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Andrea Bocelli belting out Opera favourite Nessun Dorma, with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and a choir behind him. Bocelli continued on as the wind wobbled his microphone and as he reached his crescendo conclusion, the crowd went wild. In the comments on the video, Giovanni Caccamo wrote: "Indissoluble emotion.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeDon’t call it a comeback. But thanks to sports, ever-expanding drama franchises and a handful of new hits, the Big 4 broadcast networks managed to avoid another year-to-year collapse during the now-concluded TV season.Football once again ruled primetime, led by NBC’s “Sunday Night Football,” while “Thursday Night Football” showed up twice on Nielsen’s top-rated series’ chart due to a quirk of some games airing only on NFL Network, and others simulcast on both Fox and NFL. (This won’t be an issue next year, as “Thursday Night Football” moves to Amazon Prime Video — and off this chart.)But beyond that, network TV’s embrace of procedural dramas is giving broadcasters a fighting chance at survival.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorCan the venerable Scripps National Spelling Bee take on the look of a Winter Olympics or “American Idol”? Its backers are about to find out.Organizers of the event, which has kept Americans trying to figure out how to connect the right letters for words ranging from “sanitarium” to “xanthosis” for nearly a century, want to add new elements to the mix that might make the contest look less like something for elementary-school students and more like “America’s Got Talent.”Actor LeVar Burton, known for his turn as the host of public television’s “Reading Rainbow,” is joining the proceedings. And producers hope to boost “the Bee” with backstage looks at contestants and a set of vignettes that give viewers a peek at how the spelling champions made their way from school competitions to the national stage.

The Sports Emmys held its first in-person ceremony since 2019 on Tuesday night, and NFL Live and ESPN went home with the most wins by program and network, respectively. After tying for the lead last year, the NFL Network program snapped up four trophies to top NBC Sports’ Beijing Winter Olympics coverage (three).

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorAl Michaels may be leaving NBC’s “Sunday Night Football,” but he’s not leaving NBC.The veteran broadcaster, who revealed in March that he planned to lead Amazon’s new streamcast of “Thursday Night Football” in the fall, is keeping a foothold at NBC Sports. Michaels will have “emeritus” status, and is expected to contribute across the NBC Sports portfolio, including, the company said, to the NFL Playoffs and the Olympics.“Revered by viewers and colleagues, Al has been the soundtrack for many of the greatest moments in sports television history,” said Pete Bevacqua, chairman of NBC Sports, in a statement.  “We are thrilled that he’s staying in the family and raising the stature of our events for years to come.” Michaels has has covered more major sports events than any sportscaster, and has, on occasion, found himself narrating history as well as a particular event.

election.Jennifer Hudson, who is starting a syndicated talk show this fall for the company's Telepictures division, did an awkward onstage sample of it with two HGTV stars, rapper Lil Jon and designer twin Jonathan Drew.The company tried to tie it all together by saying it will offer "live events that thrill us, the headlines that define us, the real-life stories that connect us.“There's now one place where it all awaits us.”Along the way, the company made some programming news. Discovery+ is working on a two-part documentary looking at the roots of the toxic divorce between Johnny Depp and Amber Heard, and another that gives a behind-the-scenes look at snowboarder Shaun White's last competition at the Winter Olympics.

Will Smith got double-ribbing at NBCUniversal’s upfront presentation Monday morning by both of NBC’s late-night hosts.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeFox is bringing back the post-Super Bowl series lead-out, and turning to chef Gordon Ramsay to help do it. The network plans to premiere the second season of Ramsay’s “Next Level Chef” right after Super Bowl LVII on Sunday, Feb.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced the 2023 calendar for the 95th Academy Awards and, in something of a surprise, the Oscars are staying in March. Along with ABC, AMPAS revealed that the Oscars will take place on March 12, 2023.

NEW YORK -- The traditional broadcast television season doesn't end until later this month, but that hasn't stopped CBS from declaring victory.CBS issued a statement on Tuesday saying it would end the 2021-22 season as the most-watched television network in prime-time for the 14th straight time, and 19th time out of the past 20, according to figures provided by the Nielsen company.The early victory dance coincided with CBS' parent company, Paramount Global, announcing its earnings on Tuesday. Although CBS' lead over second-place NBC (6.35 million to 6.25 million) isn't large, there was no pushback from NBC.

Paid subscriptions were up for Peacock in Q1, Comcast CEO Brian Roberts announced on Thursday on the company’s earnings call.Peacock added 4 Million paid subscribers in Q1, for a total of 13 million. Roberts also noted the service had reached 28 million active accounts in total.Last quarter, Peacock had 9 million paid subscribers and a total of 24.5 million active users.The increase comes on the heels of Peacock airing a variety of big sporting events including the Winter Olympics and the Super Bowl.

Jennifer Maas TV Business WriterPeacock ended the first quarter of the year with 28 million monthly active accounts (MAAs) and 13 million paid subscribers, Comcast revealed along with its Q1 earnings results Thursday.That total is up from the 24.5 million Comcast reported for the streamer’s end of 2021 figure. During Q1, Peacock streamed Super Bowl LVI and the Beijing Winter Olympics, along with debuting splashy titles like “Bel-Air,” its dramatic take on the ’90s classic “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air,” Jennifer Lopez’s theatrical-and-streaming release “Marry Me,” and “Tiger King” scripted series “Joe vs.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorComcast said first-quarter profit rose due to NBCUniversal’s telecasts of both Super Bowl LVI and the Winter Olympics, as well as a surge in broadband customers at its cable operations.The Philadelphia cable and media giant saw overall revenue increase 14% to slightly more than $31 billion, compared with $27.2 billion in the year-earlier period, with a whopping 46.6% increase in revenue at its NBCU operations due in part to $1.5 billion in cash generated by the two big sports events. But even without those two landmark broadcasts, Comcast said, NBCU revenue would have increased.Overall, Comcast reported net income of $3.55 billion in the first quarter, or 78 cents a share, compared with $3.32 billion, or 71 cents a share, in the year-earlier period.

Britain’s Got Talent is facing another fix row after known act Titan the Robot appeared in last weekend’s opening episode.The giant mechanical performer sang and carried out a comedy routine poking fun at head judge Simon Cowell in the ITV series’ return on Saturday.Titan the Robot had members of the audience laughing whilst taking to the stage — which is not the first the act has performed on.Their entertainment past surfaced this week as it was revealed that the robot has in fact been in the industry scene for a while, and having featured in front of the camera with non other than BGT hosts Ant and Dec. Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox with OK!'s daily newsletter .

Overall TV usage was down 4.2% in March from February, with cable the one category growing in share and volume, jumping 1.6 points from last month. Cable news viewing was up 14% from February and accounted for 21% of the cable share, driven by continuing news coverage of the Russia-Ukraine war.

It was possibly one of the closest Dancing On Ice finals there has been but there had to be one winner.

Oscars upon us, preparations have been underway to roll out the red carpet and make room for the film industry’s biggest stars. Hosted on 27 March by trio Regina Hall, Wanda Skyes, and Amy Schumer, the ceremony returns to the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.

Oscars are now just a matter of days away. Held at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles, the prestigious film awards ceremony will many of the industry’s biggest stars attend. The ceremony will take place on Sunday 27 March, with the event beginning at 8pm ET, or 1am (on 28 March) in the UK.

Oscars are now just a matter of days away. Held at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles, the prestigious film awards ceremony will many of the industry’s biggest stars attend. The ceremony will take place on Sunday 27 March, with the event beginning at 8pm ET, or 1am (on 28 March) in the UK.

As Nina Dobrev and Shaun White‘s romance continues to blossom, the Vampire Diaries alum and the Olympic snowboarder have “definitely discussed” settling down. A source close to the pair, who were first linked in 2019, spoke EXCLUSIVELY with HollywoodLife and revealed where the lovebirds’ relationship stands amid returning home from their latest romantic getaway to Costa Rica.

Oscars just around the corner, preparations are underway to roll out the red carpet and make room for the film industry’s biggest stars. Hosted on 27 March by trio Regina Hall, Wanda Skyes, and Amy Schumer, the ceremony returns to the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. The ceremony has been held there since 2002, when the Hollywood location was known as the Kodak Theatre.

Shaun White may have retired from professional snowboarding, but that doesn't mean he's ruling out a return to the snow. ET's Lauren Zima spoke to the Olympian at the 2022 iHeartRadio Music Awards Tuesday where he shared an update on life since retiring and revealed whether or not he'd ever come out of retirement.«It's amazing. I've been having the best time,» White gushed before sharing the advice his girlfriend, Nina Dobrev, gave him about retirement.

Prince William and Kate Middleton are continuing their Platinum Jubilee Royal Tour of the Caribbean, which began in Belize on March 19 and ends in Jamaica on March 26.

a normal ceremony from taking place in 2021. As well as the biggest night in the movie calendar returning to something like normal – complete with glitzy, star-studded red carpet – the show is also set to have a host for the first time in three years. But just when is this year’s ceremony – and where will it take place?This year’s Oscars ceremony – the 94th – will take place this weekend on Sunday, March 27.

Try an Olympic sport, climb aboard Concorde or visit Shakespeare’s house – and do it free of charge during National Lottery Open Week.

Matteo Bocelli gears up to release his debut solo album later this year, the rising star has been putting out some singles. He kicked off with the aptly titled Solo, before releasing Close and now two versions of a third song called Dime/Dimmi. The first of the latter was in Spanish and the follow up in his native Italian, which the 24-year-old has now performed on his home country's national television.

Craig Melvin will leave his 11 AM ET MSNBC show and focus on NBC News’ Today.

Less than two weeks ago, Dmytro Pidruchnyi was competing at the Winter Olympics in Ukraine’s national colors. Now he’s wearing a military uniform and ballistic helmet.

The international union that governs skating said Tuesday that it was following the recommendations of the International Olympic Committee in banning athletes from Russia and Belarus from its competitions across the sports of figure skating and speed skating. It becomes the latest organization in the sports world to take action since Russia began its military invasion of Ukraine.

HELLO! magazine.RELATED: The Queen shares special message amid Covid diagnosisDressed in glamorous gowns Eve Muirhead, Vicky White, Jennifer Dodds, Hailey Duff and Mili Smith revealed how their lives have become a whirlwind since bringing home the team's only gold at the Beijing Winter Olympics. And they were touched to receive a message of congratulations from the Queen."It was such a great honour to get a message from the Queen.

John Mulaney just reached a huge milestone – becoming an official member of the five-timers club as he hosted the latest episode of Saturday Night Live.

extended hiatus to accommodate NBC’s Winter Olympics coverage, with former “SNL” writer John Mulaney hosting for the fifth time.The comic addressed his recent rehabilitation from cocaine addiction in his monologue.“It’s wonderful to be in a place that’s always emphasized sobriety and mental health,” he cracked, while discussing his recovery.In the lead skit, Mulaney played a monkey who presided over a civil case where a woman was mauled by a monkey, as lawyers Kenan Thompson and Cecily Strong appealed to the primate’s animal instincts to win the judge’s favor.The animal-related humor continued in a fake commercial as Strong and Heidi Gardner portrayed dog owners who got into a heated supermarket argument about the quality of their dog food. Mulaney played an impotent man who successfully pressured Gardner into spending $74 on a grass-fed poultry blend.One sketch lampooned the ever-evolving CDC mask mandates, as a group of politically correct people tiptoed around the effectiveness of mask-wearing at a dinner fraught with tension.“Did I have to dump my oldest friend just because he didn’t get a booster?” Mulaney asked, as his friends played by Thompson, Kate McKinnon, Aidy Bryant and Bowen Yang recoiled in horror.A video by the “Please Don’t Destroy” comedy group video imagined a new COVID-19 variant that only had wonderful side effects.

Russian President Vladimir Putin didn’t escape the Saturday Night Live treatment this week. The 69-year-old was spoofed by Colin Jost on the Saturday, Feb. 27 episode, where the ‘Weekend Update’ host got in multiple shots as he spoke about Putin’s current spearheading of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

SATURDAY AM: Refresh for more analysis and chart  Before a big tentpole comes into the marketplace, there’s typically a lull at the box office, but it’s an even bigger lull when the major studios don’t have any new wide entries. Everyone is waiting for Warner Bros. The Batman and many sources tell me it’s bound easily for a $100M+ opening, in fact $115M+, and the advance ticket sales are there to prove that. This despite the 3-hour running time, and from what I hear (I haven’t seen it yet) is a more noir, detective story by Matt Reeves than all the action set pieces in a Christopher Nolan movie. iSpot shows Warner Bros. having spent already $28M+ in U.S. TV spots (that’s even a big number from that data agency’s POV) across such shows as the Winter Olympics, NFL, Good Morning America, NBA games and Big Brother: Celebrity Edition. Note, Warners’ hasn’t weighed in on these industry projections at the time of writing, but note, they’ll safely lowball. That said, no one sees it below $100M.

Black History Month is nearly over but Amber Ruffin is celebrating after returning from hiatus.

Thursday primetime was truly a battleground for long-running dramas as NBC’s Law & Order and Law & Order: SVU duked it out against ABC’s first Station 19-Grey’s Anatomy crossover event of 2022.