October 22nd, 2009 | 0 Comments
Bravo has ordered a second season of Top Chef Masters, the spinoff series of Top Chef. Food journalist Kelly Choi returns as host, with restaurant critic Gael Greene, culinary expert James Oseland and critic Jay Rayner as judges. Top Chef regular Gail Simmons will also serve as a judge. The first season rose to become the highest-rated first season of a competition series yet for the network, averaging 2.2 million viewers and 1.5 million adults 18-49.
October 21st, 2009 | 0 Comments
ABC has given a full-season coronation to Castle, picking up the sophomore series’ back nine episodes. The show has aired five episodes so far this season, and has shown a slight uptick in recent weeks. Castle has also improved its timeslot against last year at this time by 4% in adults 18-49. And when DVR playback is added in, the show’s viewership rises by 1.6 million, and its 18-49 rating improves by 26%.
The show stars Nathan Fillion as a novelist who helps a police detective (Stana Katic) solve crimes. Show also stars Susan Sullivan, Molly Quinn, Ruben Santiago-Hudson, Tamala Jones, Jon Huertas and Seamus Dever. Andrew Marlowe is executive producer, along with Rob Bowman, Rene Echevarria, Laurie Zaks and Armyan Bernstein.
October 20th, 2009 | 0 Comments
NBC has ordered Losing It With Jillian, a companion series for The Biggest Loser starring trainer Jillian Michaels. She will travel the country showing weight-challenged Americans that they can get the same results as contestants on The Biggest Loser without attending the show’s immersive fitness boot camp. The show also will feature celebrity chef Curtis Stone, who will offer the families a nutritional plan and cooking tips.
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October 20th, 2009 | 0 Comments
Disney Channel has renewed The Suite Life on Deck for a third season. Production on the comedy will resume in Hollywood in early 2010. The show stars Dylan Sprouse and Cole Sprouse as identical twins Zack and Cody Martin who spend a semester at sea with hotel heiress London Tipton (Brenda Song) aboard the luxurious SS Tipton. The show ranks No.1 among kids 6-11 and posted series highs in total viewers (6.8 million) earlier this month. Pamela Eells O’Connell and Irene Dreayer are executive producing.
October 16th, 2009 | 0 Comments
Oxygen has given a fifth-season order to Tori and Dean: Home Sweet Hollywood. Last season was the most watched of the series and the finale was the biggest telecast in network’s history. The new season is scheduled to air in spring 2010. The show is about the lives of Tori Spelling, husband Dean McDermott and their two children.
October 12th, 2009 | 2 Comments
When NBC aburpty canceled Southland, there was talk of the show moving to another network. The most obvious network was TNT, which shares a corporate parent with Warners Brothers TV, which produces the critically praised series with studio-based John Wells Productions. Southland, which stars Benjamin McKenzie, shot six episodes of its second season before being shut down by NBC last week.
Now its seems like talks have begun. “We continually look at all programming opportunities that fit our portfolio of brands,” TNT said in a statement. TNT has been active in the cop drama genre, from its biggest hit, The Closer to its most recent offering, Dark Blue, both from WBTV’s sister Warner Horizon.
TNT has yet to decide on the future of Dark Blue, which recently wrapped its first season.
