CMT bought another ticket to Nashville. Picked up after it was canceled by ABC, the country music drama ranks as CMT’s highest-rated and most-watched series (2.1 million weekly viewers in L+7) ever. Midseason 5 premiere date is Thursday, June 1 at 9p; season 6 will launch early next year.
Steady as she goes: CBS ordered Criminal Minds for a 12th season. It’s the 19th returning series picked up by the network for the 2017-2018 season.
Collier also shared the news that SundanceTV will start airing the first season of Amazon’s Transparent this summer. In addition to season 2 of Hap and Leonard comes the second season of SundanceTV’s Top of the Lake, with Nicole Kidman joining the returning Elisabeth Moss. New drama Liar stars Downton Abbey’s Joan Froggatt.
Paramount Network, launching in January 2018, is teaming with Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter and The Weinstein Co., for Rest In Power: The Trayvon Martin Story, based on the life and legacy of Trayvon Martin, the unarmed 17-year old high school student shot and killed by a neighborhood watch member George Zimmerman in Florida. The six-part event […]
WWE Superstar John Cena will welcome 17 new competitors who either have lost their grit or never had it to Hampton Island, GA, for season 2 of American Grit, premiering Sunday, June 11 at 9p on Fox. This season, “the Cadre” includes military heroes John Burk, Riki Long, Chloe Mondesir and Grady Powell.
Well-reviewed but low-rated Man Seeking Woman was cancelled by FXX after 3 seasons. The comedy was averaging 367,000 total viewers and 268,000 among A18-49.
NBC is keeping Chris Hardwick busy. A day after it was announced the @midnight host would exec produce and host its alternative science series The Awesome Show, NBC named Hardwick host of its Red Nose Day Special, airing Thursday, May 25 at 10p. Other programs included in the fundraising effort include American Ninja Warrior, airing […]
The Late Late Show with James Corden crosses the pond this summer, travelling to England to broadcast three special episodes from Central Hall Westminster. It marks the first international trip for the talker. “To bring The Late Late Show to London is a dream come true for me,” said Corden. “I’m incredibly proud of the […]
NBC ordered six episodes of The Awesome Show from Chris Hardwick and Mark Burnett in partnership with the Silicon Valley Institution Singularity University. Series showcases the groundbreaking scientific and technological advances shaping the future. Hardwick will serve as host.
Urban Radio Networks’ April Ryan, who’s made headlines for clashing with the Donald Trump administration, has been named a CNN political analyst. Last week, White House press secretary Sean Spicer drew criticism for ordering Ryan to “stop shaking your head” as he chastised her for pressing him about the “Russia issue.” Ryan made the announcement […]
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