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FIRST LOOK
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ON TELEVISION (MONDAY 1/7/13)
ABC: The Bachelor (Premiere) at 8pm
ABC FAMILY: Switched at Birth (Premiere) at 8pm
ABC FAMILY: Bunheads (Premiere) at 9pm
PBS: Antiques Roadshow (Premiere) at 8pm
VH1: Love & Hip Hop (Premiere) at 8pm
VH1: Black Ink Crew (Premiere) at 9pm
BRAVO: Vanderpumps Rule (Premiere) at 9pm
INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY: True Crime with Aphrodite Jones (Premiere) at 10pm
NBC: Deception (Premiere) at 10pm
OWN: Shocking Family Secrets (Premiere) at 9pm
OWN: Trouble Next Door (Premiere) at 10pm
SUNDANCE: The Staircase (Premiere) at 10pm
FOX: The Mob Doctor (Finale) at 9pm

n other news from A&E Network, the premiere date for new original scripted drama series Bates Motel is set for March 18 at 10p.  Bates Motel, starring Vera Farmiga, Freddie Highmore, Max Thieriot, Olivia Cooke and Nicola Peltz, is a contemporary prequel to the film Psycho giving viewers the backstory of Norman Bates through his teenage years.  The first season also co-stars Nestor Carbonell and Mike Vogel.  Bates Motel is produced by Universal Television for A&E.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Bounty hunter Duane “Dog” Chapman will star in a new 10-episode series this year on CMT.  Tentatively titled DOG the series features Duane and his wife Beth as they track down dangerous criminals.  Duane’s previous series on A&E Network, Dog The Bounty Hunter was cancelled last year after eight seasons.
(Source: Cynopsis)

The web series Drunk History is coming to TV on Comedy Central this summer.  Comedy Central okayed the weekly half-hour series with eight episodes highlighting historical reenactments by A-list talent and featuring drunken storytellers.  Derek Waters created and stars in the online series which boasted such celebrities as Jack Black, Jim Carrey, Zooey Deschanel, Jason Ritter and others making appearances.  Drunk History is produced by Gary Sanchez Productions.  Comedy Central also renewed its scripted comedy series Workaholics for seasons four and five containing 13 episodes each.  New episodes of Workaholics will air starting January 16 at 10p.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Cher has inked a development deal with Logo.  Terms of the deal were not revealed though network SVP/Original Programming Brent Zacky said Cher is collaborating with comedian Ron Zimmerman for a pilot script set in early 1960s Hollywood.
(Source: Cynopsis)

New 2013 programming including four new original series was announced by OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network.  The new series include Blackboard Wars about the dramatic transformation of New Orleans’ John McDonogh High School.  Produced by Discovery Studios, Blackboard Wars will premiere in March.  Golden Sisters is a real-life comedy following three sisters, Mary, Josie and Teresa who became famous after a web video of the ladies watching a celebrity sex tape went viral.  Golden Sisters will premiere in 2013 and is produced by LMNO Productions.  Raising Whitley (wt) is a docu-series following actress/comedienne Kym Whitley and her chaotic collection of friends whom she calls The Village.  Raising Whitley premieres in 2013 and is produced by Pilgrim Studios.  The fourth new series is Dogfellas (wt) and follows James “Head” Guiliani, a former street enforcer for the mafia and one of John Gotti’s most trusted men whose life-changing encounter with a stray dog inspired him to open Brooklyn’s top dog grooming parlor.  Dogfellas will premiere in 2013 and is produced by NERD TV.  Other series premieres on OWN include its new one-hour drama The Haves And The Have Nots from Tyler Perry Studios debuting May 29; Love Thy Neighbor, the half-hour comedy produced by Tyler Perry Stuidios will also debut May 29; upcoming episodes of Oprah’s Next Chapter will feature Drew Barrymore, LL Cool J and Cissy Houston airing on Sundays at 9p; Oprah’s Master Class co-produced by Harpo Studios and @radical.media returns in March; new episodes of Oprah: Where Are They Now? produced by Harpo Studios and returning in March will highlight Omarosa, rapper Bow Wow, “Octomom” Nadya Suleman, Dennis Rodman, Gennifer Flowers, Heidi Fleiss and Columbine Families; and Iyanla: Fix My Life produced by Harpo Studios will be back this spring.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Original programming heats up E!’s schedule under the banner of White Hot Winter.  A new season of Kourtney & Kim Take Miami premieres over two nights on January 20 and 21 at 9p.  E!’s new series Chasing The Saturdays following one of Britain’s biggest vocal groups also debuts over two nights on January 20 and 21 at 10p.  Mocu-series After Lately bows a new season February 25 at 1030p.  E! will also take viewers to the awards events with coverage under its Live from the Red Carpet shows for the Golden Globes on January 13; the Screen Actor Guild Awards on January 27; Grammy Awards on February 10; and the Academy Awards on February 24.
(Source: Cynopsis)

MTV reports its new unscripted series Buckwild averaged 2.5 million total viewers with its back-to-back premiere episodes last Thursday night.  The first episode at 10p attracted 2.4 million total viewers and the 1030p episode did a bit better at 2.6 million total viewers.  Buckwild also averaged a 1.3 rating among A18-49 and a 1.9 rating with P12-34.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Former Buffy star Sarah Michelle Gellar is considering a return to television in a comedy currently in development at 20th Century Fox Television.  Gellar would play a wife in a sitcom about what parents do while kids aren’t at home.  Shepard Boucher (Men at Work) wrote the spec script and David Hemingson and Margaret Riley are on board as EPs.
(Source: Cynopsis)

CBS handed the title role of its multi-camera comedy pilot Mom from Chuck Lorre to Anna Faris (The Dictator, The House Bunny and the Scary Movie franchise).  She will play a newly sober mom who tries to pull her life together in the Napa Valley.  Lorre co-wrote the script with his Two and a Half Men colleagues Eddie Gorodetsky and Gemma Baker.
(Source: Cynopsis)

WEEKEND BOX OFFICE
Texas Chainsaw 3D – $23 million
Django Unchained – $20.1 million
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey – $17.5 million
Les Miserables – $16.1 million
Parental Guidance – $10.1 million
(Source: Box Office Mojo)

CASTING CALL
HSN is casting for new, full-time female hosts age 30-50 years and all ethnicities will be considered.  The ideal HSN host will be an aspirational shopper who loves to share her thoughts and ideas; must have at least 5-7 years experience in entertainment, news, lifestyle or media fields; and be well-opinioned, friendly and passionate.  Sales experience encouraged but not necessary.  HSN is located in Tampa, FL and all potential hosts should be prepared to relocate there.  Please submit your photo, resume, bio and reel to: abelintermedia@gmail.com with “HSN HOST” in the subject line.
(Source: Cynopsis)

FIRST LOOK
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ON TELEVISION (TUESDAY 12/18/12)
GOLF: Big Break Greenbrier (Finale) at 9pm
HGTV: Property  Virgins (Finale) at 9pm
HISTORY: Mankind The Story of All of Us (Finale) at 9pm
NBC: The Voice (Finale) at 9pm
TLC: Little People, Big World: Wdding Farm (Finale) at 9pm
SPIKE: Ink Master (Finale) at 10pm
MTV2: Hip Hop Squares (Finale) at 11pm

Cancelled ABC daytime series All My Children and One Life to Live may be resurrected online by Prospect Park, the company that had planned to relaunch both series online following their cancellations by the network in 2011.  Reportedly Prospect Park has made a deal with SAG-AFTRA that could bring the series back online as soon as January.  Prospect Park is also apparently in talks with the DGA and the WGA.  Prospect Park is additionally in talks with actors from both All My Children and One Life to Live to return for the new online versions.  There is no word on which actors though may reprise their roles.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Nielsen and Twitter are partnering on a multi-year deal that will deliver a syndicated-standard metric to measure social TV audiences.  Nielsen Twitter TV Rating will likely be commercially available at the beginning of the Fall 2013-14 season.  These ratings will use NM Incite’s SocialGuide audience engagement analytics platform as its base.  NM Incite is a joint venture of Nielsen and McKinsey & Co.  SocialGuide measures Twitter TV activity for all US programming across 234 channels in English and Spanish and more than 36,000 programs.
(Source: Cynopsis)

A new 10-hour/five-part docu-drama series The Bible is set to premiere on HISTORY March 3 at 8p.  The series is created and executive produced by producer Mark Burnett and Roma Downey and features the stories of the Bible from Genesis to Revelation told in live-action and state-of-the-art CGI.  Keith David will narrate the series which will also feature a music score by composer Hans Zimmer.  Downey will additionally play Mother Mary and Portuguese TV star Diogo Morgado will play Jesus.  Other UK-based actors include Sean Teale, David Rintoul, Amber Rose Revah, Peter Guinness, Greg Hicks and Simon Kunz.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Destination America debuts a new series Food Factory that goes behind the scenes to see how many of America’s most iconic products are made.  Food Factory looks at such brands and products as Dubble Bubble gum, Planters peanuts, Dannon yogurt, Campbell’s soup and more.  Radio personality and Destination America veteran Jon Hein (The Howard Stern Show) will narrate the 26-episode series which premieres on January 14 with back-to-back episodes at 10p and 1030p.  Food Factory is produced by Cineflix Productions.
(Source: Cynopsis)

A third season of Joan & Melissa: Joan Knows Best? is back on WE tv’s schedule beginning February 23 at 9p.  The new season with eight one-hour episodes has Joan still living in Melissa’s L.A. home though several guests will make appearances including Jane Lynch, Lily  Tomlin, Ellie Kemper, Kelly Osbourne, Graham Norton, Kato Kaelin and Chris Harrison.  Joan & Melissa: Joan Knows Best? is produced for WE tv by Pie Town Productions.
(Source: Cynopsis)

The season seven finale of Dexter on Showtime on Sunday now ranks as the highest-rated episode ever for a Showtime original series.  Dexter attracted 2.75 million viewers at 9p and pulled in 3.43 million total viewers for the night.  Then at 10p, the second season finale of Homeland attracted 2.3 million viewers and 2.7 million total viewers for the night.
(Source: Cynopsis)

HBO is teaming with filmmaker Martin Scorsese on a documentary about former President Bill Clinton.  Scorsese will produce and direct the telepic which is being made with President Clinton’s full cooperation.  The documentary will cover President Clinton’s perspectives on history, politics, culture and world from the time he was in office to the present.  Steve Bing will serve as producer.  This is Scorsese’s fourth collaboration with HBO.
(Source: Cynopsis)

MEGA MILLIONS
Today’s Jackpot is $12 million

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

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CASTING CALL
A NYC-based production company is seeking accomplished and appealing home stagers for a docu-series in development.  If you or your company know how to turn a property into a sellable space and have the personality to capture an audience, the producer want to hear from you.  Please send your name, work bio/links to work, photos and other relevant info to: giglio.casting@gmail.com.
(Source: Cynopsis)

FIRST LOOK
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ON TELEVISION (TUESDAY 12/11/12)
DISCOVERY: Amish Mafia (Premiere) at 10:30pm
STYLE: Giuliana & Bill (Finale) at 8pm
INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY: Homicide Hunter: Lt. Joe Kenda (Finale) at 9pm
LIFETIME: Abby’s Ultimate Dance Competition (Finale) at 9pm

Spike premieres The Joe Schmo Show with two back-to-back episodes starting January 8 at 10p.  The one-hour, 10-episode series features a real guy who believes he is on a new reality show looking for America’s next bounty hunter, but in reality he is surrounded by actors.  The guy’s cast members are made up of reality show cliches including Lorenzo Lamas, playing himself.  Spike originally ran The Joe Schmo Show in September 2003 and the format was one of television’s first faux reality series.  The series is produced by Barry Poznick and John Stevens of Zoo Productions, an All3 media company.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Following the death of Latin superstar Jenni Rivera who died in a plane crash en route to Mexico City on Sunday, The Voice Mexico (La Voz Mexico) will resume this coming Sunday on Televisa after postponing the semifinal episode last weekend.  Ms. Rivera had joined the second season of the reality singing competition as a music coach.  According to Televisa, the show will “resume with its regular transmission.”  Ms. Rivera also starred in her own reality show I Love Jenni on cable network mun2.  She had also recently signed with ABC to star in her own comedy series, Jenni.  mun2 and Telemundo Media released a joint statement from Diana Mogollon, GM, mun2 and Emilio Romano, President, Telemundo Media:

“It is with a heavy heart that both the mun2 and Telemundo Media family mourn the tragic passing of Mexican-American entertainment icon and mun2 star of “I Love Jenni,” Jenni Rivera. Jenni was one of the most influential, authentic and captivating Latinas in entertainment. She was a loving mother, grandmother, sister, daughter and friend, who broke through the language barrier and connected with millions of fans in a unique, powerful and lasting way. She was a Grammy-nominated singer, a multiple platinum and gold record award winning artist who performed sold out concerts across numerous countries. She will be greatly missed. Our hearts go out to Jenni’s entire family and manager Pete Salgado on her loss and the loss of their team members. Our condolences to the families and friends of the four members of Jenni’s team who also lost their lives – Mario Macias, Attorney, Arturo Rivera, publicist, Jorge Sanchez also known as La GG, personal stylist, and Jacob Yebale, makeup. Our hearts and prayers go out to all of them.”
(Source: Cynopsis)

The fifth season of RuPaul’s Drag Race on Logo debuts with a 90-minute premiere on January 28 at 9p and yesterday the show announced a slew of celebrity guest judges joining drag mogul RuPaul.  Those making guest judge appearances include: Maria Conchita Alonso, Joan Van Ark, Chaz Bono, Downtown Julie Brown, Coco, Camille Grammer, Marg Helgenberger, La Toya Jackson, Kristen Johnston, Leslie Jordan, Clinton Kelly, George Kotsiopolous, Juliette Lewis, Bob Mackie, Aubrey O’Day, The Pointer Sisters (Anita & Ruth), Paulina Porizkova, Mike Ruiz, Jamie-Lynn Sigler and Travis Wall.  Additionally, guest appearances during the new season include Gloria Allred, Mathu Anderson, Candis Cayne, Nadya Ginsburg, Deven Green, Wilmer Valderrama and Bruce Vilanch.  Also on January 28, Logo will premiere a new season of Untucked: RuPaul’s Drag Race at 1030p.  RuPaul’s Drag Race is produced by World of Wonder Productions.
(Source: Cynopsis)

MEGA MILLIONS
Today’s Jackpot is $27 million

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

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CASTING CALL
A TV pilot is seeking three close female friends with loud, big fun personalities who are all in relationships and think they can help one another improve those relationships.  The show is seeking ladies with strong opinions who won’t hold anything back.  To nominate yourself, friends or family members, send an email to: friendshelpingrelationships@gmail.com.
(Source: Cynopsis)

FIRST LOOK
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ON TELEVISION (THURSDAY 12/6/12)
HGTV: Selling New York (Premiere) at 6:30pm
WE: Mary Mary (Premiere) at 10pm
WE: Tamar & Vince (Finale) at 9pm

Style Media is teaming with Grammy Award winner and fashionista Rihanna in a new one-hour competition series Styled to Rock.  Rihanna will serve as star and executive producer on the show that searches for America’s next groundbreaking designer.  The 10-episode series will premiere in 2013 and will follow 12 aspiring designers who are hand-selected by Rihanna.  Designers interested in representing the future of fashion can apply to be considered for the competition series at Style’s website: StyleNetwork.com/StyledtoRock.  Styled to Rock is produced by Shed Media US, Overbrook Entertainment and Marcy Media Films.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Bobby Flay offers viewers a triple dose in the New Year on Food Network and Cooking Channel and via online.  Bobby Flay Fit is a seven-episode digital series based on Flay’s philosophy that it takes only one week to develop healthier habits of eating in moderation and exercise which launches January 14 via FoodNetwork.com.  New five-episode series Bobby’s Dinner Battle premieres January 16 at 10p on Food Network where Flay chooses three teams of excellent home cooks from each city: Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, Northern New Jersey and New York City.  Each team will have a limited budget and three hours to turn out a three-course dinner party for Bobby, their competitors and special guests.  Brunch @ Bobby’s returns to Cooking Channel for a third season on January 3 at 930p as Flay shares his passion for brunch and entertaining during 14 all-new episodes.  All three series are produced by Rock Shrimp Productions.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Season two of Showtime’s documentary series Inside Comedy makes a comeback starting February 11 at 11p.  The ten, half-hour episodes from David Steinberg and Steve Carell will feature a new lineup of comedy legends including Drew Carey, Robert Klein, Steve Martin, Martin Mull and Robert Schimmel along with previously-announced entertainers Judd Apatow, Carol Burnett, Jim Carrey, Louis C.K., Susie Essman, Will Ferrell, Tina Fey, Bill Maher, Mike Myers, Bob Newhart, Ben Stiller, Lily Tomlin, Keenen Ivory Wayans and Betty White among others.  Carell and Steinberg serve as executive producers along with Vance DeGeneres and Charlie Hartsock for Carousel Productions; Alan Zweibel is consulting producer.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Weekly primetime talk show Kathy hosted by Kathy Griffin returns to Bravo’s lineup on January 10 at 10p.  On Thursdays, Kathy will be joined again by her mother, Maggie and her assistant, Tiffany as well as celebrities, a group of friends, co-workers and ordinary people dishing on the week’s pop culture headlines.  Kathy is produced by Donut Run and Embassy Row for Bravo.
(Source: Cynopsis)

ABC Family has set the season two premiere of Switched at Birth for January 7 at 8p and the winter premiere of Bunheads at 9p.  Leading up to the new season of Switched at Birth, ABC Family will air a marathon of episodes from 11a to 8p.
(Source: Cynopsis)

GRAMMY AWARD NOMINATIONS
The 55th Annual Grammy Awards will be held on Sunday February 10, 2013 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.
http://www.grammy.com/nominees

CASTING CALL
HGTV’s House Hunters Renovation is currently casting for season two of the reality show highlighting the emotional experience of house hunting and purchasing a property in the Los Angeles, Orange or Ventura counties (properties that fall within the 30-mile studio zone).  Producers are looking for couples or families that meet their criteria  those who are purchasing a property and planning to renovate in the LA, Orange and Ventura county area.  The application can be found at: http://www.pietown.tv/Shows/hhreno.html or send an email directly to Andrea Martin at: andrea_martin@pietown.tv.
(Source: Cynopsis)

FIRST LOOK
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ON TELEVISION (FRIDAY 11/30/12)
INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY: Deadly Women (Finale) at 9pm

(SATURDAY 12/1/12)
A&E: Flipping Vegas (Premiere) at 12pm
MTV: House Of Style (Premiere) at 10pm

(SUNDAY 12/2/12)
INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY: Fatal Encounters (Premiere) at 9pm
A&E: Be The Boss (Premiere) at 10pm
BRAVO: Shahs Of Sunset (Premiere) at 10pm
HBO: Boardwalk Empire (Finale) at 9pm
OWN: Oprah’s Next Chapter: Steven Spielberg, Daniel Day-Lewis and Sally Field (Premiere) at 9pm

ABC gave five additional episodes each to its comedies Last Man Standing and Malibu Country.  Both Last Man Standing and new series Malibu Country air on Friday nights at 8p and 830p respectively.  Twentieth Century Fox Television is behind Last Man Standing while Malibu Country is produced by ABC Studios.
(Source: Cynopsis)

First season series Emily Owens, M.D. has flat-lined at The CW as the network pulled the plug on the medical drama.  The CW will still air all 13 episodes of the series’ original order.  The most recent airing of Emily Owens, M.D. delivered a 0.3 rating with both A18-49 and A18-34.
(Source: Cynopsis)

It’s not too early to mark calendars for the 65th Primetime Emmy Awards.  CBS will air the awards event live from the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live in Los Angeles on September 22.  Emmy nominees will be announced July 18 from the Academy’s Leonard H. Goldenson Theatre in North Hollywood.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Filling the void left by Jersey Shore on Thursday nights at 10p, MTV will debut a new reality series Buckwild centered on nine young adult friends in a small town in West Virginia who live by the motto “Whatever happens, happens.”  MTV rolls out the new series January 3 at 10p and following the premiere, the network will air two back-to-back half-hour episodes each week from 10-11p.  Buckwild follows the friends as they fight, drink, four-wheel, dive in mud puddles and overall tear things up.
(Source: Cynopsis)

In other MTV news, the network canceled the series The Inbetweeners which was a remake of a British series of the same name about the misadventures of four high school friends as they transition into adulthood.  The 12-episode, half-hour series bowed last August to nearly 1 million viewers though the series concluded earlier this month with a little more than 600,000 viewers.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Current TV will air a special night of comedy to benefit victims of Hurricane Sandy headlined by host Joy Behar.  On December 14 at 9p, Joy Behar’s Comics with Benefits will feature Behar and several of her comic friends including Andy Borowitz, Judy Gold, Mario Cantone and John Fugelsang among others.  Current TV co-founder Vice President Al Gore and Liza Minnelli will also make appearances during the special.
(Source: Cynopsis)

MOVIES
Killing Them Softly – Brad Pitt, Richard Jenkins, Ray Liotta, James Gandolfini, Sam Shepard
The Collection – Lee Tergesen, Christopher McDonald, Josh Stewart, Emma Fitzpatrick

HOLIDAY SHOPS
These will run until Christmas Eve.
The Holiday Shops at Bryant Park – 42nd & 6th Ave.
(Mon. – Fri. 11am – 8pm, Sat. 10am to 9pm, Sun. 10am to 6pm)

Grand Central Holiday Fair – 42nd & Lexington Ave.
(Mon. – Sat. 10am – 8pm, Sun. 11am – 7pm)

The Holiday Gift Shops at St. Bartholomew’s – 325 Park Ave. on 50th St. 
(Mon. – Fri. 8am to 8pm Daily)

Holiday Market At Union Square – 14th St. & Broadway
(11am to 8pm (Closed Thanksgiving)

The Seaport Holiday Shops – At the Grand Entrance Walkway of the South Street Seaport
(Every day from 10am to 9pm)

Holiday Market at Columbus Circle
(Mon. – Fri. 10am – 8pm Daily)

MEGA MILLIONS
Today’s Jackpot is $12 million

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

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POWERBALL
Saturday’s Jackpot is $40 million.

Powerball is played in 41 states.

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CASTING CALL
NBC’s new adventure-reality series Get Out Alive with Bear Grylls (wt) is launching a multi city, national search to find fearless teams of two, to participate on the show.  Candidates must be at least 21 years old by February 1, 2013 and legal residents of the US.  If you cannot attend one of the open auditions, information on how to apply can be found at: www.nbc.com/casting and www.nbcbearshow.com.  The dates and cities include: Chicago this Saturday; Portland, OR this Sunday; Atlanta and Detroit area on December 8; Dallas on December 9; Fayetteville, AR and Los Angeles area on December 15; and New York City and Phoenix area on January 12, 2013.
(Source: Cynopsis)

FIRST LOOK
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ON TELEVISION (TUESDAY 11/27/12)
TNT: Rizzoli & Isles  (Premiere) at 9pm
TNT: Leverage (Premiere) at 10pm
ABC: Dancing With The Stars: All-Stars Results Show (Finale) at 8pm
BRAVO: Flipping Out (Finale) at 9pm

Fans of detective drama series Sherlock headlined by Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman may have to wait for season three to premiere on PBS in late 2013 – or even early 2014.  Production on the third cycle has been moved from January to March and the reason, according to reports, is due to the stars’ busy schedules.  Cumberbatch is set to star in Star Trek 2 while Freeman stars in The Hobbit.  In the UK, BBC has not yet announced the premiere date for season three though fans there were hoping for a summer launch.  BBC may debut Sherlock in late 2013 and PBS is allowed to air the series after BBC’s window.
(Source: Cynopsis)

A new reality series that reinvents gladiatorial combat in the 21st century makes its way to Syfy when Robot Combat League premieres February 26 at 10p.  Hosted by WWE wrestler Chris Jericho, the series will feature tournament-style battles between eight-feet tall, state-of-the-art humanoid robots controlled by human “robo-jockeys.”  Robot Combat League is produced by Smart Dog Media.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Animal Planet debuts a new season of Pit Boss on January 5 at 9p.  In the new season, the series continues to follow Shorty Rossi, owner of a Hollywood talent agency for little people and a pit bull rescue center.  Pit Boss is produced for Animal Planet by Intuitive Entertainment.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Sunday’s world premiere of the Lifetime Original Movie Liz & Dick starring Lindsay Lohan and Grant Bowler averaged 3.5 million total viewers, according to Nielsen.  The broadcast also averaged 1.3 million among A25-54 and also 1.3 million with A18-49 viewers.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Sienna Guillory was tapped to play Luther’s new love interest in the third season of BBC America’s miniseries, Luther with production beginning last week on four all-new one-hour episodes set to premiere in 2013.  Luther stars Idris Elba in the network’s Dramaville miniseries as crime investigator John Luther.  Guillory will play Mary, a woman who works in a vintage clothes shop and meets Luther during a chance encounter.  Luther is a BBC and BBC America co-production that is distributed by BBC Worldwide.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Actress Bobbi Jordan, best known for her role as former nightclub owner and singer Terri Webber Arnett on ABC’s General Hospital, died at her home in Encinitas, CA on November 9.  She was 75.  Ms. Jordan spent three years on the daytime soap General Hospital and following that stint, she secured regular roles on the primetime comedies Turnabout and Joe and Sons.  Ms. Jordan also guest starred on such classic series as The Man From U.N.C.L.E., The Wild Wild West, Love, American Style, Ironside, Barbary Coast, The Odd Couple, Charlie’s Angels, Diff’rent Strokes, One Day at a Time, Quincy M.E., Nero Wolfe and Highway to Heaven.  She also appeared in the 1974 film musical Mame which starred Lucille Ball.  Ms. Jordan is survived by her son, writer-director Jordan Roberts; a stepdaughter; two grandchildren and a sister.
(Source: Cynopsis)

MEGA MILLIONS
Today’s Jackpot is $49 million.

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

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CASTING CALL
A new TV pilot is seeking tacky women (who appear to be 25-35 years old) who are in desperate need of lessons in sophistication.  The production is looking for women in the NYC area whose look and character can use a makeover and an intervention from other ladies who can teach her how to dress and how to act in a more sophisticated manner.  Nominate your mother, sister, aunt or friend and send an email to: makeoverneededplease@gmail.com and include a description of the woman and their story.
(Source: Cynopsis)