June 8th, 2009 | 0 Comments
TBS is in preliminary talks to order 13 new episodes of My Name Is Earl. The show was recently canceled by NBC. My Name Is Earl became one of the highest-profile cancellations this season. After it was canceled speculation arose that the series, which has won five Emmys, would find another home either on TBS or Fox.
A deal for new episodes of My Name Is Earl is still a long shot as the two sides have to figure out if an expensive network single-camera series can be produced under a basic cable network’s economic model. Also, while they’re still under a hold, the show’s cast has yet to be lined up for a lower-budget reincarnation of the series at TBS.
May 28th, 2009 | 0 Comments
Terminator Salvation is headed to TNT as part of a 13-title Warner Brothers movie package nabbed by the network and TBS. The deal also includes recent openers Watchmen and Ghosts of Girlfriends Past, Gran Torino and three upcoming releases: The Hangover, The Informant and Sherlock Holmes.
TNT and TBS have acquired exclusive TV rights to the 13 movies, which will begin airing on the cable networks about 30 months after their U.S. releases. Terminator Salvation is looking at an end-of-2011 network debut. The license fee for the films is tied to their box office performance and expected to average 10%-12% of their domestic grosses. After seven days in theaters, Terminator Salvation has amassed $69 million. Depending on how the movie does at the box office, it would earn $15 million-$24 million from TNT.
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May 20th, 2009 | 0 Comments
Comedy Powerhouse TBS to Reach an Even More Diverse Audience with November Launch of Late-Night Talk Show Starring George Lopez; Development Plans Include a Project from Kevin James
TBS’s popular series include Tyler Perry’s House of Payne, which was the #1 program on television among African-American adults 18-49 the last two summers. On May 27, TBS will premiere new episodes of Perry’s Meet The Browns. In July The Bill Engvall Show will return for its third season, airing Saturdays.
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May 13th, 2009 | 0 Comments
The Casting Call brings together the latest casting news to keep you informed on who is showing up on which show. Find out who is joining your favorite show as a series regular, a recurring character, a guest star or special cameo. The Casting Call could reveal upcoming story-lines, so be aware, there may be spoilers ahead.
How To Make It In America (HBO)
Eddie Kaye Thomas has joined HBO’s upcoming comedy series How to Make It in America as a regular. Thomas guest-starred on the pilot, which revolves around Ben and his friend Cam, enterprising twentysomethings who hustle their way through New York determined to achieve the American dream. Thomas plays a guy who went to high school with Ben. He now runs a hedge fund and is extremely rich but wants to be cool at any price.
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March 24th, 2009 | 0 Comments
TBS has signed George Lopez to host thier new talk show. The project represents Lopez’s return to series TV after his self-titled ABC’s sitcom ran for six seasons. The as-yet-untitled series will launch in November at 11 pm weeknights, putting its second half hour against NBC’s The Tonight Show and CBS’ Late Night.
The network plans an “outdoor street-party atmosphere” along with celebrity guests, live music and comedy acts. The show will also feature audience members interacting with guests. The program is from 2.2 Productions, paraMedia Inc. and Telepictures Productions, with Lopez executive producing along with Jim Paratore.
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January 28th, 2009 | 0 Comments
TBS has picked up 80 additional episodes of Tyler Perry comedy Meet the Browns says Variety. Sources close to the series said the show, which premiered January 7 to an audience of 3.7 million total viewers, will be brought back this summer as a companion to the Tyler Perry-produced House of Payne. Currently in the midst of a 10-episode test run, Meet the Browns yielded the highest-rated TBS premiere since the House of Payne premiere in June 2007.
