Telemundo to Air New ACCESS HOLLYWOOD AL ROJO VIVO Segments on FridaysApril 1, 2014Telemundo announced today it has partnered with NBCUniversal Domestic TV Distribution to launch a new co-branded weekly segment called “Access Hollywood Al Rojo Vivo,” to air every Friday on Telemundo' s highly-rated news magazine “Al Rojo Vivo con María Celeste” (5PM/4C). Hosted by entertainment reporter Jessica Carrillo, “Access Hollywood Al Rojo Vivo” is produced in Los Angeles and represents one more example of collaboration across the different NBCUniversal brands.
Meryl Streep Officially Signs on for RICKI AND THE FLASHApril 1, 2014TriStar Productions today announced an all-star band of film talent will collaborate on Ricki and the Flash. Produced by Marc Platt and Mason Novick, the film unites Oscar® winners Diablo Cody, who wrote the original screenplay, director Jonathan Demme, and Meryl Streep, who will star in the title role.
NBCSN Scores Most-Watched Quarter in Network HistoryApril 1, 2014Buoyed by unprecedented live programming hours, record viewership for the Sochi Winter Games, strong NHL viewership, and the Premier League's three most-watched months on U.S. sports cable, NBCSN (NBC Sports Network) averaged 215,000 Total Day viewers (6 a.m.-6 a.m.) in the first quarter of 2014 – marking the most-watched quarter in the network's history, according to live plus same day data released by The Nielsen Company.
Esquire Network Renews FRIDAY NIGHT TYKES for Second SeasonApril 1, 2014Esquire Network announced today that it has ordered a second season of FRIDAY NIGHT TYKES, the critically-lauded and thought-provoking series that takes viewers inside the grown-up world of youth football. The 10-part original docu-series, which premiered in January, provided an authentic and provocative look at how kids and adults handle the pressures of intensely competitive youth sports – and raised important questions about safety and competitiveness at such a young age.
MSNBC Posts Best Quarter YetApril 1, 2014MSNBC ended the first quarter of 2014 beating CNN in the key morning, weekday primetime, total day, sales day and M-Su primetime dayparts, according to data from Nielsen. *Please note that all data excludes the 2014 Sochi Olympics ratings.
mun2's REINAS DE REALTY Moves to Saturdays, 4/5April 1, 2014mun2's Latino house flipping docu-reality series “Reinas de Realty” kicks off its new day and time starting this Saturday April 5 at 4 p.m. EST/3 p .m. CST. The series follows best friends and business partners Jackie Mateos and Liz Perez who are running their thriving house flipping business in Los Angeles, turning run down homes into gems and transforming Latino communities one house at a time. Having flipped nearly 100 homes since their business inception in 2010, the highly-skilled and stylish duo knows what it takes to balance business, family and contractors, all while wearing stiletto heels.
VIDEO: First Clip from Supernatural Thriller JINNApril 1, 2014The first clip from Exxodus Pictures' upcoming supernatural thriller JINN, which will be hitting theaters across the country on April 4, 2014 via Freestyle Releasing, has been released. It is written and directed by Ajmal Zaheer Ahmad, and stars Serinda Swan, Ray Park, Dominic Rains, and Faran Tahir. Check it out below!
Wagner Moura to Play Pablo Escobar in Netflix's NARCOSApril 1, 2014Brazil's top film star Wagner Moura will bring back to life the charismatic trafficker and politician Pablo Escobar in a Netflix Original Series Narcos from acclaimed director Jose Padilha and Gaumont International Television.
Raul Gonzalez to Host New Telemundo Variety SeriesMarch 31, 2014The multi-talented and dynamic Hispanic television star Raul Gonzalez joins Telemundo to develop and host a new variety series and will contribute to multiple series and specials. The first of such specials he will host will be the prestigious Billboard Latin Music Awards Presented by State Farm to be broadcast live on Telemundo on April 24th at 7p/6c. A prolific television writer, producer and host, Gonzalez has been named “Best Television Host” by People en Español twice and most recently was co-host of Univision's morning show 'Despierta America.'
E!'s TOTAL DIVAS Hits New Season HighMarch 31, 2014 E's hit series “Total Divas” continues its momentum in season two (Sundays 9-10pm). On March 30th, the show scored its second most-watched episode in its history and strongest telecast this season-to-date with 1.55 million total viewers, 616,000 women 18-49 and 416,000 women 18-34. The telecast was also the most-watched episode in total viewers since August 11th 2013 (1.55 million) and the best since September 1st 2013 in adults 18-49 (984,000), women 18-49 (616,000) and women 18-34 (416,000). Versus its first two telecasts earlier this season, the show is up a strong +29% in adults 18-49 delivering almost one million viewers in the demo (984,000 vs. 764,000 average). On Twitter across Sunday, “Total Divas” was ad-supported cable's #2 most tweeted reality show. Digitally, the show delivered 151,000 weekly uniques, up +16% from its season two premiere week. Across linear television, digital and social, the hit is currently E!'s second-strongest series franchise after “Keeping up with the Kardashians.”
ESPN to Showcase Top High School Signees & Recruits in AprilMarch 31, 2014ESPN will televise five marquee high school basketball events and a College Basketball Signing Day Special between Monday, March 31 and Friday, April 18, to conclude the 2013-14 high school basketball season. Duke signee Jahlil Okafor, No. 1 on the ESPN 100, uncommitted recruit Myles Turner, No. 2 on the ESPN 100, and a plethora of other ESPN 100 signees highlight the rosters in three prestigious all-star games held in NBA arenas - The McDonald's All American Game at the United Center in Chicago, Ill., Nike Hoop Summit at Moda Center in Portland, Ore., and Jordan Brand Classic at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y. A field which includes seven of the top 8 high school teams in the country, and ten ESPN 100s competing with their high school teams for the last time, participate in the DICK'S Sporting Goods High School National Tournament in New York City, which concludes at Madison Square Garden. The POWERADE Jam Fest puts boys and girls McDonald's All Americans individual talents on display in the annual skills competition. ESPNU's College Basketball Signing Day Special completes college basketball's recruiting season with a one-hour special which evaluates college basketball's 2014-15 incoming freshmen and top programs' recruiting classes.
Spike TV Renews INK MASTER for Fifth SeasonMarch 31, 2014On the heels of another strong ratings start for the new season of 'Ink Master,' Spike TV has picked up a fifth season of the network's hit original series. The new season will increase to 16 one-hour episodes and will debut Fall 2014. The announcement was made today by Sharon Levy, Executive Vice President, Original Series, Spike TV.
ESPN's Jessica Mendoza Joins BASEBALL TONIGHTMarch 31, 2014Multi-platform ESPN baseball analyst Jessica Mendoza is expanding her role at the network to include a position on Baseball Tonight. Mendoza will typically appear on Monday editions of Baseball Tonight, alongside Sunday Night Baseball's John Kruk, generally airing at 10 p.m. and midnight ET.
MGM Developing Live-Action/Animated PINK PANTHER FilmMarch 31, 2014Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) is developing for production a full-length hybrid animation and live-action feature film based on the animated 'Pink Panther' character, it was announced today by Gary Barber, chairman and CEO of MGM and Jonathan Glickman, president of the studio's motion picture group. Walter Mirisch, executive producer of the original 'Pink Panther' films and television series will serve as the producer of the new film, along with Academy Award®-winning actress, Julie Andrews, wife of the late director Blake Edwards. David Silverman ('The Simpsons Movie,' 'Monsters, Inc') will direct. The Pink Panther character originated a remarkable fifty years ago.
Diane Farr to Guest on USA's ROYAL PAINSMarch 31, 2014Farr will guest star on the show's current sixth season, and will take on the role of a 'private investigator who fears that her illness may prevent her from solving the most important case of her career. Farr will appear in episode 604 of the show, which centers on a concierge doctor in the Hamptons.'