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Trevor Noah rushed into surgery
A sick day already? Daily Show host Trevor Noah, who took over for Jon Stewart on September 28, underwent an emergency appendectomy Wednesday morning. “We’re happy to report the procedure went well,” said Comedy Central. An encore episode of the late nighter aired last night.
Rap Battle begins on Lifetime
Speaking of hip hop, five young artists, age 12-16, will be mentored by producer Jermaine Dupri in unscripted series The Rap Game, starting New Year’s Day at 10p on Lifetime. Queen Latifah and partner Shakim Compere will executive produce under the Flavor Unit umbrella along with Dupri.
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Jon Stewart is HBO-bound
Jon Stewart will be hanging his hat at HBO. The former Daily Show host inked a four-year deal to create short-form digital content for HBO Go and HBO Now, focusing on current events. “Appearing on television 22 minutes a night clearly broke me,” said Stewart. “I’m pretty sure I can produce a few minutes of […]
NBC sees a winner in Blindspot
NBC tacked one episode each to season orders for dramas Blindspot, Chicago Fire, Chicago P.D. and Law & Order: SVU. The add-ons bring each show’s total to 23.
Star Trek lands at CBS All Access
Star Trek is set to launch again. A new incarnation of the space drama will premiere in January 2017 on CBS, with subsequent first-run episodes available exclusively on CBS All Access. The program is the first original series developed for U.S. audiences for the cross-platform streaming service, which already offers the previous Star Trek TV […]
Telenovela makes an entrance
NBC comedies Superstore and Telenovela will officially debut Monday, January 4 at 8p and 8:30p. But the newcomers get a kick start in the weeks before: Superstore, starring America Ferrera, landed a post-The Voice preview on Monday, November 30 at 10p, while Telenovela (nee Hot & Bothered), produced and headlined by Eva Longoria, follows the […]
Christie to NBC: “I’ll show up”
Let’s call the whole thing off: Unhappy with CNBC’s handling of the October 28 debate, Republican National Committee chairman Reince Priebus on Friday sent an open letter to NBC News chairman Any Lack saying the party is “suspending the partnership” on the grounds the CNBC debate had been “conducted in bad faith,” including a “petty […]
The Walking Dead looking good to AMC
Surprise! AMC renewed The Walking Dead, the number one show on television among coveted A18-49ers, for a seventh season, as well as live after-show Talking Dead. “Thank goodness someone had a Magic 8-Ball with them in our many long internal meetings about these renewals. When, on the third shake, ‘without a doubt’ filled the murky […]
It’s a ‘Vinyl’ Valentine’s Day for HBO
Happy Valentine’s Day from HBO. The network set Sunday, February 14, at 9p for the debut of rock’n’roll drama Vinyl, from Martin Scorsese, Mick Jagger and Terence Winter. The 10-ep series will debut with a two-hour premiere directed by Scorsese. Set in the NY music industry scene of the ‘70s as punk, disco and hip-hop […]
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