Dancing on the Edge – a miniseries event inspired by accounts of the Duke Ellington Band mingling with English high society during the early 1030s – is set to premiere on Starz following the finale of the network’s The White Queen. The bliss accompanying the Louis Lester Band’s embrace by the British elite vanishes when […]
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FXX Marks The Comedy Spot! Launches in 72 Million Homes!
FXX, Fox Networks’ new network targeting the 18-34 demographic, will debut on Monday, September 2nd with Parks and Recreation marathon. The network’s launch week will feature season premieres of comedy hits It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia and The League – as well as the new season of the critically acclaimed late night talk show Totally […]
R.I.P. Lee Thompson Young
Lee Thompson Young, who starred in The Famous Jett Jackson and had key roles in FlashForward, Smallville and Rizzoli & Isles, has died at the age of 29. A statement from TNT, Warner Bros. and Rizzoli & Isles Executive Producer Janet Tamaro reads as follows: Everyone at Rizzoli & Isles is devastated by the news […]
ABC Family Heads For The Middle!
ABC Family will begin running ABC’s long-running comedy series The Middle in a Monday-to-Friday strip on Tuesday, September 17 – following a sixteen-episode marathon on Monday, September 16th, beginning at 11am (10C). The Middle follows the lives of the members of the Heck family – frazzled mom Frankie, calming dad Mike, oldest son Axl, spectacularly […]
Sundance Channel’s The Red Road To Begin Production August 19!
Following the success of their critically acclaimed series Rectify, Sundance Channel has announced August 19th as the start for production on The Red Road – a drama starring Martin Henderson as a local cop struggling to keep his family together while policing two very different and extremely fractious communities. The series also stars Jason Momoa […]
TNT Renews Three Summer Shows: Rizzoli & Isles, Major Crimes and Perception!
Rizzoli & Isles, Major Crimes and Perception join Falling Skies as the core of TNT’s summer 2014 schedule. All four series have placed in the top ten basic cable dramas. For Rizzoli & Isles it will going into its fifth season; both Major Crimes and Perception will be in their third seasons. Falling Skies was […]
Third Time’s The Charm: The Greatest Event In Television History?
After two unsuccessful but very funny attempts to produce The Greatest Event In Television History, Adam Scott is hoping that the third time’s the charm. What’s he going for this time? We’ll find out on Adult Swim on November 7th – at midnight (dun, Dun, DUN!). In the meantime, check out the press release – […]
Syfy’s High Moon Pilot Casts Leads!
Syfy’s High Moon – based on the novel The Lotus Caves by John Christopher (Tripods) – has cast its male leads, signing Chris Diamantopoulos and Jake Sandvig. The two will play brothers Ian and Marty, respectively, who are diametrically opposed in almost every way – Ian being an investigator for the federal government who […]
The Norse Gods Return–via New Zealand!
Syfy has picked up New Zealand’s quirky contemporary fantasy series The Almighty Johnsons for US distribution. The series revolves around the Johnsons – brothers who are descended from the Norse Gods – a fun-loving bunch of guys who are as far from being superheroes as you could possibly imagine. Instead, they’re just these guys who […]
Paisley & Underwood To Host CMA Awards For Sixth Straight Year!
Some people understand the concept of ‘If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.’ Like the producers of the annual CMA Awards, who have announced that Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood will host the Awards for the sixth straight year on ABC Wednesday, November 6, 2013 at 8/7C. The ABC/CMA press release follows the jump.
Torchwood: Miracle Day Comes To BBC America!
Friday the 13th will be a lucky day for Torchwood fans! Torchwood: Miracle Day is coming to BBC America – along with Season Two and Torchwood: Children of Earth. Torchwood Season Two and torchwood: Children of Earth will run in a marathon on Friday, September 13th to lead in to Miracle Day’s premiere on […]