Where there’s smoke, there’s ire: After a report from anti-smoking group Truth Initiative blasted season two of Netflix’s Stranger Things for having the most depictions of smoking (100% of episodes included tobacco use), the streamer said all new shows it commissions with ratings of TV-14 or below will exclude smoking and e-cigarette use, except for […]
Just-launched season three of HBO’s Divorce will be its last, but series star and EP Sarah Jessica Parker and her company, Pretty Matches, are still in business with the premium cabler. “Sarah Jessica Parker has a unique ability to showcase the complexities of personal relationships with such empathy and humor,” said Amy Gravitt, EVP, HBO […]
Warner Bros. Television Group signed a multi-faceted new overall deal with Kaley Cuoco (The Big Bang Theory) which includes a new pod deal for her production company, Yes, Norman Productions; an agreement for her to star in and produce the upcoming one-hour series The Flight Attendant for the forthcoming WarnerMedia direct-to-consumer service; and an additional […]
Pop TV says yes to more One Day at a Time, after the series’ cancellation by Netflix. The network will continue with a new 13-episode fourth season, slated to premiere in 2020. Produced by Sony Pictures Television, the comedy/drama inspired by Norman Lear’s 1975 series of the same name follows the life of a newly […]
Bobby Flay and Anne Burrell will whip a new roster of cooking disasters into culinary shape in the return of Worst Cooks in America on Sunday, August 4 at 9p. Series pits two teams of atrocious cooks in a kitchen boot camp designed to transform their food skills.
CBS renewed Blood & Treasure for a second season. “Blood & Treasure is a fun, escapist adventure with comedic elements filmed in multiple locales around the world that has been a great performer and a wonderful addition to our summer schedule,” said Amy Reisenbach, EVP, Current Programs, CBS Entertainment. The series, which debuted May 21, […]
All nine seasons of The Office will exit Netflix when the streaming service’s deal expires at the end of 2020, and move to NBCUniversal’s forthcoming direct-to-consumer platform. NBCU landed exclusive domestic rights to the comedy for five years, outbidding Netflix with a $100 million-per-year offer. “The Office has become a staple of pop culture and […]
CBS issued a series production commitment to The Lincoln Lawyer, the legal drama from David E. Kelley. The project is based on Michael Connelly’s series of bestselling novels and hails from A+E Studios, which will co-produce with CBS TV Studios. Matthew McConaughey headlines the series as Mickey Haller, an iconoclastic idealist who runs his law […]
Bobby Flay heats things up on Food Network this summer with two new series. BBQ Brawl: Flay V. Symon, debuting Thursday, August 1 at 9p, sees Flay go head-to-head with fellow Iron Chef Michael Symon as they coach eight of the country’s most respected BBQ challengers for bragging rights. In The Flay List, bowing Thursday, […]
CBS Evening News with Norah O’Donnell premieres Monday, July 15 at 6:30p on CBS, and 10p on streaming service CBSN. In addition to serving as anchor and managing editor of CBS Evening News, O’Donnell will be the network’s lead anchor for political coverage of the primaries and election nights. She will also continue as a […]