Sci Fi Channel commissioned a pilot that will serve as a prequel to its fan favorite, “Battlestar Galactica.” The pilot, “Caprica,” comes as “Battlestar is set to air its final 20 episodes this year, Daily Variety reports. Sci Fi also…
Univision may lose most of its prime time programming if Televisa is successful in its attempt to end its exclusive license agreement with the network, the Hollywood Reporter says. Televisa’s three-year-old lawsuit is scheduled for trial in Los Angeles next…
The Discovery Channel ordered one pilot about the Iditarod dog-sledding competition and another featuring Pennsylvania coal miners, the Hollywood Reporter says. Both “Iditarod” and “Coal” will be produced by Thom Beers’ Original Productions, which produces the Discovery hit “Deadliest Catch,”…
CBS ordered “Exit 19,” a Geena Davis pilot about a single Long Island mom who doubles as a Manhattan murder detective, Daily Variety reports. The CW ordered “How to Teach Filthy Rich Girls,” a one-hour drama pilot starring four-time Oscar…
John Corbett will play Toni Collette’s husband on a Showtime comedy pilot created by Oscar-winning writer Diablo Cody, the Hollywood Reporter says. “United States of Tara,” about a woman with multiple personality disorder, will begin production next month, the newspaper…
Ivan Dixon, who played Sgt. Kinchloe on “Hogan’s Heroes” and directed episodes of “The Waltons” and “The Rockford Files,” died in Charlotte, N.C. at age 76, Daily Variety reports. Dixon was nominated for an Emmy for the CBS Playhouse special…
BBC America will have a “Monty Python’s Flying Circus” marathon on Memorial Day after acquiring the rights to the series’ fourth season, Multichannel News reports. The network didn’t announce plans for the show after the holiday, the paper says