Syfy to Air Spartacus Reruns
Syfy has acquired all four cycles of Starz’s Spartacus saga, to begin airing this summer on the basic cable channel.
The syndication deal includes all three seasons of Spartacus — subtitled Blood and Sand, Venegance and War of the Damned — as well as the Spartacus: Gods of the Arena prequel miniseries that aired between Seasons 1 and 2.
Spartacus will make its Syfy debut on Thursday, June 26.
H/T: Deadline
Showtime Renews Penny Dreadful for Second Season
Showtime has renewed the sexy, supernatural, Gothic horror series Penny Dreadful for an expanded second season.
The series’ sophomore season will run 10 episodes, up two from the show’s freshman run of 8.
Showtime president David Nevins released the following statement:
Picking up Penny Dreadful was one of the easiest decisions I’ve made. [Series creator] John Logan has deftly created an epic series that has drawn raves from a wide-range of audiences from quality drama lovers to critics, to hardcore genre fans.
Season two will premiere in 2015.
H/T: TVLine
The CW 2014-2015: What’s New? What’s Cancelled? What to Expect?
Last month the major broadcast networks announced their 2014-2015 television season pickups and cancellations. We will be breaking down for you what’s coming (and going) on ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC and The CW.
Last up: The CW!
The CW Orders Four Dramas, Including Flash, iZombie and Jane the Virgin
The CW jumped into the fall 2014-15 by ordering four pilots to series including Arrow spin-off The Flash.
The network also handed series orders to Rob Thomas’ iZombie, apocalyptic drama The Messengers and the dramedy Jane the Virgin. (more…)
NBC 2014-2015: What’s New? What’s Cancelled? What to Expect?
Last month the major broadcast networks announced their 2014-2015 television season pickups and cancellations. We will be breaking down for you what’s coming (and going) on ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC and The CW.
Next up: NBC!
NBC Orders Constantine, The Mysteries of Laura and More to Series
NBC added several new shows to its fall 2014-15 schedule, including Constantine, based on DC Comics’ supernatural mysteries series, and Debra Messing’s detective drama The Mysteries of Laura.
Here’s the logline/casting/pedigree info for each of the new series:
Constantine (Drama)
EPs | Daniel Cerone (Dexter), David S. Goyer (Batman Begins)
CAST | Matt Ryan, Lucy Griffiths (True Blood), Harold Perrineau (Lost)
Based on the characters in DC Comics’ stories about John Constantine, an enigmatic and irreverent con man-turned-reluctant supernatural detective who is thrust into the role of defending us against dark forces from beyond. (more…)
FOX 2014-2015: What’s New? What’s Cancelled? What to Expect?
Last month the major broadcast networks announced their 2014-2015 television season pickups and cancellations. We will be breaking down for you what’s coming (and going) on ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC and The CW.
Next up: FOX!
Where’s Glee? FOX Reveals 2014 Fall Schedule, Including Big Moves for 2 Fan Favorites
FOX unveiled its schedule for the 2014-15 TV season, and here are the big headlines: Batman origin tale Gotham has landed the Monday lead-off spot; the ever-resilient Bones is relocating to Thursdays; and the network is shaking up its Sunday animation block by adding two live-action comedies (including Brooklyn Nine-Nine).
American Idol will eat up less of FOX’s schedule next season. The once-mighty singing competition will likely launch with its traditional twice-weekly structure during the audition rounds before transitioning to a two-hour show on one night for the remainder of the season.
Glee‘s sixth and final season order, originally slated to be 22 episodes, will be trimmed to 13.
Sleepy Hollow is returning in a big way for Season 2, with Fox upping the number of episodes to at least 18.
The network officially cancelled Almost Human, Dads, Enlisted, Raising Hope, Rake, Surviving Jack and The X Factor. (more…)
CBS 2014-2015: What’s New? What’s Cancelled? What to Expect?
Last month the major broadcast networks announced their 2014-2015 television season pickups and cancellations. We will be breaking down for you what’s coming (and going) on ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC and The CW.
Next up: CBS!
CBS Orders NCIS and CSI Spin-Offs, Odd Couple, Kevin Williamson’s Stalker and 4 More to Series
CBS added eight new series to its 2014-15 schedule, including Matthew Perry’s Odd Couple reboot and the planted spin-offs NCIS: New Orleans and CSI: Cyber.
Here’s the logline/casting/pedigree info for each of the new series:
Battle Creek (Drama)
EPs | Vince Gilligan (Breaking Bad), David Shore (House), Mark Johnson (Breaking Bad)
DIRECTOR | Bryan Singer (House)
CAST | Dean Winters (Law & Order: SVU), Josh Duhamel (Las Vegas), Kal Penn (House), Janet McTeer (The White Queen), Damon Herriman (Justified), Aubrey Dollar, Edward Fordham Jr.
Two detectives with very different worldviews are teamed up and must answer the question: Are cynicism, guile and deception enough to clean up the semi-mean streets of Battle Creek, Mich., in the face of a complete lack of resources; or is the exact opposite true – it takes naïveté, trust and a boatload of resources?
Madam Secretary (Drama)
EPs | Barbara Hall (Homeland), Morgan Freeman, Lori McCreary and Tracy Mercer
CAST | Tea Leoni (The Naked Truth), Tim Daly (Private Practice), Bebe Neuwirth, Geoffrey Arend (Body of Proof), Patina Miller, Erich Bergen, Evan Roe, Katherine Herzer
Potential series about the personal and professional life of a maverick female Secretary of State as she drives international diplomacy, wrangles office politics and balances a complex family life.
The McCarthys (Comedy)
EPs | Brian Gallivan (Are You There, Chelsea?), Will Gluck (The Michael J. Fox Show), Richie Schwartz
CAST | Jack McGee (Common Law), Joey McIntyre (Boston Public), Laurie Metcalf (Roseanne), Jimmy Dunn, Kelen Coleman (The Newsroom)
Story about a big Irish Catholic, sports-crazed Boston clan and the gay son whose greatest sin is not his sexuality but his desire to spend less time with his family.
NCIS: New Orleans (Drama)
EPs | Gary Glasberg, Mark Harmon
CAST | Scott Bakula (Men of a Certain Age), CCH Pounder (The Shield), Zoe McLellan (JAG), Lucas Black, recurring guest star Paige Turco (The 100)
The New Orleans NCIS office handles cases from Pensacola through Mississippi and Louisiana to the Texas panhandle; to air as a spring episode of NCIS. (more…)
ABC 2014-2015: What’s New? What’s Cancelled? What to Expect?
Last month the major broadcast networks announced their 2014-2015 television season pickups and cancellations. Over these five days we will be breaking down for you what’s coming (and going) on ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC and The CW.
First up: ABC!
ABC Renews S.H.I.E.L.D., Resurrection, Castle, Revenge, Goldbergs and More
ABC formally picked up rookie series Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Resurrection and The Goldbergs as well as established hits Once Upon a Time, Castle, Scandal and Grey’s Anatomy. It also picked up new seasons of Revenge, Modern Family, The Middle, Last Man Standing and Nashville. ABC also renews the reality hits Shark Tank, The Bachelor, America’s Funniest Home Videos and Dancing With the Stars.
ABC Cancels Trophy Wife, Suburgatory, The Neighbors and More
ABC officially cancelled Trophy Wife, Mixology, The Neighbors, Suburgatory and Super Fun Night (as well as the already-dead The Assests, Back in the Game, Betrayal, Killer Women, Lucky 7, Mind Games and Once Upon a Time in Wonderland.)
ABC Orders Shonda Rhimes Drama, Agent Carter, Black-ish and 6 Others to Series
ABC added nine new shows to its fall 2014-15 schedule, including Marvel’s Agent Carter and Shonda Rhimes’ legal thriller How to Get Away With Murder.
Here’s the logline/casting/pedigree info for each of the new series: (more…)
FXX to Air Every Episode of The Simpsons in 12-day Marathon
FXX announced last week that it will air all 552 episodes of FOX’s The Simpsons over a 12-day period (from August 21 through Labor Day).
FXX acquired the off-network rights to The Simpsons last year. The new network is planning to air a four-hour block of reruns every Sunday, and will make the episodes available on the app FXNOW.
H/T: Inside TV
The Chupacabra Saves President Guillermo in Jimmy Kimmel Live‘s Last Scandal Spoof
Last night, Jimmy Kimmel Live! aired its final installment of its telenovela spoof of the hit ABC soapy political thriller Scandal.
The Señor B’s Jugo de Jicama sponsored Escandalo came to a dramatic (and insane) conclusion — complete with an appearance by the mysterious chupacabra! We find out who El Mole is… and the true identity of the chupacabra!
View the parts one through three AFTER THE JUMP… (more…)
Centric Revives VH1’s Recently Canceled Single Ladies
In late February, VH1 announced the cancellation of the fan favorite romantic dramedy series Single Ladies. Single Ladies was VH1’s first hour-long scripted series.
We’ve been proud to deliver three seasons of the drama, romance and style that engaged viewers in each episode of Single Ladies. Although we’ve decided not to move forward with another season, we hope to work again with the talented cast, creatives and producers as well as our partners at Flavor Unit Entertainment in the near future. We also thank the show’s fans for their support since the premiere in 2011.
Fans of Keisha, April and Raquel can rejoice! Less than two months later, the BET-owned network Centric has picked it up for a fourth season. The renewal is part of a new deal inked between the network and Queen Latifah’s Flavor Unit Entertainment, which produces Single Ladies.
H/T: TVLine