The Playboy Club

45
Metascore
2011-2011
1 season
NBC
Suspense, Drama
TV-14

Centers on the Bunnies and patrons of the original Playboy Club in 1960s Chicago.

45
Metascore
2011-2011
1 season
NBC
Suspense, Drama
TV-14

Centers on the Bunnies and patrons of the original Playboy Club in 1960s Chicago.

The Complete Pilot Report: ABC Has Rebel Wilson, Bradley Whitford and S.H.I.E.L.D

The fall TV season is taking shape. Networks have ordered dozens of new pilots starring familiar faces like Lost's Josh Holloway, Andy Samberg, The Office's Ellie Kemper and Malin Akerman (Watchmen), and from proven producers like J.J. Abrams, Arrow's Greg Berlanti, David Shore (House) and Joss Whedon. To keep track of who's doing what, read our complete list of all the series projects in contention — there are nearly 100! — and check back for updates on their status. Here are the ABC pilots: (Click here for CBS, CW, Fox and NBC.)

Thu, Feb 14, 2013

The Complete Pilot Report: ABC Has Rebel Wilson, Bradley Whitford and S.H.I.E.L.D

How Networks Are Breaking the Period-Piece Curse

Downton Abbey transformed PBS from a sometimes stodgy channel into a destination network, drawing 5.4 million viewers for its second-season finale (doubling PBS' primetime average). Now, Downton creator Julian Fellowes has signed with NBC to create The Gilded Age, his first series for American broadcast TV. NBC is betting that the drama will attract the same audience for its depiction of New York's moguls of...

Wed, Dec 12, 2012

How Networks Are Breaking the Period-Piece Curse

Ratings: Revolution Posts Biggest Drama Premiere Since 2009; Watchlist Users Are Right Again!

Looks like you're ready for a Revolution.NBC's new mystery series premiered to a strong 11.7 million viewers and a 4.1 rating in the adults 18-to-49 demographic on Monday. That is a huge improvement from last year's premiere of The Playboy Club, which drew 5 million viewers ...

Tue, Sep 18, 2012

Ratings: Revolution Posts Biggest Drama Premiere Since 2009; Watchlist Users Are Right Again!

Ask Matt: Major Crimes, Covert Affairs, MTV's Inbetweeners and More

Question: Let's play armchair programmer. While I am enjoying Major Crimes, it does feel a bit like we're just waiting for Brenda Leigh to show. Do you think they could have benefited from holding Major Crimes until the traditional December run of The Closer to let us get a little distance? Or is it purely a creative question? Major Crimes looks just like The Closer. Could the show benefit from some slight visual tweaks? Perhaps a slightly different opening sequence? — Steven

Tue, Sep 4, 2012

Ask Matt: Major Crimes, Covert Affairs, MTV's Inbetweeners and More

The New Normal Gets New Home in Utah

The New Normal has a new home. A week after an NBC affiliate in Salt Lake City said it would not air the family comedy, KUCW-TV has picked up the show, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The station, which has ties to the CW, ABC and NBC, will air The New Normal Saturdays at 10/9c, ahead of Saturday Night Live. KUCW-TV also aired...

Sun, Sep 2, 2012

Miranda Lambert Developing P.I. Dramedy Inspired by Her Childhood for NBC

Miranda Lambert will produce a new dramedy for NBC inspired by her unusual childhood, Deadline reports.The series will focus on a couple running a successful detective agency while also raising two teenagers.

Thu, Aug 30, 2012

Miranda Lambert Developing P.I. Dramedy Inspired by Her Childhood for NBC

Utah Station Refuses to Air The New Normal

NBC's Utah affiliate KSL-TV has taken The New Normal off its fall lineup.The upcoming Ryan Murphy comedy, which focuses on a gay couple who are having their first baby through a surrogate, was deemed inappropriate by the Mormon-owned station."From time to time we may struggle with content that crosses the line in one area or another," Jeff Simpson, CEO of KSL's parent company, Bonneville International, told The Salt Lake Tribune. "The dialogue might be excessively rude and crude. The scenes may be too explicit or the characterizations might seem offensive."

Sat, Aug 25, 2012

Utah Station Refuses to Air The New Normal

Summer TV Review: A Go On Sneak, Dallas Finale

Maybe you've heard lately — possibly in these last two weeks of Olympics force-feeding — that NBC has some new shows coming this fall. One of them starring an old Friend who's fallen on hard sitcom times. (Remember Mr. Sunshine? No?) Not content to merely barrage us with endless promos and teasers during the Olympics, NBC has now decided to sneak-peek entire pilots of two of its new comedies, commercial-free, beginning tonight with Go On (11/10c), an uneasy collision of snark and sentiment that feels like Community rebooted as a Dear John clone. (Helps if you have a long memory for NBC sitcomedy.)

Wed, Aug 8, 2012

Summer TV Review: A Go On Sneak, Dallas Finale

Critic's Notebook: CBS at TCA: It's Elementary

CBS rarely stirs the prime-time pot. It doesn't need to. Monkeying around is for other, more desperate networks — a point CBS Entertainment president Nina Tassler underscored when she took the stage Sunday for CBS' presentations at the annual TCA press tour carrying a large stuffed monkey. A not-so-subtle slap at NBC for having brought along an actual monkey — the breakout scene-stealer of its silly new sitcom Animal Practice — to pose with and otherwise try to distract the press from the peacock's dismal new lineup of shows.

Mon, Jul 30, 2012

Critic's Notebook: CBS at TCA: It's Elementary

One Million Moms Calling for Boycott of NBC's The New Normal

So it begins. One Million Moms, the organization that attacked JC Penny for hiring openly gay Ellen DeGeneres as a spokesperson, is turning its attention to NBC's new series The New Normal. From Ryan Murphy, the series follows a gay couple — Book of Mormon's Andrew Rannells and The Hangover's Justin Bartha — who try to start a family with the help of a surrogate (Georgia King). On their website, One Million Moms accused NBC of...

Fri, Jul 20, 2012

One Million Moms Calling for Boycott of NBC's The New Normal

CSI: NY Boss Finds Inspiration in the Past, Hopes for the Show's Future

Does a photo from the past hold the clue to solving the CSI: NY team's latest case?The CBS drama returns Friday (9/8c, CBS) with Mac (Gary Sinise) & Co. investigating the death of one of their own when a lab tech is found murdered in front of a New York City brownstone. But the crime scene is staged exactly like that of a famous 50-year-old cold case which Mac has seen photos of in the past....

Fri, Mar 30, 2012

CSI: NY Boss Finds Inspiration in the Past, Hopes for the Show's Future

Rizzoli & Isles Scoop: Eddie Cibrian to Woo Isles in Season 3

Eddie Cibrian has landed a multi-episode arc on the upcoming season of Rizzoli & Isles, TVLine.com reports. The Playboy Club alum will play Dennis Rockmond, a...

Tue, Mar 27, 2012

Rizzoli & Isles Scoop: Eddie Cibrian to Woo Isles in Season 3

Ratings: Smash Opens Strong, The Voice Doesn't Falter

Smash lived up to its title, winning the final hour of Monday's prime time, and fresh off The Voice's Season 2 debut after the Super Bowl, it posted formidable numbers, making for a huge night for NBC.

Tue, Feb 7, 2012

Ratings: Smash Opens Strong, The Voice Doesn't Falter

The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills' Brandi Gets Married in Vegas

The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills' Brandi Glanville got married in Las Vegas, she announced on Twitter. "Follow my new husband! @darinharvey. Getting my ring tomorrow! Yes I did really do it!," she wrote on Sunday. "He is my best friend but after some beer and strippers he is now my husband! No joke!"

Mon, Jan 2, 2012

The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills' Brandi Gets Married in Vegas

Playboy Club's Naturi Naughton Gets Hands-On With The Client List

Former Playboy Club co-star Naturi Naughton will continue serving men, albeit in a slightly more hands-on capacity, over on Lifetime. Naughton has been cast as a series regular for the cable channel's upcoming series The Client List, based on its 2010 original movie starring Jennifer Love Hewitt, Deadline reports.

Tue, Dec 20, 2011

Playboy Club's Naturi Naughton Gets Hands-On With The Client List

Exclusive: Law & Order: SVU Casts Detective Amaro's Estranged Wife

The Playboy Club alum Laura Benanti has been cast as Detective Nick Amaro's wife on Law and Order: Special Victims Unit, TVGuide.com has learned exclusively. Benanti joins the show when her character returns from overseas and she and Amaro (Danny Pino) must figure out where their relationship stands.

Mon, Nov 14, 2011

Exclusive: Law & Order: SVU Casts Detective Amaro's Estranged Wife

Ask Matt: Walking Dead, Homeland, Revenge and More!

Question: I am currently enjoying The Walking Dead and Homeland, both cable shows and therefore both with shorter seasons. However, after a couple of fast-moving episodes at the start, they've both come to a bit of a standstill. The Walking Dead has basically been stuck at the same place for the last couple of episodes, and Homeland now feels like they don't ...

Mon, Nov 7, 2011

Ask Matt: Walking Dead, Homeland, Revenge and More!

Ratings: Rock Center Meets Low Expectations

NBC kept ratings expectations low for Rock Center with Brian Williams — and met them. Well, maybe they surpassed them a little bit.

Tue, Nov 1, 2011

Ratings: Rock Center Meets Low Expectations

10 Bubble Shows --- Which Will Survive?

We're mere weeks into the new TV season, and already the freshman class has provided some bona fide hits (hello, girls both New and 2 Broke!) But while some shows started strong, several others faltered out of the gate (RIP, The Playboy Club, Free Agents, How to Be a Gentleman and Charlie's Angels!) Which shows will be next? These 11 are in the most danger, due to low ratings, poor performances among younger viewers and other typical bad signs. Is your favorite show on the list?Fall Preview: Get scoop on all your favorite new and returning shows1. Body of Proof (ABC)Tuesdays at 10/9cThe Good News: Dana Delany is just lovely. We'd watch her read the phone book.The Bad News: It often falls behind both Unforgettable and Parenthood in the demo, and the only show pulling lower ratings for ABC...

Thu, Oct 20, 2011

Ratings: Castle Stays Strong

Castle nabbed the most viewers in the final hour of Monday's prime time for the fifth straight week — 11.50 million vs. 10.87 million for CBS' Hawaii Five-0, which nonetheless won in the 18-to-49 demographic, 3.1 to 2.6. NBC, meantime, again ran a repeat of Prime Suspect in the former time slot of the canceled The Playboy Club, which 2.74 million people (0.8) watched.

Tue, Oct 18, 2011

Ratings: Pan Am Down Again

Bunnies and angels and stewardesses, oh my! Pan Am continues its descent, proving that it has not been a good season for fake feminism.

Mon, Oct 17, 2011

NBC Orders Six More Prime Suspect Scripts

NBC is staying on the beat with Det. Jane Timoney. The network has ordered six more scripts of Prime Suspect,  a show rep confirms. NBC orders six more scripts of Harry's Law The news, first reported by Deadline, follows a similar script order for sophomore drama Harry's Law earlier on...

Wed, Oct 12, 2011

NBC Orders Six More Prime Suspect Scripts

Ratings: Two and a Half Men Declines

Two and a Half Men started so big that even a fourth consecutive week of decline has still left it with enviable numbers. The Ashton Kutcher-led CBS sitcom at 9/8c entertained 16.20 million fans and scored a 5.9 rating among 18-to-49-year-olds Monday night. Most network shows that night hit season lows up against the major league playoffs on Fox, as well as Monday Night Football -- which scored 16.38 million viewers --and Kim Kardashian's "fairy-tale" wedding, which drew a combined total of 10.5 million Sunday and Monday nights, making it E!'s most-watched event ever.

Tue, Oct 11, 2011

How to Be a Gentleman Canceled After Shutting Down Production

Production on How to Be a Gentleman has shut down, effectively canceling the struggling series. CBS moves How to Be a Gentleman to Saturdays; Rules takes Thursdays slotThe CBS sitcom, starring David Hornsby and Kevin Dillon, halted production after filming its ninth episode Friday, according to Deadline. Earlier Friday, CBS moved ...

Sat, Oct 8, 2011

How to Be a Gentleman Canceled After Shutting Down Production

NBC Cancels Free Agents

NBC has canceled its freshman comedy Free Agents, TVGuide.com has confirmed.Fall Preview: Get the lowdown on this season's must-see new shows

Thu, Oct 6, 2011

Hugh Hefner: The Playboy Club Should Have Been on Cable

Now that the dust is starting to settle, Playboy founder and CEO Hugh Hefner says he knows why The Playboy Club was canceled. "I'm sorry NBC's The Playboy Club didn't find its audience," Hefner tweeted late Tuesday, hours after NBC announced that  the remaining episodes of the show would be pulled. "It should have been on cable, aimed at a more...

Thu, Oct 6, 2011

Hugh Hefner: The Playboy Club Should Have Been on Cable

Ratings: Terra Nova Stands on Terra Firma; House in Good Condition

Terra Nova, which didn't exactly debut with dinosaur-sized (or even Dinah Shore-sized) numbers, still stood on terra firma with 8.31 million viewers, down about 8 percent from its debut, Nielsen overnight data shows. Fox's sci-fi thriller also matched its 3.1 rating among 18-to-49-year-olds for its premiere. 6 burning questions From House's Season 8 premiere The House Season 8 premiere that followed Terra Nova on Fox got 9.77 million people, posting a 3.9 in the advertiser-coveted age group — down just 9 percent and 7 percent from its fall 2010 start when it aired at 8/7c instead of 9/8c.

Tue, Oct 4, 2011

Ratings: Terra Nova Stands on Terra Firma; House in Good Condition

Ratings: Terra Nova Has Solid, But Not Monster-Sized Debut; Men Still Strong

Fox's Terra Nova opened to solid, though not monster-sized, numbers, scaring up 9 million viewers Monday, according to Nielsen overnight data. The sci-fi thriller — with effects that wowed various critics but left them wanting more from the script and characters — scored a 3.0 rating among 18-to-49-year-olds for its two-hour premiere, while Week 2 of Dancing with the Stars — Nancy Grace's nip slip and all — posted a 3.3 rating and reeled in 16.02 million fans. Head to head with those Fox and ABC shows, NBC's The Sing-Off sang to 4.39 million (1.7 rating).

Tue, Sep 27, 2011

Ratings: Terra Nova Has Solid, But Not Monster-Sized Debut; Men Still Strong

Titanic Actor To Terrorize The Playboy Club

Actor Billy Zane, who terrorized Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet in Titanic, will soon be doing the same to Eddie Cibrian on NBC's The Playboy Club. Billy will play the recurring role of Oscar Bianchi beginning in the sexy series' sixth episode.  

Thu, Sep 22, 2011

Titanic Actor To Terrorize The Playboy Club

Kutcher's Two and a Half Men Debut Gets Idol-Like Numbers; Sheen Set Record

How curious were people about Ashton Kutcher replacing Charlie Sheen on Two and a Half Men? Some 27.76 million people tuned in — numbers that rival American Idol. On cable, Sheen set a ratings record of his own.

Tue, Sep 20, 2011

Kutcher's Two and a Half Men Debut Gets Idol-Like Numbers; Sheen Set Record

Fall TV Popularity Contest: Did You Like 2 Broke Girls or The Playboy Club?

With all the hubbub of Two and a Half Men's new man Ashton Kutcher taking over for Charlie Sheen on the ninth season premiere Monday night, it might be easy to forget that a comedy from the executive producer of Sex and the City debuted immediately after. The equally numerically descriptive 2 Broke Girls stars Kat Dennings as a sassy waitress who reluctantly befriends privileged but now broke girl Caroline (Beth Behrs).

Tue, Sep 20, 2011

Fall TV Popularity Contest: Did You Like 2 Broke Girls or The Playboy Club?

Matt's Guide to Monday Night TV: New and Returning Shows

This being such an epic week in the TV business, with the majority of new and returning shows premiering in the kickoff to the official TV season, I'm adjusting my "guide to the week" format all week to focus separately on each night as a whole: analyzing the programming strategies and showdowns while previewing the pilots and season openers I've seen in advance.Monday in a Nutshell: ABC and CBS should continue to dominate. Dancing With the Stars has once again cast a buzz-worthy group — though some are wondering if they've overstepped and alienated their more mainstream fans with lightning-rod contestants like Chaz Bono and Nancy Grace. (Get over it, folks. It's a dancing show, all for fun.) And Castle makes for a fine nightcap. CBS' popular comedy lineup includes one new winner (Two Broke Girls) and one show in transition (Two and a Half Men) that's more talked about than almost any new fall series, while Hawaii Five-0 more than holds its own. Fox is shaking things up with its big-budget fantasy spectacular Terra Nova (which bows next week), which should open big at the very least. We'll see if its family-friendly tone attracts a broader-than-cult following. A Cuddy-free House (premiering Oct. 3) may be on its ...

Mon, Sep 19, 2011

Matt's Guide to Monday Night TV: New and Returning Shows

The Playboy Club Boss on the Difference Between Bunnies and Playmates

The main thing that Chad Hodge wants you to know about his upcoming NBC series The Playboy Club is that it's not about the centerfolds. When Hodge, who last created The CW drama Runaway, was first approached by the studio to do a show about Hugh Hefner's famous Playboy Bunnies, his reaction was, "Is this going to be a scripted version of The Girls Next Door? No, thank you." But that was before he knew about the rather significant difference between Bunnies and the Playmates. Hef's Bunnies...

Sun, Sep 18, 2011

The Playboy Club Boss on the Difference Between Bunnies and Playmates

Keck's Exclusives: Playboy Out of the Closet

The September 19 premiere of NBC's 1960s-set The Playboy Club will reveal that one of the bunnies is a closeted lesbian married to a gay man. Openly gay series star Amber Heard, who plays the straight Maureen, was surprised to see the original depiction of the lesbian bunny as butch."She was originally written to be different from the other girls in the way that she dressed and carried herself — with less feminine grace," says Amber, who convinced executive producer Chad Hodge to rewrite the character....

Mon, Sep 12, 2011

Keck's Exclusives: Playboy Out of the Closet

Keck's Exclusives: Playboy Club Books Another Guest Performer

Legendary R&B musician Sam Cooke, famous for such soulful tunes as "Twisting the Night Away," "You Send Me," and "A Change Is Gonna Come," has been booked for NBC's The Playboy Club.   Singer/songwriter Rafael Saadiq, whose stylings have been heard on film and television soundtracks since the early '90s, will play the late singer in the early 60's, shortly before his tragic murder in 1964 at age 33. He'll appear in the new drama's fourth episode, to air in October.  

Fri, Sep 2, 2011

Keck's Exclusives: Playboy Club Books Another Guest Performer

Fall TV Paley Festival Features New Girl, Criminal Minds, Ringer

Eager for fall TV to begin? PaleyFest has your remedy! The Paley Center for Media has teamed up with media partners TVGuide.com and TV Guide Magazine to host "PaleyFest: Fall TV Preview Parties," where fans can get a first look at the broadcast networks' new slate of series. Get the scoop on the new and returning fall TV shows here Beginning next week, the Paley Center will offer screenings along with Q&A sessions with cast and executive producers of series including Fox's New Girl, starring Zooey Deschanel, CBS' Criminal Minds and CW's Ringer, which marks Sarah Michelle Gellar's return to TV. Check out a full schedule, and get more information here on how you can score a free ticket:

Fri, Sep 2, 2011

Fall TV Paley Festival Features New Girl, Criminal Minds, Ringer

Eric Close Joins American Horror Story. Plus: Playboy and Housewives Castings

Without a Trace's Eric Close is set to join FX's upcoming "psychosexual thriller" American Horror Story, according to TV Line...

Fri, Aug 19, 2011

Eric Close Joins American Horror Story. Plus: Playboy and Housewives Castings

Smallville's Cassidy Freeman Dropping By The Playboy Club

Smallville star Cassidy Freeman will be paying a visit to The Playboy Club.The actress has landed a recurring ...

Tue, Aug 16, 2011

Smallville's Cassidy Freeman Dropping By The Playboy Club

Critic's Notebook: NBC at TCA

It's showtime for Bob Greenblatt, who spent Monday at the annual TCA press tour presenting his first fall slate of new shows (many of them initiated by the last regime) as chairman of the long-beleaguered NBC Entertainment. A far cry from Showtime, the pay channel he successfully programmed for seven years with cutting-edge buzz shows like Dexter, Weeds and The Tudors. "I certainly don't want to turn NBC into Showtime," he told the room of critics and reporters at the Beverly Hilton. "But I would love to bring some of the creative vitality to NBC that we had at Showtime. We just have to do it in a way that's really broad and commercial," as opposed to the darker niche shows that typify so much of cable. "The devil's in the details"...

Tue, Aug 2, 2011

Playboy Club Producer: It’s Not Mad Men and It's Not So Racy

Comparisons between NBC's The Playboy Club, the new 1960s-set series that takes place at the first Playboy Club in Chicago, and Mad Men were perhaps inevitable, but the producers and cast of the period drama were on hand at the fall TV previews on Monday to downplay any similarities. "The comparison to Mad Men ends at the era," executive producer Ian Biederman said. "This is a much different show with a much different energy." Parents Television Council calls for NBC affiliates to drop The Playboy Club Before the series has even premiered, the show has drawn attention for its name alone, causing the Parents Television Council to question whether a show based on one of the largest adult entertainment industries would be suitable on primetime television. At least one NBC affiliate, Salt Lake City's KSL, has opted to not carry the program, which will be shown in that market by KMYU, the local My Network TV affiliate. But the producers say it's...

Mon, Aug 1, 2011

Playboy Club Producer: It’s Not Mad Men and It's Not So Racy

NBC Boss: SVU's Hargitay Will Remain in "Every Episode," Voice Returns Post-Super Bowl

Mariska Hargitay will be lightening her workload during the next season of Law & Order: SVU, but NBC boss Robert Greenblatt says viewers won't be able to tell. "You will not notice anything," Greenblatt said Monday, while speaking to reporters during NBC's fall TV preview session. He added that while the actress, who recently adopted a child, will be "lightening her load in terms of shooting days," her alter ego Olivia Benson won't be any less of a presence on-screen.

Mon, Aug 1, 2011

NBC Boss: SVU's Hargitay Will Remain in "Every Episode," Voice Returns Post-Super Bowl

Exclusive: Hugh Hefner Won't Be Narrating NBC's The Playboy Club

You won't be hearing much from Hugh Hefner on NBC's The Playboy Club this fall. Hefner narrates the new series' pilot episode, but won't do the same in future episodes.That's because the producers behind The Playboy Club are leaning toward eliminating the show's narration device all together, according to show insiders. (In the pilot, Hefner sets the stage for the show via voiceover at the open and close of the show.)But that doesn't mean The Playboy Club will be completely scrubbed of its ...

Mon, Aug 1, 2011

Exclusive: Hugh Hefner Won't Be Narrating NBC's The Playboy Club

Parents Television Council Calls for NBC Affiliates to Drop The Playboy Club

The Parents Television Council is urging NBC stations across the country to not air the upcoming series The Playboy Club because they claim the show "glorifies and glamorizes" the porn industry. "Putting a veneer of sophistication on an industry that exploits women and destroys families is not laudable, it is...

Wed, Jul 27, 2011

Parents Television Council Calls for NBC Affiliates to Drop The Playboy Club

Exclusive: The Playboy Club Lands New Home in Salt Lake City

NBC has found a new home for The Playboy Club in Salt Lake City. KMYU, the Utah capital's My Network TV affiliate, has agreed to pick up the drama and air it in its regular Monday nighttime slot this fall. KMYU grabbed the keys to The Playboy Club after Salt Lake City's NBC affiliate, KSL, told the network that it refused to air the show. "We respect the position of KSL and are pleased that KMYU can provide a home for...

Tue, Jun 28, 2011

Exclusive: The Playboy Club Lands New Home in Salt Lake City

Los Angeles Loses Out as Primetime Moves to the Big Apple

Start spreading the news, they're filming today. The TV networks want to be a part of it, New York, New York! An unusually high number of new primetime dramas will be filmed in the Big Apple next season, as tax incentives and other perks attract studios and networks looking to save money while giving shows a more authentic New York backdrop. At CBS, the shift to the East Coast is quite pronounced: All four of the network's new hour-long series will be shot in New York. That includes...

Tue, Jun 28, 2011

Los Angeles Loses Out as Primetime Moves to the Big Apple

NBC Affiliate in Utah Refuses to Air The Playboy Club

The Playboy Club hasn't even premiered yet, and already one station refuses to air it. KSL-TV, NBC's Salt Lake City affiliate which is owned and controlled by the Church of Latter-day Saints, has informed the peacock network they will not be airing the new series, which is...

Mon, Jun 13, 2011

NBC Affiliate in Utah Refuses to Air The Playboy Club

Why Isn't TV More Diverse?

To paraphrase NBC's marketing slogan, has prime time become "less colorful"? Looking at the casting of this fall's new TV series, the groups that monitor TV diversity think so. Unlike last year, when at least nine new shows boasted leading roles for black, Latino and Asian-American actors (including NBC's now canceled Undercovers and Outlaw and The CW's returning Nikita), next year most minority characters are supporting roles. The networks are also airing more comedies next fall — and in recent years, half-hour sitcoms have been less diverse than dramas. That's why there's concern that the...

Wed, Jun 1, 2011

Parenthood's Pregnancy and Playboy's Socially Aggressive Plots: Scoop From NBC

How does Parenthood plan to address the pregnancy story line in the new season? Which Playboy Club star was shocked while researching the bunnies in the '60s? TVGuide.com got the scoop Monday on NBC's red carpet from Monica Potter, Peter Krause, Amber Heard and other stars from returning and anticipated new shows. NBC's full fall schedule: Smash, 30 Rock held for midseason, The Sing-Off bumped up to fall  Parenthood: On the heels of the renewal news, stars Monica Potter and Peter Krause are thrilled to continue the impending pregnancy story line revealed in the finale. "Having a baby along with Max and what's going on with Haddie, I think applying that...

Mon, May 16, 2011

Parenthood's Pregnancy and Playboy's Socially Aggressive Plots: Scoop From NBC

Upfronts: NBC Unveils Complete Fall Schedule

NBC will premiere six of its 12 new shows this fall, including comedies starring Christina Applegate and Hank Azaria, and the dramas Prime Suspect and The Playboy Club. In one of its bigger overhauls, the network will launch a new comedy block Wednesday and will bump up The Sing-Off to fall, pushing Chuck to Fridays for its last season. Held until midseason: buzzed-about musical drama Smash, the TV adaptation of The Firm, and returning shows 30 Rock and The Voice.See the full schedule and get caught up on all of NBC's going-ons below:

Mon, May 16, 2011

Upfronts: NBC Unveils Complete Fall Schedule

VIDEO: Get a First Look at Christina Applegate's New Comedy, Prime Suspect Reboot

Shortly after announcing its fall schedule for the 2011-12 TV season, NBC released previews from 11 of its new series, including new comedies from Christina Applegate and Hank Azaria, the remake of BBC's crime drama Prime Suspect and the upcoming musical dramedy Smash. The Playboy Club, airing Mondays at 10/9c, comes from 24, Parenthood and Friday Night Lights executive producer Brian Grazer. The period drama explores the lives of the first Playboy bunnies and the men who loved them. Amber Heard, Jenna Dewan-Tatum, Eddie Cibrian and...

Sun, May 15, 2011

VIDEO: Get a First Look at Christina Applegate's New Comedy, Prime Suspect Reboot