Colbert is getting a sweet spot. CBS will air a live edition of The Late Show With Stephen Colbert immediately following Super Bowl 50 on Sunday, February 7, from the Ed Sullivan Theater in NY.
Stephen Colbert scores a sweet Super Bowl spot
No Santa in sight in Animal Planet’s new North Pole special
The North Pole has captured the imagination of explorers for more than 100 years, but fewer than 50 people have ever completed the grueling journey unsupported and unaided. Enter Animal Planet’s Melting: Last Race To the Pole, featuring polar expert Eric Larsen. Two-hour special premieres Wednesday, December 9, at 9p.
Cooper Barrett’s Guide to Surviving Life
Fox is starting the new year with some big sked changes. Cooper Barrett’s Guide to Surviving Life premieres Sunday, January 3 at 8:30, replacing Brooklyn Nine-Nine, which returns to Tuesdays. Animated Bordertown debuts Sunday at 9:30p, slipping into Last Man on Earth’s slot. The exit of limited series Scream Queens makes room for New Girl, […]
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Jeffrey Dean Morgan lands monster role
Jeffrey Dean Morgan (The Good Wife) landed a major role on AMC’s The Walking Dead, as villain Negan. Production on the zombie drama’s season six finale begins this week in Atlanta.
Jada Pinkett Smith to star in ABC series
Jada Pinkett Smith is headed back to the small screen. The A Different World alum will star in and executive produce Murder Town, holder of a pilot commitment from ABC. Drama about Wilmington, Delaware’s first African American DA is being produced by A+E Studios.
Bear Grylls explores the wild with President Obama
Running Wild with Bear Grylls with special guest star President Barack Obama airs Thursday, December 17 at 10p on NBC. The survivalist takes the commander-in-chief on a trek across the Alaskan wilderness, as the president reveals off-the-script stories about his relationship with his wife and children and how he balances time between work and home.
SNL gets a Trump bump
It might not have been huge, but it was big: Donald Trump’s controversial appearance as host of NBC’s Saturday Night Live averaged a 6.6 rating in metered market households, the highest since January 2012. A 2.7 among A18-49 was the best since February, 2014.
Teens multitask with media
“There is a huge void in leadership among [tech] companies in terms of the implications of what they are creating,” Jim Steyer, founder/CEO of Common Sense Media, said at the unveiling in Washington, DC, of the organization’s new report on tween and teen media use. “The tech industry has made tens of billions of dollars […]
PGA set to honor hit maker Rhimes in January
Hit maker Shonda Rhimes will be the recipient of the 2016 Norman Lear Achievement Award from the Producers Guild of America. The award honors Rhimes’ nearly two decades as a producer and showrunner for groundbreaking shows including Grey’s Anatomy, Scandal, How To Get Away With Murder and Private Practice. The award will be presented at […]
TV One has something to Smiley about
Radio personality and stand-up comedian Rickey Smiley returns to TV One in new docu-series Rickey Smiley For Real, premiering Tuesday, November 10 at 8p. The hourlong show takes a humorous look at Smiley’s hectic life as he manages his career, single fatherhood and personal life.
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