There were sacrifices, bold moves, Christmas parties and cliffhangers all over the shop as Thursday's primetime saw the winter finales of several shows and one player cashed in its chips for good. On ABC it was all Shondaland as usual and it was all winter finales as Grey's Anatomy (2.5/8), Scandal (2.4/8) and How To G…

NBC has moved in to cut the order to freshman drama The Player from 13 to 9 episodes. The series, from Sony Pictures TV, is currently filming Episode 9, so production will stop when it wraps. The show will continue to air in its Thursday 10 PM slot. NBC’s decision comes on the heels of The Player posting its first…

There's nothing a network hates more in an NFL game than a blowout. With the end a done deal, that's when even football fanatics switch to another channel. Oddly, that's not what happened last night on Thursday Night Football (3.7/12) on CBS. Although the Seattle Seahawks lambasted the San Francisco 49ers 20-3, the…

Hot off its U.S. debut, Wesley Snipes-starrer The Player has scored deals for Sony Pictures Television in 105 territories. The series, which premiered on NBC to a solid total viewership of 7 million across its first three days, tells the story of former FBI agent Alex Kane (Philip Winchester) who becomes embroiled in…

Snapshot: New series premieres – NBC’s Heroes Reborn* (2.0, with .1 upward adjustment in the finals), The Player (1.2); ABC’s TGIT down in return (especially HTGAWM), still formidable.  There was improvement though NBC’s Thursday night remains a work in progress after a solid launch against Thursday Night Football for…

EXCLUSIVE: There's going to be an Expendables reunion of sorts October 8 on NBC. That's when Eric Roberts will show up on the Wesley Snipes-led series The Player. In what I hear is a one-time appearance, The Dark Knight actor will play imprisoned ex-crime boss Pauly Agostino on the new 10 PM drama, which debuts…

If you like The Blacklist, you're going to want to cash in with The Player. As my video review above says, the September 24-debuting drama is an action-rich and fun addition to NBC's schedule – straight, no chaser. Plus The Player has the added benefit of the well-honed skills and sheer star muscle of Wesley Snipes…

Richard Roundtree (Being Mary Jane) has booked a recurring role on NBC's drama series The Player. Philip Winchester and Wesley Snipes star in the Las Vegas thriller that centers on a former military operative turned security expert who is drawn into a high-stakes game where an organization of wealthy individuals…

Daisy Betts (Chicago Fire, Last Resort) is set for a recurring arc on NBC’s drama series The Player. Philip Winchester and Wesley Snipes star in the Las Vegas thriller that centers on a former military operative turned security expert who is drawn into a high-stakes game where an organization of wealthy individuals…

After making a splash at Comic-Con, NBC brought its action series The Player to TCA today. The series follows Alex Kane, a former intelligence officer (Philip Winchester) who after losing his wife, becomes the muscle to Mr. Johnson, a mysterious billionaire (Wesley Snipes) who runs the Las Vegas game. Part of the…

Daniella Pineda (American Odyssey, The Originals) has been cast as a series regular in TBS comedy, The Detour. Created by Jason Jones and Samantha Bee, The Detour is inspired by Jones and Bee's own experiences with family getaways. It follows a couple and their two young kids as they take a road trip to Florida. Jones…

NBC’s Sony series The Player takes place in Las Vegas. It’s about Las Vegas. However, as evident in the recent upswing of one-hour drama shoots in Los Angeles, count on the Philip Winchester-Wesley Snipes action drama shooting here. “We’re shooting in Los Angeles,” creator and showrunner John Rogers said today at Comic…