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ON TELEVISION (THURSDAY 5/2/13)
ID: Karma’s A B-itch! (Premiere) at 10pm
MTV: The Show with Vinny (Premiere) at 10pm
MTV: Zach Stone Is Gonna Be Famous (Premiere) at 10:30pm
ABC: Wife Swap (Finale) at 8pm
NBC: Parks And Recreation (Finale) at 9:30pm

Oprah Winfrey speaks with NBA player Jason Collins, who recently came out as the first openly gay active pro athlete in a major American sport, in a special episode of Oprah’s Next Chapter airing Sunday, May 5 at 8p on OWN. Collins reflects on the worldwide reaction to his announcement and how he hopes his story will further the conversation around equality. Also appearing in the special episode are Collins’ twin brother, former NBA player Jarron Collins, his parents Portia and Paul Collins, his sister-in-law Elsa Collins and aunt Teri Jackson, a San Francisco Superior Court judge and the first family member he came out to. “Being in the interview room with Oprah and Jason was an unforgettable experience,” said Sheri Salata, president, OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network. “The mutual respect was palpable. They laughed and had what I would call as a producer, “the moment.” Jason’s twin brother, Jarron added a new perspective in sharing his shock and yet unconditional acceptance when Jason revealed the truth after 33 years. From Mom and Dad to Aunt Terithis is a family who moves through life with a deep appreciation for one another. They are a little in shock and crazy proud that one of their own has stepped into history with such grace.”
(Source: Cynopsis)

Jennifer Lopez is reportedly returning to American Idol. According to E!, the show’s former judge will perform on one night of the show’s two-part season finale airing May 15 and 16. Lopez served on the judges’ panel with Randy Jackson and Steven Tyler for two seasons.
(Source: Cynopsis)

ABC World News anchor Diane Sawyer will conduct the first U.S. television interview with Malala Yousafzai, the 15-year-old schoolgirl from Pakistan who was shot by the Taliban in October 2012, over her belief that girls should have the right to attend school. Sawyer’s interview will air in October on all ABC News broadcasts and platforms, including World News with Diane Sawyer, Good Morning America and Nightline as well as ABC News.com, Yahoo! and ABC News Radio. The interview will air in conjunction with the publication of I Am Malala, this October, which marks the one-year anniversary of the assassination attempt on Yousafzai’s life.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Comedy Central has announced John Oliver‘s official start date as guest host of The Daily Show With Jon Stewart. Oliver will take over on Monday, June 10 at 11p, while Stewart takes an eight-week hiatus from the show. Stewart will be directing his first feature film, Rosewater.
(Source: Cynopsis)

The Daytime Emmy nominations were announced on Wednesday. Leading the pack was CBS with 50, followed by PBS (44), ABC (38), Nickelodeon (36) and NBC (25). The show with the most nominations was CBS’ The Young and the Restless (23). ABC’s General Hospital was second with 19, followed by PBS’ Sesame Street and NBC’s Days of our Lives, each with 17. The Ellen DeGeneres Show garnered ten nominations, including outstanding talk show.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Julia Louis-Dreyfus’ term as Vice President will continue. HBO has ordered a third season of Veep. The comedy series will back in 2014.
(Source: Cynopsis)

ABC Family has announced that Pretty Little Liars star Tyler Blackburn will headline the spin-off series Ravenswood. Blackburn’s character, Caleb, will travel to Ravenswood during the Pretty Little Liars Halloween episode and Ravenswood will debut immediately afterward. Both shows are produced by Alloy Entertainment in association with Warner Horizon Television.
(Source: Cynopsis)

ABC has ordered the talent competition pilot You’re Booked. The show features a wide range of performers competing in front of four judges, Nick Adler, Chris Baldizan, Ali Harnell and Kurt Meliene. The prize? To impress them enough to win an instant booking at their respective clubs.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Gary Carr is joining the cast of Downton Abbey, when it returns for its fourth season, as a young jazz singer. Carr will be the show’s first recurring African American cast member.
(Source: Cynopsis)

CASTING CALL
Vinnie Potestivo Entertainment (VPEtalent) is seeking amazing home videos that have captured an unexpected genuine moment for a nationwide TV campaign. They may range from adorable to hysterical, heart-warming to outrageous and everything in between. Participants will be compensated. All Ages. All Ethnicities. Please contact casting@vpetalent.com.
(Source: Cynopsis)

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ON TELEVISION (MONDAY 4/29/13)
SHOWTIME: The Big C: Hereafter (Premiere) at 10pm
SYFY: Warehouse 13 (Premiere) at 10pm
FOX: Bones (Finale) at 9pm
FOX: The Following (Finale) at 10pm
MTV: Teen Mom 2 (Finale) at 10pm
MTV: Teen Mom 2: Unseen Moments Special (Premiere) at 11:30pm

Another Stephen King novel could be coming to TV. It’s been reported that J.J. Abrams‘ Bad Robot production company and Warner Bros. are in talks to adapt King‘s bestseller 11/22/63 into a TV series or miniseries. The story centers on a teacher who travels back in time to five years before John F. Kennedy’s assassination and goes on a mission to prevent it.
(Source: Cynopsis)

ABC Family is launching a Baby Daddy marathon. On Monday, May 27 viewers can catch up on all ten episodes of the show’s first season, airing in order from 2 to 7p. The second season of Baby Daddy premieres Wednesday, May 29 at 8:30p. Baby Daddy launched as #1 comedy series in ABC Family’s history.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Major news for Trekkie fans: Roddenberry Entertainment has partnered with Nexus Media Group to officially launch 1701News.com, a one-stop destination for all things Star Trek. Inspired by the registry number of the USS Enterprise (NCC-1701), 1701News will offer breaking news and social space; plus, regular columns from fan favorites, videos and pictures, interviews, and a reader-interactive section on Star Trek conventions. Roddenberry Entertainment will also collaborate with Nexus Media Group to provide access to proprietary archives, interviews and other Trek scintilla. In addition to the website (www.1701News.com), fans can soon follow 1701News via Twitter (@1701News) and Facebook (1701News).
(Source: Cynopsis)

PromaxBDA, the leading global association for marketing, promotion and design professionals working in the entertainment industry, has announced that Academy Award winning producer Brian Grazer will be the recipient of its PromaxBDA Lifetime Achievement Award at The Conference 2013, June 18-20 in Los Angeles. The award will be presented by Piers Morgan. Grazer has been nominated for four Academy Awards and, in 2002, won the Best Picture Oscar for A Beautiful Mind.
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Two and A Half Men has been renewed by CBS for an 11th season. Jon Cryer and Ashton Kutcher are both set to return for the 2013-2014 season. Angus T. Jones, who will attend college this fall, will not be back a regular cast member. However, he may recur on the series.
(Source: Cynopsis)

NBC has ordered new seasons for five dramas. Revolution, Chicago Fire, Parenthood, Grimm and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit will all be back for 2013-2014. Each show has received 22-episode orders.
(Source: Cynopsis)

The CW has given advance orders for two of its series. Beauty and the Beast has been renewed for a second season, while Hart of Dixie has been renewed for a third season.
(Source: Cynopsis)

There will be sophomore seasons for two Comedy Central series. The network has renewed The Jeselnik Offensive and Nathan for You, ordering 10 more episodes of each show. The Jeselnik Offensive will begin airing new episodes in July. Nathan for You will return in 2014.
(Source: Cynopsis)

The CW has ordered its first new series for next season. The network is proceeding with The Originals, the highly anticipated spin-off of The Vampire Diaries. The show was introduced during The Vampire Diaries episode that aired on Thursday, April 25.
(Source: Cynopsis)

CBS has greenlit a new game show pilot. Money Pump, a high-pressure competition in which contestants battle against an enormous money pump for $1 million, will be hosted by Kevin Frazier, from omg! Insider. The format is owned by Tanin Production & TV Ltd. which will produce the U.S. version, which will be distributed by Dori Media International GMBH.
(Source: Cynopsis)

WEEKEND BOX OFFICE
Pain & Gain – $20 million
Oblivion – $17.4 million
42 – $10.7 million
The Big Wedding – $7.5 million
The Croods – $6.6 million
(Source: Box Office Mojo)

CASTING CALL
Weingrad Casting is looking for teen hip hop stars (10-19 years) and their moms in Los Angeles and Atlanta for a new docu-series. The show will follow mothers and their kids as they pursue their child’s cream of becoming a hip hop star or, if they are already signed, as they begin recording and prepare to tour. In addition, Weingrad is seeking young married teens or teens getting married for a cable network show. If interested email weingradcasting@gmail.com and include a bio of with names, ages, occupations, and city of residence.
(Source: Cynopsis)

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ON TELEVISION (TUESDAY 2/19/13)
CW: Cult (Premiere) at 9pm
ABC: Body of Proof (Premiere) at 10pm
HISTORY: Ultimate Soldier Challenge (Premiere) at 10pm
COMEDY CENTRAL: The Jeselnik Offensive (Premiere) at 10:30pm
SYFY: Total Blackout (Finale) at 10pm

For the first time, NBC and Shine America are teaming with Pinterest to jointly promote The Biggest Loser, airing on Mondays at 8p.  NBC will create fitness and food tips based on each week’s episode specifically for the Pinterest platform.  The integration began with last night’s episode and will continue until the series’ season finale on March 18.  The Biggest Loser is a production of Shine America, 25/7 Productions and 3 Ball Productions.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Everyone’s favorite TV mom, Florence Henderson, will star in RLTV’s new culinary show, Who’s Cooking with Florence Henderson, debuting February 27 at 9p.  Henderson will cook healthy versions of classic dishes alongside Chef Govind Armstrong.  The weekly show also welcomes guest celebs sharing their family recipes from Virginia Madsen, Marie Osmond and Tim Conway to Henderson’s former Brady son, Christopher Knight (Peter) among many others.
(Source: Cynopsis)

British actor Richard Briers has died at the age of 79.  Briers is best known to American TV audiences for his long-running role as Tom in 1970s series The Good Life as well as a starring turn in the series Monarch of the Glen. Briers also played roles in several of Kenneth Branagh’s films including Much Ado About Nothing, Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, Henry V and Hamlet.
(Source: Cynopsis)

A fifth season of Say Yes to the Dress: Atlanta returns to TLC’s schedule starting March 8 at 9p.  The show is produced by North South Productions for TLC.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Kirstie Alley is back on television with TV Land’s aptly titled Kirstie’s New Show (previously titled Giant Baby) with Alley as Broadway star Madison Banks.  The show reunites Alley with friend and former Cheers co-star Rhea Perlman in addition to Seinfeld actor Michael Richards. Set to premiere this fall with 12 episodes, Kirstie’s New Show is written and executive produced by Marco Pennette; Alley and manager Jason Weinberg are EPs along with TV Land’s Larry W. Jones and Keith Cox.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Prolific actor Kyle Chandler (Friday Night Lights, Argo, Zero Dark Thirty) landed the lead role in Showtime’s drama pilot The Vatican, a thriller about spirituality, power and politics set against the modern-day machinations within the Catholic Church.  Chandler will portray Cardinal Thomas Duffy, Archbishop of New York.  Matthew Goode and Sebastian Koch have also joined the cast.  Production begins this year on The Vatican which is produced by Sony Pictures Television in association with SHOWTIME for series consideration.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Former Desperate Housewives star Felicity Huffman will next play an assassin in FOX’s drama pilot Boomerang.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Burn Gorman is joining AMC’s period drama pilot Turn, playing Hewlett, a British Major assigned to the Colonies.  Gorman had previously starred in Torchwood.
(Source: Cynopsis)

David Alan Grier (In Living Color) is going back to school in CBS’ adaptation of Bad Teacher, based on the 2011 Cameron Diaz feature film.  In the single-camera comedy, Grier will play the principal, Carl Gaines, the role played by John Michael Higgins in the Columbia Pictures movie.
(Source: Cynopsis)

MTV reports last Thursday was a strong night for the network with the season three premiere of Ridiculousness and the series debut of Failosophy.  Ridiculousness attracted 1.7 million total viewers and ranked as the top cable series among P12-34 that night.  The series launch of Failosophy following Ridiculousness drew in 1.1 million total viewers and was the #1 series in its timeslot with male teens across all TV.  Both series continue to air on Thursdays with Ridculousness at 10p and Failsophy at 1030p.
(Source: Cynopsis)

MEGA MILLIONS
Today’s Jackpot is $26 million

Participating States: New York, New Jersey, California, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Ohio, Texas, Virginia and Washington.

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CASTING CALL
Minuto Para Ganar (Minute to Win It), just renewed for a second season by MundoFox and produced by Shine America, is basing production in New York and casting is underway in the Tri-State area.  The show is looking for fun-loving couples in good physical condition with big personalities who want a chance to win big money.  Couples can also include friends, siblings, dad/daughter or mom/son combos, in-laws and more.  To participate send an email to: minutoparaganarcasting@gmail.com or call: 646-588-5336.  Complete rules and regulations can be found at: minutoparaganarcasting.com
(Source: Cynopsis)

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ON TELEVISION (TUESDAY 1/22/13)
MTV: Friendzone (Premiere) at 6pm
ABC: The Taste (Premiere) at 8pm
FX: The Ultimate Fighter (Premiere) at 8pm
ANIMAL PLANET: Wild Deep (Premiere) at 9pm
BBC AMERICA: Ramsay Behind Bars (Premiere) at 9pm
BBC AMERICA: Wild Things with Dominic Monaghan (Premiere) at 10pm
TRAVEL: Edge of America (Premiere) at 9pm & 9:30pm
DIY: I Hate My Kitchen (Premiere) at 10pm
OWN: Our America with Lisa Ling (Premiere) at 10pm
USA: White Collar (Premiere) at 10pm
ONCE TV MEXICO: Del Mundo Al Plato (Premiere) at 11pm
TLC: Totally T-Boz (Finale) at 8pm
ABC: Private Practice (Series Finale) at 10pm
INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY: Nightmare Next Door (Finale) at 10pm
NBC: Parenthood (Finale) at 10pm

Series The Devils Ride returns to Discovery Channel starting February 18 at 10p.  The series goes inside the world of motorcycle clubs and specifically the Laffing Devils, a club involved in a biker war on the streets of San Diego with the group called Sin Mob.  The Devils Ride is produced for Discovery by Bischoff Hervey Entertainment.
(Source: Cynopsis)

The final season of The Secret Life of the American Teenager bows on ABC Family March 18 at 8p preceded by an all-day marathon beginning the same day at 11a.
(Source: Cynopsis)

New competition series King of the Nerds launched on TBS last Thursday night and attracted more than 1.2 million A18-49 viewers and 586,000 among A18-34 based on Live + Same Day as well as 2.0 million total viewers.  King of the Nerds airs exclusively on TBS Thursdays at 10p and is produced by Electus and 5X5 Media.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Jerry Bruckheimer’s upcoming thriller pilot Hostages, ordered by CBS, will have Toni Collette in the lead role.  Collette (United States of Tara) stars as Ellen, a Washington, D.C. surgeon who becomes embroiled in a political conspiracy after being chosen to operate on the POTUS.  Her family is taken hostage and it’s up to her to save their lives.  Hostages is based on an Israeli format by Alon Aranya, Omri Givon and Rotem Shamir though it was never produced.  For the CBS version, Jerry Bruckheimer Television and Warner Bros. Television are producing with Jeffrey Nachmanoff involved as writer and director. Jonathan Littman, Givon, Shamir and Chayim Sharir join Bruckheimer and Nachmanoff as EPs.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Rosemarie DeWitt is departing HBO’s Newsroom.  The actress had been cast in a recurring role for the second season of Aaron Sorkin’s drama, playing Rebecca Halliday, a litigator who defends the fictional Atlantis Cable News channel when it becomes involved in a wrongful termination lawsuit.  DeWitt’s role will be recast and any scenes involving DeWitt will also be reshot.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Two are joining HBO’s True Blood: former Friday Night Lights alum Jurnee Smollett becomes a series regular for the upcoming sixth season playing Nicole, a goody-goody who has a positive rosy outlook on life.  90210’s Amelia Rose Blaire will play Willa, the daughter of Louisiana Governor Truman Burrell (Arliss Howard) who has clashed with her father over vampire rights.  True Blood is set to debut season six in June.
(Source: Cynopsis)

TNT’s Franklin & Bash added Heather Locklear as a series regular for the third season.  Locklear will play Rachel King, a new partner at the law firm where Jared Franklin (Breckin Meyer) and Peter Bash (Mark-Paul Gosselaar) work at.
(Source: Cynopsis)

GSN tapped musician and producer Kirk Franklin to be a co-host for the second season of The American Bible Challenge.  The one-hour series will still have Jeff Foxworthy as host when it premieres March 21 at 8p.  The series is produced by RelativityREAL.
(Source: Cynopsis)

MEGA MILLIONS
Today’s Jackpot is $80 million

Participating States: New York, New Jersey, California, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Ohio, Texas, Virginia and Washington.

CASTING CALL
Doron Ofir Casting is working with the producers of Big Brother on a new summer competition adventure show.  The producers are gathering a cast for the inaugural season of this recreation/survival series and are seeking people with big personalities and who are great storytellers.  The requirements include: people must be at least 25 and appear under 40, have a fun, competitive personality and ready to go to an idyllic location to participate in a series involving mental, social and physical challenges.  More information and how to apply can be found at: www.tugofwarcasting.com.

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ON TELEVISION (THURSDAY 1/17/13)
FOX: American Idol (Part 2) (Premiere) at 8pm
OWN: Oprah’s Next Chapter: Lance Armstrong at 9pm
FX: Anger Management (Premiere) at 9pm
FX: Archer (Premiere) at 10pm
FX: Legit (Premiere) at 10:30pm
FX: Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bel (Premiere) at 11pm
AXS TV: Gotham Comedy Live (Premiere) at 10pm
TBS: King of the Nerds (Premiere) at 10pm
USA: Suits (Premiere) at 10pm
SYFY: Haven (Finale) at 8pm & 9pm
LIFETIME: Project Runway All Stars (Finale) at 9pm

After four seasons, Lifetime has canceled Drop Dead Divas.  The one-hour drama was created by Josh Berman and premiered to 2.8 million viewers in July 2009.  Its recent fourth season averaged 2.3 million viewers.
(Source: Cynopsis)

The series premiere of BET’s Real Husbands of Hollywood on Tuesday at 10p drew 4.1 million viewers.  Combining the 11p encore airing, Real Husbands of Hollywood tallied a total of 6.5 million total viewers for the night.  The second new series, Second Generation Wayans debuted at 1030p and attracted 3.4 million total viewers and when combined with its 1130p encore, the program totaled 4.7 million total viewers for the night.  All together, BET’s new Tuesday night block amassed more than 11 million total viewers.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Also on Tuesday, Investigation Discovery’s new series REDRUM set a new record and has given ID its biggest night in history among A25-54 (511,000) and W25-54 (329,000) and other demos.  The premiere episode totaled 1.415 million total viewers.
(Source: Cynopsis)

The season three premiere of MTV2’s Guy Code broke network records Tuesday night by posting a 0.5 rating with P12-34 becoming the highest rated and most watched original season debut in network history.  The telecast also delivered 323,000 viewers among P12-34.  The show also posted a 0.8 rating with M12-34.
(Source: Cynopsis)

PBS’ Downton Abbey is retaining Maggie Smith in her role as Violet, Dowager Countess of Grantham at least through the next fourth season.  Season three is currently airing on PBS in the US on Sundays at 9p.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Bravo Media has approved a new series, Extreme Guide to Parenting (wt) following parents who practice unique styles of raising their children.  Each episode will take an honest look inside two separate households with different forms of parenting.  The series is produced by Punched In The Head with Craig D’Entrone and Amelia D’Entrone serving as EPs.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Conrad Bain, best known for playing a rich businessman who adopts two little boys from Harlem in the sitcom Diff’rent Strokes has died at the age of 89.  Mr. Bain is also remembered for playing Dr. Arthur Harmon, the blundering next-door neighbor on the CBS sitcom Maude.  Throughout his career, he had also appeared in a number of television commercials and his other TV series credits include Studio One in Hollywood, The Defenders, Dark Shadows and Grandpa Goes to Washington among more recent appearances in the Diff’rent Strokes spinoff The Facts of Life, The Love Boat and The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air among many others.  Mr. Bain also appeared on stage, in telefilms and theatrical movies including Lovers and Other Strangers (1970), Jump (1971), A Fan’s Notes (1972) and Postcards From the Edge (1990) as well as other titles.  Mr. Bain is survived by his wife, Monica Sloan; three sons; one daughter; and a brother.
(Source: Cynopsis)

CASTING CALL
TLC and production company Stiletto Television is looking for more fabulous cougars for their docu-series, Extreme Cougar Wives.  If you are a woman 50+ years old with an outgoing personality and amazing energy who is happily in love (or looking for love) with a much younger man, then the producers want to hear your love story.  If you or someone you know is an extreme cougar please send an email to Rachel Macy, Casting Producer at: extremecougarwives@gmail.com or call 310-957-5757 ext 263.  With your email include your contact information, a brief bio and a recent phone.  Deadline is February 22.
(Source: Cynopsis)

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ON TELEVISION (TUESDAY 1/8/13)
ABC FAMILY: Pretty Little Liars (Premiere) at 8pm
ABC FAMILY: The Lying Game (Premiere) at 9pm
DIY: Holmes Inspection (Premiere) at 8pm
NBC: Betty White’s Off Their Rockers (Premiere) at 8pm & 8:30pm
PBS: The Abolitionists: American Experience (Premiere) at 9pm
TELEMUNDO: La Patrona (Premiere) at 9pm
DISCOVERY: Africa (Premiere) at 10pm
FX: Justified (Premiere) at 10pm
LIFETIME: Supernanny: Family Lockdown (Premiere) at 10pm
MTV: Snooki & JWoww (Premiere) at 10pm
SPIKE: The Joe Schmo Show (Premiere) at 10pm
TBS: Cougar Town (Premiere) at 10pm
COMEDY CENTRAL: The Burn with Jeff Ross (Premiere) at 10:30pm
HGTV: Scoring The Deal (Premiere) at 11pm
BRAVO: Million Dollar Decorators (Finale) at 10pm
STYLE: Chicagolicious (Finale) at 10pm

An average of 7.9 million total viewers watched the season three premiere of MASTERPIECE CLASSIC’s Downton Abbey on PBS Sunday night, per Nielsen Fast National data.  The season three premiere episode quadrupled the average PBS primetime rating and delivered a +96% increase over the second season premiere of Downton Abbey the previous year (based on metered market averages).  The highest local market ratings were at PBS member stations KCTS/Seattle (9.6 rating/17 share); WGBH/Boston (8.8/14); KLRU/Austin (8.1/13) and WNET/New York (8.0/12).  Downton Abbey is a Carnival/MASTERPIECE co-production.
(Source: Cynopsis)

NBC and Shine America, producer of primetime series The Biggest Loser now in its 14th season, is partnering with top brands to help Challenge America to get healthy in 2013.  General Mills, Brita® Water Filters, Planet Fitness, SUBWAY®, Jennie-O® and Walgreens are all integration partners for the new season and part of The Biggest Loser’s Challenge America effort, a drive lasting all season that gives viewers weight loss tools via www.biggestloser.com.  Furthermore, Seventeen Magazine and NFL PLAY 60, the NFL’s youth health and fitness campaign, are involved as promotional partners to help teens and children incorporate healthy activities into their daily lives.  The new season of The Biggest Loser debuted Sunday and last night and for the first time kid participants are included along with adult contestants.  Jillian Michaels has also returned and rejoins trainers Bob Harper and Dolvett Quince and show host Alison Sweeney.  The Biggest Loser airs on NBC Mondays at 8p and is a production of Shine America, 25/7 Productions and 3 Ball Productions.
(Source: Cynopsis)

PBS’ primetime series Antiques Roadshow, debuting its 17th season last night, will be taping new shows over the summer for its 18th broadcast season premiering in January 2014.  Antiques Roadshow’s 2013 tour dates which feature antique appraisals by top appraisers include Detroit on June 1; Jacksonville, FL on June 8; Anaheim, CA on June 22; Boise, ID on June 29; Knoxville, TN on July 13; Baton Rouge, LA on July 27; Kansas City, MO on August 10; and Richmond, VA on August 17.  Admission to the appraisal events are free though tickets are required and must be obtained in advance.  Ticket applications and ticketing rules are available at pbs.org/antiques.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Following his win of two Olympic Gold Medals at the 2012 London Games, swimmer Ryan Lochte is starring in a new docu-series on E! titled What Would Ryan Lochte Do?.  This new six-episode series will follow the superstar athlete who, based on the show’s central question, would do just about anything for love, family, his friends and more.  Produced by Intuitive Entertainment, E! will debut the series this April.
(Source: Cynopsis)

E! has a second new unscripted series set to premiere in April 2013 offering an exclusive look inside the lives of personalities involved in New York’s culinary scene.  Playing with Fire will highlight the movers and shakers of New York’s restaurant industry as they try to juggle busy professional and personal lives.  Production on Playing with Fire began last fall on the six-episode, one-hour series produced by Atlas Media Corporation.
(Source: Cynopsis)

After news broke last week that Al Jazeera is buying Current TV, former New York Governor Eliot Spitzer said he is ending his 8p weeknight show Viewpoint.  Comedian John Fugelsang will take over Spitzer’s time slot until Al Jazeera dissolves all of Current TV’s programming.
(Source: Cynopsis)

In the New Year, VH1 is getting a makeover involving a new brand identity across linear, digital and social media platforms.  VH1’s new logo will include a plus sign (+) within the VH1 letters and number which is now being referred to its signature tagmark rather than a tagline.  The plus sign is included to represent the network’s dedication to offering music, pop culture and nostalgia programming.  The strategy and redesign were developed in part by design company, Gretel, and ad agency Hill Holliday will create a 360-degree creative launch strategy.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Making it official, Prospect Park is resurrecting canceled daytime soaps All My Children and One Life to Live which aired on ABC for 41 years and 43 years respectively.  Both soaps would air on Prospect Park’s The Online Network.  After The Online Network has signed guild agreements with both SAG-AFTRA and the DGA, production will begin in February.  Agnes Nixon, the creator of both shows will be involved as a consultant.  Jennifer Pepperman will serve as Executive Producer for One Life to Live and Ginger Smith will be EP of All My Children.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Former General Hospital star Steve Burton is joining CBS’ The Young and the Restless.  Burton’s first episode will air January 29 in the role as Dylan McAvoy, a rugged ex-soldier with a secret newly-arrived in Genoa City.  On ABC’s General Hospital, Burton played Jason Morgan since 1991.
(Source: Cynopsis)

MEGA MILLIONS
Today’s Jackpot is $47 million

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CASTING CALL
Abel Intermedia is looking for pet owners of all ethnicities in the NY/NJ/CT area to appear on Purina’s Petcentric.com website.  Specifically the company is looking for a FAMILY (mom/dad/tween kid and siblings) who has recently acquired a second pet and a SENIOR COUPLE (60-75ish) who has recently gotten a dog or a cat after not having a pet for a long time.  Send an email to: abelintermedia@gmail.com and include photos of family plus pet(s) along with contact information.
(Source: Cynopsis)