David Letterman, Billy Joel, Tracy Morgan, Amy Schumer and Howard Stern are among guests booked for Jimmy Kimmel Live’s Brooklyn Week, beginning Monday, October 16. Paul Shaffer, former Late Show with David Letterman band leader, will sit in with the house band, Cleto & the Cletones.
Two episodes in, ABC drama The Good Doctor, the #1 new broadcast drama this season, landed a full-season pickup. The debut telecast jumped by 5.5 million viewers, to 16.9 million, making it the biggest debut for any new series on the network in 3 years.
Hallmark Channel’s countdown to the holidays starts early this year, with the net’s first Countdown to Christmas Preview Show. The one-hour special stars Cameron Bure. Lori Loughlin and Jodie Sweetin will be guests, along with Hallmark Channel’s adopted pet, Happy the Dog. Among the 21 new movies viewers will get a peek at are Switched […]
Jon Hamm (Mad Men) will play archangel Gabriel in Good Omens, a 6-part series from Amazon Studios and the BBC based on the novel by Neil Gaiman. Although the messenger from God has a minor role in the book, it was beefed up for the screen. Good Omens will be released by Amazon Prime Video […]
Fox’s new Marvel drama The Gifted, which debuted in the U.S. last night, is also rolling out in 183 countries across 21st Century Fox’s Fox channels. The day-and-date launch is part of Fox Networks Group’s international strategy for viral, high profile series (think The Walking Dead, Prison Break and The X-Files).
Monty Hall, co-creator and long-time host of game show Let’s Make a Deal, died September 30 of heart failure. He was 96. Though best known for his television work, his family said Hall helped raise almost $1 billion for charity over the course of his life. Lou Reda, founder of Lou Reda Productions, passed away […]
Days before shooting on live auditions was to begin, country music star Luke Bryan and R&B icon Lionel Richie were set for the judge’s panel on ABC’s revival of American Idol. They join Katy Perry, who inked a $25 deal in May, and returning host Ryan Seacrest, who struck his $15 million agreement in July. […]
A CYNOPSIS MESSAGE FROM NAB Show New York … Master Monetizing Content in a Multichannel Marketplace, at NAB Show New York, Oct. 18-19, Javits Convention Center Learn side by side with broadcasters and media executives to generate revenue with digital video content, maximizing increased distribution channels – mobile apps, streaming video, OTT […]
Discussing the new OWN series Released, Lucky 8 TV co-president and series exec producer Kim Woodard tells Cynopsis, “At its core, Released presents stories of hope, through spotlighting the difficult road to redemption. More than 10,000 men and women are released from American prisons every week, and viewers will experience the uphill battles and unique […]
Saturday Night Live character David S. Pumpkins is returning to NBC for a Halloween-themed animated half-hour special set to air Saturday, October 28 at 11:30p. The David S. Pumpkins Halloween Special is based on the “Haunted Elevator” sketch starring Tom Hanks from the October 2016 SNL telecast. The special will feature the voice of Hanks […]
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