Nobel Prizes 2015

The Nobel Prize in Physics 2015
Takaaki Kajita and Arthur B. McDonald
"for the discovery of neutrino oscillations, which shows that neutrinos have mass"

The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2015
Tomas Lindahl, Paul Modrich and Aziz Sancar
"for mechanistic studies of DNA repair"

The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2015
William C. Campbell and Satoshi Ōmura
"for their discoveries concerning a novel therapy against infections caused by roundworm parasites"
Youyou Tu
"for her discoveries concerning a novel therapy against Malaria"

The Nobel Prize in Literature 2015
Svetlana Alexievich
"for her polyphonic writings, a monument to suffering and courage in our time"

The Nobel Peace Prize 2015
National Dialogue Quartet
"for its decisive contribution to the building of a pluralistic democracy in Tunisia in the wake of the Jasmine Revolution of 2011"

The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2015
Angus Deaton
"for his analysis of consumption, poverty, and welfare"

BD Wong Not Staying Hush-Hush About Enigmatic "Mr. Robot" Role

It was not a bad summer for you! Along with appearing in the year's highest grossing film, you got some amazing notices for "Mr. Robot."
BD Wong : The ["Mr. Robot"] job came to me rather last minute. It was a lot of hush-hush about where the character was going or what the character was. It was very much like the Jurassic Park movies. In fact, this was the only TV version of the hush-hush security thing that I've ever experienced.
It was the first TV project in which I was not allowed to understand, read the script, or be told even very fundamental details of what was happening. So, shooting it was a little maddening, but the sense that this was a project that everyone was talking about and that it was on the brink of something was palpable.
Watching it all unfold has been really great for me. It's been really satisfying, especially now with social media and all of the actions on social media in response, because the "Mr. Robot" audience is the social media audience. So, they're all alive and on fire about this series, in particular about this particular character. And that's great. I loved it.

5 Things to Expect From "Blindspot"

Blindspot is unlike any crime thriller you've seen on television, and it's time to get a taste of what's to come. The show begins when a tattoo-covered Jane Doe is found in Times Square with no memory of who she is or where she's from. Sounds like a typical day in NYC, but the catch? She has the name of FBI Agent Kurt Weller tattooed on her back. Intrigued? Here are 5 things to expect from NBC's new show, slated to premiere at 10 pm ET on September 21. - Mehara

“ Major Acting Chops
Plenty of crime thrillers rely on plotting alone to engage viewers, but Blindspot will highlight the acting prowess of Jaimie Alexander and Sullivan Stapleton, who play Jane Doe and FBI Agent Kurt Weller, respectively. Alexander has plenty of experience in the action genre, with credits in "Kyle XY," Thor , Thor: The Dark World , and "Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D;" while Stapleton's been nominated for an Australian Film Institute award for his work in Animal Kingdom. ”

Extant

CBS had high hopes for its summer sci-fi drama starring Halle Berry, but the tale of an astronaut impregnated under mysterious circumstances while in outer space never attracted a large audience. Nonetheless, the network ordered a second season, hoping that casting and storyline changes would make it more appealing. Instead, the ratings dropped even further, falling to a 0.7 rating among adults age 18 to 49, lower than many of the CBS' summer reruns.
Everyone knew it wasn't coming back, but the network has finally officially canceled "Extant."

Full Season Pick-Up: "Rosewood"

"Rosewood" is the anti-"Minority Report." Based on the ad rates that FOX set, the network believed that "Rosewood" would be its lowest-rated new series. The drama about a brilliant pathologist received less promotion than FOX's other new shows.
Surprise! It's FOX's highest-rated new series. Since the ratings have risen significantly for the final 15 minutes of each episode, it's likely that some fans of FOX's megahit "Empire" , which airs after "Rosewood," are tuning in early.
The network first ordered three additional scripts of the show, then gave it a full 22-episode pick-up a week later.

Episode Order Cut: "Minority Report"

"Minority Report" has turned out to be a expensive flop for FOX, which charged advertisers more money to run ads on the show than any other new series. Perhaps the network needs to hire a pre-cog. "Minority Report" turned out to be the network's lowest-rated freshman series, with the most recent episode delivering a low 0.7 rating among adults age 18 to 49.
In an attempt to mitigate the damage, FOX cut "Minority Report's" episode order from 13 to 10. The series has not been officially canceled yet, but it won't be back next season.

Blindspot

NBC's "Blindspot" is this season's highest-rated new broadcast series. The crime drama about a tattooed amnesiac working with the FBI to unravel a conspiracy benefits from airing after the highly-rated "The Voice," but it has a fanbase of its own.
NBC, recognizing it has a hit on its hands, ordered nine additional episodes of the series, making it the first new show to be picked up for a full, 22-episode season.

Full Season Pick-Up: "Fresh Off The Boat"

ABC's "Fresh Off The Boat" began its Season 2 with a 13-episode order. Season 1 of the show premiered mid-season, and eked out a renewal after an initial 13-episode run based on its relatively strong performance on ABC's historically weak Tuesday night.
This year, the show was supposed to benefit from its lead-in, "The Muppets," which the network believed would be a hit. Instead, its ratings have declined substantially each week. For the past two weeks, "Fresh Off The Boat" has outperformed it.
ABC recognized the strength of the comedy, ordering an additional nine episodes, which gives the comedy a full 22-episode Season 2.

Additional Episodes Ordered: "Quantico"

Date announced: Oct. 13

"Quantico," ABC's drama about a FBI agent trainee who was framed for a terrorist attack, is the network's highest rated new drama. The series is a self-starter. Its most recent episode grew 78 percent among adults age 18-49 over its lead-in.
ABC has ordered six additional episodes, for a total of 19. The network held off on a full 22 episode pick up because it has a lot of new shows that are slated to premiere mid-season.

"Rookie Blue"

"Rookie Blue," a Canadian series that aired in the summers on ABC, had a loyal fanbase. It was the network's highest rated summer scripted series the year that it launched. The ratings declined significantly last summer, averaging a 0.7 adults 18-49 rating. The season 6 finale was a fitting end to the series, with the two leads getting married, so it made sense for ABC to cancel the show.