Los Angeles Lakers’ 127-101 victory over the Golden State Warriors scored a 2.1 demo rating and 6.39 million viewers Christmas night – a 17% gain over early stats for last year’s Xmas night NBA game. The matchup, between the Golden State Warriors, who've won 3 of the last 4 league titles, and the L.A. Lakers, who this…

NBC-TV and Dr. Seuss’s classic How the Grinch Stole Christmas stole the TV ratings crown for Friday night, winning laurels with an 0.9/4 rating among nostalgic adults 18-49 and scoring 4.33 million viewers. The Grinch was up against CBS’s Frosty The Snowman in the 8 PM slot, with Frosty scoring an 0.7/3 and 3.54…

It’s beginning to look a lot like the holiday season, and NBC has scheduled a Santa bag full of programming goodies that applies even to those on the naughty list. Among this year’s offerings are movie and toon classics, parades and dog shows, game shows and a series finale and a pair of themed Saturday Night Live…

Playwright Matthew Lombardo’s Who’s Holiday!, which bring bestiality, drug abuse, teenage pregnancy and prison culture to a place a lot like Whoville, is parody and therefore “fair use,” a U.S. Court of Appeals has ruled. The summary order brings a planned production a step closer to Broadway. "The 2nd Circuit’s…

ABC topped Christmas Day with NBA play, clocking a 1.8 demo rating and 5.46M viewers. ESPN and ABC's NBA Christmas coverage averaged a 3.9 metered market rating across its four games – a 39% hike compared to last year’s five-game schedule, based on metered market ratings from Nielsen. Among the packages boasting…

What a great Grinchy trick. NBC said today that it will air the full version of How the Grinch Stole Christmas! this year to mark the holiday toon’s 50th anniversary. The classic special directed by Looney Tunes master Chuck Jones will be shown in its original 26-minute version for the first time in more than a…

Illumination Entertainment and Universal Pictures' Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas has been pushed by a full year from November 10, 2017, to November 9, 2018. This isn’t anything to be alarmed by, rather the nature of animation projects. Getting them right takes time, and the next-best corridor for this film…

Chris Meledandri and his Minions factory Illumination Entertainment took the stage at Cinema-Con to wow exhibitors with new footage and project revelations that included setting Benedict Cumberbatch to voice the title character in How The Grinch Stole Christmas, the Pete Candeland-directed animated feature based on…