Connie Britton (9-1-1, Nashville) will star in the first season of Bravo’s scripted anthology series Dirty John, based on the articles and true crime podcast of the same name from LA Times reporter Christopher Goffard.
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Stormy Daniels a ratings winner for 60 Minutes
CBS’s 60 Minutes drew 21.3 million viewers for its Stormy Daniels episode on Sunday, up 111% from the week prior and the newsmag’s most-watched show since a 2008 interview with Barack and Michelle Obama that drew 25 million viewers. Tweeted/taunted Daniels’ lawyer, Michael Avenatti, “Since this is what really matters (LOL), the ratings for my […]
Viacom strikes a deal with Trevor Noah
Viacom Inc. struck a strategic partnership with Day Zero Productions, an international production and distribution company led by The Daily Show’s Trevor Noah. Under the long-term deal, Viacom will have exclusive first look rights on all projects developed by Noah and Day Zero Productions in all media, including television, feature films, digital and short-form video […]
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“That” interview airs on 60 Minutes
The highly-anticipated interview with Stormy Daniels, the adult film star who says she had an affair with Donald Trump, aired last night on CBS’s 60 Minutes. The segment looked at the potential ramifications of the $130,000 payment Trump attorney Michael Cohen says he made to Daniels using his own funds. Trump “knows I’m telling the […]
Samantha Bee all in for Puerto Rico
Full Frontal with Samantha Bee special The Great American Puerto Rico premieres on TBS Wednesday, March 28 at 10p. The show explores the continuing efforts to restore power since Hurricane Maria, FEMA’s lackluster response, American millionaires using Puerto Rico as a tax haven and more. “Frontal Entero con Samantha Abeja” t-shirts produced by Puerto Rican […]
Deep dive into short form
he Cynopsis Short Form Video Festival took place yesterday at NYC’s SVA Theatre, featuring insights from some of the smartest players in the space as well as showcasing fresh and surprising storytelling. The festival had been postponed by weather once, but Cynopsis was not planning to let a snowstorm get the better of us this […]
Stormy Daniels makes a move
Ahead of his client’s 60 Minutes interview, the attorney for Stormy Daniels, the adult-film star who claims to have had an affair with Donald Trump, asked the Trump Organization to preserve records pertaining to the $130,000 payment Trump’s lawyer made to Daniels weeks before the 2016 election. The demand is part of Daniels’ civil suit […]
NBCUniversal top choice for skinny bundle
The Big 4 broadcast nets landed 4 of the top 5 spots in a survey asking connected consumers which network families they’d prefer in a 5-group skinny TV plan. NBCUniversal topped the list (48%), followed by Fox (41%), Disney/ABC (41%) and CBS (38%). “The value of their content is immense; top of mind for many […]
General Hospital lands most Emmy nods
ABC soap General Hospital led the field with 26 nominations for the 45th Daytime Emmy nominations, followed by 25 each for NBC’s Days of Our Lives and CBS’s Young and Restless. Among networks, CBS and syndicated programming each scored 66 nods; Netflix nabbed 51.
Kathy Bates makes American Horror Story comeback
Ryan Murphy revealed that Sarah Paulson, Evan Peters and Kathy Bates will all be back for American Horror Story’s eighth season. Bates was unavailable for last season’s Cult because of her commitment to Netflix series Disjointed, but the comedy will not be returning.
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