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New Girl’s Hannah Simone has been tapped to host Fox’s new competition series Kicking and Screaming. The eight-episode show teams 10 expert survivalists with pampered partners to face challenges in wild environments around the world.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Fusion is launching weekly one-hour series The Young Turks, part of its coverage of the 2016 presidential election, this fall. The show, featuring visits to college campuses, kicks off the week of September 5.
(Source: Cynopsis)
ESPN’s Monday Night Football is getting a new play-by-play man. Sean McDonough joins commentator Jon Gruden in the booth beginning this fall. The company vet replaces Mike Tirico, who is joining NBC Sports.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Lynda Carter will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 41st Annual Gracie Awards on Tuesday, May 24 at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills. The gala honors outstanding individual achievement and programming by, for and about women.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Syfy greenlit to pilot Krypton, a Superman prequel set two generations before the destruction of the Man of Steel’s home planet. Project follows Superman’s grandfather, whose House of El was ostracized and shamed, as he fights to redeem his family’s honor.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Syfy greenlit to pilot Krypton, a Superman prequel set two generations before the destruction of the Man of Steel’s home planet. Project follows Superman’s grandfather, whose House of El was ostracized and shamed, as he fights to redeem his family’s honor.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Sony Pictures Television’s Latin America unit is developing historical drama El Comandante, exploring the life and times of late Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez. Columbian actor Andres Parra will play the title role of Chavez. “It is our most ambitious series on many levels, in terms of budget, cast some 600 cast members locations and the recreation of 30 major events in Chavez’s life,” said Angelica Guerra, SPT’s Senior VP and Managing Director, Production, Latin America and U.S. Hispanic.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Joe Russo and Anthony Russo, directors of Captain America: Civil War, are developing a comedy series at Showtime. The brothers are set to EP the untitled project, which is being written and executive produced by comedian Moshe Kasher (Zoolander 2) and writer/actor Zach Cregger (Miss March), and centers on pot dealers whose world is turned upside down when their illegal enterprise becomes legal in their home state.
(Source: Cynopsis)
A biopic and TV projects are being developed about Jenni Rivera, the Mexican-American singer who died in a 2012 plane crash. The news was announced by Rivera’s estate, which noted that included in the mix is a music-based TV series focused on the lives and stories of the Rivera family as a musical dynasty.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Whizz Kid Entertainment and Man vs Food star Adam Richman’s production company County of Kings have secured a deal with producer Ugly Brother Studios to remake competitive cooking format BBQ Champ in the US, as a potential starring vehicle for Richman.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Jeopardy “Power Players Week” begins Monday, May 16. Among the top media personalities showing off their acumen will be Anderson Cooper, ex-MSNBC host Melissa Harris-Perry, Michael Steele and Lara Logan.
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Sarah Jessica Parker visits syndicated series The Doctors on Wednesday, May 11. The actress sits down with Dr. Travis Stork to discuss her son’s severe peanut allergy and dishes about her family’s eating habits.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Billboard, Dick Clark Productions and Kia Motors have announced that Troye Sivan will perform as “Kia’s One to Watch” at the 2016 Billboard Music Awards. The ceremony will be broadcast live from Vegas on Sunday, May 22 at 8p on ABC.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Carrie Underwood, who won her sixth “Video of the Year” in 2015, is set to protect her crown against first-time nominees Chris Stapleton and Cam at the 2016 CMT Music Awards. The trio will face off in top categories against Blake Shelton, Brothers Osborne, Florida Georgia Line, Keith Urban, Kelsea Ballerini, Little Big Town, Luke Bryan, Maren Morris, Old Dominion, Sam Hunt and Thomas Rhett live from Nashville on Wednesday, June 8 at 8p on CMT.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Bert Kreischer is back for Season 3 of Travel Channel’s Bert the Conqueror. Back-to-back episodes premiere on Tuesday, June 7 at 8p and 8:30p.
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Hollywood Medium with Tyler Henry returns Tuesday, August 16 at 8p on E! The 20-year-old clairvoyant will be reading more stars in Season 2, including Tori Spelling, Linda Blair, YouTube star Madison Beer and Melissa Joan Hart.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Velocity is moving forward with a second season of Unique Rides, as host Will Castro and his crew continue to build rides for car-loving celebs. New recipients include N.B.A. superstar Russell Westbrook, record producer DJ Khaled and actor/rapper/comedian Nick Cannon. Premiere is set for the fourth quarter of 2016.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Netflix is delving into the reality competition space. The streaming service is collaborating on Ultimate Beastmaster, a global action series featuring and being produced by Sylvester Stallone that will include top athletes from different countries. Each hour-long episode will feature 12 competitors, two from each country, running “The Beast,” a physically demanding obstacle course.
(Source: Cynopsis)
The premiere of Fish or Die on Sunday, May 1 (11p) was a time period upgrade for Animal Planet. The show grew over its River Monsters lead-in by 21 percent with target A25-54 and posted double digit percentage gains over the network’s prior 4-week time period average.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Actor and former SAG president William Schallert, remembered as Mayor Norris on True Blood and Patty’s father on The Patty Duke Show, died May 8. He was 93.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Australian game show pioneer and Neighbours creator Reg Grundy died May 6 at his home in Bermuda. He was 92.
(Source: Cynopsis)
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