Whether they watched for education or entertainment, CNN’s Republican Debate on Wednesday night pulled in nearly 23 million viewers, according to Nielsen data. An average of 22.9 million people watched the three-hour-plus event, which set records as both CNN’s biggest audience in network history and the longest-ever Presidential debate.
A chorus of international broadcasters have picked up the 58th Annual Grammy Awards telecast, slated for February 15, 2016. Alfred Haber Inc. has secured an expanded lineup including Rogers (Canada), D17 (France), DR (Denmark), WOWOW (Japan), Turner (Latin America), M-Net (Africa), Channel One (Russia) and Cignal TV (Philippines).
Comedy Central, which has a special starring Stephen Rannazzisi scheduled for Saturday, is considering its options now that the comedian has been outed for lying for years about being at the World Trade Center on 9/11. “We just learned about this last night. We are very disappointed to hear about Steve’s misrepresentations and are currently […]
Judd Apatow will direct and produce Crashing for HBO. Comedy pilot stars comedian Pete Holmes as a man who crashes on fellow comics’ couches after his wife leaves him.
Nina Tassler is stepping down as Chairman of CBS Entertainment in December. Tassler, who has held the post since 2004, will remain with CBS in an advisory role through at least 2017. Glenn Geller, EVP of current programming for CBS Network Television Entertainment Group, will take over as President, CBS Entertainment, and report to CEO […]
Nationally syndicated talk show FABLife debuted on Monday, September 14, 2015 in the U.S. Metered Markets as the No. 1 new syndicated show in HH (1.1/3), W18-49 (0.5/4) and W25-54 (0.6/4).
Goodbye, Donald, hello, Arnold. A new “CEO” has been named to take over the boardroom on The Celebrity Apprentice: Arnold Schwarzenegger. The former California governor and film star will replace Donald Trump, when the NBC series returns for the 2016-2017 season. “After leaving the show to run for political office, Donald made it clear that […]
Bravo Media presents The Real Housewives of New Jersey: Teresa Checks In, beginning Sunday, October 11 at 8p. The three-part special follows Joe Giudice and his family coping without beloved matriarch Teresa, as she serves out her prison term. Despite her absence, Teresa remains a major presence with daily “check in” calls and frequent family […]
The first ceremony for the 2015 Creative Arts Emmys took place Saturday in LA, honoring guest performers and behind-the-scenes talent. HBO was the big winner with 29 awards, followed by 11 for NBC and eight for ABC. HBO’s Game of Thrones grabbed eight statuettes, followed by five for FX’s American Horror Story: Freak Show. Amazon […]
Sports programming racked up $8.47 billion in ad sales for the Big Four during the 2014-2015 season, accounting for 37 percent of total ad revenue, according to Kantar Media estimates. Top sports earner: CBS, with $2.8 billion. Biggest spender was Chevrolet, with $323 million.