Lee Daniels has addressed last week’s cancellation of Fox music drama Star. Daniels and Tom Donaghy co-created the series about three talented singers trying to navigate life’s challenges along with the cutthroat music business. As Deadline previously reported, Fox announced on May 10 that it was ending the series…

The cancellation of musical drama Star was a "tough choice" for Fox but came as it wanted to give Empire the “send-off it deserves.” Fox Entertainment CEO Charlie Collier told Deadline that the Star cancellation was tied in to the fact that it wanted to prioritize Empire as it moves into its sixth and final…

Fox chief Charlie Collier has addressed the challenge of diversity at the network following the cancellation of a number of shows with African American leads. Collier, speaking on the Fox upfronts press call, said that the "effort continues, it never stops". This comes after Fox cancelled shows including Lethal…

Actress and singer Jude Demorest shared a heartfelt message with fans Friday night following the cancellation of her Fox series Star. “Thank you. Thank you. Thank you,” tweeted Demorest, who played Star Davis on the series. Her post included photos with some of the other actors on the show and an additional message to…

There are a lot of people feeling a lot of pain all over Hollywood today with the annual ruthless round of Black Friday cancellations but, Donald Trump and Clayne Crawford may be pretty pleased. The former Celebrity Apprentice host was relentless mocked by CBS's Murphy Brown revival and the ex-Rectify star was pink…

Fox’s music drama Star has been canceled after three seasons. Its producing studio, former Fox sibling 20th Century Fox TV, is already shopping it to other platforms. Star’s cancellation is not unexpected. As we noted in our story yesterday on Fox's decision to pick up four new drama series, with a fifth pending, the…

Asha Kamali (Milk & Honey) is set for a recurring role on Star, Fox’s music-themed drama series. Co-created and executive produced by Lee Daniels and Tom Donaghy, Star follows three talented singers – running from their pasts and desperate for a new start – with ambitions of stardom, as they navigate the cutthroat…

Alicia Coppola (Shameless) is joining Fox’s hit musical family drama Empire in a recurring role. Coppola will play a smart, flamboyant attorney investigating Lucious Lyon (Terrence Howard) and international money launderer Damon Cross (Wood Harris). She'll do almost anything for big target convictions because she…

Draya Michele (Perfect Match) is set for a recurring role on Star, Fox’s music-themed drama co-created and executive produced by Lee Daniels and Tom Donaghy. Star follows three talented singers – running from their pasts and desperate for a new start – with ambitions of stardom, as they navigate the cutthroat music…

A Chicago-laden NBC pulled off a primetime demo win, despite Fox’s original Empire. Chicago Fire (1.2, 7.91M) and Chicago PD (1.1, 6.95M) captured their timeslots in the 18-49 age bracket; all three of NBC’s Chicago dramas took their hours in total viewers. Last time NBC scored the demo win on a Wednesday featuring an…

Snapshot updated with finals: New series premiere: the CW's All American (0.2 Live+Same Day rating in 18-49, 685,000 viewers) UPDATED 4 PM: Oh, boy. The CW debuted its highest-profile new fall series last night, All American, and it didn’t go so well. The series, about a talented teen football player from Crenshaw…

Terrence J (Think Like A Man) and Sleepy Hollow alum Lyndie Greenwood are set for recurring roles in the upcoming third season of Fox’s music drama series Star. Terrence J will play Ryan French, a celebrity host who has a big following, but he wants to use his platform to effect social change. Greenwood will portray…