Maleficent managed 4.2M on Thursday night from late shows for an early opening. That’s pretty incredible for a kids show. On the flip side, A Million Ways To Die In The West opened to only 891K on Thursday night. That’s … Continue reading ‘Maleficent’ Has Strong Late Shows, ‘A Million Ways To’ Bomb
Well. This is awkward. CBS TV, which produces The Arsenio Hall Show, a syndicated talk show, had initially given the show the greenlight for a second season, which Jay Leno told Arsenio back in February after making his first appearance … Continue reading ‘The Arsenio Hall Show’ Cancelled
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Fresh off of having his CBS pilot not get picked up, Charlie Cox has landed the lead role in Netflix’s upcoming Daredevil TV series. You might recognize Cox from Boardwalk Empire, or Stardust. He’s virtually an unknown, which is an … Continue reading Charlie Cox is ‘Daredevil’
Jumping the shark is an interesting term, that dates back to Happy Days, when the Fonz actually jumped a shark. Literally. Glee has basically jumped the shark several times this season. First, they decided to abandon the high school setting … Continue reading Why I Won’t Be Watching ‘Glee’ Next Season
SUNDAY: ABC is essentially playing it safe, and keeping Sunday Night intact. American Crime will swap for Resurrection at midseason. Resurrection was a buzzy drama that started seeing a ratings decline. Not waiting till midseason is probably a smart move. … Continue reading Fall TV: A Night By Night Comparison Of What May And May Not Work
CBS finally made a decision on one of its few remaining pilots, the spinoff to How I Met Your Mother. Starring Greta Gerwig, the sitcom came from the same creators and studio as How I Met Your Dad, and some … Continue reading CBS Not Moving Forward With ‘How I Met Your Dad’
Here are my snap judgements in relation to FOX’s Upfront Presentation today. 1) American Idol is being reduced to about 37 hours next season, down from 60. They are killing the “results show”. Kevin Reilly still believes American Idol will … Continue reading Interesting Tidbits From FOX’s and NBC’s Upfront
Here’s the first look at Katherine Heigl’s big return to TV. It’s the NBC drama State Of Affairs, which NBC has tentatively slated to follow The Voice next fall. That’s the same launching platform that turned The Blacklist into a … Continue reading Hot TV Trailer: State Of Affairs
TBS has cancelled its flagship original comedy, Men At Work, after 3 seasons. TBS just announced it was picking up 3 new comedy pilots, and renewed Cougar Town, so this doesn’t come as a huge surprise. Continue reading TBS Cancels ‘Men At Work’
It’s official. NBC has renewed Parenthood for one final hurrah. The fan favorite will do another 13 episode season next year, its sixth and last cycle. The show was in heated negotiations with its cast, after trying to cut costs, … Continue reading NBC Renews ‘Parenthood’ For A Final Season
TBS is moving forward with the final season of Cougar Town. Amid all the networks decisions, TBS announced they would be picking up Cougar Town for a sixth, and final season of 13 episodes, to premiere next spring. The show … Continue reading TBS Renews ‘Cougar Town’ For A Final Season
There are very few bubble shows remaining after today. Parenthood remains one of them, but a lot of that is cast negotiations. ABC managed to work out a deal for Nashville, and they actually managed a full third season out … Continue reading ‘Last Man’, ‘Nashville’, ‘Mentalist’ Renewed, ‘Dracula’, ‘Crazy’, ‘Friends’, and others cancelled
CBS finally made a decision on CSI: Cyber, and it was for the better. The spinoff originally started as a planted episode, like NCIS: New Orleans, and has now turned into a full fledged series. This marks Patricia Arquette’s return … Continue reading CBS Is Moving Forward With “CSI: Cyber”
There’s a battle going on at NBC, and it is over Parenthood. Much like the battle at ABC over Nashville, the producers behind Parenthood are haggling over the episode order size. NBC is only offering 9 episodes for what will … Continue reading NBC Picks Up ‘Judge’ and ‘Control’, ‘Parenthood’ Looking Iffy
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