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Singer, songwriter, and guitarist extraordinaire Gary Clark Jr. is featured in the upcoming documentary Made In America, which will have its world premiere this Friday, October 11th, on Showtime at 9 p.m. PT/ET.

Despite a 27-minute delay in its start time due to a football overrun, “Saturday Night Live,' with host and musical guest Miley Cyrus (4.5/13 in metered-market households from midnight-1:30 a.m. ET [actual start time was 11:57 p.m. ET], 2.7/14 in adults 18-49 in the Local People Meters)has equaled the show's top 18-49 rating (2.7) in the Local People Meters since April 13 (with host Vince Vaughn and musical guest Miguel). The 2.7 ties both last week's season premiere (with host Tina Fey and musical guest Arcade Fire) and the show's May 18 season finale (with host Ben Affleck and musical guest Kanye West). The 4.5 in metered-market households is within 4% of last week's season-premiere 4.7 despite this week's 27-minute delay.

Sundance Channel premieres its new six-part unscripted series 'Dream School', today, October 7 at 10:00pm et/pt.

David Blaine returns to primetime television in a groundbreaking new special 'David Blaine: Real or Magic,' this November on the ABC Network.

The 39th season premiere of “Saturday Night Live,” with host Tina Fey and musical guest Arcade Fire, scored the highest adult 18-49 rating for an “SNL” debut in three years and delivered the biggest overall audience for a season opener in two years.

I am so excited that Kim K is back in fashion action! Kim made her first official debut since giving birth to daughter North West this past June. Kim walked hand in hand with beau Kanye West as the two entered the Givenchy S/S 2014 runway show in Paris Sunday night. Kim wore a stunning black dress created for her by Riccardo Tisci. There is a lot going on - the high slit, peplum waist and sheer neckline. But somehow Kim manages to make it all work. Did you ever doubt it?

Michigan State University student groups, the Residence Halls Association (RHA) and University Activities Board (UAB), presents a fall collaboration concert featuring Steve Aoki with special guests Gareth Emery and R3hab, at Breslin Student Events Center, Thursday, October 10th at 7pm. Tickets available at www.BreslinCenter.com or by calling 1-800-968-BRES (800.968.2737), and will cost $25 for students with a valid MSU Student ID, and $35 for the public. Tickets are also available to purchase in person at Wharton Center Ticket Office.

Just in from NBC, in Late-Night Metered-Market Household Averages for Saturday night (note that “SNL” averages are preliminary and subject to adjustment):

Kanye West responded angrily to a recent spoof which aired on JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE in which a recent BBC interview featuring the rapper was re-enacted using a small child as his stand-in. 'Apparently this upset him,' offered Kimmel last night.

YouTube and NBC Sing-Off sensations, Pentatonix, will delight UConn Family Weekend audiences in two shows at Jorgensen on Saturday, Sept. 28, 2013, after judging a campus and regional high school a cappella competition tonight. And for a real a cappella a pportunity, the winning group from each division will open for Pentatonix on Jorgensen's stage for both Saturday shows, 7 and 9:30 p.m.

GSN announced today that the network has signed comedian-actor DeRay Davis as host of the new original series MIND OF A MAN.

Today, The FADER is releasing its annual ICON issue, dedicated to the life and work of singer-songwriter, composer and record producer, Trent Reznor.

A Red Orchid Theatre's (AROT) Board of Directors and Ensemble, together with Rockit Ranch Productions, announces the 2013 A Red Orchid Gala. The 2013 Gala will celebrate 21 years of creating exceptional, ensemble-based theater in Chicago. The event will be held on Saturday, November 9, 2013 at Sunda New Asian restaurant, 110 W. Illinois, with a cocktail party and auction to follow at The Underground, 56 W Illinois. The evening will be co-hosted by A Red Orchid Co-founder and Academy Award Nominee, Michael Shannon and Emmy Award winning television contributor and Rockit Ranch Productions CEO, Billy Dec.

At 10 p.m. ET, a rebroadcast of 'Law & Order: SVU' (0.8/3, 3.7 million viewers overall) locked up NBC's top total-viewer result in the time period, excluding sports, since December 29, 2012 ('SVU,' 4.0 million viewers).

William Peace University, a private four-year university located in downtown Raleigh, has announced that the university will host a live musical performance by Abyss, a spoken word artist, and UpRite Lions, a hip-hop vocal group, tonight, Sept. 19. The performances will be held on the university's Belk Patio at 7:30 p.m.

In a brand new teaser clip released in advance of the debut of Who Killed Jigaboo Jones?, playwright Jeff Campbell introduces us to Lefty Caruso, the vampire. Caruso represents all that is wrong with the industry. A character who feeds off the life and creativity of others in order to sustain himself, this archetype is found all throughout hip-hop. Caruso mentions some of his favorite 'jigs' with tongue and cheek verbal brutality, mentioning Chief Keef, Kanye West, and Wu-Tang Clan's Ol' Dirty Bastard. Of the latter Caruso expresses that ODB 'was my favorite Wu-Tang member cause he was a real jig.' Watch below!

William Peace University, a private four-year university located in downtown Raleigh, has announced that the university will host a live musical performance by Abyss, a spoken word artist, and UpRite Lions, a hip-hop vocal group, on Thursday, Sept. 19. The performances will be held on the university's Belk Patio at 7:30 p.m.

Having made a name for himself across the local scene in Melbourne, Australia for his impressive live show that encompasses a mix of blues, rock and folk with moments of loud, electric blues-soaked songs as well as delicate acoustic balladry, Hamish Anderson's debut EP comes armed with a host of noteworthy tunes and a songwriting and vocal maturity well beyond his twenty-one years.