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JAY TOPS THE HOUR'S ABC AND CBS COMPETITION IN 18-34 RATING AND TOTAL VIEWERS, TIES 'LATE SHOW' IN 18-49 RATING

Here are the highlights of the 16 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast networks last night

On October 29th at The Beacon Theatre in New York City, The Fab Faux will perform The Beatles' seminal ‘MAGICAL MYSTERY TOUR', live, in its entirety, from start-to-finish. Featuring such legendary tracks as ‘All You Need Is Love,' ‘I Am The Walrus', ‘Strawberry Fields Forever' and more, ‘Magical Mystery Tour' was the #1 album in the United States for eight weeks. The event marks the first time The Fab Faux have performed ‘Magical Mystery Tour' in New York City.

The Continuing Story Of Carla Rhodes is a comedic rock'n'roll ventriloquism extravaganza about a young gal's dream of hitting the big time in New York City.

Budd Friedman and Mark Lonow, co-owners of The Improv at Harrah's Las Vegas, are proud to introduce very special guest headliner Greg Behrendt to The Improv October 21st-23rd, with supporting act Mark Normand. Behrendt is a man of many talents: comedian, bestselling author, talk show host, producer and more.

The Public Theater will begin previews on Tuesday, October 11 for the New York premiere of THE AGONY AND THE ECSTASY OF STEVE JOBS, created and performed by Mike Daisey and directed by Jean-Michele Gregory. THE AGONY AND THE ECSTASY OF STEVE JOBS will run through Sunday, November 13 with an official press opening on Monday, October 17 at 8 p.m. Single tickets, priced at $75-$85, are on sale now at (212) 967-7555 or www.publictheater.org.

PPAC's 2011/2012 Broadway Season opens today with ROCK OF AGES. The complete schedule includes PPAC's Contemporary Specials, Family Shows, Music and Dance Specials, and Featured Shows at The VETS.

Jeff McCarthy, who most recently appeared on Broadway in CHICAGO, visited the David Letterman show this week. He joked with the late night host that he'll be running for President of the United States in 2012 - check out the announcement of his aspirations below!

Talk show listings for Friday, October 7

Talk show listings for Thursday, October 6.

Talk show listings for Wednesday, October 5.

Talk show listings for Tuesday, October 4.

Talk show listings for Monday, October 3.

During the week of September 19, 2011, premiere week of the 2011-12 season, ABC's Jimmy Kimmel Live attracted its biggest overall audience and highest Adult 18-49 number since early June

September 29, 2011 - NBC's late-night lineup has delivered #1 finishes for the ratings week of September 19-23, with 'The Tonight Show with Jay Leno' and 'Late Night with Jimmy Fallon' delivering bigger audiences than the ABC and CBS competition in their time periods in viewers 18-49, viewers 18-34, viewers 25-54 and total viewers. Note that Monday's 'Late Night' and Friday's 'Kimmel' were encores.

FOX (11.92 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 3.8, #1) held onto the demo crown on Thursday with new episodes of 'The X Factor' (11.28 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 3.6, #3) and a second 'The X Factor' (12.57 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 4.2, #2).

American pianist Joel Fan joins Ravinia Festival's 2011-2012 Rising Stars series with a concert on Saturday, Nov. 19. Fan has embraced traditional literature as well as an eclectic range of repertoire, including new music commissioned especially for him, world music and his own transcriptions.

Five-time Tony Award®-winning producer, Jon B. Platt (Wicked, The Book of Mormon), has announced the first ever North American tour of Gazillion Bubble Show, starring its creator and international sensation Fan Yang.

Five-time Tony Award®-winning producer Jon B. Platt (WICKED, BOOK OF MORMON) and the Providence Performing Arts Center (PPAC) announces that the world premiere of the new GAZILLION BUBBLE SHOW, starring international sensation Fan Yang, will debut at PPAC Friday, September 30 through Sunday, October 2, 2011.

Talk show listings for Friday, September 30.