|
Entertainment Weekly and TV Land Collaborate To Present the 50 Greatest TV Icons of All Time
List To Be Revealed in Entertainment Weekly and Two-Hour Original Special
to Premiere on TV Land on Friday, November 16
EW.com and TVLand.com Join Forces To Countdown TV Icons 51-100
LOS ANGELES, July 13 -- Oprah. Heather Locklear. Homer
Simpson. Regardless of age, TV genre or lifeform, there are select TV
personalities whose work is timeless and whose popularity is endless due to
the impact they have made through television. Entertainment Weekly and TV
Land Present: The 50 Greatest TV Icons, a two-hour special premiering on TV
Land on Friday, November 16 from 8-10pm ET/PT, counts down the iconic
personalities who have made their indelible mark via the small screen. The
list will also be revealed in the issue of Entertainment Weekly on stands
that same day.
Whether these beloved performers have made the list because they are
game changers like Jerry Seinfeld, have the longevity of Kermit, or the
instant rise to super stardom like Farrah, Entertainment Weekly and TV Land
Present: The 50 Greatest TV Icons takes a comprehensive look at these
respected icons, all culled from over 50 years of television. The TV Land
original special and Entertainment Weekly feature story (November 23rd
issue, on stands the 16th) both feature interviews with the stars
themselves as well as people who have worked with them, knew them, created
them or were inspired by them. The Entertainment Weekly story celebrates
the list by taking an in-depth look at each of the stars, while TV Land
honors the performers in the special by giving viewers access to rarely
seen footage that solidifies each icon's place in TV history. The TV Land
special is produced by Gay Rosenthal Productions.
"America has gotten to know so many talented performers through
television so it was very difficult to narrow the list down to 50," states
Larry W. Jones, President, TV Land. "However, when you look at this list,
it's clear that these names are in a different league. Their appeal crosses
generations and will have the lasting impact that rightfully gives them the
icon label. TV Land viewers and Entertainment Weekly readers will have a
great time reliving the moments that earned these performers a spot on the
list."
"Teaming up with TV Land to name the 50 Greatest TV Icons of All Time
is the perfect match for Entertainment Weekly. Readers relish our signature
lists, and since we're in a Golden Age of TV it's a great time to celebrate
the performers who have elevated the medium over its entire history," says
Entertainment Weekly Managing Editor Rick Tetzeli. "This multi-platform
campaign helps us serve readers in an even bigger way."
EW.com and TVLand.com will host a supplement list with the names of TV
Icons 51-100, a complement to the TV special and magazine. Additionally,
the sites will host content that will engage fans by allowing them to see
more original interviews with those featured on the list and other
celebrities talking about how these icons have inspired them. Specifically,
EW.com will have links to all EW articles that have been published on the
icons, feature a bracket game that allows fans to vote for their favorite
icon and host video of current stars talking about their own favorite
icons. TVLand.com will offer classic video clips of icons on the list,
celebrity interviews of those on the list and feature a message board for
visitors to sound-off about the list.
The 50 Greatest TV Icons is a Gay Rosenthal Production. Executive
Producers are Gay Rosenthal and Paul Barrosse from Gay Rosenthal
Productions and Sal Maniaci, Senior Vice President, Development and
Original Production, TV Land. Co-Executive Producer is Nicholas Caprio and
Supervising Producer is Natalie Aaron, both from Gay Rosenthal Productions.
ABOUT ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY AND EW.COM
Entertainment Weekly, a winner of four National Magazine Awards is
America's leading consumer magazine of entertainment and popular culture.
The magazine is a wholly owned subsidiary of Time Inc., and has a
guaranteed circulation rate base of 1.725 million reaching an audience of
10.7 million readers. EW.com, winner of MPA's best entertainment website of
the year, is one of the most popular and most comprehensive sites for
online entertainment coverage. EW.com's homepage contains unique,
online-only content - articles, photo galleries, reviews, Q&As and blog
items, etc. - plus a complete archive of Entertainment Weekly magazine.
About TV Land
Now seen in over 90 million U.S. homes, TV Land is dedicated to
building the ultimate Baby Boomer entertainment brand on all platforms.
Armed with a slate of new original programming, newly acquired Classic TV
and movies, multiplatform content and Cause Change, a new pro-social
initiative, the network is uniquely positioned to cater to America's 78
million Baby Boomers, the first generation of Americans who grew alongside
television. TV Land's program mix features hit originals, popular dramas,
sitcoms, westerns and Retromercials. TV Land's roster includes hits like
All in the Family, M*A*S*H, The Andy Griffith Show and several others.
Furthering the network's commitment to develop original programming that
complements its roster of acquisitions, the network regularly showcases
original series and specials like I Pity The Fool, Sit Down Comedy with
David Steinberg, TV Land Myths and Legends, Generation Boom, TV Land
Confidential and the upcoming original series High School Reunion.
MTV Networks, a unit of Viacom (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B), is one of the
world's leading creators of programming and content across all media
platforms. MTV Networks, with 135 channels worldwide, owns and operates the
following television programming services - MTV: MUSIC TELEVISION, MTV2,
VH1, mtvU, NICKELODEON, NICK at NITE, COMEDY CENTRAL, TV LAND, SPIKE TV,
CMT, NOGGIN/THE N, VH1 CLASSIC, LOGO, MTVN INTERNATIONAL and THE DIGITAL
SUITE FROM MTV NETWORKS, a package of 13 digital services, all of these
networks trademarks of MTV Networks. MTV Networks connects with its
audiences through its robust consumer products businesses and its more than
200 interactive properties worldwide, including online, broadband, wireless
and interactive television services and also has licensing agreements,
joint ventures, and syndication deals whereby all of its programming
services can be seen worldwide.
SOURCE TV Land
http://www.tvland.com/
|
