The kinder and gentler version of Simon Cowell will return as one of the four judges on “America’s Got Talent” on NBC next summer, as will Mel B, Heidi Klum and Howie Mandel. Host Nick Cannon is also confirmed to return. “With the addition of Simon, the chemistry between our judges has grown even stronger […]
“Shades of Blue” star Jennifer Lopez will do double duty on NBC as an executive of an upcoming Peacock net dance competition series called “World of Dance.” The network has given it a 10-episode straight-to-series order to her production company, Nuyorican Productions. The series will pit top dancers from around the globe against each other […]
Hoping to capitalize on the upcoming Rio Olympics, NBC will air special original half-hour episodes of sitcom “Superstore,” and “The Voice” on Friday, Aug. 19 and Sunday, Aug. 21 (the night of the Closing Ceremony), respectively. Both episodes will begin at 10:30 p.m. following Olympics coverage. “The Olympics give us a unique chance to expose […]
Live coverage of the 2016 Stanley Cup Final begins with Game 1 on Monday, May 30 at 8 p.m. ET on NBC, when Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins host Joe Thornton and the San Jose Sharks at CONSOL Energy Center in Pittsburgh, Pa. Pre-game coverage begins with NHL Live at 6 p.m. ET on […]
From Campaign US: Five broadcast networks, five presentations and endless promises and exaggerations. You guessed it — it was network upfront presentation week, where sometimes unwarranted boasting results in advertising dollars spent. Before we get to the real scoop, let’s look at some stats. Twenty new network series will be introduced next fall, 12 dramas […]
From May 16-20, 2016, Programming Insider‘s Douglas Pucci was a guest on “The Morning Fix” with JJ and Scott on Northern Iowa’s Y100.1 FM to discuss the Fall 2016 TV schedules of the five broadcast networks. The time slots discussed in these segments are based on the Central time zone. Note: This Fox segment occurred […]
Keeping in mind that nothing is etched in stone, here is the breakdown of the new network series announced for fall 2016: -Number of new network series in total: 20 (last fall there were 21; 8 of those 21 are returning) -Dramas: 12, Comedies: 8 -CBS: 6, ABC: 5, NBC and Fox: 3 each, CW: […]
The 2016 Stanley Cup Playoffs continue with Conference Final action as it’s now down to the final four! Both Western Conference Semifinals went the full distance with the St. Louis Blues and San Jose Sharks emerging victorious. Over in the East, the Pittsburgh Penguins dethroned the team with the top winning record this regular season, […]
HOW LAST NIGHT’S SINGERS FARED IN DIGITAL DOWNLOADS An “iTunes Bonus” will be implemented if any of the artists’ eligible songs (which were performed live on May 16) are in the top 10 of the iTunes “Top 200 Singles Chart” at the close of the episode’s applicable voting window (from 5 minutes prior to the […]
