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ON TELEVISION (MONDAY 10/17/16)
BLOOMBERG: The David Rubenstein Show: Peer To Peer (Premiere) at 8pm
CBS: The Odd Couple (Premiere) at 9:30pm
CW: Jane The Virgin (Premiere) at 9pm
DISCOVERY EN ESPANOL: Texas Trocas (Premiere) at 10pm
DISNEY: The Lodge (Premiere) at 5pm
HISTORY: Pawn Stars: Pumped Up (Premiere) at 10pm
VICELAND: Desus & Mero (Premiere) at 11pm
DISCOVERY: Sacred Steel Bikes (Finale) at 10pm
TV ONE: For My Man (Finale) at 10pm
Charter Communications is laying off 258 staffers, mainly in financial roles, as it begins the process of combining Charter, Time Warner Cable and Bright House Networks. Layoffs will begin November 1 and be completed by the end of June. Ultimately, Charter plans to add 20,000 jobs by bringing call centers work back from overseas, insourcing other work and “growing to meet our customer demands,” said a Charter spokesman.
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NBC rescheduled a Donald Trump-ish episode of Law & Order: SVU from October 26 until after Election Day, November 8. The episode features Gary Cole as a wealthy businessman/presidential hopeful whose campaign is derailed by women with damaging accusations.
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With Billy Bush absent from Today thanks to the crude, oft-replayed 2005 Access Hollywood tape of Bush and Trump, Harry Connick Jr. will fill in during the 9a hour with Tamron Hall today and tomorrow. Connick Jr., host of NBC Universal TV Distribution daytime talker Harry, announced the news via Twitter.
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The SAG-AFTRA National Board of Directors voted unanimously to extend the contract of David White. White will remain the National Executive Director, a position he has held since 2012 and at SAG prior to the merger from 2009-2012, through October 11, 2020.
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Ahead of the election, The Paley Center for Media will present a program with leaders including Norman Lear, Kenya Barris, Gloria Calderon-Kellett, Willow Bay and more, to explore how technology and storytelling are raising awareness about cultural, political, and social issues. Advancing the Story: The Next Chapter in Media Impact takes place on Wednesday, November 2 at the Paley Center in Beverly Hills.
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The season two premiere of WE tv’s Growing Up Hip Hop captures the recording and debut of a new song by Master P, father of Romeo Miller, one of the stars of Growing Up Hip Hop who is also appearing on the current season of hit hip hop drama Empire. Broken by Master P is now available on iTunes and Spotify. Hip Hop airs Thursdays at 9p.
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Creators and stars of WGN America’s Underground and Outsiders will appear this month at New York Television Festival. NYTVF’s Opening Night Creative Keynote Panel will feature Underground’s Anthony Hemingway, director and executive producer, and series star Amirah Vann on Monday, October 24. A panel on the creative process features Outsiders creator Peter Mattei, EP Peter Tolan and star David Morse on Saturday, October 29.
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Radio One Inc. is saluting its founder and chairperson, Cathy Hughes, for being the new namesake for Howard University’s School of Communication, with an integrated, cross-platform congratulatory promotion and special programming across its 56 Radio One stations, TV One, 10 nationally syndicated Reach Media radio programs and branded websites. Today, Hughes will be a guest on the urban media company’s syndicated shows and on Wednesday, October 19, TV One will telecast of marathon of Hughes interviews during her days as host of One on One with Cathy Hughes.
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CBS headquarters at 51 West 52nd Street in NYC was shut down Thursday due to a power outage. After a fire in an underground Con Ed facility, employees were dispatched to other locations; power was restored by Sunday morning.
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NBC goes digital to find new musical talent in The Stream, featuring music industry titans searching for future stars via the Internet and social media. Wannabe talent can upload videos to the show’s online platform; the 100 most streamed musicians will be invited to a showcase, with finalists competing in a weekly live show. Based on a Norwegian format, The Stream is produced by Universal Television Alternative Studio in association with Monster, TV2, Nordic World and Little Hill.
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Reese Witherspoon’s Pacific Standard and Anonymous Content are partnering for a series based on bestseller First Women: The Grace & Power of America’s Modern First Ladies. Robin Wright (House of Cards) will direct and executive produce.
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Syfy renewed Van Helsing for a second season. The action-horror drama just debuted September 23; production on 13 new episodes is slated to begin in January. “The team is very thankful and ready to go – ready to get back on the road to Denver and to spill a lot of blood along the way,” said showrunner Neil LaBute.
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The Africa Channel’s fall slate boasts four new acquisitions from the African content. Series include sci-fi show Room 9, premiering Halloween; culinary competition The Ultimate Braai Master; baking show Di Ya Wela and lifestyle series The Fattening Room, which places six women in a traditional finishing school.
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SundanceTV and FremantleMedia International announced that international co-production Deutschland83 has been picked up for season 2. The networks will co-produce the spy thriller with UFA Fiction.
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Bravo’s Top Chef heads to Charleston for a new season starting Thursday, December 1 at 10p. Also on Bravo: new docu-series Married to Medicine Houston bows Friday, November 11 at 9p with back-to-back episodes. The Married to Medicine franchise extender settles into its regular 10p slot the following week.
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New episodes of Travel Channel’s Expedition Unknown launch Wednesday, November 2 at 9p, with explorer Josh Gates digging into the missing fortune of an Old West sheriff.
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Z Living wants to keep it clean for the holidays with two new series. Renovation salvager House Poor debuts Tuesday, October 18 at 8p, followed by Family Style with Chef Jeff offering better kitchen choices starting Monday, November 7 at 9p. “With most fourth quarter programming so heavily focused on excess, our goal is to provide content associated with the holidays in smart, fun and unexpected ways,” said Tim Krubsack, EVP and head of programming.
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MTV’s Scream was renewed for an abbreviated 6-episode season 3, premiering in 2017. The first two seasons had 10 and 13 episodes. The series’ sophomore run averaged 377,000 Live+SD viewers.
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Nat Geo WILD gets Wonderfully Weird on Monday, October 31. Parts 1 and 2 of the show offer an up close look at bizarre animals at 9p and 9:30p, following a day-long Halloween programming event focused on scary creatures.
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Comedy Dynamics is teaming with iN Demand to offer classic stand-up titles to Comcast customers. Launch includes specials from Tom Segura, Tim Allen, Whitney Cummings, Craig Ferguson and more.
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The milestone 100th episode of TV One’s Fatal Attraction airs tonight at 9p. The crime and justice series is the flagship show for the net’s “True Crime Mondays” slate.
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Meghan Trainor, Jill Scott, Zara Larsson and Little Big Town’s Karen Fairchild have been added to the lineup of performers for the 2016 CMT Artists of the Year special, airing Thursday, October 20 at 9p. Olympic gold medalists Aly Raisman and Madison Kocian, along with Arsenio Hall, join the roster of presenters.
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Grammy-nominated songwriter Charli XCX will host Freeform’s “13 Nights of Halloween” programming stunt, featuring interstitials from October 19 31. Freeform viewers will get an exclusive sneak peek at Charli’s new single, “After the Afterparty,” set for wide release on October 28.
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HBO’s All Def Comedy Special airs Saturday, November 12 at 10p. The show is based on weekly All Def Comedy Live, produced by Russell Simmons’ All Def Digital.
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Marisa Ryan will reprise the role of Abby in Netflix’s Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later, sequel to the 2015 series and 2001 film. Mark Feuerstein (Royal Pains) is an addition to the cast.
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Also on Netflix: DeWanda Wise (Shots Fired) landed the lead role of Nola Darling in the streaming service’s She’s Gotta Have It, a 10-episode update of the 1986 Spike Lee film.
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Cat Deeley (So You Think You Can Dance) will voice a character in a special episode of Kate & Mim-Mim, coming up on Disney Junior.
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How to Get Away with Murder’s October 6 episode on ABC grew 125 percent from Live+SD to Live+7 viewing, to 2.7 among A18-49, the highest increase for any broadcast program so far this season.
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CW’s season premiere of DC’s Legends of Tomorrow averaged 1.84 million viewers, a 34 percent gain over The Vampire Diaries season premiere in the same time period last season, and a 45 percent increase over last season’s time period average. Legends held its audience from last season’s finale, matching the finale rating in A18-34 (0.5/2) and in total viewers.
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Friday freshmen MacGyver on CBS and The Exorcist on Fox held steady from the week prior with 1.1/4 and .7/3, respectively, in the A18-49 demo. ABC’s Shark Tank rose 9 percent, to a season high 1.2/5.
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Hallmark Channel’s Chesapeake Shores ended its freshman run on October 9 driving the network to be the number 1 non-news cable network among HH (2.3) and Total Viewers (2.5 million) in Live+3 ratings and delivery in the 9-10p time period. For the season, Shores also became Hallmark Channel’s most-watched series in the network’s history among W25-54 and A25-54 on a Live+3 basis.
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WEEKEND BOX OFFICE
The Accountant – $24.7 million
Kevin Hart: What Now? – $12 million
The Girl On The Train – $12 million
Miss Peregrine’s Home For Peculiar Children – $8.9 million
Deepwater Horizon – $6.4 million
(Source: Box Office Mojo)
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