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ON TELEVISION (WEDNESDAY 7/10/13)
DIY: Bath Crashers (Premiere) at 10:30pm
FX: The Bridge (Premiere) at 10pm
MTV: The Challenge: Rivals II (Premiere) at 10pm
NAT. GEO.: Inside: Secret America (Premiere) at 10pm
NBC: Camp (Premire) at 10pm
TELEMUNDO: Marido En Alquiler (Premiere) at 9pm
TV ONE: R&B Divas: LA (Premiere) at 10pm
ABC: Family Tools (Finale) at 8:30pm
BOUNCE TV: Forever Jones (Finale) at 9pm
CBS: The American Baking Competition (Finale) at 9pm
DIY: Bath Crashers (Finale) at 10pm
FOOD: Mystery Diners (Finale) at 10pm
ID: Most Likely To…(Finale) at 9pm
TRAVEL: Dig Wars (Finale) at 10pm

Jenny McCarthy could be headed to the couch at ABC‘s The View. It’s been reported that the comedian is in serious talks to join the show as a panelist, when it returns for its 17th season this fall. McCarthy is no stranger to the show, having been a regular guest co-host. Plus, she has experience on the talk show front, having hosted The Jenny McCarthy Show on VH1. McCarthy would fill the spot left vacant by Joy Behar, who is leaving the show when her contract expires in August. The news comes on the heels of Elisabeth Hasselbeck’s reported exit for Fox News.
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Cooking chops and sabotage skills are on the menu in the new Food Network competition series Cutthroat Kitchen. Hosted by Alton Brown, the game features a briefcase filled with $100,000 in cash, four competitors, three rounds of cooking and auctions where chefs bid on items to help themselves or hinder their opponents. The 13-episode series premieres on Sunday, August 11 at 10p, immediately following the Food Network Star finale, which airs at 9p. The series is produced by Embassy Row.
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E!‘s new original series Pop Innovators kicks off with the story of seven-time Grammy Award-winning musician and creative innovator will.i.am. The one-hour special is told in the star’s own words, along with shared stories from those in his inner circle, including Fergie, apl.de.ap, Taboo, Red Foo, Jimmy Iovine and friends from his  old neighborhood. Pop Innovators: will.i.am premieres Sunday, July 14 at 8p.
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ABC Family launches its fifth annual Summer Crush on Monday, July 29. The 10-day long summer programming event is filled with all-day marathons, movies and new episodes of original series Switched At Birth, The Fosters, Pretty Little Liars, Twisted, The Vineyard, Melissa & Joey, Baby Daddy and Spell-Mageddon; plus, the network television premieres of Prom and So Undercover and the ABC Family premiere of 17 Again.
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Meanwhile, ABC Entertainment’s Digital Media team is making the full season to date of Mistresses available through July 22, 2013 on WatchABC.com and the WATCH ABC app, which is free on iPad, iPhone, iPod touch, Kindle Fire and select Android devices.  “Mistresses has been one of our most popular shows on WATCH ABC this summer,” said Karin Gilford, senior vice president of Digital Media, ABC Entertainment Network. “We think as more people begin to discover the show, they’ll want to catch up on previous episodes.”
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Meredith Vieira is returning to daytime. The former host of Today and The View is launching her own nationally syndicated daytime talk show, The Meredith Vieira Show, in fall 2014. The daily New York City-based show will be produced and distributed by NBCUniversal Domestic TV Distribution with Vieira also serving as an executive producer. The show, which will be taped on a set that resembles Vieira’s home, will offer a mix of human interest stories, celebrity guests, and lifestyle segments. “Each day, I hope to accomplish what I call the three H’s: Heat, Heart and Humor,” said Vieira.
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Rob Lowe will reprise his guest starring role as eccentric film star Eddie Nero in one episode of the upcoming seventh season of the Showtime hit Californication. The comedy series is currently shooting in Los Angeles for a 2014 premiere.
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Omar Dorsey, who co-starred in Django Unchained, has booked a multiple-episode arc on the final season of HBO‘s Eastbound & Down. Dorsey will play Dontel Benjamin, a former NFL player turned loudmouth talk-show host.
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Sam Heughan has been cast in Starz and Sony Picture Television‘s new original series Outlander. He’ll play Jamie Fraser, a strapping young Scottish clan lord with a complicated past and a disarming sense of humor. The series, which is slated to premiere on Starz in 2014, begins filming in Scotland this fall.
(Source: Cynopsis)

SOUNDSCAN (WEEK ENDING 7/7/13)
1) J. Cole – Born Sinner – 57,717 (After 3 weeks – 439117)
2) Wale – The Gifted – 49,995 (After 2 weeks – 208,469)
3) Kanye West – Yeezus – 39,010 (After 3 weeks – 430,525

Other Debuts
6) Joe – Doubleback Evolution of R&B – 31,375
16) Relient K – Collapsible Lung – 16,253
18) Hillsong Live – Glorious Ruins (Live) – 15,347
24) Pretty Lights – Color Map Of The Sun – 12,813

POWERBALL
Today’s Jackpot is $80 million.

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ON TELEVISION (WEDNESDAY 7/3/13)
ABC: The Lookout at 10pm

SOUNDSCAN (WEEK ENDING 6/30/13)
1) Wale – The Gifted – 158,325
2) J. Cole – Born Sinner – 84,425 (After 2 weeks – 381-400)
3) Kanye West – Yeezus – 64,501 (After 2 weeks – 391,515)

Other Debuts
4) Skillet – Rise – 59,594
7) India Arie – Songversation – 30,555
9) August Burns Red – Rescue & Restore – 25,661
19) Amon Amrath – Deceiver of the Gods – 16,715
22) Attila – About That Life – 14,271
23) Queensryche – Queensryche – 13,498
39) Isaac Carree – Reset – 8,644

POWERBALL
Today’s Jackpot is $60 million.

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ON TELEVISION (WEDNESDAY 6/12/13)
SPIKE TV: Guys Choice Awards at 9pm
OXYGEN: I’m Having Their Baby (Premiere) at 10pm
TRAVEL: Dig Wars (Premiere) at 10pm
USA: Royal Pains (Premiere) at 9pm
USA: Necessary Roughness (Premiere) at 10pm
MTV: The Real World: Portland (Finale) at 10pm
NAT. GEO.: Locked Up Abroad (Finale) at 10pm

Late Night veteran Amy Ozols, a writer with the show since its premiere in 2009, is following Jimmy Fallon over to The Tonight Show. Ozols has been named producer of the NBC show, when Fallon takes over for Jay Leno in February. “Amy Ozols has been with Jimmy since the very beginning of Late Night,” said Executive Producer Lorne Michaels in a statement. “She is brilliant. I think she’s the right choice to lead The Tonight Show into the future.” Ozols has written and produced some of the most popular Late Night parodies, including Real Housewives of Late Night and Game of Desks.
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ReelzChannel premieres new original series The Big Picture on Thursday, June 20 at 11p. Hosted by Alex Cambert and Lauren Sanchez the show takes a weekly look at Hollywood, pop culture and the world of entertainment — from the flashing bulbs of the red carpet to celebrity interviews.
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Lifetime‘s new competition series, Supermarket Superstar, gives every day Americans the chance to prove they have the next great product consumers will crave. The show, from The Weinstein Company and All3Media America and hosted by Stacy Keibler, premieres Monday, July 22.
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Oprah’s Master Class debuts two new episodes on OWN on Sunday, June 16. Master Class with Berry Gordy, Jr. airs at 9p, followed by Master Class with Diahann Carroll at 10p. Gordy, the man behind legendary artists like Diana Ross and the Supremes, The Jackson 5 and Gladys Knight and the Pips, and founder of Motown record label, discusses his love affair with Ross, spinning out #1 hits, and his childhood. Carroll talks about growing up in New York, the prejudice she endured, creating the role of Dominique Deveraux on Dynasty, and surviving breast cancer.
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WE tv has renewed docu-series Tamar & Vince for a second season and Joan & Melissa: Joan Knows Best? for a fourth season. The second season of Tamar & Vince will give viewers a peek at the making of Tamar’s new album, Love and War, and document Tamar’s pregnancy and the arrival of the couple’s first child. On season four of Joan & Melissa, Joan will become a minister to marry a celebrity friend, while Melissa looks into adopting a child.
(Source: Cynopsis)

SOUNDSCAN (WEEK ENDING 6/9/13)
1) Queens Of The Stone Age – …Like Clockwork – 90,593
2) Daft Punk – Random access Memories – 61,958 (After 3 weeks – 494, 257)
3) Sleeping With Sirens – Feel – 59,000

Other Debuts 
6) Megadeth – Super Collider – 29,342
10) Barenaked Ladies – Grinning Streak – 25,974
16) City And Colour – The Hurry & The Harm – 20,489
28) Portugal, The Man – Evil Friends – 11,845
36) Leann Rimes – Spitfire – 10,780

POWERBALL
Today’s Jackpot is $70 million.

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ON TELEVISION (WEDNESDAY 6/5/13)
CMT: 2013 CMT Music Awards at 8pm
BOUNCE TV: Forever Jones (Premiere) at 9pm
BRAVO: Chef Roble & Co (Premiere) at 10pm
CMT: Redneck Island (Premiere) at 10:30pm
ID: Most Likely To…(Premiere) at 9pm
ID: Southern Fried Homicide (Premiere) at 10pm
REELZ: Beverly Hills Pawn (Premiere) at 9pm
SYFY: Paranormal Witness (Premiere) at 10pm
TLC: Toddles & Tiaras (Premiere) at 9pm
TLC: The Good Buy Girls (Premiere) at 10pm
OXYGEN: Best Ink (Finale) at 10pm

Three producers – Denny O’Neil Jr., Jake P. Hall and Charles W. Malcolm – have filed a $60 million lawsuit over Oxygen‘s 2011 reality series sTORIbook Weddings, starring Tori Spelling and Dean McDermott. The suit was filed Monday in Los Angeles Superior Court against Oxygen Media, Bunim-Murray Productions, World of Wonder Productions and Spelling and McDermott’s production company, Life in a Bowl Productions. Among the charges are breach of implied in fact contract, breach of fiduciary duty and slander of title in connection with what they allege was theft of their idea. The suit seeks more than $8.5 million on each of seven causes of action. It also alleges that the three producers pitched Oxygen and Bunim-Murray a reality series called Tattoo Star, which shares “nearly every creative element” with current series Best Ink.
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Amazon has struck a multiyear licensing deal with Viacom to carry hundreds of TV shows on Amazon’s Prime Instant Video. The agreement includes popular kids shows Dora the Explorer, The Backyardigans, and SpongeBob SquarePants. It also includes programming from MTV, Nickelodeon and Comedy Central such as Awkward, Tosh.0 and Workaholics. The move comes weeks after Viacom programming came off Netflix, which chose not to renew its licensing deal with the company.
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Modern Family has a new member. Up All Night creator and former Saturday Night Live scribe Emily Spivey has joined the ABC comedy’s writing team.
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Eager for a sneak peek of Devious Maids? To support the June 23 premiere of its new series, Lifetime will make the pilot available in English and Spanish across multiple platforms, including myLifetime.com and the Lifetime video watch app, as well as A+E Networks‘ distribution partners’ VOD services, sites and apps, beginning June 9. The multi-platform initiative marks the first time a network has offered a pre-linear sneak peek of a new program in both languages.
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Following the success of the Downton Abbey-inspired special Secrets of Highclere Castle, PBS has announced three new one-hour specials that explore some of England’s other storied homes. The Sunday night lineup this summer will include Secrets of Henry VIII’s Palace, Secrets of Althorp  The Spencers and Secrets of Chatsworth, all part of the ongoing series by Pioneer Productions. Each of the three specials precede Masterpiece Mystery! on Sundays, June 30 to July 14 at 8p on PBS.
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Debmar-Mercury has renewed the nationally syndicated The Wendy Williams Show through the 2016-17 television season on FOX Television Stations. The renewal covering the top TV markets secures the talk show’s return for its sixth, seventh and eighth seasons.
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Brian J. Smith guest stars in Syfy‘s Defiance on Monday, June 10 at 9p. Smith portrays Gordon McClintock, a NASA hero who was presumed dead following a space station catastrophe in 2013. Smith starred in the Syfy original series Stargate Universe and the Syfy original movie Red Faction.
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SOUNDSCAN (WEEK ENDING 6/2/13)
1) Daft Punk – Random Access Memories – 92,677 (After 2 weeks – 432-299)
2) Alice In Chains – The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here – 61,045
3) John Fogerty – Wrote A Song For Everyone – 50,993

Other Debuts
4) Little Mix – DNA – 49,800
16) The Dream – IV Play – 22,885
26) Kid Ink – Almost Home EP – 14,606

POWERBALL
Today’s Jackpot is $50 million.

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ON TELEVISION (WEDNESDAY 5/22/13)
FOX: MasterChef (Premiere) at 8pm
ABC: The Middle (Finale) at 8pm
ABC: Modern Family (Finale) at 9pm
ABC: Nashville (Finale) at 10pm
CBS: Criminal Minds (Finale) at 9pm
NBC: Law & Order: SVU (Finale) at 9pm
NBC: Chicago Fire (Finale) at 10pm

Microsoft’s popular video game Halo is becoming a live-action TV series, and Steven Spielberg is set to executive produce it. The multi-billion-dollar game franchise inspired the 90-minute Web series Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn, which centered on the game’s protagonist Master Chief. Spielberg will explore Master Chief’s narrative in the series, which will have exclusive interactive Xbox One content.
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Simon’s Angels? Simon Cowell will be surrounded by women when The X Factor returns for its third season this fall. FOX has confirmed that Grammy Award-winning artist Kelly Rowland and international pop star Paulina Rubio will join Cowell and Demi Lovato as judges on the singing competition series. “It’s taken more than a decade, but I’m delighted to finally be on a panel with three girls (I think!)” said Cowell. “Paulina and Kelly both have great taste and massive experience in the music industry and together with Demi, this is going to be a fun panel. It just feels like the time to do something different.” The X Factor is produced by Syco Entertainment and FremantleMedia North America.
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It’s only a matter of weeks before Prince William and Kate become parents to their royal baby, and ABC is celebrating the occasion with Bringing Up Baby: Royal Edition, a 20/20 special with Barbara Walters. The hour-long broadcast will provide viewers with a look at how the newest generation of royal heirs will be raised. In addition, the special will include a retrospective of Walters’ years of covering the British royals, from their births and weddings to Princess Diana’s funeral to excerpts from Walters’ 1984 electric interview with Prince Charles. Bringing Up Baby: Royal Edition airs Monday, May 27 at 10p.
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Tr3s has announced its new original content programming targeting Hispanic adult millennials. Among the highlights: reality series’ Familia de Circo (produced by High Noon Entertainment), about a 40-year family-run circus under the antics and clashing egos of 5 Mexican brothers, and Divas del Azucar (produced by High Noon Entertainment), about a Cuban mother and her two daughters who are bakers to the stars; new novela Fortuna, about the double-life of wealthy casino mogul Adolfo Altamirano; and returning novela Ninas Mal 2.
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Oscar-winning director Ang Lee has bowed out of the FX pilot Tyrant due to exhaustion after filming and promoting Life of Pi. The studio is searching for a replacement for Lee.
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Due to the tragedy in Oklahoma CBS pulled the tornado-themed Mike & Molly season finale scheduled to air on Monday and replaced it with a repeat. The network will air the episode at a later appropriate date.
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GSN will air a sneak peek of its new version of Minute to Win It, hosted by Apolo Anton Ohno, on Thursday, May 23 at 10p, featuring Team “Mr. and Mrs. Smith.” The fun-loving married couple dream of being able to afford the wedding they never had and winning money for their kids’ college tuition. Minute to Win It premieres with new episodes on Tuesday, June 25 at 8p. The show is produced by Shine America.
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MTV‘s Catfish: The TV Show returns for a supersized 16-episode second season on Tuesday, June 25 at 10p. Once again, viewers will join hosts Nev Schulman and Max Joseph in their cross-country journey to unite young couples, taking their online-only romantic relationships offline and in person.
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The Kennedy Center has chosen Carol Burnett as the recipient of the 16th annual Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. The beloved comedienne launched The Carol Burnett Show in 1967, which ran for 11 seasons on CBS, scoring 25 Emmys; Burnett herself won six over the course of her career, not to mention eight Golden Globes, 12 People’s Choice Awards and a Peabody (for the 1979 ABC movie Friendly Fire). Burnett will be awarded the honor in October.
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Commemorating Monday’s death of music legend Ray Manzarek, keyboardist for The Doors, Smithsonian Channel will air encore presentations of The Doors: Mr. Mojo Risin’ – The Story of L.A. Woman, next week. The one-hour documentary is an intimate look at the making of what would be the iconic rock band’s final album together. Airdates are Thursday, May 23 at 8p and 11p; Sunday, May 26 at 10p and 1am; and Tuesday, May 28 at 9p and 12a.
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Bounty hunters ‘Dog’, Beth and Leland Chapman will continue hunting down America’s most dangerous fugitives. CMT has picked up an additional 11 episodes of the first season of Dog and Beth: On the Hunt. The full order will now total 22 episodes. Production on the back 11 begins immediately to air in August.
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The FX pilot The Strain is bulking up its cast. Mia Maestro (Alias) has landed a co-starring role playing Corey Stoll’s love interest Dr. Nora Martinez, a brilliant biochemist. In addition, Jonathan Hyde (Titanic) will play Eldritch Palmer, an elderly tycoon who’s been an invalid since childhood, while Richard Sammel (Inglorious Bastards) will portray mystery man Thomas Eichorst.
(Source: Cynopsis)

SOUNDSCAN (WEEK ENDING 5/19/13)
1) Vampire Weekend – Modern Vampires of the City – 134,498
2) George Strait – Love is Everything – 119,598
3) Demi Lovato – Demi – 110,191

Other Debuts
12) Amy Grant – How Mercy Looks From Here – 26,266
14) Trace Adkins – Love Will – 24,769
20) Wonder Years – The Greatest Generation – 19,478
25) Dillinger Escape Plan – One Of Us Is The Killer – 14,824
27) Escape The Fate – Ungrateful – 12,964
32) Grateful Dead – Dave’s Pick’s Vol. 6 – 11,486
39) Pop Evil – Onyx – 9,780
46) Eve – Lip Lock – 8,528

POWERBALL
Today’s Jackpot is $40 million.

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ON TELEVISION (WEDNESDAY 5/15/13)
CBS: Crime Scene Investigation (Finale) at 10pm
CW: Arrow (Finale) at 8pm
CW: Supernatural (Finale) at 9pm
SYFY: Deep South Paranormal (Finale) at 10pm

Downton Abbey season four has set an official premiere date. The series will begin on Masterpiece on PBS on Sunday, January 5, 2014. The highest-rated drama in PBS history will run for eight weeks through February 23, 2014. Casting news for season 4 includes the return of Shirley MacLaine as Martha Levinson and several new actors, including Tom Cullen, Nigel Harman, Dame Harriet Walter, Joanna David, Julian Ovenden, Dame Kiri Te Kanawa and Gary Carr.  Downton Abbey is a Carnival/Masterpiece Co-Production.
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After eight years, Saturday Night Live regular Bill Hader is leaving the late night comedy. Hader will make his final appearance on the season finale airing May 18.
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History‘s Pawn Stars is back with an all new season, on a new night. The show is moving to Thursday nights at 9p beginning May 30. Viewers will see the Pawn Stars haggle over a slew of interesting historic items this season – from a guitar believed to be signed by Paul McCartney and items signed by all four of The Beatles to a reproduction of the Back to the Future DeLorean car. Included in the new night is a brand new original theme song performed by legendary rockers Lynyrd Skynyrd. The band recorded a custom song for the show titled Winning Isn’t Everything. A shortened version of the song will accompany the Pawn Stars show opening beginning on May 30.
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MTV is unleashing more girl power. On Tuesday, June 4 at 11p, The Alectrix will showcase an all-girl pop music group seeking a fresh start under the guidance of music mogul, Joe Simpson. The six-episode series follows Heather Naylor, the leader of the group, as she and her group mates strive for their big break in the music industry and finally fulfill their dreams of superstardom. Later this fall, the network will debut the new series South of Heaven [wt] about a group of fun loving girlfriends who work at the best little honky tonk bar in Texas.
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Maury celebrates its 2,500th episode on Friday, May 17 (check local listings) with a special show. Some of the biggest names in news, entertainment and sports will join the talk show host to celebrate, including Barbara Walters, Shaquille O’Neal, Katie Couric, Joan Rivers, Kathy Griffin, NeNe Leakes, Steve Harvey, Wendy Williams, former all-star quarterback for the Washington Redskins Joe Theismann and Jerry Springer. In addition, Maury’s wife Connie Chung gives him the surprise of a lifetime, when she jumps out of a cake in celebration of this milestone episode.
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HBO has ordered eight episodes of a gay themed dramedy starring Jonathan Groff. The project centers on three friends living in San Francisco who explore the fun and options available to a new generation of gay men. Production will begin in the fall in San Francisco for a 2014 premiere.
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FOX is teaming with Tom Fontana (Homicide: Life on the Street) to develop a drama about Billy the Kid. The limited-run series would tell the origin story of the notorious Old West outlaw hails from by Halfire-CORE Entertainment and the Levinson/Fontana Co. Barry Levinson is on board to exec produce.
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Oscar and Tony Award-winning actor Joel Grey has been tapped to guest star on the Monday, May 20 episode of Syfy‘s Warehouse 13, premiering at 10p. Grey will play Las Vegas lounge act magician Monty the Magnificent. Also guest starring on the episode are Steve Valentine (Crossing Jordan) as Val Preston, a headliner in desperate need of something new to spice up his own act, and Kelly Hu as Abigail Cho, a protege of Mrs. Frederic.
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SOUNDSCAN (WEEK ENDING 5/12/13)
1) Lady Antebellum – Golden – 167,314
2) The Great Gatsby Soundtrack – 136,810
3) Various Artists – Now 46 – 90,775

Other Debuts
4) Pistol Annies – Annie Up – 83,460
7) Rod Stewart – Time – 52,084
13) Nashville Soundtrack (Season 1, Vol. 2) – 27,199
15) She & Him – Vol. 3 – 26,394
17) Natalie Maines – Mother – 22,824
25) Fitz & The Tantrums – More Than Just A Dream – 14,508

POWERBALL
Saturday’s Jackpot is $360 million.

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ON TELEVISION (WEDNESDAY 5/8/13)
BRAVO: Million Dollar Listing: New York (Premiere) at 10pm
BRAVO: Dukes of Melrose (Finale) at 9:30pm

OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network will premiere the original series Golden Sisters on Saturday, June 1 at 10p. The series follows the real-life adventures of the three golden-aged sisters – the oldest sister is 80 and the others aren’t far behind–who catapulted to fame after a web video of the trio viewing the Kardashian sex tape went viral.
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Do the Hustle: National music net Fuse is tossing its hat into scripted programming with The Hustle, about an underground rap duo trying to break into the world of hip-hop. The six-episode series, created and exec-produced by Prentice Penny (Happy Endings, Scrubs, Girlfriends), premieres Wednesday, June 19 (11pm/10c).  The Hustle was developed by Generate, an Alloy Digital-owned production and talent management company.
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AT&T, Ford and State Farm are on board as sponsors of Telemundo Media’s new singing competition La Voz Kids. The show premiered Monday to 1.7 million total viewers, 873,000 among adults 18-49, according to Nielsen data, ranking as the No. 1 reality premiere in the network’s history. The series airs Sundays at 7p.m. (ET) on Telemundo. AT&T will become the official voting partner for the show, and the winner will receive a recording contract with Universal Music and a $50,000 prize presented by AT&T to help support his or her education.
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Remember James Lipton’s famous Bernard Pivot questionnaire? Bravo Media’s Inside the Actors Studio is feting its 250th episode Wednesday, May 29 (7p), with a two-hour special featuring a slew of celebs and former guests. Host Lipton’s guest list includes alums Bradley Cooper, Robert DeNiro, Jennifer Lopez, Barbara Walters, Jay Leno, Conan O’Brien and Spike Lee and newcomers Katie Couric, Donald Trump and Sugar Ray Leonard. Viewers will see highlights from the show’s 19 seasons and will have the opportunity to vote for their favorite episode at www.BravoTV.com.
(Source: Cynopsis)

SOUNDSCAN (WEEK ENDING 5/5/13)
1) Kenny Chesney – Life On A Rock – 152,805
2) Michael Buble – To Be Loved – 95,643 (After 2 weeks – 291,312)
3) Justin Timberlake – The 20/20 Experience – 68,080 (After 7 weeks – 1,741,230)

Other Debuts
9) Randy Rogers Band – Trouble – 25,650
15) Him – Tears On Tape – 20,212
16) Iron Man 3 Soundtrack – 15,453
23) L.L. Cool J – Authentic – 14,370

POWERBALL
Today’s Jackpot is $222 million.

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