This week the five broadcast networks each unveiled their Fall 2018 TV schedules ahead of their upfront presentations, complete with new series orders and returning favorites.
The Tim Allen sitcom “Last Man Standing” has jumped ship from ABC to Fox, and while NBC salvaged “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” from Fox, fans will have to wait until midseason for that show’s sixth season return. CBS’s revival of “Murphy Brown” and “Magnum P.I.” hope to be an answer to the success of ABC’s “Roseanne” reboot, while the CW has a reboot of their own in the newly picked up series “Charmed.”
Some of the promising new shows include NBC’s comedy “I Feel Bad” getting the lead-in from “Will & Grace,” Lil Rel Howery’s Fox multi-cam sitcom “Rel” getting the lead-in from “Family Guy” on Sundays, and “The Kids Are All Right” scored a coveted lead-in from “Roseanne” over at ABC.
The Tim Allen sitcom “Last Man Standing” has jumped ship from ABC to Fox, and while NBC salvaged “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” from Fox, fans will have to wait until midseason for that show’s sixth season return. CBS’s revival of “Murphy Brown” and “Magnum P.I.” hope to be an answer to the success of ABC’s “Roseanne” reboot, while the CW has a reboot of their own in the newly picked up series “Charmed.”
Some of the promising new shows include NBC’s comedy “I Feel Bad” getting the lead-in from “Will & Grace,” Lil Rel Howery’s Fox multi-cam sitcom “Rel” getting the lead-in from “Family Guy” on Sundays, and “The Kids Are All Right” scored a coveted lead-in from “Roseanne” over at ABC.
- 5/18/2018
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
“Rel” (Fox)
We can’t wait to see “Get Out” breakout star Lil Rel Howrey in this new sitcom inspired by his real life. If his performance is anything like the comedic relief he brought to the Jordan Peele thriller, we’re on board.
Watch the trailer here.
“I Feel Bad” (NBC)
We’re excited for this female-centric comedy from writer Aseem Batra and executive producer Amy Poehler. In a culture that likes to pretend that women have to be perfect at all times, this looks like a refreshing take on motherhood and beyond.
Watch the trailer here.
“New Amsterdam” (NBC)
We know it’s another medical drama, but “New Amsterdam” looks dramatic Af and we are honestly here for it. In the trailer alone, the hospital’s new medical director fires an entire department, admits an Ebola patient, and we find out he has cancer.
Watch the trailer here.
We can’t wait to see “Get Out” breakout star Lil Rel Howrey in this new sitcom inspired by his real life. If his performance is anything like the comedic relief he brought to the Jordan Peele thriller, we’re on board.
Watch the trailer here.
“I Feel Bad” (NBC)
We’re excited for this female-centric comedy from writer Aseem Batra and executive producer Amy Poehler. In a culture that likes to pretend that women have to be perfect at all times, this looks like a refreshing take on motherhood and beyond.
Watch the trailer here.
“New Amsterdam” (NBC)
We know it’s another medical drama, but “New Amsterdam” looks dramatic Af and we are honestly here for it. In the trailer alone, the hospital’s new medical director fires an entire department, admits an Ebola patient, and we find out he has cancer.
Watch the trailer here.
- 5/17/2018
- by Ashley Boucher
- The Wrap
With the broadcast lineups now set, here are the most interesting match-ups on the Fall 2018-19 TV schedule.
Fall 2018-19 Schedule *N=New Show; Nt=New Time; Nd=New Day; All Times Et Monday 8Pm 8:30Pm 9Pm 9:30Pm 10Pm 10:30
NBC The Voice Manifest (N)
ABC Dancing with the Stars The Good Doctor
CBS The Neighborhood (N) Happy Together (N) Magnum P.I. (N) Bull (Nt)
CW DC’s Legend’s of Tomorrow Arrow (Nd)
Fox The Resident 9-1-1
NBC has given the mystery-drama “Manifest” the choice post-“Voice” timeslot, while “Dancing with the Stars” and freshman hit “The Good Doctor” will continue to no doubt continue to be a potent combination for ABC. Fox will move up both “The Resident” and “9-1-1” from their midseason slots this season for fall bows for both shows’ sophomore runs. “9-1-1” proved to be a hit for Fox on Wednesdays,...
Fall 2018-19 Schedule *N=New Show; Nt=New Time; Nd=New Day; All Times Et Monday 8Pm 8:30Pm 9Pm 9:30Pm 10Pm 10:30
NBC The Voice Manifest (N)
ABC Dancing with the Stars The Good Doctor
CBS The Neighborhood (N) Happy Together (N) Magnum P.I. (N) Bull (Nt)
CW DC’s Legend’s of Tomorrow Arrow (Nd)
Fox The Resident 9-1-1
NBC has given the mystery-drama “Manifest” the choice post-“Voice” timeslot, while “Dancing with the Stars” and freshman hit “The Good Doctor” will continue to no doubt continue to be a potent combination for ABC. Fox will move up both “The Resident” and “9-1-1” from their midseason slots this season for fall bows for both shows’ sophomore runs. “9-1-1” proved to be a hit for Fox on Wednesdays,...
- 5/17/2018
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
“The Last Ship” is officially ending with its upcoming fifth season, Variety has learned.
The Turner network renewed the drama, starring Eric Dane, for a fourth season in July 2016, with the Season 5 renewal coming that September. Seasons 4 and 5 were shot back-to-back, with each consisting of 10 episodes. Season 5 will launch this summer.
It had long been suspected that the show’s fifth season would be its last. The news was made all but official when “The Last Ship” star Jocko Sims, who plays Lt. Carlton Burk on the series, booked a series regular role on the recently-ordered NBC medical drama “New Amsterdam.”
Season 5 of “The Last Ship” does not currently have a premiere date.
“The Last Ship” also stars Adam Baldwin, Bridget Regan, Charles Parnell, Travis Van Winkle, Marissa Neitling, Christina Elmore, Jocko Sims, Bren Foster, and Kevin Michael Martin. Based on William Brinkley’s novel, the series follows the Navy destroyer U.
The Turner network renewed the drama, starring Eric Dane, for a fourth season in July 2016, with the Season 5 renewal coming that September. Seasons 4 and 5 were shot back-to-back, with each consisting of 10 episodes. Season 5 will launch this summer.
It had long been suspected that the show’s fifth season would be its last. The news was made all but official when “The Last Ship” star Jocko Sims, who plays Lt. Carlton Burk on the series, booked a series regular role on the recently-ordered NBC medical drama “New Amsterdam.”
Season 5 of “The Last Ship” does not currently have a premiere date.
“The Last Ship” also stars Adam Baldwin, Bridget Regan, Charles Parnell, Travis Van Winkle, Marissa Neitling, Christina Elmore, Jocko Sims, Bren Foster, and Kevin Michael Martin. Based on William Brinkley’s novel, the series follows the Navy destroyer U.
- 5/16/2018
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
ABC unveiled its Fall 2018 schedule on Tuesday ahead of its annual upfront ad sales event. Among the highlights, freshman sitcom “The Kids Are Alright” scored the highly coveted “Roseanne” lead-in. “Single Parents” will follow “Modern Family,” while “Fresh Off the Boat” and “Speechless” have been banished to Fridays.
Additionally, “Dancing With the Stars: Juniors” and the newly retitled “Alec Baldwin Show” will air on Sundays.
First-year dramas “The Rookie” will close Tuesdays and “A Million Little Things” is set to cap off Wednesdays.
Also Read: Fox Upfront: 7 Takeaways From Beacon Theatre Presentation to Advertisers
“American Housewife” and “Child Support” fans will want to note their new time slots.
Interestingly enough, “Goldbergs” spinoff “Schooled” will have to wait until midseason, which means it likely won’t be paired with (at least much of) the original Adam Goldberg sitcom.
“We enter the new season bolstered by success and the stability that it affords us,...
Additionally, “Dancing With the Stars: Juniors” and the newly retitled “Alec Baldwin Show” will air on Sundays.
First-year dramas “The Rookie” will close Tuesdays and “A Million Little Things” is set to cap off Wednesdays.
Also Read: Fox Upfront: 7 Takeaways From Beacon Theatre Presentation to Advertisers
“American Housewife” and “Child Support” fans will want to note their new time slots.
Interestingly enough, “Goldbergs” spinoff “Schooled” will have to wait until midseason, which means it likely won’t be paired with (at least much of) the original Adam Goldberg sitcom.
“We enter the new season bolstered by success and the stability that it affords us,...
- 5/15/2018
- by Tony Maglio
- The Wrap
NBC has released trailers for its new dramas Manifest and New Amsterdam, which will kick off on Mondays and Tuesdays, respectively, as well as the latest addition to its Thursday night comedy lineup, I Feel Bad. Check them out, below. An NBC mystery drama, Manifest stars Melissa Roxburgh, Josh Dallas, Athena Karkanis, J.R. Ramirez, Luna Blaise, Jack Messina, and Parveen Kaur. The story centers on the passengers of Montego Air Flight 828 who, after landing, discover the world has continued without them — for five and a half years. It's lucky enough to have The Voice as its lead-in. Not to be confused with the cancelled supernatural-themed 2008 Fox TV series of the same name, the new New Amsterdam is an NBC medical drama inspired by New York City's Bellevue Hospital. Ryan Eggold, Freema Agyeman, Janet Montgomery, Jocko Sims, Anupam Kher, and Tyler Labine star. Manifest isn't the only...
- 5/15/2018
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
NBCUniversal kicked off the broadcast week of upfronts Monday with its presentation at Radio City Music Hall. Here are the five key takeaways:
1. Facebook is worth kicking.
It didn’t take NBCUniversal CEO Steve Burke long to get his first veiled dig at Facebook in during his address at the top of the show.
“Digital companies are being accused of invasion of people’s privacy, accused of false measurement,” Burke said. He didn’t call out the social-media giant by name, but he might as well have. At the other end of the Facebook-diss spectrum was a video featuring ad-sales chief Linda Yaccarino edited into footage from Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg’s recent Senate hearing. The video began with Yaccarino sitting down behind a table in a faux Senate chamber, then standing back up, pulling a booster seat off her chair and tossing it aside: “Someone give that back to Zuckerberg,...
1. Facebook is worth kicking.
It didn’t take NBCUniversal CEO Steve Burke long to get his first veiled dig at Facebook in during his address at the top of the show.
“Digital companies are being accused of invasion of people’s privacy, accused of false measurement,” Burke said. He didn’t call out the social-media giant by name, but he might as well have. At the other end of the Facebook-diss spectrum was a video featuring ad-sales chief Linda Yaccarino edited into footage from Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg’s recent Senate hearing. The video began with Yaccarino sitting down behind a table in a faux Senate chamber, then standing back up, pulling a booster seat off her chair and tossing it aside: “Someone give that back to Zuckerberg,...
- 5/14/2018
- by Daniel Holloway
- Variety Film + TV
Summer hasn’t even officially started yet, but let’s look ahead to the fall. Specifically, the 2018-2019 fall TV season on NBC. The network has released some of its fall 2018 TV trailers, including Manifest, New Amsterdam, and I Feel Bad, as well as official descriptions for other upcoming shows like The Inbetween, The Enemy Within, The […]
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- 5/14/2018
- by Chris Evangelista
- Slash Film
The 2018 broadcast upfronts are officially upon us, and NBC just wrapped its big Radio City Music Hall sales pitch to potential advertisers. There was a little something for everyone — especially if you’re between the ages of 18 and 49.
NBCUniversal began its annual event with a star-studded musical parody. Unfortunately, not everybody (TheWrap included) got to see it from never-ending line down 50th Street. More on that in a bit.
The suite of networks spent the next 120 minutes or so showing off new series like “Abby’s” (pictured above) “New Amsterdam,” “The Titan Games,” “Deadly Class,” “Treadstone,” and “Very Cavallari,” to name just a handful.
Read on below for 9 things we observed from the beginning of a very long week in New York City.
Also Read: Ratings: 'Timeless' Rises in Season 2 Finale - But Is It Enough to Save NBC Series?
Blurred Lines
The long, snaking line to enter...
NBCUniversal began its annual event with a star-studded musical parody. Unfortunately, not everybody (TheWrap included) got to see it from never-ending line down 50th Street. More on that in a bit.
The suite of networks spent the next 120 minutes or so showing off new series like “Abby’s” (pictured above) “New Amsterdam,” “The Titan Games,” “Deadly Class,” “Treadstone,” and “Very Cavallari,” to name just a handful.
Read on below for 9 things we observed from the beginning of a very long week in New York City.
Also Read: Ratings: 'Timeless' Rises in Season 2 Finale - But Is It Enough to Save NBC Series?
Blurred Lines
The long, snaking line to enter...
- 5/14/2018
- by Tony Maglio
- The Wrap
NBC has unveiled its fall 2018 schedule, along with previews for its upcoming series, including the Ryan Eggold medical drama New Amsterdam and the Mike Schur laffer Abby’s, a multi-camera sitcom shot outdoors in front of a live audience.
Here at TVLine, we immediately jumped at the chance to screen each trailer — some of which are available here; others were only shown to members of the press at the NBC Upfront on Monday — and we’re ready to divulge our totally unfiltered, brutally honest snap judgments. (Fwiw: A trailer for midseason entry The InBetween has not yet been made available to anyone — not even us.
Here at TVLine, we immediately jumped at the chance to screen each trailer — some of which are available here; others were only shown to members of the press at the NBC Upfront on Monday — and we’re ready to divulge our totally unfiltered, brutally honest snap judgments. (Fwiw: A trailer for midseason entry The InBetween has not yet been made available to anyone — not even us.
- 5/14/2018
- TVLine.com
“Late Night” host Seth Meyers brought the funny for the Peacock during NBC’s 2018 upfront presentation on Monday — by poking fun at everything about his own network.
Meyers welcomed the crowd at Radio City Musical Hall with a bit about why ad execs were forced to head to NYC on Mother’s Day weekend to see the broadcast network’s presentations (something about colored wristbands?), and then he got into the real material.
See Meyers’ best jokes from his monologue below.
Also Read: 'Project Runway' to Return to Bravo
On NBC’s “Chicago” obsession:
“NBC, as you all know, stands for Nothing But Chicago. We got ‘Chicago Fire,’ ‘Chicago Pd,’ “Chicago Med’ — everything but Chicago accents. That, that would be going too far. No one wants to watch a medical drama where the doctor says [imitating Chicago accent] ‘Get me the DFIb over there! Stat!’ Ohh, we lost him!'”
On...
Meyers welcomed the crowd at Radio City Musical Hall with a bit about why ad execs were forced to head to NYC on Mother’s Day weekend to see the broadcast network’s presentations (something about colored wristbands?), and then he got into the real material.
See Meyers’ best jokes from his monologue below.
Also Read: 'Project Runway' to Return to Bravo
On NBC’s “Chicago” obsession:
“NBC, as you all know, stands for Nothing But Chicago. We got ‘Chicago Fire,’ ‘Chicago Pd,’ “Chicago Med’ — everything but Chicago accents. That, that would be going too far. No one wants to watch a medical drama where the doctor says [imitating Chicago accent] ‘Get me the DFIb over there! Stat!’ Ohh, we lost him!'”
On...
- 5/14/2018
- by Jennifer Maas
- The Wrap
“Project Runway” is coming home. Andy Cohen announced the high fashion series, originally produced by The Weinstein Company, would be moving from Lifetime back to Bravo, during NBC’s upfronts presentation in New York City on Monday.
“I have some big breaking news,” the “Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen” host told the audience at Radio City Music Hall while talking about Bravo’s expanded home block. “I’m so excited to announce right here, right now, that ‘Project Runway’ is coming back to where it all started. That’s right, ‘Project Runway’ is coming home, everybody! It’s returning to its original home on Bravo. I am so excited! This is big news!”
Cohen then turned it over to Og “Queer Eye” stars Carson Kressley and Thom Filicia to promote their new Bravo series.
Also Read: 'Manifest,' 'New Amsterdam' and 'I Feel Bad': Watch Trailers for...
“I have some big breaking news,” the “Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen” host told the audience at Radio City Music Hall while talking about Bravo’s expanded home block. “I’m so excited to announce right here, right now, that ‘Project Runway’ is coming back to where it all started. That’s right, ‘Project Runway’ is coming home, everybody! It’s returning to its original home on Bravo. I am so excited! This is big news!”
Cohen then turned it over to Og “Queer Eye” stars Carson Kressley and Thom Filicia to promote their new Bravo series.
Also Read: 'Manifest,' 'New Amsterdam' and 'I Feel Bad': Watch Trailers for...
- 5/14/2018
- by Jennifer Maas and Ashley Boucher
- The Wrap
The tide is finally turning for female helmers vying to break into the male-dominated field of broadcast drama directing.
This pilot season marked a breakthrough with 14 of the 42 broadcast drama pilots going to female directors, reversing an alarming trend –four pilots directed by women in 2015, two in 2016 and just one last year.
Eight of the 14 drama pilots, or 57%, went to series. That includes ABC’s The Fix (Larysa Kondracki and The Rookie (Liz Friedlander), CBS’ Red Line (Victoria Mahoney), Fox’s Proven Innocent (Patricia Riggen), NBC’s New Amsterdam (Kate Dennis), The InBetween (Charlotte Sieling) and The Village (Minkie Spiro), and the CW’s Roswell, New Mexico (Julie Plec). Of the eight helmers, three were first pilot directors, and only one, Friedlander, had previously helmed a broadcast pilot.
Meanwhile, 46% of the drama pilots directed by men this year (13 out of 28) were picked up to series..
Drama pilots traditionally have been one of the toughest directing gigs to land, with the networks and studios imposing very high standards for level of accomplishments required for it. Drama pilots are a risky bet, costing $7 million-$8 million and sometimes as much as $15 million, and networks have been very conservative, handing jobs to either a big feature helmer or a veteran TV pilot director with a proven track record.
The problem with the dearth of broadcast drama pilots directed by women was trifold — there weren’t enough well-established female directors — in features or drama series — who would be getting straight pilot offers; there weren’t that many female episodic drama directors who have enough experience to land open pilot-directing assignments; and there wasn’t strong enough will on the part of the networks to give such helmers assignments.
All of that started to change over the past 1-2 years with Initiatives like NBC’s Female Forward, designed to give female directors the opportunity to get training and helm episodes of NBC series, and Ryan Murphy’s Half, aiming to hire 50% female directors to work on all his television shows, as well as series like Ava DuVernay’s Own drama series Queen Sugar, which employs all female directors, almost all of whom are women of color.
Exemplifying the progress is NBC, which was in the back of the pack last year when none of its 13 drama and comedy pilots was directed by a woman. This year, out of NBC’s 15 pilots, almost half, seven — three dramas and four comedies — were directed by women. What’s more, all three NBC drama pilots directed by women went to series, a 100% success ratio.
There have been a string of milestones for female directors over the past year, including Patty Jenkins setting a new boxoffice record with Wonder Woman and Victoria Mahoney, who just got her Red Line pilot picked up to series by CBS, recently becoming the first African American woman to direct a Star Wars movie when she was tapped as Jj Abrams’ second unit director on Star Wars: Episode IX.
The strong showing for female drama directors this broadcast season is just the next step toward an even playing field.
This pilot season marked a breakthrough with 14 of the 42 broadcast drama pilots going to female directors, reversing an alarming trend –four pilots directed by women in 2015, two in 2016 and just one last year.
Eight of the 14 drama pilots, or 57%, went to series. That includes ABC’s The Fix (Larysa Kondracki and The Rookie (Liz Friedlander), CBS’ Red Line (Victoria Mahoney), Fox’s Proven Innocent (Patricia Riggen), NBC’s New Amsterdam (Kate Dennis), The InBetween (Charlotte Sieling) and The Village (Minkie Spiro), and the CW’s Roswell, New Mexico (Julie Plec). Of the eight helmers, three were first pilot directors, and only one, Friedlander, had previously helmed a broadcast pilot.
Meanwhile, 46% of the drama pilots directed by men this year (13 out of 28) were picked up to series..
Drama pilots traditionally have been one of the toughest directing gigs to land, with the networks and studios imposing very high standards for level of accomplishments required for it. Drama pilots are a risky bet, costing $7 million-$8 million and sometimes as much as $15 million, and networks have been very conservative, handing jobs to either a big feature helmer or a veteran TV pilot director with a proven track record.
The problem with the dearth of broadcast drama pilots directed by women was trifold — there weren’t enough well-established female directors — in features or drama series — who would be getting straight pilot offers; there weren’t that many female episodic drama directors who have enough experience to land open pilot-directing assignments; and there wasn’t strong enough will on the part of the networks to give such helmers assignments.
All of that started to change over the past 1-2 years with Initiatives like NBC’s Female Forward, designed to give female directors the opportunity to get training and helm episodes of NBC series, and Ryan Murphy’s Half, aiming to hire 50% female directors to work on all his television shows, as well as series like Ava DuVernay’s Own drama series Queen Sugar, which employs all female directors, almost all of whom are women of color.
Exemplifying the progress is NBC, which was in the back of the pack last year when none of its 13 drama and comedy pilots was directed by a woman. This year, out of NBC’s 15 pilots, almost half, seven — three dramas and four comedies — were directed by women. What’s more, all three NBC drama pilots directed by women went to series, a 100% success ratio.
There have been a string of milestones for female directors over the past year, including Patty Jenkins setting a new boxoffice record with Wonder Woman and Victoria Mahoney, who just got her Red Line pilot picked up to series by CBS, recently becoming the first African American woman to direct a Star Wars movie when she was tapped as Jj Abrams’ second unit director on Star Wars: Episode IX.
The strong showing for female drama directors this broadcast season is just the next step toward an even playing field.
- 5/13/2018
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
New Amsterdam looks set to be a fresh take on the medical drama.
NBC recently placed an order for the series and has announced it will air Tuesdays 10/9c out of megahit This Is Us.
The series was formerly known as Bellevue, but has been given the New Amsterdam title. Yes, it's the same title of a failed Fox drama from several years ago, so we fully expect the name to change again.
The official logline reads:
The new Bellevue Hospital director’s maverick approach disrupts the status quo while always prioritizing patient care.
Located in Manhattan, Bellevue is the only hospital in the world that has the capability to treat ebola patients, prisoners from Rikers Island and the President of the United States all under one roof.
It stars Ryan Eggold (The Blacklist), Freema Agyeman (Doctor Who), Janet Montgomery (This Is Us), Jocko Sims (The Last Ship), Anupam Kher...
NBC recently placed an order for the series and has announced it will air Tuesdays 10/9c out of megahit This Is Us.
The series was formerly known as Bellevue, but has been given the New Amsterdam title. Yes, it's the same title of a failed Fox drama from several years ago, so we fully expect the name to change again.
The official logline reads:
The new Bellevue Hospital director’s maverick approach disrupts the status quo while always prioritizing patient care.
Located in Manhattan, Bellevue is the only hospital in the world that has the capability to treat ebola patients, prisoners from Rikers Island and the President of the United States all under one roof.
It stars Ryan Eggold (The Blacklist), Freema Agyeman (Doctor Who), Janet Montgomery (This Is Us), Jocko Sims (The Last Ship), Anupam Kher...
- 5/13/2018
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
Happy Mother’s Day: Ahead of Monday’s upfront presentation, NBC just began releasing trailers for its new Fall TV shows.
Below, our readers can check out the official previews and descriptions for dramas “Manifest” and “New Amsterdam” (pictured above), as well as freshman comedy “I Feel Bad.”
By the way, find the fall schedule here.
Also Read: NBC's Fall Schedule: 'Manifest' to Follow 'The Voice,' 'New Amsterdam' Scores 'This Is Us' Lead-In
“Manifest”
When Montego Air Flight 828 landed safely after a turbulent but routine flight, the crew and passengers were relieved. Yet in the span of those few hours, the world had aged five years and their friends, families and colleagues, after mourning their loss, had given up hope and moved on. Now, faced with the impossible, they’re all given a second chance. But as their new realities become clear, a deeper mystery unfolds and some of the returned passengers soon realize they may be meant for something greater than they ever thought possible. From Robert Zemeckis and Jack Rapke comes an emotionally rich, unexpected journey into a world grounded in hope, heart and destiny.
The cast includes Melissa Roxburgh, Josh Dallas, Athena Karkanis, J.R. Ramirez, Luna Blaise, Jack Messina and Parveen Kaur.
Jeff Rake will write and executive produce. David Frankel will direct and executive produce the pilot. Robert Zemeckis and Jack Rapke also executive produce. “Manifest” is produced by Warner Bros. Television and Compari Entertainment.
Also Read: NBC's Bob Greenblatt on 'The Office' Reboot Rumors: 'Probably Best I Don't Talk About It'
“New Amsterdam”
Inspired by Bellevue, the oldest public hospital in America, this unique medical drama follows the brilliant and charming Dr. Max Goodwin, the institution’s newest medical director who sets out to tear up the bureaucracy and provide exceptional care. How can he help? Well, the doctors and staff have heard this before. Not taking “no” for an answer, Dr. Goodwin must disrupt the status quo and prove he will stop at nothing to breathe new life into this understaffed, underfunded and underappreciated hospital — the only one in the world capable of treating Ebola patients, prisoners from Rikers and the President of the United States under one roof — and return it to the glory that put it on the map.
The cast includes Ryan Eggold, Freema Agyeman, Janet Montgomery, Jocko Sims, Anupam Kher and Tyler Labine.
David Schulner will write and executive produce. Kate Dennis will direct and executive produce the pilot. Peter Horton also executive produces. Dr. Eric Manheimer will produce. “New Amsterdam” is produced by Universal Television, Pico Creek Productions and Mount Moriah.
Also Read: 'Brooklyn Nine-Nine' Save: 'We Jumped on It Really Quickly,' NBC Chief Bob Greenblatt Says
“I Feel Bad”
Emet is the perfect mom, boss, wife, friend and daughter. Ok, she’s not perfect. In fact, she’s just figuring it out like the rest of us. Sure, she feels bad when she has a sexy dream about someone other than her husband, or when she pretends not to know her kids when they misbehave in public, or when she uses her staff to help solve personal problems. But that’s Ok, right? Nobody can have it all and do it perfectly. From executive producer Amy Poehler comes a modern comedy about being perfectly Ok with being imperfect.
The cast includes Sarayu Blue, Paul Adelstein, Aisling Bea, Zach Cherry, Johnny Pemberton and James Buckley.
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Below, our readers can check out the official previews and descriptions for dramas “Manifest” and “New Amsterdam” (pictured above), as well as freshman comedy “I Feel Bad.”
By the way, find the fall schedule here.
Also Read: NBC's Fall Schedule: 'Manifest' to Follow 'The Voice,' 'New Amsterdam' Scores 'This Is Us' Lead-In
“Manifest”
When Montego Air Flight 828 landed safely after a turbulent but routine flight, the crew and passengers were relieved. Yet in the span of those few hours, the world had aged five years and their friends, families and colleagues, after mourning their loss, had given up hope and moved on. Now, faced with the impossible, they’re all given a second chance. But as their new realities become clear, a deeper mystery unfolds and some of the returned passengers soon realize they may be meant for something greater than they ever thought possible. From Robert Zemeckis and Jack Rapke comes an emotionally rich, unexpected journey into a world grounded in hope, heart and destiny.
The cast includes Melissa Roxburgh, Josh Dallas, Athena Karkanis, J.R. Ramirez, Luna Blaise, Jack Messina and Parveen Kaur.
Jeff Rake will write and executive produce. David Frankel will direct and executive produce the pilot. Robert Zemeckis and Jack Rapke also executive produce. “Manifest” is produced by Warner Bros. Television and Compari Entertainment.
Also Read: NBC's Bob Greenblatt on 'The Office' Reboot Rumors: 'Probably Best I Don't Talk About It'
“New Amsterdam”
Inspired by Bellevue, the oldest public hospital in America, this unique medical drama follows the brilliant and charming Dr. Max Goodwin, the institution’s newest medical director who sets out to tear up the bureaucracy and provide exceptional care. How can he help? Well, the doctors and staff have heard this before. Not taking “no” for an answer, Dr. Goodwin must disrupt the status quo and prove he will stop at nothing to breathe new life into this understaffed, underfunded and underappreciated hospital — the only one in the world capable of treating Ebola patients, prisoners from Rikers and the President of the United States under one roof — and return it to the glory that put it on the map.
The cast includes Ryan Eggold, Freema Agyeman, Janet Montgomery, Jocko Sims, Anupam Kher and Tyler Labine.
David Schulner will write and executive produce. Kate Dennis will direct and executive produce the pilot. Peter Horton also executive produces. Dr. Eric Manheimer will produce. “New Amsterdam” is produced by Universal Television, Pico Creek Productions and Mount Moriah.
Also Read: 'Brooklyn Nine-Nine' Save: 'We Jumped on It Really Quickly,' NBC Chief Bob Greenblatt Says
“I Feel Bad”
Emet is the perfect mom, boss, wife, friend and daughter. Ok, she’s not perfect. In fact, she’s just figuring it out like the rest of us. Sure, she feels bad when she has a sexy dream about someone other than her husband, or when she pretends not to know her kids when they misbehave in public, or when she uses her staff to help solve personal problems. But that’s Ok, right? Nobody can have it all and do it perfectly. From executive producer Amy Poehler comes a modern comedy about being perfectly Ok with being imperfect.
The cast includes Sarayu Blue, Paul Adelstein, Aisling Bea, Zach Cherry, Johnny Pemberton and James Buckley.
Read original story ‘Manifest,’ ‘New Amsterdam’ and ‘I Feel Bad': Watch Trailers for NBC’s New Fall Shows (Video) At TheWrap...
- 5/13/2018
- by Tim Baysinger
- The Wrap
NBC has released the first trailers for their upcoming fall shows following the release of their 2018-2019 fall schedule on Sunday.
The new dramas “Manifest” and “New Amsterdam” will launch this fall along with freshman comedy “I Feel Bad.”
New dramas “The Village,” “The Enemy Within,” “The InBetween” and new comedy “Abby’s” will all launch at midseason, along with the sixth season of the resurrected “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” and the second season of “Good Girls.”
Watch the trailers and read the official series descriptions below.
“Manifest”–Mondays at 10 p.m. Et
When Montego Air Flight 828 landed safely after a turbulent but routine flight, the crew and passengers were relieved. Yet in the span of those few hours, the world had aged five years and their friends, families and colleagues, after mourning their loss, had given up hope and moved on. Now, faced with the impossible, they’re all given a second chance.
The new dramas “Manifest” and “New Amsterdam” will launch this fall along with freshman comedy “I Feel Bad.”
New dramas “The Village,” “The Enemy Within,” “The InBetween” and new comedy “Abby’s” will all launch at midseason, along with the sixth season of the resurrected “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” and the second season of “Good Girls.”
Watch the trailers and read the official series descriptions below.
“Manifest”–Mondays at 10 p.m. Et
When Montego Air Flight 828 landed safely after a turbulent but routine flight, the crew and passengers were relieved. Yet in the span of those few hours, the world had aged five years and their friends, families and colleagues, after mourning their loss, had given up hope and moved on. Now, faced with the impossible, they’re all given a second chance.
- 5/13/2018
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
In addition to announcing its fall 2018 schedule, NBC kicked off Upfronts Week on Sunday by releasing trailers for its new series, including the Lost-esque Manifest, Ryan Eggold’s medical drama New Amsterdam and the new family comedy I Feel Bad.
Sneak peeks of other shows, including midseason fare like Mike Schur’s multi-camera sitcom Abby’s and the Jennifer Carpenter thriller The Enemy Within, will be added as they’re released, so bookmark this page and refresh often.
Watch the trailers in their entirety below:
Abby’S (Midseason)
The Enemy Within (Midseason)
I Feel Bad (Thursday at 9:30/8:30c...
Sneak peeks of other shows, including midseason fare like Mike Schur’s multi-camera sitcom Abby’s and the Jennifer Carpenter thriller The Enemy Within, will be added as they’re released, so bookmark this page and refresh often.
Watch the trailers in their entirety below:
Abby’S (Midseason)
The Enemy Within (Midseason)
I Feel Bad (Thursday at 9:30/8:30c...
- 5/13/2018
- TVLine.com
Unveiling its fall 2018-2019 schedule, NBC is giving freshman medical drama “New Amsterdam” a big vote of confidence.
The new series will launch on Tuesdays at 10 p.m. this fall, immediately after ratings powerhouse “This Is Us.” The series stars “The Blacklist” alum Ryan Eggold and is based on New York’s historic Bellevue hospital.
“The ‘New Amsterdam’ pilot knocked us over,” NBC Entertainment chairman Bob Greenblatt said in a conference call Sunday. “We loved it in the development stage. It just came together beautifully.”
“It has a very unique doctor in a world where there’s a few medical shows out there,” he continued, specifically citing NBC’s “Chicago Med” and ABC’s freshman hit “The Good Doctor” as examples.
Fellow new drama “Manifest” will also get a strong lead-in, airing at 10 p.m. on Mondays following “The Voice.” The series, from executive producer Robert Zemeckis, is a mystery...
The new series will launch on Tuesdays at 10 p.m. this fall, immediately after ratings powerhouse “This Is Us.” The series stars “The Blacklist” alum Ryan Eggold and is based on New York’s historic Bellevue hospital.
“The ‘New Amsterdam’ pilot knocked us over,” NBC Entertainment chairman Bob Greenblatt said in a conference call Sunday. “We loved it in the development stage. It just came together beautifully.”
“It has a very unique doctor in a world where there’s a few medical shows out there,” he continued, specifically citing NBC’s “Chicago Med” and ABC’s freshman hit “The Good Doctor” as examples.
Fellow new drama “Manifest” will also get a strong lead-in, airing at 10 p.m. on Mondays following “The Voice.” The series, from executive producer Robert Zemeckis, is a mystery...
- 5/13/2018
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
NBC would have never let its sister studio sell “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” to Fox had the network known Andy Samberg would ultimately be cast in the lead role. That’s one of the reasons the network was quick to grab the show when Fox cancelled it last week, according to NBC Entertainment chairman Bob Greenblatt.
“He didn’t sign on until it was already set up [at Fox],” Greenblatt told reporters on Sunday morning. “We thought it was a missed opportunity from the beginning. We kept encouraging Fox to build it and schedule it right and do right by it, and I guess they came to a place they couldn’t keep it on. We jumped on it really quickly.
“We think it fits into our brand of comedy in many ways better than it ever fit on Fox… It all feels like it goes along side shows like ‘A.P. Bio,’ ‘Will & Grace,...
“He didn’t sign on until it was already set up [at Fox],” Greenblatt told reporters on Sunday morning. “We thought it was a missed opportunity from the beginning. We kept encouraging Fox to build it and schedule it right and do right by it, and I guess they came to a place they couldn’t keep it on. We jumped on it really quickly.
“We think it fits into our brand of comedy in many ways better than it ever fit on Fox… It all feels like it goes along side shows like ‘A.P. Bio,’ ‘Will & Grace,...
- 5/13/2018
- by Michael Schneider
- Indiewire
NBC revealed its fall schedule on Sunday, giving new dramas “Manifest” and “New Amsterdam” prime real estate. The Robert Zemeckis-produced “Manifest” will get the coveted post-“Voice” timeslot on Mondays, while “New Amsterdam” will finish off Tuesdays behind “This Is Us'” junior season.
On Wednesdays, NBC will go with an all-Chicago lineup of Dick Wolf procedurals, with “Chicago Med,” “Chicago Fire” and “Chicago P.D.” Wolf’s other’s drama, the long running “Law & Order: Svu” will move to Thursdays at 10 p.m. for its landmark 20th season.
“Once again, we are coming into the season from a place of strength and stability, which makes us bullish about a scheduling strategy that delivers top-notch original programming not just in the fall, but year round,” said Robert Greenblatt, Chairman, NBC Entertainment. “We have a very strong fall schedule, as always, but winter, spring and summer are every bit as important to us, and this year we’re putting our talent and our money where our mouth is. This schedule builds on the type of programming that makes NBC #1 year after year: bold, humanistic, compelling dramas; an unmatched collection of the highest-quality unscripted shows for the entire family; and one of the strongest comedy lineups on television that is unique to the legacy of the NBC brand.”
Also Read: 16 Highest-Rated Canceled or Ending TV Shows of 2017-18 Season - So Far (Photos)
Greenblatt continued: “I continue to be proud of the pedigree of talent on both sides of the camera, from global superstars and producers like Dwayne Johnson, Jennifer Lopez and Simon Cowell, to comedy legends like Amy Poehler and the cast of ‘Will & Grace’ and the many others who call NBC their home,” continued Greenblatt. “This roster is a testament to our incredible NBC programming presidents — Paul Telegdy, Lisa Katz and Tracey Pakosta — whose teams are on the front lines of the best programming in the world.”
NBC will have one new comedy during the fall in “I Feel Bad” which will lead out of “Will & Grace” at 9:30 p.m., with “Superstore” and “The Good Place” making up the 8 p.m. hour.
The newly-revived “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” will return during midseason, and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson’s competition series “The Titan Games” will have its run on Wednesday nights during the winter. “America’s Got Talent” will expands beyond the summer for its all-star edition, airing sometime in the winter.
Also Read: 'Brooklyn Nine-Nine' Saved by NBC 1 Day After Fox Cancellation
“In the fall, our continued success with ‘The Voice’ and ‘This Is Us’ will provide great lead-ins for our strong new dramas, and our two-hour Thursday night comedy block is becoming one of our strongest in years with returning favorites ‘Superstore,’ ‘The Good Place’ and ‘Will & Grace,’ plus a great new family comedy from Aseem Batra and Amy Poehler,” said Jeff Bader, President, Program Planning, Strategy and Research, NBC Entertainment. “Our mid-season strategy is one of our most aggressive to date, building off A-list talent and brands in the alternative space – including the first-ever in-season run of ‘America’s Got Talent’ – to anchor a schedule that will buoy sophomore shows like ‘A.P. Bio’ and ‘Good Girls’ as well as launch additional shows from our strong crop of pilots.”
NBC’s fall schedule is below, with new programs in All Caps.
Monday
8-10 P.M. — The Voice
10-11 P.M. — Manifest
Tuesday
8-9 P.M. — The Voice
9-10 P.M. — This Is Us
10-11 P.M. — New Amsterdam
Wednesday
8-9 P.M. — Chicago Med
9-10 P.M. — Chicago Fire
10-11 P.M. — Chicago P.D.
Thursday
8-8:30 P.M. — Superstore
8:30-9 P.M. — The Good Place
9-9:30 P.M. — Will & Grace
9:30-10 P.M. — I Feel Bad
10-11 P.M. — Law & Order: Svu
Friday
8-9 P.M. – Blindspot
9-10 P.M. — Midnight, Texas
10-11 P.M — Dateline NBC
Saturday
8-10 P.M. — Dateline Saturday Night Mystery
10-11 P.M. – Saturday Night Live (encores)
Sunday
7-8:20 P.M. — Football Night in America
8:20-11 P.M. — NBC Sunday Night Football
And here are all the official descriptions for NBC’s new series, with each in the network’s own words:
New Drama Series
“The Enemy Within”
In this fast-paced, spy-hunting thriller, Erica Shepherd (Jennifer Carpenter) is a brilliant former CIA operative, now known as the most notorious traitor in American history serving life in a Supermax prison. Against every fiber of his being but with nowhere else to turn, FBI Agent Will Keaton (Morris Chestnut) enlists Shepherd to help track down a fiercely dangerous and elusive criminal she knows all too well. For Keaton, it’s not easy to trust the woman who cost him so much. While Shepherd and Keaton have different motivations for bringing the enemy to justice, they both know that to catch a spy… they must think like one.
The cast includes Jennifer Carpenter, Morris Chestnut, Raza Jaffrey and Kelli Garner.
Ken Woodruff will write and executive produce. Mark Pellington will direct and executive produce the pilot. Vernon Sanders also executive produces. “The Enemy Within” is produced by Universal Television.
Also Read: 'Taken' Is Being Shopped Around by Universal TV After NBC Cancellation
“The Inbetween”
Cassie Bishop was born with a gift, though she may call it a curse. She can see and communicate with the dead, helping them with their unresolved problems … whether she likes it or not. When her longtime friend Det. Tom Hackett and his new partner, former FBI Agent Damien Asante, need help solving a darkly puzzling murder, Cassie agrees to use her abilities. Despite her reluctance, she may have found a way to keep her demons at bay, all while solving some of the city’s most challenging cases. From writer/executive producer Moira Kirland (“Castle,” “Madam Secretary”) comes this suspenseful, new character-driven procedural drama.
The cast includes Harriet Dyer, Anne-Marie Johnson, Cindy Luna, Chad James Buchanan and Paul Blackthorne.
Moira Kirland will write and executive produce. Charlotte Sieling will direct and executive produce the pilot. David Heyman and Nancy Cotton also executive produce. “The InBetween” is produced by Universal Television, NBCU International Television Studio and Heyday Television.
“Manifest”
When Montego Air Flight 828 landed safely after a turbulent but routine flight, the crew and passengers were relieved. Yet in the span of those few hours, the world had aged five years and their friends, families and colleagues, after mourning their loss, had given up hope and moved on. Now, faced with the impossible, they’re all given a second chance. But as their new realities become clear, a deeper mystery unfolds and some of the returned passengers soon realize they may be meant for something greater than they ever thought possible. From Robert Zemeckis and Jack Rapke comes an emotionally rich, unexpected journey into a world grounded in hope, heart and destiny.
The cast includes Melissa Roxburgh, Josh Dallas, Athena Karkanis, J.R. Ramirez, Luna Blaise, Jack Messina and Parveen Kaur.
Jeff Rake will write and executive produce. David Frankel will direct and executive produce the pilot. Robert Zemeckis and Jack Rapke also executive produce. “Manifest” is produced by Warner Bros. Television and Compari Entertainment.
“New Amsterdam”
Inspired by Bellevue, the oldest public hospital in America, this unique medical drama follows the brilliant and charming Dr. Max Goodwin, the institution’s newest medical director who sets out to tear up the bureaucracy and provide exceptional care. How can he help? Well, the doctors and staff have heard this before. Not taking “no” for an answer, Dr. Goodwin must disrupt the status quo and prove he will stop at nothing to breathe new life into this understaffed, underfunded and underappreciated hospital — the only one in the world capable of treating Ebola patients, prisoners from Rikers and the President of the United States under one roof — and return it to the glory that put it on the map.
The cast includes Ryan Eggold, Freema Agyeman, Janet Montgomery, Jocko Sims, Anupam Kher and Tyler Labine.
David Schulner will write and executive produce. Kate Dennis will direct and executive produce the pilot. Peter Horton also executive produces. Dr. Eric Manheimer will produce. “New Amsterdam” is produced by Universal Television, Pico Creek Productions and Mount Moriah.
“The Village”
Welcome to the Village, an apartment building in Brooklyn that appears like any other from the outside but is quite unique inside. The people who reside here have built a bonded family of friends and neighbors. Sarah’s a nurse and single mom raising a creative teen; Gabe’s a young law student who got a much older and unexpected roommate; Ava must secure the future of her young, U.S.-born son when Ice comes knocking; Nick’s a veteran who’s returned from war; and the heart and soul of the building, Ron and Patricia, have captivating tales all their own. These are the hopeful, heartwarming and challenging stories of life that prove family is everything — even if it’s the one you make with the people around you.
The cast includes Moran Atias, Dominic Chianese, Warren Christie, Frankie Faison, Jerod Haynes, Daren Kagasoff, Michaela McManus, Lorraine Toussaint and Grace Van Dien.
Mike Daniels will write and executive produce. Minkie Spiro will direct and executive produce the pilot. Jessica Rhoades also executive produces. “The Village” is produced by Universal Television and 6107 Productions.
New Comedy Series
“Abby’S”
From the producers of “The Good Place” comes a hilariously aspirational new comedy about the best bar in San Diego, home to good prices, great company and, of course, Abby. This unlicensed, makeshift bar nestled in her backyard is the opposite of everything annoying about today’s party scene. There are rules at Abby’s: no cell phones (not even to “look something up”), earning a seat at the bar takes time and losing a challenge means drinking a limey, sugary “not-beer” drink. As the oddball cast of regulars will tell you, hanging out at Abby’s is a coveted honor. But once you’re in, you’re family.
The cast includes Natalie Morales, Nelson Franklin, Kimia Behpoornia, Jessica Chaffin, Leonard Ouzts and Neil Flynn.
Josh Malmuth will write and executive produce. Pamela Fryman will direct and executive produce the pilot. Michael Schur and David Miner also executive produce. “Abby’s” is produced by Universal Television, Fremulon and 3 Arts Entertainment.
“I Feel Bad”
Emet is the perfect mom, boss, wife, friend and daughter. Ok, she’s not perfect. In fact, she’s just figuring it out like the rest of us. Sure, she feels bad when she has a sexy dream about someone other than her husband, or when she pretends not to know her kids when they misbehave in public, or when she uses her staff to help solve personal problems. But that’s Ok, right? Nobody can have it all and do it perfectly. From executive producer Amy Poehler comes a modern comedy about being perfectly Ok with being imperfect.
The cast includes Sarayu Blue, Paul Adelstein, Aisling Bea, Zach Cherry, Johnny Pemberton and James Buckley.
Aseem Batra will write and executive produce. Julie Anne Robinson will direct and executive produce the pilot. Amy Poehler, Dave Becky and Josh Maurer also executive produce. “I Feel Bad” is produced by Universal Television, Paper Kite Productions, CannyLads Productions and 3 Arts Entertainment.
New Alternative Series
“The Titan Games”
Inspired by Dwayne Johnson’s desire to motivate global audiences to reach their potential both mentally and physically, this inspiring new reality series offers everyday people the opportunity to step inside the Titan arena and achieve the impossible. Every episode, six contenders compete against one of six reigning Titans. They will be challenged in incredible, head-to-head battles designed to test the mind, body and heart of our competitors. Sheer brute strength won’t be enough. If a contender rises to the occasion and defeats one of the Titans, they take their place and join the elite Titan group. But once one becomes a Titan, they must be victorious every week to keep their spot. In the epic season finale, Titans battle it out against one another in the hope of becoming the last male and female standing.
Dwayne Johnson, Arthur Smith, Dany Garcia, Hiram Garcia, Brian Gewirtz and Toby Gorman executive produce. “The Titan Games” is produced by Universal Television Alternative Studio, A. Smith & Co. Productions and Seven Bucks Productions.
Read original story NBC’s Fall Schedule: ‘Manifest’ to Follow ‘The Voice,’ ‘New Amsterdam’ Scores ‘This Is Us’ Lead-In At TheWrap...
On Wednesdays, NBC will go with an all-Chicago lineup of Dick Wolf procedurals, with “Chicago Med,” “Chicago Fire” and “Chicago P.D.” Wolf’s other’s drama, the long running “Law & Order: Svu” will move to Thursdays at 10 p.m. for its landmark 20th season.
“Once again, we are coming into the season from a place of strength and stability, which makes us bullish about a scheduling strategy that delivers top-notch original programming not just in the fall, but year round,” said Robert Greenblatt, Chairman, NBC Entertainment. “We have a very strong fall schedule, as always, but winter, spring and summer are every bit as important to us, and this year we’re putting our talent and our money where our mouth is. This schedule builds on the type of programming that makes NBC #1 year after year: bold, humanistic, compelling dramas; an unmatched collection of the highest-quality unscripted shows for the entire family; and one of the strongest comedy lineups on television that is unique to the legacy of the NBC brand.”
Also Read: 16 Highest-Rated Canceled or Ending TV Shows of 2017-18 Season - So Far (Photos)
Greenblatt continued: “I continue to be proud of the pedigree of talent on both sides of the camera, from global superstars and producers like Dwayne Johnson, Jennifer Lopez and Simon Cowell, to comedy legends like Amy Poehler and the cast of ‘Will & Grace’ and the many others who call NBC their home,” continued Greenblatt. “This roster is a testament to our incredible NBC programming presidents — Paul Telegdy, Lisa Katz and Tracey Pakosta — whose teams are on the front lines of the best programming in the world.”
NBC will have one new comedy during the fall in “I Feel Bad” which will lead out of “Will & Grace” at 9:30 p.m., with “Superstore” and “The Good Place” making up the 8 p.m. hour.
The newly-revived “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” will return during midseason, and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson’s competition series “The Titan Games” will have its run on Wednesday nights during the winter. “America’s Got Talent” will expands beyond the summer for its all-star edition, airing sometime in the winter.
Also Read: 'Brooklyn Nine-Nine' Saved by NBC 1 Day After Fox Cancellation
“In the fall, our continued success with ‘The Voice’ and ‘This Is Us’ will provide great lead-ins for our strong new dramas, and our two-hour Thursday night comedy block is becoming one of our strongest in years with returning favorites ‘Superstore,’ ‘The Good Place’ and ‘Will & Grace,’ plus a great new family comedy from Aseem Batra and Amy Poehler,” said Jeff Bader, President, Program Planning, Strategy and Research, NBC Entertainment. “Our mid-season strategy is one of our most aggressive to date, building off A-list talent and brands in the alternative space – including the first-ever in-season run of ‘America’s Got Talent’ – to anchor a schedule that will buoy sophomore shows like ‘A.P. Bio’ and ‘Good Girls’ as well as launch additional shows from our strong crop of pilots.”
NBC’s fall schedule is below, with new programs in All Caps.
Monday
8-10 P.M. — The Voice
10-11 P.M. — Manifest
Tuesday
8-9 P.M. — The Voice
9-10 P.M. — This Is Us
10-11 P.M. — New Amsterdam
Wednesday
8-9 P.M. — Chicago Med
9-10 P.M. — Chicago Fire
10-11 P.M. — Chicago P.D.
Thursday
8-8:30 P.M. — Superstore
8:30-9 P.M. — The Good Place
9-9:30 P.M. — Will & Grace
9:30-10 P.M. — I Feel Bad
10-11 P.M. — Law & Order: Svu
Friday
8-9 P.M. – Blindspot
9-10 P.M. — Midnight, Texas
10-11 P.M — Dateline NBC
Saturday
8-10 P.M. — Dateline Saturday Night Mystery
10-11 P.M. – Saturday Night Live (encores)
Sunday
7-8:20 P.M. — Football Night in America
8:20-11 P.M. — NBC Sunday Night Football
And here are all the official descriptions for NBC’s new series, with each in the network’s own words:
New Drama Series
“The Enemy Within”
In this fast-paced, spy-hunting thriller, Erica Shepherd (Jennifer Carpenter) is a brilliant former CIA operative, now known as the most notorious traitor in American history serving life in a Supermax prison. Against every fiber of his being but with nowhere else to turn, FBI Agent Will Keaton (Morris Chestnut) enlists Shepherd to help track down a fiercely dangerous and elusive criminal she knows all too well. For Keaton, it’s not easy to trust the woman who cost him so much. While Shepherd and Keaton have different motivations for bringing the enemy to justice, they both know that to catch a spy… they must think like one.
The cast includes Jennifer Carpenter, Morris Chestnut, Raza Jaffrey and Kelli Garner.
Ken Woodruff will write and executive produce. Mark Pellington will direct and executive produce the pilot. Vernon Sanders also executive produces. “The Enemy Within” is produced by Universal Television.
Also Read: 'Taken' Is Being Shopped Around by Universal TV After NBC Cancellation
“The Inbetween”
Cassie Bishop was born with a gift, though she may call it a curse. She can see and communicate with the dead, helping them with their unresolved problems … whether she likes it or not. When her longtime friend Det. Tom Hackett and his new partner, former FBI Agent Damien Asante, need help solving a darkly puzzling murder, Cassie agrees to use her abilities. Despite her reluctance, she may have found a way to keep her demons at bay, all while solving some of the city’s most challenging cases. From writer/executive producer Moira Kirland (“Castle,” “Madam Secretary”) comes this suspenseful, new character-driven procedural drama.
The cast includes Harriet Dyer, Anne-Marie Johnson, Cindy Luna, Chad James Buchanan and Paul Blackthorne.
Moira Kirland will write and executive produce. Charlotte Sieling will direct and executive produce the pilot. David Heyman and Nancy Cotton also executive produce. “The InBetween” is produced by Universal Television, NBCU International Television Studio and Heyday Television.
“Manifest”
When Montego Air Flight 828 landed safely after a turbulent but routine flight, the crew and passengers were relieved. Yet in the span of those few hours, the world had aged five years and their friends, families and colleagues, after mourning their loss, had given up hope and moved on. Now, faced with the impossible, they’re all given a second chance. But as their new realities become clear, a deeper mystery unfolds and some of the returned passengers soon realize they may be meant for something greater than they ever thought possible. From Robert Zemeckis and Jack Rapke comes an emotionally rich, unexpected journey into a world grounded in hope, heart and destiny.
The cast includes Melissa Roxburgh, Josh Dallas, Athena Karkanis, J.R. Ramirez, Luna Blaise, Jack Messina and Parveen Kaur.
Jeff Rake will write and executive produce. David Frankel will direct and executive produce the pilot. Robert Zemeckis and Jack Rapke also executive produce. “Manifest” is produced by Warner Bros. Television and Compari Entertainment.
“New Amsterdam”
Inspired by Bellevue, the oldest public hospital in America, this unique medical drama follows the brilliant and charming Dr. Max Goodwin, the institution’s newest medical director who sets out to tear up the bureaucracy and provide exceptional care. How can he help? Well, the doctors and staff have heard this before. Not taking “no” for an answer, Dr. Goodwin must disrupt the status quo and prove he will stop at nothing to breathe new life into this understaffed, underfunded and underappreciated hospital — the only one in the world capable of treating Ebola patients, prisoners from Rikers and the President of the United States under one roof — and return it to the glory that put it on the map.
The cast includes Ryan Eggold, Freema Agyeman, Janet Montgomery, Jocko Sims, Anupam Kher and Tyler Labine.
David Schulner will write and executive produce. Kate Dennis will direct and executive produce the pilot. Peter Horton also executive produces. Dr. Eric Manheimer will produce. “New Amsterdam” is produced by Universal Television, Pico Creek Productions and Mount Moriah.
“The Village”
Welcome to the Village, an apartment building in Brooklyn that appears like any other from the outside but is quite unique inside. The people who reside here have built a bonded family of friends and neighbors. Sarah’s a nurse and single mom raising a creative teen; Gabe’s a young law student who got a much older and unexpected roommate; Ava must secure the future of her young, U.S.-born son when Ice comes knocking; Nick’s a veteran who’s returned from war; and the heart and soul of the building, Ron and Patricia, have captivating tales all their own. These are the hopeful, heartwarming and challenging stories of life that prove family is everything — even if it’s the one you make with the people around you.
The cast includes Moran Atias, Dominic Chianese, Warren Christie, Frankie Faison, Jerod Haynes, Daren Kagasoff, Michaela McManus, Lorraine Toussaint and Grace Van Dien.
Mike Daniels will write and executive produce. Minkie Spiro will direct and executive produce the pilot. Jessica Rhoades also executive produces. “The Village” is produced by Universal Television and 6107 Productions.
New Comedy Series
“Abby’S”
From the producers of “The Good Place” comes a hilariously aspirational new comedy about the best bar in San Diego, home to good prices, great company and, of course, Abby. This unlicensed, makeshift bar nestled in her backyard is the opposite of everything annoying about today’s party scene. There are rules at Abby’s: no cell phones (not even to “look something up”), earning a seat at the bar takes time and losing a challenge means drinking a limey, sugary “not-beer” drink. As the oddball cast of regulars will tell you, hanging out at Abby’s is a coveted honor. But once you’re in, you’re family.
The cast includes Natalie Morales, Nelson Franklin, Kimia Behpoornia, Jessica Chaffin, Leonard Ouzts and Neil Flynn.
Josh Malmuth will write and executive produce. Pamela Fryman will direct and executive produce the pilot. Michael Schur and David Miner also executive produce. “Abby’s” is produced by Universal Television, Fremulon and 3 Arts Entertainment.
“I Feel Bad”
Emet is the perfect mom, boss, wife, friend and daughter. Ok, she’s not perfect. In fact, she’s just figuring it out like the rest of us. Sure, she feels bad when she has a sexy dream about someone other than her husband, or when she pretends not to know her kids when they misbehave in public, or when she uses her staff to help solve personal problems. But that’s Ok, right? Nobody can have it all and do it perfectly. From executive producer Amy Poehler comes a modern comedy about being perfectly Ok with being imperfect.
The cast includes Sarayu Blue, Paul Adelstein, Aisling Bea, Zach Cherry, Johnny Pemberton and James Buckley.
Aseem Batra will write and executive produce. Julie Anne Robinson will direct and executive produce the pilot. Amy Poehler, Dave Becky and Josh Maurer also executive produce. “I Feel Bad” is produced by Universal Television, Paper Kite Productions, CannyLads Productions and 3 Arts Entertainment.
New Alternative Series
“The Titan Games”
Inspired by Dwayne Johnson’s desire to motivate global audiences to reach their potential both mentally and physically, this inspiring new reality series offers everyday people the opportunity to step inside the Titan arena and achieve the impossible. Every episode, six contenders compete against one of six reigning Titans. They will be challenged in incredible, head-to-head battles designed to test the mind, body and heart of our competitors. Sheer brute strength won’t be enough. If a contender rises to the occasion and defeats one of the Titans, they take their place and join the elite Titan group. But once one becomes a Titan, they must be victorious every week to keep their spot. In the epic season finale, Titans battle it out against one another in the hope of becoming the last male and female standing.
Dwayne Johnson, Arthur Smith, Dany Garcia, Hiram Garcia, Brian Gewirtz and Toby Gorman executive produce. “The Titan Games” is produced by Universal Television Alternative Studio, A. Smith & Co. Productions and Seven Bucks Productions.
Read original story NBC’s Fall Schedule: ‘Manifest’ to Follow ‘The Voice,’ ‘New Amsterdam’ Scores ‘This Is Us’ Lead-In At TheWrap...
- 5/13/2018
- by Tim Baysinger
- The Wrap
ABC has Shondaland Thursday. Now NBC is launching Chicago Wednesday. NBC today unveiled its fall schedule, and for the first time, all three Chicago series are on the same night, airing from 8-11 Pm Wednesday.
Here is NBC’s fall 2018-19 schedule, followed by scheduling information on some shows that are not on it, brief analysis and detailed descriptions of NBC’s new series.
NBC Fall 2018-19 Schedule
(New programs in Upper Case)
Monday
8-10 P.M. — The Voice
10-11 P.M. — Manifest
Tuesday
8-9 P.M. — The Voice
9-10 P.M. — This Is Us
10-11 P.M. — New Amsterdam
Wednesday
8-9 P.M. — Chicago Med
9-10 P.M. — Chicago Fire
10-11 P.M. — Chicago P.D.
Thursday
8-8:30 P.M. — Superstore
8:30-9 P.M. — The Good Place
9-9:30 P.M. — Will & Grace
9:30-10 P.M. — I Feel Bad
10-11 P.M. — Law & Order: Svu
Friday
8-9 P.
Here is NBC’s fall 2018-19 schedule, followed by scheduling information on some shows that are not on it, brief analysis and detailed descriptions of NBC’s new series.
NBC Fall 2018-19 Schedule
(New programs in Upper Case)
Monday
8-10 P.M. — The Voice
10-11 P.M. — Manifest
Tuesday
8-9 P.M. — The Voice
9-10 P.M. — This Is Us
10-11 P.M. — New Amsterdam
Wednesday
8-9 P.M. — Chicago Med
9-10 P.M. — Chicago Fire
10-11 P.M. — Chicago P.D.
Thursday
8-8:30 P.M. — Superstore
8:30-9 P.M. — The Good Place
9-9:30 P.M. — Will & Grace
9:30-10 P.M. — I Feel Bad
10-11 P.M. — Law & Order: Svu
Friday
8-9 P.
- 5/13/2018
- by Nellie Andreeva and Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
“The Blacklist” will return for Season 6 at NBC.
The series stars James Spader as Raymond “Red” Reddington, one of the FBI’s most wanted fugitives who suddenly turns himself in without explanation. He reveals that he has compiled a list of the worst criminals the world over that even the FBI doesn’t know about and will help catch all of them if rookie agent Elizabeth Keen is made his partner.
In addition to to Spader, the series stars Megan Boone, Diego Klattenhoff, Harry Lennix, Amir Arison, Mozhan Marnò, and Hisham Tawfiq. “The Blacklist” alum Ryan Eggold, who departed the series this season, will star in the upcoming NBC medical drama “New Amsterdam.”
NBC has ordered a 22-episode sixth season.
Jon Bokenkamp created the series and executive produces along with Spader, John Eisendrath, John Davis, John Fox, Lukas Reiter, J.R. Orci and Carla Kettner. The series is produced by Davis Entertainment...
The series stars James Spader as Raymond “Red” Reddington, one of the FBI’s most wanted fugitives who suddenly turns himself in without explanation. He reveals that he has compiled a list of the worst criminals the world over that even the FBI doesn’t know about and will help catch all of them if rookie agent Elizabeth Keen is made his partner.
In addition to to Spader, the series stars Megan Boone, Diego Klattenhoff, Harry Lennix, Amir Arison, Mozhan Marnò, and Hisham Tawfiq. “The Blacklist” alum Ryan Eggold, who departed the series this season, will star in the upcoming NBC medical drama “New Amsterdam.”
NBC has ordered a 22-episode sixth season.
Jon Bokenkamp created the series and executive produces along with Spader, John Eisendrath, John Davis, John Fox, Lukas Reiter, J.R. Orci and Carla Kettner. The series is produced by Davis Entertainment...
- 5/13/2018
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
“Rise” has been canceled at NBC after just one season.
The one-hour drama centered on a dedicated teacher, played by Josh Radnor, who takes over a flagging theatrical program at a school in a working-class city. Rosie Perez, Auli’i Cravalho, Damon J. Gillespie, Marley Shelton, Rarmian Newton, Ted Sutherland, Amy Forsyth, Casey W. Johnson, Taylor Richardson, Joe Tippett, and Shirley Rumierk also starred.
“Rise” opened to a decent 1.2 rating and 5.5 million viewers in its premiere, but fell off steadily from there. The first season is averaging just a 0.9 and 4.5 million viewers in Live+Same Day.
The series was created by Jason Katims, who served as showrunner and executive producer. Jeffrey Seller, Flody Suarez and Michelle Lee also executive produce. Mike Cahill directed and executive produced the pilot. The series was produced by Universal Television, True Jack Productions and Seller Suarez Productions.
Earlier on Friday, NBC also canceled the dramas...
The one-hour drama centered on a dedicated teacher, played by Josh Radnor, who takes over a flagging theatrical program at a school in a working-class city. Rosie Perez, Auli’i Cravalho, Damon J. Gillespie, Marley Shelton, Rarmian Newton, Ted Sutherland, Amy Forsyth, Casey W. Johnson, Taylor Richardson, Joe Tippett, and Shirley Rumierk also starred.
“Rise” opened to a decent 1.2 rating and 5.5 million viewers in its premiere, but fell off steadily from there. The first season is averaging just a 0.9 and 4.5 million viewers in Live+Same Day.
The series was created by Jason Katims, who served as showrunner and executive producer. Jeffrey Seller, Flody Suarez and Michelle Lee also executive produce. Mike Cahill directed and executive produced the pilot. The series was produced by Universal Television, True Jack Productions and Seller Suarez Productions.
Earlier on Friday, NBC also canceled the dramas...
- 5/11/2018
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
“Great News” has been canceled after two seasons at NBC.
The comedy series is set in the world of television news, centering around an up-and-coming news producer, played by Briga Heelan, who finds herself dealing with a new intern — her mother, played by Andrea Martin. The series also starred Adam Campbell, Nicole Richie, Horatio Sanz, Tracey Wigfield, and John Michael Higgins. Executive producer Tina Fey also appeared in Season 2.
The show was renewed last year despite lackluster ratings for its first season. Season 1 averaged a 0.8 rating in adults 18-49 and 3.4 million viewers in Live+Same Day, with Season 2 dropping to a 0.7 and 3 million.
The series was created by Wigfield, who also served as executive producer. Fey executive produced with Robert Carlock and David Miner. “Great News” was produced by Little Stranger, Inc., Bevel Gears, Big Wig Productions, 3 Arts Entertainment, Inc. in association with Universal Television.
Earlier on Friday, NBC also...
The comedy series is set in the world of television news, centering around an up-and-coming news producer, played by Briga Heelan, who finds herself dealing with a new intern — her mother, played by Andrea Martin. The series also starred Adam Campbell, Nicole Richie, Horatio Sanz, Tracey Wigfield, and John Michael Higgins. Executive producer Tina Fey also appeared in Season 2.
The show was renewed last year despite lackluster ratings for its first season. Season 1 averaged a 0.8 rating in adults 18-49 and 3.4 million viewers in Live+Same Day, with Season 2 dropping to a 0.7 and 3 million.
The series was created by Wigfield, who also served as executive producer. Fey executive produced with Robert Carlock and David Miner. “Great News” was produced by Little Stranger, Inc., Bevel Gears, Big Wig Productions, 3 Arts Entertainment, Inc. in association with Universal Television.
Earlier on Friday, NBC also...
- 5/11/2018
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
“The Brave” has been canceled at NBC after just one season.
The military drama revolved around an elite team of military operatives who use advance surveillance techniques to help execute dangerous missions around the world to save innocent people from harm. The series starred Anne Heche, Mike Vogel, Tate Ellington, Demetrius Grosse, Natacha Karam, Noah Mills, Sofia Pernas, and Hadi Tabbal.
The series, one of three broadcast military dramas to debut during the 2017-2018 season, failed to make a splash in the ratings. It averaged a 0.9 rating in adults 18-49 and 4.6 million viewers in Live+Same Day after 13 episodes.
The series hailed from Keshet Studios and was created by executive producer Dean Georgaris. Matt Corman and Chris Ord served as showrunners and executive producers. Avi Nir, Alon Shtruzman, Peter Traugott, and Rachel Kaplan also executive produce. “The Brave” was produced by Universal Television and Keshet Studios.
The cancellation comes on...
The military drama revolved around an elite team of military operatives who use advance surveillance techniques to help execute dangerous missions around the world to save innocent people from harm. The series starred Anne Heche, Mike Vogel, Tate Ellington, Demetrius Grosse, Natacha Karam, Noah Mills, Sofia Pernas, and Hadi Tabbal.
The series, one of three broadcast military dramas to debut during the 2017-2018 season, failed to make a splash in the ratings. It averaged a 0.9 rating in adults 18-49 and 4.6 million viewers in Live+Same Day after 13 episodes.
The series hailed from Keshet Studios and was created by executive producer Dean Georgaris. Matt Corman and Chris Ord served as showrunners and executive producers. Avi Nir, Alon Shtruzman, Peter Traugott, and Rachel Kaplan also executive produce. “The Brave” was produced by Universal Television and Keshet Studios.
The cancellation comes on...
- 5/11/2018
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
We’ve got questions, and you’ve (maybe) got answers! With another week of TV gone by, we’re lobbing queries left and right about shows including NCIS, Lethal Weapon, The Big Bang Theory and Chicago Fire!
1 | When NBC named their new medical drama New Amsterdam, did they forget about the one-and-done Fox drama of the same name, starring a pre-GoT Nikolaj Coster-Waldau? And doesn’t Fox’s new legal drama Proven Innocent — a team of lawyers work to exonerate the wrongly convicted! — sound a lot like ABC’s one-and-done Conviction?
2 | Once Upon a Time‘s Victoria sure got a headstone fast,...
1 | When NBC named their new medical drama New Amsterdam, did they forget about the one-and-done Fox drama of the same name, starring a pre-GoT Nikolaj Coster-Waldau? And doesn’t Fox’s new legal drama Proven Innocent — a team of lawyers work to exonerate the wrongly convicted! — sound a lot like ABC’s one-and-done Conviction?
2 | Once Upon a Time‘s Victoria sure got a headstone fast,...
- 5/11/2018
- TVLine.com
When it comes to intense dramas set in hospitals, is it possible to over-prescribe? Maybe, but we’re not there yet, at least judging from the upcoming television season.
There are currently five such shows airing on the Big 4 networks, and last Friday NBC announced it’s adding a new hospital wing in the 2018-2019 TV schedule, picking up the Ryan Eggold-led pilot “New Amsterdam” to series.
Per the logline, the medical drama “inspired by Bellevue, the oldest public hospital in America” focuses on “the brilliant and charming Dr. Max Goodwin,” who we’re told “sets out to tear up the bureaucracy and provide exceptional care,” won’t be “taking ‘no’ for an answer,” will “disrupt the status quo” and “stop at nothing to breathe new life” into the storied institution. Which is, by the way, “the only one in the world capable of treating Ebola patients, prisoners from Rikers and the President of the United States under one roof.”
Also Read: Fall TV 2018: Every Broadcast Show Canceled, Renewed and Ordered So Far (Updating)
If this synopsis sounds familiar, it’s because you’ve read many of these adjectives before in descriptions of, oh, every other medical drama on broadcast television.
At this moment, NBC is also home to “Chicago Med,” ABC touts “The Good Doctor” and “Grey’s Anatomy,” Fox has “The Resident,” and CBS houses “Code Black.” That means if all of them get renewed (and most of them have been already) “New Amsterdam” will bring us to an even half dozen medical drams overall.
So why did the network feel the need to order up 10 cc’s of another medical drama Stat? Well, that’s a good question, as the Nielsen numbers for this genre are all over the place, meaning it could either become a hit, provide the network with steady mid-range ratings, or tread water each week.
Also Read: 'Grey's Anatomy' Renewed for Season 15 at ABC
According to the most current season averages from Nielsen, “Chicago Med” is pulling in a 2.0 rating in the advertiser-coveted 18-49 demographic, with “Grey’s Anatomy” scoring a 3.2, “The Good Doctor” earning a 3.4, “The Resident” posting a 1.7, and “Code Black” managing a 0.7, according to Nielsen. (That last one is not based on live + seven days of delayed viewing like the others, as the CBS series just returned for its third season two weeks ago.)
That means overall, “The Good Doctor” is currently the No. 9 show on broadcast, “Grey’s Anatomy” is 11, “Chicago Med” ties for 27th, “The Resident” ties for 42nd, and “Code Black” is ties at 138th. So, it’s not a completely safe bet, but in general it is a solid return on investment for most networks, which is why they are continuing to invest in the ones they have.
“Grey’s” was recently given a 15th season (after star Ellen Pompeo was bumped to a $20 million a year salary), while freshmen series “The Good Doctor” and “The Resident” were each granted a Season 2, and “Chicago Med” was just handed a fourth. The fate of “Code Black” has yet to be decided, though it is probably on the bubble once more.
Keeping in mind the ratings and renewal status of its soon-to-be competitors, what is going to make “New Amsterdam” standout in a sea of shows set in a hospital? A speciality — something all the doc-centric shows with a good prognosis have.
Also Read: Ratings: ABC's 'The Good Doctor' Grows Viewership in Freshman Season Finale
Shondaland’s “Grey’s” gives viewers their weekly dose of relationship drama among characters they’ve grown attached to for over a decade. “The Good Doctor” has Freddie Highmore playing an autistic doctor, something new there. The Resident,” as star Matt Czuchry told TheWrap in January, could be ‘The Shield” of the genre. “Chicago Med” is a Dick Wolf show, so it’s like “Law & Order,” but for hospitals. And “Code Black” focuses on the nation’s busiest ER.
Chances are it’s that Bellevue angle that NBC thinks will drive viewers mad for “New Amsterdam.” But only time, and fall ratings, will tell.
Aside from Eggold, the drama stars Freema Agyeman, Janet Montgomery, Jocko Sims, Anupam Kher and Tyler Labine.
David Schulner will write and executive produce the series from Universal Television, Pico Creek Productions and Mount Moriah, with Kate Dennis directing and executive producing the pilot. Peter Horton also executive produces, with Dr. Eric Manheimer grabbing a producing credit.
Read original story Peak MD? NBC’s ‘New Amsterdam’ Series Order Makes 6 Medical Dramas on Broadcast TV At TheWrap...
There are currently five such shows airing on the Big 4 networks, and last Friday NBC announced it’s adding a new hospital wing in the 2018-2019 TV schedule, picking up the Ryan Eggold-led pilot “New Amsterdam” to series.
Per the logline, the medical drama “inspired by Bellevue, the oldest public hospital in America” focuses on “the brilliant and charming Dr. Max Goodwin,” who we’re told “sets out to tear up the bureaucracy and provide exceptional care,” won’t be “taking ‘no’ for an answer,” will “disrupt the status quo” and “stop at nothing to breathe new life” into the storied institution. Which is, by the way, “the only one in the world capable of treating Ebola patients, prisoners from Rikers and the President of the United States under one roof.”
Also Read: Fall TV 2018: Every Broadcast Show Canceled, Renewed and Ordered So Far (Updating)
If this synopsis sounds familiar, it’s because you’ve read many of these adjectives before in descriptions of, oh, every other medical drama on broadcast television.
At this moment, NBC is also home to “Chicago Med,” ABC touts “The Good Doctor” and “Grey’s Anatomy,” Fox has “The Resident,” and CBS houses “Code Black.” That means if all of them get renewed (and most of them have been already) “New Amsterdam” will bring us to an even half dozen medical drams overall.
So why did the network feel the need to order up 10 cc’s of another medical drama Stat? Well, that’s a good question, as the Nielsen numbers for this genre are all over the place, meaning it could either become a hit, provide the network with steady mid-range ratings, or tread water each week.
Also Read: 'Grey's Anatomy' Renewed for Season 15 at ABC
According to the most current season averages from Nielsen, “Chicago Med” is pulling in a 2.0 rating in the advertiser-coveted 18-49 demographic, with “Grey’s Anatomy” scoring a 3.2, “The Good Doctor” earning a 3.4, “The Resident” posting a 1.7, and “Code Black” managing a 0.7, according to Nielsen. (That last one is not based on live + seven days of delayed viewing like the others, as the CBS series just returned for its third season two weeks ago.)
That means overall, “The Good Doctor” is currently the No. 9 show on broadcast, “Grey’s Anatomy” is 11, “Chicago Med” ties for 27th, “The Resident” ties for 42nd, and “Code Black” is ties at 138th. So, it’s not a completely safe bet, but in general it is a solid return on investment for most networks, which is why they are continuing to invest in the ones they have.
“Grey’s” was recently given a 15th season (after star Ellen Pompeo was bumped to a $20 million a year salary), while freshmen series “The Good Doctor” and “The Resident” were each granted a Season 2, and “Chicago Med” was just handed a fourth. The fate of “Code Black” has yet to be decided, though it is probably on the bubble once more.
Keeping in mind the ratings and renewal status of its soon-to-be competitors, what is going to make “New Amsterdam” standout in a sea of shows set in a hospital? A speciality — something all the doc-centric shows with a good prognosis have.
Also Read: Ratings: ABC's 'The Good Doctor' Grows Viewership in Freshman Season Finale
Shondaland’s “Grey’s” gives viewers their weekly dose of relationship drama among characters they’ve grown attached to for over a decade. “The Good Doctor” has Freddie Highmore playing an autistic doctor, something new there. The Resident,” as star Matt Czuchry told TheWrap in January, could be ‘The Shield” of the genre. “Chicago Med” is a Dick Wolf show, so it’s like “Law & Order,” but for hospitals. And “Code Black” focuses on the nation’s busiest ER.
Chances are it’s that Bellevue angle that NBC thinks will drive viewers mad for “New Amsterdam.” But only time, and fall ratings, will tell.
Aside from Eggold, the drama stars Freema Agyeman, Janet Montgomery, Jocko Sims, Anupam Kher and Tyler Labine.
David Schulner will write and executive produce the series from Universal Television, Pico Creek Productions and Mount Moriah, with Kate Dennis directing and executive producing the pilot. Peter Horton also executive produces, with Dr. Eric Manheimer grabbing a producing credit.
Read original story Peak MD? NBC’s ‘New Amsterdam’ Series Order Makes 6 Medical Dramas on Broadcast TV At TheWrap...
- 5/10/2018
- by Jennifer Maas
- The Wrap
NBC has ordered the drama series “The InBetween” for the 2018-2019 season.
The series centers on Cassie Bishop, who was born with a gift, though she may call it a curse. She can see and communicate with the dead, helping them with their unresolved problems, whether she likes it or not. When her longtime friend Det. Tom Hackett and his new partner, former FBI Agent Damien Asante, need help solving a darkly puzzling murder, Cassie agrees to use her abilities. Despite her reluctance, she may have found a way to keep her demons at bay, all while solving some of the city’s most challenging cases.
The cast includes Harriet Dyer, Anne-Marie Johnson, Cindy Luna, Chad James Buchanan, and Paul Blackthorne.
Moira Kirland will write and executive produce. Charlotte Sieling will direct and executive produce the pilot. David Heyman and Nancy Cotton also executive produce. “The InBetween” is produced by Universal Television,...
The series centers on Cassie Bishop, who was born with a gift, though she may call it a curse. She can see and communicate with the dead, helping them with their unresolved problems, whether she likes it or not. When her longtime friend Det. Tom Hackett and his new partner, former FBI Agent Damien Asante, need help solving a darkly puzzling murder, Cassie agrees to use her abilities. Despite her reluctance, she may have found a way to keep her demons at bay, all while solving some of the city’s most challenging cases.
The cast includes Harriet Dyer, Anne-Marie Johnson, Cindy Luna, Chad James Buchanan, and Paul Blackthorne.
Moira Kirland will write and executive produce. Charlotte Sieling will direct and executive produce the pilot. David Heyman and Nancy Cotton also executive produce. “The InBetween” is produced by Universal Television,...
- 5/10/2018
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
NBC has picked up another drama pilot to series, character-driven procedural The InBetween (fka In Between Lives).
Heading into series, the project is reconnecting and recasting one of the male leads opposite star Harriet Dyer, played in the pilot by Yusef Gatewood. Additionally, we can officially reveal that Arrow’s Paul Blackthorne co-stars in the show. His casting in the pilot was kept under wraps in order not to spoil his character’s exit from Arrow.
The InBetween comes from writer Moira Kirland, Heyday Television — the joint venture of Harry Potter and Paddington producer David Heyman and NBCUniversal International Studios — and Universal Television. It joins four other newly picked NBC drama series, The Village, New Amsterdam and The Enemy Within — all from Universal TV — and Manifest from Warner Bros. TV.
Like The Village, The Between has been an early favorite at NBC — in fact, The Village and...
Heading into series, the project is reconnecting and recasting one of the male leads opposite star Harriet Dyer, played in the pilot by Yusef Gatewood. Additionally, we can officially reveal that Arrow’s Paul Blackthorne co-stars in the show. His casting in the pilot was kept under wraps in order not to spoil his character’s exit from Arrow.
The InBetween comes from writer Moira Kirland, Heyday Television — the joint venture of Harry Potter and Paddington producer David Heyman and NBCUniversal International Studios — and Universal Television. It joins four other newly picked NBC drama series, The Village, New Amsterdam and The Enemy Within — all from Universal TV — and Manifest from Warner Bros. TV.
Like The Village, The Between has been an early favorite at NBC — in fact, The Village and...
- 5/10/2018
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
“AP Bio” has been renewed for a second season at NBC.
The comedy series follows a philosophy scholar who loses out on his dream job and goes to work as a high school Advanced Placement biology teacher, but he makes it clear he will not be teaching any biology. Realizing he has a room full of honor roll students at his disposal, he decides instead to use the kids to his own benefit. The series stars Glenn Howerton, Patton Oswalt, Lyric Lewis, Mary Sohn, Jean Villepique, Tom Bennett, Paula Pell, Charlie McCrackin, Jacob McCarthy, Aparna Brielle, Nick Peine, Allisyn Ashley Arm, Eddie Leavy, Jacob Houston, Sari Arambulo, Tucker Albrizzi and Spence Moore II.
The series is written and executive produced by Mike O’Brien. Seth Meyers, Mike Shoemaker, Andrew Singer and Lorne Michaels also serve as executive producers. “A.P. Bio” is produced by Universal Television, Broadway Video, and Sethmaker Shoemeyers Productions.
The comedy series follows a philosophy scholar who loses out on his dream job and goes to work as a high school Advanced Placement biology teacher, but he makes it clear he will not be teaching any biology. Realizing he has a room full of honor roll students at his disposal, he decides instead to use the kids to his own benefit. The series stars Glenn Howerton, Patton Oswalt, Lyric Lewis, Mary Sohn, Jean Villepique, Tom Bennett, Paula Pell, Charlie McCrackin, Jacob McCarthy, Aparna Brielle, Nick Peine, Allisyn Ashley Arm, Eddie Leavy, Jacob Houston, Sari Arambulo, Tucker Albrizzi and Spence Moore II.
The series is written and executive produced by Mike O’Brien. Seth Meyers, Mike Shoemaker, Andrew Singer and Lorne Michaels also serve as executive producers. “A.P. Bio” is produced by Universal Television, Broadway Video, and Sethmaker Shoemeyers Productions.
- 5/8/2018
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
“Good Girls” has been renewed for a second season at NBC.
The one-hour series follows three suburban moms who get tired of trying to make ends meet. They decide it’s time to stick up for themselves by robbing the local grocery store, with things quickly spiraling out of control from there.
The series stars Christina Hendricks, Retta, and Mae Whitman, along with Reno Wilson, Manny Montana, Lidya Jewett, Izzy Stannard, and Matthew Lillard. Jenna Bans serves as writer and executive producer. Dean Parisot also executive produces along with Jeannine Renshaw and Mark Wilding. The series is produced by Universal Television.
“Good Girls” wrapped its 10-episode first season in April. The show has averaged a solid 1.5 rating in adults 18-49 and 6.1 million viewers overall in Live+7.
In addition, NBC announced that it has given out series orders to the dramas “The Enemy Within” and “The Village.”
“The Enemy Within” follows Erica Shepherd,...
The one-hour series follows three suburban moms who get tired of trying to make ends meet. They decide it’s time to stick up for themselves by robbing the local grocery store, with things quickly spiraling out of control from there.
The series stars Christina Hendricks, Retta, and Mae Whitman, along with Reno Wilson, Manny Montana, Lidya Jewett, Izzy Stannard, and Matthew Lillard. Jenna Bans serves as writer and executive producer. Dean Parisot also executive produces along with Jeannine Renshaw and Mark Wilding. The series is produced by Universal Television.
“Good Girls” wrapped its 10-episode first season in April. The show has averaged a solid 1.5 rating in adults 18-49 and 6.1 million viewers overall in Live+7.
In addition, NBC announced that it has given out series orders to the dramas “The Enemy Within” and “The Village.”
“The Enemy Within” follows Erica Shepherd,...
- 5/8/2018
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
NBC is beefing up its slate for next season with a pair of new dramas, handing out series orders to The Enemy Within and The Village, TVLine has learned.
The Enemy Within, billed as a “fast-paced, spy-hunting thriller,” stars Dexter alum Jennifer Carpenter as former CIA operative Erica Shepherd, who’s serving life in prison for betraying her country. She is recruited by FBI agent Will Keaton (Rosewood‘s Morris Chestnut) to “help track down a fiercely dangerous and elusive criminal she knows all too well.” The supporting cast includes Raza Jaffrey (Code Black, Homeland) and Kelli Garner (Pan Am); Ken Woodruff (Gotham,...
The Enemy Within, billed as a “fast-paced, spy-hunting thriller,” stars Dexter alum Jennifer Carpenter as former CIA operative Erica Shepherd, who’s serving life in prison for betraying her country. She is recruited by FBI agent Will Keaton (Rosewood‘s Morris Chestnut) to “help track down a fiercely dangerous and elusive criminal she knows all too well.” The supporting cast includes Raza Jaffrey (Code Black, Homeland) and Kelli Garner (Pan Am); Ken Woodruff (Gotham,...
- 5/8/2018
- TVLine.com
Anupam Kher has now given his fans a reason to rejoice. Interestingly, the pilot episode which the versatile actor has shot for in USA of NBC’s series ‘New Amsterdam’ for more than a month has been picked up to be a series. Ever since the show was announced, it has piqued everyone’s curiosity and is considered to be one of the most awaited series. The talented actor will be seen portraying yet another challenging role of Neurologist Dr. Vijay Kapoor in the series.
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- 5/5/2018
- by Bollywood Hungama News Network
- BollywoodHungama
NBC has given out the first series order from its pilot crop for the 2018-2019 season.
The medical drama “New Amsterdam” has been ordered at the broadcaster. Inspired by Bellevue, the oldest public hospital in America, the series follows the brilliant and charming Dr. Max Goodwin (Ryan Eggold), the institution’s newest medical director who sets out to tear up the bureaucracy and provide exceptional care. Dr. Goodwin must disrupt the status quo and prove he will stop at nothing to breathe new life into this understaffed, underfunded and underappreciated hospital — the only one in the world capable of treating Ebola patients, prisoners from Rikers and the President of the United States under one roof — and return it to the glory that put it on the map.
In addition to Eggold, the cast of the series also includes Freema Agyeman, Janet Montgomery, Jocko Sims, Anupam Kher and Tyler Labine. David Schulner...
The medical drama “New Amsterdam” has been ordered at the broadcaster. Inspired by Bellevue, the oldest public hospital in America, the series follows the brilliant and charming Dr. Max Goodwin (Ryan Eggold), the institution’s newest medical director who sets out to tear up the bureaucracy and provide exceptional care. Dr. Goodwin must disrupt the status quo and prove he will stop at nothing to breathe new life into this understaffed, underfunded and underappreciated hospital — the only one in the world capable of treating Ebola patients, prisoners from Rikers and the President of the United States under one roof — and return it to the glory that put it on the map.
In addition to Eggold, the cast of the series also includes Freema Agyeman, Janet Montgomery, Jocko Sims, Anupam Kher and Tyler Labine. David Schulner...
- 5/5/2018
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
As we enter the pilot screenings phase of pilot season, here is the latest installment of Deadline’s Pilot Panic 2018, which tracks buzz on broadcast pilots. While we are only two weeks away from the upfronts, information is still incomplete, with a number of high-profile pilots, like ABC’s Whiskey Cavalier, yet to be delivered. Here are some of the pilots that are making noise at the moment.
ABC’s Nathan Fillion starrer The Rookie, which has a straight-to-series order, DJ Nash ensemble A Million Little Things, and the Eva Longoria-produced Grand Hotel, toplined by Demian Bichir and Roselyn Sanchez, continue to garner strong buzz, joined by suburban drama False Profits starring Bellamy Young and Vanessa Williams. Beyond that things are murky. With rookie cop drama-comedy The Rookie looking assured of a slot of the schedule, the competition among the slew of other law & order pilots ordered by the network this year increases.
ABC’s Nathan Fillion starrer The Rookie, which has a straight-to-series order, DJ Nash ensemble A Million Little Things, and the Eva Longoria-produced Grand Hotel, toplined by Demian Bichir and Roselyn Sanchez, continue to garner strong buzz, joined by suburban drama False Profits starring Bellamy Young and Vanessa Williams. Beyond that things are murky. With rookie cop drama-comedy The Rookie looking assured of a slot of the schedule, the competition among the slew of other law & order pilots ordered by the network this year increases.
- 4/28/2018
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
HBO is filling out the cast of its fantasy pilot "Game of Thrones" with the addition of former "New Amsterdam" star Nikolaj Coster-Waldau and several others.
The group joins the previously cast lead Sean Bean as battle-weary Ned Stark, who leaves his home to serve the king. Mark Addy, Kit Harrington, Jennifer Ehle, Jack Gleeson, Peter Dinklage and Harry Lloyd also star.
In the adaptation of the George R.R. Martin fantasy-book series, Coster-Waldau will play Jaime Lannister, one of the king's guards and a ruthless usurper of the previous king. The actor, most recently seen in Ron Moore's Fox pilot "Virtuality," is repped by Wme, Impression and Independent Talent Group.
Another addition is Tamzin Merchant (Showtime's "The Tudors"), who'll play Daenerys, an exiled teenage princess.
Also new to the cast: Richard Madden ("Hope Springs") as Stark's eldest son, Robb; Iain Glen ("Into the Storm") as Ser Jorah Mormont, a...
The group joins the previously cast lead Sean Bean as battle-weary Ned Stark, who leaves his home to serve the king. Mark Addy, Kit Harrington, Jennifer Ehle, Jack Gleeson, Peter Dinklage and Harry Lloyd also star.
In the adaptation of the George R.R. Martin fantasy-book series, Coster-Waldau will play Jaime Lannister, one of the king's guards and a ruthless usurper of the previous king. The actor, most recently seen in Ron Moore's Fox pilot "Virtuality," is repped by Wme, Impression and Independent Talent Group.
Another addition is Tamzin Merchant (Showtime's "The Tudors"), who'll play Daenerys, an exiled teenage princess.
Also new to the cast: Richard Madden ("Hope Springs") as Stark's eldest son, Robb; Iain Glen ("Into the Storm") as Ser Jorah Mormont, a...
- 8/20/2009
- by By James Hibberd
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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