Nellie Andreeva

Co-Editor-in-Chief, TV

Nellie's insightful analysis and thorough coverage of TV deals, pilot season, markets and executives makes her one of the most respected journalists covering the television business today. Before joining Deadline in 2010, Nellie worked for 10 years at The Hollywood Reporter where she covered TV for the trade's online and print editions. Before that, she worked as a journalist covering television and radio for Investor’s Business Daily. Nellie’s interest in the television industry extends back to her homeland of Bulgaria, where she first became a journalist and then a producer, writer and director for Bulgarian National Television.

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‘SNL’: Will Forte & Kristen Wiig’s Country Duo Clancy & Jackie Reunite “After 12-Year Sabbatical”

While Will Forte was fully expected to reprise one of his best known Saturday Night Live characters, MacGruber, in his return to the late-night show as host, he also brought back a lesser-known skit from his time on the program. Forte, joined by Kristen Wiig — his former SNL colleague and current co-star on the MacGrub…

MacGruber Gets Alt-Right Covid-Era Makeover In ‘SNL’ Return As Will Forte Jokes About Renewal

As former Saturday Night Live cast member Will Forte said in his opening monologue tonight, it took getting his MacGruber the series to launch on Peacock for him to finally be invited to host the late-night sketch program 12 years after he’d left. In the monologue, Forte announced a Season 2 renewal for MacGruber…

Julian McMahon To Depart ‘FBI: Most Wanted’: “I Am Grateful To Have Had The Opportunity To Play Jess”

EXCLUSIVE: This will come as a shocker for fans of the FBI franchise. Julian McMahon, star of FBI: Most Wanted, is exiting the CBS crime drama after almost three seasons. His final episode is slated to shoot next week and will air March 8. The show is expected to introduce a new character later this season who will…

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Pilot Season 2022: Projected Volume Well Below Pre-Pandemic Levels As Covid-Imposed Changes Take Hold

During the holiday break, which traditionally shuts down Hollywood for the final two weeks of the year, top broadcast network executives used to spend a significant portion of their time reading pilot scripts before kicking off pilot pickups at the start of January with early drama standouts. Broadcast business…

Joshua Jackson To Star In ‘Fatal Attraction’ TV Series At Paramount+

EXCLUSIVE: Joshua Jackson (Dr. Death) has been tapped as the co-lead opposite Lizzy Caplan in Paramount+’s Fatal Attraction, a series reimagining of the classic 1980s psychosexual thriller film in which the two central characters were played by Michael Douglas and Glenn Close. Written by Alexandra Cunningham from a…

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‘The Crossover’: Disney+ Picks Up Kwame Alexander’s Basketball Drama To Series; LeBron James Joins As EP

EXCLUSIVE: Disney+ has given a series order to The Crossover, its basketball-themed coming-of-age drama pilot based on the acclaimed bestselling novel in verse by Kwame Alexander. NBA great LeBron James, Maverick Carter and Jamal Henderson of The SpringHill Company are joining as executive producers of the Disney…

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NBC Delays ‘American Song Contest’, Slots ‘America’s Got Talent: Extreme’

NBC has tweaked its midseason schedule, pushing the premiere of Eurovision offshoot American Song Contest by a month, from the previously announced Monday, Feb. 21 (8-10 p.m.) to March 21. Taking over the slot is new reality series America’s Got Talent: Extreme, which made headlines last fall when a contestant was…

‘L.A. Law’: Toks Olagundoye, Hari Nef & Ian Duff Join ABC Revival Pilot

EXCLUSIVE: Toks Olagundoye, Hari Nef and Ian Duff have been cast as series regulars in ABC drama pilot L.A. Law. They join original cast members Blair Underwood and Corbin Bernsen, who are reprising their roles as Jonathan Rollins and Arnie Becker, respectively, in the revival of the iconic Steven Bochco legal drama…

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Isaac Aptaker & Elizabeth Berger Re-Up Overall Deal With 20th Television

EXCLUSIVE: Isaac Aptaker and Elizabeth Berger, whose 10-year career trajectory at 20th Television to date has taken them from novice writers to top showrunners with multiple shows on the air, have signed a big new three-year overall deal with the Disney television studio for their The Walk-Up Company. Aptaker and…

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‘Bridgerton’ Season 2 Photos: Dancing Anthony & Kate, BFFs Penelope & Eloise, Daphne And Queen Charlotte

Netflix has released new photos from the upcoming second season of its hit Regency England drama Bridgerton ahead of its March 25 debut. They include Season 2 romantic protagonists Anthony and Kate at a ball from Episode 4 giving out vibes very similar to Daphne and Simon’s first dance in Episode 2 of Season 1. Also…

‘The Hills: New Beginnings’ Canceled By MTV After 2 Seasons

EXCLUSIVE: MTV has opted not to proceed with a third season of The Hills: New Beginnings, a revival of one of the network’s signature reality series. While the current iteration of the veteran reality franchise is not continuing, future new takes on the IP are possible, and the existing seasons of The Hills will…

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‘Bull’ To End With Season 6 On CBS

The current sixth season of CBS’ legal drama Bull will be its last. The series’ star Michael Weatherly just made the announcement on Twitter. There are 12 remaining episodes, with the Season 6 — and series — finale expected to air in May. The end of Bull was confirmed by CBS. "For six seasons, Bull has established…