NBC's Sunday Night Olympics Coverage Scores 21.3 Million ViewersFebruary 17, 2014Last night's primetime Olympics on NBC (7-11 p.m. ET) averaged 21.3 million viewers and a 12.1 household rating/19 share – more than doubling the combined primetime viewership and household rating of ABC, CBS and FOX (9.9 million viewers and 6.0 household rating), according to live plus same day fast national data released today by The Nielsen Company. In addition, last night's viewership was up 11% from the comparable Sunday of the last European Winter Olympic Games (19.2 million for Torino in 2006) – marking the ninth time in 10 nights that NBC's Sochi viewership topped Torino.
NBC Sports Group Continues Premier League Coverage this WeekendFebruary 17, 2014NBC Sports Group continues its coverage of the Premier League with three matches on NBCSN, one on USA and one on NBC this weekend. Match coverage is highlighted by first-place Chelsea hosting sixth-place Everton and U.S. Men's National Team goalkeeper Tim Howard on Saturday at 7:45 a.m. ET on NBCSN, immediately following live coverage of the 2014 Olympic Winter Games.
STAGE TUBE: The Making of freeFall's THE NORMAL HEART - Part 3February 15, 2014Larry Kramer's unabashed indictment of the politics surrounding the early days of the AIDS epidemic debuted in 1985 and is no less surprising or powerful almost 30 years later. Set in New York City, The Normal Heart unfolds like a real-life political thriller as Ned Weeks and a close-knit group of friends shout into the darkness about what they see happening to their friends and community. This deeply moving play is part of freeFall's SEASON OF OUTCASTS, and plays through tomorrow, February 16. Scroll down to see Part 3 of The Making of freeFall's The Normal Heart!
USA-Russia Men's Match is Most Streamed Hockey Game in NBC Olympics HistoryFebruary 15, 2014 Today's thrilling USA-Russia Olympic men's hockey game, which went to an eight-round shootout before Team USA won, is the most streamed hockey game in NBC Sports and NBC Olympics history. Due to the popularity of the game, portions will air tonight in primetime on NBC, including overtime and the shootout. Al Michaels and Mike “Doc” Emrick will join Meredith Vieira on the primetime show to discuss USA-Russia. A full encore of USA-Russia will air TOMORROW, Sunday, Feb. 16 on NBCSN beginning at 4:30 p.m. ET.
TV: Inside IF/THEN's Fan Concert with Idina Menzel, Anthony Rapp, LaChanze, Michael Greif & More!February 15, 2014If/Then, starring Tony Award-winner Idina Menzel, will begin previews on Broadway on Wednesday, March 5, 2014 and will officially open on Sunday, March 30, 2014 at the Richard Rodgers Theatre. The new musical If/Then reunites Tom Kitt (music), Brian Yorkey (book and lyrics), and Michael Greif(director), the creative team behind the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning musical, Next to Normal.
NBCUniversal Opens New West Coast Broadcast HeadquartersFebruary 15, 2014 In advance of the 2014 Olympic Winter Games, NBCUniversal is opening a brand new state-of-the-art headquarters for its west coast news and television operations on the Universal Studios lot in Los Angeles. Starting February 2, NBC4 Southern California / KNBC was the first to broadcast from the new 150,000-square foot technologically-advanced facility, to be followed by the Los Angeles bureaus of NBC News, CNBC, MSNBC and Telemundo News as well as Telemundo 52 / KVEA later this spring.
VIDEO: Showtime Debuts Full Trailer for PENNY DREADFULFebruary 14, 2014As the momentum and excitement builds in anticipation of the Sunday, May 11th premiere, SHOWTIME has released the full-length trailer of its highly-anticipated drama series PENNY DREADFUL. Check it out below!
Brittany Snow Will Return for PITCH PERFECT 2February 14, 2014According to Deadline, Brittany Snow is set to return alongside Anna Kendrick and Rebel Wilson for the sequel to the surprise hit 2012 musical comedy PITCH PERFECT. Elizabeth Banks will direct, with Kay Cannon also returning to pen the script.
Tom Brokaw's SPACE RACE Airs Tomorrow on NBCFebruary 14, 2014With the Olympic Winter Games taking place in Sochi, Russia, NBC News special correspondent Tom Brokaw chronicles the Cold War space race that took place during the 1950s, 60s and 70s between the United States and the Soviet Union in a special, Space Race, that will air tomorrow afternoon within NBC's Olympic coverage, which begins at 3 p.m. ET/PT.
NBC's WEEKEND TODAY to Broadcast from Sochi's Olympic ParkFebruary 14, 2014On Saturday February 15 and Sunday February 16, the weekend edition of NBC's TODAY will continue to bring the excitement of the XXII Olympic Winter Games to viewers at home. This weekend on TODAY, the official morning show of the Olympic Games, Lester Holt, Al Roker and Natalie Morales will host the broadcast live from Sochi, Russia. Erica Hill will be live from New York.
Mary-Louise Parker in Talks to Lead NBC's FEED MEFebruary 14, 2014According to Deadline, NBC has just given a pilot order to Paul Junger Witt and Tony Thomas' Witt/Thomas Productions' single-camera dark comedy FEED ME, with former WEEDS star, Parker, in talks to star.
Jane Krakowski to Star in Fox's Pilot DEAD BOSSFebruary 14, 2014Based upon the BBC3 series, the project 'is a comedic mystery that finds overachiever Helen Stephens (Krakowski) wrongfully convicted of murdering her boss and forced to rely on her train wreck of a sister to prove her innocence. '