PASADENA, Calif.–Donald Trump’s not here at the winter TCA press tour but he’s certainly a hot topic. The Republican presidential candidate kept coming up at NBC’s executive session Wednesday morning. Entertainment chairman Robert Greenblatt had plenty to crow about: Blindspot is the No. 1 new series, The Wiz was up 42% over Peter Pan (Hairspray
Greenblatt (middle) with Growing Up Fisher star J.K.Simmons (left) and EP Jason Bateman PASADENA, CA–Really Robert Greenblatt? You never knew NBC had mounted a production of Peter Pan before?The NBC Chairman began his executive session Sunday by announcing that the network would follow up the spectacular success of The Sound of Music Live with a stage
PASADENA, CA–What did NBC Entertainment Chairman Robert Greenblatt tell critics attending TCA Friday morning?The first network executive session of the tour will be hard to top for candor. Unlike long time CBS programming boss Nina Tassler, for example–the Queen of the non-answer–Greenblatt actually answers questions.As usual, a few of the best goodies came in the
BEVERLY HILLS, CA–Smart dude that Robert Greenblatt. The new NBC entertainment chairman smartly reduced expectations with a low-key approach at Monday’s TCA exec session. The former Showtime programmer started out emphasizing the positives: The Voice is the No. 1 show this spring and summer. SNL had a big rebound season both creatively and in ratings. Leno is