ABC Signature Taps Comedy Central’s Kellyn Parker As VP Comedy Development

Eli Countryman There’s never been a better time to binge “Schitt’s Creek.”Fresh off of the show’s historic night at the Emmy Awards, the final season is not only heading to Netflix, but the whole series will air on Comedy Central as well.Comedy Central will air all six seasons of “Schitt’s Creek” beginning Oct. 2.

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVOn the heels of its history-making Emmy wins Sunday, Schitt’s Creek is heading to Comedy Central.

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorABC has given a script commitment with penalty to Happy For You, a single-camera family comedy from former Single Parents writers-producers Taylor Cox and Kim Rosenstock and 20th Television where Rosenstock is under an overall deal.Your Complete Guide to Pilots and Straight-to-Series ordersWritten by Cox, in Happy For You, when the youngest of three sisters announces she’s getting married first, it sends her older, unmarried sisters — and their newly separated

South Park, an irreverent animated satire basically built to lambast America's failure to respond to COVID-19, will air a hour-long pandemic special Sept. 30 at 8/7c on Comedy Central.

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorBlack-ish star and Mixed-ish creator Tracee Ellis Ross is expanding her relationship with ABC Signature, producer of the hit ABC comedy series, with a multi-year overall deal. Under the pact, Ross’ production company, Joy Mill Entertainment, will be based at the studio and produce content across all platforms.“I love sharing stories and using storytelling as a way to connect and celebrate humanity,” said Ross.

Dade Hayes Finance EditorIn a keynote session Monday at NATPE’s Streaming Plus virtual conference, WarnerMedia’s Michael Quigley pushed back on the perception that HBO Max has been a bit light on original content.“There was some chatter about ‘only’ six originals at launch,” the EVP of content acquisitions said. “I think what’s been lost is that since that time, we’ve steadily introduced new shows, new movies, new content to the platform over the course of the summer.

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVEXCLUSIVE: In a competitive situation, Liz Tigelaar’s Best Day Ever production company and ABC Signature Studios, where Tigelaar is under a deal, have landed the television rights to Melissa Broder’s upcoming novel Milk Fed for series development, with Broder set to pen the adaptation.The anticipated novel, from publisher Scribner, is scheduled for release on February 2, 2021.Milk Fed is the story of a love affair between an ambivalently Jewish woman with an

Peter White Television EditorPeter Saji, the co-creator of Mixed-ish and longtime Black-ish writer, is staying in the Disney family.He has just signed another multi-year overall deal with ABC Signature, the new name for what was known as ABC Studios.Saji signed his last overall deal with the company in 2017 and since has co-created the spin-off, which tells the story of Rainbow Johnson’s childhood growing up in a mixed-race family and was renewed for a second season.He has been with the studio

Will Thorne Staff WriterPeter Saji is staying put at Disney.The “Black-ish” producer and “Mixed-ish” co-creator has signed a new multi-year overall deal with ABC Signature, under which he will continue to create and develop TV projects for the studio.Saji signed his first overall with what was then ABC Studios in 2017 (Disney rebranded its TV units earlier this month), and he in fact began his career at Disney as part of the ABC Writers program back in 2007.

Also Read: Tyra Banks Signs First-Look Deal With ABC SignatureSaji, who was a writer on the Kenya Barris-created “Black-ish” for five seasons before going on to co-create the spinoff series last year, signed his first overall deal at ABC Studios in 2017.

Drunk History just got some sobering news. Comedy Central has reversed course on plans for a seventh season of the Derek Waters series.

Welcome to another episode ofTV's Top 5,The Hollywood Reporter's TV podcast.Every week, hostsLesley Goldberg(West Coast TV editor) andDaniel Fienberg(chief TV critic) break down the latest TV news with context from the business and critical sides, welcome showrunners, executive and other guests and provide a critical guide of what to watch (or skip, as the case may be).This week's five topics are: 1. The DNC goes virtual.

The newly rebranded ABC Signature is making a key executive change. Drama head Patrick Maguire, who had been with Disney for nearly two decades, is leaving to pursue other opportunities.

The Daniel Tosh era at Comedy Central is coming to an end. In a shocking move, the ViacomCBS-owned cable network has reversed course on its January decision to renew the series for four more seasons.

Tosh.0 is coming to an end.

Also Read: 'Dancing With the Stars' Gets September Premiere Date at ABCBankable Productions most recently produced the Freeform original movie “Life Size 2,” which saw Banks reprise her role from the original ABC film. Hayley Lozitsky is executive vice president of Bankable Productions and Sabrina Besla is director of development and in-house writer.“Tyra’s fierce and undeniable passion has not only made her one of the biggest stars to date, it has created an incredible connection with female

Peter White Television EditorABC is doubling down on its business with Tyra Banks after the supermodel and TV host struck a first-look deal with ABC Signature.Banks and her production company Bankable Productions will produce scripted content with ABC Signature and unscripted programming with ABC Entertainment via the new agreement.Banks and Bankable Productions previously had a first-look deal with Universal Television and Universal Television Alternative Studio, unveiled in August 2018.It