Hannibal News

Academy® Award nominee and Emmy® Award winning actor Laurence Fishburne (Black-ish) is set to star as Alex Haley in the  A+E Networks scripted event series ROOTS, it was announced today by Dirk Hoogstra, EVP & General Manager, HISTORY

NBC has won the primetime week of June 22-28 in adults 18-49, led by “America's Got Talent,” the week's #1 primetime telecast on the Big 4 networks in 18-49, total viewers and other key measures.

BroadwayWorld has decided to take you back to the bee to look back at the extremely talented original cast as we prepare for the one-night only reunion!

Welcome back to Meltdown Comics for season two of 'The Meltdown with Jonah and Kumail,' otherwise known as Los Angeles' hottest stand-up comedy show, premiering tonight, June 30.

Comedy Central is heading to Comic-Con with a plethora of events. It kicks off with panels in the Indigo Ballroom at the Hilton Bayfront on Thursday, July 9 starting with the upcoming animated series “Moonbeam City” (moderator Scott Aukerman, star and Producer Rob Lowe, series creator and Executive Producer Scott Gairdner, Executive Producer Tommy Blacha, Executive Producer Richie Schwartz) from 4:00-5:00 p.m. The evening continues with back-to-back panels from 6:00-7:30 p.m. featuring “Drunk History” (moderator Paul F. Tompkins; co-creator, host, Director Derek Waters; co-creator, Director Jeremy Konner; series recurring guest stars Taran Killam and Paget Brewster) followed by new series “Another Period” (stars and Executive Producers Natasha Leggero and Riki Lindhome, series co-stars Armen Weitzman, Michael Ian Black, Paget Brewster; and Executive Producer, Director Jeremy Konner).

The Old Globe presents William Shakespeare's delightful and romantic Twelfth Night, directed by Rebecca Taichman, whose production of the time-traveling Time and the Conways fascinated audiences last April, as part of the 2015 Summer Shakespeare Festival. The Old Globe engagement runs through July 26, 2015, with opening night tonight, June 27 at 8:00 p.m., in the Lowell Davies Festival Theatre.

The Old Globe presents William Shakespeare's delightful and romantic Twelfth Night. Rebecca Taichman, whose production of the time-traveling Time and the Conways fascinated audiences last April, is back to direct the first show of the 2015 Summer Shakespeare Festival. The Old Globe engagement began performances on June 21 and runs through July 26, 2015, with opening night set for tomorrow, June 27 at 8:00 p.m., in the Lowell Davies Festival Theatre. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!

The Thursday premiere of BIG BROTHER was Thursday's top broadcast in key demographics while the third season premiere of UNDER THE DOME led all scripted drama competition in viewers and key demographics, according to Nielsen preliminary live plus same day ratings for June 25.

The Thursday premiere of BIG BROTHER was Thursday's top broadcast in key demographics while the third season premiere of UNDER THE DOME led all scripted drama competition in viewers and key demographics, according to Nielsen preliminary live plus same day ratings for June 25.

The Academy of Canadians in Sports & Entertainment - Los Angeles (ACISE-LA) announced today the Maple of Excellence honorees, the master of ceremony and award presenters for the inaugural 2015 Golden Maple Awards. 

“Dateline NBC” (1.3/5 in 18-49, 6.9 million viewers overall from 8-9 p.m. ET) ranked #1 for the night on the Big 4 networks in total viewers, as it hit a season high for a Thursday telecast in total viewers and matched a season high in 18-49.

On the next episode of NBC's HANNIBAL titled 'Contorno,' Jack Crawford and Inspector Pazzi search for clues that will lead them closer to Hannibal Lecter's (Mads Mikkelsen) location in Florence

The 9th Annual Welcome to Boog City Festival -- 5 Days of Poetry, Music, and Theater -- is headed to New York City!

Amazon will debut its next kids pilot season of 2015 today, June 26, on Amazon Instant Video in the US, UK and Germany.

Netflix announced today that its anticipated original series, Narcos, will premiere Friday, August 28 at 12:01am PT exclusively for its members around the world.

Bridget Everett is taking Comedy Central by the balls in the uncensored world premiere of her one-hour special, "Bridget Everett: Gynecological Wonder," airing on Comedy Central on Saturday, July 11

Jenni Barber, Quentin Earl Darrington, Bradley Dean, Dan Fogler, Ana Gasteyer, Josh Lamon, Aaron Lazar, Alyse Alan Louis and Rema Webb join Jonathan Groff in the Encores! Off-Center production of William Finn and James Lapine's A New Brain, running tonight, June 24, through June 27, 2015. The production is directed by James Lapine, with choreography by Josh Prince.

NBC is coming to Comic-Con in full force with a slate of hugely popular shows, including the hottest two new series of fall — “Heroes Reborn” and “Blindspot” — and activities that will include panels and a take-over of Gaslamp Square featuring activations, giveaways and a chance for lucky fans to win $1,000 in a daily scavenger hunt.

ABC won its 3rd week in a row (w/o 6/15/15), leading its closest competition by 22% in Total Viewers (6.0 million vs. 4.9 million – CBS and Fox tied) and by 42% in Adults 18-49 (1.7/7 vs. 1.2/5 – NBC and Fox tied). In fact the Net ranked No. 1 in Adults 18-49 for the 8th time in the past 9 weeks.

With NBC's Stanley Cup Final coverage and “America's Got Talent” claiming two of the week's top four adult 18-49 ratings among primetime shows on the Big 4 networks