Sundance Channel Hosts Broadcast Premiere of Barefoot Wine's ONE BEACH December 21, 2011Today, Wednesday, December 21, Sundance Channel will host the broadcast premiere of Barefoot Wine's ONE BEACH, a film that tells the personal stories of people who are using creativity and innovation to help keep the world's beaches 'barefoot friendly.' Directed by renowned surf filmmaker Jason Baffa and produced by Farm League, the film profiles six passionate people who are working to help fix the global beach trash problem.
James Franco in Talks to Play Hugh Hefner in LOVELACEDecember 21, 2011Variety reports that actor James Franco is currently in talks to star in the upcoming film biopic LOVELACE in the role of Hugh Hefner. Franco has previously worked with the film's directors Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman in the movie 'Howl'.
CNBC to Present BILL GATES: HOW A GEEK CHANGED THE WORLD, 1/12December 21, 2011Bill Gates and his audacious mission to put 'a computer on every desk and in every home' is now close to a description of modern life. In building his multi-billion dollar company, Gates made himself the richest man in the world, but he has also been dogged by controversy, as his ruthless leadership contributed to Microsoft being sued by the U.S. government.
STAGE TUBE: Sneak Peek - ABC Family's THE LYING GAME Returns 1/2December 21, 2011ABC Family's THE LYING GAME will be returning with all-new episodes on Monday, January 2, 9:00PM- 10:00PM ET/PT. It's a season of secrets, seduction, and life-and-death stakes, as the twins continue to expose the skeletons in their family closet.
Wendy Williams Set for THE X FACTOR Live Pre-Show TonightDecember 21, 2011On Wednesday's preshow, MTV News' Jim Cantiello will be interviewing THE X FACTOR host Steve Jones. Hosts Dan Levy and Taryn Southern will be doing interviews with consulting producer/head choreographer Brian Friedman, judges Simon Cowell, L.A. Reid, and Nicole Scherzinger,as well as X Factor vlogger CourtneyPants. Wendy Williams of 'The Wendy Williams Show', will be calling in via Skype to talk all things THE X FACTOR as well.
STAGE TUBE: First Trailer Revealed for THE HOBBIT AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEYDecember 21, 2011THE HOBBIT AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY is coming to theaters on December 14, 2012. The adventure fantasy stars Ian McKellen, Martin Freeman, Richard Armitage, Andy Serkis, Sylvester McCoy, Cate Blanchett, Hugo Weaving, Stephen Fry, Lee Pace, Orlando Bloom, Ian Holm and Elijah Wood.
HBO Cancels 'Hung' and 'Bored to Death'December 20, 2011EWonline reports that the HBO network is pulling the plug on three of its of its comedy series, 'Hung', 'Bored to Death' and 'How To Make it in America!' while at the same time ordering a second season of its freshman series 'Enlightened'.
Disney Channel Sweeps #1 Rank in Key DemographicsDecember 20, 2011During the week of December 12, Disney Channel swept Total Day for the 5th consecutive week across target demos, ranking as TV's #1 network in Kids 6-11 (557,000/2.3 rating), Boys 6-11 (234,000/1.9 rating), Girls 6-11 (324,000/2.7 rating), Tweens 9-14 (458,000/1.9 rating) and Girls 9-14 (290,000/2.5 rating). Impressively, in Kids 6-11 and Tweens 9-14, Disney Channel has been TV's# 1 network on a total day basis for a record-setting 27 straight weeks.
ABC Network Continues Big Ratings GrowthDecember 20, 2011The primetime ratings report for the week of December 12, 2011 (Based on National Live + Same Day Program Ratings) shows that ABC is up Year to Year for the 3rd straight week on Monday with Young Adults.
ABC Family Ranks as Cable's #1 Network in Prime Among Young ViewersDecember 20, 2011Gifted with another solid week of ratings for its 14th annual '25 Days of Christmas' programming extravaganza, ABC Family delivered its 2nd-most-watched week of 2011 in Prime in Adults 18-34 (606,000), Women 18-34 (385,000) and Viewers 12-34 (828,000), behind only the week of 11/28/11. Moreover, this week was the network's 4th-most-watched week in the network's history in Women 18-34 and 5th-most-watched of all time in Adults 18-34.
NFL Announces Live Super Bowl StreamDecember 20, 2011For the first time, Super Bowl, Pro Bowl and NBC's Wild Card Saturday doubleheader will be available to fans on television, online and on select mobile phones, the NFL announced today.
Sherri Shepherd Among Stars Featured in E! FASCINATING CELEBRITY WEDDINGS, 12/26December 20, 2011From Kate Middleton to Reese Witherspoon, this one-hour special gives viewers their own personal invitation to hear juicy details from the top celebrity wedding planners, including Mindy Weiss and Yifat Oren; see exclusive interviews with celebrity brides including Monica, Chely Wright, Sherri Shepherd, Shannon Tweed, and Brooke Burke and view never-before seen photographs and videos of the A-lists' special day. The E! Entertainment Special: Fascinating Celebrity Weddings airs on December 26th at 9:00 PM on E!
STAGE TUBE: Tim Tebow to Be Future Host of SNL?December 20, 2011As first reported on HollywoodLife.com, a source close to NBC's SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE has revealed that the show is interested in having 24-year-old NFL star Tim Tebow host the show once the current football season comes to a close.
CBS Closes Out First Half of Season With Ratings SweepDecember 20, 2011CBS closed out the first half of the season with its largest margin of victory in viewers and adults 25-54 and won in adults 18-49 for the fifth time in seven weeks, according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for the week ending Dec. 18. The Network also registered year-to-year growth in viewers and key demographics compared to the same week last year.