RATINGS: ESPN Tops Cable Networks in Key Demos in 2019
by Kaitlin Milligan - January 03, 2020 In 2019, fourth quarter and in December, ESPN maintained its leadership position among cable networks in delivering the valuable young male audience....
Disney+, Hulu & ESPN Honor Black History Month with New Content & Curated Collections Across the Bundle
by Michael Major - February 01, 2022 This February, in honor of Black History Month, The Disney Bundle will continue its promise of amplifying Black stories across Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN+ all year long with new and shared content in each service's always-on Black Stories collection. Check out the lineup of content now!...
Doris Burke to Become Full-Time ESPN NBA Game Analyst
by Caryn Robbins - September 26, 2017 ESPN today announced that highly-respected basketball commentator Doris Burke will start a new role as a full-time ESPN NBA game analyst....
ESPN to Present the Jimmy V Award for Perseverance to Triathlete Chris Nikic
by TV News Desk - June 24, 2021 The award is given to a deserving member of the sporting world who has overcome great obstacles through perseverance and determination....
Cody Renard Richard, Mj Rodriguez, Camille A. Brown & More Named to Kennedy Center Next 50
by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 20, 2022 An elementary–aged rapper, an award–winning composer, and a dancer defying the stigmas of cerebral palsy, come together in the Kennedy Center Next 50, a new cultural leadership initiative....
Booger McFarland Returns to ABC Saturdays This Fall as ESPN Unveils 2020-21 College Football Studio Lineup
by Sarah Jae Leiber - September 02, 2020 Booger McFarland will return to ESPN's college football coverage this fall, joining host Kevin Negandhi and analyst Mark Sanchez on ABC as part of the studio lineup for the 2020-21 season....
GLAAD's Spirit Day Sends United Message of Support and Acceptance to LGBTQ Youth
by Sarah Jae Leiber - October 15, 2020 GLAAD, the world's largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) media advocacy organization, announced participants wearing purple or going purple online today for Spirit Day in a united stand against bullying and show of support for LGBTQ youth....
NBC Shares Ratings Results For Primetime Week 3/19-3/25
by Tori Hartshorn - March 27, 2018 NBC has tied for #2 for the primetime ratings week of March 19-25 among the Big 4 networks in adults 18-49 and has finished #2 outright in total viewers, behind only CBS, which was boosted by coverage of the NCAA basketball tournament. Excluding sports, NBC tied for #1 for the week in 18-49....
RATINGS: THIS IS US Is Number One Scripted Network Show for Week Of 3/25-31 In 18-49
by Kaitlin Milligan - April 02, 2019 NBC has tied for #2 among the Big 4 networks in primetime ratings for the week of March 25-31 in adults 18-49, finishing behind only CBS, which was boosted by three nights of NCAA Basketball Tournament coverage, according to “live plus same day” viewership figures from Nielsen Media Research....
Adam Rippon, Tonya Harding, & More to Compete For the Mirror Ball in DANCING WITH THE STARS: ATHLETES Premiering April 30
by Macon Prickett - April 13, 2018 Get ready, sports fans, for the most competitive season of “Dancing with the Stars” ever as the show fires up the scoreboard and welcomes 10 athletes to sparkle up their uniforms and lace up their dancing shoes as they ready themselves for their first dance on the ballroom floor, on the season premi...
Steppenwolf Announces 2022/23 Season Featuring 4 World Premieres & More
by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 19, 2022 Steppenwolf Theatre Company has announced the 2022/23 Season today. With six Steppenwolf Membership Series productions and two SYA productions, the 47th season is the storied company’s first full season in its expanded home—welcoming audiences back to experience the next chapter of Steppenwolf’s bol...
Hall of Famer Jim Kelly to Receive Jimmy V Award for Perseverance at 'The 2018 ESPYS Presented by Capital One,' July 18, on ABC
by Tori Hartshorn - June 04, 2018 Former Buffalo Bills quarterback and Hall of Famer Jim Kelly will be honored with the Jimmy V Award for Perseverance at 'The 2018 ESPYS Presented by Capital One.' Kelly, who led the Bills to four straight AFC championships, was diagnosed with squamous cell carcinoma in his jaw in 2013. Over the past...
Lesley Visser Will Be the First Woman To Receive Lifetime Sports Emmy
by Sarah Jae Leiber - February 19, 2020 The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences announced today that Lesley Visser, the pioneering sports reporter and one of the most highly acclaimed female sportscasters of all time, will become the first woman to receive the Sports Lifetime Achievement Award at the 41st Annual Sports Emmy® Aw...
PBA and FOX Sports Announce Multi-Year, Multi-Platform Rights Deal
by Tori Hartshorn - March 20, 2018 The Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) and FOX Sports today announced a multi-year, multi-platform agreement making FOX Sports the new television partner for the Go Bowling! PBA Tour starting in 2019. The package will bring a substantial schedule of live PBA events to television, including prime...
Mark Blum, Debra Monk and More Join Jamie Brewer in Roundabout's AMY AND THE ORPHANS; Cast Complete!
by BWW News Desk - November 16, 2017 Roundabout Theatre Company has announced the complete cast of the world-premiere production Amy and the Orphans, by Roundabout Underground alumna Lindsey Ferrentino (Ugly Lies the Bone), with direction by eight-time Tony Award nominee Scott Ellis (She Loves Me, On the Twentieth Century)....
The Sports Power Brunch: Celebrates The Most Powerful Women In Sports
by A.A. Cristi - January 13, 2020 The 2nd Annual Sports Power Brunch: Celebrating the Most Powerful Women in Sports will be held on Wednesday, January 29, 2020, from 10A - 12:30P at 601 Miami located at American Airlines Arena during the week of Super Bowl LIV. The Inaugural Sports Power Brunch was ranked #9 by The Atlantan Magazine...
Sean Rose's Grok Acting Studio To Premiere VIRTUAL THEATER: STORIES OF COLOR
by A.A. Cristi - September 15, 2020 On September 24th, at 8PM PT, the Grok Acting Studio will be premiering 'Virtual Theater - Stories of Color' of three selected short plays celebrating artists of color. The Grok Acting Studio, The Rose Theater Foundation for the Arts, and the Department of Cultural Affairs of Los Angeles have all co...
Harry Lennix and Tamara Tunie Join the Cast of Steppenwolf's PURPOSE
by Chloe Rabinowitz - December 15, 2023 Harry Lennix (The Blacklist, The DC Universe) and Tamara Tunie (Law & Order: SVU, I Wanna Dance with Somebody) will join the cast of its world premiere of Steppenwolf Theatre Company's Purpose....
Aaron Lazar, Christiane Noll, Sarah Beth Pfeifer & More to Star in FUN HOME at TheaterWorks Hartford
by Chloe Rabinowitz - September 09, 2022 TheaterWorks Hartford will open its 2022-2023 season with Fun Home. The cast for Fun Home includes Broadway veterans Aaron Lazar as Bruce, Christiane Noll as Helen, and Sarah Beth Pfeifer....
Former NFLer Dale Moss Partners with The Lonely Entrepreneur Program to Empower Women, Minorities, Youth and Former Athletes
by Robert Diamond - January 31, 2019 ...
Tim Tebow to Host MILLION DOLLAR MILE on CBS
by Kaitlin Milligan - November 12, 2018 Tim Tebow, former college football champion and NFL quarterback, will serve as host of MILLION DOLLAR MILE, a new 10-episode high-stakes physical competition series on the CBS Television Network. Matt “Money” Smith, the voice of the L.A. Chargers play-by-play, and Maria Taylor, ESPN host and reporte...
RATINGS: NBC Results For The Primetime Week Of April 8-14
by Kaitlin Milligan - April 16, 2019 NBC has averaged a 0.7 rating in adults 18-49 and 3.7 million viewers overall for the primetime ratings week of April 8-14, according to “live plus same day” viewership figures from Nielsen Media Research....
FUN HOME opens TheaterWorks Hartford's 22/23 Season
by Grace Cutler - August 20, 2022 TheaterWorks Hartford, under the leadership of Producing Artistic Director Rob Ruggiero, has announced details for its upcoming 2022–2023 season which is filled with great music, captivating stories, and world-class writing....
Eva Longoria Named to Television Academy Foundation Board of Directors
by Sarah Jae Leiber - March 23, 2021 Having worked consistently in Hollywood for over 20 years, Eva Longoria has cemented herself as an industry staple known for her work both in front of and behind the camera....
RATINGS: THE VOICE Is The #1 Most-Watched Alternative Series For The Week Of April 6-12
by Kaitlin Milligan - April 14, 2020 NBC has tied for #2 in the key adult 18-49 demographic for the primetime ratings week of April 6-12, averaging a 0.7 rating in adults 18-49 and 4.6 million viewers overall, according to “live plus same day” figures from Nielsen Media Research.... |