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Jesse Metcalfe has signed on for MGM and Lightworkers’ new faith-based family drama “On a Wing and a Prayer,” starring opposite Dennis Quaid and Heather Graham.

Based on a true story, Quaid stars as Doug White, who’s forced to fly a plane after the pilot dies unexpectedly mid-flight.

The movie is the latest production from MGM’s Lightworkers — the company, founded by Roma Downey and Mark Burnett, is behind “The Bible” miniseries and MGM and Paramount’s contemporary “Ben-Hur” adaptation. Downey will produce the movie alongside Autumn Bailey-Ford, with Burnett serving as an executive producer. Directed by Sean McNamara from a screenplay by Brian Egeston, “On a Wing and a Prayer” is currently in production and slated for release on Aug. 31, 2022.

After kicking off his career with heartthrob roles on “Passions,” “Desperate Housewives” and the 2006 hit teen comedy “John Tucker Must Die,” Metcalfe has found massive success on the...

Resurrection, a film from The Bible producers Roma Downey and Mark Burnett that follows the immediate aftermath of Jesus’ crucifixion, will premiere on Discovery+ on March 27.

In Resurrection, Jesus’ followers are hunted, leaderless and desperately searching for understanding, but when Jesus rises from death, they realize that hope didn’t die on the cross. It lives on in them. A production from MGM and LightWorkers, a division of MGM, Resurrection is produced by Downey, Burnett and The Bible showrunner Richard Bedser.

“Faithful audiences crave content that speaks to their faith and values, and we can think of no better home for this film than discovery+. David Zaslav and his team have created an incredible home for family friendly entertainment,” said Downey and Burnett. “We look forward to sharing Resurrection’s ultimate story of hope with the discovery+ viewers and are grateful to be able to share this epic story with...

A new Biblical epic about the resurrection of Jesus Christ called “Resurrection” is coming to Discovery+ this Easter from the team behind the hit miniseries “The Bible” and the film “Son of God.”

“Resurrection” comes from producers Roma Downey and Mark Burnett for LightWorkers and MGM, along with “The Bible” showrunner Richard Bedser. The film will launch on Discovery+ on March 27, 2021.

The film follows the immediate aftermath of Jesus’ crucifixion and shows how Jesus’ followers are hunted, leaderless and desperately searching for understanding. But when Jesus rises from death, they realize that hope didn’t die on the cross — it lives on in them.

“Resurrection” was put together from footage within MGM and LightWorkers’ existing library of Biblical material in place of filming during the pandemic.

“Faithful audiences crave content that speaks to their faith and values, and we can think of no better home for this film than Discovery...

Two-time Golden Globe nominee and SAG Ensemble winner Dennis Quaid will star in MGM and LightWorkers’ faith-based family drama, On a Wing and a Prayer. The pic marks the actor’s third reteaming with filmmaker Sean McNamara after Soul Surfer and the upcoming biopic Reagan in which Quaid plays the title role as the 40th U.S. President. On a Wing and a Prayer will be released through MGM’s distribution and marketing joint venture United Artists Releasing.

After a small-town pilot dies unexpectedly while flying the plane, passenger Doug White (Quaid) is forced to land the plane safely in order to save his entire family. Based on an astonishing true story, On a Wing and a Prayer follows one man’s harrowing journey to save his family from insurmountable danger.

Brian Egeston (Perfect Harmony) wrote the screenplay which is being produced by Roma Downey and Autumn Bailey-Ford. Mark Burnett will executive produce the project.

Actor Juan Pablo Di Pace will compete in the upcoming 27th season of “Dancing with the Stars,” which will make him the third cast member from Netflix’s “Fuller House” to compete for the Mirror Ball Trophy, following Candace Cameron Bure (season 18) and Jodie Sweetin (season 22). But neither of his co-stars won the competition. Can he improve on their performances? The new season begins on September 24th, so before he gets on the dance floor let’s consider his pros and cons.

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Di Pace appeared in international stage productions of “Chicago,” “Grease,” and “Saturday Night Fever.” Having experience in live stage musicals is always helpful when it comes to learning music and choreography — just ask recent winners Alfonso Ribeiro (season 19) and Jordan Fisher (season 25), both Broadway alums. He also had a small role in the first “Mamma Mia!” film...

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At Netflix, Messiah will chronicle the world's reaction to a man thousands call "the Messiah" emerging from the Middle East...

The Word of God is good. It is also very lucrative. Ever since the days of silent films, the Bible has been big business in Hollywood. And as we travel ever further into 'peak television’s' new era of streaming, that one constant remains. However, the officially greenlit series Messiah, at least on its premise, promises to be a challenging new take on faith-based content.

First announced as in-development last spring, Netflix officially ordered a 10-episode series of Messiah yesterday, which is likely to be a controversial and highly publicised series when it eventually drops. Created by Michael Petroni, who has developed the project with producers Mark Burnett and Roma Downey, the series looks to provocatively consider the emergence (or reemergence?) of a figure claiming...

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D left Phil Coulson in outer space last May, so it’s only fitting that the newly released poster for Season 5 is looking out at the cosmos.

Check out the key art (via Marvel.com) below, then scroll down to keep reading.

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As with all things Marvel — and especially since S.H.I.E.L.D. won’t return until Inhumans has wrapped its eight-episode run on Friday nights (starting Sept. 29) — intel on what’s ahead remains scarce. Even star Ming-Na Wen...

After answering (hopefully) every mystery during the two-hour series finale, Pretty Little Liars will then spill even more secrets in a tell-all special.

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The hour-long sit-down, airing immediately after the show’s swan song, will feature stars Troian Bellisario, Ashley Benson, Lucy Hale, Shay Mitchell and Sasha Pieterse, as well as executive producer I. Marlene King.

Pll returns with its final ten episodes in April on Freeform.

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* CTV’s Saving Hope, which airs in the U.S. on Ion Television, will end after its upcoming fifth season,...

British actress Claire Cooper (A.D. The Bible Continues) has landed a recurring role on ABC’s Still Star-Crossed period drama series from Shondaland and ABC Studios. Still Star-Crossed picks up where the story of Romeo and Juliet ends, charting the treachery, palace intrigue and ill-fated romances of the Montagues and Capulets in the wake of the young lovers' tragic fate. Cooper will play Lady Montague who is a master manipulator and a woman with a dark past and dangerous…...

The Solutrean, which will be the first film to come out of the Sony-owned Studio 8, has finished up casting. Kodi-Smit McPhee (Dawn of the Planet of the Apes) will star in the film, with Jóhannes Haukur Johannesson (A.D. The Bible Continues), Jens Hultén (Skyfall), Natasha Wilson (Darc), Marcin Kowalczyk (The Lure) and Spencer Bogaert (Vincent) also joining the cast.

Directed by Albert Hughes, the movie will detail the story of a hunting expedition gone horribly wrong, with its lead characters on an epic mission of survival to make it back home amidst a harsh and brutal landscape. Specifically, the title “Solutrean” is a nod to a hypothesis written by scholars who believe that Europeans settled America somewhere around 20,000 years ago.

The genesis of the project? Hughes came up with the idea and went to Studio 8’s Jeff Robinov who, in a previous incarnation, represented the filmmaker when the...

Exclusive: Studio 8 and director Albert Hughes have just finished casting their Ice Age epic The Solutrean, which marks the first project mounted by the Sony-based company on its own. Jóhannes Haukur Johannesson (Game of Thrones, A.D. The Bible Continues) is joining the film’s star Kodi Smit-McPhee (X-Men: Apocalypse) in the story about a hunting expedition gone bad and the tale of survival through dangerous conditions to get home. He is actually the second lead in this…...

Humans‘ Ruth Bradley and Crossbones‘ Richard Coyle have signed on to take The Fall.

The pair will join the British thriller for its third and final season, our sister site Deadline reports.

Bradley played Karen Voss/Beatrice in the sci-fi series; Coyle’s TV resumé also includes Covert Affairs and A.D. The Bible Continues.

Krister Henriksson (Wallander), Aidan McArdle (Mr. Selfridge) and Aisling Bea (Sky 1’s Trollied) also will be part of the new season’s cast.

Season 3 of the BBC Two drama, which is available in the United States via Netflix, will resolve Season 2’s cliffhanger finale and will continue to follow Det.

It's time to meet Mr. Kimmy Gibbler. Well, the former Mr. Kimmy Gibbler. After adding three young stars to its cast, Fuller House has added another newbie to the mix...and you might know him as "Hot Jesus!" E! News has confirmed that Juan Pablo Di Pace is set to take on the recurring role of Kimmy's (Andrea Barber) ex-husband, Fernando, when the highly anticipated revival hits Netflix in 2016. Di Pace is best known for his work on NBC's A.D. The Bible Continues as Jesus (taking over the "Hot Jesus" nickname from Diogo Morgado) as well as his stint on TNT's Dallas revival.  As first reported by TVLine, Di Pace's Fernando will be...

Kimmy Gibbler’s bringing along some very handsome baggage when she moves into Fuller House next year.

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Juan Pablo Di Pace (Dallas) will recur on the Netflix revival series as Kimmy’s ex-husband Fernando, TVLine has learned exclusively. As we previously reported, Fernando — with whom Kimmy shares a daughter named Ramona — is being described as “inappropriately passionate,” a character trait largely responsible for the couple’s split. Still, he’s “relentless” in his efforts to win Kimmy back.

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Actress and producer Roma Downey (The Bible, Son of God, A.D. The Bible Continues, Touched by an Angel) presents an exploration into modern-day miracles in TLC’s inspiring new series, Answered Prayers premiering Sunday, July 26, at 10pm Et/Pt. “It’s like a breath of fresh air,” Downey says. “It’s just a show that celebrates hope, and God knows we always can use some more hope in our lives.” The six-part series blends heartwrenching interviews, thrilling reenactments and dramatic real footage, and introduces viewers to ordinary people who have experienced circumstances so extreme that their survival can only be described as “miraculous.” When … Continue reading →

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Can you really cancel something that was already kinda a miniseries in the first place and that didn't appear to have much potential for a sequel anyway? Apparently, "Yes." News spread on Friday (July 3) morning that NBC will not renew "A.D. The Bible Continues" for what wouldn't exactly be a second season, since "A.D." was already a sequel-of-sorts to History's "The Bible." This was already a bit of a foregone conclusion, but following this week's formal cancellation for "American Odyssey," that closes the book on all in-limbo (and not-really-in-limbo-at-all) shows for the 2014-2015 TV season.  NBC has actually been doing a lot of housework over the past two weeks, severing ties with the not-yet-officially-cancelled "Hannibal" and renewing "Aquarius," a decision that looks even more bizarre after the summer drama did a woeful 0.4 rating among adults 18-49 on Thursday, exactly the woeful number that "American Odyssey" never fell below on Sunday nights.

As it turns out, The Bible won’t continue… at least not on NBC.

The Peacock Net isn’t moving forward with a second season of A.D. The Bible Continues, our sister site Deadline reports.

A follow-up to the History miniseries The Bible (which debuted to 13 million viewers in spring 2013), A.D. premiered on Easter Sunday with nearly 10 million total viewers and a 2.3 demo rating, but by Week 4 was mustering barely half those numbers. Its final four outings hovered around 4 million viewers and a 0.7 rating.

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Its lead-out, American Odyssey,...

NBC has decided not to continue A.D. The Bible Continues. The series opened to high expectations but was not an out-of-the-box ratings hit like History Channel's record-setting The Bible. From producers Mark Burnett and Roma Downey, the Universal Television drama is a rare miss for the mega-producers, and came in a season in which religious-themed fare, including CBS' Dovemakers mini, failed to lure live viewers.  For NBC, the A.D. cancellation comes after a disastrous freshman season in which only Mysteries of Laura will return. The news comes days after NBC axed rookie

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A.D. The Bible Continues will not be continuing. NBC is not commenting, but it is understood that the network has opted not to go forward with a second installment of Mark Burnett and Roma Downey’s follow-up to their blockbuster miniseries The Bible. I hear the cast has been informed of the decision. Given the success of The Bible and Burnett’s track record, while A.D. was initially announced as an event series, it had been envisioned as a potentially continuing…...

Survey says: ABC’s Celebrity Family Feud revival is a hit, drawing 8.5 million total viewers and a 2.4 demo rating with its Sunday night premiere.

As such, it easily led the sparse broadcast offerings in both measures and stands as TV’s top-rated summer debut in two years (since CBS’ Under Da Dome).

Among unscripted summer launches, it’s the best since The Voice circa June 2011.

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Leading out of the Feud, ABC’s BattleBots reboot did 5.4 mil and a 1.9, dominating its time slot. (Because someone will ask: Castle‘s wedding...

Fast National ratings for Sunday, June 14, 2015. The Golden State Warriors took control of the NBA Finals with a relatively comfortable Game 5 victory, as ABC remained in control of the primetime ratings race. With many viewers also basing their evenings around the "Game of Thrones" finale on HBO and whatnot, ABC's network competition barely made a ripple. Remember, as always, that this is time period data and not reflective of the ratings for the basketball game itself, especially with one of the teams hailing from the West Coast. Let's get to the numbers... Among adults 18-49, ABC averaged a 5.4 rating for Sunday night, tops in the key demographic. Fox and NBC were a distant second with a 0.7 key demo rating, followed by CBS' 0.5 key demo rating for the night. Overall, ABC averaged an estimated 14.93 million viewers and an 8.6 rating/16 share for Sunday night. There was a big drop to CBS' 4.755 million...

The weekly TV ratings for Friday, June 5th through Thursday, June 12th are in; here are some of the highlights: On Saturday, an average of 18.5 million people tuned in to NBC to watch the Belmont Stakes, with that number growing to 22 million once it was time for the misspelled wonder American Pharoah to take to the track, winning the Triple Crown. [caption id="attachment_438075" align="alignright" width="350"] Image via NBC/caption] Sunday, NBC did not have such good luck, as A.D. The Bible Continues was down its series low 0.7 rating in the key 18-49 demographic, and notching 4.02 million viewers at 9 p.m. American Odyssey at 10 p.m. was also down to a series low 0.4 rating and 2.57 million viewers. ABC had a ratings victory though with its NBA coverage, including a 22 percent jump from last year’s Game 2 numbers, pulling a 7.1 rating and 18.8 million viewers. Game 3 dropped to a 5.8 and 14.61 million viewers, while Game 4 was back up...

Fast National ratings for Sunday, June 7, 2015. For the first time in NBA history, the Finals started with consecutive overtime games and the showdown between the Cavaliers and Warriors produced a second consecutive primetime domination for ABC on Sunday night. ABC is estimating that this will be the highest-rated NBA Finals Game 2 ever on the network and posted 26 percent gains over last year's Game 2. These Fast National numbers, of course, reflect time period data and, as always, are extra imprecise when one of the competing teams has a fan homebase on the  West Coast. Sunday night's other notable was CBS' broadcast of the 69th Tony Awards, which dipped from last year both overall and among young viewers, falling by 25 percent in the key demo.  Also down on Sunday were NBC's "A.D. The Bible Continues," which hit a series low, and "American Odyssey." Let's get to the numbers... Among adults 18-49, ABC...

Fast National ratings for Sunday, May 31, 2015. "Dateline" was Sunday's top show among young viewers by a wide margin and helped NBC to victory there.  With "60 Minutes" leading the way, though, CBS still won Sunday overall. The second hour of "Dateline" was, in fact, Sunday's only show to go above The Mulaney Line of a 1.0 rating among adults 18-49 and helped both "A.D. The Bible Continues" and "American Odyssey" post small gains. Let's get to the numbers... Among adults 18-49, NBC averaged a 0.9 rating for Sunday night, tops in the key demographic. ABC was second with a 0.7 key demo rating, followed by the 0.6 key demo rating for both Fox and CBS. Overall, though, CBS averaged an estimated 5.37 million viewers and a 3.5 rating/6 share for Sunday night, edging out NBC's 5.04 million viewers and 3.3/6. There was a drop to ABC's 3.59 million viewers and 2.2/4 and to Fox's 1.0/2 and 1.64 million viewers for Sunday night. 7 p.

[As in years past, this week, I'm going to be glancing, night-by-night, at how the primetime schedules have changed after the network announcements at upfronts. I'll be looking at how the various changes will impact the ratings races on each night, as well as my own DVRing habits. Readers can chime in on how their own DVRs will be impacted. And yes, this brief series assumes that anybody still watches TV on their TVs. I'm old-fashioned. I'm also probably gonna ignore that I have a fancy new six-tuner DVR that means that I really don't have to make choices anymore. This will assume that I make choices for my own sanity.] Sunday Nights 7:00 p.m. ABC: "America's Funniest Home Videos" CBS: "60 Minutes" Fox: "The Ot," "Bob's Burgers" NBC: NFL Pre-Game 8:00 p.m.  ABC: "Once Upon a Time" CBS: "Madam Secretary" Fox: "The Simpsons," "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" NBC: Sunday Night Football 9 p.m. ABC: "Blood and Oil" CBS: "The Good Wife" Fox: "Family Guy," "The Last Man on Earth" NBC: Sunday Night Football 10 p.m. ABC: "Of Kings and Prophets" CBS: "CSI: Cyber" NBC: Sunday Night Football What's Changed: There's a reasonable amount of sameness here. CBS is bringing "CSI: Cyber" into the 10 p.m. hour, but if you'll recall, that's actually what CBS initially announced for last season before some tweaking took place. Oh and if you live on the East Coast, you can count on everything starting at semi-random times depending on the week and the football matchup. Fox is sticking with its spring lineup with "The Last Man on Earth...

Charlene McKenna is going from A.D. to B.C. (and the B.C. stands for Bear Cave).

The Ripper Street actress, who’s currently co-starring in NBC’s A.D. The Bible Continues, has nabbed a regular role in Lifetime’s Clan of the Cave Bear pilot, TVLine has learned.

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The project — based on the first of Jean M. Auel’s six-book series — takes place more than 25,000 years ago, when Neanderthals shared the Earth with the first early modern humans and a band of cave...

Fast National ratings for Sunday, May 24, 2015. Carl Edwards' victory in Nascar's Coca-Cola 600 helped Fox race to primetime victory in all measures on a slow out-of-season Sunday night. Of course, due to the live nature of Fox's ratings, these numbers are preliminary and subject to change. Fox dominated the limited competition, which consisted mostly of repeats other than on NBC, where original episodes of "A.D. The Bible Continues" and "American Odyssey" continued to draw impressively low numbers.  Also original on Sunday? CBS' series finale of "Battle Creek," which remained low. Let's get to the numbers... Among adults 18-49, Fox averaged a 1.4 rating for Sunday night, easily tops in the key demographic. NBC and CBS both averaged a 0.6 key demo rating for a distant second, followed by ABC's 0.5 key demo rating. Overall, Fox averaged an estimated 6.12 million viewers and a 3.6 rating/7 share for Sunday night. CBS was second with 4.425 million viewers and...

Fast National ratings for Sunday, May 17, 2015. ABC's coverage of the Billboard Music Awards dominated Sunday night in all measures, crushing an impressive amount of original competition on the other networks. With the Billboard Music Awards, "Game of Thrones" and the series finale for AMC's "Mad Men," it isn't surprising that late evening dramas "Battle Creek," "A.D. the Bible Continues" and particularly "American Odyssey" hit rather impressive lows. Let's get straight to the numbers... Among adults 18-49, ABC averaged a 3.1 rating for Sunday night, tops in the key demographic. Fox was a distant second with a 1.0 key demo rating, followed by CBS and NBC's 0.8 key demo rating for the night. Overall, ABC averaged an estimated 9.94 million viewers and a 5.7 rating/10 share for Sunday primetime. CBS was well back in second with 6.38 million viewers and a 4.0/7 for the night, topping NBC's 3.1/6 and 4.75 million viewers. Fox's 1.4/2 and 2.3 million viewers trailed. 7 p.m. -...

Net 8Pm 8:30Pm 9Pm 9:30Pm 10Pm 10:30Pm ABC Billboard Music Awards CBS I Love Lucy Superstar Special Battle Creek Battle Creek Fox The Simpsons Brooklyn Nine-Nine Family Guy Bob’s Burgers HBO Game of Thrones Silicon Valley Veep NBC Dateline Sunday Night Mystery A.D. The Bible Continues American Odyssey Misc Mad Men Series Finale (AMC)Salem (Wgn […]...

The weekend TV ratings for Friday, May 8th through Sunday, May 10th are in; here are some of the highlights: Friday night saw some dips for ABC's Shark Tank at 8 p.m. (down a tenth to a 1.5 rating in the key 18-49 demographic, and 6.58 million viewers) and its companion series Beyond the Tank at 9 p.m. (down two tenths to a 1.4 rating and 5.57 million viewers). Both series won their timeslots, though. NBC's Grimm was up a tenth from last week's series low to a 1.0 rating and 4.28 million viewers at 8 p.m. [caption id="attachment_443769" align="alignright" width="350"] Image via The CW/caption] The CW's recently cancelled series The Messengers was down to a diminutive 0.2 rating and 0.68 million viewers, who may not stick around now that they know the end is nigh. On Sunday, the 2-hour season finale of Once Upon a Time was even with last week's 1.7 rating and 5.42 million viewers at 8 p.m. on ABC.

Fast National ratings for Sunday, May 10, 2015. The latest season finale for "The Good Wife" helped CBS sweep Sunday primetime overall, while the season finale for "Once Upon a Time" and the series finale of "Revenge" pushed ABC to victory among young viewers. Meanwhile, NBC's "A.D. The Bible Continues" and "American Odyssey," two of the only shows remaining on the network TV bubble, did unimpressive numbers. Let's get to the numbers... Among adults 18-49, ABC averaged a 1.5 rating for Sunday night, tops in the key demographic. CBS was second with a 1.1 key demo rating, followed by Fox's 1.0 rating and the 0.9 key demo rating for NBC. Overall, though, CBS averaged an estimated 8.2 million viewers and a 5.2 rating/10 share for Sunday night. ABC was a distant second with 5.385 million viewers and a 3.2/6, topping NBC's 4.56 million viewers and a 2.8/5. Fox was fourth with 2.23 million viewers and a 1.3/2. 7 p.m. - CBS started primetime in...

Normally, the announcement of an official primetime schedule for the upcoming season offers final clarity on the fate of all existing shows, but that isn't the case for NBC's "American Odyssey" and "A.D. The Bible Continues." In the past couple days, NBC has gone through its 2014-2015 schedule dead-weight slashing and burning, saying farewell to dramas like "Constantine" and "State of Affairs" and canceling every existing comedy other than "Undateable." But NBC announced its 2015-2016 schedule on Sunday (May 10) morning and it included the notation that "The decision on the future of “A.D. The Bible Continues” and “American Odyssey” will come at a later date after their respective seasons have ended." It is theoretically true that everything NBC formally cancelled last week has ended its season, while "American Odyssey" and the punctuationally confusing "A.D. The Bible Continues" are still airing on Sunday. What, exactly, could "American Odyssey" do in...

The weekend TV ratings for Friday, April 24th through Sunday, April 26th are in; here are some of the highlights: The big winner on Friday night was ABC, whose Bruce Jenner interview pulled a massive 5.2 rating in the key 18-49 demographic, and a whopping 16.86 million viewers. If you couldn't tell from my other adjectives, that's huge. Back at 8 p.m. on Friday, Shark Tank was up two tenths to a 1.7 rating for ABC, while NBC's Grimm stayed steady in that hour with a 1.0 rating and 4.7 million viewers. On the CW, Cedric's Barber Battle bucked the trend of series losing numbers after their premieres by being up two tenths to a 0.4 rating and 1.36 million viewers. Their other new series, The Messengers, also bounced up a tenth to a 0.4 rating and 1.2 million viewers. On Saturday, NBC's Stanley Cup coverage was down a tenth to a 0.8 rating and 2.69 million viewers. [caption id="attachment_416894" align="alignright" width="350"] Image via ABC/caption] Sunday,...

There were big wins for Miranda Lambert and co-host Luke Bryan as well as performances by Garth Brooks and George Strait and a heartfelt presentation to Taylor Swift from her own mother last night at the 50th Academy Of Country Music Awards (3.6/11). Unlike last year, the show also wasn’t up against the season premiere of Game Of Thrones last night and it went an extra half hour for the first time. All of which saw the ACMs rise 9% among adults 18-49 over last year big fall from 2013. With 15.77 million watching the 8 -11:30 Pm ceremony, the ACMs gave CBS another type of win with a 10% rise in viewership from 2014 to hit its best audience result in 17 years.

Even though lead-in 60 Minutes (1.2/4) was down 33% from its Masters Tournament inflated result of April 12, CBS still took Sunday night easily. Besting ABC, NBC and Fox combined, the network snagged a 3.0/9 rating in...

CBS’ broadcast of the Acm Awards on Sunday night drew 15.8 million total viewers and a 3.6 demo rating, up 10 and 6 percent year-to-year and delivering its largest audience since 1998.

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Facing off against the mighty kudoscast….

ABC | Once Upon a Time (5.1 mil/1.6) held onto last week’s series low demo, while Secrets and Lies (5 mil/1.4) and Revenge (3.9 mil/1.0) each ticked up a tenth.

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NBC | A.D. The Bible Continues (6.3 mil/1.1) dropped 19 and 35 percent,...

I could say it’s not worth paying attention to The Voice coaches’ comments — which, expressed in paint colors, would range from Rose-Colored Glasses to Fawn(ing) Grey to Sugar-Coated.

But then you’d miss the subtle, sometimes hilarious subtext of Blake, Pharrell, Adam and especially Xtina when they deliberately avoid comments about actual singing — turning everything to pure comedy in the process. (Sample critique: Ms. Aguilera’s “You’ve got that girl-vote goin’ for ya” after mega-hot Corey Kent White hit maybe 60 percent of his notes at best while covering a Jason Aldean ditty.)

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The weekend TV ratings for Friday, April 10th through Sunday, April 12th are in; here are some of the highlights: On Friday, Grimm was up a tenth to a 1.1 rating in the key 18-40 demographic, and 4.8 million viewers at 8 p.m. on NBC. The Masters Tournament coverage on CBS will likely affect their ratings once again (as in these numbers are somewhat tentative, plus, their primetime programming was delayed). For now, the inflation looks as such: Madam Secretary at 8 p.m. scored a 1.5 rating and 11.89 viewers, up 36 percent (which seems questionable), while The Good Wife got a bump of 20 percent from last week's series low to a 1.2 rating and 9.16 million viewers at 9 p.m. At 10 p.m., Battle Creek received a 14 percent bump to a 0.8 rating and 6.87 million viewers. [caption id="attachment_418034" align="alignright" width="350"] Image via ABC/caption] Back on ABC at 8 p.m., Once Upon a Time won the timeslot with a 1.6 rating and 5.02 million viewers,...

It was Easter Sunday again last night for the Eastern Orthodox portion of America, but that didn’t help NBC’s A.D. The Bible Continues (1.7 in adults 18-49, 7.6 million total viewers), whose second installment at 9 Pm fell -26% from its debut last Sunday. Night 2 of the original Bible miniseries on History slipped -18% from the first episode with 10.8 million viewers in Live+Same Day. A.D. still logged the highest 18-49 fast national rating for an entertainment program…...

A.D. The Bible Continues is not doing much for NBC's Sunday night. Just one week after premiering, the follow-up to History's The Bible took a 26 percent hit in its first one-hour outing and averaged a 1.7 rating among adults 18-49. Despite being the highest-rated scripted show in the key demo that night, edging out ABC's Once Upon a Time, the network was still tied in last place. Read More Broadcast TV's Returning Shows 2015-16 American Odyssey fell four-tenths of a point from its soft premiere to average a 0.8 rating in

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You can’t just say that you’ve seen Christ risen and not expect a few questions, Peter (played by Adam Levy) learns in this sneak peek from next Sunday’s A.D. The Bible Continues (NBC, 9/8c).

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In the clip below, the disciples are hiding from the authorities when they reveal to Peter’s daughter Maya (Helen Daniels) that they have seen and met with Jesus, who of course had been publicly and famously crucified.

So why aren’t they out and about, spreading the good news? What (or Who) are they waiting for?...

ABC’s Once Upon a Time this Sunday drew 5 million total viewers and a 1.6 demo rating, down 9 percent and a tenth from its previous outing and hitting a series low in the demo.

Leading out of that, Secrets and Lies (4.7 mil/1.3) was down a few eyeballs but steady in the demo, while Revenge (3.9 mil/0.9) dipped 7 percent and a tenth, just shy of its series low.

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NBC | A.D. The Bible Continues (7.6 mil/1.7) and American Odyssey (4.2 mil/0.8) each fell 22 and 26 percent, though the former still led the night in the demo.

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In an effort to extend the conversation and provide a communication platform for inquisitive fans to learn more about the story of Mark Burnett and Roma Downey's A.D. The Bible Continues, NBC created its first-ever digital talk show companion series, Beyond A.D. The Vimby-produced project, hosted weekly by E! News host Jason Kennedy, will be made available online in half-hour segments the morning of each Sunday's A.D. The Bible Continues episode, recapping the previous week's storyline and furthering the discussion with celebrity guests, pastors and musical performers in front of a live, recorded audience.

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A.D. The Bible Continues had emerged as NBC’s best shot at a solid drama debut this season. The Mark Burnett- and Roma Downey-produced follow-up to their hit miniseries The Bible did log NBC’s highest drama debut this season, opening with a 2.3 rating in 18-49 and 9.5 million total viewers from 9-10 Pm last night. It was the top-rated show on the broadcast networks last night but fell short of the 2013 premiere of The Bible on the lower-profile History cable network, which…...

Fast National ratings for Sunday, April 5, 2015. NBC's "The Bible" sequel "A.D. The Bible Continues" delivered Sunday's best individual ratings, but "The Ten Commandments" still helped ABC score a slim Sunday win in the key demo, while CBS' dramas scored a slim victory overall. Because of the Easter holiday, all of CBS' originals are deemed "specials" within Nielsen semantics, which probably doesn't matter to you, but certainly matters to CBS, since "Madam Secretary" and "The Good Wife" tied series lows and "Battle Creek" hit a low. In addition to the decent launch for "A.D.," NBC also premiered "American Odyssey," which launched better than such early spring debacles as "The Slap" and "Allegiance," but launched lower than last spring's "Crisis" and suffered a decline at the half-hour. Let's get to the numbers... Among adults 18-49, ABC averaged a 1.4 rating for Sunday night, edging out NBC's 1.3 rating in the key demographic. CBS...

The premiere of NBC’s A.D. The Bible Continues on Sunday drew 9.5 million total viewers and a 2.3 demo rating, topping all broadcast competition in both measures.

That marks the Peacock network’s highest-rated drama debut sans a Voice lead-in since The Cape in January 2011.

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At 10 pm, American Odyssey debuted to 5.4 mil and a 1.2, retaining barely half of its lead-in. TVLine readers gave it an average grade of “B.”

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[Warning: This story contains spoilers from the Apr. 5 episode of NBC's A.D. The Bible Continues.] A.D. The Bible Continues took viewers back in time to where Easter began on Sunday's premiere episode. The NBC historical drama, executive produced by husband-wife team Mark Burnett and Roma Downey, began with an introductory voice asking audiences, "Truth. What is truth?" as disciple Peter (Adam Levy) ran through the streets in an effort to find Jesus the Nazarene (Juan Pablo Di Pace) while he is questioned by Pilate (Vincent Regan), who decides he should be crucified at the demand

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As millions worldwide gather around dining room tables to celebrate Easter Sunday with family and friends, Mark Burnett and Roma Downey are providing timely entertainment for audiences to extend the conversation in living rooms with A.D. The Bible Continues. On Easter Sunday, the husband-and-wife team's A.D. picks up near where their previous production, The Bible (it drew in an audience of 100 million in 2013), left off, marking the death and resurrection of Jesus as the start of the new series. Instead of elaborating on the death and resurrection of Jesus, the focal point of the

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This review is based on the first episode of season one, which was provided to us for review purposes prior to broadcast.

Let me start this off by saying this: I am far off from being the most religious person in the world. I was born almost as far down south as one can physically go in this country, but thanks to my parent’s laissez-faire attitude toward religion and church (god bless ‘em), the same belief system was instilled in me. I may believe in something, I may not, but first and foremost I don’t judge anyone who devoutly follows religion (thanks again, mom and dad) and subsequently may be looking forward to NBC’s A.D. The Bible Continues (a continuation of their mini-series The Bible, if you didn’t pick up on that).

Christianity may be ubiquitous, but the religion has been the subject of a few Hollywood-level stinkers over the years,...