Amazon has issued a second season pick-up to Billy Bob Thornton drama “Goliath,” with an unconfirmed number of new episodes. Debuting on Dec. 1, 2015, “Goliath” centers on a washed-up lawyer (Thornton) who has one shot at redemption after a client he successfully defended from a murder charge went on to slaughter a family. Eight […]
February 2017
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Netflix was the dominant streaming service among the top 50 shows of the past 19 months, according to research company Symphony Advanced Media‘s data of the first 35 days from each series’ respective release dates. The fourth season of Netflix’s “Orange is the New Black” led all original streaming series, averaging slightly over 23 million […]
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‘The Big Bang Theory’ Nears Two Season Renewal on CBS
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CBS is reportedly close to renewing the most-watched show in primetime, “The Big Bang Theory,” for another two seasons. Upon completion, this will put the series in a tie with “My Three Sons” and “Two and a Half Men” as the second longest live action sitcom in the history of television (behind “The Adventures of […]
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Crackle Launches Animated Series ‘SuperMansion’
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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2017 ABC 8:00 p.m. “Grey’s Anatomy” 9:00 p.m. “Scandal” 10:00 p.m. “How To Get Away With Murder” CBS 8:00 p.m. “The Big Bang Theory” 8:30 p.m. “The Great Indoors” 9:00 p.m. “Mom” 9:30 p.m. “Life in Pieces” 10:00 p.m. “Training Day” NBC 8:00 p.m. “Superstore” 8:30 p.m. “Powerless” 9:00 p.m. “Chicago Med” […]
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Tuesday Final Nationals: Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show Loses Half its Year-Ago Audience in FS1 Debut
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CBS was Tuesday night’s most-watched network with an average of 12.08 million viewers. NBC was the night’s young-adult demo leader: adults 18-49 (1.8 rating/7 share) and adults 18-34 (1.0/5). CBS and NBC each earned a 2.3 adults 25-54 rating but NBC had the slight edge over CBS in adults 25-54 share (7.1 vs. 6.9). This […]
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Starz Announces Limited Series ‘Howards End’
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Starz, with the BBC, will co-produce the limited series “Howards End,” based on the classic E.M. Forster novel from screenwriter and playwright Kenneth Lonergan (“Manchester by the Sea,” “Gangs of New York”). Executive produced by Playground in association with City Entertainment and KippSter Entertainment, this four-part limited series explores the changing landscape of social and […]
Tagged with: Hayley Atwell, Howards End, Matthew Macfadyen, Starz, Tracey Ullman
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MASTERPIECE on PBS to Co-Produce Movie ‘The Child in Time’
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In their first television commission, Pinewood Television and SunnyMarch TV will produce made-for television movie “The Child In Time” for BBC ONE, co-produced by MASTERPIECE. Adapted by Stephen Butchard (“The Last Kingdom”) from Ian McEwan’s novel, and directed by Julian Farino (“The Newsroom,” “Entourage”), “The Child In Time” is described as a lyrical and heart-breaking […]
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Disney Channel Orders Second Season of ‘Tangled’
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Disney Channel has made an early commitment to a second season before the premiere of the animated “Tangled: The Series,” with Chris Sonnenburg as executive producer and supervising director. A production of Disney Television Animation, the series is based on Walt Disney Animation Studios’ feature film of the same name. It will be preceded by […]
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‘Outlander’ to Return on Starz for Season Three in September
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Starz, in association with Sony Pictures Television, has announced that season three of Golden Globe nominated drama “Outlander,” based upon “Voyager,” the third of eight books in Diana Gabaldon’s international best-selling “Outlander” series, will open in September. The logline: The story picks up right after Claire (Caitriona Balfe) travels through the stones to return to […]
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Updated Tuesday Scorecard: CBS and NBC Split Leadership
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What follows are the fast affiliate results for Tuesday, February 14, 2017 broken out by network and by each half-hour. -Total Viewers: CBS: 11.95 million, NBC: 7.13, ABC: 3.73, Fox: 2.64, CW: 739,000 -Adults 18-49: NBC: 1.8 rating, CBS: 1.5, ABC: 1.0, Fox: 0.9, CW: 0.2 —— 8:00 p.m. ABC – The Middle Viewers: 6/25 […]