Disney XD's New Animated Series with Jon Heder and Johnny Pemberton Receives Premiere DateJuly 23, 2015'Pickle and Peanut,' an animated buddy-comedy series that follows the offbeat teenage adventures of best friends Pickle and Peanut, premieres MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 7 (9:00 p.m., ET/PT) on Disney XD, with new episodes airing Mondays through October 5. Jon Heder ('Napoleon Dynamite') stars as the emotional Pickle and Johnny Pemberton ('22 Jump Street') as the freewheeling Peanut. The premiere episode will be available on WATCH Disney XD, Disney XD on Demand and DisneyXD.com beginning Tuesday, September 1.
STAGE TUBE: THE BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY Tour's Elizabeth Stanley Sends Message to Fans!July 23, 2015As BroadwayWorld reported earlier today, stage vets Elizabeth Stanley and Andrew Samonsky have been tapped to lead the national tour of Jason Robert Brown's much-loved, short-lived musical THE BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY. This afternoon, Stanley and the tour unveiled a new video on Facebook, in which the actress details what the role and show mean to her - check it out below!
Syfy Acquires Stateside Rights to WYNONNA EARPJuly 22, 2015SEVEN24 Films and IDW Entertainment announced today that Syfy has acquired the U.S. rights to Wynonna Earp, a live action television series based on the IDW Publishing comic created by Beau Smith. Emily Andras (Lost Girl, Killjoys) developed the series for television and will serve as Executive Producer and Showrunner.
Fox Orders New Season of MASTERCHEFJuly 22, 2015Fox Broadcasting Company (FOX) has ordered a seventh season of the hit cooking competition series MASTERCHEF. Additionally, all three judges, including veterans Gordon Ramsay and Graham Elliot, as well as newcomer Christina Tosi, will return to the MASTERCHEF judging panel.
Sean Teale, Georgina Haig & Eddie Ramos to Lead Syfy Pilot INCORPORATEDJuly 22, 2015Syfy announced today that Sean Teale (Reign),Georgina Haig (Once Upon a Time) and Eddie Ramos (Teen Wolf) have been tapped to star in Incorporated, a futuristic espionage thriller pilot from Matt Damon and Ben Affleck's Pearl Street Productions, CBS Television Studios and Universal Cable Productions.
STAGE TUBE: MRS. SMITH on John Barrymore & 'THE CURIOUS INCIDENT'July 22, 2015Yet more theatre lore from the crazy world of Mrs. Smith! Here she recounts her first encounter as a young girl with legendary stage actor John Barrymore. After reading the letter she wrote him, he wisked her off for drinks at Sardi's and then up to Harlem to hear James Baldwin recite poetry - to a bongo beat. Therefore, she is saddened that the theater bearing his name has gone to the dogs. How curious. Check out the video below!
BELOW DECK Season Three Premieres Next Month on BravoJuly 21, 2015Bravo Media returns to the high seas as season three of“Below Deck” premieres on Tuesday, August 25 at 9p.m. ET/PT. The series follows a group of crewmembers living and working aboard “Eros,” a 161' mega-yacht during the charter season in the Bahamas and kicks off with a half-hour preview special airing onMonday, August 10 at 10p.m. ET/PT.
American Century Investments & NBC Sports Extend Partnership on Tournament Through 2022July 21, 2015 American Century Investments will continue as title sponsor of the nation's premier celebrity golf tournament, the American Century Championship, through 2022. The championship will continue to take place at Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course in Lake Tahoe as a result of a seven-year extension, jointly announced by American Century Investments and NBC Sports, owner and operator of the championship.
NBCSN Doubles 2014 Viewership for Second Weekend in a RowJuly 21, 2015Paced by its second live NASCAR Sprint Cup race, NBCSN more than doubled its total-day viewership vs. last year for the second consecutive weekend. NBCSN will televise a live NASCAR Sprint Cup race on each of the next five weekends.
Ahead of Her First Broadway Bow, Meet SPRING AWAKENING's Oscar-Winning Star Marlee MatlinJuly 21, 2015As BroadwayWorld first reported this morning, Oscar and Golden Globe-winning actress Marlee Matlin will make her Broadway debut this fall in the upcoming revival of Steven Sater and Duncan Sheik's beloved musical Spring Awakening as the 'Adult Woman'. In honor of the big news, BWW brings you a look back at some of the highlights from Matlin's career!
HEDWIG's Taye Diggs & Rebecca Naomi Jones Visit THEATER TALK This WeekendJuly 21, 2015An all-new THEATER TALK looks at a major cast change for a hit Broadway musical plus a new illustrated history of Black performers and shows on Broadway. This week's episode boasts a cast of famous names that includes actors Taye Diggs and Rebecca Naomi Jones - the new leads in Hedwig and the Angry Inch on Broadway - in addition to producer Stewart Lane, author of the new book Black Broadway, accompanied by director Kenny Leon and performer Melba Moore, all with rich Broadway histories.
Spike TV's TUT Debuts to 2.6 Million Total ViewersJuly 20, 2015Spike's most ambitious project to date, the scripted 3-night event-series 'TUT' launched with big numbers for the network on Sunday, July 19. 'TUT' delivered 2.6 million viewers for Night 1, including the premiere telecast and two encore presentations that followed.
Disney XD's GRAVITY FALLS is Top Regular Series Telecast YetJuly 20, 2015Disney XD's highly anticipated new episode of “Gravity Falls” ranked as the channel's #1 regular series telecast ever in Total Viewers (2.319 million), Kids 2-11 (1.036 million/2.6 rating), Boys 2-11 (686,000/3.4 rating), Boys 6-11 (574,000/4.7 rating), Kids 6-14 (1.279 million/3.6 rating) and Boys 6-14 (856,000/4.7 rating) demographics and was its #1 regular animated telecast ever in Kids 6-11 (851,000/3.6 rating).
Bravo's DON'T BE TARDY... & MANZO'D WITH CHILDREN Return Next MonthJuly 20, 2015wo of Bravo Media's favorite OG Housewives from Atlanta and New Jersey return as “Don't Be Tardy…” season four premiers on Sunday, August 16th at 10p.m. ET/PT and the second season of“Manzo'd with Children” immediately follows at 10:30p.m. ET/PT. From high school graduations to wedding bells, both Kim Zolciak-Biermann and Caroline Manzo must learn to let go and let live as their children embark on the next chapter of their lives.