Programming

It came down to the wire, but NCIS: Hawai’i ultimately didn’t make the cut for next season at CBS. The news comes days before the network is set to announce its fall schedule on May 2 and before the Season 3 finale of Hawai’i is scheduled to air on May 6. According to sources, the episode was not meant to be a series finale and includes a tease for what was to come but fans won’t be left reeling by a major cliffhanger.

CBS’s Lingo revival premiered in mid-January 2023, and was renewed for Season 2 just six weeks later. And yet another few weeks after that, the game show was pulled from CBS’s Wednesday lineup — where it had been sandwiched between Survivor and the freshman drama True Lies — and replaced with drama reruns. But now, there’s a Season 2 premiere date — Friday, May 24, at 8/7c, where it will return with back-to-back episodes, followed by weekly installments every Friday at 8.

CBS Sports has launched Champions League, a 24-hour streaming channel with nonstop goals and highlights from the flagship UEFA Champions League soccer club games out of Europe. The FAST channel featuring current season and historic game recaps will debut for free on Pluto TV and on connected TV sets through the CBS Sports app.

Even though Ellen DeGeneres is looking back at her talk show with a sense of humor, she can’t deny that her unceremonious exit left deep wounds.

Canceled by Disney before it even aired, The Spiderwick Chronicles found a new home at Roku and has so far “delivered results beyond expectations,” its creator says.

With NBC’s #OneChicago in rerun mode one final time this season, CBS’s Survivor dominated Wednesday both in total audience and in the demo (with 4.9 million total viewers and a 0.7 demo rating). ABC’s Not Dead Yet (2.2 million/0.2) was steady with its season (series?) finale.

There will not be a fourth season of Canadian comedy Run the Burbs. Co-creator and star Andrew Phung shared the news Thursday on Instagram that CBC has canceled the series after three seasons. The show airs in the U.S. on The CW.

From Glee to The Golden Bachelor, Empire to The Dropout, Arrested Development to Abbott Elementary and 24 to 9-1-1, Shannon Ryan has played a critical role in the launch of countless TV
series over the past three decades. Now president of marketing for Disney Entertainment Television, Ryan oversees marketing, publicity and communications for an unprecedented portfolio of more than 200 active series at any given time across Hulu, ABC, National Geographic, Disney Channel, Onyx Collective, Freeform and other platforms.

Netflix is investing in Leanne Morgan. The streamer has handed out a 16-episode, straight-to-series order for an untitled multicamera comedy starring the stand-up comedian. Comedy kingpin Chuck Lorre (Big Bang Theory, Two and a Half Men) co-created the series alongside Morgan and Susan McMartin.

Netflix’s 3 Body Problem delivered its second straight No. 1 showing among streaming titles, leading the rankings for the last week of March. The acquired series top 10 had several new entrants, thanks in part to a change in how Nielsen reports the numbers.

The Peabody Awards on Thursday revealed its full list of nominations for its 84th edition, with high-profile TV series like The Bear, Bluey, The Last of Us, Reservation Dogs, Fellow Travelers, Blue Eye Samurai, Last Week Tonight, Jury Duty and Marvel’s Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur among those making the cut.

League is advancing toward lucrative deals with incumbent partners and is in talks with tech giants as well as NBCUniversal.

The Talk may be wrapping up after 15 seasons in December, but Executive Producer Rob Crabbe and his team are not going down without a fight. For the first time in its history, The Talk will invite guest comedians on the show to yuk it up for the crowd and cameras. “Stand Up At The Talk” will launch April 26 and return each Friday.

The 73rd Miss USA Pageant to air live on Sunday, Aug. 4, Miss Teen USA on Thursday, Aug. 1.

CBS has picked up a fifth season of drama The Equalizer, starring and executive produced by Queen Latifah, for 2024-25. As Deadline reported last week, the renewal was fully expected, with the delay related to lead studio Universal Television negotiating a deal with Queen Latifah. It recently closed, paving the way to a renewal.

The new deal includes Tegna stations in Seattle, Portland and Spokane and streaming on Prime Video across Washington, Oregon and Alaska.

The actor’s April 13 episode, which also featured musical guest Chris Stapleton, drew 8.9 million viewers after seven days, according to NBCUniversal. In the 18-49 demo, the episode is up to a 2.0 rating. That’s the show’s largest seven-day audience since Billie Eilish hosted in December 2021, and it’s the best demo performance since Dave Chappelle’s last hosting gig in November 2022.

CBS’s NCIS was Monday’s most-watched show 6.3 million/0.3), while NBC’s The Voice tied ABC’s American Idol for the nightly demo win (0.4).

Tubi, Fox’s free, ad-supported streamer, has partnered with British streaming service DAZN to add new channels featuring live and recorded women’s football, or soccer, as its known in the U.S., as well as boxing and MMA.

E.W. Scripps, one of the largest local TV broadcasters in the U.S., has hired a financial adviser to evaluate interest in acquiring Bounce TV, its over-the-air network geared toward African Americans, according to Scripps CEO Adam Symson.

The streaming services will be looking for a larger share of the $27-billion pot for commercial time in the 2024-25 TV season.