Discovery Communications is partnering with World Wildlife Fund to help conserve nearly 1 million acres of protected habitat in India and Bhutan to protect and increase the wild tiger population. “Discovery is a purpose-driven company, and for more than 30 years we’ve had cameras in every corner of the globe, from Planet Earth to Racing […]
CBS canceled summer series BrainDead and American Gothic. BrainDead averaged a soft 2.6 million viewers and 0.4 among A18-49 (Live+SD), while American Gothic drew 2.7 million viewers and a 0.5 in the demo. Last scripted summer dramas standing at the net is Zoo.
Gwen Stefani is returning to The Voice, joining Alicia Keys, Adam Levine and Blake Shelton as coach for season 12. Carson Daly will be back as host for the NBC musical competition series, which begins its season 12 production in February 2017. Current coach Miley Cyrus will return for season 13, which begins filming in […]
The partnership between CBS’ The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and Showtime has been named: Stephen Colbert’s Live Election Night Democracy’s Series Finale: Who’s Going To Clean Up This Shi*t? The election special airs on Tuesday, November 8 at 11p on Showtime. Program will feature Colbert reacting in real-time to the election results as the […]
The CW is developing a drama series adaptation of cyber-thriller Hacktivist from Alyssa Milano, Covert Affairs creators/EPs Matt Corman and Chris Ord, BOOM! Studios and CBS TV Studios. The project, based and Milano’s 2014 graphic novel, tells the story of Nate Graft and Ed Hiccox, two 20-something best friends and co-founders of the most important […]
NBC rescheduled a Donald Trump-ish episode of Law & Order: SVU from October 26 until after Election Day, November 8. The episode features Gary Cole as a wealthy businessman/presidential hopeful whose campaign is derailed by women with damaging accusations.
Syfy renewed Van Helsing for a second season. The action-horror drama just debuted September 23; production on 13 new episodes is slated to begin in January. “The team is very thankful and ready to go – ready to get back on the road to Denver and to spill a lot of blood along the way,” […]
Jimmy Kimmel Live plans post-presidential debate fun following the third head-to-head between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump on Wednesday, October 13. Kimmel’s guests include Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson, a debate non-invitee, and Debate 2 sensation, Ken Bone. Show airs 11:35p on ABC.
Strong ratings have earned Logo’s Finding Prince Charming a second season order. The reality dating series, hosted by Lance Bass, features a bachelor searching for the man of his dreams.
Fox gave a full-season order to film-to-TV reboot Lethal Weapon, for 18 episodes. The action drama is averaging a 3.0 in the A18-49 demo in Live+7 ratings, and 11.5 million total viewers across platforms. Weapon joins NBC’s This Is Us and ABC’s Designated Survivor and Speechless as freshman class members upped to full seasons.