With Virginia and Texas Tech locked in to play for the NCAA Championship tonight at 9p on CBS, CBS Sports and Turner Sports report that the Semifinals on Saturday delivered an average of 8.8/18 in metered markets, according to Nielsen, for a rise of 13% over last year’s averages. NCAA March madness Live drew a […]
The Masked Singer is heading to Mexico, where broadcaster Televisa has set a local version. The competition series, which has been a hit for FOX, will be adapted for the Spanish speaking market with Televisa Studios and Endemol Shine Boomdog licensing the format from South Korea’s MBC. It marks the latest international format produced by […]
The View’s Sherri Shepherd has a new gig. The actress/comedian has been tapped to host Game Show Network’s latest endeavor, Best Ever Trivia Show, a half-hour series pitting three contestants against three trivia experts for a chance to win up to $30,000.
BIG3 landed a new home, inking a deal with CBS Sports for the professional 3-on-3 basketball league, founded by Ice Cube and Jeff Kwatinetz, to be carried on CBS and CBS Sports Network beginning with the 2019 season, which tips off on June 22. During the 11-week season, games will air live on CBS Television […]
Actress Kate Del Castillo, star of Telemundo drama La Reina del Sur currently filming the feature “Bad Boys for Life,” is making a major move into Hispanic /Mixed Martial Arts sports entertainment franchise, Combate Americas, acquiring an equity stake in the company. Her investment comes as part of a $20 million equity infusion from a […]
Viacom and T-Mobile struck a major content deal that calls for programming from BET, Comedy Central, MTV and Nick, among other Viacom nets, to “play a key role” on T-Mobile’s upcoming video service. “Viacom represents the best of the best, most-popular brands on cable, so they are an amazing partner for us!” raved T-Mobile CEO […]
Seinfeld alum Jason Alexander will voice Mr. Mouse in Fox animated comedy pilot Richard Lovely…Lily Collins (To the Bone) landed the lead in Paramount Network’s Emily in Paris, arriving in 2020…Catherine Bell will reunite with her JAG co-star, David James Elliott, in a recurring role on CBS’s NCIS: Los Angeles…Adrienne Barbeau (The Fog), Giancarlo Esposito […]
The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences unveiled nominees for the 40th Annual Sports Emmy Awards with ESPN’s slate of platforms topping the tallies among network nods, drawing 56 nominations, while NBC Sports took second with 38 nominations, followed by CBS Sports at 27, FOX Sports with 25, and HBO Sports rounding out the […]
The NBA is putting a call out ahead of the playoffs with its new promo, “Heroes Wanted,” which launches today during TNT’s doubleheader. The new Playoffs spot is narrated by Michael B. Jordan, and features “superhuman feats of heroic NBA athletes through comic-style illustrations and elements and focuses on the unpredictable nature of the Playoffs.” […]
After flirting as sponsor for ELEAGUE’s x Rocket League Game Zone presented by AXE at the Final Four Fan Fest this weekend, men’s grooming brand AXE and ELEAGUE are now going long-term, locking in a deal for the brand to serve as Official Personal Care Partner of ELEAGUE. The collaboration will include a number of […]