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ON TELEVISION (THURSDAY 3/14/13)
WE: Braxton Family Values (Premiere) at 9pm
DISCOVERY FIT & HEALTH: Funeral Boss (Premiere) at 10pm
INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY: Frenemies: Loyalty Turned Lethal (Finale) at 10pm

Fans of USA Network‘s Psych will get the chance to determine the show’s ending via a live interactive event to mark the show’s 100th episode on Wednesday, March 27 at 10p. The multi-platform experience kicks off on March 13 across web, social and mobile with a Psych-themed interactive countdown calendar, custom polls, trivia and challenges across all the show’s social channels. “This is a great example of how USA can event-ize a broadcast and take fan engagement to new heights before, during and after the show,” said Alexandra Shapiro, executive vice president, marketing & digital.
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ABC Family presents the Season 3 finale of Pretty Little Liars, followed by a sneak peek of the full first episode of Twisted, the new drama series set to premiere this summer, on Tuesday, March 19. Pretty Little Liars airs at 8p, followed by Twisted at 9p. Avan Jogia, who plays Danny Desai on Twisted, will answer fan questions live via Twitter on Tuesday, March 19during the show’s East Coast feed at his handle @ATJogia.
(Source: Cynopsis)

MTV is set to debut an all-new Thursday night lineup with the series premieres of The Show With Vinny and Zach Stone Is Gonna Be Famous. Vinny Guadagnino, formerly of Jersey Shore, tackles late night with The Show With Vinny. The new talk show takes celebrities into Guadagnino’s family home in Staten Island, NY. It will premiere on Thursday, May 2 at 10p. Zach Stone Is Gonna Be Famous, a half comedy starring Bo Burnham as a teenager who opts to pursue fame and stardom instead of attending college, will premiere Thursday, May 2 at 10:30p.
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In celebration of General Hospital‘s 50th anniversary, SOAPnet is airing a 50-hour marathon of classic episodes from the series, beginning Friday, March 29 at 10p and running through Monday, April 1 at 12a. Events kick off with the very first episode from 1963 and will include shows from every decade, leading up to special 50th anniversary episode on General Hospital airing Monday, April 1 at 2p on ABC and 9p and 12a on SOAPnet.
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Oxygen has renewed Bad Girls Club for an 11th season. In addition, the network has ordered an all-star challenge version of the series: Bad Girls All Star Battle. The latter will reunite 14 of the more popular cast members from the show’s previous ten seasons.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Dermot Mulroney has been tapped to star in NBC‘s untitled conspiracy thriller by Rand Ravich. He’ll play Bill Gibson, a former CIA analyst.
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John Stamos has landed a recurring guest-starring role in season three of USA‘s Necessary Roughness. He’ll play Connor McClane, the founder a sports and entertainment management company.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Abbie Cornish has been cast as the female lead in Discovery Channel‘s first scripted mini-series Klondike (wt). Cornish is known for her roles in Sucker Punch, Bright Star and Limitless.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Soccer player Brandi Chastain, a two time Women’s World Cup champion and Olympic gold medalist, has joined the cast of the ABC reality series Splash.
(Source: Cynopsis)

BROADWAY
Plays by Edward Albee, August Wilson, Martha Clarke & more for the 2013-2014 Broadway Season.
http://ppc.broadway.com/buzz/168016/plays-by-edward-albee-august-wilson-martha-clarke-more-on-tap-for-signature-theatres-2013-14-season/

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ON TELEVISION (THURSDAY 3/7/13)
SMITHSONIAN: L.A. Frock Stars (Premiere) at 8pm
ANIMAL PLANET: Battleground: Rhino Wars (Premiere) at 9pm
TBS: King of the Nerds (Finale) at 10pm

Time Warner and its Time Inc. magazine publishing division are going their separate ways. While Time Warner will focus on its TV networks, film and TV production businesses, Time Inc. will become an independent, publicly traded company. Time Warner is aiming to complete this transaction by the end of the year, according to Time Warner CEO Jeff Bewkes. Time Inc. CEO Laura Lang will not continue as CEO of the new public company; however, she will stay on until a successor is found.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Fashion Finale: TLC‘s longest running primetime series What Not to Wear, the makeover show that became brand-defining for the network, is wrapping. “After 10 incredible seasons, we felt that it was the right time to end the series,” said Amy Winter, EVP and General Manager of TLC, noting that the show’s resident fashion experts, Stacy London and Clinton Kelly “have also become two of the most sought after fashion experts and TV personalities in the industry. We’re so proud to have had the two of them.” What Not to Wear will air its final episodes starting July 2013 on Friday nights at 10/9c.
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Kelly Preston is set to star in the ABC pilot Keep Calm and Karey On. She’ll play the title character in this comedy about a mother trying to be the best parent she can be to three adopted children.
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Anthony Head, who played as Giles on Buffy the Vampire Slayer, has been tapped to star in CW’s retooled drama pilot, The Selection. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Head will portray King Clarkson, the patriarch of the royal family that rules the nation in this show set 300 years in the future.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Derek Luke has joined the CBS drama pilot Second Sight, starring Jason Lee. He’ll play detective Paul Giroux.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Kurt Fuller has landed a co-starring role in the FOX pilot Friends and Family, based on the British comedy Gavin and Stacey. Fuller will play Gavin’s (actor Jason Ritter) gruff father, Michael. Kerri Kenney has been cast in the project, too, as Stacey’s mother (Alexis Bledel), Gwen.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Lyndon Smith, who has a recurring role in the CW’s 90210, has been cast in the ABC drama pilot, Reckless.
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Joey Lawrence and Charissa Thompson have been signed to host ABC’s upcoming diving reality series Splash. The show debuts on March 19 at 8p.
(Source: Cynopsis)

BROADWAY
James Franco to make his Broadway debut in Of Mice And Men Revival.
http://ppc.broadway.com/buzz/167846/james-franco-to-make-his-broadway-debut-in-of-mice-and-men-revival/

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ON TELEVISION (THURSDAY 2/28/13)
WEATHER: Hacking The Planet (Premiere) at 8pm
COMEDY CENTRAL: The Ben Show (Premiere) at 10pm
COMEDY CENTRAL: Nathan For You (Premiere) at 10:30pm
TRUTV: truTV Presents: World’s Dumbest…(Premiere) at 10pm
WE TV: Mary Mary (Finale) at 9pm

FOX has finally set the premiere date of its benched comedy series The Goodwin Games for Monday, May 20 at 830p – the news was tweeted by star Scott Foley yesterday. The comedy’s original 13-episode order was cut to seven last November. The series also stars Becki Newton and T.J. Miller and is executive-produced by How I Met Your Mother EPs Carter Bays, Craig Thomas and Chris Harris.
(Source: Cynopsis)

ABC is ready for romance with the return of The Bachelorette for a ninth season on Monday, May 29 at 9p; the series then moves to its regular time slot of 8-10p the next week. The identity of the next Bachelorette will be unveiled during The Bachelor: After the Final Rose airing live on Monday, March 11 at 1001p. On Monday, May 27 at 10p, ABC premieres its new series Mistresses starring Alyssa Milano, Yunjin Kim, Rochelle Aytes and Jes Macallan.  The Bachelorette is produced by Next Entertainment in association with Warner Horizon Television; Mistresses is from ABC Studios.
(Source: Cynopsis)

For those who crave a good burger, Travel Channel’s new original series Burger Land will have your mouth watering. Premiering Monday, April 15 at 10p, the series travels from state to state with host George Motz, a self-proclaimed hamburger expert, to find regional varieties of the American favorite. Following the premiere, the series will move to its regular time slot of Mondays at 9p starting April 29.  Burger Land is produced by Magilla Entertainment for Travel Channel.
(Source: Cynopsis)

WE tv ordered a third season of its docu-series Mary Mary just prior to the season two finale airing tonight at 9p.  For season three, WE tv approved of 10 one-hour episodes and production will commence in Los Angeles in mid-March.  Mary Mary is produced for WE tv by eOne Television.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Lou Diamond Phillips is back as host for an all-new season of An Officer and a Movie on Military Channel.  The films, featuring commentary and interviews by Phillips with a notable military officer, kicks off this Saturday at 8p with the film Platoon.
(Source: Cynopsis)

BROADWAY
Holiday Release Date set for Annie Remake, Starring Oscar Nominee Quvenzhane Wallis.
http://ppc.broadway.com/buzz/167642/holiday-release-date-set-for-annie-remake-starring-oscar-nominee-quvenzhane-wallis/

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ON TELEVISION (THURSDAY 2/21/13)
DISCOVERY: Auction Kings (Premiere) at 9pm
CNBC: American Greed (Premiere) at 10pm
VH1 CLASSIC: For What It’s Worth (Premiere) at 10pm
TRUTV: Upload With Shaquille O’Neal (Premiere) at 10:30pm
USA: Suits (Finale) at 10pm

Oxygen Media expands its true-crime original programming franchise Snapped with the new series Snapped: Killer Couples.  The new series spotlights couples whose passion drives them to commit criminal acts.  Oxygen also has set the 200th episode of Snapped, which profiles cases of women accused of murder, to air Sunday, March 10 at 9p.  The series launch of Snapped: Killer Couples follows the same night at 10p as part of Oxygen’s true crime Sunday night lineup.  Snapped and Snapped: Killer Couples are produced by Jupiter Entertainment.
(Source: Cynopsis)

The premiere date for MTV’s new docu-series Ke$ha: My Crazy Beautiful Life has been set for Tuesday, April 23 at 11p.  The series will also air on MTV’s international channels starting this spring.
(Source: Cynopsis)

After 28 seasons, MTV’s The Real World heads to Portland, Oregon for the next new season where eight strangers will live together in the trendy Pearl District.  The Real World: Portland debuts Wednesday, March 27 at 10p.
(Source: Cynopsis)

OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network acquired the first 45 episodes of Tyler Perry’s For Better or Worse that originally aired on TBS.  Bolstering its relationship with Perry, OWN will additionally produce a third season of the series.  The original cast including Tasha Smith, Michael Jai White, Crystle Stewart, Kent Faulcon, Kiki Haynes and Jason Olive will return and production begins on season three this April in Atlanta.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Entertainment One (eOne) is strengthening its relationship with Grammy Award winning singer/songwriter Michelle Williams by producing a new reality series through its television division based on Williams’ life titled My Sister’s Keeper.
(Source: Cynopsis)

BROADWAY
Jane Lynch (Glee) will make her Broadway Debut as Miss Hannigan in Annie.
http://ppc.broadway.com/buzz/167486/glees-jane-lynch-to-make-her-broadway-debut-as-miss-hannigan-in-annie/

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ON TELEVISION (THURSDAY 2/7/13)
NBC: Community (Premiere) at 8pm
TRUTV: Guinness World Records Gone Wild (Premiere) at 8pm
FX: BrandX with Russell Brand (Premiere) at 11:30pm
MTV: Buckwild (Finale) at 10pm

ABC has a new primetime mystery reality series Whodunnit? set to roll out this summer from Anthony E. Zuiker, creator of the CSI franchise and Cris Abrego, founder of the production company 51 Minds.  Production has started on this nine-episode series where 13 contestants put their investigative skills to the test to solve a series of murders.  The amateur sleuths will reside on a luxury estate where each week they must solve a new crime in order to advance in the game.  Those who fail will be eliminated until three are left.  In the final episode, one player will reveal the killer and take home the $250,000 prize.  This interactive series is produced by Zuiker’s Dare to Pass and 51 Minds.
(Source: Cynopsis)

UK pop band, The Wanted landed a new docu-series on E! premiering this June under the working  title The Wanted Life. The series follows the five band members – aka the Bad Boys of Pop, as they come to California to record their third album and gear up for their new US and European tour later this year.  The series is produced by Ryan Seacrest Productions, SB Productions and Global TV UK.  Ryan Seacrest, Adam Sher, Scooter Braun, Ashley Tabor and Danny Rose are serving as EPs.
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Bridging the gap between television and social media, HGTV launches a new series Spontaneous Construction on Friday, February 15 with back-to-back episodes at 8p and 830p.  The half-hour series is hosted by Ricky Paull Goldin who utilizes email, Facebook, Twitter, Craigslist and other social media outlets to initiate a “task mob” of carpenters, skilled laborers and neighbors who live near or travel from afar to surprise homeowners with a renovation job finished in two days.  In a twist, the “flash mob” turned task mob workers also perform choreographed dances to such hits as “Footloose” and “Bust A Move” in between painting and plastering.
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Actress and filmmaker Isabella Rossellini returns to Sundance Channel in her latest series Mammas which bows appropriately on Mother’s Day, Sunday, May 12.  In this new nine-episode series, Rossellini writes, directs and is featured dressed in fantastical costumes in reenactments to become like animal mothers.  From cuckoos to wasps, Rossellini’s entertaining and educational portrayals will show the varied ways mothers in the wild provide for their young.  Previously, Rossellini showed the world the unconventional mating and the sex lives of animals in her short film series Green Porno and Green Porno Seduce Me.  Mammas is additionally produced by Patrice Haddad and Claire Marquet in association with Sundance Channel.
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MTV2 for the first time is expanding its original programming lineup beyond the 11p hour on Tuesdays with the launch of new series, Mac Miller and the Most Dope Family premiering Tuesday, February 26 at 1130p.  This show will follow an all-new episode of Guy Code at 11p.  The new six-part special series will follow the adventures of Mac Miller, a young music star as he records his next album titled Watching Movies with the Sound Off.  Miller also lives the L.A. lifestyle with his buddies from back home in Pittsburgh: Quentin, Jimmy, Peanut and Big Dave.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Style Media continues to be involved with the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in New York that begins today through February 14.  Style Media will offer exclusive on-the-ground coverage from Lincoln Center via StyleNetwork.com and its social platforms as an official partner with IMG Fashion and being the exclusive television network for both the February and September 2013 events.
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TLC renewed Toddlers & Tiaras for a sixth season and ordered eight additional one-hour episodes of Cheer Perfection, both of which are produced by Authentic Entertainment and slated to return this summer.  Toddlers & Tiaras will be back on TLC’s line-up with 13 one-hour episodes.
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Bravo renewed its culinary competition series Top Chef from Magical Elves for an 11th season.  Additionally, Bravo announced an open casting call for the new season with auditions around the country kicking off Monday, February 11 in Austin, in Brooklyn and Las Vegas on February 20, Chicago on February 24, Miami on February 25, and Los Angeles on March 1.  Casting information and to download the application, visit: www.BravoTV.com/casting.
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Just prior to its first season finale airing tonight, MTV picked-up a second season of Buckwild.  The next season will consist of 12 half-hour episodes following a group of nine young and adventurous friends living in West Virginia who find inventive ways to have fun.  Buckwild has become the #1 rated original cable series on Thursday nights among P12-34 since it premiered last month.  The series has further attracted an average of 3.0 million total viewers per episode.  Buckwild is from Zoo Productions and Parallel Entertainment.
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John Corbett will next star in CBS’ potential NCIS: Los Angeles spinoff titled NCIS: Red.  Corbett will star as analyst Roy Quaid, a former NCIS special agent forced to retire from active service who now works as an analyst.  He is the most experienced investigator working for the Red Team, a fact that is not lost on the other agents.  NCIS: LA’s Miguel Ferrer will reprise his role in the possible spinoff while Edwin Hodge will play Special Agent Kai, a computer expert and transport coordinator from South Central L.A.
(Source: Cynopsis)

BROADWAY
Motown: The Musical completes its casting for the show.
http://ppc.broadway.com/buzz/167170/motown-the-musical-finds-its-michael-jackson-stevie-wonder-and-marvin-gaye/

Tom Hanks to earn Bg Bucks for his Broadway Debut in Nora Ephron’s Lucky Guy.
http://ppc.broadway.com/buzz/167172/tom-hanks-to-earn-big-bucks-for-broadway-debut-becauseobviously/

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ON TELEVISION (THURSDAY 1/31/13)
FOOD: Chef Wanted with Anne Burrell (Premiere) at 10pm
NBC: Do No Harm (Premiere) at 10pm
NBC: 30 Rock (Series Finale) at 8pm

A new primetime game show Bet On Your Baby is set to premiere on ABC this April.  Bet On Your Baby watches as parents try to predict their child’s next move as they attempt to win money for their child’s future education.  Melissa Peterman, who also stars in ABC Family’s Baby Daddy, will host the new game show, from Electus and 5×5 Media.  ABC ordered eight episodes of the series with more creative and prize details to be revealed at a later time.
(Source: Cynopsis)

ABC also approved a crime drama series, Motive, from Daniel Cerone, executive producer of Dexter and The Mentalist.  The drama offers a different take on the crime genre by not focusing on who committed the crime but the motivation behind it.  ABC is set to premiere the 13-episode this summer.  Kristin Lehman will star as Detective Angie Flynn along with Louis Ferreira, Lauren Holly, Roger Cross, Brendan Penny and Cameron Bright.  Motive is developed by CTV and is produced by Foundation Features and Lark Productions in association with Bell Media; NBCUniversal International is handling distribution.
(Source: Cynopsis)

CBS Entertainment committed to a ninth and final season of How I Met Your Mother for the 2013-14 broadcast.  All series regulars, Josh Radnor, Jason Segel, Cobie Smulders, Neil Patrick Harris and Alyson Hannigan are returning along with series creators Carter Bays and Craig Thomas.  One plot tip from CBS: fans will finally learn the identity of the Mother!  How I Met Your Mother is produced by 20th Century Fox Television.
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New docu-series Ke$ha: My Crazy Beautiful Life, following music star, Ke$ha will be coming to MTV this April.  The series will give viewers and fans of Ke$ha a chance to see her in and out of the spotlight while recording a new album and traveling the world.  DiGa Vision, Vector Management and Magic Seed are producing the series.
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OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network debuts the new original docu-series Blackboard Wars on March 2 at 9p.  The six one-hour episodes depict the transformation of John McDonogh High School in New Orleans, which suffers from the reputation of failing academic performance and a culture of violence.  Cameras follows education expert Steve Barr and the school’s Principal Dr. Marvin Thompson as they work together to revive the struggling school.  The weekly series is from Discovery Studios.
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Russell Brand’s late-night talk show on FX is being revamped to a new live format when the upcoming edition of BrandX with Russell Brand opens February 7 at 1130p.  As previously announced, the show will also expand to a full one-hour for its 13-episode season. FX is additionally moving Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell to 11p beginning February 28.
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Bounce TV honors Black History Month in February with Our History, a month-long programming tribute encompassing documentaries, specials and a new original short-form series called Memories of My Father featuring Martin Luther King III.  The Chrysler Motor Company is set to sponsor the network’s Our History tribute.  The full lineup of Bounce TV’s programming during Black History Month can be found at: www.bounce.com.
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Daytime talk show Katie has been renewed for a second season, says Janice Marinelli, President of Disney-ABC Domestic Television.  “‘Katie’ is the No. 1 new syndicated talk show of the 2012-13 season, and we are thrilled to announce a green light for Season Two, ” said Marinelli. “She’s an immensely talented host who has an incomparable ability to connect with her viewers. We also have outstanding station partners and time periods, and look forward to continued success with ‘Katie’ this year and into Season Two.”  Since its premiere and through the week of January 14, 2013, Katie tops all first and second season syndicated talk shows in Households and Total Viewers.  Furthermore, Katie continues to be the #1 new daytime syndicated talk show among W25-54.  Disney-ABC Domestic Television has renewed Katie with its existing stations in more than 95% of the US including the ABC Owned station group.  Other station groups carrying the talker include Allbritton Communications, Belo Corporation, Cox Media Group, Gannett Broadcasting, Hearst Television, LIN Broadcasting, Media General, Meredith, Raycom, Scripps Howard Broadcasting, Sinclair and Young Broadcasting among others.
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Buddy Valastro, star of TLC’s Cake Boss and Next Great Baker, will star in a new one-hour pilot ordered by the network called Bakery Go Time (wt).  The series will follow Valastro as he combines his business skills and baking expertise to help other family-run bakeries that are struggling.  TLC announced a nation-wide casting call for bakeries in need of Valastro’s help and more information can be found at http://tlc.howstuffworks.com/tv/tlc-casting.htm. High Noon Productions is producing the pilot and TLC will debut it this summer.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Drama series Dracula for NBC has cast Katie McGrath (Merlin) and Nonso Anozie (Game of Thrones).  The drama is set in the 1890s and finds Dracula (Jonathan Rhys Meyers) living a double life in London as an American businessman named Alan Grayson interested in science. His plans to seek revenge on those who made him a vampire centuries ago is hindered when he falls in love with Mina (Jessica DeGouw) who appears to be a reincarnation of his dead wife.  McGrath will play Lucy Westenra, an aristocratic London social butterfly who is also Mina’s best friend.  Anozie will play R. M. Renfield, Dracula’s loyal confidante who is the keeper of his secrets.
(Source: Cynopsis)

BROADWAY
Fuerza Bruta: Look Up will continue Off-Broadway.
http://ppc.broadway.com/buzz/167009/no-end-in-sight-fuerza-bruta-to-continue-off-broadway/