VIDEO: New Trailer for RIO 2December 12, 2013A new trailer for Twentieth Century Fox's RIO 2, featuring a flock of top actors and musical talents new to the franchise. Check out the trailer below!
Second Season of BANSHEE to Premiere 1/10 on CinemaxDecember 12, 2013BANSHEE returns for its ten-episode second season FRIDAY, JAN. 10 (10:00-11:00 p.m. ET/PT), exclusively on CINEMAX. The Emmy(R)-winning series is executive produced by Jonathan Tropper, David Schickler, Peter Macdissi, Alan Ball and Greg Yaitanes.
SEC ON CBS Bests Competition for Fifth Straight YearDecember 12, 2013CBS Sports' national coverage of the SEC ON CBS for the 2013 season is the highest-rated regular-season college football package on any network for the fifth consecutive season, averaging a national household rating/share of 4.5/10, up 15% from last year (3.9/9).
HERE COMES HONEY BOO BOO & TRAILER PARK: WELCOME TO MYRTLE MANOR Return to TLC, 1/16December 12, 2013Crazy antics and quirky characters make for two of TLC's most popular series. And these unorthodox, lovable reality television families are ready for all-new escapades in their Southern comfort towns. Returning Thursdays this January, HERE COMES HONEY BOO and TRAILER PARK: WELCOME TO MYRTLE MANOR show no signs of slowing down in their second seasons. Ramping up on the fun and chaos, both series will offer viewers a whole new range of wacky hijinks, unpredictable exploits and eccentric personalities! HERE COMES HONEY BOO premieres January 16 at 9 PM (ET/PT) followed by TRAILER PARK: WELCOME TO MYRTLE MANOR at 10 PM (ET/PT) on TLC.
A&E's DUCK DYNASTY Holiday Special Posts Year-Over-Year GrowthDecember 12, 20138.9 million Total Viewers joined the holiday festivities with The Robertson Family last night during A&E's one-hour Duck Dynasty Christmas Special, calling in a +37% jump from the program's holiday special last year. In its 10pm time period, the special also averaged 4.6 million Adults 25-54 viewers (+21%) and 4.5 million Adults 18-49 viewers (+15%), according to Fast Nielsen Ratings.
Great American Country Picks Up FARM KINGS for Third SeasonDecember 12, 2013Great American Country has renewed its original television series Farm Kings for a third season, the network announced today. A strong ratings performer that year-to-date has registered nearly 13 million primetime viewers according to Nielsen, Farm Kings celebrates family, food and home while chronicling the hard-working lives of a real, authentic, American farm family near Pittsburgh, PA: the Kings of Freedom Farms, a big, broad-shouldered group of nine brothers, one sister and a dynamic mother. Season three launches on Thursday, December 19 at 9pm ET/8c on Great American Country.
STAGE TUBE: Cast of A NIGHT WITH JANIS JOPLIN Performs 'Spirit in the Dark' on 'WENDY WILLIAMS'December 12, 2013A NIGHT WITH JANIS JOPLIN, the new Broadway musical, performed live on "THE WENDY WILLIAMS SHOW" on Tuesday, December 10. Mary Bridget Davies, critically acclaimed for her portrayal of Janis, was joined by Taprena Michelle Augustine,De'Adre Aziza, Nikki Kimbrough, and NaTasha Yvette Williams as Aretha Franklin to perform the show-stopping Act One finale "Spirit in the Dark." Check out their performance below!
SAVING MR. BANKS Limited Engagement at Walt Disney Studios Sells OutDecember 11, 2013Disney announced today that tickets to its Special Limited Engagement at the Walt Disney Studios, featuring their highly anticipated film “Saving Mr. Banks,” have sold out one week in advance of the event that runs seven nights from December 13 through December 19. Tickets are still available for the limited engagements at select theaters in the following cities: Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, Seattle, San Francisco, Toronto and Washington D.C. Check your local listings for theater locations and times.
FX Orders TYRANT to SeriesDecember 11, 2013FX has ordered TYRANT, from HOMELAND co-creators Howard Gordon and Gideon Raff and Craig Wright to series, according to Deadline. TYRANT's first season has been given a 10-episode order, which is set to debut next summer.
TLC to Air Two New 'GYPSY' Specials this MonthDecember 11, 2013Over the years, audiences around the world have learned that there is nothing UK Travellers like more than a good old fashion party! With the holiday season quickly approaching, what better time to bring out those decorations, vamp up that wardrobe, and have some of the most outrageous weddings and birthday celebrations we've seen thus far. This holiday season, TLC will reunite audiences with some of their favorite UK gypsies as well as introduce some new faces in not one, but two all new specials, 'A VERY MERRY GYPSY CHRISTMAS' airing December 19 at 10 PM ET/PT and 'MY BIG FAT GYPSY WEDDING: LUCK OF THE IRISH' premiering December 26 at 10PM PT/ET. Radio and TV personality Ellen K will once again lend her voice as narrator of both specials.
Velocity's CARS AND COFFEE Programming Block to Air Every WeekdayDecember 11, 2013Velocity, the fastest growing cable network among men 18-49, is bringing viewers more of the automotive programming they love, earlier in the morning, with the all-new programming block 'Cars and Coffee'. Every weekday start your day with your favorite cup of coffee and Velocity from 6 - 9 AM ET as 'Cars and Coffee' features the best episodes of top-rated Velocity series including TECH TOYS, CHASING CLASSIC CARS and WHAT'S MY CAR WORTH?
Starz & Encore to Honor Nelson Mandela, 12/14-15December 11, 2013In honor of the life and achievements of visionary leader Nelson Mandela, STARZ and ENCORE will present a simulcast across the flagship stations this Saturday, December 14th starting at 12:00pm ET/PT, of three films depicting his life, including Mandela (documentary,1996), Mandela and De Klerk (feature, 1997), and Amandla! A Revolution in Four Part Harmony (music documentary, 2002). STARZ IN BLACK will also air Mandela on Sunday, December 15th, at 9:00am and 2:45pm ET/PT and Amandla! A Revolution in Four Part Harmony at 1:00pm ET/PT. ENCORE BLACK will air Mandela and De Klerk on Sunday, December 15th at 11:00am and 4:45pm ET/PT.
FX's SONS OF ANARCHY Hits New Finale Ratings HighDecember 11, 2013FX's smash hit drama series Sons of Anarchy ended its 6th season on a high note, with last night's 13th episode (12/10/13, 10-11:50PM ET/PT) posting the season's second-highest rated episode, and the most-watched finale in the history of the show.
REV RUN'S RENOVATION to Debut 1/4 on DIY NetworkDecember 11, 2013The home of Joseph Simmons - best known as Rev Run from the iconic rap group, Run DMC - will get a major transformation in the new DIY Network series Rev Run's Renovation, premiering Saturday, January 4, at 10 p.m. ET/PT. During the 10-episode series, the home's remodel becomes a family affair as Rev Run, his wife Justine, their kids Daniel (Diggy), Russell (Russy) and Miley, and a team of builders work together to completely renovate their 9,000 square foot New Jersey home. As the family mansion is gutted from top to bottom, Run and Justine debate the new design possibilities for each space.
NBC Sports Group to Air Over 32 Hours of DEW TOUR ION MOUNTAIN CHAMPIONSHIPS CoverageDecember 11, 2013NBC Sports Group will present more than 32 hours of coverage of the Dew Tour Ion Mountain Championships this week from Breckenridge, Colo., including four hours of live television coverage on NBC and NBCSN, and 32 hours of digital coverage live streamed on NBC Sports Live Extra (http://stream.nbcsports.com/liveextra/about.html) and DewTour.com (http://www.dewtour.com/).
Steelers-Bengals Game Set for SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL this WeekendDecember 11, 2013Andy Dalton and the AFC North-leading Cincinnati Bengals (9-4) travel to Heinz Field in Pittsburgh, Pa., to take on Ben Roethlisberger and the Steelers (5-8) on NBC's Sunday Night Football. Coverage begins with Football Night In America at 7 p.m. ET on NBC.