June 1st, 2009 | 0 Comments
Disney Channel has ordered a fourth season of Hannah Montana, ending speculation that teenage sensation Miley Cyrus would be saying farewell to the show. Disney has also renewed Demi Lovato starrer Sonny With a Chance for a second season. Production on the fourth season of Hannah Montana will begin in early 2010.
Miley Cyrus is returning, but goodbyes will be an ongoing theme in an arc that will see Cyrus’ character and her family leave their beachfront Malibu home. Airing on Sunday evenings, Sonny With a Chance rose to number 1 among scripted series with kids 6-11 and is on par with American Idol in the 9-14 demographic.
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May 19th, 2009 | 0 Comments
NBC is pleased to announce that due to an innovative advertising partnership with Subway, the fan-favorite series Chuck will return for the 2009-10 season. The announcement was made by Ben Silverman, Co-Chairman, NBC Entertainment and Universal Media Studios, and Mike Pilot, President, Sales and Marketing, NBC Universal.
“This innovative partnership is a perfect example of the effectiveness of the NBC Infront,” said Silverman. “By involving Subway early in the process, we were able to bring a quality show like ‘Chuck’ back to NBC for next season. Everybody wins – NBC, Subway, and the loyal fans who so enthusiastically lobbied for ‘Chuck’s’ renewal.”
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May 18th, 2009 | 0 Comments
NBC renewed Dick Wolf’s veteran crime drama Law and Order for a 20th season, says the Hollywood Reporter. The order is believed to be for 16 episodes. Wolf had been open about his desire to tie Gunsmoke for the longest-running drama series on television. Once a staple at NBC, Law and Order, which spawned two successful spinoff series with Law & Order: SVU and Law & order: CI, has seen its ratings slide in the last couple seasons when it served as a midseason replacement. Its current cast includes Jeremy Sisto, Anthony Anderson, Sam Waterston, S. Epatha Merkerson, Alana De La Garza and Linus Roache.
May 17th, 2009 | 0 Comments
NBC has reportedly picked up 13 episodes of Chuck from Warner Brothers, which made some budget concessions to secure the show a third season. Fans pushed NBC very hard for a pickup, launching a Save Chuck campaign that included buying sandwiches at series sponsor Subway.
The 13-episode pickup came after Warner Brothers agreed to make significant budget concessions, including scaling back the number of episodes several members of the show’s supporting cast will appear in and possibly eliminating one actor altogether. The show is also expected to cut two of its staff writers. Chuck, which had already trimmed its production budget going into Season 2, may now be in a situation similar to the one seen on ABC’s Scrubs this spring, where certain cast members “went missing” for a week at a time.
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May 16th, 2009 | 0 Comments
Fox has renewed Bones for a fifth and sixth season. Executive producer Hart Hanson announced the pick-up his Twitter account. Later, Hanson confirmed that Fox had ordered not just one but two more seasons.
Bones is entering its fifth season this fall – the year in which dramatic license fee increases are usually triggered, as studios look to recoup their early costs. Bones likely will be paired on Thursday nights with So You Think You Can Dance, which this year will be launching a fall season veritably on the heels of this summer’s cycle.
May 15th, 2009 | 1 Comment
ABC has picked up new drama Happy Town and the Courteney Cox-starring comedy Cougar Town, both from ABC Studios. Additionally, midseason drama Castle, also from ABC Studios, was renewed for a second season. ABC won’t confirm any pickups until it unveils its fall schedule on Tuesday.
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