Ken Osmond, who is remembered for his role as Wally’s (Tony Dow) troublemaker friend Eddie Haskell on 1957-63 comedy “Leave it to Beaver,” died on Monday. He was 76 and the cause of his death is unknown. “He was an incredibly kind and wonderful father. He had his family gathered around him when he passed. […]
ABC, not surprisingly, has picked up veteran medical drama “Grey’s Anatomy” for a 15th season. The network has not confirmed how many new episodes will air in 2018-19, but the assumption is 22 to 24. “‘Grey’s Anatomy’ has a special place in my heart and millions of viewers feel the same way,” said ABC Entertainment […]
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CBS has greenlit a 16th season of primetime’s most-watched scripted drama, “NCIS.” Series star and executive producer Mark Harmon has signed a new agreement to continue with the show. “It’s pretty simple – viewers everywhere love NCIS,” said Kelly Kahl, President, CBS Entertainment. “This show speaks to viewers of all ages, in all parts of the […]
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Jon Shepodd, the first actor to play the role of Paul Martin on CBS family drama “Lassie,” has died, according to a posting on Facebook by “Lassie” star Jon Provost. He was 92. Born as Hugh Goodwin on Dec. 19, 1925, Jon Shepodd made his debut on “Lassie” in season four opposite Cloris Leachman as […]
CBS has issued a 13th season renewal to veteran crime solver “Criminal Minds,” with an unspecified number of new episodes ordered for 2017-18. Debuting on Sept. 22, 2005, 277 episodes have been produced by season end. Heading into season 13, “Criminal Minds” will become the 1t1th longest running scripted drama in the history of television […]
CBS, as expected, has picked-up Wednesday night drama “Criminal Minds” for a 12th season. The order is for a full season (an expected 22-episodes), and series stars Joe Mantegna, Thomas Gibson, Matthew Gray Gubler, A.J. Cook and Kirsten Vangsness are all expected to return. Mark Gordon, Erica Messer and Breen Frazier are executive producers for […]
CBS has issued a two-season renewal to veteran “NCIS,” taking it through the 2017-18 season (and 15 seasons). Historically, this will place “NCIS” in a tie with “ER” as the fifth longest scripted drama in the history of television behind “Gunsmoke” and “Law & Order,” which is tied at 20 seasons, “Law & Order: SVU” […]
