The collection of celebs for the next edition of ABC’s Dancing With the Stars includes Alex Skarlatos, one of the three Americans who received France’s Legion d’Honneur for subduing a suspected terrorist on a Paris-bound train last month. Also of interest in the group: Spy Kids star Alexa PenaVega and her husband Carlos PenaVega, the […]
E! will mark the anniversary of the death of Joan Rivers with a tribute special hosted by the daughter of the iconic comedian, Melissa Rivers. Half-hour Celebrating Joan airs tonight at 8p. Rivers died September 4, 2014.
The straight-to-series revival of Coach took a big detour – NBC has elected to cancel the project starring Craig T. Nelson. Barry Kemp, who created the original series, was slated to write and exec produce.
Donald Trump pays a visit to NBC’s Tonight Show with Trump impersonator Jimmy Fallon on Friday, September 11. Also on the agenda premiere week: Justin Timberlake appears Wednesday, September 9, Carrie Underwood on Thursday, September 10 and Pharrell Williams on Trump day, September 11.
President Obama will be Running Wild With Bear Grylls on a special installment of the NBC reality show set to air later this year. Obama will team with survival expert Grylls to observe the effects of climate change in the Alaskan wilderness.
TV Land comedies The Jim Gaffigan Show and Impastor have both been renewed for second seasons. “We’re really proud of these shows that represent the new TV Land,” said Keith Cox, EVP of Development and Original Programming. “They have quality writing and great casts, and we’re excited to move on to season two for both.”
VH1 cancelled Hindsight after one season, despite having renewed the series in March. “In this overcrowded and rapidly changing climate, we need to carve out VH1’s distinct place in the scripted marketplace and deliver the biggest audience possible for our series,” said the net. “As a result, we’re no longer moving forward with the show.” […]
Fox midseason drama The Frankenstein Code has had another name change. The drama about a man brought back to life by scientists, first dubbed Frankenstein, is now called Lookinglass. Series is written by Rand Ravich (Crisis) and exec produced by Howard Gordon and Michael Cuesta, who directed the pilot.
After hosting early-evening program PoliticsNation on MSNBC for four years, Reverend Al Sharpton is moving to a once-a-week show. The shift comes as the cable news network seeks to focus more on breaking-news coverage and less on partisan viewpoint. The last edition of Sharpton’s weekday program airs Friday, September 4, moving to Sundays at 8a […]
Michelle Pfeiffer has signed on to play Ruth Madoff in HBO’s Wizard of Lies, marking her first major TV role in decades. She’ll star opposite Robert De Niro, who plays the notorious Wall Street financial expert who swindled some $65 billion from investors in a Ponzi scheme.