Note: LateNighter generally posts late night daily ratings on a two (business) day delay, which is how they are released by Nielsen.
CBS’ The Late Show with Stephen Colbert held strong at the top of the 11:35 p.m. ratings heap on Tuesday.
Per Nielsen live-plus-same-day data for May 7, 2024, The Late Show averaged 2,071,000 total viewers and 220,000 P18-49 viewers. That’s -6% in total viewers and -14% in P18-49 compared to the day before; up +3% but -4%, respectively, from the previous Tuesday’s episode. Tiffany Haddish, and Meredith Scardino were Colbert’s guests on May 7.
ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live! took second place at 11:35 p.m. in both key audience measurements— total viewers and P18-49—for the second consecutive day.
Kimmel averaged 1,671,000 total viewers with 216,000 P18-49 viewers on Tuesday. That’s up +6% in total viewers, but -10% in P18-49 viewers from the day before, up +8% and +49%, respectively,...
CBS’ The Late Show with Stephen Colbert held strong at the top of the 11:35 p.m. ratings heap on Tuesday.
Per Nielsen live-plus-same-day data for May 7, 2024, The Late Show averaged 2,071,000 total viewers and 220,000 P18-49 viewers. That’s -6% in total viewers and -14% in P18-49 compared to the day before; up +3% but -4%, respectively, from the previous Tuesday’s episode. Tiffany Haddish, and Meredith Scardino were Colbert’s guests on May 7.
ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live! took second place at 11:35 p.m. in both key audience measurements— total viewers and P18-49—for the second consecutive day.
Kimmel averaged 1,671,000 total viewers with 216,000 P18-49 viewers on Tuesday. That’s up +6% in total viewers, but -10% in P18-49 viewers from the day before, up +8% and +49%, respectively,...
- 5/9/2024
- by A.J. Katz
- LateNighter
“Girls5eva” deserves to be heard. Yes, the laugh-out-loud comedy, from the minds of Tina Fey, Robert Carlock, creator Meredith Scardino and others, is funny. The music industry is wickedly skewered. The music, led by Jeff Richmond, is clever and catchy.
But really, the heart of the show comes from its stars — Sara Bareilles, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Busy Philipps and Paula Pell — and the characters they play. These are women of a certain age who are rediscovering their voices and finally taking on their dreams, after years of settling for something less.
Variety‘s Awards Circuit Podcast recently spoke to Philipps and Pell about Season 3 of “Girls5eva,” what the show has meant to them and the special message that it resonates between the laughs. Listen below!
In “Girls5eva,” Bareilles is Dawn, who gave up dreams of fame to raise her family. Goldsberry’s character, Wickie, is the diva whose attempt at...
But really, the heart of the show comes from its stars — Sara Bareilles, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Busy Philipps and Paula Pell — and the characters they play. These are women of a certain age who are rediscovering their voices and finally taking on their dreams, after years of settling for something less.
Variety‘s Awards Circuit Podcast recently spoke to Philipps and Pell about Season 3 of “Girls5eva,” what the show has meant to them and the special message that it resonates between the laughs. Listen below!
In “Girls5eva,” Bareilles is Dawn, who gave up dreams of fame to raise her family. Goldsberry’s character, Wickie, is the diva whose attempt at...
- 5/7/2024
- by Michael Schneider
- Variety Film + TV
There’s even more programming in store for this year’s Atx TV Festival.
The lineup expanded Thursday to include a closing night tribute to Normal Lear featuring Katey Sagal, Dulé Hill, Phil Rosenthal and Brent Miller.
Season 13 of Atx TV Festival will also host the U.S. premiere of AMC’s Orphan Black: Echoes, featuring appearances from Anna Fishko and John Fawcett. Other programming includes a conversation with The Way Home cast and creators including Andie Macdowell, Chyler Leigh, Evan Williams and Sadie Laflamme-Snow, and a Hacks season finale screening and Q&a with star Mark Indelicato.
Details on those panels, and even more, are below:
A “Funny Af” panel featuring top comedy talent from Universal Studio Group, like Mark Indelicato (Hacks), Meredith Scardino (Girls5eva), Chris Sheridan (Resident Alien) and Debby Wolfe (Lopez vs Lopez) A “Queer Storytelling” panel celebrating Lgbtqia+ series and moments, also featuring Mark Indelicato...
The lineup expanded Thursday to include a closing night tribute to Normal Lear featuring Katey Sagal, Dulé Hill, Phil Rosenthal and Brent Miller.
Season 13 of Atx TV Festival will also host the U.S. premiere of AMC’s Orphan Black: Echoes, featuring appearances from Anna Fishko and John Fawcett. Other programming includes a conversation with The Way Home cast and creators including Andie Macdowell, Chyler Leigh, Evan Williams and Sadie Laflamme-Snow, and a Hacks season finale screening and Q&a with star Mark Indelicato.
Details on those panels, and even more, are below:
A “Funny Af” panel featuring top comedy talent from Universal Studio Group, like Mark Indelicato (Hacks), Meredith Scardino (Girls5eva), Chris Sheridan (Resident Alien) and Debby Wolfe (Lopez vs Lopez) A “Queer Storytelling” panel celebrating Lgbtqia+ series and moments, also featuring Mark Indelicato...
- 4/25/2024
- by Katie Campione
- Deadline Film + TV
The 2024 Atx TV Festival will close out its 13th season with a celebration of TV icon Norman Lear, Variety can exclusively announce.
“Norman Lear’s TV for the People: Script Reading and Conversation” will honor the legendary television producer and activist, who died in December 2023, with a night of comedy and conversation. There will be two live script readings — one of the groundbreaking abortion episode from “Maude” and the second of a classic episode from “Good Times.” Guest actors will read for each role, including Katey Sagal (in the role of “Maude”), Phil Rosenthal (in the role of “Walter Findlay”), Danny Pino (in the role of “Dr. Arthur Harmon”), Dulé Hill (in the role of “James Evans Sr.”).
The script readings will be followed by a conversation with Lear’s former collaborators and friends discussing his approach to TV and his ability to use the sitcom format to have important conversations.
“Norman Lear’s TV for the People: Script Reading and Conversation” will honor the legendary television producer and activist, who died in December 2023, with a night of comedy and conversation. There will be two live script readings — one of the groundbreaking abortion episode from “Maude” and the second of a classic episode from “Good Times.” Guest actors will read for each role, including Katey Sagal (in the role of “Maude”), Phil Rosenthal (in the role of “Walter Findlay”), Danny Pino (in the role of “Dr. Arthur Harmon”), Dulé Hill (in the role of “James Evans Sr.”).
The script readings will be followed by a conversation with Lear’s former collaborators and friends discussing his approach to TV and his ability to use the sitcom format to have important conversations.
- 4/25/2024
- by Emily Longeretta
- Variety Film + TV
The Nantucket Film Festival has set the lineup for its 2024 edition and will honor Emmy-nominated writer-producer Kerry Ehrin, Oscar-winning documentary filmmaker Roger Ross Williams and Girls5Eva showrunner Meredith Scardino.
The 29th edition of the festival will open with Josh Margolin’s June Squibb-starrer Thelma, close with Ian Bonhôte and Peter Ettedgui’s Christopher Reeve documentary Super/Man and Jeff Zimbalist’s documentary Skywalkers: A Love Story, about a daredevil couple who secretly filmed themselves climbing the world’s last super skyscraper. The festival will also continue its tradition of screening a Disney or Pixar film on its opening day, with a festival screening of Inside Out 2.
The festival also announced several honorees: Ehrin will receive the Excellence in Television Writing Award; Williams will receive the Career Achievement in Filmmaking Award and his latest feature Stamped From the Beginning, based on the book of the same name by Ibram X. Kendi,...
The 29th edition of the festival will open with Josh Margolin’s June Squibb-starrer Thelma, close with Ian Bonhôte and Peter Ettedgui’s Christopher Reeve documentary Super/Man and Jeff Zimbalist’s documentary Skywalkers: A Love Story, about a daredevil couple who secretly filmed themselves climbing the world’s last super skyscraper. The festival will also continue its tradition of screening a Disney or Pixar film on its opening day, with a festival screening of Inside Out 2.
The festival also announced several honorees: Ehrin will receive the Excellence in Television Writing Award; Williams will receive the Career Achievement in Filmmaking Award and his latest feature Stamped From the Beginning, based on the book of the same name by Ibram X. Kendi,...
- 4/23/2024
- by Hilary Lewis
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
My guest this week is Renée Elise Goldsberry.
A Tony and Grammy winner and Emmy nominee for her Broadway performance in Hamilton, Goldsberry starred as Nettie in the original Broadway production of The Color Purple and as Mimi in Rent, along with roles in TV series The Good Wife and Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist and the movie Tick, Tick… Boom! Now, you can see her flex both her acting and musical muscles in Girls5eva Season 3—the comedy series that earned Goldsberry Critics Choice nominations in 2022 and 2023. The show recently moved to Netflix for its third season.
Girls5eva follows an early aughts girl group as they try to get the band back together 20 years later. It’s a sort of Spice Girls reunion tour meets Spinal Tap with a side of Bridesmaids. Case in point: Goldsberry, as wannabe popstar Wickie Roy, announces that, like Billie Eilish, she too can have a documentary.
A Tony and Grammy winner and Emmy nominee for her Broadway performance in Hamilton, Goldsberry starred as Nettie in the original Broadway production of The Color Purple and as Mimi in Rent, along with roles in TV series The Good Wife and Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist and the movie Tick, Tick… Boom! Now, you can see her flex both her acting and musical muscles in Girls5eva Season 3—the comedy series that earned Goldsberry Critics Choice nominations in 2022 and 2023. The show recently moved to Netflix for its third season.
Girls5eva follows an early aughts girl group as they try to get the band back together 20 years later. It’s a sort of Spice Girls reunion tour meets Spinal Tap with a side of Bridesmaids. Case in point: Goldsberry, as wannabe popstar Wickie Roy, announces that, like Billie Eilish, she too can have a documentary.
- 3/28/2024
- by Antonia Blyth
- Deadline Film + TV
While HBO fans will have to wait even longer for a new season of “Euphoria,” another viral series will be back for its long-awaited third season: “Industry.”
The critically-acclaimed drama set in the world of finance will screen its Season 3 premiere episode at this year’s Atx TV Festival, taking place from May 30 to June 2. Creators/writers/directors/executive producers Mickey Down and Konrad Kay will be joined by cast members including Myha’la Herrold to discuss the making of the latest installment that captures the intensity of international banking.
Fellow upcoming HBO series “Fantasmas” hailing from creator/director/star Julio Torres is also debuting at the Austin-based Atx TV Festival, with Torres discussing his new series. The “Problemista” writer/director/star helms the anthology “Fantasmas” which is described as being “little films” following “eerie comedic stories” as Torres tries to find a missing golden oyster.
HBO and Max will additionally...
The critically-acclaimed drama set in the world of finance will screen its Season 3 premiere episode at this year’s Atx TV Festival, taking place from May 30 to June 2. Creators/writers/directors/executive producers Mickey Down and Konrad Kay will be joined by cast members including Myha’la Herrold to discuss the making of the latest installment that captures the intensity of international banking.
Fellow upcoming HBO series “Fantasmas” hailing from creator/director/star Julio Torres is also debuting at the Austin-based Atx TV Festival, with Torres discussing his new series. The “Problemista” writer/director/star helms the anthology “Fantasmas” which is described as being “little films” following “eerie comedic stories” as Torres tries to find a missing golden oyster.
HBO and Max will additionally...
- 3/27/2024
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Atx TV Festival announced new updates to its line-up Wednesday, including screenings of Fargo, Pretty Little Liars and the Season 3 premiere of HBO’s critically acclaimed Industry. All of these are in addition to the previously announced Suits reunion panel that’s set to take place at the annual Austin, Texas event later this spring.
Fargo creator, writer and director Noah Hawley will join for a screening of Season 5, Episode 1 (“The Tragedy of the Commons”), followed by a conversation about the overall season, which stars Juno Temple, Jon Hamm and Jennifer Jason Leigh.
More from TVLinePretty Little Liars: Summer School...
Fargo creator, writer and director Noah Hawley will join for a screening of Season 5, Episode 1 (“The Tragedy of the Commons”), followed by a conversation about the overall season, which stars Juno Temple, Jon Hamm and Jennifer Jason Leigh.
More from TVLinePretty Little Liars: Summer School...
- 3/27/2024
- by Claire Franken
- TVLine.com
Exclusive: Atx TV Festival is expanding its 2024 programming.
The lineup will now feature several screenings and conversations from series including Industry Season 3, Pretty Little Liars: Summer School, and Fargo. Other events will incorporate shows like Girls5eva into the programming as well.
HBO and Max are planning several panels. Fantasmas, which premieres this summer, has set its world premiere at Atx, followed by a conversation with creator, star, and director Julio Torres.
Industry Season 3 will also debut at the festival, followed by a conversation with creators Mickey Down and Konrad Kay, as well as star Myha’la Herrold. Additional cast is likely to be announced soon. Season 3 is set to stream on Max in 2024, though a premiere date has not been set.
Finally, Max will also host a screening and Q&a for Pretty Little Liars: Summer School, which is a continuation of Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin. There will footage from a new episode,...
The lineup will now feature several screenings and conversations from series including Industry Season 3, Pretty Little Liars: Summer School, and Fargo. Other events will incorporate shows like Girls5eva into the programming as well.
HBO and Max are planning several panels. Fantasmas, which premieres this summer, has set its world premiere at Atx, followed by a conversation with creator, star, and director Julio Torres.
Industry Season 3 will also debut at the festival, followed by a conversation with creators Mickey Down and Konrad Kay, as well as star Myha’la Herrold. Additional cast is likely to be announced soon. Season 3 is set to stream on Max in 2024, though a premiere date has not been set.
Finally, Max will also host a screening and Q&a for Pretty Little Liars: Summer School, which is a continuation of Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin. There will footage from a new episode,...
- 3/27/2024
- by Katie Campione
- Deadline Film + TV
Listen up fives — and by that I mean fours. “Girls5eva” is now streaming on Netflix and you’ve run out of excuses. This heightened, hilarious series from “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt” writer Meredith Scardino is exactly the kind of bingeable romp that Netflix users allegedly crave, so why aren’t you watching, rewatching, and recommending?
The title “Girls5eva” refers to a fictitious girl group from the late-90s and early-aughts, as well as their breakout song (cause 4eva‘s too short!): Dawn (Sara Bareilles), Summer (Busy Phillips), Gloria (Paula Pell), and Wickie (Renée Elise Goldsberry). The group disbanded after fifth member Ashley (Ashley Park) drowned in an infinity pool, but 20 years later they’re making a comeback.
There was a time when “Girls5eva” would have been a surefire hit. It’s executive produced by Tina Fey and Robert Carlock, the team behind “30 Rock” and “Kimmy Schmidt,” the latter of...
The title “Girls5eva” refers to a fictitious girl group from the late-90s and early-aughts, as well as their breakout song (cause 4eva‘s too short!): Dawn (Sara Bareilles), Summer (Busy Phillips), Gloria (Paula Pell), and Wickie (Renée Elise Goldsberry). The group disbanded after fifth member Ashley (Ashley Park) drowned in an infinity pool, but 20 years later they’re making a comeback.
There was a time when “Girls5eva” would have been a surefire hit. It’s executive produced by Tina Fey and Robert Carlock, the team behind “30 Rock” and “Kimmy Schmidt,” the latter of...
- 3/21/2024
- by Proma Khosla
- Indiewire
Netflix fans are reportedly scared that the streamer is planning to axe a favorite comedy series. Although Season 3 of the 90s girl drama just dropped last week, people are worried that it won’t be renewed for Season 4. Girls5Eva was dropped by Peacock before it moved to Netflix and now it seems like the streaming service might be getting ready to drop it too. Keep reading to see why fans think it may be the next popular series to get the axe and what the future of the show might be.
Girls5Eva Is Back For Season 3 On Netflix
Girls5Eva is a comedic drama series that follows a fictitious 90s girl’s band. One of their songs gets sampled by a modern-day rapper and they reunite as a result.
The series stars Sara Bareilles, Busy Philipps, Paula Pell, Ashley Park, Renee Elise Goldsberry, and Erika Henningsen. Tina Fey is the producer behind the comedy series.
Girls5Eva Is Back For Season 3 On Netflix
Girls5Eva is a comedic drama series that follows a fictitious 90s girl’s band. One of their songs gets sampled by a modern-day rapper and they reunite as a result.
The series stars Sara Bareilles, Busy Philipps, Paula Pell, Ashley Park, Renee Elise Goldsberry, and Erika Henningsen. Tina Fey is the producer behind the comedy series.
- 3/21/2024
- by Amanda Blankenship
- TV Shows Ace
Forever’s too short — and so is two seasons, which is why Emmy-nominated musical comedy Girls5eva is headed to Netflix for an all-new third season debuting March 14. Seasons 1 and 2 will also premiere on the service the same day. Check out the brand-new Season 3 trailer above and keep reading below for more information about what’s to come.
Sara Bareilles, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Busy Philipps, and Paula Pell star in Girls5eva as the surviving members of a one-hit wonder girl group from the ’90s who reunite in the present to try their hand at pop stardom one more time, all while juggling the responsibilities of adulthood.
Multi-hyphenate Meredith Scardino (creator/showrunner/executive producer/Emmy-nominated writer) and executive producers Tina Fey, Robert Carlock, David Miner, Eric Gurian, and Jeff Richmond are also returning for the series, which hails from Universal Television.
“We are...
Sara Bareilles, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Busy Philipps, and Paula Pell star in Girls5eva as the surviving members of a one-hit wonder girl group from the ’90s who reunite in the present to try their hand at pop stardom one more time, all while juggling the responsibilities of adulthood.
Multi-hyphenate Meredith Scardino (creator/showrunner/executive producer/Emmy-nominated writer) and executive producers Tina Fey, Robert Carlock, David Miner, Eric Gurian, and Jeff Richmond are also returning for the series, which hails from Universal Television.
“We are...
- 3/14/2024
- by Jean Bentley
- Tudum - Netflix
The sitcom “Girls5eva” follows the attempted comeback of a fictional girl group that peaked in the early 2000s, now reunited as middle-aged women. But headed into its third season, it’s “Girls5eva,” not just Girls5eva, that’s trying to start anew. After two critically acclaimed, if evidently little-watched, seasons on Peacock, the show has been resurrected by Netflix, which has bankrolled a fresh batch of episodes and made the entire back catalog available to its massive audience of over 260 million global subscribers — many of whom will encounter “Girls5eva” for the first time as a Netflix original.
Once upon a time, Netflix made a name for itself as a place where cult favorites could find the fan base they deserved, making its rescue of a previously canceled project a retro throwback in itself. “Arrested Development” got a second life as a poster child for the possibilities of TV’s new normal...
Once upon a time, Netflix made a name for itself as a place where cult favorites could find the fan base they deserved, making its rescue of a previously canceled project a retro throwback in itself. “Arrested Development” got a second life as a poster child for the possibilities of TV’s new normal...
- 3/14/2024
- by Alison Herman
- Variety Film + TV
When she’s not earning laughs as the flighty but metamorphosing Summer Dutkowsky, the self-proclaimed “hot one” of Girls5eva, the real Busy Philipps — beloved actor, internet personality, and podcaster — has spent the past seven years building a reputation as the brutally honest one.
Around 2017, Philipps started chronicling her daily life on the then-nascent Instagram Stories, speaking directly into the camera with a confessional “Ok … You guys …,” followed by whatever might pop into her brain at any given moment. One story, for example, is an admission of keeping running shoes...
Around 2017, Philipps started chronicling her daily life on the then-nascent Instagram Stories, speaking directly into the camera with a confessional “Ok … You guys …,” followed by whatever might pop into her brain at any given moment. One story, for example, is an admission of keeping running shoes...
- 3/14/2024
- by Rachel Brodsky
- Rollingstone.com
Starting today, three seasons of Girls5eva — the Tina Fey-produced comedy starring Sara Bareilles, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Busy Philipps, and Paula Pell as members of a one-hit wonder pop group struggling to mount a comeback in middle age — are streaming on Netflix. The average subscriber will be forgiven for assuming the show, is, and always was, a Netflix original they just never noticed before, especially since the third season features a couple of meta jokes about being on the streaming giant. (The parents of Goldsberry’s Wickie, for instance, like to binge shows on Streamberry,...
- 3/14/2024
- by Alan Sepinwall
- Rollingstone.com
There’s a very specific brand of broad silliness that Tina Fey and Robert Carlock have championed across comedies like 30 Rock, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, and Mr. Mayor. Their shows exist in a fluid reality where it feels like anything is possible.
Meredith Scardino worked on the latter of these two series and her original creation, Girls5Eva, is very much cut from the same absurdist cloth. The music industry lampoon received plenty of attention when it first premiered on Peacock, only to fade away like a forgotten pop music group. It’s exciting that Netflix has rescued the effort, which is just as hilarious as ever, yet Girls5Eva still feels destined to resonate with a niche crowd instead of becoming the streaming service’s next big hit. This comedy can hit the right notes, but it’s not going to pack a stadium full of fans.
Girls5Eva remains one of...
Meredith Scardino worked on the latter of these two series and her original creation, Girls5Eva, is very much cut from the same absurdist cloth. The music industry lampoon received plenty of attention when it first premiered on Peacock, only to fade away like a forgotten pop music group. It’s exciting that Netflix has rescued the effort, which is just as hilarious as ever, yet Girls5Eva still feels destined to resonate with a niche crowd instead of becoming the streaming service’s next big hit. This comedy can hit the right notes, but it’s not going to pack a stadium full of fans.
Girls5Eva remains one of...
- 3/14/2024
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
Girls5eva, which is headed into its third season this week, tells the story of four women who were members of a briefly popular girl band and are now back together, two decades later, in a second attempt at success. The show pokes fun at the absurdity of the real pop culture landscapes in both the ’90s and today, but the cast and crew want to be clear: The laughs are made with love.
“The show, for us, has always been this beautiful kind of healing,” star Renee Elise Goldsberry tells The Hollywood Reporter. “It gives refuge.”
The Tiny Fey-produced comedy is written and created by Meredith Scardino (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt) and stars Goldsberry, Sara Bareilles, Paula Pell and Busy Philipps.
Part of that healing, Goldsberry and her castmates say, comes from their regard for Scardino’s source material.
“If there’s any piece that feels like it could be someone [specific] from the past,...
“The show, for us, has always been this beautiful kind of healing,” star Renee Elise Goldsberry tells The Hollywood Reporter. “It gives refuge.”
The Tiny Fey-produced comedy is written and created by Meredith Scardino (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt) and stars Goldsberry, Sara Bareilles, Paula Pell and Busy Philipps.
Part of that healing, Goldsberry and her castmates say, comes from their regard for Scardino’s source material.
“If there’s any piece that feels like it could be someone [specific] from the past,...
- 3/13/2024
- by Zoe G Phillips
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
It’s time for the Girls5eva Returnity world tour! First stop: Fort Worth, Texas, which is where we find our ladies at the start of Season 3. The comedy, which follows a one-hit wonder girl group aiming for a comeback two decades after their first taste of fame, .
But if that wait seems like 5ever, then you’ll want to watch the first eight minutes of the sitcom above.
Creator Meredith Scardino explains that this year, the women — Wickie (Renée Elise Goldsberry), Dawn (Sara Bareilles), Summer (Busy Philipps), and Gloria (Paula Pell) — are hitting the road. But why start in Fort Worth?
“We ended Season 2 with Girls5eva deciding to bet on themselves and go on tour to promote their album Returnity, and they know that they have a little bit of heat for their song ‘Tap into Your Fort Worth,’ which they wrote because they realized it was...
But if that wait seems like 5ever, then you’ll want to watch the first eight minutes of the sitcom above.
Creator Meredith Scardino explains that this year, the women — Wickie (Renée Elise Goldsberry), Dawn (Sara Bareilles), Summer (Busy Philipps), and Gloria (Paula Pell) — are hitting the road. But why start in Fort Worth?
“We ended Season 2 with Girls5eva deciding to bet on themselves and go on tour to promote their album Returnity, and they know that they have a little bit of heat for their song ‘Tap into Your Fort Worth,’ which they wrote because they realized it was...
- 3/8/2024
- by Jean Bentley
- Tudum - Netflix
Girls5eva has been picked up by Netflix for season three, in a move that its stars and creator are viewing as a chance to find new audiences and continue telling the story of the revived pop group.
“It’s a relief. I’m so grateful,” said Sara Bareilles, one of the stars of the musical comedy, “We had so much fun making the season and getting to move platforms and broaden our audience, getting a chance to continue the story of these women. When we left it at season two, we were all sort of living in the question of ‘Are we going to get to be with them again?’ and we just had such a beautiful experience making the show.”
At the New York premiere, which was held at Netflix’s Paris Theater Thursday evening, Bareilles and co-stars Busy Philipps, Renée Elise Goldsberry and Paula Pell, as well as executive producers Meredith Scardino,...
“It’s a relief. I’m so grateful,” said Sara Bareilles, one of the stars of the musical comedy, “We had so much fun making the season and getting to move platforms and broaden our audience, getting a chance to continue the story of these women. When we left it at season two, we were all sort of living in the question of ‘Are we going to get to be with them again?’ and we just had such a beautiful experience making the show.”
At the New York premiere, which was held at Netflix’s Paris Theater Thursday evening, Bareilles and co-stars Busy Philipps, Renée Elise Goldsberry and Paula Pell, as well as executive producers Meredith Scardino,...
- 3/8/2024
- by Caitlin Huston
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Back in May 2021, singer-songwriter Sara Bareilles returned to the Hollywood Bowl to promote a new album. At one point, she invited her “Girls5eva” co-stars — Renée Elise Goldsberry, Paula Pell and Busy Philipps — to join her onstage. The quartet performed the song “4 Stars” from the comedy, marking the first and only time they’ve sung together in public.
But here’s the rub: This was the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, and all 17,500 seats around the Hollywood Bowl were empty. Bareilles’ concert was being livestreamed, and the cast had no idea what the fans at home felt about their performance.
Which sounds a lot like the fate of “Girls5eva” itself. The comedy was one of the first original series on Peacock, but on a nascent streamer, the audiences weren’t huge. Critics and a small cadre of fans embraced the Tina Fey-produced comedy, but it never caught on with a broader viewership.
But here’s the rub: This was the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, and all 17,500 seats around the Hollywood Bowl were empty. Bareilles’ concert was being livestreamed, and the cast had no idea what the fans at home felt about their performance.
Which sounds a lot like the fate of “Girls5eva” itself. The comedy was one of the first original series on Peacock, but on a nascent streamer, the audiences weren’t huge. Critics and a small cadre of fans embraced the Tina Fey-produced comedy, but it never caught on with a broader viewership.
- 3/7/2024
- by Michael Schneider
- Variety Film + TV
Ah, March. The month of madness. When the weather is so erratic, temperatures can shift 50 degrees within a matter of days. Presidential primaries and local elections rage on, spurring hot takes only the sickos want to read eight months ahead of November’s inevitable chaos. Awards season limps to a close, as the Oscars feel all but wrapped up a week before the ceremony, and yet there are still more trophies to be handed out after they’re over?
Sports, also, are happening.
The TV world must deal with its own brand of madness. March marks the unofficial start of Emmy season, as eight- and 10-episode seasons look to capitalize on a weekly release schedule that will end in May (the last month of eligibility and thus a peak for campaigning). Some shows want to get an early jump on availability, in case it takes a while for buzz to...
Sports, also, are happening.
The TV world must deal with its own brand of madness. March marks the unofficial start of Emmy season, as eight- and 10-episode seasons look to capitalize on a weekly release schedule that will end in May (the last month of eligibility and thus a peak for campaigning). Some shows want to get an early jump on availability, in case it takes a while for buzz to...
- 3/4/2024
- by Ben Travers
- Indiewire
In a move that will give hope to fans of canceled shows everywhere, Netflix picked up the discarded Peacock series Girls5Eva for a third season. The series, which premiered in 2021, stars Sara Bareilles, Paula Pell, Busy Philipps, and Renée Elise Goldsberry as former teen pop stars who now want to get the band back together. Created by Meredith Scardino (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt; Great News), the series was one of the flat-out funniest shows on TV through its first two seasons, harnessing the musical-comedic gifts of Goldsberry, finally giving Pell a platform upon which to shine, and discovering that Bareilles is a skillful comedian in addition to being a devastatingly good singer-songwriter.
- 2/20/2024
- by Joe Reid
- Primetimer
The season three trailer for Girls5eva declares “it’s neva 2 L8 4 a comeback.” It’s also never too late for a canceled series to be revived, as season three marks the first under Netflix after being canceled two seasons in by Peacock.
Returning stars include Sara Bareilles as Dawn, Renee Elise Goldsberry as Wickie, Busy Philipps as Summer, Paula Pell as Gloria.
“The members of the late ‘90s girl-group Girls5eva – Dawn, Wickie, Summer, and Gloria – have reunited and recorded a new album, Returnity, so it’s time for the next logical step: a comeback tour. With no plan, tour manager, or venues secured, the ladies pile into a van and hit the great unknown, doing their damnedest to promote their album and get back on top,” reads Netflix’s synopsis. “In the process, Girls5eva will grapple with life on the road, see their relationships tested, play a billionaire’s birthday party,...
Returning stars include Sara Bareilles as Dawn, Renee Elise Goldsberry as Wickie, Busy Philipps as Summer, Paula Pell as Gloria.
“The members of the late ‘90s girl-group Girls5eva – Dawn, Wickie, Summer, and Gloria – have reunited and recorded a new album, Returnity, so it’s time for the next logical step: a comeback tour. With no plan, tour manager, or venues secured, the ladies pile into a van and hit the great unknown, doing their damnedest to promote their album and get back on top,” reads Netflix’s synopsis. “In the process, Girls5eva will grapple with life on the road, see their relationships tested, play a billionaire’s birthday party,...
- 2/16/2024
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
Despite being canceled by Peacock, the comedy series Girls5eva will return for a third season… this time on Netflix.
The show — created by Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt’s Meredith Scardino and produced by Tina Fey — follows a 90s girl group in the midst of the comeback trail, with Sara Bareilles, Busy Phillips, Paula Pell, and Renee Elise Goldsberry starring as the now-quartet.
The first two seasons of Girls5eva premiered on Peacock, which canceled the series in October 2022. Netflix then swooped in to save the acclaimed show, with the six-episode third season...
The show — created by Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt’s Meredith Scardino and produced by Tina Fey — follows a 90s girl group in the midst of the comeback trail, with Sara Bareilles, Busy Phillips, Paula Pell, and Renee Elise Goldsberry starring as the now-quartet.
The first two seasons of Girls5eva premiered on Peacock, which canceled the series in October 2022. Netflix then swooped in to save the acclaimed show, with the six-episode third season...
- 2/15/2024
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
Two years after ending its two-year run on Peacock — and subsequently being rescued by Netflix — Meredith Scardino’s musical comedy “Girls5Eva” is ready for its new streaming home. Seasons 1 and 2 are set to move from Peacock to Netflix in March, and they’ll be accompanied by the all-new Season 3, which dropped its first trailer on Thursday.
Hailing from executive producers Tina Fey and Robert Carlock, “Girls5Eva” follows an eponymous singing group that achieved pop superstardom in the 1990s before engaging in a struggle-filled reunion in the present day. Led by a cast that includes music and Broadway veterans Sara Bareilles and Renée Elise Goldsberry, the show earned a passionate fanbase for its irreverent humor and catchy songs. What it didn’t earn on Peacock, was much of an audience.
“Peacock has had a rough time with their original content. Outside of their nostalgic reboot of ‘Saved By the Bell,’ the...
Hailing from executive producers Tina Fey and Robert Carlock, “Girls5Eva” follows an eponymous singing group that achieved pop superstardom in the 1990s before engaging in a struggle-filled reunion in the present day. Led by a cast that includes music and Broadway veterans Sara Bareilles and Renée Elise Goldsberry, the show earned a passionate fanbase for its irreverent humor and catchy songs. What it didn’t earn on Peacock, was much of an audience.
“Peacock has had a rough time with their original content. Outside of their nostalgic reboot of ‘Saved By the Bell,’ the...
- 2/15/2024
- by Christian Zilko
- Indiewire
A musical comedy television series created by Meredith Scardino, “Girls5eva,” started life as a Peacock series before getting canceled after a second season. Centering on a one-hit-wonder band from the ’90s who gain a second shot at fame when a young rapper samples their song, the series, fortunately, had enough ride-or-die fans that Netflix deemed it worthy of a season pick-up and bought it from Peacock for season three, which is soon approaching.
Continue reading ‘Girls5eva’ Season 3 Trailer: Musical Comedy Comeback With Sara Bareilles & Busy Philipps Hits Netflix March 14 at The Playlist.
Continue reading ‘Girls5eva’ Season 3 Trailer: Musical Comedy Comeback With Sara Bareilles & Busy Philipps Hits Netflix March 14 at The Playlist.
- 2/15/2024
- by Edward Davis
- The Playlist
They’re gonna be famous 5eva! Girls5eva‘s finally back as Season 3’s trailer arrives ahead of the show’s official Netflix debut on Thursday, March 14. The show from creator Meredith Scardino and 30 Rock and Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt executive producers Tina Fey and Robert Carlock will settle into its new home after originally debuting on Peacock where it streamed for two seasons. Girls5eva centers around the members of the titular late ’90s girl group – Dawn (Sara Bareilles), Wickie (Renée Elise Goldsberry), Summer (Busy Philipps), and Gloria (Paula Pell) – as they continue to work on their comeback tour after having reunited and recorded their new album Returnity. (Credit: Netflix) The only catch is that they don’t have a plan, tour manager, or venues secured for such an endeavor, forcing the ladies to pile into a van and hit the road to promote their album and get back on top.
- 2/15/2024
- TV Insider
Netflix has unveiled the trailer for Season 3 of the comedy series “Girls5eva,” set to debut on the streamer on March 14.
This will be the first season of “Girls5eva” to debut since Peacock canceled the show and Netflix picked it up for third season. Netflix also acquired the non-exclusive rights to Season 1 and 2 of the UCP-produced series.
Series regulars Sara Bareilles, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Busy Philipps and Paula Pell star as the members of a one-hit wonder ’90s girl group who experience a resurgence of fame decades after their star has faded. Now in Season 3, the women have recorded a fresh album “Returnity,” and are ready to take their talents on the road for a comeback tour.
The synopsis for Season 3 reads, “With no plan, tour manager, or venues secured, the ladies pile into a van and hit the great unknown, doing their damnedest to promote their album and get back on top.
This will be the first season of “Girls5eva” to debut since Peacock canceled the show and Netflix picked it up for third season. Netflix also acquired the non-exclusive rights to Season 1 and 2 of the UCP-produced series.
Series regulars Sara Bareilles, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Busy Philipps and Paula Pell star as the members of a one-hit wonder ’90s girl group who experience a resurgence of fame decades after their star has faded. Now in Season 3, the women have recorded a fresh album “Returnity,” and are ready to take their talents on the road for a comeback tour.
The synopsis for Season 3 reads, “With no plan, tour manager, or venues secured, the ladies pile into a van and hit the great unknown, doing their damnedest to promote their album and get back on top.
- 2/15/2024
- by Jaden Thompson
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: 30 Rock creator and star Tina Fey is returning to the small screen as a lead of The Four Seasons, based on the 1981 feature film, which she co-created with fellow 30 Rock alums Lang Fisher and Tracey Wigfield. The high-profile comedy project, which marks Fey’s first TV starring role since 30 Rock, was taken out to the marketplace just before the holidays. In a very competitive situation with multiple bidders, it landed at Netflix with an eight-episode series order.
Production is slated to begin later this year. Universal Television, where Fey is based, is the studio.
The Universal Pictures film The Four Seasons, about three couples who vacation together every season, was written and directed by Alan Alda, produced by Martin Bregman, and starred Alda and Carol Burnett.
The Four Seasons TV series is written by Fey, Fisher and Wigfield who executive produce with David Miner, Eric Gurian and Jeff Richmond.
Production is slated to begin later this year. Universal Television, where Fey is based, is the studio.
The Universal Pictures film The Four Seasons, about three couples who vacation together every season, was written and directed by Alan Alda, produced by Martin Bregman, and starred Alda and Carol Burnett.
The Four Seasons TV series is written by Fey, Fisher and Wigfield who executive produce with David Miner, Eric Gurian and Jeff Richmond.
- 1/9/2024
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
The girls are back in action! Netflix has announced the long-awaited Season 3 premiere date for Girls5eva, the musical comedy series from creator Meredith Scardino and executive producers Tina Fey and Robert Carlock. Set to return Thursday, March 14, 2024, for the all-new six half-hour-long episodes are stars Sara Bareilles, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Paula Pell, and Busy Philipps, reprising their roles as the titular one-hit-wonder girl group from the late ’90s. As fans saw in the first two seasons of the series when it originally streamed on Peacock, the group is working on giving their pop star dreams another shot. (Credit: Emily V Aragones/Netflix) While they may be grown women balancing spouses, kids, jobs, aging parents, and debt, why can’t they also be Girls5eva? The six-episode third season will drop on Netflix exclusively alongside the first two seasons which initially debuted on Peacock before the NBCUniversal streamer canceled the series, leading...
- 12/14/2023
- TV Insider
“Girls5Eva” is officially beginning its new era at Netflix.
Season 3 of the musical comedy series is set to premiere on the streamer March 14, with all six episodes dropping that day. “Girls5eva” moved to Netflix from its previous home at Peacock in October 2022. Along with the brand-new Season 3, the first and second seasons of “Girls5eva” will be available to stream on Netflix.
Starring Sara Bareilles, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Paula Pell and Busy Philipps, “Girls5eva” follows a “one-hit-wonder girl group from the late ‘90s whose members reunite to give their pop star dreams one more shot,” according to its official logline. See a first-look image of the new season above.
In Season 3, Girls5eva is plotting its comeback tour. “With no plan, tour manager or venues secured, the ladies pile into a van and hit the great unknown, doing their damnedest to promote their album and get back on top,” Season 3’s description reads.
Season 3 of the musical comedy series is set to premiere on the streamer March 14, with all six episodes dropping that day. “Girls5eva” moved to Netflix from its previous home at Peacock in October 2022. Along with the brand-new Season 3, the first and second seasons of “Girls5eva” will be available to stream on Netflix.
Starring Sara Bareilles, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Paula Pell and Busy Philipps, “Girls5eva” follows a “one-hit-wonder girl group from the late ‘90s whose members reunite to give their pop star dreams one more shot,” according to its official logline. See a first-look image of the new season above.
In Season 3, Girls5eva is plotting its comeback tour. “With no plan, tour manager or venues secured, the ladies pile into a van and hit the great unknown, doing their damnedest to promote their album and get back on top,” Season 3’s description reads.
- 12/14/2023
- by Ellise Shafer
- Variety Film + TV
Girls5eva has set a date for its comeback tour: Season 3 of the girl-group comedy will premiere Thursday, March 14 on Netflix, following a two-season run on Peacock, TVLine has learned.
Along with the six-episode Season 3, Netflix will also add the previous two seasons of Girls5eva to its streaming library the same day. (Plus, the streamer has released a first-look photo from Season 3, which you can see above.) Girls5eva stars Sara Bareilles, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Paula Pell and Busy Philipps as the members of a ’90s girl group that had one hit back in the days of Trl and are now...
Along with the six-episode Season 3, Netflix will also add the previous two seasons of Girls5eva to its streaming library the same day. (Plus, the streamer has released a first-look photo from Season 3, which you can see above.) Girls5eva stars Sara Bareilles, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Paula Pell and Busy Philipps as the members of a ’90s girl group that had one hit back in the days of Trl and are now...
- 12/14/2023
- by Dave Nemetz
- TVLine.com
It’s been just over a year since “Girls5Eva” announced its third season pickup at Netflix after being canceled at Peacock. And star Sara Bareilles said they’re hoping for the show to score an “early” 2024 debut at its new streaming home.
“Postproduction is well underway,” she told TheWrap Tuesday, confirming reports from costar Paula Pell that Season 3 had completed filming ahead of the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes this summer.
“I’m going in for my Adr sessions in the next couple weeks, and I know that our creatives are locking the edits and they’re working on sound mix and all that stuff,” Bareilles continued. “All of that had stopped, so there was a pretty deep interruption of that flow. So we’re hoping for early next year, but we don’t have an actual date yet.”
Bareilles, a Grammy-winning recording artist and Tony- and Emmy-nominated actress,...
“Postproduction is well underway,” she told TheWrap Tuesday, confirming reports from costar Paula Pell that Season 3 had completed filming ahead of the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes this summer.
“I’m going in for my Adr sessions in the next couple weeks, and I know that our creatives are locking the edits and they’re working on sound mix and all that stuff,” Bareilles continued. “All of that had stopped, so there was a pretty deep interruption of that flow. So we’re hoping for early next year, but we don’t have an actual date yet.”
Bareilles, a Grammy-winning recording artist and Tony- and Emmy-nominated actress,...
- 11/28/2023
- by Benjamin Lindsay
- The Wrap
The ninth annual SeriesFest, an annual television-centric event held in Denver, kicks off Friday with a slightly abbreviated schedule in light of the writers strike. Per WGA rules, writers are not allowed to make “promotional appearances” at film festivals or at “For Your Consideration” Emmy events. Already, a number of FYC showcases have either been canceled, or continued on but with just a screening, no panel, due to the strike.
SeriesFest becomes the first festival to be impacted by the strike. This year’s event takes place from May 5 to May 10, which now happens to coincide with the early days of the strike. As a result, showrunners have opted out of a handful of panels, while screenings of many new and returning shows will now take place without talent/showrunner Q&As. It could be an early peak at the pivot that may have to take place with other upcoming festivals,...
SeriesFest becomes the first festival to be impacted by the strike. This year’s event takes place from May 5 to May 10, which now happens to coincide with the early days of the strike. As a result, showrunners have opted out of a handful of panels, while screenings of many new and returning shows will now take place without talent/showrunner Q&As. It could be an early peak at the pivot that may have to take place with other upcoming festivals,...
- 5/5/2023
- by Michael Schneider
- Variety Film + TV
SeriesFest has announced the official lineup for SeriesFest: Season 9, which will be held from May 5 to 10 in Denver. “RuPaul’s Drag Race” producers will be presented with the SeriesFest Impact in Television Award at the annual festival, Variety can exclusively reveal.
SeriesFest: Season 9 has slated a wide variety of screenings, panels, workshops and sneak peeks/television premieres at this year’s festival. The non-profit organization is committed to showcasing and uplifting rising talent and underserved communities through episodic storytelling.
This year’s Impact in Television Award will be presented to “RuPaul’s Drag Race” producers Randy Barbato, Fenton Bailey and Tom Campbell, for their pioneering and creative developments in the world of television production. Barbato, Bailey and Campbell will also participate in a panel on Monday, May 8, where audiences can ask the creatives questions.
“We’re excited to celebrate this amazing content and embrace conversations about the ever-changing industry,” Randi Kleiner, co-founder and CEO of SeriesFest,...
SeriesFest: Season 9 has slated a wide variety of screenings, panels, workshops and sneak peeks/television premieres at this year’s festival. The non-profit organization is committed to showcasing and uplifting rising talent and underserved communities through episodic storytelling.
This year’s Impact in Television Award will be presented to “RuPaul’s Drag Race” producers Randy Barbato, Fenton Bailey and Tom Campbell, for their pioneering and creative developments in the world of television production. Barbato, Bailey and Campbell will also participate in a panel on Monday, May 8, where audiences can ask the creatives questions.
“We’re excited to celebrate this amazing content and embrace conversations about the ever-changing industry,” Randi Kleiner, co-founder and CEO of SeriesFest,...
- 4/11/2023
- by McKinley Franklin
- Variety Film + TV
All 7 seasons of the NBC comedy 30 Rock are available to binge on Hulu. Tina Fey created the show inspired by her experiences on Saturday Night Live, though the world of Tgs was wilder than SNL. 30 Rock was both a Hollywood industry satire and a universally relatable workplace comedy with career and dating foibles.
L-r: Tina Fey, Jack McBrayer, and Alec Baldwin | Ali Goldstein/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images
So, if you’ve burned through all seven seasons of 30 Rock you may be looking for something new to watch. Showbiz Cheat Sheet is here to help. Here are seven more shows you can watch if you like 30 Rock.
If you like ‘30 Rock,’ ‘Studio 60’ was the dramatic version of it
When 30 Rock premiered on NBC in 2006, it wasn’t the only show about the backstage workings of a variety show. Aaron Sorkin created Studio 60...
L-r: Tina Fey, Jack McBrayer, and Alec Baldwin | Ali Goldstein/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images
So, if you’ve burned through all seven seasons of 30 Rock you may be looking for something new to watch. Showbiz Cheat Sheet is here to help. Here are seven more shows you can watch if you like 30 Rock.
If you like ‘30 Rock,’ ‘Studio 60’ was the dramatic version of it
When 30 Rock premiered on NBC in 2006, it wasn’t the only show about the backstage workings of a variety show. Aaron Sorkin created Studio 60...
- 3/29/2023
- by Fred Topel
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
What happens to a one-hit-wonder girlband when their allocated 15 minutes of fame comes to an abrupt end, and they’re no longer the hottest young things in coordinated but subtly different outfits?
It’s a question answered in all-singing, all-dancing style by effervescent sitcom Girls5eva, which debuted on US streamer Peacock in 2021 but is now finally available to stream on Netflix, where a third season will arrive later this year. Created by Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt writer Meredith Scardino and exec-produced by Tina Fey, this underrated gem has enough energy and emotion to fill stadiums, and more Nineties-style pop treats than an ancient Now That’s What I Call Music disc. It’s This Is Spinal Tap for turn-of-the-millennium girl groups, turning the synths up to 11.
Wickie, Dawn, Summer, Gloria and Ashley make up Girls5eva, a Spice Girls knock-off who peaked in the late Nineties. The band’s name...
It’s a question answered in all-singing, all-dancing style by effervescent sitcom Girls5eva, which debuted on US streamer Peacock in 2021 but is now finally available to stream on Netflix, where a third season will arrive later this year. Created by Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt writer Meredith Scardino and exec-produced by Tina Fey, this underrated gem has enough energy and emotion to fill stadiums, and more Nineties-style pop treats than an ancient Now That’s What I Call Music disc. It’s This Is Spinal Tap for turn-of-the-millennium girl groups, turning the synths up to 11.
Wickie, Dawn, Summer, Gloria and Ashley make up Girls5eva, a Spice Girls knock-off who peaked in the late Nineties. The band’s name...
- 2/6/2023
- by Katie Rosseinsky
- The Independent - TV
What happens to a one-hit-wonder girlband when their allocated 15 minutes of fame comes to an abrupt end, and they’re no longer the hottest young things in coordinated but subtly different outfits?
It’s a question answered in all-singing, all-dancing style by effervescent sitcom Girls5eva, which debuted on US streamer Peacock in 2021 but is now finally available to stream on Netflix, where a third season will arrive later this year. Created by Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt writer Meredith Scardino and exec-produced by Tina Fey, this underrated gem has enough energy and emotion to fill stadiums, and more Nineties-style pop treats than an ancient Now That’s What I Call Music disc. It’s This Is Spinal Tap for turn-of-the-millennium girl groups, turning the synths up to 11.
Wickie, Dawn, Summer, Gloria and Ashley make up Girls5eva, a Spice Girls knock-off who peaked in the late Nineties. The band’s name...
It’s a question answered in all-singing, all-dancing style by effervescent sitcom Girls5eva, which debuted on US streamer Peacock in 2021 but is now finally available to stream on Netflix, where a third season will arrive later this year. Created by Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt writer Meredith Scardino and exec-produced by Tina Fey, this underrated gem has enough energy and emotion to fill stadiums, and more Nineties-style pop treats than an ancient Now That’s What I Call Music disc. It’s This Is Spinal Tap for turn-of-the-millennium girl groups, turning the synths up to 11.
Wickie, Dawn, Summer, Gloria and Ashley make up Girls5eva, a Spice Girls knock-off who peaked in the late Nineties. The band’s name...
- 2/4/2023
- by Katie Rosseinsky
- The Independent - TV
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Sara Bareilles is ringing in 2023 by announcing plans to marry longtime boyfriend Joe Tippett.
The musician and Girls5Eva star took to Instagram on New Year’s Day to reveal that she said “yes to marrying” the Mare of Easttown actor.
“You are exactly who I want,” Bareilles wrote of Tippett in an Instagram caption alongside a photo of the two of them looking into each other’s eyes, with Bareilles wearing a gold band on her left ring finger.
“The more I know you the more I know I love you…and you have introduced me to parts of myself I was afraid to love. And now I love Me more because of you,” she continued before joking. “So really this is all about me. Just kidding.”
Getting serious again, she wrote, “What a gift you are. Let the games begin. Onward into absolutely everything with you.
Sara Bareilles is ringing in 2023 by announcing plans to marry longtime boyfriend Joe Tippett.
The musician and Girls5Eva star took to Instagram on New Year’s Day to reveal that she said “yes to marrying” the Mare of Easttown actor.
“You are exactly who I want,” Bareilles wrote of Tippett in an Instagram caption alongside a photo of the two of them looking into each other’s eyes, with Bareilles wearing a gold band on her left ring finger.
“The more I know you the more I know I love you…and you have introduced me to parts of myself I was afraid to love. And now I love Me more because of you,” she continued before joking. “So really this is all about me. Just kidding.”
Getting serious again, she wrote, “What a gift you are. Let the games begin. Onward into absolutely everything with you.
- 1/1/2023
- by Hilary Lewis
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
It’s de rigeur now when a show is canceled: Disappointed studio execs and producers promise fans that they’ll shop their orphaned series to other outlets. Of course, most of the time, nothing happens — after all, who wants to pick up a show that no one was watching in the first place? But sometimes, the stars align: In the case of “Cobra Kai,” for example, Netflix was able to nab that show when YouTube got out of the scripted originals business, and turn it into a monster hit.
Netflix has picked up several canceled series over the years (up next: NBC’s “Manifest”). But the case of “Girls5eva” is a bit unique. The Universal TV comedy aired for two seasons on sister Peacock to raves from TV critics — but crickets in the general population. That’s despite the rapid-fire pop-culture infused comedy and music at the heart of the show,...
Netflix has picked up several canceled series over the years (up next: NBC’s “Manifest”). But the case of “Girls5eva” is a bit unique. The Universal TV comedy aired for two seasons on sister Peacock to raves from TV critics — but crickets in the general population. That’s despite the rapid-fire pop-culture infused comedy and music at the heart of the show,...
- 11/3/2022
- by Michael Schneider
- Variety Film + TV
Girls5eva‘s unexpected trip to Netflix did not happen overnight.
As we reported Thursday, Tina Fey’s musical-tinged comedy will relocate from Peacock to Netflix for its third season. But Busy Philipps, who plays Summer, a member of the series’ central quartet, is revealing that a deal to keep the show alive involved lengthy negotiations.
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“This has,...
As we reported Thursday, Tina Fey’s musical-tinged comedy will relocate from Peacock to Netflix for its third season. But Busy Philipps, who plays Summer, a member of the series’ central quartet, is revealing that a deal to keep the show alive involved lengthy negotiations.
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“This has,...
- 10/29/2022
- by Michael Ausiello
- TVLine.com
Nothing lasts 5eva. On Thursday, news broke that Peacock series “Girls5eva” is heading to Netflix for Season 3. The first two seasons of the Tina Fey-Robert Carlock comedy will be available on both Peacock and Netflix.
The reality is that “Girls5eva” was canceled by Peacock sometime after Season 2 concluded in June, two people with knowledge of the decision told IndieWire. The news just never went public, and negotiations between studio Universal Television and Netflix already were underway.
Despite being beloved by both Peacock execs and critics (Season 1 is “certified fresh” on Rotten Tomatoes with a 98 percent score; Season 2 is “certified fresh” at 95 percent), “Girls5eva” was a consistent underperformer, we’re told.
That led to Peacock passing on a third season, a “business decision,” we’re told. In the old days, that would be a death sentence for a show. These are not the old days, and so it was...
The reality is that “Girls5eva” was canceled by Peacock sometime after Season 2 concluded in June, two people with knowledge of the decision told IndieWire. The news just never went public, and negotiations between studio Universal Television and Netflix already were underway.
Despite being beloved by both Peacock execs and critics (Season 1 is “certified fresh” on Rotten Tomatoes with a 98 percent score; Season 2 is “certified fresh” at 95 percent), “Girls5eva” was a consistent underperformer, we’re told.
That led to Peacock passing on a third season, a “business decision,” we’re told. In the old days, that would be a death sentence for a show. These are not the old days, and so it was...
- 10/28/2022
- by Tony Maglio
- Indiewire
The ladies of the Girls5eva band have a new home. The comedy series has been renewed for a third season on Netflix. The show was quietly cancelled on its original streaming home, Peacock, after two seasons.
A musical comedy series, Girls5eva stars Sara Bareilles, Busy Philipps, Paula Pell, and Renée Elise Goldsberry. The story revolves around the members of a 90s female rock band who get a chance at a comeback when their one hit is sampled by an up-and-coming rapper.
Here's the renewal announcement from Netflix:
"GIRLS5EVA" Coming To Netflix For All-new Third Season
From Creator/Showrunner Meredith Scardino and EPs Tina Fey, Jeff Richmond & Robert Carlock, the First Two Seasons of the Musical Comedy Series will Also Stream on Netflix
Girls5eva from Universal Television Stars Sara...
A musical comedy series, Girls5eva stars Sara Bareilles, Busy Philipps, Paula Pell, and Renée Elise Goldsberry. The story revolves around the members of a 90s female rock band who get a chance at a comeback when their one hit is sampled by an up-and-coming rapper.
Here's the renewal announcement from Netflix:
"GIRLS5EVA" Coming To Netflix For All-new Third Season
From Creator/Showrunner Meredith Scardino and EPs Tina Fey, Jeff Richmond & Robert Carlock, the First Two Seasons of the Musical Comedy Series will Also Stream on Netflix
Girls5eva from Universal Television Stars Sara...
- 10/28/2022
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Busy Phillips as Summer, Sara Bareillis as Dawn, Renée Elise Goldsberry as Wickie, and Paula Pell as Gloria in ‘Girls5eva’ (Photo by: Heidi Gutman/Peacock)
Girls5eva is getting the group back together, making the move from Peacock to Netflix for a third season. The first two seasons of the critically acclaimed musical comedy will also be available to stream on Netflix.
“Our deepest thanks to Peacock for bringing Girls5eva to life and supporting us creatively at every turn since the first pitch. And we are endlessly grateful to our partners at NBCU for their boundless commitment. Today, we are thrilled to announce that our reunited girl group will be re-reunited at Netflix. We are so thankful to everyone at the streamer who fell in love with our music-filled comedy. We cannot wait to introduce Dawn, Wickie, Summer, and Gloria to the global Netflix audience. Well, not fully introduce,...
Girls5eva is getting the group back together, making the move from Peacock to Netflix for a third season. The first two seasons of the critically acclaimed musical comedy will also be available to stream on Netflix.
“Our deepest thanks to Peacock for bringing Girls5eva to life and supporting us creatively at every turn since the first pitch. And we are endlessly grateful to our partners at NBCU for their boundless commitment. Today, we are thrilled to announce that our reunited girl group will be re-reunited at Netflix. We are so thankful to everyone at the streamer who fell in love with our music-filled comedy. We cannot wait to introduce Dawn, Wickie, Summer, and Gloria to the global Netflix audience. Well, not fully introduce,...
- 10/28/2022
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
Fans have applauded Netflix for giving Girls5Eva a new streaming home.
The comedy series aired as a Peacock original for its first two seasons – released in 2021 and 2022, respectively – and has now been renewed for another series, only this time on Netflix.
Girls5Eva stars Sara Bareilles, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Paula Pell, and Busy Phillips as members of a Nineties girl group who reunite in the present day with the hope of making it big once again.
The musical comedy was created by Meredith Scardino (previously behind Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt). 30 Rock alumni Tina Fey, Robert Carlock, and Jeff Richmond serve as executive producers.
Fey, Carlock and Richmond issued a joint statement speaking about the show’s move to Netflix on Thursday (27 October).
“Our deepest thanks to Peacock for bringing Girls5eva to life and supporting us creatively at every turn since the first pitch. And we are endlessly grateful to our partners at NBCU for their boundless commitment,...
The comedy series aired as a Peacock original for its first two seasons – released in 2021 and 2022, respectively – and has now been renewed for another series, only this time on Netflix.
Girls5Eva stars Sara Bareilles, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Paula Pell, and Busy Phillips as members of a Nineties girl group who reunite in the present day with the hope of making it big once again.
The musical comedy was created by Meredith Scardino (previously behind Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt). 30 Rock alumni Tina Fey, Robert Carlock, and Jeff Richmond serve as executive producers.
Fey, Carlock and Richmond issued a joint statement speaking about the show’s move to Netflix on Thursday (27 October).
“Our deepest thanks to Peacock for bringing Girls5eva to life and supporting us creatively at every turn since the first pitch. And we are endlessly grateful to our partners at NBCU for their boundless commitment,...
- 10/27/2022
- by Annabel Nugent
- The Independent - TV
Here's a piece of news many likely weren't expecting. "Girls5eva," the musical comedy produced by Tina Fey, is switching labels from Peacock to Netflix for its upcoming third season. The first two seasons of the show, which centers around an aging girl group and their attempts to regain an audience, will also be available to stream on Netflix.
"We are thrilled to announce that our reunited girl group will be re-reunited at Netflix," wrote the creative team of Fey, showrunner Meredith Scardino, and producers Jeff Richmond and Robert Carlock in a statement. "We cannot wait to introduce Dawn (Sara Bareilles), Wickie (Renée Elise Goldsberry), Summer (Busy Philipps), and Gloria (Paula Pell) to the global Netflix audience. Well, not fully introduce, if you look closely, Girls5eva can be seen in the background of the Woodstock '99 documentary setting a porta potty on fire."
That last part may not be entirely true,...
"We are thrilled to announce that our reunited girl group will be re-reunited at Netflix," wrote the creative team of Fey, showrunner Meredith Scardino, and producers Jeff Richmond and Robert Carlock in a statement. "We cannot wait to introduce Dawn (Sara Bareilles), Wickie (Renée Elise Goldsberry), Summer (Busy Philipps), and Gloria (Paula Pell) to the global Netflix audience. Well, not fully introduce, if you look closely, Girls5eva can be seen in the background of the Woodstock '99 documentary setting a porta potty on fire."
That last part may not be entirely true,...
- 10/27/2022
- by Erin Brady
- Slash Film
Netflix is greenlighting Season 3 of Girls5eva following its run on Peacock. The musical comedy series from creator and showrunner Meredith Scardino sees her executive produce alongside Tina Fey, Jeff Richmond, Robert Carlock, David Miner, and Eric Gurian. Moving forward, Netflix will be the exclusive home for Girls5eva Season 3 and has secured co-exclusive global streaming rights for Seasons 1 and 2 of the Emmy-nominated comedy. The series stars Sara Bareilles, Renée Elise Goldsberry, PaulaPell, and Busy Philipps as Dawn, Wickie, Gloria, and Summer, four members of a ’90s one-hit-wonder girl group who reunite to give their pop star dreams one more shot. While they may be grown women who are balancing spouses, kids, jobs, debt, aging parents, and shoulder pain, why can’t they also be Girls5eva? (Credit: Heidi Gutman/Peacock) “Our deepest thanks to Peacock for bringing Girls5eva to life and supporting us creatively at every turn since the first pitch.
- 10/27/2022
- TV Insider
Girls5eva's days at Peacock are numbered.
Netflix announced Thursday that it had picked up a third season of the musical comedy series, from creator/showrunner/executive producer Meredith Scardino, executive producer Tina Fey, and Universal Television.
What's more, Netflix will be the exclusive home to the third season, and it also acquired co-exclusive global streaming rights to the first two seasons of the critically-acclaimed Emmy® Award-nominated comedy.
Girls5eva stars Grammy® Award-winner and Tony® and Emmy® Award-nominated singer Sara Bareilles (Dawn); Grammy® and Tony® Award-winning actress and singer Renée Elise Goldsberry (Wickie); Emmy® Award-winning Saturday Night Live mainstay and comedy icon Paula Pell (Gloria); and New York Times Best-Selling author, actor, activist, writer and host Busy Philipps (Summer).
The series follows a one-hit-wonder girl group from the ‘90s who reunite to give their pop star dreams one more shot.
They may be grown women balancing spouses, kids, jobs, debt, aging parents,...
Netflix announced Thursday that it had picked up a third season of the musical comedy series, from creator/showrunner/executive producer Meredith Scardino, executive producer Tina Fey, and Universal Television.
What's more, Netflix will be the exclusive home to the third season, and it also acquired co-exclusive global streaming rights to the first two seasons of the critically-acclaimed Emmy® Award-nominated comedy.
Girls5eva stars Grammy® Award-winner and Tony® and Emmy® Award-nominated singer Sara Bareilles (Dawn); Grammy® and Tony® Award-winning actress and singer Renée Elise Goldsberry (Wickie); Emmy® Award-winning Saturday Night Live mainstay and comedy icon Paula Pell (Gloria); and New York Times Best-Selling author, actor, activist, writer and host Busy Philipps (Summer).
The series follows a one-hit-wonder girl group from the ‘90s who reunite to give their pop star dreams one more shot.
They may be grown women balancing spouses, kids, jobs, debt, aging parents,...
- 10/27/2022
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
“Girls5eva” has found a new home in Netflix for Season 3 after the musical comedy series previously streamed on Peacock. Netflix has also acquired co-exclusive global streaming rights to the first two seasons.
From Emmy-winning creator-showrunner Meredith Scardino and executive producers Tina Fey, Jeff Richmond and Robert Carlock (Bevel Gears), the popular series stars Sara Bareilles, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Busy Philipps and Paula Pell as a one-hit wonder girl group from the turn of the millennium who reunite to give their music dreams another go. They may be grown women balancing spouses, kids, jobs, debt, aging parents and shoulder pain, but can‘t they also be Girls5eva?
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“Our deepest thanks to Peacock for bringing Girls5eva to life and supporting us creatively at every turn since the first pitch. And we are endlessly grateful to our partners at NBCU for their boundless commitment,...
From Emmy-winning creator-showrunner Meredith Scardino and executive producers Tina Fey, Jeff Richmond and Robert Carlock (Bevel Gears), the popular series stars Sara Bareilles, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Busy Philipps and Paula Pell as a one-hit wonder girl group from the turn of the millennium who reunite to give their music dreams another go. They may be grown women balancing spouses, kids, jobs, debt, aging parents and shoulder pain, but can‘t they also be Girls5eva?
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“Our deepest thanks to Peacock for bringing Girls5eva to life and supporting us creatively at every turn since the first pitch. And we are endlessly grateful to our partners at NBCU for their boundless commitment,...
- 10/27/2022
- by Natalie Oganesyan
- The Wrap
Girls5eva‘s comeback tour will continue — but on a new streamer.
The girl-group comedy is moving to Netflix for Season 3 after two seasons on Peacock, TVLine has learned. Stars Sara Bareilles, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Paula Pell and Busy Philipps are all set to return for the newly ordered Season 3, which is expected to debut next year. The first two seasons will also be available to stream on Netflix as well as on Peacock.
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The girl-group comedy is moving to Netflix for Season 3 after two seasons on Peacock, TVLine has learned. Stars Sara Bareilles, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Paula Pell and Busy Philipps are all set to return for the newly ordered Season 3, which is expected to debut next year. The first two seasons will also be available to stream on Netflix as well as on Peacock.
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- 10/27/2022
- by Dave Nemetz
- TVLine.com
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