For the 16th consecutive year, NBC Sports presents the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs, with all games being shown nationally. NBC Sports will feature roughly 20 game and studio commentators throughout the 2021 Stanley Cup Playoffs. NHL Live will feature hosts Liam McHugh and Kathryn Tappen and analysts Eddie Olczyk, Keith Jones, Anson Carter, Patrick Sharp, Dominic […]
NBC will revive the live musical format in primetime with “Annie Live!” from Robert Greenblatt and Neil Meron this coming holiday season in December. “As we look to drive big live audiences for NBC, we could think of no better way than to bring back the network’s holiday musical tradition,” said Susan Rovner, Chairman of Entertainment […]
NBC is moving forward with a second season of Ted Danson comedy “Mr. Mayor”. The single-camera half hour follows Neil Bremer (Danson), a retired and wealthy businessman who runs for mayor of Los Angeles for all of the wrong reasons — just to prove that he’s “still got it.” Once he wins, Neil has to […]
‘MR. MAYOR’ TIES CBS AND ABC IN 18-49 FOR #2 IN TIMESLOT ‘MR. MAYOR’ PREMIERE IS NOW UP TO 3.3 IN 18-49 AND 15 MILLION VIEWERS IN TOTAL AUDIENCE MEASUREMENT ‘SUPERSTORE’ EVEN IN 18-49 FROM A WEEK AGO ‘DATELINE NBC’ BEATS ABC, CBS IN TOTAL VIEWERS IN 10 P.M. TIMESLOT From 8-8:30 p.m., “Mr. Mayor” earned an […]
NBC has announced a ninth season for veteran thriller “The Blacklist.” Debuting in September, 2013, the series follows Raymond “Red” Reddington (James Spader), a former U.S. Navy officer turned high-profile criminal who voluntarily surrenders to the FBI after eluding capture for decades. News of the pickup comes just three episodes into the current season, which was delayed […]
NBC has ordered a second season of its reboot of game show “The Weakest Link.” Hosted by Jane Lynch, each episode of features eight contestants who enter the studio as total strangers but must work together to bank the maximum amount of prize money available in each round. The contestants take turns to answer general knowledge […]
Tom Brady’s Buccaneers meet with Aaron Rodgers and his Packers in the NFC championship game at Lambeau Field (Jan. 24 @ 3:05 p.m. ET, Fox). Brady outlasted fellow future Hall of Famer Drew Brees and New Orleans 30-20 in the divisional round. Green Bay handled Los Angeles 32-18 Josh Allen leads his Bills into the […]
NBC has put into development “Ties That Bind” from Universal Television, a drama based on Elizabeth Coleman’s “Secret Bridesmaids’ Business” stage play and book, from writer Deirdre Shaw (“Bluff City Law”), Keshet Studios and Universal Television. The proposed series is described as a soapy thriller in which three women make a promise to one another that leads them […]
The Giants (5-10) host the Cowboys (6-9) (Jan. 3 @ 1:00 p.m. ET, Fox). The winner claims the NFC East title if Washington loses at Philadelphia. Dallas lost quarterback Dak Prescott during its 37-34 victory over New York in Week 5. The Cowboys have won seven straight meetings. Washington (6-9) can win the NFC East […]
