Ian Williams News

During the week of April 1, 2013, ABC (6.7 million) was the 2nd-most-watched network to CBS, outdrawing NBC (5.2 million) and Fox (5.2 million) by 1.5 million viewers each.

Discovery Channel's Yukon Men was the #1 cable program among Persons and Men 25-54 delivery (no exclusions) on Friday, April 5th, 2013 earning 1.42 HH/0.96 P25-54 and delivered 2.07 million total viewers P2+.

Joining the previously announced Damian Williams as 'Tommy Cooper' are Morgan Deare as 'Billy Glason', Halcro Johnston as 'Miff Ferrie' and Rebecca Thorn as 'Mary Kay'.

At 9 p.m. ET, 'Grimm' (1.5/5 in 18-49, 5.0 million viewers overall) is the night's #1 scripted series on ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox in 18-49. In the time period, 'Grimm' is the #1 scripted series on those networks in every key demographic. Note that 'Grimm' is one of the most time-shifted shows on broadcast television, with last week's telecast growing by 63 percent from its 'live plus same day' 18-49 rating (1.37) to its 'live plus three day' result (2.23).

The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) Mid-America announced today that actress Margaret Judson, one of the cast members of HBO's critically-acclaimed drama 'The Newsroom,' will host the 37th Annual EMMY Awards Gala.

At 8 p.m. ET, 'Fashion Star' (0.8/3 in 18-49, 3.0 million viewers overall) delivered a three-week high in 18-49 (its top rating since its debut 0.8 on March 8) and its best result to date in total viewers, pending updates. Week to week, 'Fashion Star' is up 14 percent in 18-49 rating (to a 0.8 from a 0.7) and 6 percent in total viewers (3.025 million vs. 2.862 million), pending updates. From its first half-hour to its second, 'Fashion Star' increased in rating by 11 percent in adults 18-49 (to a 0.8 from a 0.9) and 7 percent in total viewers (3.1 million vs. 2.9 million).

With NCAA Basketball on the night, ABC defeated NBC by 30% and Fox by 86%. Shark Tank was Friday's #1 TV series with key adults and 20/20 was Friday's top-rated newsmagazine in Total Viewers, Adults 18-49 and Adults 25-54.

In a NBC News exclusive, Cate Edwards speaks out for the first time in a candid and intimate conversation with Savannah Guthrie. The eldest daughter of John Edwards, former Democratic presidential candidate, Cate Edwards opens up to Savannah Guthrie about her mother who lost a six-year battle with breast cancer and for whom she created the Elizabeth Edwards Foundation. She also discusses her father's affair, Rielle Hunter, and her half-sister Quinn. The exclusive interview will air today, March 29 on 'Today' and 'Rock Center with BrIan Williams.'

In a NBC News exclusive, Cate Edwards speaks out for the first time in a candid and intimate conversation with Savannah Guthrie. The eldest daughter of John Edwards, former Democratic presidential candidate, Cate Edwards opens up to Savannah Guthrie .

Rebecca Lowe, who currently serves as co-host of ESPN UK's coverage of Premier League soccer, has signed a multi-year agreement with NBC Sports Group to serve as its host of the Premier League beginning in August, it was announced today.

Hilarity abounds in Gilbert & Sullivan's rollicking farce The Pirates of Penzance, running through April 28, 2013, at Bristol Riverside Theatre in Bristol, PA, directed by Keith Baker. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!

ABC won Friday in Total Viewers and Adults 18-49 (2nd week in a row). The Net's season finales of Last Man Standing and Malibu Country stood as Friday's Top 2 most-watched TV shows overall, while Last Man Standing and 20/20 tied as the night's #1 show in Adults 18-49. In fact season to date, ABC is Friday's #1 network in Adults 18-49, gaining 13% year to year with its strongest delivery on the night in 4 years - since the 2008-09 season.

Discovery Channel won the #1 cable network spot among P/M25-54 (no exclusions) on Friday, March 15th and earned the top two cable spots in prime time among Persons and Men 25-54 delivery (excluding sports). BERING SEA GOLD was the #1 series in cable among P/M 25-54 and M18-49 delivery (no exclusions) earning 1.42 HH/1.23 P25-54 and delivering 2.14 million total viewers P2+. The series out-delivered multiple broadcast programs among M25-54 including CBS' 'Hawaii Five-O' and 'Undercover Boss,' NBC's 'Rock Center with Brian Williams,' FOX's 'Touch' and 'Kitchen Nightmares' and ABC's 'Malibu Country.'

At 8 p.m. ET, 'Fashion Star' (0.8/3 in 18-49, 3.0 million viewers overall) maintained its premiere rating of the prior week in 18-49 and is virtually matching its debut total viewership from last week as well (2.960 million vs. 2.961 million), pending updates.

BEING TOMMY COOPER, a new play by Tom Green, will begin a 39-date national tour at the Yvonne Arnaud Theatre on Friday 3 May starring Damian Williams as Tommy Cooper.

Here we are at the penultimate episode of GIRLS' second season - a season, that, well, hasn't felt entirely like GIRLS. At least not the narrow-in-scope, boho-Brooklyn series we came to know from the first go around last year. It's turned into more of a depressing mish-mash of millennial problems and bad life decisions, that constantly make me question my own. Lena Dunham has taken GIRLS to a dark place, occasionally good, but for the most part, mediocre.

At 9 p.m. ET, 'Grimm' (1.4/4 in 18-49, 5.0 million viewers overall) ranked as the #1 drama of the night on ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox in 18-49, decisively out-rating head to head CBS's 'Golden Boy' (1.0/3) and Fox's 'Touch' (0.7/2). In the time period, 'Grimm' ranked #2 among ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox in adults 18-49 and was the hour's #1 scripted program among those networks in all key demographics.

Growing week to week in Adults 18-49 against season premiere competition, ABC posted its top-rated Friday since November 9, 2012. Leading all-original competition on the night by wide margins, ABC outdelivered CBS by 31%, NBC by 55% and Fox by 70%. Shark Tank was once again Friday's #1 TV series with key adults and 20/20 was Friday's top-rated newsmagazine in Total Viewers, Adults 18-49 (2nd week in a row) and Adults 25-54 (4th week in a row).

During the week of February 25, 2013, ABC aired 6 of the Top 20 broadcast shows in Adults 18-49, including the No. 1 broadcast with MODERN FAMILY, which tied Fox's IDOL-WED for the first time ever.

'Saturday Night Live,' with host Kevin Hart and musical guest Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, averaged a 4.8/12 in metered-market households. 'SNL' scored the #1 rating of the night among ABC, CBS, NBC and FOX in metered-market households, topping all primetime telecasts on those networks.