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ON TELEVISION (WEDNESDAY 12/17/14)
NBC: Michael Buble’s Christmas In New York (Premiere) at 8pm
NBC: The Sing-Off (Premiere) at 9pm
CBS: Survivor (Finale) at 8pm
FOX: Hell’s Kitchen (Finale) at 8pm
HGTV: Property Brothers at Home (Finale) at 9pm
ID: Love The Way You Lie (Finale) at 10pm
SYFY: Ascension (Finale) at 9pm

The locale of AMC‘s The Walking Dead spinoff has finally been revealed. Turns out the zombies are headed for Hollywood, though it has yet to be confirmed if the new series will actually be filmed there. The pilot will be shot in early 2015. Walking Dead is currently filmed in Atlanta.
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TLC announced half of the celebrity contributors for the upcoming season of Who Do You Think You Are? Julie Chen, Angie Harmon, Sean Hayes and Bill Paxton will each discover their family history when the new season debuts Tuesday, February 24 at 10p.
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Esquire Network will premiere the entire original series The Short Game On Demand beginning Monday, December 22, a full-month before its network premiere on Tuesday, January 20 at 10p. All ten episodes of the series will be viewable on the network’s mobile app, Esquire TV NOW and online at esquiretv.com/NOW, and through multiple MVPD partners, including Comcast, Charter, Time Warner, DirectTV, Verizon and Cablevision. It marks the first time Esquire has premiered an entire series On Demand prior to its network premiere.
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Bounce TV has acquired its first off-net series: Roc and The Parent ‘Hood from Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution; A Different World from Carsey-Werner and The Hughleys from Twentieth Television. The four shows will constitute the new lineup leading into prime time, Monday through Friday, beginning Monday, January 5 at 5p.
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TiVo Research’s Second Annual Millennial Video Entertainment Survey has found that millennials watch more music and less live sports than other generations. Stats show that 43 percent of millennial viewing is of linear TV programs. The difference is in the delivery: millennials prefer streaming sources to MVPDs.
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From bewildering births to bizarre medical anomalies, Discovery Life Channel (formerly Discovery Fit And Health) has unveiled a full slate of programing reflecting its new identity, beginning Thursday, January 15 with Outrageous Births: Tales from The Crib at 9p and 50 Ways to Kill Your Mother at 10p. NY ER debuts Friday, January 16 at 10p and 10:30p. Body Bizarre premieres Saturday, January 17 at 9p, while Hoarding: Behind Closed Doors bows on Sunday, January 18 at 10p. The Mistress debuts Wednesday, January 21 at 10p and 10:30p. World’s Worst Mom kicks off on Thursday, January 22 at 9p and 9:30p.
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A&E Network premieres the new nonfiction series Nightwatch from executive producer Dick Wolf, his Wolf Reality, and 44 Blue Productions. The hour-long series follows elite teams of emergency responders as they risk their lives to work the busy, unnerving overnight shift in New Orleans, Louisiana.The show premieres Thursday, January 22 at 10.
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Ellen’s Design Challenge, HGTV’s new furniture competition series conceptualized by Ellen DeGeneres, premiere Monday, January 26 at 9p.The six-episode series features six competitors tackling challenges to sketch, design and build extraordinary furniture. The last competitor standing receives a $100,000 cash prize courtesy of Wayfair.com and gets to see her work featured in HGTV Magazine.
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Music Choice celebrates the top Latin songs of 2014 with the multi-platform video and music special MC 100 Latino. Videos from artists including Enrique Iglesias, Pitbull, Romeo Santos, Prince Royce, J Balvin, and Larry Hernandez will be available on Music Choice On Demand starting Monday, December 22 and will run through Sunday, January 4, 2015.
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Spike TV has picked up a sixth season of original tattoo-competition series Ink Master. A new season of 13 episodes is slated for summer 2015.
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Season three of History’s drama series Vikings returns on Thursday, February 19 at 10p. The new 10-episode season begins with Ragnar (Travis Fimmel) as King.
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JAG alum David James Elliott has landed a guest spot on the CBS hit Scorpion. He’ll appear in an early 2015 episode, playing Bruce Jones, an ex Secret Service agent who turns to Team Scorpion to help recover a buried memory, when he becomes the only hope of catching terrorists planning to break into a top-secret U.S. nuclear missile silo.
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Peyton List (The Tomorrow People) has been tapped to guest star on CW‘s The Flash. She’ll play villain Leonard Snart’s little sister, Lisa.
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FXX is launching its holiday programming with a series of Christmas-themed mini-marathons of The Simpsons beginning Monday, December 22 at 8p. The festivities continue with a special 24-hour presentation of the feature film A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas beginning Wednesday, December 24 at 8p. The network will ring in the New Year with a Simpsons binge, featuring the premiere and finale episodes from 25 seasons in chronological order, beginning Wednesday, December 31 at 7p with The Simpsons Movie. An encore of the movie airs Thursday, January 1 at 10p.
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During the week of December 8, 2014, ABC delivered 7 of the Top 20 non-sports TV programs in Adults 18-49: Modern Family  No. 4, “black-ish  No. 9, The Middle and The Goldbergs tied at No. 12, while The Great Christmas Light Fight, S.H.I.E.L.D. and Once Upon a Time tied at No. 19.
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Judge Judy (7.0) was the top-rated court show for the 950^th straight week, a streak that began more than 18 years ago.
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Steve Harvey (1.9, up 6%) rocketed 25% among W25-54; while Dr Oz (1.5, up 7%) improved 15% from last year, the most year-to-year growth of any talk show.
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SOUNDSCAN (WEEK ENDING 12/14/14)
1) J. Cole – 2014 Forest Hills Drive – 353,538
2) Taylor Swift – 1989 – 277,607 (After 7 weeks – 3,003,615)
3) Pentatonix – That’s Christmas To Me – 206,560 (After 8 weeks – 821,678)

Other Debuts
4) Carrie Underwood – Greatest Hits: Decade #1 – 93,714
6) K. Michelle – Anybody Wanna Buy A Heart? – 84,117
27) Smashing Pumpkins – Monuments To An Elegy – 22,430
33) Angels & Airwaves – Dream Walker – 19,088
39) Johnny Gill – Game Changer – 15,439

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ON TELEVISION (WEDNESDAY 12/10/14)
A&E: Country Buck$ (Finale) at 10:30pm
BBC AMERICA: The Game (Finale) at 10pm
COMEDY: South Park (Finale) at 10pm
COMEDY: Key & Peele (Finale) at 10:30pm
COOKING: Best In Chow (Finale) at 10pm
ESQUIRE: The Getaway (Finale) at 9pm

Police drama Rizzoli & Isles will make it to season six on TNT, with a largest-yet order of 18 episodes. This summer, the show was the number one basic cable drama in total viewers with 7.6 million average viewers in Live+7. Seems like a no-brainer, but the renewal was reportedly delayed by the exit of TNT and TBS programming president Michael Wright, who had been negotiating with Warner Horizon Television for a two-season deal. Series returns in February to finish out season five.
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ox Broadcasting and Fox International Channels will premiere M. Night Shyamalan event series Wayward Pines in 125 countries on Thursday, May 14 at 9p, the largest day-and-date launch ever for a scripted series. The 10-episode psychological thriller from FX Productions stars Matt Dillon as a Secret Service agent.
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Fusion has launched on Apple TV, featuring an exclusive first look at the season premiere of No You Shut Up, as well as highlights from the net’s daily and weekly topical programs, full episodes of original series, documentaries and curated content. “Fusion’s audience was born on the digital frontier,” said Fusion CEO Isaac Lee. “We are taking a significant step to make sure we are reaching this powerful and dynamic audience everywhere they consume content.”
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Showtime Networks has launched Showtime Anytime on the Xbox One game console, available for free to Xbox Live members in the U.S. Users have unlimited on demand access to hundreds of hours of programming, plus the live broadcast of the net’s East and West Coast feeds.
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Syfy is developing Superman prequel Krypton, with DC Entertainment and Warner Horizon Television. Creators David S. Goyer and Ian Goldberg will exec produce.
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TeenNick’s Open Heart debuts Tuesday, January 20 at 9p. The live-action mystery series from Epitome Pictures in association with marblemedia stars Degrassi alums Cristine Prosperi and Justin Kelly.
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Comedian Michael Colyar headlines a one-hour special on Bounce TV’s Off the Chain, tonight at 10p.
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How to Get Away with Murder’s Matt McGorry will serve as social media host leading up to the 2015 Screen Actor’s Guild Awards, offering updates and behind-the-scenes details via his personal Twitter, Facebook and Instagram accounts. TNT and TBS will simulcast the ceremony Sunday, January 25 at 8p.
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The nominees for the 46th Annual NAACP Image Awards were announced Tuesday. Outstanding comedy nods went to Black-ish, House of Lies, Key & Peele, Orange Is the New Black and Real Husbands of Hollywood; drama contenders include Being Mary Jane, Grey’s Anatomy, House of Cards, How to Get Away with Murder and Scandal. Winners will be announced live during a ceremony airing on TV One Friday, February 6 at 9p. For a complete list of nominees, go here.
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The American Film Awards named its selections for the top TV programs of the year. Making the cut: The Americans, Fargo, Game of Thrones, How to Get Away with Murder, Jane the Virgin, The Knick, Mad Men, Orange Is the New Black, Silicon Valley and Transparent. Honorees are “more than just milestones in a year of excellence,” said Bob Gazzale, AFI president and CEO, but “a part of our American cultural heritage, a new chapter in the story of the art form.”
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CBS’s 60 Minutes hit Nielsen’s top ten most-watched broadcasts for the seventh straight week, the venerable newsmagazine’s longest streak since January 2009.
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TNT’s The Librarians was the week’s most-watched entertainment program on basic cable the week of December 1, drawing a combined audience of 7.3 million viewers in Live+SD for its premiere and encore.
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Former Miss America, actress and humanitarian Mary Ann Mobley Collins died December 9 of complications from breast cancer. She was 77. Mobley was a member of the National Board of Trustees for the March of Dimes, the National Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation and the National Council on Disability, and an advocate for the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation and Childhelp.
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SOUNDSCAN (WEEK ENDING 12/7/14)
1) Taylor Swift – 1989 – 230,238 (After 6 weeks – 2,726,008)
2) Pentatonix – That’s Christmas To Me – 208,450 (After 7 weeks – 616,167)
3) AC/DC – Rock or Bust – 171,902

Other Debuts
4) Idina Menzel – Holiday Wishes – 63,199
8) Mary J. Blige – London Sessions – 54,638
20) Wu-Tang Clan – Better Tomorrow – 24,386
23) Walk The Moon – Talking Is Hard – 23,745
28) She & Him – Classics – 18,307
40) Omarion – Sex Playlist – 12,644

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ON TELEVISION (WEDNESDAY 12/3/14)
NBC: Christmas in Rockefeller Center at 7pm
DESTINATION AMERICA: U.S. Bounty Hunters (Premiere) at 10pm
ID: Mail Order Murder (Premiere) at 9pm
TRU TV: Barmageddon (Premiere) at 10pm
VH1: Mob Wives (Premiere) at 9pm
VH1: Suave Says (Premiere) at 10pm
ESQUIRE: Weekend Fix (Finale) at 10pm

HBO ordered the long-gestating 1970s rock drama from Martin Scorsese, Mick Jagger and creator Terence Winter to series. Set in New York, the show focuses on a record executive (Bobby Cannavale) trying to find a new sound in the drug- and sex-fueled music biz.
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If CBS and Dish Network can’t agree on a carriage deal by Thursday at 7p, CBS will go off the air in 14 cities including LA, New York and Chicago, warned the net on Tuesday. “In the last few weeks, we have granted two extensions, in the hopes that this would give both parties sufficient time to come to a resolution,” said CBS. “The second extension, which protected Dish subscribers’ programming over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, was the final one.”
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Season three of Comedy Central’s Kroll Show, launching Tuesday, January 13 at 10:30p, will be its last. The sketch series “comes full circle as we learn the fate of all the infamous characters portrayed,” said the net. Guest stars for the last hurrah include Amy Poehler, Seth Rogen and Casey Wilson, among others.
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The Teletubbies have a slew of new playmates. Owner DHX Media acquired Canadian animation producer Nerd Corps Entertainment for $57 million, giving the company 200 more half-hours of children’s shows, in a deal expected to wrap before Christmas.
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George Clooney appears in a spot for ITV’s annual Text Santa appeal, on the set of Downton Abbey. Hugh Bonneville, aka Downton’s Lord Grantham, starred with Clooney in the newlywed A-lister’s The Monuments Men.
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Jimmy Kimmel collaborated with The Killers for the band’s latest Christmas single, with proceeds benefiting the (RED) campaign. Watch it here – but have a hankie handy.
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Ken Ehrlich will produce the Grammys through 2017, announced the Recording Academy. CBS airs the 57th annual telecast on Sunday, February 8 at 8p – Ehrlich’s 35th year onboard.
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Bravo’s serving up a new cooking competition, with restaurateur Tom Colicchio onboard as host, judge and exec producer. Best New Restaurant, premiering Wednesday, January 21 at 10p, evaluates eateries on food, decor, concept and hospitality. Lest anyone think the contest is a piece of cake, the series is also exec produced by Hell’s Kitchen terror Gordon Ramsay.
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Lifetime original movie Whitney has a premiere date: Saturday, January 17 at 8p. Angela Bassett, known for her portrayals of Tina Turner, Rosa Parks and Katherine Jackson, among other real-life women, makes her directorial debut in the film chronicling the tumultuous relationship between the late Whitney Houston and husband Bobby Brown.
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Comedian Bill Burr pulls no punches in Netflix special I’m Sorry You Feel That Way, premiering Friday, December 5. “If you have strong religious beliefs, politically correct opinions, or are easily offended by crude language and sexual innuendo, consider yourself warned,” cautions the trailer.
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Starz is whetting viewers’ appetites for the second half of season one of Outlander, returning Saturday, April 4 at 9p, with “25 Days of #OutlanderOfferings.” Excusive content released on Twitter and Facebook leads up to a marathon of the series’ first eight eps on Christmas Day.
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“Have you had work done?” is the type of question General Hospital star Nancy Lee Grahn and a panel of GH fans will ask soap celebs on comedic talk show GH Now, debuting on ABC.com in January. Promo here.
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The People Magazine Awards are set for Thursday, December 18 at 9p on NBC. The two-hour live show from Dick Clark Productions will include appearances from stars including Jennifer Aniston, Kate Hudson, Michael Keaton and Jennifer Lopez.
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Add Kristin Chenoweth (Wicked) to the stars lighting up Logo TV’s New Now Next Awards. The special, hosted by Glee’s Darren Criss and narrated by singer Cyndi Lauper, airs Sunday, December 7 on Logo TV and Friday, December 12 on MTV.
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The Producers Guild of America announced TV nominees for its 2015 awards. Drama nods went to Breaking Bad, Downton Abbey, Game of Thrones, House of Cards and True Detective. Comedies nominated included The Big Bang Theory, Louie, Modern Family, Orange Is the New Black and Veep. For a full list of noms, go here.
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Larry Wilmore will host the 67th Annual Writers Guild Awards in NYC on Saturday, February 14. That’s just shy of a month after Wilmore starts as host of Comedy Central news program The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore on January 19.
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Enrique Iglesias won the most nominations – 10 – for Univision’s 2015 Premio Lo Nuetro a la Musica Latina, broadcast live on Thursday, February 19. Romeo Santos was close behind with nine nods. Fans can cast votes here.
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The nomination announcement for the 46th NAACP Image Awards will live stream on Tuesday, December 9 at 9a, with stars including Gina Rodriguez (Jane the Virgin), Tessa Thompson (Dear White People) and Jason George (Grey’s Anatomy) on hand. Ceremony broadcasts live Friday, February 6 at 9p on TV One.
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USA’s over-the-top reality show family the Chrisleys ramp up the holiday spirit with two specials. First they host a broadcast of It’s a Wonderful Life on Sunday, December 14 at 8p, then star in A Very Chrisley Christmas, December 17 at 10p, which includes never-before-seen footage from season two, airing Tuesdays at 10p.
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How do penny pinchers  celebrate the holidays? TLC special Extreme Cheapskates: Merry Cheapskate Christmas answers the question on Wednesday, December 10 at 9p. Hint: it involves junkyard gifts and a “turkey” made from ground meat and chicken.
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Frank Dillane (Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince) and Alycia Debman Carey (Into the Storm) have been cast in the pilot for AMC’s untitled Walking Dead spin-off.
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Natalie Zea (The Following), up for grabs after ABC opted out of straight-to-series drama Members Only, landed a lead in the TBS comedy pilot from Daily Show’s Jason Jones, who will star, and Samantha Bee.
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Brandon T. Jackson (Tropic Thunder) joins the cast of NBC midseason comedy Mr. Robinson, starring Craig Robinson (The Office).
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ABC’s CMA Country Christmas was up for the second consecutive year in total viewers (8.9 million versus 7.4 million) and among A18-49 (1.6/4 versus 1.5/4) on Monday, delivering its second-best ever numbers in viewers and young adults.
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HGTV’s Property Brothers premiered Wednesday to a .96 rating among P25-54 and over 3.6 million viewers, the net’s highest-rated premiere since 2009. HGTV averaged .67 rating among P25-54 for the night, up 46 percent versus the prior four weeks.
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Discovery Channel’s Gold Rush was number one in all of television on Friday among M25-54 (2.74) and M18-49 (2.02) delivery for the third consecutive week. The show drew 3.76 million viewers P2+.
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SOUNDSCAN (WEEK ENDING 11/30/14)
1) Taylor Swift – 1989 – 281,212 (After 5 weeks – 2,495,770)
2) Pentatonix – That’s Christmas To Me – 217,118
3) Eminem – ShadyXV – 137,560

Other Debuts
6) Rick Ross – Hood Billionaire – 74,444
16) Beyonce – Beyonce (Platinum Edition) – 42,959
17) Pitbull – Globalization – 38,177
30) David Guetta – Listen – 24,800

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ON TELEVISION (WEDNESDAY 11/26/14)
NBC: The Making of Peter Pan Live! (Premiere) at 8pm
ABC: A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving at 8pm
GREAT AMERICAN COUNTRY: Celebrity Motor Homes (Premiere) at 8pm
HGTV: Property Brothers at Home (Premiere) at 9pm
ID: Your Worst Nightmare (Finale) at 9pm

Personal finance advisor Suze Orman is leaving CNBC after 14 years to develop a syndicated talk show. Suze Orman’s Money Wars, from Warner Bros. Telepictures, will focus on families and friends whose financial disputes are disrupting their lives. The final new episode of The Suze Orman Show is set for March 28. “I want to personally thank Suze for her friendship and her incredible contributions to CNBC,” wrote CNBC president Mark Hoffman in a note to staff Tuesday. Orman’s show will have had the longest run in the news net’s history.
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Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck, the first documentary to be made with the cooperation of the musician’s family, will premiere on HBO in 2015. Director Brett Morgen has been working on the film since 2007; Cobain’s daughter Frances Bean Cobain is an exec producer. HBO Documentary Films and Universal Pictures International Entertainment Content Group are co-producing. Cobain died in 1994 at age 27.
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George Eads, the only original CSI cast member who has remained on the show all 15 seasons, won’t be making it to 16 if the procedural gets renewed. TVGuide.com reports the actor’s character, Nick Stokes, will be written out at the end of the season. Though Eads took a leave last season after an altercation with a writer on the series, TVGuide describes the parting as amicable.
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ABC gave a full season order for Cristela, joining freshman comedy survivor Black-ish. The 20th Century Fox Television series premiered to a 1.3 among A18-49 and hasn’t dipped below 1.0 in the demo Fridays at 8:30p.
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Unaired eps of Selfie and Manhattan Love Story, Tuesday comedies canceled by ABC, have landed Hulu. The first Selfie is available now for Hulu Plus members; remaining five shows will be released one a week. Love Story begins streaming next week.
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Country star Garth Brooks canceled appearances to plug his new album on shows including The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon and Today, in the wake of the Ferguson grand jury decision that prompted national protests. “We landed in NY last night to the news of the civil unrest that was going on in our nation,” posted the singer on Facebook. “To spend the day promoting our stuff like nothing was wrong, seemed distasteful to me…I will gladly reschedule any or all appearances the networks will allow.”
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Nicole Kidman and Reese Witherspoon will star in limited series Big Little Lies, a project written by David E. Kelley (Ally McBeal) based on the bestseller by Liane Moriarty. Witherspoon’s Pacific Standard and Kidman’s Blossom Films optioned the film and TV rights with the intention to star and produce.
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Syfy picked up six-part The Bazillion Dollar Club, a docu-series following high-tech innovators, to premiere in 2015. “The show is important to Syfy’s unscripted strategy to engage fans with entertaining and informative real-world drama,” said net president Dave Howe.
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E! ordered a pilot for Comments Section, exec produced by The Soup host Joel McHale and starring comedian Michael Kosta, who will co-exec produce. McHale is continuing on Community, relocated from NBC to Yahoo.
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They might not be allowed to stay up to watch it, but the competitors on Lifetime docu-series Child Genius could land a $100,000 college fund if they win it. The show, following gifted children and their hovering parents as they prepare for a national intelligence competition, premieres Tuesday, January 6 at 10p, after the season five bow of Dance Moms.
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NBC’s The Making of Peter Pan Live!, a one-hour special from NBC News’ Peacock Productions airing tonight at 8p, offers a three-month countdown of behind-the-scenes happenings as the musical pulls together. Peter and Tinkerbell take flight Thursday, December 4 at 8p.
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HGTV franchise House Hunters takes an irreverent turn with two new series. House Hunters Pop’d boasts a pop up screen with cheeky observations related to the action on air, starting Friday, November 28 at 11p. Tiny House Hunters, about home buyers on the lookout for small spaces, premieres December 15-19 at 10p. The shows are “giving our most popular franchise a fun spin,” said Allison Page, general manager, HGTV and DIY. “No one knows better how to slice, dice and expand the House Hunters concept than we do.”
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Comedic dating game Baggage on the Road, spun off from Baggage with that show’s host Jerry Springer, travels to Texas, Florida, Louisiana and Connecticut as contestants looking for love reveal embarrassing secrets. Launch date for GSN newcomer from Wilshire Studios: January 7 at 9p.
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MTV has two specials set for the first week of December. On Tuesday, December 2 at 10p, True Life Presents: Crazy Young Love follows the highs and lows of couples obsessively in love; the next night at 11p, Growing Up Greek explores what it’s like to be raised Greek in a Florida community.
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Cozi TV kicks off month-long Cozi Holidozi on Friday, December 28, featuring holiday-themed eps of shows like Hart to Hart, Starsky & Hutch and Knight Rider, as well as classic films including Holiday Inn (1942) and Scrooge (1935). Check local listings.
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Hallmark original movie Christmas Under Wraps, one of the net’s “12 New Movies of Christmas,” makes its debut Saturday, November 29 at 8p. On Sunday, One Christmas Eve debuts at 8p, the first “Hallmark Hall of Fame” premiere presentation on the net since the franchise’s move to cable.
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Up original movie Marry US for Christmas premieres Sunday, December 7 at 7p. The sequel to last year’s Marry Me for Christmas reunites Victoria Rowell with her former Young and Restless castmate, Kristoff St. John.
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Justin Chatwin (Shameless), James Frain (Intruders), Ksenia Solo (Black Swan), Kyra Harper (Warehouse 13) and Earl Pastko (Murdoch Mysteries) have joined the season three cast of BBC America’s Orphan Black. Clone drama is shooting in Toronto through March, for a return next year.
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Showtime’s Homeland had its best time period ratings of the season, with 1.77 million viewers at 9p (up seven percent versus last week) and a season high 2.32 million viewers for the night, up 11 percent. The Affair followed with its highest rated episode of the season with 877,000 viewers, up 13 percent week to week and up 73 percent versus the series premiere. For the night, Affair drew a season high of 1.12 million, up 14 percent versus last week’s total night (985,000) and 39 percent above the series premiere night (809,000).
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Discovery’s Gold Rush was the #1 program in all of television on Friday night among M18-49 delivery for the 2nd consecutive week, and the number one program on cable on Friday night among HH (2.73), P25-54 (1.9), M25-54 (2.77), P18-49 (1.55), M18-49, (2.2) P2+ (3.8 million viewers) delivery. At 10p, Edge of Alaska was Friday night’s number one non-sports cable program among M25-54 (1.19) delivery.
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Syndie newcomer Hot Bench had a 13 percent week to week ratings lift, to 1.7 the week ending November 16, a 31 percent jump from its premiere.
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Recently canceled Queen Latifah was up 9 percent versus last week, hitting a season high 1.2. Other talkers hitting season highs the week ending November 16: Dr. Phil, up 3 percent to 3.5; Ellen, up 4 percent to 2.9 and Maury, up 5 percent to 2.1.
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Lauren Lake’s Paternity Court reports a series high among Households the week of November 10, delivering a 1.4 national HH rating.
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Game shows Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy also reached season highs. Wheel tied Judge Judy for first place in first-run syndication with 7.4, and Jeopardy ratings, driven by the first week of its Tournament of Champions, hit 7.0.
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The premiere of Party Down South 2 and holiday special Drunksgiving delivered a combined 1.3 million total viewers in Live+3 for CMT. Party scored 748,000 total viewers and 505,000 among A18-49 with 77 percent playback growth.
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Food Network posted a .5 rating among A25-54 on Saturday night, up 25 percent versus its year-ago number. Sunday night brought the net a .6 rating among A25-54, up 50 percent, averaging 1.3 million total viewers and ranking 5th for the night among all cable.
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Hallmark’s A Royal Christmas averaged 4.5 million total viewers on Saturday, making it the second most-watched telecast in the net’s history among HHs and total viewers. The premiere of The Christmas Shepherd on Sunday averaged 4.2 million total viewers.
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SOUNDSCAN (WEEK ENDING 11/23/14)
1) One Direction – Four – 387,098
2) Taylor Swift – 1989 – 213,744 (After 4 weeks – 2,214,558)
3) Pentatonix – That’s Christmas To Me – 99,018

Other Debuts
4) Nickelback – No Fixed Address – 79,520
8) In This Moment – Black Widow – 36,179
17) Various Artists – Hunger Games: Mockingly Part 1 Soundtrack – 21,293
18) Various Artists – Punk Goes Pop, Vol. 6 – 20,006
19) Hans Zimmer – Interstellar Soundtrack – 19,610
21) TV On The Radio – Seeds – 18,648
25) Various Artists – Art of McCartney – 16,779
31) Trisha Yearwood – Prizefighter Hit After Hit – 12,898

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ON TELEVISION (WEDNESDAY 11/19/14)
A&E: Duck Dynasty (Premiere) at 10pm
A&E: Country Buck$ (Premiere) at 11pm
SCIENCE: UFO Conspiracies (Premiere) at 9pm
FXX: The League (Finale) at 10:30pm

Jamie Horowitz, who joined NBC News in September as GM of the Today brand, is already out. In a memo to staff, NBC News president Deborah Turness said, “He and I have come to the conclusion that this is not the right fit.” As for a successor, “The role of General Manager remains an important one, and will be filled in due course,” said Turness.
(Source: Cynopsis)

CBS’s Mike & Molly returns for season five Monday, December 8 at 8:30p. The week before, a two-hour block of encores of the comedy airs from 8-10p, ahead of a Scorpion repeat. M&M replaces canceled The Millers.
(Source: Cynopsis)

With its carriage deal with Dish expiring Thursday, CBS issued a statement accusing the satellite TV service provider of “deliberately dragging its feet for months. Now, as the deadline nears, Dish appears willing to drop the most popular programming in its entire channel lineup because it won’t negotiate the same sort of deal that other cable, satellite and telco companies have struck with CBS.” Then the gloves really came off. “Not reaching agreements is nothing new for Dish,” continued CBS. “In fact, Dish has dropped more than 120 stations since 2013 alone, whereas CBS has only had one service disruption.” Last week Dish said, “Only CBS can force a blackout of its channels. Dish is actively working to reach a deal before the contract expires.”
(Source: Cynopsis)

TBS called for 22 more episodes of American Dad!. Since its cable debut in October, the animated comedy that ran on Fox for ten seasons is averaging 3.1 million viewers for its Monday premiere on TBS and encore on Adult Swim. “By ordering a new season while the current season is early in its run,” said Deborah K. Bradley, EVP, head of program acquisitions, content strategy and licensing for Turner, “we’re ensuring that Seth MacFarlane and his team will have the freedom to take the misadventures of CIA agent Stan Smith and his family to a whole new level.”
(Source: Cynopsis)

Fox picked up So You think You Can Dance for another run. Season 12 will premiere in summer 2015, with dancers now divided into teams of stage and street dancers.
(Source: Cynopsis)

FX ordered series Taboo, from producer Ridley Scott (Black Hawk Down), writer Steven Knight (Peaky Blinders) and actor/producer Tom Hardy (Band of Brothers), who will also star. Scott Free Films and Hardy Son & Baker start production on the revenge drama in mid- to late 2015 in the UK. The series is being produced for BBC One in the UK.
(Source: Cynopsis)

DYI gave the green light to Breakneck Builds, a series for homeowners in a hurry. Tricon Films & Television production follows construction crews as they build prefabricated homes, then assemble them on-site in just two days. The net also announced renewals for Rehab Addict (Departure Films), Kitchen Crashers (Big Table Media), Building Alaska (Orion Multimedia), Family Under Construction Hawaii (Departure Films), Sledgehammer (JayTV Inc.), Bath Crashers (Big Table Media), Garage Gold (Paper Route Productions Inc.) and Salvage Dawgs (Trailblazer Studios).
(Source: Cynopsis)

Comedy Central International ordered I Live with Models, a sitcom set in Miami and shot in front of a studio audience at Pinewood Shepperton, outside London.  “I hope we bring a little Florida sunshine to our UK audience,” said Lourdes Diaz, head of global production and development for CCI.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Taylor Swift makes a return appearance at the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show, airing on CBS Tuesday, December 9 at 10p. Ariana Grande, Ed Sheeran and Hozier also take the stage.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Giuliana Rancic and Terrence Jenkins again host E!’s Live from the Red Carpet broadcast from the American Music Awards, Sunday, November 23 at 6p. Awards start at 8p on ABC.
(Source: Cynopsis)

TLC sets the mood for new docu-film Secret Santa, airing Sunday, December 14 at 7p, with a week of themed holiday fare. “’Tis the TLC Season” includes a viewer being surprised live on air when Long Island Medium Theresa Caputo arrives to give a reading on Sunday, December 7 at 8p, and special Deck the Halls with Dr. Christmas, premiering Friday, December 12 AT 9p.
(Source: Cynopsis)

The series premiere of NBC’s Katherine Heigl series, State of Affairs, delivered a solid 2.2/7 rating among A18-49, to rank fifth among new drama starts. The Blacklist delivered a 2.5 in the slot last week.
(Source: Cynopsis)

ABC’s World News Tonight was the top evening newscast among A25-54 for the seventh out of eight weeks the week of November 10, the net’s best competitive start to the season in 19 years. World News was the only Big Four nightly news broadcast to improve year-to-year across total viewers (up 9 percent), A25-54 (up 16 percent) and A18-49 (up 14 percent).
(Source: Cynopsis)

NBC Nightly News earned bragging rights, too. In addition to rounding up a winning 9.6 million total viewers for the week, its biggest since March, NBC is having its best season start in viewers since 2006.
(Source: Cynopsis)

And Fox News’ Media Buzz, which has Howard Kurtz competing against his former CNN haunt, Reliable Sources, earned its best ratings since the September 2013 launch. The morning news show drew 1.29 million viewers and 300,000 among A25-54, making it the top-rated cable news show in the demo for the day.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Discovery won’t be getting in from the cold anytime soon. The net’s Alaska: The Last Frontier was the top unscripted series on cable on Sunday among M18-49 (1.14 rating) and M25-54 (1.39), and delivered 2.6 million viewers P2+.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Dr. Phil hit a season high 3.4 the week ending November 9, up 6 percent versus the week prior, and also topped the W25-54 demo with 1.8. Live with Kelly & Michael held at its season high 3.1, up 11 percent from last year.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Food Network drew an average rating of .7 among A25-54 Sunday night, besting its year-ago number by over 50 percent with Guy’s Grocery Games (.6), Holiday Baking Championship (.8) and Cutthroat Kitchen (.7).
(Source: Cynopsis)

Hallmark’s “Countdown to Christmas” is the gift that keeps on giving. The Saturday, November 15 premiere of Northpole averaged 4 million total viewers and a 3.5 HH rating, while also reaching 5.9 million unduplicated viewers. Additionally, the movie was the top program for the day on cable among HH ratings. On Sunday, November 16, Angels and Ornaments averaged 3.3 million total viewers and a 3.0 HH rating, and was the number two rated and most watched cable program In its time period among HH and total viewers.
(Source: Cynopsis)

SOUNDSCAN (WEEK ENDING 11/16/14)
1) Taylor Swift – 1989 – 305,791 (After 3 weeks – 1,994,151)
2) Foo Fighters – Sonic Highways – 189,504
3) Pink Floyd – Endless River – 168,373

Other Debuts
4) Garth Brooks – Man Against Machine – 118,370
5) Big K.R.I.T – Cadillactica – 43,756
6) Nick Jonas – Nick Jonas – 37,020
14) Damien Rice – My Favorite Faded Fantasy – 24,295
16) Whitney Houston – Whitney Live – 21,342
19) Zac Brown – Greatest Hits So Far – 19,974
20) Machine Head – Bloodstone & Diamonds – 18,245
21) New Basement Tapes – Lost On The River – 16,737
31) Tenth Ave. North – Cathedrals – 10,751
35) Queen – Forever – 9,829

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ON TELEVISION (WEDNESDAY 11/12/14)
BOUNCE TV: Off The Chain (Premiere) at 10pm
HISTORY: Down East Dickering (Premiere) at 10pm
ID: Love The Way You Lie (Premiere) at 10pm
NAT. GEO.: Drugs, Inc. (Premiere) at 9pm
SCIENCE: Strip The Cosmost (Premiere) at 10pm
PBS: How We Got To Now (Finale) at 10pm

The Real Housewives of Atlanta cleaned up for Bravo on Sunday. The reality series delivered the net’s highest-rated season premiere ever, with over 3.8 million total viewers and over 2.2 million P18-49, according to Nielsen. The season seven starter was up 23 percent in viewers and 24 percent in the demo versus last year, and made Bravo the top cable network during the 8p hour among all key demos.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Two months after a cliffhanger that left a lead character’s life hanging in the balance, USA picked up season three of Graceland. The spy drama from creator Jeff Eastin delivered an average 2.6 million total viewers and 1.25 among A18-49 in Live+7.
(Source: Cynopsis)

TNT canceled Sony Pictures Television legal dramedy Franklin & Bash. The season four finale drew 975,000 viewers, a dip from the 1.2 million it drew for the season premiere.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Sneaky Pete, written and exec produced by Breaking Bad’s Bryan Cranston and House creator David Shore, landed a production commitment from CBS. The project from Sony Pictures Television focuses on a con man hiding from the mob.
(Source: Cynopsis)

A&E struck an unscripted development and production deal with Donnie Wahlberg (Wahlburgers) and wife Jenny McCarthy. Docu-series Donnie Loves Jenny, following the newlyweds as they adjust to married life, will be the first project under the deal; show launches in 2015 with a one-hour wedding premiere. Wahlburgers production company 44 Blue will produce, in association with D&J Productions.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Identical twins go head to head for a grand prize of $222,222.22 in a VH1 reality show set for summer 2015. Twinning, from Lighthearted Entertainment (house of Dating Naked), promises double the meltdowns and double the hookups. It’s “a crazy concept and we are all the way in,” said Susan Levison, EVP of original programming and production for the net. “This will be a competition series like no other.”
(Source: Cynopsis)

A Very Grammy Christmas added Mary J. Blige to the lineup of artists performing holiday songs and pop hits Friday, December 5 at 9p on CBS. LL Cool J hosts the one-hour special.
(Source: Cynopsis)

The Party Down South crew count their blessings, and pound shots, on CMT’s Drunksgiving Special, premiering Wednesday, November 19 at 9p. The following night, a new gang of rowdies is on hand for the launch of Party Down South 2 at 9p.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Ree Drummond shows how to deck the halls, western style on The Pioneer Woman Cowboy Christmas. Special airs on Food Network Saturday, December 6 at 8p, followed by the premiere of Outrageous Christmas (world’s largest gingerbread village! 1000-pound chocolate Santa!) at 9p.
(Source: Cynopsis)

NBA champ LeBron James joins HGTV’s Rehab Addict, Nicole Curtis, to renovate a home in James’ hometown of Akron, OH with the help of family, friends and the LeBron James Family Foundation. First of six eps airs Thursday, November 29 at 9p, as Curtis, James and volunteers attack the kitchen.
(Source: Cynopsis)

James Wolk (The Crazy Ones) will star in ZOO, an upcoming CBS thriller based on the bestselling novel by James Patterson.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Richard Roundtree (Shaft) guests in a Chicago Fire story arc as a retired detective. NBC drama airs Tuesdays at 10p.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Jesse Carere (Skins) is onboard Netflix’s upcoming Between. Survivalist thriller series stars Jennette McCurdy (iCarly).
(Source: Cynopsis)

CBS won its seventh consecutive week in viewers, starting the season for the first time in eight years with the top six dramas and top five comedies in Nielsen Live+SD. The week ending November 9, the net averaged 9.3 million viewers, versus 7.8 million for NBC, 8.4 million for ABC and 4.4 million for Fox.
(Source: Cynopsis)

ABC’s Dancing with the Stars beat NBC’s The Voice on Monday for the fourth consecutive week in total viewers, by a best-yet 2.0 million (13.4 million versus 11.4 million). The Voice again commanded the A18-49 demo, 3.2/9 to 2.0/6.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Food Network ranked fifth among cable on Sunday night, fueled by Holiday Baking Championship, premiering at 9p to a .7 rating A25-54, up 17 percent versus year-ago, followed by Cutthroat Kitchen with a .6 rating at 10p, up 50 percent in the demo versus last year.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Lauren Lake’s Paternity Court hit a series high 1.3 national rating the week of October 27, reporting it is up across all key demographics by as much as 39 percent.
(Source: Cynopsis)

The week ending November 2, syndie newcomer Hot Bench got a 7 percent bump from the week prior, to a series-best 1.6. Among W25-54, Bench was up 13 percent, to .9. Also growing week to week: rookie Meredith Vieira, up 9 percent to 1.2. In total audience, Bench drew a record high 2.185 million average viewers; Meredith averaged 1.496 million.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Last Monday’s telecast of American Dad! on TBS has grew to1.5 million viewers in Live+3, with 1.0 million A18-49 and 694,000 A18-34. Season-to-date, Dad is averaging a reach of 3.1 million viewers per episode for its premieres on TBS, encores on Adult Swim and multi-platform plays.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Estrella TV was third among Hispanic nets on Thursday with music awards show Premios de la Radio, averaging 362,000 and 396,000 impressions, respectively, among A18-49 and A25-54, and 649,000 among P2+.
(Source: Cynopsis)

With mid-term elections driving tune-in, NBC Nightly News regained the news demo crown after ceding it for eleven weeks to ABC World News Tonight. The net was also first in viewers.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Midterm elections were also good for cable news. Fox News was the most-watched cable net for total day (1.4 million viewers) the week of November 3, and second in primetime (2.5 million) after ESPN.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Season three of HBO’s The Newsroom premiered to a 1.2 million on Sunday, down from 2.2 million for its season two opener, opposite AMC juggernaut Walking Dead. The return of Lisa Kudrow’s The Comeback after nine years drew an even softer 300,000.
(Source: Cynopsis)

SOUNDSCAN (WEEK ENDING 11/9/14)
1) Taylor Swift – 1989 – 401,599 (After 2 weeks – 1,688,360)
2) Various Artists – Now 52 – 59,340 (After 2 weeks – 162,706)
3) Bette Midler – It’s The Girls – 39,555

Other Debuts
5) Calvin Harris – Motion – 34, 754
16) Doobie Brothers – Southbound – 16,350
19) Teyana Taylor – VII – 16,008
29) Azealia Banks – Broke With Expensive Taste – 11,165
31) Neil Young – Storytone – 10,768

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ON TELEVISION (WEDNESDAY 11/5/14)
ABC: 48th Annual CMA Awards at 8pm
BBC AMERICA: The Game (Premiere) at 10pm
CNBC: The Car Chasers (Premiere) at 10pm
FOOD: Kitchen Inferno (Premiere) at 10pm
MTV: Snooki & JWoww (Premiere) at 10pm
OVATION: The Fashion Fund (Premiere) at 10pm
OXYGEN: Fix My Choir (Premiere) at 10pm
TV LAND:  Hot In Cleveland (Premiere) at 10pm
TV LAND: The Exes (Premiere) at 10:30pm
BRAVO: Million Dollar Listing: Los Angeles (Finale) at 9pm
FOOD: Cutthroat Kitchen, Superstar Sabotage (Finale) at 9pm
ID: Surviving Evil (Finale) at 9pm
NAT. GEO.: Southern Justice (Finale) at 9pm
SUNDANCE TV: Dream School (Finale) at 10pm

CBS confirmed season seven of The Mentalist will be its last. The procedural launches its 13-ep final season Sunday, November 30 at 9:30p ET/9p PT (football doubleheader day). The drama moves to Wednesdays at 8p when The Good Wife returns, and has its two-hour series finale February 18.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Cameron Diaz (The Other Woman) will host NBC’s Saturday Night Live for the fourth time, on November 22. Musical guests are producer Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars, who collaborated on “Uptown Funk,” set for a November 10 release. Diaz stars in Annie, in theaters December 19.
(Source: Cynopsis)

History’s Sons of Liberty premieres Sunday, January 25 at 9p. The three-night mini-series, produced by A+E Studios in association with Stephen David Entertainment, follows the radicals who sparked the American Revolution.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Pop star-turned-pastor/music exec Gerardo Mejia, aka “Rico Suave,” and his family are the focus of a comedic docu-series on VH1. Suave Says launches Wednesday, December 3 at 10p.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Can’t wait for the January 4 premiere of Downton Abbey? PBS is offering Downton Abbey Rediscovered, featuring highlights from past seasons and sneak previews from season five. Tony Award winner/Downton fan Bernadette Peters hosts, on Sunday, November 30 at 9p (check local listings).
(Source: Cynopsis)

Mom stars Anna Faris and Allison Janney partner again to host the People’s Choice Awards, live from LA Wednesday, January 7 at 9p on CBS. Voting began yesterday for all 58 categories on www.PeoplesChoice.com.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Comedy special Erik Rivera: I’m No Expert premieres on NUVOtv Saturday, November 8 at 10p. One topic Rivera covers: the difficulty of telling people where you’re from when you’re Spanish in America.
(Source: Cynopsis)

TLC’s The Little Couple is back with new eps Tuesday, December 2 at 9p. The LMNO production focuses on family milestones and medical challenges.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Cast members onboard season seven of NBC’s Celebrity Apprentice run the gamut from Geraldo Rivera, to Sharknado’s Ian Ziering, to Jonas brother Kevin, to Real Housewives, Olympians and Lorenzo Lamas (Falcon Crest). Two episodes feature past winner/guest advisor Joan Rivers, taped before the comedian’s death on September 4. They’ll air, said Donald Trump, because “I think she would have liked it that way.” Reality show returns Sunday, January 4 at 9p, then moves to Mondays at 8p.
(Source: Cynopsis)

CW’s Hart of Dixie launches 10-ep season four Friday, January 9 at 8p. Leading into the series, Masters of Illusion, hosted by Dean Cain (Lois and Clark), returns with four new episodes at 8p, followed by repeats of Whose Line Is It Anyway? at 8:30p.
(Source: Cynopsis)

MTV’s Real World: Skeletons, with the surprise addition to the house of people from the past the reality show roommates hoped never to see again, premieres Tuesday, December 16 at 10p.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Season three of Banshee premieres on Cinemax Friday, January 9 at 10p. The action drama stars Antony Starr as an ex-con impersonating a town’s murdered sheriff.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Former The View co-host Sherri Shepherd will return to TV Land’s Soul Man in a major story arc for season four, reprising a character she’d played for one episode in the comedy’s freshman run.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Freshman Fox drama Gotham was up two tenths week-to-week on Monday, its 2.4/7 rating among A18-49 enough to match a four-week high.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Syndicated talker Live with Kelly & Michael was up 4 percent versus last week and up 12 percent from last year, to 2.9. Dr. Phil was down 3 percent week-to-week, to 3.1, but up 10 percent from last year.
(Source: Cynopsis)

One Starry Christmas, the first of Hallmark Channel’s “Countdown to Christmas” original premieres, averaged 3.1 million total viewers, and was Sunday’s number one program (outside of sports) in its time period in cable in HH (2.9), W18-49 (1.0), W25-54 (1.5) and total viewers (1.4), according to Nielsen.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Weather Channel reports its Wake Up with Al early morning show outpaced CNBC over the past 9 weeks during the5:30a-7:00a M-F time period, outperforming CNBC by 335 percent. During the week of October 6, WUWA also outperformed CNN, and during the week of October 20, outpaced MSNBC, CNBC and CNN, said TWC. (Source: Star Media, MultiTrak)
(Source: Cynopsis)

SOUNDSCAN (WEEK ENDING 11/2/14)
1) Taylor Swift – 1989 – 1,286,544
2) Various Artists – Now 52 – 103.039
3) Sam Hunt – Montevallo – 69,849

Other Debuts
4) Barry Manilow – My Dream Duets – 50,718
7) Chris Tomlin – Love Ran Red – 34,784
9) Black Veil Brides – Black Veil Brides – 29,924
14) Trip Lee – Rise – 22,931
18) Rancid – Honor Is All We Know – 15,024
22) Yusuf/Cat Stevens – Tell ‘Em I’m Gone – 13,519
23) Chris Webby – Chemically Imbalanced – 13,217
26) Jagged Edge – JE Heartbreak Too – 12,468
27) Grateful Dead – Dave’s Picks Volume 12 – 12,346
33) Stalley – Ohio – 10,229
34) Disclosure – Settle – 10,210
37) Various Artists – Now Disney 3 – 9,200
38) Dillon Francis – Money Sucks, Friends Rule – 9,056
41) Darious Rucker – Home For The Holidays – 8,887
42) Danity Kane – DK3 – 8,851

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ON TELEVISION (WEDNESDAY 10/29/14)
DISCOVERY: Dude, You’re Screwed (Premiere) at 9pm
DISCOVERY FAMILY: That’s Superhuman! (Premiere) at 10pm
EL REY: Lucha Underground (Premiere) at 8pm
ESQUIRE: Weekend Fix (Premiere) at 10pm
TRU TV: Barmageddon (Premiere) at 10pm
CNBC: The Filthy Rich Guide (Finale) at 10pm
FXX: Ali G. Rezurection (Finale) at 10:30pm

All four of CBS’s new dramas – NCIS: New Orleans, Scorpion, Madam Secretary and Stalker – got full season orders. The NCIS spinoff is the season’s top new series, averaging 16.16 viewers and a 2.8 rating among A18-49; Scorpion is second. “These four shows have had an immediate impact on our schedule by improving nights, winning time periods and adding more hours of success across our primetime lineup,” said Nina Tassler, chairman, CBS Entertainment.
(Source: Cynopsis)

The Mysteries of Laura was the first of NBC’s new series to get a full-season order. In Live+7, the police dramedy is averaging 1.9 in A18-49 and 9.3 million total viewers.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Queen Latifah-hosted Hollywood Film Awards is rounding up A-listers. The first batch of celebs announced for the event’s inaugural broadcast, airing Friday, November 14 at 8 on CBS, includes Gerard Butler, Robert Duvall, Michael Keaton, Julianne Moore, Chris Pratt, Channing Tatum, Reese Witherspoon and Shailene Woodley.
(Source: Cynopsis)

HBO is expected to eliminate about 7 percent of its 2400 employees starting as early as this week, reports Variety. The trim is part of cost-cutting measures at parent company Time Warner already felt at Turner.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Sons of Anarchy creator/exec producer Kurt Sutter was directing the series finale when he had to be rushed to the hospital Monday for an emergency appendectomy. Exec producer Paris Barclay took over, with Sutter expected back in the director’s chair today. Sutter’s Twitter followers were treated to a pic of his removed appendix.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Designing women: To mark the launch of E! reality competition House of DVF, six Lady Liberty statues will be installed in NYC, adorned on Diane Von Furstenberg prints, today through November 1. Show launches Sunday, November 2 at 10p.
(Source: Cynopsis)

MTV ordered 10 eps of Scream, an adaptation of the horror film franchise, from Dimension TV. Jill Blotevogel is exec producer and showrunner. Also among the exec producers: Harvey and Bob Weinstein, and Wes Craven.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Recording artist Pitbull is developing two reality series with The Weinstein Company. Pitbull: The Lyfe explores the “We Are One” singer’s on-the-road and recording studio experiences, while The REAL Change Project focuses on celebs talking about how they made it big, and who inspired them, with an eye toward raising money for educators.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Big Brother is headed to China. The Endemol reality format launches a ten-week run in early 2015 on digital video platform Youku Tudou.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Logo TV ordered a satirical news show offering gay and straight perspectives on the week’s headlines. Comedian Stephen Guarino (The Big Gay Sketch Show) and Mike E. Winfield (The Office) host The Straight Out Report, launching Friday, November 7 at 10p.
(Source: Cynopsis)

A comedy from The Daily Show’s Jason Jones & Samantha Bee, based on their experiences with family vacations, got a pilot order from TBS. Jones, who wrote the pilot with wife Bee, will star.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert will weigh in on midterms in special live, consecutive Comedy Central editions election night. Stewart’s “Democalypse 2014: America Remembers it Forgot to Vote” premieres at 11p, followed by Colbert in (deep breath) “Midterms ‘014: Detour to Gridlock: An Exciting Thing That I Am Totally Interested In – Wait! Don’t Change the Channel. Look At This Video of a Duckling Following a Cat Dressed Like a Shark Riding a Roomba! ‘014” at 11:30p.
(Source: Cynopsis)

History’s Ax Men logs on for season eight Sunday, November 30 at 9p. Two new timber teams join the reality show from Original Productions.
(Source: Cynopsis)

GSN gave a season two pick-up to Idiotest, with Ben Gleib returning for a 65-ep run. The order comes on the heels of renewals for matchmaking series It Takes a Church and body painting competition Skin Wars.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Hulu is adding more series from Viacom to its lineup, including The Ren & Stimpy Show, Drake & Josh and Hey Arnold from Nickelodeon, as well as shows from Comedy Central, MTV, VH1, BET, Logo, Spike and TV Land.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Kelli Garner (Pan Am) landed the role of Marilyn Monroe in Lifetime biopic Marilyn. Susan Sarandon has already been tapped to play the blonde bombshell’s mentally ill mom.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Dynasty’s Joan Collins will guest on upcoming Pop docu-series Queens of Drama, reports TheWrap. Thinkfactory Media show about soap stars trying to develop a new series premieres after TVGN rebrands as Pop in 2015.
(Source: Cynopsis)

CBS’s 2 Broke Girls returned Monday to a solid 2.4 rating among A18-49, up 9 percent versus its 8p time slot premiere last season, according to Nielsen. For the second week of its sophomore run, The Millers scored a 1.7 in the demo, down 19 percent from its season premiere last week.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Court show Hot Bench remained the top newcomer in first-run syndication the week ending October 19, with a 1.5 HH rating, followed by Meredith Vieira and Celebrity Name Game, both with 1.2. In the A25-54 demo, Name Game was first with .9; Bench and The Real tied for second with .8, and Vieira was fourth with .7.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Syndie talker The Wendy Williams Show set an HH rating high of 1.8 the week ending October 19, as well as a season-high 1.2 among W25-54.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Food Network’s Sunday night ranked third among cable nets with a .6 rating among A25-54. The season finale of Halloween Wars landed third in its 9p timeslotwith a .9 rating, up 13 percent from last season’s finale, while Cutthroat Kitchen ranked second at 10p with .7.
(Source: Cynopsis)

The season premiere of TBS’s American Dad! rose to 2.7 million total viewers in Live+3 delivery, for the launch on TBS and encore on Adult Swim. Toss in digital plays and preliminary VOD and the reach grows to 3.2 million viewers.
(Source: Cynopsis)

TBS game show Deal With It returned Friday with a preliminary Live+SD audience of 1.1 million viewers for the premiere and encore.
(Source: Cynopsis)

SOUNDSCAN (WEEK ENDING 10/26/14)
1) Slipknot – 5: The Gray Chapter – 131,807
2) T.I. – Paperwork – 79,788
3) Neil Diamond – Melody Road – 78,051

Other Debuts
4) Logic – Under Pressure – 72,501
7) Little Big Town – Pain Killer – 41,979
9) Pentatonix – That’s Christmas To Me – 32,156
10) Annie Lennox – Nostalgia – 31,765
13) Aretha Franklin – Sings The Great Diva Classics – 22,642
16) Susan Boyle – Hope – 19,595
17) Primus – Primus & The Chocolate Factory – 17,669
23) Ben Howard – I Forget Where We Were – 11,842
34) Billy Idol – Kings & Queens of the Underground – 8,770
37) Boyz II Men – Collide – 8,018
42) Kiesza – Sound of a Woman – 6,766

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ON TELEVISION (WEDNESDAY 10/22/14)
CW: The 100 (Premiere) at 9pm
ID: Your Worst Nightmare (Premiere) at 10pm
LMN: I Killed My BFF (Premiere) at 10pm
SHOWTIME: Web Therapy (Premiere) at 11pm
DIY: Sledgehammer (Finale) at 10pm
ESQUIRE: My Friends Call Me Johnny (Finale) at 10pm
TNT: Franklin & Bash (Finale) at 10pm
UP: Heartland (Finale) at 9pm

A carriage dispute left Dish’s 14 million subscribers without Turner channels late Monday. “Despite our best efforts, we were unable to reach an agreement with Dish Network, and they have unilaterally decided to pull CNN, Cartoon Network, Adult Swim, truTV, TCM, HLN, CNN en Espanol and Boomerang off the air uponthe expiration of our current deal,” said Turner, adding it has “worked diligently for months to come to a fair agreement including multiple extensions and compromises, and it’s unfortunate that Dish is once again operating in a disruptive manner that takes away networks and programming from their customers.” Countered Warren Schlichting, Dish SVP of programming, “We are confident that we have offered a deal to Turner that reflects an appropriate value for our customers.” Both sides say they hope to reach an agreement. TNT and TBS were not affected by the blackout.
(Source: Cynopsis)

The Flash and Jane the Virgin got full-season orders from the CW. The superhero series premiere was the net’s most-watched debut ever, with 6.1 million viewers in Live+3, while the critically acclaimed Jane rose 9 percent in viewership (to 1.75 million) and was up 17 percent in A18-49 (to .7) for its second week. “The Flash and Jane have both exceeded our expectations on all counts,” said CW president Mark Pedowitz.
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Sure, they said the show was gone for good, but ABC announced its 10 Most Fascinating People franchise is back, with Barbara Walters onboard to chat with Neil Patrick Harris, Chelsea Handler, Scarlett Johansson and Oprah Winfrey. “I know we said last year was our last, but there are just too many fascinating people out there,” said Walters. Special airs Sunday, December 14 at 9p.
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The Bridge will not cross over to season three on FX. Season two of the crime thriller, a co-production of Shine America and FX Productions, wrapped up October 1. The series premiered in 2013 to 3 million viewers but had declined to  about a third of that in Live+SD by the end of its run.
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Saturday Night Live once again tapped one of its writers, Leslie Jones, to jump in front of the camera as a featured player. Jones, one of the finalists last season for the spot that went to Sasheer Zamata, was hired as a writer on the NBC sketch show instead.
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Former NFL quarterback Boomer Esiason tackles a new role as commissioner of the first Feline Football League. Esiason will serve as spokesman for the Hallmark initiative, which includes a Scouting Combine, draft and games leading up to the net’s February 1 Kitten Bowl, aimed at raising awareness of the plight of shelter animals.
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TLC ordered a six-part series that explores stories of divine intervention. Hosted by Roma Downey (Touched By an Angel), the show comes from Downey’s LightWorkers Media and exec producers Downey, Mark Burnett and Katy Davis (The Oprah Winfrey Show). “TLC is always looking for remarkable, heart-warming and eye-opening stories,” said LTC GM Nancy Daniels.
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MTV doubled its order for season two of Faking It, to 20 episodes. The comedy about high school pals pretending to be lesbians airs Tuesdays at 10:30p.
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POP landed its first original scripted project: Schitt’s Creek. The comedy, created by and starring Eugene Levy (American Pie) and his son Daniel, centers on a formerly filthy rich video store magnate, his soap star wife (Home Alone’s Catherine O’Hara) and their kids. “This show answers the question – what would the Kardashians do if they woke up one day completely broke?” said Brad Schwartz, president of entertainment and media at POP, rebranding from TVGN in early 2015. The 13-ep series was commissioned by Canada’s CBC in February.
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Hallmark Channel’s One Christmas Eve, starring Anne Heche as a newly-single mom whose plans for an extra-special holiday go awry, premieres Sunday, November 30 at 8p.
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CMT will honor Jason Aldean, Luke Bryan, Florida Georgia Line, Miranda Lambert and Keith Urban at CMT Artists of the Year, a 90-minute special airing live from Nashville on Tuesday, December 2 at 8p. It’s old (10-gallon) hat to Aldean, named an artist of the year every year since the award’s inception in 2010.
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Ten years after the premiere of A&E’s Growing Up Gotti (2004-2005), the net is reuniting Victoria and her three sons for a 10 Years Later special premiering Monday, November 10 at 9p. The Left/Right production reveals what the Long Islanders thought of their time on TV, and looks back at the series’ most memorable moments.
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Eight-part miniseries The Kennedys returns to Reelz Tuesday, November 4 with two back-to-back eps starting at 9p, followed for the next three Tuesdays with a double order. Show stars Greg Kinnear, as John F. Kennedy and Barry Pepper, who won an Emmy for his portrayal of Robert F. Kennedy.
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Voting opened Tuesday for the People’s Choice Awards 2015, at www.PeoplesChoice.com. Fan-selected new categories include “Favorite TV Character We Miss Most,” “Favorite Dramedy” and “Favorite Country Group.” Awards ceremony airs live from LA Wednesday, January 7 at 9p on CBS.
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FXX’s “Treehouse of Horrors” Simpsons marathon launches Sunday, October 26 at 12p, with 24 themed eps airing in consecutive order for twelve hours. Immediately following the run, the net airs an Animation Domination “Halloween Sampler,” from 12a-2a on October 27.
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Christian Slater (Mind Games) landed the lead in USA pilot Mr. Robot. The Universal Cable Productions project focuses on a computer programmer with an anti-social disorder.
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Lucas Hedges (Kill the Messenger) and Penn Badgley (Gossip Girl) are onboard NBC’s The Slap. Miniseries stars Peter Sarsgaard (Garden State) and Mary Louise-Parker (Weeds).
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Despite a hefty price tag, ABC is reportedly close to selling out its 2015 Academy Awards Show ad inventory. The net is asking about $1.9 million for a 30-second spot. Last year’s telecast, viewed by an average 43.7 million people, commanded between $1.8 million and $1.9 million. The Neil Patrick Harris-hosted event airs Sunday, February 22.
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SOUNDSCAN (WEEK ENDING 10/19/14)
1) Florida Georgia Line – Anything Goes – 197,105
2) Jason Aldean – Old Booots, New Dirt – 90,610 (After 2 weeks – 368,911)
3) Bob Seger – Ride Out – 59,165

Other Debuts
4) You + Me – Rose Ave. – 49,672
7) Game – Blood Moon: Year of the Wolf – 32,734
8) Hoodie Allen – People Keep Talking – 30,246
9) U2 – Songs of Innocence – 28,122
10) Jessie J. – Sweet Talker – 24,657
13) Idina Menzel – Holiday Wishes – 20,083
17) Milky Chance – SadNecessary – 16,801
21) Andrew McMahon In The Wilderness – Andrew McMahon In The Wilderness – 12,860
28) Swon Brothers – Swon Brothers – 10,288
29) Mary Lambert – Heart On My Sleeve – 9,726

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ON TELEVISION (WEDNESDAY 10/15/14)
BRAVO: Top Chef (Premiere) at 10pm
ESQUIRE: The Getaway (Premiere) at 9pm
FYI: Unlivable (Premiere) at 10pm
LMN: Postmortem in Vegas (Premiere) at 10pm
PBS: Nature (Premiere) at 8pm
PBS: How We Got To Now (Premiere) at 9pm
USA: Partners in Crime (Premiere) at 11pm
A&E: Epic Ink (Finale) at 11:30pm
ID: Dead On Arrival (Finale) at 10pm

That NBC Nightly News winning streak broken by ABC World News the week of September 29? Not so broken. Revised Nielsen data, addressing a software glitch, has NBC finishing first for the week with 8.283 million total viewers versus ABC’s 8.113 million. NBC has now been tops in viewers for 265 consecutive weeks. ABC does retain bragging rights in the news demo, 2.065 million to 1.942 million. “World News Tonight is in the tightest evening news race in several years and we’re honored the viewers are responding,” said ABC.
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The Voice is happy with Pharrell Williams. The hitmaker, currently in his first stint as judge on the NBC singing competition, will remain onboard for season eight, with original coaches Adam Levine, Blake Shelton and Christina Aguilera. Gwen Stefani is taking Aquilera’s seat this go-round, during the “What a Girl Wants” singer’s maternity leave.
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Chris Rock returns to his old stomping ground to host Saturday Night Live on November 1. Rock was a cast member on the NBC sketch comedy series from 1990-1993. Musical guest: Prince.
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Guiliana Rancic interviews fellow breast cancer survivors Amy Robach (Good Morning America) and TV host Samantha Harris (Dancing with the Stars) on Beyond Candid with Giuliana: Hope Strength & Courage, premiering Thursday, October 16 at 8p on E!. The special also follows a breast cancer survivor who has a wish granted, courtesy of Rancic’s non-profit Fab-U-Wish.
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CBC’s Heartland is about to break a record. With its 125th episode on Sunday, October 19 at 7p, the series will be the longest-running Canadian one-hour family drama on television. Heartland is licensed in over 119 countries.
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CMT biography series Inside Fame profiles Grammy nominee Hunter Hayes on Saturday, November 1 at 8p. Interviews include Carrie Underwood, Lady Antebellum, Rascal Flatts and Jason Mraz.
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WGN America renewed Manhattan for a second season, launching in spring 2015. Period drama from Lionsgate Television, Skydance Television and Tribune Studios ends its freshman run Sunday, October 19 at 10p.
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Comedian/rapper/entrepreneur/America’s Got Talent host Nick Cannon will recur on Fox’s Brooklyn Nine-Nine as the nephew of Andre Braugher’s character. Comedy airs Sundays at 8:30p.
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Mena Suvari (American Beauty) is closing a deal to play the lead in WE tv original scripted series South of Hell, reports Deadline. The 8-ep thriller comes from Sonar Entertainment and Blumhouse Television.
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Hot Bench (1.4) was the highest-rated new syndicated show of the season for the third week, despite being preempted in its two best markets, Sacramento, CA on October 3 and Jacksonville, FL on October 1. Freshman Meredith Vieira earned 1.1, down 8 percent versus last week.
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Syndie talker Live with Kelly & Michael ticked up 4 percent to 2.9, its highest rating in 24 weeks. Wendy Williams jumped 14 percent, and 23 percent year-to-year, to 1.6.
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TV One boasts the premiere night (four Prime and late night airings) of new original series, Hollywood Divas, grossed 1.2 million total viewers. The premiere episode garnered a 0.64 rating and 373,000 impressions among P25-54, and a 0.78 rating and 440,000 impressions among Households.
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TBS‘s American League Championship coverage is averaging 5.1 million viewers through two games, a 9 percent increase over the net’s comparable LCS game telecasts last year (Dodgers/Cardinals, 4.7 million viewers).This year’s corresponding 3.1HH rating is up 3 percent over last year.
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Fox Sports 1 had its most-watched telecast in its 14-month history on Sunday, averaging 4.37 million viewers during its coverage of game 2 of the National League Championship Series.
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CW’s Jane the Virgin premiere earned a .6/2 rating among A18-49 – not Flash-y, but up in HH (1.0) two tenths from lead-in Originals.
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Producer Stanley Chase died October 7. He was 87. Perhaps best known for his hit production of The Threepenny Opera Off Broadway, Chase’s television credits included The Fugitive and Peyton Place.
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SOUNDSCAN (WEEK ENDING 10/12/14)
1) Jason Aldean – Old Boots, New Dirt – 278,096
2) Hozier – Hozier – 57,859
3) Barbra Streisand – Partners – 49,085 (After 4 weeks – 445,120

Other Debuts
5) Weezer – Everything Will Be Alright In The End – 34,334
7) Stevie Nicks – 24 Karat Gold: Songs From The Vault – 32,622
8) Alex & Sierra – It’s About Us – 27, 399
9) Keyshia Cole – Point Of No Return – 25, 472
12) Piano Guys – Wonders – 22,917
15) Jackson Browne – Standing In The Breach – 19,587
17) Tinashe – Aquarius – 18,773
19) Flying Lotus – You’re Dead – 16,847
20) Sixx:A.M. – Modern Vintage – 16,601
25) New Found Glory – Resuection – 13,702
26) Yellowcard – Lift A Sail – 13,615

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