Smithsonian Channel Greenlights New Series SPORTS DETECTIVES
by Caryn Robbins - July 14, 2015 SPORTS DETECTIVES, comprised of six one-hour episodes, is scheduled to premiere in 2016...
Ashley Judd to Narrate Vignettes at 142ND KENTUCKY DERBY on NBC
by Caryn Robbins - May 06, 2016 Kentucky-native and well-known actress Ashley Judd will be the voice of the show open as well as select scene-setting vignettes for the 142ND KENTUCKY DERBY, this today, May 7 at 4 p.m. ET on NBC. Last year, Judd narrated NBC's opening tease for the first time....
Over 9M Viewers Tuned In for PREAKNESS STAKES on NBC Sports
by Caryn Robbins - May 24, 2016 Exaggerator's muddy run to victory in Saturday's 141st Preakness Stakes on NBC averaged 9.4 million viewers – up 6% from Triple Crown-winner American Pharoah's first-place finish at Pimlico last year (8.9 million viewers)...
ESPN Films' 30 FOR 30 Shorts Continues With Slate of Five New Films
by Caryn Robbins - April 11, 2016 ESPN Films' award-winning 30 for 30 Shorts documentary series returns with a spring lineup of five new short films debuting every Tuesday (with the exception of April 26) over the next six weeks....
Bob Costas to Host NBC's Primetime Rio Olympics Coverage
by Tyler Peterson - February 10, 2016 Bob Costas will serve as NBC's primetime Olympic host for aU.S. television record 11th time when the world's top athletes gather for the Games of the XXXI Olympiad, August 5-21, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil....
Kean University's Liberty Hall Throws Kentucky Derby-Themed Fundraiser
by BWW News Desk - May 07, 2016 Liberty Hall at Kean University invites guests to come eat southern fare and drink mint juleps while wearing their derby best at their exciting spring fundraiser today, May 7, featuring a Kentucky Derby theme....
New Seasons of DUCK DYNASTY and WAHLBURGERS Premiere on A&E Tonight
by TV News Desk - July 06, 2016 The laughs keep coming on A&E Network this summer with the return of two of America's most entertaining families-- the Robertsons and the Wahlbergs....
NYC Gangs, Off-Track Betting & More Set for Tonight's MetroFocus on THIRTEEN
by Caryn Robbins - May 06, 2016 The award-winning series MetroFocus premieres new episodes in the New York and tri-state region weeknights at 5 p.m. on WLIW21, 5:30 p.m. on NJTV and 6 p.m. on THIRTEEN. All episodes are available at metrofocus.org following the broadcast....
NBC Sports Coverage of 147th BELMONT STAKES Begins Today
by TV News Desk - June 05, 2015 Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes winner American Pharoah runs for history, aiming to become the first Triple Crown winner since Affirmed in 1978, as NBC Sports Group presents the 147th Belmont Stakes...
NBC Sports to Present Live Elite Horse Racing Coverage Today
by BWW News Desk - April 09, 2016 NBCSN presents live elite horse racing this Today, April 9, at 5 p.m. ET, with coverage of the Wood Memorial, Blue Grass Stakes, and Santa Anita Derby....
Steven L. Werder Releases MY SPECTACULAR BID
by Christina Mancuso - January 07, 2016 Steven L. Werder has completed his new book 'My Spectacular Bid': a gripping and potent autobiographical fictionalized work, which takes place during the author's adolescence as he comes to understand himself and the world around him....
Lady Antebellum & More Set for This Year's Country Summer Music Festival
by Caryn Robbins - May 27, 2016 In its third year, Country Summer, Northern California's biggest country music festival, is June 3 to 5 at Sonoma County Event Center at the Fairgrounds, 1350 Bennett Valley Road...
New Seasons of DUCK DYNASTY and WAHLBURGERS Premiere on A&E 7/6
by Caryn Robbins - June 10, 2016 The laughs keep coming on A&E Network this summer with the return of two of America's most entertaining families-- the Robertsons and the Wahlbergs....
ET's Nancy O'Dell Hosts BOSTON POPS FIREWORKS SPECTACULAR on CBS Tonight
by TV News Desk - July 04, 2016 Nancy O'Dell, co-host of the Emmy Award-winning “Entertainment Tonight,” is set to host the BOSTON POPS FIREWORKS SPECTACULAR, a two-hour entertainment special to be broadcast live from the Charles River Esplanade in Boston, tonight, July 4....
CNBC to Premiere SECRET LIVES OF THE SUPER RICH: THE TRIPLE CROWN, Today
by Caryn Robbins - June 03, 2015 In a special half-hour event, CNBC goes inside the owners' box of the most famous horse in America during the most unforgettable two weeks of their lives....
Smithsonian Channel New Series 'Sports Detectives' Premieres 4/24
by Caryn Robbins - March 09, 2016 Wilt Chamberlain's 100-point ball. Dale Earnhardt's legendary pink race car. The American flag draped around goalie Jim Craig after the “Miracle on Ice.”...
Smithsonian Channel Uncovers Artifacts from Greatest Sporting Moments in SPORTS DETECTIVES
by TV News Desk - April 24, 2016 Smithsonian Channel debuts a unique six-hour docu-series, SPORTS DETECTIVES, tonight, April 24 at 9 p.m. ET/PT, to try to hunt down the truth of what happened and find missing treasures behind some of the most iconic moments in American sports history....
Over 15.5 Million Viewers Tune in to Watch 142nd KENTUCKY DERBY on NBC
by Caryn Robbins - May 10, 2016 NBC Sports' coverage of Nyquist's victory in Saturday's 142nd Kentucky Derby averaged 15.5 million viewers – marking the fourth consecutive year the “Run for the Roses” has topped 15 million viewers on NBC, according to final data provided by The Nielsen Company....
NBC Sports Airs BREEDERS' CUP CHALLENGE SERIES Tonight
by TV News Desk - June 13, 2015 The first automatic berth into the $5 million Breeders' Cup Classic is on the line Today evening at Churchill Downs in the Stephen Foster Handicap, which will be televised live on NBCSN...
PUPPET UP! - UNCENSORED Announces Puppeteers Lineup for The Venetian
by BWW News Desk - July 05, 2016 'Puppet Up! - Uncensored,' which is set to debut in its new home inside The Sands Showroom at The Venetian Las Vegas on July 21, has just unveiled its lineup of expert puppeteers ready to bring their irreverent and unpredictable style of comedy to the Las Vegas Strip....
26th Annual Shakespeare by the Sea to Present TAMING OF THE SHREW in Carlin Park, 7/7-17
by Tyler Peterson - May 09, 2016 Social class structure, deception and romance are the themes in William Shakespeare's hallmark comedy The Taming of the Shrew, and the Palm Beach Shakespeare Festival is taking it to the Kentucky Derby during its annual summertime production during Shakespeare by the Sea XXVI. The run for the roses...
ET's Nancy O'Dell to Host BOSTON POPS FIREWORKS SPECTACULAR on CBS
by Caryn Robbins - June 28, 2016 Nancy O'Dell, co-host of the Emmy Award-winning “Entertainment Tonight,” is set to host the BOSTON POPS FIREWORKS SPECTACULAR, a two-hour entertainment special to be broadcast live from the Charles River Esplanade in Boston, Monday, July 4...
NBC SPORTS CHAMPIONSHIP SEASON Front & Center This Weekend
by Tyler Peterson - June 03, 2015 “NBC Sports Championship Season” coverage takes center stage this weekend with numerous high-profile events including the 147th Belmont Stakes featuring Triple Crown contender American Pharoah, Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final between the Chicago Blackhawks and Tampa Bay Lightning, the Women's and Me...
NFL & Horse Racing Coverage Lead NBC Sports to 7 Sports Emmy Awards
by Caryn Robbins - May 11, 2016 NBC Sports Group tonight won seven Sports Emmy Awards for excellence in sports television production, including two apiece for NFL and Triple Crown horse racing coverage, individual honors for Bob Costas and Mike “Doc” Emrick, and one award for its NASCAR promotional campaign....
Rutledge Wood to Join NBC Sports Coverage of 2016 KENTUCKY DERBY
by Caryn Robbins - April 28, 2016 NBC Sports Group NASCAR features reporter Rutledge Wood will join NBC Sports Group for its coverage of the 2016 Kentucky Derby next week from Churchill Downs in Louisville, KY.... |