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SEPTEMBER 2016 PREMIERE HIGHLIGHTS

-ORIGINAL SERIES-

“BRING IT!” All bets are off when BRING IT! returns with new episodes of Season 3. The Dancing Dolls must bring their “A” game with tougher judges and bigger, badder rivals. Miss D finds herself with new dancers that need a lot of work to get into winning shape. Can newcomer Faith save the team or will her outspoken mother push Miss D to her breaking point? With the title of ‘best all around dancer’ being added to the Battle Royale, everyone must do their best to impress Miss D to get the honor.

DANCING WITH THE ENEMY (#320)

• Airs Friday, September 2 at 9:00PM-10:02PM (ET/PT)

• This week, enemies become allies as the Dancing Dolls team up with notorious hometown rivals, the Purple Diamonds, to take on Memphis in a city vs. city competition. Coach D has choreographed an ambitious creative dance with a powerful message -- but the dolls struggle to master the passion behind the routine. Meanwhile Sunjai gives Camryn a tour of her college campus. When the Prancing Tigerettes and Infamous Dancerettes go head-to-head with Coach D and the Purple Diamonds, the competition takes an unexpected turn.

WIGGING OUT (#321)

• Airs Friday, September 9 at 9:00PM-10:02PM (ET/PT)

• Coach D's big plans backfire when her decision to include 30 new dancers in a football field competition puts the team in serious jeopardy for game day. In the viewing room, simmering tensions between Selena and some of the moms EXPLODE in a "hair-raising" fight that leaves the DDP in distress.  

PREMIERE: TO BE ANNOUNCED (#322)

• Airs Friday, September 16 at 9:00PM-10:02PM (ET/PT)

• (Individual episode synopsis is currently not available.)

PREMIERE: TO BE ANNOUNCED (#323) Season Finale!

• Airs Friday, September 23 at 9:00PM-10:02PM (ET/PT)

• (Individual episode synopsis is currently not available.)



“THE RAP GAME”

School is out and summer is in full swing, but for seven aspiring artists, classes are just beginning! Learning from the best in the music industry, these young rappers have the opportunity to work with Grammy winner and producer Jermaine Dupri in an all-new season of THE RAP GAME (#TheRapGame). To help mentor the young teens throughout the season, Dupri enlists the support from some of the most successful artists in the music industry including iconic singer Mariah Carey and legendary rappers Snoop Dogg, Timbaland, Nelly, Bow Wow, Monica, DaBrat, Flo Rida and producers, Bryan-Michael Cox, Zaytoven and Mike Kalombo. The winner will receive a recording contract with Dupri's label, So So Def Recordings.

PREMIERE: TO BE ANNOUNCED (#207)

• Airs Friday, September 2 at 10:02PM-11:02PM (ET/PT)

• (Individual episode synopsis is currently not available.)

PREMIERE: TO BE ANNOUNCED (#208)

• Airs Friday, September 9 at 10:02PM-11:02PM (ET/PT)

• (Individual episode synopsis is currently not available.)

PREMIERE: TO BE ANNOUNCED (#209)

• Airs Friday, September 16 at 10:02PM-11:02PM (ET/PT)

• (Individual episode synopsis is currently not available.)

PREMIERE: TO BE ANNOUNCED (#210) Season Finale!

• Airs Friday, September 23 at 10:02PM-11:02PM (ET/PT)

• (Individual episode synopsis is currently not available.)


Season 6B Premiere! “DANCE MOMS” Named Favorite Reality Show by the Kids’ Choice Awards, Lifetime’s hit docuseries

DANCE MOMS (#DanceMoms) returns for its sixth season with new episodes, new dance moves and of course, the infamous Abby Lee Miller. With her LA studio now open for business, Abby is determined to ensure her team won’t have another dismal competition season. In a move to keep her empire alive and grow new stars, Abby makes the controversial decision to form a new Mini Elite Competition Team that will learn from the older girls. With Abby’s legal woes on the horizon, will the Abby Lee Dance Company be able to get back on top?

GIRL TALK PART 3

• Airs Tuesday, September 6 at 8:00PM-9:00PM (ET/PT)

• To kick off season 6B of Dance Moms, Jai Rodriguez and the girls of the ALDC are back to give the latest on Abby and the team and debut some brand new dances. Some super fans get up close and personal with the girls, the newest member of the Mini Team is introduced. The Dads of Dance Moms finally make an appearance to spill their daughters’ deepest secrets and show off their own moves.

RETURN OF THE MINIS (#621)

• Airs Tuesday, September 6 at 9:00PM-10:02PM (ET/PT)

• The minis are back for the first time this season and the elites question if Abby can hold true to her promise of new beginnings. Abby challenges the minis with a beauty pageant themed dance where she will crown one mini queen of the routine. The elites perform a tribute to Prince but feel the pressure to do him justice and fear they will fail to win with another tribute dance. To add to the chaos, Abby assigns two duets: JoJo and Brynn vs. Kendall and Nia. When Nia falls ill, Kendall is once again left without a partner.

MOTHER’S DAY MELTDOWN (#622)

• Airs Tuesday, September 13 at 9:00PM-10:02PM (ET/PT)

• It’s Mother’s Day and an emotional Abby tasks the minis with their first lyrical routine to honor her mother. The elites are put to the test when their moms make a shocking decision that leaves them without a group dance for competition. Tensions between the teams get physical and the moms give Abby an ultimatum.

MINI MADNESS (#623)

• Airs Tuesday, September 20 at 9:00PM-10:30PM (ET/PT)

• After last week’s fight between the elite and the mini moms, Abby attempts to unify the two teams by assigning the elites and minis duets as partners. With Abby’s continued favoritism toward the minis, the elites are once again forced to choreograph their own group dance. Both teams feel the pressure when Abby announces that the first solo of the season will be awarded to a dancer from the winning duet.

ABBY, YOU’RE FIRED! (#624)

• Airs Tuesday, September 27 at 9:00PM-10:02PM (ET/PT)

• Abby punishes the minis for their poor performance and awards the elites their first solos of the season. Jill infuriates Abby when she makes a major decision about Kendall’s music. No one feels safe when the media uncovers secrets from a mom’s past.



“LITTLE WOMEN: LA"

The ladies of LITTLE WOMEN: LA are back with more at stake than ever before. With new babies on the horizon for many of the ladies, the new season follows the ladies as they come face to face with the hard truth about themselves and their relationships. The curtain has been pulled back, exposing all the lies, deceit and backstabbing to reveal more than the women ever expected.

PREMIERE: TO BE ANNOUNCED (#509)

• Airs Wednesday, September 7 at 9:00PM-10:02PM (ET/PT)

• (Individual episode synopsis is currently not available.)

PREMIERE: TO BE ANNOUNCED (#510)

• Airs Wednesday, September 14 at 9:00PM-10:02PM (ET/PT)

• (Individual episode synopsis is currently not available.)

PREMIERE: TO BE ANNOUNCED (#511)

• Airs Wednesday, September 21 at 9:00PM-10:02PM (ET/PT)

• (Individual episode synopsis is currently not available.)

PREMIERE: TO BE ANNOUNCED (#512)

• Airs Wednesday, September 28 at 9:00PM-10:02PM (ET/PT)

• (Individual episode synopsis is currently not available.)



“LITTLE WOMEN: ATLANTA”

Lifetime's top new unscripted series of 2016, LITTLE WOMEN: ATLANTA is back for its second season, diving deeper into the relationships and rivalries that surround the ladies. After a tumultuous season of fighting, backstabbing and lies, the girls must now face the consequences. When the Queen of Atlanta herself, Ms. Juicy, takes center stage to shake up the lives of these Little Women, no one will be safe.

UNHAPPY BIRTHDAY (#209)

• Airs Wednesday, September 7 at 10:02PM-11:02PM (ET/PT)

• Bri invites the girls to celebrate Meek’s 3rd birthday, but when Juicy shows up with the new twins, Hope and Charity, tensions mount and Monie loses her cool. And when sudden contractions force Andrea to have an emergency C-section, Chris is nowhere to be found.

ALL THE JUICY DETAILS (#210)

• Airs Wednesday, September 14 at 10:02PM-11:02PM (ET/PT)

• Juicy decides to take a huge step in her radio career by launching her own sex advice talk show. Meanwhile Andrea is left to fend for herself after her boyfriend Chris does the unthinkable. And Hope and Charity try to make amends with the group by throwing a dinner party, but the night takes a turn when they surprise the girls with psychic readings and Minnie’s past comes back to haunt her. P

REMIERE: TO BE ANNOUNCED (#211)

• Airs Wednesday, September 21 at 10:02PM-11:02PM (ET/PT)

• (Individual episode synopsis is currently not available.)

PREMIERE: TO BE ANNOUNCED (#212)

• Airs Wednesday, September 28 at 10:02PM-11:02PM (ET/PT)

• (Individual episode synopsis is currently not available.)  



Season 15 Premiere! “PROJECT RUNWAY” More than a decade after Project Runway rocked the fashion world, Lifetime’s Emmy®-nominated series returns for its milestone fifteenth season. Year after year, Project Runway hopefuls have competed stitch by stitch for the chance to make their mark on the world of fashion. Having propelled aspiring designers into the style spotlight, Project Runway has left no sequin un-sewn. Continuing to uphold the runway legacy, this celebratory season will take fashion to a whole other level with 16 new designers. Determining whether they’ve created a fashion feat or faux pas are returning judges Heidi Klum, Marie Claire’s creative director Nina Garcia, creative director for Brooks Brother Women, fashion designer Zac Posen and mentor Tim Gunn, who once again will have the power to “save” one designer from elimination. To help decide which designer will be crowned fashion royalty and who will be “cut” from the competition are guest judges, actresses Priyanka Chopra, Emily Ratajkowski, Nina Dobrev, Camilla Belle, Jaime King, Shiri Appleby, Sabrina Carpenter and Carly Chaiken. Additional influencers joining the judges panel are The Today Show anchor Savannah Guthrie, fashion designer Rebecca Minkoff, Project Runway Junior judge Kelly Osbourne, model Lucky Blue Smith and Editor in Chief of Marie Claire, Anne Fulenwider. The winner of Project Runway will receive $100,000 to launch his or her business. Sally Beauty will supply a year’s worth of products along with a $25,000 cash prize. Travel and hotel accommodations to inspiring destinations around the world from Best Western Hotels and Resorts will also be provided, and from Mary Kay, the winner will receive an entire year’s worth of beauty products for their fashion shows and professional makeup artist services for their debut show. The winner will also receive a new Lexus IS sedan and a complete sewing and crafting studio from Brother Sewing and Embroidery. The winning designer and model will receive a fashion spread in Marie Claire magazine.

ROAD TO THE RUNWAY SEASON 15

• Airs Thursday, September 15 at 8:00PM-9:00PM (ET/PT)

• Host Tim Gunn will introduce this season's sixteen new designers with a behind-the-scenes look from their casting auditions.

PREMIERE: TO BE ANNOUNCED (#1501)

• Airs Thursday, September 15 at 9:00PM-10:30PM (ET/PT)

• (Individual episode synopsis is currently not available.)

PREMIERE: TO BE ANNOUNCED (#1502)

• Airs Thursday, September 22 at 9:00PM-10:30PM (ET/PT)

• (Individual episode synopsis is currently not available.)  

PREMIERE: TO BE ANNOUNCED (#1503)

• Airs Thursday, September 29 at 9:00PM-10:30PM (ET/PT)

• (Individual episode synopsis is currently not available.)



—MOVIES-MOVIES-MOVIES—

“BACKSTABBED” (USTV Premiere)

• Premieres Saturday, September 3, at 8:00PM-10:02PM (ET/PT)

• When a struggling housewife poses as a potential buyer to help her boss close real estate transactions, she discovers her boss will do anything to close a deal -- even murder.

• Stars Josie Davis, Brittany Underwood, Micah Alberti, Kevin Spirtas, Brad Lee Wind, and Amanda Musso. (2016)



“STALKED BY MY DOCTOR: THE RETURN” (USTV Premiere)

• Premieres Monday, September 5, at 8:00PM-10:00PM (ET/PT)

• After Dr. Albert Beck miraculously saves a teenage girl from drowning during spring break, he shows up at her school back home to check on her... and pursue his obsession.

• Stars Eric Roberts, Claire Blackwelder, and Hilary Greer. (2016)



“GIRL IN THE BOX” (World Premiere)

• Premieres Saturday, September 10, at 8:00PM-10:00PM (ET/PT)

• In 1977, 22-year-old Colleen Stan doesn’t think twice when she hitchhikes and is picked up by a young couple, Cameron and Janice Hooker. But the life she knows is completely ripped away when the couple abducts her and takes her to their home where Cameron tortures and sexually abuses her. For the next seven years, Colleen is imprisoned for up to 23 hours a day, in a coffin-sized box hidden beneath the couple’s bed. When not incarcerated, Colleen is part of a strange new life as a live-in slave, babysitter, and victim of Cameron’s bizarre and extreme sexual fantasies.

• Stars Zane Holtz, Addison Timlin and Zelda Williams. (2016)  

Documentary Special: “COLLEEN STAN: THE GIRL IN THE BOX” (World Premiere)

• Premieres Saturday, September 10, at 10:00PM-12:02AM (ET/PT)

• Documents the real-life story of Colleen Stan, featuring news footage and interviews with first-hand accounts from Stan and police officials, this two-hour special takes viewers through Stan’s journey to a new life.



“SISTER CITIES” (World Premiere)

• Premieres Saturday, September 17, at 8:00PM-10:02PM (ET/PT)

• Four sisters, as different as the cities they were named after, return home to mourn their mother’s alleged suicide and discover a secret that could tear them apart.

• Stars Jacki Weaver, Amy Smart, Stana Katic, Troian Bellisario, Jess Weixler, Michelle Trachtenberg, Alfred Molina, Tom Everett Scott, and Kaia Gerber. (2015)

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