Looks like new FOX comedies The Grinder and Grandfathered are sticking around – the network is picking up six additional scripts for each show. Most recent A18-49 ratings were a soft .9 and 1.0, respectively, but the series have grabbed positive reviews and upscale audiences.
Graceland alum Aaron Tveit has nabbed a starring role in CBS comic thriller BrainDead. The series bows in summer 2016.
Strutting into the sunset: The 22nd cycle of America’s Next Top Model will be its last, ending Friday, December 4 on the CW. Tyra Banks, who has produced Model with Ken Mok since its 2003 debut on UPN, said via Twitter, “I truly believe it’s time. May your pics be forever fierce.” The net is […]
NBC added five scripts to its 13-ep order for The Mysteries of Laura. The procedural starring Debra Messing, airing Wednesdays at 8p, drew a 1.1 rating among A18-49 the third week of its sophomore run.
If Hillary can do it… Presidential hopeful Donald Trump will return to host Saturday Night Live on November 7. Trump previously hosted SNL in 2004. Sia, also returning for her second SNL outing, will be musical guest. Hillary Clinton had a cameo on this season’s SNL premiere October 3; that show was hosted by Miley […]
Where’s Witchiepoo? Eccentric characters from Sid and Marty Krofft’s cult classic H.R. Pufnstuf are headed back to TV for the first time in 45 years as part of a special episode of the Kroffts’ new live-action preschool series Mutt & Stuff, on Nickelodeon. The network just ordered an additional 20 episodes of the freshman series, […]
Conan O’Brien is headed to Armenia, where he’ll be the first American late night talk host to do a show. On hand for TBS’s Conan trip will be O’Brien’s longtime assistant, Sona Movsesian, who is of Armenian descent. “I think it’s every boss’s responsibility to take their assistant back to their ancestral land,” said the […]
Paul Reubens will guest on season two of Gotham as the father of the Penguin (Robin Lord Taylor). Reubens played the same character in the 1992 film Batman Returns, when Danny DeVito played the villain. Fox drama airs Mondays at 8p.
It’s not a surprise, but it’s official: AMC’s Fear the Walking Dead had the highest-rated first season of any series in cable history across total viewers and all key demos in Live+3 ratings. Fear averaged 11.2 million viewers, 7.3 million A18-49 and 7.2 million A25-54. “When we set out to launch a companion series to […]
CBS is saying goodbye to summer series Extant after two seasons, but not star Halle Berry. “CBS, Halle Berry and the producers have decided to conclude the Extant story after last season’s exciting and fitting conclusion,” said Glenn Geller, President of CBS Entertainment. “Extant played an important role in expanding CBS’ lineup of original scripted […]
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