ABC, unlike all the other networks, didn’t renew all its sure-thing returning shows weeks ago, so it had a lot to announce today. Most of these aren’t surprising, but the following series will be back next season: SCANDAL, GREY’S ANATOMY, MODERN FAMILY, ONCE UPON A TIME, RESURRECTION, REVENGE, CASTLE, AGENTS OF SHIELD, THE GOLDBERGS, […]
Last week, the glamorous part of the network “Upfronts” took place, largely for viewer and media purposes: hordes of new shows were announced, stars were trotted out, executives madly spun this past season’s numbers so that every decline looked like a triumph, gala parties were held. This week, however, the real Upfronts kick into […]
THE FLASH: Tuesday 8PM on CW starting October 7 – If Nothing Else Is On… PLAYERS: Series Creators/Executive Producers Greg Berlanti, Andrew Kreisberg and Geoff Johns, the first 2 of whom are also creators of Arrow, from which this Flash is a spin-off (he was introduced in an Arrow arc, and Stephen Amell makes […]
NBC has struck first in releasing the dates of its fall premieres. Most of its new shows will launch during the official Premiere Week starting Monday September 22, but there are a few exceptions (new series are in ALL CAPS): Sunday Sept 7: NFL Sunday Night Football Thursday Sept 11: The Biggest Loser Monday […]
FRESH OFF THE BOAT: Midseason TBD on ABC THE FACTS: Based on the memoir of chef Eddie Huang, it’s the story of a Chinese-American family that moves from Washington, where there’s a thriving Asian community, to Orlando, Florida, where there isn’t one. The focal point is young Eddie, but the heavy lifting comes from […]
NBC and FOX will be the first broadcast networks to announce their 2014-15 schedules next Monday, so it makes sense that they’re the first to begin announcing their new series pick-ups. No trailers have yet been released, but here are some quick facts on each: FOX Note: In addition to those below, FOX has […]
The big news at CBS is that the network is reducing its Monday comedy block to 1 hour, while leaving 2 sitcom hours on Thursday. Consequently, the network is adding only one new half-hour in the fall. (There was no last-minute pick-up for How I Met Your Dad, which until last week was regarded […]
The midseason part of the broadcast network schedule kicks off in a few hours, and we’ve spent the past few days taking a look at ABC, CBS and NBC. Today it’s the turn of the most critical patient in the quartet. FOX Fall Primetime 18-49 Average (through December 28): 1.58, down 17.8% from Fall […]