CNN’s Alina Cho will be among the honorees at tomorrow night’s The World of Children Award’s 15th annual gala, emceed by Stephanie March (“Law & Order: SVU”) — with presenters including Matthew Settle (“Gossip Girl”).
The fete will unfold at 583 Park Ave. and will also include expected attendees Geraldo Rivera, Jason Caroll and Gigi Stone.
Cho, CNN’s national correspondent who hosts the annual special, “Big Stars, Big Giving,” will receive the 2012 World of Children Board of Governors’ Award for “her exemplary achievements to lead and advocate vital philanthropic efforts service children.” She’s one of six honorees who’ll be celebrated during the evening.
More parties and such . . . Nine West will host a second-season premiere screening tomorrow night for “Project Runway All Stars,” with Rachel Roy, Caroline Murphy, Isaac Mizrahi and Meryl Poster attending the shindig at the Nine West Lexington Avenue Flagship (750 Lexington Ave. at 59th).
“All Stars” contestants Casanova,Ivy Higa, Althea Harper, Emilio Sosa, Joshua McKinley, Andrae Gonzalo, Suede Baum (Suede?)and Uli Herzner are also scheduled to be there — along with Georgina Chapman and show mentor Joanna Coles.
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Science Channel and the BBC have corralled some big names — including William Hurt and Brian Dennehy — to star in a new “factual drama” movie (no title yet) documenting US physicist Richard Feynman’s role in the investigation into the 1986 Challenger space shuttle disaster. Feynman was a member of the presidential Rogers Commission tasked with finding out what caused the tragedy.
The Challenger exploded 73 seconds into takeoff on Jan. 28, 1986, killing all seven crew members — including Christa McAuliffe, who would have been the first teacher in space.
The movie, which has begun filming, also features Bruce Greenwood and Joanne Whalley and is a co-production between Science Channel and BBC Scotland Science. It will air on BBC Two and on Science Channel next year.
Hurt will play Feynman, who died in 1988 at the age of 69.
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There’s been a lot of back-and-forth this election season about the viability of PBS — so it’s interesting to note that, last month, PBS Kids snared its best ratings in 10 years among kids 2-5 (its target demo). The lineup’s “Curious George,” “Cat in the Hat,” “Super Why!,” “Daniel’s Tiger’s Neighborhood,” “Dinosaur Train” and “Thomas & Friends” owned the top six spots in the demo, with “Curious George” finishing first for the ninth consecutive month (ratings were measured from Aug. 27 through Sept. 30).
Elsewhere on the ratings scene, “The Dr. Oz Show” (4 p.m./Ch. 5) was the only top 5 talk show to notch week-to-week increases in households and (more importantly) women 25-54 for the week ending Oct. 14. The show was up 4 percent and 8 percent in households and women 25-54, respectively.
And the streaking Disney Channel finished last week as TV’s top-rated network (total day) in kids 6-11 and Tweens — for the 71st consecutive week.
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Last, but not least:
* CBS has given full-season orders to “Vegas” (Dennis Quaid) and “Elementary” (Lucy Liu, Jonny Lee Miller), both of which have posted strong viewership numbers their freshman seasons . . . “The Insider” will morph into the awkwardly titled “omg! Insider” starting in January. Kevin Frazier and Brooke Anderson will remain as co-hosts . . . Last Sunday’s “60 Minutes” (featuring Anderson Cooper’s interview with ex-Goldman Sachs exec Greg Smith and Lesley’s Stahl’s sitdown with Steven Spielberg) snared nearly 16 million viewers.