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USA Announces ‘Burn Notice’, ‘Suits’ Return Dates & Summer Premieres

By DOMINIC PATTEN | Wednesday April 3, 2013 @ 9:32am PDTTags: Burn Notice, Graceland, Suits, USA Network

USA Network today set a series of return and premiere dates for the summer. Burn Notice will be back for its seventh season on June 6 at 9 PM. The spy drama will be followed that night by the premiere of the new Graceland at 10. Created by White Collar creator/executive producer Jeff Eastin, the one-hour drama chronicles a group of agents from various federal law enforcement departments who are forced to work and live together undercover. Royal Pains is back for a fifth season on June 12 at 9 PM. That’s followed by the Season 3 premiere of Necessary Roughness at 10. Covert Affairs returns for a fourth season on July 16 at 9 PM, with the third season of Suits back the same night at 10. USA also adds a new reality series, with Summer Camp debuting sometime in July. The unscripted series from Allison Grodner, Rich Meehan, Fly on the Wall Entertainment and Sony Pictures TV follows 16 contestants at a lakeside retreat who battle in competitions inspired by classic camp games.

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USA On ‘Graceland’ & Network’s Expansion Into Comedy In 2013: TCA

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Monday January 7, 2013 @ 12:18pm PSTTags: Big Deals TV, Graceland, TCA, USA Network

Diane Haithman is contributing to Deadline’s TCA coverage.

Before today’s TCA panel on USA‘s new series Graceland, USA co-presidents Chris McCumber and Jeff Wachtel touted the network’s scripted series as their “signature strength.” They added that USA Network will be “diving into comedy in a big way in 2013” and hailed the addition of a “small show called Modern Family as an important part of our lineup.”

After the session, McCumber added that comedy “is an area that we’ve always wanted to move into, comedy has been a part of what we do; take a look at Psych, it’s always been in our DNA,” McCumber said. “When we have this platform we should be able to launch a true comedy series off of, we’d be crazy not to look at the half-hour world. It’s going to be a tough nut to crack, comedy is just a little more difficult.” Read More »

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EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: First Trailer For New USA Series ‘Graceland’

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Friday September 14, 2012 @ 2:43pm PDTTags: Graceland, USA Network
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Here is a first look at USA Network’s new drama series Graceland. Created by White Collar creator/executive producer Jeff Eastin, Graceland follows a group of diverse agents — from the Drug Enforcement Agency, Federal Bureau of Investigations and U.S. Customs — whose worlds collide while forced to live together … Read More »

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USA Network Picks Up Jeff Eastin Pilot ‘Graceland’ To Series

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Friday June 29, 2012 @ 10:00am PDTTags: Graceland, Jeff Eastin, USA
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USA Network is doubling its bet on Jeff Eastin. The cable network has picked up to series Graceland, the new pilot from White Collar creator/executive producer Eastin. The one-hour drama, from Fox TV Studios, follows a group of diverse agents — from the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA), Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) and U.S. Customs — whose worlds collide while forced to live together in an undercover beach house in Southern California. Sean Daniel served as executive producer on the pilot, which was directed by Russell Fine. “Graceland is very much in our sweet spot — it has that fantastic and rich look associated with most of our shows, but we also want to go to very edgy and dark places with it,” USA co-president Jeff Wachtel said. “The characters’ day job takes them to places we haven’t gone with our original series.”

Eastin will run both Graceland and White Collar, whose fourth season premieres July 10, on the heels of what is shaping up to be a big opening for Magic Mike, which features White Collar star Matt Bomer. Because both series are with the same network, USA, and the same studio, FtvS, their schedules will be synched up so Eastin can give his full attention to both. That is the reason Graceland was picked up off-pattern. Eastin is already assembling a writing staff for the new series, with the goal to go into production shortly after filming on Season 4 of White Collar winds down. Graceland brings the number of FtvS-produced series on USA to three, along with White Collar and Burn Notice. Read More »

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