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Amber Riley and her DREAMGIRLS co-star, Liisi LaFontaine, dropped in on The Radio 2 Arts Show this week in support of their West End run in in the first ever UK production of the 1980's classic musical, Dreamgirls. Watch the video below to catch a re-tooled version of the Oscar-nominated song, 'Listen', originally performed in the film version of the musical and originated by Beyonce.  

Bravo Media's Emmy Award-winning “Inside the Actors Studio,” hosted by James Lipton, presents a laugh-out-loud, yet intimate episode with the cast of HBO's critically-acclaimed comedy “Girls” on Thursday, February 9 at 8pm ET/PT. Creator, co-executive producer and star, Lena Dunham is joined by fellow cast members Jemima Kirke, Zosia Mamet and Allison Williams to appear on Lipton's stage and discuss their most cherished experiences just days before the start of the final season premiering on HBO this Sunday, February 12th at 10pm ET/PT. Loosely drawn from Dunham's personal life, the Emmy Award-winning series is a comedic look at the raw humiliations and intermittent triumphs of a group of girls in their mid-20's living in New York City.

Make your best guesses at what shows are coming in the SunTrust Broadway at DPAC, 2017 / 2018 Season. Then, tune in Saturday, February 11 at 7pm on WTVD ABC 11 for exclusive season announcements to find out if you guessed correctly. 

ABC's “The View” averaged 3.180 million Total Viewers, 617,000 Women 25-54 and 414,000 Women 18-49 during the week of January 23, 2017, based on Live + Same Day Data from Nielsen Media Research. “The View” led CBS' “The Talk” (2.823 million, 522,000 and 361,000, respectively) in Total Viewers (+357,000), Women 25-54 (+95,000) and Women 18-49 (+53,000), posting its largest overall viewer advantage in over 4 months – since w/o 9/5/16.

On the morning of MONDAY, FEBRUARY 27, live at 9 a.m. EST, “LIVE's After Oscar® Show” will rock the crowd in the Dolby Theatre® at Hollywood & Highland Center®, as host Kelly Ripa and guest co-host Ryan Seacrest welcome music mogul, social media super star and world renowned DJ, Grammy-nominated producer and personality DJ KHALED and chart-topping hip-hop superstar FLO RIDA.

To cultivate kids' deeper interest in history and inspire them to feel their own significance in the present and future, stories about distinguished men and women including the Tuskegee Airmen Chief Civilian flight instructor Charles Alfred 'Chief' Anderson, the history-making commercial airline pilot Stephanie R. Grant, animator and Disney legend Floyd Norman, and physician, role model and activist Dr. Myiesha Taylor, will be presented as part of Disney|ABC Television Group's 'Be Inspired' interstitial series during Black History Month on Disney Channel, Disney XD and Disney Junior.

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” and “Late Night with Seth Meyers” have won the week of Jan. 23-27, outrating their ABC and CBS time-period rivals in every key measure – adults, men and women 18-34, 18-49 and 25-54, plus total viewers -- according to “live plus same day” ratings from Nielsen Media Research.

For the month of January 2017, MSNBC racked up the most growth for total viewers in cable news across key dayparts. MSNBC outpaced the competition in total day M-Su 6a-6a (+53% vs. CNN's +37% and FNC's +45%), M-F prime 8-11pm (+62% vs. CNN's +34% and FNC's +27%), and dayside M-F 9am-5pm (+60% vs. CNN's +36% and FNC's +48%).

NBC and NBCSN will combine to present six NHL and college hockey matchups this week, including a pair of games featuring the NHL-leading Washington Capitals, beginning tomorrow at 8 p.m. ET on NBCSN when Alex Ovechkin and the Caps host Brad Marchand and the Boston Bruins on Wednesday Night Rivalry.

“This Is Us” has earned the #1 ranking for the ratings week of Jan. 23-29 in the key demographic of adults 18-49, according to “live plus same day” viewing figures from Nielsen Media Research. It's the third time this season “This Is Us” has rated #1 among entertainment programs on the broadcast networks.

Powered by the series' launch of “Mickey and the Roadster Racers,” the 24-hour Disney Junior channel ranked #1 for the 46th consecutive month in Total Viewers (544,000), Kids 2-5 (234,000/1.5 rating) and Boys 2-5 (109,000/1.4 rating) – every month since reporting public ratings on April 1, 2013 – for the 43rd consecutive month in Girls 2-5 (125,000/1.6 rating) and for the 44th straight month in Women 18-49 (118,000/0.2 rating), towering over Nick Jr. by double digits (+12% to +40%) and Sprout by triple digits (+304% to +436%). Overall, the Disney Junior channel reached 35.9 million Total Viewers during January 2017, including 16.0 million Kids 2-8 and 15.0 million Adults 18-49.

The Princesses are throwing a ball, and you're invited! After eight sold out shows, Broadway's Cinderella, Tony nominee Laura Osnes and music director Benjamin Rauhala returned to host Broadway's most beloved leading ladies at Feinstein's/54 Below. Joined by iconic Broadway princess Tony nominee Susan Egan, Broadway's original 'Belle' in Beauty and the Beast and the voice of 'Meg' in Disney's motion picture Hercules. Together with an all-star cast will sing the most beloved 'Princess' songs of stage and screen in a magical evening that is not to be missed!

See the all-new final TV spot for Walt Disney Studios' live action BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, hitting theaters on March 17th!

To celebrate the cast album of the critically acclaimed Broadway revival of William Finn and James Lapine's Tony Award-winning musical FALSETTOS. the production held a release party last week at Barnes and Noble. See video of Stephanie J, Block's frezied take on 'I'm Breaking Down'  at the event below.

 Frozen yogurts for everyone! NBC's “The Good Place,” the critically beloved otherworldly comedy from executive producer and creator Michael Schur, has been renewed for a full-season order of 13 episodes.

Frances Ruffelle and Victoria Hamilton-Barritt perform 'Best Friend' from the forthcoming West End production of The Wild Party. Directed and choreographed by Olivier Award-winner Drew McOnie, The Wild Party will begin previews at The Other Palace on Monday, February 13th, 2017. 

See a brand-new video of Broadway favorite, Ramin Karimloo, singing a bluegrass rendition of the timeless lullabye, 'Hushabye Mountain' during a pre-show soundcheck Accompanied by a country trio featuring, Nick Pini, Georgina Leach and Matthew Harvey

NBC Olympics' social media accounts surrounded the 2017 U.S. Figure Skating Championships with video highlights, Facebook Lives, and a Live Story on Snapchat story the day of the event. Videos of 2017 U.S. Figure Skating men's champion Nathan Chen, who landed a record seven quad jumps between his two performances, ladies' champion Karen Chen, ladies' silver medalist Ashley Wagner, and ice dance champions Maia and Alex Shibutani racked up nearly seven million views on NBC Olympics Facebook. Click here to view the videos.

The Highlighter Reading Series: New Plays / New Media, is raising $11,000 for this exciting new production.  The fundraiser is raising money to film a pilot to pitch, as a series, to various media outlets like PBS, Hulu, Amazon, etc.  Artistic Director Christian Haines (Shotz, Winner at NYC Fringe Fest) has partnered with Producing Artistic Director Mark Vashro (Sundance Grand Jury Prize for “Thunder Road”, Bike Against the Wind) to bring this series to life.

The Saint Pio Foundation is excited to announce that acclaimed American actor and singer Robert Davi, Goodwill Ambassador of the Saint Pio Foundation, has just released a video in support of the Foundation and its mission.