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UPDATE: TNT Renews ‘Dallas’ And ‘Rizzoli & Isles’

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Friday June 29, 2012 @ 11:31am PDTTags: Dallas, Rizzoli & Isles, TNT, Warner Horizon
Nellie Andreeva

TNT has started its renewals with a fourth season order to its new flagship series, Rizzoli & Isles, and a second season pickup of freshman Dallas. Both have received 15-episode orders to air in 2013.

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After excelling behind The Closer on Mondays, Rizzoli & Isles has drawn 7.1 million viewers in its new Tuesday 9 PM timeslot and ranks as summer’s #1 returning scripted series on basic cable. “Anchoring a new night in its third season, Rizzoli & Isles has proven itself to be a strong and enduring hit, not only in terms of the great storylines and performances, but also in terms of the show’s stellar ratings,” said TNT’s head of programming Michael Wright. Angie Harmon and Sasha Alexander star in Rizzoli & Isles, which was developed for television by executive producer Janet Tamaro from characters created by best-selling crime novelist Tess Gerritsen. Warner Horizon Television is producing, with Janet Tamaro and Bill Haber and Michael Katleman exec producing.

Dallas, also from Horizon Television, is basic cable’s #1 new series in total viewers, and currently averages 6.9 million viewers in its first season. Understandably, given the fact that it is a followup to a 1980s series, it is older-skewing. “Dallas has been a success for us on every level: pitch-perfect writing, smart directing and buzz-worthy performances by a new generation of stars and their iconic counterparts,” Wright said. Currently airing Wednesdays at 9 PM, Dallas stars Josh Henderson as John Ross, the son of J.R. and Sue Ellen Ewing; Jesse Metcalfe as Christopher, Bobby’s adopted son; Jordana Brewster as Elena Ramos, John Ross’ girlfriend; Julie Gonzalo as Rebecca Sutter, Christopher’s wife; and Brenda Strong as Bobby’s wife, Ann. They are joined by the original series’ stars: Patrick Duffy as Bobby Ewing, Linda Gray as Sue Ellen Ewing and Larry Hagman as J.R. Ewing. Writer Cynthia Cidre and Michael M. Robin serve as executive producers.

Of TNT’s other two series currently on the air, Falling Skies also will likely get a renewal, while the prospects for Franklin & Bash have brightened after a recent ratings uptick but the network will probably give it some more time.

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Author Nicholas Sparks Starts Production Company, Signs Deal With Warner Horizon

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Tuesday April 10, 2012 @ 3:42pm PDTTags: Big Deals TV, Nicholas Sparks, Warner Horizon
Nellie Andreeva

EXCLUSIVE: In his first TV pact, bestselling author Nicholas Sparks has signed a two-year, first-look deal with Warner Horizon Television, the cable division of Warner Bros TV. Under the rich agreement, Sparks and his longtime publishing agent and creative collaborator … Read More »

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Warner Bros TV Revamps Biz Affairs Team

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Monday January 23, 2012 @ 6:00pm PSTTags: Warner Bros. Television, Warner Horizon

Warner Bros Television has revamped its business affairs team that services the production units of WBTV and sibling Warner Horizon Television. Adam Glick has been promoted and tapped for the newly created role of EVP Business Affairs at Warner Horizon Television, while Dan Limerick has been promoted to serve as sole head of business affairs at WBTV. Read More »

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ABC Family Renews ‘Pretty Little Liars’ For Third Season

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Tuesday November 29, 2011 @ 2:04pm PSTTags: ABC Family, Alloy, Pretty Little Liars, TV Renewal, Warner Horizon
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ABC Family has picked up one of its top series, Pretty Little Liars, for a third season, which is slated to launch next summer. The size of the order is a whopping 24 episodes, which rivals those for broadcast drama … Read More »

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Four Join TNT’s Western Pilot ‘Gateway’

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Friday October 7, 2011 @ 1:18pm PDTTags: Gateway, TNT, TV Castings, Warner Horizon
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EXCLUSIVE: Keir O’Donnell, David Denman, Shannon Lucio and Eric Lange have been cast in the TNT Western drama pilot Gateway aka Tin Star. The action/adventure project, executive … Read More »

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CW To Pick Up New Reality Series ‘H8R’ That Pairs Celebrities With Their Haters

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Monday May 16, 2011 @ 7:37am PDTTags: CW, H8R, Kim Kardashian, Ringer, Warner Horizon
Nellie Andreeva

EXCLUSIVE: I hear the CW is picking up to series H8R, an one-hour reality project from Warner Horizon, which pairs people with celebrities they absolutely detest. Additionally, I hear that the series pickup deal for the Sarah Michelle … Read More »

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UPDATE: ‘The Lying Game’ Nears Series Order At ABC Family, Could ‘Jane’ Be Next?

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Friday February 18, 2011 @ 5:45pm PSTTags: ABC Family, ABC Family Pilot Pickups, ABC Family Pilots, Alloy Entertainment, Books Sara Shepard, The Lying Game, The Lying Game Pilot, The Lying Game Pilot Pickup, TV, TV Deals, Warner Horizon
Nellie Andreeva

UPDATE: I hear ABC Family’s series order to drama pilot The Lying Game is expected to be finalized on Tuesday, with Game joining recently greenlighed comedy series The Great State of Georgia and dramas The Nine Lives of Chloe King … Read More »

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Molly Parker Set As Lead Of Lifetime Pilot

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Wednesday November 17, 2010 @ 7:33am PSTTags: Andi Bushell, Lifetime, Lifetime Pilot, Meet Jane, Meet Jane Casting, Molly Parker, TV, TV Deals, Warner Horizon
Nellie Andreeva

EXCLUSIVE: Meet Lifetime’s Jane: Deadwood alumna Molly Parker has landed the lead in the cable network’s drama pilot Meet Jane. The project, from Warner Horizon, centers on Jane Bilinski (Parker) whose stale life as an unhappily married mother of two … Read More »

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TNT Picks Up ‘Bird Dog’ Cop Pilot

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Wednesday October 27, 2010 @ 2:00pm PDTTags: Bird Dog, Bird Dog Pilot, Cable TV, Hollywood & Vine Pilot, Mike Robe Bird Dog, TNT, TV, Warner Horizon
Nellie Andreeva

TNT has greenlighted another drama pilot, Mike Robe’s Bird Dog, which has received a cast-contingent order. The project, from Warner Horizon, is a mystery fashioned around an unlikely partnership of two cops who happen to be father and daughter. It … Read More »

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