During the “Weekend Update” portion of the January 21, 2023 edition of NBC’s “SNL” (“Saturday Night Live“), anchor Colin Jost introduced two guests to discuss what it is like working for a local government: the still-cynical April Ludgate (Aubrey Plaza) and her cheery, optimistic boss from Pawnee, Leslie Knope (“SNL” alum Amy Poehler) — of […]
NBC sitcom “Parks and Recreation,” which starred Amy Poehler and aired on the network from 2009 to 2015, will air on Thursday, April 30 at 8:30 p.m. ET. All of the original characters from the series will return in the 30-minute special, including Rashida Jones, Aziz Ansari, Nick Offerman, Aubrey Plaza, Chris Pratt, Adam Scott, […]
Mirroring “This Is Us” last year, NBC has greenlit sophomore medical drama “New Amsterdam” for three additional seasons. That will take it through the 2022-23 season, which will mark five seasons. The number of episodes per season has not been announced, but the assumption is 22 like the first season. Additionally, the network will move […]
Amazon Studios has greenlit 10 episodes of an untitled single-camera comedt from Tracy Oliver (“Girls Trip,” “The Awkward Black Girl”) about the lives of four black women in New York City. Oliver will be writing and executive producing the show. Amazon Studios and Universal Television will produce the show in association with Amy Poehler’s production company, […]
Fox has ordered the animated family comedy “Duncanville” from Amy Poehler (“Parks and Recreation,” “Saturday Night Live”) and Mike and Julie Scully (“The Simpsons,” “The Carmichael Show”), all of whom are co-creators and executive producers on the series. Written by Mike and Julie Scully, “Duncanille” will feature the voices of Poehler, who will star as two […]
ABC has greenlit a pilot for the proposed sitcom with Carol Burnett, “Household Name,” which will be executive produced by Amy Poehler. The multi-camera comedy follows a family who has an opportunity to buy the house of their dreams but under extremely abnormal circumstances: They must live with the previous owner, an eccentric, larger-than-life actress […]
“The People v. O.J. Simpson” on FX was the big individual series winner at the 68th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, with nine Emmy Award wins including Outstanding Limited Series and acting trophies for Lead Actor (Courtney B. Vance), Lead Actress (Sarah Paulson) and Supporting Actor (Sterling K. Brown) in a Limited Series or a Movie. […]
As a precursor to the 68th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards telecast next Sunday, HBO’s “Game of Thrones” won nine Creative Arts Emmy Awards, while “The People v. O.J. Simpson” on FX took home four trophies. Tina Fey and Amy Poehler made history with their shared win in the Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series […]
Two political debates – one from each political party – led Twitter among specials for the week of Dec. 14. Topping all televised events (including sports) was CNN’s telecast of the fifth Republican Presidential debate. According to Nielsen, the Dec. 15 event totaled 2.4 million tweets written by 490,000 unique authors, which were seen by […]
