DOWNTON ABBEY

VEEP, BREAKING BAD Among TCA's 2013 Award Nominations

The Television Critics Association has announced its 2013 award nominations. Included in the list of actors nominated for Individual Achievement are Breaking Bad's Bryan Cranston and Bates Motel's Ver... (more...)

Amazon & Viacom Announce Multi-Year Video Licensing Agreement

Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) and Viacom Inc. (VIAB and VIA) today announced an expanded multi-year, multi-national digital video licensing agreement to bring hundreds of TV shows and thousands of TV... (more...)

THE SOPRANOS Tops WGA's 'Best Written TV Series of All Time'; Full List Revealed!

Recognizing the essential role that writers have played in creating and elevating the medium of television since its inception, the Writers Guild of America, West (WGAW) and the Writers Guild of Ameri... (more...)

NYC PBS Thirteen Ads Mock Reality TV

A series of attention-grabbing new advertisements celebrating 50 years of NYC PBS station Thirteen WNET have begun popping up throughout the Big Apple, all mocking the contemporary trend of disposable... (more...)

Paris SUNDAY IN THE PARK Now Available For Download

Paris's Theatre du Chatelet recently presented Stephen Sondheim & James Lapine's Pulitzer Prize-winning SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE, starring Julian Ovenden, and the production was filmed and broad... (more...)

PBS Announces Premiere Date for DOWNTON ABBEY - Season 4!

One of the most talked about shows on television has an official premiere date: DOWNTON ABBEY Season 4 will begin on MASTERPIECE on PBS on Sunday, January 5, 2014. (more...)

Amazon.com Announces First Quarter Sales up 22% to $16.07 Billion

Operating cash flow increased 39% to $4.25 billion for the trailing twelve months, compared with $3.05 billion for the trailing twelve months ended March 31, 2012. Free cash flow decreased 85% to $177... (more...)

SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE In Paris To Be Filmed For TV

According to a listing on French arts TV channel Mezzo's website, the current Theatre du Chatelet production of Stephen Sondheim & James Lapine's SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE in Paris will be shown ... (more...)

VIDEO: Jeremy Jordan, Laura Osnes & More in DOWNTON ABBEY Musical Parody

A host of Broadway stars staged their own version of the highly anticipated fourth season of PBS's DOWNTON ABBEY - Episode One. Check out the musical parody below! (more...)

Viking River Cruises Smashes World Record; Inaugurates Most New Ships In A Single Day

River cruising is the hottest segment of travel right now, and in a fitting feat for the world's leading river cruise line, Viking River Cruises (www.vikingrivercruises.com) today set a world record w... (more...)

DOWNTON ABBEY Season 3 Becomes Highest Rated Drama in PBS History

In total, 24 million viewers tuned into "Downton Abbey, Season 3" over its seven-week run - a 7 million-viewer increase from Season 2 - making it the highest-rated PBS drama of all time. (more...)

WRECK-IT-RALPH Among Top DVD & Blu-ray Sales & Rentals For Week Ending 3/10

RENTRAK CORPORATION (RENT) today announced the Top-10 DVD & Blu-ray sales and rentals according to the company's Retail Essentials and Home Video Essentials tracking services whichare based on estimat... (more...)

TWILIGHT BREAKING DAWN - PART 2 Among Top DVD & Blu-ray Sales & Rentals For Week Ending 3/3

RENTRAK CORPORATION (RENT) today announced the Top-10 DVD & Blu-ray sales and rentals according to the company's Retail Essentials and Home Video Essentials tracking services which are based on estima... (more...)

VIDEO: DOWNTON's Maggie Smith: 'Lady Violet Will Drop Down Dead at Some Point'

In an interview on this morning's TODAY show on NBC Dame Maggie Smith, star of PBS's historic drama Downton Abbey says she anticipates that one day the show's writers will have to kill off Lady Violet... (more...)

DOWNTOWN ABBEY Insider Jessica Fellowes Set to Begin Speaking in North America

Jessica Fellowes - the #1 best-selling author of 'The World of Downton Abbey' and its follow up, 'The Chronicles of Downton Abbey' - is set to begin speaking in North America. (more...)

ARGO Among Top DVD & Blu-ray Sales and Rentals for Week Ending 2/24

RENTRAK CORPORATION (RENT) today announced the Top-10 DVD & Blu-ray sales and rentals according to the company's Retail Essentials and Home Video Essentials tracking services whichare based on estimat... (more...)

CONFIRMED: Shirley MacLaine Will Return to DOWNTON ABBEY for Season 4

Amidst all the cast changes happening on DOWNTON ABBEY, fans can breathe a sigh of relief for the fate of one more character: PBS and Carnival films announced today that Shirley MacLaine will official... (more...)

SKYFALL Among Rentrak's Top Sales And Rentals For Week Ending 2/17

RENTRAK CORPORATION (RENT) today announced the Top-10 DVD & Blu-ray sales and rentals according to the company's Retail Essentials and Home Video Essentials tracking services whichare based on estimat... (more...)

DOWNTON ABBEY Season 3 Finale Draws 8.2M Viewers

PBS and WGBH announced today that the conclusion of the breakout hit 'Downton Abbey, Season 3' on MASTERPIECE CLASSIC captivated an average audience of 8.2 million viewers (Nielsen Fast National data,... (more...)

FLIGHT Among Rentrak's Top DVD/Blu-ray Sales for Week Ending 2/10

RENTRAK CORPORATION today announced the Top-10 DVD & Blu-ray sales and rentals according to the company's Retail Essentials and Home Video Essentials tracking services which are based on estimated con... (more...)

PBS to Air DOWNTON ABBEY Season 4 Concurrently with U.K.?

In a recent interview with Entertainment Weekly, DOWNTON ABBEY executive producer Gareth Neame spoke about the possibility of PBS airing the fourth season of the highly popular historic drama in the U... (more...)

VIDEO: 60 MINUTES Spotlights 'Downton Abbey's Maggie Smith

Every bit as cantankerous as her character on 'Downton Abbey,' Dame Maggie Smith gave a rare and 'spiky' interview to CBS's 60 Minutes. Check out clips from last night's feature below! (more...)

PBS KIDS Premieres DINOSAUR TRAIN “Submarine Adventure” Special Today

Today, February 18, PBS KIDS will premiere an all-new special from The Jim Henson Company's hit series DINOSAUR TRAIN. (more...)

InDepth InterView: Blythe Danner Talks NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT, FOCKERS, Broadway, Hollywood & More

Today we are talking to a notable presence on Broadway and in Hollywood who has appeared in countless celebrated entities - ranging from her Tony Award-winning work in BUTTERFLIES ARE FREE and in the ... (more...)

VIDEO: DOWNTON's Maggie Smith Reveals She Has Never Watched the Show!

The British actor sits down with Steve Kroft for a rare interview in which she seems to still be in her "Downton Abbey" character, Lady Grantham. Dame Smith's 60 MINUTES interview will be broadcast Su... (more...)