Drop the Mic, which TBS debuts in the fall, had a much faster path from Late Late Show segment to series than did Carpool Karaoke, creators told TV critics at TCA. It started as a tryout on Tuesday when host James Corden faced off with Anne Hathaway. On YouTube that … Read entire story.
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In this edition of TV Bits: Get Out director Jordan Peele is making an HBO show with J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot Productions AMC’s Preacher gets an explosive new season 2 trailer The Young Pope gets a second season and a new name ABC heads under the sea for The… Read entire story.
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TBS has given greenlights to Close Enough, an animated series from Regular Show creator J.G. Quintel, and an untitled comedy from the trio known as the Dress Up Gang. Both will be part of Turner’s 2017 upfront today in Manhattan. The 13-episode Close Enough is the first collaboration between … Read entire story.
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Conan O’Brien did a Q&A with the studio audience in Mexico City for his Conan Without Borders: Made in Mexico special, in which he talked about moments that didn’t make it to the show and “this thing I’m really interested in, which is comedy as diplomacy…. Read entire story.
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Last night’s NBA All-Star Game was a winner, not only for the Western Conference but for Turner Sports. The game, which saw the West beat the East 192-182, drew 7.8 million viewers across TNT & TBS, making it the most-viewed NBA All-Star Game telecast since 2013, according to Turner … Read entire story.
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