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ON TELEVISION (FRIDAY 4/29/11)
TLC: Say Yes To The Dress: Big Bliss (Premiere) at 9pm
INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY: FBI: Criminal Pursuit (Finale) at 10pm
CURRENT TV: Bar Karma (Finale) at 10pm

(SATURDAY 4/30/11)
FOOD: Mexican Made Easy (Premiere) at 9:30am
FOOD: Paul’s Best Dishes (Premiere) at 11am

(SUNDAY 5/1/11)
FOOD: Guy’s Big Bite (Premiere) at 10:30am
COOKING CHANNEL: Chuck’s Day Off (Premiere) at 11am
USA: Law & Order: Criminal Intent (Premiere) at 9pm
USA: In Plain Sight (Premiere) at 10pm
NBC: America’s Next Great Restaurant (Finale) at 8pm
CBS: Undercover Boss (Finale) at 9pm

NBC News’ Today co-host Meredith Vieira may exit the morning show in June, close to three months before her contract expires, reports THR.  Ann Curry, Today’s newsreader will be promoted to co-host alongside Matt Lauer and correspondent Natalie Morales will assume the role as newsreader.  THR reports Vieira has been considering a departure from Today for some time and made the decision this week based on apparent personal reasons to spend more time with her family.  Vieira took over as co-host of Today in 2006 when Katie Couric departed.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Two days prior to The Oprah Winfrey Show’s finale on May 25, the show’s producers, Harpo Productions is planning a Surprise Oprah! A Farewell Spectacular filled with celebrities from the realms of film, music and television.  The two-part show has been in the works for weeks and Oprah herself doesn’t know who will show up.  The special editions of The Oprah Winfrey Show will air May 23 and 24 and will tape at Chicago’s United Center on May 17.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Chuck Lorre, co-creator of CBS’ Two and a Half Men, is developing a new version of the sitcom for the network, giving it a fresh creative direction sans former star Charlie Sheen.  Lorre apparently presented a plan for the revamped show to close associates and co-star Jon Cryer, upgrading Cryer’s role and introducing a new cast mate, as yet uncast.  CBS and the show’s production company Warner Bros. Television is aware of Lorre’s plans. To date, neither CBS nor Warner Bros. have said if Two and a Half Men will be back for a ninth season.
(Source: Cynopsis)

MOVIES
Fast Five – Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Jordana Brewster, Joaquim De Almeida, Dwayne Johnson
Prom – Aimee Teegarden, Thomas McDonell, Danielle Campbell, DeVaughn Nixon, Nicholas Braun
Hoodwinked Too! Hood Vs. Evil (Animated) – Hayden Panettiere, Glenn Close, Joan Cusack, David Ogden Stiers, Bill Hader

NYC STREET FAIRS
Saturday April 30, 2011
Lexington Ave. Festival – from 60^th to 66^th St.
The Earth Awareness Day Fair at Herald Square – on Broadway from 35^th St. to 38^th St.
2^nd Ave. Festival – from 4^th to 14^th St.

Sunday May 1, 2011
23^rd Annual Broadway Spring Festival – from 86^th to 96^th St.
Romania Day Festival – on Broadway from Fulton to Battery Place
Court St. “Brooklyn” Festival – on Court St. from Union to 9^th St.

MEGA MILLIONS
Today’s Jackpot is $40 million

POWERBALL
Saturday’s Jackpot is $25 million. 

Powerball is played in 41 states.
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CASTING CALL
A major cable network casts for candidates living in the Tri-State area to appear on a makeover show.  The producers are looking for people with over-the-top, adventurous personalities who will be open to having a skilled stylist be in charge of their hair and clothing.  The candidate should be known for wearing drab, outdated clothes; perhaps have a major event in their life that caused their body to change; presently has messy hair; and wants to look as great as their favorite celebrity. The right candidates should be available for a shoot on May 8 and 9.  Please send an email to: info@onescribemedia.com and include full name, age and location; occupation; at least three photos of your everyday wardrobe; an explanation of which celebrity you would like to resemble and why; and include an explanation about why you are the best candidate for a makeover (describe any life events, lack of style, frustration with shopping, lost weight, etc.). 
(Source: Cynopsis)

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ON TELEVISION (TUESDAY 4/26/11)
SPIKE: Repo Games (Premiere) at 8pm
FOOD: Have Cake, Will Travel (Premiere) at 9pm
NBC: The Voice (Premiere) at 9pm

Katie Couric, anchor of CBS Evening News is expected to announce this week her future plans which may include developing a daytime talk show.  In addition, several reports are saying CBS will additionally name Couric’s replacement following the network’s coverage of Britain’s Royal Wedding.  Couric’s contract with CBS expires in June.  
(Source: Cynopsis)

In less than a month after its premiere, Showtime renewed its drama series The Borgias for a second season.  Ten new episodes starring Jeremy Irons as patriarch Rodrigo Borgia will begin production this summer for a 2012 debut.  The premiere episode pulled in 3.71 million total viewers for Showtime taking multiple platforms into consideration including on demand, encore airings and DVR.  The Borgias will continue as a Canadian-Irish-Hungarian Treaty co-production.  May 22 at 10p is the scheduled date/time for The Borgias’ season one finale. 
(Source: Cynopsis)

Pop culture icon and legendary martial arts actor, instructor, composer, film director Bruce Lee will be highlighted in a new six-episode original series Bruce Lee Lives! premiering on FUEL TV July 17 at 10p.  Each half-hour episode examines Lee’s life which ended in 1973 at the age of 32, through personal stories of various filmmakers, musicians and athletes he influenced such as Ryan Phillippe, Carlos Santana, Chuck Liddell, Criss Angel, Omar Epps among many others.  The series, produced by Pangolin Pictures, also features never-before-seen interviews and videos of Lee’s own work.
(Source: Cynopsis)

MEGA MILLIONS
Today’s Jackpot is $29 million

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ON TELEVISION (THURSDAY 4/14/11)
GMC: Heartland (Premiere) at 7pm & 8pm
NBC: The Paul Reiser Show (Premiere) at 8:30pm
TRAVEL: Triple Rush (Premiere) at 10pm

FX’s drama pilot American Horror Story signed Jessica Lange in a leading role playing opposite Connie Britton (Friday Night Lights).  This is the first time Lange, who has won two Oscars, ventures into series television.  The plot of American Horror Story from Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk remains unknown though the pilot lists two main characters, Ben Harmon a sensitive therapist and his bold and beautiful wife (Britton). Lange will play their nosy neighbor.  Ryan and Murphy are reworking the script to make Lange’s role a third lead position.  20th Century Fox Television is producing. 
(Source: Cynopsis)

Brooke Anderson makes a move to become co-anchor of CBS Television Distribution’s The Insider.  Anderson replaces Lara Spencer who is departing the show in May to return to ABC’s Good Morning America.  Anderson has been with CNN since July 2000 covering entertainment news and she also co-hosts HLN’s Showbiz Tonight.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Interior designer and author Thom Filicia, known for his starring turn on Queer Eye for the Straight Guy, made a development deal with HGTV involving several upcoming projects such as guest spots on the network’s series and starring in his own holiday special.
(Source: Cynopsis)

CASTING CALL
Meredith is casting for real moms to be part of a Spanish-language video series.  The women must be fluent in Spanish living in New York City, Miami, Los Angeles and Chicago areas.  They must also be willing to share their detailed experiences about raising Latino children in American schools (i.e. clothes the kids wear to food in their lunchboxes and more).  Interested moms should contact Kadine.Anckle@meredith.com and include their name, age, photo, country of origin, ages of children and a brief description of the story they would like to share. Deadline for submissions is April 27, 2011.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Meredith is also seeking homeowners who want to show off their beautiful homes to use as locations for video shoots in the New York City, Miami, Los Angeles and Chicago areas.  Producers are especially looking for homes with a “Latino feel” and would want to feature living rooms, kitchens, family rooms and front/back yard areas.  Interested homeowners can contact Kadine.Anckle@meredith.com with their name, city/town location and include several photos of your home.  Deadline for submissions is April 27, 2011.
(Source: Cynopsis)

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ON TELEVISION (TUESDAY 4/12/11)
ABC: Jaime Oliver’s Food Revolution (Premiere) at 8pm
COOKING CHANNEL: Eat Street (Premiere) at 8pm
DISCOVERY: Deadliest Catch (Premiere) at 9pm
BET: Toya: A Family Affair (Premiere) at 10pm
INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY: I (Almost) Got Away With It (Premiere) at 10pm
WE TV: Braxton Family Values (Premiere) at 9pm
WE TV: Sinbad It’s Just Family (Premiere) at 10pm
MTV: Teen Mom 2: Unseen Moments (Premiere) at 10pm
COMEDY CENTRAL: Sports Show With Norm MacDonald (Premiere) at 10:30pm
TLC: What Not To Wear (Finale) at 9pm

Steve Carrell departs NBC’s The Office with an extra 50 minutes.  NBC “supersized” the April 28 episode featuring Carrell for the last time and the special ep will air from 9p to 950p.  Not to be outdone, Parks and Recreation will also have an extended episode on April 28 from 950p to 1030p followed by a normal sized ep of 30 Rock at 1030p.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Bravo’s upcoming music competition series, Platinum Hit bows May 30 at 10p with host Jewel and head judge Kara DioGuardi.  The series follows 12 aspiring musicians as they endure a series of songwriting challenges in pursuit of a $100,000 cash prize, a publishing deal with Sony, BMI Songwriters The Writing Camp and a recording agreement with RCA/Jive. Keith Naftaly, SVP of A&R for RCA/Jive Label Group at Sony Music Entertainment will be a featured judge throughout the competition series and other guest judges will include Leona Lewis, Natasha Bedingfield, Donna Summer, Jermaine Dupri, Taio Cruz and Ryan Tedder.  True Entertainment produces Platinum Hit for Bravo.
(Source: Cymopsis)

Giuliana and Bill Rancic continue to allow cameras to be part of their personal lives as a fourth season of Giuliana & Bill was announced by The Style Network.  Season three which ended on December 20, 2010, was the most-watched with 357,000 total viewers.  The new fourth season will launch in July.
(Source: Cynopsis)

TLC granted a ninth season renewal for What Not To Wear helmed by fashion gurus Stacy London and Clinton Kelly.  TLC premieres the ninth season this August with 26 new episodes.  BBC Worldwide Productions produces the series for TLC. 
(Source: Cynopsis)

E!’s series premiere of Khloe & Lamar on Sunday at 10p tallied 2.6 million total viewers and delivered a 3.52 rating with W18-34.  Following at 1030p, a second new series, The Dance Scene attracted half as many total viewers at 1.3 million.
(Source: Cynopsis)

TV Land is developing a spinoff to Hot in Cleveland starring Cedric the Entertainer, reports Variety.  Later this month, Cedric will guest star on Hot in Cleveland playing a minister. Following this appearance, Suzanne Martin, the show’s creator and executive producer will work with Cedric on a pilot script for a spinoff featuring the minister character.  If TV Land top executives Larry Jones and Keith Cox approve the script the show will likely be ordered to series without filming the pilot.
(Source: Cynopsis) 

The Style Network heads to the Big Apple with a new version of its makeover series Clean House New York.  The one-hour series sporting a new host and clean-up crew will look for the messiest homes in New York and viewers will watch as the Clean House New York team performs miracles for homeowners who have battled disorganization.  The 10-episode series begins production in New York next month and the new episodes premiere in October.
(Source: Cynopsis)

MEGA MILLIONS
Today’s Jackpot is $58 million.

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ON TELEVISION (TUESDAY 4/5/11)
BRAVO: Pregnant In Heels (Premiere) at 10pm
OWN: Addicted To Food (Premiere) at 10pm
SPIKE TV: Auction Hunters (Premiere) at 10pm
MTV: Teen Mom 2 Finale Special: Check Up With Dr. Drew (Premiere) at 10pm
DIY NETWORK: Extra Yardage (Premiere) at 10:30pm
INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY: Cuff Me If You Can (Finale) at 10pm
BET: Let’s Stay Together (Finale) at 10:30pm

A new game show, Repo Games, described as part Cops and part Jeopardy debuts on Spike TV April 26 at 8p.  The original, unscripted game show from 495 Productions is hosted by real-life repo men Josh Lewis and Tom DeTone as they visit the homes of unsuspecting debtors bringing five trivia questions.  If the debtor answers three questions correctly, their car will be paid off immediately, though if they fail, the car will be hauled off to the impound lot.  During season one Repo Games will travel to Dallas and Los Angeles.
(Source: Cynopsis)

On April 21, Food Network opens a second season of 24 Hour Restaurant Battle at 10p.  The one-hour series follows two teams that have 24 hours to conceive, plan and open their own dream restaurants for one night.  Chef Scott Conant hosts the series and challenges the participants while he along with a rotating panel of judges, tally each team’s efforts.  Judges for the sophomore season include Geoffrey Zakarian, Marcus Samuelsson, Ben Leventhal, Gabriella Gershenson, Alison Brod, David Sax, Drew Nieporent and Tim Gannon.  The winning team will receive $10,000 in seed money toward their dream restaurant business.
(Source: Cynopsis)

MEGA MILLIONS
Today’s Jackpot is $30 million.

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ON TELEVISION (FRIDAY 4/1/11)
CBS: Chaos (Premiere) at 8pm
NBC: Who Do You Think You Are?: Gwyneth Paltrow (Premiere) at 8pm
CMT: The Singing Bee (Premiere) at 8pm
DIY NETWORK: Yard Attack (Premiere) at 9pm
TLC: Say Yes To The Dress: Randy Knows Best (Premiere) at 10pm
CMT: Working Class (Finale) at 8:30pm

(SATURDAY 4/2/11)
FOOD: Desssert First (Premiere) at 12:30pm
STYLE: How Do I Look? (Premiere) at 8pm
NICKELODEON: 2011 Kids’ Choice Awards at 8pm
NBC: Saturday Night Live – Host: Elton John, Musical Guest: Elton John & Leon Russell

(SUNDAY 4/3/11)
TENNIS: Fit To Hit (Premiere) at 7pm
CBS: 46th Annual Academy Of Country Music Awards at 8pm
REELZ CHANNEL: The Kennedys (Premiere) at 8pm
TRAVEL: Bert The Conqueror (Premiere) at 8pm & 8:30pm
AMC: The Killing (Premiere) at 9pm
SHOWTIME: The Borgias (Premiere) at 9pm
FOOD: Last Cake Standing (Premiere) at 10pm
TLC: Strange Sex (Premiere) at 10pm 
MTV: Britney Spears: I Am The Femme Fatale (Premiere) at 9pm
VH1: 40 Greatest One Hit Wonders Of The 90’s (Hour 1) (Premiere) at 9pm
VH1: 40 Greatest One Hit Wonders Of The 90’s (Hour 2) (Premiere) at 10pm
FOOD: Chopped All-Stars (Finale) at 9pm

AMC and producer Lionsgate officially made a deal with Mad Men creator Matthew Weiner to continue as showrunner for the series’ previously announced fifth season as well as a sixth season.  Weiner inked a new long-term agreement with Lionsgate which points to a possible seventh season of Mad Men, the 1960s original drama set in New York’s advertising world.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Betty White and NBC are partnering on a new hidden-camera comedy series Off Their Rockers produced by Kinetic Content.  NBC ordered a dozen 30m episodes of Off Their Rockers which is based on an international series titled Benidorm Bastards, originally produced by SHELTER in Belgium.  The premise of the series follows a group of seven senior citizens as they play pranks on unsuspecting young people. Distributor SevenOne International has sold the series to more than 20 territories including France, Italy, Spain, Germany, the Netherlands, Scandinavia and South Korea.   For the US version, White, Kinetic Content’s Chris Coelen, Matilda Zoltowski and SHELTER’s Tim Van Aelst will executive produce.  White is no stranger to NBC after having starred in a seven-season run of The Golden Girls for the network and a recent hosting appearance on SNL which earned her another Emmy.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Univision premiered new novela Teresa at 9p Wednesday, attracting 4.9 million total viewers along with 2.7 million with A18-49. 
(Source: Cynopsis)

Also on Wednesday, the season eight finale of Bravo’s Top Chef All-Stars tallied 2.77 million total viewers and 1.95 million among A18-49. 
(Source: Cynopsis)

MOVIES
Hop – Russell Brand, James Marsden, Kaley Cuoco, Elizabeth Perkins, Hugh Laurie, Hank Azaria
Source Code – Jake Gyllenhaal, Michelle Monaghan, Vera Farmiga, Jeffrey Wright, Michael Arden
Insidious – Patrick Wilson, Rose Byrne, Lin Shaye, Ty Simpkins, Barbara Hershey
The Last Godfather (Limited Release) – Harvey Keitel, Shim Hyung-rae, Jason Mewes, Michael Rispoli, Jocelin Donahue
Super (Limited Release) – Rainn Wilson, Ellen Page, Liv Tyler, Kevin Bacon, Nathan Fillion
Trust (Limited Release) – Clive Owen, Catherine Keener, Liana Liberato, Jason Clarke, Viola Davis

MEGA MILLIONS
Today’s Jackpot is $19 million.

POWERBALL
Saturday’s Jackpot is $187 million. 

Powerball is played in 41 states.
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CASTING CALL
A new docu-series on OWN: The Oprah Winfrey Network is casting for mothers and their teenage daughters. OWN-The Oprah Winfrey Network Presents . . . Mom & Me from Firecracker Films and Mysticart Pictures.  Producers seek articulate daughters, between the ages of 16 and 21 years, where the daughter is struggling with the decision to follow in her mother’s footsteps or take her own path in life.  In turn, the show is also looking for dynamic moms who exhibit extreme lifestyle choices and some examples include (but are not limited to): moms who are shopaholics/or those with compulsive spending problems; moms who have an obsession with plastic surgery; moms who are addicted to exercise; “cougar” moms and workaholic moms.  Interested moms and daughters must live in or around Southern California or in or around the New York Tri-State area.  Deadline for applications is April 29, 2011, please visit www.mysticartpictures.com and click on “MY MOM AND ME” to fill out an online application. For questions and to tell your story send an email to: mymomandmecasting@gmail.com or call: 818-563-4131.
(Source: Cynopsis)