Smithsonian Networks is ready to creep viewers out with Bug Bites, a six-part short-form series exploring the art of cooking and consuming insects (they’re nutritious!). Streaming begins on Smithsonian Earth and Smithsonianchannel.com on Monday, August 27.
Tyra Banks inked a first-look deal with Universal Television and Universal Television Alternative Studio. Under its terms, the producer/supermodel/actress will develop and produce scripted and unscripted programming under her Bankable Productions banner. The agreement will not affect Banks’ participation as host of America’s Got Talent.
After 35 years in syndication, Jeopardy! made its streaming debut on Hulu on Friday, via a deal between the streamer and Sony Pictures Television. To celebrate, Hulu curated 60 episodes of the game show’s flagship special events.
Tribune Media terminated its $3.9 billion merger deal with Sinclair Broadcast Group and is suing for $1 billion in damages, contending Sinclair’s negotiations with regulators were “belligerent and unnecessarily protracted.” “Our merger cannot be completed within an acceptable timeframe, if ever,” said Tribune CEO Peter Kern. Tribune pulled the plug after a Wednesday deadline passed […]
Nicki Minaj will return to the MTV’s VMAs in a special performance, presented by Pepsi, from an iconic location in New York during the live show Monday, August 20 at 9p. MTV says it will be the first time a major awards show will televise a performance from the surprise location.
Sept. 11 will see ESPN serve up a new afternoon programming schedule, with a lineup that will include a live SportsCenter at noon, HIGH NOON converting to a half-hour format at 4p and the end of the line for SportsNation, which will cap its run on Aug. 24. ESPN host Cari Champion will now return […]
Brooklyn Nine-Nine will have “no substantive changes” after its move from Fox to NBC, said showrunner Dan Goor. “The mandate from NBC has been, ‘We know this show, we love this show, that’s why we picked up this show, please keep making the same show.’”
Disney|ABC entered into a development holding agreement with Tamron Hall (Today, Deadline: Crime with Tamron Hall), aimed a creating a daytime talk show, hosted by Hall, for syndication. “My new partners appreciate and respect the relationship I’ve built with my audience and know that if we create television worth watching, they’ll join us for the […]
Netflix is playing politics with the return of House of Cards. The streaming service slotted the premiere of the sixth and final season for November 2, just four days ahead of the midterm elections, for the Kevin Spacey-less season that will feature Robin Wright’s Clare Underwood in the Oval Office.
Getting better all the time: CBS will present Carpool Karaoke: When Corden Met McCartney Live From Liverpool on Monday, August 20 at 8p. The primetime special will feature never-before-seen footage from the smash “Paul McCartney Carpool Karaoke” segment that aired on The Late Late Show With James Corden on June 21.
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