TV News Desk - Page 147

Live + 7 Day ratings for the premiere of Disney's 'Descendants 2' made it the #1 cable TV telecast since the original 'Descendants' (July 31, 2015) in Total Viewers (10.9 million), all major youth Kids 2-11 (5.2 million/13.1 rating), Kids 6-11 (3.9 million/16.4 rating), Tweens 9-14 (3.5 million/14.4 rating), Kids 6-14 (5.3 million/14.8 rating) demographics and Adults 18-49 (3.0 million/2.3 rating).

Some of Broadway's brightest talent will lend their voices to the upcoming, kid-friendly animated comedy BLAZING SAMURAI, based on Mel Brooks' classic comedy BLAZING SADDLES. Entertainment Weekly writes that Brooks himself, as well as ALLEGIANCE's George Takei, THIS IS OUR YOUTH's Michael Cera and THE MOUNTAINTOP's Samuel L. Jackson will be heard in the forthcoming film.

Today, August 3, Michael Moore, making his Broadway debut in the limited engagement of his one-man show THE TERMS OF MY SURRENDER, will stop by ABC's THE VIEW to discuss his latest project.

New York Women in Film & Television (NYWIFT) and IRIS have announced the screenwriters selected to participate in the third year of The Writers Lab.

Today, August 2nd, Broadway alum Darren Criss (HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH, HOW TO SUCCEED) will perform on NBC's TODAY during the 9-10 am hour. Dean Cain, Will Poulter and Algee Smith are also set to appear on the show.

Actress Wendy Braun lends her support to Jennifer Jason Leigh and Michael Rapaport recurring as 'Kathy' in the new Netflix original heartfelt comedy series Atypical, releasing on the streaming service on August 11th.

Fusion TV today announced a new special five-part limited series with Grammy Award-winning artist Residente (René Pérez Joglar).

THIRTEEN's Great Performances will air a re-broadcast of Chita Rivera: A LOT OF LIVIN' TO DO tonight, July 21st at 9:00 pm/et. (Check local listings.) The 60-minute career retrospective features interviews, archival performance footage, and newly filmed songs from Rivera's concert repertoire.

Today, July 20th, actor Miguel Cervantes, currently starring as Alexander Hamilton in the Chicago production of Hamilton, will stop by the 9- 10 am/ET hour of NBC's TODAY.

On July 18, Audible Studios will release THE X-FILES: COLD CASES, an Audible Original production starring David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson and a full cast, and including rich sound design and music that returns fans to the Universe they've come to know and love with original material in an entirely new medium!

The #Ham4All challenges continues on! In the video below, watch as Matt McGorry, Conrad Ricamora, and Aja Naomi King of ABC's How to Get Away with Murder put their own spin on their favorite Hamilton hits!

Today, July 7th, Olivia Wilde will stop by LIVE WITH KELLY AND RYAN to discuss the Broadway play '1984.' Also on tap for the show, legendary star of stage and screen, Bernadette Peters will discuss her annual charity event 'Broadway Barks.'

SeriesFest: Season 3 just kicked off, with an Opening Night 90's Throwback Celebration at Red Rocks with performances by Ms. Lauryn Hill, Common and En Vogue, and Day 1 of SeriesFest programming including Morgan Spurlock's Warrior Poets Panel.

Logo today announced that GAY FOR PLAY GAME SHOW STARRING RUPAUL will return with six new episodes beginning Today, June 29th at 9PM ET/PT.

TV Land's hit series and fan favorite YOUNGER is simulcasting coast-to-coast for a one-time-only occasion: the season four premiere tonight, June 28th, at 10pm ET/7pm PT, with a re-airing on the west coast at 10pm PT.

Classical music and classic rock collide as AXS TV presents STYX frontman Tommy Shaw in the premiere of the 2016 concert special SING FOR THE DAY! TOMMY SHAW AND CONTEMPORARY YOUTH ORCHESTRA-airing Sunday, July 9, at 10pE.

Today, June 22nd, Laura Benanti will guest co-host on THE TALK. Actor Dominic Cooper is scheduled to appear as a guest on the show. THE TALK airs 2:00-3:00 PM, ET; 1:00-2:00 PM, PT.

'The Naked Truth: Undocumented on Campus,' a new hour-long documentary narrated by actress Jackie Cruz ('Orange Is the New Black'), takes an unprecedented and intimate look at the challenges facing undocumented students in the United States. Watch a preview here.

Entertainment host Caroline Hobby has released the Season 3 guest schedule of her 'Hyper Caroline Hobby' podcast! Episodes are available now and you can listen and subscribe on iTunes and YouTube.

ScriptFest and The Great American PitchFest is taking mentoring to a whole new level with the official announcement of their Student Filmmaker Initiative. The program will sponsor up to 50 high school and college student filmmakers from around the world at their upcoming 14th annual event in Los Angeles on June 23-25, 2017.