Bullseye. BBC America will become home to the two largest darts tournaments in the world – the World Darts Championship and the Premier League. The World Darts Championship premieres on BBCA on December 14 and is the biggest darts tournament in the world, featuring 72 players representing 24 countries competing for the Sid Waddell Trophy. […]
Restaurateur Mario Batali has been asked to “step away” from ABC’s The Chew while the network reviews allegations of sexual misconduct. ABC said while they are unaware of any type of inappropriate behavior involving him and anyone affiliated with the show, “we will swiftly address any alleged violations of our standards of conduct.” An expose […]
Brooklyn Nine-Nine will make its syndication debut on TBS, beginning with the pilot on Thursday, January 4 at 7p. The show will air consecutive episodes every Thursday from 7p-11p.
The Golden Globes nominations were announced this morning, and Big Little Lies (just renewed by HBO for another run, and hastily switched to the drama series category from limited series for the Producers Guild Awards), topped show winners with 6 nods. FX’s Feud: Bette and Joan nabbed 4, and FX’s Fargo, Hulu’s The Handmaid’s Tale […]
Following Doctor Who Christmas special Twice Upon a Time on Sunday, December 25 at 9p, BBC America will air retrospective Doctor Who: Farewell to Peter Capaldi. The special will include archive footage and interviews of Capaldi’s residence as the Twelfth Doctor.
Not so fast. Just when it looked like Disney CEO Bob Iger would be exiting the company, the LA Times reports the Disney board wants to extend his contract past 2019 so he can oversee the integration of 21st Century Fox assets should Disney’s buzzed-about deal with Fox go down. In related news, the Disney […]
Nope, it’s not about the car. Discovery’s new series Tesla, premiering Tuesday, January 2 at 10p, probes the mysteries surrounding genius inventor Nikola Tesla’s death, and the equally mysterious disappearance of his files and research. The series features the engineer leading a team building and Tesla’s most deadly invention – the Death Ray.
NBC ratings booster This Is Us has finished its fall run, but the net got a solid performance from the Christmas episode of Will & Grace on Tuesday. The show grew 24% in total viewers and 13% among A18-49 (7.1 million and 1.8) versus its last original, in early November.
Wendy McMahon was named President, ABC Owned Television Stations Group, replacing Rebecca Campbell, recently named President, The Walt Disney Company EMEA. For the past several years, McMahon has served as Senior Vice President, Digital for the ABC Owned Stations Group.
Wildfires fueled by strong Santa Ana winds are ravaging Southern California and have halted production on CBS drama S.W.A.T and HBO’s Westworld. Both series will resume filming when it is safe.