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This one could have been an episode of The Paper Chase. NBCUniversal is suing a company it calls a “trademark squatter” for the alleged fraudulent trademark registration of Dunder Mifflin, the name of the fictional paper company featured in NBC’s The Office. The suit filed Friday in U.S. District Court for the Central…

It’s officially summertime, and while the livin’ may be easy, as George Gershwin once wrote, television is easing into the season with a slate filled with reruns. ABC, CBS and NBC had their nights filled with repeats. In total viewership, a rerun of Blue Bloods on CBS eked out the night’s highest audience total with…

EXCLUSIVE: Magnum P.I. has been saved. It came down to the wire but a deal just closed for NBC to order 20 new episodes of the action drama starring Jay Hernandez following its cancellation by CBS last month, I have learned. I hear the 20 episodes will be split into two seasons, bringing the reboot’s  run to 96…

We have a much better idea now of the plotline for Quantum Leap, NBC’s upcoming reboot of the popular 1990s sci-fi drama, starring Raymond Lee. The expanded logline was released Wednesday as the network announced the series’ September 19 premiere date. The initial logline revealed that it’s “been 30 years since Dr…

NBC has made its plans for the fall. The network said today that its new shows Quantum Leap and Lopez vs. Lopez will premiere at 10 p.m. Monday, September 19, and 8 p.m. Friday, November 4, respectively. The Raymond Lee-led drama series reboot will follow The Voice, and the comedy starring George Lopez and his…

NBC has unveiled plans for its 46th annual Macy's 4th of July Fireworks Spectacular special. NBC News' Today anchors Craig Melvin and Dylan Dreyer will return for the second time to co-host the two-hour event which airs Monday, July 4 from 8-10 PM on NBC and will stream on Peacock. An encore presentation will follow…

The creator of the critically acclaimed BBC natural history series Walking with Dinosaurs has landed a new eight-part docuseries at NBC. The broadcast network has ordered Surviving Earth that explores the bizarre and amazing creatures and breathtaking landscapes of a vibrant lost world. The series is a co-production…

NBC has set Ukraine: Answering the Call, a one-hour primetime special aimed at education and raising funds for those whose lives have been shattered by the escalating war in the country. The special, said to be an answer to the call from President Volodymyr Zelensky who has challenged Americans to use their voices to…

“Being a little boy in Texas, when you see Star Wars and Bladerunner, that’s the first time I actually looked at the credits and saw the concept artist and all the people behind the scenes,” says production designer Bruton Jones. “That’s what I wanted to do and there was no looking back.” When he was brought in to…

The Tampa Bay Lightning’s victory over the Colorado Avalanche in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final scored another big win for ABC in primetime Monday among viewers and in key demos. From 9-11 p.m. ET, the network dominated in adults 25-54 (3.2 rating) and 18-49 (2.7) and drew 3.23 million viewers, according to Nielsen…

WWE Chairman/CEO Vince McMahon was a winner and a loser this week. First, the bad news: He stepped down from his executive position with the WWE as an investigation into misconduct and secret agreements was surfaced by the Wall St. Journal. Now, the good news: He appeared at the start of Fox’s WWE Friday Night SmackDow…

EXCLUSIVE: Following the infamous Oscar slap, Chris Rock has been in demand. There already is a call for him to host next year’s Oscars, and he has also been asked to host the Primetime Emmys on NBC this September, I have learned. Also approached about hosting the Emmys is Dwayne Johnson, who was at the top of the…