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NBC Sports' history-making “Championship Saturday,” featuring American Pharoah's victory in the 147th Belmont Stakes to win the first Triple Crown since Affirmed in 1978 and Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final between the Chicago Blackhawks and Tampa Bay Lightning, delivered ratings milestones, according to fast national data provided by The Nielsen Company.

Critically-acclaimed, award-winning actress Lucy Liu (“Elementary”) has been tapped to direct an upcoming episode on the third season of USA Network's edgy one-hour drama seriesGRACELAND.  Liu's episode is scheduled to air on August 27 at 10/9c.

NBCSN begins its coverage of the 2015 Stanley Cup Final tonight with Game 3 at 8 p.m. ET, as Jonathan Toews and the Chicago Blackhawks host Steven Stamkos and the Tampa Bay Lightning with the series tied at one game apiece. Coverage begins at 6:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN with a 90-minute edition of NHL Live.

A&E Network's #1 original series 'Duck Dynasty' and the original real-life series 'Country Buck$' return this June for more wild family antics. A one-hour special 'Duck Commander: Making the Musical' airs Wednesday June 17th at 9PM ET/PT followed by a new season of 'Duck Dynasty' Wednesday, June 24th at 9:30PM ET/PT and new back-to-back half hour episodes of 'Country Buck$' at 10PM and 10:30PM ET/PT.

With continuing coverage of the 2015 NBA Finals (Cleveland-Golden State GM2), ABC took full control of Sunday's primetime, outdrawing runner-up CBS with the “Tony Awards” by 7.1 million viewers (13.9 million vs. 6.8 million – CBS) and more than doubling other nets combined in Adults 18-49 (+140% – 5.3/18 vs. 2.2/7 – CBS, NBC and Fox). In fact it was ABC's 2nd straight night to beat its combined competition with NBA Finals coverage among young adults.

NBC Universo, the modern sports and entertainment cable channel for Latinos, will telecast live in Spanish the FIFA Women's World Cup Canada 2015TM match between the U.S. Women's National Team (USWNT) and Australia today beginning at 7:00 p.m. ET / 4:00 p.m. PT. In addition, the network will air a repeat of this match on Tuesday morning at 10:00 a.m. ET / PT.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, film and stage veteran Blythe Danner will join Academy Award winner Richard Dreyfuss in ABC's new series MADOFF. Frank Whaley, Erin Cummings and Tom Lipinski have also signed on. Raymond De Felitta will direct.

According to Deadline, Broadway vet Michael Esper has signed on for NBC's new cop drama SHADES OF BLUE, starring Jennifer Lopez.

MTV has released a new trailerf or SCREAM, premiering Tuesday, June 30th at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT on MTV. Click here to view the trailer.

Even though he grew up in Brooklyn, N.Y., the theater lights of Broadway could have been thousands of miles away, actor and entertainer Ben Vereen told Mo Rocca in an interview for CBS SUNDAY MORNING WITH CHARLES OSGOOD, that aired yesterday June 7 (9:00 AM, ET) on CBS. Check out his full interview below!

Following FUN HOME's Best Musical win tonight at the 69th Annual Tony Awards, the producers of the night's big hit spoke with the press backstage - and hinted at a long-life for the musical post-Broadway.

Following John Cameron Mitchell's confirmation that HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH would be heading to the West End, the Bechdels might soon be following suit.

The Tony Awards Administration Committee awarded John Cameron Mitchell the the 2015 Special Tony Award tonight - and in the press room, Mitchell revealed some big 'HEDWIG' news.

Richard McCabe, who took home the 2015 Tony Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play for his role as Prime Minister Harold Wilson in THE AUDIENCE tonight, revealed he could have ended up in another Broadway show this year.

With the 69th annual Tony Awards in full swing, FUN HOME continues its groundbreaking work on Broadway.

 Live coverage of the men's semifinal match between  No. 1 rankedNovak Djokovic and No. 3 ranked Andy Murray in the 2015 French Open continues tomorrow, Saturday, June 6, at 7 a.m. ET on NBCSN. Djokovic leads Murray 6-3, 6-3, 5-7, 3-3. The match was suspended due to weather in the fourth set. The winner faces Stan Wawrinka in Sunday's men's final live at 9 a.m. ET on NBC.

Steven Stamkos and the Tampa Bay Lightning look to draw even tomorrow night in Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final, when they host Jonathan Toews and the Chicago Blackhawks at 7:15 p.m. ET on NBC. NBC Sports Live Extra – NBC Sports Group's live streaming product for desktops, mobile devices, and tablets – will provide comprehensive streaming coverage of Game 2.

Having successfully launched a standalone documentary unit last year, CMT today announced three forthcoming original documentaries premiering throughout the year: “Urban Cowboy: The Rise and Fall of Gilley's,” “Morgan Spurlock Presents Freedom! The Movie” and “Johnny Cash: American Rebel.” Early next year, CMT will release “American Bandit: The Birth of Southern Cool” and “Chicken People.”

It's almost here! The 2015 Tony Awards will air on CBS Sunday night, June 7 at 8pm and, as usual, BroadwayWorld.com will be your one-stop shop for all things Tonys on Tony Day, Night and Beyond! Today, BroadwayWorld's own Richard Ridge caught up with co-hosts Kristin Chenoweth and Alan Cumming during rehearsal at Radio City Music Hall - check out their choice words on how they're feeling about the big night below!

Season 2 of the hit web-comedy THE RESIDUALS will debut exclusively on BroadwayWorld on June, 16th. The show, from husband and wife team Michael Paul Smith and Gillian Pensavalle, takes a look at the funny, often times bizarre, world of commercial auditions. In addition to the entire first season cast returning, Season 2 will feature guest starsHoratio Sanz (SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE), Jenna Leigh Green (WICKED, SABRINA THE TEENAGE WITCH), and Michael Torpey (LATE NIGHT WITH JIMMY FALLON, hundreds of commercials).