The premiere of Fox’s Wayward Pines earned a 90 percent Live+3 lift over its soft same day rating, up to 1.9 among A18-49. Total viewership for the limited series ballooned 65 percent, to 6.2 million.
Wayward Pines celebrates big Live+3 lift
Alfonso Ribeiro named new America’s Funniest Home Videos host
Alfonso Ribeiro is replacing Tom Bergeron as host of ABC Sunday night staple America’s Funniest Home Videos for season 26. Bergeron, who’s had the gig since 2001, made the announcement during Tuesday’s season finale of Dancing With the Stars, which the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air alum won last season.
Mad Men ends on a high note
AMC’s Mad Men ended after seven seasons on Sunday with finale highs of 3.3 million viewers and 1.4 million among A18-49, scoring a best-ever 1.7 million A25-54. The episode was the third most-watched episode ever, after the premieres for seasons five and six.
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Dave says goodbye tonight
LAUDING LETTERMAN Leading up to the end of David Letterman’s historic 33-year run as a late night host, tonight on CBS’s Late Show, friends and colleagues have been paying tribute. “He was, for me, and I think many comics of my generation, an incredible epiphany of how a talk show or how entertainment or how […]
MTV orders more Finding Carter
Finding Carter was picked up for 12 more episodes, premiering on MTV later this year. Cast member Alex Saxon shared the good news via YouTube; season two began in March.
Kevin From Work part of ABC Family summer sampler
ABC Family launched a summer sampling strategy yesterday that will make all the net’s new summer series available for sampling across digital, social and physical platforms. “We are eventizing the entire summer and offering a massive sampling campaign to showcase our new shows,” said Nigel Cox-Hagan, SVP marketing, creative and branding. Digital premieres on EW.com […]
Bob Dylan headed for Letterman
The times they are a changin’: Bob Dylan will perform on CBS’s Late Show tomorrow, May 19, David Letterman’s penultimate night as host. Dylan’s last performance on Late Show took place in 1993.
Jude Law onboard HBO pope biopic
Jude Law will play the title role inThe Young Pope, a co-production between HBO, SkyandCanal +. Production of the eight-part series about Pius XIII shoots this summer in Italy, the U.S., Africa and Puerto Rico.
Cynopsis Media Presents the Best of the Week: May 11-15, 2015
Skip a newsletter last week? “In Case You Missed It” rounds up the top stories in each of our three daily editions, so you can be up on the latest news, Cynopsis-style, in the worlds of linear, digital, sports and kids television. Enjoy! FLAGSHIP CSI is ending its 15-season run on CBS in style, with a two-hour movie […]
Letterman’s Guest Lineup
The guest list has been set for the final broadcasts of the Late Show with David Letterman, airing Monday, May 18, Tuesday, May 19 and Wednesday, May 20 at 11:35p. Tom Hanks appears on the show on Monday, along with rocker Eddie Vedder. Bill Murray, Letterman’s first guest on Late Show’s August 30, 1993 premiere, […]
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