Fringe Receives Full Season Pickup!
03/08/2010 at 2:38 pm | Posted in Net/Spec | 1 CommentTags: 13 episodes, 2010-2011, 22 episodes, back 9, FOX, Fringe, full season, renewed
Early today the site reported about Fringe getting renewed - and I’m sure you haven’t stopped dancing after hearing that – yet there was no current info whether it was for the standard 13 episode order (which networks tend to order the “back 9″ if that season is going well) or for a full season order of 22 episodes. Stop dancing for a minute and read this:
Well, good news! FOX ordered the show for a full 22 episodes!
You may continue dancing now.
Today Anchor Re-Ups
03/08/2010 at 2:12 pm | Posted in Net/Spec | 1 CommentTags: 2006, 2011, CBS, Katie Couric, Meredith Vieira, NBC, Olympics, The CBS Evening News, The Today Show
It looks like a familiar face will stay put on NBC‘s The Today Show for awhile longer.
It is being reported that Meredith Vieira has renewed her contract - and will stay as co-anchor - until fall of 2011.
Her previous contract was up this September, and it looks like she wants to stay put. She jumped aboard the show in 2006 when Katie Couric left for The CBS Evening News.
The Today Show is a huge cash cow for NBC, which has been losing it everywhere else (the Olympics caused NBC to LOSE $250 million). The show has ranked first in the morning shows for the past 742 weeks.
Smurf Voices Cast
03/08/2010 at 1:54 pm | Posted in Flik/Spec | 2 CommentsTags: 2011, Alan Cumming, George Lopez, Jonathan Winters, July 29, Katy Perry, Neil Patrick Harris, Smurf
Following last week’s announcement of Neil Patrick Harris landing a lead LIVE role in the Smurfs movie, there are now some known actors lending their voices to the smurfy film.
Alan Cumming will be Gutsy Smurf
George Lopez will be Grouchy Smurf
Katy Perry looks to be landing Smurfette
And Jonathan Winters (who has voiced MANY characters in the past) will be Papa Smurf
The movie will be smurfing in theaters July 29th, 2011.
Dancing with the Stars Gets New Co-Host!
03/08/2010 at 1:40 pm | Posted in Net/Spec | Leave a commentTags: ABC, Brooke Burke, Dancing with the Stars, press release, Samantha Harris, season 7, season seven
It’s official, Dancing with the Stars has found the replacement for Samantha Harris – who left her post as co-host with the conclusion of the last competition cycle.
Brooke Burke, winner of Season 7, will be the new co-host.
Here’s the official press release:
“DANCING WITH THE STARS” SEASON SEVEN CHAMPION BROOKE BURKE
IS ANNOUNCED AS THE NEW “DANCING WITH THE STARS” CO-HOST
Host Tom Bergeron Appears on “Good Morning America at the Oscars” for the Announcement
“Dancing with the Stars” Premieres Monday, March 22 on ABC
ABC has announced “Dancing with the Stars” Season Seven champion Brooke Burke as the new celebrity co-host alongside Tom Bergeron for the Spring 2010 season of “Dancing with the Stars” on “Good Morning America at the Oscars” the day after the 82nd Academy Awards ® ceremony, MONDAY, MARCH 8 (7:00-9:00 a.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network.
Television personality and new co-host of “Dancing with the Stars” Brooke Burke won the hearts and votes of America when she became the Season Seven winner of “Dancing with the Stars” with her dance partner, Derek Hough. Most recently Brooke has been working as the new host of TV Land’s hit reality competition series, “She’s Got the Look.” The busy mother of four can also be seen as the new “Mommy Correspondent” on the nationally syndicated hit daytime talk show, “The Doctors.” Brooke serves as a liaison between mothers everywhere and the esteemed panel of doctors. Recognized worldwide as host of the hit travel series “Wild On!,” Brooke has since hosted several high profile network series, including “Rock Star: INXS” and “Rock Star: Supernova.” On the acting front, she has guest starred on such television series as “Las Vegas,” “Less than Perfect,” “Eve,” “It’s All Relative,” “The Bernie Mac Show,” “Monk,” “Rock Me Baby” and “That’s Life.” Brooke is a mother of four and recently launched her own baby store, BabooshBaby.com, a site where she shares her secrets (and some products she used) to get back in shape after giving birth. She has graced numerous magazine covers, has top-selling swimsuit calendars and is regularly ranked in men’s magazines as one of the sexiest women in the world today. With over 1.7 million Twitter followers and growing daily, Brooke has quickly made a name for herself as a trusted resource in the world of motherhood and the social media network. She recently became CEO of ModernMom.com, an online community for the woman behind the mom. As a pro blogger, Brooke offers an in-depth look into her personal life, which can be experienced in her daily blog at www.ModernMom.com. Although she is juggling a hectic schedule and a family of six, Brooke is embracing many opportunities with grace and the ability to dance through the chaos.
An all-new cast of eleven celebrities will showcase their fancy footwork for the first time on the premiere of “Dancing with the Stars,” MONDAY, MARCH 22 (8:00-10:02 p.m., ET), with no eliminations in the first week of the competition. In week two, all of the couples will return to perform once again in a two-hour show, MONDAY, MARCH 29 (8:00-10:02 p.m., ET). The couple with the lowest combined judges’ scores and public votes for both performances will be sent home on TUESDAY, MARCH 30 (8:00-9:00 p.m., ET) in the season premiere of “Dancing with the Stars the Results Show.” As previously announced, “Macy’s Stars of Dance,” which features some of the most renowned dancers and choreographers of our time, will be back on “Dancing with the Stars the
Results Show.” One of the “Macy’s Stars of Dance” performances will be the hugely popular “Design-a-Dance,” where fans have the chance to select their favorite celebrity dancers, dance styles and wardrobe at www.abc.com.
Viewers may cast their votes for their favorite teams via phone on Monday night during and up to 30 minutes after the “Dancing with the Stars” performance shows. AT&T customers may also text message their votes by texting the word “VOTE” and entering the number that corresponds to the team they want to support (message and data rates may apply). Viewers may also vote online at www.abc.com starting from the opening of each episode on the East Coast and until 12:00 Noon, ET the following day.
“Dancing with the Stars” is the U.S. version of the international smash hit series, “Strictly Come Dancing.” This version is produced by BBC Worldwide Productions. Conrad Green serves as executive producer and Rob Wade is co-executive producer. Alex Rudzinski directs. “Dancing with the Stars” is broadcast in 720 Progressive (720P), ABC’s selected HDTV format, with 5.1 channel surround sound.
About BBC Worldwide Productions:
BBC Worldwide is the main commercial arm and wholly-owned subsidiary of British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). In the U.S., BBC Worldwide Productions, one of BBC Worldwide’s seven core businesses, is based in Los Angeles and New York. It is responsible for the smash hit “Dancing with the Stars” and develops scripted and non-scripted projects for U.S. cable and broadcast networks.
FOX Renews Show
03/08/2010 at 1:27 pm | Posted in Net/Spec | 2 CommentsTags: 2010-2011, 3rd season, ABC, Bones, FOX, Fringe, NBC, renewal, renewed, season, third season, Thursday
It comes in 3′s!
Along with ABC & NBC, FOX jumped on the renewal bandwagon:
Fringe has officially been renewed for a third season!
While the show definitely dropped in numbers their second season when it was moved in the uber-competitive Thursday 9p (EST) time period, the show’s numbers helped (along with Bones) FOX increase their numbers for that night. I guess you could say Fringe “took one for the team”, and have since been rewarded for it with this early renewal.
Here’s the official press release from FOX:
FOX RENEWS “FRINGE” FOR A THIRD SEASON OF ENDLESS IMPOSSIBILITIES
FOX has renewed FRINGE, the critically acclaimed thrilling drama, for a third season, it was announced today by Kevin Reilly, President, Entertainment for Fox Broadcasting Company.
“FRINGE tapped into a deep creative mine this year that built momentum throughout the season and helped give us our first real foothold on TV’s most competitive night,” said Reilly. “The entire FRINGE team – from the producers and writers to the cast and crew – has taken smart storytelling and top production quality to a whole new level. The rest of this season is mind-blowing, and we can’t wait to get started on the third installment of this amazing journey.”
This season, FRINGE improved FOX’s performance in the time period (Thursdays, 9:00-10:00 PM) by 11% among Adults 18-49 and by 33% in Total Viewers. In fact, together with its BONES lead-in, FRINGE helped boost FOX’s Thursday average rating during the fall among Adults 18-49 by 52%.
“We could not be more excited to continue the wild ride of FRINGE. We are grateful to FOX, and our viewers, for allowing this fun, mind-bending adventure to go on,” said FRINGE co-creator and executive producer J.J. Abrams.
Series showrunners and executive producers Jeff Pinkner and J.H. Wyman added, “This early renewal comes at a great time and adds to the cast and crew’s energy and excitement as we head into production on this season’s revealing final two episodes. We have so many stories to tell, so this is awesome that we have another season to explore the worlds of FRINGE.”
The second season of FRINGE resumes with eight all-new and uninterrupted episodes beginning Thursday, April 1 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. In “Peter,” the spring premiere episode, Walter (John Noble) flashes back to 1985 while explaining Peter’s (Joshua Jackson) otherworldly origins to Olivia (Anna Torv). Also, Peter’s mother (guest star Orla Brady) is introduced and details of the neighboring world reaffirm that there is more than one of everything.
Created by J.J. Abrams & Alex Kurtzman & Roberto Orci, FRINGE stars Anna Torv, Joshua Jackson, John Noble, Lance Reddick, Blair Brown and Jasika Nicole. The series is produced by Bad Robot Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television. Abrams, Bryan Burk, Jeff Pinkner and J.H. Wyman serve as executive producers, while Kurtzman and Orci are consulting producers. Additionally, Pinkner and Wyman serve as the series’ showrunners.
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