November 6th, 2009 | 0 Comments
USA Network has bought the off-network syndication to the freshman drama NCIS: Los Angeles. USA has agreed to pay CBS Television Distribution around $2.5 million per episode for the rights to NCIS: Los Angeles, which will be available in fall 2013. As part of the deal, USA will be able to start airing weekly repeats of the show’s first season starting in September 2011. The deal comes after just seven episodes of NCIS: Los Angeles have run on CBS.
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November 6th, 2009 | 0 Comments
A&E has greenlighted Sugarloaf, an hour-long pilot starring Matt Passmore. Sugarloaf, from Fox TV Studios, centers on Jim Longworth (Passmore), an ex-Chicago cop who gets kicked off the force after being shot by his ex-captain, who wrongfully accused him in having an affair with his wife. After receiving a payout, Longworth, an observant detective with a sly sense of humor, moves to a small Florida town and joins the state police. Clifton Campbell wrote Sugarloaf and is executive producing the pilot with Gary Randall. Peter O’Fallon is directing.
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November 6th, 2009 | 0 Comments
Comedy Central will premiere The Goode Family on January 6. The network will run the entire first season of The Goode Family, which originally aired on ABC in the summer. “We started building a nice cult fan base (on ABC) and hope those fans will come back and we would be able to reach new fans on Comedy Central, where people are used to such shows,” said John Altschuler, who created the series with Mike Judge and Dave Krinsky. The series, from MRC, Ternion Pictures and 3 Arts, will air Wednesdays at 10:30 PM/ET.
If a success, Comedy Central could pick up more of The Goode Family beyond the 13 produced episodes with new episodes. “If the show works, the intention is to do more (episodes),” MRC co-CEO Modi Wiczyk said said.
November 6th, 2009 | 0 Comments
Cartoon Network has picked up its first two original scripted live-action series, ordered 13 episodes of each hourlong show, with production slated to begin in January. Tower Prep centers on a rebellious teen (Drew Van Acker) who is trapped at a mysterious prep school for students with “unique potential.” Paul Dini is the writer-executive producer on the project from Cartoon Network Studios and Dolphin Entertainment. Unnatural History centers on a high school student (Kevin G. Schmidt) with exceptional skills acquired through years of globe-trotting with his anthropologist parents. He and his smooth-talking cousin (Jordan Gavaris) find themselves wrapped up in mysteries revolving around the national museum. Mike Werb created the series for Warner Horizon TV.
November 6th, 2009 | 0 Comments
Comedy Central is teaming with satirical newspaper the Onion for a half-hour scripted comedy. The untitled pilot will be based on the Onion Sports Network online video series and will take on teams, fans, sports products and sports coverage. The pilot will be geared toward sports lovers and long-time followers of the Onion. The project will be executive produced by Onion News Network’s Julie Smith and Will Graham.
November 2nd, 2009 | 2 Comments
TNT has picked up Southland from NBC. The critically acclaimed cop drama was canceled a week before it’s second season premiere, a casualty of Jay Leno’s primetime talk show. TNT will re-air the John Wells series’ original seven episodes NBC broadcast, plus the six new hours that NBC ordered but chose not to air.
Depending on ratings, TNT will order more. By only committing to airing episodes that have already been produced, the deal minimizes TNT’s financial risk and allows the cable network to evaluate the success of the show before investing in a re-start of production. The network plans to run the tough cop drama Tuesday nights at 10:00 PM/ET, opposite The Jay Leno Show. Southland will make its TNT debut on Tuesday, January 12.
