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Over the course of its history, USA Network has had both great successes and big disappointments when it comes to its original scripted shows. Which of the current ones will be cancelled or renewed for another season? Stay tuned!

Scripted USA Network shows listed: Benched, Briarpatch, Chucky, Colony, Complications, Covert Affairs, Damnation, Dare Me, Dig, Dirty John, Eyewitness, Falling Water, Graceland, Mr. Robot, Pearson, Playing House, Psych, The Purge, Queen of the South, Royal Pains, Rush, Satisfaction, Shooter, The Sinner, Sirens, Suits, Treadstone, Unsolved, and White Collar.

Last updated: Most recent ratings added for Chucky.

There's lots of data that USA Network execs look at when deciding whether to renew or cancel a TV series but ratings are the major ingredient. Here's an updated listing of all of their recent/current primetime scripted shows.

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In the age of revival television, it is still genuinely hard to believe that Starz is bringing the cult comedy favorite "Party Down" back for a long (long!) awaited third season, but it is indeed happening. As evidence of that, we have a brand new trailer for the new batch of episodes, which will be arriving via the premium cable channel next month. And yes, most of the original cast is back! Sadly, Lizzy Caplan isn't here as Casey Klein for another round of "will they, won't they" with Adam Scott's Henry Pollard. Be that as it may, it very much looks like the show folks like myself fell in love with. And in the third season...

Ten years later, most of the Party Down catering team have moved on, including actor/bartender Henry Pollard (Adam Scott). After a surprise reunion, the gang find themselves once again stoically enduring the...

We’re mere weeks away from the long overdue return of Starz’s cult hit series “Party Down,” and as the first trailer will prove, we’re delighted to report the gang are all still living that cautionary don’t-move-to-la life, even into their 40s and 50s. I mean, we’re delighted for you, the fans. We feel kind of bad for the characters.

You can see for yourself at the top of the page. It’s been 10 years and ostensibly they’ve all moved on. But after a surprise reunion, the gang find themselves once again stoically enduring the procession of random parties and oddball guests all over Los Angeles.

But time has not exactly been kind. It’s not just that actor/bartender Henry Pollard (Adam Scott) is grappling with the reality that he’s well into his 40s and still doing that for a living. It’s...

Starz today has released first-look images from the highly anticipated third season of “Party Down.” Season three of the cult hit comedy series is set to premiere on Friday, February 24 at midnight on the Starz app, all Starz streaming and on-demand platforms and internationally on the Lionsgate+ premium streaming platform in the UK, Brazil and Latin America. On linear, it will debut on Starz at 9:00 Pm Et/Pt in the U.S. and Canada. The third season will consist of six new episodes. Ten years later, most of the Party Down catering team have moved on, including actor/bartender Henry Pollard. After a surprise reunion, the gang find themselves once again stoically enduring the procession of random parties and oddball guests all over Los Angeles. Scott reprises his role alongside original cast members Ken Marino, Jane Lynch, Martin Starr, Ryan Hansen and Megan Mullally. Previously announced new cast members...

Several new faces have been added to the Season 3 cast of Starz’s “Party Down.”

“Alias” alum Jennifer Garner, Tyrel Jackson Williams and Zoë Chao are joining the show, which is returning for its third season more than a decade after Season 2, in series regular roles.

Additionally, Starz announced on Monday that “Westworld’s” James Marsden will be a recurring guest star.

Garner will play Evie, “a successful producer of studio franchise movies, who, in the wake of a breakup, is reconsidering her life choices. A fledgling relationship with Henry Pollard (Adam Scott) becomes a way for her to explore possible new directions,” per Starz.

Williams will play Sackson, “a handsome, confident, driven, wannabe influencer/internet personality. He’s knowledgeable and savvy about his specific internet niche, but a bit lost in every other aspect of life,” the network said in a release.

Chao is playing Lucy, “a passionate, outspoken,...

A female-led reboot of the classic sitcom “The Honeymooners,” produced by Damon Wayans Jr., is in the works at CBS.

Written by “Black-ish” and “Mixed-ish” alum Lindsey Shockley, “The Honeymooners” is described as a bold, female-fronted reimagining of the iconic working-class comedy centered around new wife, Ruth, and her husband, Alex, who are determined to have a marriage where they are true equals in every way. But what happens when a marriage has two heads of household? Are they co-heads? Or no head at all?

The multi-cam project — currently in the development stage — hails from CBS Studios, and Wayans Jr. and Kameron Tarlow’s Two Shakes Entertainment, which has a pact with CBS Studios.

The reboot does not yet have cast members attached to it.

The original “The Honeymooners” ran from 1955 to 1956 on CBS. The sitcom was created by and starred Jackie Gleason, and was based on a recurring comedy...

ABC Siganture’s head of comedy Melanie Frankel is exiting her position, TheWrap has learned.

Frankel’s departure comes years after being named senior vice president of comedy development by then-newly installed studio president Jonnie Davis. She has been with the studio since 2015.

During her tenure the studio has signed overall deals with creators including Dan Levy, Aline Brosh McKenna, Nisha Ganatra, Jordan Reddout & Gus Hickey, Austen Earl and Yvette Lee Bowser.

Prior to assuming her current position, Frankel served as vice president of current series, overseeing series including “Stumptown,” “American Housewife” and “A Million Little Things.”

She previously worked in comedy department at the studio from 2007 to 2011, before leaving to serve as head of comedy development for USA Network. At USA, she developed series including “Playing House,” “Sirens” and “Benched.” She has also held positions at Imagine Television and Grammnet.

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Over the course of its history, USA Network has had both great successes and big disappointments when it comes to their original scripted shows. Which of the current ones will be cancelled or renewed for another season? Stay tuned!

Scripted USA Network shows listed: Benched, Briarpatch, Colony, Complications, Covert Affairs, Damnation, Dare Me, Dig, Dirty John, Eyewitness, Falling Water, Graceland, Mr. Robot, Pearson, Playing House, Psych, The Purge, Queen of the South, Royal Pains, Rush, Satisfaction, Shooter, The Sinner, Sirens, Suits, Treadstone, Unsolved, and White Collar.

Last updated: Most recent ratings added for Queen of the South.

There's lots of data that USA Network execs look at when deciding whether to renew or cancel a TV series but ratings are the major ingredient. Here's an updated listing of all of their recent/current primetime scripted shows.

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Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist is (finally) seeking professional help: The Office vet Oscar Nunez will appear in multiple episodes of the NBC musical dramedy as Zoey’s therapist Dr. Tesoro, TVLine has learned exclusively.

Nunez’s character is described as a warm yet slightly sarcastic man who will help Zoey navigate her grief, powers and relationships. And for once, Zoey is able to tell someone about her special abilities without any consequences.

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Are we having fun yet? Because a limited series revival of the cult comedy series “Party Down” is being developed at Starz, more than 10 years since its second season wrapped on the network in June 2010.

Starz announced that the six-part limited series is being executive produced and developed by “Party Down” alumni Rob Thomas, along with John Enbom, Paul Rudd, and Dan Etheridge. Enbom also serves as showrunner.

Cast members have not been confirmed for the revival, though with plenty of fan support for the series, and a cast reunion hosted by Vulture back in 2019 which teased a possible third season, it’s likely some familiar faces will be back. The original series, which launched in 2009, starred Adam Scott, Ken Marino, Ryan Hansen, Martin Starr, and Lizzy Caplan as failed actors, dreamers, and underachievers moonlighting as mostly miserable cater waiters to the rich in Los Angeles, with Jane Lynch starring in the first season,...

During the coronavirus shutdown, Eliza Coupe is pivoting to her next potential TV gig.

The Happy Endings and Future Man actress will star in Pivoting, our sister site Deadline reports. The Fox comedy from Liz Astrof (The Conners, Trial & Error, 2 Broke Girls) follows three women who make some big decisions after the death of their childhood best friend, Coleen.

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Coupe will play Amy,...

Exclusive: Happy Endings alumna Eliza Coupe is set as a lead of Fox’s comedy pilot Pivoting. She is the first actor cast in the project, a half-hour single-camera comedy from writer Liz Astrof, Aaron Kaplan’s Kapital Entertainment and Warner Bros TV. Tristram Shapeero has come on board to direct.

Like the rest of the 2020 broadcast pilots, Pivoting was put on hold in mid-March amid a massive Hollywood production shutdown due to the coronavirus pandemic. Fox, which has just a handful of pilots ordered during the traditional pilot season cycle this year, has been the most active throughout the production suspension period, working on casting the remaining leads and other pilot hires.

More from DeadlineSXSW 2020 Pilot Showcase Makes Its Way To Vimeo'Pivoting': Tommy Dewey To Star In Fox Comedy PilotFox Orders 'Pivoting' Comedy Pilot From Liz Astrof & Kapital Entertainment

As part of the modified pilot season strategy this year,...

There’s a ridiculous amount of TV content out there waiting to be streamed during your downtime — and a lot of it won’t cost you one shiny penny.

TVLine already offers a premium streaming guide, which delivers a rundown of subscription rates, original series and select library content offered by established, new and forthcoming streamers. We also publish a monthly list of TV shows and movies coming and going on Netflix.

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Melanie Frankel has been named Head of Comedy at ABC Studios, part of Disney Television Studios.

The promotion puts Frankel in charge of developing comedy projects for the studio across all of its partners, both in-house and outside of Disney Television.

“ABC Studios is 100% talent-focused. Melanie’s long-standing relationships in the creative community and her incredible ability to support and nurture talent at all levels make her the ideal person to run our comedy team,” said ABC Studios President Jonnie Davis.

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Frankel has been with the studio as vice president of current series since 2015. She recently oversaw the launch of the studio’s new drama “Stumptown,” and also served as the “American Housewife” and “A Million Little Things.”

She previously worked in the studio’s comedy department from 2007 to 2011, before leaving to serve as USA Network’s head of comedy development.

ABC Studios’ current executive Melanie Frankel has been named head of comedy. It marks the first major executive appointment for Jonnie Davis since he became ABC Studios President in July.

Frankel, who emerged as the leading candidate for the job last month, succeeds Amy Hartwick who stepped down as ABC Studios head of comedy shortly after Davis was named studio president.

While she most recently worked in current programming, Frankel has an extensive background in comedy development, including at ABC Studios, now a devision of Disney TV Studios.

“ABC Studios is 100% talent-focused,” Davis said. “Melanie’s long-standing relationships in the creative community and her incredible ability to support and nurture talent at all levels make her the ideal person to run our comedy team.”

Frankel has served as VP Current at ABC Studios since 2015, overseeing both drama and comedy series. She most recently shepherded the launch of the new ABC/ABC Studios drama Stumptown,...

Exclusive: Carter MacIntyre (Benched), Adam J. Harrington (Dirty John) and Terrence Terrell (Giants) are set for a recurring roles on the upcoming sixth season of Amazon’s Bosch.

Based on Michael Connelly’s best-selling novels, Bosch stars Titus Welliver as homicide Detective Harry Bosch, Jamie Hector as Jerry Edgar, Amy Aquino as Lt. Grace Billets, Madison Lintz as Maddie Bosch and Lance Reddick as Deputy Chief Irvin Irving.

MacIntyre will play Clifford Maxwell,an FBI agent who is working on a case in Bosch’s district that involves the theft of a toxic chemical. Harrington will portray Jack Brenner, an FBI special agent in charge of the investigation into a murder on Bosch’s turf who hopes to cooperate with Bosch in an exchange for information. Terrell will play Marvel, a Jamaican gangster.

Developed for television by The Wire alum and co-showrunner Eric Overmyer, Bosch is executive produced by Henrik Bastin...

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The Man in The High Castle season 4 will be the series's final run, but a new trailer reveals a release date that's not too far off.

The rumors that were circulating over the summer are true: Amazon Prime Video did indeed renew their flagship sci-fi series to ensure that there will be a The Man in The High Castle season 4, according to news that came out of the press room at San Diego Comic-Con 2018. Now with filming complete, news comes via trailer that this season will be the series' last.

The Man in The High Castle has been a slow burn series that strives to visualize the concept of Dick's complex alternate history that poses the question, "What if the Nazis won World War II", and season 3 reunited a cast that features Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa (Revenge), Rufus Sewell (Dark City), Alexa Davalos (Mob City), Brennan Brown (Chicago Med...

"Whatever that was, it wudn't baseball!" Gravitas Ventures has released the first official trailer for an indie comedy titled Benched, formerly known as Rounding Third while in production. This awkward, amusing comedy is about two little league baseball coach dads assigned to the same team who have to figure out how to work together, and train their team to win. This is one of those uplifting, feel-good, cheerful indie films about how enemies can become friends if you just learn to work together. John C. McGinley and Garret Dillahunt star, along with Jlynn Johnson, Graham Schneider, Keith Jamal Evans, Brogan Hall, Carter Wallace, Brennon Olsen, Brayden Chunn, Drake Light, and Caleb Coffey. This looks about as cheesy and as charming as you're expecting, but maybe this is just what a few of us really need right now. Here's the official trailer (+ poster) for Robert Deaton & George Flanigen's Benched, from...

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Los Angeles (Bbbsla) hosts its annual Accessories for Success Scholarship Luncheon on Sunday, April 22nd at the Beverly Wilshire, Beverly Hills presented by City National Bank.

Three exemplary women, who have demonstrated outstanding leadership and support for children facing adversity in Los Angeles, will be honored. Tracy D. Underwood, Senior Vice President of ABC Signature, and Laurie Zaks, President of Mandeville Television, will receive the “Excellence in Mentoring Award”. Martha Henderson, Executive Vice President of Entertainment Banking at City National Bank will receive the “Innovator Award”. Amber Valetta will emcee the luncheon; stylemeister Lloyd Boston will emcee the fashion show; and actress and activist Yara Shahidi (Grown-ish) is set to present the awards. Rebecca Campbell, Nancy Daniels, Stephen Galloway, Anne Globe, NJ Goldston, Barbara Lazaroff, Laura Lizer, Nicole Lorey, Loyola Marymount University, Lori McCreary, Kate Nichols, Charon Harroun Peirce, Nina Shaw, Sandra Stern, and Nancy Taylor are Honorary Co-Chairs.

Melissa McCarthy is about to make a try for the holiday musical canon; per The Hollywood Reporter, McCarthy has signed on to produce and star in Margie Claus, a new musical comedy that she’s working on with her husband and frequent production partner, Ben Falcone.

Starring McCarthy as Santa Claus’ wife, Margie, the film hopes to give the actress an Elf-style Christmas vehicle of her very own. Falcone—who also helmed Tammy and The Boss—will direct, from a script he’s co-writing with Benched creator Damon Jones.

Meanwhile, it’s unclear where Margie Claus—in which McCarthy’s character is forced to venture out of the workshop when her husband disappears on Christmas Eve—will fall in the wider “People With The Last Name Claus” Cinematic Universe, or if the producers have approached Fred Claus star Vince Vaughn about reprising his classic role.

Christmastime has come early for Melissa McCarthy and Ben Falcone.

New Line Cinema has picked up Margie Claus, a holiday family film project from the comedy power couple and co-writer Damon Jones, co-creator of the USA show Benched.

The project is described as a broad holiday family musical that New Line hopes will be in the same spirit (and have the same success) as another company Christmas movie, Elf.

Margie Claus will not only act as a starring vehicle for McCarthy but will also be the comedienne’s musical debut. McCarthy and Falcone will produce through their On the Day banner. Falcone...

We have a lot of casting news and even something a bit smelly to talk about. Really!

Jay Harrington joins Code Black Season 2 in a key recurring role as the most respected neurosurgeon in Los Angeles, Dr. Leo Fields.

Word is, Fields will be forced to operate on one of the major characters.

Forced sure is a strong word. Will it be Mike, or will someone else on staff suffer from a head injury?

 

Harrington is known for his comedy on the brilliant but canceled too soon Better Off Ted and more recently Benched and Hot in Cleveland.

He joins other Season 2 newbies including Rob Lowe, Noah Gray-Cabey, Emily Tyra and Kathleen Rose Perkins.

Amazon has scored the rights to the upcoming Robert De Niro/Julianne Moore series.

According to Deadline, the series, a drama, possibly about the mafia, is written by David O. Russell, and has received a two-season order of eight episodes each.

Benched and Better Off Ted alum Jay Harrington has booked a key recurring role on the second season of CBS' medical drama series Code Black. He will play the brilliant Dr. Leo Fields, the most respected neurosurgeon in Los Angeles who’s forced to operate on one of the show’s major characters. Harrington joins new Code Black regular Rob Lowe and major recurring players Noah Gray-Cabey, Emily Tyra, and Kathleen Rose Perkins. Harrington, known for playing the title character…...

Perhaps the new preview video and photos for tonight’s season finale of Freeform’s Dead of Summer, titled “She Talks to Angels,” will provide some clues as to who will be left standing at the end of the summer at Camp Stillwater.

Press Release: The summer of 1989 at Camp Stillwater comes to a terrifying end in “She Talks to Angels,” the season finale of “Dead of Summer,” airing Tuesday, August 30 (9:00 – 10:00 p.m. Edt), on Freeform, the new name for ABC Family.

What was supposed to be a fun summer that the Camp Stillwater counselors would never forget quickly turned into a horrible experience they will be lucky to survive. As summer comes to a close, the centuries-old battle between good and evil at Lake Stillwater will be settled once and for all.

Guest stars include Zachary Gordon as Blotter, Charles Mesure as Sherriff Heelan, Tony Todd as...

The ninth episode of Freeform’s Dead of Summer is titled “Home Sweet Home,” but if the photos and clips are an indicator of what’s in store for Camp Stillwater’s counselors tonight, the episode could also be titled, “The Exorcism of Amy Hughes,” or “There Will Be Blood… Lots of Blood.”

Press Release: The counselors confront the evil that lurks in the lake of Camp Stillwater in “Home Sweet Home,” an all-new episode of “Dead of Summer,” airing Tuesday, August 23 (9:00 – 10:00 p.m. Edt), on Freeform, the new name for ABC Family.

Chaos reigns down on Camp Stillwater as Deb and the counselors come face to face with evil.

Guest stars include Tony Todd as The Tall Man and Dylan Neal as Keith Jones.

“Home Sweet Home” is written by Ian Goldberg and directed by Alrick Riley.

The series stars Elizabeth Mitchell (“Lost,” ”The Purge: Election Year”) as Deborah “Deb” Carpenter,...

Maria Bamford (Arrested Development, the gone-too-soon Benched) has a love-hate relationship with Superman in the first trailer for her Netflix comedy Lady Dynamite (premiering Friday, May 20).

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The comedienne cozies up to Brandon Routh and punches Dean Cain in the star-studded preview, which also features Lennon Parham (Playing House), Ana Gasteyer (Suburgatory), Andy Daly (Review), Fred Melamed (Casual), Bridget Everett (Inside Amy Schumer), Ed Begley, Jr. (Better Call Saul), Sarah Silverman (Masters of Sex) and — whew! — Jason Mantzoukas (Brooklyn Nine-Nine).

Per Netflix’s official logline, Lady Dynamite “tells...

Eliza Coupe has been cast in Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg's Future Man TV series pilot for Hulu. Coupe starred in Benched, which was cancelled by USA Network after one season, as well as Happy Endings, which ABC cancelled after its third season season.

In Future Man, Coupe takes the female lead role of Tiger, opposite The Hunger Games' Josh Hutcherson, who was cast as the Josh Futterman character, last week. If ordered to series, Future Man will be Hutcherson's first regular TV series role. Future Man is written by Kyle Hunter and Ariel Shaffir. Matthew Tolmach is executive producing with Rogen and Goldberg. That duo will also direct.Read More…...

TV Line reports Happy Endings alum Eliza Coupe, most recently of The Mindy Project and Casual, is headed to Quantico for a story arc in 2016 ... before immediately going back to sitcoms. Right? She's gotta. Just because we didn't give Happy Endings or Benched the love they deserved doesn't mean we have to lose one of our best comedic actresses to network dramas. Oh, lord, the character summary describes her as "a hardcore career agent with countless notches in her belt." That is the most jokeless-sounding role there is! Okay, calm down. She'll probably get to deliver some witty bon mots at least. Maybe some jokes about ... uh, guns maybe? Betrayal? Sh ... shooting?...

Quantico‘s NATs soon will have another possible bomber top-notch agent in their midst: Happy Endings alum Eliza Coupe is joining the ABC drama’s cast, TVLine has learned exclusively.

Coupe’s Hannah Wyland graduated from the FBI academy seven years ago. Her ambition, combined with her looks and her confidence, has rocketed her past her competition in the intervening years. And then there’s this juicy bit, direct from the official character description: “She can turn on the soap, sex and romance, but at heart she’s a hardcore career agent with countless notches in her belt”?

RelatedDesperate Housewives...

In a competitive situation, ABC has bought Wheeler Dealer, a half-hour comedy pitch from Benched co-creator Damon Jones, with Bridesmaids co-writer Annie Mumolo. Wheeler Dealer (not to be confused with the fictional Wheelin’ Dealin’ record label on ABC drama Nashville) is inspired by the true story of Jones’ sister, a suburban housewife and mother who inherits her deceased husband's struggling car dealership in rural West Texas — Friday Night Lights country. In an attempt…...

My Generation

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Created by Peter Magnusson and Martin Persson. Developed for Us television by Noah Hawley.

Produced by ABC Studios, Stockholm-Copenhagen Productions, 26 Keys Productions

Aired on ABC for 1 season (8 episodes, 6 unaired) from September 23, 2010 – September 30, 2010

Cast

Michael Stahl-David as Steven Foster “The Overachiever”

Daniella Alonso as Brenda Serrano “The Brain”

Mehcad Brooks as Rolly Marks “The Jock”

Kelli Garner as Dawn Barbuso “The Punk”

Jaime King as Jacqueline Vachs “The Beauty Queen”

Julian Morris as Anders Holt “The Rich Kid”

Keir O’Donnell as Kenneth Finley “The Nerd”

Sebastian Sozi as the Falcon “The Rock Star”

Anne Son as Caroline Chung “The Wallflower”

Show Premise

The show is essentially a fake docudrama TV series that purportedly began in the year 2000, wherein the documentary crew followed a group of nine graduating students from a high school in Austin, Texas and interviewed them about their current lives, interests, career goals, and aspirations after they graduate.

It looks like The Mindy Project‘s Morgan is getting a happy ending of his own.

Eliza Coupe (Happy Endings, Benched) has nabbed a one-episode guest star stint on the Fox-turned-Hulu comedy’s upcoming fourth season, TVLine has confirmed.

RelatedThe Mindy Project Season 4: ‘Mindy’s at Square One Once the Baby Pops Out’

No word yet on who Coupe will play, but judging by the actress’ Instagram photo from the Mindy set, her character will be getting up close and personal with Ike Barinholtz’s quirky alter ego.

The Mindy Project premieres Tuesday, Sept. 15, on Hulu.

Ready for...

Eliza Coupe, best known for her role as Jane Kerkovich-Williams on the ABC comedy series “Happy Endings,” has closed a production deal under which she will develop projects for ABC Studios and ABC Signature Studios. Coupe most recently starred on the USA/ABC Signature series “Benched,” created by Michaela Watkins and Damon Jones and just completed a five-episode arc on the new Hulu series “Casual,” created by Harris Danow and executive produced by Jason Reitman and Helen Estabrook. Her other television credits include Showtime’s “House of Lies,” CBS’ “The Millers,” NBC’s “Scrubs,” HBO’s “Flight of the Conchords” and ABC’s “Samantha Who.

Actress Eliza Coupe, who played Jane Kerkovich-Williams for three seasons on the ABC sitcom Happy Endings, is about to come up with some endings of her own: She just forged a deal to develop projects for ABC Studios and ABC Signature Studios. Coupe has history with the studios. She starred on USA’s Benched, a courtroom single-camera comedy developed ABC Signature — the boutique division of ABC Studios created in 2013. Early this year USA cancelled the series. Since then…...

Netflix’s expansion into original content has seen the streaming giant enter the foray with a number of genres, from family dramas such as Bloodline to horror shows such as Hemlock Grove, and even comedy series such as Grace and Frankie and the revival of the cult hit Arrested Development. Now the service is poised to add anotehr entry into its genre, giving popular standup comedian Maria Bamford a platform in the process, as it has given a 13-episode order to Lady Dynamite, a single-camera show starring Bamford.

Bamford’s television work has been mostly in voiceover roles, with her most prominent onscreen performance coming in the now-cancelled TBS series Benched. Lady Dynamite will be executive produced by Arrested Development creator Mitch Hurwitz, who co-wrote the pilot with Hot Rod and South Park writer Pam Brady. Bamford and Hurwitz previously worked together on Arrested Development. Bamford is also onboard as executive producer,...

Two funny ladies share their stories here . First, Eliza Coupe talks about her adventures in series TV (Happy Endings, Benched) and her delightful new indy film, The Last Time You Had Fun. Then, meet Sarah Colonna. She’s a stand up comic, TV writer (Chelsea Lately) and a NY Times best selling author about to hit the chart again with her new book, Has Anyone Seen My Pants.

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We’re here just once this week, but right after the holiday we are back with a sneak peek at the new season of Ghost Asylum, shared by the guys who still have the goosebumps to prove it.

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Albert Tsai is, apparently, just what the doctor ordered.

The breakout star of last season’s Trophy Wife has been cast in ABC’s comedy pilot Dr. Ken, our sister site Deadline reports.

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Tsai will play the son of Ken Jeong’s titular character, a frustrated Hmo doctor who is juggling medicine, marriage and parenting — and succeeding at none of them.

Following Trophy Wife‘s cancellation, Tsai booked guest-starring roles in USA Network’s Benched and ABC’s Fresh Off the Boat. He previously worked...

It’s a new dawn, it’s a new day, it’s a new life… and we’re feeling very curious.

Almost two years after the beloved ABC comedy Happy Endings was cancelled, the Twitter handle @happywrites — which was run by the show’s scribes — published a rather intriguing tweet on Friday.

http://t.co/dxmVVW3DYO

— Happy Endings (@happywrites) February 6, 2015

The link in the tweet brings readers to a white screen that states, “It’s almost a new day,” with a countdown clock currently showing 52 days, 11 hours and some-odd minutes.

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Less than a week after actress Melissa Benoist signed on to play the title character in CBS' Supergirl, Mehcad Brooks (Necessary Roughness, True Blood) has joined the cast as James Olsen. Based on the Jimmy Olsen character from the DC Comics, James Olsen is an attractive photographer for CatCo, the same media conglomerate that Kara Zor-el (Melissa Benoist) works for. Kara is an assistant to Cat Grant, the company's founder, who has yet to be cast at this time.

James has recently been living and working in National City, although his reason for doing so is still a secret. Entertainment Weekly reports that James is rumored to be a love interest for Kara, but that has yet to be confirmed. In the comics, Jimmy Olsen was a photographer for the Daily Planet, who typically appeared in Clark Kent's stories. He was also close friends with both Clark and Lois Lane,...

Sirens returned for a second season on Tuesday, and star Michael Mosley sure hopes you watched! In an exclusive interview with People, Mosley, 36, confided that he was worried he had "the stink" on him following leading roles on such short-lived series as Kidnapped, Kings, Pan Am, Last Resort and the Scrubs pseudo-spinoff. The series, loosely based on the British series of the same name, follows a group of Chicago EMTs. Adapted by Denis Leary and screenwriter Bob Fisher, Sirens is the workplace comedy you might not be watching but absolutely should be. The comedy is as accessible as it is smart,...

Sirens returned for a second season on Tuesday, and star Michael Mosley sure hopes you watched!

In an exclusive interview with People, Mosley, 36, confided that he was worried he had "the stink" on him following leading roles on such short-lived series as Kidnapped, Kings, Pan Am, Last Resort and the Scrubs pseudo-spinoff.

The series, loosely based on the British series of the same name, follows a group of Chicago EMTs. Adapted by Denis Leary and screenwriter Bob Fisher, Sirens is the workplace comedy you might not be watching but absolutely should be. The comedy is as accessible as it is smart,...

Eliza Coupe is no longer starring in Benched, the series was dropped. USA Network chose not to renew the freshman show. The series was a random one with a touch of humor mixed in with law. Now we see that the show will not be given a proper ending nor a second season, despite that they aired the season finale back in December. Poor Eliza has not released a statement regarding the sad news, nor has USA.

We feel bad for the cast, but it is part of the game. Once again this show was one that never received much support from the network. It is perhaps due to the network not being a fan or even simply overlooked by the fans. We can hope that perhaps it can be saved or even released for DVD. But based upon the lack of their vocal fans speaking up to fuss over this cancellation.

Hopefully you weren't waiting for a second season of the Benched sitcom. USA Network has cancelled the TV show after one season of 12 episodes.

On Benched, a high-powered corporate lawyer (Eliza Coupe) experiences a fall from grace and lands in the rough and tumble world of public defenders. The series also stars Jay Harrington, Oscar Nunez, Maria Bamford, Jolene Purdy, and Carter MacIntyre.

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It’s one and done for USA’s “Benched. The half-hour comedy, produced by ABC Studios, has been cancelled by the network, TheWrap has confirmed.

“Happy Endings” alum Eliza Coupe starred in the series as a high-stakes, tough-as-nails attorney whose bad attitude leads to a major life adjustment. She loses her job and winds up working at the public defender’s office for Los Angeles County.

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While the series held onto consistent ratings of approximately 800,000 viewers throughout its 12-episode run in the fall. Those numbers were below those for “Siren,...

Benched has been… don’t make us say it.

USA Network has decided not to bring back the legal comedy, which starred Eliza Coupe, for a second season, TVLine has confirmed.

Our sister site Deadline first reported the cancellation.

The series’ first season finale aired Dec. 30.

TVLine’s Cable Renewal Scorecard has been updated to reflect the cancellation.

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USA Network’s comedy series Benched will not be coming back for a second season. The courtroom comedy starring Eliza Coupe and Jay Harrington had a quiet run, which concluded December 30, averaging 800,000 viewers and 300,000 adults 18-49 in Live+Same Day.

When USA scaled back its original comedy series portfolio, the network stressed its commitment to its current series — Sirens, Playing House and Benched. Sirens and Playing House have been renewed for a second season. Like Benched, Playing House had pretty low Live+Sd ratings but had a sizable DVR bump and a big spike in VOD viewing, leading to USA’s decision to bring the show back in a different business model where episodes premiere on VOD.

Meanwhile, Benched, which received Ok reviews, has not been getting a lift in delayed viewing, contributing to the network’s decision not to go forward with a second season. The series’ ratings might...

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The scripted dramas on USA Network have all been way down in the ratings this year. How will their Benched sitcom perform? Will it be a winner? Cancelled or renewed for a second season? Stay tuned.

On Benched, a high-powered corporate lawyer (Eliza Coupe) experiences a fall from grace and lands in the rough and tumble world of public defenders. The series also stars Jay Harrington, Oscar Nunez, Maria Bamford, Jolene Purdy, and Carter MacIntyre.

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