Comedy Central and Jim Jefferies inked a first look content deal for TV and digital media, as well as a pick-up for late-nighter The Jim Jefferies Show for a 20-episode third season.
Comedy Central strikes a new deal with Jim Jefferies
Bryan Cranston boards Showtime limited series
Bryan Cranston is set to star in and executive-produce new Showtime limited series Your Honor. Cranston will play a respected judge whose son is involved in a hit-and-run that leads to a high-stakes game of lies, deceit and impossible choices. Robert and Michelle King (The Good Fight, The Good Wife) will executive produce the project.
Kevin Brockman departing Disney-ABC
Kevin Brockman, Executive Vice President Global Communications, Disney-ABC Television Group and 22-year Disney veteran, will depart the company following the close of the acquisition of 21st Century Fox, Inc. Brockman, whose position will be eliminated in the restructuring of the division, has agreed to stay in his role through the transition. “These past 22 years […]
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Fox renews The Masked Singer
To the surprise of no one who follows TV ratings, Fox renewed The Masked Singer for season two. “The Masked Singer is unique, bold, original and embraces the DNA of all the best Fox unscripted shows,” said Rob Wade, President, Alternative Entertainment and Specials, Fox Broadcasting Company. “We look forward to Season Two being even […]
Killing Eve set for simulcast
The season two premiere of BBC America’s Killing Eve will simulcast AMC on Sunday, April 7 at 8p. What’s behind the move? “When we launched Killing Eve on BBC America last year we had high hopes, but no idea it would become this obsession,” said Sarah Barnett, President, Entertainment Networks for AMC Networks. “We believe […]
Empire cast, crew react to Jussie Smollett attack
The Empire cast and crew and community at large are reacting to news that Empire star Jussie Smollett was attacked early yesterday morning in Chicago in what police are investigating as a possible hate crime. The attackers reportedly punched Smollett, then poured an unknown chemical substance over him and wrapped a rope around his neck […]
Vanessa Williams has Happy Accident
Vanessa Williams (Desperate Housewives, Ugly Betty) scored a lead role opposite Matt Walsh and JoAnna Garcia Swisher in ABC comedy pilot Happy Accident… Sasha Lane (American Honey) will headline Utopia, Amazon’s adaptation of the British series… Gabriel Byrne (Hereditary) and Elizabeth McGovern (Downton Abbey) top the ensemble cast in Urban Myth Film’s TV reimagining of […]
GMA Day rebrands to Strahan & Sara
ABC’s GMA Day, co-hosted by Michael Strahan and Sara Haines, is being renamed Strahan and Sara. The extension of Good Morning America, launched in September, also has a new set; its 1p time slot remains the same.
TLC sets return date for Trading Spaces
Trading Spaces comes back to TLC on Saturday, March 16, at 10p. Designer Genevieve Gorder will not be back for this season of the home makeover series, which landed at TLC last year after a 10-year hiatus.
Amazon Studios wins hot Mindy Kaling comedy
Amazon Studios walked away the winner in a Sundance bidding war for U.S. distribution rights to Late Night. Amazon offered a record $13 million for the comedy, written and produced by Mindy Kaling, in which Emma Thompson plays a late-night talk show host. “The moment the lights came up after the premiere, we knew Late […]
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