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With its 3-hour drama lineup, ABC emerged as Thursday's No. 1 network outright in Adults 18-49 (1.5/8), surging past Univision to lead by 36% (1.1/6), while also dominating NBC by 50% (1.0/5), CBS by 67% (0.9/5) and Fox by 67% (0.9/5). In fact, ABC won Thursday night for the 5th straight week among Adults 18-49. ABC claimed the night's Top 2 highest-rated series with “Grey's Anatomy” and “Station 19,” respectively. In addition, ABC moved into a tie with CBS as Thursday's most-watched network in the L+3 numbers (7.8 million) after pacing behind in L+SD.

 NBC has tied for #1 for the primetime ratings week of Feb. 17-23 in the key ratings demographic of adults 18-49, as well as adults 25-54 and adults 18-34, according to “live plus same day” figures from Nielsen Media Research.

“The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” has won the encore holiday week of Feb. 17-21 versus the ABC and CBS competition in nine of nine key demographics – adults, men and women 18-49, 18-34 and 25-54 -- according to “live plus same day” figures from Nielsen Media Research.

ABC News' “Nightline” ranked No. 1 in Adults 18-49 (252,000) during the week of Feb. 17, 2020, based on Live + Same Day Data from Nielsen Media Research. “Nightline” defeated CBS' “The Late Late Show with James Corden” (239,000) by 13,000 and NBC's “Late Night with Seth Meyers” (238,000) by 14,000.

Competition series MENTAL SAMURAI has been renewed for a second season, it was announced today by Rob Wade, President, Alternative Entertainment & Specials, FOX Entertainment. Season Two of MENTAL SAMURAI will premiere Wednesday, April 22 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX.

ABC News' “World News Tonight with David Muir” ranked as the evening's No. 1 newscast in all key target demos: Total Viewers (9.028 million), Adults 25-54 (1.808 million) and Adults 18-49 (1.176 million) for the week of Feb. 17, 2020, based on Live + Same Day Data from Nielsen Media Research. “World News Tonight” outperformed “NBC Nightly News” (7.788 million, 1.602 million and 1.093 million, respectively) by 1.240 million Total Viewers, 206,000 Adults 25-54 and 83,000 Adults 18-49.  In fact, “World News Tonight” scored its 2nd-largest overall viewer win of the season.

Riot Ten keeps his fans on their toes with this unexpected (yet thoroughly effective) tech-inspired, bass-laden house single “Lost Your Mind.”

Sad Summer Fest (presented by Journeys) returns in 2020 to build on the momentum created by its inaugural year. In its first summer, Sad Summer Fest trekked across the US featuring shared headlining duties from Mayday Parade, The Maine, and State Champs. 

OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network announced today that it is opening the vault on the unforgettable and inspirational a-ha moments, ugly cries and surprises of “The Oprah Winfrey Show” with the launch of “The Oprah Winfrey Show The Podcast” on Tuesday, March 3. The show will be available on Apple Podcasts and other podcast platforms, and listeners can subscribe to the podcast athttp://ApplePodcasts.com/TheOprahWinfreyShow.

Based on Crystal Moselle's critically acclaimed feature “Skate Kitchen,” HBO's new six-episode half-hour series BETTY, debuts FRIDAY, MAY 1 (11:00-11:30 p.m. ET/PT), exclusively on HBO.

Four time GRAMMY® Award winning duo and Curb | Word Entertainment recording artist for KING & COUNTRY is taking its unparalleled live show on the road this summer, and will take some friends along for the ride. The first ever for KING & COUNTRY with Company | Summer Nights Tour will see the groundbreaking duo share stories and songs under the stars in amphitheaters across the U.S., featuring support from Echosmith and Dave Barnes. The 16 date trek kicks off on July 2nd in Kansas City KS, and wraps up on August 8th in Corbin, KY. Ticket pre-sale starts today at 10:00am (CST), to access the pre-sale enter the code SUMMER2020 HERE.

Michael B. Jordan will receive this year's “CinemaCon® Male Star of the Year Award,” Mitch Neuhauser, Managing Director of CinemaCon, announced today. CinemaCon, the official convention of NATO, will be held March 30-April 2 at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. Jordan will be presented with this special honor at the “CinemaCon Big Screen Achievement Awards” ceremony taking place on the evening of Thursday, April 2, at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace, hosted by The Coca-Cola Company, the official presenting sponsor of CinemaCon.

Three-time Emmy nominee Molly Shannon (The Other Two) has signed on to star in the half-hour comedy pilot BIG DEAL, starring and executive produced by Emmy nominee Vanessa Bayer (Saturday Night Live). If the project is picked up to series, Shannon would appear as a series regular. Bayer co-created BIG DEAL with Emmy nominee Jeremy Beiler (Saturday Night Live, Inside Amy Schumer), who will also executive produce. Emmy winner Jessi Klein (Inside Amy Schumer, BLACK MONDAY, Big Mouth) will serve as showrunner and executive produce along with Michael Showalter (The Big Sick, Wet Hot American Summer, The Lovebirds), who will direct, as well as Annapurna's Megan Ellison and Sue Naegle and Jordana Mollick of Semi-Formal.

Paris-born DJ and producer Tchami has kicked off the new decade with the release of double singles 'Proud', and 'Ghosts' out 25th February via CONFESSION. The two forthcoming tracks also mark the announcement of his debut solo album coming this year.

The Revolution  - Wendy Melvoin, Lisa Coleman, Bobby Z, BrownMark and Dr. Fink are most commonly known as the versatile band behind the music icon Prince.   Merging funk, rock n'roll, rhythm and blues, pop  & psychedelia genres, the band is considered to be one of the most successful  music acts of all time.   They will be coming to the UK in July 2020   for three  spectacular shows:

For the first time since its inception in 2012, Jamie Jones and Paradise will relocate from its previous home of DC-10 to the revered dance music temple of Amnesia for the 2020 season.

Academy Award® winner Octavia Spencer stars as Madam C.J. Walker, the trailblazing African American haircare entrepreneur who was America's first female self-made millionaire. Inspired by the book, On Her Own Ground: The Life and Times of Madam C. J. Walker, written by Walker's great-great-granddaughter A'Lelia Bundles, the Netflix four-part limited series, SELF MADE: INSPIRED BY THE LIFE OF MADAM C.J. WALKER brings the uplifting story of this cultural icon to the screen for the first time. Against all odds, Walker overcame post-slavery racial and gender biases, personal betrayals, and business rivalries to build a ground-breaking brand that revolutionized black haircare, as she simultaneously fought for social change.

Coldplay have today premiered the video for “Champion Of The World,” from their critically-lauded new album Everyday Life.

Today, Australian psych band, Methyl Ethel announces their new EP.  Hurts To Laugh will be released Friday 10th April via Dot Dash / Remote Control. Today, the band share the EP's lead single “Majestic AF”. Listen via methylethel.lnk.to/hurtstolaugh.

BBC Drama has announced the adaptation of Sally Rooney's critically-acclaimed novel Conversations With Friends, continuing the BBC's relationship between Sally Rooney and award-winning producers, Element Pictures.