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‘This Is Us’ Renewed For Second & Third Seasons By NBC
9 hours ago | Deadline TV | See recent Deadline TV news »
NBC has ordered two minimum 18-episode seasons of its Tuesday night drama sensation This Is Us. "We all got our wish that this is a hit show," said Jennifer Salke, President, NBC Entertainment. "'This Is Us' is as good as anything we've ever had, we're thrilled to renew it for two seasons and there's no doubt it will have a long life on NBC. On behalf of everyone at NBC, we're grateful for the artistry of the cast, crew, and producers assembled by our gifted creator, Dan… »
TNT Renews ‘Major Crimes’ for Season 6
11 hours ago | Variety - TV News | See recent Variety - TV News news »
“Major Crimes” has been renewed for a sixth season at TNT, the network announced Wednesday. The renewal comes well before the show’s return for the second half of Season 5 on Feb. 22. Season 6 will consist of 13 episodes.
The series, originally a spin-off of network-maker “The Closer,” has been a bulwark for TNT, pulling in 10 million viewers a week across all platforms, according to Turner. Turner Entertainment chief creative officer Kevin Reilly has taken TNT’s creative direction away from the kind of meat-and-potatoes police procedural that marked the networks’ previous aesthetic. Yet even with series like “Rizzoli & Isles” breathing their last and new, grittier series like “Animal Kingdom” and “Claws” coming to populate the TNT schedule, it appears there’s still room for “Major Crimes.”
“Major Crimes” follows a special squad within the Lapd that deals with high-profile or particularly sensitive crimes. Led by Captain Sharon Raydor (Mary McDonnell), the squad includes Lieutenant Provenza (G.W. Bailey), Lieutenant »
- Oriana Schwindt
‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Delayed Again, Casts James Frain
11 hours ago | Variety - TV News | See recent Variety - TV News news »
“Star Trek: Discovery” will likely miss its previously announced May premiere target, Variety has learned. The series has also cast James Frain as Spock’s father.
CBS released a statement regarding the possible delay:
“Production on ‘Star Trek: Discovery’ begins next week. We love the cast, the scripts and are excited about the world the producers have created. This is an ambitious project; we will be flexible on a launch date if it’s best for the show. We’ve said from the beginning it’s more important to do this right than to do it fast. There is also added flexibility presenting on CBS All Access, which isn’t beholden to seasonal premieres or launch windows.”
More to come…
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- Oriana Schwindt
‘Will & Grace’ to Return to NBC for 10-Episode Run
12 hours ago | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
NBC is officially bringing back “Will & Grace” for a 10-episode limited run next season, the broadcaster revealed Wednesday during the Television Critics Association press event. Emmy winners Eric McCormack, Debra Messing, Sean Hayes and Megan Mullally are all back for the 2017-2018 run, and original series creators Max Mutchnick and David Kohan will act as showrunners and executive producers. James Burrows, who directed every episode of the show during its initial eight-year run, is set to direct and executive produce. Universal Television will produce and distribute the new episodes. “We’re thrilled that one of the smartest, funniest, and most defining comedies in NBC. »
- Tony Maglio
NBCUniversal to Shut Down Esquire Network Cable Channel, Relaunch Brand as Digital Platform (Exclusive)
10 hours ago | Variety - TV News | See recent Variety - TV News news »
NBCUniversal will shutter Esquire Network’s linear cable channel and relaunch the brand as a digital-only platform, Variety has learned. The decision to end the cable channel’s operation was spurred by recent negotiations with Charter Communications over a carriage-contract renewal.
Esquire Network was dropped last month from At&T’s DirecTV and U-Verse services. That move resulted in a loss of 25% of the channel’s subscribers — down from 60 million to 45 million. If Esquire Network were to be dropped by Charter, it would have lost an additional 15 million subscribers, making it no longer viable for Comcast-owned NBCUniversal to continue to operate.
Esquire Network will continue its cable feed through the summer. The channel employs around 50 staffers. Roughly 30 of those employees will likely be downsized, with the remainder kept on to service the brand’s new digital play.
Sources say that NBCUniversal is not pursuing a sale of the channel, as there are no prospective buyers — nor is »
- Daniel Holloway
People’s Choice Awards: Ellen DeGeneres, Justin Timberlake, ‘Big Bang Theory’ & More
1 hour ago | Deadline TV | See recent Deadline TV news »
Tonight during the People’s Choice Awards, Ellen DeGeneres took home three awards and in the process became this most-awarded person in Pca history with a career total of 20. Tonight, she won for "Favorite Daytime TV Host," "Favorite Animated Movie Voice" and "Favorite Comedic Collaboration." Her Pixar pic Finding Dory also won for “Favorite Movie”. Tonight’s awards, broadcast live on CBS and hosted by Joel McHale, took place at the Microsoft Theater from 9:00 Pm-11:00… »
‘Outlander’ Wins People’s Choice Award For Favorite TV Show
1 hour ago | Indiewire Television | See recent Indiewire Television news »
“Outlander” took home the prize for Favorite TV Show at the 2017 People’s Choice Awards, beating out a variety of cable, broadcast and streaming shows.
The Starz series, set to debut its third season in April, follows the story of Claire Randall, a married combat nurse from 1945 who is mysteriously swept back in time to 1743, where she is immediately thrown into an unknown world where her life is threatened.
The drama, starring Sam Heughan and Caitriona Balfe, and was renewed for a fourth season in June of last year.
Read More: ‘Finding Dory’ Wins People’s Choice Award For Favorite Movie
Also nominated in the Favorite TV Show category were “The Big Bang Theory,” “Grey’s Anatomy,” “Stranger Things” and “The Walking Dead.”
Last year’s prize went to “The Big Bang Theory,” who beat out “Game of Thrones,” “Grey’s Anatomy” and “The Walking Dead,” among others.
The 43rd »
- Liz Calvario
People's Choice 2017: The Best, Worst and Dwayne Johnson-iest Moments
1 hour ago | TVLine.com | See recent TVLine.com news »
Ah, the People’s Choice Awards, aka “the one night a year where Hollywood reacts positively to what the rest of the country thinks,” as this year’s host, Joel McHale, noted at the top of Wednesday’s broadcast.
The annual awards ceremony, airing on CBS and hosted by The Great Outdoors star, asks fans to vote for their favorite TV shows, movies and musicians. The winners take home a shiny, crystal trophy. The losers… somehow never seem to show up for the evening. Funny how that always works out, eh?
RelatedPeople’s Choice Awards 2017 Winners: Sarah Jessica Parker, Grey »
History's Six: Will You Join the Hunt?
2 hours ago | TVLine.com | See recent TVLine.com news »
Already the home of ruthless Vikings, the History channel this Wednesday zeroed in on a different kind of warrior, with its action-drama Six. Will you continue along with their mission?
RelatedKevin Hart to Share Black Man’s Guide to Lesser-Known Heroes
In the series premiere, members of the titular Navy Seal Team are continuing their covert mission to hunt down and eliminate Muttaqi, a bin Laden-like Taliban leader in Afghanistan. Perhaps no one is more obsessed with their target than team leader Richard “Rip” Taggart (Justified‘s Walton Goggins) — so much so that when they come across a U. »
‘It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia’ Eviscerates Manipulative Sitcoms Like ‘Fuller House’ By Making One of Their Own
2 hours ago | Indiewire Television | See recent Indiewire Television news »
Rob McElhenney, Glenn Howerton, and Charlie Day have never been afraid to get a little meta with “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia.” From “The Gang Recycles Their Trash” (in which plot points from previous episodes were repurposed) to “The Gang Misses the Boat” (a Season 10 episode where the people of Paddy’s Pub decide they’ve drifted too far from their roots), episodes crop up where the “It’s Always Sunny” gang is doing more than comment on society: They’re talking about themselves.
What could come across as unappealingly egocentric is instead charmingly apt considering “Sunny” is all about selfish assholes, and the topic of this week’s episode channels such narcissistic villainy toward a new purpose: highlighting the difference between half-hour comedies and manipulative sitcoms. Similar to the brilliant deconstruction of classic sitcom structuring in “The Gang Tries Desperately to Win an Award” (the lighting! the romantic pairings! »
- Ben Travers
Agents of Shield Season 4 Episode 10 Review: “The Patriot”
3 hours ago | TVovermind.com | See recent TVovermind.com news »
Since returning to the second half of it’s fourth season, Agents of Shield has shifted it’s main focus to the Lmd story line. With last week’s reveal of Radcliffe being the main antagonist behind the scenes, it has completely shifted the landscape of the show’s second half and what’s in store. Although Agents of Shield has been doing wonders with this season, it will be interesting to see the show tackle a similar idea to what was presented in Avengers: Age of Ultron. One of the more interesting dynamics that Agents of Shield has established is the one between newly appointed Director Mace and
Agents of Shield Season 4 Episode 10 Review: “The Patriot” »
- Blaise Hopkins
People's Choice Awards 2017 Winners: Priyanka Chopra, Outlander and More
3 hours ago | TVLine.com | See recent TVLine.com news »
Our country’s democratic process may be flawed, but when it comes to entertainment — specifically the People’s Choice Awards — never forget that the popular vote still matters.
PhotosPeople’s Choice 2017: The Best, Worst and Dwayne Johnson-iest Moments
Wednesday’s ceremony featured a mind-boggling 32 television-related categories, resulting in some truly phenomenal face-offs — Hilary Duff vs. Vera Farmiga? Sure, why not! — and more than a few surprise victories. Scroll down to see the full list of 2017 winners, which will be updated throughout the show:
Favorite TV Crime Drama Actress: Jennifer Lopez, Shades of Blue
Favorite Actor in a New TV Series: Matt LeBlanc, »
‘Great News’ EPs On How This Workplace Comedy Differs From ’30 Rock’ (Hint: It Stars An Overbearing Mom) – TCA
4 hours ago | Deadline TV | See recent Deadline TV news »
In a primetime TV schedule where there is a longstanding hole left by the absence of Tina Fey and Robert Carlock’s Emmy-winning workplace comedy 30 Rock, along comes their next 9-to-5 high jinks, Great News. The NBC show, which follows a news producer (Briga Heelan) whose overbearing mother (Andrea Martin) comes to work as an intern in her newsroom, is inspired by the mother-daughter relationship of the show’s Ep Tracey Wigfield. “It’s a funny with a fast-paced dialogue… »
NBC Boss Would Love For Jimmy Fallon To Return As Golden Globes Host
4 hours ago | Deadline TV | See recent Deadline TV news »
Numbers don’t lie. While critics’ reviews were mixed, ratings for the Golden Globes ceremony hosted by The Tonight Show host Jimmy Fallon were up year-to-year, averaging a 5.6 rating in adults 18-49 and 20.0 million viewers in Live+same day. “I give Jimmy credit for raising the ratings this year and broadening the ratings: 60+ and teens and kids went up, and the 18-49 demo was strong,” NBC chairman Bob Greenblatt told Deadline at TCA. There is no deal in place for Fallon… »
Powerless EPs Talk Retooled Premise, Earth-p Setting and 'the Wayne of It All'
4 hours ago | TVLine.com | See recent TVLine.com news »
Bruce Wayne isn’t the only superhero name that will grace NBC’s upcoming DC Comics comedy Powerless.
“We’re going to pull from the entire canon of the comics,” executive producer Patrick Schumacker said at the Television Critics Association winter press tour on Wednesday. “We want to show as much of the breadth of the DC universe as possible. You’re going to see characters you’re familiar with if you are a big, hardcore comic book fan.”
VideosPowerless Teaser: Can Batman’s Cousin Protect Us Ordinary Folk?
In Powerless — debuting Thursday, Feb. 2 at 8:30/7:30c — Batman »
Is Days of Our Lives Cancelled? NBC Boss Says: 'I Don't Think It's Over Yet'
5 hours ago | TVLine.com | See recent TVLine.com news »
The reports of Days of Our Lives‘ cancellation may have been greatly exaggerated.
The long-running NBC daytime soap was rumored to be on the chopping block earlier this month after the network signed Fox News alum Megyn Kelly and offered her a daytime news program. But NBC entertainment chairman Robert Greenblatt cautioned soap fans that the fate of Days hasn’t been settled yet.
“We don’t make a decision for another couple months,” Greenblatt told TVLine at the Television Critics Association winter press tour on Wednesday. “But I don’t think it’s over yet.”
RelatedDays of Our Lives Star Joseph Mascolo, »
Dick Wolf FBI Drama On Pause, ‘Law & Order: Svu’ Eyes New Love Interest For Benson
5 hours ago | Deadline TV | See recent Deadline TV news »
At the summer 2016 TCA, NBC executive and Chicago franchise executive producer Dick Wolf revealed plans for a new New York crime drama set in the world of the FBI. "It's one of the greatest brands in the world," Wolf said at the time. "Everyone knows what the FBI is." The project, which was to be introduced as a planted spinoff of Wolf’s current New York crime drama, Law & Order: Svu, has now been put on temporary hold. Part of the reason is the current situation, with… »
‘Days Of Our Lives’: NBC Executives Hopeful Daytime Drama Will Return Next Season
5 hours ago | Deadline TV | See recent Deadline TV news »
Days Of Our Lives, NBC’s sole daytime drama, is in its 51st season, and discussions are underway for a 52nd, which I hear could be the series’ last. Days‘ future had been thrown into question by the recent hire by NBC News of Fox News’ Megyn Kelly, whose contract includes an NBC daytime talk show. While Kelly has been rumored to take over the 9 Am or 10 Am hour of Today, Days of Our Lives was brought into the conversation since it occupies a daytime hour owned by the… »
‘Shades Of Blue’ Panel Cautiously Handles In-The-News Cop Question– TCA
5 hours ago | Deadline TV | See recent Deadline TV news »
Shades of Blue star Ray Liotta, star/Ep Jennifer Lopez, and Ep Jack Orman got sucked into a question about news reports questioning "whether cops are either heroes or creepy murderers," during their TCA Q&A, by a journalist who wondered how making their NBC drama series might have changed how they participate in that conversation. Lopez, who plays a single-mom NYPD detective forced to work in the FBI's anti-corruption task force, in the NBC drama, answered cautiously… »
Fox Promotes Salil Mehta To Head Up Newly-Created Gaming & Vr Division
5 hours ago | Deadline TV | See recent Deadline TV news »
20th Century Fox is streamlining the overseeing of its video gaming, location-based entertainment, virtual and augmented reality productions through the newly-created FoxNext, and has named Salil Mehta as President of the new division, effective immediately. Mehta joined Fox in 2013 and most recently served as President, Content Management for Twentieth Century Fox Film. In his new role, he’ll report jointly to Peter Rice, Chairman and CEO of Fox Networks Group, and… »
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