A+E Networks-owned net FYI has more than 100 hours of unscripted programming, including nine new series and five returning series on tap for 2017. Content focuses on three lifestyle genres: food, relationships and home. The net has seen triple-digit growth across all platforms since January 2015, according to the network, driven by shortform series including […]
Cher pulled out of Lifetime movie Flint, scheduled to begin production next month. “This has been a project so near and dear to my heart, and I was truly looking forward to helping tell this story,” said Cher of the film about the Michigan water contamination crisis. “Unfortunately, I will be unable to leave Los […]
Controversial musician Chris Brown will guest on black-ish on Wednesday, March 29. Brown will play a rapper working on a campaign with Dre (Anthony Anderson) in the ABC comedy.
Cinemax cancelled The Knick. Clive Owen had previously said he was done with the series. “After a critically acclaimed two-season run of The Knick on Cinemax, we will not be going forward with additional episodes of the series,” said In a Kary Antholis, president, HBO miniseries and Cinemax programming. “Despite our pride in and affection […]
Mario Lopez is joining the game show circuit as host of CBS’s Candy Crush, based on the mobile game franchise. “Mario Lopez is a perfect fit to host Candy Crush. As a big fan of the game and a competitor by nature, his larger-than-life enthusiasm matches the size and scope of our show,” said EP […]
The Young & the Restless and its home network CBS garnered the most nominations for the 44th annual Daytime Emmy Awards. CBS took a total of 70 nominations, with its beloved soap grabbing 25 noms. ABC’s General Hospital and CBS’ Bold and the Beautiful came in just behind Y&R, with 23 noms each. For daytime […]
Wilshire Studios, the unscripted production arm of NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment, entered an overall development deal with Danny Salles, the exec producer behind docu-series Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List, which earned him an Emmy nomination. Salles most recently executive-produced Todrick (VH1), a docu-series following the YouTube star as he forges his Hollywood career.
History is developing a scripted anthology series, The Commanders, dramatizing pivotal moments in U.S. history that defined the nation’s presidents. Limited series from 4 to 10 hours in length would tell the stories of Bill Clinton, Ronald Reagan, Theodore Roosevelt, James Madison and Thomas Jefferson, for starters. “From the contemporary history of Clinton’s impeachment and […]
Ashley Judd (Missing) has joined the season 2 cast of Epix spy drama Berlin Station as a series regular. Judd will play Berlin’s new Chief of Station, nicknamed “The Station Whisperer” for her work shoring up CIA stations. Season begins production in Berlin on March 31.
BBC America gave the greenlight to U.S. spin-off Top Gear America, slated to launch later this year. The reimagined show will be hosted by racing enthusiast William Fichtner (Mom), drag racer Antron Brown and British automotive journalist Tom “Wookie” Ford. Meanwhile, season 24 of Top Gear airs Sundays at 8p on BBCA.
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