In a conference call with journalists recently, NBC executives attributed the renewal of Chuck to the efforts of its fans both within and without the media, and the intelligent way in which they campaigned for it to come back.
Chuck has been given a new lease of life by NBC today, albeit an abridged one at a reduced budget, thanks to a deal brokered with Warner Brothers Television.
TV After changing its line-up and direction from the initial two-hour pilot for the series proper, Knight Rider is in for another reshuffle, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The aim is to bring the show closer in tone with the original Eighties show, and three cast members are losing their places as a result. Sydney Tamiia … Continued
TV Heroes co-executive producers Jesse Alexander and Jeph Loeb, who had been with the super-powered show since its first season, have been let go by NBC as the network tries to give the show a shake up. NBC was reportedly unhappy with the direction the show had been taking, and large budget overruns were also, allegedly, … Continued
TV NBC’s new take on the one-man-and-his-machine show has received moderate ratings since it premiered last month, but the network has decided to order up the back nine on the programme, handing it a full season order. The series updates the iconic Eighties TV show, and stars Justin Bruening as Mike Traceur, with Val Kilmer voicing … Continued
TV NBC have, in an unusual display of confidence picked up the back nine on Josh Schwartz’s spy-fi show Chuck, giving the show a full season order before the first episode of the forthcoming second season has even premiered. ‘It’s an incredible show of faith by NBC, and so amazingly nice to get based on the … Continued
TV Details of the first three episodes of the forthcoming horror anthology series Fear Itself, which comes to us from the stable that brought us the sporadically entertaining Masters Of Horror series, have been unveiled, and they’re chock a block full of names and stars from a host of top sci-fi shows. The series kicks off … Continued
The premiere of the NBC-produced Knight Rider television movie took first place in the US ratings race on 17 February, also breaking a record for the highest rated program of its kind in three years. Preliminary Nielsen figures have shown that the show averaged a 5.0 rating / 12 share in key target demographics, and … Continued
