Destination America to Premiere PREPPER HILLBILLIES, 4/5March 17, 2014For Americans, protection and safety are top priorities and can now be prepared to learn the necessary tools in creating hillbilly home security in Destination America's all-new series PREPPER HILLBILLIES. Follow the show's highly skilled craftsmen - old-school prepping guru Barry, high-tech expert Eric and lifelong builder Fred of The Moss Shop in Jonesboro, GA - as they put the safekeeping of South Georgia into their own hands, stopping danger in its tracks with inventive and entertaining home security systems. No threat is too small as the trio devises creative solutions for warding off possible hazards from trespassing and burglary to high-intensity doomsday scenarios. At their one-stop shop for home protection, The Moss Shop team construct what they see fit to ensure the highest level of safety for their clients, from exploding trees and secret escape routes to booby-trapped driveways and distracting decoys. Prepping for over three decades, this jovial crew has witnessed it all and has had fun along the way, at this rate there is no trap they won't set. Tune in to the series premiere of PREPPER HILLBILLIES on Saturday, April 5 at 10/9c only on Destination America to watch the masterful Moss Shop crew take on all types of hillbilly defense.
Hub Network Orders New Transformers Series for 2015March 17, 2014The Hub Network, champions of family fun and the only network dedicated to providing kids and their families entertainment they can watch together, announced today that a new animated series is currently in production for the globally renowned TRANSFORMERS brand. Set to debut in early 2015, the new action-packed series is being produced by Hasbro Studios, the production and distribution division of Hasbro, Inc., and is executive produced by Jeff Kline ('Transformers Prime,' 'G.I. Joe Renegades').
ABC Family Orders Three New Drama Pilots, Renews MELISSA & JOEY and BABY DADDYMarch 17, 2014Tom Ascheim, President, ABC Family, and Kate Juergens, Chief Creative Officer and Executive Vice President, Original Content, ABC Family, today announced that the network will continue to grow its slate of original programming with three new drama pilots, “Alice in Arabia,” “Recovery Road” and “Unstrung.” Ascheim also announced that ABC Family has given the greenlight to all-new seasons of its hit comedy series, “Melissa & Joey” and “Baby Daddy.”
TV: Meet the Cast & Creative Team Behind CASA VALENTINA - Harvey Fierstein, Patrick Page, Gabriel Ebert & More!March 16, 2014CASA VALENTINA, the new play by four-time Tony Award winner Harvey Fierstein, directed by two-time Tony Award winner Joe Mantello, is currently in rehearsals at Manhattan Theatre Club. The limited engagement of Casa Valentina will begin previews on Tuesday, April 1 and open Wednesday, April 23 on Broadway at MTC's Samuel J. Friedman Theatre (261 West 47th Street). The company met the press last week, and BWW's own Richard Ridge was on the scene to chat with the cast and crew about the show!
STAGE TUBE: Meet the New Leading Ladies of Broadway's MATILDA!March 14, 2014Meet Broadway's newest MATILDAS in today's Wall Street Journal where Ava Ulloa, Gabriella Pizzolo, Paige Brady and Ripley Sobo talk to reporter Sophia Hollander about their experience joining the Broadway smash, MATILDA THE MUSICAL. Check out their interview below!
Hallmark Channel Sets 2014 Original Movie ScheduleMarch 13, 2014Continuing as the nation's #1 destination for exceptional family entertainment, Hallmark Channel unveils its 2014 Original Movie programming slate, which will include 15 Original Movie World Premieres in Q2-Q4. Hallmark Channel, consistently ranked #1 for quality family-friendly programming, is positioned to continue expanding its original programming and maintain its status as a cable leader with its highly rated Original Movies that over 86 million subscribers have come to expect and love.
Thomas Lennon to Co-Star in CBS' THE ODD COUPLE with Matthew PerryMarch 13, 2014The project 'centers on two mismatched roommates - the messy Oscar Madison (Perry) and the neat freak Felix Unger *Lennin). Perry's GO ON co-star Sarah Baker will play Oscar's assistant Sam who spends most of her work day on the phone, apologizing to assorted high and [perrybaker] mighty people who have been offended by Oscar's latest rant.'
HBO & Facebook to Partner for GAME OF THRONES Season 4 Premiere Event Red CarpetMarch 13, 2014 On Tuesday, March 18, more than two dozen Game of Thrones cast members will gather in New York City for the Season 4 premiere at Lincoln Center's Avery Fisher Hall. For the first time ever, HBO will let fans in on the red carpet action at one of its most anticipated premiere events by live streaming the event via Facebook Live.
TV Land, BET & Centric Will Simulcast Live Season Premiere of THE SOUL MAN, 3/26March 13, 2014Viacom networks TV Land, BET and CENTRIC have announced that they will simulcast the LIVE season three premiere of TV Land's original sitcom 'The Soul Man' on Wednesday, March 26th at 10:30pm ET/PT. CENTRIC will also showcase the series beginning in April by running marathons of the first two seasons. Additionally, starting April 5th, CENTRIC will air the new third season every Saturday at a special time of 10pm, 10 days after the episode debuts on TV Land. All subsequent episodes will air Saturdays at 9pm. The LIVE season premiere of 'The Soul Man' will air on all three networks immediately following the LIVE season premiere of 'Hot in Cleveland,' airing on TV Land at 10pm ET/PT. Fans can live tweet along with all three networks using the hashtag #SOULMANLive.
FAMOUS IN 12 to Debut this June on The CWMarch 13, 2014FAMOUS IN 12, the new unscripted series/social experiment that will film one fame-seeking family around the clock for 12 weeks straight, will premiere on Tuesday, June 3 (8:00-9:00pm ET), it was announced today by The CW Network.
Syfy Orders 6-Hour Event Series ASCENSIONMarch 13, 2014 Syfy is reigniting the channel's traditional long-form scripted programming event for 4th quarter with the greenlight of the 6-hour series Ascension, it was announced today by Syfy President Dave Howe. Ascension is an ambitious original drama created and written by Philip Levens (Smallville) who will serve as Executive Producer and Showrunner. The series will be produced in Montreal, QC by Sea To Sky Studios in association with Blumhouse Productions. Jason Blum (Stranded, The River, film franchises Paranormal Activity and The Purge) and Mark Stern are Executive Producers on the project along with Ivan Fecan, Tim Gamble and Brett Burlock on behalf of Sea To Sky Studios. The event series will be co-financed and distributed by Universal Cable Productions and Lionsgate Television.
Sophie Okonedo & David Morse to Join Maggie Grace in CBS' Wall Street DramaMarch 13, 2014According to The Hollywood Repoter, Sophie Okonedo, currently starring in the Broadway revival of A RAISIN IN THE SUN with Denzel Washington, and David Morse have signed on to join Maggie Grace and Charlie Cox in CBS' upcoming Wall Street drama from JUSTIFIED writers Taylor Elmore and Ben Cavell.
NIGHTLINE PRIME Premieres this Weekend on ABCMarch 13, 2014ABC News' iconic late night news magazine is coming again to primetime with a series of one hour programs that take viewers inside the most provocative stories of our time. True to “Nightline's” long tradition of excellence in of-the-moment journalism and documentary-style storytelling, “Nightline Prime” will use the newest technologies to put viewers in the middle of stories as they unfold. The new program puts the latest small, agile cameras out with journalists embedded at the center of the stories they are reporting, enabling its teams to go farther, closer and deeper than previously possible. “Nightline Prime” premieres SATURDAY, MARCH 15 (9:00–10:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network.
Showtime Picks Up Drama Pilot from The New York Times' Andrew Ross SorkinMarch 13, 2014 SHOWTIME has ordered BILLIONS, a new complex, contemporary drama pilot from a script by Andrew Ross Sorkin (Too Big To Fail), and Brian Koppelman and David Levien (Ocean's Thirteen, Rounders), who will also executive produce. BILLIONS is a fictional drama that focuses on the collision and, at times, collusion between an aggressive U.S. attorney in New York and some of the richest hedge fund billionaires in the country.BILLIONS marks the first pilot pick-up for SHOWTIME this year.
Fourth Season of FX's LOUIE to Premiere in MayMarch 13, 2014According to The Hollywood Reporter, the fourth season of Louis C.K.'s Emmy-winning comedy series will premiere May 5 with back-to-back episodes airing through June 16 every Monday at 10 and 10:30 p.m.
Famke Janssen Will Return for TAKEN 3March 13, 2014According to Deadline, Famke Janssen has just sealed her deal to rejoin Liam Neeson and Maggie Grace in the third installment of the TAKEN franchise for EuropaCorp and 20th Century Fox.
John Cho Joins Cast of ABC Comedy Pilot SELFIEMarch 13, 2014According to The Hollywood Reporter, John Cho will join DOCTOR WHO's Karen Gillan in ABC's modern spin on MY FAIR LADY, SELFIE, directed by Julie Anne Robinson from a script by Emily Kapnek (Suburgatory). The cast also includes Allyn Rachel, Tim Peper, Da'Vine Joy Randolph and David Harewood.
THE TODAY SHOW Posts Ratings GainsMarch 13, 2014 NBC's TODAY continues to gain momentum and deliver substantial ratings growth. Throughout the week of March 3, TODAY narrowed its key demo and total viewer gaps with GMA. Bolstered by the Oscars and the Dancing with the Stars cast reveal, GMA had strong deliveries early in the week, however TODAY rebounded significantly. As the week continued, TODAY slashed the total viewer gap with GMA by 52% and the A25-54 demo viewer gap by 69% compared to the Monday/Tuesday averages. TODAY also posted across-the-board gains year-to-year and season-to-date in all ratings categories.
STAGE TUBE: ROCKY's Dutch Colleagues Send the Cast Well Wishes on Opening Night!March 13, 2014The new musical Rocky, starring Andy Karl and Margo Seibert, opens tonight, March 13, at Broadway's historic Winter Garden Theatre. To wish their Broadway colleagues good luck, the show's Dutch colleagues from from Sister Act, Jersey Boys, Love Story and Hij Gelooft in Mij have sent the cast and crew a break-a-leg video - check it out below!
Tyler Blackburn Will Return to ABC Family's PRETTY LITTLE LIARSMarch 12, 2014Tyler Blackburn will return to 'Pretty Little Liars' as a series regular in the upcoming fifth season of the hit original series on ABC Family. It was announced today in ABC Family's 'Behind the Curtain' YouTube series. You can check out the video below!