Animal Planet to Present Annual HOLIDAY BEST FEST, Beg. 12/15December 1, 2014'Tis the season to be jolly! Animal Planet gets into the holiday spirit with its annual HOLIDAY BEST FEST programming event. Beginning Monday, December 15 and continuing through Wednesday, December 31, Animal Planet kicks off a 17-day celebration, thanking its viewers by stuffing their stockings with seasonal-themed episodes of fan-favorite series.
SyFy to Celebrate New Year with 20th Annual TWILIGHT ZONE MarathonDecember 1, 2014Syfy will celebrate the holiday season with the Original Movie Christmas Icetastrophe, a Christmas Day disaster film marathon, and the 20th annual New Year's Eve celebration of Rod Serling's legendary series The Twilight Zone, which will take viewers into a dimension as vast as space and as timeless as infinity.
SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE Scores Highest Rebroadcast Rating Since AprilDecember 1, 2014An encore telecast of 'Saturday Night Live,' with host Chris Rock and musical guest Prince (2.9 rating, 7 share in household results in the 56 markets metered by Nielsen Media Research; 1.3/5 in adults 18-49 in the 25 markets with Local People Meters), ranked as the night's #1 telecast on the Big 4 networks in adults 18-49 in the Local People Meters, ahead of all primetime programs on those networks.
Documentary MISS HILL: MAKING DANCE MATTER Opens in New York, 1/23November 24, 2014Miss Hill: Making Dance Matter tells the inspiring and largely Unknown story of Martha Hill, a visionary whose life was defined by her love for dance, and who successfully fought against great odds to establish modern dance as a legitimate art form in America.
Film Society of Lincoln Center to Present Prizzi's Honor, 1/11November 24, 2014The Film Society of Lincoln Center announced today that the closing night of the complete John Huston retrospective, Let There Be Light: The Films of John Huston (December 19 – January 11), will include a screening of Prizzi's Honor at 7PM on Sunday, January 11, followed by a conversation with Academy Award®–winning actress and director Anjelica Huston. Tickets are on sale now; visit filmlinc.com for more information.
Bill Weir Set for New Original Series THE WONDER LIST on CNNNovember 24, 2014CNN announced today that Bill Weir will bring a new Original Series to the network beginning early next year. The Wonder List with Bill Weir will join the recently announced series THE SEVENTIES and High Profits, both debuting in 2015. With The Wonder List, Weir will tell the untold stories of extraordinary people, places, cultures and creatures that are at a crossroads.
SundanceTV's Scripted Series BABYLON to Premiere, 1/8December 1, 2014SundanceTV announced today its next original scripted series, 'Babylon,' a co-production with Nightjack Ltd and Channel 4, will debut on Thursday, January 8, 2015 at 10 PM ET/PT. The six-part comedy-drama is a biting workplace satire set inside a modern police force.
Showtime to Present New Documentary PAULY SHORE STANDS ALONE, 12/4November 17, 2014SHOWTIME debuts PAULY SHORE STANDS ALONE, an intimate portrait of comedian Pauly Shore onThursday, December 4 at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT. In this revealing documentary executive produced and directed by Shore, the curtain is peeled back to expose the man behind the comic.
TVGN to Rebrand as 'Pop'; Debut New On-Air Look Beginning 1/14November 17, 2014TVGN today announced that it will rebrand as Pop across its distribution of 80 million homes on Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2015. The CBS/Lionsgate joint venture, currently known as TVGN, will embrace a new on-air look and creative design to accompany its new brand promise - celebrating the fun of being a fan.
ION Television Set to Premiere New Original Movie MEET MY VALENTINENovember 17, 2014ION Television will celebrate love this coming February with its newest original movie, 'Meet My Valentine.' Starring Scott Wolf ('Party of Five,' 'V') and Courtney Ford ('Murder in the First,' 'True Blood'), 'Meet My Valentine' will premiere on February 6 at 9:00 PM ET/PT, followed by an encore airing on February 14 at 8:00 PM ET/PT. The movie will also air within a special Valentine's Day-themed night of programming featuring hit movie premieres on ION.