Pat Loves TV 9/27: Hulu adds classic TGIF sitcoms; Shondaland's TGIT returns to ABC; YouTube adds 'brand safe' originals
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Patrick Howard
Film/TV/Digital Script Clearance Analyst | Time-Sensitive Background Research
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Classic TGIF comes to Hulu
On Friday, September 29, Hulu will add classic TGIF sitcoms like FULL HOUSE and PERFECT STRANGERS to its streaming lineup, just as Chicago prepares to demolish the FAMILY MATTERS house, and FULLER HOUSE is in its third season on Netflix.
- TGI-Hulu! Beloved "TGIF" lineup to make streaming debut on Hulu this week (Hulu)
- Unbreakable Kimmy Gibbler: Celebrating FULLER HOUSE's True Comedy Trailblazer (Brett White / Decider)
- Thank goodness! An oral history of ABC's TGIF (Dan Snierson / EW)
- City of Chicago Planning to Tear Down the FAMILY MATTERS House (Jessica Napoli / TV Insider)
- What Was It Like to Be a Writer on a TGIF Family Sitcom? (Josef Adalian / Vulture)
As the empire grows to include a website, Shondaland's TGIT returns to ABC
- How GREY'S ANATOMY Is Going Back to Its Roots in Season 14 (Lesley Goldberg / THR)
- HOW TO GET AWAY WITH MURDER: Inside the Road to "Redemption" in Season 4 (Jean Bentley / THR)
- What Netflix Can Offer Shonda Rhimes (David Sims / The Atlantic)
- SCANDAL's Final Season Is (Partially) About Wish Fulfillment (Lesley Goldberg / THR)
- Shonda Rhimes Launches Shondaland Website: ‘This Is Not a Lifestyle Site’ (Reid Nakamura / The Wrap)
- GREY'S ANATOMY Star Jason George Joins Firefighter Spinoff (Lesley Goldberg / THR)
- How Shonda's Shows Get Their Signature Sound (Alexandra Patsavas / Shondaland)
sausage factory: the business of TV
Spike begins its evolution to Paramount; CBS prevails down under
- Spike’s Rebranding as Paramount Network Is the Latest Maneuver in Cable’s Battle for Viewers (T.L. Stanley / Adweek)
- Viacom Loses Bid to Avoid Defamation Trial Over VH-1 Biopic (Eriq Gardner / THR)
- How CBS Outmaneuvered Lachlan Murdoch to Buy Aussie TV Network Ten (Pip Bulbeck, Georg Szalai / THR)
what else is on? BIG MOUTH gets personal; SNL adds 3
- Nick Kroll, Jenny Slate Talk Puberty, Getting Personal in Netflix’s BIG MOUTH (Rebecca Rubin / Variety)
- SNL Adds Three Featured Players for Season 43 (Lesley Goldberg / THR)
- 30 ROCK and More Streaming on Hulu Exclusively Under NBC Pact (Todd Spangler / Variety)
streaming/OTT: John Landgraf's FX+; YouTube's 'brand safe' slate
- Streaming Network Coup: Natascha McElhone Quits ABC’s DESIGNATED SURVIVOR for Hulu’s THE FIRST (Carli Velocci / The Wrap)
- John Landgraf Mounts His Silicon Valley Counteroffensive With New Service FX+ (Andrew Wallenstein / Variety)
- Inside YouTube’s ‘Brand Safe’ Ad Push With Shows From Ellen DeGeneres, Kevin Hart, and More (Todd Spangler / Variety)
- Will Out-of-Control Episode Costs Kill Peak TV? (Maureen Ryan / Variety)
in development: FIXER UPPER to end; immigration stories are hot this development cycle
- Chip and Joanna Gaines Will End FIXER UPPER After 5th Season(Emily Strohm / People)
- TV's Hot Development Trend: Immigrant Stories (Lesley Goldberg / THR)
- CBS Developing Drama Based on Internet Abuse Attorney Carrie Goldberg (Joe Otterson / Variety)
- GILMORE GIRLS Creators Ink Overall Deal With Amazon (Lesley Goldberg / THR)
- Fox Developing Drama Based on Book ‘Our Kind of People: Inside America’s Black Upper Class’ (Joe Otterson / Variety)
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