Tim Allen is still standing. Fox renewed the actor’s comedy, Last Man Standing, which airs its 150th episode tonight. This will be the show’s second season on Fox and eighth overall, counting its time on ABC. The series ranks as Fox’s second most watched and third highest-rated scripted series this season in Live+7 Nielsens.
In a not-so-surprising move, Kevin Hunter was ousted as executive producer of The Wendy Williams Show. The news, which comes on the heels of Williams’ announcement that she plans to divorce her husband of 22 years, was announced by a spokesperson for the daytime talk show, produced by Lionsgate’s Debmar-Mercury. Hunter had been with the […]
TV audiences are getting real. Beta Research released its 2019 Brand Identity Study, and in the Favorite Channel segment found the top ranked cable networks described as being a favorite channel among viewers age 18+ were: ID (52%), HGTV (51%), Animal Planet (48%), Food Network (46%), National Geographic (46%), Discovery Channel (45%), MotorTrend (45%), History […]
Joseph Boyle has been promoted to from VP to SVP of Production and Development at Discovery Channel. “Joe has a passion for telling stories and an incredible creative vision,” said Nancy Daniels, Chief Brand Officer at Discovery & Factual. “He has not only cultivated new programs for the network but has re-invigorated many of our longest-running […]
The long-awaited season 3 of Netflix’s The Crown has a debut date – kind of. While the streamer fell short of revealing the precise launch date, in a letter to investors following its 1Q19 financial results, Netflix revealed the series would return after July.
John Cusack will star opposite Sasha Lane and Rainn Wilson in Amazon’s Utopia. The straight-to-series adaptation of the British drama, written by Gone Girl author and screenwriter Gillian Flynn, follows a group of young adults who meet online and are hunted by a shadowy deep state organization.
The mystery of Flight 828 will continue – NBC renewed Manifest for season two. The drama has averaged a 2.8 rating in A18-49 and 12.6 million viewers overall in Nielsen Live+7 ratings, making it the season’s #1 new scripted series in the demo.
Also headed for season two is Hulu’s Shrill, with eight new episodes. Comedy starring SNL’s Aidy Bryant premiered last month, and will return for round two in 2020.
CBS picked up season ten of procedural Blue Bloods, after signing star Tom Selleck to a new one-year deal. “Blue Bloods has been a top-10 drama and Friday’s top-rated show every year it’s been on the air,” said Kelly Kahl, President, CBS Entertainment. “On a night that many have claimed is quiet for broadcast television, its […]
Hulu’s Veronica Mars revival premieres July 26, tacking the case of murdered spring breakers. Kristen Bell, Enrico Colantoni and Jason Dohring return to the series, which ran on UPN and the CW from 2004-2007.
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