TNT about to pick up two new series, “Saved” future in doubt December 15, 2006 2:10 am
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TNT is about to pick up two new series to go along with its hit “The Closer”.
One of the shows, “Grace”, stars Holly Hunter as a burned-out cop and the other titled “Heartland”, features Treat Williams as a heart-transplant surgeon whose work is affecting his personal life.
With the two new series set to join the TNT lineup sometime in 2007, it appears that “Saved” will not be returning after only one season one the air.
“Saved,” a drama about a Portland paramedic (Tom Everett Scott), drew good ratings, but was never able to hold more than half of the audience of its lead-in “The Closer”. TNT is commited to improve upon that performance with these two new shows. “Heartland” appears to be the series which will get the timeslot of “Saved”.
“Show Me the Money” picked up for more episodes December 9, 2006 1:55 am
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ABC has picked up six additional episodes of the William Shatner hosted game show “Show Me the Money”.
The series will also be moving to Tuesday’s at 8:00 PM beginning January 2nd.
It has averaged about 7.74M viewers a week this season thus far, with a 2.1/6 rating and share in adults 18-49.
“Fugly” pilot ordered by CBS December 3, 2006 1:10 am
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CBS has ordered a pilot for a project called “Fugly”, the script was written by the creator of “My Name Is Earl”
“What I love about the show is that it’s about a family that’s always been on the outside looking in, watching other people being successful,” said creator Greg Garcia. “They ultimately decide that they need to be beautiful to achieve their dreams.”
Garcia wrote “Fugly” back during the 2004-2005 season for Fox, but they refused and it never went to any other network.
The pilot will be executive-produced by Garcia, and is scheduled to be shot in March, when production on Garcia’s current series ‘Earl’ ends for the second season.
“Thank You for Smoking” to move to the small screen. November 29, 2006 6:20 pm
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The independent hit film “Thank You for Smoking” will be made into a NBC sitcom.
The comedy series will focus on the same main character in the film (Nick Naylor, played by Aaron Eckhart).
The project is from the producer of the movie, David O. Sacks, and the pilot will be written and executive produced by Rick Cleveland (“Six Feet Under”).
New Series Announced for Food Network November 16, 2006 9:36 pm
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Food Network has announced a new series entitled “Dinner: Impossible” for a debut of January 24th.
The program features Robert Irvine (a chef to princes and presidents) and a team of sous chefs making meals in impossible situations, such as rushing to finish a dinner before being left at a train station.
TV Land Unveils New Original Programming November 14, 2006 3:31 pm
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TV Land has created a slate of new series including an unscripted project which focuses on the family of George Foreman titled “Family Goreman”.
Other new programs under development are “Meet Your Match”, a dating show centered around the baby boomer generation, “The Big 4-0” which centers on hitting that milestone in age and “Back to the Grind” which is hosted by certain 1970s TV icons in which they perform the same jobs that their fictional characters once held performed on screen.
“With amazing original content and talent driving TV Land, we are truly poised to make all TV Land platforms the ultimate entertainment destination for Baby Boomers,” said TV Land president Larry W. Jones, by way of introduction to the new slate. “Boomers want to see themselves and more people their own age accurately depicted in entertainment and we look forward to connecting them with even more great, Boomer-centric originals.”
All four of those series are set for premieres in 2007.
“Friday Night Lights” Given a Full-season Order November 13, 2006 6:34 pm
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“Friday Night Lights” never got off to a very good start for NBC, but good word of mouth by fans of the show and a continued like expressed by critics has allowed NBC to stick with it in hopes that it continues to grow and find a larger audience.
“We’re proud to reward an authentic, poignant series like ‘Friday Night Lights’ with a full-season order, demonstrating our confidence in it’s appeal and quality,” said Kevin Reilly, President, NBC Entertainment. “Television critics and devoted fans have supported the show with well-deserved praise for the executive producers, writers and exceptionally talented cast.”
“Friday Night Lights” is averaging a 2.7 rating, 7 share in adults 18-49 and 6.7 million viewers overall with Tuesday originals through November 5. The acclaimed drama delivered 18-49 increases from its first half-hour to its second with each of its first five Tuesday telecasts. On a special Monday, October 30 telecast, “Friday Night Lights” won its time period among adults 18-34, men 18-34 and men 18-49.”
Time will tell if NBC will try to increase the audience of the show. Most may remember it was given a time slot change of Monday at 10:00 PM for one week where it showed promise, improving the time period’s numbers in all categories from its current occupant ‘Studio 60’. As of now, however, there is no talk of any more changes in shows schedule.
CBS greenlights new pirate-themed reality show November 6, 2006 7:59 pm
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CBS is teaming up with reality hit producer Mark Burnett (“Survivor”, “The Apprentice”, “The Contender”, “Rockstar”) for a pirate-themed reality series with the hopes of a premiere launch in the summer of 2007.
The program will take place on both land and at sea, and be faithful to certain pirate related traditions.
CBS has confirmed the order for the series, but not other details about the project are known.
“October Road” Picked Up By ABC October 20, 2006 2:01 am
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ABC has ordered six episodes of the drama “October Road”.
The series stars Tom Berenger as a young novelist who returns home to teach at a local university.
ABC gives “Ugly Betty” A Full Season Order October 13, 2006 8:28 pm
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“Ugly Betty” joins “Heroes” and “Jericho” as the only new shows of the season to be given a full season commitment.
ABC announced today in a press release.
The series has shown strong performance in three weeks on the air, averaging 15.3M viewers and a 4.7/13 A18-49 rating.
Follow the link to read the press release.
NBC Picks Up New Cop Drama Pilot October 1, 2006 9:48 pm
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NBC has picked up a new drama pilot titled “Life” from sister company NBC Universal Television Studio.
From Source (TV Week):
The one-hour pilot, titled “Life,” follows a falsely imprisoned police officer who rejoins the force a changed man to find out who really committed the crime he was charged with.
“Life,” which is from executive producers Rand Ravich and Far Shariat, will be shot sometime this season and is expected to be in contention for a series pick up in fall 2007.
G4 TV orders ‘Spaceballs’ Animated TV Series September 24, 2006 3:18 pm
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Set to debut in the fall of 2007, G4 has teamed up with Mel Brooks to create an animated series based on the 1987 cult-favorite Spaceballs. Simply titled Spaceballs: The Animated Series, 14 episodes were ordered. The one-hour pilot has been written by Brooks and Thomas Meehan (who co-wrote the original movie). Meehan will also supervise the 13 half-hour episodes, while Brooks will provide two voices; President Skroob and Yogurt.
The series will be produced by Brooks Films Limited and Berliner Film Company and will be distributed internationally by MGM Studios.
Starz Orders Three New Series September 24, 2006 3:17 pm
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The Starz Movie Network has ordered three new tv series, though only one is a stand-alone (the other two will be used to fill in the time before and after their movie presentations).
The stand-alone series is a half-hour stand-up comedy program executive produced by Martin Lawrence. “Martin Lawrence’s 1st Amendment Stand-Up” will premiere in early 2007 and will showcase young comedians. Starz ordered 12 episodes.
The other two series are; “The Bronx Bunny” a UK import show about celebrities being interviewed by rude puppets (Ten 15-minute episodes have been ordered) and “Head Case”, a scripted original about a celebrity therapist (20 five-minute episodes have been ordered.
Source: TV Week
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