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FIRST LOOK
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ON TELEVISION (MONDAY 10/1/12)
HALLMARK: Home & Family (Premiere) at 10am
HALLMARK: Marie (Premiere) at 12pm
HALLMARK: Numb3rs (Premiere) at 8pm  & 9pm
NICK JR.: NickMom Block (Premiere) at 10pm
BET: Don’t Sleep! (Premiere) at 11pm
BRAVO: The Real Housewives of New York City (Finale) at 9pm
BRAVO: Gallery Girls (Finale) at 10pm
SYFY: Warehouse 13 (Finale) at 9pm
SUNDANCE: Get To Work (Finale) at 10pm

This Sunday at 9p, TV Guide Network launches a 13-episode original drama, The Shores about four beautiful and ambitious young American women, who grab the opportunity to live, work and play in Cape Town, South Africa. Recruited by billionaire playboy, Quinton Van Der Burgh, the women experience the lifestyle of the rich and famous in South Africa as they work for his marketing company, Quintessential. The Shores is a co-production of MarVista Entertainment and Clifton Shores Ltd. UK in association with South African-based Clive Morris Productions.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Excessive savers will be featured in TLC’s new six-episode series Extreme Cheapskates premiering October 16 at 10p. The series will air over three weeks and follows the network’s airing of the Extreme Cheapskates pilot on December 28, 2011 which drew 1.6 million total viewers. The series explores the extreme ways people save money for themselves and their families. Stephen David Entertainment produces the series.
(Source: Cynopsis)

A third season is in store for Discovery Channel’s Gold Rush series starting October 26 at 9p. This new season follows the crews as they search for gold with one crew potentially striking it rich. Prior to the season premiere, Discovery Channel will air the 90-minute special Gold Rush: Do or Die at 730p also on October 26. Gold Rush is produced for Discovery Channel by Raw Television.
(Source: Cynopsis)

TNT renewed legal series Franklin & Bash, starring Breckin Meyer and Mark-Paul Gosselaar for a third season. Franklin & Bash is produced by Four Sycamore Productions, Left Coast Productions and FanFare Productions in association with Sony Pictures Television.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Writer/creator Julian Fellowes is planning on writing a sequel to Downton Abbey. Fellowes related this news at a recent British Academy Film and Television Academy screenwriters lecture. The spinoff show would explore how the Earl and Countess of Grantham, played in the current series by Hugh Bonneville and Elizabeth McGovern first met. The show would cast younger actors to play the Earl and Countess. Fellowes indicated the spinoff would be broadcast after the end of Downton Abbey.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Former Lost star Ken Leung has joined NBC’s midseason soap Infamous in a recurring role. Leung’s role in Infamous, about a female detective (Meaghan Good) who goes undercover among the wealthy family she grew up in to solve a murder mystery, will be that of a fellow detective working on the case. Leung is currently recurring on CBS’ Person on Interest and also recently booked a run on ABC’s Zero Hour.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Michael Trucco has been cast in a recurring role on ABC’s soap Revenge, reports TVLine. He will play Nate, a street-smart, charismatic and somewhat ruthless brother of new Hamptons resident Kenny (JR Bourne). Trucco can be currently seen in a recurring role on CBS’ How I Met Your Mother. His appearance on Revenge will begin later this year.
(Source: Cynopsis)

WEEKEND BOX OFFICE
Hotel Transylvania – $43 million
Looper – $21.2 million
End Of Watch – $8 million
Trouble With The Curve – $7.5 million
House At The End Of The Street – $7.2 million
(Source: Box Office Mojo)

CASTING CALL
A new docu-soap program, airing on a major cable network, is casting women who are actively planning their wedding even though they are NOT yet engaged. Have you dreamed of your wedding day since you were a teenager? Do you have stacks of tear sheets or scrapbooks of your vision? Is your mother also eager for you to get married? Are you eager to be the bride but lack a boyfriend or has your boyfriend not yet proposed? To be considered for this show, send an email to: DREAMWEDDINGCASTING@GMAIL.COM and include a brief bio with your name, age, occupation and location. Please include how long you have been planning your wedding, how often you think of your wedding day and describe your vision of your wedding day. Also describe your relationship with your mother and detail your status, if you are 100% single or in a current relationship. Attach a few candid photos and any visuals about your wedding day.
(Source: Cynopsis)

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ON TELEVISION (THURSDAY 9/27/12)
ABC: Last Resort (Series Debut) at 8pm
ABC: Grey’s Anatomy (Premiere) at 9pm
ABC: Scandal (Premiere) at 10:02pm
CBS: The Big Bang Theory (Premiere) at 8pm
CBS: Two And A Half Men (Premiere) at 8:30pm
CBS: Person of Interest (Premiere) at 9pm
CBS: Elementary (Premiere) at 10pm
RLTV: Stanley On The Go (Premiere) at 9pm
DIY: Blog Cabin (Finale) at 9pm

TLC’s newest hit series Here Comes Honey Boo Boo receives an order for additional episodes on the heels of the one-hour special episode to close out the first half of season one that was slated to run Wednesday night. In addition to the new episodes, TLC plans three holiday specials for Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas. Since its August premiere, the show has averaged 2.3 million viewers.
(Source: Cynopsis)

CBS’ news stalwart 60 Minutes starts its 45th season September 30 at 7p with a report on the situation in Afghanistan and an interview with Arnold Schwarzenegger. CBS also debuts its 60 Minutes app for the iPhone today. The app has previously been available for iPads and is the top-ranked paid news app, CBS says.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Fox’s The Mob Doctor generated the most online “involvement” among new falls shows for the week ending September 23, according to a just-released analysis of online and social sentiment from social analytics firm General Sentiment. Rounding out the top five were CBS’ Vegas, NBC’s Chicago Fire, CBS’ Partners and Fox’s The Mindy Project. General Sentiment said it measures shows based on online discussion, how positive the discussion is, and the source of that discussion.
(Source: Cynopsis)

OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network slates October 2 at 10p to premiere the first episode in its new series Oprah: Where Are They Now? that profiles headline-making Oprah show guests with a look at what they’re up to now, including Kato Kaelin, Mary Jo Buttafuoco and Shannon Faulkner, the first female cadet at The Citadel.
(Source: Cynopsis)

TV One slates the fourth season premiere of Life After for October 8 at 9p, with episodes to address the turning points in the lives of celebs including Marla Gibbs from The Jeffersons, Camille Winbush from The Bernie Mac Show, and Grammy Winner Dionne Warwick.
(Source: Cynopsis)

CASTING CALL
Daily half-hour game show Let’s Ask America is searching nationwide for contestants to play and win cash up to $50,000 via Web chat from their homes. To apply, email Angelo.Ierace@LetsAskAmerica.TV with Name, Contact info (phone/email), Age, City/State, Photo, and a short paragraph about yourself. The show is produced by Telepictures and Warner Bros. and hosted by Kevin Pereira.
(Source: Cynopsis)

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ON TELEVISION (TUESDAY 9/25/12)
ABC: Dancing With The Stars: The Results Show (Premiere) at 8pm
ABC: Private Practice (Premiere) at 10pm
CBS: NCIS (Premiere) at 8pm
CBS: NCIS: Los Angeles (Premiere) at 9pm
CBS: Vegas (Premiere) at 10pm
FOX: Ben And Kate (Premiere) at 8:30pm
FOX: New Girl (Premiere) at 9pm
FOX: The Mindy Project (Premiere) at 9:30pm
COMEDY CENTRAL: Tosh.0 (Premiere) at 10pm
COMEDY CENTRAL: Brickleberry (Premiere) at 10:30pm

Based on Nielsen’s Special Ordered Fast National Live + Same Day Ratings, ABC’s Sunday telecast of the 64th Primetime Emmy Awards drew an average audience of 13.2 million viewers and a 3.8 rating among A18-49. The awards were hosted by Jimmy Kimmel and were up year to year by +6% in viewers compared to the 2011 telecast on FOX. Elsewhere, E!’s Live from the Red Carpet: The 2012 Primetime Emmy Awards hosted by Ryan Seacrest and Giuliana Rancic airing from 6-8p averaged more than 1.5 million total viewers. E!’s results bested last year’s performance by +5% and pulled in the best Total Viewers performance in six years.
(Source: Cynopsis)

This Friday at 10p, MTV2 debuts new series numbNuts, a stunt competition game show series hosted by comedian Jeff Dye and from Fear Factor producer David A. Hurwitz. The launch of this new program follows the seventh season premiere of the Bellator Fighting Championships at 8p.
(Source: Cynopsis)

FOX Television Stations picked up talk show Bethenny for 2013. This news follows the six-week test last summer on select FOX-owned stations. The one-hour daily talk show, hosted by Bethenny Frankel and executive produced by Frankel and Ellen DeGeneres first debuted in June 2012 as a six-week test on FOX-owned stations in New York, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Dallas, Phoenix and Minneapolis. Bethenny will launch on 17 FOX-owned stations including WNYW/New York, KTTV/Los Angeles, WFLD/Chicago, WTXF/Philadelphia, KDFW/Dallas, WFXT/Boston, WAGA/Atlanta, WTTG/Washington DC, KRIV/Houston, WJBK/Detroit, KSAZ/Phoenix, WTVT/Tampa, KMSP/Minneapolis, WOFL/Orlando, WHBQ/Memphis, KTBC/Austin and WOGX/Ocala. Bethenny will be produced by TelepicturesProductions and Ellen DeGeneres’ production company, A Very Good Production.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Veteran producer and director Garry Marshall (Happy Days, Laverne & Shirley, Mork & Mindy) is looking to return to television by selling a comedy project to FOX. Marshall and his son, Scott Marshall will write and serve as EPs on Golden Guys which was granted a script order from FOX. 20th Television and Prospect Park are producing the comedy about a down-on-his-luck guy who must move back in with his family after he loses his fortunes in a scam.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Willie Geist will likely become the permanent co-host of the 9a hour of NBC’s Today with Natalie Morales. If this comes to fruition, Geist will give up his early morning MSNBC show Way Too Early though he is expected to stay on Morning Joe.
(Source: Cynopsis)

ABC Family cast Teri Polo and Sherri Saum to star in the drama series pilot The Fosters which is presently in preproduction. Polo will play Stef Foster while Saum will play Lena Foster.
(Source: Cynopsis)

MEGA MILLIONS
Today’s Jackpot is $14 million

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

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CASTING CALL
Syndicated daily, half-hour game show, Let’s Ask America produced by Telepictures and Warner Bros. and hosted by Kevin Pereira, is searching nationwide for contestants. Winners can now win up to $50,000. Every day four contestants will be selected to play the game and win cash via a web-chat from their home. To apply, send an email to: Angelo.Ierace@LetsAskAmerica.TV and include your name, phone number, age, city/state, photo and a short paragraph describing yourself.
(Source: Cynopsis)

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ON TELEVISION (FRIDAY 9/14/12)
STYLE: 2012 Style Awards at 8pm
ABC: Shark Tank (Premiere) at 8pm
ABC: What Would You Do? (Premiere) at 9pm
ABC: 20/20 (Premiere) at 10pm
FX: The Ultimate Fighter (Premiere) at 9pm
TRAVEL: Ghost Adventures (Premiere) at 9pm
FUSE: Off Beat (Premiere) at 10pm
SYFY: Lost Girl (Finale) at 10pm
TLC: I Found The Gown (Finale) at 10pm & 10:30pm

(SATURDAY 9/15/12)
CMT: Bayou Billionaire (Premiere) at 9pm
CMT: Redneck Rehab (Premiere) at 10pm
OWN: Welcome To Sweetie Pie’s (Premiere) at 9pm
OWN: Iyanla, Fix My Life (Premiere) at 10pm
NBC: Saturday Night Live – Host: Seth MacFarlane, Musical Guest: Frank Ocean at 11:30pm

(SUNDAY 9/16/12)
VH1: Rehab with Dr. Drew (Premiere) at 8pm
VH1: Behind The Music: Train (Premiere) at 9pm
HBO: Boardwalk Empire (Premiere) at 9pm
E!: Keeping Up with the Kardashians (Finale) at 9pm
OWN: Oprah’s Next Chapter: Usher (Premiere) at 9pm
TNT: Leverage (Finale) at 9pm & 10pm
SHOWTIME: Weeds (Series Finale) at 10pm

Following the season premiere of Saturday Night Live on NBC this Saturday, a new season of lifestyle program 1st Look, hosted by Ali Fedotowsky (The Bachelor, The Bachelorette) will debut. 1st Look is produced by LX.TV, the lifestyle production unit of the NBC Owned Television Stations division of NBCUniversal. The program airs on more than 200 NBC affiliates nationwide as well as the 10 NBC-owned television stations.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Original CBS 60 Minutes segments will, for the first time, appear on a cable network as part of a new deal forged between 60 Minutes and Showtime Sports. The new monthly sports news magazine show, 60 Minutes of Sports, will premiere in November on premium network Showtime, which is also owned by CBS. Each month, 60 Minutes of Sports will feature two original segments and one updated 60 Minutes classic sports story from the show’s archive. The broadcasts will also contain a topical, studio-based interview with a sports newsmaker.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Comedy series Episodes starring Matt LeBlanc was renewed for a third season by Showtime. The co-production between Showtime and the BBC will begin production in both Los Angeles and London in 2013 on nine half-hour episodes. Episodes is created and executive produced by writing partners David Crane and Jeffrey Klarik and is also executive produced by Jimmy Mulville through his Hat Trick production company.
(Source; Cynopsis)

Bridal series Randy to the Rescue was renewed by TLC for a second season slated to premiere in May 2013 with 10 one-hour episodes. The first season averaged 1.4 million total viewers. Randy to the Rescue is produced for TLC by Half Yard Productions.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Country superstar Trisha Yearwood welcomes viewers back into her kitchen as she stars in a second season of Trisha’s Southern Kitchen premiering October 20 at 11a on Food Network. Shot in Oklahoma, the new season feature recipes for a Southern Brunch and a Sunday Supper as well as holidays such as Halloween and Thanksgiving. Guests joining Yearwood include her family and friends and her husband, Garth Brooks. The 13-episode series is produced by Ellen Rakieten Entertainment and RelativityREAL.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Fashion designer, Betsey Johnson will star in her own reality series along with her daughter, Lulu for Style Network. Betsey + Lulu will debut on Style in spring 2013 and production has begun with filming at Johnson’s 70th birthday party this week following her spring 2013 runway show. The series will follow the mother-daughter duo and the upcoming launch of their new dress collection. Magical Elves (Top Chef, Fashion Star) is producing with Jane Lipsitz and Dan Cutforth of Magical Elves serving as EPs.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Tom Hanks was tapped as the on-camera host, historical commentator and narrator of National Geographic Channel’s two-hour TV event Killing Lincoln set to air in early 2013. The project is based on the book Killing Lincoln: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever by Bill O’Reilly with co-author Martin Dugard. Scott Free Productions and Herzog & Co. are producing for National Geographic Channel.
(Source: Cynopsis)

MOVIES
Finding Nemo (3D) (Animated Re-Release) – Albert Brooks, Ellen DeGeneres, Alexander Gould, Willen Dafoe, Brad Garrett
Resident Evil: Retribution – Milla Jovovich, Sienna Guillory, Colin Salmon
Arbitrage (Limited Release) – Richard Gere, Susan Sarandon, Brit Marling, Nate Parker, Laetitia Casta
Stolen (Limited Release) – Nicolas Cage, Malin Akerman, Josh Lucas
Liberal Arts (Limited Release) – Zac Efron, Josh Radnor, Elizabeth Reaser, Richard Jenkins, Elizabeth Olsen
The Master (Limted Release) – Philip Seymour Hoffman, Joaquin Phoenix, Amy Adams, Laura Dern, Jesse Plemons
10 Years (Limited Release) – Channing Tatum, Rosario Dawson, Justin Long, Kate Mara, Jenna Dewan-Tatum

NYC STREET FAIRS
Saturday September 15, 2012
86th Annual Feat of San Gennaro – on Mulberry St., Little Italy (until Sun. 9/23/12)
Bleecker Street Festival – from 7th to 8th Ave.
Guardian Angels Fair – on Broadway from 47th to 57th St.
19th Annual Upper Broadway Autumn Festival from 110th to 116th St.
37th Ave. Festival (Queens)  – from 89th to 83rd St.

Sunday September 16, 2012
86th Annual Feat of San Gennaro – on Mulberry St., Little Italy (until Sun. 9/23/12)
8th Ave. Festival – from 42nd to 57th St.
Flatbush Frolic (Brooklyn) – on Cortelyou Road, Ocean Ave. to Coney Isand Ave.
Myrtle Ave. Festival (Queens) – from Fresh Pond to Wyckoff

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 $125 million.

Powerball is played in 41 states.

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CASTING CALL
A major cable network and Pink Sneakers Productions are searching nationwide for a country family-owned and operated family business. Does your family work together? Do some family members meddle in the busines’ affairs? Whatever the business the producers want to hear from you. Send an email to: Casting@pinksneakers.net and include your contact information and recent photos of your family.
(Source: Cynopsis)

FIRST LOOK
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ON TELEVISION (THURSDAY 9/13/12)
MNET: Danny From LA (Premiere) at 7pm
FOX: The X Factor (Part 2) (Premiere) at 8pm
FOX: Glee (Premiere) at 9pm
MILITARY: History Exposed (Premiere) at 8pm & 9pm
NUVO TV: Mario Lopez: One-On-One (Premiere) at 8pm
BRAVO: The Real Housewives of Miami (Premiere) at 9pm
VH1: Something From Nothing: The Art of Rap (Premiere) at 9pm
COOKING: Symon’s Suppers (Premiere) at 9:30pm
NBC: America’s Got Talent (Finale) at 8pm
TBS: Sullivan & Son (Finale) at 10pm
FOOD: Extreme Chef (Finale) at 10pm
MTV: Snooki & JWoww (Finale) at 10pm

The 35th Annual Kennedy Center Honors, which will air on CBS December 26 at 9p, will honor in 2012 Bluesman Buddy Guy, actor Dustin Hoffman, comedian and television host David Letterman, ballerina Natalia Makarova and rock band Led Zeppelin. CBS has aired this annual special each year since its debut.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Comedy Cougar Town will premiere on TBS beginning January 8.
(Source: Cynopsis)

When series The Will: Family Secrets Revealed returns to Investigation Discovery this October, the stories highlighted in the new third season will feature celebrities whose wills are being contested. The celebrities spotlighted include Ritchie Valens, Jerry Garcia, Gary Coleman as well as country music superstar Tammy Wynette among others. The Will: Family Secrets Revealed debuts October 18 at 9p and is produced for Investigation Discovery by CMJ Productions II Inc.
(Source: Cynopsis)

FX’s season five premiere of Sons of Anarchy on Tuesday with a 90-minute episode from 10-1130p has become the most-watched episode in the series’ history, based on Live+Same Day from Nielsen. The debut episode delivered 5.37 million total viewers and 3.5 million with A18-49 and 3.45 million among A25-54. Combined with two more encore runs at 1130p and 1a, Sons of Anarchy tallied 7.5 million total viewers and 4.86 million A118-49 viewers for the night.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Jason Sudeikis rejoins NBC’s Saturday Night Live for the show’s 38th season even though his contract had expired after last season. In this political season, Sudeikis will play Governor Romney as well as possibly having other creative input on the show.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Emma Bell (The Walking Dead) joins the cast of TNT’s Dallas as a series regular for season two. Bell will play a beautiful privileged girl named Emma raised by her grandmother.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Jennifer Lopez is partnering with English-language cable network nuvoTV that targets US Latinos. The exclusive partnership has Lopez and the network involved in a creative, production and marketing relationship to enhance nuvoTV’s mission in delivering entertainment content for the Latino audience. Lopez will further have an ownership stake in nuvoTV. Lopez and her production company, Nuyorican Productions will work together on all creative facets including programming strategy, production and marketing. Lopez will additionally promote the network and work with the network to develop new content for the Latino audience and will work in tandem with nuvoTV’s distribution and advertising partners to help grow nuvoTV’s overall business. Lopez will serve as EP on nuvoTV projects together with her production partners, Simon Fields and Benny Medina. The first Nuyorican produced project for nuvoTV will be a music special based on Lopez’s current Dance Again World Tour.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Actress Claire Malis Callaway, 69, has died. Ms. Callaway starred in the ABC daytime drama One Life to Live and also played a mom on NBC’s 1980s sitcom The Facts of Life. Ms. Callaway’s character on The Facts of Life was the divorced mother of Nancy McKeon’s character and before that she played Dorian, the matriarch of the Cramer family on OLTL from February 1977 to April 1979 and was later replaced in the role by Robin Strasser who would play the role for three decades.
(Source: Cynopsis)

CASTING CALL
Animal Planet’s My Cat From Hell is now casting. If you have a cat whose behavior is driving you and other crazy he show’s cat expert, Jackson Galaxy will try to help make it a feline you can love. Send an email to: HELLCATSCASTING@GMAIL.COM and include your name, age, city, contact phone number and who live with. Describe your cat and how it’s affecting your relationship. Include your cat’s name, age, breed, where you got the cat and tell producers in detail about your cat’s behavior and why you and your family are at your wit’s end. Include photos of yourself, your family members and of your cat.
(Source: Cynopsis)

FIRST LOOK
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ON TELEVISION (FRIDAY 9/7/12)
DIRECT TV: The Nick And Artie Show (Premiere) at 10pm
CMT: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders: Making The Team (Premiere) at 9pm
CMT: Cheer (Premiere) at 11pm

(SATURDAY 9/8/12)
GMC: The Song That Changed My Life with Marvin Sapp (Premiere) at 9pm
WE: My Fair Wedding: Unveiled (Premiere) at 9pm
DISCOVERY FIT & HEALTH: I Was Impaled (Premiere) at 10pm
INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY: Deadly Affairs (Premiere) at 10pm
INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY: Wicked Attraction (Finale) at 8pm

(SUNDAY 9/9/12)
FOOD: Sandwich King (Premiere) at 11am
NBC: Football Night in America (Premiere) at 7pm
VERIA LIVING: Natural Companions (Premiere) at 7pm
PBS: Broadway or Bust (Premiere) at 8pm
INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY: Unusual Suspects (Premiere) at 10pm
TLC: Long Island Medium (Premiere) at 9pm
TLC: Breaking Amish (Premiere) at 10pm
BRAVO: Watch What Happens Live (Premiere) at 11pm
LIFETIME: Drop Dead Diva (Finale) at 9pm
LIFETIME: Army Wives (Finale) at 10pm
SHOWTIME: Web Therapy (Finale) at 10:30pm

Documentary series Behind The Music is back on VH1 profiling eight music icons. Launching its 15th year on September 16 at 9p, Behind The Music will chronicle the music careers of NE-YO, Nicole Scherzinger, Gym Class Heroes, Toni Braxton, T.I. (updated episode), Pink (updated), Carrie Underwood and Train. The series also is expanding via VH1.com with Behind the Song, a companion series of original, standalone mini episodes where artists reflect on the inspiration behind a signature song.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Tonight, ABC, CBS, FOX and NBC are airing the Stand Up to Cancer special, live and commercial free beginning at 8p. Many other networks are also carrying the telecast including HBO, HBO Latino, Bio, Lifetime Movie Network, Logo, MLB Network, mun2, Palladia and VH1. In addition, STARZ and ENCORE will air the telecast and Spartacus star Lucy Lawless will pay tribute to her co-star Andy Whitfield who lost his battle with non-Hodgkin lymphoma on September 11, 2011. Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C), a program of the Entertainment Industry Foundation (EIF), is a 501(c)3 charitable organization and raises funds for cancer research. For more information, please go to standuptocancer.org.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Former Grey’s Anatomy star, Kim Raver booked a recurring role on NBC’s new drama Revolution set to premiere on September 17. Details on Raver’s new role have not been revealed yet.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Frances Conroy will remain as part of the cast of FX’s anthology series American Horror Story for its second season. Show co-creator, Ryan Murphy tweeted earlier this week saying Conroy will play “the ultimate angel” in the next installment titled American Horror Story: Asylum.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Scott Thompson, former star of The Kids in the Hall has joined NBC’s drama Hannibal in a recurring role, cites THR. Thompson will play Jimmy Price, the third member of the FBI crime scene investigation team headed by Laurence Fishburne’s Jack Crawford, the leader of the FBI’s behavioral science unit. Jimmy is an expert in fingerprinting and spatter patterns at crime scenes. The other team members include Hettienne Park and Aaron Abrams who play Beverly Katz and Brian Zeller, respectively.
(Source: Cynopsis)

2012 MTV VIDEO MUSIC AWARDS – WINNERS LIST
http://www.mtv.com/ontv/vma/2012/winners.jhtml

MOVIES
The Words – Olivia Wilde, Bradley Cooper, Jeremy Irons, Zoe Saldana, Dennis Quaid
Bachelorette – Rebel Wilson, Hayes MacArthur, Kirsten Dunst, Adam Scott, Isla Fisher

NYC STREET FAIRS
Friday September 7, 2012
Church of St. Agnes Carnival – on 43rd St. from Lexington to 3rd Ave.

Saturday September 8, 2012
Gramercy Park Neighborhood Summer Festival – on 3rd Ave. from 14th to 23rd St.
6th Ave. Festival – from Houston to Waverly Place
Columbia St. Waterfront Festival – on Columbia St. & Union St.
Woodside Festival (Queens) – from 63rd St. to Roosevelt Ave.

Sunday September 9, 2012
High Line Meat Packet District Fair – on 16th St. from 9th to 10th Ave.
3rd Ave. Community Benefit Festival – from 66th to 86th St.
31st. St. Astoria Fest (Queens) – on Ditmars Blvd. to 21st Ave.
Brighton 6th St. Fair (Brooklyn) – on Brighton 6th St, Brighton Beach Ave.

MEGA MILLIONS
Today’s Jackpot is $120 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 $100 million.

Powerball is played in 41 states.

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CASTING CALL
ABC’s Wipeout is casting for season six. The producers are looking for dynamic men and women to participate in the show and they must have strong personalities, be outgoing and have a sense of humor. The show is looking to cast singles, family teams, boss/employee teams, hotties and nerds, couples, twins, newlyweds, exes and people with dirty jobs. You can apply by visiting the website: www.mysticartpictures.com and fill out the online profile and the show applications. Be sure and upload a photo with your profile. Applicants can also attend one of the upcoming open casting call events; you will need to bring a copy of your driver’s license and health insurance card if you have one. The open calls will be September 22 in Los Angeles; October 6 in Orange County; and October 27 in San Diego. The season five finale of Wipeout airs September 20 at 8p on ABC.
(Source: Cynopsis)

FIRST LOOK
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ON TELEVISION (THURSDAY 9/6/12)
DIY: Raising House (Premiere) at 9pm
WEATHER: Iron Men (Premiere) at 9pm
DISCOVERY: Texas Car Wars (Premiere) at 10pm
HGTV: Living Abroad (Premiere) at 11pm
ABC: Rookie Blue (Finale) at 9pm
MILITARY: Warplane (Finale) at 10pm
SHOWTIME: The Real L World (Finale) at 10pm
HISTORY: Great Lake Warriors (Finale) at 11:01pm

For its third season premiere week, NBC is adding a third night of The Voice. NBC will open The Voice as scheduled on September 10 with a two-hour episode at 8p followed by a one-hour episode on September 11 at 8p. NBC will then add a third one-hour episode on September 12 at 8p.
(Source: Cynopsis)

In other NBC news, the network is taking its medical drama Saving Hope off its schedule and plans on airing the final two episodes of season one online. The two episodes scheduled to air September 8 and 15 will be replaced by repeats of America’s Got Talent and The Voice. Saving Hope thought will continue in Canada as CTV renewed the series for a second season.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Lifetime is venturing into a hidden-camera comedy series, Prank My Mom with Vivica A. Fox starring as host. The network ordered 10 episodes of the series which will spotlight sons and daughters targeting their mothers with pranks. Prank My Mom is set to premiere October 9 at 10p though the network will air a preview on September 27 and again on October 4 at 1030p. The series is produced by Thinkfactory Media and Peter M. Cohen Productions.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Also tonight, MTV has opted to move its telecast of the MTV Video Music Awards to air from 8p to 10p in order to not compete with President Obama’s speech from the DNC. Normally, the VMAs air on Sundays though the network moved it to a Thursday night to avoid going head-to-head against the season opener of Sunday Night Football.
(Source; Cynopsis)

Stand-up comedian Tone Bell joins NBC’s sitcom Whitney as a series regular playing RJ, a friend of Alex’s who could become a love interest for Lily (Zoe Lister Jones).
(Source: Cynopsis)

Amanda Schull is joining the cast of USA Network’s Suits in a recurring role playing Katrina Bennett, an assistant D.A. for the second half of season two.
(Source: Cynopsis)

CASTING CALL
Even before the season finale of MasterChef airs on FOX September 10, the show announced the season four open casting calls dates. The cross-country casting calls will begin October 6 in San Diego; followed by Minneapolis and Nashville on October 13; Chicago and Miami on October 20; Dallas and Cleveland on October 27; Los Angeles and Boston on November 3; and New York and Portland on November 10. Details on the venues and casting call times can be found at: www.masterchefcasting.com.
(Source: Cynopsis)

An Emmy Award-winning production company is now casting for a new docu-series about a family of real estate agents who live and work closely together and/or compete with each other. If you are part of a multi-generational real estate family or you and your spouse work together, the show is looking for a fun, energetic family that is involved with real estate. Send an email to: WEINGRADCASTING@gmail.com and include a brief bio about your family and their roles in the business; what makes them a good realtor, where the family lives and where the office is located, also describe your family’s dynamics and include photos and contact information. ina Bennett, an assistant D.A. for the second half of season two.
(Source: Cynopsis)

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HGTV: Property Virgins (Premiere) at 9pm
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Yesterday during ABC’s Good Morning America, the 13th celebrity contestant to join Dancing with the Stars: All-Stars is Sabrina Bryan who will be paired with professional partner Louis Van Amstel. Bryan was the winner of the Viewers’ Choice: All-Stars vote. Dancing with the Stars: All-Stars premieres September 24 at 8p on ABC.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Also on yesterday’s ABC News’ Good Morning America, co-anchor Robin Roberts explained this Friday will be her last day on air before she begins an extended medical leave. Earlier this year Roberts was diagnosed with myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS). All this week, GMA will report on Roberts’ treatment, procedure and recovery process plus interview her doctors as she prepares for a bone marrow transplant.
(Source: Cynopsis)

A take off of Bravo Media’s Top Chef series will delve into the lives of four chef’testants when Life After Top Chef debuts October 3 at 10p. The series follows Richard Blais in Atlanta, Jen Carroll in Philadelphia, Spike Mendelsohn in Washington, DC and Fabio Viviani in Los Angeles. Life After Top Chef is produced by Magical Elves for Bravo.
(Source: Cynopsis)

The season one finale of The Newsroom on HBO ended with a series high of 2.3 million total viewers on Sunday at 10p. Combining the 10p finale episode and the encore at midnight, The Newsroom totaled 2.8 million viewers for the night. HBO’s fifth season finale of True Blood at 9p tallied 5.0 million viewers, which was down 2% from the previous season’s finale.
(Source: Cynopsis)

The eighth season of How I Met Your Mother on CBS has added former Saturday Night Live cast member Abby Elliott for multiple episodes. Elliott will play Janeane, a girl who is noticed by one of the gang and she might become a long-term interest for Ted (Josh Radnor). Elliott will not appear until the second half of the season in 2013. How I Met Your Mother debuts its new season on September 24.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Up in the Air actress Vera Farmiga has been cast as Norma Louise Bates in A&E Network’s upcoming scripted series Bates Motel based on Alfred Hitchcock’s 1960 classic film Psycho. Carlton Cuse (Lost) and Kerry Ehrin (Friday Night Lights) are behind the new series which explores the formative years of serial killer Norman Bates and his relationship with his mother, Norma.
(Source: Cynopsis)

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CASTING CALL
Doron Ofir Casting is now casting the Gotham Girls Challenge. If you are a physically fit, competitive, street-smart, strong woman at least 21 years and who also likes to play hard, consider applying to be a contestant in a non-elimination lifestyle adventure series that will take place in Louisiana. Apply online at: http://www.gothamgirlscasting.com.
(Source: Cynopsis)