Jay Leno mentors the first finals round on NBC’s Last Comic Standing. The five remaining contestants are whisked to Las Vegas for a surprise meeting with the former Tonight Show host on the episode airing Thursday, July 31 at 10p. Season finale is August 14.
You’ll have to stay up a little later to catch CBS’s Extant. After slipping to a 1.1 A18-49 rating in Live + Same Day viewing with a Big Brother lead-in, the summer series starring Halle Berry will move from 9p to 10p on Wednesdays, swapping with Criminal Minds repeats. Not surprisingly, the net’s keeping an […]
Hulu snagged the streaming rights to the latest WGN America drama Manhattan. As of next week, new episodes will be available to Hulu Plus subscribers the day after airing on WGN, with the entire 13-ep season accessible after the TV finale. Those using the free version of Hulu will be able to watch the five […]
Comedy Central is turning fans’ tweets into an improv performance in its new weekly series CC: Social Scene. Comedian Paul Scheer will host the six-episode show, which is presented by Redd’s Apple Ale. Social Scene premiered yesterday on CC.com, CC YouTube channel and across CC’s social platforms.
In a move of the “two great tastes that taste great together” variety, FOX Sports Digital and Sporting News Media announced a cross-platform content, distribution, and media partnership designed to bolster each company’s “ability to offer the most comprehensive digital sports video and editorial coverage across the web.” The new alliance is projected to reach […]
ESPN locked in a new seven-year agreement with the Pro Football Hall of Fame to present the annual Enshrinement Ceremony, with the deal kicking in this year and running through 2020, which marks the centennial anniversary of the National Football League’s inaugural season. This year’s ceremony will be shown on Saturday at 7p on ESPN2. […]
The Walking Dead steps back into the AMC lineup for a two-part season five on Sunday, October 12 at 9p. The season premieres of Talking Dead and Comic Book Men follow the zombie drama at 10p and midnight. “Season five is without question the most ambitious and satisfying season this amazing team has ever crafted,” […]
For anyone not up to speed on OWN’s The Haves and the Have Nots, a 36-ep marathon starts Monday, July 28 at 10a, ahead of the sudsy drama’s summer season finale on Tuesday, July 29 at 9p. The finale will include a sneak peek of Tyler Perry’s next show for the net, If Loving You […]
Despite its $126 million reported loss, Amazon still plans to spend more than $100 million on pilots for original digital series by the end of the year. Amazon CFO Tom Szkutak said the company is seeing more of its Prime members using the service for streaming content, and that’s why they will continue to heavily […]
After many months of speculation, Google finally took the plunge and bought videogame broadcast network Twitch for $1 billion, according to VentureBeat. As previously reported, YouTube recently introduced the Twitch Live Annotations button on gaming vids for users to go into a live play.