FIRST LOOK
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ON TELEVISION (THURSDAY 10/27/16)
BBC AMERICA: The Living and The Dead (Premiere) at 9pm
CBS: The Great Indoors (Premiere) at 8:30pm
CBS: Mom (Premiere) at 9pm
CBS: Life in Pieces (Premiere) at 9:30pm
CBS: Pure Genius (Premiere) at 10pm
VICELAND: B. Deep (Premiere) at 10pm
COOKING: Haylie’s America (Finale) at 10pm
ID: Blood Relatives (Finale) at 10pm
National Geographic announced a global rebrand, including the tagline “Further” that crosses all the brand’s media platforms, including TV networks, the magazine and social and digital platforms. The word “channel” will be dropped from on-air and off-air extensions. “‘Further’ is more than just a tagline for us,” said Courteney Monroe, CEO, National Geographic Global Television Network, at an event at One World Trade Center. “It’s a philosophy, a mindset one that has defined the National Geographic Brand for over 128 years. ‘Further’ is a call to arms, a rallying cry, an ever-shifting marker of progress.One of the things I love most about ‘Further’ is that … it conveys to viewers, readers, advertisers, and creators, that we embody a relentless pursuit to go deeper, to push boundaries, and to be pioneering in everything we do.” The rebrand coincides with global event series Mars, from executive producers Brian Grazer and Ron Howard, premiering Monday, November 14 at 9p.
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Weinstein Television event series Waco has found a home in Spike TV. The six-parter, announced in August, is based on the true story of the 1993 FBI siege of a religious sect in Texas. Taylor Kitsch (Friday Night Lights) will play cult leader David Koresh, while Michael Shannon (Boardwalk Empire) portrays FBI negotiator Gary Noesner.
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HBO grabbed U.S. and Canadian rights to BBC One limited series Cormoran Strike, based on the J.K. Rowling novels about a war veteran-turned-private detective. Filming starts this fall.
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Full production on E!’s Keeping Up With the Kardashians has resumed, said the network. Shooting of the reality show was halted after Kim Kardashian West was robbed at gunpoint in Paris on October 3.
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Fox midseason comedy The Mick scored a Sunday, January 1 debut at 8p following an NFL double header, then will settle into its regular, post-New Girl time period on Tuesday, January 3 at 8:30p with a new episode. Brooklyn Nine-Nine has a two-part winter finale January 1, returning from break after The Mick ends its run.
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Planet Earth II alights Saturday, January 28 on BBC America. Ten years after the original natural history series, Planet Earth II offers an immersive exploration of landscapes and animals, capturing the planet in “mind blowing ways – there’s an emotional resonance to that which is remarkable to experience,” said Sarah Barnett, president of BBC America.
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Season 3 of Create TV’s A Craftsman’s Legacy launches with the first of 13 new episodes on Thursday, December 15. Episodes will air Tuesdays and Thursdays at 11:30a and 5:30p (check local listings). The series, exploring what it means to be a modern day maker, also airs on local PBS stations at various times.
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WGN America’s Salem is back for season 3 on Wednesday, November 2 at 9p. Ahead of the premiere of the supernatural thriller is an advance screening at the Paley Center in LA on Tuesday, November 1 a 7p PT.
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BBC One/Masterpiece drama Sherlock, starring Benedict Cumberbatch, returns for season 4 in the U.S. and UK on January 1, 2017.
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“Destination Fridays,” a reality-based programming block, launched last week on INSP. Included are culinary sampler State Plate at 8p, season two of Handcrafted America at 9p and Cash Cowboys, featuring a journeyman electrician-turned-lawyer and an antiques dealer rummaging for treasure, at 9:30p.
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The Donald Trump-ish episode of Law & Order: SVU, moved by NBC from early October, after that Access Hollywood tape surfaced, to October 26, and then put on hold, is now slated for Wednesday, November 16 at 9p. In the installment, Gary Cole plays a presidential wannabe plagued by stories of bad behavior toward women.
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President Barack Obama appears on TBS’s Full Frontal with Samatha Bee on Monday, October 31 at 10:30p. The conversation covers topics like Obama’s legacy, and “the challenges the new Commander in Chief will face when she takes office in January.”
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Travel Channel is putting on the big freeze for viewers from December 25-31 at 9p, with ice-themed episodes. Stunt kicks off with the premiere of Alaska – Water and Ice on Christmas night. “The week between Christmas and New Year’s Day is a huge travel time for many Americans,” said Courtney White, SVP, programming. “It’s also the ideal time for what we call a ‘chill-cation’ when families gather to relax and watch TV.”
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Count Green Day and Twenty One Pilots in as performers for the American Music Awards, airing live Sunday, November 20 at 8p on ABC. Green Day has picked up 3 AMA trophies, while Twenty One Pilots are first-time nominees this year. They join previously announced Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars and Sting.
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UP TV is celebrating the holidays with 6 premiere movies, special episodes of family series, and a “GilMORE the Merrier” marathon of all seven seasons of The Gilmore Girls from Friday, November 18 at 6p to Friday, November 25 at 3a. UP’s “We Get Christmas” programming kicks off Saturday, November 5 with holiday-themed episodes of America’s Funniest Home Videos.
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The Talk’s second annual “Rocktober Lip Sync War” launches Monday, October 31 at 2p on CBS, with Julie Chen performing as Madonna, Sara Gilbert channeling Cher, Sharon Osbourne playing Marilyn Monroe, Aisha Tyler as Lionel Richie and Sheryl Underwood taking on Little Richard. LL Cool J (Lip Sync Battle) acts as special guest host.
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Freeform will bid farewell to Pretty Little Liars after seven seasons with a one-hour tell-all following the series finale. The after-show will serve as a retrospective and celebration of the popular drama.
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Nature two-parter The Story of Cats airs Wednesday, November 2 and 9 at 8p on PBS. Series tracks feline roots from predators in ancient rain forests to house cats today.
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Rosanne premieres on Laff with a 12-hour marathon of the complete first season on Sunday, October 30, starting at 1p. Halloween-themed episodes of the 1988-1997 comedy then air Monday October 31 starting at 8p, with the show settling into its Saturday 9-11p slot on November 2.
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Holiday special CMA Country Christmas airs Monday, November 28 at 8p on ABC. Show tapes November 8.
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A new version of Muppet Babies is slated for an early 2018 premiere on Disney Junior. Aimed at kids 4-7, the series is “designed to highlight creative and critical thinking skills by harnessing the power and potential of imaginative play,” said Disney Junior. The original aired on CBS from 1984-1991.
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Michael Nyqvist (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo), Nazanin Boniadi (Homeland), Nicholas Pinnock (A.D. The Bible Continues) and Sara Serraiocco (Salvo) have been cast as series regulars in upcoming Starz original series Counterpart.
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Tuesday’s Game 1 of the World Series on Fox delivered 19.4 million viewers in Live+SD, the most for an opener since 2009.
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The October 16 episode of Fox’s Family Guy (“Peter on the Trump Bus”) delivered 6.7 million 7-day total multi-platform viewers, its largest multi-platform audience in a year, while its 1.7 million viewers from Hulu and FOXNOW represent the show’s largest ever total 7-day average streaming audience.
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Over its first two weeks, WE tv’s Thursday night hip-hop programming block has reached more than 3 million total viewers with Growing Up Hip Hop and Money. Power. Respect., and ranks #1 in cable prime among all African American key demos: W25-54, P25-54, W18-49, P18-49, and P2+.
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PBS’s Hamilton’s America was seen by more than 3.6 million viewers between its premiere on Friday, October 21 and Sunday, October 23, according to Nielsen fast national Live+SD data. Friday’s viewership (2.4 million average audience, 1.6 HH rating) was up 136 percent over the past year’s Friday premieres.
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BROADWAY
Falsettos with Christian Borle, Andrew Rannells and Tracie Thoms is opening on Thursday October 27, 2016.
http://ppc.broadway.com/shows/falsettos/
Les Liaisons Dangereuses with Janet McTeer and Liev Schreiber is opening on Sunday October 30, 2016.
http://ppc.broadway.com/shows/les-liaisons-dangereuses/
Kristin Chenoweth: My Love Letter To Broadway is opening on Wednesday November 2, 2016.
http://ppc.broadway.com/shows/kristin-chenoweth-my-love-letter-broadway/
Frankie Valli And The Four Seasons on Broadway! is closing on Saturday October 29, 2016.
http://ppc.broadway.com/shows/frankie-valli-and-four-seasons-broadway/
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