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‘Animal Practice’ To End Run Week Earlier
Boo! NBC has pulled what was the last scheduled episode of cancelled freshman comedy Animal Practice, slated to air tomorrow night, Halloween. NBC was to keep Animal Practice on until Whitney takes over the Wednesday 8 PM slot next week. But a Sandy-related string of NBC pre-emptions included repeating the…
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NBC Cancels ‘Animal Practice’, To Be Replaced By ‘Whitney’
That 1.0 adults 18-49 rating last night didn’t do flailing new NBC comedy Animal Practice any favors. The network just announced that Animal Practice will be replaced by Whitney, whose second season will premiere November 14. Animal Practice will remain on the air until then.
It has been a fast fall from grace for Anim…
RATINGS RAT RACE: NBC Comedies Up, ABC Comedies Down, ‘Supernatural’ On Par
Accurate ratings for the night’s top attraction, the first Presidential Debate between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney, won’t be available until later in the day. If the non-time zone adjusted fast nationals are any indication, the broadcast networks ran neck-in-neck in their coverage of the debate, with NBC in the…
Bob Costas Disses NBC Olympic Coverage
Bob Costas tonight wryly criticized his bosses, their London Olympics coverage, and NBC‘s infamous sneak preview of its new fall show Animal Practice (“evidently a comedy, at least we’re hoping it is”) to Conan O’Brien, who replied “You’re the best guest…
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Showrunner Change On NBC's 'Animal Practice' – Marco Pennette To Take Over
EXCLUSIVE: There is a change at the helm of NBC‘s upcoming comedy series Animal Practice (formerly Animal Kingdom). Gail Lerner, who joined the show after the pilot as executive producer/showrunner, is departing, with Marco Pennette coming in as new showrunner. The gig is tied to a development deal for Pennette at…
'Animal Practice' Producers Say Broad Comedy Won't Cross The Line: TCA
Diane Haithman contributes to Deadline's TV coverage.
Will NBC be able to get the monkey off its back at these TCAs? If the fact that today's panel on the new comedy series Animal Practice featured a live monkey "doctor" wearing tiny scrubs and driving a miniature ambulance is any indication, the answer is a…
JoAnna Garcia Set As Female Lead In New NBC Comedy 'Animal Practice'
Better With You star JoAnna Garcia has been tapped as the female lead opposite Justin Kirk in NBC’s new fall comedy series Animal Practice. The office comedy stars Kirk as George, a House-like veterinarian, who loves animals but usually hates their owners (especially the new woman who runs the clinic). Garcia will…
Betsy Sodaro Upped To Regular On New NBC Comedy 'Animal Practice'
Up-and-comer Betsy Sodaro has been upped to a regular on NBC’s new single-camera comedy series Animal Practice, which stars Justin Kirk as a House-like veterinarian, who loves animals but usually hates their owners. Sodaro plays Angela, an animal handler. She was a guest star in the pilot, her first ever, and after a…
NBC First Look Teasers: 2012-13 New Shows
NEW COMEDIES & DRAMAS FOR 2012-13 NBC PRIMETIME SCHEDULE
Sitcoms expand to four nights this fall including Tuesday and Friday nights. New dramas from Dick Wolf and JJ Abrams. Here’s your first look:
NBC’s Save Me – Comedy
Produced by Sony Pictures Television and Original Film. Novelist John Scott Shepherd is…
Gail Lerner Joins New NBC Comedy Series 'Animal Practice' As Showrunner
EXCLUSIVE: Gail Lerner has come aboard NBC’s newly picked up comedy series Animal Practice as executive producer/showrunner. Created by feature writers Brian Gatewood and Alessandro Tanaka, Animal Practice is a single-camera office comedy centered on a "House”-like veterinarian (Justin Kirk) who loves animals but…
'Animal Practice' To Recast Female Lead
And we have the first recasting on a newly picked up broadcast series. I’ve learned that Amy Huberman, who played the female lead in the NBC single-camera comedy pilot Animal Practice, won’t continue on the project, which was ordered to series yesterday. The office comedy stars Justin Kirk as George, a "House"-like…
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