X-MEN Benjamin 'Morph' Deeds Comes OutNovember 24, 2013According to Entertainment Weekly, Benjamin Deeds, a.k.a. 'Morph', a new hero featured in the Uncanny X-Men comic series, nonchalantly revealed his sexual orientation in last week's edition.
Mario Lopez Signs Overall Deal with NUVOtvNovember 22, 2013NUVOtv, the premiere English-language network created for the modern Latino audience, todayannouncedthat the network has entered into an overalldevelopmentdeal with actor, host and television personality Mario Lopez. NUVOtv ordered a second season of Mario Lopez One-on-One, and greenlit a sizzling new series, Salsa in the City (working title). Mario Lopez will also develop three new series projects for NUVOtv. Lopez's development efforts for NUVOtv are exclusive in regards to Latino-orientedprogrammingin English.
CBS Announces Daytime Thanksgiving-Themed ProgrammingNovember 22, 2013CBS, the top-rated network in Daytime, celebrates Thanksgiving with special programming across the daypart on THE TALK, THE PRICE IS RIGHT, THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS and THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL.
Katie Couric to Exit ABC News for YahooNovember 22, 2013According to The Hollywood Reporter, the veteran broadcast journalist is currently negotiating an amicable exit from from the network and her nationally syndicated talk show. This year, the number of pieces Couric has contributed to ABC News has drastically dropped off. Following the break, Couric will reportedly move to Yahoo, 'finalizing an extensive deal' for her own interview show, sources have confirmed to THR and Deadline. ABC and Yahoo regularly share content, per a 2011 deal.
Jessica Szohr, Beth Riesgraf & More to Join Jason O'Mara in USA's COMPLICATIONSNovember 22, 2013COMPLICATIONS follows John Ellis, a disillusioned suburban ER doctor, who finds his existence transformed when he intervenes in a drive-by shooting, saving a young boy's life and killing one of his attackers. When he learns the boy is still marked for death he finds himself compelled to save him at any cost and discovers that his life and his outlook on medicine may never be the same. COMPLICATIONS is written and executive produced by Matt Nix and is from FOX Television Studios.
FOX Sports Enlists U.S. Soccer Star Landon Donovan for UEFA Champions League CoverageNovember 22, 2013U.S. Men's National Team and LA Galaxy forward Landon Donovan joins FOX Sports' lead soccer studio team - Rob Stone, Eric Wynalda, Warren Barton and Brian McBride - as a guest analyst for Match Day 5 of the UEFA Champions League on Tuesday (11/26) and Wednesday (11/27). Coverage on both days kicks off at 2:00 PM ET on FOX Sports 1. In addition to his UEFA Champions League analysis, Donovan previews his role Monday (11/25) on FOX SPORTS LIVE, the network's news, highlights and analysis program airing nightly at 11:00 PM ET, appearing with anchors Jay Onrait and Dan O'Toole, host Charissa Thompson and analysts Donovan McNabb, Gary Payton and Ephraim Salaam.
Meredith Vieira to Host Google+ Hangout, 11/25November 22, 2013Television personality Meredith Vieira will be hosting a live Google+ hangout in celebration of the coming Thanksgiving holiday. The hangout comes in part of Vieira's recently launched premium YouTube network LIVES.
SCANDAL & GREY'S ANATOMY Take Thursday in Adults 18-49November 22, 2013ABC ran a strong No. 2 on Thursday in Adults 18-49 (2.1/6), outdelivering Fox by 31% (1.6/5) and NBC by 110% (1.0/3). The Net ranked No. 1 on the night in Adults 18-34 (tie) and key Women (W18-34/W18-49).
STAGE TUBE: Highlights from Paper Mill Playhouse's OLIVER! with David Garrison, Betsy Morgan & MoreNovember 22, 2013Paper Mill Playhouse continues its 75th Anniversary Season with the classic Charles Dickens musical Oliver!, with a holiday 'twist' for the entire family. With a book, music and lyrics by Lionel Bart, Oliver! is directed by Paper Mill Playhouse Producing Artistic Director Mark S. Hoebee with original choreography by JoAnn M. Hunter. Oliver! features David Garrison (Fagin), best known for his role as Steve Rhoades on the hit television series Married...with Children, Betsy Morgan (Nancy), John Treacy Egan (Mr. Bumble), Jose Llana (Bill Sikes), David Hess (MR. Brownlow), Ethan Haberfield (Artful Dodger) and introducing Tyler Moran as Oliver. Oliver! also features 16 local boys from across the state of New Jersey who auditioned from a pool of over 200. Oliver! plays the Millburn, New Jersey theater through December 29. The official press opening night is Sunday, December 1, 2013, at 7:00pm. Check out highlights of the production below!
PREACHERS OF L.A. Hits New Season High in Key Female DemoNovember 21, 2013Delivering growth in the network's targeted demo of young women, Oxygen's 'Preachers of L.A.' earned a season high among F18-34 (221,000), F18-49 (462,000) and F25-54 (514,000), according to Nielsen. The series continues to increase among all key demos including up 11 percent among F18-34 and F18-49, up 9 percent among P18-49 and up 7 percent among F25-54, compared to the previous week. Every episode of the hit series has delivered over one million total viewers. In the 10pm hour, Oxygen was the #4 cable network among F18-49.
VIDEO: Behind-the-Scenes of Lifetime's BONNIE & CLYDE with Emile Hirsch and Holliday GraingerNovember 21, 2013In a first for A+E Networks, Lifetime, A&E and History will unite to simulcast the four-hour, two-night major event Bonnie & Clyde, starring Emile Hirsch (Into the Wild) and Holliday Grainger (The Borgias) in the title roles of Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker, the Depression-era outlaw couple whose criminal exploits have assured them lasting fame for eight decades, on Sunday, December 8th, and Monday, December 9th, at 9pm ET/PT. Today, the network has a released a behind-the-scenes, in-depth look at Bonnie & Clyde with interviews with actors Emile Hirsch, Holliday Grainger, William Hurt and Holly Hunter and director Bruce Beresford - check it out below!
Teams Announced for Second Season of National Geographic's ULTIMATE SURVIVAL ALASKANovember 21, 2013They are some of the toughest, most extreme survivalists from across the nation. Four teams - woodsmen, mountaineers, military veterans and endurance athletes - go head-to-head in an epic arctic competition that only National Geographic could inspire. Eleven legs across 1,500 miles of Alaska's wild. Only the gear on their backs.
NBA TV to Air 15 Live Games in Coming WeeksNovember 21, 2013NBA TV will showcase some of the best teams and biggest stars in the league over the next three weeks, with 15 live game telecasts including several flexible schedule adjustments such as the match-up this Saturday, Nov. 23, when the Minnesota Timberwolves and Kevin Love visit the Houston Rockets and James Harden at 8 p.m. ET.