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‘Hannibal’ Subject Of Outside Interest While Awaiting Renewal Decision At NBC

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Wednesday May 15, 2013 @ 6:12pm PDTTags: Big Deals TV, Bryan Fuller, Hannibal, NBC, Upfront
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There are several comedy and drama pilots not picked up to series yet that are still in play. But among returning scripted series, only one, NBC drama Hannibal, went through the upfronts without learning its fate. The series, from Pushing Daisies creator Bryan Fuller, got off to a solid ratings start and was in serious contention for an early renewal. The numbers eventually tapered off, and NBC put the renewal decision on hold. Hannibal was well reviewed, and I hear there has been interest from at least one cable network in case NBC passes on a second season. Additionally, I hear Amazon, which currently carries repeats of the show, has expressed interest in taking it on. There are no talks going on and Hannibal has not been shopped as the producers are waiting on a renewal at NBC. Hannibal, from Gaumont International Television, is produced under a different model at a license fee that is a fraction of what dramas with similar production values cost.

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Salt Lake NBC Affiliate Drops ‘Hannibal’

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Tuesday April 30, 2013 @ 2:50pm PDTTags: Hannibal, KSL-TV, NBC

It’s the latest jettisoning by KSL-TV, Salt Lake City’s NBC affiliate owned by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. The station said last night that it will stop airing freshman drama Hannibal due to … Read More »

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Abridged Version Of Pulled ‘Hannibal’ Episode To Run As Web Series

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Wednesday April 24, 2013 @ 8:32am PDTTags: Hannibal, NBC
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Portions of the recently pulled fourth episode of NBC‘s Hannibal will be made available online as a Web series on NBC.com. The webisodes, first reported by TVLine, will serve as a bridge between Episode 3, which aired last week, and Episode 5, which airs tomorrow. Episode 4, … Read More »

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NBC’s ‘Hannibal’ Drops Episode Featuring Children Turned Killers

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Friday April 19, 2013 @ 11:47am PDTTags: Boston manhunt, Hannibal, NBC
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NBC‘s new Hannibal Lecter drama Hannibal will skip an episode of its 13-episode order. The episode, titled “Ceuf”, originally slated for next Thursday, won’t air. Instead the following episode, “Coquilles”, will run in its place, with “Ceuf” shelved … Read More »

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RATINGS RAT RACE: ‘Big Bang Theory’ Repeat Beats ‘Idol’ Head-To-Head In Viewers For 1st Time, ‘Hannibal’ & ‘Vampire Diaries’ Down

By DOMINIC PATTEN | Friday April 19, 2013 @ 9:08am PDTTags: American Idol, Hannibal, The Big Bang Theory, TV Ratings, Wife Swap

Last night’s American Idol (2.9/9) dipped 6% from last week’s fast nationals in the adults 18-49 demographic and was down 9% from last week’s final numbers. That left the Fox singing competition bested in total viewers for the first time ever by a repeat of The Big Bang Theory (3.0/10) on CBS. In the 8-8:30 PM slot, Big Bang pulled in 11.19 million viewers to Idol’s 11.03 million. Over the entire 8-9 PM hour, Idol garnered 11.9 million viewers who watched the live results show, which kicked off with a Donna Summer medley and included performances from alumni Fantasia Barrino and Clay Aiken, some inevitable bickering between judge Nicki Minaj with mentor Jimmy Iovine, and eventually one more contestant cut loose to get to the final four. With a two-minute overrun, Idol likely will see ratings rise in the final nationals later today.

Like last week, Fox had a new Glee (2.2/6) following Idol at 9 PM. Last week’s controversial school-shooting episode still lingered as the characters absorbed the incident, and the show dipped 8% from that April 11 episode. With a night full of repeats, CBS edged ahead of Fox to win Thursday in total viewers (9.248 million vs. 9.144 million), while Fox topped the night in the demo. Read More »

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UPDATE: RATINGS RAT RACE: NBC’s ‘Hannibal’ Tops Premiere In Second Week

By DOMINIC PATTEN | Friday April 12, 2013 @ 1:58pm PDTTags: American Idol, Community, Glee, Go On, Hannibal, NBC, TV Ratings

UPDATE, 1:58 PM: Looks like NBC’s Hannibal has some teeth. Final numbers for last night have the network’s new drama rising up over … Read More »

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NBC To Repeat ‘Hannibal’ Premiere April 10

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Saturday April 6, 2013 @ 10:14am PDTTags: Chicago Fire, Hannibal, NBC

The new gothic drama premiered Thursday to OK ratings but will have another chance to audience-build on April 10. That’s when NBC will repeat the premiere of Bryan Fuller’s Hannibal Lecter series, temporarily filling Chicago Fire‘s Wednesday 10 PM slot. Hannibal‘s second episode airs the following … Read More »

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RATINGS RAT RACE: ‘Hannibal’ Premieres OK, ‘Idol’ Even, ‘Wife Swap’ Down, ‘Elementary’, ‘The Office’, ‘Community’ & ‘Person Of Interest’ Hit Lows

By DOMINIC PATTEN | Friday April 5, 2013 @ 9:08am PDTTags: American Idol, Hannibal, The Office, TV Ratings

It was another night of all originals for the Big Four on Thursday — and no NCAA Tournament on CBS for the first time in two weeks. It was also the debut of NBC’s new Hannibal (1.6/4) at 10 PM. A prequel of sorts to Silence Of The Lambs, showrunner Bryan Fuller’s scrumptious-looking drama featuring serial killer-to-be Dr. Hannibal Lecter had some bite. Up seven tenths from the dismal debut ratings of NBC’s quickly cancelled Do No Harm in the slot back in February, the show scored the network’s top entertainment programming rating in the 10 PM slot since March 15, 2012. However, Hannibal was down 20% from the midseason debut of Awake in the same time period on March 1, 2012. Overall, Hannibal was up 60% in the slot versus NBC’s season average, excluding news and sports. And the show built on its weak Go On lead-in by 45%. Read More »

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NBC’s ‘Hannibal’ To Screen At WonderCon, Plus Previews Of ‘Hemlock Grove’, ‘Pacific Rim’, ‘Mortal Instruments’, ‘Hobbit 2′ & More

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Saturday March 16, 2013 @ 4:00pm PDTTags: Arrow, Hannibal, James Wan, The Conjuring, The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug, The Mortal Instruments: City Of Bones, WonderCon

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Fans will get their first look at how Mads Mikkelsen measures up to Anthony Hopkins and Brian Cox when NBC screens the first two episodes of Hannibal later this month at WonderCon 2013. And Netflix will have its upcoming murder mystery series Hemlock Grove in advance of the show’s April premiere. Those and a host of other geeky confections were unveiled when the annual convention, landing March 29-31 in Anaheim, revealed the full programming schedule that boasts a heavy TV and film presence hinting of things to come later this year in San Diego (as well as some that have been there before).

Netflix will screen footage from Hemlock Grove on Friday with executive producer Eli Roth and cast including Famke Janssen, Bill Skarsgard, Penelope Mitchell and others in attendance. The same day Warner Bros plans to premiere the direct-to-DVD animated film Superman: Unbound, followed the next day with a panel shared with Legendary pictures featuring Pacific Rim director Guillermo del Toro and New Line Cinema’s The Conjuring director James Wan. The same day, Sony hosts a huge panel of its own to showcase three upcoming films: Novelist Cassandra Clare, director Harald Zwart and stars Lily Collins, Kevin Zegers, and Jamie Campbell Bower will preview The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones; Bruce Campbell will join director Fede Alvarez and stars Jane Levy and Jessica Lucas to talk about the upcoming Evil Dead remake that screened at SXSW; and Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, Danny McBride, and Craig Robinson will present a new trailer for This Is The End. On Sunday, there’s a panel discussion of Joss Whedon’s Much Ado About Nothing that also screened at SXSW, while J.R.R. Tolkien fan site Theonering.net will host a sneak peak of The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug.  Read More »

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Hot TV Trailer: ‘Hannibal’

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Thursday March 14, 2013 @ 4:39pm PDTTags: Bryan Fuller, Hannibal, Hugh Dancy, Mads Mikkelsen, Martha De Laurentiis

NBC has posted a full trailer for Hannibal ahead of its April 4 premiere. Mads Mikkelsen plays the title character and Hugh Dancy plays FBI criminal profiler Will Graham. Laurence Fishburne and Caroline Dhavernas also star in the series based on characters from Thomas Harris’ novel … Read More »

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UK’s Sky Living Acquires ‘Hannibal’

By NANCY TARTAGLIONE, International Editor | Monday February 25, 2013 @ 6:31am PSTTags: Gaumont International Television, Hannibal, NBC, Sky Living

Sky Living HD has made an exclusive deal with Gaumont International Television for NBC midseason drama, Hannibal. The psychological drama written and executive produced by Bryan Fuller and based on the characters from Thomas … Read More »

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TV TEASER: NBC’s ‘Hannibal’

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Monday February 18, 2013 @ 11:24am PSTTags: Hannibal, Mads Mikkelsen, NBC

Here’s the first teaser for NBC‘s midseason drama Hannibal, which premieres April 4 in the Thursday 10 PM slot. Mads Mikkelsen makes his U.S. television debut as Dr. Hannibal Lecter opposite Hugh Dancy as FBI criminal profiler Will Graham, based … Read More »

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NBC’s ‘Hannibal’ Gets Thursday 10 PM Slot, April Premiere Date

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Thursday February 14, 2013 @ 4:51pm PSTTags: Hannibal, NBC
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The good news for NBC‘s midseason drama Hannibal — it got a slot on the schedule and a premiere date, April 4. The bad news — that slot happens to be Thursday 10 PM, which saw … Read More »

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Mipcom Briefs: ‘Revenge’ Gets Turkish Makeover, Warner Bros, Canal+ Output Deal, YouTube’s New Channels, ‘Hannibal’ Sales

By NANCY TARTAGLIONE, International Editor | Monday October 8, 2012 @ 11:00am PDTTags: Hannibal, Revenge, Sarah Silverman, YouTube

Revenge Comes To Turkey
A local Turkish version of Revenge will trade Dune Beach for the Bosphorus. Disney Media Distribution says the local production will be titled Intikam and air on the country’s biggest free-to-air net, Kanal D, in early 2013. Kanal D and Discovery are co-producing. Turkish actress Beren Saat will play the Emily Thorne role with Mert Firat as the Daniel Grayson character. Twenty-two episodes of the Turkish take on ABC Studios’ hit guilty pleasure are scheduled for Season One. Other re-versioned ABC shows produced in Turkey include Desperate Housewives and Private Practice.

Warner Bros, Canal+ Group Announce Output Deal
Canal+ Group and Warner Bros. Entertainment France SAS announced the exclusive agreement today. It grants exclusive Pay TV rights to Warner Bros.’ first run movies and to library features on all Canal+ Group Pay-TV channels (CANAL+, CINE+, Comédie+ and Jimmy) and their associated catch-up services. Beginning in September 2013, the programming will be available on multiple screens (connected TV, game consoles, smart phones, tablets) and multiple services at home or on mobile, live or on-demand. The upcoming Warner Bros. films that will be available include Ben Affleck’s Argo, Trouble With The Curve, Gangster Squad, Cloud Atlas, The Hangover, Man Of Steel and The Hobbit. Read More »

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TV CASTINGS: Caroline Dhavernas Joins ‘Hannibal’, Elyes Gabel In ‘Body Of Proof’

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Wednesday August 1, 2012 @ 11:16pm PDTTags: Body of Proof, Caroline Dhavernas, Hannibal
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Wonderfalls star Caroline Dhavernas is reuniting with that series’ co-creator Bryan Fuller on his new NBC series Hannibal, which centers on the budding relationship between FBI agent Will Graham (Hugh Dancy) and his mentor Dr. Hannibal Lecter (Mads Mikkelsen). Dhavernas will … Read More »

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Mads Mikkelsen To Play Hannibal Lecter In NBC Series ‘Hannibal’

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Monday June 4, 2012 @ 12:45pm PDTTags: Hannibal, Mads Mikkelsen, NBC
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Mads Mikkelsen HannibalMads Mikkelsen, hot off winning the Best Actor prize at the Cannes Film Festival for The Hunt and scoring the villain role in Thor 2, has been cast as the title character in NBC’s upcoming drama … Read More »

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Sony’s AXN Networks Bite Into ‘Hannibal’

By NANCY TARTAGLIONE, International Editor | Wednesday May 30, 2012 @ 1:32am PDTTags: Hannibal, Hugh Dancy, Sony Pictures Television

Upcoming contemporary thriller series Hannibal will be broadcast on Sony Pictures Television’s AXN networks in 18 languages across 63 countries. Production is expected to start in late July on the 13-episodes that trace the early relationship of Thomas Harris’s legendary … Read More »

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ProSieben Acquires Gaumont’s ‘Hannibal’

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Tuesday April 10, 2012 @ 8:00am PDTTags: Hannibal
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The ProSiebenSat.1 Group has acquired the exclusive free-TV rights to Gaumont International Television’s upcoming 13-episode series Hannibal for its German-speaking and Scandinavian TV stations in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Sweden, Norway, and Denmark for a 2013 launch. Hannibal, about the early relationship of Thomas Harris’s character, renowned psychiatrist Dr. Hannibal Lector, and … Read More »

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PRIMETIME PILOT PANIC: The Early Buzz

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Sunday April 8, 2012 @ 9:00am PDTTags: Animal Kingdom, Arrow, Elementary, Hannibal, Karyn Usher, Kevin Williamson, Malibu Country, Midnight Sun, Mistresses, Ralph Lamb, Save Me, The Carrie Diaries, The Selection
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(RE-POSTED FROM FRIDAY): Back by popular demand: Deadline’s Pilot Buzz lists. We’re earlier than normal this year while pilots have generally been late, with only a handful of them having cuts by now and the vast majority still in various stages of production. Therefore, everything on this list has to be taken with a gigantic grain of salt as a lot could change between a table read and a final cut. Take NBC’s comedy pilot SAVE ME for example. After some mixed and even negative chatter early on, mostly related to the tone of the show, originally developed for Showtime, the tide changed completely over the last two days when people saw the completed pilot, which is getting high marks. The list also doesn’t cover every pilot as some of them have not gotten into production yet or feedback has been insufficient:

The network already has one new scripted series on tap for next season, HANNIBAL, which I hear may go for midseason. With the network in such bad shape after years of neglect and bad decisions by previous regimes, NBC seems to have cast a very wide net this season, developing a vast range of projects that are all over the map, making it harder to handicap. On the drama side, mystery MIDNIGHT SUN and the Jekyll & Hyde-esque DO NO HARM are getting some solid early buzz. The Jason Katims/Jason Ritter medical drama COUNTY, which just wrapped, also has been getting positive feedback. Western-esque THE FRONTIER, which is shooting in Australia, is getting notices for its rich look. Comedy-wise, ANIMAL KINGDOM is hot, as is White House family comedy 1600 PENN, despite a last-minute recasting, as well as the Matthew Perry starrer GO ON and Greg Daniels’ FRIDAY NIGHT DINNER. The network also is high on a couple of multi-camera comedies, the untitled KARI LIZER and JIMMY FALLON projects, with TABLE FOR THREE also looking encouraging so far. The Ryan Murphy/Ali Adler blended family comedy THE NEW NORMAL is still shooting but, with the auspices involved, it is considered a strong contender. NBC brass seem to like the SARAH SILVERMAN pilot, which had an early order, but Silverman is considered acquired taste, so a lot will depend on testing.

The KEVIN WILLIAMSON project was very strong at the script stage, got even stronger with the casting of Kevin Bacon and James Purefoy, and seems to be sailing through production. Meanwhile the untitled KARYN USHER teen-spy drama, which also was an early standout during the script phase, then hit a speed bump in casting the lead, which took a very long time, now appears to be in great shape, with newcomer Saxon Sharbino getting strong reviews. The Williamson and Karyn projects seem to be the top drama contenders at the moment, Read More »

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