RATINGS: NBC Stays On Top on Tuesday with AMERICA'S GOT TALENTAugust 28, 2019NBC (7.170 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 1.1, #1) was the network to beat on Tuesday with its pairing of 'America's Got Talent' (8.901 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 1.3, #1) and 'Bring the Funny' (3.707 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 0.7, #3).
Sequoyah Murray Releases Video for New Single 'Blue Jays'August 28, 2019Ahead of the release of his debut album Before You Begin next month, Sequoyah Murray has shared the otherworldly video for new single 'Blue Jays'. Written as an attempt to capture an 'abstract sense of beauty', as he puts it, Murray's alluring baritone glides over sub-zero synthesisers, before the track erupts into hypnotic polyrhythms. Directed by close friend and filmmaker Lev Omelchenko and performed by Sequoyah and his younger brother, the video for the track tells the story of a winged figure who appears to a young boy in a dream and then again in reality, awakening the dancer within.
PBS to Premiere New Series RETRO REPORTAugust 28, 2019RETRO REPORT on PBS, a new one-hour magazine format series hosted by journalist Celeste Headlee and artist Masud Olufani and featuring New Yorker humorist Andy Borowitz, premieres Monday and Tuesday, October 7-8, 9:00-10:00 p.m. ET (check local listings) on PBS, pbs.org and the PBS App. Presented by Georgia Public Broadcasting and produced by Retro Report, a non-profit organization whose mission is to arm the public with a complete picture of today's most important stories, the series offers viewers a fresh perspective on current headlines, revealing their unknown — and often surprising — connections to the past. The series continues Mondays and Tuesday nights, 9:00-10:00 p.m. ET through Tuesday, October 29.
HGTV Renews GOOD BONES for a Fifth SeasonAugust 28, 2019With the fourth season of Good Bones attracting more than 16.9 million total viewers, HGTV has picked up 13 fresh episodes of the hit series starring mother/daughter home renovation duo Mina Starsiak Hawk and Karen E Laine. At the end of season four, Good Bones ranked as a top 5 cable program among upscale P25-54 and upscale W25-54 in the Tuesday 9-10 p.m. ET/PT timeslot and also was a top 10 cable program among P25-54 and W25-54 in the timeslot. The new episodes are slated to premiere in summer 2020.
Disney Channel to Air JUST ROLL WITH IT: YOU DECIDE LIVE!August 28, 2019Increasing the degree of both comedy and complexity, Disney Channel will present 'Just Roll With It: You Decide LIVE!,' an interactive, live telecast of 'Just Roll With It,' a series which stands apart for its blend of scripted and improvisational comedy, on FRIDAY, OCT. 4 (9:00 p.m. EDT/6:00 p.m. PDT). During the Halloween-themed special—the first of its kind for the channel—viewers nationwide can join the studio audience in the fun of determining plot twists in real-time. As viewers watch the special LIVE on Disney Channel, they will be able to vote on certain elements of the show via the DisneyNOW app or DisneyNOW.com—and, as they do in each episode, the talented cast will improvise and just roll with it … live!
Comedy Central Renews SOUTH SIDE For Second SeasonAugust 28, 2019 Comedy Central today ordered a 10-episode second season of hit series South Side, the aspirational, scripted comedy set in and around the working class neighborhood of Englewood on the South Side of Chicago.
Mark Boal to Adapt FALL AND RISE: THE STORY OF 9/11 for ABCAugust 28, 2019Academy Award®-winning producer and screenwriter Mark Boal, best known for penning the screenplays for “Zero Dark Thirty” and “The Hurt Locker,” released by Lionsgate's Summit Entertainment label, is set to adapt Mitchell Zuckoff's Harper Collins book “Fall and Rise: The Story of 9/11” for ABC. As previously announced, the network is developing a limited series in 2021 inspired by the bestselling book to commemorate and honor the 20th anniversary of the events of September 11. The series will be produced by Lionsgate and 3 Arts Entertainment, and executive produced by Erwin Stoff and Richard Abate of 3 Arts as well as Mitchell Zuckoff. Boal will also executive produce.
ABC To Broadcast Major League Soccer's 2019 MLS CupAugust 28, 2019Major League Soccer's championship match will return to ABC for the first time since 2008 when ESPN presents the 2019 MLS Cup on SUNDAY, NOV. 10 (3:00-5:30 p.m. EST), on ABC. The match will also be streamed live on both the ESPN and ABC apps.
VIDEO: Meet the JOKER in the Film's Final TrailerAugust 28, 2019Director Todd Phillips “Joker” centers around the iconic arch nemesis and is an original, standalone fictional story not seen before on the big screen. Phillips' exploration of Arthur Fleck, who is indelibly portrayed by Joaquin Phoenix, is of a man struggling to find his way in Gotham's fractured society. A clown-for-hire by day, he aspires to be a stand-up comic at night…but finds the joke always seems to be on him. Caught in a cyclical existence between apathy and cruelty, Arthur makes one bad decision that brings about a chain reaction of escalating events in this gritty character study.
Glen Hansard Begins US Tour Next Week and Shares New Live VideoAugust 28, 2019Glen Hansard returns to the U.S. next week in support of his new record, This Wild Willing and has shared a new live performance video for the song, “Leave a Light”. This Wild Wiling garnered the best reviews of his 20+ year career with VICE calling it a “reinvention”, MOJO deeming it “an immersive, deeply satisfying work” and NPR Musicsaying, “These songs feel rawer, broader, more sweeping and emotional and expansive”.
Trafalgar Releasing Announces SHAKIRA IN CONCERT: EL DORADO WORLD TOURAugust 28, 2019Trafalgar Releasing today announced that they will bring Shakira in Concert: El Dorado World Tour to cinemas worldwide for a one-night event on November 13 with encore screenings to follow in select locations. The film is due to be shown in more than 2000 theatres in over 60 countries, underlining Shakira's status as a truly global icon.
Maren Morris Tops List of Nominees for the CMA AWARDS - See Full List!August 28, 2019The Country Music Association has announced the final nominees for a?oeThe 53rd Annual CMA Awards,a?? as Maren Morris tops the list of finalists with six nominations. Brothers Osborne receives four nominations, the second most nominations this year, while 11 garner three nominations eacha?"Dierks Bentley, Eric Church, Luke Combs, Dan + Shay, Scott Hendricks, Dann Huff, Greg Kurstin, Kacey Musgraves, Blake Shelton, Chris Stapleton and Carrie Underwood. For the night's highest honor, reigning Entertainer of the Year Keith Urban is nominated again in the category alongside Garth Brooks, Eric Church, Chris Stapleton and Underwood.