Just two episodes in and optimistic ABC has issued full season episode orders to Kiefer Sutherland drama “Designated Survivor” and sitcom “Speechless.” Both air on Wednesday and both received an order for nine additional episodes, bringing their first season tallies to 22. The news comes two days after NBC issued a full season (five episode) […]
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ABC has opted against a fifth season of scripted summer drama “Mistresses.” Based on a U.K. series of the same name, the now series-finale on Sept. 6 averaged only 2.57 million viewers and a 0.6 rating in adults 18-49. By comparison, the show debuted in June 2013 to 4.4 million viewers and a 1.2 in […]
ABC and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences have expanded their agreement for eight more years, in which the network will remain home to the Oscars through 2028. The existing contract for the Academy Awards was scheduled to expire in 2020. “We’re honored to continue our storied and successful partnership with ABC in […]
Michael Strahan is expanding into the world of scripted dramas. The “Good Morning America” and $100,000 Pyramid” host has sold a drama called “Hobbs” to ABC, the tale of a former Heisman Trophy winner named Tommy Hobbs who joins the Miami police force after not being drafted by the NFL. The network has given the […]
Life continues after the broadcast networks. After a modestly rated four season run on ABC, CMT has officially stepped up to the plate and will revive critically acclaimed drama “Nashville” for season five. The deal included Hulu, which will stream the new episodes after running on CMT. And the deal includes funding from Metro, the […]
Live coverage of the 2016 NBA Finals begins with Game 1 on Thursday, June 2 at 9 p.m. ET on ABC, featuring the Golden State Warriors and the Cleveland Cavaliers. Warriors-Cavaliers are a rematch of the 2015 Finals which the Warriors had won in six games. The 2015-16 Golden State Warriors followed up on their […]
From Campaign US: Five broadcast networks, five presentations and endless promises and exaggerations. You guessed it — it was network upfront presentation week, where sometimes unwarranted boasting results in advertising dollars spent. Before we get to the real scoop, let’s look at some stats. Twenty new network series will be introduced next fall, 12 dramas […]
From May 16-20, 2016, Programming Insider‘s Douglas Pucci was a guest on “The Morning Fix” with JJ and Scott on Northern Iowa’s Y100.1 FM to discuss the Fall 2016 TV schedules of the five broadcast networks. The time slots discussed in these segments are based on the Central time zone. Note: This Fox segment occurred […]
Keeping in mind that nothing is etched in stone, here is the breakdown of the new network series announced for fall 2016: -Number of new network series in total: 20 (last fall there were 21; 8 of those 21 are returning) -Dramas: 12, Comedies: 8 -CBS: 6, ABC: 5, NBC and Fox: 3 each, CW: […]
