Summer TV Buzz: Is Your Favourite Cable Show Going To Be Cancelled?

Welcome to the first edition of TVWise’s Summer TV Buzz, the latest run down of industry intel (buzz, if you will) on which of cable’s summer shows will be back next year and which shows will be cancelled. We are kicking things off early with this rundown, so things are fairly fluid and could change in the coming weeks. If you can’t find the show you’re looking for below, then chances are that its new season hasn’t premiered yet or it has already been renewed or cancelled. To check on that, you can use our handy scorecard.

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Comedy Central Acquires UK Rights To ‘Anger Management’

Exclusive: I have just learned that Comedy Central has closed a deal with Lionsgate International to acquire the exclusive first run UK broadcast rights to comedy series Anger Management. The show’s ten episode first season is set to premiere on Comedy Central this Autumn.

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Sinbad Review: “Sky’s Best Original Drama Series To Date”

Premiering this Sunday night at 7pm on Sky1 HD is Sinbad, a retelling of the well known legend and Sky’s latest stab at an original drama series. The series hails from Impossible Pictures and features a large cast which includes newcomer Elliot Knight, Marama Corlett (The Devil’s Double) and Naveen Andrews (Lost). The overall premise of the series is that Sinbad, destined to wander the seas, teams up with an eclectic crew and they sail off and encounter magical creatures and supernatural occurrences as Sinbad attempts to rid himself of the curse that that won’t allow him to set foot on land.

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