NBC’s Shades of Blue, starring Jennifer Lopez and Ray Liotta, debuts Thursday, January 14 at 9p, with a two-hour premiere event directed by Oscar and four-time Emmy winner Barry Levinson (Rain Man). Crime drama moves to its regular 10p timeslot, following The Blacklist, the next week. Shades replaces The Player, which this week had its […]
Better than an Emmy? Very excited Tonight Show host Jimmy Fallon announced on the NBC late nighter that he’s getting his own theme park ride. “Race Through New York Starring Jimmy Fallon” is schedule to open at NBCUniversal’s Universal Orlando resort on 2017. “The best part of the whole thing?” said Fallon, “On the way […]
What do Andy Samberg, “Weird Al” Yankovic, and Wyclef Jean have in common? If you answered “sports,” then, bizarrely enough, you’re correct. They and others will appear in videos on The Kicker, a sports and comedy-centric streaming video site from Above Average, the digital media arm of Broadway Video, Lorne Michaels’s production company. The site […]
Speaking of long-awaited arrivals: YouTube Red, YouTube’s new subscription service, officially launched yesterday. All U.S. customers are eligible for a 30-day free trial, after which the service will cost $9.99 a month.
From power outages to game-tying homers to an extra innings marathon, FOX Sports’ coverage of Game 1 of the 2015 World Series made plenty of memories as the contest drew 14.9 million viewers, according to Nielsen Fast Nationals, and a 9.0/17 ratings/share. That marks the game the highest-rated World Series Game 1 since 2009 and […]
Despite stiff competition from the World Series, the NBA season opened with its own uptick. Turner reports that TNT’s NBA Opening Night doubleheader saw a gross audience of six million total viewers, according to Nielsen Fast Nationals, swelling 28% over last year. The Cavaliers/Bulls telecast averaged 3.5 million total viewers and a 2.1 rating, for […]
IBM has announced plans to acquire the Weather Company’s digital businesses. That includes the company’s business-to-business, mobile, and cloud-based web properties. The Weather Channel will remain a separate entity. While no financial terms were disclosed, the Wall Street Journal reports that the deal is valued at more than $2 billion. The deal is tentatively expected […]
Monday’s launch of Supergirl drew a 3.1/9 among A18-49, according to Nielsen. The superhero series flew high on social, too, ranking a solid first among new series for digital content engagement the day after its debut. Second place Scream Queens on Fox delivered 27 percent as much digital content engagement as Supergirl, followed by ABC’s […]
Jane Lynch (Glee) will host the People’s Choice Awards 2016, Wednesday, January 6 at 9p on CBS. Lynch, who won for Favorite TV Comedy Actress in 2011, stars in CBS’s Angel From Hell, launching in February.
During a Q3 Earnings call, newly minted Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey announced plans to roll out new TV ads during the World Series. But unfortunately for Twitter, the call wasn’t all peanuts and Cracker Jacks: Dorsey revealed that while the company’s revenue is growing, growth remains stagnant. Twitter had an average of 307 million active […]
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