This summer’s most-watched new series, competition “World of Dance,” has been greenlit by NBC for a second season. Debuting on May 30th out of “America’s Got Talent,” the series gives dancers the platform to showcase their talents and compete for a $1 million grand prize. It features a judging team composed of Jennifer Lopez, who […]
Get inside the 2017 upfronts with Marc Berman, editor in chief of Programming Insider. Marc and PromaxBDA’s Paige Albiniak go deep on nonlinear viewership, programming trends, superheroes and revivals on the Daily Brief Podcast. From May 15-19 and June 6, 2017, Programming Insider‘s Douglas Pucci was a guest on “The Morning Fix” with JJ and […]
After boldly announcing at its upfront it was moving “This Is Us” from Tuesday to Thursday in an attempt to bring back “Must See TV,” NBC has now decided to leave the soon-to-be sophomore relationship drama in the Tuesday 9 p.m. hour. It will lead out of “The Voice” into debuting “Law & Order True […]
Live coverage of the 2017 Stanley Cup Final begins with Game 1 on Monday, May 29 at 8 p.m. ET on NBC, when Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins host P.K. Subban and the Nashville Predators at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, Pa. Pre-game coverage begins with NHL Live at 6 p.m. ET on NBCSN. […]
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NBC, surprisingly, has opted against a second season of “Chicago Justice,” the fourth Chicago-set drama in the Dick Wolf franchise. The series debuted on March 1 and aired for 13 episodes. The now final episode aired on May 14. The remaining three entries – “Chicago Fire,” “Chicago PD” and “Chicago Med” – will be returning […]
The 2017 Stanley Cup Playoffs continue with Conference Final action as it’s now down to the final four. The defending Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh Penguins outlasted the Washington Capitals in seven games in the previous round to advance to the Eastern Conference Finals to face the Ottawa Senators. The Nashville Predators reached their first conference […]
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NBC has greenlit a second season of midseason drama entry “Taken,” which an order for 16 new episodes. Debuting on Feb. 27 and based on the film trilogy, “Taken” follows the origin story of younger, hungrier former Green Beret Bryan Mills (Clive Standen, “Vikings”) as he deals with a personal tragedy that shakes his world. […]
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Fox has announced its third new scripted drama pick-up for next season, “The Gifted” from Twentieth Century Fox Television in association with Marvel Television. “The Gifted” focuses on a suburban couple whose ordinary lives are rocked by the sudden discovery that their children possess mutant powers. Forced to go on the run from a hostile […]
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NBC, which will unveil its programming plans for next season at a presentation at Radio City Music Hall in New York on Monday, has confirmed the pick-up of sitcom “A.P. Bio.” Penned by “Saturday Night Live” writer Mike O’Brien, “A.P. Bio” stars “It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia” co-lead Glenn Howerton as a philosophy scholar who […]
