SEASON 3 OF STRANGER THINGS: BEFORE PUBERTY.

BEYONCE TO JAY-Z: LET'S DO IT AGAIN.

CW RENEWS FIVE HIT TV SHOWS, INCLUDING ARROW AND REIGN.

AXS TV RENEWS -TOM GREEN'S NEW LIVE TALK SHOW.

AXS TV Orders Second Season Of  'TOM GREEN LIVE'
New Season Starts Jan. 9, 2014 LOS ANGELES,
From PRNewswire/

-- AXS TV today announced a second season order for the one-hour live interview series TOM GREEN LIVE, featuring comedian and host Tom Green conversing with some of today's most influential celebrities. Green, who brings his one-of-a-kind wit, spontaneity and humor to every episode, has gone one-on-one with such guests as comedians Richard Belzer, Howie Mandel, Artie Lange and Andrew Dice Clay as well as skate board legend Tony Hawk. The intimate, in-depth interview series airs at 9 p.m. ET (6 p.m. PT) as a part of the network's Thursday comedy block. The series follows episodes of the docu-series GENE SIMMONS FAMILY JEWELS at 8 p.m. ET (5 p.m. PT) and precedes the standup comedy series, GOTHAM COMEDY LIVE at 10 p.m. ET (7 p.m. PT).

TOM GREEN LIVE will continue to be a part of the "Seriously. Funny. Comedy." block next season. On making the announcement, AXS TV Founder Mark Cuban said, "Tom Green is exactly the type of host who thrives producing live entertainment programming. He's quick-witted, sharp and intuitive in his interviews and keeps the pace moving for the entire hour. TOM GREEN LIVE is the perfect bridge to our Thursday comedy block between GENE SIMMONS FAMILY JEWELS and GOTHAM COMEDY LIVE.
We're pleased to in be partnership with him for additional episodes and excited about his show tonight with guest Richard Peters." "I couldn't be more thrilled to be continuing TOM GREEN LIVE for another season on AXS TV," said Green. "I am looking forward to more great guests, more outrageous laughs, and keeping the conversation going.

It is so exciting to be a part of the first truly interactive talk show on television where viewers can participate, and be part of the show using video chat, live and uncensored. Stay tuned." TOM GREEN LIVE is produced by Tom Green Studios with executive producers Tom Green and John Schneider. Tom Green is represented by Tyler Kroos at ICM, Ryan Nord and Dan Miller of Hirsch Wallerstein.

NIKITA THOSE BIRDS,MAGGIE!

SHAMELESS RENEWAL OF EPISODES.


LOS ANGELES, Feb. 28, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Hot off their highly successful freshman seasons, SHOWTIME has ordered second seasons of SHAMELESS and EPISODES, it was announced today by David Nevins, President of Entertainment, Showtime Networks Inc. Starring William H. Macy and Emmy Rossum, the outrageous hour-long family drama SHAMELESS received a 12-episode order for its second season, while half-hour comedy series EPISODES, starring TV icon Matt LeBlanc as a fictional version of himself, received a second season order with the number of episodes to be determined. Both series premiered on January 9 to widespread critical and audience acclaim, with SHAMELESS becoming SHOWTIME's best performing freshman drama ever. Production on both series will begin later this year.

"The viewer loyalty and critical acclaim that has met both SHAMELESS and EPISODES since their January debuts makes it clear that these two brash and sophisticated series are burgeoning hits," said Nevins. "John Wells is carving out a tone that is truly unique in the television landscape—equal parts drama and comedy. And EPISODES marks the universally embraced and hilarious return to television of an inspired comedy triumvirate: Matt LeBlanc, and creators Jeffrey Klarik and David Crane. We are thrilled with the response to both series and eager to start planning for their second seasons."

From John Wells (ER, The West Wing, Southland) and Paul Abbott (State of Play, Touching Evil) , SHAMELESS is based on the long-running hit UK series and stars Emmy® winner and Oscar® nominee William H. Macy ( Fargo, Door to Door) and Golden Globe® nominee Emmy Rossum (The Phantom of the Opera, Mystic River). Macy plays a working class patriarch of an unconventional Chicago brood of six kids headed by the eldest sibling (Rossum) who keep the home afloat while their dad is out drinking and carousing. The series averages nearly four million weekly viewers across multiple platforms and is on pace to be the network's second-highest rated drama series behind DEXTER (5.2 million). SHAMELESS is from Bonanza Productions Inc. in association with John Wells Productions and Warner Bros. Television. Wells and Abbott are executive producers; Andrew Stearn (The West Wing, Southland) also serves as executive producer.

"We're delighted that our wonderful partners at SHOWTIME are giving us the opportunity to make additional episodes of SHAMELESS," said executive producer John Wells. "We're having an unbelievably good time making the show and look forward to bringing more of the humor, pathos, and wild sexuality of the dysfunctional Gallagher family to a shocked American audience."

EPISODES is a co-production between Showtime Networks in the U.S. and the BBC in the UK, written and executive produced by two of America's most successful comedy writers David Crane (Friends, The Class) and Jeffrey Klarik (Mad About You, The Class). Jimmy Mulville executive produces through his successful Hat Trick production company (Whose Line Is It Anyway?, Worst Week). This comedy series centers around a husband and wife producing team who are forced to navigate the many pitfalls of the Hollywood television business when their successful British show is brought to America, and the U.S. network insists on making the show more audience friendly by replacing their venerable thespian lead with...Matt LeBlanc. Season one of EPISODES averaged nearly two million weekly viewers across multiple platforms (including On Demand and replays).

"To have the opportunity to make another series of this show with David Crane and Jeffrey Klarik and then to make that show for both Showtime and the BBC, whose combined portfolios of comedy are second to none, is both a thrill and a great privilege," said executive producer Jimmy Mulville. "At the end of the first series the writers have placed our three protagonists in the middle of comedy hell. Like the rest of the audience I can't wait to see

NBC'S APPARENTLY HATED CHIEF BEN SILVERMAN- PRIVATELY RENEWS CHUCK FOR NEXT SEASON.

The network exec sported a Fu Man Chu beard, as he reassured "insiders",fans and advertisers, particular Subway- that the pop-culture based spy-com will return for a full third season for 22 episodes.
The sandwich chain appeared so much- they might become a producer of the show, next year. Silverman also told these people in confidence that Old School Law & Order (currently Tony Andersen's era)and Medium will return, allegedly in case Jay Leno's prime-time talk show fails, as expected.

BURN NOTICE RECEIVES A SAVING GRACE.

20th Century Fox announced, that its series Burn Notice and Saving Grace have been renewed by their respective cable networks, USA and TNT.

The sneaky,cool spy comedy- starring Jeffery Donavon, cult-movie icon Bruce Campbell and violently, sexy Gabrielle Anwar gets a 13 show second season order. Saving Grace, is cable's #2 show- airing after red hot Kyra Sedgwick starer...The Closer. Holly Hunter's religious crime drama gets get a whopping 15 show order for its next cycle of show. Grace has retained almost 90% of Closer's audience.