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NBC stands firmly behind Meet the Press moderator David Gregory, subject of speculation after media reports said that the network enlisted a “psychological consultant” to interview Gregory’s wife and friends. The consultant was commissioned to assist with a marketing campaign, clarified NBC. In a memo to staff last week, NBC News chief Deborah Turness said, “There has been a great deal written about Meet the Press in the past few days, much of it quite ludicrous. I wanted to reach out to reiterate my support for the show and for David, now and into the future as we work together to evolve the format.”
(Source: Cynopsis)
Columbus Short, whose Scandal character was held at gunpoint in the season three finale, confirmed that he is leaving the ABC drama. “Everything must come to an end and, unfortunately, the time has come for Harrison Wright to exit the canvas,” said Short in a statement. In February, Short was charged with misdemeanor spousal battery, and pleaded not guilty; he was also accused of felony battery after a man was injured in an altercation in March, and accused of choking his wife in an April 7 domestic disturbance.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Late Night‘s Seth Meyers has been tapped host the 66th Annual Emmy Awards on NBC. Meyers follows in the footsteps of former Late Night hosts David Letterman, Conan O’Brien and Jimmy Fallon.
(Source: Cynopsis)
House of Cards isn’t moving production from Maryland. Media Rights Capital, which threatened to pull up stakes if the Netflix drama didn’t get more tax breaks than it qualified for under state law, reached a deal for $11.5 million of the $15 million it had requested. “Spoiler alert: we’re going to keep the 3700 jobs and more than 100 million dollars of economic activity and investment that House of Cards generates right here in Maryland,” said Governor Martin O’Malley. “Media Rights Capital has been a great supporter of the people and entertainment community in Maryland, and we couldn’t be happier to continue our partnership.”
(Source: Cynopsis)
The premiere date of 10-ep HBO series The Leftovers was moved from Sunday, June 15 to June 29. “Our production schedule shifted and subsequently that necessitated a chance in our debut date,” said HBO.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Larenz Tate (House of Lies) is now a series regular on Rush, premiering on USA Thursday, July 17 at 9p. Tate plays the best friend of renegade doc William P. Rush (Tom Ellis).
(Source: Cynopsis)
Also bumped up to series regular is Mimi Kennedy, on CBS‘s Mom. Kennedy plays an old friend of Allison Janney’s character on the freshman comedy, renewed for season two.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Joel Johnstone (The Newsroom) has joined the cast of ABC‘s The Astronaut Wives Club, playing NASA’s Gus Grissom.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Filling the Scandal slot on Thursday, ABC‘s Black Box premiered to a 1.5 rating/5 share among A18-49, nipping at the heels of CBS’ Elementary for the top spot in the demo, and was first in the hour in A18-34 and across key Women demos (W18-34/W18-49/W25-54).
(Source: Cynopsis)
The Thursday premiere of CBS‘s Bad Teacher delivered a 2.1/6 rating among A18-49, up 24 percent from the average for The Crazy Ones in the time slot. At 8p, Big Bang Theory beat NBC, ABC, FOX and CW combined in viewers and A18-49.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Spike TV‘s Bar Rescue delivered a franchise high 2.2 million L+3 viewers on Sunday, April 19.
(Source: Cynopsis)
WEEKEND BOX OFFICE
The Other Woman – $24.7 million
Captain America: The Winter Soldier – $16 million
Heaven Is For Real – $13.8 million
Rio 2 – $13.7 million
Brick Mansions – $9.6 million
(Source: Box Office Mojo)
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