Series Is from Award-winning Creator of "Luther," Neil Cross, and Acclaimed Film Producers Walter Parkes and Laurie MacDonald ("Gladiator," "Men in Black," "The Ring") NEW YORK CITY -- May 14, 2012 -- From the award-winning creator of "Luther," Neil Cross, and successful producing team of Walter Parkes and Laurie MacDonald ("Gladiator," "Men in Black," "The Ring") comes an extraordinary action-adventure series "Crossbones" -- with an unexpected moral center where one can't be sure whether the pirates or the British crown are the villains.Ten episodes of "Crossbones" have been ordered and production will begin in the fall.The announcement was made today by Robert Greenblatt, Chairman, NBC Entertainment. It's 1715 on the Bahamian island of New Providence, the first functioning democracy in the Americas, where the diabolical pirate Edward Teach, aka Blackbeard, reigns over a rogue nation of thieves, outlaws and miscreant sailors. Part shantytown, part marauder's paradise, this is a place like no other on earth - and a mounting threat to international commerce. To gain control of this fearsome society, Tom Lowe, a highly skilled undercover assassin, is sent to the pirates' haven to take down the brilliant and charismatic Blackbeard. But the closer Lowe gets, the more he finds that his quest is not so simple. Lowe can't help but admire the political ideals of Blackbeard, whose thirst for knowledge knows no bounds - and no law. But Lowe is not the only danger to Blackbeard's rule. He is a man with many villainous rivals and one great weakness - a passionately driven woman whom he cannot deny.Parkes and MacDonald serve as executive producers. Cross will write and also executive-produce the series. Ted Gold ("Three Rivers") also is an executive producer. The series will be produced by Parkes/MacDonald Productions; Georgeville Television (GVTV), Reliance Entertainment/Motion Picture Capital's new TV Studio; and Universal Television. For
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NEW YORK CITY - May 14, 2012 - Below please find some of the embeddable trailers shown during NBC's upfront presentation. The trailers are now available on NBC.com.Click here to read NBC's earlier schedule announcement.New Comedies"Go On" For embeddable clips from "Go On," please visit NBC.com's official show site: www.nbc.com/go-on/. Please like us on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/NBCGoOn and follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/NBCGo_On"The New Normal"For embeddable clips from "The New Normal," please visit NBC.com's official show site: www.nbc.com/the-new-normal/. Please like us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/NBCTheNewNormal and follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/NBCTheNewNormal"Animal Practice" For embeddable clips from "Animal Practice," please visit NBC.com's official show site: www.nbc.com/animal-practice/. Please like us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/AnimalPractice and follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AnimalPractice"Guys with Kids"For embeddable clips from "Guys with Kids," please visit NBC.com's official show site: www.nbc.com/guys-with-kids/. Please like us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/GuyswithKids and follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/NBCGuysWithKids. New Dramas"Revolution" For embeddable clips from "Revolution," please visit NBC.com's official show site: www.nbc.com/revolution/. Please like us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/Revolution and follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/NBCRevolution"Chicago Fire" For embeddable clips from "Chicago Fire," please visit NBC.com's official show site: www.nbc.com/chicago-fire/ Please like us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/NBCChicagoFire and follow us on Twitter http://twitter.com/NBCChicagoFireEmbeddable clips from the new NBC shows are available at: http://www.nbc.com/new-shows/
Comedy Reigns Over Four Nights This Fall on NBCNBC Comedy Expands to Tuesday and Friday Nights, as Network Introduces "Go On," "The New Normal," "Animal Practice" and "Guys with Kids"New Fall Dramas Are "Revolution" from J.J. Abrams and "Chicago Fire" from Dick Wolf"The Voice," Hot Off Its Sizzling Second Season, Returns for First Time in FallNBC's Mid-Season Is Highlighted by New Comedies "Save Me," "1600 Penn" and "Next Caller" and First-Year Dramas "Do No Harm," "Infamous" and "Hannibal" NEW YORK CITY - May 13, 2012 - NBC announced today an ambitious new primetime lineup for the 2012-13 primetime season that combines one of the top-quality returning lineups on television with a new fall edition of the red-hot musical competition "The Voice" and a crop of six new scripted series in the fall and four at mid-season.Highlights of the new schedule include an expansion of comedy to Tuesday and Friday nights for a total of five full hours of primetime comedy; the first fall cycle of the hit competition "The Voice" and compelling new dramas from J.J. Abrams and Dick Wolf on Monday and Wednesday nights, respectively.The season's new fall comedies are "Go On," "The New Normal," "Animal Practice" and "Guys with Kids." Other mid-season comedies include "Save Me," "1600 Penn" and "Next Caller." The new fall dramas are "Revolution" and "Chicago Fire," while "Do No Harm," "Infamous" and "Hannibal" also will join the lineup in mid-season.In addition, new alternative series include "Stars Earn Stripes," "Howie Mandel's White Elephant," "Ready for Love," and "Surprise with Jenny McCarthy." NBC's returning shows are highlighted by "The Voice," which returns on Mondays (8-10 p.m. ET) and includes an additional weekly hour on Tuesdays (8-9 p.m. ET). Other returning scripted series are "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit," "The Office," "30 Rock," "Community," "Parenthood," "Parks and Recreation," "Whitney" and
Network to Air Grammy-Award Winning Singer's First-Ever Network Special Featuring Exclusive Sit-down with Matt Lauer and Performances from "Adele Live at The Royal Albert Hall" NEW YORK, NY - MAY 11, 2012 - NBC today announced "ADELE LIVE IN LONDON" with Matt Lauer, a one-hour special featuring eight-time Grammy Award winning artist, Adele, airing Sunday, June 3rd from 8-9 pm ET. In her first-ever network special, Adele sits down with Matt Lauer for an exclusive interview from London to recap the amazing year that followed the release of her sophomore album, "21." The special also features, for the first time on network television, six performances from the singer's "Adele Live at The Royal Albert Hall," including hit songs "Someone Like You" and "Rolling in the Deep.""We are thrilled to partner with Adele on her first-ever network special and are excited to give our viewers an opportunity to see this truly phenomenal artist perform live, in her hometown, from the historic Royal Albert Hall in London," said Doug Vaughan, SVP of Special Programs and Late Night for NBC."ADELE LIVE IN LONDON" is produced by Peacock Productions.Named as Billboard's and iTune's "Artist of the Year," Adele has also been featured as one of Time Magazine's "100 most influential people," and Entertainment Weekly's "Entertainers of the Year." Her latest CD, "21" has sold over 22 million copies worldwide to date and was the #1 Album of 2011 and #1 best-selling digital album of all time. An eight-time Grammy winner , Adele is only the second artist in Grammy History to have won The Recording Academy's top three categories, "Record of the Year," "Album of the Year" and "Song of the Year," while also possessing a "Best New Artist" Grammy. In 2012, Adele swept the Grammy Awards, winning each of the six Awards she was
NBC, FremantleMedia, Syco and YouTube Join Forces Again, Along with New Sponsor Snapple, for Online Auditions that Made 10-Year-Old Season Five Finalist Jackie Evancho a StarSeason 7 of NBC's #1 Summer Series Premieres Monday, May 14 at 8PM ET New York, NY - May 7, 2012 - NBC's "America's Got Talent" and its producers have again collaborated with YouTube, and for the first time, show sponsor Snapple, to allow talented acts from across the country the opportunity to audition online for their shot at stardom and a million-dollar prize. The online auditions will be voted upon by the viewers in the YouTube Snapple episodes airing in August on NBC, and the top 20 acts will compete at their shot at stardom for sought-after slots in the semi-final round of the competition show. Those selected to enter the semi-finals will then face the AGT judges panel - - - new judge Howard Stern, who joins fellow judges Howie Mandel and Sharon Osbourne.Following the June 1 deadline, producers will select 20 acts for the YouTube community to view and vote for their favorites. The #1 YouTube act with the most qualifying votes will gain a place on the YouTube Snapple quarterfinal performance episode. 11 other acts found on YouTube will also perform on the special live show and will be competing for slots in the semi-finals.Much like season 5 finalist Jackie Evancho, who became a worldwide singing sensation after her online submission led to her competing on the #1 summer series, hopefuls once again can audition online by submitting their videos via the YouTube/Snapple audition program. Now through June 1, United States-based acts of all ages can now upload their audition videos via the "America's Got Talent" Audition App, or at www.youtube.com/americasgottalent, or at www.nbc.com/agt or the Facebook fan page at www.facebook.com/nbcagt. All submissions
The Show, Chock Full of New Twists, Also Announces the Seven Surprise Men Appearing in the Premiere Episode UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. - May 4, 2012 - NBC's "Love in the Wild" announces the 14 original single men and women as well as the seven surprise men searching for "the one" on the Endemol produced adventure-dating series premiering Thursday, June 7 (8-10 p.m. ET). The show hosted this season by Jenny McCarthy, gets even wilder in its special two-hour premiere, by bringing in seven additional men, listed below, to pair up with the original couples to kick off the adventures as trios.The singles navigating the tropical paradise of the Dominican Republic in their quest to find love are:Original Guys:TIM PARRISH (Age: 32) - hometown - Green Bay, Wis.; Resides in Chicago -- Do not be fooled by his good looks and charm; Parrish likes to play the field. He feels like there are a lot of great ladies out there, but there is only one of him to go around. He's not too worried though as he feels that this is the Year of The Tim. Parrish loves the ladies, but he loves winning even more. @timboparrishJASON HOLMES (Age: 29) - hometown: Paso Robles, Calif.; Resides in North Hollywood, Calif. -- Holmes comes from a loving family; his parents have been together since high school. This personal trainer really wants to find a romance similar to his parents and hopes to find true love on the show. @jrobholmesBENJAMIN CLARK (Age: 27) - hometown: Chesterfield, England; Resides in Monroe, N.C. --Born and raised in England, girls like Clark for the wrong reasons including just hearing his sexy British accent. However, his sheer charm is sure to win the hearts of the ladies and keep the men on their toes. The former pro soccer player says
New York, NY - May 3, 2012 - Mick Jagger will host SNL's season finale on May 19. This will be the rock icon and multiple Grammy-award winner's first time as host and third appearance as musical guest."Saturday Night Live" is produced in association with Broadway Video. The creator and executive producer is Lorne Michaels.For more information on "Saturday Night Live" visit NBC.com. http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/Please follow us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/snl and on Twitter at @nbcsnl.
WATCH IT NOW! CLICK HERE.Performance Will Be Streamed Live to Facebook, NBC.com and at the NBC Experience Store in New York"The Voice" Social Media Correspondent Christina Milian joins as event emceeApril 30, 2012 -- In the LA area? Head over to Universal City Walk for a free concert with performances by the Final Four artists, Juliet Simms, Chris Mann, Tony Lucca and Jermaine Paul! The event on May 3rd will be hosted by Social Media Correspondent Christina Milian.And if you can't make it in person, the event will also stream live on NBC.com and Facebook! One fan at Universal City Walk will win a special prize, while some fans at the NBC Experience Store in New York will be able to ask questions to the artists live.WHERE:Universal City Walk100 Universal City PlazaUniversal City, CA 91608*Stage is located at the Plaza in front of the Cinemas. WHEN: Thursday, May 3rd @ 10:00 a.m. WHO: "The Voice" Final Four Artists and Social Media Correspondent Christina Milian
Lindsey Pavao, Katrina Parker, Jamar Rogers And Erin Willett Are Eliminated In A Two-Night Event Beginning Monday, May 7 (8-10 Pm, ET),The Final Four Will Lay It All On The Line One Last TimeFor A Chance To Be Crowned 'The Voice,' On The Season Finale Of NBC's Hit Vocal Competition Series, Tuesday, May 8 (9-11 Pm ET)Coaches Christina Aguilera, CeeLo Green, Adam Levine and Blake Shelton Come Together to Perform on Tuesday's Season Finale UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. - May 2, 2012 - Last night on NBC's "The Voice" Elimination Show, Tony Lucca @luccadoes, Chris Mann @IamChrisMann, Jermaine Paul @jermainepaul and Juliet Simms @julietsimmsALL earned the right to represent their respective coaches - Adam Levine, Christina Aguilera, Blake Shelton and CeeLo Green - in the Finals of "The Voice," Monday, May 7 (8-10 p.m., ET), culminating in the season finale on Tuesday, May 8 (9-11 p.m., ET) in a two-night event on NBC. These four artists beat out Lindsey Pavao @LindseyPavao (Team Christina), Katrina Parker @katrinapmusic (Team Adam), Jamar Rogers @JSquidward (Team CeeLo) and Erin Willett @erin_willett (Team Blake) in the Semifinal round of competition.This Monday, it's all or nothing for the Final Four as they offer up their best for a final chance at America's votes. In addition to performing one song, each artist will also sing a duet with his or her coach. Then, on Tuesday's season finale, the finalists will each collaborate with some of their fellow season two competitors who return for special performances and musical guests Justin Bieber, Flo Rida, Lady Antebellum and Daryl Hall & John Oates perform. But wait there's more! Just as all four coaches came together to open the season with a spectacular performance, Adam, Blake, CeeLo and Christina are set to thrill audiences and viewers once more in a special group number to close out
Former Professional Wrestler Kim Nielsen of Roswell, Georgia Named Runner Up, and Mike Messina, a 41-Year-Old Cook from Oakland, California, Wins "At Home" Prize of $100,000 Among Eliminated Contestants UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. - May 1, 2012 - Jeremy Britt, a 23-year-old banker from Rockford, Michigan, became "The Biggest Loser" at tonight's live season finale of the NBC series, winning $250,000. Jeremy began season 13 weighing 389 lbs. and lost 199 lbs. He weighed in at finale at 190 lbs. and lost 51.16% of his body weight. The runner up among the three finalists was former professional wrestler and single mother of three, Kim Nielsen, who began the show at 252 lbs. and weighed 134 at finale. She lost 118 pounds and 46.83% of her body weight. Coming in third was winner Jeremy Britt's sister, Conda Britt, a nutrition health services tech who lost 115 lbs. and 39.12% of her body weight. She started the show at 294 lbs. and weighed 179 lbs. at finale. Jeremy and Conda were the last original team standing among the ten teams of contestants who were on season 13. The winner of this season's $100,000 "at home" prize among eliminated contestants went to 41-year-old Mike Messina, a cook from Oakland,California, who was eliminated in the second episode. He began the show weighing 358 lbs. and ended at 198 lbs., losing 160 lbs. and 44.69% of his body weight. Watch the winning moment:Also at the live finale, runner-up Kim Nielsen was announced as the winner of the PALA (Presidential Active Lifestyle Award) challenge, a contestant competition announced by First Lady Michelle Obama during the makeover episode. PALA is a six-week pledge-based program designed to get both adults and children more physically active and healthy, and the First Lady challenged the players to see who can get the most people to
