On to Derek Jeter: MLB Network’s national telecast of Jeter’s final home game on Thursday ranked as the most-watched regular season game in its history with 837,000 viewers with the contest not shown in the home New York and Baltimore markets. The channel’s telecast peaked with 1.6 million viewers in the 10:15-10:30p quarterhour. On deck, […]
Skip a newsletter last week? “In Case You Missed It” rounds up the top stories in each of our four 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 The Hub Network relaunches as Discovery Family Channel effective […]
CBS switched its game plan for upcoming Monday nights. The net will air back-to-back eps of Big Bang Theory (the second a repeat) for the next three weeks at 8p, instead of following the hit comedy with Mom, which was to have had its season two premiere September 29 at 8:30. The Millers premieres in […]
Starting this Sunday, September 28, there’ll be a double dose of CBS Sunday Morning with Charles Osgood. After the morning news program airs on CBS, Smithsonian Channel, a joint venture of CBS Corp.’s Showtime Networks and the Smithsonian Institution, will rebroadcast the show at 2p, and up to four times later during the week. Launched […]
Netflix acquired exclusive U.S. rights to the gangster series Peaky Blinders from the U.K. in a deal with the Weinstein Co. and Endemol. The first season’s six episodes will hit Netflix on Sept. 30, and season two will roll out in November. Peaky Blinders takes place in early 1900s England, and follows a criminal ring […]
Twitter betting on the silver screen with its new ads targeted for users passionate about movies. “Our recent research shows that Twitter is a major influence on movie choice,” Twitter’s Global Head of Research Jeffrey Graham told The Hollywood Reporter. “Not only are people hearing about new movies on Twitter, they are using it to […]
Chobani is doubling down on its ties with the United States Olympic Committee, announcing a long-term partnership with the organization that runs through 2020. The brand will now serve as the official yogurt provider to Team USA for the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 2018 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games […]
Good news for the NFL, as the league which is preparing to play its ninth regular season game in London on Sunday locked in a deal with Sky Sports, which has been an NFL broadcaster in the UK since ’95, with a five year extension. The deal now adds Monday Night Football rights to the […]
Can Kathy Griffin fill Joan Rivers’ shoes? According to The Hollywood Reporter, a shortlist of potential replacements has been drawn up to take over for the late great comedienne on E!’s Fashion Police. Griffin is said to be in serious contention for the job. However, no formal talks have taken place, as the network’s executives […]
America’s Funniest Home Videos celebrates a milestone – 25 years of hilarity – when it kicks off its new season on Sunday, October 5 at 7p on ABC. The video highlights in the premiere episode include clips featuring Ice Bucket Challenges that went wrong, a music montage featuring comedic canines, and host Tom Bergeron playing […]