Alyssa Milano, Henry Winkler and Lou Diamond Phillips to Speak at PoliticonOctober 9, 2018Politicon, the non-partisan “Unconventional Political Convention” announced Alyssa Milano, Henry Winkler, Carter Page, Candace Owens and Lou Diamond Phillips will be speaking at this year's Politicon and cable news outlet, MSNBC, will be serving as an official media partner of the upcoming convention taking place October 20-21 at the Los Angeles Convention Center.
Season Premiere of DOCTOR WHO Sees Major Growth Over Previous YearOctober 9, 2018BBC AMERICA'S new season of Doctor Who, featuring Jodie Whittaker as the Thirteenth and first female Doctor, drew 1.4 million viewers and 658,000 Adults 25-54 in its 1:45pm global premiere. Doctor Who now ranks as the fastest growing drama on TV this year with a +48% increase over the previous season premiere in Nielsen live/same day ratings. The season opener ranked as the #1 program in its timeslot across all of cable in the target demos and was the #1 most searched program and #1 most talked about program on social media with 93% positive sentiment. The new season is now Certified Fresh on Rotten Tomatoes.
PIPELINE to Make Streaming Debut on BroadwayHDOctober 9, 2018Today, BroadwayHD makes the world streaming debut of PIPELINE, a play depicting a mother's hopes for her son and their clash with an educational system rigged against him. The powerful work was captured for the screen by Live From Lincoln Center during its original, critically acclaimed staging at Lincoln Center Theater in 2017. Hailed as 'potent and intensely acted' and confirming Dominique Morisseau's 'reputation as a playwright of piercing eloquence' (New York Times), the play was recently featured in cinemas across the U.S. including Los Angeles, Detroit, and Chicago.
GOOD MORNING AMERICA Posts Largest Lead Over TODAY in Three MonthsOctober 9, 2018“Good Morning America” ranked No. 1 in Total Viewers (4.085 million) for the week of Oct. 1, 2018, based on Live + Same Day Data from Nielsen Media Research. “GMA” beat “Today” (3.858 million) by 227,000, more than doubling its lead from the previous week (+114%; vs. 106,000 for w/o 9/24/18) to its largest in over 3 months – since w/o 6/25/18.
Turner Greenlights Lionsgate's M.D. LIVEOctober 9, 2018Turner today announced M.D. Live (working title), the first live, non-fiction series that taps into the worldwide phenomenon of medical crowdsourcing.
Tyler Perry to Keynote 'Living the Dream: A Career in Content' Event for Students in MiamiOctober 9, 2018NATPE, the National Association of Television Program Executives, will present the first ever “Living the Dream: A Career in Content” event in partnership with the NAACP, (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) and the NHFA (National Hispanic Foundation for the Arts). The event will be held on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Monday, January 21, 2019, one day before NATPE Miami 2019 commences, at the Fontainebleau Hotel in Miami Beach Florida.
A24 to Bring EIGHTH GRADE to 100 Schools for FreeOctober 9, 2018A24 is inviting educators to bring Eighth Grade to their classrooms, gymnasiums, and auditoriums so students across the country can experience the film that Rotten Tomatoes calls “exactly what teens need to see right now.”
VIDEO: CARPOOL KARAOKE Returns in New Trailer from Apple TVOctober 9, 2018The Emmy-winning Carpool Karaoke is returning for another star-studded season of sing-along hilarity, and will be available for free on the Apple TV app starting Friday, Oct. 12 at 1:00pm ET / 10:00am PT. Fans can watch a new episode every Friday on the Apple TV app on iPhone, iPad and Apple TV at apple.co/Carpool-Karaoke - no subscription required.
YouTube Greenlights New Vox Entertainment SeriesOctober 9, 2018YouTube and Vox today announced they have greenlit a new series from Vox Entertainment, the studio division of Vox Media. The YouTube Original series is slated to premiere on Vox's YouTube channel in 2019.
VIDEO: DEAR EVAN HANSEN Creators Talk to Megyn Kelly About Turning a Hit Musical Into a BookOctober 9, 2018The Broadway hit 'Dear Evan Hansen' elicited such a huge response from fans that it's now hitting bookstore shelves as a novel. 'Dear Evan Hansen' composers Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, Steven Levenson, the musical's playwright, and Val Emmich, who wrote 'Dear Evan Hansen: The Novel,' joined Megyn Kelly this morning to talk about the challenges of turning the beloved musical into a book.
NBC Tops Monday Night Ratings with THE VOICE and MANIFESTOctober 9, 2018NBC currently ranks #1 for the night among the Big 4 networks in adults 18-49, total viewers and every other key measure, winning six of six half-hours among those nets in 18-49 and total viewers, pending updates.
Cooking Channel to Premiere New Series HOLIDAY COOKIE BUILDSOctober 9, 2018Salt Lake City-based friends and baking experts Brenda Nibley and Alisha Nuttall transform their clients' wildest requests into edible masterpieces for the holidays, in the new series Holiday Cookie Builds, premiering Friday, November 9th at 10pm ET/7pm PT on Cooking Channel. Over six half-hour episodes, Alisha and Brenda dream up incredible cookie designs, and with the help of their Gingerbread Dream Team of amazing bakers and even a carpenter, create decadent treats in time for their clients' events. Other edible creations this season include a five-foot-tall nutcracker, a life-sized turkey, a replica of Salt Lake City's famous clock tower, and a motorized basketball-themed Santa Claus cookie complete with fruit-flavored basketball cake pops.
Entertainment One Sells THE ROOKIE to Over 160 Territories Ahead of PremiereOctober 9, 2018 Leading into MIPCOM, global independent studio Entertainment One (eOne) announced today a raft of high-profile international sales for its highly-anticipated, new police procedural “The Rookie” starring 4-time Emmy®-nominated star Nathan Fillion (“Castle,” “Firefly”, “Modern Family”). “The Rookie” will premiere on ABC (USA) and CTV (Canada) October 16th.
CNBC Announces 'Upstart 100'October 9, 2018NBC, First in Business Worldwide, today announced the Upstart 100, a list that showcases a diverse group of up-and-coming companies that are breaking barriers on the path to becoming tomorrow's household names.