Investigation Discovery is adding seven new series. Leading the lineup: Barbara Walters with American Scandal, revealing never-before-heard details about the legendary journalist’s most notorious interviews; Death by Gossip, hosted and executive produced by Wendy Williams, and three-part scripted series Serial Thriller, with award-winning director Joel Schumacher taking a closer look at chilling cases of hotel […]
FX spy drama The Americans made it to season four. “The series has cemented its status with critics as television’s best current drama and arguably the best show on TV,” said presidents of original programming Nick Grad and Eric Schrier, “and we couldn’t agree more.” Season three closes Wednesday, April 22.
South African comedian Trevor Noah will take over as host of Comedy Central’s The Daily Show when Jon Stewart exits. Calling Noah, who joined the late nighter as a correspondent in December, “wickedly funny,” net president Michele Ganeless said, “We set out to find a fresh voice who can speak to our audience with a […]
Nat Geo scored the highest total viewership in network history with Sunday’s premiere of Killing Jesus. The three-hour special, based on the book by Bill O’Reilly, drew 3.7 million viewers; its 2.8 HH rating was the second-highest ever. The show encores on Fox News Friday, April 3 at 8p and Easter Sunday, April 5 at […]
NBC gave a straight-to-series order for Coach, a sequel to its 1989-1997 sitcom. The original’s creator, Barry Kemp, will write and exec produce, while Craig T. Nelson, who just wrapped the net’s Parenthood, reprises his starring role as Hayden Fox.
Twins Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, famous for suing Mark Zuckerberg over Facebook’s founding, will appear in the season two premiere of HBO’s Silicon Valley. Tech comedy returns Sunday, April 12 at 10p.
Skip a newsletter last week? “In Case You Missed It” rounds up the top stories in each of our three daily editions, so you can be up on the latest news, Cynopsis-style, in the worlds of linear, digital, sports and kids television. Enjoy! FLAGSHIP Fox is reviving The X-Files as a six-episode event series. David […]
Season six will be the last for Downton Abbey, the UK’s highest-rated drama of the past decade and a hit for PBS. “Inevitably there comes a time when all shows should end, and Downton is no exception,” said exec producer Gareth Neame on Thursday. “We wanted to close the doors on Downton Abbey when it […]
Michael Keaton (Birdman) threepeats as Saturday Night Live host on April 4, with Carly Rae Jepson ( “Call Me Maybe”) as first-time musical guest. The following week, Taraji P. Henson (Empire) leads the NBC sketch show for the first time, with Mumford & Sons making their second appearance.
Popular Top Gear host Jeremy Clarkson is out, following his March 10 suspension for a “fracas” with a show producer. BBC Director General Tony Hall announced the decision, acknowledging, “The BBC must now look to renew Top Gear for 2016. This will be a big challenge and there is no point in pretending otherwise.”
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