Peacock has opted against a second season of its reboot of 1980s sitcom “Punky Brewster.” The series followed Soleil Moon Frye as a grown-up Punky as a single mother of three who mentors a fellow foster care alum. Cherie Johnson returned as Punky’s best friend, with newcomer Quinn Copeland co-starring as Punky’s protége and Freddie […]
In a nod to its historical roots, NBC is calling its upcoming streaming service Peacock. Peacock, which is both advertiser and subscription supported, rolls out in April 2020 with over 15,000 hours of content and takes center stage at the end of July during the 2020 Summer Olympics. As previously announced, Peacock will be both advertising […]
Since we all know what comes after Christmas and New Year’s Day – the annual National Association of Television Program Executives (NATPE) conference – let’s prepare ourselves with this brief quiz on current, and past, first-run syndicated series entries. I included stripped talk, court, game and magazine, and weekly scripted sitcoms and action/adventure hours. And […]
