NBC cancels Playboy Club
"Rock Center with Brian Williams" to debut Oct. 31
NBC announced today it was pulling the first-year drama ``The Playboy Club'' from its schedule after three little-watched episodes, replacing it with ``Rock Center with Brian Williams,'' a news magazine set to debut Oct. 31.
In the interim, NBC will air reruns of the first-year police drama ``Prime Suspect'' in the Monday 10-11 p.m. time slot.
``The Playboy Club,'' which was set in the early 1960s in the original Playboy Club in Chicago, is the first new series to be pulled from the schedules of any of the five major broadcast networks during the new television season, which began Sept. 19.
NBC also announced today it had given full-season orders to the first- year comedies ``Up All Night'' and ``Whitney.''
``We're thrilled with the creative direction of both shows as well as the potential for them to continue to build loyal audiences over the coming
There are a whole lot of changes going on at NBCUniveral, and some of it will hopefully impact the African American community. This week NBCU presented a press conference for television critics from around the world at the Television Critics Association Press Tour. At this event they showcased new network shows for the fall season, and even brought out cast members and the production teams to hype the shows.
A home remedy for insomnia shared by Dr. Oz on his TV show left a New Jersey man sick, sore, lame and disabled from third-degree burns, according to a lawsuit filed last week in New York.
Dr. Mehmet Oz called it “my night sleep special” on the April 17, 2012, episode of his NBC show titled “Dr. Oz’s 24-Hour Ultimate Energy Boost Plan.”
NBC Universal recently held its Winter 2013 Television Critics Association press tour in Pasadena for television critics from all over the country in an effort to promote and spotlight their new or returning programs and stars. The question and answer sessions gave NBC executives an opportunity to discuss the successes and missteps by the network as well as what advances or changes viewers can expect. But most importantly, critics got a chance to meet the new faces of NBC comedies and dramas.
Seasoned actress Meagan Good (“Think Like a Man”) is set to star in NBC’s very spicy drama “Deception,” premiering Monday, Jan. 7 at 10 p.m.
Good stars as Detective Joanna Locasto who goes undercover to investigate the death of her childhood friend. “Deception” is in a word, juicy. It’s about the rich and powerful and their dirty little secrets that lead to murder, cover-ups and more.
It’s that time of the year again when the networks roll out what they hope will be the new hit wonders for their station affiliates. Competition for the big three (ABC, NBC and CBS) is at an all-time high, with cable networks vying for an ever-shrinking television audience.
