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[09/07/07 - 06:41 PM] Development Update: Week of September 3-7 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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24 (FOX) - Annie Wersching ("General Hospital") is the latest addition to the show's new season while Bob Gunton is in talks to return as a series regular. Wersching will play an FBI agent who is in an adversarial relationship with Kiefer Sutherland's character while Gunton would reprise his role as Secretary of Defense Ethan Kanin, now the chief of staff for the new president (Cherry Jones).
THE BIG BANG THEORY (CBS) - Sara Gilbert ("ER") has booked a multi-episode arc on the freshman comedy, where she'll reunite with her "Roseanne" hubby Johnny Galecki. She'll play a fellow physicist who works with Galecki's "Bang" character and the two attempt to date.
BIONIC WOMAN (NBC) - Executive producer Glen Morgan has departed the freshman drama over creative differences. His exit, which comes as production is set to begin on its fifth episode, leaves David Eick and Jason Smilovic as the remaining executive producers/showrunners. The news marks the second major behind-the-scenes change for the show, the first being Michael Dinner's exit following the pilot.
DUEL (ABC, New!) - The Alphabet has ordered 10 hourlong episodes of a new high-stakes game show that combines the classic formula of questions and answers with the psychology and bluffing elements of gambling. The project comes from David Rosconval and Francis Vacher of French Television with BermanBraun's Gail Berman and Lloyd Braun also serving as executive producers. As for specifics, the series pits contestants head-to-head in a race to win a big-money jackpot with players going home with nothing if they miss even one question. A U.K. version is being developed concurrently by Gallowgate Productions's Anthony McPartlin and Declan Donnelly for ITV.
NIP/TUCK (FX) - As expected, the cable channel has confirmed the series will return for its fifth season on Tuesday, October 30, one week after "Damages" wraps its inaugural season. Among this season's guests: Rosie O'Donnell, Portia de Rossi, Oliver Platt, Bradley Cooper and Lauren Hutton.
SMILE! YOU'RE UNDER ARREST (FOX, New!) - Scott Satin ("Who Wants to Be a Superhero?") is developing a "Punk'd"-esque series for FOX in which non-violent criminal suspects with outstanding warrants are lured out of hiding with promises of riches and other rewards, only to discover that they've been duped by law-enforcement officials. Among the possibilities: fugitives are tempted by the notion of earning money by being extras in a movie with the "victim" of the sting being offered a leading role - only to learn he's actually being taken into custody. Maricopa County, Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio is working with Satin on the pilot, which is currently in production.
Sources: Variety, The Hollywood Reporter, Reuters
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[02/04/25 - 01:04 PM] Bravo's New Docu-Series "Denise Richards and Her Wild Things" Premieres Tuesday, March 4 Hollywood icon Denise Richards is trying to balance it all as she navigates being an actress, wife and mother in the public eye.
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[02/04/25 - 12:45 PM] Elite Chefs Battle for the Culinary Throne in New Food Network Series "House of Knives" In the epic new series, talented, innovative and ruthless contenders must use their cooking, strategy and survival skills to make it to the throne.
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[02/04/25 - 12:37 PM] Drama Fit for a Queen: PBS Sets "Marie Antoinette" Season 2 Premiere Date The captivating historical drama returns on March 23 with eight new episodes.
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[02/04/25 - 12:02 PM] Animal Planet Celebrates Puppy Bowl XXI with Partnerships to Amplify Awareness and Impact for Pet Adoption Lyft, 1-800-Flowers, Victoria's Secret PINK, The USO, e.l.f., Dogtopia and Puppy Sphere join returning partners Best Friends Animal Society, Grounds & Hounds Coffee Co., Georgetown Cupcake, NFL Players Association, Southwest Airlines, Pooch Perks and Valpak to support Puppy Bowl and increase awareness for pet adoption.
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[02/04/25 - 12:00 PM] Netflix Top 10 Week of Jan. 27: "Back in Action" Pulls No Punches, "The Night Agent" Hits Its Mark in Top 10 Plus: the Noah Centineo-starring "The Recruit" remained a hit, with Season 2 arriving at No. 2 (5.9 million views) and Season 1 sitting at No. 8 (3.1 million views).
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[02/04/25 - 12:00 PM] "The Cleaning Lady" and "Alert: Missing Persons Unit" Season Premieres Tuesday, March 25 on FOX Look for both series to have uninterrupted runs all season long.
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[02/04/25 - 09:05 AM] A&E Announces "Soul Incarcerated" A Limited Series Podcast Launching Today & Documentary "Edge of Daybreak" Coming Soon The documentary "Edge of Daybreak," follows the story of a group of inmates in a maximum-security prison who formed an R&B band called Edge of Daybreak.
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[02/04/25 - 08:48 AM] "The Flip Off" Delivers HGTV's Highest-Rated Freshman Series Premiere Since September 2022 The series attracting 4.0 million total viewers across linear and streaming when it premiered on Wednesday, January 29, at 8 p.m. ET/PT.
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[02/04/25 - 08:45 AM] Meet "Jay & Pamela": TLC's New Series Celebrates a Heartwarming Journey of Love, Family and Determination The heartfelt new series follows a couple who also happen to share the same rare brittle bone disorder.
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[02/04/25 - 08:33 AM] "The 67th Annual Grammy Awards" on CBS Nets 15.4 Million Viewers and Raises Nearly $9 Million Over the course or the entire weekend, the Recording Academy and MusiCares raised over $24 million for charitable activities.
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[02/04/25 - 08:02 AM] Clara Galle, Claudia Salas and Paula Usero Star in "That Night," The New Netflix Series Based on the Bestselling Novel by Gillian McAllister During a family vacation in the Dominican Republic, Elena (Clara Galle) accidentally hits a man with her car. Desperate and frightened, she calls her sisters, Paula (Claudia Salas) and Cris (Paula Usero), asking for help.
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[02/04/25 - 08:01 AM] Video: "Plankton: The Movie" - Official Trailer - Netflix SpongeBob SquarePants' tiniest frenemy, Sheldon J. Plankton, is finally getting his close up.
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[02/04/25 - 08:01 AM] ESPN, NBA Unveil Rosters for 2025 Ruffles NBA All-Star Celebrity Game The game takes place at Oakland Arena in Oakland, California on Friday, February 14, at 7 p.m. ET exclusively on ESPN platforms, including ESPN, ESPN+ and Disney+.
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[02/04/25 - 07:01 AM] Video: "Counterstrike" - Official Trailer - Netflix When a hostage rescue mission creates a new enemy, Capt. Guerrero and his elite soldiers must face an ambush by a ruthless drug cartel.
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[02/04/25 - 07:00 AM] Video: Apple TV+ Unveils Trailer for "Goldie" Premiering February 14 Inspired by Emily Brundige's award-winning 2019 short film of the same name, the 13 half-hour episodes follow Goldie, a giant girl with a big heart, as she sets off on epic adventures with her best friends in their beloved town of Boysenberg.
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