MTV Announces Line-Up of Programming in Celebration of Final Installment of TWILIGHTOctober 30, 2012 With the fifth installment of Summit Entertainment's THE TWILIGHT SAGA franchise heading to theaters on November 16, 2012, MTV is set to deliver an unparalleled line-up of special on-air and online events to fans of THE TWILIGHT SAGA everywhere, including an exclusive interview with the cast and never-before-seen footage from THE TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN - PART 2, a full weekend celebration and look back into the MTV News TWILIGHT archives, a fan-voted tournament on Who is the greatest TWILIGHT character of all time, and much more.
FOX Delivers Highest-Rated Week of Any Network This SeasonOctober 30, 2012With a mix of entertainment originals and the MLB 2012 WORLD SERIES, FOX won last week among Adults 18-49, Adults 18-34, Teens and Total Viewers and delivered the highest-rated week of the broadcast season on any network among Adults 18-49 and Adults 18-34. In fact, FOX out-rated the No. 2 network by +32% among Adults 18-49, +45% among Adults 18-45 and +50% among Teens.
The Hub TV Network Delivers Tenth Consecutive Month of Audience GrowthOctober 30, 2012 The Hub TV Network continued its audience growth momentum among its key target kids and adult demographics for the week of October 22-28 and in doing so delivered the network's tenth consecutive month of year-to-year gains in Total Day in its key target demographics. October's strength also marked The Hub's best-ever monthly performance in Total Day among Women 18-49 and Adults 18-49. The record adult audiences are a significant demonstration of success for the network in meeting its goal of being a destination for kids and their families.
Disney Junior Marks 9th Consecutive Month with #1 Series in Kids 2-5October 30, 2012 For October 2012, "Doc McStuffins" ranked as the #1 cable TV series for the 5th consecutive month in Kids 2-5 (601,000/3.8 rating - tied with "Jake and the Never Land Pirates" in October) and Girls 2-5 (335,000/4.3 rating), while "Jake and the Never Land Pirates" was the #1 series for the 2nd month in a row in Boys 2-5 (275,000/3.4 rating) and the #1 preschool cable TV series in Women 18-49 (369,000/0.6 rating). October marked the 9th month that Disney Junior, the daily block for kids age 2-7 on Disney Channel, delivered the month's #1 cable TV series in Kids 2-5 and Boys 2-5, and its 13th straight month delivering the #1 cable TV series among Women 18-49. Disney Junior also posted all time October-highs in Girls 2-5 (245,000/3.1 rating) and Women 18-49 (292,000/0.5 rating).
Disney XD More Than Doubles Nicktoons in Target DemosOctober 30, 2012 October 2012 ranked as Disney XD's #1 most-watched month in Prime in the network's history (includes its 10 years as Toon Disney) in Boys 6-14 (165,000), Tweens 9-14 (193,000) and Boys 9-14 (117,000), its #2 most-watched month ever in Kids 6-14 (274,000) and Kids 6-11 (213,000), and recorded October-highs in Total Viewers (431,000) and Kids 2-11 (266,000), bolstered by strong performances of original live-action series "Kickin' It" and "Lab Rats," Marvel animated series "Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes" and "Ultimate Spider-Man," along with the series launch of "Crash & Bernstein."
‘Monstober’ Event Programming Powers Disney Channel to Top of Daytime TV for KidsOctober 30, 2012 During October 2012, Disney Channel ranked as the #1 TV network in Total Day for the 5th straight month in Kids 2-11 (846,000/2.1 rating - dates back to June 2012), the 18th consecutive month in Kids 6-11 (560,000/2.4 rating - dates back to May 2011) and 30th month in a row Tweens (468,000/1.9 rating - dates back to May 2010) - all records for the network - bolstered by Disney Channel Original Movie "Girl Vs. Monster" and launch of newest comedy series "Dog With A Blog." Furthermore, on a weekly basis Disney Channel extended its record-#1-streak to 72 consecutive weeks in Kids 6-11 and Tweens 9-14.
HIT & RUN Receives Jan. 8 DVD Release DateOctober 30, 2012From the producers of Wedding Crashers comes the adrenaline-fueled Hit & Run, written by, directed and starring Dax Shepard ('Parenthood,' Idiocracy). Kristen Bell ('House of Lies,' You Again) stars along with Shepard in this hilarious, non-stop, action-packed comedy co-starring Bradley Cooper (The Hangover), Kristin Chenoweth ('Glee') and Tom Arnold (Madea's Witness Protection). Hit & Run is a high-speed race to the finish where the brakes are off and the chase is on. Open Road's outrageous caper Hit & Run will be available on Blu-ray Combo Pack, DVD, On Demand and Digital Download on January 8, 2013 from Universal Studios Home Entertainment.
ABC WORLD NEWS Continues to Close Ratings Gap with NBC NIGHTLY NEWSOctober 30, 2012 For the week of October 22, 2012, "ABC World News with Diane Sawyer" averaged 7.59 million Total Viewers and a 1.6 rating/7 share/1.89 million in Adults 25-54, according to Nielsen Media Research. Growing week to week by 8% in Total Viewers and by 11% in Adults 25-54 (7.05 million and 1.71 million, respectively, on w/o 10/15/12) to hit season highs in both measures, "World News" drew its most-watched week in 6 weeks and best news demo performance in 8 weeks - since w/o 9/10/12 and w/o 8/27/12, respectively.
ABC News Continues Team Coverage of Hurricane Sandy, 10/30October 30, 2012 Throughout the day ABC News' Extreme Weather Team will provide viewers with the whole picture of how the storm has impacted the East Coast and beyond. Over the past 24 hours, ABC News has deployed over two-dozen correspondents and anchors to cover Superstorm Sandy for its broadcasts, digital platforms, affiliates and radio newscasts.
Red Sea Media Selling Jesse Eisenberg/Jess Weixler ComedyOctober 30, 2012Red Sea Media has assembled a robust slate in the last few months, including two new projects that the sales company has acquired worldwide sales rights for. Red Sea will be introducing the projects at the upcoming AFM, which feature A-listers and rising stars such as Jesse Eisenberg, Michael McKean, Jason Ritter, and Jess Weixler. Red Sea Media's sales office will be located at the Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel, Suite 732.
Viewers to Decide Who Wins SYFY's Reality Series, FACE OFFOctober 30, 2012Syfy's smash hit reality competition series Face Off is heading towards its anticipated season three finale, which will be broadcast live from Los Angeles, CA on Halloween night 2012, Wednesday, October 31 at 10 p.m. ET. For the first time, America's voice will be heard as viewers will make the final choice for the season three champion.
ABC Draws Best Ratings Since 'Premiere Monday'October 30, 2012 ABC's lineup of "DWTS" and "Castle" lifted the Net its largest overall audience (12.9 million) since May and best young adult performance (2.3/5) since season premiere Monday - since 9/24/12. ABC topped its broadcast rivals for the 6th consecutive week this season in Total Viewers, leading all 6 half-hours and outdelivering runner-up NBC by 1.9 million viewers (11.0 million - "The Voice"/"Revolution"), CBS by 5.9 million viewers (7.0 million - "HIMYM"/"Partners"/"2 Broke Girls"/"Mike & Molly"/"Hawaii Five-0") and Fox by 10.9 million viewers (2.0 million - "The X-Factor").
LIVE WITH KELLY AND MICHAEL's Halloween Party Pushed to 11/5October 30, 2012 In the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, "LIVE with Kelly and Michael" will move its popular Halloween-themed show to MONDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2012. In addition, the top morning talk show is returning to its normal live production schedule beginning on Wednesday, October 31.
Soundgarden to Rock 'Live on Letterman' Webcast, 11/12October 30, 2012CBS Interactive's award-winning concert webcast series, LIVE ON LETTERMAN, presented by AT&T, will showcase two-time GRAMMY® Award-winning rockers Soundgarden in a live webcast concert from the world-famous Ed Sullivan Theater in New York City, available on CBS.com and VEVO, Monday, Nov. 12 (8:00 PM, ET/5:00 PM, PT).
Bryan Singer to Direct Next X-MEN FilmOctober 30, 2012As Deadline reported earlier this evening, Bryan Singer has reportedly signed on to come back to the X-MEN franchise, and direct the upcoming X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST for 20th Century Fox.