Michael Jackson's THIS IS IT to Air as Part of MTV's Thanksgiving EventsNovember 17, 2011The music harvest is bountiful at VH1 this Thanksgiving with exclusive events featuring today's biggest artists! Beginning Wednesday, November 23 at 10PM*, music lovers can begin their Thanksgiving feast with a hearty portion of music by their favorite artists with the world television premiere of Clear Channel's 'iHeartRadio Music Festival' taped September 23rd and 24th, 2011at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
STAGE TUBE: MTV to Air Tribute to Life of JACKASS Star Ryan Dunn, 11/28November 17, 2011MTV announced today a one-hour special to celebrate and honor the life of the late Ryan Dunn, which will air November 28 at 10:30 p.m. ET/PT. The tribute will give viewers an intimate look into Ryan's life, from his early years in Ohio, to his antics with the Jackass crew, to his untimely death in June of 2011.
Showtime to Premiere INSIDE COMEDY Series, 1/26November 17, 2011INSIDE COMEDY, the new comedy documentary series from comedy forces comedian David Steinberg ('Curb Your Enthusiasm') and Steve Carell will premiere on Thursday, January 26th at 11 p.m. ET/PT on SHOWTIME.
STAGE TUBE: Sneak Peek - CHUCK Goes Undercover At a Buy More Convention on NBCNovember 17, 2011On Friday's episode of NBC's CHUCK entitled, 'Chuck Versus the Business Trip', Chuck (Zachary Levi) and Sarah (Yvonne Strahovski) go undercover at a Buy More convention to hunt down an assassin whose mission is to take down the new Intersect. Meanwhile, Morgan (Joshua Gomez) must deal with the consequences of having the Intersect. At the Buy More, Jeff (Scott Krinsky) begins to show a very different side of himself. Adam Baldwin, Sarah Lancaster, Ryan McPartlin, Vik Sahay and Mark Christopher Lawrence also star.
THE JOY BEHAR SHOW Will Not be Renewed by HLNNovember 17, 2011According to the Hollywood Reporter, Joy Behar's nightly talk show will not be renewed by HLN. Her last broadcast is scheduled to take place sometime in December. Currently, HLN is not disclosing which of the network's shows will take its place in the 10 pm time slot.
STAGE TUBE: Sneak Peek - HGTV's CELEBRITY HOLIDAY HOMES Premiering 12/4November 17, 2011During two one-hour specials of the viewer favorite, Celebrity Holiday Homes, HGTV will follow six of America's hottest singers, sports figures and actors as they prepare for the holidays. The first special, premiering on Sunday, December 4, at 8 p.m. ET/PT, will feature American Idol winner Jordin Sparks, NFL quarterback Kurt Warner and CSI Miami star Eva LaRue as they decorate their homes with the help of an interior designer.
HBO to Present New Series ON FREDDIE ROACH, 1/20November 17, 2011HBO and filmmaker Peter Berg will team up for the innovative new primetime series ON FREDDIE ROACH, directed and executive produced by Emmy(R) nominee Berg ('Friday Night Lights'). Presented by HBO and a co-production of Film 44 and Atticus Entertainment, the cinéma-vérité series focuses on Freddie Roach, the world-famous boxing trainer who owns and operates the famed Wild Card Boxing Club in Hollywood, where he has produced a host of world champions.
ABC's JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE Hits Ratings Season HighNovember 17, 2011During the week of November 7, 2011, ABC's Jimmy Kimmel Live hit season highs with its biggest overall audience in nearly 1 year (since the week of 11/22/10) and, excluding the NBA Finals-led weeks in June, its highest young adult number since May 2010 (since w/o 5/24/10). Growing over the prior week by 9% in Total Viewers and by 12% in Adults 18-49, JKL delivered the largest week-to-week gains of any late talk show (broadcast or cable).
Ricky Gervais Set for Third Year as Host of NBC's GOLDEN GLOBE Awards, 1/15November 17, 2011Multi-talented Golden Globe and Emmy Award winner Ricky Gervais ('The Office,' 'The Ricky Gervais Show') has signed for the third time to return as host of NBC's 'The 69th Annual Golden Globe Awards' on Sunday, January 15, 2012. This year's show will again be broadcast live coast-to-coast from 5-8 p.m. (PT) and 8-11 p.m. (ET) from the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills.
STAGE TUBE: Sneak Peek - Dean Pelton Films a Documentary on NBC's COMMUNITYNovember 17, 2011In tonight's episode of NBC's COMMUNITY entitled, 'Documentary Filmmaking: Redux' - When the school board asks Dean Pelton (Jim Rash) to make a new commercial for the school, he enlists the study group to star in his production. As he gets swept away with the project, more of the student body is pulled into the fray, including Magnitude (Luke Youngblood), Fat Neil (Charley Koontz), Garrett (Erik Charles Nielsen), Leonard (Richard Erdman), Star-Burns (Dino Stamatopoulos) and even Greendale alum and genuine celebrity, Luis Guzman ('How to Make it in America'). Meanwhile, Abed (Danny Pudi) films all the activities for a documentary.
STAGE TUBE: Sneak Peek - A Field Trip to Gettysburg on NBC's THE OFFICENovember 17, 2011On tonight's episode of NBC's THE OFFICE, entitled 'Gettysburg', Andy (Ed Helms) decides to motivate and inspire everyone by taking them on a field trip to Gettysburg. Some people in the office stay behind and Robert California (two-time Emmy Award winner James Spader) asks them to come up with Dunder Mifflin/Sabre's next big idea.
STAGE TUBE: Sneak Peek - A Sniper Terrorizes NYC on ABC's CASTLENovember 17, 2011On the upcoming episode of ABC's CASTLE entitled, 'Kill Shot' - a sniper on a killing spree is terrorizing New York City. With the clock ticking down to the next murder and nothing to go on except a killer with no apparent motive but to instill terror, this could prove the team's toughest case yet. The hunt is made even more complicated when Beckett begins to experience increasingly strong moments of PTSD - moments she tries hard to hide from Castle and the detectives.