History Orders Talk Show Hosted By Craig Ferguson

Craig FergusonCraig Ferguson is returning to television. History has given the green-light to Join Or Die With Craig Ferguson, a new talk show format fronted by former host of The Late Late Show, TVWise has learned. The network has ordered sixteen episodes for the show's freshman run, which is set to premiere in 2016. Read More

CBS Reality’s ‘Killer Doctors On Death Row’ Smashes Ratings Records

Killer Doctors On Death RowCBS Reality's first original series kicked off with a bang last week. Killer Doctors On Death Row debuted on CBS Reality across two nights on Monday September 7th to some 234 000 viewers; giving the channel its best weekday audience so far this year. Additionally, Killer Doctors On Death Row was sampled by half a million viewers during its first week. Read More

BBC Three Sets UK Premiere Date For ‘Orphan Black’ Season 3

Orphan Black S3The third season of BBC America's original series Orphan Black will receive its UK premiere on BBC Three on Sunday September 27th at 2:10 am with a double-bill, TVWise has learned. New episodes will then continue every day in double-bills in an early-morning slot (around 1:30am) through to the season finale on October 1st. Read More

Forest Whitaker, Anna Paquin, Jonathan Rhys Meyers & Anika Noni Rose Amongst Cast Additions To A+E’s ‘Roots’ Reboot

A+E Networks has set the cast for Roots. Forest Whitaker (Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior), Anna Paquin (True Blood), Jonathan Rhys Meyers (Dracula), Anika Noni Rose (The Good Wife), Chad L. Coleman (The Walking Dead), Erica Tazel (Justified), Derek Luke (Captain America: The First Avenger) and Regé-Jean Page (Waterloo) have been cast in the new take on the hit 1970s ABC miniseries. Additionally, A+E has confirmed the casting of Malachi Kirby. Read More

Andrew Buchan, JoBeth Williams, Harris Dickinson & Sawyer Barth To Star In TNT Pilot ‘Home’

TNT has found the male lead and three co-stars for their latest drama pilot. Andrew Buchan (Broadchurch), JoBeth Williams (Dexter), Harris Dickinson (Some Girls) and Sawyer Barth (Public Morals) have been cast in Home, the long-gestating TV project from Jerry Bruckheimer and Crossing Jordan scribe Aron Eli Coleite which landed at TNT with a pilot order over the Summer. Read More