NBC has greenlit scripted dramas “Rise” and “For God & Country” for the 2017-18 TV season. “Rise,” based on the book by Michael Sokolove and life rights of Lou Volpe, is inspired by a true story and revolves around a working-class high school drama department and the students who come alive under a passionate teacher […]
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NBC, not surprisingly, has opted against a second season of fantasy drama “Emerald City.” Debuting on Jan. 6, “Emerald City” was a darker take on the classic “Wizard of Oz,” following 20-year-old Dorothy Gale, played by Adria Arjona, and her K9 police dog from Kansas who, after a tornado, are transported to a mystical land […]
The 2017 Stanley Cup Playoffs continue with Conference Semifinal action among the eight teams remaining. All series are Best 4-out-of-7. The networks of NBC — NBC, NBCSN, CNBC and USA — will broadcast all the action in the United States. For the playoffs’ first round, regional sports networks in the teams’ respective markets were also […]
Reports have surfaced that NBC will debut a new Sunday night newsmagazine anchored by Megyn Kelly in June, which would be three months she is expected to make her today on veteran morning franchise “Today.” The new program is expected to feature Kelly as the lead of an ensemble of reporters, and will be supervised […]
The National Football League (NFL) announced on Thursday, April 20 its weekly schedule for the 2017 regular season, which runs from September 7 through December 31, 2017. Jump to: Thursdays, Sundays, Mondays Jump to: Week 1, Week 2, Week 3, Week 4, Week 5, Week 6, Week 7, Week 8, Week 9, Week 10, Week […]
[socialpoll id=”2435382″] Six weeks into upfront season and there is no shortage of broadcasters hawking their new and returning programming initiatives. Through May 18th (when The CW and NBC Universal Cable step to the stage), dozens of outlets – cable now, then digital and broadcast – present their plans to prospective advertisers, media buyers and […]
The 2017 Stanley Cup Playoffs have arrived! Starting April 12 and for the next two months, up to 16 teams — eight from each the Eastern and Western conferences — will vie for the coveted Stanley Cup trophy. The top three teams in each of the four divisions (Atlantic and Metropolitan of the East, Central […]
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 […]
As first reported in a Feb. 9 New York Times article, Mike Tirico will anchor NBC’s prime time coverage of the 2018 Winter Olympics from Pyeongchang, South Korea, replacing Bob Costas who had been in the network’s primary Olympics anchor role for 24 years. Tirico joined NBC in May 2016 after a 25-year stint at […]
