Jennifer Young Joins Oxygen as VP, Ad Sales & MarketingSeptember 17, 2013Oxygen Media has announced the addition of Jennifer Young to the position of Vice President, Ad Sales Marketing. In this role, Young will lead the development of strategic and innovative multiplatform sponsorship initiatives, helping to maximize Oxygen's opportunities with advertisers. She will continue to develop and grow Oxygen's 'Live Out Loud' brand on the sales side, in addition to overseeing the network's upfront strategy in the client and agency marketplace. Based in New York, Young will report to Puja Vohra, Senior Vice President, Marketing.
Miguel Varoni to Appear on Telemundo's MARIDO EN ALQUILER TonightSeptember 17, 2013The distinguished actor Miguel Varoni returns to Telemundo's screen with “Marido en Alquiler” beginning tonight at 9PM/8C. Varoni plays José Salinas, Griselda's husband, a sly and emotionally distant man who disappeared from her life more than a decade ago. He is determined to do everything possible to win back Griselda's love, but when he realizes this will never happen he tries to ally himself with Teresa Cristina (Maritza Rodríguez) to go after her money instead.
2014 MISS AMERICA COMPETITION Propels ABC to Weekly WinSeptember 17, 2013During the week of September 9, 2013, ABC was up over the prior week in Total Viewers (+7% - 4.5 million vs. 4.2 million) and Adults 18-49 (+10% - 1.1/3 vs. 1.0/3) to deliver its biggest audience in 12 weeks - since w/o 6/17/13. Gaining 18% in viewers from the year-ago week (3.8 million on w/o 9/10/12), the Net grew its overall audience year to year for the 3rd straight week and for the 7th time in the last 8 weeks. ABC's 'The Miss America Competition,' which delivered its highest numbers since 2004, finished among the week's Top 10 most-watched broadcast programs (No. 9) and placed in the Top 15 with Adults 18-49 (No. 14).
VH1 to Air TINY TONIGHT! ATL - LADIES NIGHT SPECIAL, 9/19September 17, 2013Tameka 'Tiny' Harris of T.I.& Tiny: The Family Hustle is bringing her Southern charm and playful flare to girl's night with the premiere of VH1's 'Tiny Tonight! ATL - Ladies Night Special' on Thursday, September 19 at 10PM*.
Lifetime's New Docu-Series CHASING NASHVILLE to Debut 10/22September 17, 2013The oft-attempted rocky road to country music success is met with tears, rivalry and intense scrutiny in the all-new Lifetime docu-series Chasing Nashville, premiering Tuesday, October 22, at 10:00pm PT/ET. Through extensive access to the home and budding professional lives of four ambitious teen singers from Appalachia, the series will follow the high drama and competition they encounter like no other singing show as they, and their equally determined families, lay everything on the line in pursuit of fame and fortune in country music.
ABC Saturday Night Football Scores as Night's Most-Watched ProgramSeptember 17, 2013The September 14 ABC Saturday Night Football Presented by Windows telecast - Notre Dame over Purdue 31-24 - helped ABC win the night across all networks among households, viewers and in all key male and adult demographics (18-34, 18-49 and 25-54). The matchup averaged 4,789,000 viewers and a 3.0 rating. ABC also averaged 3,164,000 viewers and a 2.0 rating for its Saturday afternoon matchup of Oregon over Tennessee 52-14.
NBC NIGHTLY NEWS Remains Most-Watched Network Evening NewscastSeptember 17, 2013“NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams” continued as America's most-watched network evening newscast in both total viewers and adults 25-54 for the week ending September 13, 2013, according to Nielsen Media Research data. Nightly has won in total viewers for 209 consecutive weeks, and in 256 of the past 257 weeks.
Leonardo DiCaprio Set to Lead Woodrow Wilson Biopic; Warner Bros. Close to DealSeptember 17, 2013According to The Hollywood Reporter, DiCaprio, who's just coming off of Baz Luhrmaan's THE GREAT GATSBY, is set to produce and star in the film adaptation of Peter Berg's recently released biography, titled WILSON. Variety first reported the rumor yesterday, but THR has confirmed that DiCaprio's deal is done, and that the film will move forward once Warner Bros. signs on.
History's HISTORY MADE NOW: WHEELS OF FORTUNE to Premiere 9/28September 17, 2013Car collectors from around the world are flocking to a small town in the heart of the Midwest for the chance of a lifetime. In a closed down family car dealership in Nebraska, the mother lode of classic cars - many having less than 10 miles on the odometer - are going up on the auction block. In the special presentation, HISTORY MADE NOW: WHEELS OF FORTUNE, premiering Saturday, September 28 from 8PM - 11PM ET/PT, HISTORY will have exclusive access to the collection and the auction. The special will be hosted by Brian Unger and feature TOP GEAR's Rutledge Wood and Tanner Foust
HGTV's COUSINS UNDERCOVER to Debut 10/6September 17, 2013Surprises and life-changing home renovations happen when America's favorite 'Kitchen Cousins,' John Colaneri and Anthony Carrino, return to HGTV in their new series, Cousins Undercover, premiering on Sunday, October 6, at 8 p.m. ET/PT. The hunky duo rallies whole communities to complete home renovations for one favorite neighbor. While the unsuspecting homeowner is spirited away on a short trip with friends or family, John, Anthony and the entire neighborhood work around the clock to complete an astonishing transformation that delivers the biggest surprise of the homeowner's life.
HBO to Air VALENTINE ROAD Documentary, 10/7September 17, 2013Feb. 12, 2008, started like any other day at E.O. Green Junior High School in Oxnard, a California beach town northwest of Los Angeles. Eighth-grade students filed into computer lab to do an assignment on the topic of tolerance. But before the class was over, 15-year-old Lawrence 'Larry' King lay fighting for his life, shot twice in the back of the head at point-blank range by classmate Brandon McInerney. Two days later, on Valentine's Day, Larry died, the victim of a crime that grabbed national headlines and dramatically changed the lives of the students, teachers and community.
Nick Jr. to Premiere JULIUS JR., 9/29September 17, 2013Saban Brands and Nick Jr. today announced that Julius Jr., the all-new animated preschool series inspired by the Paul Frank family of characters, will debut Sunday, Sept. 29, at 11 a.m. (ET/PT) on Nick Jr. in the United States. Following the adventures of a young version of Julius the monkey, Julius Jr. will mark the first television series for the Paul Frank franchise.
CEDAR COVE Propels Hallmark to Primetime Win, 9/14September 17, 2013Audiences flocked to Hallmark Channel for its Saturday original premieres on September 14, making the network #1 in primetime on all of cable among households. Leading into the premiere of 'Garage Sale Mystery', the newest episode of scripted original series, 'Cedar Cove' scored its highest ratings since its debut with a 2.1 household rating and averaged 281,000 W25-54. 'Garage Sale Mystery' also garnered a 2.1 household rating, with 2.3 million total viewers joining Lori Loughlin as she scoured garage sales for clues. Reinforcing the strength of Hallmark Channel's Saturday night programming, both 'Cedar Cove' (8p-9p) and 'Garage Sale Mystery' (9p-11p) were #1 among households in their respective time periods.