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[05/10/13 - 05:39 PM] Development Update: Friday, May 10 - ABC Orders Comedy "The Goldbergs" to Series By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC) |
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LOS ANGELES (thefutoncritic.com) -- The latest development news, culled from recent wire reports:
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Below are series that ABC is picking up for the 2013-14 season (via ABC's press release):
THE GOLDBERGS
Before there were parenting blogs, trophies for showing up, or peanut allergies, there was a simpler, awesome time called the '80s. For geeky 11-year old Adam (Darien Provost) these were his wonder years and he faced them armed with a video camera to capture all the crazy. The Goldbergs are a loving family like any other, just with a lot more yelling. Mom Beverly (Wendi McClendon-Covey, BRIDESMAIDS) is a classic "smother"; an overbearing, overprotective matriarch who rules this brood with 100% authority and zero sense of boundaries. Dad Murray (Jeff Garlin, CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM) is a gruff, hot-tempered father who is learning how to parent without screaming after a recent health scare... and having little luck. Sister Erica (Hayley Orrantia) is 17, hot, terrifying and not one to mess with. Barry (Troy Gentile) is 16, a grade A spaz with a classic middle child syndrome. Adam is the youngest, a camera-wielding future director who's crushing on an older woman, 15 year-old Zoe. Rounding out the family is beloved grandfather Al "Pops" Solomon (George Segal), the wild man of the clan, a shameless Don Juan who's schooling Adam in the ways of love. When Pops buys a new sports car and offers his Caddy to middle child Barry, it's enough to drive this already high-strung family to the brink of chaos. From Adam Sandler's production company HappyMadison, directed by Seth Gordon (IDENTITY THIEF, HORRIBLE BOSSES) and inspired by writer and Executive Producer Adam F. Goldberg's (BREAKING IN, FANBOYS) own experiences growing up as the youngest child in a highly screwed-up but loving family comes a hilarious new comedy, THE GOLDBERGS.
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[07/23/26 - 04:01 PM] Audiobook Fan-Favorite Jeff Hays Joins Peacock's Live-Action Adaptation of Bestselling Phenomenon "Dungeon Crawler Carl" as the Voice of Princess Donut On Audible, the series, narrated by Jeff Hays, has clocked over 140 million listening hours.
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[07/23/26 - 04:01 PM] ABC News Is No. 1 on Sunday Morning, Friday Night and Late Night "20/20" was up over the previous week in all key target demos and improved year to year across the board.
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[07/23/26 - 02:45 PM] Andscape Marks 10th Anniversary with New ESPN+ Series "The Trade with Kelley L. Carter" Spotlighting the Game-Changers Shaping Sports, Culture and Entertainment The brand new series will premiere on ESPN Unlimited/+ on July 29, 2026.
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[07/23/26 - 01:59 PM] Video: "Avatar: Seven Havens" Teaser and Paramount+ Premiere Date Revealed at Comic-Con International in San Diego "Avatar: Seven Havens" will premiere on the service globally on Friday, October 9.
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[07/23/26 - 01:00 PM] "Big Brother" Premiere Week Up +14% from Last Season In its first week (episodes airing July 9, 12 and 15), "Big Brother" live plus 3-day total multiplatform viewership averaged 4.96 million viewers.
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[07/23/26 - 11:30 AM] "We Chose to Go to the Moon" Premieres Tuesday, November 10, 2026, on PBS, PBS.org and the PBS App This immersive theatrical experience tells the dramatic tale of America's race to space and decision to land a man on the Moon in one of the most ambitious scientific and exploration achievements in history.
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[07/23/26 - 11:16 AM] Netflix Announces Additional Cast of New Drama Series "Myron Bolitar" Melissa Benoist, Bebe Neuwirth, Griffin Dunne, and Isaiah Hill plus others join the cast.
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[07/23/26 - 11:00 AM] "Percy Jackson and the Olympians" Takes San Diego Comic-Con by Storm with Season 3 Premiere Date Set for November 20 on Disney+ Season three marks the first time that the third book - "The Titan's Curse" - comes to screen.
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[07/23/26 - 10:01 AM] Video: "MLB at Field of Dreams" - Official Trailer - Netflix The Phillies face the Twins as Major League Baseball returns to the Iowa cornfields for a nostalgic night of America's favorite pastime.
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[07/23/26 - 09:14 AM] Great American Media Strikes a Powerful New Chord with "Abilene," A Bold New, Original Series Coming to Great American Media Platforms Early 2027 "Abilene" follows Abby Morgan, a young woman looking to start over who finds herself stranded in the quiet, weathered town of Fair Haven, Ohio.
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[07/23/26 - 09:01 AM] Video: "Tires" Season 3 - Official Trailer - Netflix While settling in as part owners of a struggling Valley Forge, Will confronts the road not taken and Shane finds himself on a detour toward adulthood.
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[07/23/26 - 09:01 AM] Apple TV's "The Morning Show" to Culminate with Star-Studded Fifth and Final Season Along with Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon, the ensemble cast is led by Billy Crudup, Mark Duplass, Nestor Carbonell, Karen Pittman, Nicole Beharie and Jon Hamm, along with new additions for season five, including Jeff Daniels, ReneƩ Rapp, Jesse Williams, Sean Hayes, Lizzy Caplan and more.
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[07/23/26 - 09:00 AM] CBS Announces Taylor Sheridan's "The Run for a Million," An Elite Horse-Reining Competition, Airing Saturday, Aug. 22 Plus: the seventh season of "The Last Cowboy" will air on CMT later this fall.
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[07/23/26 - 08:02 AM] Video: "Don't Say Good Luck" - Official Trailer - Netflix In this coming-of-age dramedy, Sophie Birenbaum (Sunny Sandler) is ready for the spotlight as the lead in her high school musical - until suddenly she's living with even more drama at home than on the stage.
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[07/23/26 - 08:01 AM] Video: "Facing El Chapo" - Official Trailer - Netflix Two Mexican officers must survive the final hours of their shift after crossing a ruthless cartel boss in this crime drama based on true events.
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