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ABC (8.202 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 1.3, #T1) got a boost on Monday from aforementioned NFL coverage plus the season finale of 'Dancing with the Stars' (8.551 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 1.3, #2) and a new 'The Good Doctor' (7.504 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 1.2, #T3).

Live from Here with Chris Thile confirms the guest lineup for its Town Hall residency in New York, throughout December as well as their January 2019 performance in Durham, NC and Chicago, IL. The shows feature special guests Cat Power, St. Vincent, Maggie Rogers,Death Cab for Cutie, Jason Isbell, Tank and the Bangas, Jon Batiste, Vulfpeck and more.

“The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” has claimed the late-night week of Nov. 12-16 in the key demographic of adults 18-49 versus “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” and “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” according to “live plus same day” figures from Nielsen Media Research.

From stage to screen, Broadway will be represented on TV for the week of November 19, 2018!

With postseason football right around the corner, CBS has announced the lineup of late night and primetime shows that will receive big promotional platforms following both the AFC Championship game on Sunday, Jan. 20, 2019 and SUPER BOWL LIII two weeks later on Sunday, Feb. 3.

FOX (11.682 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 3.4, #1) continued its Thursday reign thanks to its coverage of 'Thursday Night Football Pre-Game' (10.405 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 2.8, #2) and 'Thursday Night Football' (11.938 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 3.5, #1).

Prolific stand-up comedian, Tom Papa, is coming to Dairy Arts Center in Boulder, CO for one night only on Friday, February 15th. Show times are 7:00pm and 9:00pm.  Tickets are $32.00 and go on sale on Friday, November 16th.

Tom Segura has quickly become one of Hollywood's most in demand and highly regarded talents. He is best known for his three Netflix specials, Disgraceful (2018), Mostly Stories (2016), and Completely Normal (2014). Additionally, his hit podcast Your Mom's House which he co-hosts with his wife, comedian Christina Pazsitzky, was a finalist for Best Comedy Podcast at the Stitcher Awards and profiled by VICE.

Last week THE LATE SHOW with STEPHEN COLBERT won the live plus same day adults 18-49 demo race for the first time (0.5 versus 0.4), and overtook “The Tonight Show” season-to-date in viewers in the demo. Using a rolling live plus 3-day to live plus 7-day season average of actual adult 18-49 viewers, THE LATE SHOW leads “Tonight” 703,000 viewers in adults 18-49 versus 678,000. (Source: Nielsen NPower)

Seven-piece sound-sculptors Huntertones are having quite the year of their rising career on the Brooklyn instrumental music scene with a viral mash-up Michael Jackson tribute video hitting more than 550k views on Facebook. Obscure covers of pop songs only scratches the surface of this highly inventive, sonically fearless ensemble. Come October 5, 2018, Huntertones will nationally release Passport, the band's first studio album since moving to Brooklyn (circa. 2014). A deep dive into the endless inspiring possibilities of global collaborations, Passport is an ambitious documentation of Huntertones' tours throughout South America, Europe and Africa.

NBC (8.005 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 1.5, #1) held off the competition on Monday thanks to new episodes of 'The Voice' (8.958 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 1.7, #1) and 'Manifest' (6.100 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 1.1, #T2).

Anderson East will continue his extensive “Encore World Tour” in 2019 with stops at Columbus' Newport Music Hall, Cleveland's House of Blues, Indianapolis' The Vogue, Louisville's Mercury Ballroom and Charlottesville's Jefferson Theatre among several others. Tickets for the newly announced shows go on sale this Friday, November 16 at 10:00am local time. See below for complete details.

Legendary comedy empire The Second City will bring its world-famous brand of entertainment to thousands of fans at Star Wars Celebration Chicago in 2019. What's more, The Second City will also be hosting Star Wars-themed performances at their iconic theater in Chicago's Old Town neighborhood, which can be easily reached by public transportation or speeder-sharing services.

OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network and Hearst Magazines announced today that Oprah Winfrey's in-depth conversation with Michelle Obama about her new memoir Becoming will air as a primetime special “Oprah Winfrey Presents:  Becoming Michelle Obama” on Thursday, November 15 at 8:00 PT/ET on OWN, with an extended unedited version available on “Oprah's SuperSoul Conversations” podcast starting the same day, with part two available on November 19. In addition, the full interview will be streamed on Oprah's Facebook on Sunday, November 18 at 11:00 am ET/PT. The interview will also be featured in O, The Oprah Magazine on newsstands November 20, with behind-the-scenes content available on Oprahmag.com as well as globally across multiple Hearst Magazines' titles, including the December cover of ELLE.

Last night, the live THE LATE SHOW with STEPHEN COLBERT focused on election results and delivered 3.38 million viewers with a 0.6 in A18-49 according to Nielsen Time Zone Adjusted Fast Affiliate Ratings for Tuesday, Nov. 6. This marks THE LATE SHOW's largest Tuesday audience since June 5 and best Tuesday A18-49 delivery in over 18 months (since May 23, 2017).

Broadcasting live on the night of the 2018 Midterm Elections (Tuesday, 11/6/18), ABC's 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' grew to 5-month highs in Households (2.3/8) in the 56 Metered Markets and among Adults 18-49 (0.8/5) in the 25 LPM Markets - best since an NBA Finals-led broadcast on Friday, 6/8/18. Excluding June's NBA Finals-led broadcasts, Tuesday's live airing marked the highest-rated late-night telecast of 'Kimmel' on any night since February 2017 with Adults 18-49 - since the Monday broadcast following Kimmel's first stint as the host of 'The Oscars.'

Last night, a 'live' THE LATE SHOW with STEPHEN COLBERT focused on election results and beat its closest competition by +17% in the Nielsen metered market overnight ratings (2.7 versus 2.3 for 'Jimmy Kimmel Live').

“The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” has equaled its highest adult 18-49 rating since premiere week to grab the late-night week of Oct. 29-Nov. 2 in that key demographic over “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” and “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” according to “live plus same day” figures from Nielsen Media Research.

The Second City has been laughing at love and its infinite scroll of side effects for decades. In the world-famous comedy company's latest laughter-inducing undertaking, IT'S NOT YOU, IT'S ME, THE SECOND CITY takes shots at heartbreak, missed connections and the mire of human relationships. Your friends, your parents, even your blind date will find something achingly familiar to laugh at, thanks to comedy's newest generation of writers and performers...who all fit squarely into the "it's complicated" category!

The Cher Show begins previews tonight, Thursday, November 1, 2018 at the Neil Simon Theatre. Get to know the cast below as they begin Broadway performances!