TONIGHT SHOW And LATE NIGHT Earn Late-Night Victories 5/31-6/4June 11, 2010NBC's late-night lineup has delivered ratings wins for the week of May 31-June 4, with encore telecasts of 'The Tonight Show with Jay Leno' out-delivering all cable and broadcast competition in the 11:35 p.m. ET hour in adult 18-49 viewers and total viewers. Jay generated bigger audiences than CBS's 'Late Show with David Letterman' in all key categories and topped ABC's hour of 'Nightline' and 'Jimmy Kimmel Live' in nearly all key measures: adults, men and women 18-34; adults, men and women 18-49; adults and men 25-54 and total viewers.
2010 CMT MUSIC AWARDS Are Most-Watched Awards Premiere In Channel HistoryJune 11, 2010The premiere of the 2010 CMT MUSIC AWARDS on Wednesday, June 9 scored with 3.04 million total viewers, making it the most-watched awards premiere in channel history. According to Nielsen Media Research, the two-and-a-half hour show scored a 1.42 rating among P18-49, up 19 percent over last year with an average 1.5 million viewers in the key demo. The show's performance from 8-10:30 p.m. drove CMT to become the most-watched network in the time period across cable with P18-49 and W18-49 impressions. More than 10.8 million viewers cumulative* tuned in for all related CMT Music Awards programming, including the live Red Carpet show and encore.
Knight, Lewis, Lucci, Reiner & More To Guest Star On HOT IN CLEVELANDJune 11, 2010TV Land announced today that in addition to the star-studded ensemble cast of its first original sitcom, 'Hot in Cleveland,' Wayne Knight ('Seinfeld,' '3rd Rock from the Sun'), Shirley Knight ('As Good As It Gets,' 'Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood'), Huey Lewis ('Duets,' 'Just Shoot Me!'), Hal Linden ('Barney Miller'), Susan Lucci ('All My Children'), Juliet Mills ('Nanny and the Professor'), Carl Reiner ('The Dick Van Dyke Show'), John Schneider ('Dukes of Hazzard,' 'Smallville,') and Amy Yasbeck ('Wings') will make guest appearances during its first season. Knight, Lewis, Linden, Lucci, Mills, Reiner, Schneider and Yasbeck will join the sensational veteran cast of Valerie Bertinelli, Jane Leeves, Wendie Malick and Betty White for TV Land's first scripted series. 'Hot In Cleveland' is written by Emmy Award-winning Suzanne Martin ('Frasier,' 'Ellen') and produced by Emmy Award-winner Sean Hayes ('Will & Grace') and Todd Milliner of Hazy Mills Productions. The series is a TV Land PRIME original production and premieres June 16, 2010 at 10PM ET/PT.
History And eBay Partner For PAWN STARS Charity Auction, Begins 6/14June 11, 2010The PAWN STARS can appraise the value of anything under the sun, but even the 'Old Man' can't predict what a fabulous weekend in Las Vegas with HISTORY's biggest stars will fetch. Coinciding with season 3 of cable's #1 series (in adults 25-54), which premiered Monday, June 7 at 10/10:30pm ET, HISTORY is joining forces with with eBay for the first time ever to present a PAWN STARS Charity Auction. The charity auction will kick off Monday, June 14 at 10pm ET at www.ebay.com/pawnstars.
CSI Wins Prestigious International TV Audience AwardJune 11, 2010The series that launched the world's #1 television franchise, CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION was presented with the prestigious International Television Audience Award for a Drama TV Series at the 50th Monte Carlo TV Festival on June 10, 2010, making it the third time the series has been awarded this honor in the Awards five year history.
BBC America Acquires THE GREAT FOOTBALL GIVEAWAYJune 11, 2010The Great Football Giveaway is the unforgettable story of one man's quest to put smiles on the faces of some of the world's poorest children. It is an inspirational and joyous documentary celebrating the very essence of what unites soccer lovers across the globe: the simple joy of kicking a ball around.
THE AFTER PARTY Welcomes Telly Leung 6/11June 11, 2010This Friday June 11th, THE AFTER PARTY is thrilled to welcome
Broadway's Telly Leung. Also featuring Singer Chris Dilley. The show is hosted by Brandon Cutrell
FIRST KIDS Original Musical Workshop To Be Presented 7/1-25June 11, 2010The workshop starts July 1 and runs through July 25, 4:00 - 10:00 pm, Monday through Friday. This is an opportunity to work with Tony Winners Murphy Cross and Paul Kreppel. Along with the original writer Abraham Tetenbaum and original composer Norman Berman. The show will perform 2 weekends and will accommodate 2 full casts. The first cast has been chosen but there is room in the second cast for those who would still like to audition.