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ON TELEVISION (WEDNESDAY 12/5/12)
GMC TV: ASPiRE: The Root 100 (Premiere) at 8pm
INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY: Final Cut (Premiere) at 9pm
TRUTV: Caught Red Handed (Premiere) at 10pm
CBS: The Grammy Nominations Concert Live!
SYFY: Ghost Hunters (Finale) at 9pm
LIFETIME: The Houstons: On Our Own (Finale) at 10pm

A new reality matchmaking series makes its way to VH1 when Making Mr. Right premieres January 6 at 9p.  The series will determine how far three women will go to find true love.  The women do get help from veteran matchmaker April Beyer.  The eight-episode series is produced by High Noon Entertainment.
(Source: Cynopsis)

TV One has a new original scripted series on the docket titled Belle’s, a comedy about widower William “Big Bill” Cooper who owns and operates his family’s upscale soul food restaurant.  The series debuts January 21 at 10p with the first of six episodes.  The half-hour series was co-created by producer Ed Weinberger and stars Keith David, Elise Neal, Tami Roman, Ella Joyce and Miguel Nunez as well as newcomer Nadja Alaya.  Nunez also serves as co-creator and EP along with Weinberger.  Oscar Turner also is an EP for Gallery Road Productions and Jubba Seyyid for TV One.
(Source: Cynopsis)

FX has set the premiere date of its period spy drama The Americans for January 30 at 10p.  The Americans stars Keri Russell and Matthew Rhys who are KGB spies involved in a complex marriage while posing as Americans in suburban Washington, D.C. soon after Ronald Reagan is elected president.
(Source: Cynopsis)

A second season of Supernanny: Family Lockdown featuring America’s Supernanny Deborah Tillman is back on Lifetime starting January 8 at 10p.  Each episode, Tillman will live with families for one week during which she will experience first-hand the challenges and issues facing each family.  The series is from Shed Media US.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Long-running series Say Yes to the Dress returns to TLC for a ninth season on December 28 at 9p while new episodes of Say Yes to the Dress: Randy Knows Best launch on January 4 at 10p.   In the opening episode of season nine, Joan Rivers joins a friend looking for the perfect dress.  Say Yes to the Dress is produced by Halfyard Productions for TLC.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Justin Bruening (The Ringer) is joining the cast of ABC’s Grey’s Anatomy during season nine in the recurring role as a paramedic named Matt and a potential love interest for one of the doctors.  He will first appear in January or early February.
(Source: Cynopsis)

SOUNDSCAN (WEEK ENDING 12/2/12)
1) Alicia Keys – Girl On Fire – 158,646
2) Taylor Swift – Red – 136,545 (After 6 weeks – 2,215,542)
3) Rod Stewart – Merry Christmas Baby – 116,662 (After 5 weeks – 475,359)

Other Debuts
28) Timeflies – One Night EP – 23,784
31) Glee Cast – Vol.1-Glee: The Music Season 4 – 20,904

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ON TELEVISION (WEDNESDAY 11/28/12)
NBC: Christmas In Rockefeller Center at 7pm
NBC: Saturday Night Live: Christmas Special at 9pm
BBC AMERICA: The Hour (Premiere) at 9pm
TV LAND: Hot In Cleveland (Premiere) at 10pm
TV LAND: Happily Divorced (Premiere) at 10:30pm
E! Love You, Mean It With Whitney Cummings (Premiere) at 10:30pm
BRAVO: Life After Top Chef (Finale)

Downton Abbey creator Julian Fellowes will be working with NBC in a new deal to write and produce a period drama for the network titled The Gilded Age.  Produced by Universal Television, the drama will depict the world of millionaire titans in New York during the 1880s.  Fellowes will continue in his present roles as creator, writer and executive producer of Downton Abbey which was recently renewed for a fourth season by UK’s ITV.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Fuse, the national music TV network and part of The Madison Square Garden Company, acquired the series Ex-Wives of Rock from Tricon Film & Television.  The series will be included in Fuse Friday Nights, an all-new night of original series.  The US premiere of Ex-Wives of Rock is December 7 at 1030p sandwiched between the series return of Funny or Die’s Billy on the Street at 10p and Warped Roadies at 11p.  Set in Los Angeles, Ex-Wives of Rock tells the true-life stories of women who have married and divorced rock stars.  Narrated by Shannon Tweed, wife of KISS bassist Gene Simmons, the series looks at the lives of Athena Lee (ex-wife of Scorpions drummer James Kottak and sister to Tommy Lee), Sharise Neil (ex-wife of Motley Crue frontman Vince Neil, Bobbie Brown (ex-wife of Warrant frontman Jani Lane and once engaged to Tommy Lee) and Susan Dixon, also known as “Blue” (ex-wife of Warrant bassist Jerry Dixon).  Ex-Wives of Rock also airs in Canada on Slice.
(Source: Cynopsis)

A slew of celebrities are heading to Portlandia when the series makes its third season debut on IFC January 4 at 10p.  Those appearing include Roseanne Barr, Matt Berry, Rose Byrne, Bill Hader, Juliette Lewis, Martina Navratilova and George Wendt among many others.  As previously announced, Chloe Sevigny will appear in multiple episodes during the new season playing Fred and Carrie’s new roommate, Alexandra.  Other series regulars such as Jeff Goldblum, Kyle MacLachlan and Kumail Nanjiani will also be returning for season three.  For those fans who cannot wait until January, IFC will air an all-new pre-premiere episode on December 14 at 1030p which will also be available on IFC.com, the Portlandia Facebook page and iTunes the next day.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Comedy Central renewed its sketch comedy series Key & Peele for a third season and has also increased its episode order to 13 eps for next fall.  Key & Peele is executive produced by its creators Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele in addition to Ian Roberts, Jay Martel and Joel Zadak.  During its second season, Key & Peele averaged 1.5 million viewers and its finale airs tonight at 1030p.
(Source: Cynopsis)

A pair of late night shows were renewed by FX as BrandX and Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell each received 13-episode orders.  BrandX starring Russell Brand will expand in the next season from a half-hour show to a full hour.  FX will also air a one-hour special of BrandX this Thursday featuring Sarah Silverman and author and new age philosopher Daniel Pinchbeck.  Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell will air its final episode of the year on Thursday featuring The Daily Show’s John Oliver as Bell’s guest.  A new season of Totally Biased will return on FX January 17.  Both series are produced in-house by FX Productions.  BrandX is also produced in association with Branded Films and Dakota Films.
(Source: Cynopsis)

This Sunday fans of the late Larry Hagman will get a chance to pay their respects to him and his character, J.R. Ewing at Southfork Ranch located outside of Dallas in Parker, TX.  The 340-acre homestead, whose exteriors were made famous by the TV series will offer complimentary tours from 2-4p this Sunday followed by a memorial reception where guests can leave cards, flowers and sign a memorial book to Hagman.  Forever Resorts, the company that presently owns the ranch, revealed that Hagman, who died on November 22, had a family outing planned at Southfork the day of his passing.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Last Sunday’s Soul Train Awards ’12 on BET delivered 3.4 million total viewers and on CENTRIC the same awards show pulled in 293,000 total viewers.  Also on Sunday, both networks aired the series debut of Apollo Live which resulted in 2.8 million total viewers on BET and 235,000 total viewers on CENTRIC.
(Source: Cynopsis)

ABC’s comedy pilot Trophy Wife cast Natalie Morales (White Collar) to play Meg, a hard-partying and promiscuous woman who always is on the lookout for an eligible guy.  Morales joins Bradley Whitford and Malin Ackerman in the single-camera comedy from Private Practice’s Emily Halpern and SuperNews’ Sarah Haskins.
(Source: Cynopsis)

D.B. Sweeney is reuniting with his 24 co-star Kiefer Sutherland as he booked a recurring role on the second season of FOX’s Touch.  Sweeney will play Tanner, a threatening, forceful ex-military guy who is an enforcer for Aster Corps.  Touch premieres February 1 at 9p on FOX.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Kimberly Williams, who is currently guest starring on ABC’s Nashville, has been given the option to become a series regular if the show is renewed for a second season.  Williams plays Peggy, a woman from Teddy’s past whose involvement in his sketchy financial dealings may bring down his mayoral campaign.  In real life Williams lives in Nashville with her husband, country star Brad Paisley.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Former Days of Our Lives cast member Matt Cedeno was cast in a recurring role on the upcoming Lifetime series Devious Maids.  The new drama from Marc Cherry follows four Beverly Hills-based housekeepers (Ana Ortiz, Dania Ramirez, Roselyn Sanchez and Judy Reyes) who have big dreams of their own.  Cedeno joins as a recording artist returning home after a long tour.  Melinda Page Hamilton is also joining Devious Maids playing a conniving housekeeper.  If the series gets a second season order, both Cedeno and Hamilton will be bumped to series regulars.
(Source: Cynopsis)

SOUNDSCAN (WEEK ENDING 11/25/12)
1) Rihanna – Unapologetic – 237,541
2) Taylor Swift – Red – 185,391
3) One Direction – Take Me Home – 175,736

Other Debuts
4) Phillip Phillips – World From The Side Of The Moon – 169,011
5) Kid Rock – Rebel Soul – 146,379
9) Led Zeppelin – Celebration Day – 101,108
10) Keyshia Cole – Woman To Woman – 95,610
11) Kelly Clarkson – Greatest Hits: Chapter 1 – 74,036
14) Pitbull – Global Warming – 63,733

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ON TELEVISION (WEDNESDAY 11/14/12)
NBC: Whitney (Premiere) at 8pm
TRAVEL: Baggage Battles (Premiere) at 8pm & 8:30pm
NATIONAL GEO: Border Wars at 9pm
NATIONAL GEO: Hell On The Highway at 10pm
SPIKE TV: Eddie Murphy: One Night Only (Premiere) at 10pm
INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY: Who The (Bleep) Did I Marry? (Finale) at 9pm
MILITARY: Black Ops (Finale) at 10pm
DIY: Run My Renovation (Finale) at 10:30pm

ABC gave a full season order to new drama Nashville headlined by Connie Britton and Hayden Panettiere.  On average, Nashville has been winning its Wednesday at 10p time period among A18-49 at 3.2/9.  The series is produced by Lionsgate, ABC Studios and Gaylord Entertainment.
(Source: Cynopsis)

WE tv’s upcoming original series Cyndi Lauper: Still So Unusual will premiere the first of 12 episodes on January 12 at 9p.  A second new episode will follow at 930p.  Each half-hour episode will allow viewers access into the personal and professional life of pop culture icon, Cyndi Lauper who is also a wife, mother, Broadway composer, best-selling author and philanthropist.  The series is produced for WE tv by Mark Burnett’s One Three Media.
(Source: Cynopsis)

MSNBC will bow the first episode of the new series, Chained to My Ex on December 23 at 9p.  The series is from MSNBC’s documentary unit that partnered with the creator of the series Intervention.  The series will spotlight men and women who are divorced but still have to live together.  MSNBC will air additional episodes of the series at a future date.  Chained to My Ex is produced by MSNBC and MadJack Entertainment.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Back for its ninth run, Syfy welcomes Ghost Hunters to its schedule with 16 all-new episodes starting January 16 at 9p.  Ghost Hunters is produced for Syfy by Pilgrim Studios.
(Source: Cynopsis)

The season one finale of TLC’s series Breaking Amish on Sunday at 9p posted a 3.2 rating among W18-34 and a 2.9 rating with W18-49 as well as an average of 3.8 million total viewers.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Monday’s season three premiere of MTV’s Teen Mom 2 at 10p delivered a 3.2 rating among P12-34 and attracted 3.4 million total viewers.  MTV also debuted new series Catfish: The TV Show at 11p which posted a 2.6 rating among P12-34 and drew in 2.7 million total viewers.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Jersey Shore’s Vinny Guadagnino is sticking around MTV as the network approved a new hybrid talk show/reality series, The Show With Vinny produced by SallyAnn Salsano of 495 Productions.  The series will move the typical talk show format out of the studio and into Vinny Guadagnino’s family home in Staten Island, NY.  There, Vinny will conduct off-the-cuff and unscripted interviews with stars who are invited to dine at his house.  The series will also feature real people from Vinny’s personal life such as his mother Paula and his Uncle Nino and more.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Former Nip/Tuck star, Dylan Walsh landed a role on ABC’s Revenge.  Walsh will appear in multiple episodes as Jason Prosser, a rival hedge fund manager to Conrad Grayson (Henry Czerny).
(Source: Cynopsis)

For the sixth season of HBO’s True Blood, British actor Rob Kazinsky (EastEnders) is joining the cast as a series regular.  Kazinsky will play Ben, a charismatic faerie who takes an interest in Sookie and she returns the feelings.  True Blood returns with its sixth season next June on HBO.
(Source: Cynopsis)

SOUNDSCAN (WEEK ENDING 11/11/12)
1) Taylor Swift – Red – 196,225 (After 3 weeks – 1,749,072)
2) Various Artists – Now 44 – 98,698
3) Rod Stewart – Merry Christmas Baby – 73,543 (After 2 weeks – 162,479)

Other Debuts
4) Ne-Yo – R.E.D. – 65,978
5) Aerosmith – Music From Another Dimension – 63,052
10) Third Day – Miracle – 29,042
13) All That Remains – War You Cannot Win – 24,767
16) Punk Goes Pop – Vol. 5-Punk Goes Pop – 21,066
27) Glee Cast – Glee: The Music Presents Glease – 16,430
33) Various Artists – Now Disney – 13,012

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ON TELEVISION (WEDNESDAY 10/31/12)
SYFY: Face Off (Live Finale) at 10pm

First season comedy The Neighbors and second season drama Scandal received back-nine orders from ABC, giving both series full orders for the 2012-13 season.  The Neighbors improved its ratings for its most recent airing at a 2.0 A18-49 rating and 7 million viewers.  Scandal had similar results posting a 2.0 demo rating and 6.1 million total viewers.  These two pickups are ABC’s first full season orders for the fall season. 
(Source: Cynopsis)

The Walt Disney Company is acquiring Lucasfilm Ltd. in a stock and cash transaction.  Lucasfilm is wholly owned by Lucasfilm Chairman and Founder, George Lucas.  Under the terms of the agreement and based on the closing price of Disney stock as of last Friday, the transaction value is $4.05 billion, with Disney paying around half in cash and issuing approximately 40 million shares at closing.  The final consideration will be subject to normal post-closing balance sheet adjustments.   The deal gives Disney ownership of Lucasfilm and its Star Wars franchise and its current businesses encompassing live action film production, consumer products, animation, visual effects and audio post production.  Disney will also own the various entertainment technologies under Lucasfilm, headquartered in San Francisco including LucasArts, Industrial Light & Magic and Skywalker Sound.  At this time, the current Lucasfilm employees will remain in their present locations.  Kathleen Kennedy, Co-Chairman of Lucasfilm will become President of Lucasfilm, reporting to Walt Disney Studios Chairman Alan Horn.  Kennedy will also be the brand manager for Star Wars, working directly with Disney’s worldwide lines of businesses to build, integrate and maximize the value of this global franchise.  Furthermore, Kennedy will serve as executive producer on new Star Wars feature films with George Lucas serving as creative consultant.  Star Wars Episode 7 will be released in 2015 with more feature films planned in the future.  The Boards of Directors of both Disney and Lucasfilm have approved this transaction which is subject to clearance under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act, certain non-US merger control regulations and other normal closing conditions.  The agreement has also been approved by the sole shareholder of Lucasfilm.
(Source: Cynopsis)

NBC detailed its midseason schedule including the premiere date for Community set for February 7 at 8p.  Originally, the network was to debut Community’s new season on October 19.  Community will take over the time slot currently occupied by the final season of 30 Rock which will have concluded its 13-episode season.  Also in midseason, Parks and Recreation will move up an hour to 830p as of January 17 with comedy Up All Night going on an extended hiatus from December to April/May (as announced yesterday).  New NBC series premiere dates include: Deception on January 7 at 10p; 1600 Penn January 10 at 930p; and Ready for Love bowing on March 31 with a two-hour premiere at 8p.  Returning series consist of the fourth season of The Voice on March 25-26; Revolution wraps its fall run in November and is back March 25 at 10p; The Biggest Loser featuring the return of Jillian Michaels, is back starting January 6-7 airing on Mondays from 8-10p until the return of The Voice; Betty White’s Off Their Rockers returns January 8 with back-to-back episodes at 8p and 830p; Smash debuts its second season on February 5 with a two-hour episode at 9p and will settle into its regular day and time starting February 12 at 10p; and The Celebrity Apprentice is back beginning March 3 from 9-11p for four weeks before airing one-hour episodes on March 31 at 10p. 
(Source: Cynopsis)

NBC is not moving forward with a spinoff show from The Office.  Rainn Wilson was due to star in The Farm which will air as a back-door pilot of The Office this season.  The project centers on Dwight (Wilson) as a beet farmer running a bed and breakfast inn.  Back-door pilots air as a test-run to help the network determine if the project is worthy to move forward.  NBC in this instance has made the decision even before the episode aired.  NBC has not officially announced this news though reports say the episode will air in The Office as planned.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Glee’s Grant Gustin is moving to The CW as the actor has been cast in a multiple-episode run on 90210’s fifth season.  Gustin will play Campbell on 90210, a charming, handsome college student from a wealthy and privileged background.  Gustin will return to FOX’s Glee to reprise his role as Sebastian Smythe in an upcoming episode.
(Source: Cynopsis)

FOX’s midseason thriller The Following booked Mike Colter (Ringer) in the recurring role of FBI bureaucrat Nick Donovan, reports TVLine.  The series from Kevin Williamson is about a deranged serial killer by the name of Joe Carroll (James Purefoy) who creates his own cult of murderers using technology and the retired FBI profilers Ryan Hardy (Kevin Bacon) who is hunting him down.  Colter’s character is brought in to head the Carroll case and supervise Agent Hardy. 
(Source: Cynopsis)

SOUNDSCAN (WEEK ENDING 10/28/12)
1) Taylor Swift – RED – 1,208,290
2) Kendrick Lamar – Good Kid M.A.A.D City – 241,139
3) Jason Aldean – Night Train – 115,976

Other Debuts
5) Tony Bennett – Viva Duets – 35, 917
6) Gary Clark Jr. – Blak & Blu – 34,604
7) Stone Sour – House Of Gold & Bones Part One – 31,182
9) Lady Antebellum – On This Winter’s Night – 24,584
14) Swedish House Mafia – Until Now – 18,311
17) The Sword – Apocryphon – 16,835
18) Twiztid – Abominationz – 16,700

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ON TELEVISION (WEDNESDAY 10/24/12)
COOKING: My Grandmother’s Ravioli (Premiere) at 8:30pm
LIFETIME: The Houstons: On Our Own (Premiere) at 9pm
HALOGEN TV: Drum Heads (Premiere) at 9pm
LOGO: DTLA (Premiere) at 11pm
SYFY: Paranormal Witness (Finale) at 10pm

CBS gave full season back-nine orders to two of its rookie series, Vegas and Elementary. So far this season, Vegas in its Tuesday at 10p time slot has averaged 14.94 million total viewers and a 2.7/8 among A18-49. Elementary, in its Thursday at 10p time period, has averaged 14.30 million total viewers and delivered a 3.5/10 with A18-49 viewers. Both series are produced by CBS Television Studios.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Monday night’s third and final presidential debate between President Barack Obama and Governor Mitt Romney tallied the least amount of viewers when compared to the other two primetime debates in this election cycle. According to Nielsen, 59.2 million viewers watched Monday which is a 10% decline from the second debate’s results on October 16 and 12% less than the first debate on October 3. The third debate did air against two live sporting events, Monday Night Football on ESPN which had 10.7 million tuning in as well as the MLB playoffs on FOX which attracted 8.1 million. For the debate, NBC drew the most viewers at 12.4 million followed by ABC at 11.7 million; FOX News with 11.5 million; CBS at 8.4 million; CNN with 5.8 million; and MBSNB with 4.1 million.
(Source: Cynopsis)

New comedy Guys with Kids received five additional scripts from its network NBC, per THR. In its latest airing, the sitcom pulled in a 1.4 A18-49 rating. Guys with Kids stars Jesse Bradford, Anthony Anderson and Zach Cregger with Jimmy Fallon serving as executive producer.
(Soource: Cynopsis)

Jane Fonda will star in a new ABC comedy scheduled to premiere in 2013. The project is tentatively titled Now What? from Pushing Daisies writer Abby Gewanter. The plot is about a young woman who tears into her mother using a public blog post listing the reasons she hates her. The mother (Fonda) ends up moving in with her daughter in order to settle their differences.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Showtime’s comedy series House of Lies added Larenz Tate (Rescue Me) and Nia Long (Third Watch) in recurring roles for season two. Tate will play Marty’s (Don Cheadle) younger, less ambitious activist brother while Long will play a fellow consultant and former classmate of Marty’s who becomes an adversary. Production on the second season commences in Los Angeles next month and Showtime has set the premiere date for January 13 at 10p.
(Source: Cynopsis)

SOUNDSCAN (WEEK ENDING  10/21/12)
1) Jason Aldean – Night Train – 409,303
2) Mumford & Sons – Babel – 73,583
3) Brandy – Two Eleven – 64,566

Other Debuts
4) Scotty McCreery – Christmas With Scotty – 40,786
5) Jamey Johnson – Livin’ For A Song – 32,028
10) Metalocalypse: Dethklok – Dethalbum III – 19,513
12) Donald Fagen – Sunken Condos – 18,007
16) Anberlin – Vital – 16,806

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ON TELEVISION (WEDNESDAY 10/17/12)
REELZCHANNEL: World Without End (Premiere) at 8pm
GMC: The Changers (Premiere) at 9pm
LIFETIME: The Houstons: On Our Own (Premiere) at 9pm
LIFETIME: My Life Is A Lifetime Movie (Premiere) at 10pm
MILITARY: Combat Countdown (Premiere) at 9pm
ABC: Suburgatory (Premiere) at 9:30pm
FX: American Horror Story (Premiere) at 10pm
INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY: Devil You Know (Premiere) at 10pm
COOKING: Sandra Lee’s Taverns, Lounges & Clubs (Premiere) at 10:30pm

FOX wants more Bob’s Burgers, giving the animated comedy a fourth season renewal consisting of 22 episodes. Recently, Bob’s Burgers was nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program in addition to a 2012 Critics’ Choice Television Award for Best Animated Series. Bob’s Burgers is produced by 20th Century Fox Television.
(Source: Cynopsis)

In other renewal news, The CW gave America’s Next Top Model a 20th cycle set to premiere in summer 2013. For the first time, this next edition will allow male models to participate and viewers will continue to vote for their favorite contestants via social media.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Late yesterday, FOX officially revealed television personality Khloe Kardashian Odom and TV host/actor Mario Lopez will host the second season of The X Factor which airs on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 8p. Odom and Lopez will first appear as hosts during the live broadcasts of The X Factor starting this November. Created by Syco Television, The X Factor is produced by Syco Television and FremantleMedia North America.
(Source: Cynopsis)

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association President Dr. Aida Takla-O’Reilly, dick clark productions and NBC announced The 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards will be hosted by Tina Fey and Amy Poehler. The duo will host NBC’s exclusive live coverage on January 13 starting at 8p from the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills.
(Source: Cynopsis)

16-time Grammy Award-winner Beyonce has been chosen to perform during the Pepsi Super Bowl XLVII Halftime Show on CBS airing live February 3. The NFL and CBS jointly made this announcement about the most-watched musical event of the year. More than 112.5 million viewers in the US watched last year’s show and the Super Bowl and its halftime show is broadcast worldwide. Super Bowl XLVII will be telecast from the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans. The Pepsi Super Bowl XLVII Halftime Show is an NFL Network Production and is executive produced by Ricky Kirchner and directed by Hamish Hamilton.
(Source: Cynopsis)

A third season of Ice Loves Coco is on tap to premiere October 28 at 1030p on E! On November 4, the series will move to its regular 10p time period. The series follows Ice T and Coco as they balance married life while each pursues their dream careers. Ice Loves Coco is created and produced by Comcast Entertainment Studios.
(Source: Cynopsis)

SOUNDSCAN (WEEK ENDING 10/14/12)
1) Mumford & Sons – Babel – 95,960 (After 3 weeks – 864,797)
2) Macklemore & Ryan Lewis – The Heist – 78,479
3) Kiss – Monster – 55,996

Other Debuts
4) MGK – Lace Up – 50,552
5) Coheed And Cambria – Afterman: Ascension – 49,493
6) All Time Low – Don’t Panic – 48,121
7) Barbra Streisand – Release Me – 43,969
9) Ellie Goulding – Halcyon – 34,025
13) The Script – #3 (Edited Version) – 23,519
22) Between The Buried & Me – Parallax II: Future Sequence – 16,990
43) Rick Springfield – Songs For The End Of The World – 9,514
47) The Wallflowers – Glad All Over – 9,166

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ON TELEVISION (WEDNESDAY 10/10/12)
CW: Arrow (Premiere) at 8pm
PBS: Nature (Premiere) at 8pm
PBS: NOVA (Premiere) at 9pm
PBS: NOVA scienceNOW (Premiere) at 10pm
NAT. GEO.: Bid & Destroy (Premiere) at 9pm & 9:30pm
WEATHER: Coast Guard Florida (Premiere) at 9pm
ABC: Nashville (Premiere) at 10pm
A&E: Duck Dynasty (Premiere) at 10pm & 10:30pm
MILITARY: Black Ops (Premiere) at 10pm
NBC: Chicago Fire (Premiere) at 10pm
INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY: Dirty Little Lies (Finale) at 9:30pm
INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY: I Married A Mobster (Finale) at 10pm

The season four premiere date of Community and the season two debut of Whitney have both been pushed back by NBC. The sitcoms were scheduled to return with their new seasons on October 19. NBC has not stated when the comedies will return and it is reported the delay will give the shows more time for marketing and promotions.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Kaley Cuoco, star of CBS’ The Big Bang Theory will host the People’s Choice Awards 2013 for a second consecutive year when the event airs live on CBS from the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles January 9 at 9p. Beginning October 23, fans will have the chance to pare down the selection of nominees in more than 40 categories. Voting will happen online at: www.Peopleschoice.com/nominees until November 2.
(Source: Cynopsis).

FX comedy Louie is taking an extended hiatus between its seasons with the upcoming fourth season now launching in spring 2014. Louie starring Louis C.K. would have returned to FX’s lineup in summer 2013 if it continued on its normal schedule. The network agreed to give the show’s creator more time to finish new episodes.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Stories of bad tattoos are the focus of the new Spike TV original series Tattoo Nightmares produced by495 Productions and premiering October 16 at 11p. The series watches as three tattoo artist experts try to fix tattoo disasters.
(Source; Cynopsis)

Starting yesterday, supermodel entrepreneur Kathy Ireland became a regular contributor on the nationally syndicated daytime talk show, Katie. Ireland joined host Katie Couric on a show about celebrities who are famous for one thing and successful at another. Ireland will participate on Katie as a recurring contributor involved in a wide range of topics relevant to the show. Furthermore, Ireland’s participation on the show also includes a first-look agreement with Sterline/Winters Company Studio, an entity of kiWW to develop specials and show concepts in tandem with Disney/ABC Television Group’s Time Square Studios.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Yesterday, Penske Media Corp. announced it has purchased the entertainment trade publication Variety from Reed Elsevier. Penske also owns Deadline.com, TVLine, MovieLine, HollywoodLife, BGR and ENTV.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Reality star Kris Jenner (Keeping Up With the Kardashians) is in talks with Twentieth Television to star in her own daytime talk show. Jenner has been a frequent guest host of CBS’ The Talk and NBC’s Today and her own series could receive a test run on FOX-owned stations as early as next summer.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Lifetime tapped two actresses for its drama pilot Witches of East End. Former Twin Peaks alum Madchen Amick will guest star as Wendy, Joanna Beauchamp’s (Julia Ormond) sister, described as a beautiful and funny witch. Glenne Headly also joins as Penelope, Dash and Killian Gardiner’s (Daniel Ditomasso) mother. Fox 21 is producing.
(Source: Cynopsis)

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2) Muse – 2^nd Law – 101,927
3) Miguel – Kaleidoscope Dream – 70,872

Other Debuts
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6) Diana Krall – Glad Rag Doll – 45,933
7) Jackie Evancho – Songs From The Silver Screen – 41,488
9) Cher Loyd – Sticks & Stones – 30,876
10) Van Morrison – Born To Sing: No Plan B – 29,395
15) DJ Drama – Quality Street Music – 23,754
17) Papa Roach – Connection – 22,372
24) Heart – Fanatic – 16,253
27) Cody Simpson – Paradise – 15,010
34) Flying Lotus – Until The Quiet Comes – 13,258
46) Faith Evans – R&B Diva – 9,325
52) Blake Shelton – Cheers, It’s Christmas – 8,906
55) Chris Rene (The X Factor) – I’m Right Here – 8,555

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