Katie Couric Will Return: Beware, all ye catfishers: Katie Couric‘s talk show, the aptly named Katie, has been renewed for a second season. The news isn’t too surprising, given that Couric’s chat-fest has ranked as the top freshman syndicated talk show in Households, total viewers and women 25-54 every week since its premiere. Try to get confused about that, Manti! [Deadline]
50 Shades of… 50?: If all goes according to Fox’s plans, you may be seeing (and hearing) an animated series based on the wackadoodle childhood of rapper 50 Cent. The network is in negotiations for an animated comedy from the rapper-actor (born Curtis Jackson), which will be loosely based on Jackson’s childhood. It’s expected to receive a pilot order, and will follow a “mischievous but well-meaning boy” who “often tangles with his eccentric family and neighborhood” — AKA, 50 Cent is playing Dennis the Menace. [Deadline]
Doctor Who To Go Back in Time: Well, he does that a lot. But BBC America will officially be chronicling the genesis of the beloved series for Cymru Wales’ 50th anniversary Doctor Who TV movie, An Adventure In Space And Time. David Bradley will play the first-ever Doctor, William Hartnell, Brian Cox will be BBC drama head Sydney Newman, who created the show, Jessica Raine will play producer Verity Lambert, and Sacha Dhawan is Waris Hussein, director of the first ever episode. TV movies are cool. [Deadline]
Once Upon a Time-r Back From the Dead: In flashbacks probably, but we’ll take it! Season 1’s dearly departed Sheriff Graham/the Huntsman (Jamie Dornan) will return to the show this year, after an early and much bemoaned demise. He’s dead as a doornail, but was apparently spotted wearing his Storybrooke clothes… WHAT DOES IT ALL MEAN?! [TVLine]
Keep on Krolling: Comedy Central has just renewed Kroll Show for a second season of 10 episodes. The sketch comedy from creator Nick Kroll premiered just two weeks ago to 1.2 million viewers, which was enough for Comedy Central to grant the renewal. [THR]
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