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FIRST LOOK
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ON TELEVISION (THURSDAY 3/24/16)
ABC: The Catch (Premiere) at 10pm
WE TV: Sisters in Law (Premiere) at 10pm
BRAVO: Recipe For Deception (Finale) at 10pm
FX: Baskets (Finale) at 10pm
HGTV: Flip or Flop (Finale) at 9pm
IFC: Portlandia (Finale) at 10pm

SAG-AFTRA president Ken Howard died Wednesday at age 71. Perhaps best known for his role in sports drama The White Shadow (1978-81), Howard earned an Emmy Award for his performance in HBO’s Grey Gardens, and a Tony for Child’s Play. Howard was elected president of SAG in 2009 and 2011, eventually becoming president of the merged unions. No cause of death was announced.
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The LA Rams will be the subject of HBO training camp docu-series Hard Knocks for season 11, as they return to the City of Angels after playing in St. Louis since 1995. Liev Schreiber (Ray Donovan) will narrate when the five-episode run kicks off August 9 at 10p. Chances are the show won’t be a distraction for the team  the past six teams to participate equaled or improved their regular season record, and four went to the playoffs.
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Dog lovers can choose from among 174 nominees at www.herodogawards.org, and vote for their favorite canines in eight categories for the 2016 American Humane Association Hero Dog Awards. Top pooches get the red carpet treatment during a two-hour special on Hallmark Channel this fall.
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NBC ordered six episodes of an untitled dance competition series produced by EndemolShine North America, Purple Cup Productions and Free Association, starring Jenna Dewan Tatum as a judge and mentor. The actress/dancer/wife of Channing will exec produce along with her husband, Peter Kiernan, Reid Carolin and Meegan Kiernan. The Tatums are a winning TV team, having set a ratings record 4.7 million viewers on the season 2 premiere of Spike TV’s Lip Sync Battle.
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TNT ordered a pilot for hour-long dramedy Claws, set in a Southern Florida nail salon. Le Train Train’s Rashida Jones and Will McCormack exec produce; show is from Le Train Train in association with Warner Horizon Television and TNT Original Productions, written by co-executive producer Eliot Laurence (Welcome to Me).
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George Lopez will host the TV Land Icon Awards, taping Sunday, April 10 in Santa Monica. Ceremony airs on the net Sunday, April 17 at 9p.
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Mark Burnett reality dating show Coupled premieres Tuesday, May 17 at 9p, after the season three bow of Hotel Hell at 8p.
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The Paley Center for Media will host two PayleyLive events in LA next month. An Evening with It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia takes place April 1, and An Evening with Angle Tribeca is April 14. Hulu subscribers will have exclusive access to content and footage.
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Season three of DIY’s Barnwood Builders premieres Sunday, April 24 at 9p. Master craftsman Mark Bowe and crew are back to dismantle centuries-old barns to use in modern homes.
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Vintage binge: getTV launches a new “Get Lost in TV” lineup in April, with Gene Roddenberry’s 1963 military series The Lieutenant Wednesdays at 8p. Weekly block launches April 6 with four back-to-back episodes.
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Spanish-language movie channel Cinelatino celebrates Holy Week with El Arca de Noe (The Ark) tonight, March 24, and Maria, Madre de Jesus Parte 1 y 2 (Mary, Mother of Jesus: Part 1& 2) on Sunday, March 27, both airing at 9:15p.
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TLC’s Outdaughtered follows the Busby family, which welcomed the only all-female set of quintuplets in the country, starting Tuesday, May 10 at 10p. The Boardwalk Entertainment Group produces.
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Elijah Wood (Wilfred) joins the cast of BBC America’s Dirk Gently. Comedic thriller is slated to premiere in fall 2016.
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Mike & Molly’s Billy Gardell will play Elvis Presley’s manager Colonel Tom Parker in upcoming CMT scripted drama Million Dollar Quartet (wt). Keir O’Donnell (Fargo) landed the role of disc jockey Dewey Phillips.
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Kirk Frogg, who hosted Nickelodeon’s 1993-1995 game show Legends of the Hidden Temple, is onboard the upcoming action adventure movie inspired by the show. Film is scheduled to debut on Nick in fall 2016.
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John Ross Bowie (Big Bang Theory) will star opposite Minnie Driver in ABC comedy pilot Speechless, focused on a family with a special needs child.
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Sean Harris (The Borgias), Yetide Badaki (Masters of Sex) and Bruce Langley (Deadly Waters) have been added to the cast of Starz drama American Gods, adapted from the fantasy novel. Series begins shooting next month.
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New ABC Tuesday comedy The Real O’Neals was up 9 percent in total viewers week to week (to 3.8 million) and even among A18-49 (1.0/4). Among teens 12-17 the series shot up 60 percent, and among kids 2-11 it grew 50 percent.
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Tuesday’s debut of NBC medical drama Heartbeat delivered a 1.4/5 rating among A18-49. Chicago Med debuted to 2.2 in the timeslot in November. Heartbeat moved to its regular Wednesday time period last night.
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In newscasts following the tragic bombings in Brussels, NBC Nightly News delivered 8.8 million viewers and 2.2 million among A25-54, followed by 8 million and 1.8 million in the news demo for ABC’s World News Tonight and 7.2 million/1.7 million for CBS Evening News.
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Episode three premiere telecasts of Bounce TV’s new original drama Saints & Sinners reached 1.3 million unduplicated viewers on Sunday, tying the show’s series premiere for the second most-watched program in net history.
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Former baseball player and legendary announcer Joe Garagiola Sr. passed away March 23. He was 90. In addition to serving as a play-by play announcer for NBC from 1961-1988, Garagiola was a panelist on numerous game shows, and served as guest host on The Tonight Show.
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Actor Peter Brown died March 21 after battling Parkinson’s disease. He was 80. Brown played a Texas Ranger in Laredo from 1965-67, as well as appearing in soap operas including The Young and the Restless, One Live to Live and The Bold and the Beautiful.
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Entertainment lawyer Leon H. Charney died March 21 after suffering multiple seizures. He was 77. Charney had hosted New York area cable show The Leon Charney Report since 1998.
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The Bachelor contestant Erin Storm died March 21 after a plane she was piloting crashed. She was 41. Storm appeared in season 12 of the ABC reality show.
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BROADWAY
Bright Star (music by Steve Martin & Edie Brickell) opens on Broadway on Thursday March 24, 2016.
http://ppc.broadway.com/shows/bright-star/

Hughie with Forest Whitaker is closing on Sunday March 27, 2016.
http://ppc.broadway.com/shows/hughie-bway/

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ON TELEVISION (THURSDAY 3/17/16)
FOOD: Cooks vs. Cons (Premiere) at 9pm
FOOD: Beat Bobby Flay (Premiere) at 10pm
FYI: Man vs. Child: Chef Showdown (Premiere) at 8pm
HGTV: Masters of Flip (Premiere) at 11pm
MTV: The Real World: Go Big or Go Home (Premiere) at 10pm
ABC: How To Get Away with Murder (Finale) at 10pm
BRAVO: Top Chef (Finale) at 9pm
COMEDY: Idiotsitter (Finale) at 10:30pm
FOOD: Chopped (Finale) at 8pm
USA: Colony (Finale) at 10pm

CBS announced finale dates, return dates and special event broadcasts for the remainder of the season, including the returns of Mike & Molly on Monday, April 25 at 8p, Person of Interest on Tuesday, May 3 at 10p, and Undercover Boss on Sunday, May 15 at 9p. In addition, The Price Is Right will air three one-hour reality show-themed primetime specials on Monday, May 23 (Survivor), Tuesday, May 24 (Big Brother), and Wednesday, May 25 (The Amazing Race) at 8p each night.

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Chelsea Handler posted a handwritten note to herself on her social media accounts on Wednesday, revealing a Wednesday, May 11 premiere date for her upcoming and untitled Netflix series. (Sample: “Once an episode is up and streaming on Netflix, it will be available until the end of time, so put a little more thought into what you say this time around.” And, “Sign up for Netflix.”) The 30-minute show will roll out every Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
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Brett Eldredge, Chris Young and Cassadee Pope have been added to the lineup of artists scheduled to perform at the 51st Academy of Country Music Awards. The ceremony, co-hosted by Luke Bryan and Dierks Bentley, will be broadcast live from Las Vegas on Sunday, April 3 at 8p on CBS.
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Travel Channel has retitled Adam Richman series Man Finds Food to Secret Eats with Adam Richman. “As we were planning and shooting Season Two, it became more apparent that this series is all about Adam’s enthusiasm and passion for food, and about his love of discovering new places, and sharing with his fans, the special foods he finds,” said Courtney White, SVP, Programming, Travel Channel. “If you want to find unexpected foods in unexpected places, then Adam is your friend in the know.” Series returns this summer.
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The third coming has arrived for the women of Litchfield Penitentiary. Season 3 of Netflix series Orange Is the New Black will be available on Blu-ray (plus Digital HD), DVD (plus Digital), and Digital HD on Tuesday, May 17.
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TV Land ordered a pilot script for black comedy Heathers, based on the 1988 film. Story will be set in the present day, with “a very different but equally vicious group of Heathers.”
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Tyler Perry narrates The Passion on Hulu, streaming Monday, March 21. The musical portrait of the last days of Jesus Christ, from the Last Supper to the Resurrection, play out on the streets of New Orleans through Bible passages and contemporary pop songs.
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Freeform premieres Disney‘s Frozen on Saturday, March 26 at 8p, with an encore performance on Sunday, March 27 at 7:30p. In addition, the network airs Disney-Pixar’s Up on Saturday, March 26 at 5:45p, followed by Hop at 10:30p with encore performances on Sunday, March 27 at 5:30p and 10p, respectively.
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NBA legend and ASPiRE chairman Earvin “Magic” Johnson will be featured in Magic in the Making, premiering with a conversation between Johnson and Misty Copeland, American Ballet Theatre’s first African-American, female principal dancer, on  Monday, March 28 at 9p.
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Idiotest returns to GSN for a 40-episode third season on Tuesday, April 12 at 10p. Hosted by Ben Gleib, the premiere features celebrity contestants Dr. Drew Pinsky and Mike Catherwood of Loveline facing off against YouTube stars GloZell Green and Gaby Dunn.
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Esquire Network debuts season three of Boundless on Tuesday, April 12 at 10p. Over the course of ten episodes, newcomers Rory Bosio and Hunter McIntyre join Simon Donato and Paul “Turbo” Trebilcock as they trek across seven countries and three continents.
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Michael Weatherly (NCIS) is staying in the CBS family. He’s signed to play the title role in drama pilot Bull, based on talk show host Phil McGraw‘s early days.
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Annabeth Gish is joining AMC‘s Halt and Catch Fire for a season-long arc on the drama’s upcoming third season. She’ll portray Diane Gould, a successful venture capitalist considering an investment in Mutiny.
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Andrea Parker will return to Freeform‘s Pretty Little Liars as a series regular in the upcoming seventh season, as Mary Drake, the biological mother of Charlotte DiLaurentis. She previously played the deceased Jessica DiLaurentis, Mary’s twin.
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Richard Brake (Game of Thrones) has landed a recurring role on Ray Donovan. He’ll play Vlad, a dangerous man who works for some very powerful people on the Showtime drama.
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Jerrika Hinton (Grey’s Anatomy) has snagged the female lead in Shondaland pilot, Toast. The comedy follows a wedding rehearsal dinner where the toasts are illustrated by flashbacks. Hinton portrays Page, the soon-to-be-bride.
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Woody Allen has announced additional cast members to his untitled series slated to premiere on Amazon later this year. They include Michael Rapaport (Public Morals), Becky Ann Baker (Girls) andThe Daily Show’s Lewis Black.
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Newcomer Amin El Gamal has been tapped for a recurring role in Fox’s Prison Break event series. The follow-up to the cult 2005 action series picks up after Michael’s apparent death.
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Sylvia Anderson, co-creator of science-fiction puppet series Thunderbirds and the voice of the show’s Lady Penelope, has died at the age of 88 after a brief illness. Her family and website confirmed her passing on Wednesday.
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BROADWAY
She Loves Me with Laura Benanti, Zachary Levi and Jane Krakowski opens on Broadway on Thursday March 17, 2016.
http://ppc.broadway.com/shows/she-loves-me-broadway/

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ON TELEVISION (THURSDAY 3/3/16)
ID: Motives & Murders: Cracking The Case (Premiere) at 9pm
ID: House of Horrors (Premiere) at 10pm and 10:30pm
TRU TV: Rachel Dratch’s Late Night Snack (Premiere) at 11pm
VELOCITY: AmeriCarna (Premiere) at 10pm
VICELAND: F…, That’s Delicious (Premiere) at 10pm
VICELAND: Flophouse (Premiere) at 10:30pm
WE TV: Mary, Mary (Premiere) at 9pm
FOOD: Beat Bobby Flay (Finale) at 10pm

The Television Academy is responding to the explosion in programming with new Primetime Emmy Awards rules and changes. The number of nominees in directing and writing categories for comedy and drama series has been increased to six nominees for 2016, and short form categories have been added. “This is a great problem to have for our industry, that there is so much quality work that deserves recognition,” said Bruce Rosenblum, Television Academy Chairman and CEO. Added categories include: Outstanding Short Form Series – Comedy or Drama; Outstanding Short Form Series  Variety; and Outstanding Short Form Series  Reality/Nonfiction. Two new acting categories have also been created: Outstanding Actor in a Short Form Series – Comedy or Drama and Outstanding Actress in a Short Form Series  Comedy or Drama.
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Less than a week after the release of the first season of reboot Fuller House, Netflix has renewed the series for a second season. The network spread the word via Twitter.
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In other Fuller House news, star Jodie Sweetin is joining ABC‘s Dancing With the Stars on Season 22. Sweetin announced the news on Wednesday’s Good Morning America. The rest of the show’s cast will be revealed on GMA on Tuesday, March 8.
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Kelsea Ballerini, Dierks Bentley, Eric Church and Sam Hunt have been added to perform at the 51^st Academy of Country Music Awards. The ceremony, co-hosted by Luke Bryan and Dierks Bentley airs live from MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Sunday, April 3 at 8p on CBS.
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After four seasons, Cooking Channel is pulling the plug on My Grandmother’s Ravioli. Mo Rocca, the show’s host and EP, announced the news on Facebook. “Sadly, Cooking Channel decided not to renew the series,” said Rocca. “While it’s disappointing, we are genuinely grateful to the network for allowing us to produce 54 episodes the way we wanted.”
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Logo airs a “Runway to 100” marathon featuring every episode of reality competition series RuPaul’s Drag Race, starting Thursday, March 3 at 7p. The marathon includes new interviews with previous contestants, who spill behind-the-scenes gossip on their seasons. It all leads up to the 100th episode and season premiere of the series on Monday, March 7 at 9p.
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TLC’s “Say Yes to the Prom” initiative returns this spring alongside AT&T to offer deserving high school students across the country the opportunity to have the prom of their dreams. The program will bring a day of mentorship, prom dress shopping and tuxedo rental fittings, as well as head-to-toe makeovers from Monte Durham, star of Say Yes to the Dress: Atlanta, to more than 300 students across the country. Campaign culminates with a one-hour Say Yes to the Prom special on Friday, May 20 at 9p.
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Music Choice is putting its marketing muscle behind breakout artists in 2016 with the rollout of a yearlong strategic initiative. “Music Choice Brand New This Week” focuses on the latest adds on the Music Channels, exclusive On Demand content and video premieres, and social media components.
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TBS‘s Conan welcomes UFC superstar Conor McGregor on Thursday, March 3, at 11p. It marks McGregor’s only late-night TV appearance before his highly anticipated fight against Nate Diaz on March 5 in Vegas.
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Love & Mercy, a portrait of singer, songwriter and leader of The Beach Boys Brian Wilson, debuts Sunday, March 6 at 8p on EPIX. In other EPIX news, the net presents one-hour original comedy event Michael Ian Black: Noted Expert on Friday, May 13, at 10p, part of a free preview weekend running May 12 to 15.
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Documentary American Masters – Loretta Lynn: Still a Mountain Girl, bows Friday, March 4 at 9p on PBS (check local listings).
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Ovation TV heads into April with an array of films, series and documentaries focused on great storytelling. Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries premieres Saturday, April 2 at 8p, while a James Bond marathon starts Sunday, April 10 at 12p. The network also celebrates Queen Elizabeth’s 90th Birthday with featured programming, including Royal Opulence on Thursday, April 21 at 9a and Royal Love Story: The Wedding on Thursday, April 21 at 9:30a, featuring the nuptials of William and Kate.
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Oxygen Media documents the lives of five rising comedians and the women who share the spotlight with them in Living with Funny, premiering Tuesday, April 12 at 9p.
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Enter drama: Bravo‘s The Real Housewives of New York City is back Wednesday, April 6 at 9p with Bethenny Frankel, Carole Radziwill, Dorinda Medley, Luann de Lesseps, Ramona Singer, Sonja Morgan and new housewife and socialite Julianne “Jules”Wainstein.
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The downsizing trend continues with the return of Tiny House Nation on Saturday, March 26 at 9p at FYI. Series follows host John Weisbarth and renovation expert Zack Giffin as they show off ingenious small spaces.
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Season 7 of Archer bows Thursday, March 31 at 10p on FX with a new twist: what was once a spy agency is now a private investigation firm. Plus, they’ve moved to Los Angeles.
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Fox drama pilot Zoobiquity has found its male lead. Peter Facinelli will star opposite Marsha Thomason in the light medical procedural. Also tapped for a lead role in the project is 24‘s Kim Raver.
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Starz’s American Gods has added Ian McShane in the pivotal role of Mr. Wednesday. Filming on the adaptation of Neil Gaiman best-seller begins in April.
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Sarah Hyland (Modern Family) has landed the role of Lisa Houseman, Baby’s older sister, in special event movie Dirty Dancing. The three-hour filmed musical event will air on ABC.
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Tia Mowry is heading to ABC’s Mistresses in a recurring role on Season 4. She’ll play a literary agent who signs Karen (Yunjin Kim).
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Ashley Zukerman (Manhattan) has joined the cast of CBS drama pilot Four Stars.
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Stephen Tobolowksy is set to co-star opposite Justina Machado and Rita Moreno in One Day At A Time, the Netflix remake of the Norman Lear sitcom.
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Ben Daniels (House of Cards) and Alfonso Herrera (Sense8) have been tapped to star in The Exorcist. The Fox drama pilot is inspired by William Blatty’s 1971 book.
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Penelope Ann Miller (The Birth Of A Nation) has been cast opposite T.R. Knight in ABC’s untitled Meaghan Oppenheimer drama pilot, executive produced by Reese Witherspoon.
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Christian Ochoa nabbed a series regular role in ABC drama pilot The Death of Eva Sofia Valdez, described as a sexy revenge drama with a supernatural twist.
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Covert Affairs star Piper Perabo landed the female lead opposite Daniel Sunjata in ABC drama pilot Notorious.
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Ali Wong is set as a series regular opposite Katy Mixon in ABC comedy pilot The Second Fattest Housewife in Westport.
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Tony Warren, creator and writer of the world’s longest-running soap opera, Coronation Street, has died. He was 79. The news was announced Wednesday, March 2 on the show’s Twitter account.
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Emmy-nominated post-production producer Bruce Golin died Saturday, February 27, at his home in Agoura, Calif., after a battle with cancer. He was 58. Golin’s credits included Knight Rider, CSI, CSI: Miami, and CSI: NY.
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BROADWAY
Eclipsed with Lupita Nyong’o opens on Sunday March 6, 2016.
http://ppc.broadway.com/shows/eclipsed/

Disaster! with Roger Bart and Faith Prince opens on Tuesday March 8, 2016.
http://ppc.broadway.com/shows/disaster-broadway/

Our Mother’s Brief Affair with Linda Lavin is closing on Sunday March 6, 2016
http://ppc.broadway.com/shows/our-mothers-brief-affair/

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ON TELEVISION (THURSDAY 2/25/16)
BBC AMERICA: Prey (Premiere) at 10pm
HISTORY: “Night Class” Comedy Block (Premiere) at 11:30pm
ID: Murder Book (Finale) at 9pm
ID: Real Detective (Finale) at 10pm
MSG: NETWORK: The Garden’s Defining Moments (Finale) at 11:30pm
WE TV: Tamar & Vince (Finale) at 9pm

Jeremy Clarkson, whose Top Gear contract was not renewed after a fracas with a producer last year that involved the lack of hot food after taping, has settled the resulting racial discrimination and injury claim. “I would like to say sorry, once again, to Oisin Tymon for the incident and its regrettable aftermath. I want to reiterate that none of this was in any way his fault,” said Clarkson in a statement. Added the BBC, “Oisin is a valued member of the BBC who behaved with huge integrity in dealing with the very difficult circumstances.” Clarkson and his former Top Gear co-hosts Richard Hammond and James May get a fresh start in a new car series to be released on Amazon later this year.
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NBC and Litton Entertainment are partnering to expand NBC’s public service awareness brand “The More You Know” into a Saturday morning programming block, familiar territory to Litton. Six half-hour educational and informational series targeted to 13- to 16-year-olds will feature experts in nature, science and technology. Litton’s other family friendly Saturday morning fare includes programming for “CBS Dream Team, It’s Epic!” and “Litton’s Weekend Adventure” on ABC stations.
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CNN and HLN host and analyst Sunny Hostin jumped to ABC News as senior legal correspondent and analyst. “She has brought clarity and context to complicated legal and social justice issues in covering some of the biggest stories of the past decade,” said ABC News President James Goldston. Before CNN, Hoston had filled in as co-anchor on ABC’s World News Now and America This Morning.
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El Chapo & Sean Penn: Bungle in the Jungle airs Thursday, March 10 at 9p on Reelz. One-hour doc tells the story of the ill-fated meeting between the most dangerous drug lord in the world and the Oscar-winning actor/Madonna ex.
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GetTV’s March Comedy Month block, airing every Thursday at 8p, starts Thursday, March 3 with a trio of Three Stooges offerings, beginning with The Three Stooges Go Around the World in a Daze at 8p.
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“Comedic, dramatic and intimate” is how OWN bills For Peete’s Sake, a new docu-series following the lives of Holly Robinson Peete (21 Jump Street) and her husband, former NFL quarterback Rodney Peete. Laughs/tears start Saturday, March 10.
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There’s more renovating and flipping in store on HGTV in new series Good Bones. Launching Tuesday, March 22 at 11p, the show features a mother/daughter team of fixer-uppers. First up: a one-bedroom wreck infested with termites.
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At the end of Scott Kelly’s 12-month stay on the International Space Station, the astronaut will be featured in PBS’s A Year in Space. First episode, slated for Wednesday, March 2 at 8p (check local listings), is timed to air within a day of Kelly’s planned return to Earth.
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Season three of Bravo’s Southern Charm debuts Monday, April 4 at 9p.
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Wildfire on the tundra: The villagers of Tanana, Alaska face extinction on this season of Yukon Men, premiering on Discovery Friday, March 18 at 10p.
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Hulu’s Deadbeat is back for season three on Wednesday, April 20. Tyler Labine stars as an overweight slacker who can see ghosts, and Kal Penn as an aimless stoner he met in jail.
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Dermot Mulroney (Shameless) has been cast in CBS medical drama pilot Bunker Hill, as a veteran surgeon with a controversial past.
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Elizabeth Shue (CSI) will play an influential image-maker in Fox drama pilot Pitch, about the first female to play in the major leagues.
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Netflix’s The Ranch, starring That ‘70s Show alums Ashton Kutcher and Danny Masterson, has added Kathy Baker (Picket Fences) in a recurring role as a waitress.
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Patrick Gallagher (Glee) joins NBC’s untitled royal family comedy pilot as a series regular. Gallagher will place the Palace chef.
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Anthony Edwards (ER) co-stars in Nancy Drew pilot Drew, inspired by the classic mysteries.
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Erin Hayes (Children’s Hospital) landed the female lead in CBS’s untitled comedy starring Kevin James (The King of Queens) as a retired police officer who finds spending time at home more challenging than working on the mean streets.
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ABC comedy pilot The Fluffy Shop cast Richard Gant (Men of a Certain Age) to star opposite Gabriel Iglesias in a project inspired by the comedian’s life.
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Mouzam Makkar (The Vampire Diaries), Carl Beukes (Dominion) and Tongayi Chirisa (Crusoe) landed series regular roles on CW’s Untitled Mars Project pilot, from CBS Television Studios.
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Fox Television Stations renewed Divorce Court with Lynn Toler through the 2019 season. The show, which has undergone various iterations since the 1950s (when actors reenacted real divorce proceedings), is produced by Lincolnwood Productions and distributed by Twentieth Television.
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Syndication’s Judge Judy hit its biggest numbers of 2015-16 the week of February 8, up 4 percent versus the week prior and up 11 percent from last year to 8.1HH in Live+SD. Second place court show Hot Bench scored an all-time high 2.7.
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Top talker Dr. Phil rose 6 percent versus last week to 3.5, a new season high. Leading magazine show Entertainment Tonight was also up 6 percent, to 3.6, its second highest rating of the season.
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CBS warhorse NCIS was Tuesday’s top show among A18-49 and total viewers (2.4/8 and 17.4 million), but the net’s freshman Limitless hit a season low 1.1/4, with 5.9 million total viewers.
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Fox News Channel drew 2.6 million viewers and 585,000 among A25-54 from 8p-midnight on Tuesday, when Donald Trump won the Nevada caucuses. CNN nabbed 1.7 million viewers and 523,000 in the news demo, followed by 952,000/250,000 for MSNBC.
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Up movie Love Finds You in Valentine reached over 1.3 million viewers on its February 14 premiere night. The film outperformed 2015 Up movie premiere averages among P25-54 (up 63 percent) and W25-54 (up 57 percent).
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BROADWAY
Hughie with Forest Whitaker (who makes his Broadway Debut) opens today on Broadway.
http://ppc.broadway.com/shows/hughie-bway/

FIRST LOOK
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ON TELEVISION (THURSDAY 2/18/16)
ANIMAL PLANET: River Monsters: Unhooked (Premiere) at 9pm
HISTORY: The Vikings (Premiere) at 10pm
HISTORY: Join or Die With Craig Ferguson (Premiere) at 11pm
BBC AMERICA: London Spy (Finale) at 10pm

Channing Dungey has been named President of ABC Entertainment, replacing Paul Lee. “Channing is a gifted leader and a proven magnet for top creative talent, with an impressive record of developing compelling, breakthrough programming that resonates with viewers,” said Ben Sherwood, President, Disney/ABC Television Group. “We thank Paul for his many accomplishments at ABC and his devotion to the ABC brand.” Dungey, who called Lee a “valued mentor and friend,” was previously  EVP, Drama Development, Movies & Miniseries, overseeing development of shows including Scandal, Once Upon a Time and Quantico. With ABC since 2004, Dungey is the first African-American woman to head a broadcast network. Lee’s resignation was characterized by the New York Times as the result of a power struggle with Sherwood.
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Unforgettable, canceled by CBS after three seasons then picked up by A&E for a fourth, has been canceled again. The crime drama premiered on cable to 1.12 million viewers and .2 among A18-49 in Live+3 ratings. For those keeping count, it’s actually the show’s third cancellation – CBS yanked the series in May 2012 after its first season, then had a change of heart.
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Lifetime ordered ten additional episodes of Bring It!, from Pilgrim Studios. Currently airing Fridays at 9p , Bring It! is cable’s number one series in the time slot among W18-34. The net also picked up season two of The Rap Game, its youngest-skewing series with a median age of 33, from Intuitive Entertainment; season one finale is Friday, February 19 at 10p.
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CBC ordered season three of Schitt’s Creek, to premiere in Canada in winter 2017. Season two of the Eugene Levy comedy premieres on Pop Wednesday, March 16.
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Romantic comedy Definitely Divorcing premieres on TV One Saturday, February 20 at 8p. Robin Givens (The Perfect Match), Columbus Short (Scandal), Malika Haqq (Keeping Up With The Kardashians) and Golden Brooks (Hollywood Divas) star in the movie about co-workers questioning their marriages.
(Source: Cynopsis)

The Colgate Skating & Gymnastics Spectacular, hosted by Olympic skaters Kristi Yamaguchi and Michael Weiss and married gymnasts Bart Conner and Nadia Comaneci, airs Saturday, February 20 at 3p on ABC.
(Source: Cynopsis)

The Long Island Medium goes live in a two-hour event on TLC on Sunday, March 6 at 8p. Theresa Caputo will give celebrity readings, and one viewer will win a private reading with Caputo by tweeting during the broadcast. New series Long Lost Family premieres at 10p, featuring stories of people who yearn for reunions.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Discovery’s Naked and Afraid is back for season two Sunday, March 13 at 10p, with a new crop of extreme survivalists.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Season two of Lifetime’s Little Women: Terra’s Little Family debuts Wednesday, March 23 at 10p, followed on Friday, March 25 at 10p by the season two premiere of  Atlanta Plastic.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Lisa Bonet (The Cosby Show) will guest on a season-long arc on season four of Showtime’s Ray Donovan, returning later this year. Bonet will play an unstable woman with a dangerous secret.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Djimon Hounsou (Blood Diamond) will co-star opposite Jason Patric in season two of Fox thriller Wayward Pines. M. Night Shyamalan is exec producing.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Michael Mosley (Sirens), Lindsay Kraft (Getting On) and Michelle Buteau (Key & Peele) are now part of ABC’s Dream Team. Comedy pilot centers on a champion soccer coach who has to deal with a new team of eight-year-olds.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Anna Diop (The Messengers) landed a role in Fox pilot 24: Legacy, the 24 reboot following a military hero who returns to the U.S. and lands in terrorist trouble.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Adam Rodriguez (CSI: Miami) will co-star in ABC comedy pilot Chunk & Bean, focused on misfit pals.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Jayma Mays (Glee) will play an assistant DA in NBC comedy pilot The Trail, following an oddball legal team.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Kelly Overton (True Blood) landed the lead in Syfy Dracula drama Van Helsing. Also onboard: Jonathan Scarfe (Hell on Wheels), Christopher Heyerdahl (Hell on Wheels), Paul Johansson (Mad Men), David Cubitt (Ray Donovan) and Tim Guinee (Homeland).
(Source: Cynopsis)

Josh Hutcherson (The Hunger Games) will star in Hulu comedy pilot Future Man, from Seth Rogan and Evan Goldberg, about a janitor who moonlights as a humanity-saving gamer.
(Source: Cynopsis)

The season finale of Discovery’s Killing Fields drew 2.45 million viewers in Live+3 numbers, up 44 percent from its premiere. Among A25-54 the episode delivered 1.3 million, up from 762,000, and was the top unscripted, non-news show on all of cable at 10p in the demo. Fearless prediction: Discovery’s first true-crime series won’t be its last.
(Source: Cynopsis)

As PUT levels declined for a second straight week, the top syndicated strips mostly held steady. Leader Judge Judy was unchanged at 7.8 (but up 7 percent versus last year), top talker Dr. Phil held at 3.3 and Live With Kelly & Michael took a 3 percent dip to 3.1. Number one magazine show Entertainment Tonight held at 3.4, while top game show Wheel of Fortune repeated the prior week’s 7.4 rating.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Opposite the Grammys on Monday (and without a Sunday The Walking Dead lead-in), the season two premiere of AMC’s Better Call Saul delivered a solid 2.57 million viewers and 1.06 rating among A18-49. That’s down 23 percent and 33 percent, respectively, from the series’ 2015 debut, but up in viewership from the 2.53 million for its April finale. If the past is any indication, look for healthy Live+3 boosts.
(Source: Cynopsis)

CBS had the top ten broadcasts over six nights in Live+SD viewing the week ending February 14, a first for any network since Nielsen started reporting Live+SD ratings in 2005. Making the cut (in millions):NCIS (16.94), Big Bang Theory (16.25), Republican debate (13.44) NCIS: New Orleans (12.57), Scorpion (11.36), Blue Bloods (10.92), 60 Minutes (10.42), Madam Secretary (10.06), NCIS: LA (9.75) and Life in Pieces (9.35).
(Source: Cynopsis)

Hallmark Channel wrapped its “Countdown to Valentine’s Day” programming stunt with a 2.3HH rating for Valentine Ever After and 1.9HH for Anything for Love. Over the course of the three week event, all five original movie premieres averaged over 2 million total viewers and reached nearly 9 million unduplicated total viewers.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Food Network’s Worst Cooks in America wrapped its season with an average .8 rating (780,000 impressions) among A25-54 and a .7 rating (210,000 impressions) among A25-34. Both demos saw gains, up 8 percent and 22 percent, respectively, versus year-ago.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Character actor George Gaynes died February 15. He was 98. In addition to roles in films including Tootsie and Police Academy, Gaynes made frequent television appearances, and was a regular on Punky Brewster.
(Source: Cynopsis)

BROADWAY
The Humans opens on Broadway today.
http://ppc.broadway.com/shows/the-humans/

A View From The Bridge opens on Sunday February 21, 2016.
http://ppc.broadway.com/shows/a-view-from-the-bridge/

FIRST LOOK
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ON TELEVISION (THURSDAY 1/28/16)
CMT: Party Down South (Premiere) at 9pm
NBC: You, Me and the Apocalypse (Premiere) at 8pm
SCIENCE: How It’s Made: Dream Cars (Premiere) at 9pm
SCIENCE: Machines: How They Work (Premiere) at 10pm
UP: Jo Frost: Nanny on Tour (Premiere) at 8pm
ABC: My Diet Is Better Than Yours (Finale) at 9pm 

“We can’t give in to terrorizations toward any of our employees,” read a statement from Fox News following Donald Trump’s announcement that he was dropping out of tonight’s GOP debate. The network said Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski threatened to cause trouble for Megyn Kelly if she wasn’t removed as moderator. Lewandowski “was warned not to level any more threats, but he continued to do so,” said FNC. Trump was still welcome at the debate, added the network, “but he can’t dictate the moderators or the questions.” Responded Trump via Twitter: “I refuse to call Megyn Kelly a bimbo, because that would not be politically correct. Instead I will only call her a lightweight reporter!” Last word goes to Kelly, who told Extra on Wednesday, “I will be surprised he if doesn’t show up.”
(Source: Cynopsis)

TV nominees for the 27th Annual GLAAD Awards include Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Faking It, Grace and Frankie, Looking, Master of None, Modern Family, Orange Is the New Black, Please Like Me, Transparent and Vicious for comedy series, and Arrow, Black Sails, Empire, The Fosters, Grey’s Anatomy, How to Get Away With Murder, Nashville, Orphan Black, Sense8 and Shameless for drama. Winners will be announced at ceremonies April 2 at the Beverly Hilton and May 14 at NYC’s Waldorf-Astoria. Logo will televise the awards as a one-hour special.
(Source: Cynopsis)

El Rey Network released the first of four one-shot comic books based on wrestling series Lucha Underground.The next three comics will be released biweekly and to help bridge story lines in between seasons and offer new information into the lives of Vampiro, Catrina, Mil Muertes, and notorious owner and promoter Dario Cueto, among others.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Kato Kaelin is hosting a talk show with long-time friend Will Stumpe called Sports Haters, reports EW. Clarified Kaelin, who became a household name as a witness in the 1994-1995 murder trial of O.J. Simpson, “We don’t hate sports. We hate the stupid stuff that goes with it. Like back-to-back Viagra commercials.” The show will stream on FilmOn.com starting Saturday, January 30, with Saturday night airings on Dish Network’s FOTV.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Leftfield Pictures is partnering with actress/producer La La Anthony and Timbaland (Empire) to develop a docuseries spotlighting the Face Time Agency, a casting agency for booking music video and hip hop fashion models. Anthony will exec produce the project, with Timbaland onboard as executive music producer. Executive producers for Leftfield are David George and Will Nothacker. Derek Gordon also executive produces.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Viceland, the Vice culture and lifestyle cable channel launching February 29, offered a peek at upcoming programming (Gaycation, Weediquette, Balls Deep, among others). “It feels like most channels are just a collection of shows,” said Spike Jonze, the new net’s creative director. “We wanted Viceland to be different, to feel like everything on there has a reason to exist and a strong point of view. Our mission with the channel is not that different from what our mission is as a company: It’s us trying to understand the world we live in by producing pieces about things we’re curious about, or confused about, or that we think are funny.”
(Source: Cynopsis)

Digital multicast channel Antenna TV remembers the late Abe Vigoda with a six-hour marathon of episodes of Barney Miller starting at 4p on Saturday, January 30. Vigoda, who memorably played Fish on the series, died January 26 at age 94.
(Source: Cynopsis)

The series debut of TV One multigenerational comedy Here We Go Again launches Tuesday, February 9 at 8p, followed by the season two premiere of dramedy Born Again Virgin at 8:30p.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Two-hour self-explanatory special Super Bowl’s Greatest Halftime Shows will air Friday, February 5 at 9p on CBS. In addition to highlights from past shows, there will be interviews with producers and performers.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Hercules: The Legendary Journeys and spin-off series Xena: Warrior Princess are being added to the Heroes & Icons TV Network lineup starting Monday, February 8. Hercules will air weeknights at 6p and Saturdays at 3p, followed by Xena at 7p weeknights and 4p on Saturdays.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Turner Classic Movies kicks off its annual 31 Days of Oscar programming stunt on Monday, February 1 at 6a with Gigi (1938). This year’s theme: “31 Days (and 360 Degrees) of Oscar,” featuring films with each connected to the next by a performer with a role in both.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Grammy duets for the 58th annual awards show will include James Bay and Tori Kelly, Andra Day and Ellie Goulding, and Sam Hunt with Carrie Underwood. (More to come, of course.) Show airs live on CBS Monday, February 15 at 8p.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Amazon is running its first Super Bowl ad, reports AdWeek. The spot stars Alec Baldwin in his first Big Game commercial since 2009’s for Hulu, along with NFL superstar Dan Marino, and touts Amazon’s Alexa-powered connected speaker, Echo.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Joseph Fiennes (Shakespeare in Love) will play Michael Jackson (yes, the King of Pop) in road trip movie Elizabeth, Michael & Marlon, for UK’s Sky Arts. Film chronicles a supposed journey taken after the 9/11 attacks that had Jackson, Elizabeth Taylor and Marlon Brando renting a car together to escape NYC. Stockard Channing plays Taylor and Brian Cox tackles Brando.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Malina Weissman (Supergirl) will play Violet in Netflix series Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events. Filming is slated to begin in March.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Dawn-Lyen Gardner (Heroes), Kofi Siriboe (Awkward) and Omar J. Dorsey (Ray Donovan) have joined the cast of the OWN drama Queen Sugar.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Taylor Spreitler (Melissa & Joey) landed a series regular role on the untitled Kevin James comedy at CBS, from Hey Eddie Productions and CBS Television Studios, about a newly retired police officer.
(Source: Cynopsis)

The CW’s The Flash rose 8 percent over last week among A18-49 on Tuesday at 8p to score 1.4/5, enough to tie a rerun of CBS hit NCIS in the demo.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Week two of USA‘s Colony drew over 3.5 million P2+ combined viewers (2.7 million for the 10p telecast and 778,000 for a 1a encore), and grew in all key demos, with significant Live+3 lifts: up 9% 25-54 (1.3 million viewers, up 138% over LS), up 4% 18-49 (1.2 million viewers, up 137% over LS) and up 4% P2+ (up 116% over LS), making it the number two primetime entertainment program on ad supported cable for total viewers.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Food Network’s Kids Baking Championship posted a .8 rating across A25-54 (770K impressions), up 37% versus year-ago, and scored a .6 rating among A25-34 (190K impressions), up 15% versus last year. Cake Wars posted a .6 rating (600K impressions) among A25-54, up 12% and a .5 rating (160K impressions) among A25-34, up 15%.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Monday’s finale of Telemundo’s Bajo el Mismo Cielos averaged 1.21 million viewers among A18-49, and delivered 2.43 million total viewers at 9p. At 10p, La Querida del Centauro delivered 1.11 million A18-49 viewers, helping make Telemundo the number one Spanish-language broadcast net for the night in the demo.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Bravo! Last Monday’s Vanderpump Rules hit a series high among all key demos with 1.7 million P18-49, 1.8 million P25-54 and 2.6 million total viewers, while the January 21 episode of Top Chef earned its highest-rated episode of the season to-date with 1.2 million P18-49, over 1.3 million P25-54 and 2.1 million total viewers.
(Source: Cynopsis)

The top five syndicated talk shows held steady the week ending January 17. Dr. Phil topped the genre with a 3.2 Live+SD rating, Live With Kelly and Michael kept 3.1 and Ellen DeGeneres scored 2.7, followed by Steve Harvey and Maury, both holding onto 1.9.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Crime Watch Daily was the highest-rated new strip with 1.0, holding a series high. Second place newcomer, canceled FABLife, kept its own series high of .9.
(Source: Cynopsis)

The January 25 series premiere of VH1’s Stevie J & Joseline Go Hollywood grabbed a 1.8 rating among A18-49 and ranked as the number one cable show in its time period among W18-34 and W18-49. Combined with a midnight encore, the show drew a total of 3.6 million total viewers.
(Source: Cynopsis)

BROADWAY
China Doll with Al Pacino is closing on Sunday January 31, 2016.
http://ppc.broadway.com/shows/china-doll/

King Charles III is closing on Sunday January 31, 2016.
http://ppc.broadway.com/shows/king-charles-iii-broadway/

FIRST LOOK
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ON TELEVISION (THURSDAY 1/21/16)
BBC AMERICA: London Spy (Premiere) at 10pm
BRAVO: Recipe for Deception (Premiere) at 10pm
CW: DC’s Legends of Tomorrow (Premiere) at 8pm
CW: The 100 (Premiere) at 9pm
FX: Baskets (Premiere) at 10pm
IFC: Portlandia (Premiere) at 10pm
SHOWTIME: Dark Net (Premiere) at 11pm
CMT: I Love Kellie Pickler (Finale) at 10pm
FYI: Food Porn (Finale) at 9:30pm
NBC: Heroes Reborn (Finale) at 8pm

Original cast members from some of TV’s most iconic comedies will be on hand for NBC’s Must See TV: A Tribute to James Burrows, celebrating the sitcom director’s 1000th episode (for NBC’s Crowded). “The caliber of talent joining us to celebrate Jimmy’s accomplishments is a testament to his imprint in television history,” said Paul Telegdy, president, alternative and late night programming. In addition to previously announced Friends dropping by (albeit Matthew Perry in a pre-taped segment), cast members from Cheers, Frasier, Will & Grace, Taxi, The Big Bang Theory, Wings, Mike & Molly will be on hand, as well as Two and a Half Men’s Jon Cryer and Charlie Sheen. Special airs Sunday, February 21 at 9p.
(Source: Cynopsis)

CBS O&O’s and affiliates on Mountain and Pacific time will have the option of airing the Grammy Awards live on Monday, February 15, rather than on a delayed basis. The move follows a similar strategy for The Oscars, Emmys and Golden Globes, so viewers can keep pace with social chatter. Participating stations in the Pacific time zone will rerun the awards show after the live broadcast.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Nielsen is adding Facebook to its social ratings, for the past three years restricted to Twitter. Slated to debut in the first half of 2016, the new data, dubbed Social Content Ratings, “is part of Nielsen’s ongoing effort to evolve our measurement to reflect the total audience across screens and platforms,” said Nielsen Social president Sean Casey. “Nielsen Social measurement is evolving to provide a comprehensive, standardized picture of how consumers are responding to program content through social media, wherever and whenever.” Social media conversation about original video programming from TV and OTT streaming providers will be measured for linear airtimes as well as on a 24-hour-a-day, seven-day-a-week basis. Next up: Instagram.
(Source: Cynopsis)

BET had a question for Fox News contributor Stacey Dash after the Clueless actress suggested on Wednesday’s Fox & Friends that, “if we don’t want segregation, then we need to get rid of channels like BET and the BET Awards and the Image Awards where you’re only awarded if you’re black.” Along with a shot of Dash on the network’s The Game, BET tweeted, “Soooooo @RealStaceyDash can we get our check back…or nah?”
(Source: Cynopsis)

The recipients of the NAACP Chairman’s Award, presented during the 47th Annual NAACP Image Awards on Friday, February 5 at 9p on TV One, include Brittany “Bree” Newsome; Justice League NYC; Concerned Student 1950 Collective at the University of Missouri, Columbia; The University of Mississippi NAACP College Chapter; Rev. Dr. Otis Moss III; Rev. Dr. Howard-John Wesley; Rev. Dr. Jamal Harrison Bryant, and Jussie Smollett. Two-hour special airs live.
(Source: Cynopsis)

My Time/Your Time earned a pilot order from CBS. Comedy comes from Hilary Winston (Bad Teacher) and Carter Bays and Craig Thomas (How I Met Your Mother).
(Source: Cynopsis)

The first series to be produced at the Viacom International Studios in Miami: Nickelodeon telenovela I Am Frankie. Adapted from Latin American series Yo Soy Frankie, the show centers on “an experimental android who navigates the perils and wonders of being a teenager.” The studio, completed late last year, is a multiplatform production hub for all Viacom properties.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Freeform’s “That’s So Throwback” event Saturday, January 23 and Sunday, January 24 includes High School Musical on Saturday at 4:30p followed by Clueless and Ferris Bueller’s Day Off. On Sunday, Grease is the word at 9:30p.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Smithsonian Channel and Major League Baseball are teaming for four docs, focused on Hank Aaron, Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig and Ted Williams. Narrated by Martin Sheen, Major League Legends will air Monday nights at 8p, starting February 29.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Daytime’s FABLife will not be back for a second season. “We’re extremely proud of everyone involved with the show and would like to thank them for all of their contributions and tireless efforts,” said Janice Marinelli, president of Disney/ABC home entertainment and television distribution. Exec producer and co-host Tyra Banks exited two months after the lifestyle show’s September launch.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Harry, the one-hour show hosted by entertainer Harry Connick, Jr., has been sold in over 90 percent of the country, reports NBCUniversal Domestic Television Distribution. It debuts in national syndication September 12, 2016.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Brandon Jay McLaren (Graceland) will recur on NBC’s Chicago Fire. Dick Wolf drama airs Tuesdays at 10p.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Devious Maids signed Ryan McPartlin (Chuck) to a recurring role. The Lifetime dramedy was renewed for season four in September.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Meagan Good (Minority Report) landed a recurring role on CBS’s Code Black. Freshman medical drama airs Wednesdays at 10p.
(Source: Cynopsis)

NBC won the week of January 11 in the A18-49 demo, the first network since 1997-98 to top 15 of the season’s first 17 weeks. CBS drew the most primetime viewers, averaging 10.6 million.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Sunday’s post-NFL playoff 60 Minutes, featuring Charlie Rose’s interview with Sean Penn, was seen by 20.6 million viewers. That’s the CBS news show’s biggest audience since 2008.
(Source: Cynopsis)

CW’s The Flash returned from its winter hiatus up 10% among A18-34 for its last original (to 1.1/5) and steady among A18-49 (1.3/4), and placed first in its time slot among M18-34 (1.3/6).
(Source: Cynopsis)

Tuesday’s season two premiere of ABC’s Marvel’s Agent Carter opened to 3.3 million total viewers and 1.0 among A18-49; the second hour hit series lows of 3 million and .9.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Food Network’s Worst Cooks in America posted a 1.0 rating across both A25-54 and A25-34 on Sunday, up 35% and 86% respectively versus year-ago and ranking 5th for the Sunday 9p timeslot. Guy’s Grocery Games delivered a .8 rating among A25-54, up 62% year-over-year, and its highest rating ever among A25-34, .9, up 77%.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Syndicated talk shows Dr. Phil (up 25% week to week) and Live With Kelly and Michael (down 17% after hitting a season high) tied for W25-54 viewers the week ending January 10, with 1.5.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Steve Harvey scored all-time record high metered market ratings with newly crowned Miss Universe, Pia “don’t beat yourself up” Wurtzbach as his guest. The January 18 show hit 2.6/6, up 44% versus last year.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Discovery’s Gold Rush delivered a 3.02 P25-54 rating with 5.51 million total viewers P2+ on Friday, January 15 in L+3, reaching season highs across M25-54, P18-49 M18-34 and P12-17.The episode was Friday night’s #1 non-sports telecast on all of TV for the 13th straight week in M25-54 and M18-49.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Hallmark Channel’s Love on the Sidelines garnered a 2.1 HH rating and 2.4 million total viewers to become the #1 HH rated program of the day on Saturday. On Sunday, the premiere of Hallmark Movies & Mysteries’ Flower Shop Mystery: Mum’s the Word averaged a 1.2 HH rating and became the most-watched January original premiere in network history.
(Source: Cynopsis)

BROADWAY
Spring Awakening is closing on Sunday January 24, 2016.
http://ppc.broadway.com/shows/spring-awakening-dw/

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ON TELEVISION (THURSDAY 1/7/16)
ABC: Beyond The Tank (Premiere) at 8pm
ABC: My Diet Is Better Than Yours (Premiere) at 9pm
CBS: Angel From Hell (Premiere) at 9:30pm
ID: Real Detective (Premiere) at 10pm
IFC: Todd Margaret (Premiere) at 10pm
LIFETIME: Child Genius: Battle of the Brightest (Premiere) at 8pm
NBC: Shades of Blue (Premiere) at 10pm
RFD-TV: Market Journal (Premiere) at 5pm
SPIKE: Lip-Sync Battle (Premiere) at 10pm
UP: Bringing Up Bates (Premiere) at 9pm
USA: SmackDown! (Premiere) at 8pm
WE TV: Growing Up Hip Hop (Premiere) at 10pm

Break out the cigars – House of Lies is Havana-bound. The Showtime comedy will film an episode during season five in Cuba, the first time an American scripted series has shot in the country since the U.S. and Cuba restored diplomatic relations.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Michael Weatherly, who has played NCIS’s Special Agent Tony DiNozzo since 2003, is leaving the CBS procedural. “Les Moonves & CBS gave me the opportunity of a lifetime,” said the actor via Twitter. That opportunity is ongoing. “We thank Michael for all of his contributions to this successful franchise and look forward to continuing to develop projects with him as part of our ongoing development deal,” said the net.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Season six will be the end of the road for HBO’s Girls. Fifth season of the Lena Dunham comedy following a group of twentysomethings launches Sunday, February 21.
(Source: Cynopsis)

A White House petition prompted by a Netflix documentary, calling for the pardon of convicts Steven Avery and Brendan Dassey, has collected over the 100,000 signatures needed to get a response from the White House. “Based on the evidence in the Netflix documentary series Making a Murderer, the justice system embarrassingly failed both men, completely ruining their lives,” says the petition. The men were convicted of killing photographer Teresa Halbach in 2005. Complication: because the men were convicted of a crime against the state of Wisconsin, not the U.S., only the governor has the power to pardon. And Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker told Fox, “I am not going to override a system that is already put in place.”
(Source: Cynopsis)

Rock and a Hard Place, from Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and Dany Garcia’s Seven Bucks Productions and 44 Blue Productions, premieres on HBO in May. Documentary follows incarcerated young people who get a chance to trade prison for a harsh but effective rehabilitation program. “I’m always drawn to stories of redemption and second chances,” says EP and 44 Blue president Rasha Drachkovitch (Lockup). “Rock and a Hard Place hits those themes and offers a powerful and uplifting story of corrections in America today.”
(Source: Cynopsis)

It’s all about feel-good TV for UP, with upcoming shows like The McGhee Family (wt) and movies including Love Finds You in Valentine and The Game of Love. What’s the game plan? Amy Winter, net GM and EVP, said at TCA on Tuesday, “At a time when other networks are either walking away from family entertainment or are ‘family networks’ in name only, UP is doubling down and refining what that means.”To inspire real-life positive action, UP will continue to release videos each quarter as part of its pro-social initiative, “Uplift Someone.” The effort has so far generated over 132 million views.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Big day coming up on AXS TV. Sunday’s new line-up launches January 24 with returning Live from Abbey Road at 7p followed by three new series: Live from Red Rocks (8p), Rock and Roll Road Trip with Sammy Hagar Presented by Mercury Insurance (9p) and Breaking Band (9:30p). AXS TV Concert premieres at 10p.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Join or Die With Craig Ferguson, starring the former Late Late Show host, launches on History Thursday, February 18 at 11p. The comedian will debate “provocative and timely topics” with the likes of guests Judd Apatow, Jack Black, Jimmy Kimmel and Jay Leno.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Nickelodeon’s The Halo Effect arrives Monday, January 18 at 8p. Pro-social docu-series highlights teens making positive changes in their communities.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Inside Amy Schumer was renewed for season five at Comedy Central, three months ahead of the debut of season four. Can you blame them? “I’ve gotten picked up many times,” said Schumer, “but this time feels the best.”
(Source: Cynopsis)

Ion’s Saving Hope, returning for season two on Tuesday, January 12 at 11p, has been renewed for a fifth season. The medical series has ranked in the top ten in households, Adults and Women 25-54 and Adults and Women !8-49 in its time period, reports the network, as well as growing each month it has been on the air.
(Source: Cynopsis)

TV Land renewed Younger for a 12-episode season three. The comedy’s sophomore run begins Wednesday, January 13 at 10p.
(Source: Cynopsis)

A&E’s Born This Way will be back for season two. The docu-series following a group of adults with Down syndrome has shown steady growth since its December 8 premiere, up 83% among A25-54 and total viewers.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Being Mary Jane will be back on BET for season four, the net announced at TCA. Production on the drama will start later this year in Atlanta.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Season four of A&E’s Bates Motel premieres Monday, March 7 at 9p. New original horror drama Damien, a continuation of 1976 scarefest The Omen, follows at 10p.
(Source: Cynopsis)

StarTalk returns for season three on Nat Geo in fall 2016, coinciding with the release of the first-ever StarTalk book, published by National Geographic Books and serving as a companion to the series and podcast hosted by astrophysicist  Neil deGrasse Tyson.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Jenna Fischer (The Office) will recur on NBC’s The Mysteries of Laura. Fischer will play an attorney who stirs up trouble for Debra Messing’s Laura. Series airs Wednesdays at 8p.

Alexander Skarsgard (True Blood) and James Tupper (Revenge) are onboard Big Little Lies. HBO limited series stars Nicole Kidman and Reese Witherspoon.

R&B group Boyz II Men will play Teen Angel on Grease: Live. Fox event airs Sunday, January 31 at 7p.

Tuesday’s crossover between CBS sibs NCIS and NCIS: New Orleans delivered season highs for both shows in viewers (18.72 million and 17 million) and among A18-49 (2.7 and 2.5).

HGTV’s annual, day-long All-Premiere New Year attracted more than 16.5 million total viewers, boosting January 1 ratings 11% over last year’s holiday.At 9p, a special episode of Fixer Upper averaged a .91 rating among viewers P25-54. The episode grew ratings 56% among viewers P25-54 versus year ago and ranked as a top 10 cable program among P25-54 audiences.

Bounce TV increased 23% among HHs (155,000), 24% among P18-49 (98,000) and 22% in P25-54 (109,000) in 2015.On a Total Day basis, the net ended the year up 22% (145,000) in HHs compared to 2014, while also posting gains of 10% in P18-49 (76,000) and 6% in P25-54 (83,000).
(Source: Cynopsis)

Monday’s season two premiere of Food Network’s Kids Baking Championship posted a .7 rating among A25-54, ranking #5 for its time period and up 35% versus the season one premiere and tying for the net’s second-highest-rated 8p hour ever.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Discovery’s Gold Rush on Friday hit season highs in Persons and Women 25-54/18-49/18-34 and Persons 12-17 in L+3. Pre-show,The Dirt hit season highs total viewers and demos that included all 25-54’s and all 18-49s.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Azteca America reached more than 3.6 million total viewers and 1.7 million among A18-49 in December, according to Nielsen. With primetime delivery reaching a four-year high, the network reported year-over-year growth of 22% among total viewers and 12% in the demo.
(Source: Cynopsis)

PEOPLE CHOICE AWARDS 2016 – WINNERS LIST
http://www.peopleschoice.com/pca/awards/nominees/

BROADWAY
The Gin Game with James Earl Jones & Cicely Tyson is closing on Broadway on Sunday January 10, 2016.
http://ppc.broadway.com/shows/gin-game/

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

ON TELEVISION (THURSDAY 12/31/15)
NBC: A Toast to 2015! (Premiere) at 8pm
NBC: NBC’s New Year’s Eve Game Night with Andy Cohen (Premiere) at 10pm
NBC: NBC’s New Year’s Eve with Carson Daly (Premiere) at 11:30pm
FOX: Pitbull’s New Year’s Revolution (Premiere) at 8pm
FOX: Pitbull’s New Year’s Revolution Cont’d (Premiere) at 11pm
ABC: Dick Clark’s Primetime New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest (Premiere) at 8pm
ABC: Dick Clark’s Primetime New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest Cont’d (Premiere) at 11:30pm
TRU TV: Billy on the Street (Finale) at 11pm

BROADWAY
Hand To God is closing on Sunday January 3, 2016.
http://ppc.broadway.com/shows/hand-to-god/

Sylvia with Matthew Broderick & Annaleigh Ashford is closing on Sunday January 3, 2016.
http://ppc.broadway.com/shows/sylvia/

Dames At Sea is closing on Sunday January 3, 2016.
http://ppc.broadway.com/shows/dames-sea/

Lord of the Dance: Dangerous Games with Michael Flatley is closing on Sunday January 3, 2016.
http://ppc.broadway.com/shows/lord-dance-dangerous-games/

The Illusionists is closing on Sunday January 3, 2016.
http://ppc.broadway.com/shows/the-illusionists/

Therese Raquin with Keira Knightley & Judith Light is closing on Sunday January 3, 2016.
http://ppc.broadway.com/shows/therese-raquin/