Oxygen's PREACHERS OF L.A. Premiere Draws 1.1 Million Total ViewersOctober 10, 2013The series premiere of Oxygen's much anticipated new docu-series, 'Preachers of L.A.' delivered 1.1 million total viewers, 529,000 P18-49 and 378,000 F18-49, which marks the network's strongest Wednesday season premiere ever according to Nielsen. Last night's episode delivered Oxygen's second highest rated series premiere in network history among F25-54 (426,000). In the 10pm hour, Oxygen was the #5 cable network among F25-54 and compared to the prior four week time period average, the series premiere saw triple digit growth, up 282 percent in total viewers, 215 percent among P18-49 and 178 percent among F18-49.
Ben Affleck & Matt Damon to Produce Comedy Pilot for CBS, Tom Papa to StarOctober 10, 2013The project is 'based on the stand-up of Papa and the experiences of Damon, the multi-camera comedy, titled More Time With Family, centers on a guy (Papa) who changes his career and gives up a life on the road to spend more time at home with his family - but when he gets there, he realizes no one asked him to do that.'
Nat Geo WILD to Air DOGGIE NIGHTMARES Special with Cesar Millan, 11/3October 10, 2013World-renowned dog behaviorist Cesar Millan is back doing the work he feels most passionately about: helping difficult dogs find happy homes with loving families. There are millions of dogs in U.S. shelters just waiting for the right owner to walk in and scoop them up. Sadly, many adoptions fail within in the first two weeks when behavior patterns and dynamics between dog and owner don't gel.
HOUSE OF CARDS to Crumble After Two Seasons?October 10, 2013At Vancouver International Film Festival last week, executive producer Rick Cleveland was more than open with the show's future, telling GoldDerby: 'House of Cards' is only going to go a second season and I think that's it. Kevin Spacey likes to do movies and Robin Wright likes to do movies.'
Discovery Fit & Health to Debut URBAN SUBURBAN, RENO VS RELOCATE, 11/7October 10, 2013With so many options in the housing market, choosing where you want to live can be a really big decision. Should you rent or buy? Live in the city or outside of town? Remodel your current space or scrap it and start anew? In Discovery Fit & Health's two new series, several of these questions get answered for families on the hunt for their dream home. With the help of competing brother and sister realtors Phil DuMoulin and Sarah Daniels, couples determine whether they want to buy a home in the city or the suburbs in URBAN SUBURBAN premiering Thursday, November 7 at 9 & 9:30 PM (ET/PT). Then, designer Robin Lewis and expert realtor Vanessa Roman contend to convince homeowners to modernize their homes or move in RENO VS RELOCATE premiering at 10 & 10:30 PM (ET/PT) on Discovery Fit & Health.
VH1's LOVE & HIP HOP, CHRISSY & MR. JONES Return 10/28October 10, 2013Tune into VH1 Mondays this fall to kick off the week with a bang when the network's hit series 'Love & Hip Hop NY' and 'Chrissy & Mr. Jones' return with all-new episodes. Catch up with familiar faces and dive into new storylines when 'Love & Hip Hop NY' season 4 premieres at 8PM ET/ PT, followed by the 2nd season premiere of 'Chrissy & Mr. Jones' at 9PM ET/ PT on Monday, October 28 on VH1.
AMERICAN HORROR STORY: COVEN Premiere Draws 7.78 Million ViewersOctober 10, 2013The premiere episode of FX's critically-acclaimed miniseries American Horror Story: Coven (10/9/13, 10:00-11:12 PM) was the most-watched telecast ever of the American Horror Story franchise, recording 5.54 million Total Viewers, 3.87 million Adults 18-49 (3.0 rating) and 2.34 million Adults 18-34 (3.5 rating), which ranked #1 for the night in Adults 18-34 against all broadcast competition in primetime (8:00-11:00PM), and it ranked #2 in Adults 18-49 behind Modern Family. (Cable program rankers for Wednesday will be available later this afternoon.)
Spike TV to Air BAR RESCUE Special, 10/27October 10, 2013In the fall of 2012, Hurricane Sandy devastated the Bungalow Bar and Grill, a once-booming Rockaway Beach, NY establishment. One year later, Spike TV's 'Bar Rescue' takes a break from turning around struggling bars and heads to the Rockaways to give this deserving business another shot at success. This special episode premieres Sunday, October 27 at 10 PM, ET/PT.
SLEEPY HOLLOW Hits 25 Million Viewers with VOD, DVROctober 10, 2013With the Live+7 Nielsen data that came in earlier this week, plus the available VOD and Fox.com/Hulu streaming numbers, the SLEEPY HOLLOW premiere total audience has now surpassed 25 million viewers/views! This means that, in less than 30 days, the premiere viewership has virtually doubled from Nielsen's Live + Same Day Total Audience of 12.7 million.
THE TODAY SHOW Grows in Key Daily DemosOctober 10, 2013NBC's TODAY continues to deliver significant ratings gains, posting more growth in the key demo than any other morning program for the second straight week. Versus the same week last year, TODAY is up 20% (+339k) in A25-54 viewers. Over the first two weeks of the season, TODAY has closed the demo gap with GMA by 61% (128k).
NBC Sports Announces Dew Tour Toyota City Championships CoverageOctober 10, 2013NBC Sports Group's coverage of the 2013 Dew Tour will continue this weekend with more than 20 hours of the Dew Tour Toyota City Championships from San Francisco, Calif., on NBC, NBCSN, NBC Sports Live Extra and Dew Tour.com. Live television coverage on NBC begins Saturday at 4 p.m. ET and continues through the weekend. Starting this evening at 7:30 p.m. ET, NBC Sports Live Extra and Dew Tour Live on Dew Tour.com will also live stream all preliminary and final competitions. In addition, NBCSN will air encore coverage of competitions that were streamed live on NBC Sports Live Extra and DewTour.com.
THE REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NEW JERSEY TELL ALL Part One to Air 10/14October 10, 2013Bravo Media serves up never-before-seen footage of everyone's favorite Garden State ladies from this past season in a two-part “The Real Housewives of New Jersey Tell All” special with part one airing Monday, October 14 at 9p.m. ET/PT and part two on Sunday, October 20 at 8p.m. ET/PT. On an impulsive excursion to a Camel Farm, Jacqueline finds herself in unchartered Amish territory. While Kathy's son, Joseph, gets an unwelcome lesson in sex education, the Manzo brothers literally duke it out in the boxing ring. Melissa's “Rockstar Bootcamp” gets hi-jacked by none other than Joe Gorga, and Teresa finds herself caught in the middle of an explosive showdown between Kim D. and Melissa's friend, Jennifer Dalton. From extravagant events to several bizarre antics, you don't want to miss the lost footage from this past season. For a sneak peek, please visit: http://www.bravotv.com/the-real-housewives-of-new-jersey/season-5/videos/a-fight-breaks-out
THE CHEW Scores Best Week Ever in Key Female DemoOctober 10, 2013For the week of September 30, 2013, ABC ranked as the definitive #1 network in daytime in Women 18-49 (626,000/1.0 rating), setting a 20-month high in the demo – since week of 1/9/12 – and was also the #1 network in Women 18-34 (218,000/0.6 rating – tie) and Women 25-54 (779,000/1.3 rating – tie).
CMA COUNTRY CHRISTMAS to Air 12/2 on ABCOctober 9, 2013The special is a celebration of the season featuring Country's top stars and non-format favorites performing holiday songs and sharing their personal holiday traditions and memories. The special tapes in front of a live audience Friday, Nov. 8 at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn.
Kit Harington, Michael B. Jordan, Saoirse Ronan & More Considered for THE FANTASTIC FOUR RebootOctober 9, 2013According to Deadline, Michael B. Jordan, who drew attention for his starring role in FRUITVALE STATION, is 'likely' to play 'The Human Torch,' aka Johnny Storm. In addition, GAME OF THRONES' Kit Harrington, Jack O'Connell, and Miles Teller are the frontrunners to play Reed Richards, while Kate Mara, Saoirse Ronan, and Margot Robbie are being considered for Sue Storm. No names were included on who might take on the role of 'The Thing.'