Kathy Griffin is officially onboard E!’s Fashion Police as host, joining Kelly Osbourne, Giuliana Rancic. Replacing George Kotsiopoulos will be new panelist Brad Goreski (It’s a Brad Brad World). Exec producer Melissa Rivers, daughter of the late Joan Rivers, approves of the replacement. “Kathy just feels right,” said Rivers. As for Griffin, “These are some […]
How do you say happy birthday to a 50-year-old reindeer? CBS is using “Animagic” animation and live action footage in promos saluting the anniversary of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, featuring stars from the net’s shows interacting with Rudolph and Sam the Snowman. And CBS stations can customize the spots with their own on-air talent and […]
El Rey cancelled action drama Matador, despite a season two renewal ahead of its July series premiere. “Ultimately it was a business decision but to be clear, we were very proud of the series on every level,” said the net in a statement. “Creatively it hit the mark and we are gratified that it celebrated […]
Guest hosts filling in after Craig Ferguson steps down as host of CBS’s The Late Late Show on Friday, December 19 include Judd Apatow, Will Arnett, Wayne Brady, Drew Carey, Sean Hayes and Kunal Nayyer, among others. CBS daytime is pitching in, too, with original after-dark editions of The Talk airing January 12-16. James Corden […]
Personal finance advisor Suze Orman is leaving CNBC after 14 years to develop a syndicated talk show. Suze Orman’s Money Wars, from Warner Bros. Telepictures, will focus on families and friends whose financial disputes are disrupting their lives. The final new episode of The Suze Orman Show is set for March 28. “I want to […]
Telemundo’s El Senor de los Cielos was the first to win an Emmy in new category Non-English Language U.S. Primetime Program at the International Emmy Awards, held Monday night. Other winners include The Exhibition (Arts Programming), Stephen Dillane (Best Performance by an Actor), Bianca Krijgsman (Best Performance by an Actress), What If? 2 (Comedy), Frihet […]
Season one of NBC’s Constantine won’t go past its initial order of 13 episodes, but the series could still get picked up for season two. While ratings have been soft, the drama jumped week to week from .8/3 among A18-49 to 1.1 on Friday, and had an 81 percent Live+3 lift the previous week.
HBO confirmed Rachel McAdams (The Notebook) will star opposite Colin Farrell (Winter’s Tale) and Vince Vaughn (Wedding Crashers) in season two of True Detective. Also onboard: Kelly Reilly (Black Box) and Taylor Kitsch (Friday Night Lights). Production begins this fall in California.
Dish Network and Turner announced Friday they had “mutually decided” to restore the eight channels that had been off the satellite service provider since October 21 – CNN, Cartoon Network, Adult Swim, truTV, TCM, HLN, CNN en Espanol and Boomerang – and extend the carriage deal of TBS and TNT, set to expire December 5, […]
The Queen Latifah Show was cancelled by Sony Pictures Television, but will continue with season two original episodes through March. Season to date, the syndicated talk show is averaging a 1.0 rating and 1.4 million total viewers. “The most important thing in life is that you wake up every single day and take chances,” the […]