convinced can make big money. They’ll track down the inventors and give them a second chance to bring their ideas and dreams to life.
(Source: Cynopsis)
American Heroes Channel will bring back Ancient Assassins on Saturday, October 8 at 10p. The series showcases the fatal tactics and treacherous skillset of the most feared assassins, elite units and mercenaries throughout time, from Ancient Greece to Viking hordes.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Starz announced two new cast appointments for the upcoming third season of Highlander. John Bell (The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies) will play the role of Young Ian in the 18th century, and Wil Johnson (Waking the Dead) will play Claire’s friend and medical colleague Joe Abernathy in 20th century Boston.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Ravi Patel (Grandfathered) will guest on the upcoming 13th season of ABC medical drama Grey’s Anatomy as a nurse at the hospital. Patel is scheduled for one episode, with a possibility for more.
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Holding the title of TV’s longest-running children’s animated series, Arthur kicks off season 20 on PBS Kids on October 10, with new episodes that give fans a glimpse into the past, present, and future of the characters. Some anniversary stats: Arthur is currently broadcast in more than 80 countries and draws 7 million viewers per month. The series has had seven Emmy wins and recorded 161 million website visits since 2008.
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ABC News and Facebook are extending their relationship to bring live coverage of the 2016 General Election Debates. During the conventions, the partnership drew more than 28 million video views across ABC News’ Facebook pages. Throughout each debate day, ABC News’ curated Facebook feed will offer live streams from around the debate host cities, inside the spin room and from watch parties, plus commentary from ABC News correspondents. ABC News will incorporate viewers’ comments in the Facebook Live coverage.
(Source: Cynopsis)
The Wednesday, September 14 premiere of FX’s American Horror Story: Roanoke drew 10.9 million Total Viewers combined linear and non-linear, according to Nielsen data. On a Live+3 basis, the premiere telecast received 8.3 million Total Viewers and 5.6 million A18-49, making it the third most-watched telecast in franchise history in Total Viewers, A18-49 and A18-34.
(Source: Cynopsis)
FOX Business Network beat CNBC in Business Day (9:30a-5p) for the week with 181,000 vs. CNBC’s 171,000 Total Viewers for the first time ever. This was also FBN’s highest rated Business Day ever for the week in total viewers.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Food Network’s Guy’s Superstar Grocery Games posted a .6 A25-54 (580,000) on Sunday night, 27 percent vs. P6W and ranked fifth in the 8p timeslot, followed by The Great Food Truck Race at 9p also rating a .6 A25-54 (530,000), helping to land Food Network at No. 7 for the night among ad-supported cable.
(Source: Cynopsis)
For the week of September 5, Who Wants To Be A Millionaire was up over the prior week by 8 percent in HH and 9 percent in Total Viewers, while posting a 33 percent gain week to week in A25-54.
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In syndicated talk show news, Dr. Phil topped the week, hitting a three-month high with 2.7 Live+SD national Nielsen rating, up 17 percent from the prior week. It was his strongest performance since mid-June. Live with Kelly opened season 29 at 2.5, up 9 percent to a five-week high; Ellen DeGeneres returned to original programming and jumps 44 percent to 2.3 to start season 14.
(Source: Cynopsis)
The first-ever Premier Boxing Champions-The Next Round on Bounce TV to take place in Las Vegas, which aired live on Friday, September 16 at 9p with a premiere play for the west coast immediately following reached a combined audience of 1.3 million viewers 2+.
(Source: Cynopsis)
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