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TODAY was the number-one morning show last week topping “Good Morning America” in the key demo, TODAY's best demo streak in more than six years. Additionally, TODAY's demo lead versus GMA hit a four-week high. TODAY also won in total viewers last Wednesday and Thursday.

Everyone deserves to be seen. Discover the stories of 28 Barbary Lane when Armistead Maupin's Tales of the City launches globally on Netflix June 7. 

NBC has tied for #2 among the Big 4 networks in primetime results for the week of May 6-12 in the key demographic of adults 18-49, according to “live plus same day” viewership figures from Nielsen Media Research. NBC also ranked #2 or tied for #2 among the Big 4 networks in every other key rating category.

“The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” has averaged a 0.41 rating in adults 18-49 and 2.140 million viewers overall for the late-night ratings win for the week of May 13-17, according to “live plus same day” figures from Nielsen Media Research, growing week to week by +5% in 18-49 (0.41 vs. 0.39) and +2% to a three-week high in total viewers (2.140 million vs. 2.093 million). 

During the week of May 6, 2019, “Live with Kelly and Ryan” posted gains over the prior week in both Households (+5%—2.2 rating vs. 2.1 rating) and Total Viewers (+3%—2.885 million vs. 2.789 million), standing as the only top-tier syndicated talk show to improve week over week in either Nielsen measure.

ABC News' “Nightline” averaged 1.104 million Total Viewers, 376,000 Adults 25-54 and 274,000 Adults 18-49 during the week of May 13, 2019, based on Live + Same Day Data from Nielsen Media Research. “Nightline” led CBS' “The Late Late Show with James Corden” (372,000) in Adults 25-54 (+4,000).

Popular docu-series Death Row Stories premieres its fourth season on Sunday, June 2 at 8pm, ET/PT on HLN. Concetta Tomei (China Beach, Providence) is the narrator of the series.

NBC has clinched first place for the traditional September-to-May season in primetime's key demographic of adults 18-49, marking the network's fifth win in six years.

Justin Paul and Glenn Slater are renowned composers: Paul has written for Dear Evan Hansen and The Greatest Showman, and Slater for Disney's Tangled and School of Rock on Broadway. Paul and Slater recently joined forces for the first time to write songs for the ABC sitcom American Housewife, which is airing its first musical episode Tuesday, May 21.

The Emerging Directors and Music in Motion Showcase selections have been announced for the 23rdAnnual American Black Film Festival (ABFF), taking place June 12-16 in Miami.  These programs were launched with the aim of increasing diverse representation in the entertainment industry and are set to screen from June 13-15 at the Regal Cinemas South Beach.

Today, CMT announced that GRAMMY Award-winning, best-selling country duo Brooks & Dunn will take the stage with some of the brightest young talent in country music during a special public taping of “CMT Crossroads,” the network's flagship music series. The hour-long show will tape in downtown Nashville on Tuesday, June 4 and will premiere on CMT on Friday, June 28 at 10 p.m. ET.

Get ready to LOL this Father's Day! Join rising comedian and single father Jerry Garcia in all-new English language stand-up comedy special Jerry Garcia: It's Not My Weekend, premiering Friday, June 14th at 9:30pm ET/PT on HBO Latino®, and simultaneously across all of the channel's platforms including  HBO NOW®, HBO GO®, HBO On Demand® and partners' streaming platforms.   

The roles of three teen werewolves (siblings Willa and Wyatt and their packmate Wynter) have been cast for the movie sequel eagerly awaited by millions of kids and tweens—'ZOMBIES 2.' Actors Pearce Joza (Disney's 'Mech X-4'), Chandler Kinney (Fox's 'Lethal Weapon') and top social media personality Ariel Martin (aka Baby Ariel) will join the cast of the Disney Channel Original Movie, debuting next year. Reprising their roles are fan favorites from the first movie Kylee Russell as Eliza, Trevor Tordjman as Bucky, Carla Jeffery as Bree, James Godfrey as Bonzo and Kingston Foster as Zoey, with the previously announced stars Meg Donnelly and Milo Manheim as Addison and Zed, respectively. Production begins on May 27.

As the industry's authoritative voice of content, National Association of Television Program Executives (NATPE) presentsSTREAMING PLUS, the preeminent exchange where streamers will shape and define the future of video content programming & distribution at the W Hollywood on July 30th.  This must-attend, one day event navigates the market-wide disruption by delivering thought leaders from major and emerging platforms who will provide the competitive advantages necessary to grow and succeed.

On Monday night, John Lithgow was a guest on 'The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon' to talk about his Broadway show, Hillary and Clinton, and to discuss his dramatic film The Tomorrow Man.  During the interview, Lithgow reveals how he fell in love with wearing shorts similar to former President Bill Clinton's infamous activewear for the play.

Sleep On It have announced a co-headline North American tour with Like Pacific set to kick off on July 18th in Detroit, MI and run until August 3rd in London, Ontario. On July 20th, the band will play their debut album, Overexposed, in its entirety for the first time ever while in their hometown of Chicago at Bottom Lounge. Tickets are on sale now, and can be purchased here: www.sleeponitband.com/tickets 

Sony Pictures has released the new trailer for Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood directed by Quentin Tarantino and starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Brad Pitt.

Following a highly successful collaboration during last year's holiday season, SiriusXM and Hallmark Channel announced today an expanded relationship that heralds the return of Hallmark Channel Radio as a recurring seasonal offering through 2020.

The Country Music Association's acclaimed CMA Songwriters Series Presented by U.S. Bank will return to the CMA Theater in Nashville Wednesday, June 5 at 7:00 PM with performances by Tracy Lawrence, Heather Morgan, Eric Paslay and Liz Rose. The songwriter's round is a fan favorite that will kick off festivities as tens of thousands of Country Music fans descend upon Nashville for CMA Fest, the world's longest-running Country Music festival, now in its 48th year. Tickets for the show go on sale Tuesday, May 21 at 10:00 AM/CT, for $20 plus service fees, via CMAsongwritersseries.com. $1 of each ticket sold will benefit the CMA Foundation, CMA's philanthropic arm, which is committed to improving and sustaining high quality music education programs across the United States. 

SiriusXM announced today that the influential Dave Matthews Band will bring back their exclusive limited-run SiriusXM channel, Dave Matthews Band Radio.  The channel launches on Friday, May 24 on channel 30 and will be live through Sunday, September 15.