Sky Living has closed a deal with NBCUniversal International Television Distribution to acquire the exclusive first run UK brodcast rights to NBC’s upcoming drama series Chicago Fire. The series joins Sky Livings other recent acquisition Elementary and the channel’s upcoming ten part Dracula series, which is a co-production with NBC.
It looks like the UK is finally going to get to see the full run of Friday Night Lights. Sky Atlantic has closed a deal with NBCUniversal International Television Distribution to acquire the exclusive first run UK broadcast rights to seasons 3, 4 & 5 of Friday Night Lights. The acquisition comes as the show’s second season (which has previously been broadcast in the UK by ITV4) is airing on the pay TV channel.
Channel 5 has closed a deal with FreemantleMedia Enterprises to acquire the exlcusive first run UK broadcast rights to TBS’s upcoming dramedy series Wedding Band for its 5* channel. The deal was inked last year, ahead of MIPCOM 2011, and will see the show’s ten episode first season premiere on 5* in 2013.
EXCLUSIVE: Following on from the recent acquisitions of Lie To Me and Life, Universal Channel has closed a deal with CBS Studios International to acquire the UK broadcast rights to the CBS procedural series Numb3rs. The show is set to premiere on Universal Channel on Tuesday October 16th at 7pm and will then air on weekdays in the 7pm time-slot.
TNT has renewed freshman drama series Major Crimes for a second season of 15 episodes, which is set to air in 2013. The drama series joins Dallas, Falling Skies, Perception and Rizzoli & Isles, all of which have been renewed by TNT for another season.
EXCLUSIVE: Call it the Homeland effect. I have just learned that Universal Channel has closed a deal with NBCUniversal International Television Distribution to acquire the UK broadcast rights to NBC’s drama series Life. I’m also being told that the series is set to premiere on Universal Channel on Monday October 22nd at 8pm and will then air on weekdays in the 8pm time-slot.
BBC One has renewed their comedy series Citizen Khan for a second season of 7 episodes, which is set to air in 2013.
The fifth and final season of Fox’s science-fiction series Fringe will premiere on Sky1 on Wednesday October 24th at 10pm, it has been announced.