16 May 2013
By Studio System News Staff 
The Upfronts came to a close today as youth-centric CW announced changes on the horizon and USA Network talked about new shows and the season ahead. The CW hasn't given up on the Wonder Woman prequel Amazon. CW president Mark Pedowitz said that original writer is no longer working on the rewrite and the project...
Read more → 15 May 2013
By Studio System News Staff 
It's time for CBS to get their moment in the sun - and on stage - at the upfront presentations in Manhattan. The network is bringing a comedy block to Thursday nights, and they are launching a drama and four freshman comedies this fall. The new Greg Garcia show starring Will Arnett called The Millers...
Read more → 14 May 2013
By Studio System News Staff 
Fleet Street Network: Starz Entertainment Production Company: Lionsgate Television, Virgin Produced, Octagon Executive Producers: Piers Morgan, John Ferriter, Justin Berfield, Jason Felts, Michael C. Forman, Daniel Brocklehurst Logline: Chronicles the rise of tabloid journalism, the sexual revolution...
Read more → 14 May 2013
By Studio System News Staff 
ABC took center stage today at Lincoln Center, and Entertainment Group President Paul Lee talked about the tough decision to cancel Happy Endings, the importance of female empowerment, and the downsizing of reality staple Dancing With The Stars. Last week, they announced that they were picking up Rebel...
Read more → 13 May 2013
By Studio System News Staff 
It’s a tense time for everyone in TV right now as axes are dropped and leads are recast. For some, like the creators of The Mindy Project, which was renewed for a second season, and the buzzed about Fox pilot Dads, a comedy from the writers of Ted about “guys and their dads,” it’s time to pop the champagne....
Read more → 07 May 2013
By Studio System News Staff 
Comedy Central/ Untitled Chris Hardwick Late Night Show Network: Comedy Central Production Company: FunnyOrDie, Brillstein Entertainment Partners, Serious Business, Nerdist Industries Exec Prods: Chris Hardwick, Robert Ben Garant, Thomas Lennon, Will Ferrell, Alex Blagg, Adam McKay, Jason U. Nadler,...
Read more → 30 Apr 2013
By Studio System News Staff 
The Million Second Quiz Network: NBC Studio: Universal TV Production Company: All3Media America Exec Prod: Stephen Lambert, Eli Holtzman and David Hurwitz Logline: Game show that combines trivia knowledge and endurance. The show will take place over 12 days in NYC and give contestants a chance to win up to $10 million...
Read more → 30 Apr 2013
By Ally Lattman 
Every year, the broadcast networks run the paces of their traditional pilot season. Dozens of pilots are cast and filmed, and millions of dollars are spent on a product seen ultimately by a very small handful of people; most pilots rarely see the light of day. But Amazon Studios is rewriting those old rules....
Read more → 25 Apr 2013
By Studio System News Staff 
As top executives from the five broadcast networks gather in screening rooms all over town to watch pilots and make their final pickup decisions for the May upfronts, we at Studio System News decided to take a crack at predicting the Fall schedule. Since we haven’t seen the new pilots, this schedule...
Read more → 24 Apr 2013
By Ally Lattman 
This season’s crop of picked-up pilots reveals some clear trends: adaptations of foreign series, remakes of movies or old TV shows and based-on-life tales are among the hot favorites. But these overshadow a parallel, less noticeable trend: the second-chance pilot. This pilot season includes four second-chancers,...
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