New York, NY -
This May, for the second year in a row, television's longest-running, single-topic documentary series will show its versatility and depth - by premiering a new Biography(R) almost every day for the entire month! That's 26 brand-new Biography programs, from May 1st through May 31st, all at 7 PM CT.
Each Monday through Friday and on select Saturdays, viewers will have the chance to immerse themselves in the fascinating life stories of personalities from MATTHEW BRODERICK and MARTHA STEWART to CHARLIE SHEEN, JAMES CAAN and Academy Award-winner AL PACINO as well as a two-hour Special on DIZZY GILLESPIE, the groundbreaking jazz musician. In addition, the month will include profiles of Erin Brockovich-precursor KAREN SILKWOOD, the audacious, brilliant and tragic OSCAR WILDE, entertainers TIM MCGRAW and SEAN "PUFFY" ("P. DIDDY") COMBS, and First Mother BARBARA BUSH. To top that off, Biography(R) will follow up this premiere month with a gorgeous, 4-hour special on THE IMPRESSIONISTS (June 3rd-4th).
"For our second annual All-Premiere Month, we have once again pulled out all the stops," says CarolAnne Dolan, Executive Producer of Biography and VP of Documentary Series at A&E, "And this year we are airing 26 brand-new programs produced specially for us. Only Biography has the resources to create this unique television event, and only Biography can cover such a broad range of subjects with the commitment to high quality production and journalistic excellence that has become our calling card. Filled with a rich diversity of portraits and personalities from film, to music to literature, All-Premiere May provides entertainment and stimulation for every viewer."
BIOGRAPHY(R)'S ALL-PREMIERE MAY
All at 7:00pm CT
Tuesday, May 1: MATTHEW BRODERICK
Wednesday, May 2: DENNIS FRANZ
Thursday, May 3: JACK PALANCE
Friday, May 4: MARTHA STEWART
Monday, May 7: CHARLIE SHEEN
Tuesday, May 8: KAREN SILKWOOD
Wednesday, May 9: BARBARA BUSH
Thursday, May 10: JIMMY SWAGGART
Friday, May 11: FLORENCE HENDERSON
Saturday, May 12: EDDIE ALBERT
Monday, May 14: AL PACINO
Tuesday, May 15: CHERYL TIEGS
Wednesday, May 16: PETER FRAMPTON
Thursday, May 17: DOMINICK DUNNE
Friday, May 18: TERI GARR
Saturday, May 19: MITZI GAYNOR
Monday, May 21: JAMES CAAN
Tuesday, May 22: DIZZY GILLESPIE
Wednesday, May 23: OSCAR WILDE
Thursday, May 24: JOHN MCENROE
Friday, May 25: TONY CURTIS
Saturday, May 26: JANET GAYNOR
Monday, May 28: SEAN "PUFFY" COMBS
Tuesday, May 29: TIM MCGRAW
Wednesday, May 30: RICHARD BRANSON
Thursday, May 31: ROSEMARY CLOONEY
Each Monday through Friday and on select Saturdays, viewers will have the chance to immerse themselves in the fascinating life stories of personalities from MATTHEW BRODERICK and MARTHA STEWART to CHARLIE SHEEN, JAMES CAAN and Academy Award-winner AL PACINO as well as a two-hour Special on DIZZY GILLESPIE, the groundbreaking jazz musician. In addition, the month will include profiles of Erin Brockovich-precursor KAREN SILKWOOD, the audacious, brilliant and tragic OSCAR WILDE, entertainers TIM MCGRAW and SEAN "PUFFY" ("P. DIDDY") COMBS, and First Mother BARBARA BUSH. To top that off, Biography(R) will follow up this premiere month with a gorgeous, 4-hour special on THE IMPRESSIONISTS (June 3rd-4th).
"For our second annual All-Premiere Month, we have once again pulled out all the stops," says CarolAnne Dolan, Executive Producer of Biography and VP of Documentary Series at A&E, "And this year we are airing 26 brand-new programs produced specially for us. Only Biography has the resources to create this unique television event, and only Biography can cover such a broad range of subjects with the commitment to high quality production and journalistic excellence that has become our calling card. Filled with a rich diversity of portraits and personalities from film, to music to literature, All-Premiere May provides entertainment and stimulation for every viewer."
BIOGRAPHY(R)'S ALL-PREMIERE MAY
All at 7:00pm CT
Tuesday, May 1: MATTHEW BRODERICK
Wednesday, May 2: DENNIS FRANZ
Thursday, May 3: JACK PALANCE
Friday, May 4: MARTHA STEWART
Monday, May 7: CHARLIE SHEEN
Tuesday, May 8: KAREN SILKWOOD
Wednesday, May 9: BARBARA BUSH
Thursday, May 10: JIMMY SWAGGART
Friday, May 11: FLORENCE HENDERSON
Saturday, May 12: EDDIE ALBERT
Monday, May 14: AL PACINO
Tuesday, May 15: CHERYL TIEGS
Wednesday, May 16: PETER FRAMPTON
Thursday, May 17: DOMINICK DUNNE
Friday, May 18: TERI GARR
Saturday, May 19: MITZI GAYNOR
Monday, May 21: JAMES CAAN
Tuesday, May 22: DIZZY GILLESPIE
Wednesday, May 23: OSCAR WILDE
Thursday, May 24: JOHN MCENROE
Friday, May 25: TONY CURTIS
Saturday, May 26: JANET GAYNOR
Monday, May 28: SEAN "PUFFY" COMBS
Tuesday, May 29: TIM MCGRAW
Wednesday, May 30: RICHARD BRANSON
Thursday, May 31: ROSEMARY CLOONEY
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