Stevie Wonder Gets the Party Started at CW’s Upfront
The legendary Stevie Wonder performs at CW’s upfront In recent years, the CW has always kicked off its Thursday morning upfront with a top musical act like the Jonas Brothers, Katy Perry or Jared Leto’s 30 Seconds to Mars, but never has the network hosted such an iconic performer as Stevie Wonder. The R&B legend made a surprise appearance at the presentation at New York City Center in Midtown Manhattan to the delight of the...
First-Ever Paramount Upfront Features Stallone, ‘Yellowstone’ and ’60 Minutes’
Sylvester Stallone will star in “Tulsa King” for Paramount Network For years, CBS had made Carnegie Hall its home to present its slate of upcoming programming during television upfront week in New York City. So how could parent company Paramount global give up the stage in one of the world’s most vaunted venues? It couldn’t. And even though the old saying postulates how you have to practice, practice, practice to get to...
A Parade of Stars at Disney’s Upfront
Disney CEO Bob Chapek during the company’s 2022 upfront presentation to advertisers “If they can get you to come all the way down here, they can get you to do just about anything,” joked Jimmy Kimmel to attendees at ABC parent company Disney’s upfront being held at New York City’s Pier 36. It’s a 12 minute walk from the nearest subway line as I can personally attest. But that wasn’t the only funny line in the late-night host’s...
NBCU Kicks Off First In-Person TV Upfronts in Three Years
It was a tradition that had been going on for years and for the first time since May 2019, NBCUniversal got upfront week in New York started at Radio City Music Hall. Kicking things off with a bang, Kelly Clarkson belted out “Queen of the Night” for the audience at the packed venue Monday morning May 16. Two hours later and ending things with an even bigger bang, a long red gown and sunglasses-clad Miley Cyrus strode out on stage for...
Grammy Awards a Win for the Show Itself
Olivia Rodrigo and Jon Batiste took the top trophies at the 64th Annual Grammys Just one week after the debacle that was the Academy Awards, the Grammys—in Las Vegas for the first time—showed how to do an awards show right. I was in the room at the MGM Grand Garden Arena as host Trevor Noah addressed the elephant in the room at the beginning of the 3 ½ hour show, broadcast live on CBS and Paramount+. “This is a concert where we give...
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