Telemundo's SENORA ACERO Season 2 Finale Tops Key DemosJanuary 12, 2016Last night's second season finale of TELEMUNDO's highly-rated Super Series “Señora Acero” ranked as the #1 broadcast program, regardless of language, at 10pm among adults 18-49 and 18-34. Starring Blanca Soto, the Super Series delivered 2,650,000 total viewers, 1,500,000 adults 18-49 and 733,000 adults 18-34, according to Nielsen. During its second season run, TELEMUNDO averaged 1,129,000 adults 18-49 and 565,000 adults 18-34 ranking as the #1 Spanish broadcast network in the Monday-Friday 10pm hour with “Señora Acero” outperforming Univision among these key demos.“Señora Acero” illustrates the innovative concept of the TELEMUNDO SUPER SERIES – faster paced, action-packed and shorter scripted drama series designed to return for multiple seasons, placing TELEMUNDO at the forefront of Spanish-language television in the United States.
Freeform Begins Production on New Scripted Comedy NICKIJanuary 12, 2016Production began this week for the scripted comedy “Nicki” from executive producer Nicki Minaj. Directed by Tim Story (“Ride Along,” “Think Like a Man”) and shot in Queens, New York, “Nicki” stars Ariana Neal (“Get Hard,” “Fruitvale Station”), Selita Ebanks (“Real Husbands of Hollywood“), Wesley Jonathan (“The Soul Man”) and McCarrie McCausland (“Army Wives,” “The Originals”). Whoopi Goldberg and J.B. Smoove will guest star in the first episode.
Disney XD Delivers Near Record Primetime Ratings in 2015January 11, 2016For 2015, Disney XD delivered near record ratings in Primetime across its targeted demographics -- Boys 6-11 (113,000) and Boys 2-11 (136,000) -- powered by solid ratings for its original programming, most notably its Top 3 series “Gravity Falls,” “Star Wars Rebels” and “Lab Rats: Bionic Island.”
WEDNESDAY NIGHT RIVALRY Continues on NBCSN This WeekJanuary 11, 2016This week's NHL coverage on NBCSN will feature nine players named to the 2016 NHL All-Star team, including Bruins forward Patrice Bergeron and Flyers forwardClaude Giroux, when Philadelphia hosts Boston on NBCSN's Wednesday Night Rivalry at 8 p.m. ET. Giroux and the Flyers will also be featured on NBCSN's Sunday Night Hockey at 7:30 p.m. ET, when they visit the Detroit Red Wings and 19-year-old phenom and NHL All-Star Dylan Larkin. NHL Sunday Shootoutwill recap the week that was in the NHL at 11 p.m. ET, following Flyers-Red Wings.
CBS Daytime Hits Record HighsJanuary 11, 2016CBS's daytime programs notched record high ratings during the final week of 2015, led by THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL which delivered its largest average weekly audience since February 2007, according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for the week ending Jan. 3, 2016.
Seahawks-Viking is Most-Watched Early Sunday NFL WILD CARD GameJanuary 11, 2016The Seattle Seahawks' 10-9 down-to-the-wire victory over the Minnesota Vikings in yesterday's NFL Wild Card game on NBC averaged 35.3 million viewers to rank as the most-watched early Sunday Wild Card on record (People Meter history dates to 1988), according to Fast National data from The Nielsen Company.
AMC Sets Premiere Dates for FEAR THE WALKING Season 2 & MoreJanuary 8, 2016AMC announced today from the Television Critics Association (TCA) Press Tour the network's 2016 spring premiere dates for new and returning original series. For the first time ever, AMC will launch a fourth night of original programming on Tuesdays beginning this April with the debut of the highly anticipated miniseries event “The Night Manager.” Last year, AMC became home to the top four cable series launches of all time among adults 18-49 in live+3 ratings, with “Fear the Walking Dead” at #1, “Better Call Saul” at #2, “Into the Badlands” at #3 and “The Walking Dead” at #4.
AMC's FEED THE BEAST to Begin Production Next Month in NYCJanuary 8, 2016AMC announced today from the Television Critics Association (TCA) Press Tour that “Feed the Beast” (previously announced as “Broke”) will begin production in New York City in February 2016. A co-production between AMC Studios and Lionsgate, the series is based on the Danish series “Bankerot” and will be adapted by writer/showrunner Clyde Phillips (“Dexter,” “Nurse Jackie”), who also serves as executive producer. “Feed the Beast” is a drama about two best friends who take one last shot at their dream of opening a restaurant. The 10 one-hour episodes are set to premiere in May 2016.
CSC Halts Tonight's Return of 'MOTHER COURAGE'; Performances Will Now Resume Next WeekJanuary 8, 2016BroadwayWorld has confirmed that Classic Stage Company's Mother Courage and Her Children will now resume performances Tuesday, Jan. 12 rather than tonight, Jan. 8. The delay grants Kecia Lewis 'additional time for memorization of the script and rehearsal,' after taking on the title role earlier this week for Tony winner Tonya Pinkins.
Investigation Discovery Developing MAKING A MURDERER Follow-Up SpecialJanuary 7, 2016On the heels of the lightening rod Netflix series 'Making a Murderer,' which delves into the controversial Steven Avery case, Investigation Discovery (ID) announced today it has partnered with longtime production partner, NBC News' Emmy Award-winning Peacock Productions, to produce an exclusive FRONT PAGE special, hosted by veteran journalist and Dateline NBC correspondent Keith Morrison. Aiming to provide viewers with critical details surrounding the case, ID began production this week on FRONT PAGE: THE STEVEN AVERY STORY, slated to air in late January to better inform viewers in light of the nearly 300,000 people calling for the release of Avery.
NBC Sports Group Sets OLYMPIC WINTER SPORTS Weekend CoverageJanuary 7, 2016NBCSN, Universal HD, and NBC Sports Live Extra will present more than 35 hours of Olympic winter sports coverage this weekend spanning alpine skiing, bobsled and skeleton, curling, ski jumping, cross country skiing, and Nordic combined. Coverage is highlighted by U.S. Olympic downhill champion Lindsey Vonn in FIS World Cup alpine skiing action, Canadian two-time Olympic gold medalist Kaillie Humphries making history by piloting the first-ever all-female four-man bobsled against men in IBSF World Cup bobsled and skeleton action in Lake Placid, and the return ofCurling Night In America tomorrow night at 10 p.m. ET on NBCSN.