As U.S. broadcast-TV networks scramble to “stock their shelves” for the fall, they seem to be importing more and more goods from the Great White North. Are there even more hidden Canadian gems left for NBC, The CW et al left to mine? READ MORE
Kenya Barris is working his magic on a beloved classic. The black-ish creator has sold an updated version of Bewitched to ABC READ MORE
A repeat of The Big Bang Theory came out on top this first out-of-season Thursday, dominating all comers in total audience (with 8.84 million viewers) and edging out Hell’s Kitchen for the nightly demo win (with a 2.2).
Among Thursday’s premieres, a double-pump of Anne Heche’s long-shelved Save Me …READ MORE
Did Save Me have you shouting hallelujah?
NBC’s newest comedy premiered Thursday (8/7c) with two back-to-back episodes. In them, we meet Beth Harper (played by Anne Heche, Men in Trees), a Midwestern wife and mother who has a near-death experience in her kitchen after choking on a hero sandwich. READ MORE
An Anne Heche comedy will at long last come off the shelf to launch NBC’s summer slate, the network announced on Monday. READ MORE
NBC is getting a jump on “upfront” week by picking up the Anne Heche-fronted comedy pilot Save Me to series.
The spiritually tinged sitcom — which received a 13-episode order — finds the former Men in Trees actress playing a woman who, after an accident, believes she is channeling God. READ MORE
Ryan Murphy stopped by Bravo’s Watch What Happens Live Monday night and, thanks to host Andy Cohen’s clever little games, he revealed the identity of the first American Horror Story star set to take part in Season 2 and dropped a new clue about the show’s new top-secret location. READ MORE
Anne Heche is taking her career in a very meta direction, signing on to produce and star in the spiritually tinged NBC comedy pilot Save Me. READ MORE
