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FX ‘Belongs On Hulu,’ Network President Says, as Disney Faces Fitting Adult...
As the fallout from the Disney/Fox merger continues to unfold, one piece of the puzzle is coming into focus: how newly acquired FX will fit into the evolving plans for new streaming platform Disney+....
View ArticleCate Blanchett Will Star in and Co-Create Immigration-Themed TV Series...
To the list of notable TV creators, add Cate Blanchett. The acclaimed, award-winning address is set to star in “Stateless,” a six-episode drama she is co-creating for the Australian network ABC. The...
View Article‘Snowpiercer’ Lives: TBS Revives Long-Delayed TV Adaptation, But It Won’t...
The long-in-the-works “Snowpiercer” television series will live to see another day. TBS has announced it is reviving the dropped TNT adaptation of Bong Joon-ho’s 2013 science-fiction action film of the...
View ArticleTBS Adds Dramas and TNT Turns to Blockbusters, as WarnerMedia Starts...
“We’re comedy”… and drama? At Wednesday morning’s upfront presentation, WarnerMedia announced plans to add drama programming to Turner’s comedy flagship, TBS, starting in 2020. The shift is part of the...
View ArticleCBS Boss Defends Decision to Renew ‘Bull’ After Michael Weatherly Harassment...
When CBS announced its list of recent renewals for the upcoming 2019-2020 season, one surprise entry was “Bull.” The legal drama was the source of controversy at the end of last year, when actress...
View Article‘Rick and Morty’ Season 4 Will Premiere in November on Adult Swim
For casual fans (and for the litany of people replying to every Justin Roiland and Dan Harmon tweet demanding information on the subject), here’s some helpful news: “Rick and Morty” Season 4 is coming...
View ArticleDaniel Radcliffe-Starring ‘Miracle Workers’ Gets Anthology-Style Season 2
Prepare for the understatement of the year: Daniel Radcliffe is interested in the exciting work happening on American television, but not very interested in playing one character over an extended...
View Article‘Batwoman’ Trailer: The CW’s New Gay Superhero Has a Good Reason For Her Wig
After being introduced in last fall’s DC/CW mega-crossover “Elseworlds” event, Kate Kane is getting her own show. Starring Ruby Rose, “Batwoman” will bring to television not just a female-led superhero...
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Upfronts 2019: Networks Prep for Big Changes, as Streaming and Synergy Make...
The Upfronts are over, so now the impact of the Upfronts can be assessed — well, it can start to be assessed. Though the past week revealed many new directions for dozens of networks, services, and at...
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Network TV Fall 2019 Diversity Overview: CBS Steps Up as Fox Slips
At the Upfronts earlier this month, a spate of freshman and sophomore series led by actors of color that were initially greenlit seemingly in order to address broadcast TV’s representation problem were...
View ArticleEvery New TV Show Premiering Fall 2019
As existing series are canceled and renewed, a new batch enters the fray.
View ArticleHere Are the Shows that Got Renewed for the 2019-2020 Season
With upfronts on the horizon, here are the broadcast TV shows that were rescued from the cancellation abyss.
View ArticleAMC Networks, A+E Networks Cancel Live Upfront Events Due to Coronavirus
AMC and A+E Networks recently canceled their live upfront events due to concerns about the novel coronavirus, marking two additions to the growing heap of entertainment industry events that have been...
View ArticleViacomCBS to Host Virtual Upfront Event for Advertisers
ViacomCBS has scheduled a virtual upfront event for later in the month. The news marks the latest in a string of companies which have made headlines for announcing remote upfront events to keep in...
View ArticleNBC Invests Big in Jimmy Fallon as ‘The Tonight Show’ Gets Five-Year Renewal
NBCUniversal’s most well-known comedian isn’t going anywhere. The company announced that it had renewed “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” for five years during its upfront presentation on...
View ArticleFox Announces Tom Brady Series as Part of 2021 Weekend Sports Push
Fox Entertainment is working on an unscripted series with Super Bowl champion Tom Brady as part of the company’s renewed push into sports programming. Fox teased the unscripted Brady series during the...
View ArticleDiscovery Offers No Details on WarnerMedia Merger — but Hey, They’re Sending...
At Discovery’s virtual upfront presentation to advertisers on Tuesday morning, CEO David Zaslav had no new details to share about Monday’s news that his company was planning to merge with WarnerMedia —...
View ArticleABC Doubles Down on Long-Running Hits During Disney’s Upfront Presentation
If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. That was Disney’s motto during the company virtual upfront presentation on Tuesday afternoon, which emphasized the ABC shows that have served as ratings drivers for...
View ArticleViacomCBS Touts Spinoffs of Old Franchises During Company’s Upfront
Rejoice, fans of police procedurals and crime dramas, ViacomCBS has you covered. ViacomCBS doubled down on several of its most popular and long-running series during the company’s virtual upfront event...
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Hollywood Goes Back to Normal as the TV Upfronts Return with a Vengeance
If you’re seeking the sense of Hollywood normalcy — and after last week, who isn’t? — then let us direct you to the unfiltered, hardcore entertainment capitalism on display in New York, just five miles...
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