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Daily Archives : Jun 8, 2018

NBC Tweaks Prime-Time Schedule

NBC flipped two shows in its prime-time lineup, with the network issuing an announcement that “Running Wild with Bear Grylls” will now lead off prime time on Mondays at 8 p.m. (7 p.m. Central), followed by “American Ninja Warrior” at…

Marcy Carsey, Who Produced Both ‘Roseanne’ and ‘The Cosby Show,’ Offers Thoughts on Two Scandals

Legendary TV producer Marcy Carsey, who happened to be behind the cameras on two high-profile sitcoms that have since been touched by scandal, offered her thoughts on the two scandals. Carsey, who left the business in 2005, was a producer…

CNN’s Celebrity Chef and Travel Adventurer Anthony Bourdain Dead at 61, Apparent Suicide

“American TV celebrity and food writer Anthony Bourdain was found dead in his hotel room Friday in France while working on his CNN series [‘Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown’] on culinary traditions around the world,” reports the Associated Press. “CNN confirmed…

NBC Prime-Time Schedule as of June 7, 2018 (Monday June 11, 2018 – Sunday June 24, 2018)

Press release from NBC, June 7, 2018: “RUNNING WILD WITH BEAR GRYLLS” “ZAC EFRON” 06/11/2018 (08:00PM – 09:00PM) (Monday) : SERIES PREMIERE – ZAC EFRON JOINS FAMED ADVENTURER AND SURVIVALIST ON NBC’S INSPIRING, LARGER-THAN-LIFE ADVENTURE REALITY SERIES — World-renowned survivalist…

FX Orders Season 3 of ‘Atlanta’ — Acclaimed and Award-Winning Series Returns to FX in 2019

Press release from FX, June 7, 2018: FX has ordered a third season of the critically-acclaimed and award-winning comedy series Atlanta, it was announced today by Nick Grad and Eric Schrier, the presidents of original programming for FX Networks and…

CBS to Burn Off Comedies ‘Me, Myself & I,’ ‘Living Biblically’ on Saturday Nights Beginning July 7

Press release from CBS, June 7, 2018: MID-LIFE ALEX BECOMES FRIENDS WITH ANOTHER DAD AT ABBY’S SCHOOL WITHOUT REALIZING HE’S THE GUY WHO RUINED HIS MARRIAGE, ON “ME, MYSELF & I,” SATURDAY, JULY 7 Vanessa Williams Recurs as Kelly Frasier,…

Two ‘SNL’ Veterans Reunite for a Raucous — and Maybe a Bit Raunchy — Writers Guild Session

‘Tis this season for TV show panels and receptions, whether they are officially billed as FYC events or not. Yet an event Wednesday night, sponsored by the Writers Guild Foundation at the WGA Theater in Beverly Hills, was unlike any…

Travel Channel to Air Anthony Bourdain Marathon

As a tribute to Anthony Bourdain, who committed suicide in France today, the Travel Channel will air a 12-hour marathon Sunday of his Emmy-winning series “Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations,” Deadline reports. The show originally aired from 2005-2012. “The series followed…

Mega Producer Greg Berlanti Signs $300 Million Deal to Stay at Warner Bros. TV

“On the heels of Greg Berlanti setting a new record for a producer with 14 live-action scripted series on the air, he has re-upped his overall deal with the studio behind all of his shows,” writes Nellie Andreeva for Deadline….