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Stefanie Martini Cast As Young Jane Tennison In Sequel To Helen Mirren’s ‘Prime Suspect’
Stefanie Martini will follow in the footsteps- or should that be pave the way- of Helen Mirren after being chosen to play the young Jane Tennison in ITV’s new drama Tennison. Mirren portrayed the iconic police officer in Lynda La Plante’s Prime Suspect. Rising star Martini has a number of credits already, including Doc…
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ITV Sets ‘Prime Suspect’ Prequel ‘Tennison’; Lynda La Plante Scripting
Prime Suspect is returning to ITV by way of a prequel to the Helen Mirren-led miniseries that began in the early 90s and concluded with 2006's The Final Act. Lynda La Plante, who wrote the early installments of that series will pen Tennison, a six-part hourlong period drama. Mirren originally played Jane Tennison, one…
ITV Confirms Simon Cowell Returning To Boost ‘Britain’s Got Talent’
Deadline contributor Tim Adler files this international report:
Simon Cowell will return as one of the judges on next year's Britain's Got Talent, ITV boss Adam Crozier has confirmed. The X Factor impresario will resume his seat on the talent show following the recent exits of judges David Hasselhof and Michael…
RATINGS RAT RACE: 'Community' & 'Prime Suspect' Rise, 'Parks & Recreation' Slips
Against lighter competition, The X Factor‘s Top 7 results show last night (3.1/9) was even with its last Thursday episode two weeks ago and up 19% from last week’s results edition, which aired on Wednesday. Bones (2.8/7) was up a tenth from two weeks ago. Fox (3.0/8, 9.5 million) won the night in adults 18-49 and…
NBC's 'Prime Suspect' To Shut Down Production
Maria Bello is hanging up her hats. NBC’s low-rated new cop drama Prime Suspect, which was left off the network’s midseason schedule, will wrap production this month. I hear that the show’s cast and crew were notified of the shutdown just as NBC was making its midseason schedule announcement yesterday afternoon. Prime…
NBC To Give 'Harry's Law' Full-Season Order; 'Prime Suspect' Gone?
Harry’s Law is featured on NBC’s just-released midseason schedule, so this seams like a foregone conclusion, but word is that NBC is giving a full-season to David E. Kelley’s sophomore series. Also looking good to get a back order is freshman Grimm, which also is on NBC’s midseason schedule. UPDATE: I have learned…
NBC's Midseason Schedule: 'Up All Night', 'Whitney', 'Rock Center', 'Harry's Law' Move; 'Community' Benched; 'Suspect' Pulled
NBC To Give 'Harry's Law' Full-Season Order; 'Prime Suspect' Gone?
After a pretty dismal fall, NBC is shaking things up in midseason with several scheduling changes. Gone from the lineup is struggling freshman Prime Suspect (NBC says it hasn’t made a final decision on its cancellation), while four series — Whitney, Up…
RATINGS RAT RACE: 'Grey's Anatomy' Ends Fall Run With A Bang, 'Big Bang' Tops Night
ABC’s veteran medical drama Grey’s Anatomy (4.0/10 in adults 18-49) had its fall finale last night. The series ended on a high note — Grey‘s was up 14% from its fast national rating last week. Private Practice (2.9/8), which is heading into its two-hour fall finale next week, was up 12%. On a low note, ABC’s canceled…
RATINGS RAT RACE: CBS, NBC Comedies Rebound, 'Bones' Debuts, 'Big Bang' Rocks
UPDATE 2 PM: Big boost in the finals for Big Bang, which indeed posted a new 18-49 Thursday with a 5.4 rating, up from 5.1 in the fast nationals. Going up a tenth are ABC’s Grey’s Anatomy, NBC’s The Office and Parks & Recreation, Fox’s The X Factor and the CW’s The Vampire Diaries, which hit a season high.
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RATINGS RAT RACE: Epic Game 6 Boosts Fox, 'Prime Suspect' Hits Low
After a lousy ALCS championship series and a slow start to the World Series, Fox got cooking last night with a thrilling 11-inning Game 6, which forced a rare World Series Game 7 (we hadn’t had one in nine years). It’s a dream come true for Fox executives and a nightmare for NBC ones whose Friday premieres of Grimm…
Ratings Rat Race: 'X Factor' To Hit (Or Tie) Series High, 'Man Up' Drops, 'NCIS: LA' Hot
Jay Leno Gets Big Ratings Boost From President Obama's Appearance
The live show stage brought the long-awaited ratings bump on The X Factor. The first live performance edition of the reality series last night posted a 4.3/10 in 18-49 from 8-10:30 PM, a series-high fast national result. The show’s premiere posted a 4.2…
Ratings Rat Race Update: '2.5 Men' Reverses Downward Trend As All CBS Comedies Gain
UPDATE 2:45 PM: As expected, most CBS series were adjusted down in the finals after a bump in the fast nationals from a NFL pre-emption in Baltimore. But even with the adjustment, all CBS comedies posted gains vs. last week. The news is especially important for Two And A Half Men, which had been sliding every week…
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