Header Ads

TV News Roundup: Week of February 3, 2014

More Adult Swim, More HOUSE OF CARDS, More markets for Aereo and more football for CBS.

MONDAY:
  • Hulu & CBS ink deal for series:
    CBS content is not regularly found on Hulu, but second year crime drama ELEMENTARY will be heading to the streaming service after a deal with CBS.
  • Aereo set to launch in next market:
    San Antonio is the next market to get the streaming TV service AEREO, beginning Wednesday, February 19. 
TUESDAY:
  • Adult Swim expanding schedule:
    Cable network Adult Swim is expanding it's programming schedule, now starting at 8 p.m. and staying on the air until 6 a.m., each day.
  • More HOUSE OF CARDS:
    Before the second season has been released, Netflix has renewed the political drama HOUSE OF CARDS for a third season.
  • WWE Channel coming to Apple TV:
    The new WWE Channel will be coming to the Apple TV platform, starting on February 24.
WEDNESDAY:
  • CBS primetime football coming this fall:
    CBS was the surprise winner of the new Thursday Night NFL package, for the 2014 season. [LINK]
  • Long running USA series to end this season:
    USA series PSYCH will end after it's current, and eight season. The series finale is scheduled for March 26th.
  • NBC cancels MJF:
    Freshman sitcom THE MICHAEL J FOX SHOW was cancelled by NBC, despite all 22 episodes having already been produced. HOLLYWOOD GAME NIGHT will take over the Thursday, 9 p.m. slot.
THURSDAY:
  • Seth Rogen developing series for AMC:
    The actor is developing the comic book PREACHER into a TV series for AMC. No scheduled premiere date has been announced. 
  • It's pilot season for Amazon Prime:
    Amazon Prime has released 10 pilots to viewers. Five of the are kids programming. The shows are available to watch for free and feed back is encouraged.
  • ESPN to air games of new football league:
    A new spring football  league, A11FL, is schedule to kick off an exhibition season this spring and ESPN2 will televise two games. The first full season will be in 2015. [LINK]
FRIDAY:
  • Another Hulu deal:
    After bringing past seasons of ELEMENTARY to Hulu, the streaming service will also have past seasons of the ABC drama NASHVILLE.
  • AMC picks up reality series on football franchise:
    What happens when two super star, rock & roll legends buy an expansion football franchise? The get a reality series, of course. AMC has picked up 10 episodes of a reality series on the inaugural season of the Arena Football League team, the LA KISS< owned by Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley.

No comments

Powered by Blogger.