Optimistic OWN has renewed drama “Greenleaf” for a second season, with 13 additional episodes confirmed before the two night series premiere on June 21 and 22, respectively. The serialized series stars Merle Dandridge as Grace Greenleaf, the estranged daughter of a Memphis megachurch bishop (Keith David) who returns home after her sister mysteriously dies. Oprah […]
April 2016
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‘Game of Thrones,’ ‘Veep’ and ‘Silicon Valley’ Renewed at HBO
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HBO has greenlit new seasons of “Game of Thrones,” “Veep” and “Silicon Valley.” “Game of Thrones,” which is expected to officially conclude in 2018, will head into season seven. The sixth season premiere of the medieval drama is this Sunday. “Veep,” starring Julia Louis-Dreyfus, moves into season six and “Silicon Valley” season four. The number […]
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‘Thunderbirds’ Launches on Amazon
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FRIDAY, APRIL 22, 2016 ABC 8:00 p.m. “Last Man Standing” (season finale) 8:30 p.m. “Dr. Ken” (season finale) 9:00 p.m. “Shark Tank” 10:00 p.m. “20/20” CBS 8:00 p.m. “The Amazing Race” 9:00 p.m. “Hawaii Five-O” 10:00 p.m. “Blue Bloods” NBC 8:00 p.m. “Caught on Camera with Nick Cannon” 9:00 p.m. “Grimm” 10:00 p.m. “Dateline” Fox […]
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Wednesday Final Nationals: ‘Empire’ on Fox Tops Prime Time Despite Dip
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CBS and Fox were again victorious on this Wednesday night; CBS won in total viewers (8.56 million), Fox in all key demos: adults 18-49 (2.5 rating/9 share), adults 18-34 (2.0/9) and adults 25-54 (2.9/8). The night’s top show overall was Fox’s “Empire” despite the series scoring its second-lowest telecast (in total viewers and adults 18-49) […]
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Musical Legend Prince Dead at 57
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Prince, the seven time Grammy Award winning artist, died this morning in his home recording studio in Chanhassen, Minnesota. The singer had been hospitalized in Illinois last week for what his representative said at the time was the flu, which he had been battling for weeks, leading to the cancellation of two shows on his […]
Tagged with: Michael Jackson, Prince, Purple Rain
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CBS to Air New ‘I Love Lucy’ Special
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CBS has announced a new one-hour “I Love Lucy” special featuring colorized episodes “Lucy Visits Grauman’s” and “Lucy and John Wayne.” It airs on Sunday, May 22 at 8 pm. ET. Originally telecast on Oct. 3 and Oct. 10, 1955, respectively, the two episodes were the first historically to tell a continuous story in one […]
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CBS and Fox Share Wednesday Leadership
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What follows are the fast affiliate results for Tuesday, April 19 broken out by network and by each half-hour: -Total Viewers: CBS: 8.56 million, Fox: 7.00, ABC: 3.96, NBC: 3.95, CW: 1.03 -Adults 18-49: Fox: 2.4 rating/8 share, CBS: 1.7/ 6, ABC: 1.0/ 4, NBC: 0.8/ 3, CW: 0.3/ 1 ———- 8:00 p.m. ABC – […]
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‘Empire’ on Fox Leads Wednesday Overnights
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[socialpoll id=”2353078″] WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20, 2016 Household Rating/Share CBS: 5.3/ 9 share, Fox: 5.1/ 8, ABC: 3.0/ 5, NBC: 2.7/ 4, CW: 0.7/ 1 Percent Change from the Year-Ago Week: CBS: – 9, Fox: -11, NBC: -23, ABC: -36, CBS: -61 —– Ratings Breakdown: The immediate observation was all five broadcast networks on the downside […]
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Crackle Orders Original Drama ‘Snatch’
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Crackle has placed an order for 10-episodes of a drama called “Snatch” based on the Guy Ritchie heist movie in 2010. The logline: “Snatch” will center on a group of twenty-something, up and coming hustlers who stumble upon a truck load of stolen gold bullion and are suddenly thrust into the high-stakes world of organized […]
Tagged with: Benicio Del Toro, Brad Pitt, Crackle, Dennis Farina, Jason Flemyng, Snatch, Vinnie Jones
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MTV Picks Up ‘The Shannara Chronicles’ for Season Two
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MTV has ordered a second season of “The Shannara Chronicles,” with an unconfirmed number of new episodes for 2016-17. Adapted from the international best-selling fantasy novels by Terry Brooks, for a second season, “The Shannara Chronicles” follows the journey of Wil (Austin Butler), Amberle (Poppy Drayton) and Eretria (Ivana Baquero) who, with the guidance of […]
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