Bryan Cranston, Jimmy Kimmel Among Guest Stars on New Season of CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASMJuly 26, 2017The Emmy®- and Golden Globe-winning comedy series CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM, starring Larry David, returns for its ten-episode ninth season SUNDAY, OCT. 1 (10:00-10:30 p.m. ET/PT), on HBO. The show stars “Seinfeld” co-creator David as an over-the-top version of himself in an unsparing but tongue-in-cheek depiction of his life.
Documentary BALTIMORE RISING Debuts on HBO This NovemberJuly 26, 2017Directed by Sonja Sohn (one of the stars of the HBO series “The Wire”), BALTIMORE RISING follows activists, police officers, community leaders and gang affiliates, who struggle to hold Baltimore together, even as the homicide rate hits record levels.
THE DEUCE, Starring James Franco and Maggie Gyllenhaal, Debuts on HBO 9/10July 26, 2017THE DEUCE chronicles that moment in time when sex went from being a back-alley, brown-paper-bag commodity to a billion-dollar universal in American life, a moment when ground zero for the earliest pioneers in the flesh trade was the midtown heart of the nation's largest city, New York's Times Square.
SPIELBERG, ROLLING STONES Among HBO's Upcoming Documentary Lineup for 2017July 26, 2017HBO has confirmed a diverse array of timely and thought-provoking documentaries for the second half of 2017, including: Susan Lacy's SPIELBERG, an intimate portrait of the iconic film director; Alex Gibney and Blair Foster's ROLLING STONE DOCUMENTARY (untitled); and Sonja Sohn's BALTIMORE RISING, a compelling behind-the-scenes look at a city divided in the wake of the 2015 arrest of Freddie Gray and his subsequent death in police custody.
Jon Stewart to Headline Two HBO Comedy SpecialsJuly 26, 2017Jon Stewart is set to headline two HBO comedy specials, it was announced today by Casey Bloys, president, HBO Programming. He will return to HBO for his first stand-up special since the 1996 HBO presentation “Jon Stewart: Unleavened,” with the date and location to be announced as they are confirmed.
THE WALKING DEAD Comic-Con Trailer Viewed Over 31 Million Times in 4 DaysJuly 26, 2017AMC today announced that the trailer it premiered timed to Comic-Con International in San Diego, previewing the upcoming eighth season of THE WALKING DEAD has been viewed online more than 31 million times within four days, breaking its own record as well as surpassing other major trailers that also debuted at Comic-Con.
MSNBC to Take Over POLITICON Los Angeles This JulyJuly 26, 2017On Saturday, July 29th and Sunday, July 30th, MSNBC will take over POLITICON in Los Angeles, CA presenting a full slate of interactive, live and in-person programming for political enthusiasts from across the country.
LATE SHOW Widens Last Week's Margin of Victory to Nearly +1 Million ViewersJuly 26, 2017THE LATE SHOW with STEPHEN COLBERT widened last week's margin of victory to +970,000 viewers (from +450,000 viewers live plus same day) and tied for first in adults 18-49, according to Nielsen live plus 3-day ratings for the week ending July 21, which featured shows tied to the host's recent trip St. Petersburg and Moscow.