Ken Jeong, Billy Gardell & Kunal Nayyar to Return to TBS' SULLIVAN & SONApril 17, 2014Kunal Nayyar (The Big Bang Theory), Ken Jeong (The Hangover movies, Community) and Billy Gardell (Mike & Molly) are set to return to TBS's hit original series Sullivan & Son during the show's upcoming third season. Last year marked the first appearances on the show for Nayyar and Jeong. Gardell has appeared in both previous seasons.
ARNIE Scores Record Ratings for Golf ChannelApril 17, 2014 Arnie, Golf Channel's three-night, primetime television event about the life and legacy of Arnold Palmer, became the most-watched original production in Golf Channel history, according to Nielsen viewership data. From Sunday, April 13, through Tuesday, April 15, 1.75 million unique viewers tuned in to all or part of Arnie. Additionally, #Arnie trended nationally on Twitter during all three premieres.
George Lopez & IDW Developing WORMWOOD Animated SeriesApril 17, 2014Recently launched IDW Entertainment, along with George Lopez and his Travieso Production Company, announced today they are developing Wormwood as an animated television series based on the acclaimed IDW comics, created by artist Ben Templesmith.
David Letterman, Jerry Seinfeld, Jon Stewart & More Set for Spike TV's All-Star Don Rickles Tribute, 5/28April 17, 2014The biggest superstars in comedy will come together on Spike TV to celebrate the legendary career of one of their most beloved icons - Don Rickles. 'One Night Only: An All-Star Comedy Tribute to Don Rickles' will feature luminaries from the world of comedy, television and the silver screen including David Letterman, Jerry Seinfeld, Jon Stewart, Robert De Niro, Martin Scorsese, Tracy Morgan, Jimmy Kimmel, John Stamos, Bob Newhart, Regis Philbin, Ray Romano, Brad Garrett and many more.
Telemundo Launches Digital EL SENOR DE LOS CIELOS WebseriesApril 17, 2014Following the success of the first season of “El Señor de los Cielos” (Lord of the Skies), that averaged 2.3 million viewers nightly and generated more than 35 million page views on Telemundo.com, Telemundo announces the premiere of “The Secret Episode” (“El Capitulo Secreto”), an unprecedented seven-part mid-season web-series that will bridge the first season cliffhanger with the upcoming second season. Starting April 22nd, fans that sought long-awaited answers regarding the fate of Aurelio Casillas will enjoy two new action-packed digital chapters per week leading up to the complete full-length episode that will be available on May 9th across all Telemundo Digital and Social platforms including Online, Mobile and the novelas application.
ESPN's 2014 Men's Division I Frozen Four Coverage Up in ViewersApril 16, 2014ESPN's presentation of the 2014 NCAA Division I Men's Frozen Four - two semifinals on Thursday, April 10 on ESPN2 and the championship game on Saturday, April 12 on ESPN - averaged 471,000 viewers, a strong 56 percent increase over the 2013 Men's Frozen Four (301,000 viewers). The Frozen Four Championship Game, in which Union College defeated the University of Minnesota for its first NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey National Championship, averaged 717,000 viewers, a 33 percent increase over 2013's Division I Frozen Four Championship Game which featured Yale defeating Quinnipiac (539,000). The three telecasts of the 2014 Frozen Four combined to reach 6.6 million viewers.
CBS Sports to Air 46th RBC HERITAGE, 4/19-20April 16, 2014CBS Sports broadcasts the 46th year of the RBC HERITAGE this weekend from one of the most picturesque and popular stops on the PGA TOUR, Harbour Town Golf Links in Hilton Head, S.C. CBS Sports is on-hand with third and final-round coverage on Saturday, April 19 and Sunday, April 20 (3:00-6:00 PM, ET, both days). Graeme McDowell, last year's winner of the Tartan Jacket, looks to continue a 20-year streak of no defending champion missing the cut at the RBC Heritage since Davis Love III in 1993.
B.D. Wong Headed Back to LAW & ORDER: SVUApril 16, 2014Wong will reprise his role as FBI forensic psychiatrist Dr. George Huang on this season's penultimate episode, titled 'Thought Criminal.' The episode is slated to air on May 14.
FX's FARGO Premieres Strong with 4.15 Million ViewersApril 16, 2014FX's new 10-part limited series and critical juggernaut Fargo received a warm reception among viewers, drawing 4.15 million total viewers and 1.79 million Adults 18-49 for its first installment, a very strong initial number which will amount to only a small fraction of its final tally once time-shifted viewing arrives.
MY LITTLE PONY FRIENDSHIP IS MAGIC Season Finale to Air 5/10 on The HubApril 16, 2014The Hub Network's popular animated series, 'My Little Pony Friendship is Magic,' from Hasbro Studios, has its fourth season finale on Saturday, May 10, with two all-new, back-to-back episodes, 'Twilight's Kingdom - Part 1' and 'Twilight's Kingdom - Part 2,' starting at 10 a.m. ET/7 a.m. PT on the Hub Network, champions of family fun and the only network dedicated to providing kids and their families entertainment they can watch together. Leading up to the season finale, the network will air a marathon of special episodes from season four starting at 7:30 a.m. ET/4:30 a.m. PT. These episodes highlight a magical journey for Twilight and her friends that continue into the season finale. In addition, on April 28, a new My Little Pony game, 'My Little Pony Friendship is Magic Rainbow Falls Flight School' will launch on HubNetwork.com, providing fans fresh digital content to enjoy before the exciting finale. There will also be monthly updates to the wildly popular 'Equestrivia Challenge,' starting May 1.
TLC to Premiere New Series OMG EMT! on 5/3April 16, 2014When emergency medical technicians are first on the scene in response to a medical 911 call, they never know what they are going to get when they walk into a crisis situation. On Saturday, May 3rd at 10/9c, TLC premieres OMG EMT!, a new series that features some of the most memorable and unusual emergency calls, told by real-life EMTs who face these stranger-than-fiction scenarios every day. From the ridiculous to the downright crazy, every call has to be taken seriously, even when it proves to be difficult for the professionals to keep a straight face. Saving lives is not easy, and OMG EMT! proves it, one crazy tale at a time.
2014 Columbia University Film Festival to Run 5/2-8April 16, 2014Columbia University School of the Arts Film Program and the Film Society of Lincoln Center will co-present the 27thAnnual Columbia University Film Festival (CUFF), a weeklong program of screenings, dramatic readings and special events in New York. The celebration will continue with events to be announced for June 17-20 in Los Angeles. This marks the third year that the Festival is co-presented by the Film Society.
Stephanie Bloch Chambers & C. Russell Muth Sign Overall Deals with NBCUniversal's Wilshire StudiosApril 16, 2014 Known for producing hundreds of hours of creative and highly entertaining, original non-scripted programming, Wilshire Studios, a division of NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment, is ramping up its development slate adding two new overall deals to its roster with Stephanie Bloch Chambers (“Chrisley Knows Best,” “Married to Jonas”) and C. Russell Muth (“DEA,” “Bordertown Laredo”). The new deals announced today by Gary Auerbach, Executive Vice President of Development and Programming, Wilshire Studios, represents the studios' strategic direction as it grows its business into new genres of non-scripted programming that can be leveraged within the NBCU Cable portfolio and externally across all media platforms.