When The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon premieres on Monday, February 17th, Fallon’s guests will be Will Smith and U2. I’m guessing we’ll begin the relevant guests on February 18th. Follow the jump for the press release.
Tag: Television
Jay’s Farewell Brings Tonight A Host of Big Name Guests! Again!
Once again, NBC has decided to go younger with The Tonight Show, so once again, Jay Leno’s final week as host brings out the big guns.Guests for Jay’s final week include Jimmy Fallon, Betty White, Matthew McConaughey, Sandra Bullock, Blake Shelton, Garth Brooks and several more surprises. One guest who won’t be a surprise, though, […]
NBC Orders Emerald City Straight to Series; Adds Miniseries The Slap
OZ at war? Dorothy Gale stuck in the middle of it? Emerald City is not your grandfather’s OZ! NBC has given the series a 10-episode, straight-to-series order. With characters and situations from L. Frank Baum’s 14-book series to serve as inspiration, this one could a great deal of fun. Based on a critically acclaimed Australian […]
NBC Announces Peter Pan as Next Christmas Musical!
Following on the huge success of NBC’s live production of The Sound of Music, NBC announces that Craig Zadan and Neil Meron will produce the live broadcast of the classic musical Peter Pan for Thursday, December 4th. The original Broadway production of Peter Pan (pictured above) included such songs as I’m Flying and I Won’t […]
NBC Give Katherine Heigl Drama and Amy Poehler Comedy Pilot Orders!
As much as pilot season is maligned, it’s still the standard method of choosing which series go forward for most of network television. This morning, NBC announced pilot orders for one drama and one comedy pilot to go into production. The drama pilot for State of Affairs brings Katherine Heigl back to television for her […]
The Real Sherlock Holmes – A Fun, Surprising Look at How a Fictional Character Led to Practically Everything!
Sherlock Holmes is the most translated subject in the world after The Bible. Arthur Conan Doyle’s Holmes stories have not been out of print since they first appeared in 1887 – 125 years ago. The Real Sherlock Holmes (BBC America, Tonight, 6/5C) looks at the incredible influence the character has had – and not just […]
ABC Sets Premiere Dates for Two New Series, Two Returning Series and a Toy Story Special!
ABC has announced release dates for two new series, Black Box (Thursday, April 24th) and Mind Games (Tuesday, February 25th); two returning shows, The Bachelor and Dancing With the Stars (Monday, March 17th), and a new Toy Story holiday adventure, Toy Story That Time Forgot (Holiday 2014). Black Box is a unique medical series starring […]
Showtime Unveils Its Spring 2014 Schedule!
Showtime’s Spring 2014 Schedule mixes comedy, drama, horror and documentary to provide something unique.: the highly anticipated Penny Dreadful – featuring re-imaginings of some of horror’s most fascinating characters (Dorian Gray, Dr. Frankenstein, iconic characters from Bram Stoker’s Dracula) – will premiere on May 11th, and April 13th will be a full evening with the […]
Showtime Adds One Drama and One Comedy!
Showtime has added one-hour drama The Affair and comedy series Happyish to its lineup. The Affair stars Dominic West (The Wire), Ruth Wilson (Luther), Maura Tierney (ER) and Joshua Jackson (Fringe) in a tale that explores ‘two marriages and the affair that disrupts them.’ Happyish – starring Philip Seymour Hoffman (Capote), Kathryn Hahn (Revolutionary Road, […]
Video: Behind-The-Scenes on Community!
Tonight’s episode of Community (NBC’ Thursdays, 8/7C), Basic Intergluteal Numismatics, finds the cast trying to take down The Ass-Crack Bandit. NBC has released a behind-the-scenes video that includes John Oliver (returning as Professor Ian Duncan) riffing on the idea that this was thought up by adults. Also, Jim Rash bloopers; Jonathan Banks’ take on the […]
Teaser: Things Are Getting Tense(r) on The Americans in Season Two!
One of the biggest surprise of last season was The Americans (FX, : a spy drama about Communist sleeper agents posing as the perfect American nuclear family. FX has released a very cool new teaser for the show’s second season. Check it out after the jump. The Americans return on February 26th.