'Just the Funny Parts…and a Few Hard Truths about Sneaking into the Hollywood Boys’ Club' publishes March 20.
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In a Christmas-crazy world, a little eight-horned magic is what we need.
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“When it comes to conspiracy talk show hosts arguing with consumer technology, there is no one more qualified than our old friend.”
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Apple Orders Space Drama From Ronald D. Moore
The 'Outlander' showrunner previously created the celebrated 'Battlestar Galactica' reboot.
Apple is adding another big swing to its forthcoming roster of original scripted series, solidifying a straight-to-series deal for a new space drama from Ronald D. Moore.
Moore, among the more prolific genre showrunners of the last two decades, famously shepherded SyFy's critically acclaimed reboot of Battlestar Galactica. He is currently working on Starz's successful adaptation of Diana Gabaldon's Outlander novels.
The new series, set in an alternative timeline where the space race never ended, marks the third massive order for Apple's original efforts. Deals were recently finalized for a morning show drama executive produced by and starring Reese Witherspoon and Jennifer Aniston, as well as a reboot of Steven Spielberg’s Amazing Stories from Bryan Fuller.
Moore will create, write and executive produce the one-hour drama alongside Matt Wolpert and Ben Nedivi — both alums of Fargo and The People v. O.J. Simpson. The drama will be produced by Sony Pictures Television and Moore's Tall Ship Productions shingle. Maril Davis will also serve as executive producer.
Moore, Wolpert and Nedivi are repped by CAA.
TV Ratings: Disney's Divisive 'Olaf' Fares Better on ABC
'Thursday Night Football' hits a season low.
ABC had a bright spot on a competitive Thursday evening with its broadcast of holiday special Olaf's Frozen Adventure.
The short got an icy reception with theatergoers when it aired alongside recent weekend hit Coco. The 20-minute animated pic, front-loaded before the Pixar feature, drew criticism from many who did not like the long wait time for the movie to start. It fared much better on broadcast.
In any case, with a 1.4 rating among adults 18-49 and lacking any kind of lead-in, Olaf is among the best-performing holiday specials this December. It also averaged 5.7 million viewers — though it was dwarfed, in every measure, by CBS' The Big Bang Theory and NBC's coverage of Thursday Night Football.
Thursday Night Football ratings are still early, with no time zone-adjusted viewership stats, but its overnight rating marked a series low — and a steep drop from the week before. It averaged a 7.4 rating among households. Even with its dips, it will again win the night for the network.
The Big Bang Theory lost some steam in its fall finale, but topped all other entertainment telecasts for the night. It took a 2.6 rating among adults 18-49 and 13.6 million viewers. New episodes of Young Sheldon (2.0 adults), Mom (1.4 adults), Life in Pieces (1.1 adults) and SWAT (1.0 adults) followed.
The rest of the night was packed with specials, including Fox's Showtime at the Apollo and Taraji's White Hot Holidays, both of which took a 0.7 rating among adults 18-49. ABC also had back-to-back offerings of Great Christmas Light Fight (starring recently accused Carter Oosterhouse). It averaged a 0.8 and 0.6 ratings in the demo.
The 'Brooklyn Nine-Nine' star fired WME last month after accusing agent Adam Venit of sexually assaulting him at a party.
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Stopping by Ellen DeGeneres' daytime talk show, the former presidential candidate and the host talked about how they joked before the 2016 election about doing an interview at the White House.
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Smiley has been indefinitely suspended from his PBS talk show.
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Jackman is not amused that James keeps calling him "Huge."
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