July 21st, 2009 | 0 Comments
Spike TV has picked up Deadliest Warrior for a second season. The show hypothetically pits famous fighters throughout history against one another. In the ratings, the show is a strong performer for Spike, averaging 1.8 million viewers. The show was also Spike’s top-selling series via download-to-own outlets such as iTunes, Xbox and PlayStation, and show-related online video hits totaled more than 6.2 million during the first season. The series’ online companion, Deadliest Warrior: The Aftermath drew 1.8 million video views from April 7-June 21.
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May 5th, 2009 | 0 Comments
Spike TV has picked up off-network rights to HBO’s comedy series Entourage. The network has acquired all 78 produced episodes, the upcoming sixth season as well as rights to future seasons of the show. The Hollywood-centered comedy about young actor Vincent Chase (Adrian Grenier) and his posse will launch on Spike in January, after the show’s sixth season wraps on HBO. Spike also has the right to create a window for a second network, which likely will be Comedy Central. This is Spike’s second acquisition of an HBO program in the past month. The cable channel also picked up HBO’s Emmy-winning miniseries Band of Brothers for a premiere in the third quarter.
April 23rd, 2009 | 0 Comments
Spike TV has renewed 1000 Ways to Die and MANswers. MANswers has been picked up for 10 episodes, while 1000 Ways to Die gets a 13-episode order which includes a pilot for a spin-off, 1000 Ways to Lie. Just like 1000 Ways to Die, which re-creates some of the most outlandish ways people died, 1000 Ways to Lie will showcase some of the most outrageous lies ever told in a fast-paced, tongue-in-cheek manner.
March 24th, 2009 | 0 Comments
Spike TV has acquired the rights to air HBO’s acclaimed minseries Band of Brothers. The cable network will run the 10-part World War II drama in the third quarter of this year. The acquisition is part of Spike’s effort to promote complimentary military efforts True Dads: In Uniform and the UFC Fight for the Troops.
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March 16th, 2009 | 0 Comments
Spike TV has picked up football-themed comedy pilot Blue Mountain State to series. The 12-episode order for the project, from producer Brian Robbins, is the second new comedy series pickup recently for Spike, which also greenlighted the Matt Walsh starrer Players. Both series are slated for a summer premiere.
Produced by Lionsgate TV and Robbins’ Varsity Pictures, Blue Mountain State is in the vein of Animal House. The series follows three incoming freshmen (Darin Brooks, Chris Romano, Sam Jones III) who attend Midwestern football powerhouse Blue Mountain State and quickly must adapt to college life while juggling football, women, classes and nonstop hazing. Co-starring on the show are NFL running back-turned-actor Ed Marinaro as the team’s coach, Gabrielle Dennis as Jones’ controlling girlfriend and Alan Ritchson as a senior on the team.
February 10th, 2009 | 0 Comments
Spike TV has greenlit half-hour comedy Players from former Upright Citizens Brigade regular Matt Walsh. Walsh, who created the show and will executive produce, will also star as a fun-loving guy who owns a sports bar with his uptight brother (played by Ian Roberts).
The network has ordered 10 episodes of the series, which goes into production in Los Angeles this month and is set for a summer premiere.
