IMPRACTICAL JOKERS to Air First-Ever Holiday EpisodeSeptember 13, 2018truTV's hit series Impractical Jokers is bringing the holiday cheer and some unexpected gifts in the season seven finale episode Impractical Jokers: Staten Island Holiday Spectacular. The hour-long finale will be taped in front of a live studio audience at the St. George Theatre in their hometown of Staten Island, New York. The four guys - Joe Gatto, James 'Murr' Murray, Brian 'Q' Quinn and Sal Vulcano, collectively known as the comedy troupe The Tenderloins - will thrill the audience with holiday-themed games and compete to determine who will make the best Santa. The episode will also include the hair-raising final punishment of the season that's almost too much for the Jokers to bear. Tickets to the taping are free and will be available through Ticketmaster beginning tomorrow, Friday, September 14 at 12:00pm ET.
Political Strategist Steve Schmidt Joins Showtime's THE CIRCUSSeptember 13, 2018Today, SHOWTIME announced that prominent political strategist and commentator Steve Schmidt will join the network's heralded weekly political docuseries THE CIRCUS as a recurring on-air contributor when the show returns on Sunday, September 16 at 8 p.m. ET/PT. Schmidt has made previous appearances on THE CIRCUS, offering trenchant insight based on his more than two decades working at the highest levels of national Republican politics. In the show's fall run, Schmidt will join hosts John Heilemann, Alex Wagner and Mark McKinnon as they crisscross the country covering the most high-stakes midterm elections in modern history — with titanic implications for the presidency of Donald Trump.
South Park Takes Over Comedy Central with Eight-Day MarathonSeptember 13, 2018273 episodes. 136.5 hours. 4 Boys. 1 Town.
The Peabody® and five-time Emmy® Award-winning South Park returns with a major takeover on Comedy Central leading up to the Season 22 premiere. Kicking off on Wednesday, September 19 at 9:00 a.m., the eight-day marathon will feature 273 episodes airing all-day, every day until the Season 22 premiere on Wednesday, September 26 at 10:00 p.m.* It's wall-to-wall South Park for eight remarkable days!
YouTube to Release LGBTQ+ Documentary STATE OF PRIDESeptember 13, 2018YouTube today announced it has greenlit State of Pride, a new YouTube Original feature documentary that takes an unflinching look at the significance of Pride 50 years after the historic Stonewall Riots. The documentary, which is slated to debut on YouTube in June 2019, is directed by Academy Award-winning filmmakers Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman, known for their groundbreaking work on the LGBTQ+ experience, and produced by leading digital studio Portal A.
E! Goes LIVE FROM THE RED CARPET for the EMMYSSeptember 13, 2018As the stars come together for television's biggest night, 'E! News' Giuliana Rancic and Jason Kennedy will once again headline E!'s 'Live From The Red Carpet: The 2018 Emmy Awards' and bring fans the most spontaneous and authentic interviews with primetime TV's biggest stars and nominees alongside E! correspondents Zuri Hall and Morgan Stewart. E! will provide viewers with unparalleled multi-platform coverage on-air, on digital and across mobile and social live from Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, California on Monday, September 17th as coverage begins at 4:30pm ET/1:30pm PT with 'Countdown to the Red Carpet: The 2018 Emmy Awards.'
Zachary Quinto to Star in AMC's New Horror Series NOS4A2September 13, 2018AMC has cast Emmy®-nominated actor and producer Zachary Quinto ("Star Trek," "American Horror Story") and rising star Ashleigh Cummings ("The Goldfinch," "Hounds of Love") in the lead roles for its new supernatural horror series "NOS4A2" (working title). The network also announced Emmy®-nominated director Kari Skogland ("The Handmaid's Tale," "Sons of Liberty") will direct the first two episodes of the series based on Joe Hill's bestselling novel of the same name. Production began this week in Rhode Island. The 10 one-hour episodes are slated to premiere in 2019.
VIDEO: Billy ON THE STREET Returns with Emma StoneSeptember 13, 2018Billy on the Street returns with an all new episode featuring Emma Stone. A year after Billy Eichner left TruTV, new episodes of Billy on the Street are back, available only on the web.
ESPN Films Announces Upcoming 30 FOR 30 DocumentariesSeptember 13, 2018The award-winning ESPN Films group continues to produce some of the best sports storytelling content in the industry, announcing today several new projects that will debut over the next few months. 30 for 30 documentaries on Junior Seau, the Mike Tyson/Buster Douglas fight and Deion Sanders headline the new slate, with 'The Last Days of Knight' making its television debut after premiering on ESPN+ in April. Additionally, a new 30 for 30 Short, 'Sonic Break,' will air in September, and 30 for 30 Podcasts will return for its fourth season in October.
Colin Farrell and Zack Gottsagen to Receive Global Down Syndrome Foundation Advocacy AwardSeptember 13, 2018Today the Global Down Syndrome Foundation (Global) announced film stars Colin Farrell and Zack Gottsagen will receive Global's Quincy Jones Exceptional Advocacy Award (Q Award), as well asits initial celebrity lineup for the 10th Anniversary of the Be Beautiful Be Yourself Fashion Show. The marquee event is the largest Down syndrome fundraiser in the world and will be held during Down Syndrome Awareness Month on Saturday, Oct. 20, 2018 at the Sheraton Denver Downtown Hotel, 1550 Court Place in Denver.
Syfy Celebrates 10th Anniversary of 31 DAYS OF HALLOWEENSeptember 13, 2018This October, SYFY is the destination for non-stop horror as the network celebrates its 10th annual 31 DAYS OF HALLOWEEN programming event. The chilling lineup airs all day and night throughout the month, and includes the premieres of five terrifying original movies, a new installment of the acclaimed anthology series CHANNEL ZERO, spooky new seasons of SYFY series VAN HELSING and Z NATION, a variety of cult horror flicks, and deep dives into all things horror on genre news destination SYFY WIRE. The month-long event includes:
Cooking Channel to Premiere Second Season of LATE NITE EATSSeptember 13, 2018Chef Jordan Andino visits a new roster of restaurants that reign supreme in the late-night food scene in the thirteen-episode return of Late Nite Eats. In each episode, Jordan travels to a new city and hits the establishments that are cooking up spectacular bites and revolutionizing what it means to dine out after-dark. Season two kicks off with an after-hours visit to Washington D.C. on Thursday, October 4th at 10pm ET/7pm PT on Cooking Channel.
Amazon Prime Renews ABSENTIA for Second SeasonSeptember 13, 2018Amazon today announced that it has picked up binge-worthy thriller Absentia for a second season, to debut in 2019 exclusively on Prime Video in the U.S., as well as in select markets globally, including Australia, Austria, Germany, India, Israel, Italy, Netherlands, Singapore, South Korea, Turkey and the U.K. Currently in production in Sofia, Bulgaria, Absentia was commissioned for Sony Pictures Television's international networks, is produced by Masha Productions and distributed by Sony Pictures Television.
BLUE'S CLUES Returns with Joshua Dela Cruz as New HostSeptember 13, 2018Nickelodeon's Blue's Clues has found a new pal for Blue in TV newcomer and Broadway actor Joshua Dela Cruz, and a brand-new title: Blue's Clues & You. Dela Cruz will have a new generation of preschoolers searching for clues with the beloved energetic girl puppy Blue. Production on Blue's Clues & You will commence this month in Toronto.