NIGHTLINE Takes Opening Week of Season in Total ViewersOctober 2, 2014ABC News' “Nightline” won the opening week of the 2014-15 season in Total Viewers (1.780 million) during the week of September 22, 2014, based on Live +Same Day Data from Nielsen Media Research. “Nightline” outperformed CBS' “The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson” by 271,000 Total Viewers and NBC's “Late Night with Seth Meyers” by 282,000 Total Viewers. In fact, “Nightline” outdrew the NBC program by its largest-ever Total Viewer advantage during a week of originals.
Fiona Apple Writes Theme Song for New Showtime Drama THE AFFAIROctober 2, 2014Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter Fiona Apple has contributed the brand new original song "Container" for the main title sequence of the highly-anticipated new SHOWTIME series THE AFFAIR.'Container' was written and performed by Apple and produced by frequent collaborator Blake Mills. After being approached by THE AFFAIR creator and executive producer, Sarah Treem, Apple constructed a hauntingly beautiful treatment for her previously unreleased song, largely inspired by the show's restrained yet complex narrative. THE AFFAIR debuts onSunday, October 12 at 10 p.m. ET/PT on SHOWTIME. Check out a sneak peek at the main title sequence below!
MTV's SLEDNECKS to Premiere 10/30October 2, 2014MTV is heading to Alaska with new series 'Slednecks' premiering on Thursday, October 30 at 10:00 P.M. ET/PT with an extended 90-minute special to kick off the season. The weekly half-hour comedic docu-series follows a close group of adventurous friends living in rural Wasilla, Alaska. The 18-episode series will air all-new back-to-back episodes every Thursday starting at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT. To view the series trailer click here.
Second Season of BLACK SAILS to Premiere in January on StarzOctober 2, 2014Starz announced today that its Emmy®-winning Original series “Black Sails,” executive produced by Michael Bay (Transformers, Armageddon, Pearl Harbor) and his Platinum Dunes partners Brad Fuller and Andrew Form, producers on Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and The Purge, and created by executive producers Jonathan Steinberg (“Jericho,” “Human Target”) and Robert Levine (“Touch”), will debut Saturday, January 24th, 2015 at 9pm ET/PT. The ten-episode second season of the authentic high sails drama series follows the most feared pirate of the day, Captain Flint (Toby Stephens) and his men, and takes place twenty years prior to Robert Louis Stevenson's classic “Treasure Island.”
CBS Daytime Posts GainsOctober 2, 2014CBS daytime game shows, dramas and THE TALK all notched viewer increases compared to the same week last year, according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for the week ending Sept. 29.
mun2's Barclays Premier League Matches Continue this WeekendOctober 2, 2014NBCUniversal's Hispanic cable network mun2, continues its coverage of the 2014/2015 season of the Barclays Premier League with three exciting matches this weekend beginning on Saturday, October 4 at 9:55 a.m. ET/ 8:55 a.m. CT with Liverpool vs West Bromwich Albion then at 12:25 p.m. ET/ 11:25 a.m. CT Aston Villa vs Manchester City, and on Sunday October 5 at 6:55 a.m. ET/ 5:55 a.m. CT Manchester United vs Everton.
NBC NEWS Welcomes Jacob Rascon as CorrespondentOctober 2, 2014Jacob Rascon has joined NBC News as a Correspondent, it was announced today by NBC News President Deborah Turness. Rascon has been a general assignment reporter for KNBC, NBC's owned television station in Los Angeles, since 2012.
4 MOONS Set for DVD, VOD Release on 12/2October 2, 2014Breaking Glass Pictures will be releasing the Mexican LGBT drama Four Moons (Cuatro Lunas) on DVD and VOD (iTunes, Amazon Instant) December 2, 2014.
American Graduate Day 2014 Recognizes Over 2.7 MillionOctober 1, 2014American Graduate Day 2014 ended on Saturday with 2,761,210 American Graduate Champions recognized – individuals committed to work with youth across the country to graduate high school and stay on track to college and career success – WNET and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) announced today.
Fox Downsizes UTOPIA, Moves MASTERCHEF JUNIOR to TuesdaysOctober 1, 2014Season Two of MASTERCHEF JUNIOR premieres Tuesday, Nov. 4 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX, followed by all-new episodes of NEW GIRL (9:00-9:30 PM ET/PT) and THE MINDY PROJECT (9:30-10:00 PM ET/PT). The hit culinary competition series gives talented kids between the ages of eight and 13 the chance to showcase their culinary abilities and passion for food through a series of delicious challenges.
Bill Burr to Lead New FX Pilot PARIAHOctober 1, 2014FX Networks has placed an order for the comedy Pilot, Pariah, starring Bill Burr and co-created by John Chernin and Dave Chernin, it was announced today by Nick Grad and Eric Schrier, Presidents of Original Programming, FX Networks and FX Productions.
RED NIGHTS Set for DVD/VOD Release on 10/21October 1, 2014Breaking Glass Pictures will be releasing the French-Hong Kong film RED NIGHTS on DVD and VOD (Comcast, Vubiquity, iTunes) on October 21, 2014. RED NIGHTS is a thriller and a tale of erotic horror by Julien Carbon and Laurent Courtiaud.
Netflix Developing Animated KING KONG SeriesOctober 1, 2014Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) and 41 Entertainment announced today, Kong - King of the Apes, an original animated TV series for kids from Executive Producer Avi Arad. Arad has been a producer of iconic superhero stories like Spider-Man franchise movies, the X-Men franchise movies, the Iron-Man films, and The Incredible Hulk. He has also executive produced kids TV with the extremely popular Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures series which began in 2013. Netflix members around the world will be introduced to KONG first through a full length feature film that will be followed by 12 half hour episodes beginning in 2016.
AMC Begins Production on Second Season of TURN: WASHINGTON'S SPIESOctober 1, 2014The second season of AMC's Revolutionary War drama “TURN: Washington's Spies” began production this week in and around Richmond, Virginia, including at two historic locations in Williamsburg; Colonial Williamsburg's Historic Area and on the campus of the College of William & Mary.
Patriots-Bengals Game Set for SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL this WeekOctober 1, 2014 Andy Dalton and the Cincinnati Bengals look to start their season 4-0 for the first time since 2005 with a road victory this Sunday, when they travel to Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass., to face Tom Brady and the New England Patriots on Sunday Night Football on NBC. Pre-game coverage begins with Football Night In America at 7 p.m. ET.