Photo Flash: Falco & Pill In THIS WIDE NIGHTMay 12, 2010The American premiere of This Wide Night starring two-time Golden Globe and three-time Emmy Award-winner Edie Falco and Tony nominee Alison Pill began previews May 8at the Peter Jay Sharp Theatre (416 West 42nd Street). This Wide Night will open on May 16, 2010 and runs through June 20, 2010.
Photo Flash: 'Gamm 25: A Silver Celebration' FundraiserMay 12, 2010The Sandra Feinstein-Gamm Theatre (The Gamm) celebrated a quarter-century of Gamm Theatre/Alias Stage history at Gamm 25: A Silver Celebration, on Saturday April 10 in the drill hall of the Pawtucket Armory Center for the Arts.
Ovation Begins 'Art Out Loud' With US Premiere Of QUEER AS FOLK 6/20May 12, 2010Ovation, the only U.S. television network dedicated to art and contemporary culture, begins a brand new entertainment event, 'Art Out Loud,' on Sunday, June 20 at 7:00 p.m. ET/PT with the U.S. premiere of the trailblazing U.K. television series, Queer As Folk.
DEADLIEST CATCH Continues #1 Ratings StreakMay 12, 2010The all-new episode of DEADLIEST CATCH on Tuesday, May 11 at 9PM earned a 2.57 HH/2.19 P25-54 AA%, making it the #1 non-sports ad-supported cable telecast in delivery and ratings among P/M/W 25-54 and P/M 18-49 in all of Primetime. Discovery had the top two non-sports programs in all of cable last night among Men (M25-54/M18-49).
CW's GOSSIP GIRL Goes To Paris For Season FourMay 12, 2010The CW's pop culture phenom GOSSIP GIRL is leaving the Upper East Side behind and jetting off to Paris to kick off season four in the City of Light. Series stars Blake Lively, Leighton Meester and Ed Westwick will be filming on location in Paris in early July for the first two episodes of the season. GOSSIP GIRL airs Monday nights (9:00-10:00 p.m. ET) on The CW.
Daniel Tosh Is Back With New Episodes Of TOSH.0 6/2May 12, 2010Merciless host Daniel Tosh is back to expose and skewer the endless array of ridiculousness on the Internet. Currently in its second season, 'Tosh.0,' the weekly, topical, hit series returns with 16 new episodes starting on Wednesday, June 2 at 10:30 p.m. ET/PT.
16 WISHES, With Debby Ryan, Premieres On Disney Channel 6/25May 12, 2010The world premiere of '16 Wishes,' starring Debby Ryan ('The Suite Life on Deck'), is set for FRIDAY, JUNE 25 (8:00 p.m., ET/PT) on Disney Channel. The movie follows Abby Jensen (played by Ryan), a teenager who can't wait to grow up, and when she's handed the chance to make all her wishes come true, quickly learns the importance of being careful what you wish for.
Ali Begins Her Search On ABC's THE BACHELORETTE 5/24May 12, 2010What do a handsome entertainment wrestler with an impressive alter ego, a weatherman from Texas who forecasts sunny skies ahead for the Bachelorette and himself, an aspiring screenwriter attempting to script the perfect Hollywood ending, a self-declared ladies' man and a sensitive but strong-willed landscaper all have in common? They're all on the hunt for the new Bachelorette, Ali Fedotowsky, when the sixth edition of the female version of ABC's popular romance reality series, 'The Bachelorette,' premieres MONDAY, MAY 24 (9:00-11:00 p.m., ET), on the ABC Television Network.
ABC's Tuesday Ratings GrowMay 12, 2010With its Tuesday line-up of DWTS the Results Show, Lost and V, ABC continued to deliver strong year-to-year improvement, as the Net was up over the same Tuesday last year for the 6th time in 7 weeks. ABC's numbers grew substantially over the same Tuesday a year ago (5/12/09), also a night of all-original programming, jumping by 1.8 million viewers (9.5 million vs. 7.7 million) and by 58% in Adults 18-49 (3.0/8 vs. 1.9/5). ABC was also up week-to-week for the 2nd Tuesday in a row with viewers and young adults, tying its top Adult 18-49 number in 6 weeks - since 3/30/10.
FEAR FACTOR To Debut On Chiller Beginning 7/24May 12, 2010Chiller, the ultimate television destination for 'scary good' entertainment, will add the pulse-racing Fear Factor to its lineup this summer. The extremely popular 139-hour reality series will make its Chiller debut on July 24, 2010 @ 8pm, with back-to-back episodes anchoring the network's Saturday night programming each week.
USA Network To Dramatically Expand 'Characters Unite' CampaignMay 12, 2010Following the successful inaugural year of CHARACTERS UNITE, the community affairs campaign to combat prejudice and discrimination, USA Network is dramatically expanding the initiative in 2010 to include themed original programming, MVPD (multichannel video programming distributor) sponsorship opportunities, more expansive digital content, and grassroots community events. The announcement was made today at The 2010 Cable Show in Los Angeles by Bonnie Hammer, president, NBC Universal Cable Entertainment and Universal Cable Productions.
Photo Flash: Speech & Debate at the Phoenix TheatreMay 11, 2010The Phoenix Theatre of Indianapolis announces the Indiana Premiere of SPEECH & DEBATE. Written by Stephen Karam, this play starts Thursday, May 20 and runs through June 27, 2010 in the Frank & Katrina Basile Theatre at The Phoenix.
THE TEMPERAMENTALS Cast Set For TalkOut Monday 5/17May 11, 2010'TalkOut Mondays' (after the performance) continues for May 17th with the award-winning cast of the critically acclaimed hit show 'The Temperamentals' by Jon Marans at New World Stages (340 West 50th Street).
Photo Flash: Desert Star Playhouse's SHEIK OF PERSIAMay 11, 2010With an epic tale of Arabian adventure soon to hit movie theatres, Desert Star Playhouse unleashes its own sand-and-sorcery parody with 'Sheik of Persia: Like Sands Through The Hourglass.' This zany comedy for the whole family opens May 20th.