Kathie Lee Gifford on Friday (April 5) said her final Today goodbye, with members of the audience for her last episode each receiving a Carnival Cruise. Gifford was feted with a swirl of tributes, including her Today co-anchor Hoda Kotb and a heartfelt video from Regis Philbin, with whom she hosted the syndicated Live with […]
The Masked Singer is heading to Mexico, where broadcaster Televisa has set a local version. The competition series, which has been a hit for FOX, will be adapted for the Spanish speaking market with Televisa Studios and Endemol Shine Boomdog licensing the format from South Korea’s MBC. It marks the latest international format produced by […]
The View’s Sherri Shepherd has a new gig. The actress/comedian has been tapped to host Game Show Network’s latest endeavor, Best Ever Trivia Show, a half-hour series pitting three contestants against three trivia experts for a chance to win up to $30,000.
Viacom and T-Mobile struck a major content deal that calls for programming from BET, Comedy Central, MTV and Nick, among other Viacom nets, to “play a key role” on T-Mobile’s upcoming video service. “Viacom represents the best of the best, most-popular brands on cable, so they are an amazing partner for us!” raved T-Mobile CEO […]
Seinfeld alum Jason Alexander will voice Mr. Mouse in Fox animated comedy pilot Richard Lovely…Lily Collins (To the Bone) landed the lead in Paramount Network’s Emily in Paris, arriving in 2020…Catherine Bell will reunite with her JAG co-star, David James Elliott, in a recurring role on CBS’s NCIS: Los Angeles…Adrienne Barbeau (The Fog), Giancarlo Esposito […]
Daily talker RuPaul, hosted by RuPaul Charles (RuPaul’s Drag Race), will start its three-week run on select Fox-owned stations on June 10. “Part of the appeal of doing limited series is the freedom it allows to try something really different,” said Frank Cicha, EVP, Programming for Fox Television Stations. “That’s this show.” Charles’ first talk […]
Also set for a sophomore run is The Umbrella Academy. Netflix ordered ten new episodes of the superhero series based on the Dark Horse Comics; production begins this summer in Toronto.
Something to sing about: Nationally syndicated daytime program The Kelly Clarkson Show has been sold in 99 percent of the US prior to its September 9 premiere. The one-hour daytime talker produced and distributed by NBCUniversal Domestic Television and hosted by Grammy-winning artist Clarkson, already has been sold to more than 200 stations, including those […]
NBC set summer premiere dates for four series. New procedural The InBetween, initially set to launch midseason, will make its debut Wednesday, May 29 at 10p; Dateline NBC returns for season 27 on Monday, June 10 at 10p; game show The Wall is back for season four on Thursday, June 20 at 8p; and Hollywood […]
With a 21st season renewal from NBC, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit is poised to break the record as the longest-running primetime live-action series ever. “We tip our cap to Dick Wolf, Mariska Hargitay and the amazing cast and crew of SVU, who now all go into the record book,” said Paul Telegdy and […]