ABC's DANCING WITH THE STARS Grows Week to Week Among Adults 18-49September 27, 2016Despite cutting back to a shortened 8:00-9:00 p.m. 1-hour format for the first Presidential Debate, ABC's “Dancing with the Stars” grew week to week in Adults 18-49 (+6% - 1.8/6 vs. 1.7/6) and rose 13% from its telecast on the same night last year (1.6/5 on 9/28/15).
NBC's THIS IS US Scores as Premiere Week's #1 New ShowSeptember 27, 2016NBC has won premiere week of the 2016-17 primetime TV season among viewers aged 18-49, marking the fifth straight year NBC has claimed the season's opening week, according to “live plus same day” ratings from Nielsen Media Research.
NBC's TODAY Wins Week Again in Key A25-54 DemoSeptember 27, 2016NBC News' TODAY kicks of the new television season as the number-one morning show in the key A25-54 demo. TODAY has now won the key demo for more than 12 consecutive months, 55 out of the last 56 weeks.
49th Season Premiere of CBS's 60 MINUTES Makes Top 10September 27, 201660 MINUTES began its 49th season in a familiar way, making Nielsen's Top 10, just as it did 22 times last season. The CBS News magazine drew 14.36 million viewers, according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for Sunday, Sept. 25, finishing at #7 in Premiere Week.
Green Leaf Productions & Lazarus Films Win Emmy for Holocaust Documentary REMEMBER USSeptember 27, 2016Green Leaf Productions and co-production partner Lazarus Films, won a National Academy of Television Arts and Science Mid Atlantic Chapter Emmy Award for their feature length documentary “Remember Us, The Hungarian Hidden Children”. Additionally, they were nominated for a second Emmy Award for their documentary “Rising Tides”.
Season 4 of Hit Comedy FAMILY TIME to Premiere on Bounce TV 10/4September 27, 2016Bounce TV, the fastest-growing African-American network on television, announced today that the fourth season of the popular comedy series FAMILY TIME will premiere Tues. Oct. 4, 2016 with new episodes every Tuesday night at 9:00 p.m. ET.
Tim Burton Honored with Handprint Ceremony at TCL Chinese TheatreSeptember 27, 2016Quirky director Tim Burton was honored with a handprint ceremony Thursday afternoon at the TCL Chinese Theater. It's part of a longstanding Hollywood tradition, and the master of macabre became the latest celebrity to place his hands and footprints into cement that will be displayed in the forecourt of the theatre.
TIFF Announces Appointment of Five New Board MembersSeptember 27, 2016With the completion last week of the 41st Toronto International Film Festival®, TIFF announces the appointment of five new members to its Board of Directors: Jennifer Baichwal, Geoff Beattie, Frank Kollmar, Leslie Noble, and Jeffrey Remedios.