Second Season of Disney Channel's DOG WITH A BLOG to Premiere 9/20August 21, 2013 The stars of 'Dog With a Blog' -- G Hannelius, Blake Michael, Francesca Capaldi, Beth Littleford, Regan Burns and their canine co-star, Mick -- host a Disney Channel Friday Night of Premieres programming event (8:00-10:00 p.m.) that includes the season premiere (8:30 p.m., ET/PT) of their hit sitcom for kids and families, on FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20. The series is #1 in its time period among Kids 2-11, Kids 6-11 and Tweens 9-14.
STAGE TUBE: New Promo for WickedGreen Productions' BASHERET, 8/30-31August 21, 2013WickedGreen Productions introduces Basheret, a new play by local playwright and actor Bailey Boudreau. The premiere production will be a two day only benefit August 30th and 31st, 2013 at Affirmations Community Center in Ferndale, Michigan. Proceeds will go to both Affirmations and The Kyle Holton Memorial Scholarship Fund at Wayne State University. This is a limited engagement charity event. Check out a new promotional trailer for the production below!
FAMILY GAME NIGHT Return Up from Season 3 PremiereAugust 20, 2013 The season four premiere of 'Family Game Night' on the Hub Network, a destination for kids and their families, tops its season three premiere in key Kid and Adult demos and delivers year-to-date time period gains for the network. 'Family Game Night,' produced by Hasbro Studios, is the number one co-viewed show on the Hub Network last week amongst Adults 18-49 watching with Kids 2-11. Additionally, the series had its best season premiere in history with Girls 2-11 and Girls 6-11.
THE TODAY SHOW Launches Online Book ClubAugust 20, 2013TODAY is putting a new spin on an old classic with the launch of the TODAY Book Club— a unique discussion series connecting book lovers with engaging reads from both up-and-coming new authors to some of their seasoned favorites.
Cole Hauser Signs on for Second Season of DirecTV's ROGUEAugust 20, 2013DirecTV announced today that film and television actor Cole Hauser (Transcendence, Olympus Has Fallen) will join Thandie Newton (The Pursuit of Happyness, Crash) for season two of its original drama ROGUE that will air in 2014 on Audience.
Rashida Jones Working on New CW Series LADYBALLSAugust 20, 2013According to The Hollywood Reporter, Jones is developing LADYBALLS, a new hour-long dramedy for The CW under her two-year deal with Warner Bros. Television. The network has ordered a script for the project, which School Confidential's Kara Taylor will write.
SWITCHED AT BIRTH Wraps Season with 1.96 Million Total ViewersAugust 20, 2013The summer finale of “Switched at Birth” delivered its #2 telecast of the season in Total Viewers (1.96 million) – hitting a 6-week high – and notched 4-week highs in Women 18-34 (481,000/1.4 rating), Adults 18-49 (950,000/0.8 rating), Women 18-49 (769,000/1.2 rating) and Females 12-34 (816,000/1.8 rating), since 7/8/13 and 7/22/13, respectively.
ABC WORLD NEWS Averages 6.8 Million Viewers, Week of 8/12August 20, 2013For the week of August 12, 2013 “ABC World News with Diane Sawyer” averaged 6.896 million Total Viewers and a 1.5 rating/6 share/1.774 million in Adults 25-54, according to Nielsen Media Research. “World News” turned in Adult 25-54 gains compared to both the previous week (1.761 million on w/o 8/5/13) and the year-ago week (1.755 million on w/o 8/13/12). In fact, “World News” stood as the only evening newscast to build on its news demo audience year to year, as both the “CBS Evening News” (-15%) and “NBC “Nightly News” (-14%) posted double-digit losses.
FilmBuff Sets VOD, Limited Theatrical Release for Eva Orner's THE NETWORK this FallAugust 20, 2013Digital entertainment curator FilmBuff announced today that it would release the gripping documentary THE NETWORK, chronicling the birth of the first and most successful media network in Afghanistan, TOLO TV. FilmBuff will release the film theatrically for exclusive engagements in New York and Los Angeles, and then on all VOD platforms October 8.
TBS Renews SULLIVAN & SON, DEAL WITH IT & MEN AT WORKAugust 20, 2013TBS has ordered third seasons of its hit original sitcoms Sullivan & Son, starring popular comedian Steve Byrne, and Men at Work, starring Danny Masterson, Michael Cassidy, Adam Busch, Meredith Hagner and James Lesure. TBS has also ordered a second season of the hit series Deal With It, from Howie Mandel's Alevy Productions.
VIDEO: Nickelodeon's Lucas Cruikshank Comes Out on YouTubeAugust 20, 2013Youtube sensation turned Nickelodeon star Lucas Cruikshank took to the site that made him famous to announce that he was gay this afternoon. Cruikshank posted the video to his own personal channel, which you can check out below!
Rachel McAdams to Star Opposite James Franco in EVERY THING WILL BE FINEAugust 20, 2013The drama also stars James Franco, who plays 'a man responsible for the death of a young boy who channels his guilt into a successful writing career. As he gets more famous, however, he represses and rejects the emotional connection he has to the boy's brother and mother in the years after the accident.' McAdams will take on the role of Franco's girlfriend.
CBS Sports Reveals Broadcast Pairings for 2013 NFL SeasonAugust 20, 2013 The CBS Television Network begins its 54th year of broadcasting the NFL on Sunday, Sept. 8 (12:00 Noon-4:00 PM, ET) as Jim Nantz and Phil Simms lead THE NFL ON CBS into the Network's 2013 NFL season. CBS Sports' complete roster of announce teams for its 54th year of NFL coverage was announced today by Sean McManus, Chairman, CBS Sports, and Executive Producer, THE NFL ON CBS.