BET Hip Hop Awards '10 Airs 10/12October 8, 2010Get ready for an explosive night of sizzling performances, comebacks, cyphers and surprises on the BET HIP HOP AWARDS '10. Taped from the Boisfeuillet Jones Atlanta Civic Center in Atlanta, Georgia, this year's awards brought out the hottest in the game and proved that 'hip hop ain't dead.' Premiering on Tuesday, October 12 at 8:00 p.m.*, watch the elements ignite as the 'cool kids of hip hop' come together for an incredible night of tributes and performances.
NUMB3RS To Release New Mobile Game For iPad and iPhoneOctober 8, 2010CBS Mobile and Chillingo, a leading downloadable games publisher, today announced the new mobile game based on the Emmy-nominated television series NUMB3RS is now available at the App Store. The game, now available for iPad, iPhone and iPod touch, lets fans continue their passion for the show and crime solving while taking on the role of a FBI consultant tasked to bring down a sinister, criminal network in Los Angeles.
LATE SHOW And TONIGHT SHOW Tied In Key Demographic ViewershipOctober 8, 2010CBS's LATE SHOW with DAVID LETTERMAN matched 'The Tonight Show' in adults 25-54 and adults 18-34 and THE LATE LATE SHOW with CRAIG FERGUSON topped 'Late Night' in viewers and tied in adults 25-54 and adults 18-34, according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for the week ending Oct. 1.
Syfy Renews HAVEN, Second Season To Premiere Summer 2011October 8, 2010Haven, Syfy's original series from leading independent producer Entertainment One (eOne), has been renewed for season two. The 13-episode season will commence production on location in Nova Scotia in Spring 2011 with an eye towards a Summer 2011 premiere.
ABC Sees Wednesday Ratings Growth, MODERN FAMILY Is #1October 8, 2010Producing improved year-to-year returns, ABC was up over the same Wednesday last year (10/6/09) by 6% in Total Viewers (7.1 million vs. 6.7 million) and by 9% in Adults 18-49 (2.5/7 vs. 2.3/7). The Net was also up 4% over the prior week among Adults 18-49.
Disney Channel Premieres Dance-Driven Sitcom SHAKE IT UP 11/7October 8, 2010The buddy comedy 'Shake It Up,' television's first dance-driven sitcom, from veteran producers Chris Thompson ('Laverne & Shirley,' 'Bosom Buddies') and Rob Lotterstein ('The War at Home,' 'Ellen'), premieres SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 7 (8:30 p.m., ET/PT) on Disney Channel. The series stars 13-year-old Bella Thorne and 14-year-old Zendaya as best friends CeCe and Rocky, whose dreams of becoming professional dancers are realized when they land roles as background dancers on the most popular teen dance show, 'Shake It Up, Chicago!'
Nick Jr. Premieres New Dinosaur Series DINO DAN 10/17October 8, 2010Dinosaurs are coming to life on Nick Jr.'s Dino Dan, a new half-hour preschool series premiering with two back-to-back episodes on Sunday, Oct. 17, at 7:00 p.m. (all times ET). The 26-episode series combines live-action with CG-animation to create an adventure-filled modern day world where dinosaurs roam freely - at least in the imagination of the title character, Dan. Following the Oct. 17 premiere, Nick Jr. will air two weeks of brand-new episodes, Monday, Oct. 18 --Thursday, Oct. 21; and Monday, Oct. 25 - Thursday, Oct. 28 at 5:00 p.m. ET. The Dino Dan premiere will be simulcast in full on Nick Mobile and the series will air everyday at 5:00 p.m. ET on Nick Jr. The series is developed and produced by Sinking Ship Entertainment.
Cartoon Network Airs ADVENTURE TIME Season Two Premiere 10/11October 8, 2010Cartoon Network announced today the Season Two premiere of its hit series Adventure Time is slated to air on Monday, October 11th at 8 p.m. ET/PT. The original series, which debuted in February of this year, is the highest rated new animated series of 2010 to date with boys 2-11* and received a Primetime Emmy(R) nomination in the category of Outstanding Short-Form Animation Program.
CBS Nabs Wednesday's First Place, CRIMINAL MINDS Is #1 In ViewersOctober 8, 2010CBS placed first on Wednesday in viewers, adults 18-49 (tie) and adults 25-54 for the third consecutive week as SURVIVOR: NICARAGUA won its time period in all key measures, CRIMINAL MINDS was the night's #1 program in viewers and THE DEFENDERS placed first in viewers and adults 25-54 at 10:00 PM, according to Nielsen preliminary live plus same day ratings for Oct. 6.
Investigation Discovery's New Series THE WILL Premieres 11/03October 8, 2010Investigation Discovery invites viewers on an emotional journey of family members dealing with the aftermath of a loved one's final wishes in THE WILL: FAMILY SECRETS REVEALED. Hotly contested and sometimes surprising, a person's last will is often a very telling sign of how they perceived their loved ones - a single document outlining the distribution of every penny, asset and heirloom formerly in their possession. Throughout this eight-part series, each hour-long episode of THE WILL presents the most curious and contentious real-life stories of family inheritance, capturing personal drama filled with conspiracies, mysteries, tension and turmoil.
Verizon, Disney and ESPN Extend AgreementOctober 8, 2010Verizon and the Disney and ESPN Media Networks Group (DEMN) today entered into a long-term, wide-ranging agreement that will continue to provide Verizon customers with the Disney and ESPN services they already receive, as well as future access to new services, including ESPN Goal Line, ESPN 3D, Disney Junior, mobile programming and live online streaming of several ESPN networks.
ESPN 3D To Televise Ohio State At Wisconsin Football Game 10/16October 8, 2010ESPN 3D will televise No. 2 Ohio State at No. 20 Wisconsin on Oct. 16. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. ET. This marks the fourth 3D appearance for Ohio State. The Buckeye's were first featured in 3D last year on Sept. 9 and will have had three appearances on the new network in 2010.
CATS Plays The Music Hall Nov. 5-7, Tickets On Sale NowSeptember 17, 2010The show that revolutionized musical theatre is coming to the Music Hall in Kansas City for five performances Nov. 5-7. Tickets are NOW on sale at the Music Hall box office and all Ticketmaster locations or call (816) 513-5000 for more details.
The Court Theatre Presents ON THE ROCKS Through 17 JulyJuly 17, 2010Artistic temperaments and passionate relationships lie at the centre of ON THE ROCKS, a comedy-drama inspired by true events in the lives of literary icons D.H Lawrence and Katherine Mansfield. The Court Theatre stages the New Zealand première of Amy Rosenthal's new play.
National Jazz Museum in Harlem Announces July ScheduleJune 22, 2010The July 2010 National Jazz Museum in Harlem schedule puts particular focus on the visual side of the jazz genre, as we feature classic films in our Jazz for Curious Listeners series (inaugurating a new collaboration with The Maysles Institute), interview one of the premier jazz photographers in the nation, Frank Stewart, for our flagship Harlem Speaks public program, and screen a rare film of 'The High Priestess of Soul,' Nina Simone.
MONTY PYTHON'S SPAMALOT Is 500th Production At Music Circus, Open 7/9June 22, 2010The Sacramento Music Circus production of Monty Python's 'Spamalot,' opening at the Wells Fargo Pavilion on July 9, will mark a few firsts. It will be the first time a regional theatre has been given the rights to produce the Tony Award-winning best musical. It will also be the first time the musical has been produced in the round. And significantly for the region's largest arts organization, it will be the first time in its history that California Musical Theatre has hosted a regional theatre premiere. But among the firsts, there is another milestone. 'Spamalot' will be the 500th opening night for Music Circus at the corner of 15th and H Streets.
Japan Society's Fourth Annual JAPAN CUTS Festival Begins 7/1June 22, 2010Japan Society's fourth annual JAPAN CUTS Festival of Contemporary Japanese Cinema screens 24 feature films--the most in the festival's history and the largest showcase of contemporary Japanese cinema globally this year. In addition to 8 features co-presented with the New York Asian Film Festival, JAPAN CUTS 2010 includes an array of Japan's best films from 2010 and 2009, and a special selection of the decade's best films never before released in the U.S. Made by both established and emerging directors and starring today's hottest actors and festival winners, most films in JAPAN CUTS 2010 are international, U.S., or New York premieres, and none are commercially available on DVD in the U.S.
Williamston Theatre Presents FIVE COURSE LOVE 7/8-8/15June 21, 2010The Williamston Theatre, mid-Michigan's award winning professional theatre company located at 122 S. Putnam in downtown Williamston, takes a chance on romance this summer with Five Course Love. Tickets for this non-stop musical comedy are now on sale.