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A broadcast comedy series has received a vote of confidence from its network, picking up a full-season order in its freshman season. TVLine.com reports that ABC gave a back-nine order to “Dr. Ken, bringing its first season to a full…
E! Entertainment announced that the cable network has signed an extension with Ryan Seacrest, who will remain as host and executive producer of E!’s successful “Live From the Red Carpet” franchise. Frances Berwick, President of Lifestyle Networks for NBCUniversal Cable…
A pay-cable channel announced plans for a movie marathon as part of its rollout of a new original series. Starz today announced an “Evil Dead” marathon, to take place Friday, Oct. 30, with “Evil Dead,” “Evil Dead 2” and “Army…
Comedian Tracy Morgan continues to put his career back on track after a traffic collision in 2014 that left him in a coma for two weeks. The AP reports that Morgan announced he will take his act on the road…
NBC is “pre-emptively” re-envisioning its programming plans, including cutting orders for two series slated to roll out at midseason. Writing on Deadline.com, Nellie Andreeva reports that the comedies “Superstore,” starring America Ferrera, and “Hot & Bothered,” starring Eva Longoria, each…
A former longtime president of the NBC network has died. The New York Times reports the death of Pier Mapes, who was president of the network from 1982 until his retirement in June 1994. The cause of death was not…
The popular TV series “Gilmore Girls,” which had a seven-year run on The WB and CW from 2000-2007, is being rebooted by Netflix, The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed reports. But there’s a twist: The streaming service reportedly intends to bring…
With two players unable to come to terms, the latest in a series of TV blackouts was becoming increasingly likely early today. Deadline.com reports that the adversaries in the latest tussle over carriage are Tribune Broadcasting and AT&T’s U-Verse. With…
An antitrust lawsuit has been filed against NBC, CBS, Fox, ESPN, NFL Sunday Ticket provider DirecTV and every team in the NFL. Dominic Patten reports on Deadline.com that the “sprawling new antitrust class action lawsuit” was filed Friday by lawyers…
“Star Wars” fever flared up Monday as the producers unveiled a full-length trailer for the new movie “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” during halftime of ESPN’s “Monday Night Football” telecast and “Star Wars” fans crashed online ticket sites in the…