October 12th, 2009 | 0 Comments
ABC has picked up FlashForward for a full season. The show has been a solid performer on Thursday night, boosting ABC’s 8:00 PM/ET time period 32 percent over last year. Even more impressive, its premiere episode was the first regular program since Friends to beat Survivor in the 18-49 demo. New DVR numbers reveal the Joseph Fiennes starrer picked up 2 million viewers for a total of 14.5 million in its Sept. 24 premiere. Rating increased from a 4.1 to 4.9. Last Thursday, ABC picked up comedies Modern Family, The Middle and Cougar Town.
October 8th, 2009 | 4 Comments
NBC has canceled Southland, two weeks before the premiere of the show’s second season. Production on the John Wells-produced cop series is being shut down after six episodes. Warner Brothers Television was told by NBC that the show was being canceled by the network. Neither the studio nor NBC would comment on for why the show was halted, but insiders say the dark nature of the cop drama was a factor. NBC said it will do its best to air the six episodes that were already shot and that the quality of the show wasn’t a factor in the decision.
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October 8th, 2009 | 0 Comments
ABC has picked up freshman comedies Modern Family, Cougar Town and The Middle for full seasons. The shows have performed strong against significant competition during the latter hour of ABC’s comedy block.
No word yet on back-nine pickups for fellow shows FlashForward, Hank, Eastwick, and The Forgotten.
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October 7th, 2009 | 0 Comments
CBS has handed out full season pickups to freshmane drama NCIS: Los Angeles and The Good Wife. Both dramas have performed well for the network after three airings on Tuesdays. NCIS: Los Angeles is the most-watched new show of the fall season, averaging 17.5 million viewers and a 4.1 adults 18-49 rating. While The Good Wife ranks as the second most-watched freshman series, pulling 13.7 million viewers and a 3.0 rating.
Both shows air Tuesday nights and are produced by CBS Studios.
October 7th, 2009 | 0 Comments
Nickelodeon has renewed Glenn Martin, DDS for a second season. The stop-motion series from Michael Eisner’s Tornante Animation will produce 20 episodes for its sophmore season.
With a voice cast that includes Kevin Nealon, Catherine O’Hara and Judy Greer, the show ranked as Nick at Nite’s No. 1 offering in the third quarter of 2009, averaging 2.1 million viewers per week. Eric Fogel (Celebrity Deathmatch) is the executive producer overseeing animation, while Sivert Glarum and Michael Jamin (King of the Hill) are executive producer-showrunners. Eisner co-created the series with Fogel and Alex Berger.
October 6th, 2009 | 0 Comments
HBO has picked up Bored to Death for a second season. The pickup comes after a series high for the offbeat freshman comedy this past Sunday. Following the episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm in which the cast of Seinfeld reunited with the show’s co-creator Larry David, the third installment of Bored to Death grabbed its largest audience to date, 1.1 million viewers, up 51% from last week.
Bored to Death stars Jason Schwartzman as a mentally blocked writer-turned-private investigator. Ted Danson and Zach Galifianakis co-star in the single-camera comedy executive produced by creator Jonathan Ames, Sarah Condon, Stephanie Davis, Dave Becky and Troy Miller.
