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In June 23, 1992, if you believed the supermarket tabloid, 'Weekly World News,' you'd have accepted that a 'large-eyed, fanged human child' was found in a southern West Virginia cave.

CMT today announced that Joey Lauren Adams will join the cast of the forthcoming single camera scripted comedy, “Still The King” starring Billy Ray Cyrus, which kicked off production in Nashville last week and is slated to premiere next year.

On November 6, Decca/Universal Music Classics is releasing one of the most anticipated film soundtracks of the year: SPECTRE - the 24th James Bond adventure.

“Chicago P.D.” (1.5/5 in 18-49, 6.6 million viewers overall from 10-11 p.m. ET) ranks #1 in the time period among the Big 4 networks in adults 18-49 and most other key demos.

Wednesday night in adult 18-49 rating in the Local People Meters Jimmy Fallon equaled the combined ratings of Colbert and Kimmel (1.0 vs. a combined 1.0).

NBC Sports coverage of last night's San Francisco 49ers-New York Giants “Sunday Night Football” game averaged a 13.1 rating, 22 share in metered-market households from 8:30 to 11:45 p.m. ET

Good news Midler fans- Bette is back!Good news Midler fans- Bette is back!

HANGMEN by Martin McDonagh, currently playing the Royal Court Theatre's Jerwood Theatre Downstairs through 10 October, transfers to the West End's Wyndham's Theatre on 1 December 2015. David Morrissey, in the lead role, will travel with the production.

Powered by Sunday's edition of AMERICA'S GAME OF THE WEEK, television's No. 1 show for six consecutive years, the NFL ON FOX is off to its second-best start ever.

In metered-market results, which are time zone-adjusted, NBC Sports coverage of last night's Seattle Seahawks-Green Bay Packers “Sunday Night Football” game averaged a 16.3 rating, 27 share in metered-market households

NBC DEPORTES presents Week 9 of the Liga MX Torneo Apertura 2015 with León vs. Tijuana, tonight, September 19 at 9PM/8C/6P, airing simultaneously on TELEMUNDO and NBC UNIVERSO.

The latest in unauthorized gossip and buzz from the heart of Chicago's showtune video bars, and musical theater news from Chicago to Broadway. Excitement grows for 'La Revolution Francaise!' Also, Black Ensemble Theater and Raven Theatre take on more recent history, and 'Spamalot' opens northwest and southeast. 'Triassic Parq' and 'Goblin Market' play the city, 'Shrek' and 'Avenue Q' play the 'burbs, and 'Crazy Ex-Girlfriend' and 'My Little Red/Green Coat' sing from small screens!

Lifetime has green lit the original movie UN-BREAK MY HEART, based on Grammy(R) Award-winning singer Toni Braxton's popular memoir

NBC is currently #1 for the night among ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox in every key ratings measure – adults, men and women 18-34, 18-49 and 25-54, plus total viewers -- in the fast-affiliate ratings.

Gary Naylor sees a one-woman show that tracks the life of Maria Anna Mozart, the sister, not the brother, the one forever referred to as The Other Mozart.

TELEMUNDO announced today it is on pace to deliver a solid performance among adults 18-49 during Monday-Friday primetime, averaging 757,000 viewers, a nine percent increase from last season (697,000), and 332,000 adults 18-34, up five percent versus last season (317,000). Based on these results, TELEMUNDO is ranking as the fastest growing Spanish-language broadcast network in absolute numbers among both key demos in Monday-Friday primetime.  Its Monday-Friday programming at 10pm is set to deliver the network's highest- rated season ever in that day part, with 1.19 million adults 18-49.  Since the season three premiere of “El Señor de los Cielos” on April 21, TELEMUNDO ranks as the number one network in the 10pm time slot, regardless of language, among adults 18-34 on Monday-Friday with 712,000 viewers. 

Last night's US Open quarterfinal on ESPN –the much-anticipated 27th meeting between top-seeded Serena Williams and No. 23 Venus Williams –earned a 4.8 rating, peaking at a 5.6 from 10-10:15 p.m.

After three days of the first all-ESPN US Open, ESPN's TV audience is up 58% from a year ago, averaging 853,000 viewers (P2+), up from 540,000 in 2014. The corresponding household rating is up 50%, from 0.4 to 0.6.

The Broadway company of the Tony Award-winning, record-breaking hit musical Chicago will welcome back Drama Desk Award nominee Ryan Silverman in the role of Billy Flynn beginning tonight, Wednesday, September 2 at the Ambassador Theatre (219 W. 49th St., NYC).

Yanni's World Tour continues with an all new show for 2016. Yanni and his worldrenowned orchestra will perform audience favorites from throughout his career as well as newly reworked arrangements of the classics. The legendary artist and his orchestra will perform live for one night only in Orange County at Segerstrom Center for the Arts, Sunday, March 20 at 7 p.m. in Segerstrom Hall. Single tickets, starting at $59, will go on sale Friday, September 4 at 10 a.m. PT and will be available online at www.SCFTA.org, at the Box Office at 600 Town Center Drive in Costa Mesa or by calling (714) 556-2787. For inquiries about group ticket savings for 10 or more, call the Group Services office at (714) 755-0236. The TTY number is (714) 556-2746.

NBC DEPORTES presents Week 7 of the Liga MX Torneo Apertura 2015 with Pachuca vs. Atlas, this Saturday, August 29 at 9PM/8C/6P live from Hidalgo Stadium and airing simultaneously on TELEMUNDO, NBC UNIVERSO and NBCDeportes.com digital platforms. The match will be narrated by the award-winning Andrés Cantor, joined by the veteran Sammy Sadovnik and with the unique commentary of three-time top Mexican scorer Carlos Hermosillo.

After 3 days of TV playback, ABC's Bachelor in Paradise grew to a 1.9 rating among Adults 18-49 (from a 1.2 in L+SD), coming within 1-tenth of its series high (to deliver its 2nd-best rating ever), while growing for the 3rd straight week (+6%) to score a season high on the night in the L+3 numbers.

On NBC's TONIGHT SHOW, Keegan-Michael Key chatted about Key & Peele's future and why getting to play his character Luther at the White House Correspondence Dinner was the second best day of his life.

What would happen if one were to switch the first few letters of "amazing" to form a new, exciting word that only certain minds could quickly figure out? Actually, who cares! As long as each of you knows the word's definition and what it implies, there can only be synonyms of the word used to describe Monomoy Theatre's current production of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. Having never before seen a production of this rather well-known comedy of a musical, letting Monomoy give me a very impressive and lasting first impression was a wonderful was an absolute privilege; I didn't expect anything less from the group, as the amount of talent on stage makes every play and musical performed wonderful, to say the least. Spelling Bee is really something quite special, as such a simple idea for a plot is taken and transformed, through music and rather peculiar characters, into something that will keep audiences laughing for an evening; it is a production that will not have anyone spelling "regret."

Fresh off last weekend's fuel mileage chess match and Matt Kenseth's second victory of the year, NBCSN heads to Watkins Glen International for a full weekend of NASCAR coverage.