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ON TELEVISION (TUES. 7/12/11)
BBC AMERICA: Gordon Ramsay’s great Escape (Premiere) at 9pm
COOKING CHANNEL: Food(ography) (Premiere) at 9pm
COOKING CHANNEL: United Tastes Of America (Pemiere) at 10pm

Diane Sawyer’s interview on Sunday with Jaycee Dugard was the highest rated show of the night with 14.8 million viewers.
(Source: Entertainment Tonight)

Making it official as of yesterday, Harry Smith moves to NBC News from CBS News to become a correspondent, effective July 18. Smith will contribute reports to NBC’s upcoming primetime hour-long news magazine program anchored by Brian Williams. Smith has been in the news industry for more than 30 years and hosted the CBS News morning shows The Early Show and the former CBS This Morning for 17 years. Most recently, he was a senior correspondent for CBS News and a substitute anchor for CBS Evening News, Face the Nation and CBS News Sunday Morning.
(Source: Cynopsis)

ABC Family renewed its original half-hour comedy series Melissa & Joey for a second season headlined by Melissa Joan Hart and Joey Lawrence. Currently the series is in its first season with 18 episodes airing this summer and fall. The upcoming sophomore season will debut in 2012.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Culinary competition series, The Great Food Truck Race gears up for a new second season on Food Network starting August 14 at 10p following the finale of Food Network Star. Tyler Florence hosts the series where eight top food trucks in the US compete for a grand prize of $100,000. The food trucks spend one weekend in each city featured, selling from their mobile kitchens as well as competing in various challenges. Special guest stars during the sophomore season include Good Morning America anchor Robin Roberts and NFL Hall of Famer John Elway. After The Great Food Truck Race debuts, the show will move to its regular time period of Sundays at 9p.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Professional matchmaker Patti Stanger stars in a fifth season of docu-series The Millionaire Matchmaker on Bravo, beginning August 18 at 9p. Patti herself is newly single and ready to date as the new season fires up while clients need her help. Patti additionally enlists advice from celebrities Tori Spelling and Jenny McCarthy for her love-challenged millionaires. The series is
from Intuitive Entertainment, LLC for Bravo.
(Source: Cynopsis)

MEGA MILLIONS
Today’s Jackpot is $24 million

CASTING CALL
Animal Planet is casting for season two of My Cat From Hell featuring expert cat behaviorist Jackson Galaxy. If you have a cat that is driving you crazy, send an email today. Jackson works to makeover unruly cats into cuddly felines again. Send an email to: hellcatscasting@gmail.com
and include your name, age, city, contact phone number and who you live with. Describe your cat and how it is affecting your life and relationships. Include your cat’s name, age, breed, where you got the cat and detail the cat’s behavior problems and why you and your family are frustrated. Also include photos of yourself, your family members and your cat.
(Source: Cynopsis)

A major cable network has a new show in development and it is looking for funny video bloopers from your vacation. Please send hilarious moments caught on tape from your vacations, related to travel, accommodations, picture taking and more. The videos must be under two minutes in length and can be sent via link to: Sloane@sloanecooperdevelopment.com or they can be mailed to: Sloane Cooper Development, 1560 Broadway suite 615, New York, NY 10036.
(Source: Cynopsis)

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ON TELEVISION (FRIDAY 7/8/11)
TLC: Say Yes To The Dress: Atlanta (Premiere) at 9pm
TLC: Say Yes To The Dress: Bridesmaids (Premiere) at 10pm
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC: Monster Fish (Premiere) at 10pm
STARZ: Torchwood: Miracle Day (Premiere) at 10pm
INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY: FBI: Criminal Pursuit (Finale) at 10pm

(SATURDAY 7/9/11)
COOKING CHANNEL: Everyday Exotic (Premiere) at 12:30pm
HGTV: Sarah 101 (Premiere) at 4:30pm
HGTV: Secrets From A Stylist (Premiere) at 8:30pm

(SUNDAY 7/10/11)
MTV2: The DUB Magazine Project (Premiere) at 1pm
BET: Sunday Best (Premiere) at 8pm
SMITHSONIAN CHANNEL: Aerial America (Premiere) at 8pm
TLC: Hoarding : Buried Alive (Premiere) at 9pm
HBO: Curb Your Enthusiasm (Premiere) at 10pm
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHANNEL: The Indestructibles (Premiere) at 10pm & 10:30pm
VH1: Famous Food (Premiere) at 10pm

Fans as well as advertisers stepped up in an effort to save cancelled ABC daytime dramas All My Children and One Life to Live. It was announced yesterday both soaps are saved with a new licensing agreement involving media and production company Prospect Park. Disney/ABC Domestic Television Group brokered the deal which allows Prospect Park to continue production of the soaps. Prospect Park will produce and deliver the daytime dramas using their current formats and one-hour length via online platforms and to internet-capable TVs. All My Children is ending its run on ABC September 23 and One Life to Live in January. “I’m just so happy that ABC found a home where the legacies of All My Children and One Life to Live can continue. I’m excited for their future with Prospect Park,” said Agnes Nixon, creator of both shows.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Soon after its series launch, TNT already has renewed Falling Skies for a second season with 10 episodes. The new second season will premiere in summer 2012. The drama, starring Noah Wyle currently airs on Sundays at 10p. Falling Skies is from DreamWorks Television and executive producer Steven Spielberg.
(Source: Cynopsis)

A preview of FOX’s upcoming talent competition series, The X Factor will be part of FOX Sports’ Major League Baseball’s 82nd All-Star Game pregame coverage airing next Tuesday at 8p. The MLB All-Star game will air live and in hi-def immediately following The X Factor preview and a special pregame open hosted by Brad Pitt who offers a tribute to past and present All-Star players and the game of baseball. The X Factor debuts over four hours on two nights, September 21 and 22 from 8-10p both nights.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Former kidnapping victim, Elizabeth Smart will serve as a contributor for ABC News programs. Now in her early 20s, Smart is a music student at Brigham Young University and she will offer her perspective on stories involving national missing persons and child abduction cases.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Nicole Richie and fashion designer John Varvatos join NBC’s new competition series, Fashion Star as mentors. The premise of the show will search for America’s next hit brand using celebrity mentors and inviting viewers to instantly purchase contestants’ designs each week after episodes air.
(Source: Cynopsis)

NBC’s Parenthood sees two actors returning to the series for its third season. Michael B. Jordan is back in his recurring role of Alex and Jason Ritter also made a deal to reprise his role. Parenthood is produced by Universal Media Studios and debut September 13.
(Source: Cynopsis)

MOVIES
Zookeeper – Kevin James, Rosario Dawson, Leslie Bibb, Adam Sandler, Ken Jeong
Horrible Bosses – Jason Bateman, Jason Sudeikis, Colin Farrell, Charlie Day, Jamie Foxx
Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels Of A Tribe Called Quest (Documentary) (Limited Release) – Q-Tip, Phife Dawg, Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Jarobi White

NYC STREET FAIRS
Saturday July 9, 2011
6th Ave. Festival – from 14th to 23rd St.
Stuyvesant Park Neighborhood/ 2nd Ave. Fair – from 14th to 23rd St.
Woodside Festival (Queens) – from 63rd St. to Roosevelt Ave.

Sunday July 10, 2011
NYC Celebration Of Nations Festival On Madison Ave. – from 42nd to 57th St.
30th Ave. Astoria Festival – from Steinway to 29th St.
Bastille Day Festival – on 60th St. from 5th Ave. to Lexington Ave.

MEGA MILLIONS
Today’s Jackpot is $16 million

POWERBALL
Saturday’s Jackpot is $36 million.

Powerball is played in 41 states.
www.NYLottery.org

CASTING CALL
A new weight-loss show is casting for experienced trainers and experienced nutritionists. If you have this professional experience and also have a background in TV that is considered a plus though not mandatory. Trainers and nutritionists can live anywhere in the country. If interested, send email to weightlosstrainers@gmail.com and include all the following information: put “Trainer” or “Nutritionist” in the subject title and include your name, contact info, age, where you live now, work related resume, number of years in the industry, describe any TV experience you have had, photos of yourself (full-length and close-up), your present job, links to any videos or yourself dealing with training or nutrition, link to your website if you have one, describe if you specialize in a technique or use a variety of techniques, and why you think you would be a good fit for the show and any additional details about yourself that would contribute to you being considered favorably. Send the info about yourself right away and if you can include a 5-minute video of yourself including all the above information that would also be great (the video can follow the emailed information). You can also post your video on YouTube and send casting directors a link.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Doron Ofir Casting, in association with Warner Horizon Television is officially casting in Southern California for Lovers & Haters, a new reality television project. The show is looking for people who are celebrity obsessed, those who fawn and cheer over everything celebrities do, or looking for those who detest a particular celebrity their looks, their life, their style, their talent or lack there of. If you are ready to put your money where your mouth is, then the show wants you! Doron Ofir Casting is looking for smart, fun, outgoing teams of two for this show, whether you love a celebrity or hate them, we want to hear your side of the story. Best friends, co-workers, family members and couples. Applicants must be at least 18 years old, residents of Southern California and have tons of energy. Apply now at: www.lovehatecasting.com.
(Source: Cynopsis)

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ON TELEVISION (THURSDAY 7/7/11)
CBS: Big Brother (Premiere) at 9pm
HGTV: Selling New York (Premiere) at 9pm
JLTV: The Jack Benny Program (Premiere) at 10pm
MTV: True Life: I”m Being Sent Away By My Parents (Premiere) at 10pm
TLC: Police Women: Broward (Finale) at 9pm

Eliot Spitzer’s program, In the Arena canceled by CNN and in its place at 8p, the network is moving up Anderson Cooper 360 starting August 8. An encore of Anderson Cooper 360 will continue to air in the program’s former 10p time slot. The network also welcomes the new Erin Burnett program to its schedule beginning in late September.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Dating-themed reality series The Ultimate Merger back on TV One for a second season beginning August 4 at 9p. In this fresh season, fashion model/TV personality Toccara searches for her perfect mate among a group of 14 confident bachelors. The eight-episode series was created by Donald J. Trump and Andy Litinsky, President, Trump Productions and is produced by Trump Productions LLC and Juma Entertainment.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Former teen stars of comedy series Sister, Sister and real-life sisters, Tia Mowry Hardrict and Tamera Mowry-Housley, star in their own docu-series on Style Network. The series, Tia & Tamera follows the duo, now in their 30s, as they each take on new life challenges Tia, becoming a first-time mother and Tamera, getting married. Produced by Good Clean Fun, Tia & Tamera debuts August 8 at 9p on Style.
(Source: Cynopsis)

CASTING CALL
HISTORY and the producers of Top Shot and The Ultimate Fighter seek tough and brave people for its new competition series, Full Metal Jousting. If you are a skilled horseback rider and possess the bravery of a warrior, the show is looking for you. The show will teach you how to joust and the best jouster has the chance to win $100,000. To apply, send an email by the July 20, 2011 deadline to: FullMetalJousting@gmail.com and include your name, phone number, a recent photo and a brief description of why you think you can be HISTORY’S Full-Metal Jouster.
(Source: Cynopsis)

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ON TELEVISION (TUESDAY 6/28/11)
SPORTSMAN CHANNEL: Hollywood Hunter (Premiere) at 6pm
SPORTSMAN CHANNEL: Working For Whitetails (Premiere) at 6:30pm
OUTDOOR CHANNEL: Moultrie’s The Hit List (Premiere) at 8pm
OUTDOOR CHANNEL: Shawn Michael’s MacMillan River Adventures (Premiere) at 11:30pm
TLC: I Kid With Brad Garrett  (Premiere) at 8pm
MTV: 16 And Pregnant Life And Labor: Season 3 Reunion (Premiere) at 10pm

G4 will resume airing its series G4’s Proving Ground starring the late Ryan Dunn as co-host starting July 19. Mr. Dunn died in a car crash last week and following that news, the network temporarily pulled the show off its lineup. Before the July 19 episode of Proving Ground airs, G4 will air a special episode of Attack of the Show! as tribute to Mr. Dunn’s life and career.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Sunday’s broadcast of BET Awards 11 attracted 7.7 million total viewers topping the 2010 telecast which drew in 7.3 million.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Long-time Survivor host, Jeff Probst inked a deal with CBS Television Distribution to develop a first-run talk show pegged to premiere in fall 2012. The one-hour, daytime talk show will focus on topics involving current newsmakers to families and individual facing personal trials. Probst has hosted all 22 installments of CBS’ reality show Survivor and also serves as the show’s executive producer. His talk show experience includes sub stint on Live With Regis and Kelly, and he has sat in as a regular guest host for Larry King on CNN’s Larry King Live.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Before ABC’s daytime soap One Life to Live ends next January, Erin Torpey rejoins the cast though not as her original character but in a new role. Torpey played the role of Jessica for more than 10 years and since 2003 the role has been portrayed by Bree Williamson.
(Source: Cynopsis)

MEGA MILLIONS
Today’s Jackpot is $88 million

CASTING CALL
Syndicated game show Who Wants To Be A Millionaire, hosted by Meredith Vieira will launch its tenth season on September 5. Prior to this new season, show producers are hosting contestant auditions in six cities. Auditions will take place in Harrisburg, PA July 11; Charlotte, NC July 13; Chicago July 15; Washington, D.C. July 25; Tampa July 27; and Las Vegas July 29. The auditions will include a timed multiple choice test and those who pass will be granted an interview with a show producer. Two audition rounds will be held in each of the six cities from 7a to 11a and again from 430p to 530p. No pre-registration is required and people can queue up for an audition at any time during those sessions. Interested contestants must be at least 18 years old and a resident of the 50 United States or District of Columbia. For a full list of rules and eligibility requirements, please visit: www.millionairetv.com. Valleycrest Productions Ltd. produces Who Wants To Be A Millionaire and Disney-ABC Domestic Television distributes the game show.
(Source: Cynopsis)

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ON TELEVISION (TUESDAY 6/21/11)
PBS: History Detectives (Premiere) a 8pm
ABC: 101 Ways To Leave A Game Show (Premiere) at 9pm
ABC: Combat Hospital (Premiere) at 10pm
GOLF: Feherty (Premiere) at 9pm
TRUTV: Hardcore Pawn (Premiere) at 9pm & 9:30pm
TRUTV: Storage Hunters (Premiere) at 10pm & 10:30pm
WE: Staten Island Cakes (Premiere) at 9pm
WE: The Cupcake Girls (Premiere) at 10pm
TV GUIDE: Nail Files (Premiere) at 10pm
MTV: 16 & Pregnant (Finale) at 10pm

Following the sudden death of Ryan Dunn (MTV’s Jackass) in a car accident early Monday morning outside Philadelphia, G4 decided to take its series Proving Ground, co-hosted by Dunn, off its schedule. G4 said the show is removed from its lineup until discussions about the show’s future can happen. Dunn was 34 years old and news about his accident and death broke yesterday morning on the Philadelphia radio talk show, The Preston and Steve Show on WMMR.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Staying on top of the auction genre, Spike TV renewed its non-scripted original series Auction Hunters for a third season consisting of 26 episodes. The series shadows Allen Haff and Ton Jones as they travel the country seeking hidden treasures in storage units. For season three, the duo hits new areas of the US as they travel to Anchorage, Washington, D.C., New York City, New Jersey, Hawaii, Denver and Los Angeles. The upcoming third season will also include one live episode slated to air in early 2012 watching as Allen and Ton reveal the contents of a storage pod.
Details on the live episode will come later. Auction Hunters is produced by Gurney Productions.
(Source: Cynopsis)

MTV handed its daytime series Made a 12th series renewal with 20 episodes, reports THR. Made follows teens who strive to transform their
life in a specific direction.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Coinciding with the debut of ABC’s new summer reality/adventure series, Expedition Impossible the network is constructing a sand dune in New York’s Times Square Military Island along with various physical challenges this Thursday. The temporary sand dune and its physical challenges will be available for anyone to try from 6a to 6p on Thursday and the Expedition Impossible premieres that night at 9p
(Source: Cynopsis)

MEGA MILLIONS
Today’s Jackpot is $53 million

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ON TELEVISION (MONDAY 6/20/11)
CURRENT TV: Countdown With Keith Olbermann (Premiere) at 8pm
CURRENT TV: Vanguard (Premiere) at 9pm
A&E: Hoarders (Premiere) at 9pm
A&E: Intervention (Premiere) at 10pm
LOGO: RuPaul’s Drag U (Premiere) at 9pm
TV ONE: Unsung: Alexander O’Neal & Cherelle (Premiere) at 10pm
SHOWTIME: Nurse Jackie (Finale) at 10pm
SHOWTIME: United States Of Tara (Finale) at 10:30pm
SYFY: Sanctuary (Finale) at 10pm

Late last week, ABC approved a fifth season of Wipeout and added Vanessa Minnillo (MTV’s Total Request Live) as the reality show’s new co-host. The renewal notice encompasses the winter and summer editions of Wipeout for the 2011-2012 season. Minnillo will officially join the show for the next winter Wipeout replacing co-host Jill Wagner; John Anderson and John Henson remain in place as hosts.
(Source: Cynopsis)

This summer, MTV brings back its series True Life profiling real-life stories of young people at a crossroad in their lives. True Life opens a new season this Thursday with double episodes starting with “I’m Allergic to Everything” at 10p followed by “I’m No Longer Gay” at 11p. Other scheduled episodes include two more airing back-to-back on June 30 at 10p and 11p, and single eps on July 7, 14 and 21 at 10p.
(Source: Cynopsis)

DAYTIME EMMY AWARDS 2011 – WINNERS LIST
The Daytime Emmy Awards aired last night on CBS from LasVegas.
http://www.emmyonline.org/mediacenter/daytime_38th_telecast
_winners.html

WEEKEND BOX OFFICE
Green Lantern – $52.7 million
Super 8 – $21.3 million
Mr. Popper’s Penguins – $18.2 million
X-Men: First Class – $11.5 million
The Hangover 2 – $9.6 million
(Source: Box Office Mojo)

CASTING CALL
FOX’s American Idol launches its 11th national search for undiscovered talent beginning June 28 in St. Louis. Other subsequent audition dates have been set for July 2 in Portland, OR; July 8 in San Diego; July 15 in Pittsburgh; July 22 in Charleston, SC; July 29 in Denver; and August 26 in
Houston. Complete audition information, including application forms and requirements, are available at americanidol.com. American Idol is produced by 19 Entertainment, a unit of CKX, Inc. and FremantleMedia North America Inc.
(Source: Cynopsis)

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ON TELEVISION (FRIDAY 6/17/11)
TRAVEL: Paranormal Challenge (Premiere) at 9pm
DISCOVERY: Swa,p Loggers (Premiere) at 10pm
VH1: Storytellers: Maxwell (Premiere) at 11pm
CMT: The Singing Bee (Finale) at 10pm

(SATURDAY 6/18/11)
A&E: Flipping Vegas (Premiere) at 12pm
BBC AMERICA: Outcasts (Premiere) at 9pm
BBC AMERICA: The Inbetweeners (Premiere) at 11pm
BBC AMERICA: Come Fly With Me (Premiere) at 11:30pm
BIO: Celebrity Ghost Stories (Premiere) at 9pm
BIO: Celebrity Close Calls (Premiere) at 10pm
FOX: Cops (Finale) at 8pm
FOX: America’s Most Wanted (Finale) at 9pm
A&E: Parking Wars (Finale) at 10pm

(SUNDAY 6/19/11)
CBS: The 38th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards at 8pm
ABC: 2011 Miss USA Pageant at 9pm
UNIVISION: Pequenos Gigantes (Premiere) at 8pm
LIFETIME: Drop Dead Diva (Premiere) at 9pm
TNT: Falling Skies (Premiere) at 9pm
TV LAND: The AFI Life Achievement Award Honoring Morgan Freeman (Premiere) at 9pm
OWN: Ryan & Tatum: The O’Neals (Premiere) at 10pm
HBO: Game Of Thrones (Finale) at 9pm
AMC: The Killing (Finale) at 10pm

Melissa McCarthy (CBS’ Mike & Molly) and Joshua Jackson (FOX’s Fringe), along with the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Chairman/CEO John Shaffner will reveal the nominations for the Primetime Emmys on July 14 at 540a. The Emmys presentation will air live on FOX September 18, hosted by Jane Lynch.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Meredith Vieira’s last Today show appearance as co-host on June 8 propelled NBC to gain more than 6.1 million viewers. Ann Curry’s first day as co-host on Today June 9 tallied 5.5 million viewers. In May 2006, 8.4 million tuned in to see Katie Couric’s final farewell on Today.
(Source: Cynopsis)

TV Land presented double premieres Wednesday starting with the summer season opener of Hot in Cleveland at 10p tallying 2.4 million total viewers. Following at 1030p, the network debuted the new Fran Drescher series Happily Divorced which matched the viewership with another 2.4 million total viewers.
(Source: Cynopsis)

HBO and Darren Star teaming on a comedy project called The Viagra Diaries inspired by the book by Barbara Rose Brooker. Star is writing the script starring Goldie Hawn as a woman, who after her husband has a mid-life crisis at the age of 65 and leaves her, struggles with being single again for the first time in 35 years. If the series is picked up to series, this marks the first regular TV series project for Hawn since 1970. Hawn is executive producing along with Aaron Kaplan and Wendy, Peter and Alan Riche.
(Source: Cynopsis)

MOVIES
Green Lantern – Ryan Raynolds, Blake Lively, Peter Sarsgaard, Tim Robbins, Angela Bassett
Mr. Popper’s Penguins – Jim Carrey, Carla Gugino, Angela Lansbury
The Art Of Getting By (Limited Release) – Freddie Highmore, Emma Roberts, Elizabeth, Reaser

NYC STREET FAIRS
Saturday June 18, 2011
Times Square Expo – on Broadway from 47^th to 57^th St.
3^rd Ave. Festival – from 6^th to 14^th St.
Waverly Place Festival – from Broadway to 5^th Ave.

Sunday June 19, 2011
21^st Annual Columbus Avenue Summer Festival – 86^th to 96^th St.
The Turtle Bay Festival – on Lexington Ave. from 42^nd to 54^th St.
Seventh Heaven Festival – on 7^th Ave. from Flatbush to 18^th St.

MEGA MILLIONS
Today’s Jackpot is $53 million

POWERBALL
Saturday’s Jackpot is $36 million.

Powerball is played in 41 states.
www.NYLottery.org

CASTING CALL
FOX’s new series Buried Treasure, premiering August 24 and featuring the world-famous antique experts and authors, Leigh and Leslie Keno, invites families and individuals and their cherished items to an open casting call this Saturday (tomorrow!!) at the Keno Auction offices in New York City from 10a to 6p. The Keno brothers are looking for people and families who collect antiques, rare valuable items, historical memorabilia, family heirlooms and more. Interested collectors will need to sign up for the event by sending an email with photos to: kenocastcall@gmail.com. Someone from the casting company will contact you and confirm a time for the 18th.
(Source: Cynopsis)