CMT's PARTY DOWN SOUTH Hits Series High with Season PremiereJune 6, 2014The second season of CMT's top-rated series PARTY DOWN SOUTH kicked off with aseries high when the new season premiered Thursday, June 5 at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT. An impressive 1.25 million Total Viewers tuned in for the premiere or immediate encore, and the premiere episode was up +75% from season one with a .67 P18-49 L+SD rating. Younger fans, and especially females, watched the cast reunite in Athens, Ga., as the series drew a .74 rating among P18-34, and a .88 rating among W18-34, up +184% from the season one launch.
STAGE TUBE: Behind-the-Scenes of Kennedy Center's SIDE SHOW 'Attractions' Photo ShootJune 6, 2014The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts presents a reimagined production of Side Show, set to run in the Kennedy Center Eisenhower Theater from June 14 to July 13, 2014. Side Show features book and lyrics by Bill Russell and music byHenry Krieger, and is directed by Academy Award winner Bill Condon. Sam Davis will serve as musical director and arranger and will conduct the Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra. The Kennedy Center production of Side Show is produced in association with La Jolla Playhouse. Press opening night is Thursday, June 19, 2014 at 7:30 p.m. Below, check out a behind-the-scenes look at the cast's recent 'Attractions' photo shoot!
VIDEO: New Trailer for STEP UP ALL INJune 5, 2014The newest chapter in the smash hit STEP UP franchise reunites an all-star cast in glittering Las Vegas. The film will hit theaters on July 25th, 2014. Check out the first trailer below!
CMT MUSIC AWARDS Posts Second Most-Watched Telecast YetJune 5, 2014 It was an explosive night in Nashville, as the 2014 CMT MUSIC AWARDSaired live on June 4 with an array of stars from across country, hip hop and Hollywood. The 13th annual awards experienced growth across all screens, up +10% from last year with 3.0 million Total Viewers,* to become the second most-watched telecast in franchise history. Last night's CMT MUSIC AWARDS scored a 1.39 among P18-49 L+SD, up +7% from last year, and ranked as the #1 original cable telecast for the day. Across Prime, CMT was the #1 cable network among P18-49, F18-49 and Total Viewer L+SD impressions.
NBC Sports to Premiere KURT BUSCH: 36, 6/8June 5, 2014NBC Sports Group will present KURT BUSCH: 36, an all-access look into the intense preparation, 200+ MPH competition and extreme logistics surrounding Kurt Busch's participation in IndyCar's famed Indianapolis 500 and NASCAR's Coca-Cola 600 on the same day, this Sunday, June 8 at 4:30 p.m. ET on NBC.
STAGE TUBE: Watch Performance Preview of Disney Musical Revue ON THE RECORD, Playing at White Plains PACJune 5, 2014Disney's On the Record, a musical revue and theatrical celebration of 75 years of Disney music, will have its tri-state regional premiere on the White Plains Performing Arts Center's main stage June 20 - 29. This show-stopping musical from Disney is set in a contemporary recording studio that sparkles with 64 of the most beloved songs ever written, from some of the most popular films ever made over the past 75 years. Below, check out an inside look at the production, featuring performance previews!
Fitness Coach Kelly Starrett Set for 60 MINUTES SPORTS TonightJune 4, 2014We are a slumped-over generation, hunched over computer screens, coiled in front of smart phones and using poor form even when we exercise. That's the take from fitness coach Kelly Starrett. More and more people, from NFL players to the average desk jockey, are straightening up and paying attention in order to work out more efficiently and avoid pain or injury. Correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi reports on Starrett and his mission to improve human motion on the next edition of 60 MINUTES SPORTS, Wednesday, June 4 at 9:00 PM, ET/PT, only on SHOWTIME.
mun2's LARRYMANIA is No. 1 in Key Demos on SundayJune 4, 2014mun2's hit series “Larrymania”scored #1 series in key demos among Spanish language cable networks on Sunday night (9 p.m.), with an average of 127,000 adults 18-49, beating Galavision's (90,000) and Discovery en Español (93,000). The Sunday night episode, which captured the highly-anticipated birth of Latin superstar Larry Hernandez's baby girl, also scored #1 among adults 18-34 (83,000), male adults 18-49 (77,000) and female adults 18-49 (50,000).
Photo Flash: First Poster for The CW's IZOMBIEJune 4, 2014Black Film has debuted the first poster for The CW's upcoming series IZOMBIE, from VERONICA MARS' Rob Thomas. Check it out below!
Black Film has debuted the first poster for The CW's upcoming series IZOMBIE, from VERONICA MARS' Rob Thomas. Check it out below!
LIVE WITH KELLY AND MICHAEL Scores Best May in 7 YearsJune 4, 2014During the week of May 19, 2014, which included the final three days of the May 2014 sweep, “LIVE with Kelly and Michael” ranked as the No. 2 syndicated talk show in Households (2.8 rating) and Total Viewers (3.760 million), growing its advantages for the 2nd week in a row over “Ellen” (2.5 rating and 3.396 million) to 12% in Homes (versus 8% the prior week) and to 11% in Viewers (versus 7% the prior week). In fact, despite its early time periods with lower overall TV usage levels, “LIVE” topped “Ellen” for the 11th time in the last 12 weeks in both Nielsen measures.