Fox's THE SIMPSONS Challenges Fans to Break Guinness World Record, 2/19January 9, 2012In celebration of THE SIMPSONS' historic 500th episode milestone, FOX invites fans of the iconic animated series to participate in THE SIMPSONS Ultimate Fan Marathon Challenge at Hollywood & Highland in Los Angeles. Beginning on Wednesday, Feb. 8, fans will come together to watch up to 500 continuous episodes of THE SIMPSONS in an attempt to break the current Guinness World Record of 86 hours, 6 minutes and 41 seconds for the longest continuous television viewing.
SNL Host Charles Barkley Scores Big Ratings for NBCJanuary 9, 2012The January 7 edition of NBC's SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE has scored the show's highest overnight household ratings of the past 52 weeks and the top "SNL" young-adult rating in the Local People Meters since its 2010-11 season finale in May, according to "live plus same day" viewing figures from the 56 local markets metered by Nielsen Media Research and the 25 markets with Local People Meters.
NBC's Leno, Fallon Deliver #1 Results for Late-NightJanuary 6, 2012NBC's late-night lineup has generated #1 rankings for the week of December 26-30 over the ABC and CBS time-period competition, in a holiday week of encore telecasts during which Monday results were excluded.
Jason Sudeikis Among Celebrities to Appear on NBC's WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE? Premiering 2/3January 6, 2012Viewers can take an up-close and personal look inside the family history of some of today's most beloved and iconic celebrities when NBC's 'Who Do You Think You Are?' returns for its third season on Friday, February 3 (8-9 p.m. ET). The celebrities who star in the series are Martin Sheen, Marisa Tomei, Blair Underwood, Reba McEntire, Rob Lowe, Helen Hunt, Rita Wilson, Edie Falco, Rashida Jones, Jerome Bettis, Jason Sudeikis and Paula Deen.
Lionel Richie, Kelly Clarkson et al to Appear on NBC's THE VOICEJanuary 6, 2012NBC's THE VOICE coaches have enlisted multi-platinum singer-songwriters Kelly Clarkson, Kenny 'Babyface' Edmonds,' Jewel, Miranda Lambert, Alanis Morissette, Ne-Yo, Lionel Richie and Robin Thicke to lend their knowledge and skills as advisers to six separate artists on Teams Adam (Levine), Blake (Shelton), Cee Lo (Green) and Christina (Aguilera), respectively, during the 'battle rounds' phase of competition on the upcoming season.
Melissa McCarthy to Be Honored With Oscar Wilde AwardJanuary 6, 2012Melissa McCarthy will be honored with an Oscar Wilde award at the popular Irish party held during Oscars week. She joins Michelle Williams as an honoree at the seventh annual "Oscar Wilde: Honoring the Irish in Film" which will on be held on February 23rd at Bad Robot, JJ Abrams' Santa Monica production company.
Snow Patrol to Perform on LIVE ON LETTERMAN Webcast, 1/9January 6, 2012CBS Interactive Music Group's award-winning concert webcast series, LIVE ON LETTERMAN, will feature Snow Patrol in a live webcast concert from the world-famous Ed Sullivan Theater in New York City, Monday, Jan. 9 (8:00 PM, ET/5:00 PM, PT).
Tina Fey, Ellen DeGeneres Among Stars Set for NBC's BETTY WHITE'S 90th BIRTHDAY, 1/16January 6, 2012Ellen DeGeneres, Morgan Freeman, Tina Fey, Ray Romano, Seth Meyers and Tracy Morgan have joined the star-studded line-up paying tribute to one of the world's most beloved entertainers in "Betty White's 90th Birthday: A Tribute to America's Golden Girl" on Monday, January 16 (8-9:30 p.m. ET). Also saluting White will be Carl Reiner, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Vicki Lawrence and John O'Hurley.
ABC Wins Thursday Night with Season HighsJanuary 6, 2012Returning to its regular Thursday lineup for the first time in 8 weeks (since 11/10/11), ABC turned in a strong first-place finish on Thursday night among Adults 18-49, leading runner-up CBS by 43%. ABC also registered as the most-watched network overall on the evening.
Kelly Clarkson Set to Mentor on NBC's THE VOICE?January 6, 2012According to the NY Post, first season 'American Idol' winner Kelly Clarkson will serve as a mentor on the upcoming season of NBC's THE VOICE. Sources tell the Post that the 29-year-old superstar will appear in an episode airing in late March or early April.