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CELEBRITY NEWS: SEPTEMBER 7, 2016
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Rosie McClelland (Sophia & Rosie on The Ellen DeGeneres Show) – 10 years old
Ian Chen (ABC’s Fresh Off The Boat) – 10 years old
Danielle Brooks (Orange Is The New Black) – 26 years old
Evan Rachel Wood (True Blood) – 29 years old
Oliver Hudson (Scream Queens) – 40 years old
Shannon Elizabeth (“American Pie” movies) – 43 years old
Tom Everett Scott (“That Thing You Do!”) – 46 years old
Angie Everhart (“Last Action Hero”) – 47 years old =
Leslie Jones (Saturday Night Live/ “Ghostbusters”) – 49 years old
Corbin Bernsen (Law & Order) – 62 years old
Michael Emerson (Person of Interest) – 62 years old
Chrissie Hynde (The Pretenders) – 65 years old
Julie Kavner (Rhoda, voice of Marge Simpson on The Simpsons) – 66 years old
Gloria Gaynor (R&B Singer of “I Will Survive”) – 67 years old

FIRST LOOK
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ON TELEVISION (WEDNESDAY 9/7/16)
NBC: Commander-In-Chief Forum (Premiere) at 8pm
DISCOVERY FAMILY: The Incredible Food Race (Premiere) at 9pm
EL REY: Lucha Underground (Premiere) at 8pm
UP: Heartland (Premiere) at 8pm
VELOCITY: Swap Meet Showdown (Premiere) at 10:30pm
VICELAND: Gaycation (Premiere) at 10:30pm
CBS: American Gothic (Finale) at 9pm
FX: Tyrant (Finale) at 10pm

No time for goodbyes: Greta Van Susteren abruptly exited Fox News Channel after 14 years. Brit Hume has temporarily taken over as anchor of On the Record, through the election. Fox News analyst Howard Kurtz reported Van Susteren had a clause in her contract allowing her to leave if Fox News chief Roger Ailes left – which he did, under a cloud of sexual harassment allegations. On her Facebook page Tuesday, Van Susteren said, “Fox has not felt like home for me for a few years and I took advantage of a clause in my contract which allows me to leave now.” As for the quick departure, Van Susteren explained her contract “had a time limitation, meaning I could not wait.”
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21st Century Fox apologized for discriminatory treatment suffered by former Fox News correspondent Gretchen Carlson, as it settled the sexual discrimination lawsuit filed by Carlson that involved the aforementioned Ailes. “We are proud that she was part of the Fox News Team,” said the net. “We sincerely regret and apologize for the fact that Gretchen was not treated with the respect and dignity that she and all of our colleagues deserve.” Said Carlson, who walks away with what sources are reporting amounts to $20 million, she’s “ready to move on to the next chapter of my life in which I will redouble my efforts to empower women in the workplace.” At least two other women also settle with Fox, according to the New York Times.
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Fox bought an untitled comedy project exec produced by Melissa McCarthy and Ben Falcone, about a family comprised on a type A man, his estranged sister and her kids. Studio is Warner Bros. Television.
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TV Land ordered a pilot for Heathers, based on the 1988 movie starring Winona Ryder. Tom Rosenberg and Gary Lucchesi will exec produce for Lakeshore Entertainment.
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Pop star Zayn Malik, formerly of One Direction, and Dick Wolf (Law & Order) are producing a boy band drama for NBC. “Zayn certainly brings an authentic point of view to this world where kids are catapulted into fame at a dizzying speed,” said Jennifer Salke, president of NBC Entertainment. “On top of our excitement around the creative ideas being discussed, we have a lot of respect for the musical and digital ambitions behind the project.” Show comes from Universal Television.
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Production has commenced on TLC’s Miss Pooh to the Rescue (wt), following social media star Veronica “Pooh” Nash-Poleate (“Don’t Go in the Shark’s House”). Series is headed for a November launch with Maverick TV and All3 Media America are producing.
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Season 7 of Discovery’s number 1-rated show, Gold Rush, opens with a two-hour premiere on Friday, October 14 at 9p. This time around, 21-year-old miner Parker Schnabel brings a new Australian girlfriend to strike it rich in the Klondike.
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Musician Jewel Kilcher treks to her Alaska home for the first time in 7 years on season six of Discovery’s Alaska: The Last Frontier, premiering Sunday, October 2 at 9p. Ahead of her return, the Kilcher family’s homestead is rocked by a 7.1 magnitude earthquake.
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Pop “reality sitcom” Unusually Thicke is back for season 2 Wednesday, September 21 at 9p. “Season two has us pushing envelopes with our family drama, including a same-sex prom, an ‘accidental’ porn shoot,…a wedding, a divorce party and the first Cannabis commercial ‘Pot Spots!’” said star Alan Thicke.
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Queen of the South was renewed for season 2 at USA. The drama has drawn an average 2.26 million total viewers in Live+7. Freshman finale airs tomorrow.
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Eight-parter The Contenders: 16 for ’16 examines former presidential candidates and the campaigns that went wrong. The series is part of “PBS Election 2016,” a multi-platform initiative offering objective coverage of the 2016 election cycle. Premiere date: Tuesday, September 13 at 8p.
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E! starts extensive cross-platform coverage of New York Fashion Week on Thursday, September 8. Included are an NYFW-themed episode of Fashion Police, Macy’s Presents Fashion’s Front Row 2016 special and “fashion flashes” during primetime, along with digital and social content.
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NBC is the latest to announce a show centered on the murder of child pageant queen JonBenet Ramsey 20 years ago. Two-hour Dateline NBC: Who Killed JonBenet? airs Friday, September 9 at 9p, and will include never-before-seen case documents. A CBS docu-series, Lifetime movie and ID event series will also re-examine the case.
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MeTV celebrates the 50th anniversary of the premiere of Star Trek with a three hour event on Saturday, September 10, including the series’ official premiere episode, “The Man Trap” at 9p, followed by the rarely seen original pilot, “The Cage,” at 10p.
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Discovery grabbed U.S. and international rights to Huntwatch, to air Thursday, September 22 as part of the Discovery Impact banner, following a limited theatrical release. Narrated by Ryan Reynolds, Huntwatch chronicles the East Coast Canadian commercial seal hunt, and activists’ efforts to stop it.
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The PBS Arts Fall Festival launches Friday, October 21 with Hamilton’s America at 9p. In addition to the special about the making of the Broadway smash are Bill Murray: The Mark Twain Prize on Friday, October 28, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater on November 4, Gypsy on November 11, Alan Cumming Sings Sappy Songs on November 8, Lang Lang’s New York Rhapsody on November 25, Joshua Bell’s Seasons of Cuba on December 16 and Shakespeare Live! From the Royal Shakespeare Company on December 23.
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Destination America Halloween special Paranormal Lockdown: The Black Monk House follows Paranormal Lockdown duo Nick Groff and Katrina Weidman as they confine themselves in a notoriously haunted house in England for a record 100 hours. Fun begins Monday, October 31 at 9p.
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Josh Peck (Grandfathered) will guest on an episode of Fox’s upcoming Pitch. Baseball drama arrives Thursday, September 22 at 9p.
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Jonathan Clarke (Desperate Housewives) will recur on season three of Showtime drama The Affair, as Whitney’s (Julia Goldani Telles) boss. The Affair resumes Sunday, November 20 at 10p.
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Chris Conner (The People vs O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story) and Ato Essandoh (Vinyl) are onboard the cast of Netflix drama Altered Carbon, based on the 2002 novel.
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The Justice Network launched a new website, a full makeover from the site that debuted in January 2015. An interactive schedule and data, plus local missing kids and wanted fugitives for each market the multicast network broadcasts in, can be found here.
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New CMT digital performance series Next Women of Country LIVE features 20 artists filmed at CMT’s Nashville studio. New performances will be shared each week.
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Netflix’s Narcos was renewed for seasons 3 and 4. Season two of the drug trade drama dropped last week.
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The season finale of ABC’s Bachelor in Paradise was up 28 percent versus its year-ago Sunday finale in total viewers (to 5.0 million) and up 27 percent among A18-49 (to 1.4/5).
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The summer finale of Freeform’s The Fosters hit 1-year highs across the A18-34 and 12-34 demos, and grew for the 3^rd consecutive week to 4-week highs in total viewers (1.5 million), A18-49 and W18-49. The summer finale of the net’s Pretty Little Liars hit 6-month highs in 18-34 and W18-34, ranking as Tuesday’s number 1 scripted TV telecast in the key demos, in addition to W18-49, Viewers 12-34 and Females 12-34, was the No. 1 cable TV telecast in its time period in A18-49 and the number 1 scripted cable telecast in total viewers (2.1 million).
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ID was August’s number 1 network in total day delivery among W25-54 and the number 2 among P25-54 in all of ad-supported cable. ID also had its best August ever in prime and total day delivery for P2+, HH, P25-54 and W25-54. August marked 15 consecutive months of growth for the net in prime among P25-54.
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Spike’s Ink Master is off to its best start in franchise history. After 2 weeks, season 8 ranks number 1 in its Tuesday time slot with M18-49, number 2 with A18-49, and  number 2 with W18-49, averaging 1.7 million viewers.
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Actor Hugh O’Brian died September 5. He was 91. In addition to starring on The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp, O’Brian guested on series including Fantasy Island and Charlie’s Angels.
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Conservative leader Phyllis Schafly died September 5. She was 92. Schafly, a vociferous opponent of the Equal Rights Amendment, made frequent appearances on CBS and CNN.
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TV and film director Leslie H. Martinson died September 3. He was 101. Martinson’s television work included numerous series, among them Maverick, The Brady Bunch, CHiPs and Airwolf.
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CELEBRITY NEWS: SEPTEMBER 6, 2016
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Max George (The Wanted) – 28 years old
Pippa Middleton (Younger Sister of Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge) – 33 years old
Foxy Brown (Rapper) – 38 years old
Naomie Harris (James Bond movies “Skyfall” & “Spectre” movies) – 40 years old
Idris Elba (“Star Trek Beyond”/ Luther) – 44 years old
Anika Noni Rose (“The Princess & The Frog”) – 44 years old
Justina Machado (Elena of Avalor) – 44 years old
Macy Gray (Soul Singer) – 49 years old
CeCe Peniston (Singer) – 47 years old
Trina McGee-Davis (Boy Meets World) – 47 years old
Rosie Perez (“Do The Right Thing”/ In Living Color) – 52 years old
Elizabeth Vargas (20/20 on ABC) – 54 years old
Jeff Foxworthy (Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader?) – 58 years old
Michael Winslow (“Police Academy” movies) – 58 years old
Jane Curtin (3rd Rock from The Sun/ formerly of Saturday Night Live) – 69 years old
Swoosie Kurtz (Mike & Molly/ Sisters) – 72 years old
Roger Waters (Pink Floyd) – 73 years old
Jo Anne Worley (Rowan And Martin’s Laugh In) – 79 years old

FIRST LOOK
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ON TELEVISION (TUSDAY 9/6/16)
BRAVO: Below Deck (Premiere) at 9pm
DISCOVERY FAMILY: Game of Homes (Premiere) at 9pm
DISCOVERY FAMILY: The Renovation King (Premiere) at 10pm
EL REY: From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series (Premiere) at 9pm
FX: Atlanta (Premiere) at 10pm
HISTORY: Forged in Fire: Cutting Deeper (Premiere) at 8pm
LIFETIME: Dance Moms (Premiere) at 9pm
OWN: Queen Sugar (Premiere) at 10pm
PBS: America By The Numbers (Premiere) at 10pm
SHOWTIME: Inside The NFL (Premiere) at 9pm
SHOWTIME: A Season With Florida State Football (Premiere) at 10pm
ABC: Bachelor in Paradise (Finale) at 8pm
ABC: Bachelor in Paradise: After Paradise (Finale) at 9pm
ABC: Mistresses (Finale) at 10pm
CBS: Zoo (Finale) at 9pm
HBO: Hard Knocks: Training Camp With The Los Angeles Rams (Finale) at 10pm
OWN: The Haves And The Have Nots (Finale) at 9pm

The moderators for the presidential and vice presidential debates were announced on Friday. Up first: NBC Nightly News anchor Lester Holt, managing the debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump on September 26. CNN’s Anderson Cooper and ABC’s Martha Raddatz are up next, for a town hall debate between the candidates on October 9. Chris Wallace will be the first Fox News Channel personality to moderate a presidential debate on October 19. CBS’s Elaine Quijano was handed the task of moderating the VP debate between Mike Pence and Tim Kaine on October 4.
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At least one person was less than pleased with the choice of moderators. Randy Falco, president and CEO of Univision, wrote to Janet Brown, executive director of The Commission on Presidential Debates, to “express disappointment, and frankly disbelief,” that a Hispanic journalist didn’t make the cut. Pointing out that no candidate for president has won without 30 percent of the Latino vote, and the number of Hispanic registered voters is trending upward in key battleground states, Falco says it is essential that the Hispanic community “hears firsthand where the candidates stand, what their policy solutions are and how they plan to implement their vision through the prism of a trusted journalist who represents Hispanic America and appreciates the nuances of this diverse demographic.” Read Falco’s letter in its entirety here.
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AMC doesn’t want a second helping of Feed the Beast. “We have great respect and admiration for the entire team associated with Feed the Beast,” said AMC in a statement.“Unfortunately, the show simply didn’t achieve the results needed to move forward with a second season.” Beast debuted to 976,00 viewers and .3 among A18-49 in Live+3, falling to just over 400,000 and .1 in the demo.
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Jill Soloway (Transparent), Tony Hale (Veep), Michael Kelly (House of Cards), Niecy Nash (Getting On) and Derek Hough (Dancing with the Stars) are among the Emmy nominees being honored at the Television Industry Advocacy Awards. The event on Friday, September 16 in LA, salutes industry leaders who use the power of celebrity to advocate for social change. TV Guide and TV Insider host the awards, which will benefit advocacy organization Creative Coalition.
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Singer-songwriter Rhiannon Giddens will recur on season five of Nashville, relocated from ABC to CMT. Country music drama is back January 5.
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Recent Juilliard graduate Marianne Rendon landed a series regular role on Bravo comedy My So Called Wife, about a con artist who gets men and women to marry her, then vamooses.
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ABC has launched four ABCD originals for the new ABC app. Short-form series include What to Text Him Back, with relationship expert “Get the Guy” Matthew Hussey; This Isn’t Working, from social media influencer Lisa Schwartz; Farm to Plate, from Tastemade, and She Talks, focused on women who turn their passions into paychecks. September 15 will bring A Little of Your Time with Quinn Marcus, in conjunction the Girl Code star’s role as social media correspondent for the 2016 Emmys.
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Netflix ordered unscripted original series White Rabbit Project from Beyond Productions (Mythbusters). Kari Byron, Tory Bellecci and Grant Imahara, who busted myths for the Discovery series, reunite to once again use science to investigate topics.
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The revival of Fox’s Prison Break, not set to debut until spring 2017, is getting more social chatter than any other new or returning broadcast show, with 19.5 million total engagements from May-August, according to a study from ListenFirst Media. ABC’s Funniest Home Videos came in second with 19.3 million. NBC’s This Is Us came second among new shows with 1.56 million engagements, followed by 558,073 for CBS’s MacGyver reboot and ABC sitcom Speechless, with 505.161. (Study does not include Twitter ranking data, which is exclusive to Nielsen.)
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OWN’s Greenleaf was the most-watched new cable show of the summer; the season finale on August 31 delivered 2.4 million viewers and 1.84 million among W25-54, the most-watched and highest-rated Wednesday telecast in network history.
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ABC scored with Sunday football. The Texas Longhorns’ double overtime defeat of Notre Dame earned a 3.0/12 among A18-49 and 10.46 million viewers, according to fast affiliate numbers. Opposite the game, CBS’s Big Brother delivered 1.3/6 in the demo, down 35 percent from last week’s early numbers.
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Bounce TV posted double-digit primetime growth among key demos in August, up 26 percent in P18-49, 37 percent W18-49, 13 percent in P25-54 and 28 percent in W25-54 versus August 2015. The net boasts it was one of the fastest growing networks among W18-34 for the summer, surpassing 85 other nets in overall growth with gains of 26 percent.
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They’re also doing a happy dance at Katz Broadcasting’s Grit and Escape, which celebrated their second anniversaries last month. Grit viewership grew by 16 percent in HHs, 38 percent in P18-49 and 50 percent in P25-54 in August, while Escape was up 58 percent in HHs, 28 percent in P18-49 and 50 percent in P25-54.
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WE tv’s Million Dollar Matchmaker has seen four consecutive weeks of growth in Live+3  total viewers, growing from 512,000 P2+ viewers on August 15 to 678,000 on August 26. The show had an August reach of 6.7 million total viewers and 2.2 million W25-54 in August sales prime (6p-1a).
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Episode three of Hallmark Channel’s Chesapeake Shores was up 11 percent in HHs, 10 percent among W25-54 and 16 percent in P2+ in Live+3 versus the prior week. The drama was also up double digits in the categories versus its August 19 premiere.
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CNN Films’ Holy Hell was tops in its timeslot in the news demo on Thursday, with 384,000 viewers A25-54 versus 370,000 for Fox News and 357,000 for MSNBC. In total viewers the scoreboard read FNC: 2 million, MSNBC 1.6 million and CNN 1.03 million.
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Character actor Jon Polito died September 2 of cancer complications. He was 65. Among his numerous film and television credits, Polito was an original cast member on Homicide: Life on the Street.
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