‘Saturday Night Live’ Ratings Hit Season Highs With Host Will Ferrell – Update UPDATED, 11:08 AM: The time-shifted final numbers are in for the Will Ferrell-hosted January 27 episode of NBC’s Saturday Night Live: The show featuring musical guest Chris Stapleton averaged a 2.19 rating/11 share in..

Pamela Fryman To Direct 4 Broadcast Pilots As Networks Bet On Multi-Camera Comedies In A Big Way Pamela Fryman, the multi-camera comedy director who’s always in demand for pilots, has been tapped to helm and executive produce four of them this broadcast pilot season. Fryman already had been boo..

‘Game of Thrones’ Actress Keisha Castle-Hughes To Produce & Star In The Indie Film ‘Wellwood’ EXCLUSIVE: Oscar nominee Keisha Castle-Hughes (Whale Rider) is attached to produce and star in Wellwood, a sci-fi indie that centers on a terminally ill Laura and her husband Nick, who makes an extrater..

‘Suits’ Renewed For Season 8 Without Patrick J. Adams & Meghan Markle, Ups Dulé Hill & Gets 7B Premiere Date By USA USA Network has given a Season 8 renewal to its long-running drama series Suits. The network also officially has confirmed the exits of original cast members Patrick J. Adams and M..

‘Guess Who Died’: Beth Lacke & Adrian Martinez Cast In NBC’s Comedy Pilot Work It alum Beth Lacke is set as a female lead opposite Hector Elizondo and Holland Taylor and Adrian Martinez (The Blacklist: Redemption) has been cast as a series regular in Guess Who Died, NBC’s single-camera comedy fr..

Vice Media Chief Digital Officer Mike Germano Exits Amid Harassment Claims Vice Media chief digital officer Mike Germano has left the company, less than a month after he and president Andrew Creighton were placed on leave after the New York Times reported on several sexual harassment allegations..

‘The Brave’ & ‘Valor’ Ratings Steady In Finales Two of the three new fall broadcast drama series, NBC’s The Brave and the CW’s Valor, made quiet exits last night with their Season 1 finales and little hope for renewal. Related Grammy Ratings Hit All-Time Demo Low; Draws 19.8M Viewer..

Superman Prequel Drama Series ‘Metropolis’ About Lois Lane & Lex Luthor Ordered By DC Digital Service Lois Lane and supervillain Lex Luthor are getting their own live-action series. Warner Bros. upcoming DC-Branded direct-to-consumer digital platform has given 13-episode straight-to-series order..

‘The Chi’ Renewed For Second Season On Showtime With New Showrunner Showtime has ordered a second season of hit drama series The Chi, created and executive produced by Lena Waithe (Master of None), and executive produced by Common (Selma). In addition, Ayanna Floyd Davis (Empire, Hannibal) has s..