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With more than 30 million viewers per week, Wheel of Fortune has been the #1 syndicated game show since its inception. It has earned six Daytime Emmy Awards, including the 2011 Emmy for Outstanding Game/Audience Participation Show. The series continues to attract a larger audience than many Primetime TV shows.

Trebek, Sajak, White Renew Contracts Through 2016
by Caryn Robbins - September 10, 2012

Pat Sajak and Vanna White, hosts of America's Game, 'Wheel of Fortune,' and Alex Trebek, host of 'Jeopardy!', America's Favorite Quiz Show, have renewed their contracts with Sony Pictures Television to continue hosting their respective shows through the 2015/16 season, it was announced today....


Bluesman Jimmy Vaughan to Play The Cotillion, 3/30
by BWW News Desk - March 30, 2011

Blues, Ballads and Favorites is exactly what the title describes, Vaughan's hand-picked favorites, including covers of songs by artists such as Little Richard, Jimmy Reed, Willie Nelson, Roy Milton, and Roscoe Gordon. Without any outside constraints, Vaughan was free to whittle down a list of favori...


Outstanding Creative Team to Collaborate on the 19th Annual SAG Awards
by Caryn Robbins - January 02, 2013

Jeff Margolis, executive producer and director of the 19th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, announced the team of talented producers and artists who will create this year's ceremonies....


ABC-Owned Stations Renew WHEEL OF FORTUNE, JEOPARDY Through 2016
by Caryn Robbins - October 29, 2012

Syndication's top-rated game shows WHEEL OF FORTUNE and JEOPARDY! were renewed by the ABC Owned Television Stations Group through the 2015-2016 season, it was announced today by Joe DiSalvo, President of Sales for CBS Television Distribution....


BWW Reviews: YOUR FAMILY SUCKS - A Brilliant and Darkly Humorous Examination of Game Show Culture
by David Clarke - December 09, 2012

Yet, the world premiere of Abby Koenig's YOUR FAMILY SUCKS being produced by Horse Head Theatre Company is taking us back to the hey-day of Game Show Culture and using it to explore the functionally dysfunctional modern American family. With a wit and schema for creating characters that is reminisce...


CBS Distribution Sells HOT IN CLEVELAND to 65% of U.S. TV Stations
by Caryn Robbins - July 20, 2012

CBS Television Distribution has sold the hit TV Land sitcom HOT IN CLEVELAND to TV stations in more than 65% of the United States, it was announced today by Joe DiSalvo, President of Sales, CTD....


BWW Review: Merrimack Rep's GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS Closes the Deal
by Nancy Grossman - May 01, 2013

David Mamet's 1984 Pulitzer Prize-winning play resonates nearly thirty years later in Merrimack Repertory Theatre's crisp, dark, funny, riveting production. In the capable hands of Director Charles Towers and an accomplished group of actors, GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS is a total entertainment package and a...


Armando Nuñez Named President and CEO of CBS Global Distribution Group
by Caryn Robbins - October 02, 2012

Armando Nuñez has been named President and Chief Executive Officer of the CBS Global Distribution Group, a newly created position that will lead CBS's combined domestic and international television distribution business, it was announced today by Leslie Moonves, President and Chief Executive Office...


PARKS & REC Set Visit Among SAG AWARDS Holiday Auction Beginning Today
by Caryn Robbins - December 06, 2012

The Screen Actors Guild Awards® kicks off the first of three online auctions to benefit the Screen Actors Guild Foundation with the Holiday Auction beginning today at 6 p.m. (PT) at sagawards.org/auction....


Robin Roberts Hosts ABC's TV'S MOST DYNAMIC DUOS Tonight, 9/2
by TV News Desk - September 02, 2012

Who will be No. 1? Find out on TV'S MOST DYNAMIC DUOS: Presented by The Paley Center for Media,' airing TONIGHT, SEPTEMBER 2 (9:00-11:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network....


CBS, Yahoo Announce omg! INSIDER Syndicated Newsmagazine
by Caryn Robbins - October 23, 2012

CBS Television Distribution and Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO) today announced a deal that combines the broadcasting power of THE INSIDER with the online reach of Yahoo!....


Photo Flash: Pat Sajak and Joe Moore in THE ODD COUPLE at Connecticut Rep!
by BWW News Desk - June 22, 2012

Connecticut Repertory Theatre (CRT) presents a revival of Neil Simon's 1965 comedy classic THE ODD COUPLE starring Wheel of Fortune's Pat Sajak and veteran TV news anchorman Joe Moore -- real life friends since their tour of duty in Vietnam. Performances began June 21 at The Harriet S. Jorgensen The...


THE ARSENIO HALL SHOW Now Sold in 95% of the Country
by Tyler Peterson - January 22, 2013

CBS Television Distribution has sold THE ARSENIO HALL SHOW in 95% of the country, it was announced today by Joe DiSalvo, President of Sales at CTD....


Syndicated Dating Series EXCUSED Renewed for Second Season
by Caryn Robbins - April 19, 2012

CBS Television Distribution (CTD) has renewed the first-run syndicated strip EXCUSED for a second season, it was announced today by Joe DiSalvo, President of Sales for CTD....


Photo Coverage: 2011 Daytime Emmy Awards in Las Vegas!
by Jessica Lewis - June 20, 2011

The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) announced the winners of the 38th Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy® Awards in a live television broadcast on the CBS Television Network from the Las Vegas Hilton last night, June 19, 2011....


Photo Coverage: 2011 Daytime Emmy Awards in Las Vegas!
by Jessica Lewis - June 20, 2011

The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) announced the winners of the 38th Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy® Awards in a live television broadcast on the CBS Television Network from the Las Vegas Hilton last night, June 19, 2011....


Amy Coleman Named Executive Producer of New Syndicated Talk Show 'Jeff Probst'
by Kelsey Denette - January 05, 2012

Former 'Oprah Winfrey Show' supervising producer Amy Coleman has been named executive producer of CBS Television Distribution's new syndicated first-run talk show JEFF PROBST, it was announced today by Aaron Meyerson, President of Programming and Development for CTD. ...


The Virgins Release STRIKE GENTLY on Cult Records Today
by BWW News Desk - March 12, 2013

Cult Records releases STRIKE GENTLY, the long-awaited second full length from critically acclaimed New York-based band the Virgins, today, March 12th....


Connecticut Repertory Theatre's THE ODD COUPLE, Featuring Pat Sajak and Joe Moore, Opens 6/21
by Kelsey Denette - May 31, 2012

Connecticut Repertory Theatre (CRT) presents a revival of Neil Simon's 1965 comedy classic THE ODD COUPLE starring Wheel of Fortune's Pat Sajak and veteran TV news anchorman Joe Moore - real life friends since their tour of duty in Vietnam. Performances begin June 21 at The Harriet S. Jorgensen The...


Lifeline Theatre Presents VIVA LAS LIFELINE, 3/9
by Nicole Rosky - January 11, 2011

Lifeline Theatre presents 'Viva Las Lifeline,' a retro casino night event, for its 28th Anniversary Benefit. Imagine yourself in a time when the Rat Pack is swingin', lounge singers and cabaret stars rule - and games of chance are where it's at. Join Lifeline Theatre for a night of blackjack, roulet...


Wheel of Fortune to Feature JERSEY BOYS Throughout May
by Kelsey Denette - April 29, 2013

Cast members from the Tony, Grammy and Olivier Award-winning hit musical JERSEY BOYS will be featured on 'Wheel of Fortune' beginning tonight and through the month of May to celebrate the 30th Anniversary of the popular TV game show. Cast members will appear tonight, Monday, April 29; Tuesday, May 7...


Bluesman Jimmy Vaughan to Play The Cotillion, 3/30
by Caryn Robbins - February 23, 2011

Blues, Ballads and Favorites is exactly what the title describes, Vaughan's hand-picked favorites, including covers of songs by artists such as Little Richard, Jimmy Reed, Willie Nelson, Roy Milton, and Roscoe Gordon. Without any outside constraints, Vaughan was free to whittle down a list of favori...


Celebrity Autobiography Returns to The Broad Second Stage
by Don Grigware - August 22, 2011

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Highlights From CONAN Monologue on Tonight's Show: Beyonce, Schwarzenegger & More
by Kelsey Denette - January 23, 2013

Check out highlights from Conan O'Brien's monologue on last's night's Conan on TBS....


STAGE TUBE: WICKED Hosts Events and Performs at Tribeca Family Festival Street Fair!
by Kelsey Denette - May 07, 2012

WICKED visited the Tribeca Family Festival Street Fair on Saturday, April 28, 2012. Fans had the opportunity to spin the WICKED Wheel of Fortune, take their photo in Oz and pick up some fun giveaways. There was also a performance of 'The Wizard and I.' Check it out below!...






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