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ABC to Present WHAT IS JEOPARDY!? ALEX TREBEK AND AMERICA'S MOST POPULAR QUIZ SHOW
by Kaitlin Milligan - Dec 23, 2019


ABC takes viewers inside the longest-running quiz show in American history in the one-hour special “What is Jeopardy!? Alex Trebek and America's Most Popular Quiz Show” airing Thursday, Jan. 2 (8:00-9:00 p.m. EST), on ABC.

Holiday Rock & Roll Bash Raises More Than $1 Million For The Lustgarten Foundation
by Kaitlin Milligan - Dec 4, 2019


On Tuesday, Dec. 3, The Madison Square Garden Company (NYSE: MSG) and AMC Networks (NASDAQ: AMCX) hosted the 19th Annual Holiday Rock & Roll Bash benefitting the Lustgarten Foundation, the world's largest private funder of pancreatic cancer research. The Foundation's premier fundraising event, the Bash raised more than $1 million this year. Thanks to separate funding to support administrative expenses, 100 percent of every dollar raised goes directly to pancreatic cancer research.

VIDEO: Watch the 'Disney on Broadway' Category on JEOPARDY!
by Kaitlin Milligan - Nov 21, 2019


On Wednesday, November 20th Jeopardy! celebrated the 25th anniversary of Disney on Broadway with a category devoted to five clues about DOB's stage adaptations, and accompanied by production footage.

VIDEO: 'Disney on Broadway' to be Featured as a Category on JEOPARDY!
by Kaitlin Milligan - Nov 19, 2019


On Wednesday, November 20th America's favorite quiz show®, Jeopardy!, will celebrate the 25th anniversary of Disney on Broadway with a category devoted to five clues about DOB's stage adaptations, and accompanied by production footage.

JEOPARDY Announces Special Competition Featuring the Three Highest Money Winners in Show History
by Kaitlin Milligan - Nov 18, 2019


On the heels of the iconic Tournament of Champions, “JEOPARDY!” is coming to ABC in a multiple consecutive night event with “JEOPARDY! The Greatest of All Time,” premiering TUESDAY, JAN. 7 (8:00-9:00 p.m. EST), on ABC. Hosted by Alex Trebek, “JEOPARDY! The Greatest of All Time” is produced by Sony Pictures Television. Harry Friedman will executive produce.

James Holzhauer Wins JEOPARDY! Tournament Of Champions Grand Prize
by Stephi Wild - Nov 16, 2019


Jeopardy! has crowned its Tournament of Champions winner!

BWW Review: Larry Shue's THE NERD at Stage West Community Playhouse
by Peter Nason - Sep 7, 2019


W. Paul Wade and Devin Devi stand out in a show that needs so much more energy.

Following Cancer Treatment, Alex Trebek Will Return to JEOPARDY!
by Sarah Jae Leiber - Aug 29, 2019


According to Variety, not even a Stage 4 pancreatic cancer diagnosis can stop long-time 'Jeopardy!' host Alex Trebek. Following treatment, the host has returned to the trivia program. 

getTV Will Air HOT IN CLEVELAND Beginning This August
by Tori Hartshorn - Jul 22, 2019


Beginning August 5, getTV will begin airing episodes of the popular sitcom “Hot in Cleveland,” starring Valerie Bertinelli (“One Day at a Time”), Jane Leeves (“Frasier”), Wendie Malick (“Just Shoot Me”) and Betty White (“The Golden Girls”). The series, which ran on TVLand from 2010 to 2015, will air August 5 at 6PM ET.

VIDEO: Alex Trebek Opens Up About His Pancreatic Cancer to CBS SUNDAY MORNING
by Kaitlin Milligan - May 9, 2019


JEOPARDY! host Alex Trebek opens up about his battle with pancreatic cancer and working through crippling pain, in his first at-home television interview since he went public with his diagnosis. Trebek's sit-down with anchor Jane Pauley for CBS SUNDAY MORNING will be broadcast Sunday, May 12 (9:00 AM, ET) on the CBS Television Network.

Presenters Announced for 2019 DAYTIME EMMY AWARDS
by Kaitlin Milligan - Apr 29, 2019


The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) today announced the presenters for both the 46th Annual Daytime Creative Arts Emmy® Awards and the 46th Annual Daytime Emmy® Awards. The galas will both be held at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Pasadena, Southern California.

CBS Leads With 74 Nominations For 46TH ANNUAL DAYTIME EMMY AWARDS
by Tori Hartshorn - Mar 20, 2019


The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) and THE TALK exclusively revealed the “46th Annual Daytime Emmy® Awards” nominations live today on the CBS Television Network. CBS Corporation leads the Daytime Emmy nominations with 74 nods, more than any other company.

JEOPARDY's Alex Trebek Announces Cancer Diagnosis
by Kaitlin Milligan - Mar 7, 2019


Alex Trebek, longtime host of TV game show 'Jeopardy!' announced Wednesday, March 6, that he has been diagnosed with stage IV pancreatic cancer. 

JEOPARDY! and WHEEL OF FORTUNE Renewed Through 2022-2023 Season
by Kaitlin Milligan - Nov 5, 2018


Two of the most-watched game shows on television, WHEEL OF FORTUNE and JEOPARDY! have been renewed for three more years, it was announced today by Steve Hackett, President of Sales for CBS Television Distribution.

Check Out Quotables from TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JIMMY FALLON 7/30-8/3
by Tori Hartshorn - Aug 6, 2018


Check Out Quotables from TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JIMMY FALLON 7/30-8/3

PBS to Premiere BETTY WHITE: FIRST LADY OF TELEVISION on August 21
by Macon Prickett - Jun 28, 2018


Today PBS announced BETTY WHITE: FIRST LADY OF TELEVISION will premiere this summer on Tuesday, August 21 (Times Vary by Location, Check Local Listings). Filmed over the course of five years by the team behind the acclaimed PIONEERS OF TELEVISION series,BETTY WHITE: FIRST LADY OF TELEVISION is a warm look at the life and career of the beloved television and film legend who celebrates 80 years in show business this year — officially the longest career in the history of TV. Lauded for her roles as the bawdy Sue Ann on “The Mary Tyler Moore Show,” the innocent Rose on “The Golden Girls” and her more recent role as the worldly Elka on “Hot in Cleveland,” Betty White is also an industry pioneer. She was the first woman to produce a national TV show, the first woman to star in a sitcom, the first producer to hire a female director and the first woman to receive an Emmy nomination.

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