Trying to figure out what to watch tonight? Be it new episodes of the TV season, reairs of cable series or a movie, here are some suggestions:
8 PM: Arrow on The CW (Reair) True Blood on HBO (Reair) Dominion on Syfy (Reair) Castle on TNT Ocean’s Eleven movie on AMC Miss Congeniality movie on CMT Zero Dark Thirty movie on Encore The Wolverine movie on HBO2 The Cutting Edge movie on TV Guide Network
9 PM: Extant on CBS (NEW) The Divide mini-series on WE TV (DEBUT) Suits on USA Network (NEW) The 100 on The CW (Reair) Dominion on Syfy (Reair) Charlie St. Cloud movie on ABC Family
9:01 PM: Castle on TNT
10 PM: Motive on ABC (NEW) The Divide mini-series on WE TV (Encore) Strike Back on More Max (Reair) Dominion on Syfy (Reair)
10:01 PM: Taxi Brooklyn on NBC (NEW) Graceland on USA Network (NEW)
Actor Colin Ferguson (Eureka and Haven) will be showing up on The Vampire Diaries this fall in a role that has yet to be specified, but he will be giving “Caroline’s mom a run for her money”. (Sydney Bucksbaum at Zap2It)
Actress Cara Buono (Mad Men) will have a heavy recurring role on Person of Interest this fall, playing a femme fatale, who is uniquely qualified to navigate the new world order of the drama. (The Deadline Team)
Actress Michael McManus (Awake) and actor David Meunier (Justified) have joined the cast of the NBC mid-season 1960’s set Charles Manson drama Aquarius that will find actor David Duchovny (The X-Files and Californication) playing a Los Angeles police sergeant investigating a then-unknown young cult leader named Charles Manson (Gethin Anthony). McManus will recur as his ex-girlfriend whose daughter has gone missing while Meunier will play a menacing biker who serves as Manson’s enforcer. (The Live Feed and Dark Horizons)
DEVELOPMENT NEWS
Spike TV will be working with Irish DreamTime (the production company of actor Pierce Brosnan) [among others] on an event series based on the Crusades. The series will take place during the Third Crusade, after the fall of Jerusalem to Saladin’s armies, centering on two very different knights who journey from Scotland to the Holy Land for very different reasons. There, bound together in the crucible that is war, politics and betrayal, they will encounter and be forced to overcome, among others, Richard the Lionheart, Saladin, the Hashshashin and ultimately their own personal demons. (The Futon Critic)
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Q&A SECTION (With Tierney Bricker at E! Online)
Question: Got any scoop on Teen Wolf? – Penelope
Tierney: While we’ve still got a whole lot of craziness to get through before the finale, newcomer Dylan Sprayberry told us viewers “don’t even know” the insanity that will come in the season four closer later this summer. “The finale will wrap some things up and start some new crazy, crazy relationships.”
Question: Confession: I am still obsessing over Revenge’s finale! What’s next for Emily now that she’s gotten her revenge? – Meg
Tierney: Our heroine will attempt to put all the lies and revenge behind her and will be “living in truth,” this season, per executive producer Gretchen Berg, with EP Aaron Harberts adding that “having to deal with the blowback from what she’s done, how does that push her relationship forward? She’s going to have to own a lot of the things she’s done.” And that will definitely be happening with Charlotte. And bonus scoop: there won’t be a time-jump in the premiere. “Everything we left the audience with, we want to explore,” Harberts said.
Question: I’m glad to see Downton Abbey get so much Emmy love this year, even if last year was a bit of a downer for my faves Anna and Mr. Bates. Are they back on the track to happiness? – Zoe
Tierney: Funny you should ask because Joanne Froggatt, Anna Bates herself, gave us a call after receiving her second Emmy nomination, sharing “Anna and Bates do start season five in a more positive place than they were in season four, but obviously such an event is not something that dissipates or goes away. It’s something that people live with for the rest of their lives,” Froggatt told us. There’s still a cloud over Anna and I think she’s definitely changed after what’s happened to her, but with her and Mr. Bates, they’re both trying to get through each day and rebuild their lives together, but as I said there is a cloud hanging over them still.
Question: Please tell me we will get to see Felicity on The Flash! I like her with Barry, not Oliver! – Olivia
Tierney: Relax, Arrow and The Flash are definitely not going to shy away from some travel between Starling City and Central City. “There are going to be crossovers from both shows,” Grant Gustin spilled, adding that fans may see a cross-show love triangle. “It’s sounding like that’s what they’re building up for.”
The Hallmark Channel original movie For Better or Worse will debut on July 19 at 9 PM.
Wendy Hartline (Lisa Whelchel of Facts of Life fame) is finally starting to settle into the single life after struggling with the death of her husband. After a difficult season of grief, she’s taken over the family business of coordinating the town’s most beautiful and memorable weddings with the help of her friend and co-worker Roseanne (Kim Fields also of Facts of Life fame).
However, when the charming and incredibly irritating Marco (Antonio Cupo from Bomb Girls) opens a legal practice that specializes in divorces right next to her wedding chapel, Wendy is going to make sure that she stops at nothing to promote her business and the sanctity of marriage. Along the way, Wendy learns that self-discovery and moving on are the ways to finding true happiness.
The programming options on the major networks last night were, once again, primarily filled with repeats and reality, but there were a few new episodes of the Monday dramas.
Here is how those dramas fared in the overall ratings last night
9 PM Show: 24: Live Another Day (FOX) [NEW – Finale] – 6.5 million
10 PM Shows: Under the Dome (CBS) [NEW] – 7.6 million Mistresses (ABC) [NEW] – 3.7 million
Trying to figure out what to watch tonight? Be it new episodes of the TV season, reairs of cable series or a movie, here are some suggestions:
7 PM: Riddick movie on More Max
7:15 PM: Life of Pi movie on HBO2
8 PM: Pretty Little Liars on ABC Family (NEW) NCIS on CBS (Reair) Rizzoli & Isles on TNT (Reair) Men in Black movie on AMC E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial movie on CMT Ice Age (animated) movie on Encore Sweet Home Alabama movie on FXX 13 Going on 30 movie on TV Guide Network
9 PM: Chasing Life on ABC Family (NEW) Matador on El Rey Network (DEBUT) Rizzoli & Isles on TNT (NEW) Royal Pains on USA Network (NEW) NCIS: Los Angeles on CBS (Reair) Supernatural on The CW (Reair) Finding Carter on MTV (Reair) Fast & Furious 6 movie on HBO Moonrise Kingdom movie on HBO Signature
10 PM: Pretty Little Liars on ABC Family (Encore) Finding Carter on MTV (NEW) The Listener on ION (NEW) Ender’s Game movie on Cinemax Sweet Home Alabama movie on FXX Hope Floats movie on HBO Family The Bourne Ultimatum movie on Syfy
10:01 PM: The Night Shift on NBC (NEW – Season Finale) Perception on TNT (NEW) Covert Affairs on USA Network (NEW) Person of Interest on CBS (Reair)
Latina actress Angelica Celaya (Dallas) has landed the female lead role of Mary “Zed” Martin on this fall’s new NBC drama Constantine. Zed is an artist who becomes John Constantine’s (lead Matt Ryan) lover and joins his fight against the forces of darkness. (Laura Prudom at Variety)
Actresses Zuleikha Robinson (Lost and Homeland) and Cynthia Stevenson (Dead Like Me and Men in Trees) and actors M. C. Gainey (Justified and Revolution) and Bryan Callen (In Plain Sight) have joined the cast of the DirecTV series Kingdom, the mixed martial arts drama that will star Frank Grillo (The Gates and Captain America franchise), Matt Lauria (Friday Night Lights) and Kiele Sanchez (The Glades). Robinson will play Allison, a charming and ultimately ruthless woman looking to go into business with MMA gym owner Alvey (Grillo). Stevenson and Gainey will play the parents of Ryan Wheeler (Lauria), a world-class athlete who had it all, including Lisa Prince (Sanchez), until his spiraling drug addiction landed him in prison. Callen will play Garo, a fight promoter who is a little “street” but also a savvy businessman. (Michael Ausiello at TV Line and The Hollywood Reporter)
Actor Raza Jaffrey (Smash) will show up on Elementary this fall, playing Andrew, Joan Watson’s (series lead Lucy Liu) new boyfriend. (Natalie Abrams at TV Guide)
Legendary actor Ben Kingsley will star in the Spike TV event series Tut, playing Ay, the Grand Vizier to King Tutankhamun, who wields tremendous power and influence as the top advisor to the young Egyptian ruler. (The Futon Critic)
Actress Kristen Connolly (House Of Cards) has landed a series regular role on the ABC thriller The Whispers, replacing Brianna Brown (Devious Maids and Graceland), who played the role in the pilot but exited the drama in June. The series focuses on an unseen force that is manipulating society’s most innocent – our children – to act in favor of its cause. Connolly will play Lena Lawrence. (The Deadline Team)
Veteran actor William Sadler will appear in the new fall drama The Flash, playing ruthless CEO Simon Stagg. (Twitter and Dark Horizons)
Actress Keisha Castle-Hughes (Whale Rider) will appear in next season’s Game of Thrones as one of three daughters of slain Oberyn Martell. (New Zealand Herald and Blastr)
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Legendary actor Christopher Walken will play Captain Hook in the planned Peter Pan live musical special set for this fall on NBC. (James Hibberd at Entertainment Weekly)
DEVELOPMENT NEWS
The cable network Pivot has announced their first original scripted drama called Fortitude that will star fan favorite actor Stanley Tucci. The 12-episode series will tell the story of the small, Arctic town of Fortitude whose peaceful existence is shattered after a brutal and shocking murder. Sheriff Dan Anderssen (Richard Dormer from Game of Thrones) leads the investigation and is forced to work alongside DCI Morton (Tucci), a detective who’s flown into Fortitude. As the search for the killer progresses, the list of suspects – and suspicions – grows. The cast will include Michael Gambon (Harry Potter), Christopher Eccleston (Thor: The Dark World and The Leftovers), Sofie Grabol (The Killing) and Jessica Raine (Call the Midwife). (The Futon Critic)
AMC has given a straight-to-series order to the new drama Badlands that will be very loosely based on the Chinese tale “Journey to the West”. It will tell the story of a great warrior and a young boy who embark on a journey across a dangerous land to find enlightenment. (James Hibberd at Entertainment Weekly)
The USA Network has given a pilot order to the drama Mr. Robot that will center on a young programmer named Elliot, who suffers from a debilitating anti-social disorder and decides that he can only connect to people by hacking them. He wields his skills as a weapon to protect the people he cares about. Elliot will find himself in the intersection between a cybersecurity firm he works for and the underworld organizations that are recruiting him to bring down corporate America. (Lesley Goldberg at The Hollywood Reporter)
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BOX OFFICE NEWS
Actress Rose Leslie (Game of Thrones and Downton Abbey) has landed the female lead role opposite Vin Diesel in the upcoming box office film called The Last Witch Hunter that will find Diesel playing a semi-immortal witch hunter wandering the streets of modern New York City who is forced to partner with his natural enemy, a female witch (Leslie). The two must stop a villainous witch queen from obtaining a relic and unleashing plague upon humanity. (Heat Vision and Dark Horizons)
Here are the top 10 box office films courtesy of Box Office Mojo:
1. Dawn of the Planet of the Apes – 73 million
2. Transformers: Age of Extinction – 16.5 million
3. Tammy – 12.9 million
4. 22 Jump Street – 6.7 million
5. How to Train Your Dragon 2 – 5.8 million
6. Earth to Echo – 5.5 million
7. Deliver Us From Evil – 4.7 million
8. Maleficent – 4.1 million
9. Begin Again – 2.9 million
10. Jersey Boys – 2.5 million
Here is a list of the programming options to expect on TV this week:
The El Rey Network drama Matador will debut on July 15 at 9 PM. This new series chronicles the unlikely rise of Antonio “Matador” Bravo (Gabriel Luna from Prison Break), a popular soccer star, who comes to be known as much for his playboy antics off the field as his dynamic moves on it. But what his fans and family don’t realize is that it’s all a cover–in truth, he is a skilled covert operative executing missions for a little known branch of the CIA. “Matador” has the kind of fame and notoriety that affords him access to powerful circles of corruption and villainy. But, in balancing the dueling roles in which he’s been cast, he will be forced to confront the question of his true identity and it is this mission which will prove to be his most dangerous. The cast includes Alfred Molina (Spider-Man 2) and Peter Gadiot (Once Upon a Time in Wonderland).
On, July 16 the new 8-episode drama The Divide will debut on WE TV at 9 PM. Eleven years ago, the Butler family was attacked in their Philadelphia home and all but the youngest daughter were brutally murdered. The senseless deaths of this affluent African American family, seemingly at the hands of two white construction workers, Terry Kucik (Joe Anderson from Across the Universe) and Jared Bankowski (Chris Bauer from True Blood), threatened to ignite a racial firestorm. Adam Page (Damon Gupton from The Wire and Treme), himself an affluent black man and the city’s District Attorney as well as a political rising star, made a name for himself by securing convictions for both men, leading to the death penalty ruling for Bankowski. Now, Christine Rosa (Marin Ireland from Homeland and Boss), a caseworker with the Innocence Initiative, believes Bankowski was wrongly convicted of the heinous murders and struggles to stop his impending execution, while tirelessly working to exonerate Kucik.
The new USA Network dramas Rush and Satisfaction will both debut on July 17 at 9 and 10 PM respectively. Rush examines the world of renegade physician Dr. William Rush (Tom Ellis from EastEnders and The Secrets of Crickley Hall), a “medical fixer” who privately caters to Los Angeles’ elite. The cast includes Odette Annable (House and Brothers & Sisters). Meanwhile, Satisfaction stars Matt Passmore (The Glades) as investment banker Neil Truman who confronts his relationship (and his life) with his wife Grace, facing issues by making unconventional choices.
Cedar Cove will be back for its second season on the Hallmark Channel on July 19 at 8 PM.
That same night the original Hallmark Channel movie For Better or Worse will debut at 9 PM. Wendy Hartline is finally starting to settle into the single life after struggling with the death of her husband. After a difficult season of grief, she’s taken over the family business of coordinating the town’s most beautiful and memorable weddings with the help of her friend and co-worker Roseanne. However, when the charming and incredibly irritating Marco opens a legal practice that specializes in divorces right next to her wedding chapel, Wendy is going to make sure that she stops at nothing to promote her business and the sanctity of marriage. Along the way, Wendy learns that self-discovery and moving on are the ways to finding true happiness. The cast includes Lisa Whelchel and Kim Fields (both from Facts of Life) and Antonio Cupo (Bomb Girls).
On July 20, the new Lifetime drama The Lottery will debut at 10 PM. Set within a dystopian future driven by a global fertility crisis, the series reveals a world staring down the barrel of impending extinction as women have mysteriously stopped bearing children. After years of research, Dr. Alison Lennon (Marley Shelton from Eleventh Hour) and her team remarkably fertilize 100 embryos. However, her victory is short-lived when the Director of the U.S. Fertility Commission, Darius Hayes (Martin Donovan from Homeland), takes government control of the lab and informs the President (Yul Vasquez from Magic City) of the monumental scientific breakthrough. To determine which women will carry the prized embryos to term, Chief of Staff Vanessa Keller (Athena Karkanis from Low Winter Sun) convinces the President to hold a national lottery and a battle over the control of the 100 embryos begins. The cast also include Michael Graziadei (American Horror Story), David Alpay (The Vampire Diaries) and Shelly Conn (Terra Nova).
That same night over on the UP Channel original movie Rocky Road will debut at 8 PM. Harrison Castle (Mark Salling from Glee) has the corporate apartment, expense account and big office at his prestigious Wall Street firm. Harrison is a wheeler-dealer with the world at his feet. But it all comes crashing down in an instant. His firm suffers catastrophic losses and is forced to downsize and Harrison is one of the casualties. Shell-shocked, having lived on the margin the same way he trades, Harrison is suddenly broke. In fact, he’s in debt. He has fallen from Wall Street to Main Street in one bus ride. The bus pulls into a quaint New Hampshire township and Harrison’s parents are surprised and thrilled to see him. Harrison pretends that he is taking a long overdue vacation, when, in fact, he is living his worst nightmare — moving back with his parents and working his old route in his father’s ice cream truck business. The cast includes Steve Byers (Falcon Beach and Alphas), Rebecca Dalton (The L.A. Complex) and Nicholas Campbell (Haven).
Trying to figure out what to watch tonight? Be it new episodes of the TV season, reairs of cable series or a movie, here are some suggestions:
8 PM: Switched at Birth on ABC Family (NEW) Major Crimes on TNT (Reair) Shooter movie on AMC Riddick movie on Cinemax The Cold Light of Day movie on Showtime2
9 PM: 24: Live Another Day on FOX (NEW – Season Finale) The Fosters on ABC Family (NEW) Major Crimes on TNT (NEW) Hit the Floor on VH1 (NEW) True Blood on HBO2 (Reair) Teen Wolf on MTV (Reair) The Wolverine movie on HBO
10 PM: Under the Dome on CBS (NEW) Longmire on A&E (NEW) Teen Wolf on MTV (NEW) Switched at Birth on ABC Family (Encore) The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey movie on Cinemax
10:01 PM: Mistresses on ABC (NEW) Murder in the First on TNT (NEW)
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