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Bravo Media's “Married to Medicine” season four reunion swells with dilemmas and exposés when Dr. Jacqueline Walters, Dr. Simone Whitmore, Dr. Heavenly Kimes, Toya Bush-Harris, Quad Webb-Lunceford, Lisa Nicole Cloud, Mariah Huq and Genise Shelton come together and rehash their feelings and call-out each other for their shady misdoings. Andy Cohen hosts the surprising two-part reunion premiering Friday, February 17 and 24 at 8pm ET/PT. For a sneak peek of the reunion, please visit: http://www.bravotv.com/married-to-medicine/season-4/videos/on-the-married-to-medicine-season-4-reunion

As BroadwayWorld previously reported, Guy Ritchie will be helming a live-action re-imagining of Disney's Aladdin. The project marks the latest in a string of upcoming live-action reboots of Disney classics, including BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, in theaters March 17th, MARY POPPINS RETURNS, out Christmas Day, 2018, MULAN and THE LION KING.

First up in Encores! 2017 season is Big River: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, the Tony Award-winning musical based on Mark Twain's classic American novel. Big River will star Nicholas Barasch, Patrice Covington, Andrew Cristi, Wayne Duvall, Mike Evariste, Charlie Franklin, Annie Golden, Katherine A. Guy, Megan Masako Haley, Adrianna Hicks, Zachary Infante, Gizel Jimenez, Andrew Kruep, John-Michael Lyles, Cass Morgan, Tom Nelis, David Pittu, Tom Alan Robbins, Horace V. Rogers, Kyle Scatliffe, Christopher Sieber, and Lauren Worsham.

NBC Sports presents a “Star Sunday” NHL doubleheader this weekend, beginning with the NHL Game of the Week at 3 p.m. ET on NBC, when Devan Dubnyk and the Minnesota Wild host Henrik Zetterberg and the Detroit Red Wings.

NBC Sports Group and the Red Bull Air Race World Championship have signed an exclusive multi-year U.S. media rights agreement beginning with the 2017 season, both parties announced today.

Turner's Cartoon Network has charted wins across platforms with Mighty Magiswords leading to a season two order of the hit comedy series and the launch of a new mobile game, Surely You Quest. Mighty Magiswords follows the adventures of Prohyas and Vambre, a sibling team of “Warriors for Hire” who embark on heroic quests using outrageously funny swords called Magiswords.

Seeso today announced its upcoming programming slate, with five Original Series and two exclusive, all-new stand-up specials premiering in Q2 2017. Upcoming premieres include:

Acclaimed actress Glenn Close has headed back to Broadway to play the iconic role of faded Hollywood star Norma Desmond in Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical Sunset Boulevard, which won her a Tony in 1995. 

Entertainment legends Dick Van Dyke and Chita Rivera showed off a few dance moves as they joined Danny Romero for the ABC7 weather forecast.

NBCUniversal Talent Infusion Programs (NBCUNI TIPS) has named comedian and musician JR De Guzman as the winner of its 13th Annual StandUp NBC nationwide search for comedians of diverse backgrounds. De Guzman has been awarded a one-year talent holding deal with NBCUniversal and a headlining spot later this month at the National Association for Campus Activities (NACA) annual convention where he will perform before talent bookers from across the country. He will also headline the regional semi-finalist showcases for this year's StandUp NBC.

Coverage of the 2017 USATF Indoor Championship Series continues with the 110th Millrose Games, the third event in the series, this Saturday, Feb. 11, at 4:30 p.m. ET on NBC from Armory Track & Field Center in New York, N.Y. The field for the Millrose Games features 57 Olympians and 19 Olympic medalists, including 12 Olympic gold medalists.

Oxygen Media presents a seductive “Homicide: Valentine's Day” weekend featuring the very best crimes of passion episodes such as the captivating Jodi Arias “Snapped” two-part special.  Following the network's recently announced commitment to crime programming, the rampage begins on Saturday, February 11th 7PM ET/PT. For a sneak peek, please visit: http://www.oxygen.com/snapped/season-19/videos/spend-valentines-day-weekend-with-oxygen

“The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” has outperformed its ABC and CBS timeslot competition and won the late-night ratings week of Jan. 30-Feb. 3 in every key demographic — adults, men and women 18-34, 18-49 and 25-54 — according to “live plus same day” figures from Nielsen Media Research.  

ABC News' “Good Morning America” finished as the No. 1 morning newscast in Total Viewers (4.603 million) for the week of January 30, 2017, based on Live + Same Day Data from Nielsen Media Research. “GMA” outdelivered NBC's “Today” (4.366 million) by 237,000. “GMA” widened its margin of victory over “Today” by 78% year to year (vs. +133,000 on w/o 2/1/16).

Taking the top spot for the 3rd week in a row, “Nightline” beat CBS' “The Late Show with James Corden” (1.277 million) by 158,000 and NBC's Late Night with Seth Meyers (1.431 million) by 4,000.

Comedy Dynamics' fourth season of its original stand-up series Coming To The Stage, hosted by Andy Kindler, will premiere March 3, 2017 on all platforms.

NBC Sports presents seven NHL games in seven days this week, including three matchups featuring the Western Conference-leading Minnesota Wild, beginning on Wednesday Night Rivalry, when they host the Chicago Blackhawks on Wednesday at 8 p.m. ET on NBCSN.

Some of the smartest kids in the country will play “Who Wants To Be A Millionaire” opposite host Chris Harrison during the second installment this season of Whiz Kids Week, airing MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13–FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2017.

The overall assumption regarding an interest in the arts seems to be one of partisan politics. Its value is an often debated topic in a divided nation whose idealistic chasm grows wider by the day. For many, the fate of the arts remains a concern of those confined to what conservatives label a 'coastal bubble.' A fringe frivolity to be cast aside in favor of funding more 'practical' ventures.

A new casting notice from Actors Equity has revealed that a spring staged reading is of Baz Luhrmann's Moulin Rouge is currently in the works.