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[11/18/11 - 10:46 PM] Development Update: Friday, November 18 By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC) |
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LOS ANGELES (thefutoncritic.com) -- The latest development news, culled from recent wire reports:
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BODY OF PROOF (ABC) - The Alphabet has asked for three additional episodes of the Dana Delany-led drama, bringing its season total to 20 episodes. The show's sophomore run includes four installments carried over from its first season ("Missing," "Point of Origin," "Second Chances" and "Hard Knocks"). To date this fall, "Proof" is averaging 9.71 million viewers and a 2.0 rating among adults 18-49. (THR.com)
COUGAR TOWN (ABC) - The Alphabet has reportedly rolled back the show's third season commitment from 22 to 15 episodes. Said development is the result of the today's announcement that the series won't be part of its winter schedule - as previously detailed in ABC's upfront presentation back in May - and will instead turn up in the spring. (Deadline.com)
MAN UP! (ABC) - The network reportedly plans to shut down production on the newcomer following the completion of its 13-episode order. Earlier today, the Alphabet announced midseason entry "Work It" will take over the show's Tuesday, 8:30/7:30c slot beginning January 3. Through five weeks, "Man Up!" has averaged 6.69 million viewers and a 1.9 rating among adults 18-49 while lead-in "Last Man Standing" has delivered 9.50 million viewers and a 2.7 adults 18-49 rating during the same stretch. (Deadline.com)
PAN AM (ABC) - The Alphabet and Sony Pictures Television are reportedly in talks to order one additional episode of the series. To date, ABC has aired eight installments from its original 13-episode order. Despite opening on par with lead-in "Desperate Housewives," said run has averaged 6.65 million viewers and a 2.1 rating among adults 18-49 while "Housewives" has averaged 8.99 million viewers and a 2.9 rating among adults 18-49. (Deadline.com)
SULLIVAN & SON (TBS) - Christine Ebersole ("Royal Pains") has joined the cast of the Steve Byrne-led comedy pilot, about a popular and legendary neighborhood bar in a working-class neighborhood in Pittsburgh. She'll play Carol, "a lovable drunk at the bar who perpetually overshares details of her wild life and mother to Steve's childhood friend." Dan Lauria, Brian Doyle-Murray, Valerie Azlynn, Brooke Lyons, Vivian Bang and Brian Scolaro also star in the Warner Horizon Television-based half-hour, which Ted Wass is directing from a script by Byrne himself. Rob Long, Peter Billingsley and Vince Vaughn also serve as executive producers alongside Byrne. (THR.com)
AND IN OTHER NEWS... - FX has trimmed "American Horror Story's" two-hour, two-episode finale on December 21 to one 90-minute installment (Deadline.com); Kelly Overton and Louis Herthum are the latest werewolf additions to "True Blood" in six and five-episode arcs, respectively (Deadline.com); Courtney Ford has been tapped as a cellist who connects with Dax Shepard's Crosby on "Parenthood" (EW.com); plus Timothy Busfield will guest on "Blue Bloods" as "a likeable wealthy man who is accused of murder by his neurotic stepdaughter after the death of his second wife" (EW.com).
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[11/07/24 - 08:01 AM] First Season of NWSL on ION: 50 Matches, 53 Studio Shows, 130+ Hours of Content, 20.5 Million Unique Viewers Matches drew an average audience of 145,000 P2+ per game with a high of 234,000 on July 6 for the Orlando-Kansas City match.
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[11/07/24 - 07:01 AM] Video: Apple TV+ Reveals First Look at Third Season of "Sago Mini Friends" The five-episode season is a delightful nod to gratitude, featuring Harvey the floppy-eared dog and his best friends, Jinja the cat, Jack the rabbit and Robin the bird.
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[11/07/24 - 07:01 AM] Video: Prime Video Announces Premiere Date and Teaser Trailer for UK Original Movie "My Fault: London" Starring Asha Banks and Matthew Broome The new film will premiere exclusively on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide on February 13, 2025.
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[11/07/24 - 06:00 AM] Video: Paramount+ Reveals Official Trailer for the New Christmas Comedy Film "Dear Santa" The film is the story of a young boy (Robert Timothy Smith) who mails his Christmas wish list to Santa with one crucial spelling error, resulting in a devilish Jack Black's arrival to wreak havoc on the holidays.
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[11/07/24 - 05:01 AM] Video: "Camp Crasher" - Official Trailer - Netflix In a bid to save her son's end-of-school camping trip, a single mom steps in as the bus driver while trying to show him she really can be a cool mom.
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[11/07/24 - 03:01 AM] Video: "Love Never Lies: South Africa" - Official Teaser - Netflix Six couples face trust issues, temptations, and a ruthless lie detector in South Africa's first dating show of its kind - testing their love and honesty.
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[11/07/24 - 02:01 AM] Video: "Mononoke The Movie: The Phantom in the Rain" - Special Trailer - Netflix In the chambers of the Edo harem, two newcomers uncover political intrigue, rivalry and a vengeful spirit only one traveling medicine seller can vanquish.
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[11/06/24 - 11:34 AM] For the First Time in 16 Years, ABC News Is #1 Broadcast Network Across All Key Demos in Total Viewers, Adults 25-54, Adults 18-49 on Election Night ABC News' "Election Night 2024: Your Voice/Your Voice" ranked No. 1 among the broadcast networks in all key target demos - Total Viewers (5.665 million) and Adults 25-54 (2.156 million) and Adults 18-49 (1.819 million).
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[11/06/24 - 09:01 AM] Video: "The Only Girl in the Orchestra" - Official Trailer - Netflix This short documentary celebrates trailblazing double bassist Orin O'Brien, the first woman to become a full-time member of the New York Philharmonic.
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[11/06/24 - 06:01 AM] Video: "Stranger Things 5" - Title Tease - Netflix In the fall of 1987, one last adventure begins. "Stranger Things 5" coming 2025.
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[11/06/24 - 01:01 AM] Video: "Echoes of the Past" - Official Trailer - Netflix Accused of his sister's murder, Yehia is fiercely determined to seek vengeance and unmask the true perpetrator.
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[11/05/24 - 09:01 PM] Video: "Tomorrow and I" - Official Trailer - Netflix This series reimagines Thailand in a dystopian future where technology scrapes at the surface of old customs, exposing rips in the fabric of culture.
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[11/05/24 - 07:01 PM] Video: "BEASTARS" Final Season Part 1 - Official Trailer - Netflix While Louis and Haru navigate their new lives at university, Legoshi catches the eye of a BEASTAR who needs his help in capturing a heinous criminal.
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[11/05/24 - 06:01 PM] Video: "When the Phone Rings" - Official Trailer - Netflix A rising politician and his mute wife's tense marriage begins to unravel after a call from a kidnapper turns their lives upside down.
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[11/05/24 - 12:02 PM] Netflix Top 10 Week of Oct. 28: "Don't Move" Claims #1 for a Second Week; "Beauty in Black" Rises to #1 Season 3 of "The Lincoln Lawyer" made its case at #5 (5M views), rom-com "Nobody Wants This" found its perfect moment at #7 (2.4M views) (and now you can too), and Season 4, Part 1 of "Outer Banks" cruised in at #8 (2.4M views).
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