ABC's MARVEL'S AGENTS OF S.H.I.E.L.D Wins Hour in Key Demo
by Caryn Robbins - October 15, 2014 In the first round of L7 data for the new season, ABC's Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. shot up 80% (3rd-highest lift in premiere week) to a 3.6 rating among Adults 18-49...
THE HOUR OF THE STAR Plays Connelly Theatre, Now thru 2/21
by BWW News Desk - February 18, 2015 Clarice Lispector, The Hour of the Star Columbia Stages will present THE HOUR OF THE STAR, a comedic and philosophical piece about the existential search for meaning in a tragic world. Part solo-performance and part-storybook-theatre, this production puts Clarice Lispector's famous novella into a co...
ABC's CASTLE Posts First-Ever Total Viewer Victory Over NBC's 'Blindspot'
by Caryn Robbins - March 29, 2016 During the week of March 21, 2016, ABC delivered 7 of the Top 15 broadcast entertainment TV series in Adults 18-49, including the Top 4 comedies for the 2nd week running...
The CW's Season Debut of ARROW Hits the Mark!
by Caryn Robbins - October 09, 2014 The third season premiere of ARROW (8:00-9:00 pm) was right on target for The CW, up +13% in adults 18-34 (0.9/4), +11% in adults 18-49 (1.0/3), and +2% in total viewers (2.79 million) versus last season's debut, according to preliminary Live Plus Same Day Nielsen ratings for Wednesday, October 8, 2...
William Hurt to Star in AMC's HUMANS; Additional Casting Announced!
by Caryn Robbins - October 15, 2014 William Hurt (A History of Violence, Damages), Katherine Parkinson (The IT Crowd, The Honourable Woman), Tom Goodman-Hill (The Devil's Whore, Mr Selfridge), Colin Morgan (Merlin, The Fall), Rebecca Front (The Thick Of It, Just William), Neil Maskell (Utopia, The Mimic) and Gemma Chan (Dates, Fresh ...
ABC's SCANDAL, 'MURDER' are Week's Top 2 Dramas in Key Demo
by Caryn Robbins - October 03, 2014 ABC's Scandal and How to Get Away with Murder are once again tracking as the week's Top 2 dramas in Adults 18-49....
The CW's SUPERNATURAL Scares Up Season High
by Tyler Peterson - December 10, 2014 Coming off of last week's huge crossover episode, THE FLASH midseason finale rose +7% week to week in total viewers (4.66M) for its most watched episode since its series premiere, while SUPERNATURAL scared up its most watched (2.62M) episode of the season, according to national Live Plus Same Day Ni...
Special Live Episode of NBC's UNDATEABLE Delivers Ratings Win
by Caryn Robbins - May 06, 2015 A special hourlong live telecast of “Undateable” (1.3/4 in 18-49, 4.3 million viewers overall from 9-10 p.m. ET) is up +8% versus last week's half-hour episode in 18-49 (1.3 vs. 1.2 from 9-9:30)....
ABC's THE MUPPETS Beats 8pm Premiere of NBC's 'Best Time Ever' in Adults 18-49
by Caryn Robbins - October 14, 2015 At 8:00 p.m., ABC's “The Muppets” took second in Adults 18-49 (1.3/5) to CBS' “NCIS,” beating NBC's time-slot premiere of “Best Time Ever with Neil Patrick Harris” by 18% in the half-hour...
ABC's BLOOD & OIL Outdraws Fox's Comedies by 36% in Total Viewers
by Caryn Robbins - October 12, 2015 At 9:00 p.m., ABC freshman drama “Blood & Oil” delivered 36% more viewers in the hour than Fox's comedies (3.8 million vs. 2.8 million for “Family Guy”/”The Last Man on Earth”)....
ABC's SCANDAL Up Week-to-Week in Total Viewers
by Caryn Robbins - October 24, 2014 Up against a big CBS Thursday Night Football game, ABC more than doubled its closest non-sports competition on the night (NBC) in Total Viewers (+126% - 9.5 million vs. 4.2 million) and Adults 18-49 (+155% - 2.8/9 vs. 1.1/3)....
ABC's MODERN FAMILU Is Wednesday's No. 1 TV Show in Adults 18-49
by Caryn Robbins - January 20, 2016 During the week of January 11, 2016, ABC delivered 5 of the Top 15 entertainment TV shows in Adults 18-49, including 3 of the Top 5 and once again placing all 4 of its Wednesday comedies...
ABC's AGENT CARTER Takes Second in Adults 18-49 During Timeslot
by Tyler Peterson - January 28, 2015 Returning after the prior week's preemption for the SOTU and coming out of a special repeat “Shark Tank” at 9:00 p.m., “Marvel's Agent Carter” moved ABC up to second in the hour among Adults 18-49 (1.3/4-tie), beating NBC's original comedies by 63% (“Marry Me”/”About a Boy” = 0.8/2). The new ABC dra...
NBC's THE VOICE Wins the Hour Among Big 4 Networks
by Caryn Robbins - November 13, 2014 NBC ranked #1 Wednesday night in adults 18-49 and total viewers with the conclusion of the three-part “Chicago Fire”-“Law & Order: SVU”-“Chicago P.D.” crossover, teamed with a special Wednesday “Voice.”...
The CW's REIGN Hits Season High in Total Viewers
by Caryn Robbins - October 24, 2014 REIGN hit season highs in total viewers (1.35M) and all key demos, with its most watched episode since 5/1 and best A18-34 (0.5/2) and A18-49 (0.5/1) since 5/8....
ABC's GREATEST HITS Spikes 40% Over Its Week-Ago Debut in Adults 18-34
by Caryn Robbins - July 08, 2016 Improving on its lead-in by 11% in Adults 18-49 at 9:00 p.m. against CBS' “Big Brother,” ABC's “Greatest Hits” (1.0/4) defeated its freshman unscripted competition in the hour by 11% on NBC...
ABC's DANCING WITH THE STARS Results Show Dominates Hour
by Caryn Robbins - May 06, 2015 DWTS: The Results Show (8-9pm – 10.1 million and 1.4/5 in AD18-49): At 8pm, ABC's Dancing with the Stars: The Results Show dominated its unscripted competition in the hour with Total Viewers...
ABC's SCANDAL Continues to Beat Competition by Wide Margins in Time Slot
by Caryn Robbins - November 13, 2015 At 9:00 p.m., ABC's “Scandal” was the entertainment leader with Adults 18-49 (2.2/7), defeating CBS' comedies by 10%...
BWW Reviews: An Hour In The Life of Three MEN Examines What Makes Them Tick And What Brings Them Undone.
by Jade Kops - July 03, 2015 Brendan Cowell's hilarious one act play MEN joins three men as they wait out time in a small room, discovering their deeper selves as the hour counts down....
PBS to Premiere Season 7 of Documentary Series CRAFT IN AMERICA, 11/20
by Caryn Robbins - September 28, 2015 CRAFT IN AMERICA, the Peabody Award-winning documentary series, now in its 7th season, returns to PBS, on November 20th at 10pm*...
THE HOUR OF THE STAR Plays Connelly Theatre, Now thru 2/21
by BWW News Desk - February 18, 2015 Clarice Lispector, The Hour of the Star Columbia Stages will present THE HOUR OF THE STAR, a comedic and philosophical piece about the existential search for meaning in a tragic world. Part solo-performance and part-storybook-theatre, this production puts Clarice Lispector's famous novella into a co...
ABC's 'S.H.I.E.L.D.' is No. 1 Scripted Show in its Slot in Adults 18-34
by Caryn Robbins - October 01, 2014 “Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.” (9:00-10:00 p.m. – 4.5 million and 1.7/5 in AD18-49): Building on its lead-in at 9:00 p.m. against “The Voice” and “NCIS: New Orleans,” ABC's “Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.” was the No. 1 scripted show in its hour...
NBC's MYSTERIES OF LAURA Retains 93% of Last Week's Debut in Key Demo
by Caryn Robbins - October 02, 2014 “The Mysteries of Laura” (1.4/5 in 18-49, 8.9 million viewers overall from 8-9 p.m. ET) retained 93% of last week's regular-slot debut in adults 18-49 rating...
BWW Review: MARTIN HALPERN CHAMBER OPERAS Dream at Shetler Studios
by Matt Hanson - November 19, 2015 The best part of living in New York is that some of our most radically creative artists are performing. Unadorned studio spaces such as Shetler Studios on West 54th Street in midtown Manhattan host exclusive gatherings, where all of the high pomp of the fine arts strips down in an air of charming mo...
ABC's GREATEST HITS Opens at 3-Year Summertime Time-Slot High in Adults 18-49
by Caryn Robbins - July 01, 2016 With “BattleBots,” the debut of “Greatest Hits” and a repeat of the “Match Game” pilot, ABC took second on Thursday night in Total Viewers (4.0 million) and Adults 18-49 (0.9/4), outdrawing an “Olympic Trials”-boosted NBC in viewers (3.6 million) and tying with young adults.... |