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‘The Voice’ Bellows Big Leadin For ‘Crowded’ Preview; ‘NCIS’ Celebrates 300th With Top Total Viewer Tally
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Two hours of NBC’s singing competition The Voice drowned out the competition Tuesday night, providing strong leadin for previews of the network’s new comedy Crowded. ABC’s bible-drama Of Kings And Prophets descended into ratings hell, while crime procedural NCIS on CBS gathered the night’s biggest congregation in its 300th episode on CBS. Daily Savings Start Havoc produced a %7 decline in 18-49 viewing levels at 8 Pm Et and 5% at 8:30 Pm. And, of course, there were those… »
‘Making a Murderer’ Creators Sign With CAA
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CAA has signed Laura Ricciardi and Moira Demos, the writers and directors of pop-culture phenom Making a Murderer. The duo, who previously didn’t have agency representation, had been pursued by all major agencies. Ricciardi and Demos shot to fame with their 10-part Netflix documentary chronicling the case of convicted murderer Steven Avery, which took a decade to make. A second season is under consideration at the streaming network, with Ricciardi and Demos already… »
‘Ray Donovan’ Casts Richard Brake; ‘Prison Break’ Adds Amin El Gamal
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Richard Brake (Game of Thrones) is set for a heavily recurring role on Showtime drama series Ray Donovan. Brake will play Vlad, a dangerous and intimidating man who works for some very powerful people. Brake recurs on Game of Thrones as the King of the Whitewalkers. He also recurred on Bastard Executioner and was last seen in the films Spy and Kingsman. He’s repped by Kmr and Main Title Entertainment. Newcomer Amin El Gamal has been cast in a heavily recurring role in… »
Annabeth Gish Joins ‘Halt And Catch Fire’
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Annabeth Gish, coming off reprising her role as Agent Monica Reyes on Fox’s The X-Files event series, has joined the cast of AMC’s 1980s PC revolution drama Halt and Catch Fire for a season-long arc on the upcoming third season. She will play Diane Gould, a successful venture capitalist and divorced mother of two who is considering an investment in Mutiny. A straight shooter, she tells it like it is, whether the issue is business or personal. Gish also recently shot an… »
CNN To Go Gavel-To-Gavel At Conventions, Chief Jeff Zucker Says
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This unpredictable election season has been great for the news networks, and it gave CNN chief Jeff Zucker a lot to crow about today in a Turner Broadcasting meet-and-greet lunch with reporters at the Time Warner Center in Manhattan. “I’d be surprised if we don’t” go gavel-to-gavel at both the Democratic and Gop conventions this year, he said, adding that this year marks a “big change” in viewer interest of the political election cycle. In addition to attracting a lot… »
‘Heathers’ Anthology Series Based On the Movie In Development At TV Land
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TV Land has ordered a pilot script for Heathers, an anthology dark comedy series based on the cult 1988 film. Set in the present day, Heathers centers on Veronica Sawyer — the character played in the movie by Winona Ryder — who will be dealing with a very different but equally vicious group of Heathers. Dating a murderous psychopath and figuring out what to wear to your best friend's suicide are typical teen problems for her. The script is written by Jason Micallef (Butte… »
‘Pretty Little Liars’: Andrea Parker Upped To Series Regular For Season 7
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Spoiler Alert: This story contains details of last night's Season 6 finale of Pretty Little Liars. Ah, the twists and turns. In last night’s Pretty Little Liars‘ Season 6 finale we learned that those visions of Andrea Parker’s dead character Jessica Dilaurentis weren’t visions at all. They actually were Jessica’s identical twin. Freeform announced today that Andrea Parker, who recurred as Jessica, will return for Season 7 as a series regular as Mary Drake, the biological… »
Donald Trump Effectively Cancels Next Gop Debate
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Two days after Fox News Channel announced it would host the next Gop debate, the morning after Donald Trump mopped up on Super Tuesday 3 despite the best efforts of Republican Party members to stop his momentum, and shortly after Trump announced he would be a no-show at the debate, the network threw in the towel and announced that what would have been the 13th Gop debate of this election cycle was toast. This statement from Fox News Channel Evp News Michael Clemente: “On F… »
‘Greenleaf’ Trailer: First Look At Own’s Megachurch Drama Series
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We’re getting the first look at Greenleaf, Own: Oprah Winfrey Network’s new original drama series from Lionsgate TV and Emmy-nominated writer/producer Craig Wright (Lost, Six Feet Under). In the trailer, we see Oprah Winfrey in her return to scripted TV, along with stars Merle Dandridge, Keith David and Lynn Whitfield. Set against the backdrop of a sprawling Memphis megachurch, Greenleaf centers on the journey of estranged daughter and disillusioned preacher Grace… »
David Eilenberg Leaves Turner To Become President Of ITV Entertainment
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Updated: The executive revamp at ITV America continues with the appointment of Turner’s head of unscripted David Eilenberg as president of ITV Entertainment, ITV America’s in-house reality production banner. Since 2012, Eilenberg served as Svp Unscripted Development, Late Night and Specials, at TNT and TBS, overseeing unscripted shows King Of The Nerds, Cold Justice and Howie Mandel's Deal With It, as well as late-night talker Conan. His last day at Turner will be April… »
Ben Affleck & Matt Damon Reality Series ‘The Runner’ To Launch On Verizon Go90
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Sixteen years after they first pitched the concept, Ben Affleck and Matt Damon’s reality competition series The Runner finally is coming to fruition with a pickup by Verizon’s recently launched free, ad-supported video platform, go90. For the latest incarnation of the reality chase, Affleck and Damon have teamed with their partners on Project Greenlight, Adaptive Studios’ Marc Joubert and Perrin Chiles, and top unscripted producer Craig Piligian of Pilgrim Media Group, a… »
Chelsea Handler’s Netflix Talk Show To Debut May 11
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Leave it to Chelsea Handler to announce the premiere date for her new still-untitled Netflix talk show in her own way. This morning she posted a hand-written memo to herself about the new show that happened to conclude with, “Premieres May 11th” in all caps and underlined. Other details: the 30-minute show will stream every Wednesday, Thursday and Friday with no commercials. Here’s her memo: Here's the announcement for my new show on Netflix. <a href="https://t.co/Cqx89RkZNA" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"… »
Sylvia Anderson Dies: ‘Thunderbirds’ Co-Creator And Ex-hbo UK Programming Chief Was 88
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Sylvia Anderson, co-creator of the hugely popular science-fiction puppet series Thunderbirds and the voice of the show’s Lady Penelope, has died at the age of 88 after a brief illness, her family and website confirmed Wednesday. Anderson’s career took her from iconic status in the childens’-television industry to a spin as head of programming for HBO in the UK. Anderson and her late husband Gerry Anderson created electronic marionette puppets and a process they called… »
‘Supergirl’ & ‘The Flash’ Crossover Promo: A Double-dc Tease
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Here’s our first look at the intra-network crossover episode blending Supergirl and The Flash — just don’t blink or you might miss it. This 10-second promo teases the DC Comics alliance of the CBS superhero (Melissa Benoist) and the CW’s speedster (Grant Gusten). Is it a case of meet-cute? Decide for yourself. Here’s how CBS lays out the plot of the link-up of the two Warner Bros TV-produced series: "Kara gains a new ally when the lightning-fast superhero The Flash… »
‘Dark Net’ Renewed For Second Season By Showtime
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On the heels of its Season 1 finale, Showtime has picked up documentary series Dark Net for a second season. Produced and developed by media and technology company, Vocativ, the docuseries explores the dangers of the internet's unregulated underbelly known as the deep web. Each half-hour episode sheds light on themes such as bio-hacking, cyber-kidnapping, digital warfare, online cults, pornography addiction, the webcam sex trade and more. Through its proprietary… »
Michael Weatherly To Topline CBS Drama Pilot ‘Bull’ Post-‘NCIS’
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Departing NCIS co-star Michael Weatherly is staying in the CBS fold as the lead in the network’s drama pilot Bull, playing a character inspired by Dr. Phil. Written by Phil McGraw and Paul Attanasio and directed by Rodrigo Garcia, Bull is based on popular daytime talk-show host Dr. Phil's early days as head of one of the most prolific trial consulting services of all time. It centers on Dr. Jason Bull (Weatherly), who runs Trial Sciences Inc., a company that analyzes… »
We TV Orders ‘My Life Is A Telenovela’ Docuseries
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We tv has ordered eight hourlong episodes of My Life is a Telenovela docuseries, for premiere later this year. Set in Miami, and produced by Matador, the series will follow a group of beautiful and fierce Latina actresses and actors working in this hyper-competitive world. It begins with several characters vying for the same role in a real life telenovela being produced by Telemundo, resulting in drama and fireworks on both sides, says We tv. The show features telenovela… »
Woody Allen Amazon Series: Michael Rapaport, Becky Ann Baker & More Join Cast
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Public Morals alum Michael Rapaport, Girls‘ Becky Ann Baker and The Daily Show‘s Lewis Black are among the new cast members announced today by Woody Allen for his untitled TV series to premiere on Amazon later this year. Also set are Margaret Ladd (Falcon Crest), Joy Behar (The View), Rebecca Schull (Wings), David Harbour (Black Mass), and Christine Ebersole (Amadeus). They join previously announced Allen, Elaine May, Miley Cyrus, John Magaro, and Rachel Brosnahan. As per… »
Fandango Rebrands M-go On-Demand Video Service As FandangoNOW
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Fandango said this morning it’s launching its first-ever VOD service FandangoNOW on March 30, the day before Disney’s Star Wars: The Force Awakens hits VOD. Earlier this year, Fandango acquired the M-go digital video distribution platform and will re-brand that as FandangoNOW. The new service launches later this month across the Web, iOS, Android, and Roku devices as well as on smart TVs from Samsung, LG and Vizio. It’s a great date, just in time for the VOD releases of… »
MSNBC Dayside Now Under NBC News Svp Editorial Janelle Rodriguez
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In a move that further integrates the NBCUniversal cable news network and its NBC News unit, the network has tapped NBC News Svp Editorial Janelle Rodriguez to head up MSNBC’s daytime schedule. Rodriguez will report to MSNBC president Phil Griffin and NBC News prez Deborah Turness. The move follows MSNBC’s increased focus on breaking news and away from opinion programming, with the addition of special reports from Brian Williams, and the programs featuring Andrea… »
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