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Tonight: Escape or Die, Illusions of Grandeur

From network episode descriptions:

Escape or Die!, OLN -  “The Viper Tomb Escape (Malaysia)”
World Famous Escape Artist Dean Gunnarson has only one big fear…snakes. Now, he’s been challenged to face it. The Snake Temple in Malaysia has invited Dean to a Viper Escape. Dean will be in a glass box, restrained and handcuffed with deadly, poisonous vipers crawling all over him…he must break free before he gets bitten.

Illusions of Grandeur, OLN – “Las Vegas”
Zack Mirza visits America’s modern day magic Mecca in search of sleight-of-hand secrets from magicians and gamblers alike. He meets not one, but two legendary sleight masters – R. Paul Wilson and Jason England. But in spite of their warnings, Zack blows his money and gets hustled by an up-and-coming entertainer named “Piff” The Magic Dragon. Still, he decides to lay it all on the line, gambling his most valuable asset as a magician – his hands.

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Tonight: Just for Laughs, Storage Wars Canada, The Liquidator

Just for Laughs: Chevy Chase, CBC
Comedy icon Chevy Chase hosts an evening of stand-up comedy featuring John Roy, Joel Creasey, Heidi Foss, Mike Birbiglia, Orny Adams, and Canadian comedy veteran Glen Foster.

Storage Wars Canada, City – “That’s Mr. Pecker to You”
Fill-in auctioneer Patrick Pecker returns to call an auction, causing chaos amongst the bidders.

The Liquidator, City – “Armed to the Rafters”
Touring an eye-popping military warehouse turns Jeff into a kid again and leads to one of his biggest impulse buys yet. After dropping thousands on a package deal that includes a decommissioned .50 caliber machine gun, Jeff is inspired to throw a massive military surplus event that will take over the warehouse. Will he sell the goods and win the war…or wave the white flag?

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Tonight: Bahama Blue

From the producers:

In a tip of the hat to the recent World Oceans Day, Love Nature will be running a Bahama Blue marathon, rerunning episodes 1 to 5 and culminating in the premiere of episode 6 at 10 pm Eastern. In the new episode, Wonderland:

From the coral that formed the Bahamas, to the mangroves that protect its sand flats from tropical storms, each eco-region, and many species of the Bahamas, depend on each other to survive. Together these interconnected ecosystems and species embody the magic of the Bahamas. Explore the creatures that play surprising roles in one another’s lives and the intricate food web that connects them all. Measured by the incoming and outbound tides and the dramatic shifts from day to night, we spend a magical day in Wonderland

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Mysticons in production with Corus Entertainment

From a media release:

Corus Entertainment’s Nelvana is thrilled to announce that an array of industry-leading partners have joined forces on the brand-new, wholly original series, Mysticons, which will make its global debut in 2017.

Nickelodeon will serve as the global broadcast partner, including in the U.S. Nelvana Studio is actively developing the franchise and will begin production of the series later this year, working closely with the core group of partners including The Topps Company, which was acquired by Michael Eisner’s Tornante Company and Madison Dearborn Partners in 2007. Mysticons is written by veteran kids series writer Sean Jara (RedaKai, Hot Wheels: Battle Force 5, The League of Super Evil, Naturally Sadie).

The series tells the epic tale of four girls who transform into legendary warriors and undertake a mythic quest to find a magic tome known as the Codex. They must reach the Codex before Necrafa, the Queen of the Undead, gets to it first and uses it to spread darkness and destruction. The Mysticons come from different walks of life, from princess to street kid, but are brought together by fate to save the world. With their incredible magical weapons and abilities, our masked Mysticons are modern day heroines.

The series is executive produced by Michael Eisner and Noel Bright for The Topps Company and Corus Entertainment’s Doug Murphy, Colin Bohm and Irene Weibel.

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