Jimmy Fallon will man the mic for the 74th Annual Golden Globe Awards. “This is the most spontaneous and uninhibited award show on television, and Jimmy’s playful, disarming comedic brilliance makes him the ideal host,” said NBC Entertainment chairman Robert Greenblatt. The three-hour telecast airs live on Sunday, January 8 at 8p.
Houdini & Doyle is disappearing from FOX, cancelled after one low-rated season. The period magic drama drew 2.6 million viewers and a .7 demo rating when it premiered last May.
Starz took the opportunity at TCA to announce it has extended its overall deal with Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson (Power). Starz and Jackson are developing superhero-themed Tomorrow, Today, based on a screenplay by Jackson. Starz also greenlit a second season of limited series The Girlfriend Experience, from Steven Soderbergh.
Count Lili Taylor among the actors returning for season three of ABC anthology series American Crime. Taylor joins Timothy Hutton, Felicity Huffman, Regina King and Richard Cabral.
Joe Biden is heading to NBC procedural Law & Order: SVU. The vice president will play himself in a press conference scene, commending Det. Olivia Benson (Mariska Hargitay) for her work in clearing some of New York’s rape kit backlog. Biden and Hargitay have collaborated on several charitable efforts to benefit women in the past, […]
The exec confirmed that Game of Thrones will end its run after 8 seasons, explaining that the move was the decision of creators David Benioff and D.B. Weiss. “If I could get them to do more, I would take 10 seasons, but we want to take their lead with what they can do and what […]
Sounds divine: Bette Midler, along with Charlie Puth, Sammy Hagar and Joan Jett, has signed as mentor for season 11 of NBC’s The Voice. The singing competition returns Monday, September 19, after a special preview episode Sunday, August 21 at 10:30p following the closing ceremony of the Summer Olympics.
HBO is putting a stop to Project Greenlight. “When we picked up a new season in 2014, we imagined a one season revival and decided in early 2016 another season did not make sense for us,” said HBO. The movie-making reality series from Matt Damon and Ben Affleck premiered in 2002 on HBO, moved to […]
In celebration of the 100th birthday of the National Park Service, Smithsonian Channel will air America’s National Parks at 100 on Sunday, August 28 at 8p. The one-hour special takes an unexpected view of the first century of our National Park System, featuring parks like Yosemite, Yellowstone, and Grand Canyon as well as highlighting the […]