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ON TELEVISION (FRIDAY 12/2/16)
FOX: FOX College Football Pregame at 8pm
FOX: College Football at 9pm
(SATURDAY 12/3/16)
COOKING CHANNEL: Patti LaBelle’s Place (Premiere) at 11am
ID: Your Worse Nightmare (Premiere) at 10pm
OXYGEN: Homicide For The Holidays (Premiere) at 8pm
NBC: Saturday Night Live – Host: Emma Stone, Musical Guest: Shawn Mendes at 11:30pm
A&E: The Killing Season (Finale) at 10pm
AHC: Ancient Assassins (Finale) at 9pm and 10pm
FOOD NETWORK: Trisha’s Southern Kitchen (Finale) at 10:30am
(SUNDAY 12/4/16)
ADULT SWIM: Hot Streets (Premiere) at 11:30pm
ADULT SWIM: Apollo Gauntlet (Premiere) at 11:45pm
ANIMAL PLANET: Ocean Warriors (Premiere) at 9pm
E! AND BRAVO: Mariah’s World (Premiere) at 9pm
E!: The Royals (Premiere) at 10pm
FOOD NETWORK: Guy’s Grocery Games: Impossible (Premiere) at 8pm
SMITHSONIAN: The Lost Tapes (Premiere) at 9pm
WEATHER: That’s Amazing (Premiere) at 9pm
ABC: Secrets And Lies (Finale) at 9pm
CNN: Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown (Finale) at 9pm
HBO: Westworld (Finale) at 9pm
truTV is launching a new brand campaign that spotlights the Turner network’s programming transformation into a home for comedy-driven reality and scripted series. The network’s new tagline is: “Funny because it’s tru.” The cross-platform campaign, which truTV created with its new agency partner WorkInProgress, showcases talent from the network’s shows including Impractical Jokers, Adam Ruins Everything, and Those Who Can’t. “Our goal with this campaign was to re-introduce viewers to truTV and our hilarious roster of talent and shows,” Puja Vohra, EVP of marketing and digital, tells Cynopsis. “Our new tagline captures both our comedic identity and approach to life. The inspiration for this campaign was all those intentionally ridiculous spots that networks have done over the years featuring unnaturally glammed up TV stars awkwardly interacting on an over-lit set. They were meant to be ridiculous, right? Oh god, I hope so.”
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Is Megyn Kelly headed to CNN? The question is in the air after a Matt Drudge report yesterday said she “may” jump to the network that competes with her current home news net Fox News Channel. Drudge cited an unnamed source who reports CNN chief Jeff Zucker wants Kelly to make the move, offering carrots including the possibility of Kelly starring in a movie for CNN sibling Warner Bros. Kelly’s contract with FNC comes up in 2017.
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For seven seasons, Kurt Sutter’s award-winning Sons of Anarchy was the highest-rated ongoing drama series in FX history. Now, Sutter returns to that world with Mayans MC, a drama series pilot for FX and the next chapter in the SOA saga, which he co-wrote with producing partner Elgin James. Mayans MC is set in a post-Jax Teller world, where EZ Reyes, a prospect in the Mayan MC charter on the Cali/Mexi border, struggles with his desire for vengeance against the cartel. Sutter will direct the pilot episode and serve as executive producer, with James serving as co-executive producer. The pilot is being produced by Fox 21 Television Studios and FX Productions, with production scheduled to begin in March.
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Six additional boardroom advisors will join The New Celebrity Apprentice boss Arnold Schwarzenegger for the new LA-based season kicking off on Monday, January 2 at 8p on NBC. They are: chef and entrepreneur Rocco DiSpirito, TV/film producer and Extra co-host Tracey Edmonds, digital influencer Justine Ezarik, TV host Leeza Gibbons, tech influencer Gemma Godfrey and health expert Bob Harper. They will join previously announced boardroomers Warren Buffett, Steve Ballmer, Tyra Banks, Jessica Alba and Patrick Knapp Schwarzenegger in advising the twice-elected California governor.
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Bravo Media will debut Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen, formerly Watch What Happens Live, with its official name change, a revamped studio and a new logo on Tuesday, January 3 at 11p. In addition to doubling the size of the audience, the remodeled studio will offer a designated performance space for musical guests that frequent the Bravo Clubhouse and multiple cosmetic set modifications. The new studio will also be accompanied with the unveiling of customized Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen Snapchat geofilters featuring themes tied to the Bravo Clubhouse available for audience members attending the show taping. The show celebrated its 1,000th episode this past March.
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On Tuesday, January 3 at 10p, Discovery Channel will return to the Louisiana swamplands as an active criminal investigation unfolds for season two of Killing Fields. Shot in real time, the new season of the network’s true crime series will divulge new leads, twists and suspects.
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Disney Junior’s animated madcap car-racing series Mickey and the Roadster Racers will make its television debut in a simulcast Sunday, January 15 at 9a and 9:25a on Disney Channel and Disney Junior. Series features Mickey Mouse and pals Minnie, Pluto, Goofy, Daisy and Donald; additionally, NASCAR stars Jimmie Johnson, Danica Patrick and Jeff Gordon recur as race car drivers Jiminy Johnson, Danni Sue and Gordon Gear, respectively. Eps will also be available on the Disney Junior app and Disney Junior VOD beginning Sunday, January 15, and on iTunes beginning Monday, January 16.
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OWN Tyler Perry drama series The Haves and the Have Nots returns for season 4 on Tuesday, January 3 at 9p. The first season finale on September 6 delivered 4.1 million viewers P2+ in Live+3 and ranked as the night’s #1 cable telecast across women.
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GetTV is paying tribute to the life and legacy of Florence Henderson throughout December with broadcasts of her appearance on the 1965 Christmas episode of The Merv Griffin Show. The episode premieres Sunday, December 4 at 11a and will air subsequent times throughout the month.
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In his first talk show appearance since the 2016 Presidential election, Vice President Joe Biden will return to CBS’ The Late Show With Stephen Colbert on Tuesday, December 6. Biden initially made an appearance on the show on Thursday, September 10, 2015.
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Lester Holt will anchor NBC Nightly News live from Hawaii on December 7, the 75th anniversary of the Pearl Harbor attack. The broadcast is set to feature interviews with World War II veterans and their families, as well as a conversation between Holt and Tom Brokaw about Brokaw’s reporting on that era of U.S. history.
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Animal Planet is merry-ing up December with its Super Cute Holiday Week featuring 13 days of festive episodes, adorable animals and sneak peeks from upcoming new and returning series. This two-week celebration kicks off Monday, December 12 and wraps Sunday, December 25. Among highlights: a special Treehouse Masters episode featuring Pete and his merry men trekking deep into the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina to build a treehouse for one of their own; Super Cute Yule Log, a compilation of holiday scenes featuring fluffy puppies, cuddly kittens, baby goats and more; previews of programming premiering in 2017 including Animal Nation With Anthony Anderson and The Guardians.
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Mariah Carey will give the last big performance of 2016 when she sings live in Times Square moments before the ball drops on Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2017. DNCE, Gloria Estefan with the cast of her Broadway musical On Your Feet! and Thomas Rhett are set to join Carey for performances in the hours leading up to the 2017 countdown on Saturday, December 31 on ABC.
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Cozi TV is bolstering its 2017 programming lineup, including the iconic detective drama Columbo, starring Peter Falk. The series debuts with a marathon on New Year’s Day starting at 1p and will regularly air on Saturdays and Sundays at 8p. The national multicast network is also adding The Rockford Files, starting January 2 at noon, and medical drama Emergency! starting January 2 at 1p.
(Source: Cynopsis)
A schedule change for Enlighten Us: The Rise and Fall of James Arthur Ray, which now will premiere Saturday, December 3 at 8p, with an encore at 9:55p, on CNN, with limited commercial interruption.
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WE tv series, Marriage Boot Camp Reality Stars returns Friday, January 6 at 9p with a new group of reality star couples: Ashley and JP Rosenbaum (The Bachelorette), Amy and Dillon King (19 Kids and Counting), PreMadonna and Buck Thomas (Love and Hip Hop: Atlanta), Gabi Victor and Victor Tarrats (Bad Girls Club) and Renee Graziano and Joey Gambino (Mob Wives) seek to mend their troubled relationships with the help of therapists Dr. Ish Major and Dr. Venus Nicolino.
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Keisha Castle-Hughes is reportedly in negotiations for a role in Discovery Channel’s upcoming FBI crime-drama Manifesto. According to Deadline, she’ll play the role of Tabby, a street agent who partners with special FBI agent Jim “Fitz” Fitzgerald.
(Source: Cynopsis)
K.C. Collins (Robocop) scored a multi-episode arc on the fourth and final season of FX vampire drama The Strain. Collins will play Roman, who helps the main characters in their fight for survival.
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Kara Royster (Pretty Little Liars) nabbed a recurring role on Freeform series The Fosters. She’ll play a flirtatious student who causes some jealousy between Callie (Maia Mitchell) and AJ (Tom Williamson).
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Discovery Channel announced that Sam Worthington (Hacksaw Ridge, Avatar) has been cast in its scripted series Manifesto, set to air next year. Worthington will portray FBI Agent Jim “Fitz” Fitzgerald, one of the most decorated profilers in the history of the Bureau, whose radical new approach to intelligence gathering ultimately took the Unabomber down.
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Scott Foley (Scandal) will star in Fatal Vision, a two-hour TV movie for ID based on Joe McGinniss’ true crime book. It’s part of a five-movie deal between the network and Lincoln Square Productions.
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November 2016 was the highest-rated November in HGTV history for weekend viewing, with a 5 percent A25-54 increase over last year. Among W25-54, HGTV was the second highest-rated cable network in weekends. The month was also the net’s highest-rated November primetime among M25-54, a 14 percent jump over last year.
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In other Scripps Networks news, Food Network tied for No. 8 in primetime cable for November among W18-49 and tied for No. 10 among A18-49. On Travel Channel, the November 16 episode of Expedition Unknown posted one of the highest-rated prime telecasts of the year to date. DIY Network delivered its highest-rated and most watched November in primetime among W25-54, up 12 percent year-over-year, Cooking Channel had its highest-rated and most watched November on record among A25-54 and W25-54 in primetime, and Great American Country celebrated its highest-rated and most watched November since 2009 among A25-54.
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The Insider had the biggest weekly ratings bump among syndicated strips (1.2, up 20 percent) with a series of reports on Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly.Sister show Entertainment Tonight (3.4, up 6 percent) topped the magazine genre for the 16th consecutive week.
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Talker Dr. Phil, up 3 percent to 3.6, was followed by Ellen DeGeneres (unchanged at 2.5) and Live! With Kelly (down 4 percent to 2.4).
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MOVIES
Believe – Ryan O’Quinn, Shawnee Smith, Danielle Nicolet, Kevin Sizemore, David DeLuise, Isaac Ryan Brown, Lance E. Nichols, James C. Burns
Incarnate – Aaron Eckhart, Carice Van Houten, Catalina Sandino Moreno, David Mazouz, Keir O’Donnell, Matt Nable, John Pirruccello, Mark Henry
Jackie (Limited Release) – Natalie Portman, Peter Sarsgaard, Greta Gerwig, Billy Crudup, John Hurt, Beth Grant, Max Casella, Caspar Phillipson
A Girl Like Grace (Limited Release) – Garcelle Beauvais, Raven-Symone, Romeo Miller, Blair Redford Paige Hurd, Meagan Good, Ryan Destiny
NYC STREET FAIRS
Saturday December 3, 2016
Harlem Park To Park Holiday Expo – MIST Harlem 46 West 116th St. 11am – 6pm https://www.eventbrite.com/e/shop-harlem-live-harlem-holiday-expo-tickets-29190814512?aff=es2
Winter Wonderland – Apollo Theater 253 West 125th St. 2pm – 6pm https://www.apollotheater.org/event/coca-cola-winter-wonderland/
Ugly Sweater Bar Crawl – Starts at Bar None 3pm – 2am http://www.eventbrite.com/e/ugly-sweater-new-york-bar-crawl-tickets-21605041260?aff=es2
Harlem Holiday Pop Up Fair – Walls-Ortiz Gallery and Center 2204 Frederick Douglass Blvd. (119th St.) 1pm – 6pm https://www.eventbrite.com/e/holiday-pop-up-fair-tickets-28583793897
Reindeer Run For The Kids (Brooklyn) – Prospect Park at 8:30am http://www.nyrr.org/races-and-events/2015/reindeer-run
Brooklyn Holiday Book Fair (Brooklyn) – Old Stone House & Washington Park, 336 Third St. 11am – 4pm http://theoldstonehouse.org/event/brooklyn-holiday-book-fair/
Holiday Flea Market (Bronx) – Holy Rosary Church 1510 Adee Ave. at 11am https://www.facebook.com/holyrosarychurch.bronx/
Sunday December 4, 2016
Harlem Holiday Pop Up Fair – Walls-Ortiz Gallery and Center 2204 Frederick Douglass Blvd. (119th St.) 1pm – 6pm https://www.eventbrite.com/e/holiday-pop-up-fair-tickets-28583793897
Astoria Holiday Market (Queens) – Bohemian Hall & Beer Garden, Main Hall, 29-19 24th Ave. http://www.astoriamarket.com/
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