THE "LONGEVITY" OF TOM HANKS.

DRAKE & RHI-RH: THE KISS OFF.

THE FOURTH YEAR OF NASHVILLE, STARTS IN OCTOBER.

 AXS TV is going country, premiering the fourth season of the popular music drama NASHVILLE on Saturday, October 1, at 9pE/6pP. The network will air back-to-back episodes every Saturday night at 9pE and 10pE, with encores following immediately after. AXS TV is the exclusive broadcast home to the first four seasons of this Emmy®-nominated production.

Kicking off the festivities on October 1 is a NASHVILLE Marathon, starting at 3:30pE with a special NASHVILLEencore edition of THE BIG INTERVIEW, following host Dan Rather as he tours some of the series' most iconic sets, and speaks with stars Connie Britton and Charles Esten about their careers, personal lives, and their roles on the show. Then, stay tuned to watch the last five episodes of NASHVILLE's season three at 4pE, leading up to the first two episodes of season four at 9pE and 10pE. The first two episodes of the fourth season will immediately encore after their premieres. 

"AXS TV is proud to be the broadcast home of season four of NASHVILLE," said Michele M. Dix, AXS TV's senior vice president, programming and development. "Packed with unprecedented guest appearances, standout musical numbers, and captivating drama, it's easy to see why this series has resonated so much with its viewers. This is a perfect chance for fans both old and new to relive all the intensity of NASHVILLE's climactic fourth season."

Produced by Lionsgate, ABC Studios, and Opry Entertainment, NASHVILLE is set against the backdrop of the city's music scene and follows Rayna Jaymes and Juliette Barnes. Both women face personal and professional challenges as they navigate their paths as artists and individuals. Surrounding them and often complicating their lives are their family, friends and, in some cases, lovers, as well as the up-and-coming performers and songwriters trying to get ahead in the business. Music City can mean so many things to different people. In NASHVILLE, musicians and songwriters are at the heart of the storm driven by their own ambitions. Some are fueled by their creativity and passion for fame. Others struggle to cope with the pressures of success and are doing everything in their power to stay on top.

NASHVILLE stars Connie Britton as Rayna Jaymes, Hayden Panettiere as Juliette Barnes, Clare Bowen as Scarlett O'Connor, Chris Carmack as Will Lexington, Will Chase as Luke Wheeler, Charles Esten as Deacon Claybourne, Jonathan Jackson as Avery Barkley, Sam Palladio as Gunnar Scott, Maisy Stella as Daphne Conrad, Lennon Stella as Maddie Conrad and Aubrey Peeples as Layla Grant.

In addition to its dramatic plots and unforgettable performances, NASHVILLE has featured a number of impressive guest appearances from some of the biggest names in entertainment, including Florida Georgia Line, Carrie Underwood, Kelly Clarkson, Brad Paisley, Luke Bryan, Katie Couric, and Conan O'Brien, just to name a few.

JESSICA ALBA BACK INTO THE RING, WITH THE MECHANIC 2.

SNOOP DOGG HAULED INTO COURT, OVER LOOSE RAILINGS.

BIEBER-GOMEZ INFINITY?

ARE THE KARDIES, TOO REPUBLICAN?

A CANDID JUSTIN BIEBER,LADIES.

CELEBRITY Q AND A: FORMER TALK SHOW HOST/AUTHOR ROLANDA WATTS.

EXT. BALDWIN HILLS BOOK FESTIVAL-DAY. 

Data Hard: Wow, the talk show host WROTE a book!

Rolanda Watts: Yeah, That's me. I wrote Destiny Lingers...

Watts attempt to hard sell me the book, by price & was willing to give me a discount, due to being handicapped.

Data Hard: How come you didn't get another talk show?

Watts: What!?

Watts found her big break, in 1994. Her syndicated,late night talk show- Rolanda replaced another talk show. That was- The Les Brown Show, by the famed, positive, motivational speaker. Watts also appeared as Vivica Shaw on Sister-Sister,a narrator for the entire 16+ year run on the Judge Joe Brown show & is Professor Wiseman on Curious George on PBS.

Data Hard: (repeats question) I liked it. It was a good show.

Watts (thinking & grinning): I wanted to do other things. I've done both acting & writing...There's more to life, than talk shows. 

Data Hard: ...Continued Success.

Watts (angry smirk): OK, thank you.

Factoids: IMDB

SUICIDE SQUAD'S KATANA ,FINALLY SPEAKS.

A SHOP "AKA PABLO."

A OLYMPIAN IN LOVE.

WAS K. PATZ A PUBLICITY STUNT, FOR A LESBIAN ACTRESS?

ICE ICE SISTO!

- AT&T* AUDIENCE Network today announced the cast for its new original series, "ICE" from global independent studio Entertainment One (eOne) and Antoine Fuqua'sFuqua Films.

Ten hour-long episodes are currently in production in Vancouver. They will air in 2016 exclusively on bothDIRECTV and AT&T U-verse.  

Joining the "ICE" cast are Cam Gigandet ("The Magnificent Seven," "The Twilight Saga" franchise), Jeremy Sisto ("Law and Order," "Suburgatory"), Ray Winstone ("The Departed"), Judith Shekoni ("Heroes Reborn," "The Twilight Saga" franchise) Raymond Barry ("Training Day"), and Donald Sutherland ("The Hunger Games" franchise).

"ICE" is a high-impact, serialized crime drama that follows the Green Family, as they plunge into the underbelly of the Los Angeles diamond trade. Jake (Gigandet) and Freddy (Sisto) are half-brothers brought together by their father Isaac (Barry), the patriarch behind G&G Diamonds and their uncle Cam (Winstone). After wildcard Freddy kills a prominent diamond dealer, his brother Jake must bail him out and save the family business from a crime lord of the Los Angeles diamond trade (Shekoni). Jake must endure all of this while maneuvering amongst jewelry thugs, blood diamond deals, false certificates, the Feds, and Pieter Van De Bruin (Sutherland), a ruthless Afrikaanz diamond merchant who now heads up an Antwerp-based diamond cartel with the same cutthroat skills he applied as a surgeon in the South African armed forces.

Antoine Fuqua ("The Magnificent Seven," "The Equalizer," "Training Day") is directing the first episode and serves as executive producer. The original series is written and executive produced by Robert Munic("Fighting," "The Cleaner"). eOne produces the show in association with AT&T and also controls international rights to the series.

"ICE" builds on AT&T's relationship with eOne, which serves as the studio on AUDIENCE Network's dynamic series "YOU ME HER" and "ROGUE".

AUDIENCE Network offers a compelling lineup of original, provocative content. Its growing slate of critically acclaimed original series includes:

• MMA drama "KINGDOM," starring Frank Grillo and Nick Jonas
• "Poly-romantic" comedy "YOU ME HER" starring Greg Poehler, Rachel Blanchard and Priscilla Faia
• Suspense-drama "ROGUE," starring Cole Hauser, Meaghan Rath and Ashley Greene

DIRECTV and U-verse customers can find the AUDIENCE Network on U-verse Channel 1114 and DIRECTV Channel 239. They can also live stream it on the DIRECTV App and U-verse App for smartphones and tablets, directv.com and uverse.com.

*AT&T products and services are provided or offered by subsidiaries and affiliates of AT&T Inc. under the AT&T brand name and not by AT&T Inc.

SEMI-DUMB COOKIE LYON FOUND, THE HIDDEN FIGURES OF NASA, AND ATTACKS MEN WITHOUT EVIDENCE AND KNOWING THEM.

MATT DAMON ON GUNS.

PROFESSIONAL ASS SETH ROGEN, CALLS HOLLYWOOD A BUNCH OF PUSSIES.

FEAR THE SUICIDE SQUAD.

DRAKE LOVES RHI-RHI!

A CONCERT FOR WESTEROS!

Enter the world of Westeros with the Game of Thrones® Live Concert Experience -- an immersive music and Game of Thrones® composer Ramin Djawadi, along with a full orchestra and choir, will take fans on a musical journey through the realm - from King's Landing to Winterfell, along the northern stretches of the Kingsroad to The Wall and across the Narrow Sea to Braavos, Meereen and beyond.  Fans of the groundbreaking, critically-acclaimed and Emmy®Award-winning show will finally have an opportunity to immerse themselves in the Game of Thrones® universe through the breathtaking score created by Ramin Djawadi. 

visual experience that will bring the Seven Kingdoms to life on a scale never seen before.  Using state-of-the-art technology,

As rich as the stories, intrigue and world of Game of Thrones®, Ramin's celebrated music for the show resonated immediately with fans as the meticulously constructed songs underscored the emotional weight of key moments between beloved characters, lent scale to massive battle sequences or brought to life songs referenced in the books.  Ramin's relentlessly popular title track alone has become instantly recognizable as a pop culture phenomenon in its own right.  Fan enthusiasm for the music from Game of Thrones® continues to grow with each season. 

The tour, produced and promoted exclusively by Live Nation in partnership with HBO Global Licensing, will use innovative music tour production and video technology that will recreate the various realms found throughout Westeros and Essos as well as showcase footage from the show in addition to all new imagery created exclusively for the tour.  Beginning its journey on Wednesday, February 15, 2017 in Kansas City, Mo., the highly-anticipated tour will visit 28 cities across North America with shows scheduled at famed live music venues including Madison Square Garden in New York City and the Forum in Los Angeles as well as arenas in Montreal, Boston, Houston, Las Vegas, Philadelphia, Washington DC and more.  

Tickets go on sale starting Saturday, August 13 at www.livenation.com. American Express® Card Members can purchase tickets before the general public beginning Wednesday, August 10 at 10:00 a.m. through Friday, August 12 at 10:00 p.m.   

Ramin Djawadi's previous credits include the Grammy® nominated score for Marvel's 2008 blockbuster, Iron Man.  Other film credits include Pacific Rim, Clash Of The Titans and Warcraft.  In addition to Game Of Thrones®, Ramin also garnered Emmy® Award nominations for other television projects including Flash Forward (ABC) and Prison Break (FOX).  Among Ramin's upcoming projects is the highly anticipated HBO® series, Westworld.

Based on the bestselling fantasy book series by George R.R. Martin, Game of Thrones® is an epic story of treachery and nobility set on the continent of Westeros, where summers and winters can last years, and only the lust for power is eternal.  The Emmy®- and Golden Globe Award-winning series has captured the imagination of fans globally, making it one of the most popular shows on television.

"For the past six seasons of Game of Thrones, I have been tremendously inspired to compose music to David Benioff's and D.B. Weiss' extraordinary adaption of George R.R. Martin's epic 'A Song of Fire and Ice' series," says Ramin Djawadi.  "Now, by combining the music with state-of-the-art technology, we are going to bring the astonishing world of Westeros to fans in a live and unique concert experience."

"For seven years, Ramin has been blowing our mind with his music's force, subtlety, and endless inventiveness," said Game of Thrones® creators/executive producers David Benioff and D.B. Weiss.  "The GoT Concert Experience will be unique in the history of concert tours, an eye-popping, ear-splitting, phantasmagoric blend of the show's visuals and Ramin's powerful compositions.  We are more excited for it than anyone."

"Game of Thrones has one of the most engaged audiences in television," said Josh Goodstadt, Vice President, HBO Global Licensing.  "We can't wait to see fans and newcomers alike immerse themselves in Ramin's incredible music and the world of Westeros through this epic concert experience."

"Live Nation is honored to be partners with HBO and Ramin Djawadi in bringing fans of the hit series a spectacular live experience centered around the music of Game of Thrones and performed using cutting edge technology to create a show unlike anything seen before," says Omar Al-Joulani, SVP, North American Touring at Live Nation. 

GAME OF THRONES® LIVE CONCERT EXPERIENCEAll dates, cities and venues below subject to change.

Wednesday, February 15, 2017	Kansas City, MO	Sprint Center
Friday, February 17, 2017	St. Paul, MN	Xcel Energy Center
Sunday, February 19, 2017	Chicago, IL	United Center
Monday, February 20, 2017	Detroit, MI	Palace of Auburn Hills
Wednesday, February 22, 2017	Columbus, OH	Nationwide Arena
Thursday, February 23, 2017	Buffalo, NY	First Niagara Center
Saturday, February 25, 2017	Uncasville, CT	Mohegan Sun
Sunday, February 26, 2017	Philadelphia, PA	Wells Fargo Center
Wednesday, March 1, 2017	Washington, DC	Verizon Center
Friday, March 3, 2017	Montreal, QC	Bell Centre
Saturday, March 4, 2017	Toronto, ON	Air Canada Centre
Monday, March 6, 2017	Boston, MA	TD Garden
Tuesday, March 7, 2017	New York, NY	Madison Square Garden
Thursday, March 9, 2017	Charlotte, NC	Time Warner Cable Arena
Saturday, March 11, 2017	Ft. Lauderdale, FL	BB&T Center
Sunday, March 12, 2017	Tampa, FL	Amalie Arena
Tuesday, March 14, 2017	Atlanta, GA	Philips Arena
Thursday, March 16, 2017	San Antonio, TX	AT&T Center
Friday, March 17, 2017	Houston, TX	Toyota Center
Sunday, March 19, 2017	Denver, CO	Pepsi Center
Tuesday, March 21, 2017	Salt Lake City, UT	Maverik Center
Thursday, March 23, 2017	Los Angeles, CA	The Forum
Saturday, March 25, 2017	Las Vegas, NV	MGM Grand Garden Arena
Sunday, March 26, 2017	Phoenix, AZ	TalkingStick Resort Arena
Wednesday, March 29, 2017	San Jose, CA	SAP Center
Friday, March 31, 2017	Seattle, WA	Key Arena
Saturday, April 1, 2017	Vancouver, BC	Rogers Arena
Sunday, April 2, 2017	Portland, OR	Moda Center