David E. Kelley is preparing another comeback – and this time, he’s leaving the traditional networks behind.
Kelley’s next series, the Billy Bob Thornton legal drama “Goliath,” debuts Oct. 14 on Amazon. Early next year, he’ll premiere HBO’s “Big Little Lies,” starring Nicole Kidman, Reese Witherspoon, and Shailene Woodley, and after that, DirecTV’s serial killer thriller “Mr. Mercedes.”
Read More: ‘Goliath’ Trailer: Billy Bob Thornton is a Lawyer With Nothing to Lose in David E. Kelley’s Amazon Drama
But here’s what’s not on Kelley’s docket: Anything in broadcast, where he once upon a time he was king.
“I don’t see a reason to, at this point,” Kelley told IndieWire. “If broadcast TV evolves and really cares about product more than exalting ratings over product, I might. If they got rid of commercials, I might. It’s just hard to succeed with good,...
Kelley’s next series, the Billy Bob Thornton legal drama “Goliath,” debuts Oct. 14 on Amazon. Early next year, he’ll premiere HBO’s “Big Little Lies,” starring Nicole Kidman, Reese Witherspoon, and Shailene Woodley, and after that, DirecTV’s serial killer thriller “Mr. Mercedes.”
Read More: ‘Goliath’ Trailer: Billy Bob Thornton is a Lawyer With Nothing to Lose in David E. Kelley’s Amazon Drama
But here’s what’s not on Kelley’s docket: Anything in broadcast, where he once upon a time he was king.
“I don’t see a reason to, at this point,” Kelley told IndieWire. “If broadcast TV evolves and really cares about product more than exalting ratings over product, I might. If they got rid of commercials, I might. It’s just hard to succeed with good,...
- 10/12/2016
- by Michael Schneider
- Indiewire
There is a legal thread going through the drama development at Eva Longoria‘s UnbeliEVAable Entertainment with a third sale of an hourlong project with legal elements. The project, Vega V. Vega, has landed at NBC. Written/co-executive produced by Laurie Silverstein, the show centers on a brilliant, young, successful lawyer who suddenly finds herself forced to go into a practice with her mother, a pioneering female attorney with whom she has a love/hate relationship. Attorney Elizabeth Bradley, who starred on David E. Kelley’s NBC reality series The Law Firm, serves as producer. Bradley started her legal career in the law firm where her mother was a partner, and the two later launched a successful practice together, Bradley & Bradley, Llp. Vega V. Vega is produced by Warner Bros TV and UnbeliEVAable, with Longoria, George W. Perkins, Sunta Izzicupo and Ben Spector executive producing. This marks CAA-repped UnbeliEVAble’s fourth sale this season.
- 9/30/2013
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
The stiffs on CSI: Crime Scene Investigation were the only thing with any kind of Nielsen pulse in primetime Thursday. CBS' 9 p.m. repeat of CSI was far and away the most-watched program of the night, drawing 13.5 million viewers and 4.2 rating/13 share in the adults 18-49 demographic, according to preliminary estimates from Nielsen Media Research. NBC and Fox didn't even crack the 5 million viewer threshold all night; ABC barely peeked over the 6 million viewer mark thanks to 10 p.m.'s Primetime Live (6.9 million, 2.6/8). UPN's WWE SmackDown! (4.5 million, 1.6/5) showcase had no trouble beating its older broadcast brethren. NBC in particular was in dire straits, with 9 p.m.'s original The Law Firm (4 million, 1.4/4) declining by more than 1 million viewers from last week's unimpressive premiere performance. ABC wasn't any better off with its 9 p.m. original Hooking Up (4 million, 1.7/5).
NBC's latest summer reality entry The Law Firm had a ho-hum start Thursday in what remains primetime's toughest time slot, even during the summer repeat slumber. Executive produced by David E. Kelley, Law Firm, an elimination style show revolving around a group of a dozen lawyers challenged to impress attorney-to-the-stars Roy Black with their barrister skills, opened at 9 p.m. to 5.1 million viewers and 1.9 rating/6 share in the adults 18-49 demographic, according to preliminary estimates from Nielsen Media Research. CBS' 9 p.m. repeat of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation remained the dynamo of the night, though it did slip a few notches from its recent repeat performance levels to finish out with 13.1 million viewers and 4.1/13 in adults 18-49. ABC's 9 p.m. entry Hooking Up (3.8 million, 1.7/5) fell further off the Nielsen radar in its third week.
- 7/29/2005
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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