PRETTY LITTLE LIARS Holds on to Tuesday Night in Key Female DemosJanuary 15, 2014At 8 o'clock, “Pretty Little Liars” ranked as Tuesday's #1 TV telecast for the 2nd-consecutive week in Women 18-34 (895,000/2.6 rating) and Females 12-34 (1.41 million/3.1 rating), Tuesday's #1 cable TV telecast in Prime in Adults 18-34 (1.10 million/1.6 rating) and Viewers 12-34 (1.69 million/1.8 rating) and was the #1 cable TV telecast in the hour in Adults 18-49 (1.35 million/1.1 rating) and Women 18-49 (1.08 million/1.7 rating). It was also the #1 TV telecast in Teens (585,000/2.4 rating) and Female Teens (519,000/4.3 rating).
USA to Air 138th WESTMINSTER KENNEL CLUB DOG SHOW on 2/11January 15, 2014USA Network will air the 138th WESTMINSTER KENNEL CLUB DOG SHOW, presented by Purina® Pro Plan®, live on February 11 from 8-11pm ET / 5-8pm PT. David Frei returns to co-host with Weekend TODAY co-anchor Erica Hill, and E! News correspondent Alicia Quarles rounds out the team as floor reporter. Part one of the Madison Square Garden competition will be televised live on CNBC Monday, February 10 from 8-11pm ET / 5-8pm PT.
WSOF's Return to FEature First Lightweight Fight this Weekend on NBCSNJanuary 15, 2014World Series of Fighting (WSOF) makes its 2014 season debut on Saturday at 9 p.m. ET on NBCSN. The elite mixed martial arts (MMA) card features the first lightweight championship fight in WSOF history between undefeated knockout artist Justin Gaethje (10-0, 8 KOs) of Denver, Colo., and two-time WSOF winner Richard Patishnock (6-1, 1 KO) of East Stroudsburg, Penn.
HELIX Sets New Syfy Record with L+3 GrowthJanuary 15, 2014Intensifying the infection of the American television audience, Syfy's new drama Helix shattered channel ratings records for L+3 growth, soaring 64 percent in Adults 18-49 (1.2 million), 57 percent among Adults 25-54 (1.4 million) and 53 percent among total viewers (2.8 million).
Stars of MELISSA & JOEY, BABY DADDY Set for Live Twitter Chat TonightJanuary 15, 2014ABC Family's New Comedy Wednesday is back with the winter premieres of the hit comedies “Melissa & Joey” and “Baby Daddy,” airing Wednesday, January 15 (8:00–9:00 PM ET/PT). Melissa Joan Hart, Joey Lawrence and Jean-Luc Bilodeau will also be live tweeting during the East Coast feeds, answering fan questions and sharing behind the scenes tidbits about the episodes.
Oprah, Julia Roberts & More to Present at 19th Annual Critics' Choice Movie AwardsJanuary 15, 2014The Broadcast Film Critics Association (BFCA) has announced that Jensen Ackles, Christina Applegate, Kristen Bell, Jessica Chastain, Don Cheadle, Bill Hader, Jonah Hill, Sir Ben Kingsley, Nia Long, Kellan Lutz, James Marsden, Jared Padalecki, Margot Robbie, Julia Roberts, Ian Somerhalder, Isaiah Washington, and Marlon Wayans will present awards at this year's Critics' Choice Movie Awards ceremony on Thursday, January 16, 2014 at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, Calif. Hosted by Aisha Tyler, the star-studded awards gala will be broadcast live on The CW Network at 8:00 PM ET/PT. Red Carpet Pre-show coverage will also air in various local markets immediately before the awards ceremony.
American Experience's BUTCH CASSIDY & THE SUNDANCE KID to Premiere 2/11 on PBSJanuary 15, 2014Long before they were immortalized on screen by Paul Newman and Robert Redford, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid captivated Americans from coast to coast. In the 1890s, their thrilling exploits — robbing western banks and trains and then seemingly vanishing into thin air — became front-page news and the basis of rumor and myth. But who were Robert Leroy Parker and Harry Alonzo Longabaugh? What really happened after they formed the Wild Bunch gang? And how did they manage to pull off some of the most spectacular holdups in western history while eluding the Pinkertons, the nation's largest and most feared private detective force? Separating fact from fiction, the latest installment of the popularAmerican Experience series The Wild West explores the last pair of outlaws to flee on horseback into the setting sun of a vanishing West. Butch Cassidy & the Sundance Kid, produced and directed by John Maggio, premieres on American Experience on Tuesday, February 11, 2014, 9:00-10:00 p.m. ET on PBS (check local listings), preceded by an encore presentation of Billy the Kid, also directed by Maggio, at 8:00 p.m. ET on PBS.
The CW Picks Up Reality Series PENN & TELLER: FOOL US & BARBER BATTLEJanuary 15, 2014Two reality series - BARBER BATTLE, an all-new, half-hour reality competition series hosted by actor and comedian Cedric the Entertainer, and PENN & TELLER: FOOL US, a one-hour competition series celebrating magic and featuring the legendary duo Penn & Teller - will premiere later this year on The CW.
HBO Renews REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER for 13th SeasonJanuary 15, 2014With the show set to kick off its 12th season this Friday, HBO has renewed Real Time With Bill Maher for a 13th season of 35 editions, to begin in Jan. 2015, it was announced today by Michael Lombardo, president, HBO programming.
Sebastian Stan, John Hurt, Jessica Brown-Findlay & Tom Felton to Star in The CW's Miniseries LABYRINTHJanuary 15, 2014The CW Network has acquired LABYRINTH, the four-hour event miniseries with a multi-national and award-winning cast, including John Hurt, Sebastian Stan, Jessica Brown-Findlay & Tom Felton, it was announced today by Mark Pedowitz, President, The CW. Premiere night and time will be announced at a later date.
ABC Family's THE FOSTERS Returns Strong in Key Female DemoJanuary 14, 2014At 8 o'clock, the winter debut of “Switched at Birth” ranked as cable TV's #1 scripted telecast in the hour across Adults 18-34 (633,000/0.9 rating), Women 18-34 (509,000/1.5 rating), Adults 18-49 (939,000/0.7 rating), Women 18-49 (696,000/1.1 rating), Viewers 12-34 (961,000/1.0 rating) and Females 12-34 (807,000/1.8 rating).
TNT's MAJOR CRIMES Wraps Season with 5.4 Viewers in Live + Same DayJanuary 14, 2014TNT's hit original series Major Crimes closed out its second season Monday night with 5.4 million viewers in Live + Same Day delivery, a +10% increase over the prior week. The drama, which has ranked as basic cable's #1 original series for four consecutive weeks, beat its Monday competition to rank as the top cable program of the night. Among TNT's targeted demos, the season finale of Major Crimes scored 1.4 million adults 25-54 in Live + Same Day (+6% vs. the prior week) and 1.1 million adults 18-49 (+4%).
Carl Reiner, Tim Conway, Steve Lawrence and Garry Marshall to Guest on TWO AND A HALF MENJanuary 14, 2014Comedy legends Carl Reiner, Tim Conway, Steve Lawrence and Garry Marshall are set to guest star on an upcoming episode of TWO AND A HALF MEN, to be broadcast Thursday, Jan. 30 (9:30-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. In the episode, multi-millionaire Marty Pepper (Reiner) proposes to Evelyn (Holland Taylor). In advance of their upcoming nuptials, Walden (Ashton Kutcher) and Alan (Jon Cryer) throw Marty a bachelor party. Marshall, Conway and Lawrence play Marty's friends who help him celebrate his last days of bachelorhood.