Great news for “The Event”! NBC just given full-season pickup to the show!

UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. – October 18, 2010 – NBC has given full-season pickups to three of its new Fall 2010-11 series, “The Event,” “Law & Order: Los Angeles” and “Outsourced.” The announcement was made by Angela Bromstad, President, Primetime Entertainment, NBC and Universal Media Studios.

“We are pleased with the quality of ‘The Event,’ ‘Law & Order: Los Angeles’ and ‘Outsourced,’ and feel they are an important part of helping to re-build our schedule and our studio pipeline,” said Bromstad. “We believe in these new series and the creative auspices behind them.”

Through October 11, “The Event” has averaged a 3.0 rating, 7 share in adults 18-49 and 9.1 million viewers overall in “most current” averages from Nielsen Media Research. “The Event” has generated a 30 percent improvement in the time period versus year-ago “most current” results for NBC in 18-49 rating (with a 3.0 rating vs. a 2.3) and a 47 percent increase in total viewers (9.1 million vs. 6.2 million). On a percentage basis, “The Event” was the most time-shifted new series in adults 18-49 during premiere week from among the ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox primetime lineups, with 35 percent of “The Event’s” “live plus seven day” rating being accounted for by time-shifting. Additionally, “The Event” was licensed to nearly 200 territories internationally even before its U.S. premiere, and is launching in numerous regions abroad to impressive ratings.

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Finally, I’ve changed layout here at Jason Ritter Source. I’ve made this new one using a gorgeous pic from “The Event” since I’m loving Jason on this TV Series! I really hope you all guys will like it! If there’s something wrong, please press F5 a couple of times and all should be fixed! ;)

According to Variety, Jason will star in “Brooklyn Brothers” with other well known actors like Arielle Kebbel.

Indie comedy “The Brooklyn Brothers Beat the Best” will star Michael Weston, Arielle Kebbel, Andrew McCarthy, Christopher McDonald, Melissa Leo, Jason Ritter and Wilmer Valderrama.

Project, which began shooting this week in Maryland, is the directorial debut of actor Ryan O’Nan (“The Dry Land”). Producers are Jason Michael Berman and Kwesi Collisson.

The story, penned by O’Nan, centers on a singer-songwriter who has a bizarre run-in with a self-appointed music revolutionary and forms a two-man band that sets across the country.

Project will feature a soundtrack of 14 original songs, written by O’Nan and New York band Crayon Rosary. Exec producers are Mark G. Mathis, Sergio Aguero, Ruth Mutch and Sandy Berman.

Source: Variety.com

Jason attended the 20th Annual Environmental Media Awards on October 16th (yesterday). You can view some pics from this event in our gallery!

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Events and Appearances > 2010 > 20th Annual Environmental Media Awards

HD screencaps for “The Event” episode 1×04 – A Matter of Life or Death have been added to the gallery. Make sure to check them out!

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TV Series > The Event > Season 1 > Screencaptures > 1×04 – A Matter of Life or Death

Jason Ritter chats with Access about the upcoming episode of NBC’s “The Event.” Also, how does Jason react when we tell him he’s beating out Jon Hamm and Will Smith in Access’ poll for “Who should play the Man of Steel”? Plus, what’s his beef with Lois Lane?

There are two new production stills for “The Event” episode 1×05 – Casualties of War. You can view them in HQ version in our gallery. Plus, below you can read the synopsis for this episode.

TV Series > The Event > Season 1 > Production Stills > 1×05 – Casualties of War

CASUALTIES OF WAR (TV-14)
D. B. SWEENEY AND HEATHER McCOMB GUEST STAR — The biological threat intensifies. The CDC rushes to identify the contagion and treat the infected people, while the White House and Director of National Intelligence (Željko Ivanek) face a difficult dilemma in their negotiation with Thomas (Clifton Collins, Jr.). Meanwhile, Simon (Ian Anthony Dale) appeals to Sophia (Laura Innes) to turn on Thomas. Elsewhere, FBI Agent Collier (guest star Heather McComb) closes in on Vicky (Taylor Cole) and Carter (guest star D.B. Sweeney), but appearances are not always what they seem. Jason Ritter, Sarah Roemer, Blair Underwood, Scott Patterson, Lisa Vidal, and Bill Smitrovich. Directed by: Milan Cheylov