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JamesG · 05-31-2012, 06:31 PM

"Friends" Vet Tapped as New "Whitney" Showrunner
5/31/2012
by Lesley Goldberg

NBC is continuing to make changes at the helm of its returning series.

"Whitney" executive producer Betsy Thomas will step down from her post at the top of the sophomore comedy and be replaced by "Friends" veteran Wil Calhoun, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed.

Calhoun, whose recent credits include the short-lived Fox comedy "I Hate My Teenage Daughter", becomes the latest new showrunner to step into an NBC series, following Josh Safran ("Smash"), David Guarascio and Moses Port ("Community") and Tucker Cawley ("Up all Night").

NBC renewed "Whitney", created by and starring Whitney Cummings, earlier this month for a second season, moving the comedy -- which has frequently been a target for critics -- to Friday nights ahead of "Community".

Cummings was 2-for-2 this season with NBC granting a second season to Whitney and CBS having renewed the Cummings-produced "2 Broke Girls".

What's more, she will soon have a Chelsea Handler-like talk project on E!

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/liv...wrunner-331763

Chocolate Moose · 07-05-2012, 04:10 PM

Oooooooo ... exciting !

05-31-2012, 06:31 PM	#1
JamesG Freakshow Moderator Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 01, 2008 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 57,291	Wil Calhoun Announced as "Whitney's" New Showrunner *"Friends" Vet Tapped as New "Whitney" Showrunner* 5/31/2012 by Lesley Goldberg NBC is continuing to make changes at the helm of its returning series. "Whitney" executive producer Betsy Thomas will step down from her post at the top of the sophomore comedy and be replaced by "Friends" veteran Wil Calhoun, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed. Calhoun, whose recent credits include the short-lived Fox comedy "I Hate My Teenage Daughter", becomes the latest new showrunner to step into an NBC series, following Josh Safran ("Smash"), David Guarascio and Moses Port ("Community") and Tucker Cawley ("Up all Night"). NBC renewed "Whitney", created by and starring Whitney Cummings, earlier this month for a second season, moving the comedy -- which has frequently been a target for critics -- to Friday nights ahead of "Community". Cummings was 2-for-2 this season with NBC granting a second season to Whitney and CBS having renewed the Cummings-produced "2 Broke Girls". What's more, she will soon have a Chelsea Handler-like talk project on E! http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/liv...wrunner-331763

07-05-2012, 04:10 PM	#2
Chocolate Moose Member Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Jan 21, 2007 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 4,904	Oooooooo ... exciting !
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