Keely's Korner

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

ON TELEVISION (THURSDAY 10/20/16)
FOX: The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let’s Do The Time Warp Again (Premiere) at 8pm
DISCOVERY FAMILIA: Quinceanera (Premiere) at 9pm
FOOD: Chopped: Beat Bobby Flay (Premiere) at 9pm
LIFETIME: Project Runway: Fashion Startup (Premiere) at 10:30pm
NBCSN: Grudge Race (Premiere) at 9pm

WE tv has expanded its “Watch W/In” tune-in initiative, aimed at driving viewers to shows within three days. During Growing Up Hip Hop and Money. Power. Respect., which air as a two-hour programming block on Thursday nights beginning at 9p, the promotion incentivizes viewers to watch WE tv shows live, on demand, or on their DVRs within three days of its linear premiere to be eligible for prizes.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Veteran-owned clothing company Nine Line Apparel is selling Duty, Honor Courage t-shirts in partnership with American Heroes Channel. A three-night Duty, Honor, Courage patriotic programming event airs on AHC starting Wednesday, November 9 at 8p and continues nightly through Friday, November 11.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Eva Longoria has a new project in development at ABC, reports Variety. The Desperate Housewives alum is producing a comedy based on the 2014 book 940 Saturdays with Ben Spector via her UnbeliEVAble Entertainment. Longoria and Spector are also exec producers of a Magnum P.I. revival being developed for ABC.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Shondaland nabbed an ABC pilot production commitment for a legal drama, written by Scandal’s Paul William Davies. Untitled series is set in New York Federal Court centers on the personal and professional lives of new lawyers.
(Source: Cynopsis)

A project from Grease: Live director Thomas Kail, rapper/producer Common and Ian Edelman (How to Make It in America) landed a script commitment plus penalty from Fox. Drama 93 til Infinity focuses on a black rapper and his best friend from middle school looking for a midlife reboot.
(Source: Cynopsis)

CBS is developing a legal drama from Ridley Scott, David Zucker and Brett Mahoney, reports Variety. Mrs. V. Mr. follows a happily married couple on opposite sides in court cases. Mahoney (MacGyver) will write the pilot; Scott and Zucker produce through Scott Free Productions, along with CBS Television Studios.
(Source: Cynopsis)

David Amann (Castle) will serve as exec producer/showrunner for NBC’s upcoming The Blacklist: Redemption. Spinoff is slated to launch midseason.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Nickelodeon greenlit season three of The Loud House, currently the top animated kids’ show on television. The series is averaging a 3.4/985,000 among Kids 2-11 (up 38 percent over last year) and 3.3/585,000 with Kids 6-11 (up 48 percent), and delivering almost 2 million total viewers (1.8 million; up 29 percent).
(Source: Cynopsis)

Season three of Bravo’s Ladies of London launches Tuesday, November 29 at 10p. Watch for rivalries, divorce, pregnancy, illness and, of course, family turmoil.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Azteca America is launching new drama series Rabia, about a group of people who escape a quarantine after a rabies outbreak, on Tuesday, November 1 at 9p (check local listings).
(Source: Cynopsis)

Booted Fox News chief Roger Ailes will be the focus of a limited series from Tom McCarthy (Spotlight), Blumhouse Television (The Jinx) and journalists Gabriel Sherman and Jennifer Stahl. The series ill be based on Sherman’s reporting, including allegations of sexual abuse and harassment.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Bruno Mars will open the 2016 American Music Awards, airing Sunday, November 20 at 8p on ABC. It’s the first AMA performance for seven-time nominee Mars, who won Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist in 2011.
(Source: Cynopsis)

El Rey and Cricket Wireless are teaming to bring Lucha Underground live events to three cities, featuring meet and greets, wrestling drama and a local Cricket branded store. First stop: Phoenix, on October 23, followed by Houston on October 30 and San Diego on November 5.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Investigation Discovery’s fourth annual “Inspire a Difference” event, cohosted by Glamour, will recognize Maria Bello, Joy Behar and Dave Navarro, as well as their charity partners, for their commitment to raising awareness and providing resources and education to victims of crime and social injustices. Ceremony takes place October 26 in NYC.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Following an episode of How It’s Made on Thursday, October 27 at 9p, Science Channel is airing How it’s Made: Halloween 2016 Special, followed at 10:30p by How It’s Made: Punkin Chunkin 2016 Special. That’s ahead of a Punkin Chunkin marathon on Saturday, October 29, starting at 11a.
(Source: Cynopsis)

TV One’s News One Now is airing a two-part town hall special, Roland Martin Presents: Is School Choice the Black Choice?, on Friday, October 21 at 7a and Friday, October 28 at 7a. The event took place at Howard University, and explores the importance of school choice for African-American children.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Charity event MasterChef Celebrity Showdown is set for January 2 at 8p on Fox, with competitors Kal Penn (Designated Survivor), Cheryl Hines (Son of Zorn), Jordana Brewster (Lethal Weapon) and Anthony Anderson (black-ish), among others. Stars play for their favorite charities.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Logo doc Hungry, centered on female chefs and restaurateurs, premieres Thursday, November 17 at 9p.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Modern Family’s Eric Stonestreet journeys to World War II battlefronts in the third installment of Travel Channel’s Celebrity Adventure Club on Wednesday, November 9 at 5p. Stonestreet starts his quest in Oahu, retracing the route the Japanese attack fleet flew over Battleship Row.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Christopher Lloyd (Back the Future) will guest on season three of Syfy’s 12 Monkeys, as a charming but deadly cult leader.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Alyssa Milano (Mistresses) is onboard season two of Netflix’s Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later. She joins returnees Bradley Cooper, Paul Rudd, Elizabeth Banks, Amy Poehler, Molly Shannon and Janeane Garofalo, among others.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Daniel DiTomasso (Witches of East End) will have some juggling to do. The actor has landed recurring roles on three series: NBC’s Timeless, TNT’s Major Crimes and Amazon’s Good Girls Revolt.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Production is underway for Pop scripted comedy The Joey Mac Project, from CBS Television Studios. In addition to Mac, the series stars Adam Ray (MadTV), Jamie Denbo (Orange Is the New Black), Katie Wee (New Girl), Punam Patel (Toast) and Jordan Black (The Mindy Project).
(Source: Cynopsis)

Multiplatform DanceOn, Mommy & Me Entertainment and go90 are teaming for reality series Raising Heaven, following six-year-old YouTube star Heaven King and her mother. Series premieres Monday, October 24, with a new episode available to stream every Monday on go90.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Jodie Foster will direct and Rosemarie DeWitt will star in an a fourth season episode of Netflix anthology series Black Mirror, slated to return next year.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Its second week in the Tuesday-at-9p slot, NBC’s This is Us earned 2.6 among A18-49 and 9.7 million viewers, ahead of lead-in The Voice in the demo (2.5 and 10.5 million total viewers).
(Source: Cynopsis)

Fox newcomer Lethal Weapon rose over 3 million from its Live+SD ratings to hit .9 million vlewers in Live+7 numbers, and gain 53 percent among A18-49, to 2.6/10. Fellow frosh Pitch rose 60 percent in Live+7 to 1.6/5, and added 2 million viewers, to 5.6 million.
(Source: Cynopsis)

New off-net syndication entry Last Man Standing was steady week to week at a 1.5 in its third outing, the session ending October 9.This put it in a sixth-place tie among sitcoms with sophomore 2 Broke Girls.
(Source: Cynopsis)

The season 7 premiere of Discovery’s Gold Rush ranked as the #1 show on all of TV on Friday night among M18-49 and M18-34. It was also cable’s #1 telecast across all 25-54, 18-49 and 18-34 demos. The series scored a 2.12 P25-54 rating with 4.0 M total viewers P2+ on Friday, October 14 in Live+3.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Food Network’s Halloween Baking Championship on Monday scored a .6 P25-54 (570,000 IMP), a gain of 65 percent versus year-ago and ranking #9 in the timeslot across all cable.Overall, Food Network’s Monday night was up 36 percent YOY, with season two of Halloween Baking Championship up 56 percent over season one.
(Source: Cynopsis)

The third episode of this season’s Saturday Night Live averaged 7.016 million viewers, up 22 percent over last season’s October originals average. Among A18-49 the NBC late nighter drew a 1.98 rating in Live+SD, the best third season episode since 2013.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Bravo’s The Real Housewives of OC was the most watched (P2+) episode of the season to-date, earning 1.8 million P18-49 (up 6 percent versus the prior week’s episode), 2 million P25-54 (up 3 percent) and 3.2 million total viewers (up 7 percent) in Live+3. The net’s Below Deck ranked as the highest rated episode in series history among all key demos , delivering 1.38 million P18-49 (up 9 percent versus the prior week’s episode), 1.55 million P25-54 (up 3 percent) and 2.47 million total viewers (up 5 percent).
(Source: Cynopsis)

Oxygen’s Bad Girls Club was the most watched episode of the season to date among total viewers, delivering 894,000 total viewers (up 4 percent from the prior week) in Live+3.
(Source: Cynopsis)

BROADWAY
The Front Page with Nathan Lane, John Goodman, and John Slattery is opening on Thursday October 20, 2016.
http://ppc.broadway.com/shows/front-page/

Frankie Valli And The Four Seasons On Broadway! is opening on Friday October 21, 2016.
http://ppc.broadway.com/shows/frankie-valli-and-four-seasons-broadway/

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

ON TELEVISION (THURSDAY 10/13/16)
ANIMAL PLANET: Monsters Inside Me: Extra Deadly (Premiere) at 9pm
CANAL ONCE: Mi Lugar (Premiere) at 3p,
CW: DC’S Legends of Tomorrow (Premiere) at 8pm
CW: Supernatural (Premiere) at 9pm
ID: Evil Kin (Premiere) at 9pm
MTV: The Almost Impossible Game Show (Premiere) at 10pm
MTV: Acting Out (Premiere) at 10:30pm
USA: Falling Water (Premiere) at 10pm
WE TV: Growing Up Hip Hop (Premiere) at 9pm
WE TV: Money Power Respect (Premiere) at 10pm
BRAVO: Million Dollar Listing New York: Ryan Wedding (Finale) at 10pm
CMT: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders: Making The Team (Finale) at 9pm
HGTV: Desert Flippers (Finale) at 9pm

Fox gave a full-season order to film-to-TV reboot Lethal Weapon, for 18 episodes. The action drama is averaging a 3.0 in the A18-49 demo in Live+7 ratings, and 11.5 million total viewers across platforms. Weapon joins NBC’s This Is Us and ABC’s Designated Survivor and Speechless as freshman class members upped to full seasons.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Being Mary Jane star Gabrielle Union filed a breach of contract lawsuit against BET, claiming the net’s ordering of 10-episode fourth and fifth seasons to be shot back-to-back violates an agreement with the actress that there would be a break between seasons to allow her to take on movie roles, and deprives Union of compensation. Responded BET yesterday, “While we hold Gabrielle Union in the highest esteem, we feel strongly that we are contractually well within our rights and are committed to reaching a swift and positive resolution in this matter.”
(Source: Cynopsis)

TNT is killing Murder in the First after three seasons. The September 4 finale of the crime drama drew a season high 1.6 million viewers in Live+SD.
(Source: Cynopsis)

NBC’s Law & Order: SVU will air a topical episode on Wednesday, October 26 at 9p. “Unstoppable” stars Gary Cole as a politician whose political campaign is derailed by sordid accusations from women, though the episode was in the works before the leak of the 2005 Access Hollywood video in which Donald Trump boasts about groping women.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Speaking of, Trump spokesperson Katrina Pierson took to email Wednesday to solicit money for $140 million to pay for on-air ads to “shine a light on Crooked Hillary, her cronies and the lying liberal media.” And the frustrated media – the day before, CNN host Carol Costello shut down an interview with Pierson she said was “going nowhere” after Pierson tried to turn talk of Trump’s crude comments to Hillary Clinton and Syria.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Comcast agreed to pay a $2.3 million penalty for charging customers for services and equipment they didn’t ask for, the result of an investigation the FCC started almost two years ago. Comcast attributed the issues to human error, not intentional wrongdoing, and said, “We agree those issues should be fixed and are pleased to put this behind us.”
(Source: Cynopsis)

BBC America and Fathom Events are holding a one-night theatrical screening of six-part animated series Doctor Who: The Power of the Daleks on Monday, November 14, 50 years after the original BBC broadcast, in advance of the premiere on BBCA on Saturday, November 19, at 8:25p. The film event will include bonus content and interviews with members of the original cast.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Tandem Productions and Save Ferris Entertainment are collaborating with Idris Elba’s Green Door Pictures on new drama series Brazza, set in the Congo and focused on a family’s blood feud. “I am so proud to be working on this African set drama and to introduce a global audience to a world and culture that resonates so vibrantly with me,” said Elba.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Comedy Central’s Comedy Jam Special in August has ballooned into an eight-episode weekly series, to premiere in 2017. Shows will feature stand-up comedians sharing memorable moments of their lives that relate to hit songs, then performing the songs. “We have been working under the false impression that what comedians want most is to have television and digital platforms to further their comedy careers,” said Kent Alterman, president, Comedy Central. “It turns out they really just want to be rock stars.”
(Source: Cynopsis)

Production has begun in New York and environs for season 4 of Power. Starz drama returns in summer 2017. Season 3 drew 7.1 million viewers across platforms, and ranked number 1 among weekend cable programs in African American viewers for the season.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Showtime at the Apollo, a syndicated variety show that ran from 1987-2008, will be reborn as a two-hour Fox special airing Monday, December 5 with Steve Harvey as host. Harvey, who launched his career at the legendary Apollo theater, will also host a second special set to air in early 2017. Writer/producer Reginald Hudlin with exec produce and serve as showrunner, while the show’s original exec producer and director, Don Weiner, will man those roles for the special.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Dominican Republic variety show Bien de Bien has started airing on Television Dominicana, Sundays at 9p. The popular entertainment program combines humor and games.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Esquire’s Joyride, featuring hosts rapper T-Pain, pro racecar driver Brian Vickers, actress Mischa Barton (The O.C.) and actor Oliver Trevena (Car Collectors New York), takes off Tuesday, November 15 at 10p. Car-obsessed hosts put their opinions and driving skills to the test each week behind the wheels of aspirational cars.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Six NFL Rams players and their families, making the move from St. Louis to the team’s new home in LA, are the focus of E!’s new Hollywood & Football. Docu-series kicks off Wednesday, November 30 at 9p.
(Source: Cynopsis)

TV One original movie Jean of the Joneses makes its television debut Sunday, October 23 at 7p, following a film festival run that included SXSW. “I was so fortunate to work with TV One on my first feature film,” said writer-director Stella Meghie. “I couldn’t have had a more creatively supportive team.”
(Source: Cynopsis)

Erykah Badu will return as host for the Soul Train Awards, airing on Centric and BET Sunday, November 27 at 8p. Drake leads the pack of nominees with 12 nods, followed by 8 for Beyonce. The 2nd Annual Lady of Soul Award will be presented to Brandy.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Destination America’s Ghostober celebration not only features programming like the Paranormal Lockdown: The Black Monk House special event on Monday, October 31 at 9p, but a live stream from Philadelphia’s Penn Museum Archives, where paranormal activity has been reported, from Friday, October 14-Sunday October 16 from 7p-8a, and DA’s first-ever podcast, Why Is This Place So Haunted, available on iTunes starting Monday, October 17. “With tricks and treats on air every night of the week, we’ll amplify the on-air frights with podcasts, live streams of haunted locations, and additional content hosted on our new blog, TheHauntist.com,” said net GM Jane Latman.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Green team: Presenters for the Environmental Media Association’s 26th EMA Awards include Amy Smart, Ian Somerhalder, Nikki Reed, Malin Akerman, Jamie Lynn Sigler, Lance Bass, Cary Elwes, Dawn Olivieri, Ed Begley Jr., Frances Fisher, Leona Lewis, Peter Fonda and Wendie Malick, among others. Ceremony takes place Saturday, October 22 at Warner Bros. Studios in Burbank.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Rose Leslie (Game of Thrones) has joined the cast of CBS All Access’s The Good Wife spin-off, as Diane’s goddaughter. Show debuts on CBS in February before moving to the streaming service.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Darius McCrary (Family Matters) will recur on Fox music business drama Star, opposite Queen Latifah. Series is slated for a 2017 debut.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Caitlin Gerard (American Crime) landed a role in TNT post-Civil War drama pilot Monsters of God, from Brad Pitt’s Plan B Entertainment.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Frank Whaley (Luke Cage) nabbed a recurring role on season 3 of Fox’s Empire, as a right-wing blogger who’s a threat to Angelo’s political rise. Empire airs Wednesdays at 9p.
(Source: Cynopsis)

NBC freshman This Is Us lived up to its buzz for episode three, delivering a 2.8 rating among A18-49 on Wednesday, up from 2.6 in Live+SD the week before and building on lead-in The Voice (2.6). This week the show moved from 10p to 9p.
(Source: Cynopsis)

ABC newcomer American Housewife opened on Tuesday to 6.5 million viewers and 1.9/7 among A18-49, building on its The Middle (1.8/7) lead-in in the demo, the first new comedy of the season to do so.
(Source: Cynopsis)

CW’s The Flash ranked third in the 8p hour on Tuesday among A18-34 (.9/4) and first among M18-34 (1.1/6). And the net expects better news to come  last week’s season premiere grew by 46 percent in total viewers (4.6 million) and A18-49 (1.9) and 45 percent in A18-34 (1.6) in Live+3 viewing versus Live+SD numbers.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Fox’s Gotham jumped 88 percent from Live+SD to Live+7 delivery for the Monday, October 3 episode, reaching 6.0 million total viewers, and had an 80 percent boost among A18-49, to 1.8.6.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Disney Channel original movie The Swap on October 7 was the number 1 cable telecast of 3Q16 among all major youth demos, including Kids 2-11 (1.6 million/4.0 rating), kids 6-11 (1.3 million/5.5 rating) and tweens 9-14 (1.2 million/5.0 rating). The movie’s lead-out, an episode of Bizaardvark, was the number 2 cable telecast of the quarter among tweens 9-14, based on Live+3 ratings.
(Source: Cynopsis)

The season 9 premiere of Bravo’s Million Dollar Listing Los Angeles outperformed the prior season premiere among all key demos, delivering 612,000 P18-49 (up 7 percent versus the prior season premiere) and 1.3 million total viewers (up 2 percent), in Live+3. The Real Housewives of New Jersey ranked as the highest rated episode of the season to-date among P25-54, earning 1.6 million in the demo (up 6 percent) and 2.6 million total viewers (up 5 percent). Manzo’d With Children hit a second consecutive season high among all key demos, delivering 690,000 P18-49 (up 21 percent versus the prior week’s episode) and 1.3million total viewers (up 6 percent).
(Source: Cynopsis)

Oxygen’s Bad Girls Club was the highest rated episode of the season in Live+3, delivering 592,000 P18-49 (up 5 percent versus the prior week) and 858,000 total viewers.
(Source: Cynopsis)

The season 1 finale of Star China’s Sing! China had over 47 million play times within 24 hours; in TV ratings the show had a 16 percent market share. The singing competition was number 1 in ratings on Zhejiang Satellite TV for each of its 13 episodes.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Actress Patricia Barry died October 11. She was 93. While Barry appeared on numerous TV shows and in films, she was perhaps best known for roles on daytime soap operas including Days of Our Lives, All My Children and Guiding Light.
(Source: Cynopsis)

BROADWAY
Heisenberg with Mary-Louise Parker and Denis Arndt is opening on Thursday October 13, 2016.
http://ppc.broadway.com/shows/heisenberg/

The Cherry Orchard with Joel Grey, Diane Lane and Harold Perrineau is opening on Sunday October 16, 2016.
http://ppc.broadway.com/shows/the-cherry-orchard/

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

ON TELEVISION (THURSDAY 9/29/16)
CARTOON: Mighty Magiswords (Premiere) at 6:30pm
DESTINATION AMERICA: Ghost Mine (Premiere) at 9pm
PBS: This Old House Hour (Premiere) at 8pm
ANIMAL PLANET: Rugged Justice (Finale) at 10pm
CNBC: American Greed (Finale) at 10pm

A new anthology series inspired by the late Alfred Hitchcock is in the works at Universal Cable Productions. UCP signed an overall development deal with Hitchcock’s estate to bring a re-imagining of his classics to the small screen. Welcome to Hitchcock will focus on a single season-long mystery or crime in legendary director/producer’s style.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Days before filming was set to start on USA Network’s drama pilot Damnation, Aden Young (Rectify) has left his lead role. According to sources, the exit was due to creative differences. Production on the pilot is still set to begin as scheduled on Monday, with recasting underway.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Jennifer Lopez, EP on NBC‘s upcoming dance competition series World of Dance, is adding judge and mentor to her duties. The 10-episode series from Universal Television Alternative Studios and Nuyorican Productions will give dancers the opportunity to win a $1 million grand prize. Said Lopez, “With this show we can skyrocket a dancer’s career and help guide them to success.”
(Source: Cynopsis)

Hamilton star Lin-Manuel Miranda will make his hosting debut on NBC’s Saturday Night Live on October 8. Twenty One Pilots will make their SNL debut alongside Miranda. The duo, Tyler Joseph and Josh Dun, recently made history as the first alternative group ever with two simultaneous singles in the top five on the Billboard Hot 100  “Ride,” from their multi-platinum studio album “Blurryface,” and “Heathens,” from “Suicide Squad: The Album.” “SNL” returns Oct. 1 with host Margot Robbie and musical guest The Weeknd.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Jimmy Kimmel Live is holding its first-ever yard sale in the studio’s back parking lot on Saturday, October 1 as a part of ABC’s Summer of Service campaign. All proceeds from the event will go to My Friend’s Place, a nonprofit resource center in Hollywood aiding homeless youth, in honor of Jimmy’s late and beloved Uncle Frank’s Helping Hand Foundation. Items for sale include set props, wardrobe and memorabilia previously used on the show.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Ratings weren’t the only place Monday night’s presidential debate scored big. There were 83 million social media interactions across Facebook and Twitter from 24 million people in the U.S. related to the Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump face off, according to Nielsen. The most social moment of the night was between 10:30p and 10:44p when 7.6 million interactions occurred as the candidates discussed terrorism, NATO and nuclear weapons. There were 17.1 million interactions on Twitter about the event. “Trump” was mentioned in 6.3 million Tweets, while “Hillary” was mentioned in 2.7 million Tweets. There were 65.9 million interactions on Facebook about the event.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Actor and musician Jaden Smith will be presented with the Male EMA Futures Award for his leadership on environmental issues at the Environmental Media Association’s (EMA) 26th Annual EMA Awards on October 22 at Warner Bros. studios in Burbank, CA. Smith joins Shailene Woodley as the male counterpart of the 2016 EMA Futures Award recipient. The EMA Awards recognize and honor environmental pioneers who embody the commitment and leadership to raise awareness of environmental issues.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Hollywood Professional Association announced the nominees for its 2016 HPA Awards, honoring excellence and innovation in groundbreaking technologies and creativity. Among the chosen are Body Team 12, Underground – The Macon 7, Vinyl  Pilot, Roots  Night One and Game of Thrones  Battle of the Bastards in the Outstanding Editing, Television category.
(Source: Cynopsis)

WGN America’s Underground, about a group of slaves who plan an escape, was the inaugural public program presented at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC), following its grand opening. It was also the first public program held in the Oprah Winfrey Theater.
(Source: Cynopsis)

FXX renewed You’re the Worst for a fourth season. The series, created and executive produced by Stephen Falk, debuted to record ratings in August. It is currently averaging 590,000 total viewers in Nielsen live-plus-seven numbers, up 13 percent from season two.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Jennifer Beals, remembered for her starring role in Flashdance, has teamed with Kenny Ortega, choreographer and director/producer of the High School Musical franchise, and James Larosa, creator of VH1’s Hit the Floor, for dance drama The Edge to air on FOX. Written and executive produced by Larosa, The Edge is set in the LA dance world.
(Source: Cynopsis)

W. Kamau Bell’s United Shades of America will be back for a sophomore run on CNN. Eight one-hour episodes have been ordered to debut next spring and season one of the series was nominated for an Emmy Award. Said Bell in a statement, “We need more platforms that demonstrate how to have productive, respectful, enlightening, and funny conversations.”
(Source: Cynopsis)

BBC Two greenlit revenge thriller Paula from Conor McPherson. The three-part drama focuses on the fallout in a young chemistry teacher’s life after her one-night stand with a good-looking but dangerous man. Shooting begins next month in Belfast.
(Source: Cynopsis)

HBO ordered a second season of pot-themed comedy High Maintenance, following the series debut this month. The show explores the private lives of a group of eccentric New Yorkers through the common thread of their weed deliveryman.
(Source: Cynopsis)

After airing one episode of This Is Us, which garnered a 4.5 rating in A18-49 and 14.3 million viewers – making it the #1 show of the fall – NBC ordered an additional five episodes, bringing the full season order to 18. “It’s a rare moment in this business when a show so instantly delivers both critical acclaim and hit ratings, but ‘This Is Us’ is just such an extraordinary achievement,” said Jennifer Salke, President, NBC Entertainment.
(Source: Cynopsis)

On the heels of Little Big Shots’ success, NBC has ordered Little Big Shots: Forever Young. The comedy/variety series, from Warner Horizon Television, features young-at-heart seniors showcasing their hidden talents. Ellen DeGeneres and Steve Harvey will executive produce, with Harvey also serving as host.
(Source: Cynopsis)

In more NBC news, the network has greenlit half-hour comedy Mail Order Family, from Superstore writer-producer Jackie Clarke, director-EP Ruben Fleischer and EP David Bernad. Loosely based on Clarke’s family, the series follows a widowed single father who orders a mail-order bride from the Philippines to help raise his two preteen daughters.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Billy Eichner is back and ready to hit the streets on Tuesday, November 15 at 10:30p, when the fifth season of Billy on the Street bows on truTV. Join him will include such notables as Aziz Ansari, Jon Hamm, Keegan-Michael Key, Lupita Nyong’o, John Oliver, Seth Rogen, Andy Samberg and Jacob Tremblay.
(Source: Cynopsis)

GSN’s horror-themed game show Hellevator returns for Season 2 with a special four-week event. New weekly episodes begin airing Friday, October 7 at 9p, each inspired by a true crime story and emulating a grisly scene invoked by one of the “Seven Deadly Sins.”
(Source: Cynopsis)

Bravo Media serves up a double dose of sass on Sunday, November 6. The Real Housewives of Atlanta’s ninth season premieres at 8p, followed by Married to Medicine’s fourth season debut at 9p.
(Source: Cynopsis)

History debuts The Warfighters on Veteran’s Day, Friday, November 11. The original docuseries, hosted by Peter Berg and veteran Special Forces Green Beret Bert Kuntz (The Selection: Special Operations Experiment), explores recent U.S. Special Operations Forces missions in the global war on terror. Debuts with four back-to-back episodes beginning at 8p.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Velocity’s #1 series, Bitchin’ Rides, returns for Season 3 on Tuesday, October 11 with back-to-back episodes at 9p and 10p.  “Our viewers have positively responded to the jaw-dropping builds by Dave Kindig and his team, making Bitchin’ Rides a top destination on the network,” said David Lee, VP of Production and Development for Velocity.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Discovery Life is launching a weeklong Untold Stories of the ER marathon, starting Monday, October 3 at 6a. It leads up to the show’s Season 11 premiere on Friday, October 7 at 10p. The marathon features 100 episodes of the series from all 10 seasons.
(Source: Cynopsis)

The Walking Dead alum Chad L. Coleman nabbed the role of new villain, Tobias Church, in season five of Arrow on The CW. Series returns on Wednesday, October 5 at 8p.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Get ready for Alec Baldwin as Donald Trump. The Match Game host will appear as the Republican presidential candidate on Saturday Night Live. NBC made the announcement via a promo on social media.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Ron Livingston (Office Space, The Conjuring) was cast as the lead in Loudermilk, a half-hour series created by Peter Farrelly and former Colbert Report writer Bobby Mort. The comedy, set to air on AT&T Audience Network, centers on Dave Loudermilk (Livingston), a recovering alcoholic and substance abuse counselor with a bad attitude.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Amanda Brugel (Room) landed a recurring role in Hulu’s The Handmaid’s Tale, the straight-to-series drama based on Margaret Atwood‘s novel. She’ll play Rita, a housekeeper.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Jemar Michael, who appeared in Dear White People, the movie, has nabbed a recurring role in Dear White People, the series. He’ll portray Al, an exuberant, ethnically ambiguous student leader of the Black American Forum (Black AF) in Netflix’s upcoming comedy.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Anthony Ramos, who originated the roles of John Laurens and Philip Hamilton in Broadway’s Hamilton, was tapped as a male lead in She’s Gotta Have It. The Spike Lee Netflix series is an update of his 1986 indie film. Ramos will play Mars, the character Lee portrayed in the movie.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Garret Dillahunt snared a lead in Rod Lurie’s post-Civil War drama pilot Monsters of God for TNT. He’ll play Colonel “Terrible” Bill Lancaster.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Molly Parker (House of Cards) is set as a female lead in Lost in Space, Netflix’s remake the 1965 TV classic. She’ll portray Maureen Robinson, a fearless aerospace engineer.
(Source: Cynopsis)

VH1 and Freeform have acquired the first five seasons of The Mindy Project from Universal Television. The show will begin airing on both networks in October and episodes will also be available on the networks’ apps.
(Source: Cynopsis)

September was FYI’s highest-rated month in total viewers since its re-brand. The network also saw strong year-to-year gains for the month, including 33 percent with total viewers and 17 percent with A25-54 versus September 2015. Increased viewership was due in part Season 4 of docuseries Married at First Sight. The show saw significant growth, up 62 percent in total viewers from the season premiere.
(Source: Cynopsis)

The L3 ratings for Friday, September 23 are in for FOX’s Hell’s Kitchen and The Exorcist.  The series debut of The Exorcist was the net’s highest-rated Friday scripted telecast in over 2-1/2 years and gained 55 percent in 3-day Total Multi-Platform Audience versus Live + Same Day (4.5 vs. 2.9 million Persons 2+). The season 16 premiere of Hell’s Kitchen was up 41 percent in 3-day Total Multi-Platform Audience versus Live + Same Day (4.8 vs. 3.4 million Persons 2+).
(Source: Cynopsis)

Bounce TV posted double-digit viewership increases in the 2015-16 broadcast season and in the just-completed third quarter 2016 ratings period. The net increased key demographic delivery in primetime in the third quarter, up 17 percent in P18-49 (116,000 vs. 99,00) and up 8 percent in P25-54 (118,000 vs. 109,999) and solid growth in Total Day of up 1 percent in HH (155,000 vs. 153,000), up 15 percent in P18-49 (86,000 vs. 75,000) and up 11 percent in P25-54 (89,000 vs. 80,000). In The Cut season two reached nearly 4.7 million P2+, while Ed Gordon series premiere telecasts delivered a combined reach of nearly 838,000 P2+.
(Source: Cynopsis)

HGTV’s Q3 and September 2016 were the highest rated ever in primetime among P25-54. It finished the quarter as the #1 primetime cable net among W25-54 and upscale W25-54, and #. 5 among P25-54 (up one spot from Q3 2015). With more than 22 million total viewers each week during the quarter, top-performing shows included Flip or Flop and Property Brothers: Buying and Selling.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Food Network tied for #10 in primetime cable for September among P25-54. For Q3, the net tied for # 5 among W25-54 and tied for #10 among Millennials (P25-34). Program drivers for the quarter included Food Network Star, Chopped Grill Masters, Worst Cooks in America: Celebrity Edition, The Great Food Truck Race and Cooks vs. Cons.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Travel Channel saw its fourth consecutive quarter of year-to-year primetime ratings growth among P25-54 (up 11 percent), its 11^th consecutive month of year-over-year growth among W25-54, and its 8^th straight month of growth among P25-54. Andrew Zimmern’s Driven by Food, Bizarre Foods and Expedition Unknown drove ratings.
(Source: Cynopsis)

DIY Network celebrated its highest rated, most watched Q3 ever in prime among A25-54 (up 17 percent) and W25-54 (up 22 percent), as well as its and highest rated, most watched September ever in prime among W25-54 (up 37 percent). Among the top shows were Texas Flip & Move, Barnwood Builders, Stone House Revival, Salvage Dawgs and Tiny Luxury.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Cooking Channel continued ratings growth, marking both its highest rated, most watched quarter and September on record among P25-54 and W25-54, bolstered by Carnival Eats and Man Fire Food. The new season of Man Fire Food was up 33 percent among P25-54 and up 36 percent among W25-54 over last season.
(Source: Cynopsis)

With a 29 percent ratings lift among P25-54 and 30 percent jump among W25-54 in prime, Great American Country had its best Q3 since 2007. It also enjoyed its highest rated September since 2008, with a 30 percent increase among A25-54 and a 36 percent increase among W25-54 in prime. The success was led by Going RV, Flea Market Flip and My Lottery Dream Home.
(Source: Cynopsis)

OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network finished the third quarter of 2016 delivering its highest-rated, most-watched and highest-ranking quarter in network history. In primetime, the net averaged a 0.43 rating in its key W25-54 demo (up 39 percent vs. last quarter and up 10 percent vs. year-over-year) and 599,000 total viewers (up 29 percent vs. last quarter and up 9 percent vs. year-over-year). This quarter’s success was bolstered by OWN’s two new original drama series. Queen Sugar premiered to record ratings, delivering the highest-rated two-episode debut in network history, averaging a 1.9 W25-54 rating and 2.416 million total viewers over two-nights. Greenleaf premiered as the #1 series debut in OWN history with over 3 million total viewers.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Gary Glasberg, EP and showrunner of NCIS and EP and creator of NCIS: New Orleans, passed away in his sleep on September 28 in Los Angeles. He was 50. Glasberg is survived by his wife, TV producer and screenwriter Mimi Schmir and their two sons, Dash and Eli.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Agnes Nixon, creator, writer and producer of daytime dramas including All My Children, One Life to Live and Search for Tomorrow, died September 28 in Pennsylvania. She was 88. Nixon had been suffering from complications of Parkinson’s disease.
(Source: Cynopsis)

BROADWAY
The Encounter is opening on Thursday September 29, 2016.
http://ppc.broadway.com/shows/encounter/

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

ON TELEVISION (THURSDAY 9/22/16)
ABC: Grey’s Anatomy (Premiere) at 8pm
ABC: Notorious (Premiere) at 9pm
ABC: How To Get Away With Murder (Premiere) at 10pm
BRAVO: Million Dollar Listing New York: Ryan’s Wedding (Premiere) at 9pm
FOOD: Chopped (Premiere) at 9pm
FOX: Rosewood (Premiere) at 8pm
FOX: Pitch (Premiere) at 9pm
HISTORY: Ice Road Truckers Breaking The Ice (Premiere) at 9pm
NBC: Superstore (Premiere) at 8pm
NBC: The Good Place (Premiere) at 8:30pm
NBC: Chicago Med (Premiere) at 9pm
NBC: The Blacklist (Premiere) at 10pm
OWN: 20/20 on OWN Presents: Crime (Premiere) at 10pm
WORLD: India: Nature’s Wonderland (Premiere) at 8pm

Viacom interim CEO and president Tom Dooley, who replaced Philippe Dauman in August, will leave the company on November 15. “I have great admiration for our new board and I feel that they will be best able to execute on their vision for the company in the hands of a new president and CEO,” said Dooley. As part of an overhaul, Viacom is also cutting its dividend in half and abandoning the proposed sale of a stake in Paramount Pictures.
(Source: Cynopsis)

CBS gave a series order to comedy Superior Donuts, starring Judd Hirsch as the owner of a donut shop, and Jermaine Flower (Friends of the People) as his new young employee, for broadcast midseason. “This show has been very high on our radar since we first put it in development last winter,” said Glenn Geller, president, CBS Entertainment.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Grace, a drama project from Mandeville TV about a family whose minister father reveals he’s gay, is in development at ABC. Story comes from Eyal Podell and Jonathon E. Stewart, based on Stewart’s real family’s life.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Problematic With Moshe Kasher has been picked up to series by Comedy Central. The weekly talk show will “crawl into the social media muck and put out flame wars and raise provocative questions,” promises Comedy.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Weinstein Television is developing a scripted Elvis Presley biopic, with access to The King’s personal archives. Presley’s former wife, Priscilla Presley, is attached as exec producer for the project, to be shot at Graceland.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Michael Weatherly (Bull) is exec producing Mata Hari, centered on the WWI double agent. Written by Micah Schraft, the project is set at CBS Television Studios.
(Source: Cynopsis)

A one-hour special Ghosts of Shepherdstown kicks of TLC’s Friday Night Frights on October 21 at 8p, followed by a new season of A Haunting at 9p and the series premiere of Kindred Spirits at 10p.
(Source: Cynopsis)

PBS’s The Mind of a Chef, narrated by Anthony Bourdain, is back for season five Saturday, October 1 (check local listings).
(Source: Cynopsis)

The season 29 premiere of CBS’s 48 Hours investigates the murder of a 13-year-old looking for a friend online, and the dangers of connecting with strangers, on Saturday, September 24 at 10p.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Alaska’s Ultimate Bush Pilots Presented by Arby’s returns to Outdoor Channel with a new cast and location on Monday, September 26 at 9p and 9:30p. New series Back Country Rescue takes over the time slot on November 21, with rescuers at the ready in Wyoming.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Epix offers up two series premieres on Sunday, October 16. Berlin Station, about a CIA office on a clandestine mission in Berlin, debuts at 9p, followed at 10p by Graves, centered on a former president (Nick Nolte) out to right his administration’s wrongs.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Bret Baier and Megyn Kelly will co-anchor Fox News Channel coverage of the highly anticipated presidential debate on Monday, moderated by NBC’s Lester Holt (no pressure!). FNC will telecast Special Report, On the Record, The O’Reilly Factor and The Kelly File, moved to 11p, from debate site Hofstra University.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Fashion designer Nikki Lund will host fashion competition series, Queen on 34th, produced by Tasker & Morris Entertainment and Sacrimonti Productions. Original series is slated to premiere on new network FUBU TV in January.
(Source: Cynopsis)

One-hour doc Getting Ahead reports on the impact of the raising the minimum wage on wage earners and small business owners. Reported by Tavis Smiley, program airs Friday, October 7 at 9p on PBS (check local listings).
(Source: Cynopsis)

USA Network will broadcast the Beverly Hills Dog Show for the first time, as part of a new partnership with the Kennel Club of Beverly Hills.Produced by NBC Sports Group, Beverly Hills Dog Show Presented By Purina will air on Easter Sunday, April 16, 2017 at 8p.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Sony Movie Channel is gearing up for Halloween with weekend marathon starting Saturday, October 29 at 6:45a. Creepy classics include Swamp Thing, The Fog, Berserk and more.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Uma Thurman will guest in a story arc on upcoming Bravo scripted series, My So-Called Wife (wt), as lethal and  mysterious Lenny Cohen. “Uma and I have been friends for a very long time – I’m thrilled that after many tries we’ll finally get to work together,” said executive producer Adam Brooks. “Paul Adelstein and I wrote the role of Lenny Cohen specifically for her, and we are so excited to see how Uma’s iconic and very special talents will bring to life this unique and provocative character.” Series is slated for a 2017 premiere.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Michael Gambon (Fortitude) has joined the cast of ITV’s upcoming drama Fearless, starring opposite Helen McCrory (Peaky Blinders).
(Source: Cynopsis)

Poorna Jagannathan (The Night Of) has been cast as a series regular in Netflix’ upcoming series Gypsy, starring Naomi Watts.
(Source: Cynopsis)

The Tyler Oakley Show launched yesterday on the Ellen Digital Network, with Kerry Washington and Celine Dion as guests. The show is the first under an overall deal between Oakley and the digital net.
(Source: Cynopsis)

VH1 and 345 Games have launched Love & Hip Hop: The Game, a mobile app based on the reality show that allows users to create their own customized characters and place them in the L&HH universe. The game integrates elements of the TV show, including cast members from the series.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Season 2 of Netflix original Fuller House premieres globally December 9. The “holiday-themed” season will include Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s Eve episodes.
(Source: Cynopsis)

In its new 1-hour later 10p time period, ABC’s season 4 premiere of Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. built on its May finale by 20 in total viewers (to 3.6 million) and by 10 percent in A18-49 (to 1.1/4), delivering its biggest audience since its winter finale in December and its top young adult rating since its mid-season premiere in March.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Tuesday’s series premiere of CBS’s Bull delivered 15.5 million viewers and a 2.2 rating among A18-49, up 23 percent and 29 percent, respectively, versus the time period last year. The an assist from The Voice, NBC’s This Is Us did even better in the demo, with 2.8, and 10 million viewers.
(Source: Cynopsis)

BROADWAY
The Encounter is opening on Thursday September 29, 2016
http://ppc.broadway.com/shows/encounter/

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

ON TELEVISION (THURSDAY 9/8/16)
COOKING: Haylie’s America (Premiere) at 10pm
DIY: Tiny House Big Living (Premiere) at 9pm
FX: Better Things (Premiere) at 10pm
LOGO: Finding Prince Charming (Premiere) at 9pm
ID: Unraveled (Finale) at 9pm

Last night’s season three finale episode of Tyrant was its last, at least on FX. “It’s very difficult to find common ground with other people whose stories we do not know or understand,” said FX president and GM John Landgraf. “The creators of Tyrant have done their utmost over three seasons to tell American audiences a tiny fraction of the many gripping, human stories coursing through the Middle East today.” Fox 21 Television Studios president Bert Salke left room for hope, saying, “We feel the show is a gem and we’d love to find a way to keep it in production.”
(Source: Cynopsis)

Apple launched its iPhone 7 event Wednesday with a little Carpool Karaoke from The Late Late Show’s James Corden, Apple CEO Tim Cook and Pharrell. In July, Apple announced the purchase of a spin-off of Carpool, which will stream on Apple Music.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Tegna, the largest independent owner of CBS and NBC affiliates, announced Wednesday it’s spinning off car buying site Cars.com. Splitting the companies will position them “to take advantage of differentiated opportunities in the rapidly evolving broadcast and digital landscape,” said Tegna, which went under the name Gannett until spinning off its newspaper business last year. CEO Gracia Martore will retire when the move is completed, replaced at Tegna by Dave Lougee, now president of the station group, and at Cars.com by Alex Vetter.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Louisiana Rising: A Benefit Concert for Flood Relief, presented live Monday night by Raycom Media, raised over $800,000 for American Red Cross Flood Relief. Harry Connick Jr. and Randy Jackson hosted the event from Baton Rouge. The show was carried by Raycom Media, Bounce TV, the ABC Owned and Operated Stations, Hearst Television, Sinclair Broadcasting Group, Cordillera Communications, Meredith, Graham Media Group and Cox Media Group. “We are grateful to our broadcast partners that helped us reach markets beyond the Raycom Media footprint,” said Pat LaPlatney, president and CEO of Raycom Media.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Additions to the list of presenters for the 68th Emmy Awards include Laverne Cox, Tracee Ellis Ross, America Ferrara, Kit Harington, Matt LeBlanc, Joel McHale, Mandy Moore, Chris Rock, Keri Russell, Jeffrey Tambor, Kerry Washington, Damon Wayans and Constance Wu. Ceremony airs Sunday, September 18 at 8p.
(Source: Cynopsis)

The terrifying experiences of survivors (parachute malfunction, tornado, sharks) who caught the event on their digital devices are recounted in Still Alive, debuting on Discovery Wednesday, September 14 at 10p.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Merchandising competition Window Warriors premieres on GSN Tuesday, November 15 at 9p. Judging window designs will be Carson Kressley (Queer Eye for the Straight Guy), style influencer Tai Beauchamp and veteran merchandiser Douglas Little.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Anthony Anderson is set to host upcoming comedy-variety series Animal Review (wt), headed for Animal Planet in 2017. What drew the busy black-ish star to the project? “Some of my favorite TV moments have been watching iconic TV hosts like Johnny Carson and David Letterman interact with their animal guests,” said Anderson. “They are some truly classic unscripted moments that have made TV history.”
(Source: Cynopsis)

Motorcycle building competition Wrench Against the Machine premieres on Esquire Tuesday, November 15 at 9p. Teams will have 3 days and $3000 to transform stock cycles into works of art.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Friendships are put to the test in Oxygen competition series Last Squad Standing, launching Tuesday, November 1 at 9p. Alesha Renee (Girl Code) hosts, overseeing three groups of friends as they vie for $100,000.
(Source: Cynopsis)

The search for love won’t stop anytime soon on ABC. The network renewed Bachelor in Paradise, featuring Bachelor and Bachelorette also-rans, for a fourth season. During season three this summer, the dating competition grew its overall audience by 9 percent year-to-year, to 6.2 million and held steady among A18-49 (2.0/8), in its most-watched season so far.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Cooking Channel has a taste for Beach Bites with Katie Lee. Renewed for season two, the show is tentatively headed for a premiere in 2Q17.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Bizarre Foods: Delicious Destinations is back with back-to-back episodes on Tuesday, October 4 at 9p and 9:30p. Season four highlights foods that define a location (New York cheesecake, anyone?).
(Source: Cynopsis)

AXS TV has a pair of premieres slated for next week. The Big Interview with Dan Rather returns for season four with rock icon Neil Young on Tuesday, September 13 at 8p, followed the next night by a tribute to Prince on The World’s Greatest Tribute Bands at 10p.
(Source: Cynopsis)

The story of the flag raised by three NYC firefighters at Ground Zero on September 11, 2001 that later went missing is chronicled in America’s 9/11 Flag: Rise from the Ashes, premiering Sunday, September 11 at 10:30p on History. The recovery of the flag is the inaugural project under the “History Saves History” initiative, aimed at identifying and preserving history that is at risk of being lost or forgotten.
(Source: Cynopsis)

If you missed the 9p premiere of RFD-TV’s Cowboy Country TV last night, an encore of the new series inspired by “Canadian Cowboy Country” magazine encores tonight at 1a and Sunday, September 11 at 8:30a, with new episodes rolling out through fall.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Ken Burns film Defying the Nazis: The Sharps’ War, premiering on PBS Tuesday, September 20, will have Academy Award consideration screenings from Friday, September 9-Thursday, September 15 at Cinema Village in NYC and Laemmle Music Hall in LA. The movie focuses on the rescue of World War II refugees by Unitarian missionaries.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Spike premieres Roots of Fight Presents: Ali: Birth of the Greatest on Friday, September 9 at 11:15p. Original doc, focused on the epic 1971 bout between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier, is narrated by Ice T and follows live coverage of a rematch between middleweights Danny Jacobs and Sergio Mora.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Pop gets in the Halloween spirit with month-long October genre programming, including over 250 hours of cult classic movies, mini-series and series. Headlining the event is six-part psychological thriller Wolf Creek, inspired by the horror film. The original movie airs Friday, October 14 at 8p, followed by the premiere of the series at 10p.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Kevin Connolly (Entourage) will recur on upcoming Fox baseball drama Pitch. Series premieres Thursday, September 22.
(Source: Cynopsis)

NBC cast Broadway pros Ephraim Sykes (“Hamilton”) and Shahadi Wright Joseph (“School of Rock”) in Hairspray Live!, airing Wednesday, December 7. Sykes will play Seawood Stubbs, a dancer who befriends Tracy Turnblad; Joseph, who was the youngest actor to play Nala in “The Lion King,” will portray Little Inez, Seaweed’s younger sister.
(Source: Cynopsis)

The season 3 premiere of You’re the Worst did not live up to its name, instead becoming the comedy’s most-watched telecast on FXX. In Live+3 the show gained 8 percent among total viewers, jumping to 605,000 versus its season 2 opener.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Court show Hot Bench rose to an eight-week high and the largest year-to-year increase in syndication the week ending August 28, up 21 percent from last year to 2.3 (despite being in repeats 4 of 5 days). Judge Judy ruled the syndie pack with 6.9, up 10 percent versus the week prior.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Telemundo Deportes’ simulcast of the FIFA World Cup qualifier match between Mexico and El Salvador on Friday on Telemundo Network and NBC Universo delivered 1.6 million viewers A18-49, ranking as the number1 program in broadcast and cable TV for Friday night, regardless of language, according to Nielsen. The match also delivered 2.8 million total viewers and reached a cumulative audience of nearly 5 million viewers.
(Source: Cynopsis)

BROADWAY
Fun Home is closing on Saturday September 10, 2016.
http://ppc.broadway.com/shows/fun-home/

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

ON TELEVISION (THURSDAY 9/1/16)
SPIKE: Tracks (Premiere) at 10:30pm
VICELAND: F**k, That’s Delicious (Premiere) at 10pm
WE TV: Jim & Chrissy: Vow or Never (Premiere) at 10pm
ABC: Battlebots (Finale) at 8pm
FX: Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll (Finale) at 10pm

ABC expanded its deal with the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences to broadcast the Oscars ceremony through 2028, when the event will celebrate its 100th anniversary. The existing contract was set to expire in 2020. “We are elated the Oscars will continue to call ABC home,” said Channing Dungey, president, ABC Entertainment. “The ceremony is an important part of network programming, and we’re looking forward to continuing our partnership with the Academy and delivering a multi-faceted, and multi-platform, ceremony.”
(Source: Cynopsis)

At least he’s trying. Nick Viall, runner-up in two seasons of The Bachelorette and currently on Bachelor in Paradise (safe to say he didn’t find his soulmate there), will look for love again on season 21 of ABC’s The Bachelor. The news was revealed on Bachelor in Paradise: After Paradise.
(Source: Cynopsis)

History’s Knightfall has resumed production after a fire destroyed most of a set built at Prague studio Barrandov. The 10-parter focuses on the Middle Ages’ Knights Templar.
(Source: Cynopsis)

HITN-TV entered into a content agreement with Nat Geo and Fox Networks Group to acquire Leader of the Pack and Cesar to the Rescue, starring dog trainer Cesar Millan. Also premiering on the Spanish-language educational net is Dr. Vet, L.A. “We are planning to push these new shows hard,” said Florentina Almonte, programming director. “I believe the new programming for September has the potential to be a big hit among our audience.”
(Source: Cynopsis)

Buzzy summer drama Stranger Things made it to a second season on Netflix, slated for 2017. Writers/creators/EPs Matt and Ross Duffer and exec producers Shawn Levy and Dan Cohen will oversee nine new episodes. The streaming service also ordered late nighter Bill Nye Saves the World, with the Science Guy talking politics, pop culture and society from a science perspective. Bunim/Murray Productions will produce, aiming for a launch in Spring 2017.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Judging by a Fox preview of Scream Queens’ season two, Emma Roberts’ character will hook up with a doctor played by John Stamos. This season, the Chanels are medical students in a hospital run by Cathy Munsch (Jamie Lee Curtis). “It’s going to be a crazy ride,” says Roberts in the video. Sophomore run starts Tuesday, September 20 at 9p.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Cartoon Network’s Mighty Magiswords jumps from digital to linear with its TV series debut Thursday, September 29 at 6:30p. Comedy launched last year as a 15-second series on the CN Anything app.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Season nine of Bravo’s Million Dollar Listing Los Angeles debuts Thursday, October 6 at 9p with rival real estate agents setting out to close deals both professional and personal.
(Source: Cynopsis)

The first episode of Epix docu-series America Divided, airing Friday, September 30, features hip hop artist Common returning to his hometown of Chicago, TV producer Norman Lear reporting on the housing crisis in New York and actress Rosario Dawson exploring the causes of the Flint Michigan water crisis. Show focused on issues of inequality is produced by Lear, Common and Shonda Rimes.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Season two of Chachi’s World, following 20-year-old dance influencer Chachi Gonzales, launches Monday, September 12 on Go90.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Eager for some hands-on practice that will help you to become a Snapchat specialist? Join us on October 27th in NYC for our Snapchat Boot Camp. Mark your calendar and register.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Weekend morning block Xploration Station, primarily airing on FOX TV stations around the country, kicks off season three next month with six half-hour shows, up from four. Newcomers to lineup, aimed at 13-16-year-olds and focusing on STEM fields, include Nat Geo Kids’ Weird But True and DIY Sci. All shows hail from producer and distributor Steve Rotfeld Productions. Xploration Station is now sold in 94 percent of the U.S., and is available in over 100,000,000 homes, plus Hulu, Amazon Prime.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Food Network’s rolling out Halloween-themed programming. Cutthroat Kitchen: Tournament of Terror launches the first of five episodes Wednesday, September 28 at 10p, with competitors braving challenges like spider rolls and recipes with liver and fava beans.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Five-time Grammy nominee Hunter Hayes (“Wanted”) has joined the lineup for Louisiana Rising: A Benefit Concert for Flood Relief, broadcast live on Raycom Media stations Monday, September 5 from 7p-9p. Hayes was born and raised in Breaux Bridge, Louisiana.
(Source: Cynopsis)

El Rey marks Labor Day weekend with a 3-day “Labors of Superman” marathon. Superman films 1-4 will each air six times, starting September 3 at 12p.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Next week’s episode of Weediquette focuses on NFL players who treat pain with marijuana, despite vehement objections by the league. “Gridiron Ganja” airs Wednesday, September 7 at 10p on Viceland.
(Source: Cynopsis)

WAPA America, U.S. cable arm of the Puerto Rico broadcaster, will air the first Puerto Rican gubernatorial debate of the November 2016 elections live on Thursday, September 1 at 8p. Six candidates will take to the podium.
(Source: Cynopsis)

The challenges faced by the Allman Brothers after the tragic death of guitarist Duane Allman are chronicled in documentary Allman Brothers: After the Crash on Tuesday, September 6 at 9p.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Mary J. Blige will guest on season three of ABC drama How to Get Away With Murder. The multi-talented Grammy winner recently starred in NBC’s The Wiz Live!.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Teyana Taylor, breakout star of Kanye West’s “Fade” video, has joined VH1 hip hop drama The Breaks in a recurring role. The series continues the story in VH1’s original film.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Scott MacArthur will act as well as write for midseason Fox comedy The Mick. He’s not the only multitasker – Kaitlin Olson stars and exec produces.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Jim Broadbent (The Iron Lady) is onboard for season 7 of HBO’s Game of Thrones. Thrones resumes next summer.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Marc Maron (Maron) will star opposite Alison Brie in Netflix comedy G.L.O.W., inspired by the 1980s female wrestling league.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Jason Ritter (Parenthood) landed a recurring role in Amazon drama series Goliath, as an FBI agent. Billy Bob Thornton, William Hurt, Olivia Thirlby and Maria Bello star.
(Source: Cynopsis)

NBC reality show Better Late Than Never matched its solid premiere A18-49 rating of 1.6/6 for its second episode Tuesday.
(Source: Cynopsis)

ABC’s aforementioned Bachelor in Paradise grew for the third consecutive week in total viewers, to 5.0 million, and held steady with 1.4/6 among A18-49. It was the show’s most-watched Tuesday telecast, and tied a demo high. After Paradise grew 29 percent among A18-49, to .9/3.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Powered by the Olympics, America’s Got Talent and American Ninja Warrior, NBC had the longest winning streak with viewers since Nielsen began keeping more accurate records in 1987. CBS broke the 21-day streak on Friday with its NFL exhibition game.
(Source: Cynopsis)

The season 7 summer finale of Freeform’s Pretty Little Liars drew 1.3 million total viewers and .7 among A18-49, down from 3.1 million and 1.4 for the season 6 summer closer. Versus the season 7 premiere, the drama slipped 6 percent in viewers and was steady in the demo.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Galavision boasts it was summer’s number one cable entertainment net in primetime among Hispanic Adults and Women A18-49, regardless of language, for the second year in a row.
(Source: Cynopsis)

NBC Universo claims bragging rights, too, wrapping the month of August as the fastest growing Spanish-language cable network during Monday-Sunday primetime among total viewers, up 80 percent year-over-year and A18-49 up 81 percent, according to Nielsen. For the month, the net averaged 81,000 total viewers and 47,000 A18-49.
(Source: Cynopsis)

DIY’s Texas Flip N Move had its highest-rated episode ever on Friday, August 26, rated 257 percent above the 9p timeslot’s year-ago average among P25-54. With over 1 million viewers, it was the highest-rated episode of a DIY series since December 2014 and is on pace in season four to post a 30 percent ratings gain over season 3.
(Source: Cynopsis)

BROADWAY
The Curious Incident of The Dog In The Night-Time is closing on Sunday September 4, 2016.
http://ppc.broadway.com/shows/curious-incident-dog-night-time/

An Act of God is closing on Sunday September 4, 2016.
http://ppc.broadway.com/shows/an-act-of-god/

Les Miserables is closing on Sunday September 4, 2016.
http://ppc.broadway.com/shows/les-miserables/

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

ON TELEVISION (THURSDAY 8/18/16)
A&E: 60 Days In (Premiere) at 9pm
ANIMAL PLANET: Lone Star Law (Finale) at 10pm
GREAT AMERICAN COUNTRY: Lakefront Bargain Hunt (Finale) at 9pm

Succumbing to the increasing challenges facing niche cable nets to attract audiences and maintain carriage deals, Pivot TV, launched in 2013, is going off the air. “As the media landscape changes, we have been evaluating how we fulfill our mission to entertain and inspire social action around the world’s most pressing issues,” said David Linde, CEO of parent company Participant Media. “That process has led us to the decision to move away from owning and operating a cable network.” Millennial-friendly Pivot, home to HitRecord on TV and Please Like Me, is expected to shut down in late fall or winter.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Women and minorities continue to struggle to land their first-time episodic TV directing job, reports the DGA. Last year 23 percent of first-timers were women and 15 percent were minorities, up slightly for women and flat for people of color, according to a DGA study. One issue: two-thirds of first-time directors were already affiliated with the show and given the job as a perk, and were significantly less likely to direct again than outsiders with directing experience. “To change the hiring pool, you have to change the pipeline,” said Bethany Rooney, co-chair of the DGA Diversity Task Force. “Year after year when we put out our TV director diversity report, the media and public are stunned that the numbers remain virtually the same. But how can it change when employers hand out so many first-time director assignments as perks?”
(Source: Cynopsis)

Nickelodeon ordered 13 additional episodes of preschool series Mutt & Stuff, which heads into season two Friday, August 19. Show airs weekdays at 9:30a.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Wind Dancer Films announced production of season two of animated Ready Jet Go!, for PBS Kids. New season includes 24 episodes and an hour-long special, set to launch in late 2017.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Big Brother is airing a special county fair-themed episode on Friday, August 19 at 8p, with reggae artist Ziggy Marley making a surprise appearance at the house. The CBS reality show’s regular time slots are Sundays and Wednesdays at 8p, and eviction Thursdays at 9p.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Discovery grabbed U.S. and international rights to Huntwatch, chronicling the fight to end the commercial seal hunt in Atlantic Canada. Doc will air Thursday, September 22 as part of the “Discovery Impact” series.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Christina Aguilera will perform on the two half-hour premiere episodes of Spike TV’s Tracks on Thursday, September 1 at 10:30p, right after her appearance on the net’s Lip Sync Battle. Aguilera is an exec producer on the new musical game show, hosted by Shad Moss (a.k.a. Bow Wow).
(Source: Cynopsis)

Thirty years after “Preppy Killer” Robert Chambers was charged with killing a young woman he met up with in an NYC bar, CBS’s 48 Hours is re-airing the only interview Chambers gave after his release from prison. Updated encore will be broadcast Saturday, August 20 at 10p.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Nick Jonas will give a special performance, joined by Ty Dolla $ign (“My Cabana”), as part of the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards, airing Sunday, August 28 at 9p.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Retired quarterback Peyton Manning, Bo Derek, Rob Riggle, Pete Davidson, Jimmy Carr and Roast Master Jeff Ross are getting ready to take down Rob Lowe at the Parks and Recreation star’s Comedy Central Roast. David Spade hosts the insult-fest, filming August 27 to air Monday, September 5.
(Source: Cynopsis)

A&E docu-series 60 Days In returns tonight at 9p. This time around, the groundbreaking show from Lucky 8 TV, following citizens who voluntarily enter a jail undercover, attempts to go further. “In Season 1, we were able to provide the sheriff and viewers with an unprecedented look at what it is to do time and the true culture within the jail,” said Lucky 8 co-president and exec producer Greg Henry.“In Season 2, we go even deeper with eight new participants, with fresh cover stories, who are on a mission to not only understand the world of incarceration, but to also identify solutions that’ll help the jail improve.”
(Source: Cynopsis)

See you in September: OWN drama Queen Sugar has a two-night premiere: Tuesday, September 6 and then in its regular slot the next day, September 7 at 10p. On Saturday, September 10 at 9p, Iyanla: Fix My Life returns, followed on Tuesday, September 13 by the comeback of Tyler Perry drama If Loving You Is Wrong at 9p.
(Source: Cynopsis)

The season 10 premiere of ID’s Deadly Women has moved from August 26 to Saturday, August 27 at 10p. The true crime net is also re-airing Steven Avery: Innocent or Guilty? on Saturday, August 20 at 11a, in the wake of the overturned conviction last Friday of Avery’s nephew, Brendan Dassey, also found guilty of the 2005 murder of photographer Teresa Halback.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Netflix original Stranger Things is a creepy nostalgia trip that takes viewers back to the classic horror films of the ’80s, say the experts at cultural insights agency TruthCo., which featured the buzzy supernatural drama in its August Show to Know. But Stranger’s appeal goes beyond homage. “In a moment of deep political divides and eroding trust in institutions,” TruthCo. tells Cynopsis, “the show uses this temporal distance to provide a safe vantage from which to examine anxieties about government conspiracy and real-life monsters.”
(Source: Cynopsis)

Billy Crudup (Spotlight) will star opposite Naomi Watts in Netflix drama Gypsy, about a therapist who develops dangerous relationships with people in her patients’ lives.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Susan Sullivan (Castle) will guest on season 2 of ABC’s The Real O’Neals as the mother of Vice Principal Murray, reports TVLine. Comedy returns Tuesday, October 11 at 9:30p.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Sam Page (Mad Men) landed a series regular role in Freeform pilot Issues, inspired by the life of Cosmopolitan magazine editor Joanna Coles. Page will play a charming member of the board of Scarlet magazine.
(Source: Cynopsis)

J. Mallory-McCree (Quantico) has been cast in a recurring role in season 6 of Homeland. Showtime drama returns Tuesday, January 17.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Nick Sagar (The Haves and the Have Nots) will recur on season two of Freeform drama Shadowhunters, back in 2017.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Connor Jessup is returning for season three of ABC anthology series American Crime, along with Timothy Hutton, Felicity Huffman, Regina King, Lili Taylor   Richard Cabral. “I believe Connor’s performance will be even more emotionally shocking than last year as his character helps shed new light on the opiate addiction epidemic that is plaguing America,” said exec producer Michael McDonald.
(Source: Cynopsis)

John McLaughlin, host of syndicated Sunday morning political affairs program The McLaughlin Group since 1982, died August 16. He was 89. McLaughliin, a former Roman Catholic priest and aide to President Richard Nixon, missed his show last weekend for the first time in 34 years.
(Source: Cynopsis)

BROADWAY 
Finding Neverland closes on Sunday August 21, 2016.
http://ppc.broadway.com/shows/finding-neverland/

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

ON TELEVISION (THURSDAY 7/28/16)
CBS, NBC, ABC: The 2016 Democratic National Convention from Philadelphia 4th Night at 10pm
BBC AMERICA: Ripper Street (Premiere) at 10pm
COMEDY CENTRAL: Jeff Ross Presents: Roast Battle (Premiere) at 10pm

CNN topped viewership for the second night of the 2016 Democratic Convention, which drew 24.3 million viewers across the broadcasters and cable news outlets, according to Nielsen. In total, Tuesday’s DNC viewership was up 25 percent from what the RNC pulled in on its second night on July 19. CNN drew 5.929 million total viewers and 2.051 million in the news demo of A25-54, down 4 percent from its DNC day one coverage. NBC took second place, with 5.281 million viewers and 1.93 million A25-54 watching. MSNBC was third, with a total audience of 3.834 million and 1.2 million A25-54, followed by ABC in fourth with 3.463 million total and 1.098 million A25-54 viewers. CBS trailed with 2.945 million total and 888,000 A25-54), and RNC topper Fox New Channel was in the sixth spot with 2.851 million total viewers and 634,000 A25-54.
(Source: Cynopsis)

CBS comedy Superior Donuts has sweetened the pot, casting veteran actor Judd Hirsch as the co-lead opposite Jermaine Fowler.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Peep Show, a half-hour series based on the award-winning British comedy that just concluded its 12-year run last year, is in development at Starz. UK creators Sam Bain and Jesse Armstrong will consult producers on the US version, to be written by Eli Jorne, who will serve as exec producer/showrunner. Jimmy Fox (The Arrangement) and Layla Smith (Witless) of All3Media’s Objective Media Group (the company behind the original series) will also serve as exec producers with Greg Lipstone, CEO of All3Media America.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Spike greenlit 30 new episodes of Bar Rescue for the fifth season of the network’s original series, in addition to ordering 10 more Back to the Bar specials and an untitled, late-night talk show pilot from series star, bar and nightlife expert Jon Taffer. Series and pilot are produced by 3 Ball Entertainment (Extreme Weight Loss, My Cat From Hell) and executive produced by Taffer. The fifth season of Bar Rescue will debut on August 7 at 9p, with the additional specials airing throughout the season’s run of original episodes on Sunday nights.
(Source: Cynopsis)

CMT announced a 13-episode second season pickup of its series Still The King, starring Billy Ray Cyrus, Joey Lauren Adams and Madison Iseman. The series’ debut marked the network’s highest-rated original series premiere ever; the one-hour season 1 finale airs Sunday, August 14 at 9p.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Nickelodeon will feature the First Lady Michelle Obama in a new episode of All in with Cam Newton this Friday, July 29 at 8p. In the ep, Newton takes 10-year old Rosie Smolowitz to the White House to meet Obama, who talks to Rosie about her dream of one day becoming President of the United States. As Honorary Co-chair of the National Parks Centennial, Mrs. Obama also highlights “Every Kid in a Park,” a program that grants free access to national parks and forests, and public lands.
(Source: Cynopsis)

In celebration of the 100th birthday of the National Park Service, Smithsonian Channel will air America’s National Parks at 100 on Sunday, August 28 at 8p. The one-hour special takes an unexpected view of the first century of our National Park System, featuring parks like Yosemite, Yellowstone, and Grand Canyon as well as highlighting the more than 400 places now managed by the Park Service, many for their importance to the American story, scientific inquiry and preservation of our national treasures.
(Source: Cynopsis)

History original series Ice Road Truckers will return for a 10th season on Thursday, August 4 at 10p. For the past nine seasons, a determined group of long-haul truckers have kept the remote villages and work camps of Canada’s North supplied during the harsh winter. The new season brings the ice road truckers their biggest challenge yet, as road authorities warn that the rising temperatures will cause the roads to open late and close early.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Netflix set the date for the premiere of Gilmore Girls: A Day in the Life, its revival of the show that picks up nine years after the original GG series. All four 90-minute chapters of the new show launch globally at 12:01a PT on November 25, one minute after Thanksgiving ends on the west coast.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Elizabeth Marvel (House Of Cards) will next be seen in the role of President-Elect Elizabeth Keane on the upcoming Season 6 of Showtime’s Homeland. New season debuts in January 2017 and will chronicle the events following the US Presidential election.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Meg Donnelly (Netflix‘s Teen Toon) is now onboard as a regular in ABC‘s new family comedy American Housewife. Donnelly will play the eldest of the three children who was awkward but suddenly became beautiful. She replaces Johnny Sequoyah, who was originally cast in the pilot.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Lucy Butler (The Gilmore Girls) landed a recurring role on TNT series The Last Ship, playing a powerful Southern politician.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Tristin Mays (The Vampire Diaries) will be a series regular in CBS’ reboot of 1985 series MacGyver. She’ll play opposite Lucas Till and George Eads.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Looks like Zoe McLellan, who played special agent Merri Brody on CBS series NCIS: New Orleans, will not be back for Season 3, due to a creative decision with the story line.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Travel Channel’s “Dive Into Summer” water-themed programming event delivered a 71 percent ratings increase among A25-54 versus year-ago on Sunday, July 25. The newest premiere episode of series Xtreme Waterparks at 9p posted its highest ratings of the season – 56 percent above the year-ago timeslot. Top Secret Swimming Holes at 10p also performed strongly, with ratings up 41 percent among A25-54.
(Source: Cynopsis)

For the first time in its history, Telemundo was the number one Spanish-language network in Monday-Friday primetime for the week of July 18, with 879,000 viewers A18-49 and 413,000 A18-34. Another first: The net was the number one Spanish-language television network for the week during Monday-Sunday primetime programming among A18-49 (727,000) and A18-34 (340,000).
(Source: Cynopsis)

Bravo’s Shahs of Sunset on July 17 delivered its highest-rated episode of the season among A25-54, earning 1.1 million A18-49 (up 10 percent vs. the prior week’s episode), 1.3 P25-54 (up 8 percent), and 2 million total viewers. The network’s The Real Housewives of Orange County on July 18 hit a season high among all key demos, and among A25-54 was the highest-rated episode since the season 9 finale in August 2014. The Below Deck Mediterranean ep that aired July 19 also hit a season high among all key demos, delivering 1.1 million A18-49 and 2 million total viewers.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Oxygen’s Sisterhood of Hip Hop July 19 episode grew from its series premiere among all key demos, delivering 169,000 Women 18-49, 232,000 A18-49 and 53,000 Women 25-54.
(Source: Cynopsis)

BROADWAY
Cats opens on Sunday July 31, 2016.
http://ppc.broadway.com/shows/cats-broadway/

Fully Committed with Jesse Tyler Ferguson is closing on Sunday July 31, 2016.
http://ppc.broadway.com/shows/fully-committed/

Motown The Musical is closing on Sunday July 31, 2016.
http://ppc.broadway.com/shows/motown/

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

ON TELEVISION (THURSDAY 7/21/16)
CBS, NBC, ABC: The 2016 Republican National Convention from Cleveland 4th Night at 10pm
LIFETIME: Bring It! (Premiere) at 9pm
LIFETIME: The Rap Game (Premiere) at 10pm
BRAVO: Real Housewives of Melbourne (Premiere) at 9pm
NBC: Spartan: Ultimate Team Challenge (Finale) at 8pm
FOX: Bones At Alone (Finale) at 8pm

Hollywood is mourning the loss of comedic legend Garry Marshall, a chief architect of the ‘70s sitcom landscape who died Tuesday night of complications from pneumonia after he suffered a stroke. He was 81. Marshall, by all accounts one of the nicest guys in Hollywood, leaves a legacy of iconic television shows, including Happy Days, Laverne and Shirley, Mork & Mindy. Aside from his television work, which launched the careers of Henry Winkler and Robin Williams, among others, Marshall directed 18 films, including 1990 hit Pretty Woman, Beaches, Overboard, Runaway Bride and Valentine’s Day.
(Source: Cynopsis)

The fourth season of Starz’s original series Black Sails will be the last for the Emmy-winning Treasure Island prequel. The 10-ep fourth season returns in 2017. “While it was a difficult decision for us to make this season our last, we simply couldn’t imagine anything beyond it that would make for a better ending to the story nor a more natural handoff to Treasure Island,” said series co-creator and exec producer Jonathan E. Steinberg. The first three seasons of Black Sails averaged 3.6 million multiplatform viewers per episode, according to Nielsen.
(Source: Cynopsis)

ESPN selected Minneapolis as the next US host city for the X Games. Minneapolis will host an X Games summer event for the next two years at the new, state-of-the-art U.S. Bank Stadium. The events will take place July 13-16, 2017 and July 1922, 2018.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Dwayne Johnson is flexing again, this time developing scripted drama series Muscle Beach, which USA Network has acquired. From Johnson and Dany Garcia’s Seven Bucks Productions and Flynn Picture Co., the project is set in a l bodybuilding gym in ‘80s Venice Beach, CA, where an ensemble of lost souls aim to reinvent themselves.
(Source: Cynopsis)

RuPaul’s Drag Race, for which RuPaul just scored an Emmy nom as host, got the green light for a ninth season on Logo. Additionally, Logo greenlit Fire Island, a docuseries from Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos’ Milojo Productions that will premiere in 2017.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Reelz will premiere two-hour doc Robin Williams: Behind Closed Doors on Sunday, August 28 at 9p. Special covers Williams’ rise to stardom from small comedy clubs to his breakthrough role on Happy Days and his big-screen triumphs, as well as some of his troubling times. Among those interviewed are the late Garry Marshall, Mork & Mindy co-star Jay Thomas, Aladdin co-star Scott Weinger and fellow comic Margaret Cho.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Hosted by music producer, recording artist and actor David Banner, season 5 of ABFF Independent premieres on Aspire on Thursday, August 4 at 9p. The one-hour show showcases indie shorts and documentaries from emerging black artists.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Alton Brown heads back to camp with a trunkful of twisted culinary challenges in Camp Cutthroat 2: Alton’s Revenge, premiering Wednesday, August 24 at 10p on Food Network. This year’s five-episode battle is set deeper in the wilderness, with a roster of 16 chef contestants competing for the chance to win up to $75,000.
(Source: Cynopsis)

TLC’s Toddlers and Tiaras returns with more glitter, glamour and drama on Wednesday, August 24 at 9p.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Miramax and El Rey Network announced the return for Season 3 of From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series on September 6 at 9p on El Rey.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Season 3 of FX’s drama series The Strain debuts on Sunday, August 28 at 10p, with the continued adventures of Dr. Ephraim Goodweather, former head of the Center for Disease Control, Canary Team in New York City who’s called upon to investigate a mysterious viral outbreak with hallmarks of an ancient and evil strain of vampirism.
(Source: Cynopsis)

The Royals family continues to grow in E! scripted drama series’ third season as star Elizabeth Hurley’s son, Damian Hurley, makes his acting debut joining the cast as Hansel, the Crown Prince of Lichtenstein. Max Brown (Agent Carter, Sleepy Hollow) also joins the cast.
(Source: Cynopsis)

CBS medical drama series Code Black is extending its guest list for season 2. Camryn Manheim (Person of Interest, The Practice), Eric Roberts (The Dark Knight, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation) and Alexandra Grey (Transparent, When We Rise) will all appear in an ep titled “Life and Limb.”
(Source: Cynopsis)

Alon Aboutboul (London Has Fallen) and Amin Joseph (Baywatch) are in as series regulars on FX’s Snowfall, the cocaine-drenched drama pilot co-created and exec-produced by John Singleton and Erick Amadio.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Carlos Gomez will return to CBS drama Madam Secretary for the upcoming third season, reprising his recurring role of Jose Campos.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Night two coverage of the Republican National Convention was down slightly from Monday’s coverage in the broadcast realm. ABC, CBS and NBC combined for a 2.1 rating and 10.06 million viewers vs. Monday’s 2.3 and 10.24 million.
(Source: Cynopsis)

In cable, the evening of speakers including Trump children Tiffany Trump and Donald Trump Jr., Dr. Ben Carson, Chris Christie and House Speaker Paul Ryan, saw Fox News Channel deliver 4.8 million primetime viewers. CNN drew 2.8 million viewers in primetime, and MSNBC registered 1.5 million viewers.
(Source: Cynopsis)

BROADWAY
The Humans is closing on Sunday July 24, 2016 and will be moving to a bigger theater in August.
http://www.broadway.com/shows/the-humans/

Shuffle Along with Audra McDonald, Billy Porter & Brian Stokes Mitchell is closing on Sunday July 24, 2016.
http://www.broadway.com/shows/shuffle-along/

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

ON TELEVISION (THURSDAY 7/14/16)
TRU TV: Impractical Jokers (Premiere) at 10pm
TRU TV: Impractical Jokers: Inside Jokes (Premiere) at 11pm
WE TV: Cutting It: In The ATL (Premiere) at 10pm
COOKING: Carnival Eats (Finale) at 9pm
HISTORY: Alone (Finale) at 10pm

Disney Media Networks is hosting a town hall tonight with President Obama and officers, families and students affected by the violence in Baton Rouge, Minneapolis and Dallas. Focused on race relations, justice, policing and equality, the event will be simulcast uninterrupted and commercial-free on ABC, ESPN and Freeform, and stream across ABC News Digital, Freeform Digital, Watch ABC, WatchESPN, Yahoo and ABC Radio. World News Tonight anchor David Muir moderates the discussion, joined by ESPN’s Jemele Hill, starting at 8p. After the town hall, Nightline will air a special edition.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Also reacting the recent spate of violence and unrest, Bounce TV is launching an on-air, online initiative calling for de-escalation training for police. Martin Luther King III, a founding father of Bounce, and the casts and producers of the net’s original shows including Ed Gordon, In The Cut, Saints & Sinners, Mann & Wife and Family Time, will participate in the campaign. The Root, the news, opinion and culture site for African-American influencers, is supporting the effort.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Correspondent Luke Russert is leaving NBC News to focus on “other endeavors that I’ve long wanted to pursue,” he tweeted on Wednesday. Russert, the son of the late Tim Russert, long-time moderator of NBC’s Meet the Press, said, “It has been a privilege and an honor for me to have worked for NBC News for the last eight years.”
(Source: Cynopsis)

WWE star John Cena inked a development deal with Leftfield Entertainment for unscripted television and online projects. The agreement extends a relationship that led to Fox’s American Grit – and Cena’s ready to get cracking. “Whether I’m in the ring for WWE or on a TV or film set, I approach all of my work the same way  with focus, authenticity and total commitment,” said Cena. “I’m eager to bring that same work ethic to the team at Leftfield, and to create new kinds of programming that can inspire and push people to be their best.”
(Source: Cynopsis)

Coming out of retirement, boxer Manny Pacquiao will fight in an HBO PPV event this fall. That’s good news for the premium cabler – Pacquiao’s bout with Floyd Mayweather Jr. in 2015 made upwards of $400 million in revenue for HBO and Showtime. Pacquiao is currently a member of the Philippines Senate.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Season one of Showtime’s Roadies is going out on a high note on Sunday, August 28 at 10p. The episode will feature performances by Jim James, Eddie Vedder, Nicole Atkins, Jackson Browne, Robyn Hitchcock, Jess Wolfe and Holly Laessig from Lucius, and Gary Clark Jr. And it won’t be the last you’ll hear about it – a Roadies soundtrack will be released by Republic Records and Stardog Records.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Patton Oswalt (BoJack Horseman) will voice a new character on the mid-season premiere of Discovery Family Channel’s My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic on Saturday, July 30 at 11:30a. In the Comic-Con themed episode, Oswalt will play a pony named Quibble Pants.
(Source: Cynopsis)

CMT’s Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders: Making the Team returns for season 11 on Thursday, August 25 at 9p, followed by the season two launch of I Love Kellie Pickler at 10p. Steve Austin’s Broken Skull Challenge was picked up for a new season, to premiere later this year.
(Source: Cynopsis)

A second season of Disney Channel’s Descendants: Wicked World is on the way. No surprise there – the animated short-form series has reached over 130 million viewers across platforms. A half-hour interactive special on Friday, July 15 at 8p will give fans a taste of what’s to come in Descendants 2.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Killer Instinct with Chris Hanson returns for a sophomore season, investigating more shocking homicide cases, on Monday, July 25 at 9p.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Netflix renewed Bloodline for season three. The Sony Pictures Television family drama will return in 2017.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Young rappers once again get the chance to be mentored by producer Jermaine Dupri when season two of The Rap Game premieres on Lifetime Friday, July 22 at 10p, following the season 3B launch of dancing reality show Bring It!.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Vanity Fair Confidential got the green light from ID for season three, slated to launch in 2017. True-crime docu-series featuring archival footage and interviews, as well as access to VF writers and editors, was created by True Entertainment, in partnership with Conde Nast Entertainment and ID.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Season four of Hulu’s East Los High starts streaming Friday, July 15, replete with wedding bells, broken hearts and danger lurking in the streets of East LA. Season one of The Last Panthers, starring Samantha Morton, John Hurt and Tahar Rahim, arrives Monday, July 18.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Start-up companies vie for a $1 million cash infusion in Funded (wt), the first series from the newly formed Universal Television Alternative Studios. NBC gave a series order for the business competition show, featuring mentors Rob Dyrdek, Tyra Banks and Rohan Oza.
(Source: Cynopsis)

New HBO comedy High Maintenance bows Friday, September 16 at 11p. The look at the daily routines of a diverse group of New Yorkers was created and written by Katja Blichfield and Ben Sinclair.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Smithsonian Channel’s Hell Below, charting undersea warfare during submarine campaigns in WWII, launches Sunday, July 17 at 9p. The premiere follows the season seven bow of Mighty Ships.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Crackle drama StartUp, starring Martin Freeman (Fargo) and Adam Brody (CHiPS) is headed for a Tuesday, September 6 launch. One-hour series about the emergence of a new digital currency is set in Miami.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Hamilton’s Renee Elise Goldsberry is onboard Netflix sci-fi drama Altered Carbon, according to the Hollywood Reporter. The Tony winner will play a strategist leading a rebellion.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Alyssa Sutherland (Vikings) has joined the cast of Spike’s The Mist, based on the Stephen King novella. Drama goes into production this summer for a 2017 debut. Also added to the mix: Gus Birney (Chicago Med), Dan Butler (Crazy, Stupid Love), newcomer Luke Cosgrove, Serbian-Danish actress Dania Curcic, Okezie Morro (World War Z), Darren Pettie (The Good Wife), Russell Posner (Fading Gigolo) and Isiah Whitlock, Jr. (Chi-Raq).
(Source: Cynopsis)

Pearl Thusi (Lip Sync Battle Africa) will play a type-A lawyer in season two of ABC’s Quantico. Drama returns Sunday, September 25 at 10p.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Floriana Lima (The Family) will play Maggie Sawyer, one of the first openly gay characters in comics, on CW’s Supergirl. Season two premieres Monday, September 10 at 8p.
(Source: Cynopsis)

History’s two-part documentary special from LMNO, exploring the 45–year–old mystery surrounding the only unsolved skyjacking in American history, D.B. Cooper: Case Closed?, averaged 1.8 million viewers over two nights (Sunday&Monday).
(Source: Cynopsis)

The season finale of ABC’s To Tell the Truth on Tuesday was up 16 percent in total viewers versus last week, to 5.1 million, and rose 10 percent among A18-49, to 1.1/4.
(Source: Cynopsis)

VH1’s Hip Honors: All Hail the Queens on Monday drew over 3 million viewers, bested its time period norm by 109 percent and was the number one cable program in its time period among women.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Univision Deportes’ inaugural Balon De Oro de la Liga Bancomer MX awards show on Saturday delivered 829,000 total viewers and 410,000 A 18-49. The event celebrated the best in Mexican soccer.
(Source: Cynopsis)

During a slow summer period for syndication the week ending July 3, Judge Judy managed to rise 5 percent versus the week prior to 6.8, its highest rating since the week of May 23. Top talkers Dr. Phil (unchanged) and Live With Kelly (down 4 percent) tied with 2.5.
(Source: Cynopsis)

The Preachers, starting a three week test in nine cities on July 11, earned a metered market average of .8/3 after two days, down 13 percent from its average lead-in but up 14 percent from its year-ago time periods. A trial run for So-Me drew a soft .3/1 metered market average, down 25 percent from its lead-in and sinking 40 percent from its year-ago time period average.
(Source: Cynopsis)

BROADWAY
The Crucible with Saoirse Ronan is closing on Sunday July 17, 2016.
http://www.broadway.com/shows/crucible/