NBC has greenlit a sixth season of “Hollywood Game Name,” hosted by Emmy Award winner Jane Lynch. Thirteen new episodes have been ordered. Debuting on July 11, 2013, the game, created by “Will & Grace” star Sean Hayes, follows two contestants who take part in a casual game night with three celebrities each, making the […]
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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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NBC Renews ‘The Wall’ for Season 3
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NBC has issued a third season renewal to game show “The Wall,” with an order for 20 new hour-long episodes. Debuting on Dec. 9, 2016 and hosted by Chris Hardwick, the series features two-person teams competing for a cash prize. If a question is answered correctly a green ball falls down the five-story wall, adding […]
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NBC has greenlit veteran daytime drama “Days of Our Lives” for 2018-19, taking it through its 54th season. “We’re very excited about having more great ‘Days’ in Salem,” said Bruce Evans, NBC executive vice president, current programming said via statement. “[Executive producer] Ken Corday and his team continue to tell stories with which the ‘Days’ […]
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From the opening night of coverage on Feb. 8 thru the final night on Feb. 25, the PyeongChang Winter Games averaged a Total Audience Delivery of 19.8 million viewers. NBC Olympics’ primetime performance more than doubled the combined primetime viewership of ABC, CBS and Fox (9.8 million). NBC Olympics’ Total Audience Delivery measured broader PyeongChang […]
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For March 9 to 18 and on March 24, NBC Olympics will televise 250 hours of coverage of the 2018 Paralympic Winter Games from PyeongChang, South Korea. 94 of those hours will be on television, across NBC, NBCSN, Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA. This is NBC Olympics’ most ever for a Paralympic Winter Games, […]
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NBC Renews ‘Superstore’ for Season 4
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NBC has handed an early fourth season renewal to comedy “Superstore,” with an order for 22 new episodes in the 2018-19 season. Debuting on Nov. 30, 2015, “Superstore” follows a group of employees working at “Cloud 9”, store number 1217, a fictional department store in St. Louis. “’Superstore’ is one of our signature NBC comedies, and we’re […]
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For the first time ever at a Winter Olympics, NBC will broadcast Olympic primetime competition live across all time zones. Whether daytime, primetime or “Primetime Plus” (formerly the late night show), all U.S. viewers will be able to watch NBC’s coverage of the XXIII Olympic Winter Games from PyeongChang, South Korea, at the same time. […]
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For the first time ever at a Winter Olympics, NBC will broadcast Olympic primetime competition live across all time zones. Whether daytime, primetime or “Primetime Plus” (formerly the late night show), all U.S. viewers will be able to watch NBC’s coverage of the XXIII Olympic Winter Games from PyeongChang, South Korea, at the same time. […]