CBS Begins Production on New Summer Series ZOOJanuary 30, 2015Production has commenced in New Orleans on CBS's new drama series ZOO, based on James Patterson's #1 bestselling novel. The series starring James Wolk, Kristen Connolly, Billy Burke, Nora Arnezeder and Nonso Anozie will premiere in summer 2015. Brad Anderson (“The Machinist”) is directing the episode.
HBO Orders LEWIS AND CLARK Miniseries, Starring Casey Affleck & Matthias SchoenaertsJanuary 30, 2015HBO has greenlit LEWIS AND CLARK, with production on the six-hour miniseries to begin this summer, it was announced today by Michael Lombardo, president, HBO Programming. Casey Affleck ('Interstellar'; Oscar(R) nominee for 'The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford') stars as Meriwether Lewis and Matthias Schoenaerts (the upcoming 'Far from the Madding Crowd'; Cesar Award winner for 'Rust and Bone') stars as William Clark. The miniseries is executive produced by Tom Hanks (Emmy(R) winner for HBO's 'The Pacific'), Gary Goetzman (Emmy(R) winner for HBO's 'Game Change'), Edward Norton (HBO's 'By the People: The Election of Barack Obama'), Brad Pitt (Emmy(R) winner for HBO's 'The Normal Heart'), Dede Gardner (Emmy(R) winner for HBO's 'The Normal Heart'), Tim Kelly and Adam Leipzig.
NBC Sports Group & Universal Sports Network Set FIS ALPINE WORLD SKI CHAMPIONSHIPS CoverageJanuary 29, 2015NBC Sports Group and Universal Sports Network will present 28 hours of coverage of the 2015 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships in Vail/Beaver Creek, Colo., from Feb. 3-15. The record television coverage across three networks includes 5.5 hours of coverage planned for NBC, 8.5 hours for NBCSN and 14 for Universal Sports. Additionally, NBC Sports Live Extra will stream all NBC and NBCSN telecasts; UniversalSports.com will stream all Universal Sports coverage.
History's SONS OF LIBERTY Ends with 3.3 Million Total ViewersJanuary 28, 2015HISTORY's(R) scripted miniseries SONS OF LIBERTY (#SonsOfLiberty) concluded last night, Tuesday, January 27, with 3.3 million Total Viewers, 1.3 million Adults 25-54 and 1.1 million Adults 18-49 at 9:00 pm making it the #1 show of the night on cable among total viewers.
PRETTY LITTLE LIARS is Tuesday's Top Telecast Across Female DemosJanuary 28, 2015Posting double-digit week-to-week gains, “Pretty Little Liars” ranked as Tuesday's #1 TV telecast in Women 18-34 (698,000/2.1 rating) and Females 12-34 (1.085 million/2.4 rating) and was the #1 scripted cable TV telecast in Women 18-49 (963,000/1.5 rating).
HGTV's ELLEN'S DESIGN CHALLENGE Premieres to Nearly 4 Million ViewersJanuary 28, 2015Ellen's Design Challenge was the #1 rated program on HGTV on Monday, January 26 at 9p, garnering a .72 rating among viewers P25-54 -- a 50% improvement versus the prior 13 week time period average. More than 3.9 million total viewers tuned in to the premiere of the furniture competition series. The strong performance cemented HGTV's position as a top 10 rated cable network on Monday night.
Discovery Channel's GOLD RUSH Hits New Season High in Key DemosJanuary 28, 2015Discovery Channel's GOLD RUSH was the #1 program in ALL OF TELEVISION among M25-54, M18-49 and M18-34 delivery for the fourth consecutive week, no exclusions on Friday, January 23, based upon Nielsen's Live +3. ALASKAN BUSH PEOPLE scored a series-high of 2.54 P25-54 AA% and 4.826 million total viewers P2+. Discovery Channel was the #1 television network on Friday in Primetime among Men.
ABC's AGENT CARTER Takes Second in Adults 18-49 During TimeslotJanuary 28, 2015Returning after the prior week's preemption for the SOTU and coming out of a special repeat “Shark Tank” at 9:00 p.m., “Marvel's Agent Carter” moved ABC up to second in the hour among Adults 18-49 (1.3/4-tie), beating NBC's original comedies by 63% (“Marry Me”/”About a Boy” = 0.8/2). The new ABC drama also earned second in the hour with Total Viewers (4.6 million), while ranking No. 1 in its time period with key Men 18-34 (tie) and Men 18-49.
Disney XD's LAB RATS Special Brings 6-Month Highs in Viewers, Key DemosJanuary 28, 2015A special 1-hour “Lab Rats” surged to 6-month highs in Total Viewers (1.006 million) and across key kid and boy demographics: Kids 6-11 (478,000/2.0 rating), Boys 6-11 (341,000/2.8 rating), Kids 2-11 (568,000/1.4 rating) and Boys 2-11 (386,000/1.9 rating) – since 7/28/14.