ABC Scores Big Year-to-Year Gains on MondayDecember 6, 2011Featuring animated holiday specials, You Deserve It and Castle, ABC scored substantial year-over-year gains on Monday, building on the same night last year by 1.4 million viewers and by 50% in Adults 18-49. With a mix of repeat and original programming, ABC beat out NBC's first-run lineup (The Sing Off Holiday Special/Rock Center with Brian Williams) on the evening by 67% with viewers and by 80% with young adults.
SyFy's NEVERLAND Premiere Soars in the Ratings December 6, 2011The opening night of Syfy's original miniseries Neverland captivated 2.59 million total viewers during its premiere on Sunday, December 4 from 9-11PM (ET/PT), up 5% compared to Syfy's last original miniseries Alice in 2009.
Animal Planet's PIT BOSS & MY CAT FROM HELL to Premiere 1/7December 6, 2011Get a double dose of mischievous pets with back-to-back new episodes of MY CAT FROM HELL and PIT BOSS on Saturday, January 7 on Animal Planet. MY CAT FROM HELL premieres at 8 PM (ET/PT) and PIT BOSS at 9 PM (ET/PT) with all-new episodes. Be it cats or dogs (or Shorty) causing a ruckus, viewers can see it all Saturday nights on Animal Planet!
RHOBH's Taylor Armstrong Signs Book DealDecember 6, 2011According to Digitalspy.com, THE REAL HOUSEWIVES OF BEVERLEY HILLS star Taylor Armstrong has recently signed a book deal with publisher Simon & Schuster. In the book, Armstrong will discuss her rocky marriage to husband Russell.
'24' Movie Set to Begin Filming in April 2012December 6, 2011According to Deadline.com, the movie version of Fox's popular TV series '24' is set to start filming in April, 2012. Kiefer Sutherland will reprise his role of government spy Jack Bauer in the film version of the series. The script comes from Billy Ray and Mark Bomback.
AMERICAN IDOL's Scotty McCreery Wins ACA's 'Artist of the Year'December 6, 2011AMERICAN IDOL's Scotty McCreery was honored last night with the 'Artist of the Year' award at the 2011 American Country Award's broadcast on Fox. On the show, McCreery performed his latest hit song, 'The Trouble With Girls' and thanked his fans for voting for him for the ACA's as well as on last season of American idol.
BASKETBALL WIVES Season 4 to Return to VH1 February 2012December 6, 2011In four seasons fans have watched VH1's 'Basketball Wives' take Miami, Los Angeles, Madrid and Rome by storm. From the ladies show stopping fashion to their drama and betrayal, season three left the 'Basketball Wives' audience wanting more and VH1 is kicking it up a notch and delivering with season 4 of 'Basketball Wives' returning February 2012.
Discovery Channel's BERING SEA GOLD to Premiere 1/27December 6, 2011From Thom Beers' Original Productions, the creators of the Emmy(R)-winning DEADLIEST CATCH, comes the new eight-part series BERING SEA GOLD, premiering on Discovery Channel Friday, January 27 at 10PM ET/PT.
Martin Scorsese to Receive Music & Film Award at Critic's Choice Awards on VH1, 1/12December 6, 2011The Broadcast Film Critics Association (BFCA) has announced that 'Hugo' director Martin Scorsese will receive the Critics' Choice Music+Film Award at the 17th Annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards. The show will air live for the fifth straight year on VH1 from the Hollywood Palladium on Thursday, January 12, 2012 at 8:00 PM ET/PT.
ABC Family Launches PRETTY LITTLE LIARS Photo ContestDecember 6, 2011ABC Family is launching the "A is Everywhere" photo contest on http://www.ABCFamily.com/AisEverywhere' and http://www.facebook.com/prettylittleliars beginning Dec. 5, 2011 at 10:00 a.m. PST. The person who submits the photo that gets most votes wins a trip for two to Los Angeles to visit the set of "Pretty Little Liars."
STAGE TUBE: Highlights From Red Carpet Premiere of NEW YEAR'S EVEDecember 6, 2011Last night was the red carpet premiere of the highly anticipated film NEW YEAR'S EVE, coming to theaters on Friday, December 9th 2011 from Warner Brothers Pictures. The romantic comedy was directed by Garry Marshall and written by Katherine Fugate.
ABC to Air HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS, 12/25December 6, 2011DR. SEUSS' HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS is the 1966 animated holiday story loved by all tall and small, airs SUNDAY, DECEMBER 25 (8:00-8:30 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network.
Ice Cube Set to Star, Produce New Series for FXDecember 6, 2011As first reported on Deadline.com, Ice Cube is set to star and executive produce a new dramatic series for FX entitled 'Eye For An Eye'. The new show comes from Ice Cube's Cube Vision as well as Jeff Kwatinetz's Prospect Park.