Upfronts 2012: USA Network Lines Up Grammy Winners Hudson, Ronson at Manhattan Event

Cable's top player USA Network will put its on-air talent forward on display, flanked by performances from a couple of Grammy Award winners.

USA, during its talent-only presentation at 3:30 p.m. on May 17 at Lincoln Center's Alice Tully Hall in Manhattan, will feature performances by Oscar and Grammy Award-winner Jennifer Hudson and world-renowned DJ and Grammy Award- winner Mark Ronson.

The "characters welcome" network, which is debuting Political Animals this summer, will showcase its talent roster at the presentation, with appearances anticipated from Sigourney Weaver, Matt Bomer, Gabriel Macht, Patrick J. Adams, Callie Thorne, Kurt Warner, Jeffrey Donovan, Mark Feuerstein, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, The Miz, Piper Perabo, James Roday, Sarah Shahi, Michael Ealy, Tim DeKay, Mehcad Brooks, Gabrielle Anwar, Dule Hill, Tiffani Thiessen, Chris Gorham, Reshma Shetty, Willie Garson, Bruce Campbell, Sharon Gless, Corbin Bernsen, Paulo Costanzo, Warren Kole, Ryan Johnson, Gina Torres, Meghan Markle, Coby Bell, Peter Gallagher, Sonya Walger, Jack McGee, Marc Blucas, Michael Trucco, Maggie Lawson, Rick Hoffman, Virginia Williams, Baron Vaughn, Marsha Thomason, Sharif Atkins, Kiersten Nelson, Scott Cohen and Timothy Omundson, among others.