And it’s a trend – Comedy Central ordered season 2 of Corporate. “We’re absolutely thrilled to continue selling our souls making some more anti-corporate comedy for one of the biggest corporations in the world,” said creators Jake Wiesman, Matt Ingebretson and Pat Bishop. Season 1 finale airs Wednesday, March 14 at 10p.
Betty Gabriel (Get Out) landed a series regular role in season 2 of Starz thriller Counterpart….Patti LaBelle (Daytime Divas) will recur on season 2 of OWN drama Greenleaf.
The Simpsons has done it again. Fox’s long-running animated comedy, which predicted the Ebola outbreak, the NSA spying scandal and the Trump presidency, among other things, foresaw Saturday’s Olympic gold medal in men’s curling in a 2010 episode. “Good predictions can come true too!” tweeted Simpsons exec producer and writer Al Jean after the team’s […]
Disney Channel greenlit 2 original animated series, Amphibia, from director Matty Braly (Gravity Falls), and The Owl House, from Dana Terrace (DuckTales). Both are slated to premiere in 2019.
Margaret Brennan has been named moderator of CBS Sunday morning news show Face the Nation. Brennan, who joined CBS News in 2012, will continue as senior foreign affairs correspondent. She replaces John Dickerson, relocated to CBS This Morning after Charlie Rose’s departure amid allegations of sexual harassment; Brennan had been one Nation’s rotating subs since […]
NBC renewed Superstore for a fourth season. The comedy is up 6% versus year ago among A18-49 (1.7) and 3% in total viewers (5.195 million), according to Nielsen averages.
Wendy Williams revealed today on her syndicated talk show that she has Graves disease and hyperthyroidism. The show will go on a three-week hiatus beginning today (February 22) so Williams can focus on her health.
Because we don’t have enough political drama… WE tv will begin airing binge-a-thons of CBS drama series Madam Secretary on Wednesday, March 7 from 7p-4a. Beginning the following week, Wednesday, March 14, the series will air during all-day binge-a-thons on Wednesdays from 10a-4a.
Katie Holmes will star in and exec produce an untitled Fox drama pilot from Ilene Chaiken (Empire) and Melissa Scrivner Love (Person of Interest). The Dawson’s Creek alum will play an FBI special agent who must rebuild her life after a career-crushing affair with a general. Project comes from 20th Century Fox Television and 3Arts.
Fox News is going over the top with opinion platform Fox Nation. The digital offering is geared “entirely toward Fox News superfans, who represent the most loyal audience in cable,” said John Finley, SVP of development and production for FNC. Content will include live daily dives into issues of the day, as well as long-form […]