Penguins-Blackhawks NHL Stadium Series Match Scores Ratings Win for NBCMarch 3, 2014NBC's primetime coverage of Saturday night's NHL Stadium Series game between the Pittsburgh Penguins and Chicago Blackhawks (8-11:15 p.m. ET) from Soldier Field in Chicago averaged 2.8 million viewers and produced a 1.7 HH rating, making it the most-watched and highest-rated NHL regular-season game, excluding Winter Classics and regional coverage, since the advent of People Meters (1987), according to Fast National data from The Nielsen Company.
'THE DAILY SHOW' Brings Jordan Klepper on as 'NEWS TEAM' CorrespondentMarch 3, 2014Jordan Klepper has been tapped by Comedy Central's Emmy® and Peabody® Award-winning “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart” to join fellow correspondents Samantha Bee, Jason Jones, Aasif Mandvi and Jessica Williams on “The Best F*&#ing News Team Ever!” Klepper's first appearance on the show, reporting “live” from Ukraine, is scheduled to air tonight, March 3 at 11:00 p.m. ET/PT.
RIZZOLI & ISLES Hits 5.4 Million Viewers with L+3March 3, 2014TNT's original scripted dramas grew their audiences for last week's winter premieres with solid Live + 3 deliveries, including more than 5.4 million viewers for Tuesday's episode of Rizzoli & Isles, 3.5 million viewers for Monday's season premiere of Dallas and 3.3 million viewers for Tuesday's return of Perception. Rizzoli & Isles' Live + 3 audience was +45% larger than its Live + Same Day delivery, while the audience for Perception grew a remarkable +63% over Live + Same Day. The Dallas audience grew by +33% over Live + Same Day.
VIDEO: New Extended TV Spot for 300: RISE OF AN EMPIREMarch 3, 2014Legendary Entertainment has released a new extended TV spot for 300 RISE OF AN EMPIRE, focusing on the film's notorious villains. The film will hit theaters in 3D, 2D and Imax theaters on March 7, 2014. Check it out below!
CBS Begins Production on UNDER THE DOME Season 2March 3, 2014Production begins today in Wilmington, N.C. on the sophomore season of CBS's hit summer series UNDER THE DOME. Executive producer Stephen King, the bestselling author of the novel the series is based on, wrote the first episode, which will be directed by executive producer Jack Bender.
Six Matches in Seven Days Highlight NBC's NHL Coverage this WeekMarch 3, 2014An intense division rivalry and an Original Six matchup between two teams battling for playoff positioning headline NBC Sports Group's NHL coverage this week, which features six games over seven days, including the Washington Capitals and Philadelphia Flyers facing off on Wednesday Night Rivalry at 8 p.m. ET on NBCSN, and the New York Rangers hosting the Detroit Red Wings on Sunday at Noon ET in the NHL Game of the Week on NBC.
Shirley MacLaine Set for SUPER SOUL SUNDAY's Return to OWN, 3/23March 3, 2014The all-new season of the Emmy Award-winning daytime series 'Super Soul Sunday,' designed to help viewers awaken to their best selves and discover a deeper connection to the world around them, premieres with legendary actress Shirley MacLaine on Sunday, March 23 at 11 a.m. ET/PT on OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network. Immediately following is the premiere of the 10-part series, 'Oprah & Eckhart Tolle: A New Earth,' which debuts Sunday, March 23 at 12 p.m. ET/PT on OWN.
THE AMERICANS Season 2 Premiere Up 72% with L+3March 3, 2014The Live+3 time-shifting viewing for the season two premiere episode of The Americans was significantly higher than that of its series premiere episode and it was also the highest Live+3 percentage increase for a second season debut of any FX drama series by a wide margin.
TOP CHEF ESTRELLAS Finale Airs this Sunday on TelemundoMarch 3, 2014The third episode of Telemundo's 'Top Chef Estrellas' (8pm/7c) was full of drama, nerves and surprises in preparation for the finale of the reality show, hosted by telenovela star Aylin Mujica. Chef judges Lorena Garcia, Jaime Martin del Campo and Ramiro Arvizu, will be demanding with finalists Fernando Arau, Erika de la Rosa and David Chocarro to see who will take the crown of the culinary competition on Sunday, March 9.
STAGE TUBE: Max Crumm & Ariana DeBose Perform LOVE SONGS at 54 BelowMarch 3, 2014LOVE SONGS at 54 Below featured 'love songs' written by new musical theater composers Will Buck, Lauren Marcus, Ryan Scott Oliver, Drew Overcash, Alexander Sage Oyen, Georgia Stitt, and Zoe Sarnak on February 10, 2014. A portion of the proceeds went directly to the VDAY Foundation, a global activist movement to end violence against women and girls. Click below to watch two additional performances from the show!
Vincent D'Onofrio Joins Cast of JURASSIC WORLDMarch 2, 2014Directed by SAFETY NOT GUARANTEED's Colin Trevorrow, JURASSIC WORLD also stars Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard. Original JURASSIC PARK director Steven Spielberg will produce.
Aaron Paul in 'Serious Talks' to Join BREAKING BAD Spin-OffFebruary 28, 2014Aaron Paul has confirmed to The Associated Press that he's had 'serious talks' with 'BAD' creator Vince Gilligan to join the cast of the show's upcoming spin-off BETTER CALL SAUL. The series tells the story of mall-based super lawyer Saul Goodman (Bob Odenkirk) in the years before he became Walter White's attorney.
Season 2 Premiere of History's VIKINGS Draws 3.6 Million ViewersFebruary 28, 2014HISTORY's(R) hit scripted drama VIKINGS (#Vikings) struck back with a vengeance during its season two premiere at 10:00pm last night, averaging 3.6 million Total Viewers, 1.8 million Adults 25-54, 1.7 million Adults 18-49, 1.2 million Men 25-54 and 1.1 million Men 18-49, remaining one of cable's top programs overall, finishing behind only The Walking Dead and American Horror Story: Coven among all cable dramas this year, according to Nielsen Research.