BBC AMERICA has acquired the U.S. premiere of Ashes to Ashes, the award-winning drama and eagerly awaited sequel to Life On Mars, premiering in March 2009. With the U.S. adapted version of Life on Mars currently on air, BBC AMERICA viewers have a chance to see what happens next to their favorite characters in the [...]
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Life on Mars sequel Ashes to Ashes travels to BBC America
Writers Guild announces 2009 WGA Award nominees
The Writers Guild of America announced the nominees for the 2009 WGA Awards on Monday. NBC’s 30 Rock and Fox’s The Simpsons got four nominations each, and AMC’s Breaking Bad scored three. Here is the full list of the nominees: TELEVISION DRAMATIC SERIES Dexter, Written by Scott Buck, Daniel Cerone, Charles H. Eglee, Adam E. [...]
ABC goes nuts, axes Pushing Daisies, Eli Stone, Dirty Sexy Money
ABC will not be ordering any new episodes of its sophomore shows Pushing Daisies, Dirty Sexy Money and Eli Stone, the network confirmed earlier today. The unlucky trio chalked season lows among adults 18-49 (1.8 rating each) this week, which finally sealed their fate after several weeks of speculation and uncertainty. The cancellation will leave [...]
Most popular primetime shows now available in HD on iTunes
The most popular shows airing on all four major television networks – “Grey’s Anatomy” and “Lost” from ABC, “CSI” and “CSI: Miami” from CBS, “Bones” and “Prison Break” airing on FOX, and “Heroes” and “The Office” from NBC Universal – are now available in HD in the iTunes store, Apple announced today. “We’ve got an [...]
New television shows in the fall season – hits and misses
In the aftermath of the writers’ strike and fewer pilots being developed this year, the major networks are launching only 13 new shows this season, which is half as many as a year ago. Experts at the independent media buying agency TargetCast tcm believe that the fall season may lack any breakout hits. “We are [...]
ABC picks up five new series
ABC has picked up five new series for the 2008-09 season: dramas Castle, Cupid and The Unusuals and comedies Better Off Ted and Single with Parents. “It was worth taking the time to go through the pilot process to really do it right. We’re excited about these series and feel they’re perfect additions to our [...]
ABC’s Life on Mars goes into production – again
Production has begun in New York on “Life on Mars,” ABC’s highly anticipated new drama series. This is the second time that the show has gone into production, as the network decided to replace most of the cast from the show’s original pilot, which had been leaked online a few months ago. NYPD Detective Sam [...]