E! Greenlights New Jillian Michaels Series & MoreMay 5, 2015E! announced today the greenlight of two new series, “Just Jillian” and “The Comment Section,” in addition to five original series in development rooted in celebrity and pop culture. The announcement comes on the heels of E! delivering significant ratings growth and success last month, which included finishing +29% ahead of April 2014 in primetime among A18-49. E! was also one of only six top 30 networks to deliver growth in primetime in April, and one of only three networks to see double digit lifts.
USA Network to Stream MR. ROBOT Pilot Online with Spanish SubtitlesMay 4, 2015 For the first time ever, USA Network will give audiences the opportunity to watch the pilot of its award-winning upcoming dramatic thriller MR. ROBOT with Spanish language subtitles. Starting May 27, through premiere, the pilot will be available with Spanish subtitles across On Demand platforms including Xfinity On Demand and YouTube. And from May 27 through June 5, the pilot will be offered on Hispanic sites including Telemundo.com, Terra.com and Latina.com. The series premiere will also be simulcast on sister cable network NBC UNIVERSO with subtitles on June 24 at 10/9c.
FX Orders Drama Pilot SNOWFALL from John SingletonMay 1, 2015FX Networks has ordered the drama pilot Snowfall from award-winning filmmaker John Singleton, it was announced today by Nick Grad and Eric Schrier, Presidents of Original Programming, FX Networks and FX Productions. Singleton will direct the pilot based on a script he co-wrote with Eric Amadio. Production will begin this summer. Dave Andron (Justified) will serve as an Executive Producer.
STAGE TUBE: Cast of Off-Broadway's NEWSICAL THE MUSICAL is Ready for Hillary!May 1, 2015NEWSical The Musical producer Tom D'Angora, who was very active in Hillary Clinton's 2008 campaign, is back on the campaign trail - this time with a little support from the cast of NEWsical! In a new youtube video the cast of NEWSical, with their celebrity impressions, help D'Angora with his fundraising efforts. The video features Christine Pedi (Chicago, Sirius Radio Broadway host), Michael West (When Pigs Fly), Taylor Crousore (Forbidden Broadway), and Meg Lanzarone. Check it out below!

NBC Universo Sets Weekend Premier League CoverageApril 30, 2015 With only four weeks remaining in the Premier League season, it is anyone's guess which one of the five clubs, currently ranked among the league leaders, will be sitting atop the table with first place Chelsea; and which of the those clubs will be on the outside looking in. NBC UNIVERSO, the modern general entertainment cable channel for Latinos, this weekend will bring you the drama of Premier League action as the league leaders begin to sort it all out. On Sat., May 2, Manchester United will play West Bromwich at 12:25 p.m. ET / 9:25 a.m. PT. On Sunday, Chelsea takes on Crystal Palace at 8:25 a.m. ET / 5:25 a.m. PT, and the Tottenham vs. Manchester City fixture will follow at 10:55 a.m. ET / 7:55 a.m. PT. Then on Mon., May 4, Hull City meets Arsenal at 2:55 p.m. ET / 11:55 a.m. PT. For fans not able to view the matches on TV, they can stream it live from their laptop at NBCUNIVERSO.com, or from their mobile device with the NBC UNIVERSO NOW app.
E! Orders Scripted Drama Pilot THE ARRANGEMENTApril 30, 2015On the heels of the incredibly successful launch of E!'s first scripted series, 'The Royals,' the network has announced the pilot pick-up for a drama entitled 'The Arrangement.' The pilot was written by Jonathan Abrahams, who won a Writer's Guild Award and a Primetime Emmy for his previous work on 'Mad Men.' Abrahams will also executive produce the project along with Jimmy Fox of Objective Productions USA, an All3Media company. Stephen Lambert and Eli Holzman of All3Media America will also serve as executive producers. Universal Cable Productions is set to produce.
NBCUniversal Sets KENTUCKY DERBY CoverageApril 30, 2015NBC Sports Group presents 15.5 live hours of Kentucky Derby coverage, a record for the event, continuing today, Thursday, April 30, with the Kentucky Derby Access show at 4 p.m. ET on NBCSN, and culminating with the 141st running of the Kentucky Derby on NBC, Saturday, May 2 at 4 p.m. ET. Coverage begins on Saturday at Noon ET on NBCSN before moving to NBC at 4 p.m. ET.
MARRIED TO MEDICINE Season 3 to Premiere in June on BravoApril 30, 2015 Bravo Media prescribes the perfect blend of sass, class and brass on the third season of “Married to Medicine” premiering on Sunday, June 7 at 9pm ET/PT. The ladies of Atlanta's exclusive medical inner circle Dr. Jacqueline Walters, Dr. Simone Whitmore, Dr. Heavenly Kimes, Toya Bush-Harris, Quad Webb-Lunceford and Lisa Nicole Cloud return with more patients, less patience and a few heart palpitations along the way. Beginning Sunday, June 14, the series moves to its permanent timeslot at 8pm ET/PT. Last season, “Married to Medicine” averaged 1.2 million P18-49 and nearly 2.1 million total viewers according to Nielsen.
STAGE TUBE: 'Life is Beautiful!' First Trailer for Signature's CABARET with Wesley Taylor & Barrett Wilbert WeedApril 30, 2015Signature Theatre will present CABARET, directed by Signature Associate Artistic Director Matthew Gardiner (Signature's Sunday in the Park with George, Dreamgirls), running in the MAX Theatre May 12 - June 28, the John Kander and Fred Ebb classic is the final production of Signature Theatre's 25th Anniversary. The production will star Taylor (NBC's Smash, Broadway's Rock of Ages) as The Emcee and Weed (Off-Broadway's Heathers: The Musical, Found) as Sally Bowles. In anticipation, the pair got together for a photo shoot - below, check out a behind-the-scenes trailer!
ABC Posts Ratings Growth on Tuesday with 'DANCING,' 'S.H.I.E.L.D.' & 20/20April 29, 2015At 8:00 p.m., ABC's “Dancing with the Stars: 10th Anniversary Special” took second in its hour in Total Viewers (9.9 million) to CBS' “NCIS,” drawing the Net's biggest audience to the 1-hour time period since November – since 11/25/14. In addition, the “Dancing” retrospective hit an 11-week high in the slot with Adults 18-49 (1.7/6) – since 2/10/15.