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[02/26/04 - 12:00 AM]
ABC Extends Four Comedies Beyond Full Season Orders
By Brian Ford Sullivan (TFC) |
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CHICAGO (thefutoncritic.com) -- ABC will once again push several of its series beyond television's traditional definition of a full season being 22 episodes as the network announced extensions to four of its comedies yesterday.
"My Wife and Kids," which had a previous commitment of 26 episodes (read the story), will now produce 30 installments this season. The Alphabet also picked up four extra episodes of "Hope & Faith," bringing the freshman series' total to 26 episodes. Lastly, ABC also picked up two additional installments each of sophomore comedies "Eight Simple Rules" and "Less Than Perfect," raising both series' season totals to 24 episodes.
Not surprisingly, all four series are produced in house by ABC via Disney's Touchstone Television. The quartet joins the previously announced extensions to "The George Lopez Show" (28 episodes, read the story) and "According to Jim" (26 episodes, read the story). It total, just four of ABC's current crop of 10 comedies - "I'm With Her," "It's All Relative," "Married to the Kellys" and "Life With Bonnie" - won't produce more than 22 episodes this season.
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[03/04/21 - 12:04 PM]
Syfy to Premiere Animated Originals "The Pole" and "The Summoner" on Wednesday, March 17
Bobby Moynihan, Jillian Bell, Nicole Byer, Timothy Simons, and Colin Jost are among the featured voices.
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[03/04/21 - 11:41 AM]
Get Set for the Biggest Payday in Series History in an All-New Season of "Gold Rush: Dave Turin's Lost Mine" Premiering March 19 on discovery+ and Discovery Channel
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[03/04/21 - 11:10 AM]
All-New "Super Soul" Premieres Saturday, March 6 on discovery+
Upcoming guests include Andra Day, Chip and Joanna Gaines, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Sharon Stone, Jon Meacham, Dr. Bruce Perry and Julianna Margulies.
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[03/04/21 - 11:01 AM]
Video: "Prank Encounters" (Season 2) - Official Trailer - Netflix
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[03/04/21 - 10:02 AM]
Apple TV+ Unveils Robust Lineup of Hit Children's Series, Including the Peanuts Gang, Emmy-winning "Ghostwriter," Parents' Choice-winning "Helpsters," "Doug Unplugs" and More
First up: "Helpsters," which returns this Friday, March 5.
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[03/04/21 - 10:01 AM]
Max Original "Made for Love" Debuts This April
The comedy series is a darkly absurd and cynically poignant story of love and divorce. It follows Hazel Green (Cristin Milioti), a thirty-something woman on the run after 10 years in a suffocating marriage to Byron Gogol (Billy Magnussen), a controlling tech billionaire.
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[03/04/21 - 09:59 AM]
Starz Gets Ready to "Party Down" Again with Limited Series Revival in Development
Rob Thomas, Paul Rudd, John Enbom and Dan Etheridge are among the executive producers.
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[03/04/21 - 09:31 AM]
Kevin Hart Drama "Fatherhood" to Be Released on Netflix Father's Day Weekend
Based on the book "Two Kisses for Maddy: A Memoir of Loss & Love" by Matthew Logelin, in this heartwarming, funny, and emotional true story, Kevin Hart takes on the toughest job in the world: Fatherhood.
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[03/04/21 - 08:31 AM]
Video: "Nate Bargatze: The Greatest Average American" - Official Trailer - Netflix
Nate Bargatze touches on Zoom comedy shows, losing his phone, hotel breakfast fails, animal caddies, new math and much more in this special.
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[03/04/21 - 08:01 AM]
Video: "Worn Stories" - Official Teaser - Netflix
In this funny, heartfelt and moving docuseries, real people unpack the fascinating and quirky stories around their most meaningful pieces of clothing.
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[03/04/21 - 07:31 AM]
Celebrate "90's Week" on Hulu with "Blossom," "Felicity" and "My So Called Life" Premieres
Said stunt is timed with the premiere of Soleil Moon Frye's documentary "kid 90" on Friday, March 12.
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[03/04/21 - 07:21 AM]
Video: "La Templanza" - Official Trailer - Prime Video Spain
Leonor Watling, Rafael Novoa, Emilio Gutiérrez Caba and Juana Acosta star in the series, due on March 26.
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[03/04/21 - 06:46 AM]
Video: "The Serpent" - Official Trailer - Netflix
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[03/04/21 - 05:03 AM]
Paramount+ Launches Today with Live Sports, Breaking News, and a Mountain of Entertainment
Featuring more than 30,000 episodes and countless films from ViacomCBS' family of world-renowned brands and production studios, including BET, CBS, Comedy Central, MTV, Nickelodeon, Paramount Pictures and the Smithsonian Channel, Paramount+ is home to premium entertainment for the whole family.
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[03/04/21 - 03:31 AM]
Nickelodeon Greenlights "The Patrick Star Show," Original Animated "SpongeBob SquarePants" Spinoff, Slated to Air This Summer
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