AMC, FX and Showtime continue late season buying, while Fox and FX plan renewals, FX evens out with a cancellation, and the Pan Am creator inks a deal.
Showtime
JJ Abrams gets yet another show on the air, with one of the first series orders of 2011, Salman Rushdie eyes TV as his next challenge, Michael Bay & Jerry Bruckheimer eye Cocaine for their next series, BBC gives us more Elba, and two deals are lined up for vets and freshmen alike!
Three Shows Are Given The Gift Or Returning Life!
ABC takes a look at suburban horrors, sister partners, scripted dance & a flashy 70’s reboot, while CBS eyes supernatural medical drama & a “Buffy” return. Meanwhile, MTV Just Wants it’s Pants Back, TNT wants to talk about the Generations, and Showtime, wants to keep us deeply immersed in a little Californication.
ABC adapts another Canadian drama and a new comic book, NBC eyes the Young Turks, Nickelodeon adds another series to their surfer teen lineup, while SyFy surprises everyone with a Stargate cancellation, HBO taps a writer for Gandolfini’s next, and Showtime finds a new showrunner for Dexter.
AMC preps a return to westerns and a second run at Ugly Americans, CBS adapts another Tweeter feed, Fox decided on some Rules for My Unborn Son, and Showtime locks an identity changing man in a town car.
ABC looks to reboot a classic, and a Packaged Deal, CBS is ready for some Go Time, Comedy Central finally realizes you are Not Normal, NBC finds some Consulting Adults and Playboys, Showtime builds a house of Lies and USA is stuck Awake. Meanwhile, Love Bites loses four, and Temple Hill snags a 2/7.
ABC snatched a stage-revived-on-screen laugher, and another untitled comedy, NBC picks up two more comedies (one old, one new) and Showtime renews their hit serial killer series once again!
Showtime goes Boycrazy, while HBO just says no to polygamy.
FOX animates two more, Showtime stays in the Jenji business, NBC axes some Smits, Modern Family duo stick around, and TNT gives a green to some pulpy 50’s noir!
USA fills Plain Sight with someone from Something About Mary, Conrad returns to the network that built her Hills for something a bit more fashionable, and more movie stars on the small screen!
SHOWTIME has picked up Tom Perrotta’s adaptation of his own bestselling novel THE WISHBONES. Â Story, which centers on a group of guys who form a wedding band in their small town but aspire to rock ‘n’ roll greatness, will be produced by John Wells.
