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    Bryshere Y. Gray among stars of BET’s New Edition project

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    In this June 24, 2014 file photo, members of the 80s Boston boy band "New Edition", from left, Ralph Tresvant, Johnny Gill, Ronnie DeVoe, Michael Bivins and Ricky Bell pose for a portrait in New York. BET announced a new three-part miniseries, "New Edition: The Movie." Principal photography is to start next month in Los Angeles, with the miniseries scheduled to debut on BET in 2017. (Photo by Amy Sussman/Invision/AP, File)
    LOS ANGELES (AP) --

    Bryshere Y. Gray of "Empire" is among the stars of BET's drama about influential boy band New Edition.

    BET said Wednesday that Gray will play band member Michael Bivins in the three-part "New Edition: The Movie."

    He will be joined by Elijah Kelley ("The Butler") as Ricky Bell; singer-songwriter Luke James as Johnny Gill; Algee Smith ("Let It Shine") as Ralph Tresvant; Keith Powers ("Straight Outta Compton") as Ronnie Devoe, and Woody McClain ("Autographs") as Bobby Brown.

    The actors who will play the singers as youngsters include Dante Hoagland; Caleb McLaughlin; Jahi Winston; Myles Truitt and Tyler Williams.

    Principal photography will start next month in Los Angeles, with the miniseries scheduled to debut on BET in 2017. The executive producer is Jesse Collins, with Chris Robinson directing the drama that BET said will follow the group from middle school through the ups and downs of fame.

    New Edition was formed in 1978 and produced hits including "Candy Girl" and "Cool It Now." The group helped pave the way for the boy-band wave of the 1980s and '90s that included Boyz II Men, New Kids on the Block and Backstreet Boys.

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    Saturday NFL draws larger audience than college games for rollout of 12-team playoff

    Thursday, December 26, 2024
    Penn State quarterback Drew Allar (15) throws a pass while being pressured by SMU defensive end Jahfari Harvey (6) during the first half in the first round of the NCAA College Football Playoff, Saturday, Dec. 21, 2024, in State College, Pa. (AP Photo/Barry Reeger)

    A pair of Saturday NFL games drew a larger viewing audience than college football for the rollout of the sport's 12-team playoff.

    The playoff game between SMU and Penn State averaged 6.4 million viewers on TNT networks, compared with the Texans-Chiefs game on NBC, which averaged 15.5 million viewers.

    Later, Clemson-Texas drew 8.6 million viewers on TNT, compared with 15.4 million for Steelers-Ravens on Fox.

    ESPN, ABC and others aired the other two college games — Indiana-Notre Dame (13.4 million) on Friday night and Tennessee-Ohio State (14.3 million) on Saturday night. There were no competing NFL games.

    The overall average of 10.6 million viewers was higher than all but four college games this season.

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