September 20, 2019 3:00am PT by Lesley Goldberg TV's Top 5 'TV's Top 5': NBC Streaming Plans Revealed; Plus Chuck Lorre on His Comedy Empire During this week's podcast, hosts Daniel Fienberg and Lesley Goldberg are joined by awards analyst Scott Feinberg to preview what to expect from the Emmys and more.
September 19, 2019 10:56pm PT by Lexy Perez Seth Meyers Bookshelf Margaret Atwood on How Trump Election Inspired 'The Testaments': "It Put Wind in My Sails" 'The Handmaid's Tale' author also read the late-night host's palm during her Thursday night appearance to which she said quipped that he had "no presidential aspirations."
September 19, 2019 7:59pm PT by Trilby Beresford Trevor Noah The Daily Show Late-Night TV Edward Snowden on How Getting Sued By the Government Resulted in a Bestselling Book The former CIA employee explains why he published his memoir without submitting it to the agency for review; a move that got him sued by the Department of Justice.
September 19, 2019 3:00pm PT by Lesley Goldberg TV Development Freeform Jennifer Beals, Ilene Chaiken Adapting 'Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo' for Freeform The drama hails from Fox 21 and marks the first announced project from the now Disney-owned studio to land at Freeform.
September 19, 2019 1:30pm PT by Rick Porter NBC 'Tonight Show' Producer Katie Hockmeyer Named Head of NBC Late Night The longtime Jimmy Fallon collaborator will now oversee all of the network's post-primetime shows.
September 19, 2019 1:05pm PT by Lesley Goldberg TV Development Fox Entertainment Mayim Bialik, Jim Parsons Reunite for Fox Comedy The 'Big Bang Theory' grads will reteam for the multicamera effort 'Carla,' which landed at the broadcast network in a competitive situation.
September 19, 2019 11:00am PT by Rick Porter, Lesley Goldberg TV Development Showtime 'You're the Worst' Creator Teams With Greg Berlanti for Showtime Drama Stephen Falk has landed a sizable pilot-production commitment for a magic drama based on the novel 'Spoonbenders.'
September 19, 2019 10:30am PT by Michael O'Connell FX Nina Jacobson and Brad Simpson Renew Overall Deal With FX Productions The duo's Color Force is behind 'American Crime Story,' 'Pose' and the upcoming adaptation of 'Y: The Last Man.'
September 19, 2019 10:15am PT by Lesley Goldberg NBCU Consolidates Lifestyle Group, Lays Off 5 Percent of Cable Staff Top executives from E! as well as Bravo and Oxygen have been let go as the reorganization follows the same move on the media behemoth's network group.
September 19, 2019 10:00am PT by Rick Porter ABC 'Schitt's Creek' Creator Dan Levy Signs Overall Deal With ABC Studios The three-year deal brings Levy into the Disney fold, where he joins a big roster of creatives.
September 19, 2019 9:22am PT by Ryan Parker Late-Night TV Sean Penn Gives David Spade a Tattoo Honoring Chris Farley "I was thinking of all these Farley stories lately, and I've been connected with him for years and years. And I thought, 'Might as well stay connected to him through a tattoo,'" the 'SNL' veteran says.
September 19, 2019 8:28am PT by Rick Porter TV Ratings TV Ratings: 'America's Got Talent' Hits Finale Low The season finale of Fox's 'Masterchef' also comes in behind last season.
September 19, 2019 6:45am PT by Rick Porter TV Ratings 52-Week Broadcast Ratings: NBC, CBS Remain on Top as 2018-19 Wraps Fox remains the only broadcaster to increase its audience year to year, and ABC claims a share of the summer lead.
September 19, 2019 6:15am PT by Jean Bentley 'ER' at 25: Looking Back on Casting the Medical Drama's Legendary Original Ensemble Casting director John Levey explains how he found George Clooney, Noah Wyle, Julianna Margulies, Anthony Edwards, Eriq La Salle and Sherry Stringfield for the pilot, plus the challenges of casting all 15 seasons of the NBC drama.
September 18, 2019 4:00pm PT by Rick Porter 9-1-1 'True Blood' Favorite Joins Fox's '911' Spinoff Jim Parrack has come aboard the Austin-set '911: Lone Star,' which stars Rob Lowe and Liv Tyler.
