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Jan 14 2016
TV News: Mark Burnett To Executive Produce First Ever Unscripted Dating Series To Air on Fox in 2016
FOX has ordered 10 episodes of an unscripted dating series from Emmy Award-winning executive producer Mark Burnett (“Survivor,” “The Voice”). Set in the Caribbean Islands, the series will take the instant “yes or no” connection of modern digital romance to the next level. Single men and women will match up, based on their instant chemistry, but the real soap opera will unfold when these budding couples discover whether or not they have the compatibility to make their relationships last. Further details will be announced at a later date.
Jan 14 2016
TV News: Syfy Announces Premiere Dates for 12 MONKEYS and HUNTERS
Syfy has announced the premiere dates for the first season of HUNTERS and the second season of 12 MONKEYS, both produced by Universal Cable Productions (in association with Valhalla Entertainment and Atlas Entertainment, respectively).
Jan 12 2016
The Smithsonian Channel’s™ New Four-Part Series, Supercar Superbuild, Premieres Sunday, February 14
In a press release — SMITHSONIAN CHANNEL™ SHOWCASES THE PASSION, ARTISTRY, AND ENGINEERING BEHIND SOME OF THE WORLD’S FASTEST AND MOST SPECTACULAR AUTOMOBILES IN SUPERCAR SUPERBUILD NEW FOUR-PART SERIES PREMIERING SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 14 AT 9PM ET/PT SERIES GOES BEHIND THE SCENES WITH THE MAKERS OF MASERATI, LAMBORGHINI, BENTLEY AND ASTON MARTIN IN SEARCH OF THEIR NEXT GREAT …
Jan 09 2016
AMC’s Feed the Beast Set to Begin Production in NYC in February 2016
“Feed the Beast” is a drama about two best friends who take one last shot at their dream of opening a restaurant. Together, they take on the insanity of the New York restaurant world, and navigate its underbelly of petty criminals, corrupt officials, and violent mobsters. The 10 one-hour episodes are set to premiere in May 2016.
Jan 09 2016
The Son Gets a Straight-to-Series Order from AMC
AMC announced today from the Television Critics Association (TCA) Press Tour a straight-to-series order for the drama “The Son.” Based on Philipp Meyer’s acclaimed novel that was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 2014, the series is a multi-generational epic telling of the story of America’s birth as a superpower through the bloody rise of one Texas family.
Jan 07 2016
TV News: TV Land Orders Pilot NOBODIES With Melissa McCarthy and Ben Falcone Exec Producing
TV Land has ordered a pilot for “Nobodies,” starring, executive produced and written by Groundlings alums Hugh Davidson, Larry Dorf and Rachel Ramras (“Mike Tyson Mysteries”), and also to be executive produced by Emmy® winner and Oscar® nominee Melissa McCarthy and acclaimed comedic actor/director Ben Falcone through their production company On The Day. The pilot is inspired by Davidson, Dorf and Ramras, who in their real lives, watched as their friends from The Groundlings went on to star in blockbuster comedies and win Oscars, while they toiled away in Hollywood.
Jan 07 2016
TV News: Science Channel’s NASA’s Unexplained Files Returns Feb. 23
Since the launch of the manned space program more than 50 years ago, cameras aboard NASA spacecraft have captured thousands of images that have been shared publicly to the delight of millions. Many show stars, views of Earth and other expected sights. However, hundreds of these pictures reveal imagery that leave scientists scratching their heads. NASA’S UNEXPLAINED FILES explores these mysteries and the latest evidence for life beyond Earth. Science Channel viewers will get a rare sneak peek at the all-new season of NASA’S UNEXPLAINED FILES on Sunday, Feb. 21 at 10PM while the series returns for season three on Tuesday, Feb. 23 at 10PM.
Jan 07 2016
TV News: Outrageous Acts of Science Returns to Science Channel on Jan 9
Hakeem Oluseyi, Debbie Berebichez, and the rest of your favorite scientists are back to kick off 2016 in the best way possible with brand new episodes of Science Channel’s most watched series of 2015, OUTRAGEOUS ACTS OF SCIENCE. With hundreds of new viral videos featuring stunts that manage to boggle the minds of even our esteemed physicists and engineers- this season promises to keep dropping jaws when OUTRAGEOUS ACTS OF SCIENCE returns Saturday, January 9 at 9PM.
Jan 07 2016
Updated with TV Promo: Little Women: Atlanta Premieres Jan 27 on Lifetime
Lifetime’s popular Little Women franchise heads south with Little Women: Atlanta (#LittleWomenAtlanta) premiering Wednesday, January 27, at 10pm PT/ET, immediately following the debut of Little Women: LA Season 4. These new little ladies turn it up wherever they go, especially with club promoter Emily Fernandez leading the charge with identical twins, Andrea and Amanda Salinas, Bri Barlup, Ashley “Minnie” Ross and Tiffany “Monie” Cashette.
The drama heats up with these friends as catfights erupt among their feisty personalities and power hierarchies. Like many friends, they deal with problems with their parents, fights over men and one little lady even has a baby on the way. When it comes down to it, this clique is not afraid to get into it with each other, but together they face the daily challenges that come with being a little person while proving they are the true queens of Atlanta.
Jan 06 2016
House of Lies is Heading to Havana in Season 5
HOUSE OF LIES is Havana-bound! Marty (series star and executive producer Don Cheadle) and the Pod are en route to Cuba for one episode of the fifth season of the hit SHOWTIME comedy, premiering in 2016 on-air, on demand and over the internet.
Jan 06 2016
TV News: Lifetime’s UnREAL Preps for Season Two Summer Launch
Lifetime’s critically-acclaimed series UnREAL (#UnREALTV) is set to begin production this March for a summer return. Co-created by Marti Noxon and Sarah Gertrude Shapiro, UnREAL gives a fictitious behind-the-scenes glimpse into the chaos surrounding the production of a dating competition program, Everlasting. Starring Shiri Appleby and Constance Zimmer as producers Rachel Goldberg and Quinn King, season two stirs up the controversy when Everlasting casts its first-ever African American suitor.
Jan 06 2016
TV News: TV Land’s YOUNGER Renewed For Season Three
TV Land and Darren Star’s critically-acclaimed hit “Younger,” called “flirty fun” by Entertainment Weekly and “sexy” by People.com, has been renewed for a 12-episode third season, it was announced today at the Television Critics Association (TCA) Winter Press Tour at The Langham Hotel in Pasadena, CA. Star and the entire cast of the show, including Sutton Foster, Hilary Duff, Debi Mazar, Nico Tortorella, Miriam Shor, Molly Bernard, Peter Hermann and Dan Amboyer were all on hand for the announcement. The news comes before the comedy has even begun airing its second season, which is set to start on Wednesday, January 13th at 10pm ET/PT with two back-to-back episodes for an hour-long premiere.
Jan 06 2016
TV News: Travel Channel’s Andrew Zimmern Returns in Third Season of Bizarre Foods: Delicious Destinations Jan 26
Travel Channel satisfies curious taste buds with the return of “Bizarre Foods: Delicious Destinations,” an extension of the long-running and popular “Bizarre Foods” franchise, premiering Tuesday, January 26 at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT. Hosted by James Beard Award-winning chef and culinary explorer Andrew Zimmern, the third season returns with 14 all-new half-hour episodes, plus six hour-long episodes, highlighting not-to-be-missed foods that define a location.
Jan 04 2016
Casting News: The Rocky Horror Picture Show Adds Victoria Justice, Ryan McCarten, and Reeve Carney To Cast
More casting news as actress and recording artist Victoria Justice (“Victorious”) and Ryan McCarten (“Liv & Maddie,” “Heathers the Musical”) have been cast as “Janet Weiss” and “Brad Majors” in THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW, which is set to shoot this winter and air Fall 2016 on FOX. Reeve Carney (“Penny Dreadful,” “Spider-Man Turn Off the Dark,”) has been cast as “Riff Raff,” one of Dr. Frank-N-Furter’s loyal servants. Carney originated the role of “Peter Parker/Spider-Man” in the smash Broadway production “Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark,” under the direction of Julie Taymor, with music by U2’s Bono and The Edge. Additional cast members to be announced.
Dec 21 2015
TV News: Lifetime and Sony Pictures Television Team Up With James Franco To Remake MOTHER, MAY I SLEEP WITH DANGER?
In honor of the 20th anniversary of MOTHER, MAY I SLEEP WITH DANGER?, the retelling of the cult classic from Sony Pictures Television will pay homage to the original film that continues to resonate in pop culture today. The film comes on the heels of Lifetime’s successful and most buzzed about movie event of 2015, A Deadly Adoption, starring Will Ferrell and Kristen Wiig.
Dec 21 2015
Movie Trailer: IFC Midnight Presents THE ABANDONED Starring Louisa Krause and Jason Patric
Take a terrifying plunge into the warped mind of a disturbed young woman. Desperate to get her life back on track, the unstable Streak (Louisa Krause) takes a job as a security guard, working the graveyard shift at a once upscale, now abandoned apartment complex. But on her first night on duty, she discovers a horrifying presence lurking deep within the bowels of the decaying building. With her nerves already on edge, Streak must confront demons both real and imagined as she struggles to keep a grip on her sanity. Jason Patric (The Lost Boys) co-stars in this harrowing thrill ride.
Dec 17 2015
TV News: History’s Hit Drama VIKINGS Returns For Season Four Feb. 18
HISTORY’s hit drama series “Vikings” returns for a gripping fourth season led by Travis Fimmel, star of the upcoming film Warcraft, on Thursday, February 18 at 10 p.m. ET. The network has added four episodes to its initial 16 episode order. Beginning February 18, a new episode will air every Thursday for ten weeks with the remaining episodes to air later in the year.
Dec 17 2015
Whitney Cummings’ First HBO Stand Up Special, Whitney Cummings: I’m Your Girlfriend Debuts January 23
The whip-smart actress-comedian who co-created the hit series “2 Broke Girls” headlines her first HBO stand-up special when WHITNEY CUMMINGS: I’M YOUR GIRLFRIEND debuts SATURDAY, JAN. 23 (10:00-11:00 p.m. ET/PT).
Dec 17 2015
HBO Confirms Debut Date for Season 4 of Vice
HBO has confirmed the debut date for the 18-episode fourth season of the Emmy®-winning weekly news magazine series VICE, which is set to launch FRIDAY, FEB. 5 (11:00-11:30 p.m. ET/PT), exclusively on HBO.
Dec 17 2015
Becoming Mike Nichols Debuts Exclusively on HBO Monday, February 22, 2016
With disarming candor, wry wit and sharp self-deprecation, Nichols delivered a master class on his craft in what would be his last in-depth interviews, for BECOMING MIKE NICHOLS, debuting MONDAY, FEB. 22, exclusively on HBO, following its world premiere at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival.
Dec 17 2015
TV News: Showtime Greenlights New Political Docu-Series THE CIRCUS: INSIDE THE GREATEST POLITICAL SHOW ON EARTH
The groundbreaking new political series is produced in cooperation with Bloomberg Politics and featuring Bloomberg Politics managing editors Mark Halperin and John Heilemann (co-authors of the New York Times best-sellers Game Change and Double Down, and co-hosts of the nightly political show “With All Due Respect” on Bloomberg Television) and noted campaign strategist and media advisor Mark McKinnon. The real-time documentary series will pull back the curtain on the 2016 presidential race, revealing the intense, irreverent, inspiring and infuriating stories behind the headlines of what promises to be one of the most fascinating and consequential elections in modern history.
Dec 16 2015
TV News: Tyler Perry To Host and Narrate THE PASSION, A Musical Event, On March 20
FOX will present THE PASSION, a two-hour musical event, airing LIVE from New Orleans, that tells the 2000-year-old story of the last hours of Jesus Christ’s life on earth. Hosted and narrated by actor, writer, producer, director and New Orleans native Tyler Perry (“The Haves and The Have Nots,” “Gone Girl”), the special will feature a cast of today’s biggest stars (to be announced) performing a variety of popular music, arranged by executive producer and hit music producer Adam Anders (“Glee,” “Rock of Ages”).
Dec 16 2015
TV: Smithsonian Channel To Air One-Hour Special PARIS TERROR ATTACK: CHARLIE HEBDO Jan. 4
With powerful testimony from the police and military commanders leading the operation to capture the suspects, combined with chilling eyewitness video, PARIS TERROR ATTACK: CHARLIE HEBDO recounts in detail the three days of horror amid France’s biggest-ever manhunt. Among the interviewees are Hebdo staffer Dr. Patrick Pelloux, who would have been in the office that morning but had a meeting in the city; Maryse, widow of Georges Wolinski, Charlie Hebdo’s lead cartoonist; Michel Catalano, the owner of the sign-making and printing factory north of Paris where the Kouachis eventually holed up; and two survivors of the siege on a kosher grocery story in Porte de Vincennes, eastern Paris.
Dec 16 2015
TV News: Discovery Channel New Series STREET OUTLAWS: NEW ORLEANS Premieres Feb 22
Street racing is exploding across the country and taking new form, with racers organizing exhilarating, underground street racing leagues and establishing teams to represent their respective cities. One of those fledgling teams is now featured in the new Discovery Channel series: STREET OUTLAWS: NEW ORLEANS.
Dec 16 2015
TV News: TNT Renews The Librarians, Major Crimes, and Murder in the First
TNT has renewed the hit fantasy-adventure The Librarians, and the gripping crime dramas Major Crimes and Murder in the First.
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