The Awesome Show

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The Awesome Show
Presented by Chris Hardwick [1]
Country of originUnited States
Original language(s)English
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Original network NBC

The Awesome Show is an upcoming American television series that was originally set to air on NBC during the 2017–18 season. [2] In April 2017, NBC ordered six episodes of the series. Chris Hardwick will host the series, which will highlight the latest scientific and technological advances. Hardwick will also serve as an executive producer, along with Mark Burnett and Alex Murray, in partnership with Singularity University. [1]

NBC American television and radio network

The National Broadcasting Company (NBC) is an American English-language commercial terrestrial television network that is a flagship property of NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of Comcast. The network is headquartered at 30 Rockefeller Plaza in New York City, with additional major offices near Los Angeles, Chicago and Philadelphia. The network is one of the Big Three television networks. NBC is sometimes referred to as the "Peacock Network", in reference to its stylized peacock logo, introduced in 1956 to promote the company's innovations in early color broadcasting. It became the network's official emblem in 1979.

The 2017–18 network television schedule for the five major English-language commercial broadcast networks in the United States covers prime time hours from September 2017 to August 2018. The schedule is followed by a list per network of returning series, new series, and series canceled after the 2016–17 season.

Chris Hardwick American stand-up comedian, actor, television host, writer, producer, podcaster, and musician

Christopher Ryan Hardwick is an American stand-up comedian, actor, television host, writer, producer, and podcaster. He hosts Talking Dead, an hourly aftershow on AMC affiliated with the network's zombie drama series The Walking Dead and Fear the Walking Dead, as well as Talking with Chris Hardwick, a show in which Hardwick interviews prominent pop culture figures, and The Wall, a plinko-inspired gameshow on NBC. From 2013 to 2017, he hosted @midnight with Chris Hardwick, a nightly comedy-game show series on Comedy Central.

The show currently has no set premiere date.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Otterson, Joe (April 4, 2017). "Chris Hardwick to Host Science Series 'The Awesome Show' on NBC". Variety.
  2. Vick, Megan (May 14, 2017). "NBC's Fall Schedule: This Is Us to Compete with ABC's TGIT". TV Guide.