Comedy Central UK has closed a deal with NBCUniversal International Television Distribution to acquire the exclusive first run UK broadcast rights to the eighth and ninth seasons of NBC’s comedy series The Office. The show’s eighth season is set to premiere on the channel on Wednesday October 16th at 10:30pm, as part of Comedy Central UK’s new comedy block which also features The Millers and Two And A Half Men.
The CW has ordered three additional scripts for their freshman drama series’ The Originals, The Tomorrow People & Reign, TVWise has learned.
ABC has handed a full-season order to one of the breakout hits of the 2013-2014 season – Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. The back nine order brings the total number of episodes ordered for the show’s first season to 22.
The fourth season of Sky1’s action series Strike Back (subtitled Shadow Warfare) – which is a co-production with HBO’s sister network Cinemax – will premiere on Monday October 28th at 9pm, it has been announced.
There’s no denying that Sleepy Hollow – which has already earned a second season renewal – has been a hit for Fox in the United States, and now, overnight ratings have revealed, the series is also a hit for UK broadcaster Universal Channel.
The BBC has released a new trailer for the season of upcoming dramas on BBC Two as part of their Autumn/Winter line up.
Sky Living has released a new promo clip for their upcoming two-part drama Talking To The Dead, which is set to air on Tuesday October 15th and Thursday October 17th at 9pm.
Hot producer Greg Berlanti – whose recent projects have include USA Network’s Political Animals and The CW’s Arrow & The Tomorrow People – has sold a new drama project to TNT.