THIS WEEK WITH GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS Scores Largest Sweep Audience in Nearly 5 YearsDecember 2, 2013For the November 2013 Sweep, “This Week” drew 2.911 million Total Viewers and 787,000 Adults 25-54, according to Nielsen Media Research. The ABC public affairs program posted double-digit increases over the previous sweep (2.304 million and 641,000 for July 2013) in both Total Viewers (+26%) and Adults 25-54 (+23%). In fact, “This Week” drew its largest overall sweeps audience in nearly 5 years – since February 2009.
GOOD MORNING AMERICA Outdoes THE TODAY SHOW by Over 660,000 ViewersDecember 2, 2013ABC News' “Good Morning America” was the No. 1 morning program in Total Viewers (5.919 million) and Adults 25-54 (2.255 million) for the week of November 18, 2013, according to Nielsen Media Research. Taking the top spot in all 9 weeks of the season, “GMA” outperformed NBC's “Today” (5.257 million and 2.168 million, respectively) during the week by 662,000 Total Viewers and by 87,000 Adults 25-54. “GMA” built on its year-ago Total Viewer lead over the No. 2-ranked “Today” by 36% (+486,000 on w/o 11/19/12). Additionally, GoodMorningAmerica.com on Yahoo! reached 22 million users last month. It is the No. 1 morning news website and beats Today.com by millions of users each month.
Stevie Wonder, LeAnn Rimes & More Turn Out for 82nd HOLLYWOOD CHRISTMAS PARADEDecember 2, 2013 Erik Estrada, Laura McKenzie, Dean Cain and Montel Williams hosted the82nd Annual Hollywood Christmas Parade, the largest Christmas celebration in America, presented by Associated Television International on December 1st. The Grand Marshal of the parade was Buzz Aldrin, the second man to ever walk on the moon. The Parade benefited Toys for Tots and saluted Disabled American Veterans.
SEC ON CBS' Iron Bowl Coverage Delivers Record RatingsDecember 1, 2013CBS Sports' SEC ON CBS coverage of the epic Iron Bowl with No. 4-Auburn upsetting No. 1-Alabama, 34-28, on Saturday, Nov. 30, earned an overnight household rating/share of 8.6/18, up 291% from last year's 2.2/5 (Alabama over Auburn) in the metered markets.
STAGE TUBE: Highlights from Artists Rep's FOXFINDER, Transferring to Furious Theatre Company in JanuaryDecember 1, 2013The critically-acclaimed FURIOUS THEATRE COMPANY will present the second show of their 2013-2014 season, in association with, and direct from its critically-acclaimed run at the ARTISTS REPERTORY THEATRE in Portland, the rolling U.S. premiere of FOXFINDER written by Dawn King and directed by Damaso Rodriguez. FOXFINDER will feature Furious members, Sara Hennessey and Shawn Leeas well as Amanda Soden and Joshua Weinstein and will preview on Wednesday, January 8, Thursday, January 9 and Friday, January 10 at 8pm and will open on Saturday, January 11 at 8:00pm and run through Sunday, February 2 at the Pasadena Playhouse Carrie Hamilton Theatre, 39 S. El Molino Ave. in Pasadena. Check out highlights from the Artists Rep production below!
Actor Paul Walker Dead at 40December 1, 2013FAST AND FURIOUS franchise star Paul Walker has died Saturday afternoon in a car accident in Valencia, CA. Walker was 40 years old.
Watch in Full: NBC's MAKING OF THE SOUND OF MUSIC LIVE! with Carrie Underwood, Stephen Moyer & MoreNovember 29, 2013'The Making of The Sound of Music Live!' premiered on NBC on, November 27 at 8pm. The special, produced by NBC News' Peacock Productions, provides an exclusive, behind the scenes look at the three month countdown to 'The Sound of Music Live!,' a three-hour live event, premiering on Thursday, December 5 at 8/7C. Today, NBC released the special online - watch it in full below!
TV Exclusive: CUTTING-EDGE COMPOSERS CORNER - Blake Daniel Performs Will Reynolds' 'I Knew a Boy'December 6, 2013Today, Cutting Edge Composers is thankful for its talented composers, especially Will Reynolds. His song 'I Knew a Boy' was sung by Spring Awakening's Blake Daniel at their concert at the Canal Room. When asked about his inspiration for writing this song, Will said 'The first lyric is 'We sneak by disaster-free courting catastrophe' which basically sums up my experience as a 20-something. 'I Knew a Boy' was a warning to myself when I realized I had let myself get a little too lost.'
STAGE TUBE: Analise Scarpaci & Lewis Grosso Perform 'The Most Important Children's Song Ever' at ONCE UPON A TIME IN NEW YORKNovember 29, 2013'Once Upon A Time In New York City'- a concert series featuring a slate of brand new songs about the Big Apple, made its 54 Below debut on Nov. 19. The concert featured performances from Micah Burgess, Nick Cearley, Amanda Flynn, Amanda Green, Lewis Grosso, Molly Hager, Jeremy Jordan, Dennis Michael Keefe, Rachel Lee, Lauren Marcus, Chris Miller, Bonnie Milligan, Alexander Sage Oyen, Chelsea Packard, Rob Rokicki, George Salazar, Analise Scarpaci, Jahn Sood, Sam Tedaldi, Katie Thompson, Nathan Tysen, and more.
Woody Allen's BLUE JASMINE Set for 1/21 DVD, Blu-ray ReleaseNovember 27, 2013Explore an intimate portrayal of the inner-battle between fantasy and reality in the lighthearted drama from Sony Pictures Classics, BLUE JASMINE, available Jan. 21 on Blu-ray* and DVD from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. Written and directed by Woody Allen (Midnight in Paris, To Rome With Love), this endearing film finds Academy Award® winner Cate Blanchett (The Aviator, Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role, 2004) as Jasmine French, a former New York socialite, after her life falls to pieces. Following her fall from grace, Jasmine flees the Manhattan high life for San Francisco, where she tries to pull herself back together again, while teetering between a troubled past and a fresh start.
VIDEO: First Trailer for ISLAND OF LEMURS: MADAGASCAR, Narrated by Morgan FreemanNovember 27, 2013Academy Award® winner Morgan Freeman (“Million Dollar Baby,” “Dolphin Tale”) narrates the IMAX 3D® documentary “Island of Lemurs: Madagascar,” the incredible true story of nature's greatest explorers—lemurs. The film reunites Freeman with Drew Fellman, who also wrote and produced the 2011 IMAX 3D documentary “Born to Be Wild 3D,” and director David Douglas, who served as director of photography on that film. Check out the first trailer below!