NBC Series Renewed for 51st Season
An NBC series that is a television institution after a half-century on the air was just picked up for its 51st season. The show is “Days of Our Lives,” one of only a handful of daytime soaps to survive as…
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CBS Scraps Project in Co-Production Rift
CBS has pulled the plug on a new drama project just days after ordering it to pilot. Writing on Deadline.com, Nellie Andreeva reports that the crime drama from “Burn Notice” creator Matt Nix and “Black Box” creator Amy Holden Jones…
Fox Greenlights ‘Lethal Weapon’ TV Adaptation, Has Star Lined Up
Fox ordered a TV project based on the “Lethal Weapon” feature franchise, and has actor Damon Wayans Sr. lined up to play Roger Murtaugh, who was played by Danny Glover in the four “Lethal Weapon” movies. Variety reports that the…
CBS Takes Hit Daytime Show to Prime Time
CBS is bringing one of its franchise shows — network television’s No. 1 daytime series — to prime time. The network today announced plans to air three special prime-time editions of “The Price Is Right.” The venerable game show, hosted…
Is This the Future of Home Entertainment? Watch the Video
An innovative new device promises to transform the home entertainment experience into something resembling a high-tech amusement park ride. The device, Immersit, is installed under your couch and generates a range of movements aimed at bringing the viewer into the…
TVWeek’s Presidents’ Day Holiday Schedule
The folks here at TVWeek are off this coming Monday, Feb. 15, 2016, for Presidents’ Day and will not publish our e-newsletters that day. As always, we will continue to let you know about breaking news through our TVWeek EXTRA…
Streaming Service Falls Short of Expectations
Over-the-top streaming packages remain all the rage as the TV model evolves, but at least one service has fallen well short of expectations in terms of subscribers. Bloomberg reports that Time Warner Inc.’s HBO Now streaming service has reached 800,000…
AMC Prequel ‘Better Call Saul’ Gets Something ‘Breaking Bad’ Had
“Better Call Saul,” AMC’s prequel to its groundbreaking, critically acclaimed “Breaking Bad,” is following in that show’s footsteps by getting its own live aftershow. The cable channel announced plans today for “Talking Saul,” which will air after the season two…
Fox Sports Has a Deal With El Nino
Fox Sports announced a multiyear rights deal in which El Nino promises to be a key player. The broadcaster landed the big wave surfing event Titans of Mavericks, set in the legendary surf spot Mavericks near Half Moon Bay, Calif. “Fueled by…
Sci-Fi Thriller Gets Green Light
A new science-fiction thriller written by Tony Basgallop (“24: Live Another Day”) has received the green light from Syfy. The cable channel announced today that it ordered “Prototype” to pilot. The project “centers on three unlikely cohorts who inadvertently stumble…