It’s almost time for the annual Network TV Upfront Presentations which is also one of the best opportunities to meet celebs in NYC.
The Upfronts are annual presentations where the TV networks reveal their fall line-ups to advertisers. They also bring their biggest stars to really impress reporters. Though there is no public access to these events, they can still be a perfect opportunity to meet celebrities as they are arriving or leaving.
Check out some tips for meeting celebs at the Upfronts here and pick up our NYC Field Guide for even more info!
Below is the schedule of this yearβs Upfronts. Stay tuned for more information about the exact venues for each event as more information becomes available.
Also, feel free to use this post as an Open Thread to discuss where and how to meet celebs during the 2013 TV Network Upfronts in the comments below!
March 27, 2013 | Participant Media | New York | 11:00 am Museum of Art & Design |
March 28, 2013 | FX Networks | New York | 9:00 am Cipriani |
March 28, 2013 | BBC America | Chicago | Evening |
April 2, 2013 | Bravo Press | New York | Breakfast |
April 3, 2013 | Weather Channel | New York | 8:30 am Mandarin Oriental |
April 3, 2013 | Bravo | New York | 6:30 pm Stage 37 |
April 3, 2013 | Fox News Channel | Minneapolis | 12 Noon |
April 4, 2013 | Discovery Networks | New York | Late Afternoon |
April 9, 2013 | GSN | New York | 9:00 am Sony Club |
April 10, 2013 | Syfy | New York | Evening |
April 11, 2013 | IFC | New York | 7:00 pm Roseland Ballroom |
April 15, 2013 | Scripps Networks | Atlanta | Lunch |
April 16, 2013 | BET | New York | 7:00 pm |
April 16, 2013 | mun2 | New York | Skylight Modern |
April 17, 2013 | AMC | New York | Evening |
April 18, 2013 | mun2 | Los Angeles | TBD |
April 18, 2013 | BBC America | New York | Evening |
April 23, 2013 | Media Magazine Outfront | New York | All Day |
April 23, 2013 | Scripps Networks | New York | Late Afternoon |
April 23, 2013 | E! Entertainment | New York | Evening, The Grand, Manhattan Center |
April 24, 2013 | NBC Universal Digital Showcase | New York | Evening |
April 24, 2013 | Screenvision | New York | 6:00 pm Ziegfeld Theatre |
April 25, 2013 | MTV | New York | Beacon Theater |
April 26, 2013 | Fox News Channel | Detroit | Afternoon |
April 29, 2013 | Scripps Networks | Dallas | Late Afternoon/Evening |
April 29, 2013 | Wall Street Journal | New York | 9:00 am |
April 29, 2013 | The Weather Company | New York | 11:30 am |
April 29, 2013 | Microsoft Advertising | New York | 2:00 pm |
April 29, 2013 | Yahoo! | New York | 6:00 pm Best Buy Theater |
April 30, 2013 | Hulu | New York | 9:00 am |
April 30, 2013 | Digital Broadcasting Group | New York | 11:30 am |
April 30, 2013 | AOL | New York | 2:00 pm Moynihan Station |
April 30, 2013 | CBS Interactive | New York | 6:00 pm |
May 1, 2013 | Blip | New York | 11:30 am |
May 1, 2013 | Conde Nast Entertainment | New York | 2:00 pm |
May 1, 2013 | New York | 6:00 pm Pier 36 | |
May 2. 2013 | Disney Interactive | New York | 8:00 am |
May 2,2013 | Digitas | New York | 2:00 pm |
May 2, 2013 | Scripps Networks | Los Angeles | Late Afternoon/Evening |
May 2, 2013 | CNNE | New York | TBD |
May 2, 2013 | VEVO | New York | 6:00 pm |
May 2, 2013 | FOX News Channel | Atlanta | Evening |
May 3, 2013 | Alloy Digital | New York | 8:00 am |
May 3, 2013 | Crackle at Sony Pictures Television | New York | 11:30 am |
May 3, 2013 | Buzzmedia | New York | 2:00 pm |
May 3, 2013 | Zynga | New York | 6:00 pm |
May 8, 2013 | A&E Networks | New York | Late Afternoon/Evening |
May 13, 2013 | NBC-TV | New York | 11:00 am Radio City Music Hall |
May 13, 2013 | FOX-TV | New York | 4:00 pm Beacon Theatre |
May 14, 2013 | ESPN | New York | 9:30 am Best Buy Theater |
May 14, 2013 | Univision | New York | 11:00 am New Amsterdam Theater |
May 14, 2013 | Discovery US Hispanics | New York | 3:00 pm Gotham Hall |
May 14, 2013 | ABC-TV | New York | 4:00 pm Avery Fisher Hall |
May 14, 2013 | Telemundo | New York | 6:00 pm Time Warner Center |
May 15, 2013 | Turner Broadcasting | New York | 10:00 am Hammerstein Ballroom |
May 15, 2013 | Fox Hispanic Media | New York | 12: 00 pm Alice Tully Hall |
May 15, 2013 | NCM Media Networks | New York | 12:30 pm AMC Loews Lincoln Square |
May 15, 2013 | ESPN Deportes | New York | Evening/5:30pm Joseph Urban Theater |
May 15, 2013 | Tr3s | New York | 6:30 pm |
May 15, 2013 | CBS | New York | 4:00 pm Carnegie Hall |
May 15, 2013 | NUVOtv | New York | 6:30 pm Edison Ballroom |
May 16, 2013 | THE CW | New York | 11:00 am New York City Center |
May 16, 2013 | USA Network | New York | 4:00 pm Pier 36 |
UPDATE (4/29): Added locations for this year’s major upfronts (including NBC, CBS, ABC, The CW, etc) to the chart above. Below are details for some of associated parties too.
May 12: UTA party at Marquee, 289 10th Ave., 9:30 p.m., attended by a few hundred actors, writers, producers, agents and execs.
May 12: ICM Partners party at The Arlington Club, 1032 Lexington Ave.
May 13 Fox post-show party following the presentation at Wollman Rink in Central Park.
May 14: WME Peter Luger, 178 Broadway; 8:30 p.m.
May 15: Turner (TNT/TBS) lunch reception at 11:30 a.m. at Del Posto, 85 10th Ave.
May 15: Adult Swim is holding an event at the Roseland Ballroom, 239 West 52nd St at 9:00 p.m. with a performance by Kanye West.
May 16: USA will hold a lunch for the press with Graceland cast at the Fat Radish, 17 Orchard St., 1 p.m.
Sources: AdAge, MediaBizBloggers, THR Photo: OLV Upfronts 2012
you forgot to add CBS-TV
Anybody have any info for abc family upfronts? i’m dying to go to that one the most plz and thank you
There is no public access to these events.
Did anyone go to FX UPFRONTS last year? I was wondering where to wait and such.
does anyone know when the abcfamily upfronts are? also loction and time for fox as well as the after party thx
I have previously Attended Last Year Fox Upfronts and Usually its the same place and it highly recommended to be there as early as you can… Since they wont start coming till Like 4pm to the After Party
What is the normal location for the FOX upfronts as well as the after party? What time would you advise getting there? Which would I have more luck at the after party or the upfronts? Did ou meet anyone? Thanks sorry for all the questions
You’d have much more luck meeting people at the after party for FOX.
Central Park at Wolman Rink.. Since people like Demi Lovato is gonna be there I would Recommend 12 the latest for a good spot since you will be waiting a while… If you would like to talk more about the Fox After Party Hit me up on Twitter @TechnaDeschanel.. And Yes I did meet a Lot of People at the After Party.. I’m a Star Seeker and tend to go after stars all the time
does anyone know where the CW and USA upfront will be? Thanks.
Does anyone know anything about the ABC Family Upfronts…? does anyone know when the “Pretty Little Liars” in gonna come to New York?
Does anyone know if shows from Showtime go to the CBS upfront? I know SHO is owned by CBS so was curious if they fit into the picture somewhere and also if anyone from past years has met cast members from SHO, yes I’m talking Homeland lol.
Anyone have any information of the location of the CW after party? and what time to show up for the upfronts in the AM, maybe if you went last year to the actual upfronts?
I went to last years CW upfronts! It didnt get busy until about an hour before 8 π
Thanks! I only went to where the after party was last year and that was an interesting time but looks like there’s no information so far on where it’ll be this year so I was looking maybe to head to the actual upfronts.
Thanks for your info π
Does anyone know where the BBC America NYC upfront will be held?
This site (https://adage.com/article/special-report-tv-upfront/2013-tv-upfront-digital-newfront-calendar/239918/) says April 18, 6:30 pm at Liberty Theatre.
Thank you thank you thank you, you wonderful woman you!
yeah that link is one of the sources I used (link in post) and they will update location as they become available, I’ll update the post above when it looks like everything is finalized, thanks
Does anyone know what time the MTV upfront will start at?
That ad age link that Allie posted above has more details for AMC, etc too I will update this post when I can but in the meantime that link has more info.
Hey it says the FOX upfronts are at the Beacon theatre at 4 PM. I was told the after party is usually at the Wolfman rink in central park, will the after party definitly be there again and what time will the after party start sinc e it says the upfronts start at 4. thanks. also any news on abc family upfropntts
The After Party For Fox is like always Central Park for like the last few years…but it best to get anyone from Fox at the After Party vs the Beacon since like they jam pack security on it
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Now that they added the fanfront stuff to fiox how does that interfer with the actual upfronts and the after party?
No abc family upfronts? Pretty little liars?
ABC isn’t having a public upfront and for some of their shows they said they won’t be making any decisions until July. JULY! They want to see how their summer series go before the decide on their bubble shows.
Does anyone have any info/ tips on the NBC Upfronts? I’m trying to meet the SVU cast!
better to try to get them on location vs NBC Upfronts since i hear its a Mind***k to get anyone
Does anyone have any itps on the NBC Upfronts? I’m trying to meet the SVU cast!
stil no info about abcfamily upfronts?
Does anyone know what stars will be at CBS’ upfront?
According to Kristin Dos Santos’s tweets, she is going to the upfronts and is expecting to interview Josh Holloway on Wednesday.
do you know if a red carpet is sheduled with acots for ABC?
Anyone know when and where on May 8th the A&E upfront will be held?
Do we know if the CBS After Party is in the same place as last year?
Anyone know where the cw upfront will be? And how likely it is to meet ppl??
the location is posted in the grid above
idk if i can go but does abc have an after party? if so where?
Ran into Jarrod and Brandi from Storage Wars today just walking around NYC. She said hi. He was either pissed off or just didn’t hear me. They were in town for A&E up fronts.
Does the cast of any ABC show go to the ABC upfronts?
yes I am sure they probably do the newer the show I have heard the more of the cast that will be there, but if the show is in its 4th 5th 6th season maybe only 1 or 2 people form that shwo will come to the event.
thanks!
no problem π good luck at the upfronts
I was wondering I am going to the nbc upfront on Monday what part of radio city music hall do fans wait by to see the actors come in???
any chance of me getting into the Fox Upfront after party? i mean i don’t even know any info about it though.
I tried to get into the fox afterparty too but they had no more room so sorry think your out of luck there I was going to go to that upfront but don’t know if its worth it because if they already have a fan afterparty, then they may not stop for fans outside but I’m not sure really anyways GOOD LUCK
off to the NBC upfronts tomorrow!!! cant wait
I’m going too NBC Upfronts too!! When do you think is the best time to get there?
sorry I didnt answer you last night π never went online at that time and then it was too late today
Hey does anyone have any advice for the fox after party? I’m dying to meet people like Demi Lovato and heard Fifth Harmony is performing. Does anyone know if it’s open to the public or a good time/good spot to go is if we’re just going to have to catch them coming in? Thanks!
Fifth Harmony is having a meet and greet at Topshop tomorrow and Demi is rumored to be going.
thanks Daniel!
parties and events are not open to public but you can see them going in and out
Just asking again if anyone has any information on where the CW after party is this year… I know last year it was at Colicchio & Sons but wondering if its there or somewhere else this year.
Would love -any- info if anyone’s got it π
its at the same place i think
where is the cbs upfronts after party?
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