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Noticias Telemundo announced today it will broadcast the town hall “Latinos Venciendo el Miedo” (Latinos Overcoming Fear), this Sunday, March 19 at 7PM/6 C.  Hosted by Noticias Telemundo anchor José Díaz-Balart, the special program will feature the participation of immigrants at the Church of the Immaculate Conception in Chicago who will voice their questions and concerns about the implementation of President Donald Trump's immigration policy. 

Today we wish a happy birthday to one of the kings of comedy and a star of stage and screen, Billy Crystal, who turns 69 today.  

 The defending Stanley Cup champions take center stage on Wednesday Night Rivalry this week in an intra-state clash, when Sidney Crosby and the red-hot Pittsburgh Penguins visit Wayne Simmonds and the Philadelphia Flyers on Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN.

Telemundo today announced Ricardo Coeto has been named Executive Vice President of Production for Telemundo Studios. In this newly created role, Coeto will be responsible for oversight of the scripted productions of Telemundo Studios, as well as the weekend prime entertainment properties.  Coeto will be based in Miami and will report to Luis Silberwasser, President, Telemundo Network, Studios and Universo Channel.

Wilshire Studios, the unscripted production arm of NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment, has signed a deal with TV producer Greg Heller to develop and produce original unscripted projects. The announcement was made today by B.J. Levin, Senior Vice President, Development, Wilshire Studios.

On this day in 2002, the Broadway production of Disney's Beauty and the Beast played its 3,225th performance, making it the tenth longest running show in Broadway history. The show surpassed Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse's musical Life with Father to earn the distinction.

On this day in 1999, Richard Chamberlain and Laura Benanti joined the cast of the Broadway revival of The Sound of Music as the new Captain Von Trapp and Maria Rainer, succeeding Michael Siberry and Rebecca Luker in the roles. The two continued in the roles through the production's closing on June 20. 1999, after 533 performances.

THE LATE SHOW with STEPHEN COLBERT averaged 2.9 in the overnight metered markets, matching its Jan. 20 broadcast as its highest regularly scheduled local rating since Sept. 22, 2015. THE LATE SHOW was up +53% from the same night last year, according to Nielsen metered market ratings for Tuesday, March 7.

THE LATE LATE SHOW with JAMES CORDEN averaged 1.5 in the overnight metered markets, matching its Feb. 15, 2016 broadcast as its highest rated regularly scheduled local rating since May 20, 2015.

The compelling live three-hour television event will begin with America watching along with the studio audience, as Nick Viall's journey to find love comes to its astonishing conclusion. 

It was one of the most gruesome crime sprees of the 20th century that shocked and haunted the nation and people all over the world. ABC airs a special two-hour documentary on Charles Manson, his cult of devoted followers and the grisly murders in Los Angeles that he instructed his members to carry out. Amidst a counterculture era of sex, drugs, rock and roll and not long after the Summer of Love, Americans had a rude awakening when, on two consecutive nights in 1969, Manson's followers killed seven people, including actress Sharon Tate, who was more than eight months pregnant at the time, in the home she shared with her husband, Roman Polanski. The heinous acts instantaneously eliminated a sense of safety and security for many people across the country. 

On Sunday, March 9, 2008, In The Heights officially opened on Broadway at the Richard Rodgers Theater. With music and lyrics by Pulitzer Prize winner, Lin-Manuel Miranda, a book by Quiara Alegra Hudes, and conceived by Miranda, In The Heights was directed and choreographed by Tony Award winners Thomas Kail and Andy Blankenbuehler.

stufffOn this day in 2015, Academy Award winner Helen Mirren returned to Broadway with a stunning portrayal of Queen Elizabeth II in Peter Morgan's The Audience, directed by two-time Tony Award winner Stephen Daldry. The production nabbed two Tony Awards, one for Mirren in the Leading Actress in a Play category and the other for Featured Actor in a Play, taken home by Richard McCabe for his portrayal of Harold Wilson.

During the week of February 20, 2017, “LIVE with Kelly” held even with last week in Households (2.4 rating), while growing over the prior week by 9% in Women 25-54 (1.2 rating vs. 1.1 rating) and for the 3rd consecutive week in Total Viewers (+1% - 3.240 million vs. 3.219 million) to deliver 4-week highs on all three Nielsen measures – since the week of 1/23/17.

ABC News' “Good Morning America” stood as the No. 1 morning newscasts in Total Viewers (4.806 million) for the week of February 27, 2017, based on Live + Same Day Data from Nielsen Media Research. “GMA” outperformed NBC's “Today” (4.318 million), widening its lead from the prior week by 33% (488,000 vs. 368,000) to its largest winning advantage in over 14 months – since w/o 12/21/15.

ABC News' “Nightline” averaged 1.466 million Total Viewers, 516,000 Adults 25-54 and 405,000 Adults 18-49 during the week of February 27, 2017, based on Live + Same Day Data from Nielsen Media Research. “Nightline” led CBS' “The Late Late Show with James Corden” (1.294 million, 496,000 and 383,000, respectively) in Total Viewers (+172,000), Adults 25-54 (+20,000) and Adults 18-49 (+22,000), scoring its largest Total Viewer lead over the CBS program in 3 months - since w/o 11/21/16, based on original telecasts.

Time Warner's Turner and Warner Bros. announced today they have partnered on a new standalone domestic premium video subscription service – Boomerang – that will launch in the Spring. This will be the first time the two companies have offered the massive Hanna-Barbera, Looney Tunes and MGM animation library of over 5,000 titles on a streaming platform. Boomerang will provide audiences instant and exclusive access to both brand-new original series and timeless franchises like Scooby Doo, Tom & Jerry, Bugs Bunny, The Jetsons and The Flintstones among many others. Launching with a vast number of episodes, new content will be added weekly for kids, families and animation lovers of all ages to enjoy.

NBCSN presents the Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Championship this Thursday and Friday from PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, Pa., totaling more than 15 hours of coverage of the Second Round and Quarterfinals.

NBC has dominated the primetime ratings week of Feb. 27-March 5, winning the week in every key measure and taking six of seven nights in the key demographic of adults 18-49, according to “live plus same day” viewing figures from Nielsen Media Research.

NBC Sports Group's live Premier League coverage this week kicks off tomorrow, Wednesday, Mar. 8, at 2 p.m. ET with Premier League Live, followed by third-place Manchester City v. Stoke City at 3 p.m. ET on NBCSN. Manchester City have won four consecutive Premier League matches, most recently defeating Sunderland 2-0 on Mar. 5. Meanwhile, Stoke City are coming off a 2-0 victory over Middlesbrough on Mar. 4.