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Casting Calls

FOX launching an “Empire” singing contest, with Season 2 appearance as grand prize

Think you’ve got the pipes to make a cameo on FOX’s Empire Season 2? You’ll have the chance to find out when the network launches its “FOX’s Next EMPIRE Artist” nationwide bus tour starting July 16 in Los Angeles. The gold Empire bus, outfitted with a recording studio, will travel to 15 cities across the country and give fans the chance to record their versions of Empire‘s biggest hits. In addition, fans recording songs will also have the opportunity to record an a capella version to submit in the “FOX’s Next EMPIRE Artist” contest, in which one lucky winner will appear as an Empire artist during Season 2. […]

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Sports

CONCACAF Gold Cup 2015: U.S. TV coverage

In the United States, Univision, UniMás and UDN (Univision Deportes Network) will feature comprehensive live Spanish-language coverage of every game of the CONCACAF Gold Cup 2015 (Copa Oro), while Fox Sports 1 and Fox Sports 2 will feature English-language coverage. Every two years, the Gold Cup features soccer teams from across the Americas vying for glory. Participating countries include Haiti, Honduras, Panama and the United States in Group A; Canada, Costa Rica, El Salvador and Jamaica in Group B; Cuba, Guatemala, Mexico, and Trinidad & Tobago in Group C. This year’s tournament runs July 7-26. In addition to live broadcasts, Univision’s game […]

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Comedy

Funny or Die follows up “The Spoils of Babylon” with “The Spoils Before Dying”

Following up on its pitch-perfect parody of overwrought novels and epic miniseries of days gone by with The Spoils of Babylon, Funny or Die has produced a follow-up comedy miniseries for IFC. The three-night The Spoils Before Dying again features “author” Eric Jonrosh (Will Ferrell, also an executive producer), who introduces his story. It’s a pulp-noir murder mystery set in the seedy underbelly of Los Angeles’ jazz scene. Dying follows Rock Banyon (Michael Kenneth Williams) as he becomes the prime suspect in the double murder of his occasional lover Fresno Foxglove (Maya Rudolph), who is found dead with another man. Kristen […]

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Documentary

Shark Week 2015 premiere specials schedule

Shark Week is back on Discovery Channel, and this year the programming event will air even earlier than ever before, running July 5-12 on the network. Discovery says that Shark Week 2015 will feature 19 hours of primetime programming, the most hours in the event’s 28-year history. Shark Week 2015 Premiere Specials (All Times ET/PT; Descriptions from Discovery) Shark Trek — Sunday, July 5 at 8pm Dr. Greg Skomal, Massachusetts’ senior marine fisheries marine biologist, tags Great White sharks off the coast of Cape Cod and attempts to determine their swim patterns once they leave the Massachusetts coast. As patterns point to the […]

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Holiday

Fourth of July 2015 TV programming

Independence Day 2015 in America is Saturday, July 4. It falls such that, if you’re lucky, you may have Friday, July 3, off of work to enjoy at least a three-day weekend. Either way, once again the Fourth of July holiday will feature plenty of television viewing, if you are so inclined, in terms of movies, shows, sports and programming marathons. Here is some of the notable TV programming airing over Fourth of July 2015. All times are Eastern. Star Trek: The Next Generation Season 3 marathon — July 3 at 6am-July 4 at 8am on BBC America. Law & Order: SVU marathon — […]

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Awards Shows

REELZ to air Donald Trump’s 2015 Miss USA Pageant

While certain brands and personalities have been dumping Donald Trump left and right in the wake of his derogatory statements regarding Mexicans during his presidential campaign announcement — including NBC and Univision opting to no longer air this year’s Miss USA Pageant, a Trump event (NBC has in fact severed all ties with Trump, and The Celebrity Apprentice will continue without him) — at least one outlet is cozying up to The Donald. REELZ announced today that it has acquired the rights to exclusively telecast the 2015 Miss USA Pageant on Sunday, July 12, at 8pm ET. According to Stan E. Hubbard, […]

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Drama

Syfy Fourth of July Twilight Zone Marathon 2015 episode schedule

Ready to go back into that other dimension — a dimension not only of sight and sound, but of mind? Syfy is airing its annual favorite again, the Fourth of July Twilight Zone Marathon. At 19-and-a-half hours, the 2015 edition seems a bit shorter than in other years, and shorter than the New Year’s Eve marathon usually is, but it is a good chance to catch up with a number of classic Twilight Zone episodes, including “The Hitch-Hiker,” pictured here. Syfy Fourth of July Twilight Zone Marathon 2015 Episodes (All Times ET/PT) Saturday, July 4 8am: Little Girl Lost 8:30am: The After […]

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Streaming

What’s new on Amazon July 2015

New on Amazon July 2015 will be several HBO favorites, including Entourage Seasons 1-8; The Newsroom Seasons 1 & 2; Boardwalk Empire Season 3; True Blood Season 5 and the HBO original film Behind the Candelabra. Amazon Prime will also see the return of popular, exclusive TV with Under the Dome Season 3 (pictured), Downton Abbey Season 5, and Extant Season 2. In addition, Amazon Instant Video has the second seasons of popular TV series The Strain, Silicon Valley and Married, all available to buy. Movies on Amazon Prime include action thriller The Expendables 3, classics like Dirty Dancing, Flashdance and […]

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Streaming

What’s new on Hulu July 2015

Here are the streaming movies and shows that are new on Hulu July 2015, including Season 3 of the Hulu original series East Los High (pictured below). Available July 1 After the Wedding (2006) Alone with Her (2006) Annie Hall (1977) Antiviral (2012) As Luck Would Have It (2011) Bandits (2001) The Baxter (2005) Black Power Mixtape (2011) Buck (2011) Burke and Hare (2010) Cave of Forgotten Dreams (2010) Chronicles of an Escape (Cronica de una fuga) (2006) Crawlspace (2013) The Countess (2009) Dans Paris (2006) Enter the Void (2009) Entrance (2012) Errors of the Human Body (2012) The Escapist (2008) Falling […]

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Streaming

What’s New on Netflix July 2015

Season 2 of BoJack Horseman and the highly anticipated Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp are two of the notable premieres that are new on Netflix July 2015. Here’s a rundown of the new and departing series and movie titles on Netflix in July. NETFLIX ORIGINALS Knights of Sidonia (Season 1 now streaming;  Season 2 available July 3) — The mecha manga series continues. Chris Tucker Live (Available July 10) — Chris Tucker headlines his first full length stand-up comedy special. BoJack Horseman (Season 1 now streaming; Season 2 available July 17) — Will Arnett voices BoJack, the legendary 90’s sitcom star, who has been trying to […]