DUCK DYNASTY Tops Wednesday Night Cable RatingsOctober 11, 2012A&E's Duck Dynasty topped the ratings among cable networks Wednesday night. Below are the highlights of 23 ad-sustained programs that ran last night, Oct. 10, on cable networks:
RETURN TO LONDON to Premiere 10/15 on NBC SportsOctober 11, 2012 Return to London, a series of primetime programming blocks on NBC Sports Network, relives some of the most spectacular, heart-pounding and historic moments from Team USA from the London Olympics, the most-watched event in U.S. television history, and 2012 Paralympic Games. Return to London premieres Monday, October 15 at 7 p.m. with the Women's Gymnastics All-Around and the Women's Gymnastics Team Competition. NBC Sports Network will recap the 2012 Paralympic Games with a 90-minute special on Wednesday, October 24 at 7 p.m. ET.
New Golf Channel Series OUR LONGEST DRIVE to Premiere 10/16October 11, 2012 With his ashes in tow, three Chicago golfing buddies take a journey of self-discovery to the Arctic Circle to play one last round of golf in honor of their deceased friend in a new, six-part Golf Channel series titled Our Longest Drive, premiering Tuesday, Oct. 16 at 10:30 p.m. ET.
AFM 2012 Announces Premieres LineupOctober 11, 2012 The 2012 American Film Market (AFM), set for October 31-November 7 in Santa Monica will screen more than 420 motion pictures, including 77 world premieres and 306 market premieres, for thousands of film buyers and industry professionals from more than 70 countries. Jonathan Wolf, AFM Managing Director and Executive Vice President of the Independent Film & Television Alliance, made the announcement today.
VIDEO: SNL's Bobby Moynihan's 'The Sidecar: Sidekicks Only'October 11, 2012THE SIDECAR: SIDEKICKS ONLY with Saturday Night Live's Bobby Moynihan, has just been releaed on the Above Average Youtube channel. The channel features shorts from the people behind Saturday Night Live, 30 Rock and other shows. Check out the short below!
Anchors from CBS Owned, Operated Stations to Guest Co-Host on THE TALK, Week of 10/15October 11, 2012News anchors from five CBS Owned Stations around the country will be in Los Angeles to serve as guest co-hosts on THE TALK, Monday, Oct. 15-Friday, Oct. 19 (2:00-3:00 PM, ET; 1:00-2:00 PM, PT/CT), joining co-hosts Julie Chen, Sara Gilbert, Sharon Osbourne, Sheryl Underwood and Aisha Tyler at the table. This will be the third time THE TALK has welcomed anchors from CBS stations to guest host.
James Bond Archives to be Revealed on 60 MINUTES, 10/14October 11, 2012 It just wouldn't be a James Bond film without those crazy gadgets, million-dollar stunts or custom-cool weapons. From Oddjob's deadly derby in "Goldfinger" to the steel teeth of seven-foot killer Jaws in "Moonraker," no films have been more defined by their props. Those and more Bond baubles will be on display in a 60 MINUTES segment on the film franchise's 50th anniversary. Anderson Cooper's report, including interviews with Bond actor Daniel Craig and producer Barbara Broccoli, will be broadcast Sunday, Oct. 14 (7:00-8:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.
USA's Denis Leary Comedy Pilot SIRENS Sets Cast, Director, Production to Begin in ChicagoOctober 11, 2012The USA Network half-hour comedy pilot SIRENS cast Michael Mosley ('30 Rock,' 'Pan Am'), Kevin Daniels ('Modern Family'), Jessica McNamee ('The Vow') and Kevin Bigley ('Game Change') to star. Leary will co-write with Fisher ('Wedding Crashers,' 'Traffic Light'), and both will executive produce the series along with Jim Serpico ('Rescue Me'), and Hal Vogel and David Aukin ('Hyde Park on the Hudson,' End Game,' 'The Promise') of Daybreak Pictures. Apostle and Fox Television Studios will produce in conjunction with Daybreak Pictures. The pilot, set to shoot in Chicago later this month, will be directed by Victor Nelli ( 'Happy Endings,' 'Wilfred,' 'Ugly Betty,' 'Scrubs'), who will also executive produce.