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ON TELEVISION (WEDNESDAY 7/25/12)
BRAVO: Top Chef Masters (Premiere) at 10pm
NBC: Jimmy Fallon’s Primetime Music Special at 10pm
MTV: Wake Brothers (Premiere) at 11pm
TRAVEL: Baggage Battles (Finale) at 10pm

Yesterday, five of the show’s six adult actors of ABC’s Modern Family have filed a complaint in Los Angeles Superior Court against 20th Century TV in connection with the renegotiations and all have seeked to void their contracts. Julie Bowen, Ty Burrell, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Eric Stonestreet and Sofia Vergara – have all filed. The move comes in the middle of a salary standoff that has already delayed today’s scheduled table read that would have marked the start of the fourth season of Modern Family, one of TV’s top-rated comedies.
(Source: Cynopsis)

USA Network’s WWE Monday Night Raw, airing each Monday night, 52 weeks a year, ran its 1000th episode this week and also debuted a third weekly hour (now airing from 8-11p). On Monday, WWE Monday Night Raw averaged more than 6.0 million viewers (6.04m) for the three-hour period and also attracted 2.7 million among A25-54.
(Source: Cynopsis)

VH1 continues in the scripted drama series category by approving a scripted series titled Bounce starring Dean Cain, Kimberly Elise and Charlotte Ross. Bounce is about the lives of the Los Angeles Devils, the top dance team in professional basketball. The series will also feature newcomers Taylour Paige and Logan Browning in starring roles. James LaRosa created the series and is writing the script and he also serves as EP along with Maggie Malina. Production will kick off in 2013. Producing Bounce are Bryan Johnson and The Film Syndicate and In Cahoots Media.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Production on the new 29th season of Jeopardy! began yesterday at Sony Pictures Studios with host Alex Trebek back at work. Last month, Trebek was admitted to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in L.A. following a mild heart attack. Jeopardy! will bow its new season on September 17.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Chord Overstreet is rejoining FOX’s Glee during season four as a series regular reprising his role as Sam Evans. Overstreet’s character will remain at McKinley High while other characters take on the Big Apple. Glee premieres its new season on September 13 at 9p.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Michael Trucco will be back on CBS’ How I Met Your Mother this fall, per TVline. Trucco will once again portray the guy who Robin is attracted to and referred to two seasons ago a “Crush.” He will appear in multiple episodes of the sitcom.
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Yesterday, New York’s Governor Andrew M. Cuomo signed legislation that will increase the current incentives offered by the state to persuade more film post-production activity. “New York State’s program of incentives to attract film and television productions to New York has been a tremendous success, generating billions of dollars in economic impact and supporting hundreds of thousands of hires,” Governor Cuomo said. “However, there is potential for this industry to make new investments in communities across the state and in doing so, help make New York the television and film capital of the world. With this legislation, New York is inviting producers, directors, and editors from across the nation to bring their post-production work right here to the Empire State. The new New York supports business and this law is a clear sign that the state stands ready to help enterprises that are looking for new places to invest, expand, and create jobs. I thank the sponsors for their hard work on this new law.” Since 2004 when New York began offering tax credits to the film and television industry, producers have spent more than $7 billion in New York.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Sherman Hemsley, 74, remembered for his starring role as George Jefferson in the sitcom The Jeffersons died at his home in El Paso, TX. Mr. Hemsley gained recognition when he joined Norman Lear’s show All in the Family in 1973 and after two seasons his character, George Jefferson was spun-off to helm his own show, The Jeffersons which also starred Isabel Sanford. The Jeffersons was on the air for a decade, from 1975 to 1985. Mr. Hemsley went on to play the role of a devilish church deacon in the sitcom Amen and was a voice talent in the puppet sitcom Dinosaurs. Mr. Hemsley was not married nor did he have any children.
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SOUNDSCAN (WEEK ENDING 7/22/12)
1) Nas – Life Is Good – 148,716
2) Zac Brown Band – Uncaged – 78,260 (After 2 weeks – 312,750)
3) Kidz Bop Kids – Kidz Bop 22 – 63,687

 Other Debuts
7) Dark Knight Rises Soundtrack – 32,931
10) Pierce The Veil – Collide With The Sky – 26,942
17) Hellyeah – Band Of Brothers – 19,181
19) Old Crow/Medicine Show – Carry Me Back – 17,020
20) Matisyahu – Spark Seeker – 16,462

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ON TELEVISION (WEDNESDAY 7/18/12)
DIY: America’s Most Desperate Landscape (Premiere) at 9pm
VH1: Mama Drama (Premiere) at 11pm
BBC AMERICA: Inside Men (Finale) at 10pm
BRAVO: Around The World in 80 Plates (Finale) at 10pm

A new series on TLC introduces viewers to sister and brother, Bridgette (Bri) and Bradley (Brad) Jordan, who also are the world’s smallest siblings when Big Tiny premieres August 13 at 10p. Bri and Brad may be the smallest siblings, weighing in at 18 and 35 pounds respectively, the pair have larger-than-life personalities and tons of self-confidence. The 20-something siblings live in Sandoval, IL with their mother, Christy Jordan and their older sister, Brandi who is average-sized. Big Tiny is produced by Wild Dream Films for TLC.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Lifetime set the premiere date for its social experiment series, The Week the Women Went for August 15 at 10p. Narrated by comedian Jeff Foxworthy, the five-episode unscripted series examines modern-day gender roles and discovers the consequences when all the women depart their town of Yemassee, South Carolina, leaving the men to run the households, businesses and the community. BBC Worldwide Productions produces the one-hour series which is based on a British social experiment format from the BBC.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Original real-life series Shipping Wars returns to A&E network with a second season starting August 7 with back-to-back episodes eat 9p and 930p. The series follows six independent shippers who transport items that are considered unshippable. Shipping Wars is produced by Megalomedia for A&E Network.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Larry King has a new talk show, Larry King Now available on Ora.TV, a new on-demand digital TV network streamed on Hulu. Episodes of Larry King Now will air Monday-Thursday and King will interview politicians and entertainers. During his first week, King will chat with Seth MacFarlane, Meghan McCain and Matthew McConaughey.
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A familiar face from 1970s television, Bonnie Franklin (One Day at a Time) will appear on CBS’ daytime soap, The Young and the Restless playing a street-savvy nun. Franklin begins production on her episodes this week and they will air starting in mid-August. Franklin has also recently appeared on TV Land’s Hot in Cleveland.
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Veteran television creator and director, William Asher has died at the age of 90 in Palm Desert, CA. Mr. Asher helped create the classic ABC sitcom Bewitched which starred his then-wife, Elizabeth Montgomery and ran from 1964 to 1972. He also co-created The Patty Duke Show and directed hundreds of episodes of various series including I Love Lucy, The Danny Thomas Show and The Colgate Comedy Hour among many others. Mr. Asher’s television career continued into the 1970s where he directed and helmed episodes of The Paul Lynde Show, Operation Petticoat, Alice and the television adaptations of The Bad News Bears and Private Benjamin. In the realm of film, Mr. Asher directed a series of popular beach party movies that starred Annett Funicello and Frankie Avalon including Beach Party, Muscle Beach Party, Beach Blanket Bingo and How to Stuff a Wild Bikini. While working on these films, he developed the pilot for the comedy Gidget starring Sally Field set on the beach and directed many of the episodes. Mr. Asher was married four times, first to actress Dani Sue Nolan; to Montgomery (which ended in 1973); and to his third wife actress Joyce Bulifant. His survivors include his fourth wife, Meredith; a son and a daughter from his first marriage; two sons and a daughter from his marriage to Montgomery; four stepchildren; nine grandchildren; and eight-step-grandchildren. A memorial service for Mr. Asher will be held September 29 at Desert Springs Church in Palm Desert.
(Source: Cynopsis)

SOUNDSCAN (WEEK ENDING 7/15/12)
1) Zac Brown Band – Uncaged – 234,289
2)Frank Ocean – Channel Orange – 131,215
3) Justin Bieber – Believe – 45,216 (After 4 weeks – 604-296)

Other Debuts
12) Hank Williams Jr. – Old School New Rules – 25,008 1
7) P.O.D. – Murdered Love – 16,036
20) Aesop Rock – Skelethon – 13,686
21) Dirty Projectors – Swing Lo Magellan -13,611

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ON TELEVISION (WEDNESDAY 7/4/12)
NBC: Macy’s 4th of July Fireworks at 9pm
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC: America’s Lost Treasures (Premiere) at 9pm

SOUNDSCAN (WEEK ENDING 7/1/12)
1) Linkin Park – Living Things – 223,420
2) Maroon 5 – Overexposed – 222,201
3) Justin Beiber – Believe – 114,985 (After 2 weeks – 489,543)

Other Debuts
4) Maybach Music Group Presents – MMG Presents: Self Made Vol. 2 – 97, 547
5) R. Kelly – Write Me Back – 67,653
12) Offspring – Days Go By – 23,939
14) Pentatonix – PTX, Vol. 1 – 18, 497
16) Memphis May Fire – Challenger – 18,117
17) Sleeping With Sirens – If You Were A Movie This Would Be Your Soundtrack – 17, 486
26) Chris Cagle – Back In The Saddle – 14,719

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ON TELEVISION (WEDNESDAY 6/20/12)
NBC: Justin Bieber: All Around The World at 8pm
ABC FAMILY: Baby Daddy (Premiere) at 8:30pm
HRTV: Great Western Dude Ranches (Premiere) at 9pm
BBC AMERICA: Inside Men (Premiere) at 10pm
COMEDY CENTRAL: Futurama (Premiere) at 10pm
SPIKE: Diamond Divers (Premiere) at 10pm
SYFY: School Spirits (Premiere) at 10pm
TV LAND: The Soul Man (Premiere) at 10pm
TV LAND: The Exes (Premiere) at 10:30pm

Action competition series, Stars Earn Stripes, set to debut on NBC August 13 at 8p with a two-hour premiere episode, has named its celebrity cast. Hosted by Entertainment Tonight correspondent Samantha Harris and former presidential candidate General Wesley Clark, the eight celebrity competitors include boxing champ Laila Ali, actor Dean Cain, actor and former NFL player Terry Crews, singer and TV personality Nick Lachey, Alaska businessman Todd Palin, Olympic gold medalist Picabo Street, The Biggest Loser trainer Dolvett Quince and WWE’s Diva Eve Torres. Produced by Dick Wolf and Mark Burnett, the series pays tribute to America’s military veterans by raising funds for charities and veteran’s groups. Each celebrity participant will be paired with a former member of the armed forces or law enforcement agency who will train them on various military-style missions.
(Source: Cynopsis)

The season seven premiere of Bravo’s Watch What Happens Live last Sunday drew in 1.7 million total viewers and 1.0 million with A18-49, a +64% and a +59% increase respectively over the season six premiere that aired on January 8, 2012. Hosted by Andy Cohen, Watch What Happens Live is produced by Embassy Row.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Ray Romano is joining NBC’s family drama Parenthood in a multi-episode arc for the series’ fourth season. Romano will play a photographer and a former photojournalist who forms a friendship with Sarah (Lauren Graham) and complicates her relationship with Mark (Jason Ritter). Romano will first appear on Parenthood’s season four premiere scheduled for September 11. NBC renewed the series last month with 15 episodes.
(Source: Cynopsis)

British actor Rupert Friend, best known for his roles in period films such as Pride & Prejudice (2005) and The Young Victoria (2009) has been cast in Showtime’s drama Homeland as a series regular for season two. Friend will play a straight-laced CIA analyst who heads a critical operation.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Brian Dietzen, who has played the recurring character Jimmy Palmer on CBS’ NCIS for years, has been elevated to series regular for the next season.
(Source: Cynopsis)

SOUNDSCAN (WEEK ENDING 6/17/12)
1) Usher – Looking 4 Myself – 128,099
2) Rush – Clockwork Angels – 103,172
3) Adele – 21 – 62,797 (After 69 weeks – 9,402,287)

Other Debuts
4) Josh Turner – Punching Bag – 44,907
5) Ed Sheeran – +  – 41,744
10) Waka Flocka Flame – Triple F Life: Fans Friends & Family – 33,179
12) Metric – Synthetica – 27,041
15) Various Artists – Now Country 5 – 24,303
17) Grace Potter & The Nocturnals – The Lion The Beast The Beat – 24,303
20) Kid Ink – Up & Away – 19,767
25) Jimmy Fallon – Blow Your Pants Off – 15,418

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ON TELEVISION (WEDNESDAY 6/13/12)
TNT: Dallas (Premiere) at 9pm
BBC AMERICA: White Heat (Finale) at 10pm
MTV: Randy Jackson Presents: America’s Best Dance Crew (Finale) at 10pm

Early next month, national music TV network, Fuse, part of The Madison Square Garden Company will premiere a new music docu-series titled Popped. The series chronicles the time in an artist’s career considered the tipping point when they reach superstardom. Popped premieres July 2 at 9p and each episode will spotlight a new artist and their big hit that pivoted them into icon status. Episode one will highlight Lil Wayne with subsequent episodes featuring Usher and Britney Spears among others. Popped will air as part of the network’s Artist Takeover Mondays, a full day of programming reserved for one artist including music videos, documentaries, live performances and more. Popped is from President/EP Jenny Daly of T Group and EP Scott Firestone.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Pop-wellness network Veria Living premieres new series Good Food America with Nathan Lyon on July 7 at 9p. Each week Chef Lyon will take a culinary journey to find the healthiest places to eat across America.
(Source: Cynopsis)

TLC’s longest running primetime series What Not To Wear starring fashion gurus Stacy London and Clinton Kelly has been renewed for a 10th season. During each episode, London and Kelly ambush a fashion victim who is nominated by family and friends and takes them on a $5,000 shopping spree in New York City in exchange for their old wardrobe, resulting in a life-changing makeover. The tenth season with 26 one-hour episodes is currently in production and will launch in January 2013. What Not To Wear is produced by BBC Worldwide Productions for TLC.
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Star of ABC’s Private Practice series Kate Walsh said yesterday that the upcoming season will be her last. Walsh was speaking about the series on the daytime talk show Bethenny yesterday. ABC renewed Private Practice for the fall season with 13 episodes and will continue to air it on Tuesdays at 10p.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Former star of NBC’s Chuck, Yvonne Strahovski was added to the cast of SHOWTIME’s drama series Dexter. Strahovski will appear in a multi-episode story arc for the series’ seventh season in the role as Hannah McKay. Her character is described as a strong, independent woman with a past that she has struggled to put behind her. Character Hannah McKay comes to Miami Metro Homicide and Dexter works with her and discovers there is more to her than she has let on. Production on the seventh season is underway and is slated to debut on SHOWTIME September 30 at 9p.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Comedian Andy Samberg is crossing the pond to star in a six-episode comedy series on BBC Three titled Cuckoo. Samberg will star opposite Welsh comedian Greg Davies (The Inbetweeners) playing a New Age-thinking slacker. Roughcut Television is producing the series which will film this summer and air later this year. BBC Three is UK public broadcaster BBC’s network targeting 16-34 year olds.
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Veteran film actress, Ann Rutherford died Monday in Beverly Hills at the age of 94. Ms. Rutherford had memorable roles in some of Hollywood’s most iconic films including Gone with the Wind (1939) playing Scarlett O’Hara’s younger sister, Pride and Prejudice (1940), Adventures of Don Juan (1948) as well as the earlier Andy Hardy movie series playing Polly Benedict, Mickey Rooney’s girlfriend. By the end of the 1940s, Ms. Rutherford retired from movie-making to raise a family. She came out of retirement in the 1970s to appear in a few more movies and was also known for her role in the TV series The Bob Newhart Show playing Suzanne Pleshette’s mother. Ms. Rutherford also turned down the role of Rose Calvert in James Cameron’s 1997 film Titanic which went to Gloria Stuart. Over the years, she also made various appearances at Gone with the Wind anniversary events. Ms. Rutherford’s death leaves just two other major players from Gone with the Wind still alive: Olivia De Havilland, 95 who played Melanie Wilkes, and Alicia Rhett, 97, who played Melanie’s sister, India.
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Turner Classic Movies (TCM) will honor the life and career of Ann Rutherford on July 3 with back-to-back films over ten hours beginning at 6a with Of Human Hearts (1938). The film tribute for Ms. Rutherford continues all day on July 3, ending with Gone with the Wind at 8p.
(Source: Cynopsis)

SOUNDSCAN (WEEK ENDING 6/10/12)
1) Adele – 21 – 75,048 (After 68 weeks – 9,339,490)
2) Alan Jackson – Thirty Miles West – 72,848
3) Beach Boys – That’s Why God Made The Radio – 60,701

Other Debuts
4) Neil Young & Crazy Horse – Americana – 43,757
5) Big K.R.I.T – Live From The Underground – 41,103
8 ) Curren$y – Stoned Immaculate – 36,064
10) Brandi Carlile – Bear Creek – 27, 190
12) Joe Walsh – Analog Man – 22,802
15) Rock Of Ages Soundtrack – 18,085
18) Victorious Cast – Vol. 2: Victorious Music From The Hit TV Show – 16, 535
19) Jana Kramer – Jana Kramer – 16,295
27) Emeli  Sande – Our Version Of Events – 12,250
31) Eric Benet – One – 10,742

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ON TELEVISION (WEDNESDAY 5/30/12)
ABC FAMILY: Melissa & Joey (Premiere) at 8pm
CBS: Dogs In The City (Premiere) at 8pm
DESTINATION AMERICA: BBQ Pitmasters (Premiere) at 10pm
CW: America’s Next Top Model (Finale) at 9pm
HISTORY: Hatfields & McCoys (Finale) at 9pm
TLC: Toddlers & Tiaras (Finale) at 10pm

Chef, author and TV personality Anthony Bourdain will have a new weekend show on CNN beginning early 2013. The show, according to CNN, will create “a signature showcase for the network’s coverage of food and travel.” Bourdain’s new program will air on Sundays in primetime on CNN and CNN International with encore airings on Saturday nights. Shot on location, the program will spotlight cultures around the world through their food, dining and rituals. Bourdain will further offer commentary for other CNN programs and platforms. Zero to Zero Productions, behind Bourdain’s other Travel Channel series The Layover and Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations is behind the upcoming CNN series.
(Source: Cynopsis)

For its next season, HBO selected the Miami Dolphins as the focus for its reality series Hard Knocks, set to premiere a seventh season on August 7. Hard Knocks offers a behind-the-scenes look at an NFL team during its pre-season training camp. Hard Knocks will air on Tuesdays this forthcoming season on HBO.
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HISTORY’s miniseries Hatfields & McCoys, starring Kevin Costner, Bill Paxton, Mare Winningham, Powers Boothe and Tom Berenger among others debuted on Monday Memorial Day and finishes tonight at 9p, has become the #1 non-sports telecast in ad-supported cable television history. HISTORY tallied more than 13.9 million total viewers; 5.8 million with A25-54; and 4.8 million among A18-49 for the miniseries’ debut on Monday, based on Nielsen’s fast cable ratings. More than 17 million watched both the premiere and encore telecast Monday night. Hatfields & McCoys is produced for HISTORY by Thinkfactory Media.
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NBC approved a new singing game show, The Winner Is where contestants will compete before an in-studio panel. The singers, some soloists and groups including kids, teens, adults, seniors, families and professionals will have to figure out if they should negotiate a cash prize and step out of the competition or continue in the game. If the contestants continue, they await the jury results to see if they made it to the next round and closer to the $1 million in prize money. Talpa Media USA and John de Mol, creator of The Voice, who will serve as EP on the project, are behind The Winner Is.
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Female-targeted cable network, Lifetime is developing a drama series centered on the character Clarice Starling from the 1991 horror film The Silence of the Lambs. MGM is producing the project and the plot will start soon after a young Starling graduates from the FBI Academy. NBC also has the new 13-episode series, Hannibal in the works also based on the film, a project NBC ordered straight to series.
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Chris Noth (Sex and the City, The Good Wife) will narrate the first season of I Didn’t Do It, a six-part, one-hour crime series that reveals the stories behind wrongful convictions. The series is in production for Discovery Channel Canada and Investigation Discovery US. The series will premiere on Discovery Channel Canada this summer and in the US on Investigation Discovery in the fall. I Didn’t Do It is from Lively Media.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Season two of Showtime’s drama series Homeland has added actress Zuleikha Robinson in the recurring role as a Middle Eastern woman and field journalist named Roya Hammad who has ties to the terrorist organization and will cross paths with Brody (Damian Lewis).
(Source: Cynopsis)

SOUNDSCAN (WEEK ENDING 5/27/12)
1) John Mayer – Born And Raised – 219,478
2) Adele – 21 – 55,823 (After 66 weeks – 9,206,602)
3) Carrie Underwood – Blown Away – 44,729 (After 4 weeks – 485,626)

Other Debuts
4) Slash Featuring Myles Kennedy & The Conspirators – Apocalyptic Love – 37,580
7) MercyMe – Hurt & The Healer – 32,569
8 ) Sara Bareilles – Once Upon Another Time – 31,044
13) Kimbra – Vows – 21,664
16) Haley Reinhart – Listen Up! – 19,879
21) Joe Bonamassa – Driving Towards The Daylight – 17,864
22) Tedeschi Trucks Band – Everybody’s Talkin’ – 17,186
24) Kris Allen – Thank You Camellia – 15,610
32) Cult – Choice Of Weapon – 11,363

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ON TELEVISION (WEDNESDAY 5/23/12)
ABC: The Middle (Finale) at 8pm
ABC: Modern Family (Finale) at 9pm
ABC: Don’t Trust The B—- in Apartment 23 (Finale) at 9:30pm
ABC: Revenge (Finale) at 10pm
FOX: American Idol (Season Finale Part 2) at 8pm
NBC: Betty White’s Off Their Rockers (Finale) at 8pm
NBC: Law & Order: SVU (Finale) at 10pm
TRU TV: South Beach Tow (Finale) at 9:30pm

With 14 half-hour episodes, Lifetime’s upcoming new docu-series follows the everyday life of single mom, Bristol Palin when Bristol Palin: Life’s a Tripp premieres on June 19 at 10p with back-to-back episodes. Lifetime will schedule double episodes each Tuesday. The docu-series is produced by Associated Television International.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Long-running reality television series, Dog the Bounty Hunter has been canceled by A&E Network. The series completed its eighth season last week featuring Duane “Dog” Chapman and his family crew tracking down criminals in Hawaii and in his home state of Colorado.
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Eugene Polley, the inventor of the first wireless TV remote control device for Zenith Electronics, died Sunday at a suburban Chicago hospital at the age of 96. Mr. Polley created his Flash-Matic in 1955, which pointed a beam of light at photo cells in the corners of the TV screen which activated the picture and sound and also changed channels. Throughout Mr. Polley’s 47-year career as an engineer, he earned 18 US patents. Mr. Polley along with his fellow Zenith engineer Robert Adler, were honored in 1997 with an Emmy for their work in pioneering TV remotes.
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On the heels of NBC’s Smash finishing its first season, it was revealed several series regulars will not be returning for the second season. Raza Jaffrey (Dev) and Jaime Cepero (Ellis) will not be reprising their roles along with Brian d’Arcy James (Frank) and recurring guest Will Chase (Michael Swift).
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Jason Gedrick (Iron Eagle, Stacking) will join Showtime’s drama series Dexter for the seventh season. Gedrick will appear in a multi-episode run playing the manager of a Miami gentlemen’s club that becomes linked to a high-profile murder case. Production on Dexter commences this month in Los Angeles and the seventh season debuts on Showtime September 30 at 9p.
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E! has re-upped its contract with E! News Anchor/Managing Editor Giuliana Rancic, extending their agreement with her through April 2015. The terms of the new deal has Rancic continuing as Anchor and serving as Managing Editor of E! News for the next three years as well as hosting duties for the network’s Live From the Red Carpet events. Rancic will also continue to co-host the weekly comedy series Fashion Police and serving as host for other specials. Furthermore, E! will have first-look rights to Rancic’s ideas for series, specials and other scripted and non-scripted projects.
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SOUNDSCAN (WEEK ENDING 5/20/12)
1) Adam Lambert – Trespassing – 77,052
2) Adele – 21 – 63,058 (After 65 weeks -9,150,779)
3) Carrie Underwood – Blown Away – 53,779 (After 3 weeks – 440,897)

Other Debuts
5) Tenacious D – Rize Of The Fenix – 44,380
7) Beach House – Bloom – 40,823
8 ) Glee Cast – The Music: The Graduation – 39,218
16) Santana – Shape Shifter – 20,811
17) Garbage – Not Your Kind Of People – 19,281
18) Willie Nelson – Heroes – 16,898
19) Godsmack – Live & Inspired – 16,501
24) Best Coast – Only Place – 13,806
33) Hot Water Music – Exister – 10,403 3
7) Shadows Fall – Fire From The Sky – 10,134
42) Krizz Kaliko – Kickin & Screamin – 9,487
44) Lisa Marie Presley – Storm & Grace – 9,379

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