Disney Channel Sweeps Key Kid Demos for Third Straight WeekSeptember 17, 2013For the week of September 9, 2013, driven by all-new episodes of hit series 'Jessie,' 'Good Luck Charlie' and 'Austin & Ally,' along with newcomers 'Liv and Maddie' and 'Wander Over Yonder,' Disney Channel ranked as the decisive #1 TV network in Total Day across Kids 2-11 (827,000/2.1 rating), Kids 6-11 (563,000/2.4 rating) and Tweens 9-14 (490,000/2.0 rating) - marking its 3rd consecutive week sweeping the major youth demographics - and was the #1 entertainment cable TV network for the 2nd week in a row in Total Viewers (1.50 million).
WORLD NEWS WITH DIANE SAWYER Continues to Trim Viewership Gap with NBCSeptember 17, 2013Total Viewers and a 1.7 rating/7 share/2.02 million in Adults 25-54, according to Nielsen Media Research. Growing for the 3rd consecutive week (7.62 million and 1.86 million, respectively, on w/o 9/2/13) in both Total Viewers (+4%) and Adults 25-54 (+9%), “World News” turned in its strongest performance in nearly 5 months – since w/o 4/15/13.
Green Day's ¡CUATRO! Doc Set for DVD & Digital Release, 9/24September 17, 2013Reprise Records' Green Day today announced that their documentary film ¡Cuatro! will be released via iTunes, Amazon, Qello, and on DVD onSeptember 24th. ¡Cuatro! pulls back the curtain and takes fans inside the world of Green Day, from the various spontaneous live performances in select cities around the U.S. to the chronicling of their creative process while conceptualizing and recording their recent trilogy of albums: Green Day ¡Uno!,Green Day ¡Dos!, Green Day ¡Tré! To pre-order ¡Cuatro! on Amazon, click HERE.
Rosie O'Donnell Set for Recurring Role on ABC Family's THE FOSTERSSeptember 17, 2013O'Donnell will play Rita Hendricks, a tough yet compassionate woman who works in the foster care system and becomes a mentor to a member of the Foster family. She will appear in three episodes when the series returns in January 2014. Production on the second half of the show's first season will begin in October.
MTV Renews RIDICULOUSNESS; FANTASY FACTORY to End After 6th SeasonSeptember 17, 2013MTV announced today the pick-up of a fourth season of Rob Dyrdek's hit series'“Ridiculousness” with 22 all-new episodes and also greenlit the sixth and final season of “Rob Dyrdek's Fantasy Factory,” with ten all-new episodes. In celebration of the new greenlights, the entire cast of “Fantasy Factory” reunites for the season three finale of “Ridiculousness” airing Thursday, September 19 at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT on MTV, followed by the season finale of “Money From Strangers” at 11:00 p.m. ET/PT. Check out a sneak peek from the Ridiculousness season finale here.
VIDEO: Trailer for DEVIL IN MY RIDESeptember 17, 2013Red Band Films, the specialty genre label of L.A. based production and finance company Unified Pictures, announced today that its debut feature horror/comedy “Devil in My Ride,” starring Sid Haig (Kill Bill: Vol. 2, Jackie Brown, The Devil's Rejects), will make its much anticipated World Premiere at the Shriekfest International Film Festival, taking place October 3rd to 6th in Los Angeles. Check out the first trailer below!
WB Partnering with Star TV for Turkish Edition of THE O.C.September 17, 2013A Turkish version of the long running hit series The O.C. has been commissioned by Star TV in Turkey from Warner Bros. International Television Production. The 13 episode season is being produced by Ay Yapim and will premiere on 13 September. This is the first local adaptation of the award winning U.S. series.
Bravo's BATTLE OF THE SOUS CHEFS to Premiere TomorrowSeptember 17, 2013Bravo Media will air a supersized episode (75 minutes) of “Top Chef Masters” on Wednesday, September 18 from 10PM ET/PT – 11:15 PM ET/PT, which includes the season finale of the online competition series, “Battle of the Sous Chefs.” This marks the first time the network premieres the transmedia series on air, where the second-in-commands have competed each week for their chef with the results directly affecting the outcome of the show. Tune in to see which Sous Chef earns their chef $10,000 for their charity on in the finale episode of “Battle of the Sous Chef” and which three Masters will move on to compete on the season finale of “Top Chef Masters” airing next Wednesday, September 25 at 10PM ET/PT.
NBC's 49ers-Seahawks Game Scores 20.5 Million ViewersSeptember 17, 2013Despite a 60-minute weather delay, the San Francisco 49ers-Seattle Seahawks matchup on Sunday Night Football drew an average of 20.5 million viewers on NBC – marking the most-watched primetime NFL matchup between West Coast teams in nearly two decades.
BOXEO TELEMUNDO to Return this Week, 9/20September 17, 2013Boxeo Telemundo - the number one boxing program on Hispanic television in the United States during Season 2 - is back on Friday, September 20 at 11:35PM/10:35C, as the bell sounds for the start of its third and final season of 2013. Season 3 of “Boxeo Telemundo” promises to be just as thrilling as the previous two this year with quality boxing and exciting finishes. The action kicks off on Friday in Florida at the Kissimmee Civic Center with a former champion in Puerto Rico's own Wilfredo Vazquez Jr, facing off versus unbeaten Mexican pugilist Guillermo Avila for the vacant WBO International Bantamweight Title. Rene Giraldo and Jessi Losada will be on the call, and Karim Mendiburu will be ringside interacting with fans on social media and interviewing the winner after the bout. Boxing fans can also visit Deportestelemundo.com on the web and on their mobile devices to watch the weigh-in and see exclusive behind the scenes footage. They can also keep up with the fight live following @TelemundoSports on Twitter for round-by-round scoring and up to the minute updates.
THE PRICE IS RIGHT to Introduce New Pricing Game, 9/23September 17, 2013Daytime Emmy Award-winning game show THE PRICE IS RIGHT, daytime's #1-rated series and the longest-running game show in television history, kicks off its 42nd season with two huge events: the introduction of a new pricing game, “Do The Math,” and a special all-Plinko episode celebrating the 30th anniversary of the fan-favorite game, during its season premiere week, Monday, Sept. 23 – Friday Sept. 27 (11:00 AM-12:00 Noon, ET; 10:00-11:00 AM, PT).
#CBSTweetWeek to Return 9/18-10/3September 17, 2013#CBSTweetWeek (cbs.com/tweetweek) is back bigger than ever and ready to ignite a #FanFrenzy for CBS Television's fall premieres from Wednesday, Sept. 18 - Thursday, Oct. 3. Many of the Network's stars and creative talent will be signing on to chat and tweet live with fans. They'll be sharing more content with fans this year than ever before using #CBSTweetWeek's new photo booth and video station to share photos and videos on Twitter, Instagram and Vine, along with #CBSTweetWeek giveaways of show merchandise. In addition to #CBSTweetWeek, fans can also watch exclusive content around the new and returning shows in CBS.com's Fall Premieres hub.
UNDER THE DOME Season Finale Draws 11.8 Million ViewersSeptember 17, 2013The season finale of UNDER THE DOME delivered its largest audience since its June premiere and its highest key demographics since July, according to Nielsen preliminary live plus same day ratings for Monday, Sept. 16.
Syfy Picks Up Canadian Werewolf Series BITTENSeptember 17, 2013 A new breed of werewolves is coming to Syfy with the acquisition of the first season of the new Canadian scripted series Bitten from leading independent studio Entertainment One (eOne).
Trace Adkins & Danica Patrick to Co-Host 4th Annual AMERICAN COUNTRY AWARDS, 12/10September 17, 2013Multi-platinum recording artist Trace Adkins and NASCAR superstar Danica Patrick will co-host the fourth annual AMERICAN COUNTRY AWARDS, airing live from Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas Tuesday, Dec. 10 (8:00-10:00 PM ETlive/PT tape-delayed) on FOX. This is Adkins' fourth time serving as a host of the annual awards show, which gives fans the opportunity to vote for their favorite artists in categories such as artists, albums, singles, videos and touring, encompassing the entire spectrum of country music and bestowing honors that no other awards show has. Nominees, performers and presenters to be announced.
MASTERS OF SEX Preview Now Available OnlineSeptember 17, 2013Viewers nationwide can now sample the series premiere of the highly-anticipated new Showtime drama series MASTERS OF SEX, starring Emmy Award nominee Michael Sheen and Lizzy Caplan as real-life human sexuality researchers, Dr. William Masters and Virginia Johnson. The premiere episode can be accessed across multiple platforms including the Showtime websitehttp://s.sho.com/18ZNzp9, on Youtube http://s.sho.com/1eHScN7, via select television providers' free On Demand channels and websites, on Showtime ON DEMAND and Showtime ANYTIME. MASTERS OF SEXpremieres on Sunday, September 29th at 10 p.m. ET/PT on SHOWTIME.
AMC to Split Final Season of MAD MENSeptember 17, 2013 AMC announced today that the final season of the Lionsgate series Mad Men will be expanded to 14 episodes and equally portioned with seven episodes airing in spring of 2014 (“The Beginning”) and the final seven episodes of this iconic series (“The End of an Era”) airing in the spring of 2015.