NBC ‘Sunday Night Football’ Producer Fred Gaudelli, On-Air Team Describe How COVID Will Alter 2020 Telecasts

Patti Smith, R.E.M.‘s Michael Stipe and many other artists have teamed up for a group rendition of Smith’s ‘People Have The Power’.The video of the performance was released by climate action non-profit Pathway to Paris – co-founded by Patti Smith’s daughter, Jesse Paris Smith – on its sixth anniversary.

The Killers took to the stage in their hometown of Las Vegas on Monday for a very special rooftop performance.

Will Thorne Staff WriterFox aired its first new scripted programming in quite some time, namely the series premiere of “Filthy Rich” and the broadcast debut of “L.A.’s Finest.” However, neither series produced particularly impressive numbers.“L.A.’s Finest,” which is originally a Spectrum series, aired first with a 0.5 rating among adults 18-49 and drew 2.9 million total viewers. Right after, “Filthy Rich” delivered a 0.4 rating and the same viewership tally.

Dominic Patten Senior Editor, Legal & TV CriticBesides the obvious changes in formant and technical reach due to the coronavirus pandemic, Jimmy Kimmel’s third time as host saw a lot of firsts at the 72nd Primetime Emmy Awards last night.For one, there was a host again after the TV Academy show ceremony tried to be like the 2019 Oscars and go without a frontman or frontwoman.

Bruce Haring pmc-editorial-managerThe Cleveland Browns-Cincinnati Bengals Thursday night game had an added surprise. Fox broadcaster Joe Buck was informed at halftime while he was on the air that he has won the Pete Rozelle Award, which means he is inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio.The Hall’s President and CEO C.

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVCBS Sunday Night Movies will return Oct. 4 for a six installments featuring films from the Paramount Pictures library.

Is there romance in the air?!

Harrison Ford and Calista Flockhart wear their masks while heading into Vicente Food Market on Monday afternoon (September 14) in Santa Monica, Calif.

ESPN is hoping that one of the architects of rock n' roll can bring some new energy to their “Monday Night Football” show with fewer fans in the stands this year.The new season starting Monday will feature a new version of Little Richard's hit “Rip It Up” featuring new instrumentals and backup vocals from the Virginia-based band Butcher Brown.The song replaces Hank Williams Jr.'s “All My Rowdy Friends Are Coming Over Tonight," which was repurposed with new lyrics like, “All my rowdy friends are

Will Thorne Staff WriterSunday night saw the gigantic new SoFi Stadium in Inglewood christened with a “Sunday Night Football” kick off between the Los Angeles Rams and the Dallas Cowboys.While the game itself ended with a narrow victory for the Rams, the numbers for the game were hardly a victory for NBC.

Dominic Patten Senior Editor, Legal & TV CriticSoFi Stadium was devoid of fans on last night’s Sunday Night Football due to the coronavirus pandemic, but full of victory for hometown heroes the Los Angeles Rams. Sadly that winning feeling wasn’t reflected in the ratings for NBC and the NFL.The team’s first game at their sparkling new $5 billion digs saw the Rams take down the Dallas Cowboys 20-17 in a grinding battle.

New couple alert?!

Football fans won’t hear Hank Williams Jr.’s “Monday Night Football” intro this upcoming NFL season.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorThere’s more than a bunch of football games at stake as the National Football League gets set to kick off its 2020 season Thursday night.Behind the scenes, four of the nation’s biggest media companies are eager to try and keep NFL football on their networks for years to come – and doing so may not be easy. The league’s current rights deal with Walt Disney’s ESPN lapses after the 2021 season, while its contracts with ViacomCBS, NBCUniversal and Fox Corp.

Santa A. Claus was a Pennsylvania native who portrayed the jolly old elf for more than 50 years and legally changed his name to reflect his role.Claus began playing Santa for friends and family in 1963, making his first public appearances in 1983 at the Lehigh Valley Mall in Whitehall, Pennsylvania.