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NBC announces ‘Young Rock’ premiere date

NBC has released the following information on the Dwayne Johnson inspired comedy, Young Rock.

NBC has set premiere dates for its two upcoming comedies: “Young Rock” will debut on Tuesday, Feb. 16 at 8 p.m. ET/PT and “Kenan” will debut immediately after on Tuesday, Feb. 16 at 8:30 p.m.

“YOUNG ROCK”

“Young Rock” focuses on different chapters of Dwayne Johnson’s life. From growing up in a strong and resilient family, to being surrounded by the wild characters of his professional wrestling family, to playing football at the University of Miami, the show will explore the crazy rollercoaster that has shaped Dwayne into the man he is today and the larger-than-life characters he’s met along the way.
Dwayne Johnson, Joseph Lee Anderson, Stacey Leilua, Adrian Groulx, Bradley Constant, Uli Latukefu, Ana Tuisila, Fasitua Amosa and John Tui star.
Nahnatchka Khan, Dwayne Johnson, Jeff Chiang, Dany Garcia, Hiram Garcia, Brian Gewirtz and Jennifer Carreras serve as executive producers.
“Young Rock” is produced by Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group, Seven Bucks Productions and Fierce Baby Productions.

16 January, 2021 0 comment

Business Television

Fox News sees rating crash

written by Ruben Jay

In the aftermath of the 2020 elections, Fox News is seeing their ratings take a hit!

For the first time since 2000, Fox is in last place. The conservative news network is well behind CNN and MSNBC in viewership and only 1 million viewers above Newsmax’s offering.

According to The Daily Wire, Fox News is averaging 1.9 million viewers while CNN has has 3.1 million and MSNBC has see 2.8 million. Newsmax has been averaging 400,000+ viewers on their network.

With the ratings crashing, it seems like Fox News President Jay Wallace and CEO Suzanne Scott are looking for some sort of hail marry. Vanity Fair says “the cable juggernaut’s programming shake-up, with a rotating cast of opinion hosts replacing Martha MacCallum at 7 p.m., comes as viewers are flocking to CNN and MSNBC following the Capitol insurrection and as Newsmax and OAN chip away from the right.”

Fox News may look like an entirely new network in the coming months as President-Elect Joe Biden is sworn into office. Many insiders are saying that Rupert Murdoch is taking a “hands-on” approach when it comes to Fox News.

15 January, 2021 0 comment

CBS NBC Television

Jimmy Fallon see lowest ‘Tonight Show’ rating

written by Ruben Jay

NBC’s Tonight Show is seeing record low ratings. Jimmy Fallon is struggling to bring in an audience.

Monday’s edition of The Tonight Show saw less than 1 millions viewers tune into the franchise. CBS’s alternative The Late Show with Stephen Colbert saw over 2 million viewers. Jimmy Kimmel’s ABC show saw 1.6 million viewers.

Monday’s show was a record low for the show. In fact, this is the second time in 6 months that The Tonight Show drew in record low ratings. With 942,000 viewers, Fallon is shedding viewers.

13 January, 2021 0 comment

Business Entertainment Streaming Tech

Roku in talks to buy Quibi

written by Ruben Jay

Remember Quibi? No? Well, it might not be dead yet.

Well, the shows on Quibi might not be dead yet. Quibi is the failed streaming service that was designed for short form entertainment that ultimately burned through billions of dollars. Late last year, Quibi announced they would be shutting down.

Now, Roku is looking to buy their short form shows. The New York Post is reporting that the television streaming app may make a bid to but the shows from Quibi. According to the report, Roku would place the shows on their own Roku Channel which currently airs other companies shows.

Financial term have not been disclosed.

5 January, 2021 0 comment

CBS Entertainment Television

James Corden says he’s homesick, may leave ‘The Late Late Show’

written by Ruben Jay

Host of The Late Late Show on CBS, James Corden, says he is home sick.

While he is homesick and has hinted at ending his run as the host of the Late Late Show, Corden still has a year and a half left on his current contract. Corden says that ending the show would be a “personal decision” and not “professional.”

Corden renewed his contract in 2019 and told the Sun he misses his home. It will be about people at home who we miss very, very much, who we are homesick for. I also feel like my wife and I have three young children, and they are three young grandchildren that we’ve taken away from people.”

Corden and his wife have 3 children. He also admits that the feeling of homesick could be mainly due to the pandemic. Travel has been restricted and he has not been able to travel home much.

Corden is best known for his segment, “Carpool Karaoke,” where Corden and a guest drives in LA singing some of their favorite songs.

5 January, 2021 0 comment

ABC Featured FOX Television

Tim Allen’s ‘Last Man Standing’ is coming to an end this year

written by Ruben Jay

Well, lets start of 2021 with some sad news: Last Man Standing is coming to an end…again.

The Tim Allen starring comedy on the FOX Broadcast channel is ending with a 9th season that starts in just a few days. Allen (plays Mike Baxter, the macho father of three girls who runs an outdoors business) says that the ending of Last Man Standing will be bittersweet for him.

Last Man Standing ran on the ABC network for 6 season. After being cancelled by ABC, FOX picked up the show for a 7th, 8th, and now 9th season. The move to FOX proved to be a big move for FOX as it brought in a great number for the network.

Allen told TVLine.com that he has wanted the show to end after its second season on FOX but the network wanted to do a final farewell season. Allen said in the statement “we decided to add a year so we could produce a full season to create the gentle and fun goodbye.”

When all is said and done, Last Man Standing will have 194 episodes to its name. The final season of Last Man Standing kicks off on Sunday, January 3, 2021 on Fox.

1 January, 2021 0 comment

ABC Entertainment Featured Television

Chris Harrison is moving to Texas; fuels ‘Bachelor” exit rumors

written by Ruben Jay

Chris Harrison is reportedly building a house in Austin, Tx where the host plans to move. The potential move has fueled rumors of Harrison moving on from the Bachelor franchises.

Harrison is taking a small break from the show, the first time in history. Variety reports that Harrison is going to visit his son at college and The Bachelor requires a quarantine before returning to the set. Former contestant JoJo Fletcher will be filling in for Harrison during his break.

The Bachelor is currently filming in a “production bubble” in Palm Springs.

Harrison is building a home with his girlfriend and host of Entertainment Tonight, Lauren Zima.

TMZ is reporting that Harrison will not be leaving the show.

30 December, 2020 0 comment

Business Entertainment Television

The Kardashians are moving to Hulu & Disney+

written by Ruben Jay

The Kardashian’s are moving to Hulu and Disney+.

Earlier this year, the Kardashians announced that they would be ending their long running reality show, Keeping Up With the Kardashians. The family said “After what will be 14 years, 20 seasons, hundreds of episodes and several spipoff shows, we’ve decided as a family to end this very special journey…” However, on Tuesday, Disney announced that the family is coming to Hulu.

The Hollywood Reporter is saying that each of the Kardashians will have their own series on Hulu and even Disney+. No details were released as part of the announcement.

We all knew that the Kardashians weren’t going away for long.

11 December, 2020 0 comment

Streaming

‘iCarly’ is being revived at Paramount+, all the major cast members returning

written by Ruben Jay

ViacomCBS is relaunching iCarly for their upcoming streaming platform.

Miranda Cosgrove, Jerry Trainor. and Nathan Kress are signed on to return for the reboot. Jay Kogen (The Simpsons) and Ali Schouten (Merry Happy Whatever) are developing the show. Nickelodeon Studios is developing the show for the platform. No further details of the revival have been announced.

Paramount+ will be launching in early 2021 as ViacomCBS rebrands their CBS All Access service. iCarly was a cult favorite for millennials. Reviving iCarly will bring both the millennials and young viewers to the new service.

The streaming wars is kicking into full gear as the market begins to get crowded. Some could argue that it has been crowded. Currently, we have the big players in Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon Prime. In the last two years, we’ve seen the addition of Disney+, Apple TV+, Peacock (NBC), HBO MAX (joining HBO Now and HBO Go), and Youtube’s original offerings.

9 December, 2020 0 comment

ABC American Idol Business Entertainment Music Television

Ryan Seacrest lists his Beverly Hills mansion for sale

written by Ruben Jay

Ryan Seacrest has listed his Beverly Hills mansion for sale. The asking price? $85 million.

PageSix is reporting that Seacrest is listing is 9,000-square-foot home on the market. He paid $39 million for the home in 2012 when he purchased it from TV host Ellen Degeneres. Seacrest is set to make $45 million on the sale.

The mansion has 4 bedrooms, 6 bathrooms, a “gourmet chef’s kitchen”. a movie theater, gym, and a mediation garden.

Seacrest will continue to commute to Los Angeles during American Idol season to host the competition show. Currently the media mogul lives in New York as he is the co-host for Live with Kelly & Ryan.

8 December, 2020 0 comment