FX Cancels Billy Crystal’s ‘The Comedians’ after one season
FX cancels Billy Crystal’s The Comedians after 1 season
The comedy co-starring Josh Gad won’t be picked up for a second season after averaging 306,000 same-day viewers.
Homeland and The Affair return Oct. 4
Season 5 of Homeland will kick off on Oct. 4 opposite the season premiere of The Good Wife on CBS. The Affair’s Season 2 will debut the same night.
Apple submits a patent application for a remote with a fingerprint scanner
The application, according to Mashable, “highlights how a remote control for the Apple TV could potentially be unlocked by a fingerprint scanner, retinal scan, facial image, a palm print and even a toe print.”
Will the Nick-Minaj-Taylor Swift-Katy Perry feud save the VMAs?
This week’s Twitter feud put the focus back on music videos.
Starz is ending Da Vinci’s Demons after 3 seasons
“While ending Leonardo’s journey is bittersweet for me, I’m happy we’re ending the story on a high note,” says creator David S. Goyer. The third and final season premieres on Oct. 24.
Ludacris will be on Empire, too
The Fast and the Furious actor/rapper will play a corrections officer at Lucious Lyon’s prison.
Marc Maron to star in an Epix standup comedy special
Marc Maron: More Later, airing on Dec. 4, will mark Maron’s first premium comedy special in 20 years.
Extant gets a boost from its new post-Big Brother timeslot
The struggling Halle Berry drama climbed 17% in the key demo last night.
MSNBC may get a new name
The cable news network held a big staff meeting today on the set of SNL, where NBC news chief Andrew Lack revealed plans for a name change. “Andy said he’s contemplating a name change because Microsoft is no longer a part of the channel — and hasn’t been for a long time,” an MSNBC staffer tells NY Daily News. PLUS: MSNBC is going back to its NBC News roots as part of a revamp.
Diane Sawyer to interview Columbine killer’s mom
The first TV interview with Sue Klebold, mother of the 1999 Columbine killer Dylan Klebold, will air in February, when her book A Mother’s Reckoning: Living In The Aftermath Of Tragedy is released.
How to Get Away with Murder will reveal Rebecca’s killer sooner than expected
Expect a big bombshell in the Season 2 premiere.
Criminal Minds star A.J. Cook welcomes a baby boy
Cook now has two boys, including a 6-year-old son.
