VIDEO: First Look - TNT's THE LAST SHIP Starring Eric DaneMay 7, 2013As BWW TV previously reported, TNT has given a 10-episode greenlight to Michael Bay's drama THE LAST SHIP starring Eric Dane. In celebration, the network has released the first trailer for the action series - check it out below!
Nickelodeon Scores 15th Straight Week of Ratings GrowthMay 7, 2013 Nickelodeon continued its ratings momentum by posting its 15th consecutive week of year-over year gains, garnering a 2.5/844,000, up +4% among kids 2-11 and averaging 1.6 million total viewers, an increase of +7%. Nickelodeon is also basic cable's most-watched net for the week (4/29/13-5/5/13) among total viewers.
TNT Orders Michael Bay's THE LAST SHIP to SeriesMay 7, 2013 TNT has greenlit the action-packed drama series The Last Ship, starring Eric Dane (Grey's Anatomy) and executive-produced by blockbuster filmmaker Michael Bay (Transformers). Based on William Brinkley's popular novel, The Last Ship comes to TNT from Bay's Platinum Dunes and its partners, Brad Fuller and Andrew Form, whose credits include upcoming Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Bay, Fuller and Form serve as executive producers, along with showrunner Hank Steinberg (Without a Trace) and Steven Kane (The Closer). Steinberg and Kane wrote the series pilot, which was directed by Jonathan Mostow (U-571).
Adam Lambert to Perform with Angie Miller on AMERICAN IDOL FinaleMay 6, 2013According to The Hollywood Reporter, AMERICAN IDOL execs have officially enlisted alum Adam Lambert to perform a duet with current contestant Angie Miller on the season 12 finale episode, airing May 16 on Fox. As of now, there's no word on what the duo might be singing.
LA VOZ KIDS is Telemundo's Most-Watched Reality Series Premiere EverMay 6, 2013 Last night's two-hour premiere of Telemundo Media's much-anticipated reality show "La Voz Kids" (7PM ET) ranked as the #1 reality show premiere in Telemundo' s history averaging 1,695,000 total viewers, +74% vs. season-to-date in the time period, and 873,000 adults 18-49, +60% vs. season-to-date in the time period, according to Nielsen. Hosted by TV personality Daisy Fuentes and entertainment host Jorge Bernal, and featuring expert celebrity music coaches Paulina Rubio, Prince Royce and Roberto Tapia, the premiere of "La Voz Kids" reached a cumulative audience of 3,560,000 total viewers and 1,835,000 adults 18-49.
THE SECRET LIFE's Ken Baumann to Release Debut Novel, 5/14May 6, 2013Baumann, best known for his starring role in the groundbreaking ABC Family dramedy "The Secret Life of the American Teenager," will, within a three-week span, see the end of the popular series and the publication of his debut novel, Solip.
IRON MAN 3 Shatters IMAX Records with $28.6 MillionMay 6, 2013IMAX Corporation (NYSE: IMAX; TSX: IMX) and Marvel Entertainment announced that Marvel's Iron Man 3 has grossed an estimated $28.6 million for the weekend in 592 IMAX theatres worldwide, setting an all-time global IMAX opening weekend record. The film, which premiered in North America Friday, May 3, and returns star Robert Downey Jr. to his now-iconic title role, established several other IMAX records and benchmarks, including:
VIDEO: Inside THE WALKING DEAD's 'Zombie School'May 6, 2013In anticipation of the upcoming fourth season of THE WALKING DEAD, set to premiere in October, AMC has debuted a behind-the-scenes look at the show's 'zombie school.' Check out the featurette, showing off what it takes to become a 'walker,' below!
VIDEO: Nick Cannon Says Mariah Carey "Didn't Sign Up For" What IDOL Has BecomeMay 6, 2013On today's edition of LA's KTLA-TV, Carey's husband, Nick Cannon, opened about the pair's fighting, stating that his wife 'didn't sign up for that.' He also believes that things could have been mended between the two divas much earlier in the season, but 'someone behind the scenes [was] perpetuating' their issues.
VIDEO: S. Korean President Talks N. Korea on Tonight's CBS EVENING NEWSMay 6, 2013South Korean President Park Geun-Hye gives her first television interview to CBS News Correspondent Margaret Brennan. The interview will be broadcast tonight, May 6 on the CBS EVENING NEWS WITH SCOTT PELLEY (6:30-7:00 PM) and tomorrow, May 7 on CBS THIS MORNING (7:00-9:00 AM) on the CBS Television Network.
GINGER & ROSA Set for DVD Release on 7/23May 6, 2013 Critics are raving about Ginger & Rosa, the 'exhilarating and heartbreaking' (Wall Street Journal) film that tells the emotional coming-of-age story of two best friends whose relationship is effected by the events of the 1960s. Led by a critically-acclaimed performance from Elle Fanning (Super 8, We Bought a Zoo) and the feature-length film debut of dazzling newcomer Alice Englert (Beautiful Creatures), Ginger & Rosa arrives on DVD July 23 from Lionsgate Home Entertainment.