Discovery’s ‘North America’ Series Starts Sunday
Discovery Channel’s seven-episode series, “North America,” narrated by Tom Selleck, premieres Sunday, 8 p.m. (CT). You can check out sneak previews now.
Discovery Channel is available to all Suddenlink customers who have what is commonly known as Expanded Basic TV service.
New Retail Store Opens in Beckley, W. Va.
Mayor Emmett Pugh, local Chamber of Commerce officials, and Suddenlink staff this week cut a ceremonial ribbon to celebrate the opening of Suddenlink’s new retail store in Beckley, W. Va., at 124 Beckley Crossing. The store began serving customers April 8.
The new store offers a whole new experience for customers, with hands-on interactive displays demonstrating Suddenlink services. Counters no longer separate representatives from customers, allowing more personal interaction.
“We have a beautiful place now to showcase our Advanced Digital TV, high-speed Internet, phone and new home security services,” said Director of Government Relations Michael Kelemen. “It allows our customers an opportunity to get hands-on experience that we could not provide at the Dye Drive office.”
Since September 2011, Suddenlink has unveiled new or renovated stores in Payson, Ariz.; Arkadelphia, Jonesboro, El Dorado, Mountain Home, Pocahontas and Russellville, Ark.; Alexandria, Bastrop, Bossier City, DeRidder, Natchitoches and Ruston, La.; Blythe, Calif.; Greenwood, Miss.; Branson and St. Joseph, Mo.; Rocky Mount, N.C.; Stillwater, Okla.; Abilene, Bryan, Conroe, Little Elm, Lubbock, and Nacogdoches, Texas; and Point Pleasant, W. Va.
‘Office’ Gang Says Farewell Tonight
Tonight on NBC, long-running hit comedy “The Office” says goodbye with a two-hour finale. The curtain call begins at 7 p.m. (CT) with a one-hour retrospective, followed by the closing episode. Tissue alert: John Krasinski, Jenna Fischer, Rainn Wilson and others offer tears and thanks in this farewell video.
CNBC Show Gives $50K to Small Businesses
The new competition series “Crowd Rules” features three small businesses that compete in front of a voting audience to see which business wins a much-needed $50,000 prize. Catch the show Tuesdays, 8 p.m. (CT) on CNBC.
Could your small business use $50,000? Through May 27, you can enter CNBC’s Crowd Rules $50,000 Challenge. To be considered, create a short video about your company, what you would do with $50,000 and why you deserve to win. See details.
CNBC is available to virtually all Suddenlink customers who have what is commonly known as Expanded Basic TV service.
Tonight on Weather Channel: ‘Lifeguard’
Tonight, on the second season finale of Weather Channel’s docudrama series “Lifeguard” (8 p.m. CT), a paraglider’s chute collapses, sending him crashing into the cliffs at La Jolla Shores.
“Lifeguard” is an up-close view of men and women who guard the often treacherous, 150-mile Southern California coastline, making more than 10,000 saves each year.
The Weather Channel is available to virtually all Suddenlink customers who have what is commonly known as Expanded Basic TV service.
History’s ‘Star Trek’ Special Premieres Tonight
In anticipation of tomorrow’s theater premiere of JJ Abram’s “Star Trek Into the Darkness,” History Channel is presenting a behind-the-scenes special, “Star Trek: Secrets of the Universe,” tonight at 9 p.m. CT.
The special, from the creators of “Star Trek Into the Darkness,” delves into “Star Trek” science — amazing new exoplanets, the physics of Warp drive, and the ideas behind how we might one day live in a Star Trek universe.
Before watching, you may want to brush up on some Star Trek trivia, compliments of History Channel.
New on Suddenlink VOD: ‘Cloud Atlas’
Sci-fi drama “Cloud Atlas” is now available on Suddenlink Video on Demand (VOD), 28 days before Netflix and Redbox.
Tom Hanks and Halle Berry star in a single story that unfolds in multiple timelines over the course of 500 years. One soul is shaped from a killer into a hero, and an act of kindness ripples across centuries to inspire a revolution.
Jim Broadbent, Hugo Weaving, Jim Sturgess, Doona Bae, Ben Whishaw, James D’Arcy, Xun Zhou, Keith David, David Gyasi, Susan Sarandon and Hugh Grant also star.
Where Suddenlink VOD is available, check out this and other titles by going to Channel 1. A Suddenlink digital receiver is required to access the VOD menu.
