CBS to Air SUPER BOWL'S GREATEST COMMERCIALS 2014, 1/29January 10, 2014SUPER BOWL'S GREATEST COMMERCIALS 2014 is an interactive countdown special where viewers will be able to vote LIVE on CBS.com for their favorite Super Bowl Commercials. The special, hosted by Boomer Esiason, Analyst for CBS Sports' NFL pre-game show THE NFL TODAY, and Sarah Shahi, star of the CBS drama PERSON OF INTEREST, will be broadcast Wednesday, Jan. 29 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.
FX Launches Rap Contest Alongside New Animated Series CHOZENJanuary 10, 2014In support of the series premiere of FX's newest, animated comedy series Chozen, FX is sponsoring a contest in which aspiring rappers can submit hip hop lyrics for the chance to record the track under the guidance of professionals in a New York City music studio. Contestants can enter and receive official contest rules at www.ThisIsChozen.com. Fans can also sign up for the Chozen Fan Club to earn free swag at the same web address. The 'Dope Rhymez' contest ends January 15, 2014. Chozen premieres Monday, January 13 at 10:30 PM ET/PT on FX.
The Weinstein Company Picks Up Rights to A SPECK IN THE SEAJanuary 10, 2014The Weinstein Company (TWC) announced today that they have acquired the film rights to writer Paul Tough's (HOW CHILDREN SUCCEED) New York Times Magazine article “A Speck in the Sea.” The piece, which ran as the magazine's cover story last Sunday, will be produced for the screen by Rachael Horovitz (Academy Award® nominated for MONEYBALL and Emmy and Golden Globe Winner for GREY GARDENS) along with Jason Blum and Harvey Weinstein. Bob Weinstein will executive produce the project, with TWC creative executive Julie Oh overseeing development.
Starz Sets March Return for DA VINCI'S DEMONSJanuary 10, 2014-Starz announced today that the anticipated second season of the historical fantasy 'Da Vinci's Demons,' an original series created by David S. Goyer, who most recently wrote the screenplay for Man of Steel and its untitled sequel as well as co-writer of The Dark Knight trilogy, will premiere on STARZ in the U.S. on Saturday, March 22nd at 9pm ET/PT. The ten-episode drama, produced by Adjacent Productions, follows the 'untold' story of the world's greatest genius, Leonardo da Vinci, during his turbulent youth during the Renaissance. Starz greenlit 'Da Vinci's Demons' for a second season following its record-setting first season weekend debut on STARZ on Friday April 12, 2013. Outside of the United States and English-speaking Canada, 'Da Vinci's Demons' is distributed internationally by BBC Worldwide, in partnership with FOX International Channels (FIC) who broadcasts the series to audiences in 125 countries in Latin America, Europe, Asia, the Middle East and Africa following Starz's exclusive premiere in the U.S.
DAYS OF OUR LIVES Hits Two-Year High in Women 18-49January 10, 2014“Days of our Lives” has delivered its biggest weeklong women 18-49 audience in more than two years and its biggest overall audience in nearly three years, reaching those peaks during the holiday week of Dec. 30-Jan. 3, according to “live plus same day” viewing figures for the week of Dec. 30-Jan. 3 from Nielsen Media Research.
STAGE TUBE: Neal Brennan Releases 'Humanimated Short'January 10, 2014Comedy Central has posted a “humanimated” clip from Neal Brennan's new stand-up special, Neal Brennan: Women and Black Dudes. The short captures an animated retelling of Brennan describing how the president and the first lady commiserated with him over the cancellation of Chappelle's Show, the program he co-created. The “humanimated” clip offers a taste of Brennan's new stand-up special, which airs on Saturday, January 18th at midnight ET/PT. Check out the clip below!
Mike Judge's SILICON VALLEY Set for April Bow on HBOJanuary 9, 2014Mike Judge ('Office Space,' 'Beavis & Butthead,' 'King of the Hill') brings his irreverent brand of humor to HBO in the new comedy series SILICON VALLEY. Partially inspired by Judge's own experiences as a Silicon Valley engineer in the late '80s, the show kicks off its eight-episode season SUNDAY, APRIL 6 (10:30-11:00 p.m. ET/PT).
HBO's DOLL & EM to Debut in MarchJanuary 9, 2014DOLL & EM, a six-episode comedy series starring Emily Mortimer (HBO's 'The Newsroom') and Dolly Wells ('Bridget Jones's Diary'), will debut WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19, presenting two half-hour episodes back-to-back, followed by two episodes on both of the subsequent Wednesdays, March 26 and April 2.
Heidi Klum, Neil Patrick Harris to Guest Judge on First Season of Lifetime's UNDER THE GUNN; Competing Designers AnnouncedJanuary 9, 2014Lifetime's newest fashion competition series, Under the Gunn (#UnderTheGunn), premieres January 16, 2014, at 9pm ET/PT. The series' Emmy(R) Award-winning host Tim Gunn selected three past Project Runway luminaries, Mondo Guerra, Anya Ayoung-Chee and Nick Verreos, to each lead a group of designers to fashion stardom. They will have to nurture and inspire their band of hopefuls week-after-week to ensure their designers' looks impress the program's judges, including designer Rachel Roy; celebrity stylist Jen Rade, creator of some of the most iconic red carpet looks in Hollywood; and TV fashion correspondent and Marie Claire Senior Fashion Editor Zanna Roberts Rassi. Under the Gunn will feature guest judges Heidi Klum, Neil Patrick Harris (How I Met Your Mother), musician Macklemore, actors Jaimie Alexander (Thor), Zoey Deutch (Vampire Academy), Zendaya (Disney Channel's Shake It Up), designers Georgina Chapman (co-founder of Marchesa) and Trina Turk, and costumer Wendy Partridge, and special appearance by Sarah Hyland (Modern Family, Vampire Academy).