GOOD MORNING AMERICA Is No. 1 in Total Viewers for Week of 6/6June 16, 2016ABC News' “Good Morning America” stood as the morning's No. 1 newscast in Total Viewers (4.560 million) for the week of June 6, 2016, based on Live + Same Day Data from Nielsen Media Research. “GMA” beat NBC's “Today” (4.172 million) by 388,000, widening its week-to-week advantage for the 4th consecutive week (+54%; vs. 252,000 on w/o 5/30/16) to its largest margin of victory in over 5 months – since w/o 12/28/15.
TRUTH SLASH FICTION TV Pilot with Matt Doyle to Premiere at SeriesFestJune 16, 2016On Thursday June 23rd, Truth Slash Fiction, a television pilot about a group of high schoolers who write gay erotic fan fiction about their favorite boyband will make its premiere at SeriesFest in Denver. The pilot features original pop music, fantasy sequences and performances by Broadway favorites Matt Doyle, Daniel Quadrino and Tony-winner Cady Huffman, among others.
THEATER TALK to Air Tony Awards Wrap-Up This WeekendJune 16, 2016An all-new THEATER TALK features its annual TONY Wrap-Up, with journalists Jesse Green (New York Magazine), Michael Musto (Out.com) and Patrick Pacheco (Los Angeles Times); an AndrewAndrew report from the TONY Red Carpet; and a discussion about Turn Me Loose: A Play About Comic Genius Dick Gregory, now Off-Broadway.
STAGE TUBE: Michael Cerveris Offers Look Inside the 'Broadway for Orlando' Benefit Single Recording SessionJune 15, 2016An all-star roster of theater artists gathered today to record the new benefit single 'What the World Needs Now is Love' for victims of the Orlando Shooting. Broadway Records President Van Dean, Seth Rudetsky and James Wesley announced the single and the charitable initiative 'Broadway for Orlando' earlier today. This evening, Michael Cerveris uploaded a behind the scenes peek inside the recording studio on Facebook - check it out below!
Disney Channel Renews STUCK IN THE MIDDLE for Second SeasonJune 15, 2016Disney Channel has renewed the hit series 'Stuck in the Middle' after its strong debut season with executive producer Linda Videtti Figueiredo at the helm. The single camera comedy stars Jenna Ortega as the middle child, Harley Diaz, who's living in a household bustling with nine people -- two parents and seven kids -- each with distinct personalities and conflicting schedules. The series will resume production on its second season in the fall as new episodes continue to premiere Fridays (8:00-8:30 p.m. ET) on Disney Channel.
STAGE TUBE: Andrea Burns Honors Orlando Shooting Victims at #Ham4Ham with 'What I Did For Love'June 15, 2016While the Tony Awards dedicated Sunday night's broadcast to the victim's of the Orlando shooting, others have been sending support and voicing concern and outrage over the horrible incident. At today's performance of #Ham4Ham, which drew record-breaking crowds, Lin-Manuel Miranda welcomed Andrea Burns to honor the victims with a rendition of 'What I Did For Love.' You can watch her touching performance below.
RUSH HOUR's Justin Hires Joins Cast of CBS' MACGYVERJune 14, 2016Justin Hires has joined the cast of the new action-adventure drama series MACGYVER, a reimagining of the classic series, premiering Fridays (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) this fall on the CBS Television Network.
ABC's 2016 NBA Finals Game 4 Draws 16.6 Million ViewersJune 13, 2016ABC won Friday's primetime by wide margins with coverage of the 2016 NBA Finals Game 4 (Golden State-Cleveland), holding a 6.6 million viewer advantage over runner-up CBS (11.5 million vs. 4.9 million) and topped the other nets' combined by 90% in Adults 18-49 (4.0/18 vs. 2.1/9 – CBS, NBC, Fox and CW). In fact it was the Net's 4th night in a row this year to beat out its combined competition with NBA Finals coverage among young adults.
DiverseWorks to Screen Emily Peacock's AUGUST, 7/14June 13, 2016DiverseWorks is pleased to present the world premiere screening of artist Emily Peacock's first film, August (2016), on Thursday, July 14 at 7 pm at the MATCH – Midtown Arts and Theater Center Houston. The screening will be followed by a Q&A with Peacock.
2016 STANLEY CUP FINAL Scores Record Ratings on NBCJune 13, 2016 The six-game 2016 Stanley Cup Final featuring the Pittsburgh Penguins and San Jose Sharks averaged nearly 4 million viewers (3.948 million), making it the most-watched non-Original Six series in 15 years, according to Fast National Ratings by The Nielsen Company.