History channel has renewed “The Men Who Built America” and “The Food That Built America” for second seasons, while sister network A&e has ordered 160 more episodes of “Live Pd.”
The “Live Pd” documentary series follows officers from police departments across America as they go about their nightly patrol. The series airs Friday and Saturday nights from 9 p.m. to 12 a.m. Et/Pt and is hosted by Dan Abrams with analysis from Tom Morris Jr. and Sgt. Sean ‘Sticks’ Larkin.
A+E Networks has been among the few to announce new programming for the coming year, given that the broadcast pilot season was shelved due to the pandemic, which has left the fate of many networks’ fall schedules twisting in the wind.
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As for History channel, the second installment of “The Men Who Built America,” tentatively titled “The Men Who...
The “Live Pd” documentary series follows officers from police departments across America as they go about their nightly patrol. The series airs Friday and Saturday nights from 9 p.m. to 12 a.m. Et/Pt and is hosted by Dan Abrams with analysis from Tom Morris Jr. and Sgt. Sean ‘Sticks’ Larkin.
A+E Networks has been among the few to announce new programming for the coming year, given that the broadcast pilot season was shelved due to the pandemic, which has left the fate of many networks’ fall schedules twisting in the wind.
Also Read: A&e Renews Dan Abrams' 'Court Cam' for Season 2
As for History channel, the second installment of “The Men Who Built America,” tentatively titled “The Men Who...
- 5/7/2020
- by Tony Maglio and Margeaux Sippell
- The Wrap
On the heels of strong ratings for season one, History has renewed its popular nonfiction series The Food That Built America that centers on the food titans who shaped America. The network has ordered 18 one-hour episodes for season 2.
The series drew 18.8 million total viewers in the first season. History will team with food author and TV personality Adam Richman for Season 2, which looks at a new group of bold pioneers behind iconic food empires such as Oreos, Frito Lay, Reese’s, Pizza Hut, and more. In addition to presenting facts and anecdotes about some of our country’s favorite brands, the series will also lean into America’s nostalgia for food and highlight the product inspiration and numerous trials, triumphs and tribulations endured by the food entrepreneurs whose grit and determination helped them persevere, per History.
The Food That Built America is produced by Lucky 8. Kim Woodard, Greg Henry, Isaac Holub...
The series drew 18.8 million total viewers in the first season. History will team with food author and TV personality Adam Richman for Season 2, which looks at a new group of bold pioneers behind iconic food empires such as Oreos, Frito Lay, Reese’s, Pizza Hut, and more. In addition to presenting facts and anecdotes about some of our country’s favorite brands, the series will also lean into America’s nostalgia for food and highlight the product inspiration and numerous trials, triumphs and tribulations endured by the food entrepreneurs whose grit and determination helped them persevere, per History.
The Food That Built America is produced by Lucky 8. Kim Woodard, Greg Henry, Isaac Holub...
- 5/7/2020
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
National Geographic has optioned Mark Bowden’s best-selling Iran hostage crisis novel, “Guests of the Ayatollah,” to be adapted into a limited series by “Genius” showrunner Ken Biller, the cable channel said Tuesday during the Television Critic’s Association press tour.
Here’s the description of the 2006 nonfiction novel, courtesy of Nat Geo:
“Guests of the Ayatollah” takes a global, 360-degree view of the events that unfolded on and after Nov. 4, 1979, when a group of radical Islamist students stormed the U.S. embassy in Tehran. Motivated by the revolutionary leader Ayatollah Khomeini, the radicals held 52 Americans hostage for 444 days, releasing them at the exact moment President Ronald Reagan was sworn in. “Guests of the Ayatollah” reexamines this gut-wrenching saga from the point of view of the hostages, the special forces units sent to free them, the diplomats working to end the crisis and the radical captors. Time magazine said of the book,...
Here’s the description of the 2006 nonfiction novel, courtesy of Nat Geo:
“Guests of the Ayatollah” takes a global, 360-degree view of the events that unfolded on and after Nov. 4, 1979, when a group of radical Islamist students stormed the U.S. embassy in Tehran. Motivated by the revolutionary leader Ayatollah Khomeini, the radicals held 52 Americans hostage for 444 days, releasing them at the exact moment President Ronald Reagan was sworn in. “Guests of the Ayatollah” reexamines this gut-wrenching saga from the point of view of the hostages, the special forces units sent to free them, the diplomats working to end the crisis and the radical captors. Time magazine said of the book,...
- 7/23/2019
- by Jennifer Maas
- The Wrap
“People Magazine Investigates: Cults” returns for a sophomore season on June 3 on Investigation Discovery.
Each episode follows one infamous cult from the time of its creation, and tracks leaders as well as survivors. A team of People’s true-crime staff talks to survivors who escaped and are attempting to rebuild their lives after submerging themselves into cult-like organizations.
“The stories told from those who have escaped from these cults are incredibly harrowing – truly, stranger than fiction – which is why they both captivate and so intrigue our viewers,” said Henry Schleiff, group president of Investigation Discovery, Travel Channel, American Heroes Channel and Destination America, in a prepared statement. “ID continues our extremely successful partnership with People for this new season, as they bring their expert reporting to our viewers on these secret societies that so often seek to dominate and control their innocent followers.”
In the first episode of the new season,...
Each episode follows one infamous cult from the time of its creation, and tracks leaders as well as survivors. A team of People’s true-crime staff talks to survivors who escaped and are attempting to rebuild their lives after submerging themselves into cult-like organizations.
“The stories told from those who have escaped from these cults are incredibly harrowing – truly, stranger than fiction – which is why they both captivate and so intrigue our viewers,” said Henry Schleiff, group president of Investigation Discovery, Travel Channel, American Heroes Channel and Destination America, in a prepared statement. “ID continues our extremely successful partnership with People for this new season, as they bring their expert reporting to our viewers on these secret societies that so often seek to dominate and control their innocent followers.”
In the first episode of the new season,...
- 5/17/2019
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
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