TVGN has ordered a cruise series featuring New Kids on the Block, the network announcedTuesday. In addition, the network is developing three new projects, including a singing competition series.
Rock This Boat: New Kids on the Block is an eight-episode series that will feature diehard NKOTB fans on week-long cruise with the boy band. TVGN has also ordered a casting special for Rock This Boat: NKOTB.
read moreHe's been nominated for two Academy Awards. He's had a No. 1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. His latest movie opened to $37 million earlier this month. So why would Mark Wahlberg want to star in a reality show?
"I thought kind of the same thing," executive producer Rasha Drachkovitch tells TVGuide.com. "It definitely helps that the subject matter is his family and the family business."
That family business, the Hingham, Mass., restaurant Wahlburgers, is the focus of the new A&E reality show of the same name. Premiering Wednesday at 10:30/9:30c, the docu-series follows Wahlberg, along with his two brothers, singer and Blue Bloods star Donnie and chef Paul Wahlberg, in their adventures running a restaurant together.
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After first reading about the fast-casual burger spot two years ago, Drachkovitch reached out to Mark about the reality show idea. He soon traveled to Hingham to meet ...read more
TVGN announced seven original projects in development Tuesday, including ones from New Kids on the Block and Scandal's Josh Malina.
"We have commissioned a slate of original projects that capture compelling and exciting stories of Hollywood, fandom and obsession," said Brad Schwartz, TVGN's president of entertainment and media. "TVGN is committed to doing what CBS and Lionsgate do best — create hit shows that audiences love."
Check out a rundown of TVGN's projects in development below:
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