ABC is also developing a comedy with Chris Paul, inspired by the LA Clippers star’s experiences growing up, reports Variety. The project from CBS Television Studios follows Cleveland Cavalier LeBron James’ comedy Survivor’s Remorse, renewed for season two by Starz.
The NFL will continue to beef up its presence in London, according to The London Daily Mail. The report states that the league is slating five games in the city next season, topping this year’s three. The league is expected to make an official announcement on the additional London games soon. Of course, last week, […]
CBS set an arrival date for Late Late Show with James Corden: Monday, March 9. Corden succeeds Craig Ferguson as host. Ben Winston, currently an exec producer on UK’s The X Factor, is onboard as exec producer for his long-time friend and collaborator’s new gig; Nina Tassler, chairman, CBS Entertainment, promises “a creatively dynamic and […]
Courtney Love will recur as a guest star on Fox’s upcoming Empire, slated for a January premiere. The Hole singer will play a rocker on the music drama.
Bully for PBS! Ken Burns’ 14-hour documentary The Roosevelts: An Intimate History averaged 9.2 million viewers across its run on seven consecutive nights, with 33.3 million viewers watching at least six minutes of the series, according to Nielsen Live+7 numbers. The average viewer tuned in for more than four hours. The week of September 15, […]
Fox isn’t ready to discharge Red Band Society. With the hospital drama delivering soft but steady ratings (1.0 among A18-49 last week) and impressive DVR gains, the net ordered four more scripts.
A carriage dispute left Dish’s 14 million subscribers without Turner channels late Monday. “Despite our best efforts, we were unable to reach an agreement with Dish Network, and they have unilaterally decided to pull CNN, Cartoon Network, Adult Swim, truTV, TCM, HLN, CNN en Espanol and Boomerang off the air uponthe expiration of our current […]
POP landed its first original scripted project: Schitt’s Creek. The comedy, created by and starring Eugene Levy (American Pie) and his son Daniel, centers on a formerly filthy rich video store magnate, his soap star wife (Home Alone’s Catherine O’Hara) and their kids. “This show answers the question – what would the Kardashians do if […]
The season five premiere of Discovery’s Gold Rush was Friday’s most watched cable program, with almost 3.6 million viewers. The gold mining docu-series was also first in the A18-49 demo, drawing 1.5 million viewers.
Disney-ABC gained clearance for lifestyle show The F*A*B (Fun and Beautiful), on the ABC Owned Stations for fall 2015. The group represents 23 percent of TV households and 6 of the top 10 markets.