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ON TELEVISION (MONDAY 11/14/16)
FOOD: Cake Wars (Premiere) at 9pm
ID: The 1980s: The Deadliest Decade (Premiere) at 9pm
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC: Mars (Premiere) at 9pm
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC: Explorer (Premiere) at 10pm
PBS: Soundbreaking (Premiere) at 10pm
SCIENCE: Mars: The Secret Science (Premiere) at 9pm
Talker Steve Harvey will fold after five successful seasons, but the host is partnering with IMG for a new daytimer. Slated to launch in September, the entry will be distributed by NBCUniversal Domestic Television, which also handles Harvey’s current talk show. The setting will move from Chicago to LA, where the busy host tapes NBC’s Little Big Shots and ABC’s Celebrity Family Feud and Funderdome.
(Source: Cynopsis)
After doubling its 10-episode initial order for Not Safe with Nikki Glaser, Comedy Central isn’t taking the sex-themed talk show to season 2. The final episode aired in August. The network is reportedly looking for other opportunities to work with Glaser, a regular guest on Comedy shows including Inside Amy Schumer, Adam Devine’s House Party and The Burn with Jeff Ross.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Sophia, Sistine and Scarlet Stallone, daughters of Sylvester, have been named Miss Golden Globe 2017, the first time a trio has received the crown(s). The young women will assist during the NBC broadcast of the Golden Globe Awards on Sunday, January 8 from 8-11p.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Veteran “extreme” meteorologist Reed Timmer has formally joined the AccuWeather Network team, where the storm chaser will continue on-location breaking weather video coverage that expands the company’s video content on cable and digital. “Reed Timmer is at the forefront of in-field severe weather coverage, delivering the most engaging videos that hold expansive, global appeal across AccuWeather platforms,” said John Dokes, GM of AccuWeather Network and AccuWeather Chief Marketing Officer.
(Source: Cynopsis)
98 Degrees alum Nick Lachey and ex-New Kid On the Block Donnie Wahlberg are onboard with Doug Ellin (Entourage) for a CBS comedy about former boy banders who reunite 20 years later. The project from Eric & Kim Tannenbaum is set at CBS Television Studios via The Tannenbaum Co.
(Source: Cynopsis)
TV Land took a pass on the pilot for Paramount Television’s The First Wives Club, based on the 1996 movie, reports Deadline. The news comes the week after TV Land picked up American Woman, starring Alicia Silverstone, to series.
(Source: Cynopsis)
The CW is developing Criminal Magic, from writer/executive producer Graham Norris, creator/EP Rob Thomas and EPs Danielle Stokdyk and Dan Etheridge. The drama, set in LA, centers on street gangs trying to corner the market on magic. Warner Bros. Television is the studio.
(Source: Cynopsis)
A team of treasure hunters venture into dangerous territory in new Discovery series Legend of Croc Gold, launching Wednesday, November 23 at 10p. After the collapse of his Alaskan mining business, Farley Dean and crew brave ferocious crocodiles off the coast of Papua New Guinea in a bid to strike it rich.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Canal 22 Mexico is marking the 106th anniversary of the Mexican Revolution with the launch at 4:30p today of Los juicios de la Revolucion. The series, reconstructing the causes and events in the movement, runs through November 19.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Season 2 of Myx TV fashion reality show The Doll Life premieres Tuesday, November 15 at 8p. Show focuses on the tumultuous life of fashion designer Cyril Lumboy and her team.
(Source: Cynopsis)
New animated series Beyblade Burst launches on Disney XD on Monday, December 19 at 9a, with new episodes airing Monday-Saturday until December 31. The series settles into its regular timeslot in January, Saturdays at 8:30a with repeat episodes throughout each week. This is the third generation of the Beyblade franchise.
(Source: Cynopsis)
BET Presents Love & Happiness: An Obama Celebration premieres Tuesday, November 15 at 9p. Terrence J and Regina Hall host the musical event at the White House with performances by Usher, Common, The Roots and others, and personal thoughts about what President Obama and his legacy has meant from stars including Samuel L. Jackson, Angela Bassett and Bradley Cooper.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Neighborhood Sessions Starring Usher, the fourth installment of the music series created by State Farm, premieres on TNT Wednesday, November 23 at 10p. The special highlights efforts to raise money to revive music and arts education in Chattanooga.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Gamer Gods: Team Liquid premieres on Fuse tonight at 10p. Half-hour special shadows one of the world’s most successful esports franchises, as the team strategizes maneuvers and prepares for ebattle.
(Source: Cynopsis)
DirecTV HD subscribers will receive HDNET Movies for free, as part of a special preview of DirecTV’s “HD Extra Pack” from Wednesday, November 16 through Tuesday, November 22. Blockbuster lineup includes a Percy Jackson “Double Serving Saturdays” two-pack; a primetime roster starring Jamie Foxx in Ray and Miami Vice; Jennifer Garner in Elektra, and Bill Murray in Kingpin.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Showtime is now offering a free sample of the season 3 premiere of The Affair, ahead of its linear launch Sunday, November 20 at 10p. Subscribers can watch on Showtime on Demand and Showtime Anytime, as well as stand-along streaming service Showtime, while non-subscribers can catch the episode on YouTube and SHO.com.
(Source: Cynopsis)
The first post-election episode of NBC’s Saturday Night Live delivered the highest overnight ratings of the season (6.2/16) and its top A18-49 rating (3.9/19) in Nielsen local people meter markets since December 2013.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Univision reports it reached 10.1 million total viewers for all or part of its three-hour live broadcast on election night, with an average audience of 3.3 million total viewers and 759,000 A18-34 and 1.7 million A18-49. Local primetime coverage in LA ranked number 1 among broadcast stations in the A18-49 demo.
(Source: Cynopsis)
CBS’s Hawaii Five-0 was up 17 percent on Friday to a 1.4 rating among A18-49, matching its season high. ABC’s 20/20 rose 39 percent week to week, to 1.1 in the demo, and 41 percent among total viewers, for season highs with its “The Making of the President” episode.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Food Network’s Chopped: Beat Bobby Flay Thursday night finale was up 44 percent versus year-ago, posting a .6 rating among P25-54 (570,000 IMP). The four-week stunt averaged a .6 rating among P25-54, up 20 percent versus last year and finished as a top-ten program within its timeslot across all ad-supported cable.
(Source: Cynopsis)
WEEKEND BOX OFFICE
Doctor Strange – $43 million
Trolls – $35.1 million
Arrival – $24 million
Almost Christmas – $15.6 million
Hacksaw Ridge – $10.8 million
(Source: Box Office Mojo)
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