There’s a spinoff on the horizon for Young & Hungry. Currently in development, the untitled series stars Ashley Tisdale as Logan Rawlings, a lesbian magazine editor.
Ashley Tisdale stars in Freeform spinoff
Fox News lands interview with President Obama
President Obama will be interviewed by Chris Wallace on Fox News Sunday April 10. It will be the Commander in Chief’s first Fox News Channel chat since 2014.
Melissa McCarthy named MTV Comedic Genius
Melissa McCarthy will be honored with the “Comedic Genius” award at Sunday’s 2016 MTV Movie Awards. Previous winners were Will Ferrell in 2013 and Kevin Hart – this year’s host, with Dwayne Johnson – in 2015.
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Mark Burnett and Steve Harvey team for ABC reality show
Mark Burnett is getting in business with Steve Harvey. The mega-producer and game show/talk show/Little Big Shots star Harvey are teaming for a series for ABC featuring rival entrepreneurs pitching ideas to a live studio audience. “My dream has been to work with Steve, and this is the perfect project for us to do together,” […]
Taye Diggs to host Fox game show
Taye Diggs (Murder in the First) will host Fox game show You’re Back in the Room (wt), based on a UK format that has contestants hypnotized. “It’s the most unique blend of comedy and competition I’ve seen in years,” said Diggs.
BET gets more Soul, acquires brand
BET Networks acquired the Soul Train brand from InterMedia Partners and The Yucaipa Companies. The network relaunched the Soul Train Awards in 2009. Assets acquired include one of the largest libraries of African-American, music-oriented content in the world, including more 1,100 television episodes and 40 television specials.
Brooke Shields sprouts up on new installment of Hallmark’s Flower Shop Mystery
Brooke Shields returns as flower-shop-owner-turned-sleuth Abby Night in the second installment of the Flower Shop Mystery movie series – Flower Shop Mystery: Snipped in the Bud, premiering Sunday, April 24 at 9p on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries. Based on the bestselling series by Kate Collins, the movie also stars Brennan Elliott and Beau Bridges.
Duck Dynasty star makes Fox News
Duck Dynasty’s Willie Robertson has joined Fox News as a contributor, and will host a new Fox News Radio podcast focused on faith and family. “Being a redneck millionaire has its perks,” notes the conservative Christian and Donald Trump supporter on his A&E reality show’s website.
This Old House makes a move
It’s moving day for This Old House. Time Inc. vet Eric Thorkilsen and private equity fund TZP Growth Partners have entered into an agreement with Time Inc. to acquire This Old House Ventures and all of its associated media properties, including two TV series, online destination, magazine and line of books, as well as capabilities […]
Empire wins in court
Score one for Lee Daniels and the Empire team. On Wednesday night, a judge tossed out a lawsuit filed by Jon Astor-White, who claimed that Empire infringed on a treatment he wrote for a project called King Solomon, about a character “who was educated at Harvard, started a small record label with one female singer […]
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