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United Solo Presents THE STORIES OF CESAR CHAVEZ 11/5
by BWW News Desk - November 05, 2011

The Stories of Cesar Chavez will be playing at Sacred Fools Theater on Saturday, November 5th ; 2 p.m. as part of The United Solo Theatre Festival....


The Neo-Futurists Return to Woolly With TOO MUCH LIGHT April 20- May 1
by Gabrielle Sierra - March 31, 2011

Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company is proud to host the return of Chicago's long-running late-night sensation Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind (30 Plays in 60 Minutes) by underground favorites The Neo-Futurists....


ABC Leads Tight Sunday Ratings Race
by Caryn Robbins - June 11, 2012

ABC (4.86 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 1.4, #1) won a tight race on Sunday thanks to a repeat of 'America's Funniest Home Videos' (4.88 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 1.1, #T10) followed by week two of 'Secret Millionaire' (5.35 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 1.5, #T2) and 'Extreme Mak...


Sunday's 60 MINUTES on CBS Draws Largest Audience Since January
by Caryn Robbins - November 06, 2012

Sunday's 60 MINUTES audience was its largest since last January, boosting the broadcast into the upper half of Nielsen's Top 10 List. The program drew 16.30 million viewers to finish at #3 for the week - the third time in six weeks that 60 MINUTES has finished at #3 or higher....


Amelia Ryan, Tom Dickins, Austen Tayshus, et al. Set for June at The Butterfly Club
by BWW News Desk - June 05, 2011

Dysfunction follows this dazzling disaster around like the broken heel on a 4 year-old stiletto. But one thing is for sure; a life full of calamity makes for a damn-entertaining story....


60 MINUTES Interview with Navy SEAL is U.S. No. 1 Non-Football Broadcast This Week
by TV News Desk - September 11, 2012

The 60 MINUTES interview with a former Navy SEAL who shot Osama bin Laden drew the largest non-football audience of the week, placing the CBS News magazine at #7 in viewers behind only football games or pre- and post-football shows. Scott Pelley's interview with the author of the only first-hand acc...


North Korean Prison Horror to be Revealed on 60 Minutes, 12/2
by Claire Hannum - November 30, 2012

Shin Dong Hyuk, 30, is believed to be the only person born in a North Korean prison camp who has ever escaped to tell about it. In "Three Generations of Punishment," which will be broadcast on 60 MINUTES Sunday, Dec. 2 (7:30-8:30 PM, ET/7:00-8:00 PM, PT) on the CBS Television Network, Shin tells And...


60 MINUTES Producer Michael Radutzky Named EP of Creative Development
by Caryn Robbins - October 08, 2012

Veteran 60 MINUTES Producer Michael Radutzky has been named Executive Producer of Creative Development, a new CBS News unit dedicated to finding innovative ways to create and distribute CBS News content. The announcement was made today by CBS News Chairman and 60 MINUTES Executive Producer Jeff Fag...


ONCE UPON A TIME Scores Demo Victory for ABC
by Caryn Robbins - April 30, 2012

ABC (7.37 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 2.2, #1) topped the first Sunday of the May sweeps period thanks to new episodes of 'America's Funniest Home Videos' (6.66 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 1.4, #12), ONCE UPON A TIME (9.07 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 2.9, #1)...


'60 Minutes' Is Top Five For Fourth Straight Time
by Charlie Piane - January 04, 2011

60 MINUTES was one of America's five most-watched programs again, drawing 12.85 million viewers to finish at #5 for the week. It was the fourth straight time the news magazine made the upper half of Nielsen's Top 10 list. America's number-one news program has finished in the top 10 nine times over t...


STAGE TUBE: First Look - Ruth Madoff's Interview on Sunday's 60 MINUTES
by Caryn Robbins - October 27, 2011

In a story on this Sunday's 60 MINUTES on CBS, Morley Safer sits down with Ruth Madoff, wife of Wall Street Pozni schemer Bernie Madoff, who admitted the couple had attempted to commit suicide together after they could no longer stand the intense pain which followed the exposure of her disgraced hu...


NBC's SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL Continues Its Demo Reign
by Caryn Robbins - October 22, 2012

SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL (15.58 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 6.0, #2) continued its demo reign last night as NBC (13.88 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 5.3, #1) lead the night in the key demo....


60 Minutes to Re-Air Trey Parker and Matt Stone Interview Tony Sunday, 6/10
by BWW News Desk - June 06, 2012

On Tony Sunday, June 10, "60 Minutes" will re-air an interview with Trey Parker and Matt Stone, the four-time Emmy Award winning creators of "South Park" and the Tony Award-winning co-authors of THE BOOK OF MORMON. The interview originally aired in September, 2011. "60 Minutes" airs at 7:00 PM (ET) ...


Melbourne Cabaret Festival Now On Sale, Runs July 19-24
by Gabrielle Sierra - May 23, 2011

The Butterfly Club is proud to be part of the second annual Melbourne Cabaret Festival, Tuesday 19 to Sunday 24 July....


CHECKERBOARD Preview: April 25-29 on CNBC
by BWW News Desk - April 25, 2011

The following programming is set for CNBC's 'Checkerboad' for April 25- 29...


Showtime to Air YEARS OF LIVING DANGEROUSLY Documentary in 2013
by Caryn Robbins - December 03, 2012

SHOWTIME will explore the human impact of climate change in the documentary event series YEARS OF LIVING DANGEROUSLY. This first-of-its-kind series is a collaboration between some of Hollywood's biggest actors and producers, along with the country's leading news journalists, who will report on first...


60 MINUTES Interview With Navy Seal Scores High Ratings for CBS
by Caryn Robbins - September 12, 2012

The 60 MINUTES interview with a former Navy SEAL who shot Osama bin Laden drew the largest non-football audience of the week, placing the CBS News magazine at #7 in viewers behind only football games or pre- and post-football shows. ...


FOX is Most-Watched Network With Sunday's NFL Football
by Caryn Robbins - October 29, 2012

FOX (17.32 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 5.6, #T1) was the most-watched network on Sunday with its mix of 'NFL Overrun' (28.21 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 9.9, #1), 'The OT' (27.78 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 9.8, #2) and the 'World Series, Game 4' (13.76 million viewers, #4; adul...


7 SINS IN 60 MINUTES Plays HERE Arts Center 7/11-15
by Gabrielle Sierra - June 16, 2010

AAI Productions (Melanie Sutherland, Artistic Director) announced today that 7 Sins in 60 Minutes, a collaboratively-created fever dream directed by John Golden Award winner Ms. Sutherland, will have its world premiere as part of HERE's Summer Sublet Series July 11 through 15, 2010. ...


New Episode of 60 MINUTES ON CNBC to Premiere 1/15
by Caryn Robbins - January 02, 2013

A new episode of 60 MINUTES ON CNBC will premiere on January 15, 2013....


STAGE TUBE: First Listen - Adele Sings for First Time on CBS's 60 MINUTES, 2/12
by Caryn Robbins - February 10, 2012

When Adele performs at the Grammys on Sunday night, in front of an expected audience of 25 million, she knows that many will be expecting her voice to falter. Although it was only four months ago that she underwent vocal cord surgery, the singer isn't worried about the health and strength of her voi...


United Solo Presents THE STORIES OF CESAR CHAVEZ 11/5
by Gabrielle Sierra - October 20, 2011

The Stories of Cesar Chavez will be playing at Sacred Fools Theater on Saturday, November 5th ; 2 p.m. as part of The United Solo Theatre Festival....


NBC's "SNF" Keeps in Front of Sunday Ratings
by Caryn Robbins - October 03, 2011

Here are the highlights of the 19 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast networks last night...


CBS's 60 MINUTES is Sunday Night's #1 Program
by Caryn Robbins - March 20, 2012

60 MINUTES made Nielsen's Top 10 list this week in viewers and households. America's top news program finished at #8 in both categories, drawing 10.80 million viewers and scoring a 6.9/11 in households, according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for March 18....


Fox's NAPOLEON DYNAMITE Off to Strong Ratings Start
by Caryn Robbins - January 16, 2012

According to early Nielsen rating's reports, Sunday's NFL overrun gave Fox's new animated series NAPOLEON DYNAMITE a strong premiere audience. ...






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