TV
Living lines up summer and ramps up autumn
Published Friday, May 11 2007, 09:56 BST | By Joanne Oatts
Living has announced a strong line up of US shows for the summer, with some strong new UK commissions for the autumn.
The next series of Grey’s Anatomy will air exclusively on Living on May 24, along with Tori and Dean: In Love, and Men In Trees starring Anne Heche, planned for later this summer.
Other US shows to feature on the channel this season include The Ghost Whisperer and Criminal Minds.
New commission Abbey and Janice: Beauty and the Best, has US model agent Janice Dickinson and UK model Abbey Clancy coming to blows as Clancy tries to break into the US market. Britain’s Next Top Model also returns for a third series in July.
Ghost hunt show Most Haunted is back in June with Most Haunted: Midsummer Murders. A new paranormal commission for September on Living is Paranormal Egypt, where "what really lies beneath the mysteries of Ancient Egypt will be revealed".
Another new show for autumn is Dirty Cows, which sees Tara Palmer Tomkinson help Britain's most eligible young farmer search for love, as he has to choose between ten city girls. Also for autumn, Pete’s PA, sees the strange and wonderful Dead or Alive singer search for a personal assistant.
Living's director of programmes, Claudia Rosencrantz: said: "Living just gets more gorgeous every season. Forget Size 0, we’re up +22% this summer and in better shape than ever. I can’t believe it’s a year since I joined Living and I’m thrilled that our new commissions are really coming through and making their mark. Equally, in an ever more competitive acquisitions market, Living has proven once again that we can secure just the right US shows for our discerning viewers."
The next series of Grey’s Anatomy will air exclusively on Living on May 24, along with Tori and Dean: In Love, and Men In Trees starring Anne Heche, planned for later this summer.
Other US shows to feature on the channel this season include The Ghost Whisperer and Criminal Minds.
New commission Abbey and Janice: Beauty and the Best, has US model agent Janice Dickinson and UK model Abbey Clancy coming to blows as Clancy tries to break into the US market. Britain’s Next Top Model also returns for a third series in July.
Ghost hunt show Most Haunted is back in June with Most Haunted: Midsummer Murders. A new paranormal commission for September on Living is Paranormal Egypt, where "what really lies beneath the mysteries of Ancient Egypt will be revealed".
Another new show for autumn is Dirty Cows, which sees Tara Palmer Tomkinson help Britain's most eligible young farmer search for love, as he has to choose between ten city girls. Also for autumn, Pete’s PA, sees the strange and wonderful Dead or Alive singer search for a personal assistant.
Living's director of programmes, Claudia Rosencrantz: said: "Living just gets more gorgeous every season. Forget Size 0, we’re up +22% this summer and in better shape than ever. I can’t believe it’s a year since I joined Living and I’m thrilled that our new commissions are really coming through and making their mark. Equally, in an ever more competitive acquisitions market, Living has proven once again that we can secure just the right US shows for our discerning viewers."
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