BBC Sets Premiere Date for THIRTEENApril 15, 2016Following last night's season premiere of Orphan Black, BBC America announces its new original five-part thriller, Thirteen, will make its debut Thursday, June 23rd at 10/9c, the week following Orphan Black's season finale. Created by acclaimed newcomer Marnie Dickens (Hollyoaks) and starring breakout actress Jodie Comer (Doctor Foster), the series is directed by China Moo-Young (Call the Midwife) and Vanessa Caswill (My Mad Fat Diary), with Elizabeth Kilgarriff (Luther) executive producing. Thirteen is an emotional rollercoaster that explores how to pick up the threads of a life half-lived, while questioning who to trust when you can't even trust yourself.
TV Land Orders THROWING SHADE Late Night Show Based on Funny or Die SeriesApril 15, 2016V Land is getting into the late night game with a series pick-up for 'Throwing Shade,' the hit podcast and Funny Or Die video series, with a 10-episode order, slated to premiere in January 2017 in the 11pm ET/PT timeslot. The political and pop culture late night show, which will have a live audience, stars Erin Gibson ('Parks and Recreation,' 'Kroll Show') and Bryan Safi ('Modern Family,' 'Superstore') as themselves and will bring their unique perspective to the hottest topics of today, from feminism and gay rights to the latest celebrity nonsense.
5.6 Million Tune Into Democratic Debate on CNNApril 15, 2016A combined 5.567 million total viewers watched the CNN/NY1 Democratic Debate last night according to Nielsen Fast National data. Among adults 25-54, 1.798 million watched. This debate ranks #7 among Democratic debates this cycle in total viewers and demo 25-54.
Telemundo & NBC Universo to Simulcast EL VATOApril 13, 2016NBC UNIVERSO, the modern entertainment and sports cable channel for Latinos, announced today the premiere simulcast of 'El Vato,' starring Regional Mexican star El Dasa to air on NBC UNIVERSO and TELEMUNDO this Sunday, April 17 at 10pm/9c, after the premiere of “La Voz Kids.' The first episode will premiere on both networks and then exclusively on NBC UNIVERSO as of Sunday, April 24 at 10pm/9c.
NBCSN to Air Motorsports Tripleheader This WeekApril 13, 2016 NBCSN presents a tripleheader of motorsports event coverage this weekend, highlighted by live coverage of the Verizon IndyCar Series' Grand Prix of Long Beach this Sunday at 4:30 p.m. ET.
NBCSN's MARATHON MONTH Coverage Continues MondayApril 13, 2016NBC Sports Group continues “Marathon Month” in April with live coverage of the 120th annual Boston marathon this Monday, April 18, at 8:30 a.m. ET on NBCSN. Coverage begins with a Boston Marathon preview show on Sunday, April 17, at 4 p.m. ET on Universal HD.
Australian Drama CLEVERMAN to Premiere on SundanceTV in JuneApril 13, 2016SundanceTV and Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC TV) together announced that the drama series 'Cleverman' will launch in the United States on SundanceTV on Wednesday, June 1 at 10/9c, and in Australia on ABC and ABC iview on Thursday, June 2 at 9.30pm.
NBC's Premier Boxing Champions Returns to NBC SaturdayApril 13, 2016NBC's Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) returns to Brooklyn in primetime this Saturday, April 16 live at 8:30 p.m. ET, highlighted by a 10-round welterweight bout between the undefeated Errol 'The Truth' Spence Jr. (19-0) and former champion Chris Algieri (21-2) from Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y.
Syfy to Broadcast Live from Comic-ConApril 13, 2016Syfy will invade the world's largest pop culture convention this summer withSYFY PRESENTS LIVE FROM COMIC-CON, a three-night telecast directly from the heart of San Diego Comic-Con. The special – Syfy's first-ever live broadcast from Comic-Con – will air on the networkThursday, July 21 through Saturday, July 23 at 8/7c.
2015-16 NHL Regular Season on NBCSN Breaks Cable RecordsApril 12, 2016 Led by strong Wednesday Night Rivalry and Sunday Night Hockeyviewership, the 2015-16 NHL regular season on NBCSN averaged 378,000 viewers to rank as the most-watched full regular season in network history, and the most-watched on cable since the 1993-94 season, according to data provided by The Nielsen Company.