Bravo Scores Record Ratings with FLIPPING OUT, RHONYC Finale & MoreAugust 18, 2015 Bravo Media continues to turn up the heat this summer as “Flipping Out” and “Watch What Happens Live” both earn record ratings week and “The Real Housewives of New York City” finale goes out with a sizzle. “Flipping Out” hit a season high among all key demos, delivering 1.4 million total viewers, 771,000 P25-54 and 730,000 P18-49, according to Nielsen Live+3 data. Episode seven (8/12/15) was the third consecutive season high among all key demos. Versus the prior week's episode, the series was up nine percent P25-54, eight percent P18-49 and six percent total viewers.
Oxygen to Premiere New Syndicated Daily Comedy CRAZY TALK, 9/14August 18, 2015 Oxygen Media announces the exclusive cable distribution airdates for the new syndicated daily program “Crazy Talk,” airing Monday through Friday with back-to-back episodes at 7pm and 7:30pm ET/PT beginning September 14th. From NBCUniversal Domestic Television Distribution, this fast-paced, laugh-out-loud, comedic show raises an eyebrow at the most outlandish, and sometimes bizarre, moments on reality television. Taped in front of a live studio audience, hosts Tanisha Thomas (Oxygen's “Bad Girls Club”) and Ben Aaron (WNBC's “New York Live”), inject their raw and hilarious banter into the absurd, ridiculous, and most-watched TV clips that viewers can't resist watching.
BOXEO TELEMUNDO FORD is Most-Watched Spanish-Language Boxing Program Year to DateAugust 18, 2015Boxeo Telemundo Ford” is the most watched boxing program on Spanish-language television year to date with an average of 455,000 total viewers, according to Nielsen. The fight between Mexico's Aarón “Timmy” García and Puerto Rico's Daniel Rosario Cruz for the WBO Latin Super Welterweight title on July 17, is the highest rated fight of 2015 with an audience of 603,000 total viewers. “Boxeo Telemundo Ford” holds a sizable lead over UniMás' “Solo Boxeo” and TV Azteca's “Boxeo Azteca”, beating them by +51% (455,000 vs. 302,000) and +292% (455,000 vs. 116,000) in total viewers year to date, respectively.
NERDIST PRESENTS: THE HIVE Coming to Theatres Next MonthAugust 18, 2015Fathom Events and Nerdist Industries are bringing the next generation of horror to the big screen with “Nerdist Presents: The Hive.”This infectious cross-genre sci-fi horror thriller is set to shake up the horror genre when it debuts for a one-night event in select movie theaters on Monday, Sept. 14 at 7:30 p.m. (local time).
Applications Now Available for Disney Channel StorytellersAugust 17, 2015The application period has opened for Disney Channel Storytellers, a program designed to foster creative ideas and develop the next generation of series creators and writers of programming for kids, tweens and families. It was announced by Jennilee Cummings, Vice President, Original Series, Disney Channels Worldwide. Now in its second year, the 20-week salaried program commences in November 2015 and is open to professionally represented writers. With a Tuesday, September 1 deadline, information on how to apply is available at http://partners.disney.com/storytellers.
Emily West & William Close to Perform on AMERICA'S GOT TALENT Results Show, 8/19August 17, 2015“America's Got Talent” season nine finalist, Emily West, returns to the Radio City Music Hall stage to perform “Nights in White Satin” with season 7 finalist William Close during the live results show on Wednesday, Aug. 19 (8-9 p.m. ET.) Twelve more acts from the Top 36 will perform this week in hopes of securing a spot in the semi-final rounds.
BWW Interview: 39 STEPS' Billy Carter on Off-Broadway's Revamped 'Little Golden Gem'August 20, 2015In honor of the show's return to New York this year, BroadwayWorld caught up with Carter, who recently wrapped a run in the West End musical I CAN'T SING! (opposite Cynthia Erivo,) to find out what he thought the made the piece 'a little golden gem,' how he found his footing in the dozens of characters he portrays, and more!
REAL SPORTS WITH BRYANT GUMBEL Returns to HBO Next WeekAugust 14, 2015REAL SPORTS WITH BRYANT GUMBEL, TV's most honored sports journalism series, returns with a football-themed installment when the show's 221st edition debuts at a special time TUESDAY, AUG. 18 (9:00-10:00 p.m. ET/PT), exclusively on HBO.
ABC Family's YOUNG & HUNGRY and KEVIN FROM WORK to Swap Time SlotsAugust 14, 2015ABC Family announced that returning hit comedy “Young & Hungry” will swap time slots with freshman comedy “Kevin From Work” when “Young & Hungry” premieres on Wednesday, August 19 at 8:00PM ET/PT. “Kevin From Work” will air at 8:30PM ET/PT. Reality series “Job or No Job” rounds out the Wednesday line-up, with the series airing at 9:00 PM ET/PT.