There wasn't a lot of action on an encore filled Fox in primetime last night but things were sure kicking on the Rupert Murdoch owned network earlier in the day as Portugal and 2010 champs Spain face-off in the World Cup. Even though it was just Day 2 of the FIFA tournament in Russia, the strong efforts of Spain's…

The CW has opted not to renew its new midseason dramedy Life Sentence for a second season. Star Lucy Hale just shared the news with her fans on Twitter. The cancellation was foreshadowed by the CW’s decision last month to send the series from Wednesday to Friday. While Life Sentence had done OK in delayed viewing and…

As usual, CBS was the Big 4 viewership victor (6.94 million) on Friday night and matched Fox's 0.7/3 among adults 18-49 but the House of Moonves certainly felt a sting. Kicked off by the parental themed Season 2 finale of MacGyver (0.6/3) and followed by Hawaii Five-O (0.7/3) and Blue Bloods (0.7/3) CBS saw its entire…

The CW has set its summer 2018 premiere dates for new drama series The Outpost and Burden of Truth and returning series My Last Days, Whose Line Is It Anyway?, Penn & Teller: Fool Us and Masters Of Illusion. In addition the season finales for Life Sentence and Supergirl are set for Friday, June 14 and Monday, June 18…

After Life Sentence hit another Live+same day low this week, the CW has decided to move the dramedy to Fridays, a move the network also recently applied to Life Sentence‘s predecessor in the post-Riverdale Wednesday 9 PM slot, Dynasty. The Originals, originally slated to return on April 20 and air its final season on…

CBS’ Survivor: Ghost Island remained the top program in total viewers and in the demographic on the first Wednesday of Daylight Saving Time, which tends to hardest hit the 8 PM hour. Survivor’s 1.7 demo rating and 8.23 million total viewers kept it in the Wednesday primetime top spot for a third consecutive week…

The CW has struggled to successfully launch another female-centered hourlong dramedy/romantic comedy since Jane the Virgin and My Crazy Ex-Girlfriend. After No Tomorrow fizzled last season, new midseason entry Life Sentence, starring PLL‘s Lucy Hale, debuted to unimpressive 760,000 total viewers and a 0.3 adults 18-49…

EXCLUSIVE: Netflix is closing a deal for Life Sentence, the short story by Matthew Baker, sources said. Matt Reeves and his 6th & Idaho banner will develop the project as producers. Reeves, who’ll next direct the stand-alone iteration of Batman, recently moved his deal from Fox (where he made two Planet of the Apes…

"If it weren't my job I might not have stuck with [Life Sentence] long enough to figure out the tone of the show," one TV critic told Bill Lawrence during the TCA Q&A for the CW series. The series is about a young woman [Lucy Hale] who was diagnosed with terminal cancer and decides to “live like she was dying,” and…

The CW has firmed up its schedule for the rest of the 2017-18 season, slating new comedy Life Sentence and returning dramas iZombie, The 100 and the final season of The Originals. The announcement was made at the top of the CW’s TCA presentation today. As part of the plans, the Dynasty reboot, which has performed…

Riley Smith is reuniting with the CW and Warner Bros. TV for Life Sentence. The former Frequency star is set for a major recurring role opposite Lucy Hale in the CW’s upcoming dramedy from WBTV and Bill Lawrence's studio-based Doozer Prods. Life Sentence centers on Stella (Hale), a young woman diagnosed with terminal…

The CW has released trailers for its new dramedy Life Sentence starring Lucy Hale and military dram Valor. Watch both below. Life Sentence — Dramedy Produced by Warner Bros TV and Doozer Productions. From writers/executive producers Erin Cardillo and Richard Keith and executive producers Jeff Ingold and Lee Toland…