A.A. Cristi - Page 281

ABC News and Facebook today announced a partnership for live coverage of the 2016 general election debates, expanding the relationship established during the 2016 conventions that resulted in more than 28 million video views across ABC News' Facebook pages.   

Based on national ratings for the week of September 5, 2016, “Who Wants To Be A Millionaire” with Chris Harrison was up over the prior week by 8% in Households (1.3 rating vs. 1.2 rating) and 9% in Total Viewers (1.703 million vs. 1.558 million), while posting double-digit gains week to week in Adults 25-54 (+33% - 0.4 rating vs. 0.3 rating) and Women 25-54 (+25% - 0.5 rating vs. 0.4 rating).  In fact, “Millionaire” was the only syndicated game show to grow over the prior week on all four Nielsen measures.

ABC News' “Nightline” drew 1.335 million Total Viewers, 472,000 Adults 25-54 and 346,000 Adults 18-49, during the week of September 12, 2016, based on Live + Same Day Data from Nielsen Media Research.  “Nightline” ran neck-and-neck with NBC's “Late Night with Seth Meyers” for the top spot in Total Viewers as only 1,000 viewers separated the two programs (1.335 million vs. 1.336 million).

NBC has dominated the Sept. 12-18 primetime ratings week, with “Sunday Night Football,” two editions of “America's Got Talent,” “Better Late Than Never” and “Blindspot” accounting for five of the week's ten most-watched shows on the Big 4 networks, according to “live plus same day” figures from Nielsen Media Research. 

The intrepid crew of the USS Enterprise returns in “the best action movie of the year” (Scott Mantz, “Access Hollywood”).  The “highly entertaining” (David Rooney, Hollywood Reporter) new installment in the iconic franchise, STAR TREK BEYOND sets a course on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray 3D and Blu-ray Combo Packs, DVD and On Demand November 1, 2016 from Paramount Home Media Distribution.  The sci-fi adventure will also be available as part of the STAR TREK TRILOGY Blu-ray Collection.  The film warp speeds to Digital HD four weeks early on October 4, 2016.

When Falsettos first premiered on Broadway in 1992, the show gained instant status as a game changer. With William Finn's brave new style of musical theatre composition and in placing the lives of queer characters at the forefront of its storytelling, a tactic that had not yet been seen in musicals up until that point, the show has become a cultural landmark and a blueprint for the array of modern musical theatre that followed in its wake.

Up against big NFL-fueled competition from Sunday Night Football on NBC (Minnesota Vikings-Green Bay Packers) and an NFL-overrun inflated CBS (Colts-Broncos), ABC's telecast of “The 68th Primetime Emmy Awards” attracted an average audience of 11.3 million viewers, retaining 95% of its year-ago audience (11.9 million on 9/20/15).  

Following Hillary Clinton's statement referring to Donald Trump's supporter base as a 'basket of deplorables' it seems the Trump campaign has doubled down on the moniker.  

'Monstober' returns to Disney Channel for a special month-long Halloween celebration, beginning SATURDAY, OCTOBER 1. The programming event includes Halloween-themed episodes of hit Disney Channel series, the premiere of the Disney Channel Original Movie 'The Swap,' special short-form content premiering nightly as part of 'Monstober Theater,' and the return of 'Mal-oween,' which includes an encore performance of 'Descendants' and the second season premiere of the animated shorts, 'Descendants: Wicked World.'

Jason Knapp and 13-time paralympic medalist and Paralympic Hall of Fame member Chris Waddell will host NBCSN's coverage of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games Closing Ceremony, being held at Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, this Sunday night, September 18 at 10:30 p.m. ET.

E!'s signature “Live From The Red Carpet” returns to bring pop culture fans the real magic of the red carpet with a 360 degree look at this year's “Emmy Awards” beginning this Sunday, September 18th at 4:30p ET/1:30p PT.  Hosts Giuliana Rancic and Jason Kennedy, along with E!'s entire awards team of entertainment and fashion experts, will deliver the most in-depth and connected coverage of the entire night on-air, online and across mobile and social.  Plus, awards season fan favorite, the “E! Glambot,” returns to generate stunning living portraits of your favorite stars in real time.  With creative direction from some of the entertainment industry's leading directors, the “E! Glambot” will give viewers a front row Emmy experience like none other.  

After breaking ratings records during last Sunday's premiere on TELEMUNDO, “Hasta Que Te Conocí” continues with episode two of the series based on the life of Alberto Aguilera Valadéz, the man who conquered the world and revolutionized the music industry.

Esquire Network and MINI USA, a business unit of BMW of North America, LLC, today announced a partnership around an upcoming episode of the popular series “Car Matchmaker.” The episode, set to air on Wednesday, September 21 at 9 p.m., will exclusively feature MINI vehicles, including the MINI Clubman, MINI John Cooper Works Hardtop and the MINI Countryman.

USA Network today unveiled their New York Comic Con lineup, which will feature a panel with the stars and creators of its soon-to-premiere drama series FALLING WATER, as well as a discussion on the official MR. ROBOT book companion during a special panel at BookCon. 

Freeform scares up some fun with its annual 13 NIGHTS OF HALLOWEEN celebration, featuring programming filled with thrills and chills as you count down to Halloween. The popular programming event, now in its 18th year, kicks off on Wednesday, October 19 and concludes on Monday, October 31. It will feature the network television premiere of “R.L. Stine's Monsterville: Cabinet of Souls” and the Freeform premiere of “Spooky Buddies.” Plus, the perennial favorite “Hocus Pocus.”

ABC announced its lineup of exceptional talent to be seen at the opening of the Smithsonian's new National Museum of African American History and Culture. Stars will include Mary J. Blige, Jamie Foxx, Dave Grohl with Trouble Funk, Usher, Christina Aguilera, Common, NeYo, Patti Austin, The Alvin Ailey Dancers, Gary Clark Jr., Gladys Knight and The Howard Gospel Choir.

As part of the company's ongoing initiatives to find new voices, the NBCUniversal SHORT FILM FESTIVAL unveiled the judging panel for its 11th annual festival. The diverse group of award-winning directors, writers, producers and actors include director Justin Lin(Fast & Furious 6, Star Trek Beyond), producer Will Packer (Ride Along series, Straight Outta Compton), writer-producer Tracey Wigfield (The Mindy Project, creator and showrunner of NBC's upcoming Great News), Marlon Wayans (NBC's upcoming Marlon), Masi Oka (Heroes, Hawaii Five-0) and writer-directorMalcolm D. Lee (The Best Man, Barbershop: The Next Cut) as well as festival alumni Randall Park (Fresh Off the Boat, Trainwreck) and Hasan Minaj (The Daily Show).

This weekend's motorsports coverage on NBCSN is highlighted by a duel for the 2016 Verizon IndyCar Series championship, as Team Penske teammatesSimon Pagenaud and Will Power battle for the season title at the GoPro Grand Prix of Sonoma this Sunday at 6:30 p.m. ET.

NBC Sports continues its presentation of Sunday Night Football this week as Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers (1-0) visit Adrian Peterson and the Minnesota Vikings (1-0) at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minn. Coverage begins with Football Night in America this Sunday, September 18, at 7 p.m. ET on NBC.

Lesli Margherita is an Olivier Award winner for her West End debut as Inez in Zorro the Musical. After over 1000 performances getting 'Loud' in Matilda the Musical as the villainous Mrs. Wormwood, a role she originated on Broadway, Lesli bid farewell to the grounds of Crunchem Hall and crossed the street to The Helen Hayes to star as uber- diva Mona Kent in the Broadway premiere of Randy Skinner's Dames at Sea.