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Showtime’s ‘House Of Lies’, ‘Shameless’ & ‘Californication’ Renewed

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Tuesday January 29, 2013 @ 10:44am PSTTags: Californication, House of Lies, Shameless, Showtime
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Three weeks into the season, Showtime has renewed its entire current Sunday lineup: Drama Shameless for a fourth season, comedy House Of Lies for a third and veteran Californication for Season 7. The pickup comes as all three series are off to a strong start this season. They all returned on January 13 with their highest-rated episodes ever. The third season of Shameless is currently averaging 5.4 million weekly viewers across platforms, up 22% from last season and up 63% vs. Season 1. The second season of House Of Lies is averaging 3.2 million weekly viewers, up 10% from Season 1, and the sixth season of Californication is averaging 3.1 million weekly viewers, up 21% vs. season five. Production for the new seasons of all three series will kick-off in Los Angeles later this year for a 2014 launch. “Californication, House Of Lies and Shameless possess highly distinctive comedic voices, and given that all three continue to grow their audience season after season – the pick-up decision was easy,” said Showtime entertainment president David Nevins. READ MORE »

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Showtime’s ‘House Of Lies’, ‘Californication’ & ‘Shameless’ All Return Strong

By DOMINIC PATTEN | Monday January 14, 2013 @ 12:24pm PSTTags: Californication, House of Lies, Shameless, Showtime, TV Ratings

Showtime saw a trio of series return last night with double-digit growth over their previous seasons. Back for its third season, Shameless garnered 2 million viewers at 9 PM, up 26% from the show’s Season 2 premiere and a series high. House Of Lies returned for its second season with 1.19 million viewers at 10 PM. That’s up 15% from the 1.03 million who watched the series’ Season 1 debut and 53% from the number of viewers who tuned in for the season finale. Californication was also back Sunday for its sixth season with 1.07 million viewers. The 10:30 PM airing of the Hollywood-based drama starring David Duchovny was up 41% from its Season 5 premiere viewership of 758,000. The premieres come on a free preview weekend for Showtime. Being that the network only counts subscribers, the actual viewership could be much higher. Read More »

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Showtime’s Sunday Theme: ‘Shameless’, ‘House Of Lies’ And ‘Californication’ -TCA

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Saturday January 12, 2013 @ 3:59pm PSTTags: David Nevins, House of Lies, Shameless, Showtime

Diane Haithman is contributing to Deadline’s TCA coverage.

Premium cable channels enjoy the luxury of not having to worry as much as commercial TV about success in certain time slots, Showtime entertainment chief David Nevins said during today’s TCA Q&A with reporters. He pointed out that 65% of the Dexter audience watches the show at some time after its original airing.

But Showtime chose to focus on a time slot – an evening, that is — in presenting this afternoon’s panel featuring actors from its Sunday night series House of Lies (Don Cheadle, Kristen Bell), Californication (Evan Handler, Pamela Adlon) and Shameless (William H. Macy, Emmy Rossum).

The lively conversation ranged all over the map but at one point wandered to Macy’s short haircut, a marked difference from the filthy flowing locks his character sported when Shameless began (and the clean flowing locks the actor wore in the 2012 movie The Sessions). “I cut it off on the show, it was very dramatic,” the actor said, joking that after his buzz cut he enjoyed watching the faces of onlookers searching for something positive to say about his new look. “I got 7 hats for Christmas,” he added.

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Of his character, the actor drew laughs by saying: “There is no low for this character. They have installed special low-cal scenery because I’ve been eating so much of it.”  Read More »

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Mike Vogel & Nestor Carbonell Join A&E’s ‘Bates Motel’, Trio To Recur On ‘Shameless’

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Tuesday October 2, 2012 @ 1:44pm PDTTags: Bates Motel, Shameless
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Mike Vogel and Nestor Carbonell have joined the cast of A&E’s upcoming series Bates Motel, which serves as a prequel to Alfred Hitchcock horror classic Psycho, in … Read More »

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Showtime Sets Return Date For ‘Shameless’, ‘House Of Lies’ & ‘Californication’

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Monday September 17, 2012 @ 9:29am PDTTags: Californication, House of Lies, Shameless, Showtime

The network will bring back all three original series January 13, Showtime announced today. Shameless‘ third season will air at 9 PM, followed by the Season 2 opener of House Of Lies at 10 PM and the … Read More »

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AMC’s ‘The Killing’ Down In Return, Solid Finish For Showtime’s ‘Shameless’, ‘Lies’

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Monday April 2, 2012 @ 1:06pm PDTTags: AMC, House of Lies, Shameless, The Killing
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UPDATED: AMC’s The Killing opened its second season with 1.8 million viewers tuning in for its two-hour premiere, 661,000 of them in the adults 18-49 demographic. That was down 33% and 26%, respectively, from the mystery series’ debut last April. … Read More »

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Showtime’s ‘Shameless’ Hits Series High

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Tuesday March 6, 2012 @ 9:59am PSTTags: Ratings, Shameless, Showtime
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Showtime’s sophomore drama Shameless drew its largest audience even on Sunday, 1.6 million at 9 PM. That was up 14% from the series’ most recent original two weeks ago. For the night, Shameless averaged 2.12 million over two runs, also … Read More »

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‘Shameless’ Regular Steve Howey Cast In Indie ‘In Your Eyes’

By BRIAN BROOKS | Thursday February 23, 2012 @ 1:10pm PSTTags: In Your Eyes, Joss Whedon, Shameless

EXCLUSIVE: Howey will star along with Zoe Kazan and Mark Feuerstein in the romantic-horror film currently in pre-production. Directed by Brin Hill and written by Joss Whedon, In Your Eyes revolves around two polar opposites who have surprising … Read More »

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Zach McGowan Promoted To Regular On Showtime’s Drama Series ‘Shameless’

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Wednesday February 15, 2012 @ 4:00am PSTTags: Shameless
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EXCLUSIVE: Zach McGowan has been made a series regular for Season 3 of Showtime’s hit series “Shameless.” McGowan has been recurring on the show this season playing ex-sex addict Jody Silverman who likes cooking breakfast in the nude. Shameless, which … Read More »

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Showtime Renews ‘Shameless’, ‘House Of Lies’ And ‘Californication’

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Wednesday February 1, 2012 @ 10:12am PSTTags: Californication, House of Lies, Shameless, Showtime
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After a strong start to the current season, Showtime has given an early renewal to its entire Sunday lineup of Shameless, House Of Lies and Californication. With the pickup of dark comedy House Of Lies, both of Showtime’s freshman series greenlighted by entertainment president David Nevins are going into a second season, along with drama hit Homeland. Shameless has been picked up for a third season, while Californication was renewed for a sixth. “These three shows are clearly resonating with audiences as evidenced by their steady growth on Sunday nights,” Nevins said. “We are extremely pleased with the creative work being done by the casts, producers and writers – and I so appreciate that each of these series has such a clear and distinctive voice.”

Showtime’s Sunday night lineup is posting double-digit year-over-year growth for its returning series and strong numbers for rookie House Of Lies. Shameless averages 4.75 million weekly viewers, up 30% vs. Season 1 to rank as Showtime’s No. 2-rated show behind only Dexter. House Of Lies is on track to be Showtime’s highest-rated comedy. Season 5 of Californication averages 2.96 million viewers across all platforms, up 10% from Season 4. Read More »

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Showtime’s Sunday Series Rise, ‘Shameless’ Tops HBO’s ‘Luck’; ‘Real Housewives’ Hot

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Tuesday January 31, 2012 @ 11:05am PSTTags: House of Lies, Luck, Ratings, Shameless
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HBO’s ‘Luck’ Renewed For Second Season

Showtime’s Sunday lineup rebounded after facing the NFC Championship Game the previous week. Both Shameless (1.37 million) and House Of Lies (1.02 million) drew their largest audiences since the season premieres. Shameless was up 7% from the previous week, House Of Lies 41%. At 9 PM, Shameless, which was originally set up at HBO, outdelivered the official premiere of HBO’s Luck (1.1 million) by 29%. (This was not the first airing of Luck‘s pilot episode, which was previewed after the Boardwalk Empire season finale last month.) At 10:30 PM, Californication (748,000) was up 17% from the previous week. Read More »

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Showtime’s ‘House Of Lies’ Off To Strong Start, ‘Shameless’ Up In Season 2 Debut

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Monday January 9, 2012 @ 12:29pm PSTTags: Californication, House of Lies, Shameless, Showtime
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Another solid series premiere for a Showtime series. New dark comedy House Of Lies debuted last night with 1.03 million viewers at 10 PM. It was in line with the network’s most recent series premiere of drama Homeland, which opened … Read More »

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‘Shameless’ Cast’s R-Rated Christmas Carol

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Saturday December 17, 2011 @ 4:19pm PSTTags: Emmy Rossum, Shameless, Showtime, William H. Macy
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The cast of Showtime’s drama series Shameless is getting into the holiday spirit while staying true to the irreverent spirit of the show. The actors have recorded a non-PC Christmas carol, with music and lyrics by star William H. Macy, who also plays the ukulele. The song showcases the music … Read More »

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GLAAD Study Lauds Fox, HBO For Programming Diversity

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Wednesday September 28, 2011 @ 5:30am PDTTags: Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, GLAAD, Shameless, True Blood

September 28, 2011, Los Angeles, CA – The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) today released the 16th annual Where We Are On TV report, a comprehensive review of scripted LGBT primetime characters in the 2011-2012 television season. After a significant increase last year, the number of regular lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) characters on broadcast networks experienced a decrease while the overall LGBT character count remains steady on cable television.

Complete results and report are available here: www.glaad.org/tvreport11. GLAAD uses these results with networks and industry leaders to discuss the state of LGBT images and discuss ways to include more diverse LGBT images.

“While the number of LGBT characters is down, some of the most popular shows with critics and viewers, such as Glee, True Blood and The Good Wife, weave storylines about gay and lesbian characters into the fabric of the show,” said GLAAD Acting President Mike Thompson. “Whether it’s the growing household of Mitchell and Cameron on Modern Family or the recent wedding of Callie and Arizona on Grey’s Anatomy, Americans expect to see the diversity of our country represented in their favorite programs and that includes gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people.”

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Fire Still Going At Sony DVD Plant Torched By London Rioters

By TIM ADLER in London | Thursday August 11, 2011 @ 8:08am PDTTags: BFI, Hit And Miss, Metrodome, Shameless, Sony

Sony says that fire crews are still at its wrecked DVD and CD factory in Enfield, north London. Smoke levels are preventing surveyors from getting in and assessing damage. Rioters broke in to the Sony DADC Distribution Centre on Monday night and set it ablaze. The studio, which handles physical DVD distribution for indie UK distributors and record companies, says that 25 million discs have been lost in the arson attack. Disney Games titles as well as Sony’s own discs have been hit by the blaze. Sony is remanufacturing 1.5 million discs that need to be shipped urgently from its manufacturing sites elsewhere in the UK and Austria. It is sending out more discs out direct from its UK manufacturing site to reduce shipping delays. And other home-entertainment distributors have also pitched in offering to help. Read More »

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TV Castings Roundup: Several Lined Up For Broadcast, Cable Gigs

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Monday July 11, 2011 @ 10:04pm PDTTags: Dexter, Harry's law, James Wolk, Karen Olivo, Lamorne Morris, Mariana Klaveno, New Girl, Shameless, Teddy Sears, The Firm, TV Castings

Lamorne Morris has been cast in Fox’s New Girl, the Zooey Deschanel series that set to premiere Sept. 20. He will play Winston, a former athlete who is one of three roommates that takes in a fourth … Read More »

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EMMYS: 2011 Drama Series Overview

By NELLIE ANDREEVA AND MICHAEL AUSIELLO | Friday June 24, 2011 @ 11:39am PDTTags: 2011 Emmy Contenders, Big Love, Blue Bloods, Boardwalk Empire, Covert Affairs, Dexter, Emmy Outstanding Drama Series, Friday Night Lights, Fringe, Game of Thrones, Grey's Anatomy, House, Justified, Mad Men, Men of a Certain Age, Parenthood, Shameless, Sons of Anarchy, Southland, Spartacus: Gods of the Arena, The Closer, The Good Wife, The Killing, The Walking Dead, White Collar

This year’s Emmy race for Outstanding Drama Series will continue cable’s dominance in this most prestigious category. Cable claimed 10 of the 13 nomination spots over the past two years, and 13 of 19 since 2008. By contrast, cable earned a mere nine nods combined in the seven years between 2001 and 2007 when the networks still ruled. The shift from broadcast is so extreme in 2011 that CBS’ The Good Wife is considered the only network series with a solid shot to earn its second nomination in as many years. (Though not in that league, NBC/DirecTV’s Friday Night Lights, NBC’s Parenthood, and CBS’ Blue Bloods deserve consideration while ABC has entered a rebuilding phase.) The sad reality is that the broadcast networks, which just signed a new eight-year deal with the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences to carry the Emmys, are facing a possible first-ever shutout from the top drama series category. That’s because of the continuing strength and ambition of programming on cable — in particular, HBO in a return to form, and AMC still on a roll.

HBO’s Prohibition-era hourlong Boardwalk Empire drew the most critical attention this Emmy season because of its pedigreed producer team, headed by the legendary Martin Scorsese and creator/showrunner Terence Winter, a Sopranos alum. How interesting that the pay channel’s expensive serial will compete against another period drama from that other Sopranos alum Matt Weiner. AMC’s first acclaimed original series, Mad Men, has won this category three years running and is bidding this year to be the first series to win four in a row since NBC’s The West Wing (2000- 2003). Though the frontrunner, Mad Men could be hurt by a long hiatus.

AMC has seized the mantle from HBO as TV’s preeminent quality-drama purveyor with a pair of newcomers that could crack the series field this year: the zombie-themed hour The Walking Dead, and the dark murder mystery The Killing. Even though two-time category nominee Breaking Bad is not eligible for 2011, AMC could still land three nods, becoming the first network in 10 years to do so in this category, after NBC scored the hat trick in 2001 with The West Wing, ER, and Law & Order. No cable network has ever managed the feat to date.

And then there’s Showtime, whose Dexter is in the running for its fourth consecutive Outstanding Drama nomination, along with first-season Shameless. FX is pushing its increasingly buzzed-about Western, Justified and, to a lesser extent, Sons Of Anarchy. TNT wants attention for The Closer, Men Of A Certain Age, and Southland. USA is pressing Covert Affairs and White Collar. Here’s our assessment of the chances for this year’s drama series in alphabetical order: Read More »

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CABLE RATINGS: ‘Shameless’, ‘Army Wives’ Hit Series Highs

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Monday March 28, 2011 @ 1:19pm PDTTags: Army Wives, Cable Ratings, Californication, Shameless
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The Season 1 finale of Showtime’s drama Shameless drew 1.16 million viewers at 10 PM last night (1.51 million combined for the two airings). It was the the series’ largest audience to date, up 18% from its previous high, the … Read More »

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TCA: William H. Macy Happy to Play An Alcoholic On ‘Shameless’

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Friday January 14, 2011 @ 5:13pm PSTTags: John Wells, John Wells Shameless, Shameless, Showtime, TCA, TCA Showtime, Television Critics Association, TV, William H. Macy Shameless

From Ray Richmond, who is contributing to Deadline Hollywood’s TCA coverage:

It was a shaggy-haired William H. Macy who showed up this afternoon in Pasadena for a TCA session hyping his new John Wells-produced Showtime series Shameless that premiered last Sunday. He portrays … Read More »

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