60 MINUTES Draws 10.44 Million ViewersApril 30, 201460 Minutes has made the Top 10 again, marking the fifth time over six broadcasts that the CBS newsmagazine finished among the week's top programs. The program drew 10.44 million viewers to place #7 for the week, according to Nielsen live-plus-same-day ratings for April 27, 2014.
Hailee Steinfeld in Negotiations to Join PITCH PERFECT 2April 30, 2014According to Variety, Hailee Steinfeld is in talks to join the cast of PITCH PERFECT 2, joining Anna Kendrick, Rebel Wilson and Brittany Snow. Elizabeth Banks will direct, with Kay Cannon also returning to pen the script. No details on who she might play were revealed.
Syfy Orders First Online Series, Announces New Digital InitiativesApril 30, 2014 Building upon its recent transmedia successes, Syfy Digital today announced significant new digital, social and second screen storytelling initiatives including a game-to-TV Avatar joining the cast of the hit series Defiance; Syfy Now debuting on Android phones and tablets this summer, an interactive handbook to the eagerly anticipated new drama Dominion, and a new web experience for Syfy Sync for Sharknado 2 and Defiance.
JIM GAFFIGAN: OBSESSED Marks Comedy Central's Most-Watched Special Since April 2013April 30, 20141.1 million total viewers tuned in to the premiere of 'Jim Gaffigan: Obsessed' (April 27, 10:00 p.m.), making it the most-watched stand-up special of 2014 for Comedy Central. The #1 brand in comedy is currently in the midst of its annual Stand-Up Month which has featured one-hour premieres from Hannibal Buress, Patton Oswalt, Dave Attell and Tracy Morgan and will conclude this Sunday, May 4 at 10:00 p.m. with the premiere of 'David Spade: My Fake Problems.'
Vasant M. Prabhu Named CFO of NBCUniversalApril 30, 2014 NBCUniversal announced today that Vasant M. Prabhu has been named Chief Financial Officer. Prabhu will be a member of the Executive Committee and report to Steve Burke, Chief Executive Officer, NBCUniversal when he joins the company on June 1st. In addition to serving as CFO, Prabhu will oversee Operations and Technical Services, which includes NBCUniversal's technical operations, physical plant, corporate services and information technology functions.
History Orders New Game Show PAWNOGRAPHYApril 30, 2014HISTORY has picked up 10 episodes of a new game show titled “PAWNOGRAPHY” from Leftfield Pictures, it was announced today by Elaine Frontain Bryant, Senior Vice President, Programming and Development for HISTORY. The half-hour game show will be taped in front of a live studio audience and production on the series is slated to begin this May in Las Vegas. The series is set to premiere on History in Summer 2014.
Syfy Unveils New Unscripted Programming SlateApril 30, 2014Syfy today announced a compelling and bold new unscripted development slate of seven projects featuring docuseries about family run horror houses and a special effects pyrotechnics company, Silicon Valley billionaires, fascinating men and women confronting the apocalypse, to the geek pub quiz phenomenon and surviving a disaster – alone.
THE MAGICIANS, CLONE & LETTER 44 to be Adapted by SyfyApril 30, 2014Building on the momentum of Syfy's growing slate of cutting edge, provocative original programming, Syfy today announced it was developing adaptations of the graphic novels Clone, from Robert Kirkman and David Alpert (The Walking Dead) and Letter 44, from Jonathan Mostow (Terminator 3), as well as the popular novels The Magicians, based on the book series by Lev Grossman.
Syfy Adapting RONIN & PAX ROMANA as MiniseriesApril 30, 2014Syfy today announced that it will develop as longform programming Pax Romana, Jonathan Hickman's graphic novel about a time traveling clash of ages and arms, and Ronin, based on Frank Miller's (300) comic book series, about an avenging samurai.
Syfy Orders Third SHARKNADO for Summer 2015April 30, 2014Los Angeles and New York were not enough! Syfy and The Asylum today announced that yet another city will be devoured by flying sharks when the new Original Movie Sharknado 3 premieres on Syfy in Summer 2015.
Harvey Fierstein Set for THEATER TALK this WeekendApril 30, 2014THEATER TALK favorite Harvey Fierstein returns for an all-new interview about his latest (and Tony-nominated) play, Casa Valentina - his third show (along with Newsies and Kinky Boots) currently running on Broadway.
TLC Posts Best April Primetime Performance YetApril 29, 2014On the heels of achieving its best 1Q performance in a decade, TLC continues its hot streak as it garners its best April Prime performance in a decade among W25-54, P2+, and HH. April also concludes as TLC's 3rd best April Prime delivery performance ever among W25-54. Additionally, the network posted double-digit rating gains vs. year ago in ratings among W25-54/18-49, P2+, and HH.
Destination America Scores Best Month Yet in Total Day & PrimetimeApril 29, 2014il 2014 vs. April 2013 among all key demos, including P2+, HH, and P/M/W25-54/18-49 in delivery. With hit series Mountain Monsters, Hillbilly Blood, and Buying the Bayou, Destination America earned its best April ever in Prime and Total Day. The network has now experienced 23 consecutive months of year-over-year delivery gains in Prime among P25-54 and has ranked among cable's top five fastest-growing networks in Prime delivery among P2+ and HH for YTD.
WORLD NEWS WITH DIANE SAWYER Up in Key Demos from 2013April 29, 2014For the week of April 21, 2014, “ABC World News with Diane Sawyer” averaged 7.602 million Total Viewers and a 1.6 rating/7 share/1.932 million in Adults 25-54, according to Nielsen Media Research. “World News” improved on the year-earlier week in Total Viewers (+1%) and Adults 25-54 (+3%) – 7.523 million and 1.869 million, respectively, on w/o 4/22/13. In addition, “World News” stood as the only evening newscast to grow in both measures versus the year-ago week as “CBS Evening News” (-3%/-12%) was down, while “NBC Nightly News” (+1%/-10%) was mixed.