Nicolle Wallace Not Returning to THE VIEWJuly 15, 2015Comedian/writer Michelle Collins was officially named the 15th co-host in the history of “The View” live this morning amidst falling confetti and making her grand entrance to the beat of “Empire State of Mind.”
NBCSN to Air VERIZON INDYCAR SERIES This SaturdayJuly 15, 2015 NBCSN continues its presentation of the 2015 Verizon IndyCar Series this Saturday night with live coverage of the Iowa Corn Indy 300 in primetime at 8 p.m. ET, part ofmore than 40 hours of motorsports coverage on NBCSN and NBC Sports Live Extra this weekend. Coverage begins at 6:45 p.m. ET with qualifying, immediately following NASCAR XFINITY Series race coverage from New Hampshire, leading into live IndyCar action from Iowa Speedway.
AMC Renews TURN: WASHINGTON'S SPIES for Third SeasonJuly 15, 2015AMC today announced that “TURN: Washington's Spies” has been renewed for a third season of 10 episodes to air in 2016. The Revolutionary War period drama delivered an average of 1.6 million viewers in its second season and helped open up a new night of original programming for AMC on Monday, along with “Better Call Saul” and “The Making of The Mob: New York.”
NBCSN's NASCAR Sprint Cup and XFINITY Series Coverage Kicks Off SaturdayJuly 15, 2015With a thrilling weekend of racing at Kentucky Speedway in the rear-view mirror, NBCSN's coverage of NASCAR Sprint Cup and XFINITY Series racing heads to New England for a full slate of weekend action from New Hampshire Motor Speedway. The green flag drops on this weekend's main events with Saturday's XFINITY Series race at 4 p.m. ET, followed by Sunday's Sprint Cup Series race at 1:30 p.m. ET.
THEATER TALK to Re-Air 2012 Interview with Roger Rees This WeekJuly 15, 2015THEATER TALK honors the late actor/director Roger Rees with an encore presentation of its 2012 interview featuring Rees and his husband, Rick Elice, discussing their three decades as life-partners, as well as their collaboration with Alex Timbers on the multi-Tony® winning play, Peter and the Starcatcher.
NBC is No. 1 for the Week in Adults 18-49 with AMERICA'S GOT TALENTJuly 14, 2015NBC is #1 for the primetime week of July 6-12 in adults 18-49, led by “America's Got Talent,” the week's #1 primetime non-sports telecast on the Big 4 networks in 18-49, total viewers and other key measures. According to “live plus same day” viewing figures from Nielsen Media Research, NBC averaged a 1.1 rating, 4 share in adults 18-49 and 4.6 million viewers overall for the week.
ABC Family Renews STITCHERS for Second SeasonJuly 14, 2015ABC Family today announced that the hit original drama series “Stitchers” will return for a second season. The first procedural program for the network, “Stitchers” is currently airing Tuesdays at 9:00PM – 10:00PM ET/PT. The summer finale will air August 4, 2015.
SHADOWHUNTERS' Dominic Sherwood to Host Live Twitter Chat TomorrowJuly 13, 2015“Shadowhunters” star Dominic Sherwood will be live tweeting with fans to give a behind-the-scenes peak of his new, up-coming series on Tuesday, July 14 (4:30–5:00 PM ET). Dominic Sherwood kicks off the first of a series of “Shadowhunters” cast twitter chats that will take place this summer.
Hamish Linklater to Star in TV Land Pilot I SHUDDERJuly 13, 2015TV Land has greenlit 'I Shudder,' a dark comedy pilot starring Hamish Linklater ('The New Adventures of Old Christine,' 'The Newsroom') and written by Paul Rudnick ('In & Out,' 'Addams Family Values'), about a meticulous but generous man who sees the world in very black and white terms: what is acceptable, and what is unacceptable. Dan Jinks ('American Beauty,' 'Pushing Daisies') and Rudnick will executive produce.
BOXEO TELEMUNDO FORD Kicks Off 7/17July 13, 2015“Boxeo TELEMUNDO Ford” begins its summer season on TELEMUNDO Friday, July 17 at 11:35PM/10:35C at the Kissimmee Civic Center in Kissimmee, Florida, with a 10-round bout between Mexico's Aarón “Timmy” García and Puerto Rico's Daniel Rosario Cruz for the WBO Latin Super Welterweight title. The match will be narrated by veteran sportscasters René Giraldo and Edgar López and, like other important NBC Deportes sporting events, can also be viewed on NBCDeportes.com digital platforms and the NBC Deportes EN VIVO EXTRA app.
THE ASTRONAUT WIVES CLUB Matches Best Adult 18-49 Rating Since DebutJuly 10, 2015ABC's “The Astronaut Wives Club” grew week to week by 5% in Total Viewers (4.3 million vs. 4.1 million) and by 14% in Adults 18-49 (0.8/3 vs. 0.7/3), tying a best-since-premiere rating in young adults – since 6/18/15. In the 8:00 p.m. hour, the new ABC drama (4.3 million) outdrew NBC's “Food Fighters” (3.3 million) and Fox's “Boom!” (2.2 million) in Total Viewers, while beating its freshman competition on Fox by 14% in Adults 18-49 (0.8/3 vs. 0.7/3).
THIS WEEK is Sunday's No. 1 Public Affairs Program for Sixth Straight WeekJuly 10, 2015ABC News' “This Week with George Stephanopoulos” finished as Sunday's No. 1 public affairs program in Adults 25-54 (817,000) on July 5, 2015, based on Live +Same Day Data from Nielsen Media Research. Standing as the No. 1 public affairs program in Adults 25-54 for the 6th Sunday in a row, “This Week” is posting its longest winning streak in more than 20 years in the key adult news demo (since 9/4 – 10/8/94).
NIGHTLINE Take Top Spot in Viewers for the WeekJuly 10, 2015ABC News' “Nightline” ranked No. 1 in Total Viewers (1.396 million) during the week of June 29, 2015, based on Live +Same Day Data from Nielsen Media Research. “Nightline” outdelivered CBS' “The Late Late Show with James Corden” (+224,000) and NBC's “Late Night with Seth Meyers (+116,000).
GOOD MORNING AMERICA is No. 1 for the Week in ViewersJuly 10, 2015ABC News' 'Good Morning America' ranked as the No.1 morning newscast in Total Viewers (4.658 million) and Adults 25-54 (1.628 million) for the week of June 29, 2015, based on Live +Same Day Data from Nielsen Media Research. 'GMA' led 'Today' (4.168 million and 1.497 million, respectively) by 490,000 Total Viewers and by 131,000 Adults 25-54.
FEAR THE WALKING DEAD Gets August Premiere Date on AMCJuly 10, 2015AMC and AMC Global, the international AMC-branded television network, announced today from Comic-Con International that the worldwide premiere of summer's most anticipated new series “Fear the Walking Dead” will airSunday, August 23rd at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT. The extended 90-minute episode will also debut on AMC Global channels around the world simultaneously with the U.S. premiere on AMC and will then re-air in local time zones during primetime.*