Beverly Hills 90210 fans have spoken. The sort-of revival of the Aaron Spelling series, now called BH90210, was FOX’s highest rated new show premiere of the summer, garnering 3.8 million viewers and 1.5/8 among A18-49. The series helped FOX win the night (1.2/6), and rank #1 in A18-49, A18-34, Total Viewers and teens.
In a vote of confidence, NBC ordered an additional six scripts for Bluff City Law. The network had originally ordered a 13-episode debut season of the legal drama starring Jimmy Smits. Series is filming its second episode.
Fox’s Sunday Animation Domination programming block returns this fall, with season 31 of The Simpsons at 8p, newcomer Bless the Harts at 8:30p, season 10 of Bob’s Burgers at 9p and season 17 Family Guy at 9:30p. The animation block first ran on the net from 2005-2014.
Showtime Documentary Films announced The Kingmaker, from director Lauren Greenfield (The Queen of Versailles), will debut at the Venice Film Festival this month. Doc centered on former first lady of the Philippines Imelda Marcos will have a theatrical release this fall, followed by its TV premiere on Showtime in early 2020.
Order up: Fox Entertainment is acquiring Bento Box Entertainment, the animation shingle behind hit Fox series Bob’s Burgers. Bento Box will continue to operate as a stand-alone entity; the studio currently produces shows for Netflix, Adult Swim and Nickelodeon, among others. Financial details of the purchase were not released.
What’s big, fat and hairy and headed to Nickelodeon? Viacom scored the rights to classic feline cartoon Garfield via an agreement to acquire the IP from its owner Paws. The company will develop a new Garfield animated series, and will manage global merch rights to the property going forward. Garfield creator Jim Davis will continue […]
Jimmy Kimmel had more than one moment during ABC’s presentations at the TCA summer press tour. First, it was announced the late night host will return to Brooklyn, NY for a week of live shows starting Monday, October 21. This winter, Kimmel will team again with TV icon Normal Lear and exec producers Brent Miller, […]
Scott Collins, who has been AMC Networks’ President of Advertising Sales since 2017, will step down at the end of August to pursue new opportunities. Collins joined the company in 2008. “Scott has played a critical role in driving ad sales over more than a decade at AMC Networks, including running our ad sales operation […]
Horizon Media is teaming with Armand Christian Perez, aka singer/entrepreneur Pitbull, to launch 305 Worldwide, bringing together Horizon’s multicultural marketing, data and insights expertise with Pitbull’s creativity and cultural connectivity. “We have built a premier Multicultural media practice and the next evolution is in-culture storytelling,” said Bill Koenigsberg, Horizon Media President, CEO and founder. “Adding […]
Showtime renewed City on a Hill for season two, the net announced at the TCA summer press tour. Crime drama starring Kevin Bacon and Aldis Hodge is reaching 3.5 million viewers per week. “City on a Hill is that addictive kind of meaty and messy show we love at Showtime,” said Gary Levine, President of […]
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