The Emmy Nominated Event Series ROOTS will exclusively stream on Hulu Monday, September 15th. ROOTS is a historical portrait of American slavery recounting the journey of one family and their will to survive and ultimately carry on their legacy despite hardship.
With available time-shifted viewing data, the premiere episode of HISTORY's event series 'ROOTS' was watched by 14.4 million total linear viewers over the course of all premiere week telecasts.
The Memorial Day premiere of HISTORY's event series 'ROOTS' was watched by 5.3 million viewers, based on Nielsen Fast Nationals. Against heavy competition on both broadcast and cable, including Game 7 of the NBA Western Conference Finals, 'ROOTS' became the #1 scripted mini-series premiere on cable since 2013 (A+E Networks' 'Bonnie & Clyde'). Airing on HISTORY, Lifetime, A&E and LMN, the 9pm premiere telecast of 'ROOTS' was watched by 2.1 million adults 25-54 and 1.8 million adults 18-49. Over the course of the night, 8.5 million viewers watched the episode (3 telecasts). These numbers are expected to grow significantly once Live+3 and Live+7 data becomes available.
The event includes a sneak peek screening of the four-night, eight-hour event series before it premieres on HISTORY on Monday, May 30 at 9 p.m.
From a field of 12 local high school students, Damaris Vizvett, Samuel Christian and Aryana Williams have been selected as the top three performers in the August Wilson Monologue Competition (AWMC) regional finals hosted at Center Theatre Group's Mark Taper Forum on Monday night, February 29, 2016. Vizvett and Christian will go on to represent Los Angeles in the national finals on May 2. This year's competition featured high school students from three Southern California counties. Scroll down for photos from the event!
A+E Networks has announced additional casting for 'Roots,' from A+E Studios, including Grammy Award(R) winning recording artist/actor/philanthropist/entrepreneur Tip 'T.I.' Harris (
A+E Networks announces new casting for its four-night, eight-hour scripted event miniseries 'Roots,' from A+E Studios, including Academy Award winner(R) Forest Whitaker (Lee Daniels' The Butler, South Paw) as 'Fiddler,' a slave who tries to mentor Kunta Kinte and risks his life to help him escape; Academy Award winner Anna Paquin (True Blood) as 'Nancy Holt,' the wife of a Confederate officer who has her own agenda when it comes to the handling of slaves; Golden Globe(R) Award winning and Emmy(R) Award nominated actor Jonathan Rhys Meyers (The Tudors) as 'Tom Lea,' an uneducated slave owner desperate to claw his way into the elite company of Southern gentility; Tony Award(R) winner Anika Noni Rose (Dream Girls, The Good Wife, The Princess and the Frog) as 'Kizzy,' the cherished, smart daughter of Kunta Kinte who maintains her family pride and warrior spirit; Chad L. Coleman (The Walking Dead, The Wire) as 'Mingo,' a stern no-nonsense slave who keeps the Lea plantation afloat; Erica Tazel (Justified) as 'Matilda,' a preacher's daughter and love interest to 'Chicken George'; and Derek Luke (Captain America: The First Avenger, Antwone Fisher) as 'Silla Ba Dibba,' the military trainer of Juffure, charged with transforming teen boys into powerful Mandinka Warriors.
After six extraordinary seasons, the award-winning drama Justified will end its successful run on FX on April 14. Fans of Justified will have the opportunity to own a piece of the show when leading Hollywood collectibles auction site ScreenBid hosts an exclusive online auction of nearly 800 props, wardrobe items and memorabilia from the series.
It's all coming to an end. The bullets fly on FX as the final season of JUSTIFIED premieres Tuesday, January 20 at 10:00/9:00c. Check out a sneak peek below!
FX and FXX will ring in 2015 this January in a big way with the season premieres of Justified, The Americans and Archer on FX, along with the season premiere of It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia and the series premiere of Man Seeking Woman on FXX
Harlan is about to go up in flames. See who adds fuel to the fire this January on FX in this all-new trailer for the new season of JUSTIFIED!
FX just unveiled a fiery new teaser for JUSTIFIED's sixth and final season, set to debut early next year. Check it out below!
FX has cast Sam Elliott and Garret Dillahunt in recurring roles on its critically-acclaimed, award-winning drama series Justified, which enters its final season January 2015.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, FX has confirmed that JUSTIFIED, starring Timothy Olyphant will conclude its run with its sixth season.
FX's Emmy and Peabody Award winning drama series Justified, which returns for its fifth season on Tuesday, January 7 at 10 PM ET/PT, has just released a new trailer. Check it out below!
Justice still prevails when JUSTIFIED: THE COMPLETE FOURTH SEASON arrives on Blu-ray and DVD* today, Dec. 17 from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.
FX's Emmy and Peabody Award winning drama series Justified, which returns for its fifth season on Tuesday, January 7 at 10 PM ET/PT, has just released a new promo. Check it out below!
FX has locked down the January premiere dates of its original series including the Emmy Award-winning drama Justified, the hit animated comedy Archer, and its new animated comedy Chozen, which had been scheduled to run on FXX but now will be paired with Archer for a Monday night animation block. With the move of Chozen to FX, FXX will pair Ali G: Rezurection with the critically acclaimed original comedy series Legit. The scheduling announcements were made today by Chuck Saftler, President of Program Strategy and COO, FX Networks
Justice still prevails when JUSTIFIED: THE COMPLETE FOURTH SEASON arrives on Blu-ray and DVD* Dec. 17 from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. Timothy Olyphant (TV's “Deadwood”) returns as rugged U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens in the critically acclaimed modern-day police drama from Sony Pictures Television and Bluebush Productions.
TVLine reports that Michael Rapaport will appear in season 5 of FX's JUSTIFIED in a major recurring role as 'Dale Crowe, Jr., the sexy and charismatic patriarch of a white-trash Florida crime family.'
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