Photo Flash: First Look - HAPPY ENDINGS' 'The Straight Dope,' Airing 3/29March 20, 2013On HAPPY ENDINGS' upcoming episode, titled 'The Straight Dope,' Max meets a cute girl who is a season tickets holder for the Bulls, leaving him no choice but to pretend to be straight, of course! Meanwhile, Alex is tired of everyone dismissing her as the dimwitted blonde, so she becomes well read to prove them wrong. However her newfound knowledge completely throws the whole group dynamic off and no one likes it, on FRIDAY, MARCH 29 (8:30-9:01 p.m., ET) on ABC.
2013 Student Academy Awards Entry Deadlines ApproachingMarch 20, 2013The deadlines to submit entries for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' 2013 Student Academy Awards competition are Friday, March 22 (Foreign Film category), and Monday, April 1 (all other categories).
TV Land Renews HOT IN CLEVELAND for Fifth SeasonMarch 20, 2013TV Land has renewed 'Hot in Cleveland' for a fifth season, it was announced today by Larry W. Jones, President, TV Land. The 24-episode order brings the series to a total of 104 episodes. This past January, CBS Television Distribution announced that it has sold 'Hot in Cleveland' to TV stations in 92% of the United States for a September 2014 launch. The series stars Valerie Bertinelli, Jane Leeves, Wendie Malick and Betty White.
Season 3 Finale of PRETTY LITTLE LIARS Smashes Social Media RecordsMarch 20, 2013The Season 3 finale of ABC Family's award-winning 'Pretty Little Liars' ranked as Tuesday's #1 TV telecast for the 11th consecutive week in Females 12-34 (1.76 million/3.8 rating), Teens 12-17 (909,000/3.8 rating - season high) and Female Teens (807,000/6.9 rating) - each week since its January 8 season premiere - and was also the #1 TV telecast in Viewers 12-34 (2.08 million/2.3 rating) and the #1 cable TV telecast in Women 18-34 (951,000/2.8 rating) and Women 18-49 (1.21 million/1.9 rating).
Wynonna Judd Set for TONIGHT SHOW Appearance, 3/22March 20, 2013WYNONNA JUDD is having quite a week. On Monday (3/18), she made her debut on the season premiere of ABC-TVs “Dancing With The Stars,” where she performed a cha-cha-cha with professional partner and last season's champion instructor Tony Dovolani. The same day, WYNONNA debuted “Something You Can't Live Without,” the first single off her forthcoming full-length album, produced by her husband/drummer Cactus Moser and set for release this year on Curb Records. The track became available digitally via iTunes and Amazon on Tuesday, March 19.
Photo Flash: First Look - WHITNEY's 'Alex, Meet Lily,' Airing 3/27March 20, 2013On WHITNEY's upcoming episode, titled 'Alex, Meet Lily,' Whitney (Whitney Cummings) begs Alex (Chris D'Elia) to hang out with Lily (Zoe Lister-Jones) because she is in need of a male friend. Alex reluctantly agrees, but ends up thoroughly enjoying Lily's company. Meanwhile, to bring excitement back to Low Bar, Mark (Dan O'Brien) and R.J. (Tone Bell) start up a competitive game of darts. All goes well until Roxanne (Rhea Seehorn) is accidentally struck in the back with a dart. 'Alex, Meet Lily,' airs March 26 at 8:00 p.m. on NBC.
NBC Sports Group Lands 58 Sports Emmy NominationsMarch 20, 2013NBC Sports Group received 58 total Sports Emmy Award nominations for 2012, the most nominations for any sports media company or network. NBC led all networks, broadcast or cable, with 36 nominations. The announcement was made today by the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. The winners will be announced by the Academy on Tuesday, May 7.
Nantz, Brown & Esiason Lead CBS's 15 Sports Emmy NominationsMarch 20, 2013 Jim Nantz, James Brown and Boomer Esiason lead the list of CBS's 15 nominations for the 2012 Sports Emmy Awards to be presented on May 7 in New York City. Nantz, who won the 2008 and 2009 Emmy Award for Outstanding Sports Personality - PLAY-BY-PLAY, once again earned a nomination in that category. Brown's nomination also is in the category in which he won in 2007, Outstanding Sports Personality - STUDIO HOST, for THE NFL TODAY and INSIDE THE NFL on Showtime, while Esiason earned a nomination for Outstanding Sports Personality - STUDIO ANALYST.
GSN Acquires SALE OF THE CENTURY, Announces New Series & Show Pick-UpsMarch 20, 2013GSN announced today a host of new acquisitions of classic game shows and episodes, including the GSN premiere of SALE OF THE CENTURY, featuring 65 episodes that originally aired on NBC in 1988-89 with host Jim Perry. In addition, the network will debut 57 new-to-GSN episodes of PRESS YOUR LUCK from 1983-84 with host Peter Tomarken. SALE OF THE CENTURY and the new episodes of PRESS YOUR LUCK will premiere on GSN on April 1, 2013. New episodes of PRESS YOUR LUCK will premiere at 9:00am ET and SALE OF THE CENTURY will premiere at 9:30am ET.
ESPN & Mountain West Conference Announce Multiyear Rights AgreementMarch 20, 2013ESPN, Inc., has reached an agreement in principle with the Mountain West for rights to televise select conference football and basketball games from 2013-14 through the 2019-20 season. ESPN will acquire exclusive worldwide rights to televise up to 16 Mountain West football games plus every Boise State home game as well as up to 31 conference-controlled men's basketball games annually. ESPN will have the right to make every game available to video subscribers via WatchESPN.
Showtime to Air WHY WE LAUGH: FUNNY WOMEN in Honor of Women's History Month, 3/21March 20, 2013To commemorate Woman's History Month, SHOWTIME will premiere WHY WE LAUGH: FUNNY WOMEN, an insightful documentary featuring personal in-depth interviews and live performance footage from some of the most prominent female voices in comedy and entertainment, on Thursday, March 21st at 8:00 PM (ET/PT). Narrated by legendary comic Joan Rivers, FUNNY WOMEN sheds light on the legacy of the female comedian and the dedication, courage and passion required to be successful in the male-dominated stand-up comedy business.
Photo Flash: First Look - Next Week's All New Episode of SMASHMarch 20, 2013On the next episode of the NBC musical dramedy SMASH titled 'The Bells and Whistles', Karen (Katharine McPhee) gives up everything to follow her heart while Jimmy (Jeremy Jordan) and Derek (Jack Davenport) clash over their vision for 'Hit List.' Get a sneak peek below!
LAST CAR STANDING to Premiere on Discovery, 4/22March 20, 2013Clunkers, old buckets of bolts, and other wrecks on wheels are the unlikely 'stars' of LAST CAR STANDING, a new high-stakes, high-impact Discovery Canada series that pits the proud owners of lousy cars against each other in a series of escalating driving challenges. Why? For the chance to restore their ride to its original glory! An original Canadian production by Toronto's Proper Television, the eight-part series premieres Monday, April 22 at 10 p.m. ET/PT on Discovery.
LATE SHOW's Top Ten 'Signs You Have a Special Chicken'March 20, 2013Below, check out THE 'LATE SHOW' TOP TEN - 'Signs You Have a Special Chicken', as presented on the Tuesday, March 19 broadcast of the LATE SHOW with David Letterman, seen weeknights (11:35 PM - 12:37 AM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.