TruTV canceled The Chris Gethard Show after 26 episodes, but don’t color Gethard surprised. “Some executives from truTV sat me down a few weeks after this most recent batch of episodes and said, ‘We’re getting the sense from your final speech, and from some of our behind the scenes conversations, that you might be done […]
Following an arrest in the Hamptons on Sunday night for DWI and possession of oxycodone, NASCAR announced that NASCAR CEO and Chairman Brian France would be taking an indefinite leave of absence from the organization. France was arrested and held overnight in jail on charges of aggravated driving while intoxicated and criminal possession of a […]
Showtime unveiled a new three-part documentary series titled Shut Up and Dribble, described as “a powerful inside look at the changing role of athletes in our fraught cultural and political environment, through the lens of the NBA.” The series is executive produced by LeBron James and Maverick Carter, and will premiere in October on Showtime. […]
Sir Patrick Stewart joined executive producer Alex Kurtzman at the Star Trek Las Vegas convention to announce he will be returning to the role of Jean-Luc Picard for a new CBS All Access Star Trek series. “I will always be very proud to have been a part of Star Trek: The Next Generation, but when […]
The pickup of limited series Devs, from writer/director Alex Garland, was among FX’s announcements at TCA on Friday. Sonoya Mizuno (Ex Machina) and Nick Offerman (Parks and Recreation) will star. “After reading all 8 scripts and hearing Alex’s brilliant vision and commitment to direct all of the epsiodes, it was an easy decision to order Devs to […]
After the release of the Inactivity Pandemic’ Report 2018 from PHIT America last week, the organization reports that 7% of American children are physically active to CDC standards, while the number of US children who are active three times a week has dropped to 23.9%, a decrease of 15% in the last five years; and […]
Joe Buck is down for another three years at FOX Sports. Buck signed on for the new contract, according to the New York Post, and will the top play-by-play announcer for the NFL on FOX in addition to the World Series and golf for the company.
Discovery Channel’s documentary Above and Beyond: NASA’s Journey to Tomorrow will debut in theaters prior to its television premiere. Fathom Events has set screenings for Saturday, September 29 and Wednesday, October 3, and include a special introduction from director, producer and narrator Rory Kennedy. The doc will also have a limited theatrical run in New […]
Viceland greenlit American Junkie, a 10-episode docu-reality series about the country’s opioid crisis. The project, a spinoff of indie feature documentary American Relapse from filmmaker Pat McGee and Jenny Daly’s T Group Productions, is set to premiere on Tuesday, September 12 at 10p.
ESPN and Top Rank are going the distance, announcing “the most comprehensive, exclusive rights agreement in the history of boxing” in a seven-year deal runs that runs through 2025 and includes 54 events per year, as well as a full offering of exclusive shoulder programming, classic fights and studio content. Top Rank on ESPN content […]