Former Florida governor Jeb Bush will make an appearance on NBC’s The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Tuesday, June 16, the day after he’s slated to formally announce his run for the GOP presidential nomination. He’ll have his work cut out for him competing with First Lady Michelle Obama and the Evolution of Mom […]
As it did last year, CBS is launching its 2015-2016 fall season in phases, kicking off with Thursday Night Football on September 17. Premiere week brings The Big Bang Theory, new comedy Life in Pieces, Scorpion and NCIS: LA on Monday, September 21; NCIS, NCIS: New Orleans and new drama Limitless on Tuesday, September 22; […]
Singer/actress Demi Lovato (Sonny With a Chance) has joined the season two cast of From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series in a guest starring role. Drama returns to El Rey Tuesday, August 25 at 9p.
David Westin, president of ABC News from 1997-2010, has been tapped by Bloomberg Television to serve as “an on-air personality.” What makes the former network honcho a good in-front-of-the-camera fit? Claudia Milne, global head of Bloomberg Television explained, “He’s an exceptional business leader, a smart lawyer, an expert on media and journalism and a calm, […]
Turner Broadcasting continues to elbow its way into live programming with a multi-year deal to bring the iHeartRadio Music Awards to TBS, TNT and truTV. The show will simulcast live on Sunday, April 3, 2016, sandwiched between TBS’s coverage of the NCAA basketball championship Final Four on April 2 and the net’s first-ever telecast of […]
NBC is replacing medical drama Heartbreaker on its fall schedule with Dick Wolf spinoff Chicago Med, to accommodate the pregnancy of Heartbreaker star Melissa George. Originally set to debut midseason, Chicago Med will step into the Tuesday post-The Voice slot in September. Both shows start production this summer, but Heartbreaker will take a baby break.
Lifetime released the first four episodes of its new scripted show, UnReal, on its website. While the show was well reviewed, last week’s premiere averaged a soft 815,000 viewers. UnReal airs Mondays at 10p.
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The cast of Lifetime’s The Unauthorized ‘Full House’ Story (not to be confused with Netflix sequel Fuller House) includes Garrett Brawith (Rolling) as Bob Saget, Justin Mader (Death Race) as Dave Coulier, Justin Gaston (Days of Our Lives) as John Stamos and Stephanie Bennett (Big Eyes) as Lori Loughlin. Plus cute kids. Tell-all premieres Saturday, […]
Stephen Colbert, set to launch CBS’s The Late Show With Stephen Colbert on Tuesday, September 8, named Jon Batiste as the show’s bandleader. Batiste, whose most recent studio album, Social Music, reached number one on Billboard’s Jazz Album Chart, said, “This is a match made in heaven. Get ready for a love riot in late […]