FIRST LOOK
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ON TELEVISION (THURSDAY 9/22/16)
ABC: Grey’s Anatomy (Premiere) at 8pm
ABC: Notorious (Premiere) at 9pm
ABC: How To Get Away With Murder (Premiere) at 10pm
BRAVO: Million Dollar Listing New York: Ryan’s Wedding (Premiere) at 9pm
FOOD: Chopped (Premiere) at 9pm
FOX: Rosewood (Premiere) at 8pm
FOX: Pitch (Premiere) at 9pm
HISTORY: Ice Road Truckers Breaking The Ice (Premiere) at 9pm
NBC: Superstore (Premiere) at 8pm
NBC: The Good Place (Premiere) at 8:30pm
NBC: Chicago Med (Premiere) at 9pm
NBC: The Blacklist (Premiere) at 10pm
OWN: 20/20 on OWN Presents: Crime (Premiere) at 10pm
WORLD: India: Nature’s Wonderland (Premiere) at 8pm
Viacom interim CEO and president Tom Dooley, who replaced Philippe Dauman in August, will leave the company on November 15. “I have great admiration for our new board and I feel that they will be best able to execute on their vision for the company in the hands of a new president and CEO,” said Dooley. As part of an overhaul, Viacom is also cutting its dividend in half and abandoning the proposed sale of a stake in Paramount Pictures.
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CBS gave a series order to comedy Superior Donuts, starring Judd Hirsch as the owner of a donut shop, and Jermaine Flower (Friends of the People) as his new young employee, for broadcast midseason. “This show has been very high on our radar since we first put it in development last winter,” said Glenn Geller, president, CBS Entertainment.
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Grace, a drama project from Mandeville TV about a family whose minister father reveals he’s gay, is in development at ABC. Story comes from Eyal Podell and Jonathon E. Stewart, based on Stewart’s real family’s life.
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Problematic With Moshe Kasher has been picked up to series by Comedy Central. The weekly talk show will “crawl into the social media muck and put out flame wars and raise provocative questions,” promises Comedy.
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Weinstein Television is developing a scripted Elvis Presley biopic, with access to The King’s personal archives. Presley’s former wife, Priscilla Presley, is attached as exec producer for the project, to be shot at Graceland.
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Michael Weatherly (Bull) is exec producing Mata Hari, centered on the WWI double agent. Written by Micah Schraft, the project is set at CBS Television Studios.
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A one-hour special Ghosts of Shepherdstown kicks of TLC’s Friday Night Frights on October 21 at 8p, followed by a new season of A Haunting at 9p and the series premiere of Kindred Spirits at 10p.
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PBS’s The Mind of a Chef, narrated by Anthony Bourdain, is back for season five Saturday, October 1 (check local listings).
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The season 29 premiere of CBS’s 48 Hours investigates the murder of a 13-year-old looking for a friend online, and the dangers of connecting with strangers, on Saturday, September 24 at 10p.
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Alaska’s Ultimate Bush Pilots Presented by Arby’s returns to Outdoor Channel with a new cast and location on Monday, September 26 at 9p and 9:30p. New series Back Country Rescue takes over the time slot on November 21, with rescuers at the ready in Wyoming.
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Epix offers up two series premieres on Sunday, October 16. Berlin Station, about a CIA office on a clandestine mission in Berlin, debuts at 9p, followed at 10p by Graves, centered on a former president (Nick Nolte) out to right his administration’s wrongs.
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Bret Baier and Megyn Kelly will co-anchor Fox News Channel coverage of the highly anticipated presidential debate on Monday, moderated by NBC’s Lester Holt (no pressure!). FNC will telecast Special Report, On the Record, The O’Reilly Factor and The Kelly File, moved to 11p, from debate site Hofstra University.
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Fashion designer Nikki Lund will host fashion competition series, Queen on 34th, produced by Tasker & Morris Entertainment and Sacrimonti Productions. Original series is slated to premiere on new network FUBU TV in January.
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One-hour doc Getting Ahead reports on the impact of the raising the minimum wage on wage earners and small business owners. Reported by Tavis Smiley, program airs Friday, October 7 at 9p on PBS (check local listings).
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USA Network will broadcast the Beverly Hills Dog Show for the first time, as part of a new partnership with the Kennel Club of Beverly Hills.Produced by NBC Sports Group, Beverly Hills Dog Show Presented By Purina will air on Easter Sunday, April 16, 2017 at 8p.
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Sony Movie Channel is gearing up for Halloween with weekend marathon starting Saturday, October 29 at 6:45a. Creepy classics include Swamp Thing, The Fog, Berserk and more.
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Uma Thurman will guest in a story arc on upcoming Bravo scripted series, My So-Called Wife (wt), as lethal and mysterious Lenny Cohen. “Uma and I have been friends for a very long time – I’m thrilled that after many tries we’ll finally get to work together,” said executive producer Adam Brooks. “Paul Adelstein and I wrote the role of Lenny Cohen specifically for her, and we are so excited to see how Uma’s iconic and very special talents will bring to life this unique and provocative character.” Series is slated for a 2017 premiere.
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Michael Gambon (Fortitude) has joined the cast of ITV’s upcoming drama Fearless, starring opposite Helen McCrory (Peaky Blinders).
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Poorna Jagannathan (The Night Of) has been cast as a series regular in Netflix’ upcoming series Gypsy, starring Naomi Watts.
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The Tyler Oakley Show launched yesterday on the Ellen Digital Network, with Kerry Washington and Celine Dion as guests. The show is the first under an overall deal between Oakley and the digital net.
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VH1 and 345 Games have launched Love & Hip Hop: The Game, a mobile app based on the reality show that allows users to create their own customized characters and place them in the L&HH universe. The game integrates elements of the TV show, including cast members from the series.
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Season 2 of Netflix original Fuller House premieres globally December 9. The “holiday-themed” season will include Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s Eve episodes.
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In its new 1-hour later 10p time period, ABC’s season 4 premiere of Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. built on its May finale by 20 in total viewers (to 3.6 million) and by 10 percent in A18-49 (to 1.1/4), delivering its biggest audience since its winter finale in December and its top young adult rating since its mid-season premiere in March.
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Tuesday’s series premiere of CBS’s Bull delivered 15.5 million viewers and a 2.2 rating among A18-49, up 23 percent and 29 percent, respectively, versus the time period last year. The an assist from The Voice, NBC’s This Is Us did even better in the demo, with 2.8, and 10 million viewers.
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BROADWAY
The Encounter is opening on Thursday September 29, 2016
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