mun2 to Air Key Barclays Premier League Matches this WeekendAugust 28, 2014mun2, the modern general entertainment cable channel for Latinos, continues its coverage of the 2014/2015 season of the Barclays Premier League with three exciting matches commencing Saturday, August 30 at 9:55 a.m. EST/ 8:55 a.m. CST with Manchester City vs Stoke City and Everton vs Chelsea at 12:25 p.m. EST/11:25 a.m. CST, followed on Sunday, August 31 by Tottenham vs Liverpool at 8:25 a.m. EST/7:25 a.m. CST.
NBC Sports Group Sets 2014-15 College Hockey CoverageAugust 28, 2014NBCSN and NBC Sports Live Extra will present more than 25 college hockey games this season, including 20 Notre Dame home games, six Hockey East games and the second annual Rivalry on Ice. A total of 19 games will be televised on NBCSN, and an additional eight games will be streamed live via NBC Sports Live Extra, NBC Sports Group's live streaming product for desktops, mobile devices, and tablets.
TODAY Closes Ratings Gap with GOOD MORNING AMERICAAugust 28, 2014NBC's TODAY continues to gain momentum and post significant ratings growth. For the week of August 18, TODAY posted its narrowest total viewer margin with GMA in seven weeks (since the week of 6/30/14). TODAY has cut the total viewer gap with GMA for four straight weeks.
STAGE TUBE: Cady Huffman Talks 'REVOLUTION IN THE ELBOW'August 28, 2014A new video debuted today on YouTube featuring Tony Award winner Cady Huffman discussing her role as Manuela, the slightly evil Mayor of Elbowville, in REVOLUTION IN THE ELBOW OF RAGNAR AGNARSSON FURNITURE PAINTER. Check it out below!
STAGE TUBE: Behind the Scenes of THE OPPONENT at 59E59 TheatersAugust 28, 201459E59 Theaters welcomed Chicago's A Red Orchid Theatre, in association with Bisno Productions, with the NYC premiere of THE OPPONENT, written by Brett Neveu and directed by Karen Kessler. THE OPPONENT began performances on Thursday, July 31 for a limited engagement through Sunday, September 7. Performances are at 59E59 Theaters (59 East 59th Street, between Park and Madison Avenues). Tickets are $25 ($17.50 for 59E59 Members). To purchase tickets, call Ticket Central at (212) 279-4200 or visit www.59e59.org.
PRETTY LITTLE LIARS Finale is Top Telecast in Key DemosAugust 27, 2014Delivering its #2 telecast of the season in Total Viewers (2.3 million) and Adults 18-49 (1.3 million/1.0 rating) and hitting multi-week highs among remaining target demos, the summer finale of Twitter's favorite TV show, “Pretty Little Liars,” (8:00 – 9:00 p.m.) became the #2 most-tweeted drama/comedy series telecast of the summer (890,954), behind only its summer premiere (1,046,459 – 6/10/14), driven by the #RIPMona hashtag. Furthermore, “Pretty Little Liars” was Tuesday's #1 most-tweeted Primetime series telecast during all 12 weeks this season.
John Legend & Lee Ann Womack Set for CMT CROSSROADS, 9/26August 27, 2014Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter John Legend will team up with Grammy Award-winning country star Lee Ann Womack next month when CMT presents an all-new episode of CMT CROSSROADS. Legend and Womack will meet and collaborate for the first time on the CMT CROSSROADS stage in Franklin, Tenn. CMT CROSSROADS: JOHN LEGEND AND LEE ANN WOMACK will premiere Friday, September 26 at 10 p.m. ET/PT only on CMT.
Telemundo FUTBOL ESTELAR: LA LIGA PREMIER Continues 8/31August 27, 2014Deportes Telemundo presents Leicester City vs. Arsenal, the third game in Premier League play, live this Sunday, August 31 at 10:55AM/9:55C/7:55PT on Telemundo. Andrés Cantor will narrate the match alongside Sammy Sadovnik and former soccer player Manuel Sol, who will supply commentary and analysis.
NBC Sports Group Sets 2015 NASCAR ScheduleAugust 26, 2014NASCAR returns to NBC Sports Group in 2015 with 39 combined Sprint Cup Series and Nationwide Series races across NBC and NBCSN, beginning on Fourth of July weekend from historic Daytona International Speedway. The schedule is highlighted by exclusive coverage of the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup, including the season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway on Sunday, Nov. 22, on NBC.
Netflix Renews Animated Series BOJACK HORSEMANAugust 26, 2014According to The Hollywood Reporter, Netflix has renewed its first animated original series BOJACK HORSEMAN for a second season. A darkly hilarious, irreverent, serialized, animated comedy for adults, 'BOJACK' premiered Friday, August 22nd at 12:01 AM PT with 12 episodes available all at once on the streaming service.
NBC Sports Group's Premier League Coverage Continues this WeekendAugust 26, 2014Chelsea, fresh off back-to-back wins against newly promoted teams Burnley and Leicester City, visit Everton and goalkeeper Tim Howard at 12:30 p.m. ET on NBC and mun2, highlighting NBC Sports Group's Premier League coverage this weekend. With the additions of striker Diego Costa, midfielder Cesc Fabregas, and goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois returning to the squad from loan, the Blues are early title favorites.
Lifetime Orders DAMIEN to SeriesAugust 26, 2014Lifetime has placed a six-episode, straight-to-series order for Glen Mazzara's drama thriller Damien, it was announced today by Rob Sharenow, Executive Vice President and General Manager of Lifetime.
ABC to Air 'SCHOOLHOUSE ROCK' Special, 9/7August 26, 2014The ABC Television Network will relive the classic 1970's Saturday morning cartoons that taught history, math, science and grammar in living rooms across the country, during a one night special, “The ABC's of Schoolhouse Rock,” SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 7 (7:00 – 8:00 p.m., ET).
VIDEO: Showtime Debuts New Teaser, Key Art for THE AFFAIRAugust 26, 2014Today, SHOWTIME debuted the poster for its provocative new drama series THE AFFAIR, which premieres on Sunday, October 12th at 10 p.m. ET/PT. The highly-anticipated series stars Golden Globe® nominees Dominic West (The Wire) and Ruth Wilson (Luther), as well as Emmy® nominee Maura Tierney (ER) and SAG Award® nominee Joshua Jackson (Fringe). Currently in production on ten episodes in and around Long Island, New York, THE AFFAIR is the exploration of two marriages and the emotional and psychological effects of the affair that disrupts them. Check out a new teaser, in addition to the key art, below!
Eva Longoria to Produce NBC Medical DramaAugust 26, 2014According to Deadline, Eva Longoria is set to executive produce a new medical drama for NBC via UnbeliEVAble Entertainment, along with IDENTITY's John Glenn. Katie Lovejoy wrote the script.