TVLine Items: Prince Concert Film Hits Showtime, Dirk Gently Trailer and More
One Saturday night this September is going to be more than alright.
Showtime has acquired the rarely seen Prince concert film Sign ‘o’ the Times.
Originally created as a companion piece to his 1987 double album of the same name, the docu-concert features live performances of “If I Was Your Girlfriend,” “I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man”, “Little Red Corvette” and “U Got the Look” (featuring Sheena Easton).
Prince directed the 84-minute film, much of which was shot at his Paisley Park Studios, as well as during his tour in the Netherlands and Belgium.
Sign ‘o’ the Times will air Saturday, Sept. 16 at 9/8c.
Ready for more of today’s newsy nuggets? Well…
* BBC America has released a first look at Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency Season 2, premiering Saturday, Oct. 14 at 9 pm:
* Episodes‘ Stephen Mangan will star in Hang Ups aka the UK adaptation of Web Therapy, playing a therapist with a checkered career who begins treating patients via webcam, our sister site Deadline reports.
* Season 1 of CBS All Access’ The Good Fight is available exclusively on iTunes today through Sept. 6.
* As reflected by TVLine’s Fall TV Calendar, NBC’s Midnight, Texas will have a special Tuesday airing on Sept. 12, landing its 10th episode/freshman finale on Monday, Sept. 18.
* In Tuesday’s ratings, NBC’s America’s Got Talent (12.6 million viewers/2.6) rating) dipped 6 percent, while Hollywood Game Night (5.2 mil/1.1) ticked down a tenth. ABC’s Bachelor in Paradise (3.9 mil/1.1) was flat week-to-week, while Somewhere Between (1.7 mil/0.4) inched up.
* Netflix has released a trailer for the stand-up special Marc Maron: Too Real. Press PLAY on the video below, then let us know if you’ll be tuning in for the GLOW star’s routine on Tuesday Sept. 5.
TV Line Peeps – Please tell me! What do you think of Midnight, Texas’s chances of renewal? My daughter & I love it, but we have a BAD track record (Emerald City (RIP), Downward Dog (RIP) to name a couple …) please don’t make us add more!!!!
The ratings for Monday the 21st:
2.797 million viewers, #13; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T11
It’s not doing that well, but in comparison to most network shows these days, it’s not dreadful. It might be considered a “bubble” show that could get renewed depending on cost factors and such. It seems to be a cheap show to begin with.
I gave up on it after three episodes. They may have veered away from the books it’s based on. I am discovering that since so many shows are based on books, you might do better reading them than watching the shows.
The weird thing for me is that I read the first book and was bored to tears. The TV show, I quite like. (Whereas for True Blood/the Sookie books, I liked both, though I did like the books more.)
I’m looking forward to the Maron special! He cracks me up, and I love his podcast!