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ON TELEVISION (THURSDAY 9/15/16)
LIFETIME: Project Runway (Premiere) at 9pm
PBS: Craft In America (Premiere) at 8pm
BRAVO: Flipping Out (Finale) at 9pm
CW: Beauty and The Beast (Finale) at 9pm
HISTORY: Mountain Men (Finale) at 9pm
USA: Queen of the South (Finale) at 10pm

Turner struck deals with Walt Disney Studios and 20th Century Fox for the entire Star Wars movie collection, giving TNT and TBS exclusive linear basic cable and ad-supported on-demand rights. The agreement with Disney includes the network premiere windows to last year’s hit Star Wars: The Force Awakens as well as this year’s Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, opening in December, along with the network television premieres of the next three yet-to-be-released movies. Star Wars: A New Hope comes to Turner through a separate arrangement with 20th Century Fox. Turner the only company with basic cable rights to all 11 titles in the collection.
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Nielsen is eliminating the paper diaries used in some mid-sized and small markets to calculate local ratings. By mid-2017, viewership in all markets will be determined using electronic data, which comes from millions of homes versus thousands of diaries. “These enhancements are part of Nielsen’s commitment to invest in and transform how local TV is measured in a cross-platform world,” said Megan Clarken, president, Nielsen Product Leadership.
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The last batch of presenters announced for the Emmy Awards, airing Sunday, September 18 on ABC, includes Kyle Chandler (Bloodline), Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad), Claire Danes (Homeland), Michelle Dockery (Downton Abbey), Minnie Driver (Speechless), Tony Goldwyn (Scandal), Terence Howard (Empire), Allison Janney (Mom), Rami Malek (Mr. Robot), Abigail Spencer (Timeless) and Kiefer Sutherland (Designated Survivor).
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Fox News co-presidents Jack Abernathy and Bill Shine inked new multi-year contracts. The execs, who landed their jobs in the wake of Roger Ailes’ exit amid allegations of sexual harassment, “have been instrumental in Fox News’ continued dominance in the ratings and historic earnings performance,” said 21st Century Fox executive chairman Rupert Murdoch on Wednesday.
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Netflix is cutting off Bloodline after its upcoming third season. The Sony Pictures Television drama was renewed in July.
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History’s Vikings returns for its midseason premiere on a new night and time, Wednesday, November 30 at 9p. “This season is monumental and unlike anything we’ve ever done,” said Michael Hirst, creator and writer. During its season four ten-week run in the spring, the historical drama garnered 4.3 million total viewers and 2.1 million A25-54 in Live+7 delivery.
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Global event series Mars launches on Nat Geo and Nat Geo Mundo on Monday, November 14 at 9p, and internationally in 170 countries on Sunday, November 13. The hybrid scripted drama/doc executive produced by Brian Grazer and Ron Howard explores the modern space revolution, and envisions the first attempts to colonize the planet.
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A&E docu-series The Killing Season arrives with back-to-back episodes on Saturday, November 5 at 9p. Filmmakers investigate, with the help of cyber sleuths, the serial killer cases of 10 dead sex workers in Long Island.
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The Price Is Right starts its 45th season premiere week with memorable moments from its history, including record wins and biggest bloopers. Let’s Make a Deal launches season eight with “Mega Deal Week,” offering winners a chance to “mega-size” and nab every prize featured that day. Both CBS Daytime shows kick off Monday, September 19.
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Original series ICE will premiere on AT&T Audience Network on Wednesday, November 16 at 8p. Ten hour-long episodes of the crime drama are in production in LA and Vancouver.
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Tonight’s finale of Queen of the South features a crossover appearance by Rafael Amaya (El Senor de los Cielos). The USA drama is based on bestseller La Reina Del Sur, which was turned into a super series on sister net Telemundo.
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On next week’s episode of Velocity’s FantomWorks, restoration expert Dan Short and his team help a proud auto owner breathe new life into his 1972 Cadillac hearse. Show airs Wednesday, September 21 at 9p.
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Two Sarah Jones Film Foundation events will take place this fall to promote set safety. The Walk for Safety happens September 25 in LA, and an Atlanta Field Day event is scheduled for October 9 in Georgia. Camera assistant Jones died three years ago on the set of Midnight Rider in Georgia.
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First Lady Michelle Obama returns to CBS’s The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on Tuesday, September 20, to promote the “Let Girls Learn” initiative. It’s been a year since FLOTUS’ first Colbert sit-down.
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The Beatles: Eight Days a Week – The Touring Years starts streaming on Hulu Saturday, September 17. The Ron Howard doc focuses on the first half of the Fab Four’s career.
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Mary J. Blige, Jamie Foxx, Dave Grohl and Usher are among the performers at ABC’s presentation of Taking the Stage – Changing America, for the opening of the Smithsonian’s new National Museum of African American History and Culture. Production will be filmed September 23 to air on ABC stations during the 2016-2017 season.
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Freeform’s 18th annual “13 Nights of Halloween” stunt starts Wednesday, October 19 with The Nightmare Before Christmas at 3:30p, followed by Hocus Pocus at 5p, The Addams Family at 7p, Addams Family Values at 9p and The Final Girls at midnight.
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Mykelti Williamson will recur on Designated Survivor, starring fellow 24 alum Keifer Sutherland. ABC drama debuts Wednesday, September 21 at 10p.
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Brant Daughtery (Prettly Little Liars) landed a recurring role on Netflix comedy Dear White People, focused on a diverse group of students at a predominantly white Ivy League college.
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A multiplatform campaign from Cigna uses actors known for playing doctors to urge consumers to better understand and manage their health. Patrick Dempsey (Grey’s Anatomy), Alan Alda (M.A.S.H.), Donald Faison (Scrubs: “If I had to actual surgery, I’d probably faint”), Noah Wyle (ER) and Lisa Edelstein (House) have been enlisted in the effort to save 100,000 lives by encouraging preventive care.
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On today’s Dr. Oz, presidential candidate Donald Trump will present the host with what he says are the results of his physical, performed by the physician who previously predicted Trump would be “the healthiest individual ever elected to the presidency.” The episode taped yesterday.
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America’s Got Talent averaged 13.7 million viewers, a five-year high, and 2.7 among A18-49 for part 1 of its season finale on Tuesday, up 20 percent in viewers and 13 percent in the demo versus the same time last year. Thank you, said NBC freshman Better Late Than Never, which followed with series highs in viewers and the demo (7.8 million/1.7).
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Classic TV net MeTV aired a Star Trek 50th anniversary event on Saturday, and the 10p-12p block averaged 942,000 P2+, peaking at over 1 million viewers. The first broadcast episode of Star Trek, at 9p, averaged 779,000 P2+ up 28 percent over the time period last year.
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Dr. Phil opened the season on Monday, September 12 with an interview with the brother of JonBenet Ramsey that shot the show up 64 percent versus last year in metered markets, to 4.1/12. Part 2 of the interview on Tuesday matched that number. Newcomer Harry rated 1.2/3 in early numbers on Monday, up 9 percent from year-ago time periods.
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CELEBRITY NEWS: SEPTEMBER 14, 2016
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Corey Holcomb (Comedian/ MTV2’s Wild ’N Out) – 48 years old
Katie Lee (Chef) – 35 years old
Ashley Roberts (Pussycat Dolls) – 35 years old
Nas (Rapper) – 43 years old
Andrew Lincoln (The Walking Dead) – 43 years old
Kimberly Williams-Paisley (“The Father Of The Bride’) – 44 years old
Faith Ford (Hope & Faith/ Murphy Brown) – 52 years old
Robert Herjavec (Shark Tank) – 53 years old
Melissa Leo (Wayward Pines/ “The Fighter”) – 56 years old
Terry Dubrow (E!’s Botched) – 58 years old
Sam Neill (“Jurassic Park”) – 69 years old
Walter Koenig (Star Trek) – 80 years old

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ON TELEVISION (WEDNESDAY 9/14/16)
AXS TV: The World’s Greatest Tribute Bands (Premiere) at 10pm
BRAVO: Don’t Be Tardy (Premiere) at 10pm
COMEDY: South Park (Premiere) at 10pm
COMEDY: Legions of Chamberlain Heights (Premiere) at 10:30pm
COOKING: Sugar Showdown (Premiere) at 10pm
DISCOVERY: Still Alive (Premiere) at 10pm
FOOD: Worst Cooks in America: Celebrity Edition (Premiere) at 9pm
FX: American Horror Story: 6 (Premiere) at 10pm
GREAT AMERICAN COUNTRY: Going RV (Premiere) at 9pm
IFC: Documentary Now! (Premiere) at 10pm
NBC: Blindspot (Premiere) at 10pm
PBS: Forces of Nature (Premiere) at 8pm
FOX: MasterChef (Finale) at 8pm
NBC: America’s Got Talent (Finale) at 8pm
POP: Sing It On (Finale) at 9pm
USA: Suits (Finale) at 9pm
VELOCITY: FantomWorks (Finale) at 9pm

Katie Couric and EPIX are being sued for over $12 million for alleged manipulation of footage in gun control advocacy documentary Under The Gun. “The Defendants intentionally disregarded the truth” of an exchange about background checks, “and took at least six intentional steps to manufacture a fictional exchange to support their agenda,” said the defamation suit, filed in Virginia federal court on Tuesday. Plaintiffs the VCDL, Patricia Webb and Daniel Hawes, who appear in the doc, want compensatory damages of $12 million, as well as punitive damages of $350,000 for each plaintiff. Responded the film’s director, Stefan Friedman, “It’s ironic that people who so passionately defend the Second Amendment want to trample on the rights guaranteed to filmmakers under the First.”
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Bill Clinton is headed to Comedy Central’s The Daily Show tomorrow, September 15. It marks the former president’s tenth appearance on the late night show, but first since Trevor Noah took over as host. DVR alert: The very same night, Donald Trump stops by NBC’s The Tonight Show, the GOP candidate’s third visit to Jimmy Fallon’s talker.
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Late Night with Seth Meyers airs live on Monday, September 26 at 12:35a, to incorporate post-debate discussion during the telecast. The highly anticipated first debate between Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton and Republican nominee  Donald Trump will be moderated by NBC Nightly News’ Lester Holt.
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Billboard reports that Lady Gaga is in talks to take the half-time stage at Super Bowl LVI, having impressed the NFL with her performance of the National Anthem at this year’s big game. The Bowl is slated to take place at Houston’s NRG Stadium on February 5, 2017.
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The Five co-host Dana Perino has teamed with digital politics editor Chris Stirewalt for Perino & Stirewalt: I’ll Tell You What. The new FOX News Channel program debuts September 18 and will air on Sundays at 5p through November’s presidential election. The co-hosts will be joined by a rotating panel.
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The launch of Vice News Tonight has been postponed from September 26 to October 10. The half-hour nightly newscast hails from Vice Media and HBO. “We want to test it on all its various platforms and make sure it’s perfect,” Vice News chief Josh Tyrangiel told press members at Vice’s Brooklyn headquarters on Tuesday.
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CMT named Carrie Underwood, Chris Stapleton, Florida Georgia Line, Luke Bryan and Thomas Rhett as the premiere country artists of 2016, to be celebrated at the seventh annual CMT Artists of the Year special on Thursday, October 20 at 8p. Rising star Kelsea Ballerini is slated to receive the second annual Breakout Artist of the Year award.
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Justin Lin and Marlon Wayans were named judges for NBCU Short Film Festival, part of the company’s ongoing initiative to find new voices. The panel for the 11th annual festival also includes producer Will Packer (Straight Outta Compton), writer-producer Tracey Wigfield (The Mindy Project), Masi Oka (Heroes, Hawaii Five-0) and writer-director Malcolm D. Lee (The Best Man, Barbershop: The Next Cut), as well as festival alumni Randall Park (Fresh Off the Boat, Trainwreck) and Hasan Minaj (The Daily Show).
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FOX ordered Justice, a legal drama from Scandal co-EP Judy Smith, the inspiration for the lead character in the Washington drama. Project focuses on a high-powered African-American woman who is made the new US Attorney.
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Kevin Hart and the Real Husbands of Hollywood return for Season 5 on Tuesday, October 11 at 9p on BET. This season reunites Hart with original motley cast members Nick Cannon, Nelly, JB Smoove, Robin Thicke, Boris Kodjoe, Duane Martin and Cynthia Kaye McWilliams.
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American Masters – Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You premieres nationwide Tuesday, October 25 at 9p on PBS (check local listings). With unprecedented access to Lear, his work and his massive personal archives, the documentary combines stories from his turbulent childhood and early career with his groundbreaking TV success (All in the Family, The Jeffersons, Good Times, Maude) and social activism.
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In honor of World Rhino Day, Nat Geo WILD premieres Operation Sumatran Rhino: Mission Critical on Sunday, September 18 at 9p with an encore on Thursday, September 22 at 9p. The project explores Sumatran rhinos in Borneo, where numbers are down to single digits.
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INSP premieres its latest movie, Heritage Falls, on Sunday, October 16 at 8p. The dramatic comedy stars David Keith (CSI: Miami, Hawaii Five-0), Coby Ryan McLaughlin (Castle, Parenthood), and Keean Johnson (Nashville).
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Lifetime announced its list of world premiere movies for fall. Suite Francaise bows Monday, October 10 at 10p; Surviving Compton: Dre, Suge & Michel’le debuts Saturday, October 15 at 8p; A Brave Heart: The Lizzie Velasquez Story airs Saturday, October 17 at 8p; Death of a Vegas Show Girl premieres Saturday, October 22 at 8p and Amish Witches: The True Story of Holmes County bows Saturday, October 29 at 8p.
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Tony Shahloub (Monk) has been tapped to play Rachel Brosnahan’s father in Amazon drama pilot The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.
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Nurse Jackie alum Dominic Fumusa joins Season 6 of Homeland. He’ll recur as FBI Special Agent Ray Conlin. Showtime returns Sunday, January 15 at 9p.
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Judy Reyes (Devious Maids) has landed her next gig. Reyes has been cast as a regular in TNT‘s nail salon dramedy pilot Claws.
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Jacob Artist (Glee) is joining the season six cast of FX’s American Horror Story. Series returns Wednesday, September 14.
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Jen Richards (Her Story, Doubt) has booked a recurring role on CMT’s Nashville. This marks the network’s first transgender character and the first out transgender actor on the network. Series’ fifth season debut is Thursday, January 5 at 9p.
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Actress/singer LeToya Luckett and Camille Spirlin (Marvin Marvin) are headed to FOX drama Rosewood. Luckett, will play Tawnya, a new love interest for Rosewood. Spirlin will portray Tawyna’s daughter.
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Malcolm-Jamal Warner has nabbed a role on Bravo’s Girlfriends’ Guide to Divorce. He’ll play an upscale contractor, widower and single dad.
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Nickelodeon premieres animated series Kuu Kuu Harajuku from co-creator and EP Gwen Stefani on Monday, October 3 at 4p. Show follows the kuu kuu adventures of the band HJ5 through their world of music, fashion and style. “Partnering with Nickelodeon on Kuu Kuu Harajuku is a dream come true!” said Stefani. “I love that this is an animated series for young girls that celebrates creativity, imagination and individuality.”
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Cartoon Network’s Regular Show begins its eighth and final season on Monday, September 26 at 8p. Last season’s cliffhanger ripped The Park from earth and took Mordecai, Rigby and the gang with it. Season eight takes place entirely in outer space. New episodes air weeknights through January 2017.
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FX’s premiere of Atlanta scored the best audience of any basic cable primetime scripted comedy in over three years among A18-49. On a Live+3 basis, the total audience delivery for the telecast and encore airings was 3 million total viewers and 1.9 million A18-49.
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Harry Connick Jr.’s Harry, this season’s only new first-run strip launching nationally in syndication, had a strong debut on Monday, September 12. The talk-variety series opened up 27 percent from its year-ago time periods to a 1.4 Nielsen rating/4 share primary run average in the 56 metered markets. Compared to the most recent successful talk show premiere, Harry improved 56 percent over the 2014 debut of The Real, which already has a fourth season renewal. In the W25-54 target demo, Harry took its time periods up 40 percent to a 0.7/4.
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Hasta Que Te Conoci, the Telemundo series based on the life of musical icon Juan Gabriel, ranked as the highest-rated, scripted weekend premiere in Spanish-language TV in more than five years among total viewers (2,913,000) and A18-49 (1,358,000), according to Nielsen. The show reached a cumulative audience of 4,724,000 total viewers and 2,207,000 A18-49.
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With the 23rd season premiere of Dancing With the Stars and the season finale of The $100,000 Pyramid, ABC was Monday’s top broadcaster in total viewers (11.3 million) and A18-49 (2.2/8). Dancing ranked as Monday’s #1 broadcast series in Total Viewers (13.7 million) and A18-49 (2.6/9).
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