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ON TELEVISION (WEDNESDAY 2/25/15)
CBS: Survivor (Premiere) at 8pm
CBS: The Amazing Race (Premiere) at 9:30pm
COOKING: Dinner at Tiffani’s (Premiere) at 10pm
FUSE: Big Freedia: Queen of Bounce (Premiere) at 11pm
LIFETIME: Kosher Soul (Premiere) at 10pm
HISTORY: Mississippi Men (Finale) at 10pm
PBS: Earth: A New Wild (Finale) at 10pm
POP: Rock This Boat: New Kids on the Block (Finale) at 8pm
POP: The Story Behind (Finale) at 8:30pm

On the heels of TBS’s pickup of his untitled comedy with wife Samantha Bee, The Daily Show’s Jason Jones announced via Twitter that after 9½ years at “one of the greatest TV shows of all time…It is time for me to go.” Bee will remain with the late nighter, said Comedy Central. The couple’s comedy about a family road trip to Florida, starring Jones, is slated for a 4Q15 launch.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Among the celebs aboard season 20 of ABC’s Dancing With the Stars: Three’s Company’s Suzanne Somers, singer Patti LaBelle, football star Michael Sam, Olympic gymnast Nastia Liukin, daughter-of-Bruce Rumer Willis and Carl’s Jr. ad model Charlotte McKinney. Dance pro Derek Hough, who had announced he would not be part of the season, will be back after all, partnered wtih Liuken. Competition starts Monday, March 16.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Oscar winner Marisa Tomei (My Cousin Vinny) is set for the role of political activist Gloria Steinem in HBO miniseries Ms. Kathy Najimy plays feminist leader Bella Abzug. Bruce Cohen (Silver Linings Playbook) will exec produce with George Clooney and Grant Heslov (Argo), along with Tomei and Najimy; Steinem is consulting.
(Source: Cynopsis)

HGTV gave the green light to four more house restoration/flipping series: Flipping Virgins (first-time flippers), Old Home Love, Restoring Victoria and Flipping Moms. “HGTV has had tremendous success with series like Rehab Addict and Fixer Upper which showcase real people who have a passion for renovating older properties,”said Allison Page, GM, HGTV and DIY.
(Source: Cynopsis)

The premiere of USA event series DIG will include an exclusive clip from Universal Pictures’ upcoming action thriller, Furious 7, introduced by Vin Diesel. A teaser for the clip aired during Monday’s WWE Raw. DIG debuts Thursday, March 5 debut at 10p, after a broadcast of Fast Five.
(Source: Cynopsis)

The Price Is Right is throwing a mass wedding, reports People. Couples who want to get hitched – and arrive at the studio a marriage license  will have the change to get married by the game show’s host, Drew Carey, who was ordained online so he could make it official.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Big Hero 6 is the latest “Risk-Free Movie” on Reelz, a promotion that offers VOD or PPV viewers reimbursement if they don’t like a film. Offer extends until Sunday, March 22.
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Sundance Film Festival winner Dreamcatcher premieres on Showtime Friday, March 27 at 9p. Documentary focuses on Chicago’s Brenda Myers-Powell, whose foundation fights to end human trafficking.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Chris Hemsworth (The Avengers) will make his Saturday Night Live hosting debut on March 7. Musical guest for the NBC sketch comedy is the Zac Brown Band.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Dateline special series “Escape,” hosted by NBC Sports’ Josh Elliott, features first-hand stories of survival and recovery. Three-parter debuts Sunday, March 1 at 9p, with harrowing accounts of the Costa Concordia shipwreck.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Puerto Rico’s WAPA Television will premiere original daytime game show Gana con Ganas (I Wanna Win!)  on Monday, March 2, airing weekdays at 3p ET and 3p local time in Puerto Rico. Show is set to air in the U.S. on the station’s cable network arm, WAPA America.
(Source: Cynopsis)

E!’s most-watched freshman series in three years, Botched, returns Tuesday, April 14 at 9p for a sophomore run, correcting plastic surgery gone horribly wrong.
(Source: Cynopsis)

The cast of Kurt Sutter’s FX period drama The Bastard Executioner includes Australian theater actor Lee Jones, Stephen Moyer (True Blood), Sutter’s wife Katey Sagal and Timothy V. Murphy (Sons of Anarchy), Sam Spruell (The Hurt Locker) and Darren Evans (Galavant). Production begins March 19 in Wales.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Margo Martindale (The Millers) is set to co-star in CBS drama pilot Sneaky Pete, written and produced by Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad) and David Shore (House).
(Source: Cynopsis)

Rob Riggle (Modern Family) landed the lead in Fox comedy pilot 48 Hours ‘Til Monday, as a harried father of three. SNL alum Jane Curtin is onboard as his character’s mother-in-law.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Paula Patton (Precious) will play the lead in ABC drama pilot Runner. It’s Patton’s first series regular role.
(Source: Cynopsis)

STARZ series Blunt Talk, premiering this summer, cast Ed Begley Jr. (Arrested Development), Mary Holland (Parks and Recreation), Karan Soni (Betas) and Romany Malco (Think Like A Man) in recurring roles.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Angela Kinsey (The Office) will star in ABC comedy pilot The 46 Percenters, about couples who choose to stay married.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Gillian Anderson (The X-Files) and Jim Broadbent (The Iron Lady) have been added to the cast of a six-part adaptation of War and Peace, for the BBC and The Weinstein Co. Miniseries is being shot across Russian, Lithuania and Latvia.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Parenthood alum Erika Christensen landed a lead role in ABC drama pilot L.A. Crime.
(Source: Cynopsis)

NBC’s The Voice returned Monday with a premiere low 4.1/12 among A18-49, but that was enough to handily win the night in the demo. The season two premiere of the net’s Night Shift earned 1.5/4, up 36 percent from its summer finale.
(Source: Cynopsis)

ABC Nightly News won the news demo for the second week of NBC News anchor Brian Williams’ six-month suspension for reporting embellishments, but NBC remained first in total viewers, increasing its lead from 398,000 to 416,000 with Lester Holt in the anchor seat.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Discovery’s Street Outlaws delivered a record 3 million viewers on Monday, February 16 in Live+3, and was the top non-sports cable program for Persons and Men delivery in the time slot, earning 2.66 among M25-54, 2.28 among M18-49 and 1.83 among M18-34.
(Source: Cynopsis)

TBS‘s King of the Nerds drew a combined audience of 1.9 million viewers in Live+7 for its February 6 premiere and 2 encore telecasts, including 524,000 A18-34 and 1.1 million A18-49.Across all TBS platforms, the series is averaging a reach of 2.7 million viewers per episode.
(Source: Cynopsis)

The season two finale of TNT’s Transporter The Series drew over 1.6 million viewers in Live+7 delivery. With DVR, replays and multiplatform viewing included, the season reached 3.1 million viewers per episode.
(Source: Cynopsis)

19 Kids & Counting returned to TLC for season nine Tuesday with a premiere high 4.0 million P2+ viewers, and a 3.4 rating among W25-54. New series Our Little Family averaged 2.1 million P2+ viewers and a 1.5 W25-54 rating, helping make TLC the number one cable network on Tuesday night with W25-54/18-49.
(Source: Cynopsis)

SOUNDSCAN (WEEK ENDING 2/22/15)
1) Imagine Dragons – Smoke + Mirrors – 172,378
2) Drake – If You’re Reading This, It’s Too Late – 129,118 (After 2 weeks – 623,864)
3) Fifty Shades of Grey Soundtrack – 114,937 (After 2 weeks – 325,488)

Other Debuts
8) Aaron Watson – Underdog – 26,340
19) Raheem Devaughn – Love Sex Passion – 12,639
21) Steve Earle & The Dukes – Terraplane – 10,888
28) Elle King – Love Stuff – 8,358

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ON TELEVISION (WEDNESDAY 2/18/15)
TV ONE: Unsung Hollywod: Vivica A. Fox (Premiere) at 8pm
BET: The Book of Negroes (Finale) at 8pm and 9pm
CBS: The Mentalist (Finale) at 8pm
FOOD: Restaurant: Impossible (Finale) at 10pm
LIFETIME: big Women: Big Love (Finale) at 10pm

So much for whispers that John Oliver could replace Jon Stewart on The Daily Show – where Oliver once served as writer, correspondent and fill-in host – when Stewart leaves the Comedy Central late nighter later this year. HBO picked up Last Week Tonight With John Oliver for 35-ep seasons three and four, to run in 2016 and 2017. Season two, Sunday nights at 11p, launched February 8.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Van Toffler is leaving his position as president of Viacom’s Music and Logo Group, where he oversees channels including MTV and VH1. Toffler, a 28-year Viacom vet, announced via a memo to staff that he is starting a new venture, Below the Radar (wt), devoted to platform agnostic content creation and acquisition. “This is a very personal decision about pursuing the loud and insatiable part of my failed musician/poet soul that needs to purely make great stuff,” said Toffler, adding that  he will remain during the transition until April, and exec produce events like the VMAs.
(Source: Cynopsis)

AMC’s Mad Men is going out with a bang. As the Sunday, April 5 launch of the period drama’s final seven episodes approaches, cultural institutions including Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History, the New York Public Library, the Film Society of Lincoln Center and more will pay tribute to the show with screenings, exhibitions and events. “A television series unlike any other deserves a send-off unlike any other,” said Charlie Collier, AMC president. “Mad Men and its incomparable influence across art, design, literature and popular culture in general, calls for a broad and unprecedented salute.” Details are available here.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Melissa Rivers is joining Entertainment Tonight to conduct a series of interviews, starting with Oscars host Neil Patrick Harris on Thursday, February 19. “Melissa’s ability to connect with people is matched only by her wit, curiosity and warmth,” said Brad Bessey, exec producer of ET. Rivers also serves as an exec producer on E!’s Fashion Police.
(Source: Cynopsis)

BET continues the celebration of Black History Month with its eighth annual The BET Honors, hosted by Wayne Brady. Special pays tribute to the contributions of Phylicia Rashad, Kanye West, Usher, Dr. Johnnette Betsch Cole and the chairman of Microsoft, John W. Thompson. Premiere date: Monday, February 23 at 9p.
(Source: Cynopsis)

There’s also hardship ahead for couples on the brink of divorce in A&E’s Surviving Marriage, plopped on a remote island for extreme therapy. Left with no modern conveniences and limited food and water in the South Pacific, who left the toilet seat up is the least of their problems as pairs confront the issues that have torn them apart. Reality show from Big Fish Entertainment launches Tuesday, March 24 at 10p.
(Source: Cynopsis)

The final two hours of BET’s The Book of Negroes air tonight at 8p and 9p. The net’s first-ever miniseries, based on the best-selling book, concludes with a race riot in Nova Scotia, a double cross and another lengthy journey.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Reelz will broadcast the 23rd Annual Movieguide Faith and Values Awards Saturday, February 21 at 7p. Stevie Wonder, Christian rapper Lecrae and gospel duo CeCe and Marvin Winans are among the performers; Duck Dynasty’s Korie and Sadie Robertson also make an appearance.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Hallmark’s Home & Family hosts a reunion for the Life Goes On (1989-1993) cast Monday, February 23. Onboard: Patti LuPone, Chris Burke and Kellie Martin. Talk and lifestyle show airs weekdays at 10am.
(Source: Cynopsis)

VH1 marks the 20th anniversary of the best-selling boy band ever with rock doc Backstreet Boys: Show ‘Em What You’re Made Of, premiering Friday, April 3 at 9p. Original group members Nick Carter, Howie Dorough, Brian Littrell, AJ McLean and Kevin Richardson star and produce with Mia Bays; exec producers are Sam Sniderman, Jeff Kwatinetz and Jennifer Sousa.
(Source: Cynopsis)

TLC ordered a sixth season of Sister Wives, wrapping its controversial (wife swap!) fifth run Sunday, March 1 at 8p. A tell-all special follows the finale at 9p, moderated by Today co-host Tamron Hall.
(Source: Cynopsis)

NBC’s Celebrity Apprentice was renewed for a 15th season. Donald Trump announced the news Monday night, during the reality show’s season 14 finale (winner: Leeza Gibbons).
(Source: Cynopsis)

Keeping Up With the Kardashians returns for season ten Sunday, March 15 at 9p. Think they’ll have anything to talk about? Last season, E!’s most-watched series ranked as the top most-social ad-supported cable program in its timeslot, with 43,500 tweets per episode.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Stand-up series The Meltdown With Jonah and Kumail will make it to season two on Comedy Central. Season one featured performances from vets and up-and-comers including Weird Al Yankovic, Eric Andre and Marc Maron.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Headline-makers offer new perspectives on their stories in OWN’s Oprah: Where Are They Now?, back Sunday, March 8 at 9p with the parents of hate crime victim Matthew Shepard discussing how they are preserving their son’s legacy.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Poppy Montgomery (Unforgettable) guests on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries original Signed, Sealed, Delivered From Paris, With Love (wt), premiering Sunday, June 14 at 9p. Montgomery will play the estranged wife of postal detective Oliver (Eric Mabius).
(Source: Cynopsis)

Marcia Gay Harden (The Newsroom) landed a role in CBS pilot Code Black, a medical drama about the notorious E.R. in L.A. County Hospital based on Ryan McGarry’s feature doc.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Josh Peck (Drake & Josh) has been cast opposite John Stamos (Full House) as the son Stamos’ bachelor character never knew he had in an untitled comedy pilot for Fox.
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Skylar Astin (Pitch Perfect) scored the lead in ABC’s untitled NBA buddy comedy, as a teaching assistant hired as translator/mentor to a new player from Botswana.
(Source: Cynopsis)

AMC’s Better Call Saul is the number one series premiere in cable history among A18-49 and A25-54 in Live+3 ratings, with the first night of its two-night premiere delivering 9.8 million viewers, 6.1 million A18-49 and 5.7 million A25-54.
(Source: Cynopsis)

NBC’s State of Affairs wrapped its freshman run Monday with a 1.0/3 rating among A18-49, according to early numbers, even with last week. The net’s Celebrity Apprentice finale got a 14 percent bump from last week, to 1.6/4.
(Source: Cynopsis)

SOUNDSCAN (WEEK ENDING 2/15/15)
1) Drake – If You’re Reading This, It’s Too Late – 494,746
2) “Fifty Shades of Grey” Soundtrack – 210,431
3) Sam Smith – In The Lonely Hour – 124,224 (After 35 weeks – 1,560,565)

Other Debuts
12) Father John Misty – I Love You HoneyBear – 28,134
13) Ricky Martin – Quien Quiera Escuchar – 24,994
19) Juan Gabriel – Los Duo – 22,313
23) Blackberry Smoke – Holding All The Rose – 19,049
31) Anna Kendrick/Jeremy Jordan – “Last Five Years” Soundtrack – 11,426

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ON TELEVISION (WEDNESDAY 2/11/15)
NAT. GEO: Alaska State Troopers (Premiere) at 9pm
POP: Schitt’s Creek (Premiere) at 10pm
TV ONE: Unsung Hollywood: A Different World (Premiere) at 8pm
TV ONE: R&B Divas LA (Premiere) at 10pm
A&E: Duck Dynasty (Finale) at 9:30pm
BRAVO: Top Chef (Finale) at 9pm

The Daily Show’s Jon Stewart is leaving Comedy Central when his contract expires this year, a move confirmed by the network. “For the better part of the last two decades, I have had the incredible honor and privilege of working with Jon Stewart,” said Comedy president Michele Ganeless. “His comedic brilliance is second to none…. Jon will remain at the helm of The Daily Show until later this year. He is a comic genius, generous with his time and talent, and will always be a part of the Comedy Central family.”
(Source: Cynopsis)

NBC News is suspending Brian Williams from NBC Nightly News, where he is Chief Anchor and Managing Editor, for six months without pay as a result of misleading statements Williams made about covering the Iraq War in 2003. Lester Holt will continue as substitute anchor. “We believe this suspension is the appropriate and proportionate action,” said NBC News President Deborah Turness in a memo.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Funny Or Die’s Billy on the Street got a season four renewal, but will hop from Fuse to truTV for its next 10 eps. TruTV also acquired rights to the first three seasons of the show, in a deal that gives Billy Eichner pilot commitments at truTV and Turner sib Adult Swim and specials on truTV and TBS. “Billy is a singular talent who exemplifies the qualities we are looking for in truTV’s new programming, including a unique voice and vision,” said Chris Linn, president, head of programming for truTV.
(Source: Cynopsis)

A new Harris Poll asking U.S. viewers about their favorite shows, using methodology “independent and distinct” from owner Nielsen’s, confirms the measurement company’s ratings results – pretty much. CBS’s highly-rated NCIS handily landed in the top spot on the list of favorite current shows, followed by the net’s The Big Bang Theory and AMC ratings juggernaut The Walking Dead, then ABC hit Scandal. But HBO’s Game of Thrones, available in one third of the country, was surprise number five.
(Source: Cynopsis)

HBO renewed Getting On for a six-ep third and final season. Hospital comedy has averaged a gross audience of 1.6 million viewers.
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Nickelodeon launched a campaign Tuesday for Black History Month that includes 30-second PSAs featuring kids portraying distinguished African-Americans. Produced by Because of Them We Can, which aims to build self-esteem in children, the spots will air throughout February, and be showcased on a dedicated web site (http://www.nick.com/thanks).
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Disney X D ordered Becoming, an athlete profile series from ESPN Films exec produced by NBA star LeBron James and his Springhill Production Company. Calling the show “something every kid can relate to,” James said, “it shows them that everyone faces adversity and challenges while growing up  even their heroes. I’m so proud that Springhill Production Company is a part of this project that reaches kids in such a positive way.”
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Yaya DaCosta (Whitney) landed a role on NBC’s proposed Chicago Fire spinoff Chicago Med, as a nurse.
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Jennifer Esposito (Blue Bloods) will fill the hole left by Alyssa Milano’s exit in season three of ABC summer series Mistresses. LA-based Milano quit when production of the series moved to Canada.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Jessica Sula (Skins) has been cast as the lead in ABC Family’s upcoming Recovery Road. Sula replaces Samantha Logan, who had the role in the drama’s pilot.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Meghan Rath (Being Human) has joined Fox comedy pilot Cooper Barrett’s Guide to Surviving Life. Rath will play a physical therapist in the project about 20somethings’ post-college misadventures.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Adhir Kalyan (Rules of Engagement) will play an Internet billionaire in Fox drama pilot Frankenstein.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Brooke Williams (Spartacus: Blood and Sand), Daniel MacPherson (Neighbors) and Marcus Vanco (Unbroken) are onboard MTV’s straight-to-series drama The Shannara Chronicles, based on Terry Brooks’ fantasy books.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Ryan Hurst jumps from recurring on Bates Motel to a series regular role in upcoming WGN America drama Outsiders.
(Source: Cynopsis)

ABC’s The Bachelor hit a season high rating among A18-49 on Monday, up two tenths to 2.7/8, while Fox’s Sleepy Hollow took a two tenths dip to hit a series low 1.2/3 in the demo. NBC’s Apprentice dove seven tenths at 9p for a season low 1.4/4.
(Source: Cynopsis)

CW freshman dramedy Jane the Virgin beat its lead-in, The Originals, in the ratings on Monday. Score: Jane 1.4 million viewers and .6/2 among A18-49; The Originals, 1.2 million and .5/2. It’s the first time Jane was tops in the demo.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Syndicated talkers that saw the biggest upticks from the week prior included number one Dr. Phil (up 6 percent to 3.6), Ellen DeGeneres (up 7 percent to 3.0), Dr. Oz (up 7 percent to 1.6), Rachael Ray (up 7 percent to 1.5), Meredith Vieira and The Real, both up 9 percent to 1.2, and The Doctors, which scored a 10 percent boost, to reach 1.1.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Game show Family Feud hit a new series high for the third time in the past four weeks, up 6 percent to 7.2.
(Source: Cynopsis)

After a Sunday, The Walking Dead-led series premiere that drew 6.9 million total viewers and a 3.4 rating among A18-49, AMC’s Better Call Saul settled into its Monday slot with 3.4 million viewers and 2.1 million in the demo – a steep drop, but improving the net’s five-week average in the time period by a whopping 494 percent in viewers and 629 percent in young adults.
(Source: Cynopsis)

SOUNDSCAN (WEEK ENDING 2/8/15)
1) Various Artists – Now 53 – 99,324
2) Taylor Swift – 1989 – 76,769 (After 15 weeks – 4,264,935)
3) Fifth Harmony – Reflection – 61,854

Other Debuts
6) Bob Dylan – Shadows In The Night – 49,519
7) Diana Krall – Wallflower – 42,545
10) Kid Ink – Full Speed – 28,547
17) Jeremy Camp – I Will Follow – 17,601
21) Grateful Dead – Dave’s Picks Volume 13 – 14,677
23) Skizzy Mars – Red Balloon Project – 12,739
25) Beck – Morning Phase – 11,247

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ON TELEVISION (WEDNESDAY 1/28/15)
FX: The Americans (Premiere) at 10pm
HISTORY: Mississippi Man (Premiere) at 10pm
PBS: Secrets of the Dead (Premiere) at 10pm
TRU TV: Kart Life (Premiere) at 10pm

Oscars host Neil Patrick Harris broke the news via Twitter on Tuesday that Frozen songwriters Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez will pen an original tune for the awards show. “We love the Oscars and have always been huge Neil Patrick Harris fans, so when he asked us to write him a song for this year’s show we said, ‘Yes!’ before he could finish the sentence – it’s possible he may have been asking us for something else,” said the Lopezes. Spectacle airs Sunday, February 22 at 7p on ABC.
(Source: Cynopsis)

A PSA during the first quarter of the Sunday’s Super Bowl will address domestic violence. The spot from No More shows a woman pretending to order a pizza to cover the fact that she’s giving a 911 operator her address; the NFL footed production costs in addition to donating commercial time. The league has drawn fire for its handling of domestic violence cases among its players, particularly since video surfaced of then-Baltimore Raven Ray Rice punching his fiancee in an elevator.
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This year’s Golden Globes winners may still be debating where to stash their statuettes, but the Hollywood Foreign Press Association and dick clark productions have already set a date for next year’s NBC event: Sunday, January 10, 2016 from the Beverly Hilton. The 2015 ceremony clocked a 5.8/16 rating among A18-49 and 19.3 million total viewers.
(Source: Cynopsis)

New Bear Grylls adventure series Mission Survive will feature celebs in a rainforest survival competition. Series from Bear Grylls Ventures, Electus and Betty was commissioned by ITV.
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ABC picked up four pilots from ABC Studios: comedies Chev and Bev, starring National Lampoon’s Vacation duo Chevy Chase and Beverly D’Angelo, and an untitled project based on the life of columnist Dan Savage about a couple whose son comes out of the closet; plus Shondaland thriller The Catch and procedural Broad Squad.
(Source: Cynopsis)

CBS ordered a pilot for hourlong action comedy Rush Hour, based on the film franchise about a Hong Kong police officer paired with an LA cop. Warner Bros. Television and Doozer are producing.
(Source: Cynopsis)

NBC issued pilot orders for Sharing, a workplace comedy from Jimmy Fallon, and an untitled project in which Monica Potter (Parenthood) will star in and exec produce, about a woman juggling her family and three ex-husbands.
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Arts net Ovation celebrates the 83^rd anniversary of Johnny Cash’s birth with a marathon of documentaries on the late country singer, as well as the concert film of his performance at San Quentin Prison, starting Thursday, February 26 at 1p.
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It’s not just about bikinis. The Victoria’s Secret Swim Special follows the supermodels as they shoot in Puerto Rico, offering “insight into their character and life stories,” promises CBS. Joining the Angels on the island are Maroon 5 (lead singer and The Voice mentor Adam Levine is married to VS model Bhati Prinsloo) and Spanish rocker Juanes. One-hour special airs Thursday, February 26 at 10p.
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TLC’s 19 Kids and Counting returns Tuesday, February 17 at 9p with another baby on the way and a wedding to plan – 1000 guests and a shoestring budget (for waiting-til-we’re married Jessa and Ben, apparently, it’s all about the honeymoon).
(Source: Cynopsis)

To mark the 70th anniversary of the liberation of the concentration camp in Auschwitz, Poland, OWN will air an encore presentation of The Oprah Winfrey Show on Friday, January 30 at 10p.In the segment from 2006, Oprah and Nobel laureate and Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel travel to Poland.
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The first group of performers announced for Univision’s 27th Premio Lo Nuestro a la Musica Latina (Lo Nuestro Latin Music Awards) includes first-time nominee Chiquis; urban artist Farruko; Marc Anthony; Ricky Martin; Gerardo Ortiz, with six nods; Prince Royce, unveiling a Spanglish version of his song “Stuck on a Feeling,” and Pitbull. Show airs Thursday, February 19 at 8p, live from Miami.
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Katie Holmes (Dawson’s Creek) will guest star in a season-long arc of Showtime drama Ray Donovan, as a shrewd and chic businesswoman. Series is currently in production for season three.
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Jerry Ferrara (Entourage) landed a co-starring role in season two of Starz drama Power, launching this summer.
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Nick Jonas (Kingdom) will recur on upcoming Fox anthology series Scream Queens. He joins Jamie Lee Curtis, Emma Roberts, Joe Manganiello, Lea Michele, Abigail Breslin, Keke Palmer and Ariana Grande in the horror-comedy from 20th Century Fox Television and Ryan Murphy Television, headed for a fall 2015 debut.
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Robin Givens (Head of the Class) will star in Mama’s Boy for TV One, reports TheWrap. The film is part net anthology series “Fright Night Files.”
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Monday’s Super Bowl’s Greatest Commercials on CBS was up 13 percent in total viewers (10.77 million) and rose 11 percent among A18-49 (2.1/6) versus last year’s Wednesday special, the annual show’s best numbers since 2010, according to Nielsen.
(Source: Cynopsis)

The CW celebrates its most-watched Monday since October 2011, with an average 1.65 million viewers for The Originals (1.7 million) and Jane the Virgin (1.6 million).
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Sunday’s Miss Universe Pageant averaged 2.27 million total viewers on Telemundo, the best performance of the competition in net history.
(Source: Cynopsis)

TBS‘s Ground Floor delivered2 million viewers in Live+7 for its January 6 episode and encore, including 1.1 million A18-49. Season-to-date, the show is reaching an average 3.1 million viewers per episode across linear telecasts and DVR, VOD, digital and mobile plays. Cougar Town‘s sixth and final season launched with a combined audience of 2.1 million viewers in Live+7 delivery for its linear premiere and encore, including 1.3 million A18-49.
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SOUNDSCAN (WEEK ENDING 1/25/15)
1) Fall Out Boy – American Beauty/American Psycho – 191,698
2) Taylor Swift – 1989 – 81,662 (After 13 weeks – 4,117,462)
3) Meghan Trainor – Title – 54,450 – 248,972 (After 2 weeks – 248,972)

Other Debuts
4) Joey Bada$$ – B4.Da.$$ – 53,990
5) Decemberists – What A Terrible World, What A Beautiful World – 50,063
6) Marilyn Manson – Pale Emperor – 49,309
7) Various Artists – 2015 Grammy Nominees – 45,212
9) Lupe Fiasco – Tetsuo & Youth – 39,281
13) Sleater-Kinney – No Cities To Love – 27,569
15) Bjork – Vulnicura – 22,789
20) Belle & Sebastian – Girls In Peacetime Want To Dance – 15,349
21) Vertical Church Band – Church Songs – 14,590
22) Above & Beyond – We Are All We Need – 14,007

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ON TELEVISION (WEDNESDAY 1/21/15)
TV ONE: Unsung: Peaches & Herb (Premiere) at 8pm
BRAVO: Best New Restaurant (Premiere) at 10pm
DISCOVERY: Dual Survival (Premiere) at 9pm
DISCOVERY: Fire in the Hole (Premiere) at 10pm
DISCOVERY LIFE: The Mistress (Premiere) at 10pm and 10:30pm
GREAT AMERICAN COUNTRY: RV Nation (Premiere) at 8pm
SCIENCE: All-American Makers (Premiere) at 10pm
FX: American Horror Story: Freak Show (Finale) at 10pm

Comedy Central is set to tape a roast of pop star/underwear model Justin Bieber. Where to start: peeing in a restaurant mop bucket? Egging his neighbor’s house? Abandoning a pet monkey in Germany? “Justin has been asking us for a few years to roast him, and we just kept telling him to go create more source material first,” said Kent Alterman, president, content development & original programming. “We’re thrilled he listened.” James Franco was the last to take the heat, in 2013.
(Source: Cynopsis)

NBC’s promoting TV Everywhere by offering its Super Bowl coverage – halftime included! – as well as hit show The Blacklist everywhere, for free. The net is offering 11 hours of access starting at noon on February 1, no log in necessary. “We are leveraging the massive digital reach of the Super Bowl to help raise overall awareness of TV Everywhere by allowing consumers to explore our vast TVE offering with this special one-day-only access,”said Alison Moore, GM and EVP, TV Everywhere for NBCUniversal.
(Source: Cynopsis)

John Walsh, longtime host of America’s Most Wanted and currently host of CNN’s The Hunt, was named spokesman and on-air talent for free-to-air multicast channel Justice Network, launched Tuesday. Walsh hosts hourly PSAs using information from law enforcement agencies about high-risk criminals and missing children. “His personal crusade for justice touched so many Americans and will be a driving force behind our network brand, public service announcements, and programming influences,” said Justice Network CEO Steve Schiffman.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Honorees added for the 32rd Annual Paleyfest include Showtime’s Homeland, HBO’s Girls, CW’s Jane The Virgin, FOX’s Glee, ABC’S Modern Family, Starz’s Outlander, MTV’s Teen Wolf and FX’s American Horror Story: Freak Show. Already announced: ABC’s Scandal, CBS’s The Good Wife and CW’s Arrow and The Flash. Comedy Central’s Key & Peele, Broad City Kroll Show and Workaholics will be part of a special salute to the net. Event returns to the Dolby Theatre at Hollywood & Highland March 6-15.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Bob Newhart will add another feather to his cap when the publicists of the International Cinematographers Guild honor the beloved TV vet with their lifetime achievement award on February 20 at the Beverly Hilton. Previous winners include Clint Eastwood, Julie Andrews and last year’s honoree, Jerry Lewis.
(Source: Cynopsis)

The story of a musical giant is recounted in Smithsonian Channel’s Legend of Lead Belly, premiering Monday, February 23 at 8p. The one-hour Black History month special about a Huddie Ledbetter, one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century, hails from Eagle Rock Entertainment.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Simulcasting the 21st Annual Screen Actors Guild on Sunday, January 25 is just the beginning for TNT and TBS. The nets are going full-force digital, with a team of social media correspondents and influencers offering behind-the-scenes play-by-play using the hashtag #sagawards. In addition to social media ambassador Matt McGorry (How to Get Away with Murder), thelodown.com founder Lo Bosworth and lifestyle, beauty and fashion bloggers Marianna Hewitt and Sazan Barzani will serve as official social media correspondents.
(Source: Cynopsis)

J.K. Simmons (Whiplash) makes his debut as host of Saturday Night Live on January 31. Musical guest is D’Angelo and his band, The Vanguard.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Cookie Monster has a treat: PBS Kids and Sesame Street are premiering Cookie Monster special The Cookie Thief on Monday, February 16 (check local listings). SNL alum Rachel Dratch guests.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Also ahead on PBS Kids is new series Nature Cat, premiering this fall. The show about a house cat who dreams of exploring the great outdoors was created by brothers David Rudman (The Muppets) and Adam Rudman (Tom & Jerry).
(Source: Cynopsis)

It’s peril on the high seas when season four of Wicked Tuna hits NatGeo shores Sunday, February 15 at 9p. The fishing docu-series will air internationally in 171 countries. Season two of spinoff Wicked Tuna: North vs. South starts production in early 2015 in the Outer Banks.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Season two of ASPiRE’s Laff Mobb’s We Got Next premieres Wednesday, February 4 at 10p. The weekly “clean stand-up” reality series features profiles of and performances by the next generation of African-American comics.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Rob Lowe (Parks and Recreation) will star in 10-part UK series Apocalypse Slough for Sky1, reports Deadline. Lowe plays a charismatic, rebellious priest who joins an eclectic group of people watching the end of the world on TV (but maybe not cable?).
(Source: Cynopsis)

CBS’s NCIS: Los Angeles delivered 9.5 million total viewers and a 1.5 rating among A18-49 on Monday, according to Nielsen fast nationals, down 25 percent in the demo to match a series low. The net’s 2 Broke Girls (2.2) and Scorpion (2.2) both slid two tenths, while Mike & Molly (2.1) held steady.
(Source: Cynopsis)

NBC’s State of Affairs got a ratings bump Monday, rising 24 percent in viewers (4.5 million) and 57 percent among A18-49 (1.1). Fox’s Gotham (2.2) and Sleepy Hollow (1.3) matched series lows.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Jane the Virgin’s first original at-bat after star Gina Rodriguez scored a win at the Golden Globes hit a series high .6/2 among A18-34 and .9/3 among W18-34 on Monday.
(Source: Cynopsis)

SOUNDSCAN (WEEK ENDING 1/18/15)
1) Meghan Trainor – Title – 194, 522
2) Taylor Swift – 1989 – 92,196 (After 12 weeks – 4,035,800)
3) Kidz Bop Kids – Kidz Bop 27 – 77,380

Other Debuts
6) Mark Ronson – Uptown Special – 30,047
7) Jazmine Sullivan – Reality Show – 29,708
11) Ella Henderson – Chapter One – 20,434
18) Guster – Evermotion – 13,296
20) Panda Bear – Panda Bear Meets The Grim Reaper – 12.076

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ON TELEVISON (WEDNESDAY 1/14/15)
ABC FAMILY: Melissa & Joey (Premiere) at 8pm
ABC FAMILY: Baby Daddy (Premiere) at 8:30pm
BET: It’s a Mann’s World (Premiere) at 9pm
BET: The Game (Premiere) at 10pm
COMEDY CENTRAL: Broad City (Premiere) at 10:30pm
FXX: It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia (Premiere) at 10pm
FXX: Man Seeking Woman (Premiere) at 10:30pm
ID: My Dirty Little Secret (Premiere) at 9pm
ID: Web of Lies (Premiere) at 10pm
MTV2: Guy Code (Premiere) at 11:30pm
POP: Rock This Boat: New Kids on the Block (Premiere) at 8pm
POP: The Story Behind (Premiere) at 9pm
TV ONE: Unsung: Rick James (Premiere) at 8pm

Ann Curry is leaving NBC News to become founder of a media startup. Curry had been “anchor-at-large” at Today after her messy exit from the morning show in 2012, making occasional appearances on NBC News shows while under contract with the net. Now, “I want to expand my drive to give voice to the voiceless to emerging platforms and produce both scripted and non-scripted content, in addition to continuing to report on-air about stories that matter,” said Curry. But even though she’s leaving NBC the cord isn’t entirely cut – NBCUniversal is an investor in the new project. “We’re proud to support Ann in her new venture, and we look forward to more of her exceptional storytelling,” said NBCUniversal News Group chairman Pat Fili-Krushel on Tuesday.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Derek Hough is bowing out of Dancing With the Stars’ upcoming 20th season to join Radio City Music Hall’s “New York Spring Spectacular” for its seven-week run in March, opposite Nashville’s Laura Benanti. Hough will return the ABC competition for season 21.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Sonar Entertainment is developing Stephen King novel Mr. Mercedes as a limited series for television. David Kelley (Boston Legal) will write and Jack Bender (Lost) will direct; both will serve as exec producers, with Marty Bowen and Wyck Godfrey of Temple Hill Entertainment and Sonar’s Gene Stein.
(Source: Cynopsis)

ABC Family picked up a third season of The Fosters. During its recent holiday episode, the drama delivered 1.93 total viewers and 614,000 among A18-34; launch of new season two eps is Monday, January 19 at 8p. The net also picked up a new series Job or No Job, an unscripted following one young adult per episode on his/her journey to landing a first job.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Fox ordered a fourth season of MasterChef Junior, replacing departing judge Joe Bastianich with pastry chef and founder of NYC’s Momofuku Milk Bar Christina Tosi. “MasterChef has been one of my favorite shows since it began, and like so many others, I fell in love with MasterChef Junior,” said Tosi. Season three is airing Tuesdays at 8p.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Showtime documentary Kobe Bryant’s Muse premieres Saturday, February 21 at 9p, and limited series Twin Peaks, a reboot of the 1990-91 drama, is set for a 2016 premiere. David Nevins, president of Showtime Networks, said at TCA that Peaks creators David Lynch and Mark Frost have been “very specific about promising closure.” His role in the creative process, Nevins admitted, amounts to “writing checks and leaving them alone.”
(Source: Cynopsis)

Actor/comedian Al Madrigal addresses his half Mexican/half white identity in one-house docu-comedy Half Life Me, airing Thursday, January 22 at 10p on Fusion. Included: a therapy session with “godfather of all Mexicans” Jorge Ramos and a mosh pit with Latino punk band members.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Lifetime is airing one-hour Bobby Brown: Remembering Whitney on Saturday, January 17 at 10p, following Whitney Houston biopic Whitney. Special from Peacock Productions will feature an “exclusive, no-holds-barred” interview with Houston’s ex-husband.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Hallmark Channel’s Home & Family is planning another reunion. Dynasty alums Pamela Sue Martin, John James, Al Corley and Gordon Thomson gather Monday, January 26 to reminisce. The show also had get-togethers for Knots Landing, The Love Boat and Happy Days.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Oxygen’s Preachers of Detroit gets a proper introduction. Leading up the show’s premiere on Friday, February 20 at 8p is Preachers of Detroit: Meet the Preachers, with new cast members among those enlisted to produce a song of support for their troubled town on (February 13 at 8p). The Motor City is also the setting for February 6 special Preachers of L.A.: Deitrick Goes Home.
(Source: Cynopsis)

VH1 kicks off the weekend of February’s big game with a concert salute to the armed forces at Luke Air Force Base in Glendale, AZ. On Friday, January 30 at 9p, Nick Lachey (98 Degrees) hosts The VH1 + Papa John’s Super Bowl Blitz: A Concert for the Troops, featuring Fall Out Boy and Charli XCX.
(Source: Cynopsis)

El Rey is running a Django marathon featuring three spaghetti westerns on Saturday, January 31. Django starts it off at 2p, followed by Django Kill…If You Live, Shoot! at 4p and Keoma, hosted by the film’s director, Enzo G. Castellari, at 6:30p.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Stage 31 at CBS TV City is being dedicated to The Bold and the Beautiful exec producer and head writer Bradley P. Bell today, in honor of the soap opera’s 7000th episode.
(Source: Cynopsis)

The first group of performers announced for the 57th Annual Grammy Awards include Madonna, country rocker Eric Church, Ariana Grande and Ed Sheeran. The music spectacle, produced by AEG Ehrlich Ventures, airs Sunday, February 8 at 8p on CBS.
(Source: Cynopsis)

The finalists for the 51st Annual Cinema Audio Society Awards were announced Tuesday. American Horror Story: Freak Show, Fargo, Houdini, The Normal Heart and Sherlock compete in the TV Movie or Miniseries category honoring outstanding achievement in sound mixing, while Modern Family, Nurse Jackie, Parks and Recreation, Veep and the Simpsons/Family Guy crossover ep compete in the half-hour TV series. One-hour shows up for an award are Boardwalk Empire, Game of Thrones, Homeland, True Detective and The Walkind Dead. Ceremony takes place Saturday, February 14 in LA.
(Source: Cynopsis)

With the date for the 21st Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards just 11 days away, the 2016 celebration’s been set for Sunday, January 31, once again simulcast on TNT and TBS.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Season four of Nat Geo’s Brain Games takes it to the street for hidden camera social experiments offering takeaways about how the brain works. In fact, the net says watching might make you richer, help you sleep better, help you remember better – and “might even make you smarter.” Launches Monday, January 19 at 9p with back-to-back episodes.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Showtime’s Penny Dreadful launches season two Sunday, April 26 at 10p. Patti Lupone (Evita) guests as “a mysterious character of great importance” on the psychological thriller.
(Source: Cynopsis)

In a special celeb ep of GSN’s The Chase on Tuesday, February 3, Carson Kressley (How to Look Good Naked),Cameron Mathison (All My Children) and Tatyana Ali(The Fresh Prince of Bel Air) compete on behalf of the their favorite charities. Game show returns for season four Tuesday, January 27 at 8p.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Season six of Community, transplanted from NBC, launches on Yahoo Tuesday, March 17. Any changes as the comedy hits the streaming platform? “The corset loosens a little bit,” creator Dan Harmon told reporters at TCA. “It’s a little freer.”
(Source: Cynopsis)

Eric McCormack has an upcoming guest spot on former Will & Grace co-star Debra Messing’s NBC series The Mysteries of Laura. McCormack will play the former fiance of Messing’s character on the freshman cop drama, airing Wednesdays at 8p.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Adriana Barraza (Babel) has signed on for USA pilot Queen of the South, based on Telemundo hit telenoval La Reina del Sur.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Ohio State wasn’t the only big winner in the first College Football Playoff National Championship. Monday’s game delivered 33.4 million viewers and an 18.2 rating to ESPN, the highest-rated cable program of all time, according to Nielsen.
(Source: Cynopsis)

While Ohio State battled Oregon, reality shows The Bachelor on ABC and NBC’s The Apprentice faced off from 8p-10p. And the winner was? It was a tie in the A18-49 demo with 1.7/5, down 23 percent from the week prior for Bachelor and down15 percent for Apprentice, according to Nielsen fast nationals.
(Source: Cynopsis)

The first original in four weeks for ABC’s Castle was the top series at 10p, tying a season low among A18-49 but beating NBC’s The Voice-less State of Affairs by 75 percent (1.4/4 versus .8/2).
(Source: Cynopsis)

The January 5 season three premiere of TV One’s Fatal Attraction was up 200 percent versus the season two premiere and was the most watched TV One telecast in primetime, reaching 756,000 total viewers on premiere night.
(Source: Cynopsis)

SOUNDSCAN (WEEK ENDING 1/11/15)
1) Taylor Swift – 1989 – 110,977 (After 11 weeks – 3,943,604)
2) Soundtrack – Guardians of the Galaxy: Awesome Mix Vol. 1 – 35,239 (After 24 weeks – 1,002,957)
3) Ed Sheeran – X – 34,432 – 884,004

Other Debuts
4) Rae Sremmurd – Sremmlife (Ex) – 34,403
25) Joshua Radin – Onward & Sideways – 7,985

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ON TELEVISION (WEDNESDAY 1/7/15)
CBS: People’s Choice Awards 2015 at 9pm
A&E: Wahlburgers (Premiere) at 10pm
A&E: Donnie Loves Jenny (Premiere) at 10:30pm
COOKING: Extra Virgin (Premiere) at 9pm
DA: Impact Wrestling (Premiere) at 9pm
DIY: Salvage Dogs (Premiere) at 9pm
FOX: American Idol (Premiere) at 8pm
FOX: Empire (Premiere) at 9pm
GSN: Baggage on the Road (Premiere) at 9pm
HGTV: Property Brothers (Premiere) at 9pm
OWN: Love Thy Neighbor (Premiere) at 9pm
NAT. GEO.: Underworld, Inc (Premiere) at 10pm
PBS: Nazi Mega Weapons (Premiere) at 10pm
TLC: My 600-Lb. Life: Where Are They Now? (Premiere) at 9pm
TLC: My Strange Addiction (Premiere) at 10pm
VH1: Hindsight (Premiere) at 10pm

HBO’s Game of Thrones is getting the royal treatment, with a January 23-39 run on 150 IMAX screens across the country. The last two episodes from season four, remastered for the (very) big screen, will be followed by a full-length trailer for season five, due in April. It’s the first time a TV series will air on an IMAX screen.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Thirteen shows made the cut for Amazon’s first pilot season of the year, set to premiere on Amazon Prime Instant Video on Thursday, January 15. The slate includes six children’s shows, two comedies, a docuseries and five dramas, including Carlton Cuse’s (Lost) Civil War-era drama, Point of Honor. Viewer feedback will determine which shows get the greenlight.
(Source: Cynopsis)

The market for 4K ultra high definition TVs is about to explode, according to findings from the U.S. Consumer Electronics Sales and Forecast study released Tuesday. Four million units are expected to be shipped this year, over 200 percent more than in 2014.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Thirteen shows made the cut for Amazon’s first pilot season of the year, set to premiere on Amazon Prime Instant Video on Thursday, January 15. The slate includes six children’s shows, two comedies, a docuseries and five dramas, including Carlton Cuse’s (Lost) Civil War-era drama, Point of Honor. Viewer feedback will determine which shows get the greenlight.
(Source: Cynopsis)

The market for 4K ultra high definition TVs is about to explode, according to findings from the U.S. Consumer Electronics Sales and Forecast study released Tuesday. Four million units are expected to be shipped this year, over 200 percent more than in 2014.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Cast members and creators of Queer as Folk will reunite ten years after the groundbreaking Showtime drama left the air, for a panel at the ATX Television Festival in Austin. Dawson’s Creek writers room reunion and Gilmore Girls get-together are also on the sked, June 4-7.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Showtime’s giving it away the weekend of Friday, January 9-Sunday, January 11. “Free Preview Weekend” offers over 70 million households the chance to try programming on Showtime, Showtime On Demand, Showtime Anytime and select distributors’ TV Everywhere portals. Samplers can access Homeland, The Affair, Penny Dreadful, Ray Donovan, Masters of Sex and Nurse Jackie, as well as movies including the television premiere of Philomena.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Country music fans will have to get up a little earlier to catch CMT’s weekly Hot 20 Countdown. The compilation of interviews, videos and live performances starts two hours earlier, at 9a on Saturdays, starting January 10.
(Source: Cynopsis)

It’s all about the Blake: The Voice’s Blake Shelton will make his Saturday Night Live bow on January 24, as both host of the NBC sketch show and musical guest. SNL is back with new season 40 shows January 17, with Kevin Hart and musical guest Sia.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Carrie Fisher will present the Life Achievement Award to her mother, Debbie Reynolds at the 21st Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, for career and humanitarian accomplishments. Ceremony will be simulcast live on TNT and TBS on Sunday, January 25 at 8p.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Ben Affleck will receive the third People’s Choice Award for Favorite Humanitarian during CBS’s telecast tonight. The Oscar winner is being honored for his work with Eastern Congo Initiative. Past winners include Sandra Bullock and Jennifer Hudson.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Add Robert Downey, Jr., Kevin Hart and Gwyneth Paltrow to the list of presenters at the 72nd Annual Golden Globes Awards. They join Amy Adams, Adrien Brody, Anna Faris, Ricky Gervais, Salma Hayek, Kate Hudson, Chris Pratt, Channing Tatum, Lily Tomlin, Kristen Wiig, Owen Wilson and Catherine Zeta-Jones. The Tina Fey/Amy Poehler-hosted event airs Sunday, January 11 at 8p on NBC.
(Source: Cynopsis)

HBO’s Girls landed a season five renewal ahead of its season four premiere on Sunday, January 11 at 9p. Programming president Michael Lombardo made the announcement at an NYC screening of the season four opener on Monday.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Season five of Downton Abbey premiered on PBS to 10.1 million viewers Sunday, just short of its U.S. viewership high of 10.2 million for the season four debut.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Season 19 of ABC’s The Bachelor debuted to a premiere low 7.7 million viewers and 2.2/7 among A18-49 on Monday, but viewers liked what they saw  the show had a 10 percent lift in total viewers and 20 percent in A18-49 from its first to its third hour.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Fox’s Gotham topped the A18-49 chart Monday night with 2.5/7, up 9 percent from its last original airing in November.
(Source: Cynopsis)

ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live ended 2014 up over 4Q13 by 5 percent in total viewers, hitting a new fourth quarter high in viewers (2.78 million) for the third straight year.
(Source: Cynopsis)

For 4Q14, CBS This Morning had its best viewer delivery in the morning in 21 years (up 6 percent, to 3.23 million), and added 190,000 viewers versus 3Q13.
(Source: Cynopsis)

The season two premiere of Discovery’s Alaskan Bush People on Friday delivered a record 1.66 P25-54, up 80 percent versus the series premiere on May, with 3.13 million total viewers P2+, up 76 percent versus the series premiere.
(Source: Cynopsis)

CBS’s 2 Broke Girls, Mike & Molly and NCIS: Los Angeles delivered their largest audiences of the season and matched or beat season-best demos on Monday. All three were first in viewers for the night in their time periods. Scorpion, the most-watched program of the night with 12.09 million viewers, had its largest audience since September 29.
(Source: Cynopsis)

SOUNDSCAN (WEEK ENDING 1/4/15)
1) Taylor Swift – 1989 – 171,925 (After 3,832,627)
2) Guardians of the Galaxy: Awesome Mix Vol. 1 – 70,014 (After 23 weeks – 967,718)
3) Various Artists – Into The Woods Original Movie Soundtrack – 51,361 (After 3 weeks – 139,321)

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ON TELEVISION (WEDNESDAY 12/31/14)
NBC: A Toast To 2014 at 8pm
NBC: NBC’s New Year’s Eve with Carson Daly at 10pm and 11:30pm
FOX: Pitbull’s New Year’s Revolution at 8pm and 11pm
ABC: Dick Clark’s Primetime New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2015 at 8pm and 11:30pm
MTV: New Year’s Eve 2015 at 11pm

SOUNDSCAN (WEEK ENDING 12/28/14)
1) Taylor Swift – 1989 – 325,609 (After 9 weeks – 3,660,702)
2) Pentatonix – That’s Christmas To Me – 120,725 (After 10 weeks – 1,138,540)
3) Nicki Minaj – PinkPrint – 105,386 (After 2 weeks – 303,874)

Other Debuts
8) Fabolous – The Young OG Project – 66,312

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ON TELEVISION (WEDNESDAY 12/24/14)
CBS: I Love Lucy Christmas Special at 8pm
NBC: It’s A Wonderful Life at 8pm
TBS: A Christmas Story at 8pm
NBC: Christmas Eve Mass at 11:30pm
NBC: 2014 Christmas Liturgical: Joy To The World at 1am
FOOD: Kitchen Inferno (Finale) at 10pm

SOUNDSCAN (WEEK ENDING 12/21/14)
1) Taylor Swift – 1989 – 331,478 (After 8 weeks – 3,335,093)
2) Pentatonix – That’s Christmas To Me – 202,900 (After 9 weeks – 1,022,005)
3) Nicki Minaj – PinkPrint – 198,142

Other Debuts
5) D’Angelo And The Vanguard – Black Messiah – 111,040
10) 5 Seconds of Summer – LiveSOS – 66,541
21) Into The Woods Soundtrack – 39,818
29) Charli XCX – Sucker – 28,907
36) Kevin Gates – Luca Brasi 2: Gangsta Grillz – 22,892

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