Universal Studios News

Today, October 28, PBS KIDS premieres the first ever CURIOUS GEORGE Halloween special - CURIOUS GEORGE: A Halloween Boo Fest. The centerpiece of PBS KIDS' Halloween programming lineup this October, this one-hour special celebrates curiosity, friendship and trying new things, all while providing safe and family-friendly holiday entertainment. CURIOUS GEORGE: A Halloween Boo Fest features three original songs, including 'It's Halloween Today,' sung by Pat Monahan, the lead singer of Train. As part of this multiplatform event, CURIOUS GEORGE will also feature a new game for web and mobile and new streaming video content this October.

Marking the celebration of 25 years of the longest-running show in television history, Twentieth Century Fox Consumer Products scores big with plans announced today for a first-of-its-kind campaign, featuring the world's most popular television family, THE SIMPSONS

It's the news that everyone's been waiting for! Cameron Mackintosh announced today the first four cast members of his acclaimed new production of Alain Boublil & Claude-Michel Schonberg's Tony Award-winning musical masterpiece Les Miserables, which returns to Broadway beginning Saturday, March 1 at the Imperial Theatre.

On Super Bowl Sunday, Hallmark Channel's first-ever gridiron great, 'Kitten Bowl,' is on pace to go 'back-to-back and belly-to-belly' with the signing of host and emcee, Beth Stern, and official play-by-play announcer, John Sterling, the legendary, iconic radio voice of the New York Yankees. 'Kitten Bowl,' in association with North Shore Animal League America, the nation's largest no-kill shelter and animal adoption organization, will be presented Sunday, February 2, 2014 (12:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. ET/PT). All of the kittens participating in the competition are guaranteed forever homes through Hallmark Channel's partnership with North Shore Animal League America whose innovations in animal welfare have saved more than 1,000,000 pets - and counting! 'Kitten Bowl' guarantees the 60-70 kitten participants will join the list of pets adopted into loving homes and will significantly raise the awareness of the plight of shelter animals across the country. 'Kitten Bowl' is part of Hallmark Channel's evergreen corporate initiative, 'Pet Project,' a multi-faceted initiative devoted to celebrating pets and the incredible joy and enrichment they bring to our lives.

Barbie and her sisters set off on a Swiss adventure to the majestic Alps, where they are excited to spend the summer at a fun-filled riding academy

The holidays will pack an extra punch this year as Kick-Ass 2, the second installment in the irreverent action-comedy franchise, comes to Blu-ray Combo Pack including Blu-ray, DVD, Digital HD with UltraViolet and On Demand on December 17, 2013

The 1973 American Western classic, High Plains Drifter, comes to Blu-ray with Digital HD including UltraViolet for the first time ever today, October 15, 2013 in celebration of its 40 th Anniversary from Universal Studios Home Entertainment.

Hallmark Channel, the nation's leading destination for quality family programming, announces today the coming together of two trusted brands of family entertainment with the series pickup of 'Signed, Sealed, Delivered' from Executive Producer Martha Williamson.

The stars of NBC's daytime drama "Days of our Lives" will meet fans face-to-face at the "Day of Days" fan event on Saturday, November 9 from 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. at Universal CityWalk in Los Angeles. This complimentary event for devoted "Days of our Lives" viewers will offer fans the chance to meet and greet Salem's favorite cast members during autograph signings, a Q&A session, a trivia challenge and much more.

THE RIDE'S HAUNTED NEW YORK is set for today, October 9 - October 31. A tour of the most haunted icons in New York City. A show about the famous and the infamous that have never left us. Featuring added cast members -- alive and otherwise -- added shows, added locations -- haunted and otherwise -- added content and an added video extravaganza of things that go bump in the night.

Ethan Erickson ('Fashion House') stars as a struggling dad who gets a new start when a strange encounter magically replaces his mall Santa gig with the real thing in World Premiere of 'Santa Switch,' a Hallmark Channel Original Movie

Emily Rose ('Haven') stars as a lawyer who inherits a house on what just may be the site of the first Thanksgiving in 'The Thanksgiving House,' a Hallmark Channel Original Movie World Premiere Saturday, November 2 at 8pm ET/PT, 7C.

THE RIDE'S HAUNTED NEW YORK is set for October 9 - October 31. A tour of the most haunted icons in New York City. A show about the famous and the infamous that have never left us. Featuring added cast members -- alive and otherwise -- added shows, added locations -- haunted and otherwise -- added content and an added video extravaganza of things that go bump in the night.

To celebrate the 30th anniversary, re-live every side-splitting comedic moment, every outrageous vignette and every tasteless joke, as Monty Python's The Meaning of Life commands your attention once again. The classic Python film will debut on Blu-ray today, October 8, 2013 with Digital Copy & UltraViolet, and is packed with extra features including a nostalgic cast reunion featurette The Meaning of Monty Python: 30 th Anniversary Reunion, from Universal Studios Home Entertainment.

Terror returns in a deceptively tiny package when Curse of Chucky, the newest installment of the chilling Child's Play franchise, comes exclusively to Blu-Ray and DVD today, October 8, 2013, from Universal 1440 Entertainment, a production entity of Universal Studios Home Entertainment.

One night a year, all crime is legal and no one is safe in The Purge, a thought-provoking thriller from director and writer James DeMonaco (Assault on Precinct 13, The Negotiator) and producer Jason Blum (Paranormal Activity, Insidious, Sinister). In a future America, the government has sanctioned an annual 12-hour period, The Purge, in which any and all criminal activity, including murder, is legal. On this night, one family is tested to see how far they will go to protect themselves when the vicious outside world breaks into their home.

FOX has picked up The Simpsons for a historic 26th season, it was announced today by Kevin Reilly, Chairman of Entertainment, FOX Broadcasting Company.

A privileged society lady is a true pioneer woman in the World Premiere of 'When Calls the Heart,' a Hallmark Channel Original Primetime Series, premiering tonight, October 5 at 9p.m. ET/PT, 8C, with a two-hour special extended pilot of Hallmark Channel's second original Primetime series, premiering January 2014.

Hallmark Channel, the nation's leading destination for quality family programming, announces today the coming together of two trusted brands of family entertainment with the series pickup of 'Signed, Sealed, Delivered' from Executive Producer Martha Williamson.