Samantha Bee & More to Honor Legendary Author Judy Blume at Symphony SpaceJanuary 15, 2018It's an all-star celebration for Judy Blume's 80th birthday! Paying tribute to this beloved author are Samantha Bee (Full Frontal with Samantha Bee), Molly Ringwald (Riverdale), Tavi Gevinson (Rookie), Phoebe Robinson (2 Dope Queens), Chlo Sevigny (Big Love), Jenna Ushkowitz (Glee)
Freeform Announces Panels for First-Ever 'Freeform Summit'January 10, 2018Freeform, Disney's young adult television network, announced today the initial panel lineup for the network's first-ever Freeform Summit; a network-wide event that will feature a series of panel discussions addressing activism, social change, representation in television and various other important cultural issues defining modern youth culture today.
NBC Orders Second Season of Hit Show ELLEN'S GAME OF GAMESJanuary 10, 2018Fresh off its stellar debut, NBC has ordered a 13-episode second season of its new hit alternative series ELLEN'S GAME OF GAMES. The announcement was made by Paul Telegdy, President, Alternative and Reality Group, NBC Entertainment.
NBC Sports Presents Over 25 Hours of MECUM AUCTIONS KISSIMMEE CoverageJanuary 9, 2018NBCSN will showcase more than 25 hours of Mecum Auctions' Kissimmee auction the world's largest annual collector-car auction beginning Wednesday, Jan. 10, at 2 p.m. ET. Mecum Auctions returned to Kissimmee, Fla., last week for the start of its annual 10-day, 3,000-car auction, to kick off the 2018 season.
TONIGHT SHOW Encores Win the Week in 18-49 Against Original CompetitionJanuary 9, 2018An encore week of TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JIMMY FALLON has won the week of Jan. 1-5 in the key adult 18-49 demographic versus all original nights of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and Jimmy Kimmel Live. Note that Monday results are excluded from these weekly averages due to the New Year's holiday.
HBO Debuts Comedy Series BARRY Starring Bill Hader, 3/25January 9, 2018HBO comedy series BARRY will debut SUNDAY, MARCH 25 (10:30-11:00 p.m. ET/PT). BARRY is a dark comedy starring Bill Hader as a depressed, low-rent hitman from the Midwest. Lonely and dissatisfied in his life, he reluctantly travels to Los Angeles to execute a hit on an aspiring actor.
CBS's THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS & More Post Largest Audiences in a YearJanuary 9, 2018For the week ending Jan. 5, THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS (which just celebrated 29 consecutive years as daytime's #1 drama) delivered 4.82 million viewers, its largest weekly audience in a year (since the week of Jan. 6, 2017). The daytime series, currently in its 44th season, began its winning streak the week of Dec. 26, 1988.
JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE Starts 2018 With a New Season HighJanuary 9, 2018ABC's JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE kicked off the first week of 2018 (week of 1/1/18) with a new season high in Adults 18-49 (652,000) and its 2nd largest audience of the season (2.405 million). In fact, Kimmel delivered its best performance with Adults 18-49 in more than 6 months since the NBA Finals-led week of 6/12/17.