Ellen DeGeneres is launching a furniture design competition series on HGTV. Six-episode Ellen’s Design Challenge, from the talk show host’s A Very Good Production and A. Smith & Co. in association with Telepictures, focuses on six people competing to complete design projects, a passion of DeGeneres’s. “There has been a lot of dancing in our […]
Discovery, which canceled May 11 event Everest Jump Live after Friday’s deadly avalanche, will use footage NBC News‘ Peacock Productions has collected at the site for a documentary focusing on the dangers of the area. Eileen O’Neill, group president of Discovery, Science and Velocity, told The Hollywood Reporter that as far as making another […]
NBC and SiriusXM struck a deal to air the Today show on the radio service starting June 26. The channel will offer live feeds of Today from both coasts. Said NBC News president Deborah Turness, “We are giving [fans] an opportunity to stay connected even longer when they get in their cars.” SiriusXM currently simulcasts […]
Nat Geo WILD ventures into treacherous territory in two-part Florida Untamed, revealing brutal battles for survival in the Sunshine State. “Seeing an alligator take down a deer, or a croc go after a rattlesnake is eye-popping, and you have to respect that awesome speed and power,” exec producer Calvin Simmons tells Cynopsis. “But it’s the […]
Lara Spencer has been upped to co-anchor on Good Morning America, joining Robin Roberts and George Stephanopoulos. New ABC News president James Goldston broke the news in a memo to staff on Friday. “A key member of our on-air team, Lara Spencer, rejoined ABC three years ago – bringing her style, humor, sunny confidence, wonderful […]
Gwen Stefani will step in for a pregnant Christina Aguilera as a coach on NBC’s The Voice, reports TMZ. The No Doubt singer joins newcomer Pharrell Williams and regulars Adam Levine and Blake Shelton when filming for season seven begins in June.
A&E ordered nonfiction series D.O.A. (wt) from executive producer Dick Wolf (Law & Order), about a team of detectives who re-examine controversial murder cases. Production begins this spring on eight hour-long episodes from Wolf Reality along with Left/Right Productions.
NBCU’s “Green Is Universal” campaign kicks off its sixth Earth Week with green-themed programming and promotions from April 21-28. “The issue of the environment continues to be one our consumers show strong interest in,” said Beth Colleton, NBCU’s SVP of corporate social responsibility. “Our vast portfolio of brands allows us to approach the environmental discussion […]
CBS is tired of The Good Wife being shut out of the Emmy nominations and doing something about it: namely, addressing the broadcast versus cable disparity. According to The Hollywood Reporter, included in CBS’ Emmy mailer is a page that highlights the number of episodes each of this year’s main drama contenders produce per season, […]
It’s the ultimate bye-bye to Barbara. All 11 co-hosts of ABC‘s The View, past and present, will share the stage live on Thursday, May 15 at 11a to celebrate the show’s creator Barbara Walters. The following day, Walters makes her final co-host appearance on the daily talk show. Meredith Vieira, Star Jones, Joy Behar, Debbie […]