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Summer programming is in full swing with lots of reality and repeats and only a few new dramas airing new episodes. Welcome to Summer!

Here is how those two dramas fared in the overall ratings:

9 PM Show:
Salvation (CBS) [NEW] – 3.1 million viewers

10 PM Show:
Elementary (CBS) [NEW] – 3.9 million viewers

What did you watch on TV last night? Please share.

The seventh annual ATX Festival was held in Austin, Texas from June 7 through 10 and, as in years past, our photographer, Dominick Dusseault, was on hand for the big event.

The following pictures are just a sample of the great shots he took during the event:

The Black List Live Script Reading:

The following actors/actresses appeared on stage to do a live script reading of Elizabeth Stamp’s pilot Classified and Paula Sorge Moynihan’s pilot You Bet.

Breaking Down the Binary

The following performers participated in a panel focusing on the growth of LGBTQIA characters on television:

Condor:

Mayans M.C.:

You can visit Dominick’s official site The Geek Lens to see more pictures from each of the above events.

More coming soon!

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:

6 PM:
The Lorax (animated) movie on FXX

6:25 PM:
Serendipity movie on Cinemax

7 PM:
Angel of Christmas movie on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries (Reair)

8 PM:
The Bold Type on Freeform (NEW)
NCIS on CBS (Reair)
Before I Fall movie on TMC

9 PM:
A Princess for Christmas movie on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries (Reair)
Terminator 2: Judgment Day movie on Sundance TV

9:01 PM:
13 Going on 30 movie on Freeform

10 PM:
Humans on AMC (NEW)
100 Code on WGN America (NEW)
NCIS: New Orleans on CBS (Reair)

Enjoy!

Here is the list, short though it is, of the programming options to expect on TV this coming week:

On July 6, the second season of Anne with an E will air on Netflix while that night the 2-part series finale of 12 Monkeys will air on Syfy at 9 and 10 PM [check your local listings for exact airtimes].

And, on July 8 the series premiere of Sharp Objects will air on HBO at 9 PM. Based on the book by New York Times bestselling author Gillian Flynn, this 8-episode series tells the story of reporter Camille Preaker (Amy Adams) who returns to her small hometown to cover the murders of two preteen girls. Trying to put together a psychological puzzle from her past, she finds herself identifying with the young victims a bit too closely.

Mark your calendars!

The TV programming options on the major networks this past weekend, including Friday night, were primarily filled with repeats and reality, but a few shows aired finale episodes or burn-off episodes of new episodes from the show’s final seasons.

Here are the ratings for this past (extended) weekend dramas on the major networks:

FRIDAY:

8 PM Show:
Quantico (ABC) [NEW] – 2.8 million viewers

SATURDAY:

8 PM Shows:
Ransom (CBS) [NEW] – 2.4 million viewers
Taken (NBC) [NEW – Series Finale] – 1.9 million viewers

9 PM Show:
Ransom (CBS) [NEW – Finale] – 2.2 million viewers

SUNDAY:

9 PM Show:
Instinct (CBS) [NEW – Finale] – 4.5 million viewers

10 PM Show:
Shades of Blue (NBC) [NEW] – 3.4 million viewers

What did you watch on TV this past weekend? Please share.

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:

5 PM:
Skyfall movie on Syfy

5:30 PM:
Criminal movie on FX

6 PM:
Bridget Jones movie on Showtime

7 PM:
Angels and Ornaments movie on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries (Reair)
The Town movie on WGN America

8 PM:
Deep State on EPIX (Encore)
How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days movie on CMT
27 Dresses movie on E!
Fast & Furious 6 movie on FX
Steel Magnolias movie on Showtime 2

9 PM:
Salvation on CBS (NEW)
Dietland on AMC (NEW)
9-1-1 on FOX (Reair)
The Perfect Christmas Present movie on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries (Reair)

10 PM:
Elementary on CBS (NEW)
X Company on Ovation (NEW)

Enjoy!

Hey All,

Here are the few news items from this past week:

CASTING NEWS

Actress Grace Park (Hawaii Five-0 and Battlestar Galactica) is replacing actress Anne Son in the upcoming new TV series A Million Little Things that will debut on ABC this fall. The show follows a group of friends who are reeling from an unexpected death within their social circle. Park will play the series regular role of Katherine, who is married to Eddie (David Giuntoli from Grimm). (TV Line)

Actor Noah Mills (The Brave) has joined the cast of the upcoming NBC drama The Enemy Within, a fast-paced thrilled set in the world of counterintelligence that will center on Erica Shepherd (Jennifer Carpenter from Dexter), a brilliant former CIA operative, now known as the most notorious traitor in American history and serving life in a Supermax prison. Against every fiber of his being but with nowhere else to turn, FBI Agent Will Keaton (Morris Chestnut from Rosewood) enlists Shepherd to help track down a fiercely dangerous and elusive criminal she knows all too well. Mills will play Special Agent Jason Bragg, a rising star in the FBI’s Counterintelligence Division. (Deadline)

Actor Tom Brittney (Outlander and Call the Midwife) will take over for departing actor James Norton in the PBS series Grantchester. He will play Reverend Will Davenport. (The Futon Critic)

Actress Sibongile Mlambo has been promoted to a series regular for the second season of Lost in Space on Netflix. (Deadline and The Futon Critic)

Actor Sam Jaeger (Parenthood) has joined the cast of the CBS All Access drama Tell Me a Story, which will reimagine children’s fairy tales as psychological thrillers, subversive story of love, loss, greed, revenge and murder in modern-day New York City. Jaeger will play a recently widowed single father who moves to NYC with his troubled daughter. (TV Line)

Actress Nicole Ari Parker has been promoted to a series regular on Empire, where she has been playing the ex-wife of Eddie Barker (Forest Whitaker). (TV Line)

CANCELLATIONS

The History Channel has canceled the military drama Six after two seasons. The July 25 episode will actually be the show’s series finale. (Variety)

Freeform has cancelled the drama Famous in Love after two seasons. (Variety)

PICK-UP NEWS

The NBC spin-off of the box office movies Bad Boys, which wasn’t picked up as a series, is actually being picked up by Charter Communications, airing on the company’s new Spectrum Original Content platform, marking the company’s first foray into original programming. The series follows Syd Burnett (Gabrielle Union), who has left her complicated past behind to become an LAPD detective. Paired with a new partner, Nancy McKenna (Jessica Alba), a working mom with an equally complex past. Syd is pushed to examine whether her unapologetic lifestyle might be masking a greater personal secret. (TV Line)

That’s it. Enjoy!

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:

5:35 PM:
The Pelican Brief movie on Cinemax
American Made movie on HBO

7 PM:
Yes, I Do movie on Hallmark Channel (Encore)
The Christmas Note movie on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries (Reair)
Downton Abbey on PBS (Reair)

8 PM:
Poldark on PBS (Reair)
Just Wright movie on BET
Jurassic World movie on FXX
Skyfall movie on Syfy
Now You See Me movie on TBS
Patriots Day movie on TMC

9 PM:
Instinct on CBS (NEW – Finale – Special Time)
Deep State on EPIX (NEW)
Good Witch on Hallmark Channel (NEW – Finale)
Private Eyes on ION (NEW)
The Christmas Train movie on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries (Reair)

10 PM:
Deep State on EPIX (Encore)
NCIS: Los Angeles on CBS (Reair)

Enjoy!

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:

5:10 PM:
Blade Runner 2049 movie on HBO

6 PM:
The Help movie on E!

6:15 PM:
Mean Girls movie on Bravo

7 PM:
C.B. Strike on Cinemax (Encore)
Wedding March 4: Something Old, Something New movie on Hallmark Channel (Encore)
The Christmas Secret movie on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries (Reair)

8 PM:
Ransom on CBS (NEW)
Taken on NBC (NEW – Series Finale)
The Shawshank Redemption movie on AMC
Cinderella movie on TNT

9 PM:
Ransom on CBS (NEW)
Yes, I Do movie on Hallmark Channel (DEBUT)
A Bramble House Christmas movie on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries (Reair)
The Help movie on E!

10 PM:
Man on Fire movie on Cinemax

Enjoy!

The seventh annual ATX Festival was held in Austin, Texas from June 7 through 10 and, as in years past, our photographer, Dominick Dusseault, was on hand for the big event.

The following pictures are just a sample of the great shots he took during the event:

Welcome to TV Camp for Grown Ups:

Waco:

A Conversation with Ray Liotta:

Sharp Objects:

You can visit Dominick’s official site The Geek Lens to see more pictures from each of the above events.

More coming soon!