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16 July 2013

Unforgettable On CBS

TV PICKS: Switched At Birth (FAM); Major Crimes (TNT); King & Maxwell (TNT); Under The Dome (CBS); Longmire (AET); Push Girls (SUN); Pretty Little Liars (FAM); Twisted (FAM); Covert Affairs (USA); Chopped (FOO); Mythbusters (SCI); Mythbusters (DSC); Royal Pains (USA); Futurama (CMY); South Park (CMY); Through The Wormhole (SCI); Burn Notice (USA); Degrassi (TNK); Phineas & Ferb (DXD); Kung-Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness (NIK); SpongeBob Squarepants (NIK); Beware the Batman (CAR); Transformers: Prime - Beast Hunters (HUB); Looney Tunes (CAR); Unforgettable (CBS); Doctor Who (PBS); Austin City Limits (PBS); Falling Skies (TNT); True Blood (HBO); and, Newsroom (HBO).

WHY DOME DOMINATES By Stephen Battaglio: ^Stephen King’s "Under The Dome" may provide the cure for broadcast television’s summertime blues. CBS exeutives breathed a collective sigh of relief after 13.5 million viewers tuned into the 24 June premiere of the disaster drama – the most for any summer drama series since 1992. The show picked-up another 3.2 million viewers when three days of DVR playback an on-demand viewing were calculated. The second episode’s live viewers numbered more than 11 million.^

VERY BAD BEHAVIOR ON "BIG BROTHER" By Rob Moynihan: ^"Big Brother" viewers are told every summer to expect the unexpected. But, fans tuning in to this year’s live feeds from CBS.com have witnessed some disturbing behavior from the seemingly fun-loving house guests. Racism and homophobia run rampant. The game’s only Asian contestant, Helen Kim, has been verbally attacked with comments such as, "Go make some [fornicating] rice." Openly homosexual contestant, Andy Herren, was referred to with the use of multiple forms of contemptuous slang.^

IN THE NEWS: NBC has outbid History Channel for "A.D.: Beyond the Bible", the follow-up to the hugely successful "The Bible", produced by Mark Burnett. Gary Carr and Paul Giamatti join the cast of "Downton Abbey". Sasha Alexander and Angie Harmon praise their current story airing on [TNT’s] "Rizzoli & Isles". Disney Channel going ahead with it’s episodes of "Good Luck Charlie" featuring a preschooler with two mothers. Tinkerbell to be featured in Season 3 of [ABC’s] "Once Upon A Time"! On [FOX’s] "Bones" Booth and Brennan may yet be married. TV Guide columnist, William Keck, will be moderating panels for [FOX’s] "Bones" and [ABC’s] "Once Upon A Time" at this year’s San Diego Comic Con.

FANTASTIC VOYAGES By Matt Roush: The top ten Sci-Fi Television Shows include "Star Trek"; "Star Trek: The Next Generation"; "The Twilight Zone" (circa 1960); "The X-Files"; "Buffy, The Vampire Slayer"; and, "Game of Thrones".

CAN THIS BROMANCE BE SAVED By Damian Holbrook: ^All around the sprawling bull pen pf one of Manhattan’s ritziest law firms, first-year associates and ambitious clerks hurriedly deliver files, messages and coffee to their bosses. Meanwhile, a conversation in a swank corner office escalates into a moment every high-powered attorney dreams of: an overt threat to torpedo a shady colleague’s career, followed by a dramatic exit.^

FULL MOON FEVER By Damian Holbrook: ^MTV’s sexy werewolves are taking a bite out of the competition. The third season of "Teen Wolf" premiered 03 June and brought in the shows biggest audience to date.^

SAN DIEGO COMIC CON: William Keck will moderate panels for ABC and FOX. Josh Holloway will be promoting [CBS’s] "Intelligence". Candice Accola will sit on the "Vampire Diaries" panel. STARZ will screen the pilot for it’s high-seas drama, a prequel to [Robert Louis Stevenson’s] "Treasure Island", titled "Black Sails". Disney XD’s upcoming animated [Marvel] series, "Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H.", will be represented. Sean Astin and Corey Feldman may also be seen, representing "The Goonies" and [Nickelodeon’s] "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles"! FOX will be promoting it’s Saturday Late Night block of animated series for adults. ABC will screen "top secret Wonderland scenes" from the upcoming season of "Once Upon A Time"! Ronald Moore’s upcoming series "Helix" will also be represented and don’t be surprised to see something of his "Outland". And, kids will be thrilled to find Phineas and Ferb saving the day fro Marvel Heroes this summer. But, the biggest draw this year may be "Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D" from ABC!

HIGHLIGHTS: Jerry O’Connell will appear with, his wife, Rebecca Romijn, in [TNT’s] "King & Maxwell". Allison Scagliotti, of [SYF’s] "Warehouse 13", will guest on [FAM’s] "Switched at Birth". "Whose Line is it Anyway" is back with Wayne Brady, Ryan Stiles, Colin Mochrie, and, new host, Aisha Tyler on The CW. "Covert Affairs" new season will debut 16 July on USA Network. ABC Family will air an introduction to it’s "Pretty Little Liars" spin-off, "Ravenwood". Tom Berenger will guest star on [TNT’s] "Major Crimes". National Geographic Channel will reveal the damage caused by sex trafficking. ABC will present unaired episodes of it’s cancelled series "Zero Hour". And, Poppy Montgomery is returning in all-new episodes of "Unforgettable" on CBS!


Screen Things By Frank Jaymes
From TV Guide
15 July 2013