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Once Upon A Time Adds 2-Hour Episode For Sweeps
3fans are in for a treat!
The fairytale drama is getting an extra episode this season as it gears up for November sweeps!
No, you aren’t dreaming! Executive producer Adam Horowitz announced the news via Twitter. Episode eight titled “Smash the Mirror” will be a two-hour long extravaganza. And no, it won’t be a special or recap episode! Hooorah!
Excited to tell ya ep 408 on 11/16 of #OnceUponATime is being expanded to TWO hours. Set to air an hour earlier from 7/6c til 9/8c on ABC
— Adam Horowitz (@AdamHorowitzLA) October 23, 2014
The episode will air Sunday, November 16 and it’s regular time. Important to note, since originally Horowitz tweeted that the show would start an hour earlier. That’s 8:00pm-10:00pm!
To be clear — the 11/16 ep of #OnceUponATime that starts early is NOT a recap/clip show. It’s two entire hours of episode. #ExtraOnce!
— Adam Horowitz (@AdamHorowitzLA) October 23, 2014
This brings season 4 of OUAT to a total of 23 episodes, still airing in two 11-episode runs. The first half of the season will conclude with a winter finale on December 14.
Are you excited? Do you think the extra hour will help Once in the sweeps? I’m sure fans will be overjoyed at the extra hour and make sure to tune in, in which case, it definitely will.
And if you don’t know what sweeps are, well let me tell you! Nielsen measures ratings during November, February, May and July. These are called “sweep” months. During these sweep months, over 2-million homes get mailed a paper diaries, which users use to record their viewing habits for 7-day periods. The viewing habits are then used to set advertising rates for the remainder of the year.
Personally, I can say this season of Once is less than thrilling, so I’m not sure if I’m as excited about getting an extra episode as I should be. Given that the original episodes are boring me to death, will this additional hour be just as pointless? Although, with this weeks Emma/Snow Queen connection revealed, maybe things are going to pick up? You see how it happens right around sweeps week, which begins Oct.31? Clever, clever!
Photo Credit: ABC/ Once Upon A Time
Let’s all give a warm welcome to a new doctor coming to Gaffney!
Chicago Med is adding Luke Mitchell to the cast, according to Deadline.
The Originals and Blindspot actor will reportedly appear as a character named Dr. Mitch Ripley, described as an “early thirtysomething male Emergency Department doctor” with a past connection to Dr. Charles, played by Oliver Platt.
Word on the street is Ripley has a “troubled background,” which is why he crossed paths with Charles back in the day… and it seems like it might lead to some friction for the two.
He will recur on the medical drama with the potential of being upgraded to a series-regular come season 10, likely pending the reaction from fans.
The former Big Sky star is set to make his debut in the premiere episode of season 9 airing on January 17.
Of course, his addition is necessary as Chicago Med said goodbye to a handful of major cast members over the course of the previous seasons, including Brain Tee who played Ethan Choi, Nick Gehlfuss who starred as Will Halstead, Guy Lockard as Dr. Dylan Scott and Asjha Cooper in the role of Vanessa Taylor.
As of now, the returning cast includes S. Epatha Merkerson (hospital head Sharon Goodwin), Marlyne Barrett (charge nurse Maggie Lockwood), Dominic Rains (Dr. Crockett Marcel), Steven Weber (Dr. Dean Archer) and Jessy Schram (Dr. Hannah Asher).
Season 9 will consist of a 13-episode season, shortened due to the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes.
La Brea has officially been canceled by NBC.
The series is gearing up for a third and final season, which will also see fewer episodes.
The news was announced on November 20, and while it’s not what fans wanted to hear, NBC is at least giving fans closure.
The final six episodes will premiere on January 9, 2024. It will be a lead-in to the season’s final two episodes of the hit fall drama Found.
The first and second seasons consisted of 10 and 14 episodes, respectively. The WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes then forced NBC to release the actors from their contracts.
With six episodes to tie up loose ends, let’s hope that the storyline will be wrapped up in a sufficient way that answers any and all questions and leaves fans feeling satisfied.
Zyra Gorecki, who plays Izzy, shared the news on her Instagram, writing, “I’m truly so proud of the work everyone put into #LaBrea Season 3. It was an absolute joy to be a part of. Thank you guys for all of your support these past three years.”
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The cast also includes Natalie Zea, Eoin Macken, Jon Seda, Nicholas Gonzalez, Chiké Okonkwo, Jack Martin, Veronica St. Clair, Rohan Mirchandaney, Lily Santiago, Josh McKenzie, Tonantzin Carmelo and Michelle Vergara Moore.
La Brea was NBC’s latest sci-fi series that transported audiences and some Los Angeles residents to 10K B.C. via a mysterious sinkhole. At the center of it is the Harris family, who are eventually reunited when it’s revealed that the patriarch Gavin (Macken) has deep connections to the prehistoric timeline.
As you await the third season, here’s a little season 2 finale refresher!
As Goosebumps wrapped up its first season on Disney+ on Nov. 17, things ended on quite a shocking cliffhanger, leading fans to question if a second season was in the works.
And it seems like season 1 is just the start as there are definitely plans to continue on with the series featuring the same cast, which includes Isa Briones, Ana Yi Puig, Zack Morris, Will Price, and Miles McKenna.
With the first chapter closed, a second chapter will explore the aftermath of Briones’ massive decision (you can read our review right here), but first, Disney+ needs to renew the season officially.
As of writing, Goosebumps has not been renewed for season 2, however, everything was created with the intention of there being additional episodes.
And naturally, since the series takes inspiration from the popular R.L. Stine novels, there’s the question of which books will be adapted next to explore the aftermath of Kanduu’s devious plan.
Disney released the first season ahead of Halloween, dropping the first five episodes all at once on October 13 before adopting a weekly release format, which kept up the intrigue.
Through the course of 10 episodes, fans created a special bond with the give teens trying to save their town of Port Lawrence from a tragedy that connected to their parent’s past and included their new high school teacher, Mr. Nathan Bratt played by Justin Long.
Once Disney renews the series and announces a premiere date (which can happen as the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes are over), we’ll update this post accordingly!
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