TBS' MEN AT WORK Series Premiere Brings In More Than 2.6 Million Viewersby TV News Desk - May 25, 2012TBS's all-new comedy series Men at Work scored 2,649,000 viewers; 1,630,000 adults 18-49; and 851,000 adults 18-34 in its debut last night, according to cable fast national data. The premiere of Men at Work also drew 14% more adults 18-34 and 7% more adults 18-49 than the prior four weeks of The Big Bang Theory in the Thursday 10 p.m. (ET/PT) timeslot. And it garnered more men 18-34 (395,000) than any previous TBS original sitcom premiere. (more...)
TBS and Facebook Announce Distribution Partnershipby TV News Desk - May 23, 2012TBS and Facebook are coming together for a new agreement that extends TBS's distribution plan for DumbDumb comedy shorts. (more...)
TBS & TNT Unveil 2012 -13 Development Slateby TV News Desk - May 16, 2012Two of cable's most successful brands are once again paving the way to the future with a bold, industry-leading strategy. According to the vision laid out by executives during the annual Upfront presentation today in New York, TBS and TNT will undertake a major transformation over the next two years, evolving from linear television networks into branded video destinations. (more...)
TBS Greenlights Two New Comedy Series to Premiere in 2013by TV News Desk - May 11, 2012TBS has given the greenlight to two new comedy series as the network undergoes an expansion of its original series lineup. TBS has ordered six episodes of DEON COLE'S BLACK BOX, starring CONAN writer and performer Deon Cole. The network has also ordered nine episodes of WHO GETS THE LAST LAUGH?, a new series from Punk'd co-creators Jason Goldberg and Ashton Kutcher. (more...)
Discovery Channel to Premiere New Reality Series FINAL OFFER, 5/31by TV News Desk - May 11, 2012In Discovery's new series hosted by Michael Kalish, FINAL OFFER, premiering on Thursday, May 31 at 10 PM ET/PT , Jacob Chait, Patrick Painter, Billy Roland and Jordan Tabach-Bank, four of the country's smartest , shrewdest and most successful dealers will battle it out to bid and buy some of the nation's most desired items. (more...)
Jason Bateman & Will Arnett's DUMBDUMB to Produce Comedy Shorts for TBSby TV News Desk - May 11, 2012The initial agreement calls for DumbDumb to produce up to six short-form comedy videos for TBS.com, each featuring a sponsor's brand integration and the DumbDumb stable of comedic stars. (more...)
FOX Debuts New Dating Show TAKE ME OUT Tonight, 6/7by TV News Desk - Jun 6, 2012The flip gets switched on the search for love this summer, thanks to the provocative and unpredictable new dating show TAKE ME OUT, set to premiere tonight, June 7 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. (more...)
Adam Sandler to Introduce THAT'S MY BOY Screening at TBS Festival, 6/14by Movies News Desk - Jun 5, 2012TBS JUST FOR LAUGHS CHICAGO is proud to announce that Adam Sandler will make a special appearance to introduce an advance screening of his new movie THAT'S MY BOY at the Kerasotes Showplace ICON on Thursday, June 14. (more...)
The Antaeus Company Announces ClassicsFest 2012, Part 2, 7/22-8/27by BWW News Desk - Jun 28, 2012ClassicsFest 2012, Part 2 - The Antaeus Company, L.A.'s classical theater ensemble, presents staged readings of six classics in six weeks. (more...)
will.i.am to Perform on AMERICA'S GOT TALENT, 7/3by BWW News Desk - Jun 20, 2012AGT kicks off its first live results show of the season with a special performance on July 3rd from seven-time Grammy Award winner, will.i.am, where he will make the primetime network debut of his new single, 'This Is Love,' featuring Eva Simons. (more...)
TBS Acquires Off-Network Rights to 2 BROKE GIRLSby TV News Desk - Jun 20, 2012TBS has acquired the off-network rights to 2 Broke Girls, the breakout hit comedy created by Emmy(R) winner/executive producer Michael Patrick King (Sex and the City) and white-hot comedian Whitney Cummings (Whitney). Television's #1 new series of the 2011-12 season with adults 18-49 and the #1 new comedy among total viewers, 2 Broke Girls is distributed by Warner Bros. Domestic Television and is set to join the TBS lineup in 2015. (more...)
Adam Sandler Introduces THAT'S MY BOY Screening at TBS Festival Tonight, 6/14by Movies News Desk - Jun 14, 2012TBS JUST FOR LAUGHS CHICAGO is proud to announce that Adam Sandler will make a special appearance to introduce an advance screening of his new movie THAT'S MY BOY at the Kerasotes Showplace ICON tonight, June 14. (more...)
TBS to Give Away Limited-Edition T-Shirts for CONAN CHICAGO WEEKby TV News Desk - Jun 11, 2012TBS's CONAN is set to give away thousands of free, fan-designed t-shirts when the Emmy(R)-nominated late-night series descends on Chicago for a week of shows June 11-14. (more...)
CONAN Does Week of Shows from Chicago, Now thru 6/14by TV News Desk - Jun 11, 2012TBS's Emmy(R)-nominated late-night series CONAN will head back out on the road this summer, this time for a week of shows in Chicago to kick off the 2012 edition of the TBS JUST FOR LAUGHS CHICAGO Comedy Festival. The shows will originate from The Chicago Theatre. (more...)
Syfy Renews Jaleel White's TOTAL BLACKOUT Seriesby TV News Desk - Jul 9, 2012Syfy has renewed its hit unscripted competition series TOTAL BLACKOUT - the channel's highest rated new program of 2012 - for 16 new episodes. The second season of eight episodes will begin Tuesday, November 13 at 9PM (ET/PT). (more...)
MINDSET Announces Capital Fringe Festival Castby BWW News Desk - Jul 7, 2012MINDSET, a surrealist rock opera, today announced four professional teen actors have been cast in the Capital Fringe Festival show. (more...)
CONAN Charts Big Ratings Gains For TBSby TV News Desk - Jul 3, 2012TBS's late-night series CONAN, which has been riding a wave of growth in recent months, charted exceptional gains again last week. The Emmy(R)-nominated series averaged 1,016,000 viewers in Live + Same Day for June 25-28, up +16% over the prior week and +7% over the June average. In addition, the show's total audience was up +14% over the same week in 2011. (more...)
will.i.am Performs on AMERICA'S GOT TALENT Tonight, 7/3by BWW News Desk - Jul 3, 2012NBC's AMERICA'S GOT TALENT, the number one show of the summer, began broadcasting live two nights a week from its brand new home at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) on Monday, July 2nd (9-11 pm ET) and tonight, July 3rd (9-10 pm ET). AGT kicks off its first live results show of the season with a special performance tonight, July 3rd from seven-time Grammy Award winner, will.i.am, where he will make the primetime network debut of his new single, 'This Is Love,' featuring Eva Simons. In addition to will.i.am, Zarkana by Cirque du Soleil, the visually stunning acrobatic spectacular that blends circus arts with the surreal, will perform a specially choreographed act on Tuesday's results show. (more...)
TBS Show SULLIVAN & SON Begins Production, Airs 7/19by BWW
News Desk - Jul 18, 2012The bar is now open. Production started this week in Los Angeles on TBS's new original sitcom Sullivan & Son, starring popular comedian Steve Byrne. Set in a popular pub in a working-class Pittsburgh neighborhood, Sullivan & Son is executive-produced by Vince Vaughn (The Break-Up), Peter Billingsley (Iron Man) and show-runner Rob Long (Cheers). The series is slated to premiere on TBS Thursday, July 19, at 10 p.m. (ET/PT). (more...)
TNT and TBS Announce Original Programming Group Reorganizationby TV News Desk - Jul 11, 2012TNT and TBS's original programming group is undergoing a reorganization that includes new roles for three current executives. (more...)
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