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21:00 - Crush - ABC Developing Drama from the Writer of Taken
“Taken” writer Robert Kamen is teaming up with mega-producer Aaron Kaplan for an ABC drama, titled “Crush,” Variety has learned exclusively.
The potential series revolves around a women who, after her hedge fund crashes, inherits a vineyard in the foothills of the Sierra Mountains near a town populated with eccentric people.
Kamen will serve as writer and exec producer on the project and Kaplan will exec produce.
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20:40 - Getting On - Episode 3.01 - This Is About Vomit, People - Promotional Photos
20:30 - Da Vinci’s Demons - Episode 3.03 - Modus Operandi - Sneak Peek
20:30 - The Player - Episode 1.08 - Downtown Odds - Promotional Photos
11:15 - Code Black - Episode 1.07 - Buen Árbol - Promotional Photos
11:00 - The Last Kingdom - Episodes 1.05 to 1.08 - Press Releases
Season 1 | Episode 5 | Original Airdate: November 7th, 2015 | 10:00PM
The peace has broken, the Danes are threatening Wessex, and a huge storm rages. Uhtred puts himself forward for a daring stealth mission to outflank the Danes and destroy their ships, but in the process attracts Ubba’s attention and is challenged to a one-on-one fight to the death. Told as a boy never to fight Ubba, his chances against the man-mountain look slim…
Episode Six
Season 1 | Episode 6 | Original Airdate: November 14th, 2015 | 10:00PM
Uhtred and Leofric lead a raiding party to Cornwall, on a mission for wealth and independence. The party becomes mercenaries for a Cornish King and Uhtred attracts the attention of a beautiful sorceress queen named Isuelt. Iseult’s charms and the promise of silver make Uhtred feel like he finally has the chance of a new start. However, when he returns to Wessex he is faced with the wrath of King Alfred and a judgment that leaves both his life and the life of his best friend Leofric hanging in the balance.
Episode Seven
Season 1 | Episode 7 | Original Airdate: November 21st, 2015 | 10:00PM
Uhtred and Leofric must face off against each other in a death match—a consequence of their actions in Cornwall. But there are ominous signs of a greater battle to come… The Danes launch an invasion on Wessex, pouring through the streets and killing all in their path. Running for their lives in an escape to find safety, a bond is finally struck between Uhtred and King Alfred; the two men recognize they must now stand and fight together if Wessex is to be reclaimed. Moreover, Uhtred realizes that his best chance of regaining Bebbanburg rests on Alfred’s return to the throne.
Episode Eight
Season 1 | Episode 8 | Original Airdate: November 28th, 2015 | 10:00PM
The future of England is at stake and the King refuses to hide—he is a man on a mission. Leaving the cover of the marshes, a united King Alfred and Uhtred must get word to Saxon forces; they make a rallying call to all Saxon armies to converge at Egbert’s Stone to fight a decisive battle against the Danes. Treachery, deception and heartache follow, though hope remains – Wessex can still be saved…but at what cost to Uhtred?
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04:25 - The Player - Episode 1.08 - Downtown Odds - Promo
03:35 - Caper - FX Developing Crime Dramedy
In a competitive situation, FX has bought Caper, an hourlong dark crime comedy project from Dutch Southern (Hoof Garrington’s Greatest Hits), writer-director Magnus Martens (Banshee) and Circle of Confusion.
Based on an idea by Southern and Martens, Caper is described as a Southern Gothic Texas Noir done the Scandinavian way and follows the interconnected lives of three sets of criminals. Southern will write the pilot and Magnus is attached to direct. Tim Schlattman (Dexter) will supervise and showrun.
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03:35 - The Last Man on Earth - Episode 2.07 - Baby Steps - Promotional Photos
02:10 - The Muppets - Episode 1.07 - Pig's In A Blackout - Promo feat Jason Bateman
02:10 - Downward Dog - ABC Pilot - Allison Tolman to Star
Fargo breakout Allison Tolman has found her next project.
The Emmy nominee has been tapped to star in the ABC comedy Downward Dog, The Hollywood Reporter has learned.
Picked up in September with a hefty pilot production order, the half-hour, single-camera comedy is based on the web series created and written by Animal Media Group's Samm Hodges and Michael Killen, who will exec produce alongside Mosaic Media Group's Jimmy Miller and Sam Hansen as well as Animal's Kathy Dziubek.
Tolman will star as Nan, whose life is in a constant state of upheaval, but who always feels like she's about to turn the corner. Her ideal self lies just on the other side of this juice cleanse or new relationship, or maybe if she gets a standing desk ... Meanwhile, her dog, Martin, just wants her. And he'll do whatever it takes to get her attention.
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02:10 - Female Comedy Receives Put Pilot at ABC from Lisa Kudrow & Ryan Seacrest
Lisa Kudrow and Dan Bucatinsky’s Is Or Isn’t Entertainment (Web Therapy) has teamed with Ryan Seacrest’s Ryan Seacrest Productions (Shades Of Blue) for a single-camera comedy project, which has landed at ABC with a put pilot commitment.
Written by actor-writer Bucatinsky and comedian-writer Jen Kirkman, the untitled comedy revolves around four women friends rattled by a fortysomething feeling of irrelevance who embark on a mission to turn their invisibility into invincibility.
Bucatinsky, Kudrow, Seacrest and RSP’s Nina Wass executive produce, with Kirkman serving as co-executive producer. CBS TV Studios, where RSP has an overall deal, is the studio.
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02:10 - Working Mom Comedy in Development at NBC from the Creator of A to Z
Mom's the word on NBC.
The network has bought an ensemble comedy about a working mom from A to Z creator Ben Queen and Inside Out screenwriter Meg LeFauve, The Hollywood Reporter has learned.
The half-hour, single-camera script centers on a mom who attempts to get over her need to be the perfect parent by banging together with her friends to admit — and even celebrate — the messy reality of parenting. The group share their daily mistakes, deepening their friendship, and their kids manage to survive and even thrive.
Queen will exec produce with writer LeFauve, and writers Lorien McKenna (Up, Brave) and Christine Whitaker (Snow Dogs) will co-executive produce. Warner Bros. Television will produce.
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00:30 - Truth Be Told - Episode 1.05 - Members Only - Press Release
"TRUTH BE TOLD"
"MEMBERS ONLY"
11/13/2015 (08:30PM - 09:00PM) (Friday) : MITCH GOES TO GREAT LENGTHS TO NEGOTIATE A CAR DEAL FOR RUSSELL WHILE TRACY AND ANGIE LOOK FOR A WAY TO CUT CORNERS AT THE GYM-Mitch (Mark-Paul Gosselaar), who relishes the opportunity to stick it to a car salesman, insists on handling the negotiations for a new car for Russell (Tone Bell). When a gay salesman (guest star Jamie Kaler) assumes Mitch and Russell are a couple, Mitch plays it up to get the best deal. Tracy (Vanessa Lachey) brags to Angie (Bresha Webb) about sharing a gym membership with another Asian woman, taking advantage of the white employees who can't tell the two of them apart. She convinces Angie to do the same, but quickly discovers her goody-two-shoes friend might not be able to pull it off.
TV-PG D, L
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00:30 - Undateable - Episode 3.06 - A Puppet Walks Into a Bar - Press Release
"UNDATEABLE"
"A PUPPET WALKS INTO A BAR"
11/06/2015 (08:00PM - 08:30PM) (Friday) : LESLIE IS IN FOR A BIG SURPRISE - Danny (Chris D'Elia) and Justin (Brent Morin) discover that Leslie's (Bianca Kajlich) boyfriend Mike (Mike Catherwood) wants to propose to her and then have to deal with the consequences. Bridgit Mendler, Ron Funches, David Fynn and Rick Glassman.
TV-14 D, L
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00:30 - The Grinder - Episode 1.06 - Dedicating This One to the Crew - Promotional Photos
00:30 - Minority Report - Episode 1.08 - The American Dream - Promotional Photos
Mom - Episode 3.02 - Thigh Gap and a Rack of Lamb - Promo
