Finding Carter was picked up for 12 more episodes, premiering on MTV later this year. Cast member Alex Saxon shared the good news via YouTube; season two began in March.
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Kevin From Work part of ABC Family summer sampler
ABC Family launched a summer sampling strategy yesterday that will make all the net’s new summer series available for sampling across digital, social and physical platforms. “We are eventizing the entire summer and offering a massive sampling campaign to showcase our new shows,” said Nigel Cox-Hagan, SVP marketing, creative and branding. Digital premieres on EW.com […]
T.R. Knight joins J.J. Abrams’ Hulu original
Grey’s Anatomy star T.R. Knight joined Hulu’s original series 11/22/63, which will be produced by J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot Productions. The nine-episode special centers on Jake Epping (James Franco), a divorced English teacher who tries to prevent the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. It’s expected to hit the SVOD service in early 2016.
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StatSocial Twitter Audience Ratings results: Billboard Music Awards
Stat Social exclusively tracked Twitter Audience Ratings from the Billboard Music Awards on May 16 for Cynopsis. Key findings: Demographics: Age: 63% teenagers Gender: 70% women Location: 7% live in Texas Favorite Celebrities: Harry Styles, Niall Horan, Taylor Swift, Liam Payne, Lovis Tomlinson, Ed Sheeran, Zayn Malik, Ariana Grande, Demi Lovato, Selena Gomez, Miley Cyrus, […]
ESPN, Tennis Channel serve up French Open
ESPN serves up the 2015 French Open starting Sunday on ESPN2 with 50 hours on television and nearly 300 more via ESPN3’s presentation of up to seven courts on the days ESPN2 is on the air. Coverage begins at 5a on most days on weekdays through Thursday, June 4, culminating with the women’s semifinals. Talent […]
Broadcasters prepare NBA Conference Finals blueprints
Moving forward, ESPN carries the 2015 NBA Western Conference Finals starting today at 9p. Mike Breen offers commentary with analyst and former Warriors head coach Mark Jackson, analyst Jeff Van Gundy and reporter Doris Burke. Kia NBA Countdown will hit the road for one-hour, on-site pre-game shows throughout the Western Conference Finals as host Sage […]
Bob Dylan headed for Letterman
The times they are a changin’: Bob Dylan will perform on CBS’s Late Show tomorrow, May 19, David Letterman’s penultimate night as host. Dylan’s last performance on Late Show took place in 1993.
Jude Law onboard HBO pope biopic
Jude Law will play the title role inThe Young Pope, a co-production between HBO, SkyandCanal +. Production of the eight-part series about Pius XIII shoots this summer in Italy, the U.S., Africa and Puerto Rico.
The Mindy Project finds a new home on Hulu
Cancelled Fox comedy The Mindy Project has a new home on Hulu. The streaming service will bring back the series with a 26-episode season. The order is the comedy’s highest episode count yet, and brings the series within the number required for syndication. A premiere date will be announced at a later date. “Mindy has […]
Woody Allen second guesses Amazon TV series
Woody Allen may not be as excited as his fans are for his TV series deal with Amazon. At the Cannes film festival, the director admitted that creating a TV series was much more difficult than expected. “I should never have gotten into it,” he joked. “It was a catastrophic mistake for me.” He continued, […]
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