Starz has put into development a six-episode revival of late night comedy “Party Down”, with the original producing team confirmed and much of the cast likely to return. The series, which originally aired in 2009 and 2010, follows a group of caterers in Los Angeles as they hope to make it in Hollywood. Each episode of the comedy, which […]
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Prior to debuting, Fox has greenlit animated comedy “The Great North” for a second season. The series comes from “Bob’s Burgers” creator Loren Bouchard, and is created, written and executive-produced by “Bob’s Burgers” writers and executive producers Wendy Molyneux and Lizzie Molyneux-Logelin and writer Minty Lewis (“Regular Show”). “The Great North” takes place in Alaska, […]
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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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Considering the uphill track record in daytime talk — and history shows approximately three out of four new hosts do not succeed not succeeding in the format — you have to wonder why any personality would want to tackle it. Think names of in the caliber of like…deep breath…Anderson Cooper, Howie Mandel, Roseanne Barr, Katie […]
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Nominations for the 70th Primetime Emmy Awards were announced yesterday morning. After not qualifying to be on the ballot last year, HBO’s “Game of Thrones” led the nominations with 22 nods, including outstanding drama against last year’s winner, “The Handmaid’s Tale” on Hulu. “The Americans,” “The Crown,” “Stranger Things,” “This Is Us” and “Westworld” will also […]
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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, 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 […]