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Kate McKinnon Channels Ellen, Takes NBC Upfront Selfie During Seth Meyers’ Set

NBCUNIVERSAL UPFRONT -- "2016 NBCUniversal Upfront in New York City on Monday, May 16, 2016" -- Pictured: (l-r) Ian Ziering, “Sharknado: The 4th Awakens” on Syfy: Dennis Haysbert, "Incorporated" on Syfy; Jeni Pulos, Jeff Lewis, "Flipping Out" on Bravo; Andy Cohen, "Watch What Happens Live" on Bravo; Kate Mckinnon, "Saturday Night Live" on NBC; Maya Rudolph, Martin Short, "Maya & Marty" on NBC; Kyle Richards, "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills'" on Bravo; Kenya Moore, The Real Housewives of Atlanta"; (top row) Sophia Bush, "Chicago P.D." on NBC; Jennifer Lopez, Ray Liotta, "Shades of Blue" on NBC; Gabriel Macht, "Suits" on USA; John Cena, "WWE" on USA; Maria Menounos, Jason Kennedy, "E! New" on E!; Abigail Spencer, Matt Lanter, Malcolm Barrett, "Timeless" on NBC -- (Photo by: Paul Drinkwater/NBCUniversal)

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During Seth Meyers’ set wrapping up NBCUniversal’s Radio City Music Hall Upfront Week presentation, he noted, “Being in this room, there’s a real Academy Awards vibe, and I have to say, the only thing that’s missing is a viral moment. And when I think about viral moments, no one’s better at that than Ellen DeGeneres. And because her show is seen on all of the NBC-owned stations, and over 70 affiliate stations, and because she’s the EP of NBC’s Little Big Shots, we asked… Read

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Disney Studios Promotes Tendo Nagenda To EVP Production

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Tendo Nagenda, a Walt Disney Studios live-action senior creative executive who oversaw Disney’s 2015 hit Cinderella, has been upped to EVP Production. In his former post since 2010, he shepherded a slate through development, production, physical production and post. Currently, Nagenda is the development exec on Queen Of Katwe, which stars Lupita Nyong'o and David Oyelowo and just dropped its first trailer last week. Cinderella grossed $543.5 million at the global box… Read

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‘Rocky Horror Picture Show’ Teaser Trailer: First Look At Fox TV Remake

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“It’s not easy having a good time.” Really? Fox has dropped a teaser trailer, giving us a first look at its TV remake of The Rocky Horror Picture Show. A re-imagining of the original movie, the two-hour event follows sweethearts Janet Weiss (Victoria Justice) and Brad Majors (Ryan McCartan), who stumble upon the bizarre abode of Dr. Frank-N-Furter (Laverne Cox), a sexually ambiguous, flirtatious alien mad scientist. She is holding an annual Transylvanian science… Read

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‘Prison Break’ Trailer: It’s Time For Lincoln To Return The Favor

LOGLINE: Follow-up to the 2005-09 Fox series. In the new chapter, when clues surface that suggest a previously thought-to-be-dead Michael may be alive, Lincoln and Sara reunite to engineer the series’ biggest escape ever.

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Fox has slated a midseason return for its six-episode event series Prison Break, which reteams the cast and crew of the original four-season series that aired on the network from 2005-2009. The trailer dropped today following Fox’s upfront presentation. This time, clues surface that suggest Wentworth Miller’s Michael Scofield, who was thought to be dead, isn’t. His brother Lincoln (Dominic Purcell) reunites with Michael's wife (Sarah Wayne Callies) and some of his fellow… Read

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Fox’s New Series Trailers: ‘Lethal Weapon’, ‘Shots Fired’, ‘Star’, ‘The Mick’ & More

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Fox has just dropped trailers for some of its new comedies and dramas as part of the 2016-17 series orders. Check them out below. Making History — Comedy Produced by 20th Century Fox TV. From writer/executive producer Julius Sharpe and executive producers Phil Lord and Chris Miller. The Mick — Comedy Produced by 20th Century Fox TV. From writers/executive producers John Chernin and Dave Chernin and executive producers Nick Frenkel, Oly Obst, and Randall Einhorn. Son of Zor… Read

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‘24: Legacy’ Trailer: Clocking The First Look At Fox’s Reboot

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Fox has dropped the first trailer for its 24 franchise reboot 24: Legacy. How much does the network like this? It just gave the series the post-Super Bowl slot for its debut on February 5 — the first-ever drama to have its world premiere after the nation’s most-watched TV event. Its two-night premiere continues February 6, when it settles into its Monday 8 PM time slot. The series, starring Straight Outta Compton‘s Corey Hawkins, chronicles a race against the clock to… Read

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‘Captain America’ To Cross $300M Today As ‘Money Monster’ Cashes $14.7M & ‘The Darkness’ Finds $4.9M – Monday B.O. Final

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5TH UPDATE, MONDAY, 2:35 PM: The final tallies are in and Disney/Marvel’s Captain America: Civil War dropped 59% in its second weekend to gross $72.6 million, bringing it total domestic cume to $295.9.M. Today, it will become the third $300M+ film from Disney this quarter, along with its animated Zootopia and Jon Favreau’s live-action/CGI favorite The Jungle Book which climbed past the milestone this weekend. Worldwide, Civil War has grossed $943.2M. Sony’s Money Monster… Read

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The End Is Near As Broadway Box Office Dips, Ticket Prices Too

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With one week left in the 2015-2016 Broadway season, the box office is telling a different story than the one on the marquees. Outside the theaters, there’s plenty of excitement as ticket buyers clamor for entry to the most ambitious range of shows in memory, offering the electricity of revolution (Hamilton, Shuffle Along Etc., Eclipsed), the mirrored dramas of human despair and triumph (The Color Purple, The Father, Long Day’s Journey Into Night, Blackbird, On Your… Read

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Fox Networks Says It Can Target Ads In Venues Where They Can’t Be Skipped

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Much like NBCUniversal did in its upfront presentation this morning, Fox Networks Ad Sales President Toby Byrne used his company’s event to attack digital competitors while vowing to give buyers opportunities to make sure their ads aren’t skipped. “Non-premium sub-prime video may get short moments of interest, ” Byrne told advertisers at New York’s Beacon Theater. “But we provide an immersive experience.” Audiences generally watch premium TV shows 90% of the time they… Read

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‘The Nice Guys’ Review: Russell Crowe & Ryan Gosling Are A Lethal (And Pretty Funny) Odd Couple – Cannes

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Editors note: Pete Hammond’s video review of The Nice Guys is not available. When I think of the Cannes Film Festival, The Nice Guys — a very commerical, somewhat amusing and brutally violent movie — is decidedly not your typical art house fodder that populates the Official Selection being showcased at the Grand Theatre at the Palais. Yet here it is, making its world premiere last night out of competition in front of a black-tie crowd. Score one for Warner Bros, which… Read

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Discovery En Espanol & Discovery Familias Unveil 2016-17 Slates

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Discovery U.S. Hispanic’s networks Discovery en Espanol and Discovery Familia have released their 2016-17 slates, which are heavy on adventure and motoring for the former and health and family for the latter. The programs include specials along with new and returning series. New shows on Discovery en Espanol include the custom-motorcycle docuseries Acero Sagrado (Sacred Steel) and survival competition Tarzan Americano, along with specials about Mexican Revolution legend… Read

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‘Underground’ Finale Ratings Race Up In Live+3 Results

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Underground debuted in March with record-breaking ratings for WGN America, and it looks to have wrapped up its first season with some pretty strong results. With Live + 3 numbers now in, the May 11 Season 1 finale of the series about Georgia plantation slaves who dash for their freedom via the Underground Railroad drew 1.8 million viewers. Underground's 10 PM season ender also had 911,000 viewers among adults 25-54 and 866,000 among the 18-49 demo. That's a surging… Read

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