WEDNESDAY NIGHT RIVALRY Continues this Week on NBCSNMarch 2, 2015 This week's NHL coverage on NBC and NBCSN features three Original Six matchups with teams jockeying for playoff positioning, beginning with a Wednesday Night Rivalry showdown at 8 p.m. ET on NBCSN between Rick Nash and the New York Rangers, and Pavel Datsyuk and the Detroit Red Wings. The Red Wings will be featured on the NHL Game of the Week on NBC at Noon ET on Sunday, when they travel to Boston to face Milan Lucic and the Bruins. Sunday's coverage also features an interconference Original Six contest at 7:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN, when the Rangers visit Jonathan Toews and the Chicago Blackhawks.
NBC Sports Group to Air 10 Mid-Week Premier League MatchesMarch 2, 2015NBC Sports Group presents 10 mid-week Premier League matches, highlighted by first-place Chelsea visiting West Ham United this Wednesday, Mar. 4, at 2:45 p.m. ET on NBCSN and NBC UNIVERSO. The league-leaders face a top-ten opponent in West Ham (ninth-place), who look to rebound after a 3-1 home loss to Crystal Palace on Saturday. Steve Bower calls the match joined by analyst Lee Dixon at the Boleyn Ground.
ABC Family Renews BABY DADDY for Fifth SeasonFebruary 27, 2015ABC Family today announced the network has green-lit a fifth season of its hit original comedy series “Baby Daddy.” The order came just as production has wrapped on the series' fourth season. “Baby Daddy” is currently airing all-new episodes Wednesday nights at 8:30PM, and the Season 4 finale will air on Wednesday, March 18, 2015 at 8:30PM ET/PT on ABC Family.
Lifetime to Wrap Up Dollanganger Saga with IF THERE BE THORNS & SEEDS OF YESTERDAY in AprilFebruary 26, 2015Coming off the heels of last year's hit Original Movies FLOWERS IN THE ATTIC and Petals on the Wind, Lifetime premieres the long-awaited films based on the final two novels in V.C. Andrews' iconic series about the Dollanganger family. If There Be Thorns (#IfThereBeThorns) premieres on Sunday, April 5, at 8pm ET/PT, and Seeds of Yesterday (#SeedsOfYesterday) will debut on Sunday, April 12, 2015, at 8pm ET/PT.
ESPN Sets 20th Season of Major League SoccerFebruary 26, 2015 ESPN's 20th season of Major League Soccer - which kicks off with expansion franchises Orlando City SC vs. NYC FC Sunday, March 8 - will feature a new consistent 'MLS Soccer Sunday' match window: Sundays at 5 p.m. ET. Twenty-eight of ESPN's 34 regular-season matches will air at this time (primarily on ESPN2), marking the most consistent appointment viewing for the league since its debut season in 1996.
THE VIEW Draws 3.1 Total Million Viewers, Week of 2/6February 26, 2015ABC's “The View” averaged 3.129 million Total Viewers, 710,000 Women 25-54 and 516,000 Women 18-49 during the week of February 16, 2015, based on Live +Same Day Data from Nielsen Media Research. “The View” outperformed CBS' “The Talk” during the week in Total Viewers (+117,000), Women 25-54 (+17,000) and Women 18-49 (+52,000) with its largest Women 18-49 lead in nearly 2 months – since w/o 12/22/14.
ABC Wraps February Sweep with Largest GainsFebruary 26, 2015ABC finished as the No. 2 network during February in Adults 18-49 (2.0/6) to a Super Bowl-led NBC, outdelivering CBS by 18% (1.7/5) and Fox by 43% (1.4/4). Excluding sports, ABC ranked a solid No. 1 in Adults 18-49 (2.0/6) for the sweep, leading CBS by 11% (1.8/5), NBC by 25% (1.6/5) and Fox by 43% (1.4/4).
Photo Flash: Netflix Unveils Key Art for Marvel's DAREDEVIL!February 26, 2015Season one of MARVEL'S DAREDEVIL will premiere with thirteen (13) one-hour episodes on April 10, 2015 at 12:01 AM PT in all territories where Netflix is available. Today, the streaming service has revealed the first official poster for the series - check it out below!
Chyler Leigh, David Harewood Join Cast of CBS' SUPERGIRL PilotFebruary 26, 2015According to The Hollywood Reporter, Chyler Leigh (GREY'S ANATOMY) and David Harewood (HOMELAND) have signed on for CBS' upcoming project SUPERGIRL, lead by GLEE's Melissa Benoist, as a series regular. SUPERGIRL has already been given a series commitment.