NBC Sports Group & Universal Sports Network to Premiere CURLING NIGHT IN AMERICAJanuary 5, 2015 In conjunction with the World Curling Federation, U.S. Curling Association, and the U.S. Olympic Committee, NBC Sports Group and Universal Sports Network will debutCurling Night In America in 2015, combining to present 24 hours of coverage from the inaugural U.S. Curling Grand Prix on NBCSN and Universal Sports Network.
NBCSN to Air Over 25 Hours of Hockey Coverage This WeekJanuary 5, 2015 NBCSN presents more than 25 hours of hockey coverage this week, including four NHL matchups and three college hockey games, highlighted by a doubleheader on Wednesday night featuring Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins against Patrice Bergeron and the Boston Bruins on Wednesday Night Rivalry at 8 p.m. ET. Coverage continues with a Wednesday nightcap at 10:30 p.m. ET, when Ryan Getzlaf and the NHL-leading Anaheim Ducks host Henrik Lundqvist and the New York Rangers.
E! Orders Talk Show with YouTube Star Grace HelbigJanuary 5, 2015Internet sensation and comedian Grace Helbig is joining E! Entertainment with the greenlight of 'The Grace Helbig Project' (working title), slated to premiere in primetime April 2015. The new hybrid comedy talk show will showcase Helbig, best known for her 'Its Grace' Youtube channel, which has more than two million subscribers, and feature her 'uber fan' point of view on what's trending in pop culture, as well as fun and unexpected interviews with celebrity guests.
VIDEO: Behind-the-Scenes of GLEE's Final Season with Returning Cast Members!January 5, 2015Entering its sixth and final 13-episode season, the musical comedy GLEE follows a group of ambitious and talented young adults in search of strength, acceptance and, ultimately, their voice. The sixth and final season premieres with a special two-hour event Friday, Jan. 9 (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. Entertainment Tonight has debuted a first look at some of GLEE's returning cast members - check it out below!
STAGE TUBE: Creative Team Opens Up About CITY OF, Beginning This Month at Playwrights RealmJanuary 5, 2015The Playwrights Realm's world premiere of City Of by Anton Dudley, directed by Stephen Brackett (Buyer & Cellar) runs January 27th through February 21st, 2015 with a February 5th opening at the Peter Jay Sharp Theater (416 W. 42nd Street, NYC). Below, check out a video in which Dudley, Brackett, and Artistic Director Katherine Kovner discuss the show!
STAGE TUBE: Watch Finale Episode of PUPPY TALES - On the Road with THE GRINCH Tour's Andreas WyderJanuary 2, 2015After 9 episodes and after developing a loyal 'puppy-pal' fan following, PUPPY TALES is back with a special FINALE episode! Travel along with Andreas Wyder, currently starring as 'Young Max' in the 2014 National Tour of How The Grinch Stole Christmas: The Musical, and get a backstage peek at life on the GRINCH National Tour in Episode 10 of PUPPY TALES, a backstage video blog. Click below!
NBC's NFL WILD CARD Saturday Coverage Returns this WeekDecember 30, 2014NBC kicks off its coverage of the 2014 NFL playoffs this Saturday night in primetime with a Wild Card matchup between bitter division rivals, when Ben Roethlisberger and the AFC North champion Pittsburgh Steelers host Joe Flacco and the Baltimore Ravens at 8 p.m. ET. NBC's NFL Wild Card coverage on Saturday begins at 7:30 p.m. ET with a special edition of Football Night In America.
Lily James and Paul Dano to Lead BBC's WAR AND PEACEDecember 29, 2014Widely regarded as one of the greatest novels of all time, War And Peace will be told over six one hour episodes. Director Tom Harper (The Scouting Book For Boys, Peaky Blinders, Woman In Black: Angel Of Death) will bring this classic to life for a modern audience on a truly epic scale in what Davies calls 'a thrilling, funny and heartbreaking story of love, war and family life'.
2015 NHL WINTER CLASSIC Airs New Year's Day on NBCDecember 29, 2014NBC presents one of the most iconic events in sport on New Year's Day in our nation's capital when Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals host Patrick Kane and the Chicago Blackhawks in the 2015 NHL Winter Classic from Nationals Park, home of Major League Baseball's Washington Nationals, on Jan. 1, 2015, at 1 p.m. ET.
TODAY Shrinks Gap with GMADecember 29, 2014NBC's TODAY continues to gain momentum while closing the total viewer gap with GMA for four straight weeks and posting its narrowest gap with GMA in months.
Review Roundup: Sheryl Crow's DINER Opens at Signature TheatreDecember 29, 2014Virginia's Signature Theatre presents the world premiere of Diner, the musical adaptation of the landmark film with a book by the movie's Academy Award-winning screenwriter and director Barry Levinson (Rain Man, Bugsy, The Natural) and an original score by nine-time Grammy Award winnerSheryl Crow. The production began performances at Signature Theatre's MAX Theatre December 9 and will play through January 25.
THEATER TALK to Welcome Theatre Critics this WeekDecember 29, 2014Closing out 2014 with praise, barbs and divergent opinion about the Fall 2014 theater season are critics Jesse Green (New York Magazine), Charles Isherwood (The New York Times) and Elisabeth Vincentelli (the New York Post) – back as guests on an all-new THEATER TALK with co-hosts Michael Riedel of the New York Post and producer Susan Haskins.
Steelers/Bengals Game Set for SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL this WeekendDecember 23, 2014The AFC North division title will be decided on NBC's Sunday Night Football this week, when Ben Roethlisberger and the Pittsburgh Steelers (10-5) host Andy Daltonand the Cincinnati Bengals (10-4-1). Sunday night's coverage of Week 17, the final week of the 2014 NFL regular season, begins with Football Night In America at 7 p.m. ET.
Disney & DIRECTV Ink New Distribution DealDecember 23, 2014The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) and DIRECTV (NASDAQ:DTV) today announced a wide-ranging, multi-year distribution agreement that will provide DIRECTV customers with access to Disney's robust lineup of top quality sports, news, kids and entertainment content across televisions, computers, smartphones, tablets, gaming consoles and other connected devices.