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History, Producers Spread Gospel in 10-hour Mini
It's the greatest story ever told. But that doesn't mean it's easy to tell, even in 10 hours.
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Frank PR Promotes Three Staffers
New York-based praisery Frank PR has promoted three of its staffers, with Tiffany Malloy tapped to become a director of publicity at the firm. Stephanie Davidson will step up to manager of publicity,...
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Fox Tops Week in Demos, Surpasses NBC for Season
It took longer than anybody would have expected, but Fox has leapfrogged NBC for second place in the season’s demo derby. Three nights of “American Idol” — even if the show isn’t the ratings dynamo it...
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Mark Burnett’s Tired Take on TV Critics
Mark Burnett — hardly a wallflower in the best of times — no doubt feels like the king of the world right now. Aside from his reality TV success on multiple fronts — with “The Voice” and “Shark Tank”...
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History, Burnett and Downey: ‘Bible’s’ Satan Is No Obama
Mark Burnett, Roma Downey and History Channel fired back at social media users Monday morning who postulated that the actor who portrays Satan in miniseries “The Bible” looks like President Obama,...
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Internet Chatter Runs Amok with Satan-Obama Nonsense
Honest to God, I did not see that one coming. Having reviewed six hours of “The Bible” in advance of its premiere, I was filled with all kinds of thoughts and had scribbled various notes in the...
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Review: “Bloody Sunday: ‘Walking Dead’ Turns to Next Chapter, and ‘The...
Note: The following post contains SPOILERS about “The Walking Dead” season finale. If it spoils “The Bible” for you, odds are you never read the book. What will almost certainly be the two most-watched...
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Hoops Help CBS Top Rivals on a Big Night for Cable
CBS emerged the winner among the broadcast networks on Sunday, riding a college basketball overrun and “60 Minutes” to victory in key demos on a night that figured to produce some strong ratings for...
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Final Hours of ‘Walking Dead,’‘Bible’ Combine for 24.5 million
It was a whopper of a night for cable on Sunday as AMC’s “The Walking Dead” broke more records with its third-season finale, and History capped its miniseries “The Bible” with boffo numbers of its own....
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USA Seizes Marketing ‘Moment’ With Christian Community
You don’t need to be a prophet to see this burgeoning trend in television. With “American Bible Challenge” breaking GSN’s ratings records, “The Bible” miniseries pulling over 10 million viewers a week...
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Signature Shows Can Boost Nets’ Brands
Every network wants a Mad Men — an original, scripted series that hits it out of the ballpark and brings home Emmy prestige and zeitgeist buzz. That’s the kind of success that can lift a network out of...
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Mark Burnett, Roma Downey to Keynote Family Entertainment and Faith-Based Summit
It was at last year’s summit that Mark Burnett and Roma Downey revealed footage of “The Bible,” a 10-hour miniseries that wound up becoming a ratings juggernaut and the most purchased TV-on-DVD release...
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On the Right Side of History
t’s hard to be on the wrong side of History these days. Early this year the cabler sliced through the original content noise with big ratings for its shows "Vikings" and "The Bible" with numbers (11.4...
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Mark Burnett’s ‘Bible’ Sequel Set at NBC
NBC will be diving into religious fare, as the Peacock partners with Mark Burnett for “Bible” follow-up project “A.D.: Beyond the Bible.” Burnett and wife Roma Downey had been teasing a follow-up to...
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NBC Turns to Higher Power With ‘Bible’ Sequel
Given where NBC has been ratings-wise, it shouldn’t be a surprise to see the network throw a Hail Mary pass. The announcement the network has snagged producers Mark Burnett and Roma Downey’s follow-up...
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Monster Mash: Emmys Make a Mess of Movies & Miniseries
“American Horror Story: Asylum” vs. “The Bible.” And that’s not even the weirdest thing about the Emmy nominations for best movie or miniseries. The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences had its...
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Emmys: Network by Network Emmy Awards Nominations (PHOTOS)
A closer look at who got what for which.
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Tom Sherak Advising Mark Burnett, Roma Downey on ‘Son of God’ Pact
As Mark Burnett and Roma Downey step up the process of securing a theatrical distributor for “Son of God,” the feature derived from the pair’s 10-hour miniseries “The Bible,” the two have enlisted the...
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LightWorkers Media Options ‘The Dovekeepers’ For Miniseries
Roma Downey’s LightWorkers Media banner has acquired the rights to Alice Hoffman’s 2011 novel “The Dovekeepers” with an eye toward adapting it as a miniseries. “Dovekeepers” is set in ancient Israel...
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Roma Downey Pursues Passion Projects, ‘Bible’ Sequel With LightWorkers Banner
“The intention behind LightWorkers is not solely to do faith-based productions, but we do have a bias toward the family and stories that shine a real light of positivity and love,” Downey says.
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