Category: Media

Amy Reisenbach Named President, CBS Entertainment; Kelly Kahl Exits

Press Release: Amy Reisenbach has been named president of CBS Entertainment, assuming leadership of all primetime, daytime and late night creative departments at CBSk, including comedy and drama development, alternative, specials, current programming, scheduling and casting. The announcement was made today by CBS president and CEO George Cheeks, to whom Reisenbach will report. Reisenbach has […]

‘The Drew Barrymore Show’ Continues to Increase in Daytime!

Press Release: Now in its third season in first-run syndication, “The Drew Barrymore Show” has increased by 70 percent in total viewers vs. last year, averaging 1.2 million viewers (according to Nielsen Media Research data). The daily, syndicated daytime series ranks #4 among the 11 syndicated talk shows, beating “Tamron Hall” and all of this […]

ABC News Studios Announces New Docuseries ‘Grails’ 

Press Release: ABC News Studios is taking a behind-the-scenes look at the sneaker industry in the new series “Grails,” set to premiere Wednesday, Dec. 14, on Hulu. The six-part series profiles entrepreneurs Earl Cooper and Olajuwon Ajanaku, former Morehouse College golf champions who created the lifestyle brand Eastside Golf to promote diversity on the golf […]

Christopher Chulack Heads Team for Dark Comedy Series ‘El Asesino’

Press Release: Executive producer and director Christopher Chulack (“Shameless,” “Southland,” “ER”) has teamed with creator/director Guy Norman Bee (“Blood & Treasure,” “Veronica Mars,” “Arrow”), producer Sean Solan (“Dollhouse,” “Criminal Minds”), and Mexican born director/producer Luis Iga Garza (“Murder in the Woods,” “The Call”), to develop and produce “El Asesino.” The series is described as a […]

CBS Announces Midseason Schedule

Press Release: CBS announced the premieres of the new game show LINGO, hosted and executive produced by RuPaul Charles; the new action-drama series TRUE LIES, starring Steve Howey and Ginger Gonzaga; along with returning series dates. LINGO, a brand-new, supercharged adaptation of the fast-thinking game show, debuts on Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2023 at 9:00 PM, ET/PT. TRUE LIES, inspired […]

Netflix Announces Live Chris Rock Special 

Netflix has announced that comedian Chris Rock will make history as the headliner of the streaming service’s first-ever live, global streaming event. It will be Rock’s second Netflix stand-up special. His first, “Chris Rock: Tamborine,’ debuted in February 2018. “Chris Rock is one of the most iconic and important comedic voices of our generation,” Robbie Praw, Netflix’s […]

Netflix Orders Romantic Drama ‘Forever’

Netflix has greenlit ‘Forever’, which marks the first project under showrunner and executive producer Mara Brock Akil’s deal with the streaming service. Based on Judy Blume’s 1975 novel of the same name, “Forever” is described as an epic love story of two Black teens exploring romance and their identities through the awkward journey of being each […]

CBS and Paramount+ Announce Live Concert Special ‘Mariah Carey: Merry Christmas to All!’

Press Release: CBS presents MARIAH CAREY: MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL!, a new two-hour primetime concert special from the Queen of Christmas Mariah Carey, broadcasting Tuesday, Dec. 20 (8:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and available to stream live and on demand on Paramount+*. The news was first announced earlier today on CBS MORNINGS. Filmed in New York City […]