Archive for July, 2017

FIRST LOOK/ ON TV/ MEGA MILLIONS

July 25, 2017

FIRST LOOK
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ON TELEVISION (TUESDAY 7/25/17)
TELEMUNDO: Sin Senos Si Hay Paraiso (Premiere) at 9pm
TRAVEL: Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern (Premiere) at 9pm

ABC is keeping its Family together. Having already closed deals with the actors playing parents on Modern Family, studio 20th Century Fox Television inked contracts that will keep kids Sarah Hyland, Ariel Winter, Nolan Gould and Rico Rodriguez around for 2 more years, too. Production on season 9 starts next month.
(Source: Cynopsis)

The Bachelor host Chris Harrison will return as host of the 97th Miss America Competition, airing Sunday, September 10 at 9p on ABC. ESPN’s Sage Steele will make her second appearance as co-host; it will be Harrison’s ninth time on the Miss America stage.
(Source: Cynopsis)

The 54th annual awards handed out by the Cinema Audio Society will take place Saturday, February 24 in LA. Final nominees are announced Wednesday, January 10.
(Source: Cynopsis)

ABC announced its fall series premiere dates. The list kicks off with season 25 of Dancing With the Stars on Monday, September 18 at 8p. New series premieres start Monday, September 25 at 10p with The Good Doctor, followed on Friday, September 29 at 8p by a two-hour edition of Marvel’s Inhumans. Ten Days in the Valley arrives Sunday, October 1 at 10p; The Mayor launches at 9:30p and Kevin (Probably) Saves the World follows at 10p on Tuesday, October 3 at 10p. For the complete list of ABC’s fall premieres, go here.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Estrella TV will debut its first one-hour sitcom on Tuesday, August 1. Colombian import Las Vega’s focuses on four sheltered women who discover the deceased patriarch of their family was the owner of a gentleman’s club.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Season 2 of E!’s Total Bellas premieres Wednesday, September 6 at 9p, offering a close-up look at the personal and professional lives of WWE superstars, The Bella Twins. Later in the fall, the Bellas return to E!’s Total Divas for season 7.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Summer series CBSN: On Assignment debuts Monday, July 31 at 10p on CBS and streaming news service CBSN. Reports focus on how ISIS turned a generation of children into potential killers, revolutionary Japanese robots, and an investigation into how foreign contractors are committing visa fraud to expand auto plants.
(Source: Cynopsis)

MTV will air An Inconvenient Special, focused on climate change, on Wednesday, August at 7:30p. Al Gore hosts the town hall forum in connection with his upcoming film, An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power. Viacom Networks takes its part with “An Inconvenient Week” the week of July 31, offering social, digital and on-air support across MTV, VH1, Logo, Comedy Central, Spike, BET, CMT, TV Land, Nick@Nite and Teen Nick.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Comedian/social activist Chelsea Handler will host the Hollywood Foreign Press Association’s Annual Grants Banquet on Wednesday, August 2 at the Beverly Wilshire. Over $2.6 million will be presented to nonprofit entertainment-related organizations.
(Source: Cynopsis)

NBC isn’t the only network looking forward to the return of Will & Grace. From August 19-September 16, WE tv will air back-to-back “best of” episodes from 10a-5p. New shows launch Thursday, September 28 at 9p on the peacock net.
(Source: Cynopsis)

El Rey Network’s premiere of Baja Desert Championship: Baja 500 airs Sunday, August 6 at 5p. The special will feature commentary by executive producer Sung Kang (The Fast and the Furious).
(Source: Cynopsis)

The world of paid home care is explored in Care, an America Reframed doc airing Tuesday, September 5 at 8p on World Channel (check local listings).
(Source: Cynopsis)

HDNET Movies remembers the life of actor John Heard, who died July 21 at age 72, with a lineup of movies this week featuring the actor. Offerings include 1990’s Awakenings, 1993’s In the Line of Fire and 1998’s Snake Eyes.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Almost 2 ½ billion people, or one third of the global populations, will access social networks at least once a month this year, according to a new eMarketer study. Most user growth will be driven by the widespread availability of affordable smartphones, accessible W-Fi coverage and expanding 3G and 4G networks, notes the report.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Digital influencer GloZell Green is launching GloBugz!, a YouTube channel aimed at educating and entertaining pre-schoolers. Content is made in partnership with Bunim/Murray Productions (The Real World).
(Source: Cynopsis)

Brown Sugar, the SVOD service featuring African-American movies, is now available on Apple TV. Price tag: $3.99/month after a 7-day free trial.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Cast of a Wayward Sisters episode of CW’s Supernatural, to air during the show’s 13th season as a potential spin-off, includes Kim Rhodes (Colony), Briana Buckmaster (Arrow), Kathryn Newton (Big Little Lies), Katherine Ramdeen (Almost Human) and Clark Backo (Designated Survivor).
(Source: Cynopsis)

Wilson Cruz joins fellow Rent alum Anthony Rapp as Rapp’s character’s love interest on CBS All Access’ Star Trek: Discovery. The show premieres on CBS September 24; new episodes will arrive weekly on the streaming service.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Robert Gossett (The Closer) and Isaac Keys (Jurassic World) landed recurring roles in Crackle gang drama The Oath.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Lily Rabe (American Horror Story) and Enrique Murciano will star in TNT drama pilot Deadlier Than the Male (wt), following a threesome with troubled pasts.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Tamar Braxton (The Soul Man), Roy Fegan  (The Meteor Man) and Nicole Watts (My Little Girl) guest star on tonight’s episode of In the Cut, at 9p on Bounce.
(Source: Cynopsis)

The aforementioned Candy Crush delivered 2.4 million total viewers and .5 among A18-49, a dip of 17% and 37% from the week prior. Its lead-in, Big Brother, fared better, posting a steady 6.1 million viewers and 1.8 in the demo.
(Source: Cynopsis)

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JENNIFER LOPEZ & ALEX RODRIGUEZ CELEBRATE THEIR BIRTHDAYS WITH A DANCE PARTY

July 24, 2017

JENNIFER LOPEZ & ALEX RODRIGUEZ CELEBRATE THEIR BIRTHDAYS WITH A DANCE PARTY
http://www.tmz.com/2017/07/23/jennifer-lopez-alex-rodriguez-double-birthday-party-j-lo/

CHRIS MASSEY SAYS SHAR JACKSON ABUSED HIS DAUGHTER

July 24, 2017

CHRIS MASSEY SAYS SHAR JACKSON ABUSED HIS DAUGHTER
http://www.tmz.com/2017/07/24/chris-massey-restraining-order-shar-jackson-child-abuse-daughter/

JUSTIN BIEBER CANCELS REMAINING “PURPOSE” WORLD TOUR DATES

July 24, 2017

JUSTIN BIEBER CANCELS REMAINING “PURPOSE” WORLD TOUR DATES
http://www.tmz.com/2017/07/24/justin-bieber-cancels-purpose-world-tour/

USHER RAYMOND’S ACCUSER NOW WANTS $20 MILLION IN HER LAWSUIT AND SAYS SHE’S TESTED POSITIVE FOR HERPES

July 24, 2017

USHER RAYMOND’S ACCUSER NOW WANTS $20 MILLION IN HER LAWSUIT AND SAYS SHE’S TESTED POSITIVE FOR HERPES
http://www.tmz.com/2017/07/24/usher-std-lawsuit-herpes-20-million/

BRAD PITT INSPIRES FRANK OCEAN PERFORMANCE AT FYF FEST

July 24, 2017

BRAD PITT INSPIRES FRANK OCEAN PERFORMANCE AT FYF FEST
http://www.tmz.com/2017/07/23/frank-ocean-brad-pitt-fyf-fest/

JOHN HEARD (“HOME ALONE”) HAS DIED

July 24, 2017

JOHN HEARD (“HOME ALONE”) HAS DIED
http://www.tmz.com/2017/07/22/john-heard-dead-at-72-home-alone/

CELEBRITY NEWS: JULY 24, 2017

July 24, 2017

CELEBRITY NEWS: JULY 24, 2017
http://www.imdb.com/news/celebrity

Bindi Sue Irwin (Steve The Crocodile Hunter’s daughter) – 19 years old
Mitch Grassi (Pentatonix) – 25 years old
Jay McGuiness (The Wanted) – 27 years old
Mara Wilson (“Mrs. Doubtfire”) – 30 years oldElizabeth Moss (Mad Men) – 35 years old = Anna Paquin (True Blood) – 35 years old
Rose Byrne (“The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks”/ “X-Men: First Class”) – 38 years old
Jennifer Lopez (Singer/Actress/ Dancer) – 48 years old
Rick Fox (former NBA player) – 48 years old
Kristin Chenoweth (Broadway Actress) – 49 years old
Laura Leighton (Melrose Place) – 49 years old
Kadeem Hardison (A Different World/ Disney’s KC Undercover) – 52 years old
Barry Bonds (former Baseball Player) – 53 years old
Karl Malone (former NBA Player) – 54 years old
Lynda Carter (Wonder Woman) – 66 years old
Michael Richards (Seinfeld) – 68 years old
Robert Hays (“Airplane!” movies) – 70 years old
Gallagher (Comedian) – 71 years old
Chris Sarandon (“The Princess Bride”) – 75 years old
Ruth Buzzi (Rowan’s & Martin’s Laugh-In) – 81 years old
John Aniston (Days of Our Lives/ Jennifer Aniston’s Father) – 84 years old

FIRST LOOK/ ON TV/ WEEKEND BOX OFFICE

July 24, 2017

FIRST LOOK
http://www.eonline.com/news

ON TELEVISION (MONDAY 7/24/17)
HBO: Diana, Our Mother: Her Life and Legacy (Premiere) at 10pm
ABC: Somewhere Between (Premiere) at 10pm
ANIMAL PLANET: Alaska: The Last Frontier: The Frozen Edge (Premiere) at 9pm
ID: Gone (Premiere) at 9pm
MSNBC: The Beat with Ari Melber (Premiere) at 6pm
NBC: Midnight Texas (Premiere) at 10pm
NICK: Welcome To The Wayne (Premiere) at 5:30pm
TBS: People on Earth (Premiere) at 10:30pm
VH1: Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood (Premiere) at 8pm
MTV: Teen Mum (Finale) at 11pm
TELEMUNDO: La Querida del Centauro (Finale) at 9pm
TLC: Counting On (Finale) at 9pm
TLC: Kate Plus 8 (Finale) at 10pm

Syfy acquired both seasons of short-form web series Con Man, set at fan conventions. The news broke, appropriately, during San Diego Comic-Con. Con Man, from Firefly’s Alan Tudyk, began with a 2015 Kickstarter campaign with Tudyk, his Firefly co-star Nathan Fillion and producer P.J. Haarsma; the web episodes will be combined into half-hour installments for linear broadcast starting in September.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Syfy was busy at Comic-Con, also announcing the renewal of female-led supernatural action series Wynonna Earp for season 3, expected to launch in 2018. Series airs Fridays at 10p.
(Source: Cynopsis)

HBO revealed a new trailer for Season 7 of Game of Thrones at Comic-Con, featuring Melisandre in the court of Daenerys Targayen. AMC followed suit with its first trailer for Season of 8 of The Walking Dead in which Rick, Alexandria, Hilltop and The Kingdom make preparations for war with Negan and his Saviors. Starz did even better for fans at an Outlander gathering, screening the entire season 3 premiere episode, which has Claire and Frank Randall in 1948 America.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Vice Media laid off 2% of its work force, approximately 60 people, across several departments. The move in part reflects the company’s shift in priorities toward video operations and expansion in international.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Melissa McCarthy’s run as Sean Spicer on Saturday Night Live appears to be over. Shortly after Wall Street financier Anthony Scaramucci was named the new White House Communications Director, the White House press secretary resigned in protest; hours later his deputy, Sarah Huckabee Sanders, was named as his replacement. Tweeted President Trump on Friday, “Sean Spicer is a wonderful person who took tremendous abuse from the Fake News Media – but his future is bright!”
(Source: Cynopsis)

MTV is thinking big with a multiplatform campaign for the 2017 MTV Video Music Awards that goes back to the awards shows’ roots. “The year’s VMA campaign looks to the future while embracing the legacy of the VMA brand,” says Thomas Berger, SVP of Brand Creative at MTV. “It all began with MTVs irreverent twist on the moon landing. But outer space is more than a place. It’s a representation of the wonder, creativity and ambitions of the human spirit. It’s inside of all of us as we look to the stars and challenge our limitations. The artists that take the VMA stage embody that spirit as they strive to take us to new horizons of music, performance and creativity.” VMAs touch down Sunday, August 27.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Don Todd, co-creator of Samantha Who?, inked a two-year overall deal with ABC Studios. As part of the agreement, he’ll serve as EP and showrunner on new legal drama For The People, from ABC Studios and Shonda RhimesShondaland.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Season 5 of History’s Vikings sets sail with a 2-hour launch on Wednesday, November 29 at 9p. “When [creator and writer] Michael Hirst told us his epic plans for the season premiere, we needed two hours to tell it properly,” said Arturo Interian, SVP, scripted programming.
(Source: Cynopsis)

FX set Tuesday, September 5 at 10p as the premiere date for American Horror Story: Cult. It’s the seventh installment of the anthology series.
(Source: Cynopsis)

MSNBC launches The Beat with Ari Melber on Monday, July 24 at 6p. The hour fills the slot left vacant by the sudden cancellation last month of the short-lived For the Record with Greta Van Susteren.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Anne Burrell and Rachael Ray return to lead a culinary boot camp on Worst Cooks in America: Celebrity Edition, launching Wednesday, August 23 at 9p on Food Network.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Telemundo debuts a new season of Sin Senos Si Hay Paraiso on Tuesday, July 25 at 9p.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Raycom Sports summer TV series Havoline Football Saturdays begins its 14th season this weekend. Hosted by Tim Brando, the show is syndicated in over 100 markets throughout the US.
(Source: Cynopsis)

The setting for FXX’s Archer shifts from LA to “Danger Island,” a remote beach in the South Pacific, for season 9, it was revealed at Comic-Con. After a dark season 8, things will lighten up with “quicksand, cannibals, and super intelligent monkeys,” said exec producer Matt Thompson. Animated series returns in 2018.
(Source: Cynopsis)

The CW took the opportunity at Comic-Con to flesh out 3 new season 4 characters on The Flash: Danny Trejo (Machete) will play bounty hunter Breacher; Neil Sandilands (The 100) tackles DC villain Clifford Devoe, aka The Thinker, and Kim Engelbrecht (Dominion) has been set as DC character The Mechanic.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Also on CW: James Remar (Dexter) and Damon Gupton (Bates Motel) have joined the cast of Black Lightning, premiering midseason, and Robert Knepper was upped to series regular in Season 4 of iZombie. Crossing paths with Supergirl during season 3 will be Adrian Pasdar (Heroes) as a ruthless real estate developer; Carl Lumbly (Alias) as DC character M’yrnn J’onzz, and Yael Grobglas (Reign) as DC character Psi. And Lost alum Michael Emerson was added to the season 6 cast of Arrow.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Wilson Cruz joins fellow Rent alum Anthony Rapp as Rapp’s character’s love interest on CBS All AccessStar Trek: Discovery. Rapp plays the TV series’ first openly gay character, Lt. Stamets. The show premiered on CBS yesterday; new episodes will arrive weekly on the streaming service.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Joseph Reitman (Money Monster) nabbed the lead role in upcoming Syfy series Happy!, while Patton Oswalt takes over voiceover duties from Bobby Moynihan, who voiced Happy the Horse in the pilot. Elizabeth Mitchell (Lost) will recur on season 3 of the net’s The Expanse.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Neil Jackson (Abesntia) and Jonathan Tucker (Kingdom) are onboard the sophomore season cast of HBO’s Westworld….Crystal Reed (Teen Wolf) is joining the season 3 cast of Fox drama Gotham….Tom Welling (Smallville) was added to the season 3 cast of Fox’s Lucifer, as a charismatic police lieutenant.
(Source: Cynopsis)

The audience for a Netflix Comic-Con panel on upcoming superhero show The Defenders got a surprise when an entire episode was shown in addition to the trailer (it was a hit) with the crowd. Series premieres on the streaming service August 18. Marvel head of television Jeph Loeb also announced the season 2 renewal of Iron Fist.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Some 13 million people watched on traditional TV as a Nevada board paroled O.J. Simpson. CBS garnered the biggest numbers from 1-3p with 3.1 million viewers, with 748,000 of them A25-54, while ABC had 2.3 million people tune in, including 544,000 in the news demo.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Disney Channel original movie Descendants 2 reached 13 million Total Viewers with a simultaneous premiere on Friday on Disney Channel, ABC, Disney XD, Freeform, Lifetime and Lifetime Movies. The Disney Channel telecast was Friday’s #1 scripted TV telecast in Total Viewers (5.3 million).
(Source: Cynopsis)

Deborah Watling, known for her work as Victoria Waterfield on the original incarnation of Doctor Who, died following a battle with lung cancer. She was 69.
(Source: Cynopsis)

WEEKEND BOX OFFICE
Dunkirk – $50.5 million
Girls Trip – $30.4 million
Spider-Man: Homecoming – $22 million
War For The Planet of the Apes – $20.4 million
Valerian And The City of A Thousand Planets – $17 million
(Source: Box Office Mojo)

USHER RAYMOND FACES NEW $10 MILLION LAWSUIT FROM SEXUAL PARTNER WHO CONTRACTED HERPES FROM HIM

July 21, 2017

USHER RAYMOND FACES NEW $10 MILLION LAWSUIT FROM SEXUAL PARTNER WHO CONTRACTED HERPES FROM HIM
http://www.tmz.com/2017/07/21/usher-lawsuit-sex-herpes-10-million/