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[05/13/06 - 12:00 AM] ABC Renews 'What About Brian,' Adds Two Comedies By Brian Ford Sullivan (TFC) |
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LOS ANGELES (thefutoncritic.com) -- ABC has added two new comedies to its 2006-07 season roster - "A Day in the Life" and "Let's Rob Mick Jagger" - as well as renewed its midseason drama "What About Brian."
"Life," from Sony Pictures Television, revolves around a young couple's (Josh Cooke, Marla Sokoloff) wedding day as told from the points of view of the various participants. Kurt Fuller ("Desperate Housewives"), Miriam Shor ("Inside Schwartz"), Stephen Rannazzisi ("Punk'd") and Wendie Malick ("Jake in Progress") also star in the project, which comes from creators Cathy Yuspa and Josh Goldsmith ("The King of Queens"). Michael Spiller directed the pilot.
"Jagger" likewise is a single-camera comedy about a down on his luck apartment building janitor (Donal Logue) who - along with a crew of similarly ordinary but frustrated accomplices - tries to rob Jagger's Manhattan penthouse. Rob Burnett and Jon Beckerman ("Ed") are behind the Touchstone Television-based half-hour, which also stars Josh Grisetti, Kevin Michael Richardson ("Like Family"), Koji Kataoka ("Committed"), Lenny Venito ("The Sopranos"), Maz Jobrani ("Life on a Stick") and Sofa Vergara ("Hot Properties"). Burnett directed the pilot while David Letterman also serves as an executive producer.
As for the "Brian" pick-up, the news comes within a week of the show's ratings rebound. The show's season finale drew a 3.3 rating among adults 18-49 according to preliminary Nielsen numbers, its best performance since its its Monday, 10:00/9:00c bow on April 17 (also a 3.3 rating).
In other related ABC news, Fred Goss has confirmed on his blog "Out on a Limb" that "Sons & Daughters" will not be returning for a second season. The statement reads: "I don't know a more delicate way to break the news to you all. Sons & Daughters is done. I am of course heart broken. My heart and soul went into this one. These characters feel like my family because in many ways they are. I hate like hell having to give you all news like this after all the high hopes you've expressed for a pick up. I've sometimes been accused of being a "glass half empty" kind of guy but at the moment I don't feel that it's inappropriate or self-indulgent to feel bad about this."
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[05/22/13 - 02:15 PM] Video: CBS News Reveals Opening Sequence for New Six-Part Documentary Series "Brooklyn DA" The summer entry will premiere Tuesday, May 28 at 10:00/9:00c on the network.
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[05/22/13 - 01:17 PM] Showtime(R) Confirms Guest Stars for Upcoming Third Season of "Homeland" Joanna Merlin, Nazanin Boniadi, Nazanin Boniadi, Gary Wilmes and Gary Wilmes are among those on tap.
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[05/22/13 - 01:17 PM] Chiller Presents First-Ever Anthology Film - "Chilling Visions: 5 Senses of Fear" Premieres Friday, May 31 at 9 PM Nick Everhart, Miko Hughes, Miko Hughes, Eric England, Jesse Holland and Andy Mitton are among the directors.
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[05/22/13 - 01:11 PM] David Janollari Signs First-Look Development Deal with NBC Entertainment Janollari was most recently Head of Programming at MTV and prior to that was President of the WB Network.
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[05/22/13 - 01:00 PM] CBS Orders Single-Camera Comedy "Bad Teacher" for 2013-2014 Season Based on the hit feature film, Ari Graynor stars as "an always inappropriate, fearless and unapologetic former trophy wife who masquerades as a teacher in order to find a new man."
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[05/22/13 - 12:34 PM] CMT to Debut Special Fan Edition Episodes of "Dog and Beth: On the Hunt" Beginning Sunday, May 26 The "Dog-a-thon" of specially-created fan edition episodes will air on Sunday, May 26 from 5 p.m. - 10 p.m. ET/PT.
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[05/22/13 - 12:27 PM] "Style Pop" Premieres Live Thursday, June 6 at 8PM ET on Style Each week, a rotating panel of fashion experts will join hosts Jeannie Mai and Louise Roe to dish on all things buzzworthy.
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[05/22/13 - 12:16 PM] ABC Family Launches User-Generated Campaign You Should Know This About Me to Capture the Authentic Voices of the Millenial Generation The top two winners will each be awarded a $10,000 cash prize.
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[05/22/13 - 12:00 PM] William Baldwin Joins BBC America's "Copper" Also joining Baldwin at the end of the season is Lindy Booth.
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[05/22/13 - 11:15 AM] Lifetime Original Movie "Anna Nicole" to Premiere June 29 Agnes Bruckner, Martin Landau, Virginia Madsen, Adam Goldberg and Cary Elwes star in the project.
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[05/22/13 - 11:08 AM] Destination America's Newest Food Competition Series, "Last Call Food Brawl" Is Three Sheets to the Win! Adam Gertler hosts the newcomer, premiering Monday, June 10 at 10:00/9:00c.
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[05/22/13 - 11:01 AM] "The Women's Concert for Change: Live from London," a Global Concert Event for Female Empowerment, to Air Sunday, June 2 Beyoncé, Ellie Goulding, Florence + the Machine, Jay-Z, Jennifer Lopez, John Legend and Timbaland are among those slated to perform.
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[05/22/13 - 11:01 AM] Bravo Media Premieres "Interior Therapy with Jeff Lewis" at 9PM Followed by New Series Premiere of "Property Envy" at 10PM on Tuesday, July 9 The former was previously slated to return on Thursday, June 6.
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[05/22/13 - 11:00 AM] Video: First-Look at New Spike TV Series "Never Ever Do This at Home" The series launches this Tuesday, May 28 at 11:00/10:00c on the network.
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[05/22/13 - 10:27 AM] Is Blood Thicker Than Oil? One All-American Family Finds Out in New Discovery Series "Blood and Oil" The newcomer, formerly known as "Cutter Oil," launches Tuesday, June 18 at 10:00/9:00c on the cable channel.
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