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FIRST LOOK
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ON TELEVISION (FRIDAY 5/23/14)
HGTV: You Live In What? (Premiere) at 9am
ABC: What Would You Do? (Premiere) at 9pm
DISCOVERY: Chrome Underground (Premiere) at 10pm
NBC: Hannibal (Finale) at 10pm

(SATURDAY 5/24/14)
ID: Happily Never After (Premiere) at 9pm
TLC: OMG! EMT! (Finale) at 10pm

(SUNDAY 5/25/14)
UNIVISION: Ballando por un Sueno (Premiere) at 8pm
ID: The Perfect Murder (Finale) at 10pm
NBC: American Dream Builders (Finale) at 8pm

NBC‘s Brian Williams landed a big one: The NBC News anchor interviewed Edward Snowden for a primetime special airing Wednesday, May 28 at 10p. Williams was in Moscow this week to talk to the former National Security Agency contractor, in exile since leaking classified documents about U.S. surveillance programs, for his first U.S. television sit-down.
(Source: Cynopsis)

E! announced the launch of E! Now, making available live streaming of the net’s shows (including Keeping Up with the Kardashians, Chelsea Lately and Fashion Police) and red carpet events, as well as signature programming on VOD. Content can be accessed via E! Now on desktop and the new E! Now app, for iOS. An Android version of the  E! Now app is scheduled for release in mid June.
(Source: Cynopsis)

E! signed Mara Menounos to a multi-year agreement that includes a producing role. The TV personality will host new entertainment news mag Untold with Maria Menounos and make appearances on Live from E! and various specials across platforms, and the net gets first look rights for projects at Menounos’s Underman/Omegagirl Productions. Menounos’s reality series, Chasing Maria Menounos, airs on sister net Oxygen.
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dick clark productions is partnering with The World Memory Championships and USA Memory Championships for a memory test special with a play-at-home twist. “The production will combine the enormous wow factor of watching these mental athletes perform with unique challenges for the home audience,” said dcp president Mike Mahan.
(Source: Cynopsis)

TBS tacked 10 more episodes onto its order for Deal With It, now in season two Wednesdays at 10:30p. The hidden camera show is averaging over 1.5 million total viewers, 887,000 among A18-49.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Angela Bassett (Malcolm X) makes her directorial debut with Lifetime movie Whitney Houston (wt), about the tumultuous relationship between the singer and her husband, Bobby Brown. The Sanitsky Company production is scheduled for a 2015 premiere.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Two and Half Men alum Charlie Sheen will be in the broadcast booth for Baseball Tonight on Sunday, May 25, live from the Cincinnati Reds-St. Louis Cardinals match-up. Sheen, an avid baseball fan and former star pitcher in high school, not to mention star of Major League and Eight Men Out, is one of a number of famous faces expected to appear on the ESPN show as it celebrates its 25th season, according to the Hollywood Reporter.
(Source: Cynopsis)

New FX comedy Partners, starring Martin Lawrence and Kelsey Grammer, premieres with back-to-back eps on Monday, August 4 at 9p, followed by relocated Anger Management at 10p.
(Source: Cynopsis)

TLC real estate series Buying Naked premieres Saturday, June 28 at 10p. And it’s just what you think – the Paper Route Production show chronicles the challenges of finding homes for clients in the “Nudist Capital of America.”
(Source: Cynopsis)

Lifetime‘s Outlaw Prophet: Warren Jeffs, starring Tony Goldwyn (Scandal) as the cult leader sentenced to life in prison, premieres Saturday, June 28 at 8p. Following the Sony Pictures Television movie, the net will air documentary Warren Jeffs: Beyond the Headlines at 10p.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Brett Eldredge, Cole Swindell, Dan + Shay, Danielle Bradbery, David Nail, Thomas Rhett and Tyler Farr have been added to the performer roster at the 2014 CMT Awards, airing live Wednesday, June 4 at 8p on CMT and CMT.com.
(Source: Cynopsis)

For the seventh year, Jimmy Kimmel Live: Game Night will air on ABC primetime every night during the NBA finals, starting with Game 1, Thursday, June 5.
(Source: Cynopsis)

CMT‘s Dog and Beth: On the Hunt returns for a sophomore season Saturday, June 14 at 9p. The bounty hunter series was CMT’s number one program through its first five weeks this spring.
(Source: Cynopsis)

MTV‘s FriendZone is back with new eps Monday, June 2 at 6p. The reality show from 495 Productions follows sets of BFFs with a catch: one wants the friendship to turn romantic.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Season two of Rogue launches Wednesday, May 28 at 8p on DirecTV‘s entertainment channel, Audience Network. Thandie Newton stars as an undercover cop.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Mo’Nique (Precious) and Khandi Alexander (Scandal) have been added to the cast of Bessie, the HBO film with Queen Latifah onboard as blues singer Bessie Smith.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Christian Borle joins the season two cast of Showtime‘s Masters of Sex as the brother of William Masters (Michael Sheen). Drama bows Sunday, July 13 at 10p.
(Source: Cynopsis)

In the Wednesday finale battle, ABC‘s Modern Family won the A18-49 crown with a 3.7/12 rating, out-delivering Fox‘s American Idol and CBS‘s Survivor, both scoring 2.7/8 in the common half-hour.
(Source: Cynopsis)

She may have done Donald Sterling no favors, but V. Stiviano‘s Dr. Phil Show grilling on Wednesday spiked ratings 73 percent from the talker’s average lead-in, and 22 percent from its May 2013 Sweep average, to 3.3/9 in metered markets, according to Nielsen.
(Source: Cynopsis)

MOVIES
X-Men: Days of Future Past – Hugh Jackman, James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, Hallie Berry, Ellen Page, Peter Dinklage, Ian McKellen, Patrick Stewart, Anna Paquin, Evan Peters, Nicholas Hoult, Shawn Ashmore
Blended – Adam Sandler, Drew Barrymore, Joel McHale, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Kevin Nealon, Jessica Lowe, Terry Crews, Dan Patrick, Bella Thorne, Shaquille O’Neal
Words And Pictures (Limited Release) – Clive Owen, Juliette Binoche, Amy Brenneman, Bruce Davison, Keegan Connor Tracy, Adam DiMarco, Valerie Tian, Eva Bourne, Janet Kidderm David Lewis
Cold In July (Limited Release) – Michael C. Hall, Sam Shepard, Vinessa Shaw, Don Johnson, Nick Damici, Wyatt Russell, Brogan Hall, Lanny Flaherty

NYC STREET FAIRS
Friday May 23, 2014
Grand Central Spring Fair – on 43rd St. from Lexington to 3rd Ave.

Saturday May 24, 2014
Lexington Ave. Spring Festival – from 42nd to 57th St.
Bleecker Street Festival – on Bleecker St. from Christopher to 8th Ave.

Sunday May 25, 2014
Lexington Ave. Spectacular – from 34th to 42nd St.
Greenpoint Ave. “Sunnyside” Festival (Queens)  – on Greenpoint Ave. from 42nd to 48th St.

Monday May 26, 2014
The Liberty Street Fair – on Liberty St. from Broadway to Trinity Pl.
6th Ave. Festival – from 14th to 23rd St.
Crossroads Of The World Festival – on 43rd St. from 8th to 9th Ave.
Broadway Astoria Festival (Queens) – on Broadway from Steinway to Crescent

MEGA MILLIONS
Today’s Jackpot is $15 million

You can now play in 43 states plus the District of Columbia and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

www.NYLottery.org

POWERBALL
Saturday’s Jackpot is $132 million.

Powerball is played in 43 states.

www.NYLottery.org

CASTING CALL
Sean De Simone Casting & Major cable network in search of men & women nationwide to tell a personal, outrageous, hilarious & over the top love story that could be its own romantic comedy. Looking for situations that escalated out of control or set you down a “can’t-turn-back-now” path. Email: castingcrazylove@gmail.com w/your story, a recent photo & current contact info.
(Source: Cynopsis)

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

ON TELEVISION (FRIDAY 4/25/14)
LIFETIME: Relative Insanity (Premiere) at 10pm
TLC: I Found The Gown (Premiere) at 10pm and 10:30pm
ABC: Last Man Standing (Finale) at 8pm

(SATURDAY 4/26/14)
ANIMAL PLANET: My Cat From Hell (Premiere) at 8pm
ID: Evil-in-Law (Finale) at 9pm

(SUNDAY 4/27/14)
DIY: Mega Dens (Premiere) at 8pm
HBO: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (Premiere) at 11pm
ID: Unusual Suspects (Finale) at 9pm
SPIKE: Catch A Contractor (Finale) at 10:30pm

George Stephanopoulos is sticking around Good Morning America. The ABC morning show host signed a contract extension, as co-host Robin Roberts did in late 2013. Included in the deal is his hosting gig on This Week. “We are thrilled that the team is locked in,” said ABC News, which lost GMA regulars Sam Champion to The Weather Channel and Josh Elliot to NBC Sports, but promoted Lara Spencer to GMA co-host last week.
(Source: Cynopsis)

With a renewal up in the air, Warner Bros. is scouting for a possible new home for The Mentalist in the event CBS doesn’t pick up the crime drama for a seventh season, reports EW. Series creator Bruno Heller told EW the finale is being written to work in any event. “It will be a very pleasing and satisfying series finale if that’s what happens,” said Heller, “and if not, it’s a very pleasing and satisfying precursor to a new season.” Season six’s ratings are down 9 percent, averaging 11.6 million viewers and 2.1 rating among A18-49, including DVR playback.
(Source: Cynopsis)

The fourth and final season – most sincerely – of The Killing will be released on Netflix August 1. The crime drama, canceled twice on AMC, was resurrected for a six-ep wrap-up by the streaming service.
(Source; Cynopsis)

Ricky Martin will have double duty on Dancing with the Stars‘ “Latin Night,” singing his 2014 World Cup song “Vida,” then sitting at the table as a guest judge. Show airs Monday, April 28 at 8p.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Encore Classic is spending Mother’s Day with Murph. A marathon of Murphy Brown episodes will air Sunday, May 11 from 4:30p-9:30p, led by the premiere of Murphy Brown: A 25th Anniversary Special at 4p.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Willa Fitzgerald (Alpha House) will recur on season six of USA‘s Royal Pains, returning Tuesday, June 10 at 9p.
(Source: Cynopsis)

The Wendy Williams Show is sending viewers to the Virgin Islands. Starting Monday, April 28 through Friday, May 23, a “word of the day” will provide entry to “Wendy’s Hot Tropics Giveaway” sweepstakes, offering round trip airfares and stays in luxury resorts.
(Source: Cynopsis)

MTV is presented a rich summer slate at its Upfront event in NYC’s historic Beacon Theater, hosted by Girl Code‘s Nicole Byer and MTV2‘s Andrew Schulz and Charlamagne of Guy Code, with performances by Bastille, Paramore and Zedd.
(Source: Cynopsis)

The summer premiere sked includes doc 9 Days and Nights of Ed Sheeran (Tuesday, June 10 at 11p); season four of Teen Wolf (Monday, June 23 at 10p), family drama Finding Carter (Tuesday, July 8 at 10p); season five of Ridiculousness (Thursday, July 10 at 10p) and comedic cooking competition Snack-Off (Thursday, July 10 at 10:30p).
(Source: Cynopsis)

Shows that got the green light include docu-series Slednecks, about a group of buddies in Alaska; One Bad Choice, a scripted series based on true stories, and dance competition Beyond Dance. Snooki & JWOWW, Real World and Girl Code will all be back with new seasons.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Sister net Logo TV, aimed at the LGBT community, is partnering with Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos‘ Milojo Productions for new summer series, The Secret Guide to Fabulous Living.
(Source: Cynopsis)

MTV will also step up its “always on” strategy, injecting visuals and interstitial content that offer real-time news, events and trending topics and creating multiple real-time marketing opportunities for its partners.
(Source: Cynopsis)

BET had lots to share at its event at NYC’s Ziegfeld Theatre, including three new programs: reality show Gone Gospel, game show Got Game and The Start Up, with hip hop’s Diggy Simmons making his scripted series debut.
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New original movies include Let the Church Say Amen, from Regina King (Southland), The Hot Chocolate Nutcracker starring Raven-Symone and six-part mini-series Book of Negroes, with Cuba Gooding and Louis Gossett Jr. A new talker from Keke Palmer (True Jackson, VP) debuts in July.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Returning series include season eight of The Game, season three of Real Husbands of Hollywood, Being Mary Jane‘s sophomore run, and video countdown show 106 & Park, now in its 14th year.
(Source: Cynopsis)

In March, BET boasted it reached more African Americans A18-49 than any network in cable with 9.8 million viewers, and BET Networks received 19 NAACP Image Award nominations, more than any other network  cable or broadcast. “We’re excited about our entire schedule, especially our original programming, our strong talk show acquisitions and our exclusive co-production deal with Queen Latifah’s Flavor Unit Entertainment to produce new content for Centric,” said Debra L. Lee, chairman and CEO, BET Networks.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Speaking of Centric, BET Networks’ 24-hour music and entertainment net, look forward to returning Being and According to Him and Her, as well as a season four of Single Ladies, Arise Entertainment 360, and specials Soul Train Awards and Centric Comedy All Stars.
(Source: Cynopsis)

David Letterman got a lift from Stephen Colbert on Tuesday. With its future host in the guest seat, CBS‘s Late Show scored a 2.5 household rating in metered-market households, versus 2.3 for The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and 1.7 for ABC‘s Jimmy Kimmel Live!.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Thursday, April 17 was a different story. With a Scandal-themed episode on the soapy drama’s finale night, Jimmy Kimmel Live had its most-watched night ever, drawing over 4 million total viewers and 1.4 million A18-49.
(Source: Cynopsis)

MOVIES
The Other Woman – Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Leslie Mann, Cameron Diaz, Taylor Kinney, Kate Upton, Nicki Minaj, Alyshia Ochse
Brick Mansions – Paul Walker, David Belle, RZA, Gouchy Boy, Catalina Denis, Carlo Rota
The Quiet Ones – Jared Harris, Sam Claflin, Erin Richards, Rory Fleck-Byrne, Olivia Cooke
From The Rough (Limited Release) – Taraji P. Henson, Tom Felton, Michael Clarke Duncan

NYC STREET FAIRS
Friday April 25, 2014
Bowling Green Park Fair – at Broadway and Whitehall st.

Saturday April 26, 2014
8th Ave. Festival – from 14th to 23rd St.

Sunday April 27, 2014
Steinway Street Festival (Queens) – from 28th Ave. to 34th Ave.

MEGA MILLIONS
Today’s Jackpot is $59 million

You can now play in 43 states plus the District of Columbia and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

www.NYLottery.org

POWERBALL
Saturday’s Jackpot is $40 million.

Powerball is played in 43 states.

www.NYLottery.org

CASTING CALL
NEWLYWEDS COOKING IN THE KITCHEN for Major cable network. Can be from any demographic but, should be married no more than 1 year. Submit video which must include the persona & couple’s interactions, in & around the kitchen.  Submit to: Submissions@NewlywedsInTheKitchen.com
(Source: Cynopsis)

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

ON TELEVISION (TUESDAY 4/15/14)
ABC: Celebrity Wife Swap (Premiere) at 10pm
DIY: Yardcore (Premiere) at 10pm
ESQUIRE: Knife Fight (Premiere) at 9pm
FX: Fargo (Premiere) at 10pm
MTV: Awkward (Premiere) at 10pm
NAT. GEO.: Southern Justice (Premiere) at 10pm
PBS: Pioneers of Television (Premiere) at 8pm

Carol Burnett will guest star in the season finale of Hallmark Channel‘s Signed, Sealed, Delivered, as the grandmother of one of the mail detectives. Burnett did a special guest turn on a 1997 episode of Touched By an Angel, also produced by Signed’s Martha Williamson. Hallmark series premiere is Sunday, April 20 at 8p.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Investigative reporter Michael Isikoff is out at NBC News. “It’s fair to say there was a mutual agreement that this was a situation that was no longer working out,” Isikoff told The Washington Post‘s Erik Wemple. “We’re grateful for all he’s done and wish him the very best,” said senior executive producer of NBC News Richard Esposito.
(Source: Cynopsis)

TV Land is getting Younger. The net issued a 12-ep order for the comedy from Darren Star (Sex and the City), to be produced in the Big Apple and premiere in fall 2014. Sutton Foster (Bunheads), Hilary Duff (Lizzie McGuire), Debi Mazar (Entourage) and Miriam Shor (GCB) star.
(Source: Cynopsis)

It’s a date, probably: Discovery Channel announced Sunday, May 11 – weather permitting – as the day climber Joby Ogwyn will take the plunge from Mount Everest wearing a wing suit equipped with cameras. NBC News‘ Willie Geist hosts two-hour Everest Jump Live, from Peacock Productions.
(Source: Cynopsis)

CMT‘s Tobacco Wars documents the lives of fourth and fifth generation Kentucky farmers in the high-stakes dark-fired tobacco industry. Five-part series launches Saturday, April 19 at 10p.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Three-parter Cell Block Psychic aims to bring closure to grieving families by tasking Vicki Monroe with communicating with the dead, as well as convicted killers, to piece together what happened during deadly crimes. Investigation Discovery series premieres Monday, April 21 at 9p.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Oxygen is marking Good Friday with special Preachers of L.A. Presents: Deitrick Haddon and LXW Live in Concert at 8:30a, ahead of an all-day marathon of Preachers of L.A., starting at 10a, followed by movies Sister Act and Sister Act: Back in the Habit at 6p.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Netflix‘s Hemlock Grove is back for season two on Friday, July 11 at 12:01a. “It’s going to blow away all expectations,” promised exec producer Eli Roth. “Whenever we wanted to take the story in a dangerous direction, [Netflix] encouraged us to go even further – into a scarier, darker and sexier place.” All ten eps of the supernatural thriller will be available at launch in the U.S., Canada, the U.K., Ireland, Latin America and the Nordics and Netherlands.
(Source: Cynopsis)

USA renewed Chrisley Knows Best for a sophomore season. Season one finale of the reality show, which delivered a best-yet 823,000 P18-49 and 1.2 million viewers P2+ on Tuesday, airs April 22 at 10p.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Bye, bye baby! E-Trade‘s new Type E campaign includes ads featuring Kevin Spacey (House of Cards), just launched, as an enigmatic talent scout looking for “Type E” people. Campaign comes from Ogilvy & Mather.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Donald Faison (The Exes) makes an appearance tonight, April 15, on Jim Henson’s Creature Shop Challenge. In the episode, at 10p on Syfy, the seven remaining contestants create creatures that have been “slain” and mounted to the wall of a wizard’s castle.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Dominique McElligott (Hell on Wheels) landed the lead in upcoming ABC drama Astronaut Wives Club, says the Hollywood Reporter. She’ll play the wife of astronaut Alan Shepard in the drama, moved from summer to midseason.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Nazneen Contractor (Star Trek Into Darkness) will recur as a guest star on the USA‘s Covert Affairs, returning this summer for season five.
(Source: Cynopsis)

In Live + 7 numbers for the week of March 24, Modern Family finished as the week’s top broadcast show in A18-49, beating NBC‘s The Voice by 31 percent (5.9 versus 4.5).
(Source: Cynopsis)

HBO‘s Game of Thrones drew 6.3 million viewers on Sunday, its second best after last week’s fourth season premiere (6.6 million). Including an 11p encore, the number rises to 8 million.
(Source: Cynopsis)

The premiere of the seventh and final season of AMC‘s Mad Men Sunday delivered 2.3 million total viewers, down from season six’s 3.4 million viewers and the lowest since 2008. On the plus side: the show is the most upscale-skewing show in ad-supported television in the demo, according to Nielsen, and was the number one television show on iTunes.
(Source: Cynopsis)

The first of three installments of Golf Channel event Arnie was the most-watched original film on the net’s history, with Sunday’s showing drawing 471,000 viewers. Conclusion airs tonight, April 15 at 10p.
(Source: Cynopsis)

MEGA MILLIONS
Today’s Jackpot is $28 million

You can now play in 43 states plus the District of Columbia and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

www.NYLottery.org

CASTING CALL
Southern CA women ages 25-40/Lighthearted Entertainment: For new show on Major Cable Ntwrk. Makeover inside & out w/help of 2 top notch life coaches. If you want to look good & feel better about a problem in your life, Email: sinolalsco2@gmail.com incl contact info/3 photos of yourself & brief paragraph about why you need this makeover.
(Source: Cynopsis)

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

ON TELEVISION (MONDAY 4/14 14)
BRAVO: The Real Housewives of Orange County (Premiere) at 9pm
DIY: Yard Crashers (Premiere) at 10pm
E!: Fashion Police: The 2014 MTV Movie Awards (Premiere) at 9pm
ID: Restless Souls (Premiere) at 9pm
ID: Fear They Neighbor (Premiere) at 10pm
SUNDANCE TV: The Writer’s Room (Premiere) at 10pm
SYFY: Metal Hurlant Chronicles (Premiere) at 8pm
SYFY: Warehouse 13 (Premiere) at 9pm
TBS: Bam’s Bad Ass Game Show (Premiere) at 10:30pm
AHC: Against The Odds (Finale) at 10pm
CBS: Mom (Finale) at 9;30pm

The Asylum is asking Sharknado fans to dig into their wallets to help finance bonus footage for its sequel to the social media smash. Partnering with crowd-funding platform Indiegogo, the production company aims to raise $50,000 by May 30, to give a chainsaws-and-sharks scene on Sharknado 2: The Second One “the treatment it deserves.” Incentives range from t-shirts to a chance for a walk-on role in the movie, airing July 30 on Syfy.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Choosing Stephen Colbert to replace David Letterman on Late Show was a no-brainer, according to Les Moonves. “We knew he would be the greatest replacement for David we could ever get,” the CBS CEO said on The Early Show Friday. “And when I called Dave to ask for his blessing he said exactly the same thing.” Less than thrilled? Conservative talk radio host Rush Limbaugh, who called the appointment “a declared war on the heartland of America.”
(Source: Cynopsis)

Winners at Saturday night’s GLAAD Media Awards, honoring accurate representations of the LGBTQ community, included Norman Lear (All in the Family), Laverne Cox (Orange Is the New Black), ABC Family‘s The Fosters, Jennifer Lopez (producer of The Fosters), HBO‘s Behind the Candelabra, Big Freedia: Queen of Bounce (Fuse) and NBC soap Days of Our Lives.
(Source: Cynopsis)

NYCers, check outside your office windows: FX‘s crochet-covered Fargo bus (to match the show’s key art creative) is traversing the Big Apple, handing out free scarves and hot chocolate. The original drama, starring Billy Bob Thornton, premieres tomorrow, April 15 at 10p.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Bravo late night half hour The People’s Couch is moving to prime time. The comedy documentary, produced by Studio Lambert and All3Media, recently delivered a series high 655,000 total viewers at 11:30p; starting Tuesday, April 15 it’s in the 10p slot.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Spike TV is taking its longest-running non-scripted original series, Auction Hunters, to a 20-episode season five. Season four of the Gurney Productions show averaged 1.5 million viewers Saturdays at 9p.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Andrew Garfield will host Saturday Night Live for the first time on May 3, the weekend his Amazing Spider-Man 2 is released. Garfield will be joined by musical guests Coldplay, hitting the NBC sketch comedy show for the fifth time.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Lindsay Lohan gets the one-on-one treatment on Bravo‘s Watch What Happens Live on Thursday, April 17 at 11p. Lohan’s making the rounds – last week she appeared on Late Show with David Letterman, where the star of OWN docu-series Lindsay and Letterman surprised Oprah Winfrey with an on-air phone call.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Turner Movie Classics celebrates its 20th anniversary today, Monday, April 14 with TCM: Twenty Classic Moments, recalling events like Ted Turner throwing the switch in 1994, Robert Osborne receiving a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and Mickey Rooney telling the story of a fight he once had on-set. Special airs at 7p.
(Source: Cynopsis)

ABC‘s Jimmy Kimmel Live tops off his run of “Scandal Thursdays” with “Behind the Scandalabra,” on Thursday, April 17, the night of the political drama’s season three finale. Special ep will feature interviews with show creator Shonda Rhimes and cast members, as well as a blooper reel.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Melanie Papalia (The Newsroom) will recur as a guest star on USA‘s Suits, returning this summer for season four. Season three finale aired April 10.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Actress Phyllis Frelich died April 10. She was 70. The deaf, Tony Award winner (Children of a Lesser God) suffered from a rare neurological disease. On television, Frelich appeared on shows including ER, CSI and Hallmark’s Love Is Never Silent.
(Source: Cynopsis)

2014 MTV MOVIE AWARDS
Here is the winners list.
http://www.mtv.com/ontv/movieawards/2014/winners.jhtml

WEEKEND BOX OFFICE
Captain America: The Winter Soldier – $41.4 million
Rio 2 – $39 million
Oculus – $12 million
Draft Day – $9.8 million
Divergent – $7.5 million
(Source: Box Office Mojo)

CASTING CALL
Homeowners/LA Area: For backyard makeover show. Is your backyard an eyesore and your landscape looks like a jungle? Major cable ntwk & celeb landscape designer are ready to transform your backyard into an oasis. Email contact info incl age to: BackyardMakeoverCasting@gmail.com
(Source: Cynopsis)

FIRST LOOK
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ON TELEVISION (FRIDAY 4/4/14)
BBC WORLD NEWS: Men Who Made Us Fat (Premiere) at 9:10pm
DESTINATION AMERICA: Mountain Monsters (Premiere) at 10pm
NAT. GEO.: Showdown of the Unbeatables (Premiere) at 9pm
SYFY: Continuum (Premiere) at 10pm
DISCOVERY: Game of Stones (Finale) at 10pm

(SATURDAY 4/5/14)
COOKING: Siba’s Table (Premiere) at 10:30am
CMT: Guntucky (Premiere) at 9pm
DESTINATION AMERICA: Prepper Hillbillies (Premiere) at 10pm
HGTV: Yard Crashers (Premiere) at 9:30am
TRAVEL: Nether World (Premiere) at 9pm
NBC: Saturday Night Live – Host: Anna Kendrick, Musical Guest: Pharrell at 11:30pm
DESTINATION AMERICA: Hillbilly Blood (Finale) at 9pm
ID: Fatal Vows (Finale) at 10pm
SPIKE: Auction Hunters (Finale) 9:30pm

(SUNDAY 4/6/14)
AMC: Turn (Premiere) at 9pm
ANIMAL PLANET: River Monsters (Premiere) at 9pm
BRAVO: Married To Medicine (Premiere) at 9pm
DESTINATION AMERICA: Buying Million Dollar Homes (Premiere) at 10pm
HBO: Game of Thrones (Premiere) at 9pm
HBO: Silicon Valley (Premiere) at 10pm
HBO: Veep (Premiere) at 10:30pm
HGTV: Flea Market Flip (Premiere) at 10am, and 10:30am
NAT. GEO. MUNDO: Doctor Vet Los Angeles (Premiere) at 9pm
OWN: Oprah Prime: Rob Lowe (Premiere) at 9pm
SHOWTIME: Shameless (Finale) at 9pm
SHOWTIME: House of Lies (Finale) at 10pm

David Letterman announced he’s retiring from CBS‘s Late Show sometime next year. “For 21 years, David Letterman has graced our network’s air in late night with wit, gravitas and brilliance unique in the history of our medium,” said CBS president and CEO, Les Moonves of late night’s longest-running talk show host. “It’s going to be tough to say goodbye.”
(Source: Cynopsis)

Discovery Communications and film producers Brian Grazer and Ron Howard have teamed for joint venture New Form, a next generation digital studio. “We are excited and proud to have the most accomplished and creative minds in all of film and television investing with us in New Form,” said David Zaslav, president and CEO, Discovery Communications. Kathleen Grace has been appointed chief creative officer of the studio.
(Source: Cynopsis)

EPIX is airing a movie marathon featuring comic heroes. The likes of G.I. Joe, Jack Reacher, the Expendables and the Avengers will take over the net starting Saturday, April 12 at 7:30a.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Haylie Duff (7th Heaven) will star in a food show for Cooking Channel based on her blog and book, Real Girl’s Kitchen. 10-episode series premieres in June, after an Ora.TV online premiere Wednesday, April 9.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Marc Anthony, returning coach on Telemundo’s La Voz Kids Prince Royce, and this year’s Billboard Hall of Fame Award recipient, Franco de Vita join the performers on the 2014 Billboard Latin Music Awards presented by State Farm, airing Thursday, April 24 at 7p on Telemundo.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Countdown special MTV Movie Awards: Most WTF Moments, presented by T-Mobile, relives the franchise’s hottest moments in a 30-minute retrospective, including never-aired director’s cuts of Movie Awards footage, premiering Sunday, April 6 at noon.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Grammy winner Toni Braxton will star as Darlene Love in OWN‘s first scripted TV-movie, My Name Is Love: The Darlene Love Story.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Toni Braxton’s not the only celeb headed for OWN, Oprah Winfrey announced. Justin Timberlake will appear in the fourth season of Oprah’s Master Class, along with Whoopi Goldberg, singer Tim McGraw, Robin Roberts, Lionel Richie, Vanessa Williams and Billy Bob Thornton.
(Source: Cynopsis)

But Winfrey said it is Belief, a television event exploring humankind’s search to connect with something greater than ourselves, “that made me want to put my name on a network.” The seven-part series premieres in 2015.
(Source: Cynopsis)

OWN ordered 20 eps of Single Moms Club (wt), from Tyler Perry, set to premiere in fall 2014, and added 20 new eps of hit series The Haves and the Have Nots (its March 11 show drew 3.6 million viewers), for a total of 56 through 2015, the cast, along with Perry, joined Winfrey onstage.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Giuliana & Bill, relocated from Style to E!, delivered a combined 1.1 million viewers total viewers across telecasts on Sunday, March 30 and its time period premiere on Tuesday, April 1. Sunday’s show delivered 380,000 A18-49 and 567,000 total viewers, an increase of 71 percent and 21 percent, respectively, versus its last season on Style.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Bravo Media is on pace to earn its best quarter in network history among all key demos. After eight consecutive years of growth in total viewership, the net averaged 1.1 million total viewers and 629,000 A18-49 this past quarter, up 7 percent and 1 percent respectively vs. 1Q13. Sunday night’s lineup, including The Real Housewives of Atlanta, Blood Sweat and Heels and Thicker Than Water, gave Bravo its best night ever among all key demos (1/5/14).
(Source: Cynopsis)

Food Network‘s 1Q14 saw a 13 percent increase in weekend morning viewership among W25-54 year-over-year. The Pioneer Woman and Trisha’s Southern Kitchen boast 25 percent increases, ranking number one in their respective time slots, each averaging a .9 rating. Primetime viewership among A18-49 saw a 3 percent lift in impressions, averaging 490K imp/.5 rating.
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Bravo’s Million Dollar Listing New York delivered 1.2 million total viewers and 649,000 P18-49 on Wednesday, up 50 percent and 51 percent, respectively, from the prior season premiere, according to Nielsen. Immediately following, Flipping Out drew 1.1 million viewers, up 30 percent from the week prior.
(Source: Cynopsis)

MOVIES
Captain America: The Winter Soldier – Chris Evans, Anthony Mackie, Scarlett Johansson, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Sebastian Stan, Samuel L. Jackson, Frank Grillo, Robert Redford, Cobie Smulders, Hayley Atwell
10 Rules For Sleeping Around (Limited Release) – Tammin Sursok, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Jesse Bradford, Michael McKean, Christopher Marquette, Virginia Williams,
Dom Hemingway (Limited Release) – Jude Law, Richard E. Grant, Demian Bichir, Emilia Clarke
Frankie & Alice (Limited Release) – Halle Berry, Stellan Skarsgard, Phylicia Rashad, Chandra Wilson, Alex Diakun, Joanne Baron, Brian Markison, Matt Frewer, Rosalyn Coleman, Sean Tyson

NYC STREET FAIRS
Saturday April 5, 2014
6th Ave. Chelsea Festival – from 23rd to 32nd St.

Sunday April 6, 2014
Union Square/Broadway Festival – on Broadway from 17th to 23rd St.

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POWERBALL
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CASTING CALL
For people w/EXTREME ADDICTIONS & causing serious problems in your life. Must be between ages 16-24. Whether it’s a celebrity & fame addiction, unusual eating, cyber s*x or plastic surgery binging addiction – we want to hear it! Email: MTVHookedCasting@gmail.com Full info HERE
(Source: Cynopsis)

FIRST LOOK
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ON TELEVISION (FRIDAY 12/20/13)
WORLD: How Sherlock Changed The World (Premiere) at 8pm
TLC: Four Weddings (Finale) at 10pm

(SATURDAY 12/21/13)
NBC: Saturday Night Live – Host: Jimmy Fallon, Musical Guest: Justin Timberlake (Premiere)  at 11:30pm
DESTINATION AMERICA: Railroad Alaska (Finale) at 10pm

(SUNDAY 12/22/13)
DISCOVERY: Salvage City (Premiere) at 11am
HGTV: Beachfront Bargain Hunt (Premiere) at 8:30pm
E!: I Am Britney Jean (Premiere) at 9pm
INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY: Evil In-Law (Premiere) at 9pm
INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY: On The Case with Paula Zahn (Premiere) at 10pm
TLC: Long Island Medium (Finale) at 9pm

Phil Robertson has been suspended from A&E mega hit Duck Dynasty, following anti-gay comments he made in the January 2014 issue of GQ magazine comparing homosexuality to bestiality. “We are extremely disappointed to have read Phil Robertson’s comments in GQ, which are based on his own personal beliefs and are not reflected in the series Duck Dynasty,” said the network via a statement. “His personal views in no way reflect those of A&E Networks, who have always been strong supporters and champions of the LGBT community. The network has placed Phil under hiatus from filming indefinitely.”
(Source: Cynopsis)

The months of speculation are over. Katie, the daily talker starring Katie Couric, has been officially canceled. The show’s last airdate will be in June 2014, following the end of its second season in syndication. Disney-ABC and Couric announced the news jointly, saying it was a mutual decision.
(Source: Cynopsis)

After 208 episodes and nine seasons, the story of how Ted Mosby met his children’s mother is coming to an end. The special one-hour series finale of How I Met Your Mother will air Monday, March 31 at 8p on CBS. Immediately following, the network will debut new series Friends with Better Lives.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Emmy Award-winning producer, director and writer Louis J. Horvitz will be the new director of American Idol XIII, when the FOX singing competition returns on Wednesday, January 15 at 8p. Horvitz has overseen the live broadcasts of the Academy Awards, Emmy Awards, Grammy Awards and Kennedy Center Honors.
(Source: Cynopsis)

The first performers have been announced for The 56th Annual Grammy Awards. The lineup includes Daft Punk, Kendrick Lamar, Imagine Dragons, P!nk and Nate Ruess. There will also be a special “Grammy Moment” performance featuring Merle Haggard, Kris Kristofferson, Willie Nelson and Blake Shelton. The music industry’s premiere event airs Sunday, January 26 at 8p on CBS.
(Source: Cynopsis)

New York’s Power 105 radio show The Breakfast Club is heading to television. The show, hosted by Charlamagne Tha God, Angela Yee and DJ Envy, will be broadcast live, Monday through Friday, on Sean Combs‘ Revolt TV, beginning March 2014.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Fuse will kick off the holidays with the U.S. television premiere of all 17 videos from Beyonce: The Visual Album on Monday, December 23 at 8p. Prior to the presentation, the network will feature programming dedicated to Beyonce‘s career, from Destiny’s Child to today, beginning at 6a.
(Source: Cynopsis)

MTV has announced the launch of Jerks with Cameras, a half-hour comedy debuting Thursday, January 16 at 10:30p. The prank series will feature a team of eight comedians, aka The Jerks, who wreak havoc on unsuspecting citizens on the street.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Judi Davis has been tapped for a recurring role in FOX‘s 24: Live Another Day. She’ll play Margo, a German arms dealer, in the mini-series slated to debut in spring 2014.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Cybill Shepherd is heading to ABC‘s Trophy Wife. She’ll play Malin Ackerman‘s fun-loving, former party gal mama, Cricket, when the series returns in 2014.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Mom’s the word for Desperate Housewives alum Marcia Cross, too. She’s landed the mother role in the FOX comedy pilot Fatrick. She’ll play fit nutritionist Arleen, whose 30-ish formerly fat son, Patrick, faces the damage caused by years of being taunted.
(Source: Cynopsis)

It’s almost time to ring in 2014… with Mario Lopez. He’ll host New Year’s Eve Live, airing Tuesday, December 31 at 11p on FOX. The show will be broadcast from the Las Vegas Strip and feature performances by J. Cole, Krewella, New Politics and Panic!
(Source: Cynopsis)

Meanwhile, NBC is ringing in the New Year with A Toast to 2013! on Tuesday, December 31 at 8p. Hosted by Kathie Lee Gifford and Hoda Kotb, the two-hour special is a celebration of the year that was; delving into everything from the Pope to Paula Deen to Anthony Weiner and the twerking craze.
(Source: Cynopsis)

ABC dominated Wednesday night with Barbara Walters Presents: The 10 Most Fascinating People of 2013 finishing as the night’s number one TV show. The special scored 8.8 million total viewers, 2.1/7 million adults 18-49 , 2.7/7 million adults 25-54.
(Source: Cynopsis)

NBC‘s The Sing-Off topped the performance finale of The X Factor, garnering a 1.6 adults rating.
(Source: Cynopsis)

MOVIES
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues – Will Ferrell, Paul Rudd, Steve Carell, David Koechner, Christina Applegate, Kristen Wiig, Harrison Ford, James Marsden, Meagan Good, Dylan Baker
Her (Limited Release) – Amy Adams, Joaquin Phoenix, Scarlett Johansson, Rooney Mara, Olivia Wilde, Chris Pratt, Katherine Boecher

MEGA MILLIONS
Today’s Jackpot is $15 million

You can now play in 43 states plus the District of Columbia and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

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POWERBALL
Saturday’s Jackpot is $60 million.

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CASTING CALL
On the heels of a successful premiere season, MasterChef Junior is searching for more talented young home cooks between the ages of 8-13 (as of March 10, 2014). The show will be holding casting calls in New York and Chicago on January 18, 2014 and Los Angeles and Dallas on January 25, 2014. Please visit www.masterchefjuniorcasting.com.
(Source: Cynopsis)

FIRST LOOK
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ON TELEVISION (MONDAY 9/23/13)
ABC: Castle (Premiere) at 10pm
CBS: How I Met Your Mother (Premiere) at 8pm
CBS: 2 Broke Girls (Premiere) at 9pm
CBS: Mom (Premiere) at 9:30pm
CBS: Hostages (Premiere) at 10pm
ESTRELLA TV: Tengo Talento Mucho Talento (Premiere) at 8pm
NBC: The Voice (Premiere) at 8pm
NBC: The Blacklist (Premiere) at 10pm
PBS: Genealogy Roadshow (Premiere) at 9pm
VH1: Black Ink Crew (Premiere) at 9:30pm
E!: Fahion Police: Primetime Emmy Awards (Premiere) at 10pm

Jack Klugman‘s son was fuming over his father’s exclusion from a special tribute on Sunday’s Emmy show. “I think it’s criminal,” Adam Klugman told The Associated Press. “My dad was at the inception of television and helped build it in the early days.” Klugman and others were part of a traditional In Memoriam segment, but not the special tribute reserved for Cory Monteith, James Gandolfini, Jean Stapleton, Jonathan Winters and Gary David Goldberg.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Madmen creator Michael Weiner told The Hollywood Reporter “there’s no chance” of a spinoff for the AMC series, which is set to split its final season with seven episodes in the spring of 2014 and seven in 2015. “This is the story. When it’s done, it’s done,” said Weiner.
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The countdown to the end of AMC‘s Breaking Bad begins with a marathon of seasons 1 to 4, airing Wednesday, September 25 through the finale on Sunday, September 29 at 9p, followed by Talking Bad, a live after-show featuring creator Vince Gilligan, Aaron Paul, Jesse Plemmons, RJ Mitte, Giancarlo Esposito and others. “We want to appropriately honor this remarkable series by delivering the ultimate, most immersive experience for Breaking Bad fans,” said Charlie Collier, president, AMC.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Guy Fieri is hitting the supermarket in the new Food Network competition series Guy’s Grocery Games on Sunday, October 20 at 8p. The show features four competitors navigating their way through real-world culinary challenges for a chance to win up to $20,000.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Meanwhile, season nine Food Network Star winner Damaris Phillips will join the daytime lineup in her new cooking show, premiering Sunday, October 27 at 10:30a. The focus will be modern Southern cuisine.
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Cooking Channel is dishing out three new series: Best in Chow (Wednesday, October 9 at 10:30p), Come Date with Me (Friday, October 25 at 10p) and Restaurant Redemption (Tuesday, October 29 at 8p). Premises range from finding love via adventures and cooking to making over struggling eateries.
(Source: Cynopsis)

A time capsule containing the mouse from Steve Jobs‘ first mass-marketed Lisa computer was uncovered on the grounds of the Aspen Music Festival in Aspen, Colorado. The finding was made by National Geographic Channel‘s Diggers team for an episode of the series that will air in early 2014.
(Source: Cynopsis)

TNT has canceled King & Maxwell. The drama series, which debuted in June, averaged 3.1 million total viewers during the course of its 10-episode season.
(Source: Cynopsis)

TLC will ring in the 2014 with all new episodes of Here Comes Honey Boo Boo. The network has ordered 12 episodes and three specials, premiering on Wednesday, January 1 at 9p.
(Source: Cynopsis)

John Noble, remembered as eccentric scientist Walter Bishop on Fringe, has been tapped for a recurring guest-starring role on the new FOX drama Sleepy Hollow. He’ll play Henry Parrish, a kind and reclusive man who possesses supernatural powers.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Jeffrey Wright (The Hunger Games: Catching Fire) will appear on Monday, September 23’s episode of FXX‘s Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Miami Heat Star Dwyane Wade will make a cameo in season three of Disney Channel‘s Austin & Ally slated to air in early 2014.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Star Trek‘s George Takei will make a surprise visit on the series premiere of Syfy‘s Fangasm on Tuesday, September 24 at 10p.
(Source: Cynopsis)

65TH ANNUAL EMMY AWARDS 2013 – WINNERS LIST
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WEEKEND BOX OFFICE
Prisoners – $21.4 million
Insidious Chapter 2 – $14.5 million
The Family – $7 million
Instructions Not Included – $5.7 million
Battle of the Year – $5 million
(Source: Box Office Mojo)

CASTING CALL
On the heels of last week’s finale, NBC‘s America’s Got Talent is starting casting auditions for season nine. Cities include: Miami (October 25-27), Atlanta (November 1-3), New York (November 15-17), Dallas (November 2-24), Denver (December 6-8), Indianapolis (January 14-16), Los Angeles (February 7-9). Visit the http://www.americasgottalentauditions.com/ for details.
(Source: Cynopsis)