ABC Family’s comedy series Melissa & Joey will now make it to the 100 episode mark. The cabler has handed a 10 episode back order for the show’s third season (slated to premiere on Wednesday May 29th at 8/7c), bringing the total number of episodes ordered for season 3 to 20. In addition, ABC Family has also renewed the series for a 20 episode fourth season.
Rob Lowe, Ginnifer Goodwin and Michelle Trachtenberg have joined the cast of the National Geographic channel’s upcoming TV movie Killing Kennedy. Lowe has been cast as President John F. Kennedy, Goodwin as First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy and Trachtenberg as Marina Oswald. Production on the two-hour TV Movie is slated to commence next month, with National Geographic eyeing a November 2013 premiere.
Up against considerably stronger competition than in the past two weeks, BBC Two’s recently renewed drama series The Fall saw a dip in audience for its third episode, which aired last night in the 9pm time-slot.
The third (and final) season of ABC’s drama series Body of Proof will receive its UK premiere on UKTV’s Alibi channel on Tuesday July 16th at 9pm, it has been announced
The first (and only) season of NBC’s drama series Do No Harm will receive its UK premiere on UKTV’s Watch channel on Monday July 22nd at 9pm, it has been announced.
The third season of AMC’s drama series The Killing will premiere on Netflix UK & Ireland on Monday June 3rd, it has been announced.
Last week saw the major studios host international buyers from around the world during the LA Screenings. It’s at this annual industry event that global TV executives screen each studio’s new shows for the 2013-2014 season with a view to zeroing in which new entries they will purchase for their own schedules. With the screenings now behind us, which shows are looking good for international sales? TVWise continues its coverage of the screenings with its studio-by-studio break down of industry intel (from numerous sources) on which shows are hot and those which, frankly, are not.
Homicide: Life On The Street alum Melissa Leo has joined the cast of Fox’s upcoming 10 part event series Wayward Pines. Leo has been cast as Nurse Pam, the intense, unpredictable nurse who first takes care of Ethan when he wakes up in the Wayward Pines hospital. But it soon seems Pam may be more interested in harming than healing. She and Ethan grow into deadly rivals and her role in the town of Wayward Pines proves much deeper than it first appears. Leo joins previously announced cast member Matt Dillon (There’s Something About Mary) who plays lead character Ethan Burke.