THE CRAZY ONES & THE MILLERS Up Week-to-WeekNovember 8, 2013CBS's freshman comedies - THE MILLERS and THE CRAZY ONES - both posted solid week-to-week growth in adults, while THE BIG BANG THEORY was Thursday's #1 program in viewers and key demographics, according to Nielsen preliminary live plus same day ratings for Nov. 6.
LIVE WITH KELLY AND MICHAEL Announces HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIRE SweepstakesNovember 8, 2013“LIVE with Kelly and Michael” hosts Kelly Ripa and Michael Strahan have announced “LIVE's 'The Hunger Games: Catching Fire' Special Access Sweepstakes,” the chance for one lucky fan to come to New York, be a VIP at a “LIVE” taping and attend a special advance screening of “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire.”
Oxygen's PREACHERS OF L.A. Hits New Season High in Key Female DemoNovember 7, 2013Oxygen's 'Preachers of L.A.'earned a season high among F18-49 (433,000), marking the fifth consecutive week of growth in the network's targeted demo of young women, according to Nielsen. Every episode of the series has delivered over one million total viewers. In addition, the series delivered double-digit growth among P18-49, up 10 percent (611,000), and F18-34, up 22 percent (203,000), compared to the previous week. In the 10pm hour, Oxygen was the #6 cable network among F18-49.
NBCSN to Air Minnesota-Notre Dame College Hockey Match, 11/8November 7, 2013 NBCSN presents No. 1 Minnesota (5-0-1) at No. 3 Notre Dame (6-2-0) on Friday at 8 p.m. ET. Steve Schlanger (play-by-play) and Anson Carter (analyst) will have the call from Compton Family Ice Arena in South Bend, Ind. Friday night's game is the first in a two-game weekend series, and NBC Sports Live Extra, NBC Sports Group's live streaming product for desktops, mobile devices, and tablets, will provide live coverage of both games, concluding on Saturday night at 7 p.m. ET.
CBS' GRAMMY GIG OF A LIFETIME to Return for 2014November 7, 2013CBS Interactive today announced the kick off to its third-annual 'GRAMMY(R) Gig of a Lifetime' contest[i] to give aspiring musicians across the country the chance to perform during a GRAMMY(R) Week event. The performance will also be available on-demand as part of GRAMMY(R) Live, a digital experience featuring streaming events and exclusive coverage around Music's Biggest Night(R). Presented by Surface, the official tablet partner of THE 56th ANNUAL GRAMMY AWARDS(R), this year's contest will tap top musical talent from different genres - Fall Out Boy, Austin Mahone, and Emeli Sandé - to help select the finalists before the public votes on their choice for the winning band.
ABC's THE CHEW Scores Another Record WeekNovember 7, 2013For the week of October 28, 2013, ABC rose to near 2 year highs in Women 18-49 (647,000/1.0 rating) and Women 25-54 (835,000/1.4 rating), and set 10 month highs in Total Viewers (2.91 million) and Women 18-34 (218,000/0.6 rating) – since weeks of 1/9/12, 1/28/13 and 1/14/13, respectively – ranking as the #1 network in daytime across the target Women demos (tied in W18-34).
NBA TV's Opening Week Viewership Up 8% from 2012November 7, 2013Through the opening week of the 2013-14 NBA regular season, NBA TV is averaging 396,000 total viewers for six telecasts, an increase of 8% compared with an average of 366,000 total viewers over the same time period last year. The network's most-viewed telecast to start the season was the Los Angeles Lakers vs. Golden State Warriors on Wednesday, Oct. 30, at 10:30 p.m. ET, which generated an average of 595,000 total viewers.
MEET THE PRESS Scores Ratings WinNovember 7, 2013More viewers tuned into “Meet the Press” on Nov. 3, 2013 than any other Sunday public affairs program, according to Nielsen Media Research data. The NBC broadcast drew 2.816 million viewers, topping Face the Nation's legacy half-hour and full hour, as well as This Week. “Meet the Press” was the only broadcast network to post gains week over week.
STAR WARS: EPISODE VII Officially Gets December 2015 ReleaseNovember 7, 2013LucasFilm and Disney made the announcement the afternoon on StarWars.com, with Alan Horn, chairman of The Walt Disney Studios saying in a statement: 'We're very excited to share the official 2015 release date for Star Wars: Episode VII, where it will not only anchor the popular holiday filmgoing season but also ensure our extraordinary filmmaking team has the time needed to deliver a sensational picture.'
James Badge Dale Boards David Mamet's BLACKBIRD with Cate BlanchettNovember 6, 2013Blanchett takes on the role of 'Janet,' who returns for the funeral of her grandfather, a film visual effects artist who secretly worked as a U.S. special ops agent. As her grandfather's secret life becomes a threat to her, she is forced to uncover the truth about his mysterious background. Dale will play a 'military major' related to Blanchett.
Justin Kirk & Hope Davis Set for Recurring Roles on Fox's Event Series WAYWARD PINESNovember 6, 2013According to The Hollywood Reproter, the pair of booked recurring roles on Fox's upcoming event series slated for a premiere in 2014, joining Matt Dillon, Carla Gugino, Juliette Lewis, an Melisa Leo. Based on the best-selling novel 'Pines' by Blake Crouch and brought to life by suspenseful storyteller M. Night Shyamalan ('The Sixth Sense,' 'Signs'), WAYWARD PINES is the intense new mind-bending event thriller evocative of the classic cult hit 'Twin Peaks.'
SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL to Feature Cowboys-Saints Game, 11/10November 6, 2013Tony Romo and the NFC East-leading Dallas Cowboys (5-4) travel to New Orleans, La., to take on Drew Brees and the NFC South-leading Saints (6-2) on NBC's Sunday Night Football. Coverage begins with Football Night In America at 7 p.m. ET on NBC.