Streamer Apple TV+ has announced a straight-to-series order for a new, half-hour comedy series that will star Maya Rudolph (“Saturday Night Live,” “Forever”), and is created by Alan Yang (“Little America,” “Master of None”) and Emmy Award-winner Matt Hubbard (“30 Rock,” “Forever”). Rudolph will star as Molly, a woman whose seemingly perfect life is upended after her […]
This weekend’s edition of “Saturday Night Live,” hosted by Eddie Murphy and featuring musical guest Lizzo, scored 9.961 million viewers and a 2.48 rating in adults 18-49, according to the “fast official ratings” from Nielsen. Comparably, this was the highest rated edition of “SNL” since May 13, 2017 in both measures (with host Melissa McCarthy; […]
Fox has greenlit animated comedy “Bless the Harts” for season two with an unconfirmed number of new episodes. From creator and executive producer Emily Spivey, and executive producers Phil Lord and Chris Miller, “Bless the Harts” features the voices of Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph, Jillian Bell, Ike Barinholtz and Kumail Nanjiani. In the series, Jenny Hart (Kristen Wiig, […]
The final season of HBO blockbuster “Game of Thrones” led the 2019 Primetime Emmy Award nominations, with a record 32 nods. If the medieval fantasy drama does win for Outstanding Drama for the fourth time, it will join “Hill Street Blues,” ”L.A. Law,” ”The West Wing” and “Mad Men” with that distinctive honor. Second overall among […]
Netflix is moving forward on a third season of animated comedy “Big Mouth,” with an order for 10 new half-hour episodes. The animated comedy series, which hails from real-life best friends Nick Kroll and Andrew Goldberg, tells stories about the glorious nightmare that is teenaged puberty. Season two opened on October 5. Comedian John Mulaney lends his voice to the […]
[socialpoll id=”2427115″] NBC has picked up a primetime version of “Saturday Night Live: Weekend Update,” which will air this summer for four weeks beginning Thursday, August 10 at 9 p.m. ET. The half-hour telecast will feature “Weekend Update” anchors Colin Jost and Michael Che, with additional “SNL” cast members also set to make appearances. “Saturday […]
Disney XD has ordered an early second season of animated “Big Hero 6 The Series” before the first season premieres this fall, with Emmy Award-winners Mark McCorkle, Bob Schooley and Nick Filippi (the team behind the global hit Disney Channel series “Kim Possible”) as executive producers. Based on Walt Disney Animation Studios’ feature film inspired […]
NBC, which is intent on reviving the variety format in primetime, has confirmed upcoming “Maya and Marty in Manhattan,” hosted by former “SNL” players Maya Rudolph and Martin Short and produced by Lorne Michaels. Also featured will be “SNL’s” Kenan Thompson. The series, which will telecast live from 30 Rockefeller Center and will feature sketches […]
