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‘True Blood’ Season 6 Premiere Draws 4.5 Million Viewers

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Monday June 17, 2013 @ 12:47pm PDTTags: HBO, True Blood, TV Ratings
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True Blood is keeping its title of HBO‘s flagship series… at least for now. Last night’s premiere of Season 6, the vampire drama’s first without Alan Ball at the helm, delivered 4.5 million viewers for the episode directed by star Stephen Moyer. That was down from the 5.2 million who tuned in for last year’s Season 5 debut, which did not face the NBA Finals as was the case last night. It was also up a notch from the 4.4 million viewers who watched the Season 3 opener of Game Of Thrones. The medieval fantasy series kept growing throughout the season, hitting a series of highs. It remains to be seen whether True Blood will follow a similar upward ratings trajectory. Regardless, this is a solid turnout for a series in its sixth season.

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Hot Teaser: ‘True Blood’ Season 6

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Saturday May 4, 2013 @ 3:30pm PDTTags: HBO, True Blood

HBO‘s True Blood returns June 16 for an abbreviated 10-episode season sans show creator Alan Ball. Star Stephen Moyer directs the Season 6 opener. Watch the newly unveiled trailer here:

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HBO Sets Premiere Date For Season 6 Of ‘True Blood’

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Friday March 29, 2013 @ 12:08pm PDTTags: True Blood
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The upcoming sixth season of HBO‘s vampire drama True Blood will premiere on June 16. This marks the first season without  True Blood creator Alan Ball at the helm. The transition recently hit a bump, with … Read More »

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Eric Ladin To Recur On HBO’s ‘Boardwalk Empire’, Luke Grimes Joins ‘True Blood’

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Thursday March 28, 2013 @ 12:00pm PDTTags: Boardwalk Empire, Eric Ladin, Luke Grimes, True Blood
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Eric LadinThe Killing alum Eric Ladin is set to play young J. Edgar Hoover on HBO‘s Boardwalk Empire. Ladin, repped by Innovative and Main Title, has joined the cast of the period mob drama as … Read More »

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Mark Hudis Steps Down As ‘True Blood’ Showrunner, Brian Buckner Replaces Him

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Friday March 8, 2013 @ 6:36pm PSTTags: HBO, True Blood
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Mark Hudis’ tenure as True Blood showrunner was a short one. Hudis, who succeeded True Blood creator Alan Ball at the helm of the HBO vampire drama at the beginning of Season 6, is stepping down, with co-executive producer Brian Buckner taking over as new showrunner. Hudis was … Read More »

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Amelia Rose Blaire & Jurnee Smollett Join Cast Of HBO’s ‘True Blood’

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Monday January 21, 2013 @ 11:00am PSTTags: HBO, True Blood
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HBO‘s vampire drama True Blood is adding two females to the cast for its upcoming sixth season with Amelia Rose Blaire (90210) and … Read More »

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Robert Patrick Set As New Regular On ‘True Blood’, Will Reprise Role As Alcide’s Dad

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Monday December 10, 2012 @ 6:49am PSTTags: Robert Patrick, True Blood
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EXCLUSIVE: Three weeks after ABC opted not to give a back order to submarine drama Last Resort, the series co-star Robert Patrick has signed on a series regular on HBO’s vampire drama True Blood, playing Alcide’s (Joe Manganiello) father. Patrick … Read More »

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‘True Blood’ Adds Rob Kazinsky As Regular

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Tuesday November 13, 2012 @ 12:15pm PSTTags: HBO, True Blood
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British actor Rob Kazinsky has joined the cast of HBO‘s vampire drama True Blood as new regular for the upcoming sixth season. He will play Ben, a highly charismatic faerie who takes a liking to Sookie (and … Read More »

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‘True Blood’s Rutina Wesley Eyes Pair Of Indies

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Tuesday October 2, 2012 @ 12:15pm PDTTags: True Blood

EXCLUSIVE: Rutina Wesley is in negotiations to star in the coming-home drama Last Weekend alongside Patricia Clarkson as well as in the thriller Angry Little Gods, which Daniel Stamm (The Last Exorcism) is directing. Wesley would make the movies … Read More »

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HBO’s ‘Newsroom’ Hits Series High In Finale, ‘True Blood’ On Par

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Monday August 27, 2012 @ 12:24pm PDTTags: The Newsroom, True Blood
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HBO’s True Blood and The Newsroom had a solid finish to their fifth and first seasons, respectively. True Blood drew 5 million viewers for its season finale at 9 PM, up a fraction from last week’s 4.93 million and down a hair from the fourth season closer last year, which … Read More »

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Comic-Con: ‘True Blood’s’ Alexander Skarsgard Not Cast In ‘Fifty Shades Of Grey,’ Actor Says

By DOMINIC PATTEN | Saturday July 14, 2012 @ 5:43pm PDTTags: Comic-Con, Comic-Con Wrap-Up, Fifty Shades Of Grey, HBO, True Blood

Alexander Skarsgard said today that he hasn’t been offered a role in the film adaption of E.L. James’ best selling Fifty Shades of Grey. “I haven’t read the book and I haven’t seen a script,” said the … Read More »

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‘True Blood’s Ryan Kwanten Stars In ‘Sex And Sunsets’ Feature

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Friday July 13, 2012 @ 9:13am PDTTags: Ryan Kwanten, True Blood
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Ryan Kwanten will take a temporary detour from the sex and fangs of HBO’s True Blood to star in the indie feature Sex And Sunsets. Jeremiah Chechick will direct from the screenplay adaptation by Megan Martin based on the novel by Tim Sandlin. Principal photography will begin on August 20th on locations in Banff and Los Angeles. Robert Lantos is producing the Serendipity Point Films production with Ari Lantos, and Mark Musselman is exec producer. Read More »

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First Bush’s Head On ‘Game Of Thrones’, Now Obama Masks on HBO’s ‘True Blood’

By DOMINIC PATTEN | Monday July 9, 2012 @ 5:21pm PDTTags: Barack Obama, Game of Thrones, HBO, True Blood

Does the HBO prop department do all its shopping on Pennsylvania Avenue? Just a few weeks after controversy erupted over the head of President George W Bush appearing atop a pike on the network’s Games Of Thrones, Barack Obama showed up on True Blood last night. Actually it was several Obamas: On the episode, a truck full of gun-toting thugs in Obama masks pulled up firing at characters Sam Merlotte, Luna Garza and her daughter Emma. “True Blood’s production team purchased several Obama masks from us earlier this year, and we’ve been waiting in suspense for them to appear,” mask provider Costume Craze wrote today on its blog about the “pretty scary scene”.

Though the gang’s appearance was more like 1991′s Point Break – where bank robbers wore presidential masks in pulling their heists — than Games’ depiction of Bush, it was still an odd occurrence considering the timing of the Thrones controversy. “It’s a complete and utter coincidence and one show has nothing to do with the other,” an HBO spokesperson said today. Read More »

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HBO Renews Aaron Sorkin’s ‘The Newsroom’ And ‘True Blood’

By DOMINIC PATTEN | Monday July 2, 2012 @ 12:39pm PDTTags: Aaron Sorkin, HBO, The Newsroom, True Blood

Newsroom HBO RenewedHBO has ordered a second season of its Aaron Sorkin drama The Newsroom and a sixth season of its vampire drama True Blood. The renewal of Newsroom comes just over a week after … Read More »

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‘True Blood’s Stephen Moyer Tied To ‘Devil’s Knot’ In Key Role

By DOMINIC PATTEN | Friday June 29, 2012 @ 1:31pm PDTTags: Atom Egoyan, Big Deals Film, Devil's Knot, Stephen Moyer, True Blood, WME

Stephen Moyer Devil's KnotEXCLUSIVE: Stephen Moyer has joined the cast of Devil’s Knot in a lead role. The True Blood star will play prosecutor John Fogelman in the film about the wrongfully convicted and imprisoned West Memphis 3. … Read More »

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HBO’s Aaron Sorkin Drama ‘The Newsroom’ Draws 2.1M Viewers In Premiere

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Monday June 25, 2012 @ 12:49pm PDTTags: HBO, Ratings, The Newsroom, True Blood

HBO‘s series premiere of Aaron Sorkin’s The Newsroom starring Jeff Daniels drew 2.1 million viewers at 10 PM last night. That was an OK performance for the show set at a cable news network, which ranks as one … Read More »

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‘Mad Men’ Scores Most-Watched Season Finale; ‘True Blood’ Premiere Slightly Down

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Monday June 11, 2012 @ 1:14pm PDTTags: Longmire, Mad Men, Ratings, True Blood

The Season 5 finale of AMC’s Mad Men drew 2.7 million viewers last night, making it the most-watched season ender ever for the Emmy-winning drama. The total was up 11% compared with the fourth season’s final episode. Sunday’s numbers included … Read More »

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Mark Hudis To Succeed Alan Ball As ‘True Blood’ Showrunner, Inks HBO Overall Deal

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Tuesday May 22, 2012 @ 6:12pm PDTTags: Alan Ball, Big Deals TV, HBO, True Blood
Nellie Andreeva

Mark Hudis True BloodEXCLUISVE: True Blood co-executive producer Mark Hudis will take the reins of the hit HBO vampire drama if it gets renewed for a sixth season. With True Blood creator/executive producer Alan Ball stepping down … Read More »

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HBO Sets Premiere Dates For ‘Newsroom’, ‘True Blood’

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Wednesday April 4, 2012 @ 11:46am PDTTags: The Newsroom, True Blood
Nellie Andreeva

HBO today officially announced the premiere dates for Aaron Sorkin’s new drama series The Newsroom, which will debut on Sunday, June 24 and will air at 10 PM following the new season of Alan Ball’s True Blood, which starts on June 10. Here are the trailers for both series.

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