The streamer has picked up a seventh season of the David Boreanaz-led drama. It will be the third installment that’s exclusive to Paramount+; the series ran for four seasons on CBS before moving platforms with season 5 in fall 2021.
The CBS Media Ventures’ property is the latest talk show to get the green light for next season.
CBS’s hit comedy Ghosts will be back for a third go-round. The network has handed a Season 3 renewal to the remake of the BBC comedy, starring Rose McIver and Utkarsh Ambudkar, for premiere in the 2023-24 broadcast season. Ghosts moved from 9 p.m. to its current 8:30 Thursday night time slot in its current second season, a shift that has seen its audience grow to an average of 9.15 million viewers, up 15% from its premiere season. It’s up 61% in its time period, and is ranking as television’s top comedy in seven-day playback.
All American has gotten an early renewal for Season 6 at The CW. “Over the last five seasons, All American has established itself as one of the all-time CW flagship franchises,” said Brad Schwartz, president of entertainment at The CW. “All American is not only the network’s youngest series, but also the strongest performer when combining all our platforms.”
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The Disney company’s owned and operated stations have ponied up a big increase to keep the long-running gameshows on their schedule. It has renewed both shows, which are the two-most watched shows in syndication, for five years through the 2027-28 season. This will take Wheel of Fortune through its 45th season and Jeopardy! through its 44th.
ABC has picked up a third season of its breakout comedy series, which is coming off a Golden Globe win for best comedy series and acting awards for Quinta Brunson (who also created the show) and Tyler James Williams. The show also won three Emmys in 2022, for Brunson’s writing, supporting actress Sheryl Lee Ralph and casting for a comedy.
Warner Bros. Discovery’s freshman talker tops ratings charts and scores a renewal from Fox Television Stations, Hearst and others.
The freshman talker hosted by actress, comedian and Daytime Emmy-winning co-host of The View, Sherri Shepherd, gains a long-term extension from its anchor station group.
Since its premiere on Oct. 7, Fire Country has averaged 8 million viewers per episode, making it the top new broadcast series of the season. With live +35-day multiplatform viewing, more than 10 million viewers an episode have watched the procedural across linear and streaming platforms.
Netflix’s Wednesday is coming back for more supernatural-infused mystery. The series centered on The Addams Family’s morbid teen daughter (played by Jenna Ortega) has been renewed for Season 2. Wednesday has dominated Nielsen’s U.S. weekly ranking of original streaming series for the past three cycles.
Season 4 of Lego Masterswill premiere during the 2023-24 TV season. The series, hosted and executive produced by Will Arnett, is based on the British series of the same name and sees teams of Lego enthusiasts compete in different building challenges to win a cash prize and earn the title of Lego Masters. The renewal of Celebrity Holiday Bricktacular comes ahead of the first installment, which airs on Dec. 19, 20 and 21.
NBC renewed hit freshman series Quantum Leap, its reboot of the popular 1990s sci-fi drama, for a second season, the network announced Monday. The renewal comes midway through the series’ first season which has seen solid ratings. Starring Raymond Lee, the Quantum Leap pilot is currently up to a 2.0 rating in the 18-49 demo and 10.8 million viewers across linear, digital and streaming platforms, according to Nielsen and the network. The reboot is NBC’s best-ever drama launch on Peacock and is the No. 2 new broadcast show of the season in the 18-49 demo.
The comedy has found a foothold on digital platforms in addition to its Friday berth on the network.
The Sylvester Stallone Western mob dramedy had the biggest new series premiere on cable TV this year.
NBCUniversal has renewed the syndicated daytime talk show for two additional seasons, taking the series fronted by the former American Idol breakout through its sixth season in 2025.
CBS has given full-season orders to its three freshman dramas — East New York, So Help Me Todd and Fire Country.
Grimsburg has been picked up for a second season at Fox ahead of its premiere. It is the latest animated series to be renewed before audiences get a chance to see the show. Grimsburg, which stars Jon Hamm as a misanthropic detective, will launch in 2023.
NBC has picked up a 23rd edition of The Voice — which will be the last one for Blake Shelton. The country singer is the only judge, or “coach” in The Voice’s preferred description, who has appeared in every season to date. NBC announced Tuesday that it has renewed the show for season 23, which will be its first spring edition in two years after skipping one in 2022.
Dan Harmon’s upcoming Sunday animated series is getting a big vote of confidence ahead of its 2023 debut.
The two syndicated entertainment shows will air on the Fox O&Os through the 2024-25 season.
The announcement was made Sunday night during the live finale of the show and on Twitter by host Julie Chen Moonves.
Masterchef has been renewed for a 13th season at Fox. Chef and executive producer Gordon Ramsay, chef Aarón Sánchez and restaurateur Joe Bastianich all return to judge the cooking competition series. The news comes ahead of the finale of Season 12, which airs Wednesday and features the return of former judge Christina Tosi, chef and owner of Milk Bar.
Larry David’s comedy is the longest-running scripted series ever on the premium cabler.
Weakest Link will return to NBC. The network has renewed the series hosted by Jane Lynch, based on the British game show, for a bumper third season. The second season, which launched in March, consisted of 13 episodes and the third season will feature 20 episodes.
