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From stage to screen, Broadway will be represented on TV for the week of July 22, 2019!

Encore telecasts of “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” won the week of July 8-12 in adults 18-49 and most other key demographics over original telecasts of “Jimmy Kimmel Live” and repeats of “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert,” according to “live plus same day” figures from Nielsen Media Research.

Celebrity presenters Ken Jeong and D'Arcy Carden announced the nominees for the 71st Emmy Awards on July 16, 2019.

THE LATE SHOW with STEPHEN COLBERT will air live following both nights of the second Democratic debate, Tuesday, July 30 and Wednesday, July 31 (11:35 PM, live ET/delayed PT) on the CBS Television Network. This will mark the 22nd and 23rd time THE LATE SHOW has broadcast live. The most recent live broadcasts aired following the first Democratic candidate debate last month on June 26 and June 27. Guests joining Colbert for the live broadcast from the Ed Sullivan Theater in New York will be announced at a later date.

BWW catches up with Emmy Blotnik to chat about bringing Party Nights to the 2019 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

 The Daily Show with Trevor Noah will be live on July 30 and 31, providing instant analysis and late-night's earliest commentary about the Democratic Party's second 2020 Presidential Primary Debates. As part of its Votegasm 2020 coverage, The Daily Show with Trevor Noah will air live, back-to-back nights on Tuesday, July 30 and Wednesday, July 31 at 11:00 p.m. ET on Comedy Central and react in real time to both debates across its social media accounts.

ABC (3.866 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 0.9, #1) edged out the competition on Wednesday with its presentation of 'The 2019 ESPYs' (3.866 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 0.9, #2).

Violinist Itzhak Perlman, one of the reigning artists of our day, will make a rare appearance for a recital to inaugurate the Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center for the Performing Arts' 2019-2020 Season on September 19 at 7pm.  Perlman is accompanied by Rohan De Silva, piano.

Encore telecasts of “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” have dominated the holiday ratings week of July 1-5, winning in adults 18-49 and most other key demographics over “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” and “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” according to “live plus same day” figures from Nielsen Media Research.

FIRING LINE WITH MARGARET HOOVER returns to PBS for a second season of spirited debate focusing on the most important issues facing our democracy today. Host Margaret Hoover will once again bring together the brightest minds and freshest voices from across the political spectrum, along with thought leaders and cultural figures, to engage in a contest of ideas.

FOX (7.070 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.7, #1) moved to the top demo spot on Tuesday with its primetime coverage of the 'MLB All-Star Game' (7.070 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.7, #1).

Today SiriusXM and Netflix announced the first original program to broadcast exclusively on the newly launched Netflix Is A Joke Radio channel 93. Popular comedians Tom Papa and Fortune Feimster will co-host What A Joke with Papa and Fortune weekdays during the prime driving hours of 7:00 - 9:00 am PT 10:00 am - 12:00 pm ET.

In a special episode of OUR CARTOON PRESIDENT titled “Save the Right,” airing this Sunday, July 7 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on SHOWTIME, cartoon Donald Trump and Ben Shapiro lead a movement to establish equal rights for Conservative Americans. The 28-minute episode stands out from the series with a more cinematic feel and includes a satirical song with Tony Award-winner James Monroe Iglehart (Broadway's Hamilton and Aladdin). Additional vocals were provided by Kathryn Allison (Aladdin) and Gabriel Gundacker, who composed the song.

“The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” has generated five-week highs to win the late-night ratings week of June 24-28 in adults 18-49 and most other key demographics over “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” and “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” according to “live plus same day” figures from Nielsen Media Research.

ABC (4.802 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 1.2, #1) was the network to beat on Monday thanks to new episodes of 'The Bachelorette' (5.664 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 1.5, #1) and 'Grand Hotel' (3.080 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T3).

Legendary American magicians Penn & Teller will appear at Queensland Performing Arts Centre's (QPAC) Concert Hall from 22 to 26 January 2020, kicking off the pair's 45th year of working together when they tour Australia for the first time, stopping in Brisbane and Sydney only.

HELP US STRANGER (Third Man Records), the acclaimed third studio album from GRAMMY® Award-winning rockers The Raconteurs – Jack White, Brendan Benson, Jack Lawrence, and Patrick Keeler –has debuted at #1 on this week's SoundScanBillboard 200 -- the band's first-ever #1 and their third trip to the top 10. The album also sits on top of the physical albums chart, as well as the vinyl chart. In fact,HELP US STRANGER garnered the sixth highest first-week vinyl sales in the SoundScan era (with Jack White holding the #1 and #4 spots for Lazaretto and Boarding House Reach, respectively). The album is the first #1 for an independent record company in 2019, and is the fourth consecutive Billboard #1 for Jack White as an artist. In addition to its chart-topping achievements here in the United States, HELP US STRANGER has also debuted at #1 on the album sales chart in Canada and #2 on the overall Canadian album chart. The success continues in the UK where the album took the top spot on the UK vinyl chart, along with being the #3 independent album and #8 on the Official UK Albums chart. HELP US STRANGER is available physically and digitally now worldwide.

The creators of OUR CARTOON PRESIDENT released a new cold open today inspired by this week's first 2020 Democratic debates for the upcoming episode on Sunday, June 30 at 8PM ETPT on SHOWTIME, including cartoon versions of Bernie Sanders, Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, Elizabeth Warren, Beto O'Rourke, Cory Booker, Pete Buttigieg and Amy Klobuchar. In less than 12 following the debates, the episode intro was written, recorded, and animated.

Incubus make their Late Show debut performing one of their biggest hits on Stephen Colbert's live #DemDebate afterparty. Their '20 Years Of Make Yourself And Beyond' tour begins this Fall, for tickets and information visit www.incubushq.comtour.

NBC (8.156 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 1.4, #1) remained the top draw on Tuesday thanks to fresh installments of 'America's Got Talent' (9.970 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 1.6, #1) and 'Songland' (4.528 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 0.9, #3).