NBC Debortes to Air Manchester City vs. Chelsea Match This WeekendAugust 13, 2015NBC DEPORTES presents the most exciting matchup of Week 2 of Liga Premier play: Manchester City vs. Chelsea, live this Sunday, August 16 at 10:55/9:55C/7:55P on TELEMUNDO. Sammy Sadovnik and former Chivas de Guadalajara star player Manuel Sol will bring viewers all of the action from Etihad Stadium.
NBC Deportes to Continue Liga MX Torneo Apertura 2015 Coverage This WeekendAugust 13, 2015NBC DEPORTES presents Week 5 of the Liga MX Torneo Apertura 2015 with Pachuca vs. UNAM live this Saturday, August 15 at 9PM/8C/6P on TELEMUNDO and NBC UNIVERSO. Veteran sportscaster Sammy Sadovnik will narrate the action with commentary by three-time top Mexican scorer Carlos Hermosillo and former Chivas de Guadalajara star Manuel Sol.
NBCSN Airs PREMIER BOXING CHAMPIONS Live This WeekendAugust 13, 2015Premier Boxing Champions returns in primetime this Saturday, August 15 at 9 p.m. ET on NBCSN, at Bell Centre in Montreal, Canada, featuring a super middleweight bout between former world titleholder Lucian Bute (31-2, 24 KOs) and Italy's Andrea Di Luisa (17-2, 13 KOs).
WAITING ALL DAY FOR SUNDAY NIGHT with Carrie Underwood Coming to Theaters TomorrowAugust 13, 2015NBC Sports Group today announced a new cinema spot debuting tomorrow, Friday, August 14 starring seven-time Grammy Award-winner and multi-platinum recording artistCarrie Underwood performing "Waiting All Day for Sunday Night," the opening theme for primetime television's No. 1 program, Sunday Night Football on NBC.
STAGE TUBE: Blake Pfeil Pays Tribute to Joni Mitchell at 54 BelowAugust 13, 201554 Below, Broadway's Supper Club, presented Blake Pfeil in The BBC, 1970 lon July 25. On October 9, 1970, the BBC aired Joni Mitchell in Concert, an intimate and acoustic portrait that spotlighted several of her career-defining songs, including 'Chelsea Morning,' 'Big Yellow Taxi,' and 'Both Sides Now.' Scroll down for performances from the show!
PRETTY LITTLE LIARS Hits 2-Year Ratings Highs with Big RevealAugust 12, 2015With its highly anticipated big “A” reveal, ABC Family's “Pretty Little Liars” notched near 2-year ratings highs among target demographics Adults 18-34 (1.4 million/2.0 rating), Women 18-34 (1.2 million/3.4 rating), Adults 18-49 (1.8 million/1.4 rating) and Women 18-49 (1.4 million/2.2 rating) and surged to 18-month highs in Total Viewers (3.1 million), Viewers 12-34 (2.1 million/2.2 rating) and Females 12-34 (1.8 million/3.8 rating) – since 8/27/13 and 3/18/14, respectively. In fact, the finale ranked as the series' #2 summer finale on record in the key 18-34 and 18-49 categories and #3 out of its 11 season finales to date.
NBCSN Slots Mecum Auctions Coverage for This WeekendAugust 12, 2015NBC Sports Group presents more than 40 hours of motorsports coverage this weekend, including more than 15 hours of Mecum Auctions coverage from its Monterey event on NBCSN, the Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Utah National on NBCSN, and NBC's coverage of Red Bull Global RallyCross from Washington D.C.
NBCSN to Air NASCAR Double-Feature This WeekendAugust 12, 2015On the heels of Joey Logano'ssweep at “The Glen,” and a second consecutive race determined by boldfuel mileage calculations and caution flag prediction, NBCSN heads to the Midwest for a full weekend of NASCAR coverage. NBCSN presents the NASCAR XFINITY Series Nationwide Children's Hospital 200 at Mid-Ohio Saturday at 3:30 p.m. ET, followed by Sprint Cup Racing from Michigan Sunday at 2:30 p.m. ET.
NBC Universo to Air Upcoming Watford F.C. MatchesAugust 12, 2015NBC Deportes today announced that it has added three upcoming Watford F.C. games, featuring Mexican Defender Miguel Layún, to its telecast line-up of the Premier League on NBC UNIVERSO. Beginning this Sat., Aug. 15, NBC UNIVERSO will air live the Watford vs. West Bromwich Albion fixture beginning at 9:55a ET / 6:55p PT. Then on Sat. Aug. 29, fans of Layùn and Watford can tune-to to the Manchester City vs. Watford match at 9:55a ET / 6:55p PT. And on Sat., Sept. 12, Watford vs. Swansea City will kick-off on the network beginning at 9:55a ET / 6:55p PT. These and all upcoming matches will also be available on NBCDeportes.com and the NBC Deportes EN VIVO EXTRA mobile app.
Tim Howard & Arlo White Set for Premier League Coverage on NBCSNAugust 12, 2015Defending champions Chelsea face last season's runners-up, Manchester City, in a match between the past two champions of England this Sun., August 16, at 11 a.m. ET on NBCSN and TELEMUNDO, highlighting NBC Sports Group's Premier League coverage this week. This matchup of two title favorites is loaded with talent, highlighted by last season's Golden Boot winner (awarded to the league's leading scorer) Sergio Aguero, who scored 26 goals for Manchester City, and Chelsea midfielder Eden Hazard, the 2014-15 Barclays Premier League Player of the Year.
NBC Sports Group Sets P&G GYMNASTICS CHAMPIONSHIPS CoverageAugust 12, 2015NBC Sports Group presents coverage of the 2015 P&G Gymnastics Championships this weekend from Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Ind. NBC presents live primetime coverage of the women's all-around final this Saturday, August 15 at 8 p.m. ET, and live coverage of the men's all-round final this Sunday, August 16 at 3 p.m. ET. Coverage begins tomorrow, Thursday, August 13 at Midnight ET on NBCSN.
Syfy Sets THE EXPANSE Premiere DateAugust 12, 2015Syfy's highly anticipated space thriller The Expanse will launch with a two-night premiere Monday, December 14 and Tuesday, December 15 at 10PM (ET/PT). The epic drama from Alcon TV is based on the international best-selling book series of the same name and will regularly air on Tuesdays at 10PM for the remainder of its 10-episode first season.
CHILDHOOD'S END Will Debut in December on SyfyAugust 12, 2015Arthur C. Clarke's Childhood's End, one of the most-acclaimed science fiction novels of all time, will come to life in the first-ever adaptation beginning December 14 on Syfy. This six-hour television event from Syfy and Universal Cable Productions will air over three consecutive nights on Monday, December 14, Tuesday, December 15 and Wednesday, December 16 from 8-10PM (ET/PT).
Syfy Developing Adaptation of Frederik Pohl's GATEWAY with BATTLESTAR GALACTICA AlumAugust 12, 2015Syfy today announced that it will develop Frederik Pohl's Hugo and Nebula Award-winning novel Gateway about humanity's encounter with a mysterious, ancient alien civilization as a one-hour scripted series with Entertainment One Television (eOne) and Universal Cable Productions (UCP). eOne will distribute the series worldwide.
The CW Renews 'WHOSE LINE' & PENN & TELLER: FOOL USAugust 11, 2015The CW has ordered new cycles of the hit improvisational comedy series WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY? and the hit comedy magic series PENN & TELLER: FOOL US, it was announced today by Mark Pedowitz, President, The CW. The new episodes will debut in 2016.