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ON TELEVISION (WEDNESDAY 8/28/11)
ABC: Suburgatory (Premiere) at 8:30pm
ABC: Happy Endings (Premiere) at 9:30pm
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC: Rocket City Rednecks (Premiere) at 9pm & 9:30pm
DISCOVERY: Mythbusters (Premiere) at 9pm
BBC AMERICA: Luther (Premiere) at 10pm
MTV: The Real World (Premiere) at 10pm
TLC: Extreme Couponing (Premiere) at 10pm & 10:30pm
TV ONE: Life After (Premiere) at 10pm

Kelsey Grammer’s upcoming scripted drama series Boss has not yet premiered though the network, Starz Entertainment has granted a 10-episode second season with production commencing early next year. Boss, with eight episodes is set to open on Starz October 21 at 10p and stars Grammer headlining his first drama series playing Chicago Mayor Tom Kane. The inaugural episode is also directed by Gus Van Sant who makes his television directorial debut. Boss is produced by Lionsgate Television and created by Farhad Safinia.
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Younger male-skewing network, G4 is partnering with the US Navy on a new docu-series, Bomb Patrol: Afghanistan launching October 25 at 10p. The 10-episode series will allow viewers to be embedded with Navy soldiers in Afghanistan working as part of the US Navy’s Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team, the world’s elite combat force for countering Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), WMD and other weapons. The series will use more than 15 cameras mounted on helmets and on the bodies of the soldiers to capture the eight-man team’s five-month tour. Bomb Patrol: Afghanistan is produced by Big Fish Entertainment.
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New one-hour series, My Extreme Animal Phobia explores bizarre phobias people have related to animals when it premieres on Animal Planet October 21 at 10p. Dr. Robin Zasio, a psychologist who runs the Anxiety Treatment Center of Sacramento helps patients suffering from extreme phobias triggered by their fears of certain animals or insects. My Extreme Animal Phobia is produced by RelativityREAL for Animal Planet.
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Lifetime granted Dance Moms a second season with 13 new episodes showcasing dance instructor Abby Lee Miller, her top-flight students and their mothers at Miller’s dance company in Pittsburgh. During the last four weeks, the docu-series has averaged 1.6 million total viewers and 708,000 among W18-49. The first season finale of Dance Moms airs October 5 at 10p. Collins Avenue produces the series.
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Beginning mid-October, OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network debuts Super Soul Sunday, a three-hour block on Sunday mornings featuring fresh episodes of Oprah’s Soul Series, a collection of in-depth, intimate interviews conducted by Oprah with fascinating authors, thinkers and spiritual leaders, as well as feature-length documentaries, short-form content from Soul Pancake among other offerings. The theme of Super Soul Sunday is happiness and personal fulfillment, wellness, spirituality and conscious living. The programming block premieres October 16 at 8a.
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Cooking Channel serves up a second season of its comedy-themed cooking show Nadia G’s Bitchin’ Kitchen starting November 2 at 10p. Nadia offers up her version of rock n’ roll cooking techniques for both the beginner and experienced at-home cooks.
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Come January, the new online network from Prospect Park that will air episodes of All My Children and One Life to Live will be called The Online Network or TOLN. The network will also house first-run entertainment and lifestyle programs and Prospect Park said in the future TOLN will add reality, scripted comedy and drama fare to its lineup.
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Season two of HBO’s Boardwalk Empire opened Sunday at 9p with 2.9 million total viewers, down -8% from 3.2 million viewers compared to last season’s average. Encore airings at 10p and 11p delivered 971,000 and 623,000 viewers, respectively.
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New daytime lifestyle program The Chew on ABCDaytime opened Monday with 2.5 million total viewers which did better than All My Children’s (the show it replaced) 2010-2011 season averages with total viewers (2.5 million vs. 2.4 million) and among W18-49 (590,000 vs. 568,000).
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SOUNDSCAN (WEEK ENDING 9/25/11)
1) Tony Bennett – Duets II – 178,870
2) Lady Antebellum – Own The Night – 124,730 (After 2 weeks – 472,403)
3) Adele – 21 – 116,859 – (After 31 weeks – 3,655,303)

POWERBALL
Today’s Jackpot is $37 million.

Powerball is played in 41 states.

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CASTING CALL
Social video platform, Spreecast is looking for bloggers, on-air personalities, journalists, writers or otherwise opinionated people who want to voice their views and engage with an audience. Spreecast is part YouTube, part Skype with some Twitter and through broadcast, it brings people together in real time. Spreecast is looking for hosts who have a working computer, webcam and a decent internet connection to be able to engage and interact with people online. For more information, please send an email to: hosts1@spreecast.com.
(Source: Cynopsis)

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ON TELEVISION (WEDNESDAY 9/21/11)
ABC: The Middle (Premiere) at 8pm
ABC: Modern Family (Premiere) at 9pm
ABC: Revenge (Premiere) at 10pm
FOX: The X Factor (Premiere, Part 1) at 8pm
CBS: Criminal Minds (Premiere) at 9pm
CBS: CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (Premiere) at 10pm
NBC: Harry’s Law (Premiere) at 9pm
NBC: Law & Order: SVU (Premiere) at 10pm
SPIKE: The Ultimate Fighter (Premiere) at 9pm
SPIKE: Blue Mountain State (Premiere) a 11pm

CBS’ Two and a Half Men debuted a new cast and a new season Monday at 9p to 28.74 million total viewers and posted a rating/share of 12.6/27 with A25-54 and a rating/share of 10.7/25 with A18-49. Monday’s performance of Two and a Half Men marks series highs among total viewers, A25-54 and A18-49. Meanwhile over at Comedy Central, the anticipated Roast of Charlie Sheen airing Monday night attracted 6.4 million total viewers and delivered a 4.5 rating among A18-49; 8.7 rating among M18-24; 7.0 rating with M18-34; and 6.2 rating with A18-34. The Charlie Sheen Roast has the distinction of being Comedy Central’s most-watched and highest-rated COMEDY CENTRAL Roast ever in the franchise’s history.
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A ten-episode third season of Hung debuts on HBO October 2 at 10p. In the new season Ray and Tanya are taking their business to the next level. Set in the suburbs of Detroit, Hung stars Thomas Jane, Jane Adams and Anne Heche and was created by Colette Burson and Dmitry Lipkin.
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SOUNDSCAN (WEEK ENDING 9/18/11)
1) Lady Antebellum – Own The Night – 347,479
2) Adele – 21 – 119,183 (After 30 weeks – 3,538,444)
3) Lil Wayne – Tha Carter IV – 116,543 (After 3 weeks – 1,300,646)

Other Debuts
4) Brantley Gilbert – Halfway To Heaven – 50,822
5) Staind – Staind – 47,367
7) Dream Theater –  Dramatic Turn Of Events – 35,747

POWERBALL
Saturday’s Jackpot is $25 million.

Powerball is played in 41 states.

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CASTING CALL
The creators and producers of Hoarders are working with a major cable network and is casting for a new show about shopaholics. If you are or know someone who is addicted to shopping online and is about to suffer a crisis in their live, please send an email to: SHOPCASTING@GMAIL.COM. The show will help the shopaholic gain financial freedom. In the email, please include a brief bio, name, age, occupation and where you live and explain why you are submitting. Also include a contact phone number and recent photos.
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A major cable network is searching for 18 to 30-year old nannies who work for wealthy Los Angeles families (or nannies who want to work for wealthy families) to be part of a new television show. To be considered, the nannies must have lots of energy and dynamic personalities and think being a nanny for a rich family is the best job ever. Experience as a nanny or babysitter is desired. Please send an email to: nanniescasting@gmail.comand include your name, phone number, email address, description of your nanny and/or babysitting experience, photos and the family who employs you and a description of your personality.
(Source: Cynopsis)

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ON TELEVISION (WEDNESDAY 8/31/11)
SCIENCE: Dark Matters: Twisted But True (Premiere) at 10pm
MTV: The Challenge: Rivals Reunion (Premiere) at 10pm
USA: Royal Pains (Finale) at 9pm
TRUTV: South Beach Tow (Finale) at 10pm
TV LAND: Hot In Cleveland (Finale) at 10pm

A second season is on tap for truTV’s South Beach Tow produced by Jennifer Lopez’s Nuyorican Productions and Bodega Pictures. The network ordered 13 new episodes premiering in early 2012. During its frosh season to date, South Beach Tow has tallied 1.6 million total viewers and 834,000 with A18-49. The first season finale airs tonight at 10p.
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Season four of Kendra invites viewers to tune in starting September 25 at 11p on E!. Kendra, husband Hank and baby Little Hank settle into their new Los Angeles home while Kendra begins writing her second book and the couple considers another baby. In a new time slot for the new season, Kendra is produced by Prometheus Entertainment, Alta Loma Entertainment and Fox Television Studios.
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Monday saw three new shows premiere on MTV: Ridiculousness at 10p drew in 3.0 million total viewers and posted a 2.8 rating and 2.2 million with P12-34; Death Valley followed at 1030p with a 1.8 P12-34 rating and an average of nearly 2.0 million viewers; and Cuff’d at 11p delivered a 1.3 P12-34 rating. New episodes of all three shows will continue next Monday at 10p.
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Courtney Thorne-Smith rejoins CBS’ Two and a Half Men reprising her role as Lyndsey McElroy, Alan’s (Jon Cryer) love interest. Details of Thorne-Smith’s return have not been revealed though her character will recur during the ninth season.
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SOUNDSCAN (WEEK ENDING 8/28/11)
1) Game – Red Album – 97,528
2) Jay Z & Kanye West – Watch The Throne – 94,227
3) Adele – 21 – 82,206

Other Debuts
4) Barbra Streisand – What Matters Most – 65,835
6) Pistol Annies – Hell On Heels – 41,963
8 ) Various – Muppets: Green Album – 30,437
21) Sunny Sweeney – Concrete – 14,474

POWERBALL
Today’s Jackpot is $75 million.

Powerball is played in 41 states.

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CASTING CALL
Canada’s Rogers Media invites talented people to apply for the Citytv original series, Canada’s Got Talent. A nationwide search to find Canada’s most talented performers is commencing in September. Canada’s Got Talent will premiere on Citytv in spring 2012. Audition cities include: Winnipeg on September 9 and 10; Edmonton on September 14 and 15; Vancouver on September 19 and 20; Montreal on September 23 and 24; Toronto on September 27-30; and Halifax on October 11-12. Participants must be Canadian citizens or permanent residents of Canada to participate. For complete list of rules, regulations and pre-registration forms, please visit  www.canadasgottalent.com.
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ON TELEVISION (WEDNESDAY 8/24/11)
FOX: Buried Treasure (Premiere) at 8pm
SYFY: Ghost Hunters (Premiere) at 9pm
ANIMAL PLANET: Confessions: Animal Hoarding (Premiere) at 10pm
BRAVO: Top Chef Just Desserts (Premiere) at 10pm
MTV: The Challenge: Rivals (Finale) at 10pm

Docu-series Confronting goes inside the prison mediation process when the one-hour program premieres on OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network September 17 at 10p. Episodes of Confronting follows the emotional story beginning with a crime followed by the victim and offender as they embark on a transformative journey together coming to terms with the tragic event that binds them. The offender learns of the pain and suffering caused by their wrong-doing while the victim has a chance to express their feelings and must decide if forgiveness is a possibility. Confronting is produced for OWN by RelativityREAL.
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A new primetime competition series Sweet Genius on Food Network spotlights master pastry chef Ron Ben-Israel. Beginning September 22 at 10p, the eight-episode Sweet Genius follows four of America’s top pastry chefs as they compete each week in three different elimination challenges judged by Ben-Israel. The final chef remaining will win a $10,000 cash prize. Jane Street Entertainment produces the series.
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New Jerseylicious spin-off series Glam Fairy launches on The Style Network beginning October 23 at 8p. The 10-episode one-hour series features makeup artist Alexa Prisco as she builds her own business and gains new clients. Glam Fairy” is produced by Endemol USA for The Style Network.
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Sunday’s first season finale of Oxygen’s The Glee Project attracted 1.2 million total viewers.
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Jimmy Kimmel’s real-life uncle, Frank Potenza known as “Uncle Frank” on ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live! died yesterday at the age of 77. Mr. Potenza was a former New York policeman, a Korean War veteran and security guard in Las Vegas. He joined his nephew’s show in 2003 as a security guard and on-air contributor and even re-located to Los Angeles to appear regularly on the show.
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As of this Thursday, Cablevision is adding BBC America, TV One and REELZCHANNEL to its lineup on iO TV as part of the iO Package. The trio of channels is now offered in some markets as of yesterday and will be available across Cablevision’s entire service by Thursday.
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NBC picked up a one-hour wrestling drama from Jerry Bruckheimer and former pro wrestler-turned-actor Dwayne Johnson aka The Rock. Johnson is on board as an executive producer. NBC gave the period project about the world of wrestling in the 1980s a put pilot commitment. Jerry Bruckheimer Television in association with Warner Bros. Television is producing. Brent Fletcher and Seamus Kevin Fahey are co-executive producers and writers and KristieAnne Reed is also a co-executive producer. Bruckheimer TV’s Jonathan Littman is also on board as an executive producer.
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A single-camera comedy script from Sony Pictures Television and Adam Sandler’s company Happy Madison was nabbed by ABC, reports Variety. The comedy plot is set in 2016 about a guy who thinks his life is perfect until he’s struck by lightning which takes him back to the year 2011. Daniel Sweren-Becker is penning the script and he will be executive producer along with Doug Robinson and Steve Carr.
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Rev. Al Sharpton lands an official role as host of a nightly talk forum on MSNBC. For several weeks, Sharpton has been guest hosting during the network’s Live at 6 p.m. show and yesterday the network said he will take over that time period as host permanently. Sharpton’s program is titled PoliticsNation and it debuts next Monday.
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Isaiah Mustafa was cast in a recurring role on ABC’s upcoming remake of Charlie’s Angels. Mustafa will play Det. Ray Goodson, a handsome cop who used to date and be engaged to Angel Kate (Annie Ilonzeh). Charlie’s Angels debuts September 22 at 8p on ABC. Mustafa will make his first appearance on the series in about the fourth episode.
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E! Entertainment signed TV personality Ross Mathews to a comprehensive agreement involving the development of a new pilot and additionally expands his on-air duties for the network. Mathews will continue to be a regular guest on E!’s Chelsea Lately and he will also be a guest correspondent for the network’s franchises Live from the Red Carpet and E! News. Mathews pilot deal with the network also involves Borderline Amazing Productions.
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SOUNDSCAN (WEEK ENDING 8/21/11)
1) Jay Z & Kanye West – Watch The Throne – 176,832 (After 2 weeks – 612,911)
2) Adele – 21 – 80,018 (After 26 weeks – 3,061,539)
3) Various – Now 39 – 63,336 (After 2 weeks – 173,344)

Other Debuts
6) Eli Young Band – Life at Best – 34,957
8 ) Blue October – Any Man In America – 26,703
22) Breaking Benjamin – Shallow Bay: The Best Of Breaking Benjamin – 13,725
25) Jeff Bridges – Jeff Bridges – 13,197

POWERBALL
Today’s Jackpot is $47 million.

Powerball is played in 41 states.

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CASTING CALL
Producers of Mad Scientist’s & Inventors Workshop are searching for backyard/garage inventors who would like their own inventions/creations highlighted in the show’s pilot episode. The show will help the inventor in areas such as marketing, promotions and funding in addition to taping the process, the inventor and the item for segment inclusion on the program and promotional use by the inventor. For more information about the show, interested participants should send an email to: info@msiworkshop.com.
(Source: Cynopsis)

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ON TELEVISION (WEDNESDAY 8/17/11)
BBC AMERICA: Law & Order: UK (Premiere) at 9pm
BBC AMERICA: Dramaville With The Hour (Premiere) at 10pm
VH1: Ton Of Cash (Premiere) at 9pm
CMT: CMT Made (Premiere) at 10pm
SYFY: Ghost Hunters International (Finale) at 9pm
SYFY: Legend Quest (Finale) at 10pm
BRAVO: Rocco’s Dinner Party (Finale) at 10pm
FUEL TV: Bruce Lee Lives (Finale) at 10pm
NBC: Love In The Wild (Finale) at 10pm
TV LAND: Happily Divorced (Finale) at 10:30pm

A second season of MTV’s scripted comedy series Awkward is on tap for next year. The series, reflecting the conflict, chaos and humor of teenage life, will continue season one on Tuesday nights at 11p with seven more episodes. Since the series’ premiere on July 19, Awkward has had 1.7 million total viewers each week.
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On Sunday, Food Network aired the finale of Food Network Star at 9p which posted a 1.9 rating with A25-54 and an average of 4.2 million total viewers. Following at 10p, The Great Food Truck Race, produced by RelativityREAL, LLC premiered with an average of 2.0 million total viewers. Beginning this Sunday, The Great Food Truck Race will air in its regular time slot of 9p.
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Season two of Oxygen’s fantasy hair competition series Hair Battle Spectacular premiered with 488,000 among A18-49 and 331,000 A18-34 viewers.
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MTV‘s Teen Wolf finished its freshman season with 2.1 million total viewers and a season high 1.9 among P12-34. MTV has reupped the series which will return in 2012 with 12 new episodes.
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The Soprano’s alum Dominic Chianese will appear on HBO’s Boardwalk Empire in a six-episode run. In the period drama, Chianese will play Leander Whitlock, a contemporary of Commodore Louis Kaestner (Dabney Coleman). The second season of Boardwalk Empire will premiere September 25 on HBO.
(Source: Cynopsis)

SOUNDSCAN (WEEK ENDING 8/14/11)
1) Jay Z & Kanye West – Watch The Throne – 436,078
2) Luke Bryan – Tailgates & Tanlines – 145,295
3) Various – Now 39 – 109,959

Other Debuts
8 ) Ace Hood – Blood Sweat & Tears – 26,221
15) Trivium – In Waves – 20,635
16) Glee Cast – Glee The 3D Concert Movie Soundtrack – 19,863
21) Gucci Mane & Waka Flocka Flame – 1017 Bricksquad Presents Ferrari Boyz – 16,709
25) Royce Da 5’9” – Success Is Certain – 15,861

POWERBALL
Today’s Jackpot is $25 million.

Powerball is played in 41 states.

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CASTING CALL
A major cable network is casting for a pilot and is seeking a guy or guys who know everything about fast food and the culture of fast food. The ideal candidate is an “everyman” and in his 30s or 40s who is funny and likable with a unique passion on the subject of fast food. Interested applicants should please email their name, hometown, phone number, resume and recent photo to: fastfoodguycasting@gmail.com.
(Source: Cynopsis)

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ON TELEVISION (WEDNESDAY 8/10/11)
TLC: Toddlers & Tiaras (Finale) at 10pm
COMEDY CENTRAL: Jon Benjamin Has A Van (Finale) at 10:30pm

Not long after upping its episode order for a potential sixth season, Syfy decided to cancel the series Eureka. The series will end following the 13-episode fifth season ordered last year which includes a holiday special. Days ago, Syfy had ordered an additional six episodes for a potential final season which now has been scrapped as well. The fifth and final season of Eureka will air in 2012.
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New reality series Tia & Tamera on Style Network debuted Monday at 9p attracting an average of 757,000 total viewers. Taking the encore at 10p into consideration, the new series launch tallied a combined 1.5 million total viewers for the night. The 9p premiere episode also scored 357,000 among W18-49 and 203,000 with W18-34.
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Also on Monday, VH1 delivered a 1.6 A18-49 rating for the season three finale of Basketball Wives at 8p, making it the highest-rated VH1 telecast since May 2009. The concluding episode additionally posted 2.6 million total viewers at 8p and a combined 4.6 million total viewers when factoring in the 10p encore episode. Furthermore on Monday at 9p, VH1 delivered a 1.4 A18-49 rating for the season finale of Single Ladies and 2.2 million total viewers. Taking the 11p encore episode into consideration, Single Ladies posted 3.3 million total viewers for the night.
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NBC seems to be getting into the horror genre by approving a script order for Frankenstein. The project is a contemporary take on the legend of Frankenstein which originated in the 1818 novel by Mary Shelley. Executive producers Russel Friend and Garrett Lerner of FOX’s House are writing Frankenstein for Universal Media Studios and BermanBraun. Universal Studios holds the intellectual property rights to Frankenstein in addition to other classic horror characters as Dracula, the Wolfman and the Mummy.
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When the ninth edition of Top Chef premieres on Bravo this fall, the culinary competition show travels to the Lone Star state of Texas. New judges joining the series for season nine include chef/restaurateur Emeril Lagasse and chef Hugh Acheson. Top Chef: Texas also sees the return of host Padma Lakshmi and head judge chef Tom Colicchio as well as judge Gail Simmons. The Top Chef franchise is produced by Magical Elves.
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SOUNDSCAN (WEEK ENDING 8/7/11)
1) Adele – 21 – 76,000 (After 24 weeks – 2,908,799
2) Eric Church – Chief – 53,491
3) Trace Adkins – Proud To Be Here – 46,562

Other Debuts
4) Mat Kearney – Young Love – 43,959
5) Victorious Cast Feat. Victoria Justice – Victorious: Music From The Hit TV Show – 41,492
9) Slow Grind – Slow Grind – 31,673
12) O.A.R. – King – 25,394
28) Greyson Chance – Hold On ‘Til The Night – 13,938

POWERBALL
Today’s Jackpot is $220 million.

Powerball is played in 41 states.
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CASTING CALL
VPE: Vinnie Potestivo Entertainment is casting for Bravo’s new docu-series Newlyweds: The First Year (wt), capturing couples during their first year of marriage. VPE is seeing engaged couples of all ages, sexes and nationalities who are to be married between September and November 2011. Interested couples can send an email to: newlyweds@vpetalent.com.
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A new feel-good television show is seeking outgoing, opinionated and outrageous small business owners who also employ fun staffers. The show’s premise will revive businesses with a makeover conducted by a successful business expert. Examples of businesses include: bakeries, bike shops, karate studios, jewelry stores, candy shops, flower shops, clothing stores among other family businesses. The producers, however, are not looking for restaurants, bars, hair salons or major chains. Brick and mortar only. Please send in your info or nominate a small business you know. Please email your name, contact number and photos to: helpmybiztvshow@gmail.com.
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ON TELEVISION (WEDNESDAY 8/3/11)
SPEED: My Ride Rules (Premiere) at 9pm
TRAVEL: Truck Stop MO. (Premiere) at 10pm
SCIENCE: Through The Worm Hole With Morgan Freeman (Finale) at 10pm
STYLE: Clean House (Finale) at 10pm

New home makeover series Home Takeover with Simon & Tomas on OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network moves to a new premiere date of August 21 at 11p. The next week the series settles into the 8p time slot starting August 28. The series, featuring Scandinavia’s famous interior designer duo, Simon Davies and Tomas Cederlund has six one-hour episodes.
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USA Network made a deal with Universal Pictures involving the rights to more than 30 films. Many of the movie titles will make their exclusive network premiere on USA Network in 2013 including Bridesmaids, the action film Fast Five, the comedy Little Fockers as well as romantic thriller The Adjustment Bureau. In addition, the films will also run on other NBCUniversal properties such as NBC, Syfy, E!, Bravo, Oxygen, Style, G4, Chiller, Sleuth and UniHD.
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Season three of NBC’s a cappella competition show The Sing-Off will sport a new judge as Sara Bareilles joins Ben Folds and Shawn Stockman for the new season opening September 19 at 8p. Bareilles replaces Nicole Scherzinger and she appeared on the show’s finale last season. NBC has opted to make The Sing-Off a weekly competition show versus running a slew of eps in one week. In doing so, the show has doubled its number of episodes to 11 (up from five last season) and also a total of sixteen groups will now compete which is six more than last season. The expanded season will also allow viewers to know more of the contestant’s personal stories.
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John Corbett will show up again on NBC’s drama Parenthood in a multi-episode arc next season reprising his role as Seth, ex-husband to Sarah (Lauren Graham). Corbett’s character joins the drama in episode five.
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Days before the season premiere of The Millionaire Matchmaker, Bravo expanded its working relationship with the show’s star and executive producer Patti Stanger by offering a two-year development deal. The agreement allows Stanger to find new talent, create and develop content and possibly star in and executive produce a new series for Bravo. The Millionaire Matchmaker launches its season August 15 at 9p.
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SOUNDSCAN (WEEK ENDING 7/31/11)
1) Eric Church – Chief – 144,990
2) Adele – 21 – 82,549 (After 23 weeks – 2,832,799)
3) Kelly Rowland – Here I Am – 76,857

Other Debuts
8 ) Joss Stone – LP1 – 29,603
18) Falling In Reverse – The Drug In Me Is You – 17,862
32) Hillsong Live – God Is Able – 11,779
38) Wu-Tang – Legendary Weapons – 9,983

POWERBALL
Today’s Jackpot is $160 million.

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CASTING CALL
Doron Ofir Casting and Popular Productions, Inc. are casting exclusively for the docu-series Life, Love and Luxury featuring influential couples in elite society circles as they celebrate their love and their journey together. The casting company is looking for privileged couples in serious committed relationships. This lifestyle docu-series celebrates individuals who have found their perfect match. If you or someone you know would like to share a personal fairy tale story, send an email now to www.elitecouplecasting.com . Casting producers will call to set up phone interview appointments.
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