Jimmy Fallon extended his deal with NBC Entertainment through September 2021. Since Fallon took over as host in February 2014, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon has dominated the late-night landscape, averaging 3.8 million total viewers. “Jimmy Fallon is simply the best that there is, the most versatile star of a show anywhere in television […]
Sesame Street is making a big move. Sesame Workshop inked a five-year deal with HBO that gives the pay cabler first-run rights to the kids series, which has been carried by PBS since its premiere in 1969. PBS and member stations get the new eps free of charge after a nine-month window, as well as […]
The six-month suspension of Brian Williams, bumped in February from his NBC News anchor perch for misreporting, is officially over. For his next act, in September Williams heads to MSNBC, where it’s expected he’ll play a role in rejuvenating the last place major cable news channel. The “lean forward” net will start standing straighter under […]
Comedy Housesitters, starring and exec produced by Grammy winner Michael Bolton, with Ricky Blitt as exec producer and writer, has been put in development at ABC. Described as a modern-day Three’s Company, the project comes from Gail Berman’s The Jackal Group and ABC Studios.
The Weather Channel is marking the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina with a week of cross-platform programming August 24-28. The slate includes a visit to two cities devastated by the storm in Katrina: 10 Years Later, and Katrina 2065, a Sam Champion-hosted look at likely scenarios if Hurricane Katrina hit 50 years from now.
TNT renewed action-adventurer The Last Ship for a third season. Season two of the series, basic cable’s top scripted summer series among A25-54, according to Nielsen data, wraps September 6.
Familiar tune, new twist. Univision will premiere singing competition La Banda on Sunday, September 13, at 8p.The search for the ultimate Latino supergroup was developed by Univision, SYCO Entertainment and Saban Brands, and is exec-produced by Simon Cowell and Ricky Martin, who also serves as a judge alongside Laura Pausini and Alejandro Sanz. Host: Alejandra […]
Anthony Bourdain-hosted series The Mind of a Chef returns to PBS on September 5 with two new chefs, Gabrielle Hamilton and David Kinch. The 16-ep journey focuses on what it means to cook, think, create, and live in a food-obsessed world.
Empire was the big winner at the TCA Awards on Saturday, taking home the trophy for Program of the Year. “Critics don’t like me,” said the Fox drama’s co-creator Lee Daniels. “They never do…this means so much to me.” Amy Schumer won for Individual Achievement in Comedy, while Comedy Central’s Inside Amy Schumer nabbed the […]
Making the rounds of Sunday news shows, Donald Trump addressed the backlash over his post-GOP debate comments about Fox News moderator Megyn Kelly. “I cherish women,” said the candidate on CNN’s State of the Union, adding he did “nothing wrong whatsoever” by telling CNN Tonight’s Don Lemon, “You could see there was blood coming out […]
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