VIDEO: Bruce Willis Parodies ARMAGEDDON on SNLOctober 13, 2013On last night's SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE, host Bruce Willis and crew mocked Michael Bay's ARMAGEDDON (in which Willis starred), by sending a group of roughnecks to outer space to take out an asteroid. Check out the sketch below!
VIDEO: SNL Takes on GRAVITY & Government Shutdown in Cold OpenOctober 13, 2013On last night's SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE, the show opened with two astronauts who contact NASA for help, only to find out that the government shutdown - and has left only two janitors to guide them back to Earth. Check out the sketch below!
FX Orders WWII Miniseries from SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE TrioOctober 11, 2013According to The Hollywood Reporter, the network has ordered a 10-epiosde miniseries titled TELEMARK from the SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE Oscar-winning trio, Simon Beaufoy, Danny Boyle, and Christian Colson. Beaufoy wrote the project, with Boyle and Colson set to executive produce.
Damian Lewis to Narrate Exclusive HOMELAND Story on AudibleOctober 11, 2013Variety reports that the star of Showtime's hit series, Damian Lewis, will narrate an 'exlusive story extension' for Amazon's audiobook marketplace. The story arc takes place within the first few episodes of the current season.
VIDEO: First Look at Tonight's New HAVEN on SyfyOctober 11, 2013On tonight's new episode of HAVEN on Syfy, Lexie jumpstarts her life in Haven by joining Nathan on the hunt for a deadly trouble that seems to change its victims' personalities. Check out a first look at the episode below!
NFL Network's THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL Scores 7.78 Million ViewersOctober 11, 2013Last night's New York Giants-Chicago Bears game on NFL Network delivered a 5.0 US HH rating and was watched by an average of 7.8 million viewers (not including over-the-air stations in New York and Chicago). Won by the Bears 27-21, the telecast topped last week's Thursday Night Football game between the Buffalo Bills and Cleveland Browns by 19% in rating (4.2) and 13% in viewership (6.9 M).
Manix Film Begins Production on BIG SKYOctober 11, 2013Manis Film announced that production started onBig Sky, the English-language debut of Mexican helmer Jorge Michel Grau (the original We Are What We Are). The film will star Bella Thorne (upcoming The Familymoon with Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore, and Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day with Steve Carell and Jennifer Garner; and Disney Channel's Shake It Up), Kyra Sedgwick (Emmy and Golden Globe winner for The Closer; The Possession; upcoming films Kill Your Darlings, Rays of Light and Reach Me), Frank Grillo (The Grey; End of Watch; Zero Dark Thirty; upcoming Captain America: The Winter Soldier), and Aaron Tveit (Les Miserables; Howl; USA'sGraceland). Principal photography commenced this week in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Sandra Bernhard to Guest on ABC Family's SWITCHED AT BIRTHOctober 11, 2013Actress/singer/comedienne Sandra Bernhard (“Roseanne,” “The L Word,” “The Neighbors”) will guest star in ABC Family's original drama series, “Switched at Birth.” In a recurring role, Bernhard will play Teresa Lubarsky, a groovy art professor at a local college where Bay (Vanessa Marano) is taking classes. The Peabody Award-winning family drama returns for a third season in January, 2014.
E! Outranks TMZ, People OnlineOctober 10, 2013E! is building on its record breaking momentum and continued to strengthen its competitive position as a digital powerhouse in third quarter 2013, delivering its strongest quarter to date in comScore across Eonline (11M, up +31% YOY), multiplatform (18M) and mobile (9M) in average monthly uniques. Eonline has posted 5 consecutive quarters of growth in uniques since its redesigned site launch (July 2012), and yearly audience gains continue to be in the strong double digits with even faster growth from mobile. Additionally, in September, Eonline reached the #1 rank in Total Unique Visitors among all Entertainment News sites (excluding portals), beating both TMZ (http://TMZ.com/) and People (http://People.com/).
Telemundo's BILLBOARD MEXICAN MUSIC AWARDS Scores Over 4 Million Total ViewersOctober 10, 2013Telemundo's live broadcast of the third annual “Billboard Mexican Music Awards' from the renowned Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California and hosted by telenovela superstars Rafael Amaya and Aylin Mujica, cumulatively reached 4,065,000 total viewers and 2,196,000 adults 18-49 throughout the broadcast, according to Nielsen. The show featured the biggest stars of Mexican music with mesmerizing performances and a festive tribute to Mexican music. For more information, please visithttp://www.nbcumv.com/ and Twitter: @TLMDMediaPR https://twitter.com/TLMDMediaPR.