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NBC has picked up its reality format ”Celebrity Apprenctice” for a 14th season.
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Here are some pictures that surely don’t lack bite.
NBC has issued a few first look images for its upcoming limited series “Dracula”, which, as the title suggests, is a new take on Bram Stoker’s classic vampire tale.
Jonathah Rhys-Meyers stars in the adaptation which takes the viewer back to the late 19th century. The the mysterious Dracula has arrived in London, posing as an American entrepreneur who wants to bring modern science to Victorian society. He’s especially interested in the new technology of electricity, which promises to brighten the night – useful for someone who avoids the sun. But he has another reason for his travels: he hopes to take revenge on those who cursed him with immortality centuries earlier. Everything seems to be going according to plan… until he becomes infatuated with a woman who appears to be a reincarnation of his dead wife.
Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Jessica DeGouw, Thomas Kretschmann and Katie McGrath co-star.
And here are two more pictures.
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CBS keeps on adding to its new lineup.
The latest pilot to earn a pickup is comedy project “Friends With Better Lives”, staring James Van Der Beek (“Dawson’s Creek”)
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NBC is going first, again.
The network will have its upfront presentation tomorrow morning. But, in keeping up the tradition of the last few years, is releasing its fall schedule a day early.
So here it is, the NBC Fall Schedule for the 2013-2014 TV season.
NBC FALL 2013-14 SCHEDULE
(New programs in UPPER CASE; all times ET)
MONDAY
8-10 p.m. – “The Voice”
10-11 p.m. – “THE BLACKLIST”
TUESDAY
8-9 p.m. – “The Biggest Loser” (New Day and Time)
9-10 p.m. – “The Voice” (New time)
10-11 p.m. – “Chicago Fire” (New Day and Time)
WEDNESDAY
8-9 p.m. – “Revolution” (New Day and Time)
9-10 p.m. – “Law & Order: SVU”
10-11 p.m. – “IRONSIDE”
THURSDAY
8-8:30 p.m. – “Parks and Recreation” (New time)
8:30-9 p.m. – “WELCOME TO THE FAMILY”
9-9:30 p.m. – “SEAN SAVES THE WORLD”
9:30-10 p.m. – “THE MICHAEL J. FOX SHOW”
10-11 p.m. – “Parenthood” (New Day and Time)
FRIDAY
8-9 p.m. – “Dateline NBC”
9-10 p.m. – “Grimm”
10-11 p.m. – “DRACULA”
SATURDAY
Encore programming
SUNDAY
7:00-8:15 p.m. – “Football Night in America”
8:15-11:30 p.m. – “NBC Sunday Night Football”
NBC MIDSEASON 2013-14 SCHEDULE
(New programs in UPPER CASE; all times ET)
MONDAY
8-10 p.m. – “The Voice”
10-11 p.m. – “THE BLACKLIST”
TUESDAY
8-9 p.m. – “The Voice”
9-9:30 p.m. – “THE FAMILY GUIDE”
9:30-10 p.m. – “ABOUT A BOY”
10-11 p.m. – “Chicago Fire”
WEDNESDAY
8-9 p.m. – “Revolution”
9-10 p.m. – “Law & Order: SVU”
10-11 p.m. – “IRONSIDE”
THURSDAY
8-8:30 p.m. – “Parks and Recreation”
8:30-9 p.m. – “WELCOME TO THE FAMILY”
9-9:30 p.m. – “SEAN SAVES THE WORLD”
9:30-10 p.m. – “THE MICHAEL J. FOX SHOW”
10-11 p.m. – “Parenthood”
FRIDAY
8-9 p.m. – “Dateline NBC”
9-10 p.m. – “Grimm”
10-11 p.m. – “CROSSBONES”
SATURDAY
8-10 p.m. – Encore and specials programming
10-11 p.m. – “Saturday Night Live” (Encore)
SUNDAY
7-8 p.m. – “Dateline NBC”
8-9 p.m. – “AMERICAN DREAM BUILDERS”
9-10 p.m. – “BELIEVE”
10-11 p.m. – “CRISIS”
It’s “Late Night”… with Seth Meyers!
That’s going to be the opening statement in a few months, when Jimmy Fallon will step down as host of NBC’s “Late Night” to take over “The Tonight Show” from Jay Leno in 2014, and “Late Night” will have a new host in “SNL” veteran Seth Meyers.
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CBS is piling up on its dramas.
The network has just issued a series order to “Reckless”, a new legal drama from “Twilight” director Catherine Hardwicke, per the Hollywood Reporter.
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Is it canceled? Is it renewed? – Well, now we know.
It was one of the stranger moments with ABC’s comedy “The Neighbors” on Friday night. It was reportedly renewed, but soon after, ABC issued a “hold” on those reports. So what gives?
Well, it’s renewed.
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The song is over.
After two, let’s face it, very uneven seasons, NBC has decided to pull the plug on its musical drama “Smash”.
This pretty much concludes NBC’s pre-upfront business. A decision on “Hannibal” is not expected until after the upfronts.
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I had to postpone this one a little due to all the cancellations and renewals flying in seconds.
But between all that craziness, ABC also managed to order a flurry of new shows for the fall.
Aside from “Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.”, here are 11 other shows that will see the light of TV screen sometime next season.
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Since ABC is ordering quite the amount of new shows (more on that in a minute), no wonder they have to clean house.
Which means Sarah Chalke freshman comedy “How To Live with Your Parents for the Rest of Your Life” will not be coming back. Neither will “Family Tools”.
On the other hand, there is apparently still room for Tim Allen comedy “Last Man Standing”, as it has been renewed for another season.
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In a quite unexpected turn, CBS has decided not to go forward with the TV version of feature film trilogy “Beverly Hills Cop” from Shawn Ryan and Eddie Murphy.
But it is likely that the expensive pilot will now be shopped elsewhere.
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It’s quite the back-and-forth here…
Back to the renewal front with the good news that ABC has renewed its comedy “The Middle” for fall.
And back to the other side with the fact that the Alphabet has officially axed its freshman drama “Red Widow”.
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And another one that was very much on the bubble just saw it burst.
After three seasons, ABC has officially canceled medical crime drama “Body of Proof”.
Also gone is “The New Normal”, over at NBC.
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It was expected, but might still hurt.
ABC has officially canceled its struggling comedy “Happy Endings”, and has also axed “Malibu Country”.
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And more renewals are raining in.
ABC has also officially renewed its fairy-tale drama “Once Upon A Time”, as well as “Revenge” and bubble comedy “Suburgatory”.
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NBC is still not done.
After negotiations with Sony have closed, the Peacock has now issued a few more series orders.
The network has picked up James Spader starrer “Blacklist”, medical drama “Night Shift” and single-camera half-hour comedy “Welcome To The Family”.
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Shonda Rhimes is doing the happy dance.
The creator and executive producer of hit dramas “Grey’s Anatomy” and “Scandal” has just tweeted that both shows have been picked up for next season. That means season 10 for “Grey’s” and a third season for “Scandal”.
Also, “Castle” is coming back for season 6 next year.
And over at NBC, word has just come in that negotiations have been fruitful, and that “Community” has officially been renewed for a fifth season.
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Next in line… ABC.
The Alphabet’s publicity department has tweeted that the network has officially renewed its country drama “Nashville” for season 2.
Can I get a yeee-haaww!
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And the other CBS bubble show that was in danger of getting the axe – well, got it.
CBS has also canceled freshman drama “Vegas”.
The move to Friday nights certainly didn’t help matters, but the ratings were never stellar to begin with, and kept declining on Tuesday nights.
UPDATE:
And then they were four.
CBS keeps whopping the axe around in its series department, also canning freshman drama “Golden Boy” – and “Rules of Engagement”, which was a powerful replacement weapon for CBS over the years.
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It was bound to happen – after ordering six new series so far for fall, CBS now has to make some room for them.
That’s why, after a good nine-season run, CBS has officially canceled “CSI: New York”. The show was pulled off the brink twice in the last two years, and secured a renewal, but this time, it’s the end of the line for Mac Taylor and his team.
