TLC's MY STRANGE ADDICTION Returns 1/1December 13, 2013TLC's MY STRANGE ADDICTION continues to explore the human psyche and the challenges people face to overcome unique behaviors and peculiar lifestyles with a whole new season premiering Wednesday, January 1st at 9/8c. Each episode of the series follow a range of shocking behaviors, their origins, and potential life-saving cures, and season five kicks off with a one-hour special -- following three individuals who undergo extreme physical and psychological measures to look and act as full time human dolls. Viewers will be introduced to Justin, Venus, and Emily, who will do whatever it takes all in the name of being a living doll; from obsessive diets, to fitting in uncomfortably tight corsets, to wearing eye-enlarging contact lens, and even radical plastic surgery procedures. Following the special one-hour premiere, TLC will also air two new back to back episodes at 10/9c featuring some shocking cases:
LMN to Premiere New Original Movie HOUSE OF SECRETS, 1/1December 13, 2013Inspired by a true story, the LMN original movie “House of Secrets” tells the chilling story of a recently divorced woman who's life, unbeknownst to her, is being monitored by hidden cameras and listening devices. Bianca Lawson (“Pretty Little Liars,” “Teen Wolf”), Neil Jackson (“Make It or Break It”), Stephanie Jacobsen (“Melrose Place”), Brendan Fehr (“Roswell”) and Costas Mandylor (“Picket Fences”) star in the 2-hour thriller, which premieres Wednesday, January 1 at 8pm ET on LMN.
114 Original Scores in this Year's Oscar RaceDecember 12, 2013 One hundred fourteen scores from eligible feature-length motion pictures released in 2013 are in contention for nominations in the Original Score category for the 86th Oscars®, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced today.
FX Picks Up Period Executioner Pilot from SONS OF ANARCHY CreatorDecember 12, 2013According to Deadline, the network has ordered Sutter's latest project Imagine TV's Brian Grazer, THE BASTARD EXECUTIONER, to pilot. 'EXECUTIONER' 'tells the story of a warrior knight in King Edward III's charge who is broken by the ravages of war and vows to lay down his sword. But when that violence finds him again he is forced to pick up the bloodiest sword of all.'
TODAY Continues to Post Solid Ratings GrowthDecember 12, 2013NBC's TODAY continues to gain momentum and deliver substantial ratings growth. Season-to-date, TODAY has posted the largest year-to-year growth of the morning programs in the key demo A25-54. Over the first eleven weeks of the season, TODAY has closed the demo gap with GMA by 38% (42k) versus the same period last year. For the week of December 2 –December 6, TODAY delivered its biggest demo audience since the London Olympics and its narrowest total viewer gap with GMA in more than four months. TODAY also beat GMA in the demo on Monday, December 2 and Friday, December 6.
IN NO GREAT HURRY to Open 1/3 at Film Society of Lincoln CenterDecember 12, 2013IN NO GREAT HURRY is a funny, intimate and moving film, following photographer Saul Leiter as he deals with the triple burden of cleaning an apartment full of memories, becoming world famous in his 80's and fending off a pesky filmmaker. Director Tomas Leach's poignant debut premiered at DOCNYC and will open at the Film Society of Lincoln Center exclusively on Friday, January 3, 2014 for one week only.
TBS Announces New COUGAR TOWN Billboard PromotionDecember 12, 2013TBS is toasting the much-anticipated return of the hit comedy series Cougar Town with a special billboard-sized mosaic created entirely out of wine corks by illustrator and artist Scott Gundersen. The Cougar Town-inspired mosaic will be created over a six-day period, beginning Friday, Dec. 13, with the entire process on full display at The Grove in Los Angeles. The final mosaic will be unveiled on Wednesday, Dec. 18 during an all-day 'Cougar Size Your Wine' promotion taking place at The Fat Cow, award-winning Chef Gordon Ramsay's restaurant at The Grove. TBS's Cougar Town is set to launch its fifth season on Tuesday, Jan. 7, at 10 p.m. (ET/PT).