Thursday, February 13, 2020

The Mighty Ducks Returning as Series on Disney+; NBC Sets More Mid-Season Series

The Mighty Ducks - Disney +

Lauren Graham has been cast in the lead role in the new Disney+ series The Mighty Ducks. Graham will star as Alex and Brady Noon is set to portray her son, Evan. Based on the '90s hit franchise, the 10-episode original series begins production this month in Vancouver and will premiere later this year on the streaming service. Graham is also a co-executive producer on the series. In present day Minnesota, the Mighty Ducks have evolved from scrappy underdogs to an ultra-competitive, powerhouse youth hockey team. After 12-year-old Evan (Noon) is unceremoniously cut from the Ducks, he and his mom Alex (Graham) set out to build their own ragtag team of misfits to challenge the cutthroat, win-at-all-costs culture of competitive youth sports.

Lauren Graham is an award-winning actress, producer, and New York Times best-selling author, widely known for her work on the critically acclaimed television shows Parenthood and Gilmore Girls. She most recently appeared in the acclaimed HBO comedy Curb Your Enthusiasm and voiced the character Oxana Hauntley in the Disney Junior animated series Vampirina. She can currently be seen in the new hit NBC drama series Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist, which premiered in January with a special preview and premieres as a series this Sunday.


Little Big Shots

NBC has announced three premiere dates for alternate series for this mid-season. The all-new season of Little Big Shots returns with two-time Emmy Award-winning actress and comedian Melissa McCarthy now as host. Little Big Shots premieres Sunday, March 1 at 8 p.m. ET/PT, with a special preview on Monday, Feb. 24 at 10 p.m. immediately following the season premiere of The Voice. New episodes will air through Sunday, May 10. Please note, a repeat of the first episode will air Sunday, March 1 at 7 p.m.

The Wall

Game show The Wall will return on Sunday, March 15 at 7 p.m. ET/PT and will air through May 31. The series, with Chris Hardwick returning as host, has changed people's lives, giving away more than $11 million to date.

Songland

And finally, NBC's groundbreaking series Songland is back for a second season beginning on Monday, April 13 at 10 p.m. ET/PT through Monday, June 29. The 10-epsiode series is an authentic peek into the creative process of songwriting and provides undiscovered songwriters the chance to pitch their original creations to top recording artists and a panel of the most sought-after producers in music - Ester Dean (Grammy-nominated songwriter and producer of Rihanna, Katy Perry, Nicki Minaj), Shane McAnally (three-time Grammy-winning songwriter and producer of Kacey Musgraves, Kelly Clarkson and Sam Hunt with over 40 #1 country records and two-time ACM Songwriter of the Year) and Ryan Tedder (lead singer of OneRepublic and four-time Grammy Award-winning songwriter and producer of Adele, Taylor Swift, Beyoncé and Jonas Brothers) - in the hopes of creating the recording artists' next big hit songs.


Sitcoms Airing Tonight

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iCarly - "iBuckled" (Disney Channel, 8:00PM ET/PT)
Carly, Spencer and Freddie are back, navigating the next chapters in their lives and facing the uncertainties of life in their 20s.

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