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ON TELEVISION (TUESDAY 11/29/16)
A&E: Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath (Premiere) at 10p
BRAVO: Ladies of London (Premiere) at 10pm
HGTV: Fixer Upper (Premiere) at 9pm
LIFETIME: Dance Moms (Premiere) at 9pm
SCIENCE: How The Universe Works (Premiere) at 10pm
TELEMUNDO: La Dona (Premiere) at 9pm
TLC: Kate Plus 8 (Premiere) at 10pm
COMEDY: Tosh.o (Finale) at 10pm
FREEFORM: Ben & Lauren: Happily Ever After? (Finale) at 8pm
FREEFORM: The Letter (Finale) at 10pm
ID: Dead Silent (Finale) at 9pm
LIFETIME: 30 Something Grandma (Finale) at 10pm
OWN: If Loving You Is Wrong (Finale) at 9pm
Quantico will move from Sundays to Mondays when it returns from hiatus on January 23. “New night. More intense than ever,” tweeted @QuanticoWriters on Monday. The ABC drama takes the place of Conviction, which has not been extended past its 13 episode order.
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With an eye toward Millennials and user-generated news, CNN acquired the technology and talent behind social app Beme, from YouTube star Casey Neistat and Tumblr alum Matt Hackett. “Casey has tapped into nearly six million really powerful viewers, most of which do not tune in to CNN,” Andrew Morse, global head of CNN Digital, told the New York Times. “To build this audience authentically, we believe we need to build something new.” The Beme app will shut down, but the company will stay intact; a new video-based platform is planned for summer 2017.
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Responding to a report that the NFL is considering ending or eliminating Thursday Night Football, the league issued a statement saying, “We are fully committed to Thursday Night Football, and any reports to the contrary are unfounded.” The Thursday night package, shared by CBS and NBC, ends after next season.
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Larry Wilmore, whose Nightly Show on Comedy Central ended its run in August, inked a multi-year deal with ABC Studios to develop his own series and supervise other creators. Wilmore had been exec producer/showrunner on ABC Studios’ black-ish when he was lured away by the late night offer. “We’re thrilled to welcome Larry Wilmore back to ABC Studios,” said ABC Studios president Patrick Moran. “We worked closely with Larry while we were developing black-ish and are looking forward to whatís coming next from this incredibly talented writer/producer.”
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Political satirist Harry Shearer (The Simpsons, This Is Spinal Tap) is developing a comedy series about President-elect Donald Trump. Too Soon? will comment on events in Trump’s presidency. “I wanted to do this to start what I think is a future, if not the future, of topical sketch comedy,” said Shearer, looking forward to “comedy gold for the next four years.” Sneak peek is here.
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Food Network is reimagining Iron Chef, which ran on the net from 2005-2014. A new version of the cooking competition, called Iron Chef Gauntlet, will be hosted by Iron Chef commentator Alton Brown and will begin production in early 2017 for a target launch in 2Q17. Triage Entertainment is producing in conjunction with Food Network, based on the format owned by Fuji Television Network.
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It won’t be hard to find the premiere of CBS reality series Hunted: the competition will launch right after the NFL’s AFC Championship Game on Sunday, January 22 at 10p-ish. Based on the UK format following ordinary people on the run, Hunted moves to Wednesdays on January 25 with a supersized two-hour episode, then airs Wednesdays at 8-9p.
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A&E‘s Intervention returns tonight with episodes at 8p and 9p. The level of discussion around addiction and its effects on people has changed in the 11+ years since GRB Entertainment has been producing the show, notes GRB President/CEO Gary R. Benz – a change the show might have helped bring about. “By authentically documenting the real struggles of people whose lives have been upended, we are proud to have helped expose the nondiscriminatory nature of this disease, and what steps can be taken,” Benz tells Cynopsis. “We continue to be humbled by the opportunity to produce a series that helps to inform and, in many cases, successfully rehabilitate our participants.”
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HBO‘s Big Little Lies premieres Sunday, February 19 at 9p. The limited series from David E. Kelley, based on the Liane Moriarty bestseller, stars Reese Witherspoon, Nicole Kidman and Shailene Woodley.
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Original comedy Santa Clarita Diet launches on Netflix Friday, February 3. Series stars Drew Barrymore and Timothy Olyphant as husband and wife realtors.
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Dolly Parton is slated to perform two songs on NBC‘s The Voice tonight. Season 11 coach (and Parton’s goddaughter) Miley Cyrus, along with a cappella group Pentatonix, will join Parton for “Jolene,” and Parton will debut her single, “Circle of Love,” recorded for (synergy alert!) holiday sequel Dolly Parton’s Christmas of Many Colors: Circle of Love, airing Wednesday, November 30 at 9p.
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Earvin “Magic” Johnson sits down with Olympic gold medal gymnast Simone Biles in a special episode of ASPiRE‘s Magic in the Making, premiering Tuesday, December 20 at 8p.
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CNN Films grabbed U.S. broadcast rights to documentary Now More Than Ever: The History of Chicago (the band, not the city), to premiere on CNN and streaming platforms New Year’s Day with limited commercial interruption. The film from Peter Pardini won Best of the Fest at the 2016 Sedona International Film Festival. FilmRise has worldwide distribution rights.
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Sony Movie Channel celebrates an iconic comedian on Tuesday, December 6, with 1982’s Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip at 10p, followed by 1983 standup hybrid Richard Pryor…Here and Now at 11:25p. Both films re-air on New Yearís Eve. Pryor passed away on December 10, 2005.
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The Roots, Anthony Hamilton & the HamilTones and Pentatonix have been added to NBC special Christmas in Rockefeller Center, airing Wednesday, November 30 at 8p. Alec Baldwin and Kate McKinnon, aka SNL‘s Donald and Hillary, will be on hand to help light the tree.
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Outdoor Channel and Sportsman Channel are presenting the 17th Annual Outdoor Sportsman Awards powered by RAM on Thursday, January 19 in Las Vegas. Fan voting on categories from Best Turkey to Best Shooting Sports to Best Show Open and more runs now through December 4.
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AXS TV is airing a “Guitar Gods” marathon headlined by the concert premiere of Eric Clapton Live in San Diego on Saturday, December 17. The event starts at 1:30p and also includes the documentary The Allman Brothers Band: After the Crash, Cream Farewell Concert and documentary Eric Clapton: The 1970s Review.
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Daniel Bruhl (Rush) and Luke Evans (The Girl on the Train) have been cast in TNT‘s The Alienist. Series based on the Caleb Carr bestseller is slated for a late 2017 debut.
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The premiere of National Geographic‘s Mars reached an average 1.0 million viewers and 1.9 HH, .9 P25-54 in Live+3 ratings, the second highest-rated new series premiere in network history. Internationally, the show reached over 15.5 million viewers.
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Actor Fritz Weaver died November 26. He was 90. In addition to work on Broadway and in films, Weaver was nominated for an Emmy for 1978’s Holocaust.
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