CBS is reviving Murphy Brown, with Candice Bergen returning to star as the testy TV anchor, and creator Diane English onboard as writer/exec producer. CBS gave the comedy from Warner Bros. Television a 13-episode series production commitment. It’s a season of revivals – the move follows NBC’s Will & Grace reboot, and ABC’s upcoming Roseanne […]
Katharine McPhee (Scorpion), Maz Jobrani (Superior Donuts), and NY Giants wide receiver and Inside the NFL on Showtime analyst Brandon Marshall will judge the one-hour CBS special MVP: Most Valuable Performer, airing Thursday, January 25 at 8p. The Talk host Sharon Osbourne will mentor the NFL player participants in the show, hosted by LL Cool […]
Season 2 of The Fiona Show debuts today at 9:30a on Facebook Watch with the hippo-cum-social-media star’s first birthday celebration at the Cincinnati Zoo.
Netflix reported ending 4Q17 with 110.6 million paid subscribers globally, up a record-breaking 8.3 million for the quarter. Profit for the quarter was $186 million or 41 cents a share, up from $67 million, or 15 cents a share a year ago. Shares jumped over 8% after hours, boosting the market capitalization of the company […]
Disney Junior ordered a second season of animated Vampirina, starring Lauren Graham, James Van Der Beek and Isabella Crovetti as friendly vampires. The October 1 premiere, simulcast on Disney Channel and Disney Junior, ranked as the preschooler platform’s highest-rated new series debut in close to a year among Kids 2-5, 2-8 and A18-49.
Discovery Channel and Science Channel group chief Rich Ross said at Sundance over the weekend that Oscar-winning filmmakers Fisher Stevens and Ross Kauffman are behind a new documentary for the network, Taken by the Tiger, about the rapidly diminishing population of tigers in the wild.
Steve Harvey’s daytime series Steve got a second season renewal in national syndication. The series already been sold in 90 percent of the US on NBC-owned stations and station groups including Sinclair and Hearst.
Conan O’Brien’s Conan Without Borders trip to Haiti, announced right after President Trump reportedly made disparaging remarks about the island nation, will air as a primetime special Saturday, January 27 at 10p on TBS. Someone’s in a hurry – O’Brien just landed in Haiti yesterday. It’s the shortest time ever between the filming and airing […]
An immigration-themed reboot of 1994-2000 family drama Party of Five landed a put pilot commitment from Freeform. The new version, from original series creators Chris Keyser and Amy Lippman and Sony Pictures Television, follows the five Buendias children after their parents are suddenly deported back to Mexico.
Grey’s Anatomy’s Ellen Pompeo (Grey’s Anatomy) signed a new 2-year deal with ABC Studios, paving the way for a renewal of the medical drama for seasons 15 and 16. As part of the agreement, reportedly worth $20 million per year, Pompeo becomes a producer for Grey’s and a co-exec producer on its upcoming untitled spin-off.