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Dog and Beth On The Hunt “fan edition” marathon airs May 26 on CMT

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Dog and Beth On The Hunt “fan edition” marathon airs May 26 on CMT

CMT has announced that it will air a five-hour marathon of interactive, “fan-edition” episodes of Dog and Beth On the Hunt May 26 from 5-10pm ET/PT. Enhanced with facts about the show, viewer comments culled from social media outlets and commentary from series stars Dog, Beth and Leland Chapman, the specially created episodes are designed to reward viewers who have made Dog and Beth On The Hunt the network’s top-rated series, with an average weekly audience of over 1 million total viewers, more than 260,000 Facebook “likes” and a faithful Twitter fan base. The network also offers a companion Facebook app called “The Dog Pack,” [...]

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TLC is bringing back celebrity genealogy series “Who Do You Think You Are?”

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The former NBC genealogy documentary series Who Do You Think You Are? is being resurrected by TLC, which has ordered eight new hourlong episodes to begin airing July 23, the network announced. Lisa Kudrow and Dan Bucatinsky (Scandal) are back as executive producers of the series that finds celebrities looking into their pasts to discover unknown details about themselves and their families. “I’ve never stopped hearing about how much people love Who Do You Think You Are?, and I’ve always known that we’ve had more great stories to share,” said Lisa Kudrow. “TLC is a great home for the series, [...]

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Lyssa Chapman on her new book, her new show and life beyond Dog the Bounty Hunter

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Lyssa Chapman on her new book, her new show and life beyond Dog the Bounty Hunter

Dog the Bounty Hunter fans know Lyssa Chapman as “Baby Lyssa,” the petite and beautiful blond daughter of Duane Dog Chapman, stepdaughter of Beth Chapman and half sister to the show’s other stars, Leland and Duane Lee Chapman — though the family famously refuses to use terms like “step” and “half” to describe their bonds. Arriving on Dog and Beth’s doorstep — and thus, on A&E cameras — as a troubled teen with her toddler daughter Abbie in tow, Lyssa eventually evolved into a key member of the bounty-hunting team and developed a broad fan base of smitten men and [...]

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Like a Boss: Employees call the shots in FOX series “Does Someone Have to Go?”

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Like a Boss: Employees call the shots in FOX series “Does Someone Have to Go?”

Even though The Office just ended its run, fans of unique workplace personalities and drama will still have a place to get their fix — and in real life. The new FOX reality series Does Someone Have to Go? gives employees at “dysfunctional” companies 48 hours to switch places with their boss/owner and call the shots, often leading to what executive producer Cris Abrego calls “one big therapeutic session.” Abrego says his production sought out companies “where they were having some level of dysfunction, or some level of toxicity in the workplace. … It has nothing to do, in a [...]

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Jo Frost talks ‘Family SOS with Jo Frost’ on TLC

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Jo Frost talks ‘Family SOS with Jo Frost’ on TLC

As TV’s beloved Supernanny, Jo Frost spent seven seasons coming to the rescue of parents whose tots were creating havoc — but she says she did much of her bestcounseling when the cameras were off. So Frost pulled the plug on the long-running ABC hit and began contemplating a new show in which she could assist all kinds of clans, not just those in need of the “naughty step.” “I wanted to focus on a format that would allow my expertise to be shown on every level, and I wanted to be able to create a format that allows me to [...]

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Dance Moms Season 3 Tell All Reunion Part 2 recap: For Crying Out Loud!

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Dance Moms Season 3 Tell All Reunion Part 2 recap: For Crying Out Loud!

Welcome back, Dance Moms nation. Did everyone have a nice Mothers Day, even if you didn’t get your own TV special to commemorate it? Are you ready for — or dreading — our two-week sabbatical until Dance Moms starts up again June 4 with what’s looking like a doozy of a summer season? But right now we’ve got one more hour of Dance Moms Season 3 Tell All Reunion (and dance moms in jewel-toned dresses) to get through, so let’s have at it. We begin with a solo Abby once again, and this time JC Superstar Executive Producer wants to talk [...]

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NBC primetime schedule 2013-14

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NBC primetime schedule 2013-14

NBC has put out its lineup of primetime shows for the upcoming 2013-14 season, including returning series, and eight new dramas and six new comedies. NBC hopes its schedule this upcoming year will be bolstered by its coverage of the Winter Games in February 2014. NEW NBC 2013-14 SERIES About a Boy – Based on the Nick Hornby novel (which was also made into a Hugh Grant film), this midseason comedy stars David Walton as Will Freeman, the ultimate man-child whose life is changed by a needy single mom (Minnie Driver) and her oddly charming 11-year-old son (Benjamin Stockham). The [...]

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Breaking Amish Brave New World preview

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Breaking Amish Brave New World preview

The producers of TLC’s Breaking Amish appear to have learned something from the uproar that ensued when the real backstories of their five young cast members threatened to derail the tale they were hoping to tell, even before the series debuted. That is: These men and women are interesting enough without having to return or reduce them to a sort of “what is this food-cooker thing?” bumpkinhood that no one was buying anyway. As its second season — called Breaking Amish: Brave New World — premieres Sunday night at 10/9 CT, the series takes on a more somber, documentary-style feel [...]

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PHOTOS: The girls of Big Break Mexico

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PHOTOS: The girls of Big Break Mexico

Meet the ladies of GOLF CHANNEL’s Big Break Mexico golf skills competition series premiering May 13 at 9pm ET and airing Mondays. Season 19 of GOLF CHANNEL’s golf skills competition series Big Break has six men and six women in a mixed team format at Playa Paraiso Golf Club in Riviera Maya, Mexico. The winner receives an exemption to a 2013 PGA or LPGA tournament, plus cash and other prizes. LPGA great Lorena Ochoa makes a guest appearance and takes on Big Break’s signature Glass Break challenge for the first time. The six ladies appearing in Big Break Mexico are quite [...]

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Toddlers and Tiaras Season 6 premieres June 5 on TLC

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Toddlers and Tiaras Season 6 premieres June 5 on TLC

Toddlers and Tiaras, TLC’s jaw-dropping reality hit that introduced America to Eden Wood and Honey Boo Boo returns for a sixth season of spray-tanned pageant tots, overbearing parents, Pixy Stix and tantrums June 5 at 9pm ET/PT. And Boo Boo Mama June, you and your Go-Go juice are about to enjoy a little vindication. T&T fans, get ready for the phenomenon of “Tinker Tea” — Mountain Dew, bottled sweet tea and Pixy Stix powder, all mixed together and served up in a nice pink sippy cup. To a two-year-old. A two-year-old who has been starting her day with another sippy [...]

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