NBC & Twitter Partner for 2014 Sochi Olympics
by Tyler Peterson - February 05, 2014 NBC Olympics, a division of the NBC Sports Group, and Twitter will collaborate on NBC's broadcast of the XXII Olympic Winter Games from Sochi, Russia, to magnify the Olympic conversation on Twitter and encourage tune-in to NBCUniversal's multi-platform coverage of the Games, the two companies announ...
Elvis Stojko Talks About His Broadway Debut as Billy Flynn in CHICAGO
by Alan Henry - March 18, 2014 Elvis Stojko is no stranger to performing in front of an audience, having gone to the Olympics representing Canada in figure skating. Now, Sotjko is trading in the skates for a pair of dancing shoes to star as the fast talking lawyer Billy Flynn in the Broadway Production of Chicago....
ABC to Air DISSON SKATING's Colgate Skating Series This November
by Casey Judge - October 27, 2014 Disson Skating returns to the ice for its 25th year with the upcoming Colgate Skating Series airing exclusively on ABC. Each two-hour special in this milestone year will feature world-renowned Olympic figure skating champions and musicians, with select shows featuring the skaters' families, Olympic ...
Elvis Stojko Talks About His Broadway Debut as Billy Flynn in CHICAGO
by Alan Henry - March 18, 2014 Elvis Stojko is no stranger to performing in front of an audience, having gone to the Olympics representing Canada in figure skating. Now, Sotjko is trading in the skates for a pair of dancing shoes to star as the fast talking lawyer Billy Flynn in the Broadway Production of Chicago....
ABC to Present Exclusive FIGURE SKATING Specials for 2014/15 Television Season
by Caryn Robbins - March 05, 2014 Fresh off the blades of the Winter Olympics, ABC has reached a multi-year agreement with Disson Skating, a leader in family entertainment programming, for the exclusive broadcast of Disson Skating's legendary entertainment specials for the 2014/2015 television season....
Big Bad Voodoo Daddy's Wild and Swinging Holiday Party to Play Orleans Showroom, 12/29-30
by Tyler Peterson - November 19, 2014 Big Bad Voodoo Daddy will bring their trademark big band sound to The Orleans Showroom on December 29 and 30 for “Big Bad Voodoo Daddy's Wild and Swinging Holiday Party.”...
NBC & NBCSN Score Big Gains Throughout Tuesday's Olympics Coverage
by Tyler Peterson - February 12, 2014 NBC and NBCSN posted sizable increases for Tuesday's Sochi Winter Olympics coverage which featured Shaun White in the snowboard halfpipe final, Erin Hamlin becoming the first American to medal in a luge singles event (bronze), the figure skating pairs' short program, the gold medal final in women's...
NBC Wraps SOCHI OLYMPICS Coverage with #1 Primetime Show
by Caryn Robbins - February 24, 2014 NBC concluded its coverage of the XXII Olympic Winter Games from Sochi, Russia with its two primetime telecasts – the Closing Ceremony and the special Nancy & Tonya documentary – ranking #1 and #2 on broadcast television in household rating...
N'kenge to Perform at Sing & Skate Against Breast Cancer Tomorrow
by Tyler Peterson - January 17, 2014 With the 2014 Winter Olympics only weeks away, a cast of former Olympians is teaming up with Broadway Star N'kenge from the musical ' Motown' for the annual Sing & Skate Against Breat Cancer at Bank of America Winter Village on January 18 to benefit the Jacobi Medical Center Auxiliary. Last year the...
Twyla Tharp Will Hit the Road with New Works in 2015; Tour Will Visit Lincoln Center & More!
by Nicole Rosky - February 09, 2015 According to the New York Times, dance legend Twyla Tharp, whose choreography has been seen on Broadway in such shows as Movin' Out and Come Fly Away, is going on the road. The choreographer will celebrate her 50th year in the business with a national tour that will eventually make its way to Lincol...
Tara Lipinski & Terry Gannon Host 2014 ISU GRAND PRIX OF FIGURE SKATING SERIES, Continuing Today on NBC
by TV News Desk - November 30, 2014 NBC continues its coverage of the 2014 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Series with Grand Prix Japan, the final event before the 2014 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final....
Olympic Skiers Bode Miller & Ted Ligety to Compete in Super Combined Final Tomorrow
by Tyler Peterson - February 13, 2014 NBC's primetime coverage of the XXII Olympic Winter Games tomorrow, Friday, February 14 at 8 p.m. ET features the men's super combined gold medal final featuring five-time Olympic medalist Bode Miller and reigning world champion Ted Ligety -- the previous two Olympic gold medalists in the event. Als...
U.S.'s Meryl Davis & Charlie White Highlight NBC's Olympics Coverage Tomorrow
by Tyler Peterson - February 07, 2014 NBC's primetime coverage tomorrow, Saturday, February 8, features the ladies' and ice dance teams short programs on the second day of the inaugural team figure skating competition. 2010 Olympic silver medalists and reigning World ice dance champions Meryl Davis and Charlie White anchor a strong Amer...
World Slalom Champ Mikaela Shiffrin to Compete in Gold Medal Final Tomorrow
by Tyler Peterson - February 20, 2014 NBC's primetime coverage of the XXII Olympic Winter Games tomorrow, Friday, February 21 at 8/7c is highlighted by the women's slalom gold medal final in alpine skiing where 18-year-old phenom Mikaela Shiffrin, the reigning world and World Cup champion in slalom, takes to the Sochi course for her sig...
CBS Sports' Broadcaster Verne Lundquist to Receive Vin Scully Award
by Caryn Robbins - March 06, 2014 CBS Sports broadcaster Verne Lundquist will receive the Vin Scully Lifetime Achievement Award in Sports Broadcasting from WFUV Radio (...
Willie Geist Hosts Inaugural BEST OF THE U.S. AWARDS SHOW Tonight
by TV News Desk - April 07, 2014 NBC's Willie Geist will serve as host for the United States Olympic Committee's inaugural Best of U.S. Awards Show supported by USG, which will honor outstanding U.S. performances from the Sochi 2014 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games and air tonight, April 7 on NBCSN from 7-8 p.m. ET. In addition,...
Nancy & Tonya Debuts 2/23 on NBC
by Caryn Robbins - February 19, 2014 Exactly 20 years to the day after the 1994 Olympic Winter Games, Mary Carillo looks back at the events leading up to, during and following the ladies' figure skating competition in the special one-hour Nancy & Tonya....
Davis and White Headline Cast of STARS ON ICE, Coming to Giant Center, 4/10
by Tyler Peterson - March 06, 2014 Meryl Davis and Charlie White returned from the Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia, with the United States' first ice dancing gold medal in history. Stars on Ice, featuring Davis and White along with their bronze medal winning teammates from the inaugural Olympic figure skating team event, will v...
Four-Time Olympic Medalist Yevgeny Plushenko Competes Tomorrow on NBC
by Tyler Peterson - February 12, 2014 NBC's primetime coverage of the XXII Olympic Winter Games tomorrow, Thursday, February 13 at 8 p.m. ET features the men's short figure skating program, where Russian figure skating legend Yevgeny Plushenko will have immense support from the home crowd, as he skates for his fifth Olympic medal, howe...
NBC Sports Kicks Off Coverage of 2015 PRUDENTIAL U.S. FIGURE SKATING CHAMPIONSHIPS
by TV News Desk - January 24, 2015 NBC presents live coverage of the 2015 Prudential U.S. Figure Skating Championships, beginning with the pairs' free skate and free dance competitions today, Jan. 24, at 3 p.m. ET...
Carrie Underwod & More Attend Samsung's Annual HOPE FOR CHILDREN Gala
by Caryn Robbins - June 11, 2014 Hosted by Sherri Sheppard, the event featured a special performance by six-time Grammy winner Carrie Underwood....
Johnny Weir, Tara Lipinski to Host 2015 WORLD FIGURE SKATING CHAMPIONSHIPS on NBC
by Caryn Robbins - March 25, 2015 NBC presents the 2015 World Figure Skating Championships from Shanghai in primetime this Saturday, Mar. 28, at 8 p.m. ET with the ladies' and ice dance competitions. Coverage continues Sunday, April 12, at 3 p.m. ET on NBC with the men's and pairs' competitions, as well as highlights from the ladies...
NBC Sports Presents SUPER BOWL ZONE Tonight
by TV News Desk - January 31, 2015 NBC Sports has partnered with nearly 150 NBC affiliated and owned stations to present “Super Bowl Zone,” a 30-minute program previewing Super Bowl XLIX today, Jan. 31....
NBC Sports Presents BEST OF U.S. Awards Show Tonight
by TV News Desk - April 07, 2014 NBC Sports Group will present the Best of U.S. Awards Show, the United States Olympic Committee's inaugural event honoring outstanding U.S. performances from the Sochi 2014 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games...
NBC Announces Sporting Events Coverage 4/9 - 5/4
by Caryn Robbins - April 09, 2014 NBC announces SPORTS EVENTS for APRIL 9 – MAY 4, 2014... |