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05.28.15

Good morning. It’s Thursday May 28, 2015, and this is your first early morning briefing.

Tonight’s Premieres:
Destination America: BBQ Pitmasters All-Stars at 10p    
Great American Country: All-American Made at 5p
Lifetime: Hoarders: Family Secrets at 9p, Smile at 10p
NBC: Aquarius at 9p
Showtime: 3AM at 11p

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FX: Louie at 10:30p


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Spike TV not only locked in a seventh season of Ink Master, to launch in spring 2016, the net announced a spin-off series, Ink Master: Redemption. New show offers dissatisfied former Ink Master canvases the chance for a new tattoo. Season six of the original bows Tuesday, June 23 at 10p.

IN THE NEWS

About 56 percent of U.S. homes have a TV connected to the Internet, up from 44 percent in 2013, according to a new Leichtman Research Group study, “Emerging Video Services IX.” And 29 percent of those surveyed said they watched Internet-delivered video on a TV screen at least weekly, up from 17 percent. “With over half of US households now having at least one connected TV set, Internet-delivered video is also increasingly being watched on the TV,” said LRG president Bruce Leichtman, “exemplifying the desire to watch longer-form video on the best available screen.”

ABC Family viewers get a bonus for taking a pledge on Twitter to support the LGBT community: a nine-and-a-half-minute sneak preview of reality show Becoming Us, about a teenage boy dealing with his father’s transition to a woman. The pledge is in partnership with Twitter and advocacy group PFLAG National. Series premieres Monday, June 8.

Sen. Al Franken, no fan of media consolidation, had a few things to say to the FCC and Department of Justice after news broke of the proposed merger between Charter Communications and Time Warner Cable. In a letter, the Democrat from Minnesota did not outright object to the agreement, but said, “To protect the American people, it is essential that regulators thoroughly examine the proposed deal and, if allowed to proceed, consider the need for strong and enforceable consumer protections to guard against any anti-competitive effects and to promote the public interest.”

Destination America signed a national broadcast deal with professional wrestling league Ring of Honor that brings more mat action to the net beginning Wednesday, June 3 at 8p. “ROH will now reach an additional 57 million households including those in New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadelphia and other large cities where Ring of Honor is not currently airing,” said Joe Koff, COO of ROH, who adds the league “has a loyal fan base and is one of the fastest growing major wrestling franchises in the country.” DA already airs Impact Wrestling.

NATPE Europe hosts its first ever keynote breakfast on Tuesday, June 23 in Prague, featuring writer/creator Adrian Hodges (Primeval). An expanded lineup of sessions take place from June 22-June 25; 120 exhibitors are confirmed from over 30 countries.

Written by and starring foster youth, the new musical Know How – which premiered on Pivot May 27 – aims to change not just viewers’ minds about the foster care system, but the system itself. Director Juan Carlos Pineiro Escoriaza tells Cynsiders all about it.
 

PRODUCTION & DEVELOPMENT

HBO is developing limited drama Unarmed, focused on an Armed Forces medical center, from Eric Roth and Denis Johnson. Warner Bros. Television and Timberman/Beverly are producing.

FX ordered a pilot for animated Cassius & Clay, about bandits in post-apocalyptic America, with a cast including Susan Sarandon and JB Smoove. Project comes from FX Productions and Floyd County Productions.

Arrow Media is going to the dogs. The production company was recommissioned for Dogs: Their Secret Lives, by UK’s Channel 4. New feature “Dog on a Box” will feature clips of canine behavior from the Internet.

Music producer Randy Jackson (American Idol) inked an overall production deal with Endemol Shine North America, to develop scripted, unscripted and digital programming. Idol isn’t Jackson’s only TV success story – he was also behind MTV’s Randy Jackson Presents: America’s Best Dance Crew.

COMING UP

Exclusive: Destination America is launching a new daytime programming block, “No Life to Live,” offering demons and ghouls in place of divas and evil twins. Beginning Monday, June 1 from 9a-5p, Monday-Friday programming includes Ghost Asylum, A Haunting, Ghostly Encounters, Ghosts in My House, Amish Haunting, Ghost Stalkers and When Ghosts Attack.

Also on the way from DA: BBQ Pitmasters All-Stars, launching tonight at 10p. So, GM Marc Etkind, what can we expect this time around? “It’s the all-star edition bringing the best of the best from the past five seasons,” Etkind tells Cynopsis. “Make no mis-steak, these pitmasters are sizzlin’.”

There’s no shortage of murder on ID next month, with 10 new and returning series, including newcomer Over My Dead Body, hosted by Linda Hamilton (The Terminator) debuting Monday, June 15 at 10p and 10:30p. Starting off the slate: Tuesday June 2 brings the season three premiere of Southern Fried Homicide at 9p and 10p, while Blood Relatives starts season four Wednesday, June 3 at 9p, and season two of The Perfect Murder bows at 10p. ID’s first original scripted miniseries, Serial Thriller: Angel of Decay, airs Sunday, June 7-Tuesday, June 9 at 10p.

Discovery Family Channel is bringing back “nature docu-soap” Meerkat Manor, with a Downton Abbey twist. Two 90-minute specials, Meerkate Manor: The Monarchy Begins and Meerkat Manor: The Monarchy Under Attack, based on the Animal Planet hit, will be narrated by Rupert Graves (The Madness of King George) and packaged with reversioned footage, airing on subsequent Tuesdays starting June 2 at 8p.

Piers Morgan, Neil Patrick Harris, Michael Buble and Marlon Wayans will guest judge on NBC’s America’s Got Talent for one week each, starting Tuesday, July 14 at 8p, leading to the live performance shows beginning Tuesday, August 11. Should be a piece of cake for Morgan  before CNN (RIP Piers Morgan Live) he was an original AGT host, and judged Britain’s Got Talent from 2007-2010.

Esquire has two new original series set for summer. Freshman include doc series The Agent (think Jerry Maguire), launching Tuesday, July 21 at 10p, and cooking competition The Next Great Burger, launching the next day at 10p. Also on deck: live coverage of Pamplona’s Running of the Bulls, presented by “Men in Blazers” Michael Davies and Roger Bennett starting Tuesday, July 7.

TV One’s Unsung returns Wednesday, June 3 at 8p, with a profile of controversial musical genius Ike Turner – and a twist. “We are doing something new this season,” D’Angela Proctor, SVP of original programming and production, tells Cynopsis. “A special ‘Unsung Revisited’ provides updates on past artists featured on the show and how their lives and legacy have changed after Unsung.”

Another TV One series, Verses and Flow, returns for season 5 on Thursday, July 30 at 10p. Performances by renowned recording and spoken word artists were filmed over four nights in LA; celeb guests include Empire’s Taraji P Henson, Glee’s Amber Riley, Power’s Sinqua Walls, and Hollywood DivasElise Neal, among others.

Attention future filmmakers: Turner Classic Movies is launching TCM Movie Camp, a summer-long series for young adults with co-founders of Moonbot Studios William Joyce and Brandon Oldenburg offer insight landmark movies. First up: Close Encounters of the Third Kind on Sunday, June 7 at 8p.

CASTING NEWS

Jimmy Smits landed a role in Netflix’s 1970s-set The Get Down, from Baz Luhrmann. The NYPD Blue alum will play a South Bronx political boss.

John Michael Higgins (Pitch Perfect 2) and Paula Marshall (Gary Unmarried) guest star on ABC Family’s Switched at Birth, returning with new eps Monday, August 24 at 8p.

The West Wing alums Richard Schiff and Joanna Gleason landed recurring roles on upcoming season two of Showtime drama The Affair. Schiff will play a high-profile attorney, while Gleason portrays an editor.

William Shatner plays Mark Twain, “in his own inimitable way,” in season 9 of Canada’s Murder Mysteries, reports CBC. Show will film on location for a fall premiere.

DISTRIBUTION & CARRIAGE

Viacom inked a long-term renewal deal with Mediacom Communications that covers 19 basic channels and pay cabler Epix, as well as more VOD titles and TV Everywhere access. “We appreciate Viacom’s willingness to enter into a reasonable agreement that takes into consideration our consumer’s sensitivity to pricing and the alternative ways content is consumed today,” said Rocco Commisso, chairman and CEO of Mediacom. Smaller cable operators, including CableOne and Suddenlink, have ended carriage with Viacom over cost issues.

Fremantle Media International secured international distribution rights to Young Pope, starring Jude Law. Eight-ep series, set to begin production this summer, is a joint production of Sky, HBO and Canal+.


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RATINGS

Tuesday’s premiere of History event series Texas Rising delivered 4.1 million total viewers, the second highest premiere for a new cable launch in 2015 to date, according to Nielsen Fast Cable Ratings, and the best cable miniseries start since History’s The Bible. Part one of the 10-hour series averaged 1.1 million among A25-54.

Everyone’s a winner! ABC World News Tonight won the May sweep among A25-54, with an average 1.82 viewers versus 1.76 million for NBC and 1.47 for CBS. NBC Nightly News was tops in total viewers, with 7.71 million, versus 7.67 for ABC and 6.63 for CBS. And as ABC and NBC jockeyed for first place, CBS Evening News boasts it grew its audience for the fifth consecutive season, a first for any network evening news broadcast since the advent of people meters in 1987. Since Scott Pelley started as anchor of the show in 2011, CBS has added 1.25 million viewers, the largest viewer gain among the nets over four seasons.

Freshman court show Hot Bench hit a ratings high of 2.1HH the week of May 11, up 5 percent from the week prior. Long-time magazine king Entertainment Tonight, steady at 3.1, shared the throne with Inside Edition, up 3 percent to tie.

Steve Wilkos, up 15 percent to 1.5, had the biggest increase among talkers while The Real slipped 9 percent to 1.0, the biggest decrease.

Fox’s Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader? returned after four years to a 2.6/9 rating among A18-49 and 10.9 million viewers on Tuesday. NBC’s I Can Do That! launched to 1.8/6 in the demo and 6.5 million viewers.

Adult Swim ranked as basic cable’s number one network in total day delivery of A18-24, 18-34 and 18-49, as well as M18-24 and 18-34 for the second week of May, up 17 percent year-over-year among A18-24.

Broadcast Evening News Shows Weekly Average Ratings (week of May 18, 2015)
NBC:
Nightly News 7.594 million total viewers; 1.5/7 and 1.758 million A25-54
ABC: World News Tonight 7.541 million total viewers; 1.5/7 and 1.747 million A25-54
CBS: Evening News 6.898 million total viewers; 1.3/6 and 1.540 million A25-54
Source: Nielsen, NTI Total Viewers and A25-54 Live+SD

Top 10 Broadcast Programs among A18-49 rating/share for the week of May 18, 2015
ABC:
The Voice (Tues.) 2.9/9
NBC: The Voice Mon.) 2.6/9
ABC: Dancing With the Stars 2.3/8
ABC: Dancing With the Stars Special 2.3/7
CBS: Survivor 2.3/8
ABC: Modern Family 2.3/8
ABC: The Bachelorette (Mon.) .1/7
CBS: Two Broke Girls 2.0/7
CBS: Mike & Molly 1.9/6
ABC: The Bachelorette (Tues.) 2.1/7
Source: Nielsen Media Research, Galaxy Explorer, Live + SD Data

Top 10 M-F Syndicate Strip Series for the week of May 11 ranked in order of HH Rtg
Judge Judy (CTD) 6.7AA
Wheel of Fortune (CTD) 6.7AA
Jeopardy (CTD) 6.5AA
Family Feud (2/T) 5.9AA
Big Bang Theory (WB) 5.4AA
Modern Family (2/T) 3.5 AA
Dr. Phil (CTD) 3.2AA
Entertainment Tonight (CTD) 3.1AA
Inside Edition (CTD) 3.1AA
Two and a Half Men (WB) 2.9
Source: Nielsen Media Research

Top 11 M-F Syndicate Strip Series for the week of May 11 ranked in order of A18-49 Rtg
Big Bang Theory (WB) 2.4AA
Modern Family (2/T) 1.9AA
Family Guy (2/T) 1.5AA
Family Feud (2/T) 1.9AA
Judge Judy (CTD) 1.6AA
How I Met Your Mother (2/T) 1.3AA
Wheel of Fortune (CTD) 1.3AA
Two and a Half Men (WB) 1.3AA
Jeopardy (CTD) 1.3AA
Seinfeld (SPT) 1.0AA
Cleveland Show (2/T) 1.0AA
Source: Nielsen Media Research

Top Ten Basic Cable Networks Live + 7 Performance among A18-49 for the week of: 5/4/15
Primetime (000)/Total Prog. Day (000)
TNT 1451
/ADSM* 697
TBSC 763/TNT 561
ESPN 709/ESPN 380
DISC 672/NAN* 362
NBCS 671/USA 349
ADSM 668/NICK 322
USA 601/TOON 318
TLC 517/TBSC 297
BRAV 511/DISC 278
FX 495/DSNY 273
Source: Turner Research from The Nielsen Company data. All ratings based on Total US Television Universe of 116,400,000 homes. * + Network broadcasts less than 51% of minutes in a 24 hour day. Notes: Data based on most currently available Nielsen Data stream; Final: Live+7. Primetime is Mon-Sat 8p-11p and Sun 7p-11p. Total day is Mon-Sun 6a-6a for household and demographic performances.

Top Ten Basic Cable Networks Live + 7 Performance among Total Viewers for the week of: 5/4/15
Primetime (000)/Total Prog. Day (000)
TNT 2915/
ADSM* 1201
TBSC 1720/TNT 1194
FOXN 1584/ DSNY 1125
DSNY 1547/NICK 1117
USA 1497/ TOON 977
ESPN 1487/ FOXN 973
DISC 1428/USA 932
HIST 1386/NAN* 772
HGTV 1353/HGTV 763
NBCS 1351/HIST 715
Source: Turner Research from The Nielsen Company data. All ratings based on Total US Television Universe
116,400,000 homes. * + Network broadcasts less than 51% of minutes in a 24 hour day. Notes: Data based on most currently available Nielsen Data stream; Final: Live+7. Primetime is Mon-Sat 8p-11p and Sun 7p-11p. Total day is Mon-Sun 6a-6a for household and demographic performance.

Top Ten Basic Cable Programs Live + 7 Performance among A18-49 for the week of: 5/4/15
Cleveland/Chicago (ESPN) 2839
Houston/LA Clippers (ESPN) 2719
Teen Mom (MTV) 2596
L.A. Clippers/Houston (TNT) 2586
L.A. Clippers/Houston (TNT) 2469
Houston/L.A. Clippers (TNT) 2432
Memphis/Golden State (TNT) 2401
Love & Hip Hop Atlanta (VH1) 2315
Chicago/Cleveland (TNT) 2296
Chicago/Cleveland (TNT) 2103
Source: Turner Research from The Nielsen Company data. All ratings based on Total US Television Universe
116,400,000 homes. Notes: Data based on most currently available Nielsen Data stream; Final: Live+7.

Monday A18-49 Analysis: NBC won the most A18-49 viewers Monday with 1.6/5, according to final primetime ratings from Nielsen. NBC’s American Ninja Warrior beat the competition at 8p with 1.7/6; ABC’s 500 Questions was second with 1.2/4. Ninja kept the lead at 8p with 1.9/6, versus 1.7/5 for ABC’s The Bachelorette. The second hour of The Bachelorette topped 10p with 1.6/5, followed by 1.2/4 for NBC’s Island: Bear Grylls.

A18-49: NBC 1.6/5, ABC 1.5/5, CBS .9/3, UNI .8/2, FOX .7/2, TELE .6,2, CW .3/1, ION .3/1

Live + Same Day Household Ratings: Monday, May 25, 2015 time period averages. Source: NTI, Galaxy as dated.
ABC: 3.6/6
500 Questions 3.4/6, The Bachelorette 3.6/6
CBS: 3.4/6
2 Broke Girls [r] 3.4/6, Mike & Molly [r] 3.4/6, Scorpion [r] 3.3/6, NCIS: Los Angeles [r] 3.3/6
NBC: 2.9/5
American Ninja Warrior 3.2/5, Island: Bear Grylls 2.1/4
FOX: 1.4/2
MasterChef [r] 1.4/2
UNIVISION: 1.1/2
Amores con Trampa 1.2/2, Imperdonable 1.1/2, Que te Perdone Dios…Yo No 1.1/2
TELEMUNDO: .8/1
Avenida Brasil .5/1, Tierra de Reyes 0.7/1, Senor de los Cielos 11/2
ION: 1.2/2
Blue Bloods 1.3/2, Blue Bloods 1.2/2, Blue Bloods 1.2/2
CW: 0.6/1
Memorial Days .6/1

Sunday A18-49 Analysis: FOX won the most A18-49 viewers Sunday with 1.4/6, according to final primetime ratings from Nielsen. Fox’s NASCAR coverage led at 7p with 1.4/6, followed by .7/3 for CBS’s 60 Minutes. Fox drew 1.3/6 for its races at 8p, versus 1.0/4 for Univision’s LIGA MX, and 1.6/6 at 9p opposite LIGA MX’s 1.0/4. CBS took over the top spot at 10p with .6/2 for Battle Creek; ABC’s Castle was next with .5/2.

A18-49: FOX 1.4/6, UNI .8/3, NBC .6/3, CBS .6/2, ABC .5/2, TELE .5/2, ION .2/1

Live + Same Day Household Ratings: Sunday, May 24, 2015 time period averages. Source: NTI, Galaxy as dated.
FOX: 3.7/8
NASCAR Sprint Cup
CBS: 2.9/6
60 Minutes [r] 4.2/9, Undercover Boss [r] 2.1/4, Madam Secretary [r] 2.4/4, Battle Creek 3.0/6
NBC: 2.5/5
Dateline Classic [r] 2.9/6, A.D.: The Bible Continues 2.7/5, American Odyssey 1.6/3
ABC: 1.6/3
America’s Funniest Home Videos [r] 2.1/5, 500 Questions 1.5/3, Fresh Off the Boat [r] 1.2/2, Fresh Off the Boat [r] 1.1/2, Castle [r] 1.9/4
UNIVISION: .9/2
LIGA MX .9/2, Sal y Pimienta .7/1
TELEMUNDO: 0.7/1
Voz Kids .9/2, Suelta la Sopa Extra .3/1
ION: 0.4/1
Constantine .4/1, The Bone Collector .4/1

Saturday A18-49 Analysis: NBC won the most A18-49 viewers Saturday with .9/4, according to final primetime ratings from Nielsen. Fox won at 8p with .6/3 for baseball, followed by .5/3 for NBC’s hockey playoffs. NBC scored first with the NHL at 9p with .7/3, versus .6/2 for Univision’s Sabado Gigante. NBC skated to an easy victory at 10p with 1.0/4; Uni and CBS shared second place with .6/2 for Sabado Gigante and 48 Hours.

A18-49: NBC .9/4, FOX .6/3, UNI .6/2, CBS .4/2, ABC .3/2, ION .3/1, TELE .2/1

Live + Same Day Household Ratings: Saturday, May 23, 2015 time period averages. Source: NTI, Galaxy as dated.
CBS: 2.5/5
Crimetime Saturday [r] 2.0/4, Crimetime Saturday [r] 2.5/5, 48 Hours [r] 3.1/6
NBC: 1.8/4
NHL Playoffs 1.8/4
FOX: 1.6/4
Saturday Baseball
ABC: 1.3/3
500 Questions 1.5/3, In and Instant 1.3/3
UNIVISION: 1.0/2
Sabado Gigante 1.0/2
ION: 0.8/2
Criminal Minds .9/2, Criminal Minds 0.8/2, Criminal Minds 0.8/2
TELEMUNDO: 0.4/1
Cine Millonario .4/1, Cine Exclusivo .3/1

EXECUTIVE MOVES

Leftfield Entertainment announced three promotions: Will Nothacker to Senior Vice President, Development, Leftfield Pictures; Shawn Witt to Senior Vice President, Programming, Leftfield Pictures and Ed Simpson to Senior Vice President, Business Development & International, Leftfield Entertainment.

Evolution Media promoted Alex Baskin to Partner, and appointed Sara Hansemann to Vice President of Development and Robert Carroll to Vice President of Current. Baskin will continue to serve as Executive Vice President of Programming and Development; both Hansemann and Carroll will report to him.

Rock Shrimp Productions tapped Glen Freyer as Executive Vice President of Development. Freyer is a former Executive Producer and Development Executive with 20th Television.



This Day in History:
1952 – Women in Greece were granted the right to vote.

Answer to Our Last Trivia Question: How old was Martin in My Favorite Martian (1963-1966)? 450 years old. Kudos to: Curtis Lachowin-Freelance A1/NYC, David Woolfson-Screenvision/NYC, Paul Bllutter-Hollywood Depot/Burbank, Tom Moore-Kalt Productions/LA, David Westberg-SAG-AFTRA/LA.

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JOB OPENING: DVLPMNT MGR & DVLPMNT COORD (2)/NYC: For Non scripted prod co. Hands-on self-starter w/proven track rec dvlpng reality prgrmng. Idea generator w/exc writing skills & nose for talent a must. Req’d: MGR. 4+ yrs exp.COORD 2+ yrs exp. Resumes: [email protected] (5/29)

JOB OPENING: HEAD WRITER/NYC: Seeking script editor for established true crime series. Needs exp writing crime, mngg writers & hitting tight deadlines. Writing style more narrative than news. Attn to detail req’d. Incl Head Writer in Sub line. Send res HERE (5/29) 

JOB OPENING: DEVELOPMENT WRITER/NYC: Prolific prod company seeks dynamic writer for the development team. Largely development copy writing. Promo writing experience a plus, attention to detail required. Incl Development Writer in Sub Line. Email Resume HERE (5/29)

JOB OPENING: DIR DEVELPOMENT/SCIENCE/MD or NYC: Innovtve hitmaker resp for devel of orig content from entertainment formats to science-rich series; wrk w/extrnl Prod Cos & intrnl depts. 7-10 yrs exp. Science Degree pref or exp dev/prod science programs. Full info/apply HERE (5/29)

JOB OPENING:  AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT MGR/NBCUniversal/NYC: Collaborate with station editorial and marketing managers to identify content performance trends and provide recommendations for promotion to drive tune in. Apply HERE (5/29)

JOB OPENING: FEMALE TV HOST or PERFORMER TV Host or PERFORMER/PERSONALITY with strong beauty expertise/interest. Represent StriVectin Skin care on QVC. Mustbe located w/in 2 hrs of West Chester, PA.(Philadelphia) Res/recent photo and on air links to [email protected] (5/29)

JOB OPENING: MGR, ADVERTISING OPERATIONS/Spotlight Cinema Networks/LA: Mng/lead ad operations team. Dvlp/streamline processes to improve productivity. 4+ yrs exp traffic, campaign or proj mngmnt in an ad agency or ntwrk enviro is pref’d. BA req’d. Full info/apply HERE (5/29)

JOB OPENING: AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT MGR/NYC: Collaborate with station editorial and marketing managers to identify content performance trends and provide recommendations for promotion to drive editorial & video tune in. Full info/apply HERE (5/29)

CASTING CALL: Companies can showcase their casting notices/casting calls here. For information on rates and specs for posting a casting notice, please email Trish at [email protected]

EXPERT SERVICES ADS: These ads are for companies or people who offer an expertise in the field of media by way of production, voice over artistry, writing, set development, etc. For information on rates and specs for posting an Expertise Service ad email Trish at [email protected]

INTERNSHIPS – These positions are for credit only – nobody gets paid here. These ads are always posted for free, and students work for school credit only. For more information on the specs for posting an Internship ad, email Trish at [email protected].

SITUATION WANTED ADS, POSTED BY THOSE LOOKING TO BE HIRED… There is no charge for placing your Situation Wanted ad… for more information contact Trish Pihonak at [email protected]

SITUATION WANTED: Human Resources & TV/Film Production Professional seeking PRODUCTION MANAGER or TALENT MANAGER position. MOBILE & eager to begin new career ASAP. Contact Endra Monee’ Young at (901) 481-4526 & [email protected] (5/29)

SITUATION WANTED: Entry-level entertainment professional looking for admin/exec asst or coordinating work in marketing, legal affairs or branded ent. Available at [email protected] (5/29)

E-mail [email protected] or call Trish Pihonak at 203-899-8459 for rates and specs for Job Openings.

Are you looking for a job? Post your Situation Wanted Ad here — Email [email protected] for specs.


WHAT’S ON TONIGHT – THURSDAY MAY 28, 2015


ABC: 500 Questions [f], Jimmy Kimmel Live [r]
CBS: Big Bang Theory [r], Odd Couple [r], Mom [r], Mike & Molly [r], Elementary [r]
CW: iZombie [r], Vampire Diaries [r]
FOX: Bones, Wayward Pines
NBC: Dateline NBC [r], Aquarius [
p]
PBS: This Old House Hour, A Program About Unusual Buildings & Other Roadside Stuff [r], Antiques Roadshow [r]
Telemundo: Avenida Brasil, Tierra de Reyes, El Senor de los Cielos
Univision: Amores con Trampa, Lo Imperdonable, Que te Perdone Dios…Yo No

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