NBC’s fifth Red Nose Day Special, airing Thursday, May 23 at 8p, will bring together television, film and musical talent including Kelly Clarkson, Blake Shelton, Kate McKinnon and Lilly Singh to raise money for children in need. Viewers will also catch a mini-sequel of the film Four Weddings and a Funeral, titled One Red Nose […]
Elizabeth Banks (The Hunger Games) has been tapped to host ABC’s latest celeb-hosted game show revival, Press Your Luck. Series debuts Wednesday, June 12 at 8p, followed by Card Sharks, manned by Joel McHale (Community), at 9p. “Elizabeth Banks is exactly the type of woman we want on ABC – she’s a big star who’s […]
Evangeline Lilly (Lost) landed the lead in sci-fi drama Albedo, for Walmart-owned VOD service Vudu. Lilly plays a detective cut off from Earth while investigating a scientist’s mysterious murder.
Kanye West is making his first big foray into television. Showtime is developing Omniverse, a limited half-hour anthology series from West, Scooter Braun’s SB Projects, Westbrook Studios and writer Lee Sung Jin (Undone). Project aims to look at the many doors of perception, with season 1 explores the Ego through an alternate reality West. Jaden […]
USA Network set July 17 as the premiere date for the ninth and final season of Suits and the launch of its spinoff series Pearson, which stars Gina Torres. Suits will air at 9p, immediately followed by Pearson at 10p.
Say cheese: Broadband and video services provider Altice USA plans to boost its news operation with the acquisition three-year-old, digital-first startup Cheddar for $200 million. Millennial-focused Cheddar will fold into Altice News, to be led by Cheddar founder Jon Steinberg. “Cheddar has demonstrated an innovative approach to live news while building an engaged audience, solid […]
CBS is slotting 30-minute retrospective Unraveling the Mystery: A Big Bang Farewell to air the same night as The Big Bang Theory’s series finale. The special, hosted by Johnny Galecki and Kayle Cuoco, airs Thursday, May 16 at 9:30p, following the one-hour Big Bang closer at 8p and Young Sheldon finale at 9p. CBS says […]
Longtime talk-show host Larry King is in the hospital recovering after an angioplasty and stent procedure last Thursday. On-demand digital TV network Ora TV clarified in a statement that contrary to some media reports, King’s “doctors say he did not have a heart attack and he did not go into cardiac arrest.” The 85-year-old is […]
TBS cancelled Wrecked, in limbo since the end of its season three run in October. While the comedy about a group of people stranded on an island started strong, the finale delivered just 55,000 Live+SD total viewers.