Disney Junior is TV's #1 Preschooler Network for the 46th Consecutive Month in Total ViewersJanuary 31, 2017Powered 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.
STAGE TUBE: Laura Osnes Dreams Big in A Magical Movie MashupJanuary 30, 2017The 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!
STAGE TUBE: Stephanie J. Block is 'Breaking Down' at FALSETTOS CD Release PartyJanuary 30, 2017To 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.
U.S. Figure Skating Championships Score on NBC Olympics SocialJanuary 27, 2017NBC 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.
A New TV Series Highlights New Play Readings by Diverse Playwrights with Diverse StoriesJanuary 26, 2017The 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.
To the Revolution! Rachelle Ann Go, Rachel John, and More Announced for West End HAMILTONJanuary 26, 2017The casting revolution begins. It has been reported that Rachelle Ann Go (Eliza Hamilton), Rachel John (Angelica Schuyler), Tarrinn Callendar (Hercules Mulligan/James Madison), Giles Terera (Aaron Burr), Obioma Ugoala (George Washington), Cleve September (John Laurens/Philip Hamilton), and Jason Pennycooke (Marquis de Lafayette/Thomas Jefferson) have signed on for the West End production of Lin-Manuel Miranda's 'Hamilton'.
Lindsey Vonn and Mikaela Shiffrin Compete in FIS Women's World Cup Event This Weekend NBCSNJanuary 26, 2017NBC Sports Group's Olympic Winter Sports coverage this weekend is highlighted by coverage of the FIS Women's World Cup downhill event in Cortina D'Ampezzo, Italy, on Saturday at 7:30 a.m. ET on NBCSN, as Lindsey Vonn looks to build off of her 77th career World Cup victory last weekend in the downhill event in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. Olympic gold medalist Mikaela Shiffrin is expected to compete in Sunday's super-G event in Italy at 5:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN.
NBC Sports Surrounds 2017 NHL All-Star WeekendJanuary 26, 2017NBC Sports surrounds 2017 NHL All-Star Weekend in Los Angeles, Calif., with comprehensive live coverage on NBCSN and NBC, culminating with the 2017 Honda NHL All-Star Game on Sunday at 3:30 p.m. ET on NBC, the first network-television broadcast of the event since 2004.
STAGE TUBE: See Rare Footage of Mary Tyler Moore in BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY'sJanuary 25, 2017Take a look at Mary Tyler Moore onstage in this vintage footage shot during a dress rehearsal during the Philadelphia run of Breakfast at Tiffany's the musical. Filmed by a cast member, the silent, color 8mm footage includes clips from rehearsal as well as footage of the cast traveling to the Forrest Theater for the show's out of town tryout.
California Chrome Headlines $12 Million Pegasus World Cup InvitationalJanuary 25, 2017California Chrome, winner of the Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes in 2014 and the winningest North American horse in career prize money, headlines a star-studded field in the debut of the $12 Million Pegasus World Cup Invitational, the world's richest horse race, from Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, Fla., this Saturday, Jan. 28, live at 4:30 p.m. ET on NBC.
NBCSN Kicks off 2017 USATF Indoor Championship SeriesJanuary 25, 2017NBCSN kicks off coverage of the 2017 USATF Indoor Championship Series with the New Balance Indoor Grand Prix, the first event in the series, this Saturday, Jan. 28, live at 4 p.m. ET from Boston, Mass.