CBS Announces Daytime Thanksgiving-Themed ProgrammingNovember 22, 2013CBS, the top-rated network in Daytime, celebrates Thanksgiving with special programming across the daypart on THE TALK, THE PRICE IS RIGHT, THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS and THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL.
Katie Couric to Exit ABC News for YahooNovember 22, 2013According to The Hollywood Reporter, the veteran broadcast journalist is currently negotiating an amicable exit from from the network and her nationally syndicated talk show. This year, the number of pieces Couric has contributed to ABC News has drastically dropped off. Following the break, Couric will reportedly move to Yahoo, 'finalizing an extensive deal' for her own interview show, sources have confirmed to THR and Deadline. ABC and Yahoo regularly share content, per a 2011 deal.
Jessica Szohr, Beth Riesgraf & More to Join Jason O'Mara in USA's COMPLICATIONSNovember 22, 2013COMPLICATIONS follows John Ellis, a disillusioned suburban ER doctor, who finds his existence transformed when he intervenes in a drive-by shooting, saving a young boy's life and killing one of his attackers. When he learns the boy is still marked for death he finds himself compelled to save him at any cost and discovers that his life and his outlook on medicine may never be the same. COMPLICATIONS is written and executive produced by Matt Nix and is from FOX Television Studios.
FOX Sports Enlists U.S. Soccer Star Landon Donovan for UEFA Champions League CoverageNovember 22, 2013U.S. Men's National Team and LA Galaxy forward Landon Donovan joins FOX Sports' lead soccer studio team - Rob Stone, Eric Wynalda, Warren Barton and Brian McBride - as a guest analyst for Match Day 5 of the UEFA Champions League on Tuesday (11/26) and Wednesday (11/27). Coverage on both days kicks off at 2:00 PM ET on FOX Sports 1. In addition to his UEFA Champions League analysis, Donovan previews his role Monday (11/25) on FOX SPORTS LIVE, the network's news, highlights and analysis program airing nightly at 11:00 PM ET, appearing with anchors Jay Onrait and Dan O'Toole, host Charissa Thompson and analysts Donovan McNabb, Gary Payton and Ephraim Salaam.
Meredith Vieira to Host Google+ Hangout, 11/25November 22, 2013Television personality Meredith Vieira will be hosting a live Google+ hangout in celebration of the coming Thanksgiving holiday. The hangout comes in part of Vieira's recently launched premium YouTube network LIVES.
SCANDAL & GREY'S ANATOMY Take Thursday in Adults 18-49November 22, 2013ABC ran a strong No. 2 on Thursday in Adults 18-49 (2.1/6), outdelivering Fox by 31% (1.6/5) and NBC by 110% (1.0/3). The Net ranked No. 1 on the night in Adults 18-34 (tie) and key Women (W18-34/W18-49).

STAGE TUBE: Highlights from Paper Mill Playhouse's OLIVER! with David Garrison, Betsy Morgan & MoreNovember 22, 2013Paper Mill Playhouse continues its 75th Anniversary Season with the classic Charles Dickens musical Oliver!, with a holiday 'twist' for the entire family. With a book, music and lyrics by Lionel Bart, Oliver! is directed by Paper Mill Playhouse Producing Artistic Director Mark S. Hoebee with original choreography by JoAnn M. Hunter. Oliver! features David Garrison (Fagin), best known for his role as Steve Rhoades on the hit television series Married...with Children, Betsy Morgan (Nancy), John Treacy Egan (Mr. Bumble), Jose Llana (Bill Sikes), David Hess (MR. Brownlow), Ethan Haberfield (Artful Dodger) and introducing Tyler Moran as Oliver. Oliver! also features 16 local boys from across the state of New Jersey who auditioned from a pool of over 200. Oliver! plays the Millburn, New Jersey theater through December 29. The official press opening night is Sunday, December 1, 2013, at 7:00pm. Check out highlights of the production below!
PREACHERS OF L.A. Hits New Season High in Key Female DemoNovember 21, 2013Delivering growth in the network's targeted demo of young women, Oxygen's 'Preachers of L.A.' earned a season high among F18-34 (221,000), F18-49 (462,000) and F25-54 (514,000), according to Nielsen. The series continues to increase among all key demos including up 11 percent among F18-34 and F18-49, up 9 percent among P18-49 and up 7 percent among F25-54, compared to the previous week. Every episode of the hit series has delivered over one million total viewers. In the 10pm hour, Oxygen was the #4 cable network among F18-49.
VIDEO: Behind-the-Scenes of Lifetime's BONNIE & CLYDE with Emile Hirsch and Holliday GraingerNovember 21, 2013In a first for A+E Networks, Lifetime, A&E and History will unite to simulcast the four-hour, two-night major event Bonnie & Clyde, starring Emile Hirsch (Into the Wild) and Holliday Grainger (The Borgias) in the title roles of Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker, the Depression-era outlaw couple whose criminal exploits have assured them lasting fame for eight decades, on Sunday, December 8th, and Monday, December 9th, at 9pm ET/PT. Today, the network has a released a behind-the-scenes, in-depth look at Bonnie & Clyde with interviews with actors Emile Hirsch, Holliday Grainger, William Hurt and Holly Hunter and director Bruce Beresford - check it out below!
Teams Announced for Second Season of National Geographic's ULTIMATE SURVIVAL ALASKANovember 21, 2013They are some of the toughest, most extreme survivalists from across the nation. Four teams - woodsmen, mountaineers, military veterans and endurance athletes - go head-to-head in an epic arctic competition that only National Geographic could inspire. Eleven legs across 1,500 miles of Alaska's wild. Only the gear on their backs.
NBA TV to Air 15 Live Games in Coming WeeksNovember 21, 2013NBA TV will showcase some of the best teams and biggest stars in the league over the next three weeks, with 15 live game telecasts including several flexible schedule adjustments such as the match-up this Saturday, Nov. 23, when the Minnesota Timberwolves and Kevin Love visit the Houston Rockets and James Harden at 8 p.m. ET.
David Bradley Replaces John Hurt in FX's THE STRAINNovember 21, 2013Acclaimed actor David Bradley has been cast in the role of 'Professor Abraham Setrakian' in the FX drama series The Strain, from Academy Award(R) nominated filmmaker Guillermo del Toro, author Chuck Hogan and writer/producer Carlton Cuse, which is based on the best-selling vampire novel trilogy of the same title written by del Toro and Hogan.
Miley Cyrus to Take Over MTV in Celebration of 21st Birthday this WeekendNovember 21, 2013MTV is handing the network over to world renowned entertainer and multiplatinum recording artist Miley Cyrus on Saturday, November 23 for an 8-hour celebration of the pop-culture queen's 21st birthday, hosted by none other than Miley herself. The MTV / Miley collective has generated some of pop culture's biggest moments of the year including two headline-grabbing performances at the “2013 MTV VMAs” in August and the “2013 MTV EMA” this month.
SURVIVOR Hits New Season HighNovember 21, 2013SURVIVOR: BLOOD vs. WATER delivered its largest audience of the season, according to updated Nielsen live plus same day ratings, for Wednesday, Nov. 20.
Sony Teases Future SPIDER-MAN Sequels, Spin-OffsNovember 21, 2013'We do very much have the ambition about creating a bigger universe around Spider-Man. There are a number of scripts in the works' which feature a number of fan-favorites from the series, Lynton said, according to Deadline.
ABC Family Begins 25 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS Social Media RolloutNovember 21, 2013ABC Family is spreading holiday cheer across multiple social platforms to make their “25 Days of Christmas” programming event the biggest stunt of the year. Fans can find dedicated “25 Days of Christmas” pages on Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, Pinterest and GetGlue, as well as special messaging from ABC Family's Instagram account. And for the first time ever, fans can keep up-to-date with all of the holiday programming by signing up to get text alerts sent to their mobile phones.