Keeping it real: CBS in the coming months will premiere two new unscripted competitions and return three fan-favorite shows in a midseason reality push. In related news, the network confirmed Julie Chen Moonves will return as host of Big Brother: Celebrity Edition. Newcomers are talent competition The World’s Best, hosted by James Corden with judges […]
The creator of the comic on which AMC’s The Walking Dead is based, Robert Kirkman, and his Skybound Entertainment inked an agreement with Entertainment One for a series titled 5 Year based on his idea of the final five years before a fatal meteor hits the Earth. The five-season series already has deals in place […]
Also headed to syndication in the fall is 25 Words or Less, a game show hosted by Meredith Vieira that had a summer test run on the Fox TV Stations and is cleared in 40% of the country so far. “We’re pulling for a hit here,” said Frank Cicha, Fox TV Stations’ SVP of Programming, […]
Kristin Corrigan has been promoted to Vice President, Engagement Marketing, Disney Channels. Most recently, Corrigan served as Executive Director, Brand Development and Integrated Planning.
Heck no: ABC is not moving forward with the spin-off of The Middle centered on the Sue Heck character. A pilot had been shot for the show, written by The Middle creators DeAnne Heline and Eileen Heisler.
One show that will be returning for season two is Ugly Delicious (“food is a four-letter word”), renewed by Netflix. Star/producer David Chang tweeted the news on Thanksgiving.
TV One lifestyle and entertainment cable network, Cleo TV, will debut on Comcast Xfinity on January 19 with short-form and long-form programming. “Cleo TV will bring to the forefront short-form and acquired programs that have only been in the digital space, which will give them more broad exposure and attract a new generation of viewers […]
Also reaching the end of the road is Teachers, TV Land’s only remaining scripted series; the net’s Younger moved to Viacom sib Paramount Network for season six. The second half of season three premieres Tuesday, January 15.
The 2019 White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner will not be emceed by a comedian, as it has been since the early 1980s. Instead, the WHCA announced esteemed historian and author Ron Chernow will be the speaker. “Freedom of the press is always a timely subject and this seems like the perfect moment to go back […]
Universal Television Alternative Studio head Meredith Ahr has been promoted to President, Alternative and Reality Group, NBC Entertainment. Ahr will oversee all aspects of unscripted at the network, Universal Television Alternative Studio and first-run syndication.
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