NBC Announces Name and Lineup for Upcoming Streaming ServiceSeptember 17, 2019NBCUniversal today announced “Peacock” (www.peacocktv.com) as the name for its new streaming service. Peacock is a nod to NBC's iconic logo and NBCUniversal's rich legacy of creating beloved films, TV series, characters and franchises that have been at the epicenter of pop culture and will continue to define the future of entertainment.
VIDEO: Mandy Moore Returns With New Single 'When I Wasn't Watching'September 17, 2019Singer-songwriter Mandy Moore has shared a soul-stirring new single titled 'When I Wasn't Watching.' A classic piece of California pop centered on her captivating vocals, the song is set to appear on Moore's forthcoming full-length effort - her first album in over a decade, due out via Verve Forecast early next year. The video for 'When I Wasn't Watching' is a softly stunning visual directed by Lauren Dukoff, photographer/director known for her work with Adele, Beyoncé, and Lady Gaga.
VIDEO: FX Takes You Inside Season 3 of SNOWFALLSeptember 16, 2019FX has shared an inside look at how the creators and cast of Snowfall navigated Franklin's alternate path in the season finale, which was an opportunity to tell the same story through a different lens.
Craft Recordings to Release Vinyl Box Set Edition of THE LEGENDARY PRESTIGE QUINTET SESSIONS from The Miles Davis QuintetSeptember 16, 2019Craft Recordings is pleased to announce the release of the vinyl box set edition of The Legendary Prestige Quintet Sessions from The Miles Davis Quintet on November 8th. Celebrating the 70th anniversary of Prestige Records, the deluxe six-LP set presents the quintet's marathon sessions for the iconic jazz label, recorded between 1955–56, which resulted in classic albums such as Cookin', Relaxin', Workin', and Steamin'. Plus, the box set offers a bonus LP with audio from radio and TV appearances by the group. Pressed on 180-gram vinyl at RTI, the discs are housed in a collectible 20-page hardcover linen-wrapped portfolio-style book, featuring stunning photographs of Davis and the band, plus in-depth liner notes from esteemed jazz historian Bob Blumenthal.
'An Evening with CBS THIS MORNING' Comes to the Paley CenterSeptember 16, 2019The Paley Center for Media today announced the latest selection to its Fall 2019 PaleyLive NY season: An Evening with CBS This Morning. The program will take place at the Paley Center's New York location on Thursday, October 24, 2019, at 6:30 pm.
Tenille Townes' 10th Annual 'Big Hearts For Big Kids' Benefit Concert Raises $415,000September 16, 2019Emerging singer, songwriter and performer Tenille Townes raised over $415,000 for the Sunrise House—a local youth shelter in her hometown of Grande Prairie, Alberta Canada—this past Saturday at her 10th annual Big Hearts For Big Kids benefit concert. Held at Grande Prairie's Tara Centre, the event featured a songwriter round with Adam Hambrick, Gordie Sampson and Striking Matches, a live and silent auction and a special headline performance from Townes. In the ten years since Townes started Big Hearts For Big Kids, the event has raised over $1.9 million.
ABC Announces CAST FROM THE PAST WeekSeptember 16, 2019Cast members and creative teams from iconic television series and films reunite on ABC prime time in “Cast from the Past Week,” beginning MONDAY, OCT. 7. Featured will be actors and behind-the-scenes talent from “Blues Brothers 2000,” “Castle,” “Charmed,” “Cheers,” “Crazy Rich Asians,” “The Drew Carey Show,” “Girlfriends,” “House,” “Think Like a Man” and “Wet Hot American Summer” as they reunite with former castmates on ABC dramas and comedies in an unforgettable week-long event.
VIDEO: Christopher Jackson Talks Being Unable to Avoid HAMILTONSeptember 16, 2019Christopher Jackson was a guest on Monday morning's episode of GMA3: Strahan, Sarah and Keke to talk about the CBS series he stars in 'Bull.' Jackson shares with the morning show hosts, however, that he can't escape his iconic role as George Washington in the Broadway musical Hamilton - it follows him everywhere!
RATINGS: SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL Puts NBC on Top on SundaySeptember 16, 2019NBC (13.319 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 4.3, #1) was of course the network to beat on Sunday with its NFL mix of 'Football Night in America #1' (4.982 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 1.3, #7), 'Football Night in America #2' (7.945 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 2.4, #5), 'Football Night in America #3' (14.256 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 4.5, #3) and 'Sunday Night Football' (15.873 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 5.3, #1).