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CBS To Honor Mary Tyler Moore With Primetime Special Thursday
6 hours ago | Deadline TV | See recent Deadline TV news »
Updated with rebroadcast of PBS documentary: CBS said this afternoon it will air a special one-hour CBS News tribute to Mary Tyler Moore, who died today at 80. Gayle King will anchor Mary Tyler Moore: Love Is All Around, to air at 9 pm ET. And yes, Oprah Winfrey will be among those who weigh in, though she was not involved in any of Moore’s iconic TV series and there are still plenty of people around who were. Some of those presumably will participate in the special… »
ABC Picks Up Two Comedy Pilots From Zach Braff, ‘Hamilton’ Star Daveed Diggs
5 hours ago | Variety - TV News | See recent Variety - TV News news »
ABC is continuing its pilot season momentum, picking up another two pilots, Variety has learned.
The network that has already picked up eight pilots has now ordered projects from Zach Braff and Daveed Diggs.
“Start Up,” based on the podcast of the same name, would bring Braff back to network television, as the “Scrubs” alum is set to star, executive produce and direct the pilot. The single-camera comedy follows Alex Schuman (Braff), an inquisitive journalist, husband and father, who dives headfirst into the brave new world of entrepreneurship when he quits his stable job and starts his own business. “Scrubs” writer/producer Matt Tarses wrote the pilot and will also serve as executive producer, along with John Davis, and Gimlet Media’s Chris Giliberti, Alex Blumberg and Matt Lieber. Sony Television and Davis Entertainment are producing.
Should “Start Up” go to series, it would mark Braff’s return to ABC, which »
- Elizabeth Wagmeister
Mary Tyler Moore, TV Icon, Dies at 80
10 hours ago | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
Television great Mary Tyler Moore, the beloved star of “The Dick Van Dyke Show” and “The Mary Tyler Moore Show,” died Wednesday in Connecticut, her publicist confirmed. She was 80.
“Today, beloved icon, Mary Tyler Moore, passed away at the age of 80 in the company of friends and her loving husband of over 33 years, Dr. S. Robert Levine,” read the statement from Mara Buxbaum, her longtime rep. “A groundbreaking actress, producer, and passionate advocate for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, Mary will be remembered as a fearless visionary who turned the world on with her smile.”
The vivacious brunette performer transformed the image of women on television first as Van Dyke’s sexy, vulnerable wife Laura Petrie and then as single career girl Mary Richards in her own series. Her work in the two series brought Moore five Emmy Awards, in 1965, 1966, 1973, 1974 and 1976. She won another Emmy for 1993 TV special “Stolen Babies. »
- Carmel Dagan
X-Men Vet Bryan Singer to Direct Fox's Mutant-Themed Drama Pilot
12 hours ago | TVLine.com | See recent TVLine.com news »
This is not entirely uneXpected: X-Men auteur Bryan Singer has signed on to direct the pilot episode of Fox’s untitled Marvel series about mutants on the run.
The Untitled Marvel Action-Adventure Series — on which Singer already serves as an Ep — focuses on two ordinary parents who discover their children possess mutant powers. Forced to go on the run from a hostile government, the family joins up with an underground network of mutants and must fight to survive. Fox officially ordered the pilot earlier this week.
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Megan Mullally Talks 'Top Secret' 'Will & Grace' Episode, Show Revival
16 hours ago | Rollingstone.com | See recent Rolling Stone news »
In 2012, in the midst of a North Carolina ballot initiative to ban same-sex marriage in the state, then-Vice President Joe Biden went on Meet the Press to discuss the bill. "I think Will & Grace probably did more to educate the American public than almost anything anybody has ever done," he told host David Gregory. At the time, the show had been off the air for six years, yet remained a cultural landmark for its depiction of openly gay characters to a nationwide audience not yet accustomed to hearing lines like, »
TV Ratings: ‘This Is Us’ Continues to Dominate, ‘DC’s Legends of Tomorrow’ Boosts The CW
13 hours ago | Variety - TV News | See recent Variety - TV News news »
Another Tuesday, another episode of “This Is Us” blowing the competition away. NBC’s new prize jewel brought in a 2.8 rating in the advertiser-coveted 18-49 demographic and 9.51 million viewers on the whole. Lead-in “The Wall” ticked down slightly from the week before with a 1.6 and 6.54 million viewers, while lead-out “Chicago Fire” ticked up to a 1.7 and 7.3 million viewers.
CBS’ procedurals hovered around their usual marks. “NCIS” was steady with a 1.9 and 16.02 million viewers. “Bull” ticked down slightly to a 1.3 and 11.08 million viewers. “NCIS: New Orleans” brought in a 1.1 and 9.06 million viewers.
Fox’s comedies ticked down slightly from last week. “New Girl” drew a 0.9 in the demo and 2.37 million viewers, and “The Mick” notched a 1.0 and 2.79 million. “Bones” ticked up to a 0.9 and 3.04 million viewers.
Despite ABC’s comedies being in repeats, “Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.” actually ticked up from the previous week’s low to a 0.7 in the demo and 2.02 million viewers.
“DC »
- Oriana Schwindt
‘Stranger Things’ Star David Harbour Reveals Season 2 Plot Details
14 hours ago | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
“Stranger Things” star David Harbour has finally allowed Season 2 details to slip, including who “Goonies” alum Sean Astin will be playing. “We have Sean Astin… he’s Winona’s new boyfriend–much to the chagrin to the Chief of Police,” Harbour said during a Fan2Sea Comic Con panel, via Hollywood Life. Also Read: Donald Glover, 'Stranger Things' Lead DGA Television Nominations We previously knew that Astin would play a former classmate of both Hopper and Joyce (Ryder), but this is the first time we know the nature of his relationship with latter. He also said that the »
- Joe Otterson
CBS Orders Drama Pilot ‘The Get’ From ‘11.22.63’ Showrunner Bridget Carpenter
24 January 2017 6:00 PM, PST | Variety - TV News | See recent Variety - TV News news »
CBS has given a pilot order to hour-long drama “The Get” from writer and executive producer Bridget Carpenter.
Produced by CBS Television Studios, “The Get” is described as focusing on a team of tireless internet journalists as they pursue and expose stories of injustice using their unconventional investigative techniques in today’s anything-goes world of reporting.
Carpenter most recently served as showrunner on Hulu’s time-travel drama “11.22.63,” which she executive produced with J.J. Abrams. She also served as a consulting producer on the first season of Abrams’ HBO sci-fi drama “Westworld.” Her other television credits include Sundance TV’s “The Red Road,” NBC’s “Parenthood” and “Friday Night Lights,” and “Dead Like Me.”
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- Daniel Holloway
ABC Renews ‘The Middle’ for Season 9
12 hours ago | Variety - TV News | See recent Variety - TV News news »
ABC has given an early renewal to “The Middle,” Variety has learned. The Midwestern comedy will return for a ninth season in the fall.
“‘The Middle’ has been one of the network’s most consistent performers and helped us to launch a whole new night of comedy when it moved to Tuesdays this season,” said ABC Entertainment president Channing Dungey. “The Indiana Hecks have found America’s sweet spot with their authentic, acerbic and always loving take on parenting, work, kids, marriage and life.”
The series has indeed proven a solid performer, providing a stable launch platform for newcomer “American Housewife” this season. The show hovers around a 1.7 rating in the advertiser-coveted 18-49 demographic in Nielsen’s Live+Same Day ratings, and typically sees growth of 50% or more once DVR viewing within three days is factored in.
“The Middle” follows the Heck family of Orson, Indiana. Frankie Heck (Patricia Heaton) is a harried wife and mother of »
- Oriana Schwindt
The Magicians Season 2 Episode 1 Review: “Knight of Crowns”
2 hours ago | TVovermind.com | See recent TVovermind.com news »
Recently, series are known for their show stopping season premieres. Honestly, The Magicians is not one of them, but “Knight of Crowns” was a great start to the second season. The Magicians surprised me last season. Somehow everything about it came together nicely, the effects, the cinematography, the relatable characters, and the dorkiness that Syfy brings to all of its content. Naturally, I was excited to see how season two would pick up after that nasty cliffhanger. “Knight of Crowns” tied up several loose ends from the first season. Elliot apologized to Alice, Margo apologized to Quentin for ruining his
The Magicians Season 2 Episode 1 Review: “Knight of Crowns” »
- Dara Driscoll
Suits Boss Talks Harvey's Revealing Dream, Mike's Next Job and More
2 hours ago | TVLine.com | See recent TVLine.com news »
Warning: The following contains spoilers for Wednesday’s Suits premiere.
Suits teased “Darvey” ‘shippers by opening Wednesday night’s Season 6 winter premiere with a post-coital Donna and Harvey — but it was all just a dream.
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Still, the fact that the lawyer is even having such subconscious thoughts about his longtime friend/colleague sure does seem to imply something about his feelings for her, right?
Elsewhere in the episode: Mike tried his hand as a teacher, but got the boot after the higher-ups found out he was in prison; Rachel accepted a second-year associate position at Pearson Specter Litt, »
Arrow Season 5 Episode 10 Review: “Who Are You?”
2 hours ago | TVovermind.com | See recent TVovermind.com news »
When the mid-season finale of Arrow aired back in December, I praised the episode, calling it one of the season’s best, but I also mentioned my reservations about Laurel’s return to the show. My concern here had nothing to do with Katie Cassidy as an actress or Laurel as a character but more about how Arrow, in the past, has cheapened the significance of death, and I did not want them to do this with Laurel, especially given how much of Season 5’s first half focused on Oliver and the team preserving her legacy. I should have had more faith in the
Arrow Season 5 Episode 10 Review: “Who Are You?” »
- Chris King
Mary Tyler Moore to Be Honored With TV Specials, Tributes & Marathons
3 hours ago | Variety - TV News | See recent Variety - TV News news »
Following the death of TV icon Mary Tyler Moore, the television industry will honor the star through a series of special programming. The beloved star of “The Dick Van Dyke Show” and “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” died Wednesday, Jan. 25 in Connecticut at the age of 80.
Here are the TV tributes to watch this week, in remembrance of Moore…
“Mary Tyler Moore: Love Is All Around,” CBS, Thursday, Jan. 26, 9 p.m.
Gayle King of “CBS This Morning” will anchor the new one-hour special on the life and legacy of the legendary actress, which will feature original reporting and materials from CBS’ archives. Also, the special will include interviews with Oprah Winfrey, newsmakers, admirers, and others expressing their thoughts about Moore’s influence on acting, women in the media, and work outside of the entertainment biz. Susan Zirinsky is senior executive producer of the special.
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- Elizabeth Wagmeister
TV Review: ‘Shots Fired’ on Fox
3 hours ago | Variety - TV News | See recent Variety - TV News news »
A police officer stops a motorist, bullets fly — and almost everything that follows from that moment is contradictory, challenging and influenced by competing agendas.
That’s the premise of “Shots Fired,” a worthy and excellent new series that works as both a television drama and an interlocking array of engagements with some of the most thorny issues of our time. “Shots Fired” resists easy villains and simple answers, even as it knits its many pointed questions into an accessible narrative that is laudably brisk and generally efficient.
In many notable incidents of police brutality in recent years, there has been footage of the encounter between the cop and the civilian. But “Shots Fired” doesn’t depict that moment: As it follows several characters affected by and understandably agitated by the incident, we hear versions of what happened, but viewers don’t get to see it unfold.
What the audience does see hews to a number of cop-drama »
- Maureen Ryan
Matthew Goode's Roadside Picnic Pilot Won't Move Forward at Wgn America
3 hours ago | TVLine.com | See recent TVLine.com news »
Ants have descended upon Roadside Picnic.
Wgn America has chosen not to move forward with the TV adaptation of Arkady and Boris Strugatsky’s science-fiction novel, TVLine has confirmed.
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Matthew Goode (The Good Wife, Downton Abbey) was to star in the potential series, which followed a man named Red as he studied and entered “the Zone,” an area where aliens recently lived, to explore and sell valuable artifacts.
Per our sister site Deadline, Sony Pictures TV is shopping the project to other networks.
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Salem Series Finale Recap: Were You Bewitched, Bothered or Bewildered?
3 hours ago | TVLine.com | See recent TVLine.com news »
After three seasons of sexy supernatural chicanery, Salem on Wednesday wrapped up its run, leaving in its wake not only a conclusion that was as surprising as it was satisfying but also the corpses of more than half a dozen major characters. Who got a happy ending, and who was merely… ended? Read on and find out! Or, if you’ve already seen the episode, grade it in the poll below!
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Daytime Emmys: Actors Selected For Pre-Nomination Consideration
3 hours ago | Deadline TV | See recent Deadline TV news »
A roster of soap actors selected as “pre-nominations” for Daytime Emmy Awards consideration has been released by The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, beginning the process that will end in a trophy for winners in six categories. These “pre-nominated” performers in lead and supporting races received the most votes from all registered, eligible peer judges. This roster of actors now advances to a “blue ribbon screening round,” with voting set to begin… »
‘Roadside Picnic’ Pilot Not Going Forward At Wgn America, Will Be Shopped Elsewhere
3 hours ago | Deadline TV | See recent Deadline TV news »
Wgn America has opted not to proceed with Roadside Picnic, its drama pilot based on the famous novel by top Soviet/Russian science fiction writers Arkady and Boris Strugatsky. I hear the pilot’s producing studio, Sony Pictures TV, already is shopping it to other outlets. Starring The Good Wife and Downton Abbey alum Matthew Goode, alien saga Roadside Picnic explores a near-future world where aliens have come and gone, leaving humankind to explore the wondrous and… »
‘Young & Hungry’ Season 5 Gets Supersized With 20 Episodes
3 hours ago | Variety - TV News | See recent Variety - TV News news »
“Young & Hungry’s” fifth season will be supersized.
Freeform has given a back order to the comedy, well ahead of its Season 5 premiere, bringing the season to a total of 20 episodes, a source tells Variety. The season will be split into two parts with the first half debuting on Monday, Mar. 13 at 8:00 p.m, and the second half airing at a later date.
Each season of “Young & Hungry” has spanned for 10 episodes, except for its sophomore season, which had 20 episodes. The comedy was renewed for a fifth season back in Oct. 2016.
The back order comes after “Young & Hungry’s” fourth season wrapped up in August 2016, performing well in young, female-skewing demos in its Wednesday at 8 p.m. timeslot. The show ranked as the top original ad-supported cable comedy for the summer season among Adults 18-34.
The series follows the complicated relationship between a wealthy entrepreneur, Josh (Jonathan Sadowski), who hires a food blogger, Gabi »
- Elizabeth Wagmeister
‘Young & Hungry’ Comedy Series Gets Season 5 Back Order At Freeform
3 hours ago | Deadline TV | See recent Deadline TV news »
Ahead of Young & Hungry‘s March 13 Season 5 premiere on Freeform, the cable network has ordered additional episodes of its original comedy series to air later this year. I hear the initial Season 5 order was the standard 10 episodes. The back order, said also to be for 10 episodes, would bring the total to 20 episodes, which would match the episode count of Season 2. Seasons 1,3 and 4 of the multi-camera sitcom consisted of 10 episodes each. In the fourth season finale… »
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