CBS unveiled the logo for the new Star Trek within the television series’ first-ever promotional video. The program is the first original series developed for streaming service CBS All Access. The second is a Good Wife spin-off starring Christine Baranski; the drama got a straight-to-series order. Good Wife’s Cush Lumbo (Lucca) is also onboard. Speaking […]
A mix of premium content and innovation was the recipe served to advertisers at Turner’s Upfront presentation at NYC’s Theater and Madison Square Garden on Wednesday. “When it comes to leading the transformation of this industry, engaging audiences across all platforms and reinvesting for success, Turner is delivering on all fronts,” said Turner president David […]
Showtime’s House of Lies will fold after five seasons. Series finale of the comedy starring Don Cheadle was shot in Havana, Cuba, to air Sunday, June 13 at 9p.
AMC greenlit documentary series Heroes and Villains: The History of Comic Books (wt), slated for a 2017 premiere. Robert Kirkman and David Alpert (The Walking Dead) will exec produce through Skybound Entertainment. “At the end of the day I am a comic fan first and foremost,” said Kirkman. “I am a lover of the medium […]
Why combine NBCUniversal’s broadcast and cable presentations? “We manage that company as one company,” said CEO Steve Burke at the company’s Upfront on Monday. “Hopefully this will come through during our two hours today.” NBC, poised to finish first for the full 52-week September to September 2015-16 primetime season in A18-49, announced three new series, […]
History special Alexander Hamilton (wt) bows Sunday, June 26 at 9p. The two-hour documentary captures the life and times of our nation’s forgotten (until Broadway, have you tried to get tickets/) founding father.
Clear the decks: Ahead of Upfronts, broadcast nets burst the bubbles of series awaiting word on their fates. ABC’s The Muppets, Marvel’s Agent Carter, Galavant, Nashville, Hearbeat and Castle will not be back. In addition to cancelling CSI: Cyber after two seasons, CBS sent Supergirl flying to sib CW. Fox’s The Grinder, Grandfathered, Cooper Barrett’s […]
CBS has canceled CSI: Cyber, the spinoff from long-running forensic drama CSI. Patricia Arquette-starring CSI: Cyber launched midseason in 2015 and has run for two abbreviated seasons. Cyber was the last one standing in the franchise – the original ended its 15-season run in 2015, CSI: NY wound up after nine seasons in 2013 and […]
The second season of Participant Media docu-series Secret Lives of Americans will premiere Friday, May 20 at 10p on Pivot. New episodes look at the reasons why ordinary Americans go to great lengths to disguise their closest kept secrets. The 20-ep season is the largest order for any original series in Pivot’s history.