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ON TELEVISION (WEDNESDAY 7/16/14)
AHC: Deadly Weapons (Premiere) at 9pm
ID: Deadly Devotion (Premiere) at 9pm
GAC: LogHeads (Premiere) at 9pm
MTV: Vigin Territory (Premiere) at 11pm
NUVO TV: Los Jets (Premiere) at 10pm
Ovation: Young Marvels (Premiere) at 10pm
PBS: My Wild Affair (Premiere) at 8pm
PBS: Sex In The Wild (Premiere) at 10pm
TVGN: The Sorrentinos (Premiere) at 10pm
TV ONE: R&B Divas LA (Premiere) at 10pm
 VH1: Make or Break: The Linda Perry Project (Premiere) at 10pm
WE TV: The Divide (Premiere) at 9pm
DIY: I Hate My Yard (Finale) at 10pm

CBS is “willing to talk” to Aereo about doing a paid content deal, said net CEO Les Moonves at Fortune’s annual technology conference Tuesday. Now that the Supreme Court has agreed with broadcasters, ruling that the antenna-based subscription service was violating their copyrights, Moonves said, “The door is still open” to making a deal, but added, “I don’t think their business model made sense unless they were getting content illegally and for free.”
(Source: Cynopsis)

Oxygen Media unveiled a new logo and a new tagline, “Very Real,” part of its rebrand to attract “young, modern women.” The effort includes green lights for comedic docu-series It Takes a Sister (wt, 495 Productions) and After Happily Ever After (wt, Screaming Flea Productions), along with three projects in development. “We are committed to increasing original programming with vibrant and bold shows that are in line with our new programming filter and target this underserved audience,” said Frances Berwick, president, Bravo & Oxygen Media.
(Source: Cynopsis)

PBS scored the most News and Documentary Emmy noms with 43, followed closely by CBS‘s 42. ABC landed 19. For a full list of nominees, go here.
(Source: Cynopsis)

ABC announced an overall deal with 12 Years a Slave screenwriter John Ridley. Ridley’s gritty drama pilot American Crime was picked up for series by the net in May.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Spike TV is developing a script for event series The Crusaders, centered on the journeys of two knights after the Third Crusade. The net is teaming with Pierce Brosnan’s Irish DreamTime, Mark Sennet Entertainment, Michael Finch and writer David Franzoni for the project.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Bravo greenlit three new reality series: Million Dollar Listing San Francisco from World of Wonder, the fourth addition to the real estate franchise; There Goes Motherhood, a Magical Elves series about a “high end mommy and me group” and Secrets & Wives, chronicling the exploits of a tight-knot group of ultra-wealthy friends and rivals, from Haymaker and Mike TV.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Terry McDonough (Breaking Bad) will direct the pilot for Syfy‘s The Expanse, a 10-ep “space opera” based on the book series.
(Source: Cynopsis)

GSN gave the green light to traveling game show The Line. “We have taken something most people dislike – waiting in line – and turned it into the most fun you have ever had,” said Amy Introcaso-Davis, EVP programming and development. First stop: Nashville (premiere date TBA).
(Source: Cynopsis)

It’s a date: Bravo announced that its first original scripted series, Girlfriends’ Guide to Divorce, will launch Tuesday, December 2 at 10p. The show about a self-help book author, starring Lisa Edelstein (House), was inspired by the Vicki Iovine best-sellers.
(Source: Cynopsis)

An animated episode of TV Land‘s Hot in Cleveland airs Wednesday, July 30 at 10p. The ladies, along with guest star Steven Tyler, go on “an animated romp through pop culture hits.”
(Source: Cynopsis)

Esquire announced two new shows: six-part travel series Weekend Fix, premiering Wednesday, October 29 at 10p, and the television companion to Esquire magazine’s American Food Awards issue, Best Restaurants in America (wt), premiering in late October. Launch dates were also announced for My Friends Call Me Johnny (Wednesday, September 3 at 10p), Car Matchmaker (Tuesday, October 14 at 9p) and White Collar Brawlers (Tuesday, October 14 at 10p).
(Source: Cynopsis)

A&E‘s Wahlburgers returns Wednesday, August 13 at 10p. In season two, Mark heads to China. Jenny McCarthy (The View) is around to help her fiance, Donnie, stave off homesickness.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Monday’s finale of Fox‘s 24: Live Another Day was up 21 percent among A18-49 versus last week, to 1.7/5, and delivered the most viewers (6.5 million) since its premiere drew 8.1 million.
(Source: Cynopsis)

FX‘s The Strain delivered 3 million viewers for its Sunday night premiere, beating the 2.1 million viewers who tuned into the net’s Tyrant debut in June, and 2.65 million for Fargo‘s launch in April. Among A18-49, according to Nielsen estimates, the vampire drama scored a 1.2 rating.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Without a Dexter lead-in, Showtime‘s Ray Donovan season two premiered to an average 1.2 million viewers Sunday, a dip from 1.35 last year. Masters of Sex opened to a solid 825,000 at 10p, down from 998,000 last fall when it followed Homeland.
(Source: Cynopsis)

ABC Family‘s The Fosters on Monday posted season highs in total viewers (1.6 million), A18-34 (504,000), W18-34 (436,000) and A18-49 (830,000) and F12-34 (752,000), to rank as Monday’s number two cable telecast among W18-34 and F12-34.
(Source: Cynopsis)

SOUNDSCAN (WEEK ENDING 7/13/14)
1) Sia – 1000 Forms of Fear – 51,612
2) Various Artists – Frozen – 45,832 (After 33 weeks – 3,117,221)
3) Sam Smith – In The Lonely Hour – 42,108

Other Debuts
6) Judas Priest – Redeemer of Souls – 32,702
8) Dirty Heads – Sounds of Change – 21,401
15) Neil Diamond – All Time Greatest Hits – 13,603
17) Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young – Live 1974 (3 CD/1 DVD) – 12,680
16 Jacob Whitesides – 3 AM – 10,325
27) Chelsea Grin – Ashes To Ashes – 10.156
35) Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young – CSNY 1974: The Acoustic Set – 8,039
38) Richard Marx – Beautiful Goodbye – 6,732

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ON TELEVISION (WEDNESDAY 7/9/14)
CBS: Extant (Premiere) at 9pm
DISCOVERY: American Muscle (Premiere) at 9pm
FX: The Bridge (Premiere) at 10pm
FYI: Rowhouse Showdown (Premiere) at 9pm
FYI: Tiny House Nation (Premiere) at 10pm
NAT. GEO.: Die Trying (Premiere) at 10pm
REELZ: Beverly Hills Pawn (Premiere) at 9pm
REELZ: Mansion Hunters (Premiere) at 10pm
SCIENCE: How The Universe Works (Premiere) at 9pm
BRAVO: Untying The Knot (Finale) at 10pm
ID: Dead of Night (Finale) at 9pm

As if they didn’t have enough to look forward to, Comic-Con attendees will get first crack at the Marge Simpson-inspired makeup collection from cosmetics company MAC, during a one-day sale in San Diego July 26. Everyone else will just have to wait for Marge-ish nail stickers ($16.50), eye shadows ($44) and the like to hit the Web August 28.
(Source: Cynopsis)

ABC‘s telecast of the 49th Annual MDA Telethon will include the top four performances ever featured on the Muscular Dystrophy fundraiser, chosen by the public. Visitors to http://mda.org/showofstrength/vote are invited to watch clips and cast their votes for stars like Aretha Franklin, Frank Sinatra and The Jackson Five. Telethon airs Sunday, August 31 at 9p.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Conan is a hit in China. The TBS late night talker scored over 3 million hits in less than two weeks after premiering on online site Sohu Video. The show appears with Chinese subtitles.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Duck Dynasty was the big winner at Licensing Expo 2014 in Vegas, taking home the prize for Overall Best Licensed Program of the Year. Credit a wide fan base that allows for creativity, said Kate Winn, SVP, A+E Networks consumer products, allowing for a licensing program “with something for everyone – men, women, kids, even the family dog!”
(Source: Cynopsis)

Singer/Rising Star host Josh Groban joins IFC‘s Comedy Bang! Bang! host Scott Aukerman for the show’s mid-season finale, looking at the “golden age of television.” The episode, shot in black and white, airs Thursday, July 10 at 10:30p.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Oprah Winfrey speaks with Matthew Sandusky, adopted son of disgraced former Penn State coach Jerry Sandusky, about the sexual abuse he suffered as a child on a special Oprah Prime airing Thursday, July 17 at 9p on OWN.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Season five of MTV‘s Ridiculousness launches Thursday, July 10 at 10p, followed by the one-hour special debut of competition series Snack-Off at 10:30p. Both shows come courtesy of the twisted mind of Rob Dyrdek.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Sean Hayes (Will & Grace) has joined the season two cast of CBS‘s The Millers as a series regular. Hayes starred in and exec produced last season’s Sean Saves the World on NBC.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Sam Waterston has been cast in upcoming Netflix series Grace and Frankie as the husband of Lily Tomlin‘s character, and the beau of Martin Sheen‘s. Comedy premieres in 2015.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Courtney Love joins the seventh and final season of Sons of Anarchy in a pivotal multi-ep arc, reports TV Line. It will be the controversial rocker’s first TV acting role. FX drama returns this fall.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Marin Ireland (Homeland) will recur on season two of Showtime‘s Masters of Sex, returning Sunday, July 13 at 10p.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Elizabeth Mitchell (Lost) is joining season four of ABC‘s Once Upon a Time in a storyline inspired by Frozen, reports EW.
(Source: Cynopsis)

CBS‘s Under the Dome hit a series-low 1.7 rating among A18-49 for its season two second outing, but was still Monday’s most-watched program, with 7.7 million total viewers, according to preliminary Nielsens. ABC‘s The Bachelorette was up 13 percent over last week, to match its summer high 1.8/6.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Sunday’s The ’90s: The Last Great Decade? delivered 1.1 million viewers and a .8 rating among A25-54, making it the second- highest-rated July telecast ever on Nat Geo.
(Source: Cynopsis)

SOUNDSCAN (WEEK ENDING 7/6/14)
Trey Songz – Trigga – 104,713
Ed Sheeran – X – 52,594 (After 2 weeks – 262,517)
Sam Smith – In The Lonely Hour – 44,671 (After 3 weeks – 277,771)

Other Debuts
4) Seether – Isolate & Medicate – 37,222
6) Magic! – Don’t Kill The Magic – 35,510
9) Robin Thicke – Paula – 23,754
10) Colt Ford – Thanks For Listening – 23,260
13) Hillsong Worship – No Other Name – 18,430
15) Old Crow Medicine Show – Remedy – 16,648
22) Every Time I Die – From Parts Unknown – 12,476
27) Jenni Rivera – 1969-Siempre Part 2 – 9,496

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ON TELEVISION (WEDNESDAY 7/2/14)
MTV: Total Ariana Live (Premiere) at 7pm
COOKING: Best in Chow (Premiere) at 10pm
DIY: Going Yard (Premiere) at 11pm
ID: Dark Temptations (Premiere) at 10pm
TRAVEL: American Grilled (Premiere) at 9pm
MTV2: Nick Cannon Presents: Wild ‘N Out (Premiere) at 10pm

SOUNDSCAN (WEEK ENDING 6/29/14)
1) Ed Sheeran – X – 208,974
2) Sam Smith – In The Lonely Hour – 66,889
3) G-Eazy – These Things Happen – 46,077

Other Debuts
6) Mastodon – Once More Around The Sun – 34,045
7) Phish – Fuego – 31,662
11) Ab-Soul – These Days – 21,812
15) Jersey Boys Soundtrack – 17,703
17) Joe – Bridges – 15,019
21) Bassnectar – Noise vs. Beauty – 12,564
22) Riff Raff – Neon Icon – 11,520
24) Bad Suns – Language & Perspective – 10,411
30) Owl City – Ultraviolet – 8,740

POWERBALL
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ON TELEVISION (WEDNESDAY 6/25/14)
ABC FAMILY: Young & Hungry (Premiere) at 8pm
ABC FAMILY: Mystery Girls (Premiere) at 8:30pm
BRAVO: Million Dollar Listing Miami (Premiere) at 9pm
CBS: Big Brother (Premiere) at 8pm
ESQUIRE: Brew Dogs (Premiere) at 9pm
ESQUIRE: Best Bars In America (Premiere) at 10pm
FXX: Wilfred (Premiere) at 10pm
HGTV: Cousins Undercover (Premiere) at 8pm
HGTV: Property Brothers (Premiere) at 9pm
NBC: Taxi Brooklyn (Premiere) at 10pm
OWN: Love Thy Neighbor (Premiere) at 9pm
ASPIRE: Exhale (Finale) at 8pm
DISCOVERY: Dual Survival (Finale) at 9pm

CBS is taking its sweet time launching its 2014-2015 season. The net kicks things off with Thursday Night Football on September 11, scattering premiere dates throughout the weeks leading up to the week of October 27, when 2 Broke Girls returns Monday at 8p and the net’s Big Bang Theory-led Thursday entertainment lineup returns (after Bang’s Monday, September 22 debut with back-to-back episodes). “The addition of Thursday Night Football provides the flexibility to strategically roll out our fall season in multiple waves, maximizing promotional platforms and scheduling opportunities to give our new and returning series the best possible launch,” said Nina Tassler, chairman, CBS Entertainment.
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Joan Lunden revealed on ABC‘s Good Morning America Tuesday that she’s been diagnosed with breast cancer. The former GMA co-host, 63, told breast cancer survivor Robin Roberts that she has started chemo and will undergo surgery and radiation, and is expected to make a full recovery. Lunden left the morning show after 17 years in 1997 and became a health advocate.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Jennifer Lopez, Harry Connick, Jr. and Keith Urban will all be back for season 14 of American Idol, confirmed Fox, joining returning host Ryan Seacrest.
(Source: Cynopsis)

ABC News launched on Apple TV, offering free, ad-supported multi-streaming video and on-demand content. Included: news, updates, original programming and highlights from the net’s news shows, as well as local news updates from nine ABC television stations, and archival footage. “The idea of this is to put users in control of their news,” said Joe Ruffolo, SVP of ABC News Digital.
(Source: Cynopsis)

MTV, MTV Hits and Logo TV will premiere the music video for Demi Lovato‘s “Really Don’t Care” on Thursday, June 26 at 5p. Lovato then appears on Logo’s Trailblazers special at 9p, honoring Netflix‘s Orange Is the New Black for breaking ground in the quest for LGBT civil rights, at 9p.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Sting will join Afrojack as special guest on Friday, June 27 for Good Morning America‘s summer concert series in Central Park. A new play with music by the Fields of Gold singer, The Last Ship (also his 2013 album title), premieres tonight in Chicago.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Vanessa Marcil (General Hospital) and James Denton (Desperate Housewives) star in Stranded in Paradise, about a disastrous business trip that leads to a new beginning. Hallmark Channel original movie premieres Saturday, August 9 at 9p.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Old Navy‘s annual flip-flops-for-$1 event will get a boost from a skit on ABC‘s Jimmy Kimmel Live on Thursday, June 26, reports AdAge. The retailer, which recently teamed with Amy Poehler (Parks and Recreation) for spots that made a splash online, is also giving away 9000 flip-flops in NYC and LA vending machines to consumers who tweet a code. “In order to be relevant we need to be part of the cultural conversation,” Old Navy CMO Ivan Wicksteed told AdAge.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Live with Kelly & Michael was up 4 percent week to week and 13 percent year to year to hit a 2.7 household rating, enough to top all syndie talkers the week ending June 15. Dr. Phil was down 11 percent week to week with repeats, and Ellen DeGeneres hit a new season low, 2.1.
(Source: Cynopsis)

TNT claimed the title of basic cable’s number one entertainment network for the week in primetime, with more than 2.3 million viewers and growth of 18 percent versus the same week last year.
(Source: Cynopsis)

True Blood‘s seventh and final season premiere drew 5.8 million viewers over four airings on HBO Sunday night. The initial broadcast delivered 4 million.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Bravo was the number one cable entertainment net at 8p Sunday among P18-49 and P25-54, and ranked number two among total viewers. The Real Housewives of Atlanta: Kandi’s Wedding delivered 2.6 million total viewers, and was the top unscripted cable entertainment telecast of the day among P25-54 (over 1.4 million). The reality show’s season is averaging over 1.2 million P18-49, nearly 1.4 million 25-54 and over 2.4 million total viewers, according to Nielsen.
(Source: Cynopsis)

SOUNDSCAN (WEEK ENDING 6/22/14)
1) Lana Del Rey – Ultraviolence – 182,338
2) Sam Smith – In The Lonely Hour – 165,966
3) Linkin Park – Hunting Party – 110,295

Other Debuts
5) Willie Nelson – Band of Brothers – 37,441
8) Jennifer Lopez – A.K.A. – 32, 815
9) Deadmau5 – While(1<2) – 29,934
15) David Gray – Mutineers – 17,601
16) Mali Music – Mali Is – 17,515
18) Tiesto – A Town Called Paradise – 15,013
29 Mary J. Blige – Think Like A Man Too – 8,654

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ON TELEVISION (WEDNESDAY 6/18/14)
VELOCITY: Extreme Auto Hunters (Premiere) at 10pm and 10:30pm
ABC FAMILY: Melissa & Joey (Finale) at 8pm
ABC FAMILY: Baby Daddy (Finale) at 8:30pm
TRAVEL: Trip Flip (Finale) at 9:30pm

FX is offering NYCers “random acts of upgrade” today through Tuesday, June 24, when drama series Tyrant, featuring a family’s opulent lifestyle, premieres. “Upgraders” are being deployed city-wide to pluck commuters from buses for chauffeured SUV rides, and exchange tuna salad picnics for gourmet fare. LA’s not left out in the cold – Spike TV has a free food truck circling the City of Angles with treats like pork s’mores, promoting its new series Frankenfood, out Sunday, June 22 at 10p. Keep an eye out, people….
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Being the wind beneath the next American Idol winner’s wings could mean big bucks. Each contestant in season 14 of the Fox singing competition will have the chance to name a “True Believer,” someone who encouraged them to try out; whoever gave the winner the nudge takes home $50,000. Official rules here.
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Logo TV‘s landing A-listers for its first Trailblazers event series, honoring pioneers in the battle for LGBT civil rights. Added to the lineup are Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Demi Lovato, Pete Wentz and A Great Big World. Among the highlights: pop star Sia will perform her hit, “Chandelier”, backed by the New York City Gay Men’s Chorus at NYC’s Cathedral of St. John the Divine.
(Source: Cynopsis)

The condition of Tracy Morgan, badly injured in a six-vehicle accident on June 7, has been upgraded from critical to fair. “His personality is certainly starting to come back as well,” said the 30 Rock star’s publicist.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Pretty Little Liars and The Vampire Diaries lead the first wave of Teen Choice 2014 nominees, with five nods each. Fans ages 13-19 can start voting at www.theteenchoiceawards.com for the awards, handed out on Fox Sunday, August 10 at 8p.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Former backup dancer/new mom/wife of Channing Jenna Dewan-Tatum (Witches of East End) is a guest judge on Fox competition series So You Think You Can Dance, tonight at 8p.
(Source: Cynopsis)

MyNetworkTV announced AMC zombie drama The Walking Dead will debut Wednesday nights come fall; another new addition, CBS procedural The Mentalist, is slated for Thursdays.
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Electus Digital‘s rap competition series Road to Total Slaughter will launch on Fuse this summer, says the Hollywood Reporter. After each premiere episode of the reality show, co-produced by Eminem‘s Shady Films and Electus’s WatchLOUD.com, an extended version plus bonus footage will be posted on WatchLOUD.com.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Jack Coleman is the first original Heroes cast member to hop aboard NBC‘s mini-series follow-up, Heroes Reborn, announced in February. Show launches in 2015.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Laura Mennell (Alphas) joins the season five cast of Syfy’s Haven in a recurring role as an epidemiologist. Filming is underway in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
(Source: Cynopsis)

ESPN‘s broadcast of the USA/Ghana soccer match Monday night averaged a 7.0 overnight rating, the highest ever for a men’s World Cup match on ESPN or ESPN2.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Ladies night: With The Bachelorette and Mistresses‘ one-two punch, ABC was first for the night among A18-34 and all key Women demos (W18-34/W18-49/W25-54). But Fox‘s MasterChef, up two tenths to 1.8/6, was tops in the A18-49 demo, while Bachelorette slipped a tenth to 1.7/5.
(Source: Cynopsis)

A week after beating Wheel of Fortune for the first time in almost ten years for the top game show slot, Jeopardy had to settle for a tie, matching Wheel’s 6.1 rating the week ending June 8.
(Source: Cynopsis)

SOUNDSCAN (WEEK ENDING 6/15/14)
1) Jack White – Lazaretto – 137,732
2) Miranda Lambert – Platinum – 62,303
3) Various Artists – Frozen – 50,240

Other Debuts
12) Passenger – Whispers – 18,774
13) O.A.R. – The Rockville LP – 17,895
14) Rebelution – Count Me In – 17,208
17) Hell Yeah – Blood For Blood – 16,782
20) First Aid Kit – Stay Gold – 14,559
21) Tesla – Simplicity – 3,568
25) Ricky Dillard & New G – Amazing – 10,758
28) The Amity Affliction – Let The Ocean Take Me – 10.040
29) Colbie Caillat – Gypsy Heart Side A – EP – 9,849
30) Word Alive – Real – 9,816

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ON TELEVISION (WEDNESDAY 6/4/14)
CMT: CMT Music Awards Red Carpet at 7pm
CMT: 2014 CMT Music Awards at 8pm
BET: The Message (Premiere) at 10pm
BRAVO: Untying The Knot (Premiere) at 10pm
FOOD: Restaurant Stakeout (Premiere) at 9pm
NAT. GEO.: D-Day Sacrifice (Premiere) at 9pm
PIVOT: The Better Half (Premiere) at 9pm
SCIENCE: Through The Wormhole with Morgan Freeman (Premiere) at 10pm
TNT: Jennifer Falls (Premiere) at 10:30pm
TBS: Deal With it (Finale) at 10:30pm

A new trailer for Rising Star walks viewers through how the audience will determine the winners (and losers) of the reality competition in real time. Host Josh Groban and music experts Ludacris, Kesha and Brad Paisley explain how it works – including the chance viewers to see their faces appear on the show’s video wall. ABC show launches Sunday, June 22 at 9p.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Newsmakers added to three-night Nat Geo event The 90s: The Last Great Decade? include O.J. Simpson prosecutor Christopher Darden, Monica Lewinsky and Richard Dean, who saved three people from the Oklahoma City bombing. Series, hosted by Rob Lowe, premieres Sunday, July 6 at 9p.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Production begins this week for Food Network‘s Rachael vs. Guy: Kids Cook-Off, heading towards a season two premiere later this summer.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Bill Maher will host two live HBO shows on Friday, 9p September 12, airing back to back – in venues five blocks apart. Real Time takes place at Washington, D.C.’s Sidney Harman Hall; at 10p, Maher’s expected at the National Mall for a 10p standup special.
(Source: Cynopsis)

TVGN‘s The Sorrentinos, a reality series focused on Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino (Jersey Shore) and his quirky clan, debuts Tuesday, July 15 at 10p.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Season six of Travel Channel paranormal mystery series The Dead Files launches on a new night, Saturday, July 12 at 10p.
(Source: Cynopsis)

CNBC adds a new show to its reality lineup, Restaurant Startup, on Tuesday, July 8 at 10p. The Shine America competition series puts wannabe restaurateurs to the test in pop-up eateries.
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Family drama Heartland returns to UP with new season six eps today, Wednesday, June 4 at 9p. New installments will continue to run on Wednesdays through October.
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MTV is airing back-to-back eps of 16 and Pregnant on Monday, June 9 beginning at 10p and Monday, June 16 at 10p. 16 and Pregnant: Life After Labor Finale Special airs Tuesday, July 1 at 10p, followed by “Unseen Moments” from the season at 11p.
(Source: Cynopsis)

CBS daytimer The Talk throws its annual “Million Dollar Baby Shower” on Friday, June 6 at 2p, in front of an audience of expectant mothers eager to grab a piece of the $1 million-plus worth of gift giveaways.
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Spike TV debuts documentary I Am Steve McQueen, narrated by Robert Downey Jr., on Tuesday, June 24 at 9p. Family members, former wives and celeb pals weigh in on the “King of Cool” in the latest of the net’s “I Am” series.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Constance Zimmer (House of Cards) will star in Lifetime‘s Un-Real as the executive producer of a dating reality show, reports Deadline. Magyn Price played the part in the pilot.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Laila Robins (In Treatment) and Corey Stoll (House of Cards) are onboard season four of Showtime‘s Homeland, Robins as a series regular and Stoll as guest star.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Saturday Night Live alums Molly Shannon and Chris Parnell, and Community‘s Yvette Nicole Brown will guest on the first season of USA courtroom comedy Benched.
(Source: Cynopsis)

The premiere of AMC‘s Halt and Catch Fire on Sunday delivered 1.2 million viewers, according to Nielsen, after sneak previews on a variety of platforms in May. “The preview generated hundreds of thousands of plays and strong social media buzz,” said AMC president Charlie Collier. “We are happy with the positive response to the show.”
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HBO‘s Game of Thrones on Sunday matched a series-high 7.2 million viewers, while the season finale of Silicon Valley delivered 1.7 million, up from the past two installments.
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The series premiere of TLC‘s Return to Amish on Sunday was number one in its time period in all of television among W18-34, boasts the net. The show delivered 2.4 million P2+ viewers and a 1.9 HH rating, the time period’s highest on TLC since November 2012.
(Source: Cynopsis)

The season two premiere of Deadline: Crime with Tamron Hall delivered best-ever numbers for the ID series: a 1.12 HH rating, 509,000 among P25-54 and 304,000 among W25-54.
(Source: Cynopsis)

NBC‘s American Ninja Warrior is beating up the competition – on Monday, a two-hour ep averaged 1.9 among A18-49, up 19 percent from last week’s premiere to top the Big Four for the night.
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The Color of Rain delivered a 1.6 HH rating Saturday night, making it Hallmark Movie Channel‘s highest rated original movie ever. It was also the net’s top-rated premiere in key demos, including W25-54 (.6), A25-54 (.4) and P2+ (.7).
(Source: Cynopsis)

TNT‘s coverage of the 2014 NBA Western Conference Finals averaged 6.8 million total viewers and a 4.2 HH rating, increases of 39 percent and 35 percent versus last year’s Western Conference Finals. TNT delivered the top audience across all of cable television each game night throughout the six-game series.
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The debut of UP original movie Love Finds You in Sugarcreek drew 2.2 million unique viewers across three premiere night airings on Sunday, for the net’s strongest original movie premiere ever.
(Source: Cynopsis)

SOUNDSCAN (WEEK ENDING 6/1/14)
1) Coldplay – Ghost Stories – 82,773 (After 2 weeks – 466,247)
2) Brantley Gilbert – Just As I Am – 65,170 (After 2 weeks – 276,790)
3) Mariah Carey – I Am Mariah: The Elusive Chanteuse – 58,427

Other Debuts
5) Austin Mahone – The Secret EP 45,850
9) Crowder – Neon Steeple – 22,178
12) Cher Lloyd – Sorry I’m Late – 16,607
13) Neil Young – A Letter Home – 14,984
17) Tedashii – Below Paradise – 13,805
25) Sharon Van Etten – Are We There – 8,930
30) Kiss – Kiss 40 – 7,209

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ON TELEVISION (WEDNESDAY 5/28/14)
NBC: World Music Awards at 8pm
NBC: NBC News Exclusive with Brian Williams: Inside The Mind of Edward Snowden at 10pm
FOX: So You Think You Can Dance (Premiere) at 8pm
OVATION: Big Ballet (Premiere) at 10pm
VELOCITY: Dallas Car Sharks (Finale) at 10pm

Fusion is taking soccer seriously. To capitalize on World Cup mania, the net is turning weekly program The Soccer Gods into a daily primetime show, The Soccer Gods: Brazil 2014, preempting regular 10p programming during the June 12-July 13 global sports event. A mobile-responsive microsite will create and curate content that includes reactions from inside the stadiums, giving users access to live match blogs, the latest stats and celeb videos.
(Source: Cynopsis)

CMT is exclusively streaming eight tracks from Miranda Lambert‘s upcoming album, “Platinum,” promoted across all of its digital platforms, including CMT.com, CMT Pure, CMT Artists App, CMT HOT 20 COUNTDOWN and CMT Radio Networks. Platforms on sister nets MTV and VH1 will also promote the album stream. “Platinum” hits shelves Tuesday, June 3.
(Source: Cynopsis)

ABC Family‘s new series, Chasing Life, is available for preview on the WATCH ABC app through Monday, June 9, and can be accessed on demand starting Tuesday, June 3. The drama, based on Mexican telenovela Terminales, officially premieres Tuesday, June 10 at 9p.
(Source: Cynopsis)

HGTV picked up 13 more eps of husband-and-wife home remodeling show Fixer Upper. On May 22 at 11p, the series delivered a best-ever .58 rating among P25-54.
(Source: Cynopsis)

HBO bought gay rights drama Open City (wt) from Dave Kajganich (True Story) and Adam Shankman (Hairspray), who will exec produce with Shankman’s Offspring Entertainment partner Jennifer Gibgot.
(Source: Cynopsis)

A slew of stars were named as presenters on the 68th Annual Tony Awards. Among the A-listers are Bradley Cooper, Clint Eastwood, Kevin Bacon, Tony Goldwyn, Kenneth Branagh and Will Ferrell. Ceremony airs Sunday, June 8 at 8p on CBS.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Season two of HBO‘s True Detective will center on three leads and be set in California, creator Nick Pizzolatto revealed in a public radio podcast. “The characters are all new, but I’m deeply in love with them,” Pizzolatto said on To the Best of Our Knowledge. “We’ll probably start casting in the coming months.”
(Source: Cynopsis)

Marlon Wayans will host the MTV Africa Music Awards, back after a three-year break. The show will air live globally from Durban, South Africa on Saturday, June 7.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Frequent Maury guest and “family fixer” Dave Vitalli sets kids and parents on a better path in upcoming CMT series My Dysfunctional Family. Shed Media US production launches Saturday, July 5 at 10p.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Best-selling author Nicholas Sparks makes his TV debut as exec producer with Lifetime revenge drama Deliverance Creek, premiering Saturday, September 13 at 9p.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Whoopi Goldberg joins Oprah’s Master Class on OWN Sunday, June 1 at 10p. Among The View host’s revelations about her unorthodox appearance: “Glamour’s a lot of work. I’m fundamentally lazy. You know, I have dreads because I didn’t want to comb my hair.”
(Source: Cynopsis)

In honor of gay pride month, Showtime is bringing back Queer as Folk (2000-2005) and The L Word (2004-2009) in June. All seasons will air on Showtime Showcase from June through November, with back-to-back eps of both series running Monday through Friday June 2- June 30. From July 3 through November 13, back-to-back eps will air every Thursday night.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Live! With Kelly & Michael gets its biggest guest yet when President Obama sits down with morning show hosts Kelly Ripa and Michael Strahan on Friday, May 30, in the White House Blue Room.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Memorial Day wasn’t kind to reality shows. In its regular Monday-at-8p time slot, the latest incarnation of ABC‘s The Bachelorette hit a series low 1.4 among A18-49, according to preliminary Nielsens. Fox‘s MasterChef matched The Bachelorette in the A18-49 demo, down 33 percent from its Wednesday premiere.
(Source: Cynopsis)

More holiday weekend blahs: AMC‘s Mad Men ended the first half of its final season on Sunday to 1.9 million total viewers, versus 2.7 million for the season six finale. Among A18-49, the midseason finale scored 854,000 among A18-49.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Monday’s premiere of Lifetime movie Petals on the Wind, sequel to Flowers in the Attic, delivered 3.4 million total viewers, according to Nielsen, averaging 1.5 million among A18-49, 1.5 million among A25-54, 1.3 million among W25-54 and 1.2 million among W18-49.
(Source: Cynopsis)

HBO‘s The Normal Heart delivered 1.4 million total viewers across two airings Sunday night, with just under 1 million at 9p, and 434,000 at 11:15p.
(Source: Cynopsis)

SOUNDSCAN (WEEK ENDING 5/25/14)
1) Coldplay – Ghost Stories – 382,665
2) Brantley Gilbert – Just As I Am – 211,288
3) Michael Jackson – Xscape – 66,751 (After 2 weeks – 224,009)

Other Debuts 
7) Phillip Phillips – Behind The Lights – 42,407
8) Fault In Our Stars Movie Soundtrack – 34,286
11) The Roots – …And Then You Shoot Your Cousin – 19,614
19) Conor Oberst – Upside Down Mountain – 10,674
21) R.E.M. – Unplugged 1991/2001: The Complete Sessions
25) Kenny Wayne Shepherd – Goin’ Home – 8,816
37) Mud Digger – Mud Digger 5 – 7,202

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ON TELEVISION (WEDNESDAY 5/21/14)
ABC: Motive (Premiere) at 10pm
COOKING: Road Trip with G. Garvin (Premiere) at 9pm
NUVO TV: Road To Rio (Premiere) at 9pm
NUVO TV: The Fight For Brazil (Premiere) at 10pm
ABC: The Middle (Finale) at 8pm
ABC: Modern Family (Finale) at 9pm
ABC: Mixology (Finale) at 9:30pm
CBS: Survivor (Finale) at 8pm
FOX: American Idol (Finale) at 8pm
FX: The Americans (Finale) at 10pm
HISTORY: Down East Dickering (Finale) at 10pm
NBC: Revolution (Finale) at 8pm
NBC: Law & Order: SVU (FInale) at 9pm
NBC: Chicago PD (Finale) at 10pm

Logo TV announced Trailblazers, a new annual event and telecast honoring the pioneers for LGBT civil rights. The one-hour special will feature celebrities including Daniel Radcliffe, Jared Leto and Kylie Minogue, as well as politicians, activists and musical performances.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Kristen Bell (House of Lies) broke the news via Twitter that she’ll return to host the CMT Music Awards on Wednesday, June 4 at 8p. It will be Bell’s third appearance, but first time as solo host.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Teen Choice 2014 airs live on Sunday, August 10 at 8p on Fox, for a sixteenth year celebrating teen icons in film, TV, music, sports, fashion and the web.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Cozi TV is kicking off the unofficial start of the season with “Boys of Summer,” featuring a Maverick marathon from 8a-5p, and the net debuts of Starsky & Hutch and Knight Rider Monday, May 26 starting at 8p. After Memorial Day, S&H will air Tuesdays at 8p and 9p; Knight Rider gets Tuesday’s 10p and 11p slots.
(Source: Cynopsis)

V. Stiviano sits down with Dr. Phil today to offer her side of the Donald Sterling scandal. Stiviano already underwent a grilling from Barbara Walters, but this time, we’re told, she’ll remove her visor and “answer the questions the media is left with.”
(Source: Cynopsis)

Scott Adsit (30 Rock) joins season three of Adult Swim‘s The Heart She Holler. “We are thrilled to be hyped that we are amped about how much we are pumped that the unreasonably funny and talented Scott Adsit will be replacing the irreplaceable Joe Sikora,” said writers and directors John Lee and Vernon Chatman.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Courtney Vance (FlashForward) and Rene Auberjonois (Benson) have been added to the season two cast of Showtime‘s Masters of Sex.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Lauren Ambrose (Six Feet Under) joins USA event series Dig, from Universal Cable Productions, premiering in fall 2014.
(Source: Cynopsis)

NBC‘s The Maya Rudolph Show, a variety show starring the Saturday Night Live alum, premiered Monday to a time slot-winning 2.1 rating among A18-49.
(Source: Cynopsis)

The third season of WE tv‘s Mary Mary delivered more than 1.1 million total viewers, up 46 percent over the previous season, up 38 percent among A25-54 (676,000) and up 44 percent among A18-49 (672,000). The docu-drama helped make WE tv a top five cable net on Thursday nights among W18-49 and 25-54.
(Source: Cynopsis)

SOUNDSCAN (WEEK ENDING 5/18/14)
1) The Black Keys – Turn Blue – 163,660
2) Michael Jackson – Xscape – 156,962
3) Various – Now 50 – 81,840

Other Debuts
5) Rascal Flatts – Rewind – 61,207
6) Dolly Parton – Blue Smoke – 36,762
7) Tori Amos – Unrepentant Geraldines – 20,461
10) Michael W. Smith – Sovereign – 15,929
11) Chromeo – White Women – 15,843
20) Mushroomhead – Righteous & The Butterfly – 10,714
23) Down – Down IV Part II – 9,995
24) Little Dragon – Nabuma Rubberband – 9,876

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ON TELEVISION (WEDNESDAY 5/14/14)
DISCOVERY: Kodiak (Premiere) at 10pm
ABC: Suburgatory (Finale) at 8:30pm
ABC: Nashville (Finale) at 10pm
CBS: Criminal Minds (Finale) at 9pm
CW: Arrow (Finale) at 8pm
FUSE: Funny or Die’s Billy on the Street (Finale) at 11pm
FXX: Legit (Finale) at 10:30pm

Hours before ABC‘s Upfront, after the net had released its fall schedule, ABC president Paul Lee found himself explaining to reporters on a call that moving Grey’s Anatomy to 8p on Thursday next season, is “not an issue,” despite the drama’s steamy content. “I think that’s much less relevant than it was five years ago,” said Lee. Scandal is sliding down to Grey’s spot at 9p to make room for new Shonda Rimes legal thriller How to Get Away with Murder.
(Source: Cynopsis)

More on ABC’s lineup: Monday’s Dancing with the Stars/Castle combo on ABC will stay intact for fall, and Sunday’s only tweak is the addition of midseason drama Resurrection at 9p. Tuesday, Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. moves to 9p, after new comedies Selfie and Manhattan Love Story. Drama Forever takes up the 10p hour. Another Marvel series, Marvel’s Agent Carter, will take S.H.I.E.L.D.’s place after its fall run. On Wednesday, The Goldbergs gets sandwiched between The Middle at 8p and Modern Family at 9p, with Black-ish landing at 9:30p.
(Source: Cynopsis)

A&E‘s Big Smo launches Wednesday, June 11 at 10:30p. The Brownstone Entertainment production follows country rapper Big Smo’s road to an album debut.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Science Channel‘s Through the Wormhole with Morgan Freeman returns for season five on Wednesday, June 4 at 10p. First hot-button topic: Is poverty genetic?
(Source: Cynopsis)

TV One celebrates Black Music Month with tune-centric programming in June, including the network premieres of biographical special Aretha: Frankly Speaking and HelloBeautiful Interludes Live: Trey Songz on Saturday, June 21 at 8p and 10p.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Shonda Rhimes signed a four-year extension on her deal with ABC Studios/Disney. Starting next season, the super-producer will have the net’s Thursday prime time all to herself.
(Source: Cynopsis)

CBS‘s Matthew Perry comedy, The Odd Couple is recasting two roles. Georgia King (The New Normal) and Sarah Baker (Go On) will not move forward with the reboot.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Marin Ireland (Homeland) will recur on season four of HBO‘s Girls, premiering in 2015.
(Source: Cynopsis)

ABC was the only network up week-to-week on Monday. Dancing with the Stars bounced from 1.9/6 to 2.3/7 in A18-49, and the season finale of Castle jumped from 1.6/5 to 2.1/6.
(Source: Cynopsis)

The week of May 5, CBS won its 10th consecutive week in viewers. The net also snatched bragging rights for nine out of the last 10 weeks among A25-54.
(Source: Cynopsis)

ABC finished number one in the A18-49 demo for the fourth consecutive week (w/o May 5), its longest winning streak since the start of the 2006-07 season.
(Source: Cynopsis)

CBS;s Mike & Molly jumped 18 percent week to week on Monday, to 2.0/5, while canceled Friends with Better Lives matched last week’s 1.6/5.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Dr. Phil was up 6 percent, to 3.5, to score his widest ratings margin in 52 weeks among talk shows. Second place was a tight race between Ellen Degeneres (2.8, up 8 percent) and Live with Kelly & Michael (2.7, down 4 percent).
(Source: Cynopsis)

The 2014 NBA Playoffs on TNT are delivering an average of 4.2 million total viewers through 33 game telecasts, up 14 percent versus the same period last year.
(Source: Cynopsis)

SOUNDSCAN (WEEK ENDING 5/11/14)
Various Artists – Now 50 – 153,276
Various Artists – Frozen – 98,721
Hunter Hayes – Storyline – 69,187

Other Debuts
4) Sarah McLachlan – Shine On – 41,912
5) Tech Nine – Collabos – Strangeulation – 35,545
8) Atmosphere – Southsiders – 23,060
9) Santana – Corazon – 21,929
12) Lily Allen – Sheezus – 17,192
13) Music of Nashville Season 2 – 16,626
20) Natalie Merchant – Natalie Merchant – 12,742
22) Black Stone Cherry – Magic Mountain – 12,587

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ON TELEVISION (WEDNESDAY 5/7/14)
ASPIRE: Exhale (Premiere) at 8pm
DIY: Rescue My Renovation (Premiere) at 8pm
ID: Dead of Night (Premiere) at 9pm
ID: Most Infamous (Premiere) at 10pm
VH1: Hollywood Exes (Premiere) at 9pm
BRAVO: Flipping Out (Finale) at 10pm
CBS: CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (Finale) at 10pm
FXX: Ali G. Rezurection (Finale) at 10:30pm
LIFETIME: Preacher’s Daughters (Finale) at 9pm
OXYGEN: The Face (Finale) at 8pm

ABC demonstrated its faith in Jimmy Kimmel as a weapon in the late night war with a two-year contract extension. In the face of fierce competition, JKL is up 16 percent in total viewers this season and up 13 percent among A18-49.
(Source: Cynopsis)

NBC yanked Believe and Crisis from the May sweep lineup for Sunday, May 18, slotting a Women of SNL special instead. The midseason dramas scored 1.0 in the A18-49 demo on Sunday.
(Source: Cynopsis)

After the first iHeartRadio Music Awards helped boost NBC‘s Thursday A18-49 average by over 50 percent, to 1.7/5 on May 1, the net signed with Clear Channel Media for a 2015 telecast.
(Source: Cynopsis)

CBS Cares and the National Stroke Association have teamed for PSA storytelling messages to raise awareness of the risk factors associated with strokes. “We learned that every 40 seconds someone in the United States experiences a stroke, often when doing very ordinary things,” said Matthew Margo, SVP, program practices, CBS. “So we wanted to portray that experience for our audience and emphasize that strokes can happen to anyone, anywhere, even at a family event, and to illustrate that they are preventable.” The campaign runs through May.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Country star Brad Paisley will take a judge’s chair on ABC‘s upcoming singing competition Rising Star, reports Deadline. Auditions are underway for the series, based on the red-hot Israeli format, premiering Sunday, June 22 at 9p.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Buzzed-about pilot Gotham got the go-ahead at Fox. The Batman prequel stars Ben McKenzie (Southland) as Detective Gordon.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Spike Lee‘s 1986 movie She’s Gotta Have It is being adapted as a TV series for Showtime, with Lee onboard to direct and write.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Starz ordered a third season of historical fantasy Da Vinci’s Demons. John Shiban (The X Files) hops aboard as exec producer, with series creator David S. Goyer retaining that title.
(Source: Cynopsis)

USA has ordered a pilot presentation from Billy Eichner (Billy on the Street) and head writer Julie Klausner (Mulaney), says the Hollywood Reporter, about best friends who hate everyone but each other. Amy Poehler will exec produce the comedy, Difficult People, from Universal Cable Productions.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Animal Planet‘s Treehouse Masters returns with new eps Friday, May 30 at 10p. In season one, the building series delivered 1.3 million P2+ across its premieres, making it the net’s second-most-watched series in 2013.
(Source: Cynopsis)

WE tv’s first original scripted drama, The Divide, bows Wednesday, July 16 at 9p with a two-hour premiere, taking its regular 10p slot on July 23. The series, written by Richard LaGravenese (Behind the Candelabra), explores morality and racism in the justice system.
(Source: Cynopsis)

UP celebrates Mother’s Day with original movie My Mother’s Future Husband, Sunday, May 11 at 7p. Lea Thompson (Caroline in the City) stars as a widow whose teenaged daughter is determined to play matchmaker.
(Source: Cynopsis)

TLC holds its third “Tweet to Win  Live” event for the season finale of Long Island Medium on Sunday, May 18. Viewers get a chance for a reading from Theresa Caputo by tweeting with the hashtag #LongIslandMedium 8p-11p; finale airs at 9p. At 10p, as part of TLC’s “Family Reunion” specials, Quints By Surprise: The Five Turn Five catches up with the Jones family.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Vivica A. Fox (Kill Bill) and Sarah Lancaster (Chuck) star in Looking for Mr. Right, premiering on Hallmark Channel Saturday, June 7 at 9p. Also coming up on Hallmark Channel: Fourth of July dramedy When Sparks Fly, on Saturday, June 28 at 9p.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Hallmark Movie Channel‘s The Memory Book premieres Saturday, July 26 at 9p, offering the tale of a photographer looking for love. Megan Ory (Intelligence), Luke Macfarlane (Brothers and Sisters) and Adrienne Barbeau (Maude) star.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Arts net Ovation proves it’s no snob with hour-long special One Man’s Trash, which has artists competing to turn junkyard finds into treasures. “It’s fascinating to see what someone with artistic ability can do in a competitive environment,” said Ovation SVP of programming and production, Scott Woodward. Show airs Wednesday, May 21 at 10p.
(Source: Cynopsis)

ABC talent competition Sing Your Face Off debuts Saturday, May 31 at 9p. Sebastian Back (Skid Row), Landry Fields (Toronto Raptors), comedian Jon Lovitz, China Anne McClain (How to Build a Better Boy) and Lisa Rinna (Days of Our Lives) will be physically transformed and trained to perform as music icons in the series, based on the Endemol global hit, Your Face Sounds Familiar.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Miley Cyrus and Ricky Martin have been added to the lineup at the 2014 Billboard Music Awards. Presenters include Jordin Sparks, Kelly Rowland, Kendall Jenner, Mark Cuban and Wiz Khalifa. Show airs Sunday, May 18 at 8p.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Timothy Busfield (Thirtysomething) will play Benjamin Franklin when Fox‘s Sleepy Hollow returns for season two, reports EW.com.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Nick Sandow and Selenis Leyva have been upped to series regulars on Netflix’s Orange Is the New Black, just renewed for season three.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Daman Wayans Jr. will return for season four of Fox‘s New Girl, this time as a series regular. Wayans, who was in the comedy’s pilot but joined now-canceled Happy Endings instead, recurred on New Girl in season three.
(Source: Cynopsis)

HBO had a up night: Game of Thrones hit a series-high 7.2 million viewers at 9p on Sunday, and 8.6 million for the night. Freshman Silicon Valley averaged a best-yet 1.8 million at 10p, and Veep drew a season-high 1 million viewers at 10:30p. Late night’s Last Week with John Oliver found 1.2 million viewers, an 8 percent pop from its premiere.
(Source: Cynopsis)

The launch Monday night of Fox event series 24: Live Another Day drew a solid 2.6/8 rating among A18-49, close to the 2.8/8 it earned for its finale in May, 2010.
(Source: Cynopsis)

The week ending April 27, which included the first two weekdays of May sweep, Dr. Phil (3.3) was ahead in the talk show race by the largest margin in 11 weeks, up 6 percent week-over-week and up 10 percent versus year ago. Most daytime strips were steady or down slightly from the week prior as seasonal PUT levels declined.
(Source: Cynopsis)

FX‘s Louie returned (finally!) for season four Monday night and delivered 941,000 viewers, down from 1.4 million for the season three opener, but 19 percent above its season three average, and 635,000 among A18-49, up 26 percent.
(Source: Cynopsis)

SOUNDSCAN (WEEK ENDING 5/4/14)
1) Various Artists – Frozen – 106,041
2) Lindsey Stirling – Shatter Me – 56,038
3) Ray Lamontagne – Supernova – 39,817

Other Debuts
4) Passion – Passion: Take It All (LIVE) – 30,321
8) Timeflies – After Hours – 19,585
10) WhiteChapel – Our Endless War – 16,109
11) Jim Gaffigan – Obsessed – 13,726
17) Grateful Dead – Dave’s Picks Volume 10 Bonus Disc – 12,391
21) Miss May I – Rise of The Lion – 10,489
22) Rodrigo Y Gabriela – 9 Dead Live – 10,469
23) Pixies – Indie Cindy – 10,307
29) JohnnySwim – Diamonds – 9,176
30) Old 97’s Most Messed Up – 9,052

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