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Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVNBC Co-President of Scripted Programming Tracey Pakosta is leaving the broadcast network to join Netflix as head of comedy, reporting to Global TV head Bela Bajaria.Pakosta will oversee both development and current programming for Netflix’s slate of scripted comedy series, including adult animation and live-action family comedies. Pakosta will also oversee the stand-up and comedy formats team.

Nellie Andreeva, David Robb EXCLUSIVE: NBCUniversal’s sophomore syndicated talker The Kelly Clarkson Show is the latest TV series to see positive COVID-19 tests with the country in the grips of a third wave of infections.I hear individuals on The Kelly Clarkson Show production team received positive results when tested as part of the show’s COVID safety protocols.

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVEXCLUSIVE: Kevin Nealon is bringing his popular YouTube unscripted comedy series Hiking with Kevin to Television. TBS is developing a half-hour scripted adaptation which Nealon will headline and will co-create and executive produce with former Modern Family executive producer Danny Zuker.Your Complete Guide to Pilots and Straight-to-Series ordersNealon created and hosts Hiking with Kevin, which has released more than 100 episodes on YouTube.

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVEXCLUSIVE: NBC has put in development a drama from husband-and-wife writing duo April Maguire and Will Honley, CryptTV’s CEO/co-founder Jack Davis, his father, top film and TV producer John Davis.

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVDays after Peter Rice unveiled the structure of Disney’s General Entertainment division for TV content, which included a new Disney Branded Television unit run by Gary Marsh, the former president and chief creative officer for Disney Channels Worldwide announced his first major hire.Longtime Disney TV casting executive Ayo Davis has been named to the newly created position of EVP, Creative Development and Strategy, Disney Branded Television.

Nellie Andreeva, Denise Petski The CW has put in development Modern Austen, a contemporary reimagining of Jane Austen’s novels, from writer Eleanor Burgess (Perry Mason), Stephanie Allain’s Homegrown Pictures and Warner Bros TV, where Allain is under a deal.Your Complete Guide to Pilots and Straight-to-Series ordersWritten by Burgess, Modern Austen is a one-hour anthology series that reimagines Austen’s beloved novels as six modern stories, offering a kaleidoscopic look at love and family in our

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVEXCLUSIVE:  Timberman-Beverly Productions has partnered with filmmaker Tod Williams (The Door In the Floor) on a drama series focused on the rarely explored origin story of one of history’s most iconic figures, Napoleon Bonaparte.

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVEXCLUSIVE: Four months after TV lit agents David Stone, a partner at WME, and Ben Jacobson, a partner at UTA, left their respective agencies to launch The Framework Collective, the management company has solidified their roster of clients, I have learned. It ranges from established producers, creators and showrunners to next generation voices, a number of whom were former clients of Stone and Jacobson on the agency side.

Denise Petski, Nellie Andreeva In the first major crossover between WarnerMedia’s HBO Max and siblings TNT, TBS and TruTV, the ad-supported linear cable networks will carry four days of curated HBO Max programming over the Thanksgiving holiday. The stunt is clearly designed to promote HBO Max’s programming and draw new subscribes to the streaming platform.Warner Media brass have said that HBO Max is a main priority, and the other divisions of the company have been pitching in to support it.

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVEXCLUSIVE: Carly Hughes has departed ABC comedy series American Housewife where she was a series regular for the first four seasons, alleging toxic environment and discrimination as reasons for her exit. Hughes left after the end of Season 4.

Nellie Andreeva, Denise Petski EXCLUSIVE: The American Forces Network is getting a special Veterans Day broadcast of Netflix’s World War II animated drama series The Liberator, for military service members and their families. Based on the book by Alex Kershaw, the series hails from writer Jeb Stuart (Die Hard), A+E Studios, Bob Shaye and Michael Lynne’s Unique Features and Triscope Studios.The four-part limited series, which also launches Nov.

Peter White, Nellie Andreeva EXCLUSIVE: Charmed is the latest scripted series whose restarted production has been disrupted by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.Filming on the CW drama has been paused for today as an individual from the production has tested positive for COVID-19, Deadline has learned.

Nellie Andreeva, Denise Petski EXCLUSIVE: My Wife and Kids alumna Tisha Campbell has been tapped as the co-lead opposite Lucy Liu in ABC’s Untitled Workplace Comedy pilot (fka Kids Matter Now) from Better with You creator Shana Goldberg-Meehan.

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVEXCLUSIVE: CBS is jumping back into the music competition reality arena in a big way, teaming with top producers Brian Grazer, Ron Howard and Simon Cowell on 50 States To Stardom.I hear the network is in advanced discussions with Grazer and Howard’s Imagine Entertainment and Cowell’s SyCo Entertainment for the project, billed as “the next big music competition series.”Blending music competition and documentary formats, 50 States To Stardom aims at

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVScandal and Whiskey Cavalier alum — and amateur furniture maker — Scott Foley has been tapped as co-host and lead judge on Ellen’s Next Great Designer, HBO Max’s furniture design competition series starring and executive produced by Ellen DeGeneres.In Ellen’s Next Great Designer, design aficionado DeGeneres will give eight forward-thinking furniture designers the chance to push their creativity to the limit.

Nellie Andreeva, Denise Petski EXCLUSIVE: Former Angie Tribeca star Hayes MacArthur is set as a lead opposite Lucy Liu in ABC’s Untitled Workplace Comedy (fka Kids Matter Now) pilot from Better with You creator Shana Goldberg-Meehan, CBS Studios and 20th TV.Your Complete Guide to Pilots and Straight-to-Series ordersWritten and executive produced by Goldberg-Meehan and to be directed by Christine Gernon (Speechless) the Untitled Workplace Comedy (fka Kids Matter Now) centers on a diva boss (Liu)

Nellie Andreeva, Alexandra Del Rosario For 12 seasons, Conchata Ferrell played sharp-tonged housekeeper Berta on CBS’ Two and a Half Men. Starting off as a recurring character in Season 1, Berta quickly became a fan favorite, and Ferrell became a series regular for the remainder of the sitcom’s long run on CBS, earning two Emmy nominations.

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVActress Conchata Ferrell passed away on October 12 at 12:30 PM PST, at the age of 77 as a result of complications following a cardiac arrest. She died peacefully surrounded by family at Sherman Oaks Hospital in Sherman Oaks, California.Ferrell is probably best known for her role as no-nonsense housekeeper Berta on the hit CBS comedy Two and a Half Men.

Nellie Andreeva, Denise Petski CBS has set the first airdates for scripted series from its regular fall lineup.

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVEXCLUSIVE: Michael Ealy (Stumptown) has been tapped as the male lead opposite Parisa Fitz-Henley in Triage, ABC’s second cycle medical drama pilot from David Cornue, Erica Messer, Jon M. Chu and 20th Television.Your Complete Guide to Pilots and Straight-to-Series ordersCreated by Cornue, Triage is a character-driven medical drama that follows pioneering surgeon Finley Briar (Fitz-Henley) over three distinct decades at the same hospital.

Nellie Andreeva, David Robb EXCLUSIVE: Filming on NBC’s Days of Our Lives has been shut down for the next two weeks after a production team member tested positive for COVID-19. The cast, crew and staff of the daytime drama were just notified of the temporary shutdown in an email from Corday Productions, which co-produces with Sony Pictures TV.

Nellie Andreeva, Patrick Hipes HBO is development a limited series about the rise of SpaceX, Elon Musk’s private rocket company that is in the midst of reviving the United States’ space aspirations.The six-episode series would tells the story of Musk as he handpicks a team of engineers to work on a remote Pacific Island where they build, and launch, the first manned SpaceX rocket into orbit — the Falcon 9 — on May 30, 2020.

Nellie Andreeva, Peter White EXCLUSIVE: American Idol‘s core on-screen team is staying intact for the upcoming fourth season. Bobby Bones has closed a deal to return as in-house mentor, joining previously announced judges Luke Bryan, Katy Perry, Lionel Richie and host Ryan Seacrest.

Anthony D'Alessandro, Nellie Andreeva EXCLUSIVE: A3 Artists Agency has cut a total of eight staffers, we hear, a mix of agents and assistants.

Nellie Andreeva, Alexandra Del Rosario HBO Max has assembled the cast for its YA drama pilot Red Bird Lane, from John Wells Prods. It will be led by Oscar winner Susan Sarandon, with Kiersey Clemons, Isidora Goreshter, Danny Huston, Ash Santos, Fiona Dourif, Dizzie Harris and Tara Lynne Barr also starring.Red Bird Lane, written by Sara Gran and directed by David Slade, is a psychological thriller that follows eight strangers who arrive at an isolate house, all for different reasons.

Nellie Andreeva, Patrick Hipes ICM Partners is expanding into athlete representation in sports. In its latest move in the European marketplace, ICM has acquired London-based powerhouse soccer and sports agency Stellar Group.

Nellie Andreeva, Dominic Patten Three more Vancouver-based series — the CW’s Riverdale and Batwoman and Netflix’s Maid, all from Warner Bros TV — have been cleared to resume production tomorrow after receiving the delayed COVID-19 tests for their casts and crews.

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVEXCLUSIVE: Marci Wiseman is stepping down from her post as co-president of Blumhouse Television. The respected veteran TV executive notified the company staff of her decision to resign this afternoon, citing personal reasons.

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVEXCLUSIVE: Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story, a limited series co-created by longtime collaborators Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan, has been greenlighted by Netflix, with Richard Jenkins co-starring, Carl Franklin (Mindhunter, The Leftovers) directing and Janet Mock (Pose, Hollywood) writing and directing.

Nellie Andreeva, Denise Petski Former Superior Donuts star Jermaine Fowler has sold a semi-autobiographical animated comedy project to Fox.Your Complete Guide to Pilots and Straight-to-Series ordersThe Untitled Jermaine Fowler Project, created, written and executive produced by Fowler, is loosely based on his formidable years growing up in a working class town in Prince George’s County, Maryland, with his family.Fox Entertainment is the studio.The project marks Fox’s latest development in the

Nellie Andreeva, Alexandra Del Rosario EXCLUSIVE: Bex Taylor-Klaus (13 Reasons Why and Dumplin) has been cast as a series regular opposite Parisa Fitz-Henley in Triage, ABC’s second cycle medical drama pilot from Erica Messer, Jon M. Chu and David Cornue.Created by Cornue, Triage is a character-driven medical drama that follows pioneering surgeon Finley Briar (Fitz-Henley) over three distinct decades at the same hospital.

Nellie Andreeva, Patrick Hipes The supersized Season 24 premiere of Matt Stone and Trey Parker’s South Park on Wednesday tackled the COVID-19 pandemic and drew a slew of viewers in the process, with Comedy Central’s animated veteran scoring 2.3 million Live+Same Day total viewers and a 2.1 rating in the adults 18-49 demographic on the network. That was the show’s highest L+SD demo number in seven years, up 168% vs.

Denise Petski, Nellie Andreeva Disney+ is developing a new Marvel series with Samuel L. Jackson attached to reprise his role of Nick Fury, sources confirmed to Deadline.The project is in its early stages and details are being kept under wraps, but we’re told Kyle Bradstreet (Mr.

Nellie Andreeva, Denise Petski Steven Soderbergh has revealed a sequel to The Knick is in the works centered on André Holland’s Dr. Algernon C.

Patrick Hipes, Nellie Andreeva The Masked Singer returned for its fourth season Wednesday night, combining with the premiere of the Ken Jeong-hosted I Can See Your Voice to give Fox the victory in the adults 18-49 demographic (Live+Same Day)on a busy night that featured the finale of NBC’s America’s Got Talent and CBS’ Big Brother.The COVID-impacted fall schedule is still struggling to bring back viewers to broadcast TV during premiere week, with overall TV usage last night down -21% from last

Nellie Andreeva, Denise Petski HBO Max has handed a straight-to-series order to Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin, a darker, present-day iteration of the popular series, from Riverdale and Chilling Adventures of Sabrina creator Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, Lindsay Calhoon Bring (Chilling Adventures of Sabrina), Alloy Entertainment and Warner Bros.