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ON TELEVISION (WEDNESDAY 5/1/13)
ABC: Family Tools (Premiere) at 8:30pm
DISCOVERY: The Big Brain Theory: Pure Genius (Premiere) at 10pm
TV ONE: R&B Divas (Premiere) at 10pm
FX: The Americans (Finale) at 10pm

Maria Shriver is returning to NBC News as a special anchor. Shriver will report and produce specials and features focused on the shifting roles and emerging power of American women. Her stories will appear across multiple NBCUniversal platforms, including NBC News, CNBC, MSNBC and NBC Sports. “I’ve always believed that television can inspire and elevate humanity, and that’s my mission with this new partnership,” said Shriver. “I look forward to shining a light on all areas of a woman’s experience  from faith and finances, wellness and work, to relationships and the new realities of modern life and exploring these issues in a way that brings the voices of men into these critically important conversations.” Shriver previously served as an anchor and correspondent for NBC News from 1986 until 2004.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Chris Matthews has signed a new long-term deal with MSNBC. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the pact will keep Matthews at Hardball through the next presidential election. However, the 67-year-old newsman is planning to retire from his syndicated program, The Chris Matthews Show, in July.
(Source: Cynopsis)

CNN‘s new morning program co-hosted by Chris Cuomo and Kate Bolduan has been named. New Day will debut Monday, June 10. The show will be broadcast live from CNN’s studios in New York from 6 to 9a.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Four aspiring chefs trying to earn a degree at the Louisiana Culinary Institute in Baton Rouge will be the focus of the new Cooking Channel docu-series The Freshman Class. Premiering Monday, June 10 at 10:30p, the show follows four students over the course of eight episodes as they make the journey from first day of school to final exams pursuing their dream of becoming a professional chef. The show is produced by Punched in the Head Productions.
(Source: Cynopsis)

The sexy world of professional basketball and the dancers who make the fans and players go wild is explored in the new VH1 series Hit The Floor. The dramatic scripted series, starring Dean Cain, Kimberly Elise, Charlotte Ross and newcomer Taylour Paige, follows the lives and loves of the Los Angeles Devil Girls, the professional basketball dance team. Hit the Floor marks VH1’s second foray into the hour-long scripted series genre.  The show premieres Monday, May 27 at 9p.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Comedy Central is expanding to offer a new midnight panel show hosted by comedian Chris Hardwick. The half-hour show, which will be co-produced by Funny or Die, will debut in the fall and air four nights a week.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Despite losing Larry Hagman and taking a dip in the ratings during its second season, Dallas will be back for a third. TNT has ordered 15 new episodes, to begin airing in early 2014.
(Source: Cynopsis)

ABC has begun casting for Sing Your Face Off, a new talent variety competition featuring five celebrities who are transformed and trained to perform as a legendary music icon. The show is based on the hit series Your Face Sounds Familiar, which was created by Endemol Spain and has been sold to 20 countries across Europe, Latin America and Asia. The six-episode series, produced by Endemol USA, has not yet been assigned a premiere date.
(Source: Cynopsis)

SOUNDSCAN (WEEK ENDING 4/28/13)
1) Michael Buble – To Be Loved – 195,415
2) Fantasia – Side Effects of You – 90,682
3) Justin Timberlake – The 20/20 Experience – 73,600 (After 6 weeks – 1,673,150)

Other Debuts
4) Phoenix – Bankrupt! – 50,164
7) Rob Zombie – Venomous Rat Regeneration Vendor – 34,453
9) Will.I.Am – #Willpower – 29,323
16) Snoop Lion – Reincarnated – 21,301
18) Tate Stevens – Tate Stevens – 16,830
21) Steve Martin & Edie Brickell – Love Has Come For You – 15,609

POWERBALL
Saturday’s Jackpot is $165 million.

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ON TELEVISION (WEDNESDAY 4/24/13)
ID: I Was Murdered (Premiere) at 10pm
MTV: True Life: I Need To Leave My Mom (Premiere) at 11pm
VH1: Dog & Beth: On The Hunt (Premiere) at 12am
A&E: Duck Dynasty (Finale) at 10pm
BRAVO: It’s a Brad, Brad World (Finale) at 10pm

ABC’s Malibu Country has lost another showrunner. Nastaran Dibaiis stepping down from the position. Dibai took over for the show’s creator Kevin Abbott in November, when he exited the series. Malibu Country has already wrapped production on its first season. There’s no word yet as to whom will replace Dibai moving forward.
(Source: Cynopsis)

USA Network is giving viewers a sneak preview of its upcoming series Graceland. For a limited two-week period beginning Monday, April 29, the show’s pilot will be available for free on video-on-demand on most carriers, including, Comcast Xfinity TV, Time Warner Cable, Charter Communications, Cox Communications, Cablevision, DirecTV, Dish, and Verizon FiOS. Graceland, based on true events, premieres Thursday, June 6 at 10p and focuses on the lives of undercover agents from the FBI, DEA and US Customs who reside and operate under one roof. The show is produced by Fox Television Studios.
(Source: Cynopsis)

National Geographic Channel goes behind the scenes to show viewers how world-class, high-intensity snow competition courses are constructed in Mountain Movers. Produced by Good Clean Fun, the series debuts Thursday, May 9, at 8p.
(Source: Cynopsis)

The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Foundation has announced a new College Television Award category, the Subway Fresh Artists Award, as part of its inaugural program with Subway restaurants. The competition challenges undergraduate and graduate students at colleges and universities nationwide to create a short video that adheres to a predetermined theme. The new award will be presented by Brian Baumgartner (The Office) during the 34th College Television Awards Gala on Thursday, April 25. This year’s winner will receive a $10,000 cash award, plus the option and funds to create additional webisodes.
(Source: Cynopsis)

MTV2 has greenlit a second season of Mac Miller and the Most Dope Family.  The show will go back into production this summer and premiere in early 2014. In addition, Miller will host a special marathon of the show’s entire first season on Wednesday, April 24 at 8p.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Alexis Knapp (Pitch Perfect) has joined the cast of the TBS comedy pilot Ground Floor. She’ll play Tori, a wildly sexy woman who spends most of her nights at the local bar.
(Source: Cynopsis)

SOUNDSCAN (WEEK ENDING 4/21/13)
1) Fall Out Boy – Save Rock & Roll – 153,660
2) Kid Cudi – Indicud – 135,603
3) Justin Timberlake – The 20/20 Experience – 75,892 (After 5 weeks – 1,599,550)

Other Debuts
5) Yeah Yeah Yeah’s – Mosquito – 37,821
11) Andy Mineo – Heroes For Sale – 27,504
17) Sarah Brightman – Dreamchaser – 20,320
19) Olly Murs – Right Place Right Time – 19,205
21) Flaming Lips – Terror – 18,762
26) Iron & Wine – Ghost On Ghost – 15,885
27) Ghostface Killah & Adrian Younge – Twelve Reasons To Die – 14,843
28) Ghost B.C. – Infestissumam – 14,438
30) Wiz Khalifa & Curren$y – Live in Concert EP – 13,296

POWERBALL
Saturday’s Jackpot is $116 million.

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ON TELEVISION (WEDNESDAY 4/17/13)
NAT. GEO: Locked Up Abroad (Premiere) at 9pm
TLC: Hoarding Buried Alive (Premiere) at 9pm
VH1: Off Pitch (Premiere) at 10pm
ABC: Suburgatory (Finale) at 8:30pm
ID: Dark Minds (Finale) at 10pm
TNT: Boston’s Finest (Finale) at 9pm
TNT: Southland (Finale) at 10pm

Rupert Murdoch’s new entertainment spinoff from News Corp., previously called the Fox Group, will be named 21st Century Fox once the split becomes official. Murdoch will serve as its chairman and CEO. 21st Century Fox includes the Fox movie and TV studios, the Fox TV network, the Fox cable TV networks (FX, FXX, FS1, Fox News Channel, Fox Business Network, Fox Sports, Fox Sports Network, National Geographic Channels, Fox Pan American Sports, MundoFox and STAR) as well as the Shine Group. The company feeds content through its domestic distribution operations and to its pay-television services in Europe and Asia, including Sky Deutschland, Sky Italia and its equity interests in BSkyB and Tata Sky.
(Source: Cynopsis)

E! celebrates the worlds of pop culture and music via its new series The Wanted Life, premiering Sunday, June 2 at 10:30p. Featuring the chart-topping UK band The Wanted, the show follows five UK and Irish stars, Max George, Siva Kaneswaran, Jay McGuiness, Tom Parker and Nathan Sykes, as they gear up for US & European tours in hopes of continuing their success on the American charts. Following its premiere, the show moves to its regular time slot starting Sunday, June 9 at 10p.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Their dreams of having a child have finally come true. After a long and emotional journey to parenthood, Bill Klein and Dr. Jen Arnold from TLC‘s The Little Couple finally realize their dream of having a child this season, when Bill and Jen decide to pursue international adoption. The show returns Tuesday, April 30 with two new back-to- back episodes at 10 and 10:30p.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Great American Country (GAC) premieres a new series on Thursday, June 27 at 8p about a family that puts the legendary Von Trapps to shame. The Willis Clan goes behind the scenes with Toby and Brenda Willis and their 12 children, ages 2 to 21, who are accomplished singers, songwriters, multi-instrumentalists and, in the case of the older kids, internationally-ranked competitive dancers.
(Source: Cynopsis)

SOUNDSCAN (WEEK ENDING 4/14/13)
1) Paramore – Paramore – 106,308
2) Brad Paisley – Wheelhouse – 100,441
3) Justin Timberlake – The 20/20 Experience – 97,696 (After 4 weeks – 1,523,658)

Other Debuts
5) Eric Church – Caught In The Act – 61,439
7) Tyga – Hotel California – 53,532
9) Volbeat – Outlaw Gentleman & Shady Ladie – 39,166
10) Stone Sour – House of Gold & Bones Part 2 – 35,276
11) Device – Device – 35,033

POWERBALL
Today’s Jackpot is $80 million.

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ON TELEVISION (WEDNESDAY 4/10/13)
SYFY: Deep South Paranormal (Premiere) at 10pm
NAT. GEO WILD: World’s Weirdest (Premiere) at 9pm
TRAVEL: Toy Hunter (Premiere) at 9pm
TLC: Hoarding: Buried Alive (Finale) at 9pm

MTV will open the start of its summer season with the 2013 MTV Movie Awards, hosted by MTV News’ Josh Horowitz, House of Style’s Karlie Kloss, Vinny Guadagnino and Christina Garibaldi. The red carpet pre-show airs Sunday, April 14 at 8:30pm, followed by the awards, hosted by Rebel Wilson at 9p. The night continues with a special sneak peek episode of  The Show with Vinny, as Vinny Guadagnino, his mother Paola and Uncle Nino meet up with the stars of the upcoming film Pain & Gain, Mark Wahlberg and Anthony Mackie, to hit the gym and chat about the movie and their childhoods. Then, Ke$ha hangs out with the Guadagnino family to dish about her new MTV docu-series, Ke$ha: My Crazy Beautiful Life.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Based on the success of the limited series, Bravo Media will roll out a full season of Fashion Queens on Sunday, April 14 at 11:30p. The fashion-based talk show, which covers everything from haute couture to celebrity style, will run for eight consecutive Sundays. The show is produced by Embassy Row with Michael Davies as Executive Producer and True Entertainment with Steven Weinstock, Glenda Hersh and Lauren Eskelin as Executive Producers.
(Source: Cynopsis)

WE tv and the Foundation for Women’s Cancer have teamed to create an original PSA designed to educate the public on prevention, early detection and treatment of cancers unique to women. Traci Braxton, star of WE tv’s Braxton Family Values, serves as a spokesperson for the Foundation and its National Race to End Women’s Cancer. The PSA debuts on Thursday, April 11 during a new episode of the series. This mission is close to Braxton’s heart: “I go to the doctors with my sisters for their ‘well’ checks. Once we all had appointments at the same time. We were in the same room, looking at each other, like, okay... the doctor came in and said, ‘I am going to lose my license over this! ‘ That’s a true story. But we do things like that cause we’re supportive of each other.”
(Source: Cynopsis)

It’s 19 seasons and counting for Extra. The syndicated entertainment newsmagazine has been renewed by stations in more than 85% of the country through the 2016-17 season. The series will continue to air on eight NBC-owned stations, including WNBC (New York), KNBC (Los Angeles), WMAQ (Chicago), WCAU (Philadelphia), KXAS (Dallas-Fort Worth), KNTV (San Francisco Bay Area), WTVJ (Miami-Fort Lauderdale) and WVIT (Connecticut). In addition, the series has also been sold to stations including Hearst, Gannett, Belo, Sinclair, CBS, LIN, Meredith, Media General, Post Newsweek among other strong station groups. Extra is produced by Telepictures Productions and is distributed by Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Michael Imperioli has been tapped for a guest starring role in the seventh season of Showtime’s Californication. Imperioli will portray Rick Rath, a successful old school television producer who will play a key role in Hank’s (series star and executive producer David Duchovny) latest venture, in a multi-episode arc. The show’s new season is set to premiere in 2014.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Natalie Dohmer begins a three-episode arc as Sherlock Holmes former lover, Irene Adler, in CBS‘ Elementary beginning Thursday, May 9 at 9p. Irene Adler was Sherlock’s first and only love in London. Her mysterious murder by the hands of Moriarty caused his downward spiral into drug addiction.
(Source: Cynopsis)

SOUNDSCAN (WEEK ENDING 4/7/13)
1) Justin Timberlake – The 20/20 Experience – 139,285 (After 3 weeks – 1,425,962)
2) Band Perry – Pioneer – 129,291
3) Tyler The Creator – Wolf – 88,718

Other Debuts
6) New Kids On The Block – 10 – 50,501
7) Killswitch Engage – Disarm The Descent – 48,347
11) Bring Me The Horizon – Sempiternal – 27,419
24) Alkaline Trio – My Shame Is True – 16,905
36) The Music Is You: Tribute To John Denver – 12,783

POWERBALL
Today’s Jackpot is $60 million.

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ON TELEVISION (WEDNESDAY 3/27/13)
MTV: The Real World: Portland (Premiere) at 10pm
REELZ: Bomb Girls (Premiere) at 8pm
ABC: The Neighbors (Finale) at 8:30pm
DISCOVERY: Weed Country (Finale) at 10pm
NBC: Whitney (Finale) at 8:30pm

CBS News is set to launch Brooklyn DA, a six-part series that looks at the men and women in one of the largest district attorney’s offices in the country. Created by CBS News producer Patti Aronofsky, Brooklyn DA follows the men and women of the Kings County District Attorney’s Office as they juggle more than 1,000 cases a week. The show will premiere on Tuesday, May 21 at 10p.
(Source: Cynopsis)

ABC‘s Shark Tank has announced its Season 5 open casting calls. Nationwide auditions for the hit reality series are being held in Los Angeles, Chicago, Atlanta, Dallas and Philadelphia, beginning on Sunday, April 14. The first 500 entrepreneurs who show up at each location are guaranteed to be seen and to pitch the “Shark Tank” casting team with their products, services or ideas. Check out http://abc.go.com/shows/shark-tank/casting.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Robin Roberts, one of the first female sports anchors on ESPN in the 1990’s and current co-anchor of Good Morning America, will be honored with the Arthur Ashe Courage Award at The 2013 ESPYS on July 17. Roberts is a breast cancer survivor and had a bone marrow transplant last year to treat a blood disorder.
(Source: Cynopsis)

TBS has renewed Cougar Town for a fifth season. The network has ordered 13 episodes of the series for 2014.
(Source: Cynopsis)

America Now, the daily syndicated news magazine show from Raycom Media and ITV Studios America, will return for a fourth season. The show is co-hosted by Leeza Gibbons and Bill Rancic.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Syfy has announced that its time-traveling police drama Continuum will return for a second season. The 13 all-new episode season will premiere on Friday, June 7 at 10p.
(Source: Cynopsis)

There will be more Seth Green at FOX. The actor, who provides one of the voices on Family Guy, has landed a starring role in the network’s upcoming series Dads, a comedy from the writers of Ted. Green will play one of two men whose fathers unexpectedly move in with them.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Frances Conroy has joined the cast of USA‘s Royal Pains. Although Conroy will return to American Horror Story for its third season, she’s also set to play Blythe, a member of the Hamptons “royalty,” in the USA drama series.
(Source: Cynopsis)

SOUNDSCAN (WEEK ENDING 3/24/13)
1) Justin Timberlake – The 20/20 Experience – 968,018
2) Kacey Musgraves – Same Trailer Different Park – 43,496
3) Bruno Mars – Unorthodox Jukebox – 41,343

Other Debuts
15) Clutch – Earth Rocker – 21,765
30) Draco Rosa – Vida – 10,950
35) Black Rebel Motorcycle Club – Specter At The Feast – 10,606

POWERBALL
Today’s Jackpot is $40 million.

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ON TELEVISION (WEDNESDAY 3/20/13)
TV ONE: Unsung: Johnny Gill (Premiere) at 10pm
BET: Rip The Runway 2013 (Premiere) at 10pm
TLC: My Strange Addiction (Finale) at 10pm

James Woods has been tapped to star in the new Showtime drama series Ray Donovan in the recurring role of Patrick “Sully” Sullivan. The series marks a return to television for Woods, who last starred in the CBS series Shark from 2006-2008.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Modern Family‘s Sarah Hyland (Haley) has been cast in the Lifetime/History mini-series Bonnie & Clyde. Hyland will play Blanche Barrow, the wife of Clyde’s brother Buck.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Richard Madden, Tim Blake Nelson, Marton Csokas and Conor Leslie are joining the cast of Discovery Channel‘s mini-series Klondike (wt). Madden will play Bill Haskell. Nelson will play Meekor, Csokas will play Steele, and Leslie will play Sabine.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Steve Kornacki has been named the new host of MSNBC‘s weekend morning show Up. Kornacki was previously co-host of the network’s weekday show The Cycle and is currently a senior political writer for Salon.com. He replaces Chris Hayes, who will be taking over the 8p slot on MSNBC.
(Source: Cynopsis)

The Season 16 premiere of Dancing With the Stars delivered ABC‘s biggest audience and second highest Adult 18-49 rating in the 8 to 10p time period since April 23, 2012. The show’s debut grew over its Season 15 premiere by 19% in total viewers and by 24% in adults 18-49. The premiere stands as television’s second most-watched unscripted telecast this season.
(Source: Cynopsis)

A&E‘s Bates Motel opened for business with 4.6 million total viewers on Monday, March 18. The show’s 10p premiere drew 3 million total viewers, while its 11p encore drew and additional 1.6 million viewers. Bates Motel scored highly with younger viewers, as well, averaging 1.6 million adults 18-49 and 25-54 at 10 p., becoming the networks most-watched original drama series in both demos.
(Source: Cynopsis)

HenryBromell, writer and executive producer of the Showtime series Homeland, died Monday at an undisclosed hospital after suffering a heart attack at home. He was 65.
(Source: Cynopsis)

SOUNDSCAN (WEEK ENDING 3/17/13)
1) Bon Jovi – What About Now – 95,798
2) David Bowie – Next Day – 84,764
3) Luke Bryan – Spring Break…Here To Party – 60,682 (After 2 weeks – 210,485)

Other Debuts
6) Mindless Behavior – All Around The World – 36,886
7) Eric Clapton – Old Sock – 36,878
8 ) Sound City – Real To Reel – 36,760
28) Various Artists – Spirit of Ireland – 14,842

POWERBALL
Today’s Jackpot is $260 million.

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ON TELEVISION (WEDNESDAY 3/13/13)
FOOD: Restaurant Stakeout (Premiere) at 10pm
TV ONE: Unsung: Mint Condition (Premiere) at 10pm

ABC has named the next star of The Bachelorette: Desiree Hartsock, a castoff and viewer favorite from Sean Lowe’s season of The Bachelor. Hartsock will call the shots and get a second chance to find love on the ninth edition of the hit romance reality series. The Bachelorette will premiere Monday, May 20 at 8p.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Speaking of bachelors, get ready to see one of them rumba. ABC has announced that the newly engaged Sean Lowe will compete on season 16 of Dancing with the Stars. Lowe will partner with professional Peta Murgatroyd. The series premieres on Monday, March 18 at 8p.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Bravo Media is giving late night TV a makeover with Fashion Queens, a new limited series airing three consecutive Sundays at 11:30p beginning March 17. The fashion-based talk show features two of Atlanta’s celebrity hairstylists, Derek J and Miss Lawrence, and New York’s fashion maven and socialite Bevy Smith.The opinionated trio will cover everything related to the world of fashion, giving their perspective on the trends, hits and misses.
(Source: Cynopsis)

VH1‘s new reality series Off Pitch premieres Wednesday, April 17 at 10p. The show follows the young adult show choir in Wisconsin called the Grand River Singers.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Kerry Bishe, who played Kathy Stafford in the Oscar-winning Argo, has landed a co-starring role in the AMC drama pilot Halt & Catch Fire.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Karl Uban, remembered as Bones from Star Trek, has been tapped for a starring role in FOX‘s cop drama, Human, from J. J. Abrams and J.H. Wyman.
(Source: Cynopsis)

CBS‘ Big Brother season 15 is approaching, and the show is having an open casting call on Saturday, March 16 at CBS Radford Studio, 4200 Radford Avenue, Studio City, CA, from 11a to 2p. Contestants must be 21+ to apply.
(Source: Cynopsis)

SOUNDSCAN (WEEK ENDING 3/10/13)
1) Luke Bryan – Sprin Break…Here To Party – 149,515
2) Jimi Hendrix – People Hell & Angels – 72, 307
3) Bruno Mars – Unorthodox Jukebox – 51,158 (After 13 weeks – 1,010,926)

Other Debuts
17) Boz Scaggs – Memphis – 17,854
22) Josh Ritter – Beast In Its Tracks – 15,226
26) Shake It Up 3 Soundtrack – 13,548

POWERBALL
Saturday’s Jackpot is $183 million.

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ON TELEVISION (WEDNESDAY 3/6/13)
SYFY: Haunted Collector (Premiere) at 9pm
BRAVO: The Rachel Zoe Project (Premiere) at 9pm
BRAVO: It’s A Brad Brad World (Premiere) at 10pm
BRAVO: Dukes Of Melrose (Premiere) at 10:30pm
TRAVEL: Feed The Beast (Premiere) at 9pm
TV ONE: Unsung: The Whispers (Premiere) at 10pm

Get ready for The Daily Show sans Jon Stewart. The Comedy Central series host is taking a 12-week summer break from the show to make his directorial debut with Rosewater, a screenplay he wrote based on the New York Times best selling memoir Then They Came for Me: A Family’s Story of Love, Captivity and Survival. John Oliver, a correspondent on The Daily Show, will step in as guest host for the eight weeks the show plans to produce new episodes.
(Source: Cynopsis)

The new Esquire Network has ordered two new original primetime series. How I Rock It,(wt) from Ryan Seacrest Productions and Citizen Jones and hosted by NBA superstar Baron Davis, is a half-hour, six-part profiles athletes, celebrities, designers, and street-style icons. Risky Listing(wt), a one-hour six-part docuseries from Zodiak New York, goes behind the velvet rope to meet the high-end listings agents who wheel and deal in the competitive world of New York nightlife real estate.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Alexis Bledel, who played Rory on Gilmore Girls, has signed to co-star opposite Jason Ritter on the Fox sitcom pilot, Friends & Family. The show is based on the British television series Gavin & Stacy and is produced by Sony TV and BBC Worldwide Productions.
(Source: Cynopsis)

British actor Tom Cullen is joining the cast of Downton Abbey. He’s set to play Lord Gillingham, a family friend of the Crawleys who’s known Lady Mary since childhood.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Hart of Dixie‘s Rachel Bilson is getting a new love interest. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Rob Huebel, who stars on Adult Swim’s Childrens Hospital, has booked a guest-starring role on The CW series. He’ll play Michael, the father of Rose’s boyfriend, Max.
(Source: Cynopsis)

SOUNDSCAN (WEEK ENDING 3/3/13)
1) Bruno Mars – Unorthodox Jukebox – 94,551 (After 12 weeks – 959,768)
2) Atoms For Peace – Amok – 49,822
3) Mumford & Sons – Babel – 43,146

Other Debuts 
5) Hillsong United – Zion – 34,101
27) Emmylou Harris & RodneyCrowel – Old Yellow Moon – 15,827

POWERBALL
Today’s Jackpot is $123 million.

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ON TELEVISION (WEDNESDAY 2/27/13)
DIY: Rescue My Renovation (Premiere) at 9pm
INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY: Evil Twins (Premiere) at 9pm
INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY: Dark Minds (Premiere) at 10pm
RLTV: Who’s Cooking with Florence Henderson (Premiere) at 9pm
TNT: Boston’s Finest (Premiere) at 9pm
A&E: Duck Dynasty (Premiere) at 10pm
SYFY: Stranded (Premiere) at 10pm
USA: Psych (Premiere) at 10pm
TV ONE: Unsung: Eddie Kendricks (Premiere) at 10pm
NBC: Guys with Kids (Finale) at 8:30pm
BRAVO: Top Chef: Seattle (Finale) at 10pm

Ratings evidence points to CBS winning the February sweeps among A18-49 for the first time since 1998 (when CBS broadcast the Winter Olympics). To date and with three days remaining in the period, CBS has more than 8 million total viewers compared with second place ABC, according to Nielsen Live + Same Day ratings through the week ending February 24. CBS’ advantage this sweep period includes having eight of the top 10 broadcasts for the month in both A18-49 and total viewers including the Super Bowl, the Grammy Awards and its regular series, The Big Bang Theory and NCIS.
(Source: Cynopsis)

What do two Olympic Gold medalists, a country music legend and a boxing champ have in common? They’re all competing in the next season of ABC’s Dancing with the Stars opening Monday, March 18 at 8p. DWTS’s celebrity lineup consists of:

1.  Disney Channel star Zendaya Coleman and Val Chmerkovski
2.  Actor/comedian Andy Dick and first-time pro dancer Sharna Burgess
3.  Olympic Gold medal-winning figure skater Dorothy Hamill and Tristan MacManus
4.  Stand-up comedian D.L. Hughley and Cheryl Burke
5.  Pro football player Jacoby Jones and Karina Smirnoff
6.  Country music star Wynonna Judd and last year’s pro dancing winner Tony Dovolani
7.  Boxing champ Victor Ortiz and newcomer Lindsay Arnold
8.  Former American Idol contestant Kelllie Pickler and Derek Hough
9.  Soap opera star Ingo Rademacher and Kym Johnson
10.  Olympic Gold medal-winning gymnast Alexandra Raisman and Mark Ballas
11.  Reality TV star Lisa Vanderpump and newcomer Gleb Savchenko.
(Source: Cynopsis)

ABC also announced Barbara Walters is returning to The View as of next Monday after several weeks of recovery following a bout with chicken pox and a concussion. Walters has been MIA from The View since January 22.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Season three of Food Network’s Chopped All-Stars is back starting Sunday, April 7 at 9p.  Ted Allen hosts the competition series where 16 culinary experts vie for a $50,000 prize for their favorite charity.  The winner will be revealed on Sunday, May 5 at 9p. Chopped All-Stars is produced by Notional Entertainment.
(Source: Cynopsis)

TBS is moving forward with a new late-night comedy series starring comedian Pete Holmes produced by Conan O’Brien’s company Conaco LLC.  The new Holmes series will launch this fall and air four nights a week (Monday-Thursday) at midnight following Conan.  Jeff Ross, David Kissinger, Nick Bernstein, Dave Rath and O’Brien all serve as EPs.  The series will be taped in front of a live studio audience and will feature Holmes’ unique comedy talent, sketches, short films, live comedy, field pieces and in-studio guest interviews all in 30 minutes.
(Source: Cynopsis)

British actor Tom Mison has been cast as Icabod Crane in FOX’s Sleepy Hollow thriller drama.  The project is being written and executive produced by Alex Kurtzman and Bob Orci.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Kathy Bates may take on Jessica Lange in the third installment of FX’s American Horror Story.  Bates is near a deal to join Lange in the anthology series playing a best friend-turned-enemy of Lange’s new character in the series.  Plot details are being kept under wrap though series co-creator Ryan Murphy has said this next edition will be more cheerful than the last Asylum edition.
(Source: Cynopsis)

BBC America revealed the cast for its new drama series The Musketeers slated to premiere in 2014.  Luke Pasqualino (Skins, The Borgias) will star as D’Artagnan along with Tom Burke (The Hour) as Athos, Santiago Cabrera (Merlin) as Aramis and Howard Charles (Royal Shakespeare Company) as Porthos.  Peter Capaldi, Tamla Kari, Maimie McCoy and Hugo Speer are also starring in the ten-episode contemporary take on the story created by Alexandre Dumas.  The Musketeers is a BBC Drama Production for BBC One, co-produced by BBC America and BBC Worldwide.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Cablevision Systems has filed an antitrust suit against Viacom in a Manhattan federal court citing what it calls the programmers’ illegal forcing of the cable operators to carry 14 “lesser-watched” channels.  Viacom contends Cablevision is attempting to renegotiate a two-month old contract through the courts.  Cablevision countered its customers do not want such networks as Palladia, MTV Hits and VH1 Classic in a package along with more popular networks like Nickelodeon, MTV and Comedy Central.  Cablevision wants its December 2012 carriage deal voided, “a permanent injunction barring Viacom from conditioning carriage of any or all of its Core networks on Cablevision’s licensing any or all of Viacom’s ancillary networks,” as well as treble damages and legal fees.
(Source: Cynopsis)

SOUNDSCAN (WEEK ENDING 2/24/13)
1) Mumford & Sons – Babel – 62,756 (After 22 weeks – 1,984,608)
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