Broadcast TV Ratings for Friday, January 30, 2009 January 31, 2009 9:21 pm
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Broadcast TV Ratings for Thursday, January 29, 2009 January 30, 2009 1:55 pm
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A&E Orders Obsessed January 30, 2009 2:09 am
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A&E has greenlit Obsessed, ordering 11 one-hour episodes of the series, which delves into the lives of people stricken with anxiety disorders. The show is already in production and is scheduled to premiere on the network in the latter half of this year.
ABC Greenlights Lauren Graham Comedy Let It Go January 30, 2009 2:00 am
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ABC has given the green lights to two more comedies, including one starring Lauren Graham titled Let It Go. According to THR, Let It Go stars Graham as a self-help guru who teaches women how to “let it go” but fails to follow her own advice when her perfect boyfriend dumps her. The script was written by Alex Herschlag (Will & Grace).
The other comedy, an untitled multi-camera comedy from writer/executive producer Tad Quill (Scrubs), revolves around two forty-something friends who embark on very different lives — one with a new baby and one with a newly empty nest.
NBC Orders 12 More Episodes of Howie Do It January 30, 2009 1:09 am
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NBC has ordered 12 more episodes of the Howie Mandel-led reality series Howie Do It. After three weeks, Howie Do It has averaged a 3.7/6 HH rating/share, 6.20M viewers and a 1.8/6 A18-49 rating/share, a good deal higher than shows that previously held its Friday night timeslot (Crusoe and America’s Toughest Jobs).
Source: Variety
Broadcast TV Ratings for Wednesday, January 28, 2009 January 29, 2009 8:17 pm
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Jeffrey Tambor Believes Arrested Development Film Will Happen This Year January 29, 2009 4:03 pm
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The New York Daily News’ Gatecrasher is reporting that Jeffrey Tambor believes that Michael Cera, previously reported as the lone hold out for an Arrested Development film, is on board for the project and that the movie will happen this year:
If I have to call him up and say, ‘Get on set right now, young man,’ he’ll be there…The movie is going to happen this year, and Michael Cera is on board. Trust me.
NBC Developing TV Version of Parenthood January 29, 2009 3:02 pm
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NBC has greenlit a pilot for Parenthood, an adaptation of the 1980s theatrical film of the same name. Friday Night Lights writer/executive producer Jason Katims is heading the project along with Brian Grazer and Ron Howard.
Variety reports that the show will retain the tone of the movie — but with new characters, and with storylines that center on the modern challenges that come with raising kids in this post-Facebook, post-iPod world.
Broadcast TV Ratings for Tuesday, January 27, 2009 January 28, 2009 5:46 pm
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NBC Orders Futuristic Drama from Heroes Writer + Parker and Sarandon Join Who Do You Think You Are? January 27, 2009 11:00 pm
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NBC has given a pilot order to Day One, a futuristic drama from Heroes writer/producer Jess Alexander. According to THR, the series will chronicle the aftermath of a global event that devastates the world’s infrastructures when a small band of survivors strive to rebuild society and unravel the mysteries of why the event took place and what the future has in store.
NBC also announced today that Sarah Jessica Parker and Susan Sarandon have been tapped to star in the networks genealogy reality series Who Do You Think You Are?. The series will run for six episodes and premiere Monday April 20th at 8:00pm.
ABC Greenlights Three Pilots, Fox One January 27, 2009 10:43 pm
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ABC today announced greenlights for three drama pilots from ABC Studios, including one from Grey’s Anatomy creator/executive producer Shonda Rhimes. titled Inside the Box.
According to THR, Inside the Box, written by Richard E. Robbins, is set in a Washington network news bureau and centers on an ambitious female news producer and her colleagues. The project has been in development since 2006, (ABC picked it up to pilot), but was ultimately shelved because Rhimes got busy with Grey’s Anatomy and its spinoff Private Practice.
I, Claudia, is a contemporary drama from writer John Scott Shepherd and centers on Claudia McIntire, a young prosecuting attorney who doesn’t know that one day she is going to be a serious contender for the presidency of the U.S.
The untitled Brothers & Detectives adaptation, written and exec produced by Daniel Cerone, is about a low-level detective who, after the death of his estranged father, discovers he has a brilliant 11-year-old brother who is adept at helping him solve crimes.
Fox, meanwhile, has greenlit a drama titled Masterwork from Prison Break creator Paul Scheuring. The series is described by THR as a globe-trotting adventure like National Treasure and The Da Vinci Code about a race against time to recover the world’s most sought-after artifacts.
Broadcast TV Ratings for Monday, January 26, 2009 January 27, 2009 6:48 pm
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Amy Poehler’s NBC Comedy Gets Tentative Title January 27, 2009 6:08 pm
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A recent NY Times article discussing the upcoming TV season, read it here, reveals the likely title for the new NBC comedy starring SNL-alum Amy Poehler: Public Service.
The show, which deals with small-time local government, will begin April 9 at 8:30. Its creators, Greg Daniels and Michael Schur, both of “The Office,” described the show as not a spinoff of “The Office,” although it will borrow at least a few conventions from that show, including a cast of ordinary office workers.
Broadcast TV Ratings for Sunday, January 25, 2009 January 26, 2009 9:47 pm
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CBS Announces Cast for The Amazing Race January 26, 2009 6:14 pm
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CBS has announced the 11 teams that will take part in the 14th installment of the Emmy Award-winning series The Amazing Race, which premieres Sunday, February 15th (8:00-9:00pm ET/PT) on CBS. The new season will see the contestants traverse over 40,000 miles and nine countries over 22 days.
The full press release follows after the jump. (more…)
ABC Orders New V Pilot January 26, 2009 5:27 pm
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ABC has given a pilot order to a new take on the 1980s miniseries about an alien invasion, V. Written on spec by 4400 co-creator/executive producer Scott Peters, the series will center on a female Homeland Security agent. The pickup marks ABC’s second so far this pilot season for presold titles based on 1980s properties (Eastwick being the other).
Source: The Hollywood Reporter
ABC Announces New Thursday Night Comedy Block January 26, 2009 1:23 pm
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ABC has announced a new Thursday night comedy block, which includes the premiere of two new series In the Motherhood (March 26 at 8:00pm) and Better Off Ted (March 18 at 8:30pm). The two shows will be paired with Samantha Who? (March 26 at 8:30pm) and Scrubs (March 18 at 8:00pm), both of which will also be moving to Thursday nights.
“In the Motherhood” – Thursdays at 8:00 p.m.
Megan Mullally (“Will & Grace”) and Cheryl Hines (“Curb Your Enthusiasm”) come to ABC in the new comedy “In the Motherhood,” which takes a look at the importance of family and friends while trying to juggle motherhood, work and love lives in an overly complicated modern world. The story focuses on Rosemary (Mullally), Jane (Hines) and Emily (Jessica St. Clair), who represent mothers we all know. Rosemary is a free-wheeling mom who plays it fast and loose when it comes to parenting her teenaged son, Luke. Married numerous times, but currently single, Rosemary lives by her own rules. Much to the amazement of the other moms, her nontraditional parenting style has yielded a son much more responsible than she. Rosemary’s best friend, Jane, is a recently divorced working mother of a pre-teen, Annie, and a baby girl, Sophie, who is just trying to keep her career and home afloat. Having just returned to work after giving birth eight months ago, Jane struggles to find a happy balance – lucky for her she has her “manny,” Horatio (Horatio Sanz, “Saturday Night Live”), to help out. Jane’s younger sister, Emily, sees herself as the model stay-at-home-super-mom for her two young children, Esther and Bill. Emily’s home is a work of art, and her kids are polite and sweet — everything has its place in her world. Married to Jason (RonReaco Lee), Emily takes parenting as seriously as any mother could.
“Better Off Ted” – Wednesdays at 8:30 p.m.
“Better Off Ted” is a new office comedy about successful good guy Ted who runs Research and Development at the morally questionable Veridian Dynamics. No achievement is too far-fetched and no invention too unorthodox for Veridian. Need cow-less meat grown in a test tube? Done. Need pumpkins that also double as weapons of mass destruction? No problem. Ted’s a single dad to a seven-year-old girl and he loves his job, but he’s starting to take a closer look at the company’s extremely dubious practices. Do you manufacture the best teeth whitener ever if it could also kill off all of the planet’s fish? Probably not, but… Ted’s also fighting an attraction to co-worker Linda, who enjoys small acts of rebellion against Veridian (she’s secretly stealing and hoarding all the company’s creamer packets). But he holds back about his true feelings. He’s already had his self imposed “one office affair” with Ÿberboss Veronica. Incredibly beautiful (if seemingly devoid of conscience and emotion-free), Veronica lets nothing get in her way when it comes to serving Veridian’s needs.
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Legend of the Seeker Gets Second Season Renewal January 26, 2009 1:12 pm
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Disney’s first-run syndicated sci-fi drama Legend of the Seeker, produced by Sam Raimi, has been renewed for a second season on the Tribune Broadcasting stations.
The series, filmed in New Zealand, is based on Terry Goodkind’s Sword of Truth book series, and has averaged a solid 2.0 household rating this season thus far. The most recent episode drew a 1.6 household rating. The two-hour series premiere debuted with a 2.9 household rating in November.
Tribune’s stations account for 35% of ‘Seeker’s’ national clearance and covers most of its key top markets.
Source: Variety
Slumdog Millionaire Wins At SAG Awards January 26, 2009 1:03 am
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Slumdog Millionaire won yet another award, this time SAG’s top award for ensemble cast last night at the 15th Annual Screen Actor’s Guild Awards.
“I just hope that I don’t wake up tomorrow and someone says ‘Hey you were dreaming,'” the film’s Freida Pinto said backstage.
In the night’s other categories, Meryl Streep of Doubt and Sean Penn of Milk took lead actor honors. Kate Winslet won the supporting actress prize for The Reader, while Heath Ledger became the first posthumous SAG winner for his supporting role as The Joker in The Dark Knight. Co-star Gary Oldman accepted the award on his behalf:
“It is a great honor to be asked to accept this award on behalf of Heath Ledger,” he said. “He was an extraordinary young man and an extraordinary talent.”
On the TV side, AMC’s Mad Men was named best drama and NBC’s 30 Rock took top comedy honors, while Hugh Laurie of House and Sally Field of Brothers & Sisters took best actor honors on the drama side and 30 Rock’s Alec Baldwin and Tina Fey took top honors on the comedy side.
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Slumdog Millionaire Top Movie, Mad Men and 30 Rock Take TV Honors at PGAs January 25, 2009 6:26 pm
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Producer Christian Colson accepted the Darryl F. Zanuck Producer of the Year Award for Slumdog Millionaire, as the Mumbai-set drama bested fellow nominees The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, The Dark Knight, Frost/Nixon and Milk to take the top film honors last night at the PGA’s annual gala at the Hollywood Palladium.
“We are excited and delighted by the fact that our film continues to be embraced here in the U.S.,” Colson told the packed ballroom at the end of the two-hour ceremony. “Some could argue that this is the film that shouldn’t even have been made. There were no stars…. The budget was low, but not low enough. It was in Hindi. It was rated R. It wasn’t possible to pitch in 20 words or less.”
On the television side, AMC’s Mad Men and NBC’s 30 Rock earned wins in the drama and comedy categories, while HBO’s John Adams won in the longform category.
A complete list of all the winners follows after the jump. (more…)
ABC and NBC Pick Up Eastwick and Mercy Pilots January 25, 2009 5:21 pm
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ABC and NBC have handed out pilot orders to dramas Eastwick and Mercy, THR reports:
“Eastwick,” from Warner Bros. Television, is loosely based on the 1987 feature “The Witches of Eastwick,” which starred Cher, Susan Sarandon, Michelle Pfeifer and Jack Nicholson.
Penned by Maggie Friedman (“Jack & Bobby”), the project follows three women in the town of Eastwick who embark upon lives with new powers after an enigmatic stranger comes to town.
NBC’s “Mercy,” Universal Media Studios, is a drama with comedic elements that revolves around three nurses bound together in friendship by the highs and lows of their personal and professional lives.
Liz Heldens (“Friday Night Lights”) wrote the script and will exec produce.
ABC ordered the pilot script for Eastwick back in August of last year (related article here).
Broadcast TV Ratings for Saturday, January 24, 2009 January 25, 2009 5:19 pm
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Broadcast TV Ratings for Friday, January 23, 2009 January 24, 2009 5:44 pm
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Broadcast TV Ratings for Thursday, January 22, 2009 January 23, 2009 4:37 pm
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Broadcast TV Ratings for Wednesday, January 21, 2009 January 22, 2009 4:54 pm
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