Starz has announced a new comedy in development called “East Wing” with “Will & Grace” star Debra Messing in the lead role. Inspired by Ali Wentworth’s mother, who served as the Social Directory in the White House during Ronald Reagan’s presidency, “East Wing” tells the story of Hollis Carlisle (Messing), a hostess extraordinaire who juggles […]
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NBC has announced that the revival of comedy “Will & Grace” will end after these three rebooted seasons. In total, that will take “Will & Grace” to 11-seasons (and 246 episodes). Eleven final episodes will comprise the now final season, which will return at an undisclosed time in 2020. From executive producers Max Mutchnick, David […]
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Nominees for the 76th annual Golden Globe Awards were announced this morning live from the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles. The projected three-hour telecast, hosted by Andy Samberg and Sandra Oh, will air on NBC on Sunday, January 6 at 8 p.m. ET. And the complete list of nominees are available as follows: MOVIES […]
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Midway through its return season (and ninth overall), optimistic NBC has extended the already renewed” Will & Grac,” starring Eric McCormack, Debra Messing, Sean Hayes and Megan Mullally, by an additional season, taking it through 2019-20 (and through season 11). This is particularly positive news for Eric McCormack, who will double-dip in his just renewed […]
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I admit it. I did not want NBC to revive “Will & Grace.” Once a fan, I was so disgusted by the lack of character development in the original sitcom, I stopped watching regularly during the Harry Connick, Jr. era and beyond, which would have been the last four seasons of the original 1998-2006 run. […]
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NBC has extended the upcoming revival of sitcom “Will & Grace,” with an order for 13 additional episodes for 2018-19. Sixteen episodes have been ordered for next season, and that takes the sitcom through 10 seasons. The initial series run concluded on May 18, 2006 after eight seasons, and it will pick-up with Eric McCormack […]
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NBC, which announced a 10-episode pick-up for a new season of sitcom “Will & Grace,” has upped the episode order to 12. Originally airing from 1998 to 2006, the revival was prompted by a 10-minute episode released online in September that urged voters to back Hillary Clinton in the presidential election. The limited series will […]
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After months of rumors, and that recent YouTube presidential election reunion, NBC has confirmed that sitcom “Will & Grace” is being revived. The network has placed an order for 10 new episodes to air at some point next season. Originally running from 1998-2006, 185 episodes of “Will & Grace” were telecast, with each of the […]
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[socialpoll id=”2396885″] No deals have been signed at press time. But NBC is in early talks to revive 1998 to 2006 sitcom “Will & Grace” for a 10-episode ninth season. Talks of the reboot have heated up since the election-themed video reunion the four cast members – Debra Messing, Eric McCormack, Megan Mullally and Sean […]