EXCLUSIVE: Dave Foley (The Kids in the Hall, The Morning Show) has joined the cast of FX’s Fargo for Season 5 as a series regular.
21.10.2022 - 21:09 / deadline.com
The Rookie: Feds, the spinoff of the long-running police drama series, has scored a full season order at ABC.
The Disney-owned network has handed the series a back order of nine additional episodes, taking it to a total of 22 episodes for the season.
It comes three weeks after its launch on Tuesday September 27 and solid numbers, particularly with delayed multiplatform viewing. The show increased five times in adults 18-49 with a delayed-viewing lift of +394% taking it to a 1.53 versus 0.31. After seven days of viewing across linear and digital platforms, it picked up more than 4M viewers over its live+same day average from 2.2M to 6.4M viewers.
It marks the first back order of the season for ABC. No word on extra episodes of its other fall series Alaska Daily yet, which launched on October 6 and had a similar multiplatform increase.
The Rookie: Feds stars Niecy Nash-Betts as Simone Clark, the oldest rookie in the FBI. Clark is a force of nature, the living embodiment of a dream deferred – and she works together with her new colleagues at the Bureau to bring down the country’s toughest criminals.
It also stars Frankie R. Faison, James Lesure, Britt Robertson, Felix Solis and Kevin Zegers.
Alexi Hawley and Terence Paul Winter are co-creators, co-showrunners and executive producers. Mark Gordon, Niecy Nash-Betts, Nathan Fillion, Michelle Chapman, Bill Norcross, Corey Miller, Michael Goi and Bibby Dunn exec produce.
The lead studio eOne, which produces with ABC Signature.
Earlier, this week, rival network CBS gave full season orders to rookie dramas Fire Country, East New York and So Help Me Todd, although didn’t confirm total episode runs.
EXCLUSIVE: Dave Foley (The Kids in the Hall, The Morning Show) has joined the cast of FX’s Fargo for Season 5 as a series regular.
It is now official — the upcoming fifth season of ABC’s A Million Little Things will its last. The final chapter will premiere Feb. 8 and will air in the serialized ensemble drama’s original time slot, Wednesday 10 PM where AMLT launched in fall 2018. After a stint on Thursday, the show returned to Wednesday midway through Season 3. The cast of AMLT made the announcement in a video message for fans. (You can watch it above.)
If anyone is having a great autumn, it’s Harry Styles.
Sydnee Rimes has been promoted to senior vice president of series at ABC Signature.
EXCLUSIVE: CBS is once again dominating the fall TV season with its primetime lineup.
EXCLUSIVE: Vertical Entertainment has acquired North American rights to the multi-generational romantic comedy Maybe I Do, starring Diane Keaton (Mack & Rita), Richard Gere (Arbitrage), Susan Sarandon (Monarch), William H. Macy (The Conners), Emma Roberts (About Fate) and Luke Bracey (Elvis), from the global film and television studio Fifth Season, formerly known as Endeavor Content.
EXCLUSIVE: Jerrika Hinton (Hunters) is set for a major recurring role in A Man in Full, Netflix’s six-episode limited series starring Jeff Daniels and Diane Lane, from David E. Kelley and Regina King based on Tom Wolfe’s 1998 novel.
P7 pupils at Balloch’s St Kessog’s Primary became the first to learn new skills through a pioneering Tullochan programme.
Viola Prettejohn, Tracey Ullman and Kelly Macdonald are to star in the series adaptation of Never Let Me Go, which has been handed a series order by FX to air on Hulu.
CBS has announced three of their brand new TV shows have been given full season orders!
CBS has given full season orders to Fire Country, East New York and So Help Me Todd.
Joe Otterson TV Reporter CBS has given full season orders to its three freshman dramas — “East New York,” “So Help Me Todd,” and “Fire Country.” “CBS is off to a tremendous start this season, said Kelly Kahl, president of CBS Entertainment. “We are thrilled to have the three most watched new series, each with their own unique settings, characters and storylines. These dramas are elevating our already successful lineup, resonating with diverse audiences both on-air and on streaming, and continuing to grow each week.” “We thank the talented casts, executive producers and their incredible writing and production teams for bringing these shows to life,” Kahl added. “Additional kudos to our CBS programming teams for shepherding these series to success. We are delighted to give them well deserved full season orders.”
Piers Morgan Uncensored.“I had hurt myself at that particular time,” Tyson, 56, told the UK broadcaster and New York Post opinion columnist, the Mirror reported.For the uninitiated, the pharmaceutical TKO had occurred while the undisputed heavyweight champion was speaking to Morgan co-host Susanna Reid on Good Morning Britain in 2020. The fighter had been promoting his highly-anticipated exhibition bout against fellow legend Roy Jones Jr that November.Reid had asked Tyson whether two 50-plus-year-old men should be fighting “without protective headgear,” whereupon Kid Dynamite lowered his head and appeared to briefly zonk out before responding.
“The Rookie: Feds” crossover episode with ABC flagship “The Rookie” sees the team dig deep into the motivations of a serial killer, finding clues about the suspect’s abusive relationship with his father and the nature of his gruesome killings. In this week’s episode of “Feds,” which you can preview in the exclusive clip above, Simone (Niecy Nash), Laura (Britt Robertson) and her former colleague Mark Atlas (guest star, “The Flight Attendant’s” Deniz Akdeniz) journey to Tucson to save the suspect’s next victim.In the minute-long clip, Laura and her trainee Brendon (Kevin Zegers) examine a water chamber that claimed the lives of one of the killer’s victims.
Angelique Jackson Prepare for more Black lady hilarity as Robin Thede’s Emmy-winning HBO comedy series “A Black Lady Sketch Show” has started production on its fourth season. Created by and starring Thede, “A Black Lady Sketch Show” was renewed in June following a strong third season that netted two Emmys — one for outstanding picture editing for variety programming (a trophy the series has won in back-to-back years, with editors Stephanie Filo, Bradinn French, Taylor Joy Mason and S. Robyn Wilson honored for Season 3) and outstanding directing for a variety series (Bridget Stokes). The first three seasons of the sketch series have garnered 13 Emmy nominations and three wins.
Good Morning Britain fans with her ageless beauty as the actress praised her former co-star Susan Sarandon for changing her life, when she was 'dying of politeness. 'Talking to hosts Susanna Reid, 51, and Richard Madeley, 66, Geena opened up about how Susan showed her 'what it’s like to live authentically and be in the moment. ' Dressed in an elegant black and red dress, Geena looked flawless with smooth skin and glossy lips, while her brunette tresses were styled into soft waves.
Joe Otterson TV Reporter ABC Entertainment has hired Felicia Joseph to serve as senior vice president of casting, Variety has learned. Joseph joins ABC from MRC, where she most recently served as the independent studio’s senior vice president of casting. In her new role, she will report to Sharon Klein, the executive vice president of casting for Walt Disney Television. She will oversee casting for all ABC pilots and series as well as unscripted casting for Hulu and other WDTV brands. The role marks a homecoming for Joseph, who began her career in the casting department at ABC. “I’ve had the good fortune of collaborating with Felicia in the past and know how well she cultivates relationships with talent who are at the top of their craft,” Klein said. “Her passion, instinct and deep understanding of our business make her ideal for this role and, quite frankly, the only person I wanted for the job. We’re overjoyed to be welcoming her back to ABC, where she started her career.”