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“The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” has won the late-night ratings week of Dec. 10-14 versus “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” and “Jimmy Kimmel Live” in adults 18-49 and most other key demographics, according to “live plus same day” figures from Nielsen Media Research.

Mike Birbiglia was a guest on last night's episode of 'Late Night with Seth Meyers.' During the interview, he talks about his college days with Nick Kroll and why he's okay with people falling asleep at his Broadway show.

The Country Music Association has announced its new international artist-focused touring series, aptly titled Introducing Nashville, which launches in March of 2019 in Australia and New Zealand featuring Brandy Clark, Devin Dawson, Lindsay Ell and Tenille Townes (Australia leg only) followed by an industry event in Tokyo, Japan including Frankie Ballard. Tickets for Australia and New Zealand are on sale here. 

From stage to screen, Broadway will be represented on TV for the week of December 17, 2018!

Barrow Street Theatricals' announced this weekend and next week's rotating cast of guest actors for the American premiere of the Nassim Soleimanpour and Bush Theatre production of NASSIM by celebrated Iranian playwright Nassim Soleimanpour (White Rabbit Red Rabbit), featuring direction by Omar Elerian.

UCLA's Center for the Art of Performance (CAP UCLA) presents a conversation with prize-winning novelists Viet Thanh Nguyen and Luis Alberto Urrea on Thursday, Jan. 17, at 8 p.m. at Royce Hall. Tickets for $29-$59 are available now at cap.ucla.edu, via Ticketmaster, by phone 310-825-2101, and at the UCLA Central Ticket Office.

Acclaimed singer, songwriter and performer,Anderson East, is nominated for “Best American Roots Performance” for his song “All On My Mind” at the 61st Annual GRAMMY Awards. The awards ceremony will be broadcast on CBS live from Los Angeles' Staples Center on Sunday, February 10 at 8:00pm ET/7:00pm CT.  

FOX (7.762 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 2.2, #1) snagged the demo crown last night thanks to its 'Thursday Night Football Pre-Game' (6.381 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 1.7, #3) and 'Thursday Night Football' (8.038 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 2.3, #1).

The 2019 Writer's Guild Awards nominations have been unveiled. The 2019 Writers Guild Awards will be handed out Sunday, Feb. 17, at the Beverly Hilton. See the full list of nominees below!

Fresh off of his two-month college comedy tour, Pete returns to New York City with newfound confidence in his comedic abilities. While growing more assured, he continues to struggle over what he really wants out of comedy and how to find a happy balance between his old, faith-based self and the new, more ambitious comic he's becoming.

 Comedy Central and Chris Distefano have entered into a comprehensive overall deal with exclusive on- and off-camera services and a first look at content created/developed for any platform, it was announced today by Sarah Babineau and Jonas Larsen, Executive Vice Presidents and Co-Heads of Talent and Development, Comedy Central.

NBC (5.681 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.1, #1) held off the demo competition on Tuesday thanks to a new 'The Voice' (8.840 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 1.4, #1) and 'A Saturday Night Live Christmas Special' (4.101 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 1.0, #T4).

Last night Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats performed on "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" for a second time this year. Watch the late night television debut of "Hey Mama" here!

Anne-Marie and James Arthur will perform "Rewrite The Stars" on "The Voice" tomorrow, Tuesday, December 4 at 8-9 pm ET/PT on NBC. Their soaring version of the song appears on THE GREATEST SHOWMAN - REIMAGINED (buy/stream HERE), the new companion to Atlantic's RIAA 2x Platinum certified soundtrack for 20th Century Fox's blockbuster musical film. The "REIMAGINED" collection took the #1 chart position on iTunes upon its release earlier this month and already has over 50 million streams. Hailed as "dazzling" by Billboard, the official video for "Rewrite the Stars" can be viewed HERE.

Building on the momentum of his breakout success in 2018, Bryce Vine will launch his first North American tour of 2019 at Gramercy in New York City on February 5. The headline run will include shows at Union Stage in Washington, DC (February 8), Chicago's Lincoln Hall (February 15) and the legendary Troubadour in West Hollywood, CA (March 2). Tickets are available now at brycevine.com. See below for itinerary, and stay tuned for more dates to be announced soon. As revealed yesterday, Vine will also perform at the 2019 Hangout Music Fest in Gulf Shores, AL. 

FOX (4.357 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 1.3, #1) held off the demo competition on a tight Wednesday with new episodes from 'Empire' (5.048 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 1.5, #T2) and 'Star' (3.666 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 1.1, #7).

“The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” has dominated the late-night ratings week of Nov. 19-23 in adults 18-49, winning versus “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” and “Jimmy Kimmel Live” in that key demo, as well as adults, men and women 18-34; men and women 18-49; and adults, men and women 25-54, according to “live plus same day” figures from Nielsen Media Research.

NBC (8.190 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 1.4, #1) held off the competition on Monday thanks to a new 'The Voice' (9.302 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 1.6, #1) and the fall finale of 'Manifest' (5.966 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 1.1, #5).

NBC's coverage of 'The 92nd Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade®' has delivered the highest metered-market rating for any telecast on the broadcast networks, excluding news and sports, since the Oscars in March, according to Nielsen Media Research.