Awards shows have seen steep ratings declines in recent years, but the modest uptick for Sunday night’s Tonys followed recent increases for the Oscars and the Grammys.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 03:07PMThe Tony Awards ceremony had been in doubt ever since Hollywood’s screenwriters went on strike earlier this month.
SOURCE: www.seattletimes.com at 11:45AMThe Tony Awards, a key marketing opportunity for Broadway, can go ahead in an altered form after the striking screenwriters’ union said it would not picket this year’s broadcast.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:02PMThe Tonys, set to be telecast on June 11, are Broadway’s biggest marketing moment. But the strike by the Writers Guild of America means the show might not go on.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 09:24AMThe Tonys drew an audience of 3.9 million viewers on CBS on Sunday, about a million viewers more than last year. It was the second-lowest viewership on record.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 03:42PMSunday night’s pandemic-restricted telecast saw a 58 percent plunge in viewers from last year’s record low.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 06:55PMA dispute between television writers and their agents reached an impasse before a midnight deadline. “There is no settlement,” the Writers Guild of America said.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 08:50PMIn a lavish presentation, the company is expected to offer long-awaited details about its counter to the tech giants that have moved into entertainment.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 03:43PMAfter a “Game of Thrones”-worthy shake-up at Warner Media, he takes charge of entertainment at HBO, TNT and TBS. “I like a challenge,” he said.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 07:32PMThe trio won awards for “Jesus Christ Superstar” at the Creative Arts Emmys on Sunday, joining other entertainers who have won an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony award.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 11:12PMSunday night’s telecast of the Tony Awards drew 6.3 million viewers on CBS, a modest uptick but a contrast to plummeting numbers for the Oscars and Grammys.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 04:48PMThe network’s entertainment chairman Robert Greenblatt says NBC has learned how to generate more cash from digital views, and keep track of it.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 04:31PMDavid Benioff and D.B. Weiss, executive producers of “Game of Thrones,” will write and produce a series of “Star Wars” films for Disney.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:03PMAs part of its plan to spend more than $1 billion on original programming, it strikes a deal with the Oscar-winning writer and director.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 12:32PMNetflix is the clear leader in the streaming wars, but Disney’s deal with 21st Century Fox changes things. Here’s a look at the various streaming services.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 06:30PMThe streaming service made the announcement two days after the show’s star, Kevin Spacey, was accused of making an unwanted sexual advance on a boy in the 1980s.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 03:04PMNetflix said the show would end after its sixth season. That came shortly after Kevin Spacey was accused of making a sexual advance toward a 14-year-old boy in the 1980s.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:12PMBamTech has had success with its services for Major League Baseball, HBO and others. Disney is hoping the company can do the same for it.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 11:59AMNetwork executives are rolling out several shows with a strong military presence, while also focusing on true-crime sagas involving the Menendez brothers and Gianni Versace.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 08:18PM“Hairspray Live!” received good reviews but it had only nine million viewers, about 2.5 million fewer than last year’s production of “The Wiz Live!”
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 03:31PMThe show’s eighth season was broadcast in 2011; HBO did not announce when the ninth season would air.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 02:56PMThe broadcast, which rode on the popularity of “Hamilton,” also came on the heels of a mass shooting in Orlando; the host said, “Hate will never win.”
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 01:34PMThe Fox production was the second-most-viewed of the recent live TV musicals; next up for the network is “The Passion,” live from New Orleans, in March.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 02:27PMThe musical, titled “The Passion,” will be broadcast live from New Orleans on Palm Sunday.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:12PMThe television movie "Coat of Many Colors" lifted NBC to the highest viewership of any network for the night.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 12:40PMNBC’s latest live musical drew 11.5 million viewers on Thursday night, easily beating last year’s live rendition of “Peter Pan.”
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 06:52PMA federal judge ruled that the Off Broadway play “3C,” a darkly comic reimagining of the TV hit “Three’s Company,” did not infringe the copyright of that sitcom.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:27PMOn Friday night, at Joe’s Pub, a sold-out crowd took in a one-man show about Ms. Wintour called “Ryan Raftery is the Most Powerful Woman in Fashion.”
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 07:27PMOn opening night of “The Library,” no second thoughts from Steven Soderbergh about retirement.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:06PMTerrence McNally’s latest play, “Mothers and Sons,” attracted a spirited Broadway crowd that discussed what to call a same-sex significant other.
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