15 stories by "Rick Kissell"
NBC is bringing back the original cast of last year’s holiday ratings winner “Dolly Parton’s Coat of Many Colors” for a sequel slated to air later this year. “D…
Over the years, January has been a month for Fox to shine, and that was again the case this year. Surprisingly upbeat numbers for Sunday musical “Grease Live,” combined with winn…
The allure of live event programming was on display again Sunday night, as Fox’s live three-hour production of “Grease Live!” drew the best ratings for a musical since NBC&…
The Broadway box office took its traditional post-holiday tumble last week, but seven musicals " four long-running favorites and relative newcomers “Hamilton,” “On Your Fee…
Nice showings by “Hamilton” and “School of Rock – The Musical” in their first Yuletide frames combined with sizable throngs for familiar faves like “The L…
Two years after NBC stunned the industry with boffo ratings for its live presentation of “The Sound of Music,” the network was back at it Thursday night with “The Wiz Live,…
A very promising week of previews for musical “Hamilton” contributed to a robust Broadway box office frame that saw just about every show on the board post increases. “Hami…
Turner Broadcasting has scooped up network television premiere rights to the upcoming live-action versions of Disney’s “Cinderella” and “Jungle Book.” As part o…
New house records for “Beautiful” and “Hedwig and the Angry Inch” were among the highlights of a big week at the Broadway box office, which saw a whopping 10 shows to…
On a Sunday of event programming on the broadcast networks, ABC’s coverage of the NBA Finals crushed the competition, while NBC’s “Miss USA” pageant finished ahead of…
“The Normal Heart” premiered Sunday to above-average numbers for an original HBO movie, drawing nearly 1 million viewers for its initial telecast, according to Nielsen estimates.…
NBC’s “The Sound of Music Live,” which scored boffo ratings in its premiere telecast earlier this month, added more than 6 million viewers in DVR playback to stand as the m…
On the same day NBC was basking in the ratings success of its live “Sound of Music” presentation, it also learned that one of its annual live events " the Macy’s Thanksgivi…
The Tony Awards on CBS were on a ratings upswing last night, logging the show's largest overall audience in four years " 7.2 million " despite competition from the NBA Finals on ABC.
NBC is shifting around some pieces on the schedule board this spring, including the demotion of “Smash” to Saturday as part of the net’s shift to an all-reality Tuesday lin…
