You’ll have a rare old time
Little Big Shots: Forever Young showcases senior talents
It’s time for a senior moment.
the series spotlighting kids’ talents, debuts its spinoff
on Wednesday. Ranging in age from 60 to 103, the participants promise to throw down some jawdropping performances. “The idea of doing a followup to
focusing on seniors struck us as a no-brainer,” said Mike Darnell, president of unscripted and alternate television at Warner Bros.
“Just like the kids, they have insane skills that will amaze and surprise you — not to mention the often hysterical and sometimes shocking things they say. As good a host as Steve Harvey is, he may have finally met his match with this incredible set of elder statesmen.”
In the premiere, 72-year-old former plumber Larry sings opera and 80-year-old tap dancer Arthur, who appeared on
shows off his footwork — and is surprised by Betty White, who gave him his first TV break.
Harvey also visits 11-time Grammy Award-winning gospel singer Shirley Caesar. She’s getting a lifetime achievement award Grammy in July.
The idea of doing a followup to Little Big Shots focusing on seniors struck us as a no-brainer.”
wrapped up its second season last week. The show, which eschews competition for pure celebration, debuted strong last year with 12.8 million U.S. viewers. But season 2 has taken a hit — it premièred with 11.7 million U.S. viewers but subsequently dipped to the low end seven million. Both series are created by Harvey and Ellen DeGeneres.
Mirror, mirror on the wall. Who’s the pharaoh of them all? One of the most famous Egyptian pharaohs, Tutankhamun, is at the core of the new four-part miniseries named for him, debuting Wednesday on Super Channel. (It aired last year on Britain’s ITV network.)
Max Irons, son of Jeremy Irons, stars as real-life archaeologist Howard Carter, who in 1905 finds evidence of Tutankhamun’s Mike Darnell, president of unscripted and alternate television at Warner Bros. undiscovered tomb at the heart of the Valley of the Kings. But his colleagues argue that if anything of importance were there, someone would’ve found it already.
Enter Lord Carnarvon (Sam Neill), who funds Howard’s excavation. The pair happen upon the tomb and Tutankhamun’s treasures in 1921, but not before Howard falls for Carnarvon’s daughter, Evelyn.
airs Wednesday on APTN, with a concert featuring 70 entertainers. On the list: Digging Roots, Charlie Major, Classified, Daniel Lanois, Derek Miller, Digawolf, Iskwé, LightningCloud, Nelly Furtado and Neon Dreams.
The annual program will be broadcast from Halifax, Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto, Winnipeg, Yellowknife, Edmonton and Vancouver.
“This year the celebration will expand its grassroots reach to Aboriginal communities even further,” said APTN’s CEO Jean LaRose. “This will be the largest national Aboriginal celebration in history.”