Lifetime Orders New Acapella Docuseries SING IT!May 1, 2015Lifetime greenlights the new docuseries Sing It! (working title) following two cross-town rival a cappella groups from New Jersey as they are given a chance to work with the world's best coaches and Face Off in weekly competitions.
Imagine Dragons, REO Speedwagon to Rock ABC's JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE, 5/4May 1, 2015Jimmy Kimmel will unite REO Speedwagon and Imagine Dragons to a one-time-only performance of "Mash Up supergroup" IMAGINE REO SPEEDRAGONS. Featuring a secret hit track, the performance will air on "Jimmy Kimmel Live" on Monday, May 4, at 11:35 p.m. / 10:35 p.m. CT on ABC.
ABC's NIGHTLINE is #1 in Total Viewers Season to DateMay 1, 2015ABC News' “Nightline” ranked No. 1 in all key target demos: Total Viewers (1.633 million), Adults 25-54 (681,000) and Adults 18-49 (536,000) during the week of April 20, 2015, based on Live +Same Day Data from Nielsen Media Research. Nightline has ranked No. 1 in Total Viewers in 24 of the last 27 weeks.
HBO to Debut Documentary SOUTHERN RITES, 5/18May 1, 2015SOUTHERN RITES follows photographer Gillian Laub as she returns to the Georgia community where she documented segregated proms in photographs that garnered national attention when they were published in 2009.
ABC's GOOD MORNING AMERICA Stands as No. 1 Morning NewscastMay 1, 2015ABC News' “Good Morning America” stood as the No. 1 morning newscast in Total Viewers (5.083 million) for the week of April 20, 2015, based on Live +Same Day Data from Nielsen Media Research. “GMA” led NBC's “Today” (4.809 million) by 274,000 Total Viewers.
Larry Clark's MAFIA GIRL Heads to DVD 6/23May 1, 2015Breaking Glass Pictures is releasing the controversial drama Marfa Girl on DVD June 23. Marfa Girl was written and directed by renowned filmmaker Larry Clark, known for his award-winning films Kids, Bully, and Ken Park.
Beloved MDA TELETHON to End Historic RunMay 1, 2015MDA, the Muscular Dystrophy Association, today announced that the new realities of television viewing and philanthropic giving have made this the right time for the organization to move beyond its historic Labor Day telethon. It will discontinue production of a broadcast telethon effective this year.
ABC's GREY'S ANATOMY is Thursday's Top DramaMay 1, 2015ABC's Grey's Anatomy (2.6/9) was Thursday's top drama and the #2 TV series of the night in Adults 18-49, behind only CBS' The Big Bang Theory. Grey's was Thursday's #1 TV series with Adults 18-34 and Women 18-34, outdelivering Big Bang Theory.