TV loves to do remakes, right? We’re seeing it with shows, and we are certainly seeing it now with TV movies. The latest bit of chatter comes courtesy of ABC, who is now eyeing a revival of “Dirty Dancing” for a three-hour movie event featuring Abigail Breslin in the lead role of Frances Houseman. The […]
NBC found a relative amount of success last week with the premiere of their new comedy “Superstore” starring America Ferrera. Unfortunately, they could not get anything close to that for the premiere of their new “Telenovela.” So how much did the Eva Longoria series struggle? Let’s just say that in the show’s first episode after […]
Those discussions about a “Sherlock” – “Doctor Who” crossover are probably not going to be going away anytime soon … but not because of the fact that the showrunners are encouraging it. As a matter of fact, they are doing the opposite. Speaking to Entertainment Weekly in a new interview, “Sherlock” co-creator Mark Gatiss (who […]
“Brooklyn Nine-Nine” gets a showrunner – For all of those wondering who was going to be getting the coveted (and more than likely very fun) role of Jake’s mother on “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” season 3, we now come bearing an answer: Katey Sagal! According to TVLine, the “Sons of Anarchy” / “Married … with Children” alum will […]
We should start this particular ratings update by noting that there has to be a clear asterisk alongside everything that we’re saying. Not only are there some football overruns on Fox that could lead to some adjustments, but the same goes for President Obama’s speech delaying most broadcasts by 15-16 minutes. This is not accounted […]
Given that last week was Black Friday, you would have to hope that there would be at least some increases in the ratings compared to the week before … and the proof is in the pudding that this is a pretty smart strategy to have. The winners – Great news for “The Amazing Race” (1.1 in […]
At the moment, we imagine that there are some people over at NBC who are flying high off of the success of “The Wiz Live!,” and probably with good reason. Not only was the production an increase in the ratings over last year’s “Peter Pan Live!” production, but it also for the first time brought […]
There really was not much that took place on TV Thursday night, and as a result of that, you better prepare yourselves for a somewhat-quieter ratings article than usual. The winners – It was not a quiet night at all for “The Wiz Live!” on NBC, as the decision to adapt the popular “Wizard of Oz”-based […]
After a long period of time waiting, we’ve now learned for certain who will be the headlining act during the Super Bowl 50 Halftime Show in February … and it just so happens to be one of the biggest bands in the business today. According to the Wall Street Journal, Coldplay has signed up for […]
It shouldn’t be much of a surprise that there were massive increases across the board for Wednesday night’s ratings. after all, the majority of the lineup was either in repeats the day before Thanksgiving last week, or they lost viewers to people who were all getting ready for the big dinner in advance. The winners – […]
