FIRST LOOK
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ON TELEVISION (FRIDAY 10/28/16)
FOX: 2016 World Series Game 3 at 8pm
FOX: NFL FOOTBALL: Philadephia Eagles vs. Dallas Cowboys at 8:30pm
A&E: Live PD (Premiere) at 9pm
CINEMAX: Quarry (Finale) at 10pm
(SATURDAY 10/29/16)
FOX: 2016 World Series Game 4 at 8pm
(SUNDAY 10/30/16)
FOX: 2016 World Series Game 5 at 8pm
DIY: Barnwood Builders (Premiere) at 9pm
FOOD NETWORK: Farmhouse Rules (Premiere) at 11:30am
FOOD NETWORK: Giada’s Holiday Handbook (Premiere) at 12pm
HGTV: Island Life (Premiere) at 9pm and 9:30pm
NAT. GEO.: Years of Living Dangerously (Premiere) at 8pm
SMITHSONIAN CHANNEL: Supercar Superbuild (Premiere) at 9pm
BRAVO: Manzo’d With Children (Finale) at 9pm
FOOD NETWORK: Halloween Wars (Finale) at 9pm
FX: The Strain (Finale) at 10pm
Yesterday was a big day for Raven-Symone: She started her morning announcing on The View that she’ll be exiting the talk show by the end of the year. “I have an announcement to make. No, I’m not pregnant… We’re doing a That’s So Raven II,” she said on air. She’ll be heading back to LA, where she’ll develop the as-yet-untitled spinoff for Disney Channel and reprise her That’s So Raven character. The actress also will serve as an exec producer on the series. She and Disney Channel are beginning preliminary casting for the new family sitcom, which will continue the story of her character from the network’s first original multi-camera production, which told the story of Raven Baxter, a teen whose ability to glimpse flashes of the future often got her in hot water. Longtime writer/producer partners Scott Thomas and Jed Elinoff (Best Friends Whenever) are also working on the development of the spinoff. As the pilot story goes, Raven is now a divorced mother to two preteen kids, a son and daughter, one of whom has inherited her ability to catch glimpses of the future.
(Source: Cynopsis)
As conversation swirls around her upcoming contract negotiations and her most recent on-air anti-Trump clash, this time with Newt Gingrich, Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly will co-host Live with Kelly alongside Kelly Ripa on November 9, the morning after the Presidential election. Kelly is the latest guest host for Live since Michael Strahan left the program earlier this year to join Good Morning America.
(Source: Cynopsis)
The Peabody Awards is growing its advisory board. Joining the nearly two dozen existing board members are: Kevin Reilly, president of TBS and TNT and chief creative officer at Turner Entertainment; Zack Van Amburg, president of Sony Pictures Television; Craig Erwich, SVP and head of content at Hulu; and Wendy Clark, CEO of ad agency DDB North America.
(Source: Cynopsis)
In the “you can’t make this stuff up” department, Donald Trump is blaming the Access Hollywood hot mic for catching him boasting about his ability to forcibly kiss and grope women because he’s famous. In an interview scheduled to air last night on Catholic net EWTN, Trump is reported to say, “The microphones, I mean to be honest should, you know, should never have been on.”
(Source: Cynopsis)
ABC is developing The Zipcovers, a ‘60s-era family comedy that hails from Viola Davis and Julius Tennon’s JuVee Productions. Written by Marshall Todd (Barbershop), series is about a divorced mother of three who moves her family to Austin, Texas, soon after the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. in an effort to be closer to her estranged sister. In Austin, her teenage son forms a Beatles-esque rock band, to the bewilderment of friends and family. Davis and Tennon executive-produce through JuVee, and Todd co-executive produces. ABC Studios, where JuVee has an overall deal in April, is the studio.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Fox has given a put pilot commitment to an untitled project from Ian Brennan, Glee and Scream Queens co-creator, and Juno scribe Diablo Cody that’s produced by Simon Cowell. The comedy centers on Marion Lolo, who has 26 synchronized swimming medals, one restraining order against her and a sum total of zero friends. 20th Century Fox TV is producing with Cowell’s Syco Entertainment.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Bravo gave the greenlight to three new and three returning series. New additions include First Family of Hip Hop and Relative Success with Tabatha, as well as a franchise expansion with Southern Charm Savannah. Additionally, the network confirmed new season orders for Real Housewives of Dallas season 2, Southern Charm season 4, as well as Shahs of Sunset season 6 and Million Dollar Listing New York season 6. Season 3 of Southern Charm averaged 1.7 million total viewers, up 18 percent year-over-year.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Freeform picked up a fifth season of its original comedy series Young & Hungry. The new season will kick off production next week and will premiere in 2017. Young & Hungry wrapped its fourth season August 3 with strong season-to-season gains in Total Viewers and A18-49.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Pop ordered a 10-episode second season of its original scripted comedy Nightcap ahead of the series premiere next month. Ali Wentworth stars as an overworked talent booker on a fictitious late-night talk show; each ep features celebrity guests and the antics that go on behind the scenes. The series will premiere November 16 with back-to-back episodes on Pop.
(Source: Cynopsis)
CMT will bring back Director’s Guild of America Award-winning competition show Steve Austin’s Broken Skull Challenge on Sunday, November 13 at 10p. The series stars sports and entertainment icon “Stone-Cold” Steve Austin, and attracted nearly 4 million weekly viewers last season.
(Source: Cynopsis)
AT&T’s Audience Network will debut the series Religion of Sports on Tuesday, November 15. Executive producers for the show are Michael Strahan, Gotham Chopra and Tom Brady.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Season 3 of Rickey Smiley For Real returns to TV One on Tuesday, November 15 at 8p. This season Smiley will continue to struggle to maintain his sanity by juggling his hectic business, family and personal schedules, while the camera also will follow the hijinx of his family and co-workers.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Food blogger Ali Khan will continue his search for the best Cheap Eats for breakfast, lunch, a snack and dinner with the season premiere of his series on Cooking Channel on Thursday, December 1 at 10p. With only 12 hours and $35 in his pocket, Khan is on a different quest each episode.
(Source: Cynopsis)
WE tv will launch paranormal docu-series Ghosts In the Hood on Thursday, January 5. Series blends humor with the supernatural and follows a group of diverse ghost hunters as they investigate unexplained phenomena across LA with their team O.P.O. (Official Paranormal Operations).
(Source: Cynopsis)
Fox is shaking its Bones for a final time. The longtime series, which has seen several schedule jumps in recent years, will premiere its final season on Tuesday, January 3, following the time slot debut of New Girl and premiere of new comedy The Mick.
(Source: Cynopsis)
“Destination Fridays,” a reality-based programming block, launched last week on INSP, includes Cash Cowboys, at 8p, State Plate at 9p, and season 2 of Handcrafted America at 9:30p.
(Source: Cynopsis)
CBS’ The Late Show With Stephen Colbert will broadcast two live shows during the week of the Presidential election – Monday, November 7 and Wednesday, November 9 at 11:35p. Colbert will host both shows from the Ed Sullivan Theater in NY, and they will air in addition to the previously announced live election night special on Showtime on Tuesday, November 8 at 11p. For the Monday show Colbert will be joined by Don Cheadle, Katherine Waterston and Drive-By Truckers. On Wednesday, he welcomes Miles Teller, Neil deGrasse Tyson and Triumph, the Insult Comic Dog.
(Source: Cynopsis)
In other election week live programming news, Lifetime and ABC’s The View are teaming for a live 2½-hour primetime edition of the talker to air November 8 at 9p. The View Live Election Special will feature the show’s co-hosts from their set with a live studio audience, election-themed topics and activities and live reports from Times Square. Lifetime is encouraging voters to be heard through election-themed on-air interstitials made in partnership with theSkimm, the media company behind the popular email newsletter. UnReal star Shiri Appleby conceived, directed and exec-produced the interstitials.
(Source: Cynopsis)
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas. For the 20th year, Freeform returns with its 25 Days of Christmas programming event, December 1-25. This year’s holiday cheer will include the network television premiere of Holiday Joy and the Freeform premieres of Santa Paws 2: The Santa Pups, Snow Buddies and Just Friends.
(Source: Cynopsis)
More additions to the 2016 American Music Awards lineup. James Bay and Fifth Harmony, as well as special duets from The Chainsmokers and Halsey, and Carlos Vives with Shakira, have been added to the show, which will broadcast live on Sunday, November 20, at 8p on ABC.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Halloween-themed episodes of Rosanne air Monday October 31 starting at 8p on Laff, with the show taking its regular Monday-Saturday 9-11p slot starting Tuesday, November 1.
(Source: Cynopsis)
TV Land has found its queen bee. For its TV reboot of the ‘80s cult movie Heathers, the network cast Melanie Field as Heather Chandler, who in the film was the cruel leader of a vicious clique of high school bullies. Brendan Scannel and newcomer Jasmine Matthews also join the cast. Field portrayed Madame Morrible in 1st National Tour of Wicked, among other roles; Scannel’s stand-up has been featured on Funny or Die.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Samara Weaving and Ismael Cruz Cordova joined the cast of Showtime’s comedy pilot SMILF, written, directed and starring Frankie Shaw and based on her film that takes a raw look at life as a single twenty-something whose desires for relationships, sex and a career collide with the realities of being a young single mother.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Nickelodeon signed exclusive licensing partnership deal with JoJo Siwa to develop a line of consumer products inspired by the 13-year-old singer, dancer, actress and social media influencer. Nickelodeon will seek major merchandising and promotional partners, spanning categories including apparel, home furnishings, toys, publishing and more. Siwa is set to make her TV performance debut with her viral hit, Boomerang, at the 2016 Nickelodeon HALO Awards, premiering Sunday, November 27, at 7p.
(Source: Cynopsis)
The battle between the Chicago Cubs and the Cleveland Indians is scoring big for Fox. Wednesday’s Game 2 ratings, in which the Cubs avenged their prior night’s loss and tied the game score at 1-1, hit a seven-year high for World Series viewership. The primetime matchup scored 10.2/18, the best Game 2 showing since the Philadelphia Phillies and NY Yankees faced off in 2009.
(Source: Cynopsis)
MOVIES
Inferno – Tom Hanks, Felicity Jones, Omar Sy, Irrfan Khan, Sidse Babett Knudsen, Ben Foster, Ana Ularu, Ida Darvish
NYC STREET FAIRS
Friday October 28, 2016
Halloween Bar Crawl – starts a Bar None, 98 3rd Ave. http://www.eventbrite.com/e/new-york-city-halloween-weekend-pub-crawls-tickets-22336877201?aff=erellivmlt
Grand Central Food Festival – on 43rd St. from Lexington to 3rd Ave.
Haunted Lantern Tours at Water Battery (Queens) – Water Battery Gate in Fort Totten Park 6:30pm – 8:30pm https://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2016/10/28/haunted-lantern-tours
Halloween at Historic Richmond Town (Staten Island) – 441 Clarke Ave. 3:30pm – 5pm https://www.historicrichmondtown.org/halloween-in-richmond-town?view=Events
Saturday October 29, 2016
Halloween Bar Crawl – starts a Bar None, 98 3rd Ave. http://www.eventbrite.com/e/new-york-city-halloween-weekend-pub-crawls-tickets-22336877201?aff=erellivmlt
Battery Park City Halloween Puppy Parade – Battery Park City Esplanade to North Cove Marina http://www.bpcdogs.org/
Brookfield Place Halloween Party – 230 Vesey St. 12pm – 3pm http://www.artsbrookfield.com/event/halloween2/
Oktoberfest Halloween Party – 7 Rivington St. bet. Bowery and Chrystie http://www.loreleynyc.com/
Washington Square Fair – Waverly Place bet. 5th Ave. and University Place
Astor Place Festival – on Astor Place from Lafayette Street to Broadway
Harvest Fest Meatpacking District – Hudson River Park at 14th St. 11am – 4pm https://harvestfest.splashthat.com
Haunted High Line Halloween West 14th St. Passage to Chesea Market Passage, West 16th St. and 10th Ave. 11am – 3pm https://www.eventbrite.com/e/haunted-high-line-halloween-family-program-registration-27126914331?aff=es2
Trick or Treat Halloween Game Expo – Playcrafting NYC, Microsoft, 11 Time Square 2pm – 7pm http://www.eventbrite.com/e/trick-or-treat-halloween-game-expo-tickets-26787041763?aff=es2
Lexington Ave. Fall Festival – on Lexington Ave. from 42nd – 57th St.
Lincoln Center Trick-Or-Treat – Lincoln Center Plaza, 63rd & Columbus 11am – 1pm http://family.lincolncenter.org/events/lc-tot
Halloween at the Intrepid Museum – Pier 86, West 46th St. & 12 Ave. http://www.intrepidmuseum.org/Plan-Your-Visit/Public-Events-Calendar/2016/Halloween-at-the-Museum
Crypt Crawl – Cathedral St. John The Divine, 1047 Amsterdam Ave. at 112th St. 1pm – 5pm http://www.stjohndivine.org/visit/calendar/events/2016/10/29
Hamilton Heights Halloween Pet Costume Parade – Convent Garden, Saint Nicholas Ave., bet. 151st & 152nd St. 12:30pm – 2:30pm https://www.eventbrite.com/e/hamilton-heights-halloween-pet-costume-parade-tickets-28311330953?aff=es2
Downtown Brooklyn Halloween Get Down (Brooklyn) – Albee Square, Corner of Fulton and Bond St. 10am – 12pm http://downtownbrooklyn.com/events/family-community/downtown-brooklyn-halloween-get-down
Ghouls and Gourds (Brooklyn) – Brooklyn Botanical Garden, 150 Eastern Parkway http://www.bbg.org/visit/event/ghouls_gourds_2016
Harvest Festival (Brooklyn) – Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 6 Lawns 11am – 2pm http://www.brooklynbridgepark.org/events/harvest-festival
The Red Hook Community Harvest Fest (Brooklyn) – Columbia and Sigourney St. 11am – 4pm http://www.added-value.org/harvestfest2016
PUPkin Dog Costume Contest Fort Green Park and Harvest Festival (Brooklyn) – Fort Greene Park, DeKalb Ave. 11:30am http://www.added-value.org/harvestfest2016
Haunted Halloween Walk and Event in Prospect Park (Brooklyn) – 12pm – 5pm https://www.prospectpark.org/news-events/events/2016/10/29#halloween-prospect-park-2016
Halloween Harvest Festival and Canine Costume Contest – Socrates Sculpture Park (Queens) – 32-01 Vernon Boulevard in Long Island City, Queens 11am – 3pm http://socratessculpturepark.org/program/halloween/
Halloween Festival (Queens) – Fort Totten Park Parade Grounds, Weaver Ave., Bayside 12pm – 3pm https://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2016/10/29/halloween-festival1
Throggs Neck Halloween Parade (Bronx) – Harding Ave. to Throggs Neck Blvd. 11:30am – 4pm http://www.bxtimes.com/stories/2016/43/43-halloweenparade-2016-10-21-bx.html
Coney Island Children’s Halloween Parade (Coney Island) – Surf Ave. 10am http://coneyislandfunguide.com/Events/7th-Annual-Childrens-Halloween-Parade_10_29_2016-4933.htm
Sunday October 30, 2016
South Street Seaport, Fulton and Front St. 11am – 2pm https://www.eventbrite.com/e/fidi-families-halloween-at-the-seaport-district-tickets-28302862624?aff=es2
Hester Street Fair Closing Party – 11am – 6pm https://www.eventbrite.com/e/hester-street-fair-season-closing-party-tickets-25896407853?aff=ebrowse
Halloween Kids Carnival – Pier 26, Tribeca at N. Moore St. at 12pm
https://www.hudsonriverpark.org/events/halloween-kidz-karnival1
The Friends of Washington Market Park Annual Halloween Costume Parade and Party – Greenwich St. and N. Moore 1pm – 3pm http://www.washingtonmarketpark.org/events/halloween-parade-and-party/
Halloween Bar Crawl – starts a Bar None, 98 3rd Ave. http://www.eventbrite.com/e/new-york-city-halloween-weekend-pub-crawls-tickets-22336877201?aff=erellivmlt
Times Square Oktoberfest – on 46th St. from 8th to 9th Ave.
Halloween at the Intrepid Museum – Pier 86, West 46th St. & 12 Ave. http://www.intrepidmuseum.org/Plan-Your-Visit/Public-Events-Calendar/2016/Halloween-at-the-Museum
Halloween Parade and Pumpkin Flotilla – Central Park, Charles A. Dana Discovery Center at 110th St. bet. 5th & Lenox Ave. 3:30 – 7pm http://www.centralparknyc.org/about/programs/halloween.html
Halloween Havoc in Harlem – Target East Harlem Community Garden 417 East 117th St. bet. Pleasant and First Ave. 3pm – 6pm https://www.eventbrite.com/e/nysom-halloween-havoc-in-harlem-tickets-28162606113?aff=es2
Court Street Festival (Brooklyn) – Joralemon St. to Atlantic Ave.
36th Ave. Astoria Festival (Queens) – on 36th Ave. from 29th – 35th Street
Children’s Fall Festival (Queens) – Queens County Farm Museum, 73-50 Little Neck Parkway 11am – 4pm http://www.queensfarm.org/events.html
Astoria Family Halloween Parade (Queens) – Ditmars and 31st St. 11:30am – 12:30pm https://www.facebook.com/events/198121613953008/
Shocktoberfest (Queens) – Playground for All children in Flushing Meadows Corona Park 12pm – 3pm https://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2016/10/30/shocktoberfest
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