Esquire’s The Runner-Up, about American Idol second-placer Clay Aiken’s bid for Congress, premieres Tuesday, April 7 at 10p. But it wasn’t Aiken’s idea to document his political journey. “We found out Clay was running for Congress and thought there was potentially an interesting story to tell there,” exec producer Jonathan Chinn tells Cynopsis. “We didn’t […]
Funny or Die is setting up shop in the nation’s capital. The comedic production house is opening a Washington, D.C., office at the 1776 campus, helmed by former White House staffer Brad Jenkins, who will serve as managing director and executive producer of Funny or Die DC. Jenkins is expected to work with a range […]
Snapchat says it’s now blocking third-party apps from accessing the messaging company’s data. The news comes as Snapchat continues to grow its user base estimated to be more than 100 million and prepares to release its first transparency report, due in July. Like similar reports released by the likes of Apple and Google, Snapchat says […]
Next month sees the Penn Mutual Collegiate Rugby Championship hit Philadelphia from May 30-31, as the sport continues to find footholds stateside. United World Sports, which oversees the event as well as the growing Cynopsis Sports spoke with Jonathan First, President of United World Sports, about the growth of the sport and what lays ahead. […]
The Final Four rallied up a huge spike for coverage across TBS, TNT and truTV on Saturday, scoring 41.7 million total viewers who watched all of part of the coverage. That marks a rise of 24% over year-ago numbers based on Nielsen Fast Nationals. The Kentucky/Wisconsin game averaged 22.6 million total viewers for a 39% […]
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 South African comedian Trevor Noah will take over as host […]
TV One viewers get three chances to watch the 30th Annual Stellar Gospel Music Awards – including Michelle Williams performing with former Destiny’s Child band mates Kelly Rowland and Beyonce. The show airs back-to-back at 6p, 8p and 10p on Sunday, April 5, part of the net’s effort to “encourage viewers to spend part of […]
Looks like well-known germaphobe Howie Mandel will be shaking hands on season ten of America’s Got Talent. At NBCU’s summer press tour on Thursday, Mandel said that while he’d put his therapist in a “whole new tax bracket” dealing with his OCD, it took all of five minutes for one of the upcoming season’s contestants […]
Netflix picked up a new comedy sketch series from longtime collaborators Bob Odenkirk and David Cross yesterday. With Bob and David will bring the pair together in four half-hour episodes and one hour-long “making-of” special. The two are known for their work on The Ben Stiller Show and HBO’s Mr. Show With Bob and David. […]
Looks like Jimmy Fallon and Jimmy Kimmel have a new late-night rival on YouTube. CBS Television Network’s latest late night talk show The Late Late Show with James Corden soared online in its first week, with its YT channel growing 330 percent. Segments such as Every Tom Hanks Movie in 7 Minutes and Mariah Carey […]
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