Bryan Cranston Sells Comedy Pilot to NBCSeptember 2, 2014According to Deadline, NBC has landed small screen adaptation of Conn and Hal Iggulden's THE DANGEROUS BOOK FOR BOYS from Emmy-winner Bryan Cranston.
Telemundo to Host Social Media SummitAugust 28, 2014Telemundo announced its first-ever social media influencer summit, dubbed #YoSoyelInfluencer, as part of the highly-anticipated reality series, “Yo Soy El Arista' (“I am the Artist”), premiering Sunday, September 14 at 8 pm/7c. The reality show will air simultaneously in the U.S. on Telemundo and throughout Latin America on the cable networks E! and Telemundo Internacional. In addition, the network announced that music sensation Austin Mahone will join the panel of 100 celebrated influencers who will help decide if the contestants will face the judges and the show's host to advance past the audition round.
A&E Cancels LONGMIRE After Three SeasonsAugust 28, 2014Despite it being the network's most-watched drama yet, the network has chosen to end the older-skewing series, which had only lost a slight margin of its viewers during its third season. LONGMIRE is expected to be shopped to other networks 'immediately,' sources tell Deadline.
mun2 to Air Key Barclays Premier League Matches this WeekendAugust 28, 2014mun2, the modern general entertainment cable channel for Latinos, continues its coverage of the 2014/2015 season of the Barclays Premier League with three exciting matches commencing Saturday, August 30 at 9:55 a.m. EST/ 8:55 a.m. CST with Manchester City vs Stoke City and Everton vs Chelsea at 12:25 p.m. EST/11:25 a.m. CST, followed on Sunday, August 31 by Tottenham vs Liverpool at 8:25 a.m. EST/7:25 a.m. CST.
NBC Sports Group Sets 2014-15 College Hockey CoverageAugust 28, 2014NBCSN and NBC Sports Live Extra will present more than 25 college hockey games this season, including 20 Notre Dame home games, six Hockey East games and the second annual Rivalry on Ice. A total of 19 games will be televised on NBCSN, and an additional eight games will be streamed live via NBC Sports Live Extra, NBC Sports Group's live streaming product for desktops, mobile devices, and tablets.
TODAY Closes Ratings Gap with GOOD MORNING AMERICAAugust 28, 2014NBC's TODAY continues to gain momentum and post significant ratings growth. For the week of August 18, TODAY posted its narrowest total viewer margin with GMA in seven weeks (since the week of 6/30/14). TODAY has cut the total viewer gap with GMA for four straight weeks.
STAGE TUBE: Cady Huffman Talks 'REVOLUTION IN THE ELBOW'August 28, 2014A new video debuted today on YouTube featuring Tony Award winner Cady Huffman discussing her role as Manuela, the slightly evil Mayor of Elbowville, in REVOLUTION IN THE ELBOW OF RAGNAR AGNARSSON FURNITURE PAINTER. Check it out below!
STAGE TUBE: Behind the Scenes of THE OPPONENT at 59E59 TheatersAugust 28, 201459E59 Theaters welcomed Chicago's A Red Orchid Theatre, in association with Bisno Productions, with the NYC premiere of THE OPPONENT, written by Brett Neveu and directed by Karen Kessler. THE OPPONENT began performances on Thursday, July 31 for a limited engagement through Sunday, September 7. Performances are at 59E59 Theaters (59 East 59th Street, between Park and Madison Avenues). Tickets are $25 ($17.50 for 59E59 Members). To purchase tickets, call Ticket Central at (212) 279-4200 or visit www.59e59.org.
PRETTY LITTLE LIARS Finale is Top Telecast in Key DemosAugust 27, 2014Delivering its #2 telecast of the season in Total Viewers (2.3 million) and Adults 18-49 (1.3 million/1.0 rating) and hitting multi-week highs among remaining target demos, the summer finale of Twitter's favorite TV show, “Pretty Little Liars,” (8:00 – 9:00 p.m.) became the #2 most-tweeted drama/comedy series telecast of the summer (890,954), behind only its summer premiere (1,046,459 – 6/10/14), driven by the #RIPMona hashtag. Furthermore, “Pretty Little Liars” was Tuesday's #1 most-tweeted Primetime series telecast during all 12 weeks this season.
John Legend & Lee Ann Womack Set for CMT CROSSROADS, 9/26August 27, 2014Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter John Legend will team up with Grammy Award-winning country star Lee Ann Womack next month when CMT presents an all-new episode of CMT CROSSROADS. Legend and Womack will meet and collaborate for the first time on the CMT CROSSROADS stage in Franklin, Tenn. CMT CROSSROADS: JOHN LEGEND AND LEE ANN WOMACK will premiere Friday, September 26 at 10 p.m. ET/PT only on CMT.
Telemundo FUTBOL ESTELAR: LA LIGA PREMIER Continues 8/31August 27, 2014Deportes Telemundo presents Leicester City vs. Arsenal, the third game in Premier League play, live this Sunday, August 31 at 10:55AM/9:55C/7:55PT on Telemundo. Andrés Cantor will narrate the match alongside Sammy Sadovnik and former soccer player Manuel Sol, who will supply commentary and analysis.