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Crime comedy Trial & Error is still without a new home following the cancellation by NBC, and there are no current prospects for a third season. “We are open to an opportunity to continue the series, should one arise in the future,” producing studio Warner Bros. TV said in a statement. When NBC opted not to pick up a…

I have learned that NBC’s option to renew Trial & Error for a third season has lapsed, reverting the rights to the crime comedy back to producing studio Warner Bros TV. I hear the options on the series’ regular cast have not expired yet, and WBTV will be using the window to shop the show elsewhere. With its serialized…

CBS’ Big Brother (1.5 rating in adults 18-49, 5.39 million viewers) continued its dominance in Thursday’s primetime, topping all others broadcast programming in Nielsen’s Live+Same Day ratings. The reality staple, off a tenth from last week’s season-high Thursday number but even with Wednesday’s edition, helped give…

Day 1 of the 7th annual ATX Television Festival kicked-off with a screening of the NBC mockumentary series Trial & Error, the Season 2 opener followed by a Q&A with creator and exec producer Jeff Astrof, along with star Nicholas D’Agosto and season newcomer Kristin Chenoweth. “The idea behind the show is that every…

Actor-producer Michael Hitchcock (Crazy Ex-Girlfriend) is set for a recurring role opposite Kristin Chenoweth and Nicholas D’Agosto on the upcoming second season of NBC's anthology comedy series Trial & Error. Created by Jeff Astrof and Matt Miller, Trial & Error is a spoof of crime documentaries, which follows a case…

NBC has slotted Thursday, July 19 for the second season premiere of its comedy anthology series Trial & Error. The series will debut with back-to-back episodes at 9 and 9:30 PM. As previously reported, Tony and Emmy Award winner Kristin Chenoweth will play the “eccentric first lady of East Peck” in the second…

Amanda Payton (Animal Kingdom) has booked a series regular role on the upcoming second season of NBC's anthology comedy series Trial & Error. Payton will play Nina Rudolph, a hip girl from New York who has relocated to East Peck. She’ll join Kristin Chenoweth, who succeeds Season 1 star John Lithgow, as a new central…

Emmy and Tony winner Kristin Chenoweth will succeed John Lithgow as a star on the upcoming second season of NBC’s anthology comedy series Trial & Error. She will play a central new character accused of murder in a season-long arc, similar to Lithgow’s Larry Henderson in Season 1. Chenoweth will play Lavinia…

John Lithgow, star of the first season of NBC’s well-received anthology comedy series Trial & Error, is eyeing a Season 2 return. Created by Jeff Astrof and Matt Miller, Trial & Error is a spoof of crime documentaries and follows a different case through trial each season. The first season chronicled the case of Larry…

It took awhile, but NBC has closed a deal for a 10-episode second-season renewal of comedy Trial & Error, from Warner Bros TV. Trial & Error, which will return in midseason, has been well received by critics, and with its anthology concept is able to attract big-name actors for a season-long arc, like John Lithgow in…

NBC will be presenting its fall 2017 schedule without having made a decision on two of its bubble series, freshmen Trial & Error and Chicago Justice. Neither has been particularly strong ratings-wise, but both have something going for them. Trial & Error has been well received by critics, and with its anthology…

With the Week 2 fast affiliates now in, the Prison Break (1.1/4) revival isn't proving to be the ratings breakout that Fox had hoped for. But, truth be told, last night's primetime wasn't much of a winner for anyone. Returning after a multi-month break (that word again) and facing a recap episode of The Voice (1.6/7)…