VH1’s Hit the Floor Season Finale Surges in Ratings
VH1’s Hit the Floor had 2.4 million total viewers (1.1 million in the key 18-49 demo) tune in for its second season finale (surging surging 26 and 38%).
Nearly 2.5 million viewers tuned in to find out the answer to the season-long mystery: Who. Killed. Olivia? Was the identity of the killer a surprise to you?
H/T: TV by the Numbers
In related news: You can expect much more Hit the Floor in 2015. VH1 announced two weeks ago that the soapy basketball drama will be returning for a third season. Hit the Floor‘s season two was the number one ad-supported cable scripted drama among women 18-49.
VH1 scores just before the buzzer, proudly picking up its hit scripted series Hit The Floor for a third season of drama on and off the court.
The series has pulled impressive ratings during the first two seasons, finishing as the #1 new scripted series of the summer on cable among Adults 18-49 in its debut season and currently ranking as the #1 ad-supported scripted drama on cable among women 18-49. Season 2 of Hit the Floor was a magnet for fans on social platforms, consistently ranking amongst the Top 10 most social shows on TV Monday nights on Twitter.
“Hit The Floor delivered again with fantastic ratings and social media engagement in season two, especially among women,” said Susan Levison, EVP of Original Programming & Production for VH1. “We look forward to seeing what kind of trouble the Devil Girls will get into next season.”
The cast for season two includes: Dean Cain, Kimberly Elise, Taylour Paige, Logan Browning, Valery Ortiz, Katherine Bailess, Jonathan McDaniel, McKinley Freeman, Rob Riley, Adam Senn, Brent Antonello, Jodi Lyn O’Keefe and Don Stark.
H/T: VH1
Disney Channel Renews Girl Meets World
Millennials rejoice!
Cory, Topanga and middle schooler Riley will be back for more adventures and life lessons! The Disney Channel has renewed Girl Meets World for a second season.
Girl Meets World is a spin-off of the fan favorite 90s sitcom Boy Meets World. Boy Meets World followed the lives of Cory (Ben Savage), Topanga (Danielle Fishel) and their friends and family as they grew up together. Savage and Fishel reprise their roles as Cory and Topanga in Girl Meets World as the parents of middle schooler Riley (Rowan Blanchard).
Developed by Boy Meets World creators April Kelly and Michael Jacobs, Girl Meets World has become the No. 1 TV show among Kids 2-11, Kids 6-11 and Tweens 9-14 since its June 27 premiere on Disney Channel.
Girl Meets World airs Fridays on Disney Channel.
H/T: TVLine and Inside TV @ EW
Shemar Moore Returns to CBS’ The Young and the Restless
Shemar Moore’s Malcolm Winters is coming home to Genoa City this fall. The Criminal Minds star will return to his daytime television roots when he reprises his fan favorite role on CBS’ The Young and the Restless.
Unfortunately for the hardcore fans… Malcolm’s homecoming will be a short one. Moore will appear in just two episodes, which will air on Wednesday, September 10 and Thursday, September 11.
Shemar Moore: “I am excited about returning to The Young and the Restless as a special guest. This is where I got my start, and I am looking forward to reuniting with my soap opera family.”
Moore originated the role in 1994 and played him until 2002. He then returned for a brief stint in 2004-2005 before joining Criminal Minds.
H/T: TVLine
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…)
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