Two new shows designed to boost the self esteem of young girls everywhere cracked the skinny CW schedule for 2010-11. Hellcats is a coming of age story (what else) about a pre-law stunner (Aly Michalka, left with Robbie Jones) who has to become a cheerleader to get her degree. Seriously. Eat your heart out, Sue
The Good Guys jumps across the hood of the buddy cop curve Wednesday night at 8 p.m. The Fox cop show stars Bradley Whitford (The West Wing) and Colin Hanks (Roswell) as a pair of mis-matched detectives and will return in its regular Monday timeslot starting June 7. Fox is so high on it they’ve
The big news out of Wednesday morning’s CBS upfront announcement wasn’t so much about the five fall shows as the time slot changes. Survivor, Thursdays at 10 for a decade, moves to Wednesday nights. The Big Bang Theory slides over to Thursdays to anchor a new night of comedy. CSI: NY moves to Fridays and
ABC stands for “Airlift a Bunch of Canadians” as news of their Fall 2010-11 schedule becomes official Tuesday. Several Canucks, including Shaun Majumder (22 Minutes), Matthew Perry (Friends), Elisha Cuthbert (24), Caroline Dhavernas (Wonderfalls) and Jennifer Finnigan (Close to Home) have landed key roles on new ABC series. They join Will Arnett (Fox’s Running Wilde),
Shawn Ryan (The Shield) is behind Ride-along, a gritty new Fox police drama scheduled for mid-season (early 2011). Jason Clarke (Brotherhood) plays older, cynical cop and Matt Lauria (Friday Night Lights) the by-the-book new guy in this clip from the Chicago-based drama.
He’s a wealthy Beverly Hills oil prince. She’s a crusading environmentalist. Can two former high school sweeties bridge a world of difference to reignite an old flame? Will Arnett and Keri Russell star in Running Wilde, a new comedy from Arrested Development creator Mitchel Hurwitz announced Monday as part of the 2010-11 Fox schedule.
Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains drew an overnight, estimated 2.9 million viewers across Canada to Global Sunday night according to preliminary data from BBM Canada. The finale was up against a busy night of sports with the first game of the Stanley Cup semi-finals—featuring the Cinderella Montreal Canadiens vs. the equally charmed Philadelphia Flyers—scoring close to
UPDATE: For a play-by-play of Monday’s NBC upfront event in New York, including gags from the likes of Alec Baldwin, Jimmy Fallon and famed yuckster Jeff Gaspin, go here. And go here for Alan Sepinwall’s eye witness HitFix account of the NBC and Fox upfront marathon.Remember NBC? They used to be a TV network. It