CBS Sports to Air 46th RBC HERITAGE, 4/19-20April 16, 2014CBS Sports broadcasts the 46th year of the RBC HERITAGE this weekend from one of the most picturesque and popular stops on the PGA TOUR, Harbour Town Golf Links in Hilton Head, S.C. CBS Sports is on-hand with third and final-round coverage on Saturday, April 19 and Sunday, April 20 (3:00-6:00 PM, ET, both days). Graeme McDowell, last year's winner of the Tartan Jacket, looks to continue a 20-year streak of no defending champion missing the cut at the RBC Heritage since Davis Love III in 1993.
B.D. Wong Headed Back to LAW & ORDER: SVUApril 16, 2014Wong will reprise his role as FBI forensic psychiatrist Dr. George Huang on this season's penultimate episode, titled 'Thought Criminal.' The episode is slated to air on May 14.
FX's FARGO Premieres Strong with 4.15 Million ViewersApril 16, 2014FX's new 10-part limited series and critical juggernaut Fargo received a warm reception among viewers, drawing 4.15 million total viewers and 1.79 million Adults 18-49 for its first installment, a very strong initial number which will amount to only a small fraction of its final tally once time-shifted viewing arrives.
MY LITTLE PONY FRIENDSHIP IS MAGIC Season Finale to Air 5/10 on The HubApril 16, 2014The Hub Network's popular animated series, 'My Little Pony Friendship is Magic,' from Hasbro Studios, has its fourth season finale on Saturday, May 10, with two all-new, back-to-back episodes, 'Twilight's Kingdom - Part 1' and 'Twilight's Kingdom - Part 2,' starting at 10 a.m. ET/7 a.m. PT on the Hub Network, champions of family fun and the only network dedicated to providing kids and their families entertainment they can watch together. Leading up to the season finale, the network will air a marathon of special episodes from season four starting at 7:30 a.m. ET/4:30 a.m. PT. These episodes highlight a magical journey for Twilight and her friends that continue into the season finale. In addition, on April 28, a new My Little Pony game, 'My Little Pony Friendship is Magic Rainbow Falls Flight School' will launch on HubNetwork.com, providing fans fresh digital content to enjoy before the exciting finale. There will also be monthly updates to the wildly popular 'Equestrivia Challenge,' starting May 1.
TLC to Premiere New Series OMG EMT! on 5/3April 16, 2014When emergency medical technicians are first on the scene in response to a medical 911 call, they never know what they are going to get when they walk into a crisis situation. On Saturday, May 3rd at 10/9c, TLC premieres OMG EMT!, a new series that features some of the most memorable and unusual emergency calls, told by real-life EMTs who face these stranger-than-fiction scenarios every day. From the ridiculous to the downright crazy, every call has to be taken seriously, even when it proves to be difficult for the professionals to keep a straight face. Saving lives is not easy, and OMG EMT! proves it, one crazy tale at a time.
2014 Columbia University Film Festival to Run 5/2-8April 16, 2014Columbia University School of the Arts Film Program and the Film Society of Lincoln Center will co-present the 27thAnnual Columbia University Film Festival (CUFF), a weeklong program of screenings, dramatic readings and special events in New York. The celebration will continue with events to be announced for June 17-20 in Los Angeles. This marks the third year that the Festival is co-presented by the Film Society.
Stephanie Bloch Chambers & C. Russell Muth Sign Overall Deals with NBCUniversal's Wilshire StudiosApril 16, 2014 Known for producing hundreds of hours of creative and highly entertaining, original non-scripted programming, Wilshire Studios, a division of NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment, is ramping up its development slate adding two new overall deals to its roster with Stephanie Bloch Chambers (“Chrisley Knows Best,” “Married to Jonas”) and C. Russell Muth (“DEA,” “Bordertown Laredo”). The new deals announced today by Gary Auerbach, Executive Vice President of Development and Programming, Wilshire Studios, represents the studios' strategic direction as it grows its business into new genres of non-scripted programming that can be leveraged within the NBCU Cable portfolio and externally across all media platforms.
STAGE TUBE: Brandon Victor Dixon Talks Legacy of MOTOWN on LIVE FROM THE COUCHApril 16, 2014MOTOWN THE MUSICAL star Brandon Victor Dixon appeared this week on WLNY-TV's 'Live From The Couch' to speak with host John Elliott about working with Berry Gordy on the smash hit musical from the very beginning, the historical significance of Motown's legacy, and bringing that story to Broadway. Check out the interview below!
LIVE WITH KELLY AND MICHAEL to Air Live from White House Easter Egg Roll, 4/21April 16, 2014Today on “LIVE with Kelly and Michael,” co-hosts Kelly Ripa and Michael Strahan announced a special edition of the top morning talk show airing on Monday, April 21, 2014: a first-ever split broadcast originating from both the White House in Washington, D.C., and “LIVE's” Manhattan studio, featuring a live interview with First Lady of the United States MICHELLE OBAMA.
STAGE TUBE: In Rehearsal with Cast of Mixed Blood's PASSING STRANGE, Opening 4/25April 16, 2014Identity and racial politics form the foundation of PASSING STRANGE, one of the seminal musicals of our time, and Mixed Blood Theatre's production honors that epic rock legacy, with the added dimension of the intimacy and immediacy of the Alan Page Auditorium. With disparate styles that range from '60's Europop to '70's punk to '80's electronica, to gospel, soul, and funk, to musical theatre, and with a nod to James Brown, this Tony Award winner is a play within a rock concert. Eschewing preconceptions, this band's lead singer is a middle class African American Buddhist rocker ex-pat story-teller, sharing the picaresque journey of his youth via 24 songs. The play's title is inspired by a passage in Shakespeare's OTHELLO.
NHL Regular Season Scores Record Ratings for NBC, NBCSNApril 15, 2014On the strength of the inaugural NHL Stadium Series, the return of the NHL Winter Classic, and the second season of Wednesday Night Rivalry, the 2013-14 NHL regular season set a full-season viewership record for NBCSN, and is expected to do the same for NBC when final figures become available later this week, according to The Nielsen Company.
Discovery Channel's NAKED & AFRAID Draws 2.3 Million ViewersApril 15, 2014Discovery Channel's NAKED AND AFRAID was the #1 ad supported cable program among Men 25-54 delivery and the #3 ad supported cable program in Persons 25-54 and Men 18-49 delivery on Sunday, April 13, no exclusions. Discovery was the #2 ad supported network on cable on April 13, behind only ESPN, no exclusions.