ABC's JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE: GAME NIGHT Hits Record HighsJune 17, 2016As Cleveland won Game 6 of the 2016 NBA Finals to force a Game 7 on Sunday (on 6/19 at 8:00 p.m. EDT), ABC shot to the top of Thursday night, once again topping its combined competition (CBS, NBC, Fox and CW) in Total Viewers (+8% - 15.0 million vs. 13.9 million) and Adults 18-49 (+100% - 5.4/20 vs. 2.7/10). It was ABC's 6th straight evening this year to beat out its combined competition in Adults 18-49 with the NBA Finals.
STAGE TUBE: Watch Scenes from Grippo Stage Co.'s THE BEN HECHT SHOWJune 17, 2016The fascinating life of Chicago newspaperman turned legendary playwright, screenwriter and novelist Ben Hecht takes center stage in Grippo Stage Company's world premiere of THE BEN HECHT SHOW, written and performed by James Sherman and directed by Dennis Za?ek. Based on Ben Hecht's books A Guide For the Bedevilled and A Child Of the Century, in which Hecht confronts his own identity as an American Jew in the wake of the Nazi Holocaust, THE BEN HECHT SHOW will play June 10 - July 17, 2016 at Piven Theatre at Noyes Cultural Arts Center, 927 Noyes St. in Evanston. Tickets are currently available at grippostagecompany.com or by calling (800) 838-3006. The press opening is Tuesday, June 14 at 8 pm.
PREMIER BOXING CHAMPIONS Return to NBC This WeekendJune 16, 2016NBC's Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) travels to Chicago, Ill., in primetime this Saturday, June 18, live at 8:30 p.m. ET, highlighted by a 10-round light heavyweight bout between Andrzej Fonfara (28-3, 16 KOs) of Poland and New Yorker Joe “The Irish Bomber” Smith Jr.(21-1, 17 KOs) from UIC Pavilion.
ABC Hits New Yearly High in Late-NightJune 16, 2016With its late-night lineup of 'Jimmy Kimmel Live' at 11:35 p.m. and 'Nightline' at 12:35 a.m. during the week of June 6, 2016, ABC was up by double digits for the 3rd week in a row in Adults 18-49 (+11% - 872,000 vs. 783,000) to post a new season best and a 1-year high - since the week of 6/8/15.
GOOD MORNING AMERICA Is No. 1 in Total Viewers for Week of 6/6June 16, 2016ABC News' “Good Morning America” stood as the morning's No. 1 newscast in Total Viewers (4.560 million) for the week of June 6, 2016, based on Live + Same Day Data from Nielsen Media Research. “GMA” beat NBC's “Today” (4.172 million) by 388,000, widening its week-to-week advantage for the 4th consecutive week (+54%; vs. 252,000 on w/o 5/30/16) to its largest margin of victory in over 5 months – since w/o 12/28/15.
TRUTH SLASH FICTION TV Pilot with Matt Doyle to Premiere at SeriesFestJune 16, 2016On Thursday June 23rd, Truth Slash Fiction, a television pilot about a group of high schoolers who write gay erotic fan fiction about their favorite boyband will make its premiere at SeriesFest in Denver. The pilot features original pop music, fantasy sequences and performances by Broadway favorites Matt Doyle, Daniel Quadrino and Tony-winner Cady Huffman, among others.
THEATER TALK to Air Tony Awards Wrap-Up This WeekendJune 16, 2016An all-new THEATER TALK features its annual TONY Wrap-Up, with journalists Jesse Green (New York Magazine), Michael Musto (Out.com) and Patrick Pacheco (Los Angeles Times); an AndrewAndrew report from the TONY Red Carpet; and a discussion about Turn Me Loose: A Play About Comic Genius Dick Gregory, now Off-Broadway.
STAGE TUBE: Michael Cerveris Offers Look Inside the 'Broadway for Orlando' Benefit Single Recording SessionJune 15, 2016An all-star roster of theater artists gathered today to record the new benefit single 'What the World Needs Now is Love' for victims of the Orlando Shooting. Broadway Records President Van Dean, Seth Rudetsky and James Wesley announced the single and the charitable initiative 'Broadway for Orlando' earlier today. This evening, Michael Cerveris uploaded a behind the scenes peek inside the recording studio on Facebook - check it out below!
Disney Channel Renews STUCK IN THE MIDDLE for Second SeasonJune 15, 2016Disney Channel has renewed the hit series 'Stuck in the Middle' after its strong debut season with executive producer Linda Videtti Figueiredo at the helm. The single camera comedy stars Jenna Ortega as the middle child, Harley Diaz, who's living in a household bustling with nine people -- two parents and seven kids -- each with distinct personalities and conflicting schedules. The series will resume production on its second season in the fall as new episodes continue to premiere Fridays (8:00-8:30 p.m. ET) on Disney Channel.