Looking at the crop of new scripted series selected by the broadcast networks for 2024-25, one cannot help but reminisce about the 20th anniversary of what may have been broadcast television’s greatest season ever.
The 2004-05 season introduced several genre-defying series — all but one based on original ideas — whose impact on TV storytelling is still being felt: Lost, Desperate Housewives, Grey’s Anatomy, House, The Office and Veronica Mars. Remarkably, one of them, Grey’s Anatomy is still around, having just been renewed by ABC for Season 21, along with another show that premiered that same season, animated comedy American Dad!.
Aside from the fact that the current economic realities of the TV business will likely never support another drama going to 21 seasons, broadcast networks will also likely never take chances on so many unconventional ideas: a sci-fi drama on a deserted island that set the tone for modern genre fare, a...
The 2004-05 season introduced several genre-defying series — all but one based on original ideas — whose impact on TV storytelling is still being felt: Lost, Desperate Housewives, Grey’s Anatomy, House, The Office and Veronica Mars. Remarkably, one of them, Grey’s Anatomy is still around, having just been renewed by ABC for Season 21, along with another show that premiered that same season, animated comedy American Dad!.
Aside from the fact that the current economic realities of the TV business will likely never support another drama going to 21 seasons, broadcast networks will also likely never take chances on so many unconventional ideas: a sci-fi drama on a deserted island that set the tone for modern genre fare, a...
- 5/12/2024
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
The CBS New Fall Schedule Party took place Thursday, May 2 at Paramount Studios in Hollywood. Network stars, producers and executives were in attendance to celebrate the Fall 2024 lineup. Gold Derby’s Latasha Ford, Marcus James Dixon and Jaclyn Ben-Porat were on the red carpet to interview many of the attendees.
Watch each short video below from the CBS New Fall Schedule Party by clicking that person’s name:
Kathy Bates, Skye P. Marshall and Jason Ritter (“Matlock”)
Jeff Probst (“Survivor”)
Julie Chen Moonves (“Big Brother”)
Stephanie Arcila (“Fire Country”)
Steve Holland (“Georgie and Mandy’s First Marriage” executive producer)
Brandon Scott Jones (“Ghosts”)
Damon Wayans and Damon Wayans Jr. (“Poppa’s House”)
Essence Atkins and Tetona Jackson (“Poppa’s House”)
Tichina Arnold, Sheaun McKinney and Hank Greenspan (“The Neighborhood”)
Rocky Carroll (“NCIS”)
Brian Dietzen (“NCIS”)
Sean Murray (“NCIS”)
Diona Reasoner (“NCIS”)
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Watch each short video below from the CBS New Fall Schedule Party by clicking that person’s name:
Kathy Bates, Skye P. Marshall and Jason Ritter (“Matlock”)
Jeff Probst (“Survivor”)
Julie Chen Moonves (“Big Brother”)
Stephanie Arcila (“Fire Country”)
Steve Holland (“Georgie and Mandy’s First Marriage” executive producer)
Brandon Scott Jones (“Ghosts”)
Damon Wayans and Damon Wayans Jr. (“Poppa’s House”)
Essence Atkins and Tetona Jackson (“Poppa’s House”)
Tichina Arnold, Sheaun McKinney and Hank Greenspan (“The Neighborhood”)
Rocky Carroll (“NCIS”)
Brian Dietzen (“NCIS”)
Sean Murray (“NCIS”)
Diona Reasoner (“NCIS”)
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- 5/3/2024
- by Latasha Ford, Denton Davidson and Marcus James Dixon
- Gold Derby
CBS, the most-watched network, is the first out of the gate to announce its schedule for the upcoming 2024-25 season. The returning shows are 48 Hours, 60 Minutes, The Amazing Race, Blue Bloods (resuming its final season), Elsbeth, The Equalizer, FBI, FBI: International, FBI: Most Wanted, Fire Country, Ghosts, NCIS, NCIS: Sydney, The Neighborhood, Raid the Cage, Survivor, Swat, and Tracker.
The new series for next season are Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage (newly titled Young Sheldon spin-off), Matlock (reboot of the 1986-95 legal drama), NCIS: Origins (NCIS prequel), Poppa's House, The Summit, and Watson (based on Sherlock Holmes characters) will be joined by newly ordered Hollywood Squares (reboot of the classic game show). In addition, CBS has ordered Sheriff Country (a Fire Country spin-off) for the 2025-26 season.
Here's a breakdown of the...
The new series for next season are Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage (newly titled Young Sheldon spin-off), Matlock (reboot of the 1986-95 legal drama), NCIS: Origins (NCIS prequel), Poppa's House, The Summit, and Watson (based on Sherlock Holmes characters) will be joined by newly ordered Hollywood Squares (reboot of the classic game show). In addition, CBS has ordered Sheriff Country (a Fire Country spin-off) for the 2025-26 season.
Here's a breakdown of the...
- 5/3/2024
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Matlock, Georgie & Mandy, Watson, Poppa's House, Hollywood Squares: CBS Announces New 2024-25 Series
CBS has announced its full 2024-25 primetime schedule. The network has plenty of returning shows but has found timeslots for eight new ones. As has become commonplace, several of these new shows will seem a little familiar.
The previously announced Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage (newly titled Young Sheldon spin-off), Matlock (reboot of the 1986-95 legal drama), NCIS: Origins (NCIS prequel), Poppa's House, The Summit, and Watson (based on Sherlock Holmes characters) will be joined by newly ordered Hollywood Squares (reboot of the classic game show). In addition, CBS has ordered Sheriff Country (a Fire Country spin-off) for the 2025-26 season.Read More…...
The previously announced Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage (newly titled Young Sheldon spin-off), Matlock (reboot of the 1986-95 legal drama), NCIS: Origins (NCIS prequel), Poppa's House, The Summit, and Watson (based on Sherlock Holmes characters) will be joined by newly ordered Hollywood Squares (reboot of the classic game show). In addition, CBS has ordered Sheriff Country (a Fire Country spin-off) for the 2025-26 season.Read More…...
- 5/3/2024
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
CBS today announced its 2024-2025 primetime programming lineup of CBS Originals, featuring three new dramas, two new comedies, a new alternative series, a reimagined classic game show, special event programming, and 18 returning series.
New drama series for fall include NCIS: Origins, starring Austin Stowell as a young Leroy Jethro Gibbs and narrated by flagship NCIS series star Mark Harmon, and Matlock, a reimagining of the classic television series, starring Emmy and Academy Award winner Kathy Bates as a brilliant, wily lawyer with unusual and unexpected tactics.
The midseason lineup will introduce Watson, starring Morris Chestnut as a modern version of one of history’s greatest detectives solving medical mysteries.
The new multi-camera comedies for fall are Poppa’s House, starring Damon Wayans as happily divorced “Poppa” who finds himself still parenting his adult son, Damon Wayans Jr, and Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage, the sequel to Young Sheldon, following Georgie (Montana Jordan...
New drama series for fall include NCIS: Origins, starring Austin Stowell as a young Leroy Jethro Gibbs and narrated by flagship NCIS series star Mark Harmon, and Matlock, a reimagining of the classic television series, starring Emmy and Academy Award winner Kathy Bates as a brilliant, wily lawyer with unusual and unexpected tactics.
The midseason lineup will introduce Watson, starring Morris Chestnut as a modern version of one of history’s greatest detectives solving medical mysteries.
The new multi-camera comedies for fall are Poppa’s House, starring Damon Wayans as happily divorced “Poppa” who finds himself still parenting his adult son, Damon Wayans Jr, and Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage, the sequel to Young Sheldon, following Georgie (Montana Jordan...
- 5/2/2024
- by Mirko Parlevliet
- Vital Thrills
For the first time this year, CBS did not order any pilots during the traditional pilot season window. And it may not be the last.
“Pilots aren’t dead, I would say pilot season is probably dead for us because why should we be held to that very specific window anymore, nobody else is,” CBS Entertainment President Amy Reisenbach said during the network’s unveiling of its 2024-25 schedule. “We only get so many shots at bat, let’s make sure when we take those swings that the bases are fully loaded for us.”
As Reisenbach revealed in a Q&a with Deadline in January, CBS has switched to a long-term development strategy of making series pickup decisions well in advance to allow for better planning and longer marketing runway. All of CBS’ new scripted series for 2024-25 were locked in by end of January.
Related: George Cheeks Addresses Paramount Global Shakeup,...
“Pilots aren’t dead, I would say pilot season is probably dead for us because why should we be held to that very specific window anymore, nobody else is,” CBS Entertainment President Amy Reisenbach said during the network’s unveiling of its 2024-25 schedule. “We only get so many shots at bat, let’s make sure when we take those swings that the bases are fully loaded for us.”
As Reisenbach revealed in a Q&a with Deadline in January, CBS has switched to a long-term development strategy of making series pickup decisions well in advance to allow for better planning and longer marketing runway. All of CBS’ new scripted series for 2024-25 were locked in by end of January.
Related: George Cheeks Addresses Paramount Global Shakeup,...
- 5/2/2024
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Three days after he was named to the newly formed Office of the CEO of Paramount Global, George Cheeks, President and CEO of CBS, faced reporters at the unveiling of the broadcast network’s fall 2024 schedule.
On Monday, Bob Bakish exited as Paramount Global CEO, replaced by a trio of senior executives, division heads Cheeks, Chris McCarthy and Brian Robbins who comprise the Office of the CEO.
Cheeks quipped about having an uneventful week and spoke briefly of his partnership with McCarthy and Robbins in his opening remarks.
Related: ‘Blue Bloods’ Future Is Sealed: The Long-Running Series Will Wrap For Good In December
“We are in the process of finalizing our strategic plan which we are going to roll out as soon as possible,” he said, echoing the trio’s comments from Monday.
Related: Upfronts 2024: Pilot Buzz & Other Development Updates In Another Atypical Broadcast Cycle
Cheeks also stressed...
On Monday, Bob Bakish exited as Paramount Global CEO, replaced by a trio of senior executives, division heads Cheeks, Chris McCarthy and Brian Robbins who comprise the Office of the CEO.
Cheeks quipped about having an uneventful week and spoke briefly of his partnership with McCarthy and Robbins in his opening remarks.
Related: ‘Blue Bloods’ Future Is Sealed: The Long-Running Series Will Wrap For Good In December
“We are in the process of finalizing our strategic plan which we are going to roll out as soon as possible,” he said, echoing the trio’s comments from Monday.
Related: Upfronts 2024: Pilot Buzz & Other Development Updates In Another Atypical Broadcast Cycle
Cheeks also stressed...
- 5/2/2024
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Who imagined it would feel so good to receive news about the upcoming fall schedule?
CBS is the first network to announce its plans for the 2024-25 season, and it’s brimming with good stuff.
The lineup features three new dramas, two new comedies, a new alternative series, a reimagined classic game show, special event programming, and 18 returning series. Wow!
Most of this is news we’ve already shared, but there are also some surprises.
Let’s get the full scope of what CBS just announced.
New drama series for fall include NCIS: Origins, starring Austin Stowell as a young Leroy Jethro Gibbs and narrated by flagship NCIS series star Mark Harmon; and Matlock, a reimagining of the classic television series, starring Emmy and Academy Award winner Kathy Bates as a brilliant, wily lawyer with unusual and unexpected tactics.
Midseason will introduce Watson, starring Morris Chestnut as a modern version...
CBS is the first network to announce its plans for the 2024-25 season, and it’s brimming with good stuff.
The lineup features three new dramas, two new comedies, a new alternative series, a reimagined classic game show, special event programming, and 18 returning series. Wow!
Most of this is news we’ve already shared, but there are also some surprises.
Let’s get the full scope of what CBS just announced.
New drama series for fall include NCIS: Origins, starring Austin Stowell as a young Leroy Jethro Gibbs and narrated by flagship NCIS series star Mark Harmon; and Matlock, a reimagining of the classic television series, starring Emmy and Academy Award winner Kathy Bates as a brilliant, wily lawyer with unusual and unexpected tactics.
Midseason will introduce Watson, starring Morris Chestnut as a modern version...
- 5/2/2024
- by Carissa Pavlica
- TVfanatic
CBS is revealing their 2024 fall television schedule!
The network revealed the premiere dates for several exciting shows, including the NCIS prequel series NCIS: Origins, as well as the highly anticipated Young Sheldon spinoff series.
There’s also the debut of new series, including Poppa’s House, the new multicam comedy starring Damon Wayans and Daman Wayans Jr..
The Young Sheldon spin-off series is called Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage!
There are also fan-favorite shows like FBI, The Neighborhood, Survivor and much more.
Click through to see the full lineup…...
The network revealed the premiere dates for several exciting shows, including the NCIS prequel series NCIS: Origins, as well as the highly anticipated Young Sheldon spinoff series.
There’s also the debut of new series, including Poppa’s House, the new multicam comedy starring Damon Wayans and Daman Wayans Jr..
The Young Sheldon spin-off series is called Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage!
There are also fan-favorite shows like FBI, The Neighborhood, Survivor and much more.
Click through to see the full lineup…...
- 5/2/2024
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
CBS has revealed the first look at its slate of new fall shows. In addition to revealing its 2024-2025 schedule, the network dropped teaser videos for each of its freshman series — including NCIS prequel NCIS: Origins, the new Matlock reboot, Young Sheldon sequel Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage, and new father-son comedy Poppa’s House. Check out first looks at all four below. NCIS: Origins (This Fall) The trailer for this NCIS prequel series features a snippet of Mark Harmon‘s very last scene as Leroy Jethro Gibbs, flyfishing in Alaska. The voiceover teases, “We know how his story ended. Now see how it all began.” Taking over the legendary role is Austin Stowell. NCIS: Origins takes place in 1991, before the events of the main show, and is narrated by Harmon, who also executive produces the show along with Sean Harmon. The series finds Gibbs as a new special agent at...
- 5/2/2024
- TV Insider
CBS on Thursday became the first broadcast network to unveil its schedule for the Fall TV season. What shows are on the move, where did new ones land, and what’s on hold until midseason?
♦ Tracker, TV’s most-watched show, will now air Sundays at 8/7c, leading into Season 5 of The Equalizer. Morris Chestnut medical drama Watson will be held for spring, once the NFL season is over, and launch Sundays at 10 pm.
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♦ Tracker, TV’s most-watched show, will now air Sundays at 8/7c, leading into Season 5 of The Equalizer. Morris Chestnut medical drama Watson will be held for spring, once the NFL season is over, and launch Sundays at 10 pm.
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- 5/2/2024
- by Ryan Schwartz
- TVLine.com
CBS announced not only its fall schedule, but a full lineup for the 2024-2025 broadcast season at a Los Angeles press briefing on Thursday.
As “Young Sheldon” is currently wrapping up its final season on Thursdays at 8 p.m., a headline of the slate is spinoff series “Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage” taking over that spot, leading into “Ghosts” at 8:30 p.m. Additionally, “Tracker” — not only the No. 1 new series of the 2023-2024 season, but the most-watched series overall — is getting an earlier position, moving from Sundays at 9 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Several CBS traditions remain intact. Tuesdays remain “FBI” night with the flagship series airing at 8 p.m. followed by “FBI: International” at 9 p.m. and “FBI: Most Wanted” at 10 p.m. On Mondays, “NCIS” holds onto its 9 p.m. timeslot, and after the cancellation of “NCIS: Hawai’i,” it’s 9:30 p.m. position will be taken...
As “Young Sheldon” is currently wrapping up its final season on Thursdays at 8 p.m., a headline of the slate is spinoff series “Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage” taking over that spot, leading into “Ghosts” at 8:30 p.m. Additionally, “Tracker” — not only the No. 1 new series of the 2023-2024 season, but the most-watched series overall — is getting an earlier position, moving from Sundays at 9 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Several CBS traditions remain intact. Tuesdays remain “FBI” night with the flagship series airing at 8 p.m. followed by “FBI: International” at 9 p.m. and “FBI: Most Wanted” at 10 p.m. On Mondays, “NCIS” holds onto its 9 p.m. timeslot, and after the cancellation of “NCIS: Hawai’i,” it’s 9:30 p.m. position will be taken...
- 5/2/2024
- by Selome Hailu
- Variety Film + TV
CBS‘ fall 2024 lineup is going to be stacked. Joining the 18 returning shows in the fall on the network are new scripted dramas Matlock (starring Kathy Bates) and NCIS: Origins, comedies Poppa’s House (starring Damon Wayans and Damon Wayans Jr.) and Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage (starring Montana Jordan and Emily Osment), and competition show The Summit. Still to come in the midseason are new drama Watson (starring Morris Chestnut), The Amazing Race, and Hollywood Squares with Drew Barrymore as the Center Square in January as part of the new “Game Show Wednesdays” with The Price Is Right at Night and Raid the Cage. Notably, CBS will not be airing new episodes during the 10/9c time slot on Sundays during the football season (which tends to delay primetime). Watson will slot in with Tracker and The Equalizer—switching time slots next season—after the end of football. And ...
- 5/2/2024
- TV Insider
CBS has ordered its first new series for the 2025-26 broadcast season. The network has given a green light to Fire Country spinoff Sheriff Country, headlined by Morena Baccarin. The series order was announced Thursday during CBS’ presentation in Los Angeles.
In Sheriff Country, Baccarin stars as straight-shooting sheriff Mickey Fox, the stepsister of Cal Fire’s division chief Sharon Leone (Diane Farr of Fire Country), who investigates criminal activity as she patrols the streets of small-town Edgewater while contending with her ex-con father and a mysterious incident involving her wayward daughter.
Related: George Cheeks Addresses Paramount Global Shakeup, Company Morale At CBS Schedule Reveal
The (then) potential spinoff was introduced when Baccarin guest starred in an April episode of the mothership series. Like the series’ pilot, the episode was written by Joan Rater and Tony Phelan from a story the Grey’s Anatomy alums co-wrote with series’ star Max Thieriot,...
In Sheriff Country, Baccarin stars as straight-shooting sheriff Mickey Fox, the stepsister of Cal Fire’s division chief Sharon Leone (Diane Farr of Fire Country), who investigates criminal activity as she patrols the streets of small-town Edgewater while contending with her ex-con father and a mysterious incident involving her wayward daughter.
Related: George Cheeks Addresses Paramount Global Shakeup, Company Morale At CBS Schedule Reveal
The (then) potential spinoff was introduced when Baccarin guest starred in an April episode of the mothership series. Like the series’ pilot, the episode was written by Joan Rater and Tony Phelan from a story the Grey’s Anatomy alums co-wrote with series’ star Max Thieriot,...
- 5/2/2024
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
CBS has released videos teasing what’s ahead from various new shows including Matlock, NCIS: Origins, and the new Big Bang Theory/Sheldon Universe prequel series, Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage.
Learn more about the shows below.
Matlock
Matlock—a reimagination of the classic TV series of the same name— stars Kathy Bates as the brilliant septuagenarian Madeline “Matty” Matlock, who, after achieving success in her younger years, decides to rejoin the workforce at a prestigious law firm where she uses her unassuming demeanor and wily tactics to win cases and expose corruption from within.
Related: ‘Fire Country’ Spinoff ‘Sheriff Country’ Starring Morena Baccarin Ordered To Series By CBS For 2025-26 Season
Matty is assigned to Olympia (Skye P. Marshall), a senior attorney and key rainmaker with a thirst for justice, while Olympia’s ex-husband, Julian (Jason Ritter), the son of the head of the firm, is...
Learn more about the shows below.
Matlock
Matlock—a reimagination of the classic TV series of the same name— stars Kathy Bates as the brilliant septuagenarian Madeline “Matty” Matlock, who, after achieving success in her younger years, decides to rejoin the workforce at a prestigious law firm where she uses her unassuming demeanor and wily tactics to win cases and expose corruption from within.
Related: ‘Fire Country’ Spinoff ‘Sheriff Country’ Starring Morena Baccarin Ordered To Series By CBS For 2025-26 Season
Matty is assigned to Olympia (Skye P. Marshall), a senior attorney and key rainmaker with a thirst for justice, while Olympia’s ex-husband, Julian (Jason Ritter), the son of the head of the firm, is...
- 5/2/2024
- by Rosy Cordero
- Deadline Film + TV
CBS today became the first broadcast network to present its fall schedule. And, in line with CBS’ new strategy for long-term development and planning, the network announced its schedule for the entire 2024-25 season. It is contingent on IATSE making a new deal with the studios to avoid a strike. At the unveiling of the schedule, George Cheeks, President and CEO of CBS, said that they have contingency plans should a work stoppage occur but wouldn’t elaborate further. “If we need to delay, we are ready,” he said.
Related: George Cheeks Addresses Paramount Global Shakeup, Company Morale At CBS Schedule Reveal
Also in accordance with CBS’ new long-term development strategy, the network announced a series pickup for Fire Country spinoff Sherriff Country, starring Morena Baccarin, for the 2025-26 season.
Here is CBS’ 2024-25 schedule, which features the most watched series of 2023-24, Tracker, shifting to a new time slot on Sunday,...
Related: George Cheeks Addresses Paramount Global Shakeup, Company Morale At CBS Schedule Reveal
Also in accordance with CBS’ new long-term development strategy, the network announced a series pickup for Fire Country spinoff Sherriff Country, starring Morena Baccarin, for the 2025-26 season.
Here is CBS’ 2024-25 schedule, which features the most watched series of 2023-24, Tracker, shifting to a new time slot on Sunday,...
- 5/2/2024
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
No second chances are coming for So Help Me Todd, CSI: Vegas and NCIS: Hawaii. But good news for CSI fans: there is another iteration in active development.
While speaking to reporters Thursday about the fall season, CBS bosses George Cheeks and Amy Reisenbach acknowledged their “embarrassment of riches” when it came to new and returning shows but added it was “incumbent to keep the schedule fresh and keep the momentum going.”
Related: George Cheeks Addresses Paramount Global Shakeup, Company Morale At CBS Schedule Reveal
“We had some tough choices this year,” conceded entertainment president Reisenbach. “Everything came back very strong. There is a cohesive schedule, a flow.”
Related: Upfronts 2024: Pilot Buzz & Other Development Updates In Another Atypical Broadcast Cycle
“Every show is different,” added CBS CEO Cheeks, when reminded how S.W.A.T. was uncanceled at the last minute. “We certainly had a wonderful experience with So Help Me Todd.
While speaking to reporters Thursday about the fall season, CBS bosses George Cheeks and Amy Reisenbach acknowledged their “embarrassment of riches” when it came to new and returning shows but added it was “incumbent to keep the schedule fresh and keep the momentum going.”
Related: George Cheeks Addresses Paramount Global Shakeup, Company Morale At CBS Schedule Reveal
“We had some tough choices this year,” conceded entertainment president Reisenbach. “Everything came back very strong. There is a cohesive schedule, a flow.”
Related: Upfronts 2024: Pilot Buzz & Other Development Updates In Another Atypical Broadcast Cycle
“Every show is different,” added CBS CEO Cheeks, when reminded how S.W.A.T. was uncanceled at the last minute. “We certainly had a wonderful experience with So Help Me Todd.
- 5/2/2024
- by Lynette Rice
- Deadline Film + TV
CBS executives were keenly aware of the elephant in the room Thursday as new co-ceo George Cheeks and entertainment president Amy Reisenbach opened their fall schedule presentation by addressing the latest rumblings in the sale process of parent company Paramount Global.
“It’s a super quiet, uneventful week for us,” Cheeks quipped as he kicked off the hourlong presentation just moments after news broke that Sony and Apollo submitted a $26 billion cash offer to buy Paramount Global.
Other than addressing morale — “we’ve all locked arms” and are “focusing on what we can control,” Cheeks said — both execs spent the press briefing at the Paramount offices in Hollywood focused on CBS and its 2024-25 schedule.
Cheeks and Reisenbach opened with a victory lap of sorts as CBS finished the strikes-impacted 2023-24 in first place, breaking a decades-old record set by the network with 16 straight season victories and 21 of the past 22 years.
“It’s a super quiet, uneventful week for us,” Cheeks quipped as he kicked off the hourlong presentation just moments after news broke that Sony and Apollo submitted a $26 billion cash offer to buy Paramount Global.
Other than addressing morale — “we’ve all locked arms” and are “focusing on what we can control,” Cheeks said — both execs spent the press briefing at the Paramount offices in Hollywood focused on CBS and its 2024-25 schedule.
Cheeks and Reisenbach opened with a victory lap of sorts as CBS finished the strikes-impacted 2023-24 in first place, breaking a decades-old record set by the network with 16 straight season victories and 21 of the past 22 years.
- 5/2/2024
- by Lesley Goldberg
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
If you read the headline and are asking yourselves, pilots? what pilots? — you are not wrong. It’s been largely a 2024 pilot season without pilots. A grand total of maybe one of them is expected to factor into any fall decisions as the broadcast networks prepare to unveil their schedules, starting with CBS tomorrow, May 2.
Needless to say, the broadcast pilot season is no longer the industry obsession it once was this time of year, with back-to-back disruptions from the pandemic and the dual Hollywood strikes providing the proverbial final nail in the coffin of the decades-old pilot cycle. But for tradition’s sake, here are some insights into the networks’ current development plans.
There is no more stacked lineup for next season than CBS’ with three new drama series, Young Gibbs prequel NCIS: Origins; Matlock, starring Kathy Bates; and Watson, headlined by Morris Chestnut; and two new comedies, Poppa’s House,...
Needless to say, the broadcast pilot season is no longer the industry obsession it once was this time of year, with back-to-back disruptions from the pandemic and the dual Hollywood strikes providing the proverbial final nail in the coffin of the decades-old pilot cycle. But for tradition’s sake, here are some insights into the networks’ current development plans.
There is no more stacked lineup for next season than CBS’ with three new drama series, Young Gibbs prequel NCIS: Origins; Matlock, starring Kathy Bates; and Watson, headlined by Morris Chestnut; and two new comedies, Poppa’s House,...
- 5/1/2024
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
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.
The cancellation is not a complete shocker since, as Deadline has been reporting, NCIS: Hawai’i was on the bubble. Still, the outcome is surprising since an effort was made to extend the well performing drama’s run for at least an abbreviated fourth and final season, with producers agreeing to a massive budget cut and open to other concessions in order to keep the show going.
The cancellation is not a complete shocker since, as Deadline has been reporting, NCIS: Hawai’i was on the bubble. Still, the outcome is surprising since an effort was made to extend the well performing drama’s run for at least an abbreviated fourth and final season, with producers agreeing to a massive budget cut and open to other concessions in order to keep the show going.
- 4/26/2024
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
After renewing 11 scripted shows for 2024-25, CBS has made its first cancellations of the spring.
The network says second-year dramedy So Help Me Todd and drama CSI: Vegas, which is in its third season, won’t return. The two shows were among just a handful of CBS scripted series whose futures were up in the air as of Friday.
CSI: Vegas is averaging about 6.4 million viewers per episode in Nielsen’s seven-day linear ratings, and So Help Me Todd draws about 6.3 million. They’re likely to be the two most watched shows to get the ax this season (not including the pre-announced end for Young Sheldon), but the bar is a bit higher at CBS — which has 12 of the top 15 scripted series since mid-February, when broadcasters rolled out their post-strike lineups — than elsewhere.
The network also has three new dramas on deck for the 2024-25 season in NCIS: Origins, which...
The network says second-year dramedy So Help Me Todd and drama CSI: Vegas, which is in its third season, won’t return. The two shows were among just a handful of CBS scripted series whose futures were up in the air as of Friday.
CSI: Vegas is averaging about 6.4 million viewers per episode in Nielsen’s seven-day linear ratings, and So Help Me Todd draws about 6.3 million. They’re likely to be the two most watched shows to get the ax this season (not including the pre-announced end for Young Sheldon), but the bar is a bit higher at CBS — which has 12 of the top 15 scripted series since mid-February, when broadcasters rolled out their post-strike lineups — than elsewhere.
The network also has three new dramas on deck for the 2024-25 season in NCIS: Origins, which...
- 4/19/2024
- by Rick Porter
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Both “So Help Me Todd” and “CSI: Vegas” have been canceled at CBS, Variety has learned.
“So Help Me Todd” is currently airing its second season at the broadcaster, while “CSI: Vegas” is airing its third. Both shows are scheduled to air their season finales in May, which will now serve as series finales.
The two shows were some of the few CBS shows awaiting words on their fates for next season. The only other CBS shows with pending renewal statuses are “The Equalizer” and “NCIS: Hawai’i.” They are both solid performers, with “So Help Me Todd” averaging 7.7 million viewers an episode in multiplatform Live+35 and “CSI: Vegas” averaging 7.6 million. According to an individual with knowledge of the situation, CBS simply did not have enough room on the schedule to bring them back.
In addition to its many previously announced renewals, CBS already has a number of new shows set to debut next season.
“So Help Me Todd” is currently airing its second season at the broadcaster, while “CSI: Vegas” is airing its third. Both shows are scheduled to air their season finales in May, which will now serve as series finales.
The two shows were some of the few CBS shows awaiting words on their fates for next season. The only other CBS shows with pending renewal statuses are “The Equalizer” and “NCIS: Hawai’i.” They are both solid performers, with “So Help Me Todd” averaging 7.7 million viewers an episode in multiplatform Live+35 and “CSI: Vegas” averaging 7.6 million. According to an individual with knowledge of the situation, CBS simply did not have enough room on the schedule to bring them back.
In addition to its many previously announced renewals, CBS already has a number of new shows set to debut next season.
- 4/19/2024
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Like it started doing last year with Tracker, CBS is getting a head start on promoting its new fall series Poppa’s House by dropping teasers during March Madness that feature Damon Wayans and Damon Wayans Jr.
Unlike last year’s spots touting the new Justin Hartley drama, however, the newest one acknowledges how early it is to be talking up the new sitcom. Fortunately, the Wayans are in on the joke.
“Long lead marketing!” quips Damon Wayans in the 15-second spot.
“We do have a sense of humor at CBS, so allowing our talent to acknowledge what the audience is seeing, is something we feel good about,” President and Chief Marketing Office Mike Benson tells Deadline. “We also think that the audience will appreciate the honesty. Let’s call it what it is … long lead marketing and have some fun with it. It’s not only good marketing, but it...
Unlike last year’s spots touting the new Justin Hartley drama, however, the newest one acknowledges how early it is to be talking up the new sitcom. Fortunately, the Wayans are in on the joke.
“Long lead marketing!” quips Damon Wayans in the 15-second spot.
“We do have a sense of humor at CBS, so allowing our talent to acknowledge what the audience is seeing, is something we feel good about,” President and Chief Marketing Office Mike Benson tells Deadline. “We also think that the audience will appreciate the honesty. Let’s call it what it is … long lead marketing and have some fun with it. It’s not only good marketing, but it...
- 3/22/2024
- by Lynette Rice
- Deadline Film + TV
CBS is firming up more of its lineup for next season.
The network has renewed its comedy Ghosts and drama Fire Country for 2024-25, picking up a fourth season of the former and a third of the latter. The two shows join the previously renewed Tracker on CBS’ roster for next season.
“Ghosts and Fire Country are proven viewer favorites on both broadcast and streaming thanks to exceptional storytelling, talented actors and an ever-growing fan base,” CBS Entertainment president Amy Reisenbach said in a statement. “We are elated to keep the momentum going and bring them back to CBS next season.”
Ghosts, from CBS Studios in association with Lionsgate Television and BBC Studios’ Los Angeles production arm, is the network’s second-most-watched comedy behind Young Sheldon. It’s averaging 10.2 million viewers over seven days and across all platforms, a small uptick over last season. Nielsen’s seven-day linear ratings have the show at 8.68 million viewers,...
The network has renewed its comedy Ghosts and drama Fire Country for 2024-25, picking up a fourth season of the former and a third of the latter. The two shows join the previously renewed Tracker on CBS’ roster for next season.
“Ghosts and Fire Country are proven viewer favorites on both broadcast and streaming thanks to exceptional storytelling, talented actors and an ever-growing fan base,” CBS Entertainment president Amy Reisenbach said in a statement. “We are elated to keep the momentum going and bring them back to CBS next season.”
Ghosts, from CBS Studios in association with Lionsgate Television and BBC Studios’ Los Angeles production arm, is the network’s second-most-watched comedy behind Young Sheldon. It’s averaging 10.2 million viewers over seven days and across all platforms, a small uptick over last season. Nielsen’s seven-day linear ratings have the show at 8.68 million viewers,...
- 3/12/2024
- by Rick Porter
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
CBS is looking to scare up more laughs after handing an early Season 4 renewal to supernatural comedy Ghosts.
It is the latest renewal order for the Paramount-owned network, which also handed a third season to Fire Country and gave Justin Hartley series Tracker a second season earlier this month.
Ghosts, which is based on the BBC’s British comedy, has been a success for CBS since launching in 2021. Its third season is averaging over 10M viewers in live 7-day multiplatform viewing, which is marginally up from last year and streaming numbers are up on Paramount+, where the company said it ranked as its number one comedy in February.
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The move gives some continuity to CBS’ comedy slate for next season as two of its longer running series, Young Sheldon and Bob Hearts Abishola are coming to an end.
It is the latest renewal order for the Paramount-owned network, which also handed a third season to Fire Country and gave Justin Hartley series Tracker a second season earlier this month.
Ghosts, which is based on the BBC’s British comedy, has been a success for CBS since launching in 2021. Its third season is averaging over 10M viewers in live 7-day multiplatform viewing, which is marginally up from last year and streaming numbers are up on Paramount+, where the company said it ranked as its number one comedy in February.
Related: 2024 Premiere Dates For New & Returning Series On Broadcast, Cable & Streaming
The move gives some continuity to CBS’ comedy slate for next season as two of its longer running series, Young Sheldon and Bob Hearts Abishola are coming to an end.
- 3/12/2024
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
As is appropriate for a franchise that started with The Big Bang Theory, its universe keeps expanding.
CBS has formally ordered a spinoff of Young Sheldon — itself a Big Bang prequel — that will focus on Georgie (Montana Jordan), Sheldon’s older brother, and his fiancée, Mandy (Emily Osment), as they raise their young family in Texas. The project has been in the works since January, and a straight-to-series order was expected after deals closed.
Young Sheldon executive producers Chuck Lorre, Steven Molaro and Steve Holland will continue in their roles on the new series, which will be part of CBS’ 2024-25 slate. Warner Bros. TV, Lorre’s longtime home, is producing.
The pickup of the spinoff — which will be a multicamera show, unlike the single-camera Young Sheldon — will also assure that Lorre has a series on CBS for a 22nd straight season, dating back to the debut of Two and a Half Men...
CBS has formally ordered a spinoff of Young Sheldon — itself a Big Bang prequel — that will focus on Georgie (Montana Jordan), Sheldon’s older brother, and his fiancée, Mandy (Emily Osment), as they raise their young family in Texas. The project has been in the works since January, and a straight-to-series order was expected after deals closed.
Young Sheldon executive producers Chuck Lorre, Steven Molaro and Steve Holland will continue in their roles on the new series, which will be part of CBS’ 2024-25 slate. Warner Bros. TV, Lorre’s longtime home, is producing.
The pickup of the spinoff — which will be a multicamera show, unlike the single-camera Young Sheldon — will also assure that Lorre has a series on CBS for a 22nd straight season, dating back to the debut of Two and a Half Men...
- 3/5/2024
- by Rick Porter
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
There’s been some turnover at Matlock‘s new law firm.
Beau Bridges (Masters of Sex, Stargate Sg-1) has stepped into the recurring role of Senior on CBS’ upcoming reboot, TVLine has confirmed. He’ll replace Jamey Sheridan, who plays Senior in the pilot episode; a reason for the recast was not given.
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Bridges’ character...
Beau Bridges (Masters of Sex, Stargate Sg-1) has stepped into the recurring role of Senior on CBS’ upcoming reboot, TVLine has confirmed. He’ll replace Jamey Sheridan, who plays Senior in the pilot episode; a reason for the recast was not given.
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Bridges’ character...
- 2/8/2024
- by Rebecca Iannucci
- TVLine.com
The past three years have severely impacted the broadcast television landscape.
Following a decade of growth — remember the days of 100 pilots? — the TV landscape on broadcast is experiencing further contraction because of production delays caused by both the pandemic and Hollywood’s historic dual strikes in 2023. The result is fewer pilots, a shift to year-round development and now fewer scripted originals as networks bulk up on unscripted fare, cut costs and continue to see development money shifted toward streaming.
On the leadership front, Frances Berwick now has lone oversight of NBC after Susan Rovner was let go from NBCUniversal as part of a larger restructuring, with ABC (Craig Erwich), CBS (Amy Reisenbach), The CW (Brad Schwartz) and Fox (Rob Wade) continuing with their current executives.
The biggest shift in broadcast is the shortened 2023-24 seasons of scripted fare, production on which was delayed from the traditional summer start to the...
Following a decade of growth — remember the days of 100 pilots? — the TV landscape on broadcast is experiencing further contraction because of production delays caused by both the pandemic and Hollywood’s historic dual strikes in 2023. The result is fewer pilots, a shift to year-round development and now fewer scripted originals as networks bulk up on unscripted fare, cut costs and continue to see development money shifted toward streaming.
On the leadership front, Frances Berwick now has lone oversight of NBC after Susan Rovner was let go from NBCUniversal as part of a larger restructuring, with ABC (Craig Erwich), CBS (Amy Reisenbach), The CW (Brad Schwartz) and Fox (Rob Wade) continuing with their current executives.
The biggest shift in broadcast is the shortened 2023-24 seasons of scripted fare, production on which was delayed from the traditional summer start to the...
- 2/8/2024
- by Lesley Goldberg
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
It’s late January, time when the broadcast networks typically kick off pilot season with their first pilot orders targeting the upcoming fall. Not CBS, which will not be picking pilots in the traditional window; instead the network has five scripted series already on tap for next season and a potential Fire Country spinoff in the works.
There has been nothing typical about the past couple of years between the pandemic and the double Hollywood strike, which disrupted the TV development cycle. Still, while networks like ABC and Fox had signaled a move toward year-round development before the pandemic, CBS had stuck closely to tradition, so many thought the network would eventually revert to its old ways.
That didn’t happen. In a major leadership change at CBS, Amy Reisenbach, the network’s head of current programming of 5.5 years, was named Entertainment President in November 2022. Just a couple of months later,...
There has been nothing typical about the past couple of years between the pandemic and the double Hollywood strike, which disrupted the TV development cycle. Still, while networks like ABC and Fox had signaled a move toward year-round development before the pandemic, CBS had stuck closely to tradition, so many thought the network would eventually revert to its old ways.
That didn’t happen. In a major leadership change at CBS, Amy Reisenbach, the network’s head of current programming of 5.5 years, was named Entertainment President in November 2022. Just a couple of months later,...
- 1/31/2024
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Young Sheldon is coming to an end this season but the franchise will live on at CBS. The network is closing in on a straight-to-series order to a multi-camera spinoff of Young Sheldon from the series’ executive producers Steve Holland, Steven Molaro and Chuck Lorre and studio Warner Bros Television, sources tell Deadline. The new series will center on the characters of Georgie Cooper and his fiancée Mandy McAllister, played on the show by Montana Jordan and Emily Osment, respectively.
I hear deals with Jordan and Osment are still being worked out but the duo are expected to reprise their roles in the spinoff, which is poised to get a 13-episode order for the 2024-25 season. Reps for CBS and Wbtv declined comment.
Jordan has been a series regular on Young Sheldon from the start, playing Sheldon’s older brother George Marshall “Georgie” Cooper Jr, who dropped out of school...
I hear deals with Jordan and Osment are still being worked out but the duo are expected to reprise their roles in the spinoff, which is poised to get a 13-episode order for the 2024-25 season. Reps for CBS and Wbtv declined comment.
Jordan has been a series regular on Young Sheldon from the start, playing Sheldon’s older brother George Marshall “Georgie” Cooper Jr, who dropped out of school...
- 1/12/2024
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
CBS has ordered an “NCIS” prequel series that will focus on a young Leroy Jethro Gibbs, Variety has confirmed.
The series is titled “NCIS: Origins” and will air during the 2024-2025 season. The show will be set in 1991 with Mark Harmon (who played Gibbs for nearly two decades) serving as narrator. The official logline states, “In the series, Gibbs starts his career as a newly minted special agent at the fledgling NCIS Camp Pendleton office where he forges his place on a gritty, ragtag team led by NCIS legend Mike Franks.”
Harmon will executive produce with his son, Sean Harmon, who originally brought the idea of a young Gibbs show to CBS. Sean has previously played a younger version of his father’s character in episodes of “NCIS,” but he will focus on executive producing the new series and casting for the lead role will begin shortly.
David J. North...
The series is titled “NCIS: Origins” and will air during the 2024-2025 season. The show will be set in 1991 with Mark Harmon (who played Gibbs for nearly two decades) serving as narrator. The official logline states, “In the series, Gibbs starts his career as a newly minted special agent at the fledgling NCIS Camp Pendleton office where he forges his place on a gritty, ragtag team led by NCIS legend Mike Franks.”
Harmon will executive produce with his son, Sean Harmon, who originally brought the idea of a young Gibbs show to CBS. Sean has previously played a younger version of his father’s character in episodes of “NCIS,” but he will focus on executive producing the new series and casting for the lead role will begin shortly.
David J. North...
- 1/5/2024
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
R.I.P., Sherlock!
CBS on Wednesday announced a straight-to-series order for Watson, a contemporary medical drama starring Resident vet Morris Chestnut that will pick up one year after the death of Sherlock Holmes.
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The series, which hails from Elementary EP Craig Sweeney, bears no connection to the former CBS procedural. It is expected to premiere during the 2024-25 TV season, where it will join Kathy Bates’ Matlock update...
CBS on Wednesday announced a straight-to-series order for Watson, a contemporary medical drama starring Resident vet Morris Chestnut that will pick up one year after the death of Sherlock Holmes.
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The series, which hails from Elementary EP Craig Sweeney, bears no connection to the former CBS procedural. It is expected to premiere during the 2024-25 TV season, where it will join Kathy Bates’ Matlock update...
- 1/3/2024
- by Ryan Schwartz
- TVLine.com
CBS is sort of returning to the world of Sherlock Holmes.
The Paramount Global-backed broadcast network has handed out a series order for Watson, a medical drama revolving around Dr. John Watson a year after the death of his friend and partner, Sherlock Holmes. Morris Chestnut will star as Watson and exec produce the series, which was first put in development a year ago at the network.
“We are thrilled to feature such a beloved character from the world of Sherlock Holmes at the center of this series and have it brought to life by Morris Chestnut in a fresh and unexpected take on the immortal doctor,” said Amy Reisenbach, president of CBS Entertainment. “Craig Sweeny’s bold new vision for the complex Dr. Watson deftly interweaves rich character storytelling with edge-of-your-seat medical mysteries.”
Elementary alum Sweeny serves as showrunner and wrote the pilot. He exec produces alongside Chestnut,...
The Paramount Global-backed broadcast network has handed out a series order for Watson, a medical drama revolving around Dr. John Watson a year after the death of his friend and partner, Sherlock Holmes. Morris Chestnut will star as Watson and exec produce the series, which was first put in development a year ago at the network.
“We are thrilled to feature such a beloved character from the world of Sherlock Holmes at the center of this series and have it brought to life by Morris Chestnut in a fresh and unexpected take on the immortal doctor,” said Amy Reisenbach, president of CBS Entertainment. “Craig Sweeny’s bold new vision for the complex Dr. Watson deftly interweaves rich character storytelling with edge-of-your-seat medical mysteries.”
Elementary alum Sweeny serves as showrunner and wrote the pilot. He exec produces alongside Chestnut,...
- 1/3/2024
- by Lesley Goldberg
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
CBS has handed a straight-to-series order to Watson, from writer Craig Sweeny (Elementary), Aaron Kaplan’s Kapital Entertainment and CBS Studios, for the 2024-25 broadcast season. Morris Chestnut is set to play the title role and executive produce the medical drama inspired by the characters from Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes mysteries.
Last January, CBS ordered two drama pilots, Elsbeth starring Carrie Preston and Matlock starring Kathy Bates, as well as writers rooms for two medical drama projects, Watson and The Pact.
In anticipation of a series pickup, CBS and CBS Studios recently attached Chestnut as the lead and Larry Teng as director and executive producer of the first episode, paving the way to a formal greenlight.
The Pact, from the CBS/NAACP Production Venture, has been on a different timetable. It remains in development after attaching a supervising writer just before the start of the WGA strike and...
Last January, CBS ordered two drama pilots, Elsbeth starring Carrie Preston and Matlock starring Kathy Bates, as well as writers rooms for two medical drama projects, Watson and The Pact.
In anticipation of a series pickup, CBS and CBS Studios recently attached Chestnut as the lead and Larry Teng as director and executive producer of the first episode, paving the way to a formal greenlight.
The Pact, from the CBS/NAACP Production Venture, has been on a different timetable. It remains in development after attaching a supervising writer just before the start of the WGA strike and...
- 1/3/2024
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
CBS has given a straight to series order to a drama series that will see Morris Chestnut star as the iconic literary character Dr. John Watson, the companion of master detective Sherlock Holmes.
The show, titled “Watson,” is a contemporary story set one year after the death of Holmes at the hands of his archnemesis Moriarty. Per the official logline, the show will see “Dr. John Watson (Chestnut) resume his medical career as the head of a clinic dedicated to treating rare disorders. Watson’s old life isn’t done with him, though—Moriarty and Watson are set to write their own chapter of a story that has fascinated audiences for more than a century.”
Craig Sweeny created the series and will serve as showrunner and executive producer. Chestnut will executive produce in addition to starring. Shäron Moalem MD, PhD, and Aaron Kaplan and Brian Morewitz for Kapital Entertainment also executive produce.
The show, titled “Watson,” is a contemporary story set one year after the death of Holmes at the hands of his archnemesis Moriarty. Per the official logline, the show will see “Dr. John Watson (Chestnut) resume his medical career as the head of a clinic dedicated to treating rare disorders. Watson’s old life isn’t done with him, though—Moriarty and Watson are set to write their own chapter of a story that has fascinated audiences for more than a century.”
Craig Sweeny created the series and will serve as showrunner and executive producer. Chestnut will executive produce in addition to starring. Shäron Moalem MD, PhD, and Aaron Kaplan and Brian Morewitz for Kapital Entertainment also executive produce.
- 1/3/2024
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
As Hollywood can’t wait to close the book on one of the most disruptive years in history, marked by a industry-paralyzing double strike that shut down production for more than six months, there is a lot of hope riding on 2024. There is also a dose of anxiety about what exactly the new normal might be.
The new year is expected to bring a selling frenzy. With few writers writing spec scripts during the work stoppage as most focused on strike duties, an anticipated post-strike spec market did not materialize. Unsure whether the main networks and platforms would be open for new business right away or busy attaching acting talent to their packages after the November end of the SAG-AFTRA strike, many producers opted to wait until after the holidays to take out their projects.
While there was a trickle of pitches in November and early December — a handful of...
The new year is expected to bring a selling frenzy. With few writers writing spec scripts during the work stoppage as most focused on strike duties, an anticipated post-strike spec market did not materialize. Unsure whether the main networks and platforms would be open for new business right away or busy attaching acting talent to their packages after the November end of the SAG-AFTRA strike, many producers opted to wait until after the holidays to take out their projects.
While there was a trickle of pitches in November and early December — a handful of...
- 12/28/2023
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Broadcast pilot season was already mostly dead when the Hollywood strikes came along. But to paraphrase Billy Crystal in “The Princess Bride,” “There’s a big difference between ‘mostly dead’ and ‘all dead.’ Mostly dead is slightly alive!”
And that’s where pilot season now stands: Mostly dead — and yet still stubbornly, slightly alive. A relic of a bygone TV era, broadcast pilot season has been on the chopping block for years as networks aimed to get out of that springtime crunch by focusing on year-round development.
The fact is, pilot season was already so disrupted there was not much left to disrupt, strikes or no strikes. After all, last pilot season saw the broadcast networks pick up just six shows out of their combined 14 pilots. Compare that to pre-pandemic times, when it was a shock that the broadcast networks ordered just 60 pilots in early 2020.
But sales are still happening,...
And that’s where pilot season now stands: Mostly dead — and yet still stubbornly, slightly alive. A relic of a bygone TV era, broadcast pilot season has been on the chopping block for years as networks aimed to get out of that springtime crunch by focusing on year-round development.
The fact is, pilot season was already so disrupted there was not much left to disrupt, strikes or no strikes. After all, last pilot season saw the broadcast networks pick up just six shows out of their combined 14 pilots. Compare that to pre-pandemic times, when it was a shock that the broadcast networks ordered just 60 pilots in early 2020.
But sales are still happening,...
- 12/22/2023
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
The more things change, the more things stay the same.
That may as well be the motto for the five broadcast networks heading into the 2023-24 season as their corporate parents are increasingly focused on cutting costs, restructurings and streaming. To that end, three of the five networks have made leadership changes in the past year.
The biggest change comes at The CW, which is now majority controlled by Nexstar with former Pop topper Brad Schwartz now tasked with making the younger-skewing network profitable for the first time following the unexpected departure of TV’s longest-tenured president, Mark Pedowitz. Over at CBS, Kelly Kahl and his top lieutenant Thom Sherman and their sizable paydays were bounced in favor of former head of current Amy Reisenbach. Over at Fox, Charlie Collier — who led the network following the sale of its studio counterpart — bailed for Roku with the broadcaster tapping unscripted chief...
That may as well be the motto for the five broadcast networks heading into the 2023-24 season as their corporate parents are increasingly focused on cutting costs, restructurings and streaming. To that end, three of the five networks have made leadership changes in the past year.
The biggest change comes at The CW, which is now majority controlled by Nexstar with former Pop topper Brad Schwartz now tasked with making the younger-skewing network profitable for the first time following the unexpected departure of TV’s longest-tenured president, Mark Pedowitz. Over at CBS, Kelly Kahl and his top lieutenant Thom Sherman and their sizable paydays were bounced in favor of former head of current Amy Reisenbach. Over at Fox, Charlie Collier — who led the network following the sale of its studio counterpart — bailed for Roku with the broadcaster tapping unscripted chief...
- 12/8/2023
- by Lesley Goldberg
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
CBS’ No. 1 comedy series Young Sheldon is coming to an end. The Big Bang Theory spinoff will conclude with the upcoming seventh season, which will consist of 14 episodes. Young Sheldon will air a one-hour series finale on Thursday, May 16, at 8 Pm.
The news is not surprising. The upcoming Season 7, which premieres Feb. 15, is the last in a three-year pickup Young Sheldon received in 2021.
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And while CBS would’ve probably liked to keep its flagship comedy series around longer, there had been signs that Season 7 might be its final chapter as the show’s story is coming to a natural end, reaching events that have been referenced on the mothership series.
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“As a prequel to one of the biggest comedies, Young Sheldon proved lightning can strike twice,...
The news is not surprising. The upcoming Season 7, which premieres Feb. 15, is the last in a three-year pickup Young Sheldon received in 2021.
Related: ‘Bob Hearts Abishola’ To End With Season 5 On CBS; Series Finale Date Set
And while CBS would’ve probably liked to keep its flagship comedy series around longer, there had been signs that Season 7 might be its final chapter as the show’s story is coming to a natural end, reaching events that have been referenced on the mothership series.
Related: Most New Broadcast Scripted Series Moving To 2024-25 Season Due To Strike-Related Production Delays
“As a prequel to one of the biggest comedies, Young Sheldon proved lightning can strike twice,...
- 11/14/2023
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
CBS believes they’ll be ready to debut new episodes of their returning primetime shows in mid-February 2024. With SAG-AFTRA and the WGA settling their strikes, production can now pick back up on new seasons of the network’s returning lineup.
This Is Us‘ Justin Hartley’s new series, Tracker, will kick off the midseason lineup with its debut immediately following the 2024 Super Bowl. The only other new series, Elsbeth starring True Blood‘s Carrie Preston, joins the network’s schedule on February 29th.
Previously announced new series Matlock with Kathy Bates and Poppa’s House with Damon Wayans and Damon Wayans Jr will premiere during the 2024-2025 season.
CBS’s 2024 Primetime Schedule
Sunday, Feb. 11 (Following The Live Broadcast Of Super Bowl Lviii)
10:00-11:00 Pm Tracker
Monday, Feb. 12
8:00-8:30 Pm The Neighborhood (sixth season premiere)
8:30-9:00 Pm Bob Abishola (fifth season premiere)
9:00-10:...
This Is Us‘ Justin Hartley’s new series, Tracker, will kick off the midseason lineup with its debut immediately following the 2024 Super Bowl. The only other new series, Elsbeth starring True Blood‘s Carrie Preston, joins the network’s schedule on February 29th.
Previously announced new series Matlock with Kathy Bates and Poppa’s House with Damon Wayans and Damon Wayans Jr will premiere during the 2024-2025 season.
CBS’s 2024 Primetime Schedule
Sunday, Feb. 11 (Following The Live Broadcast Of Super Bowl Lviii)
10:00-11:00 Pm Tracker
Monday, Feb. 12
8:00-8:30 Pm The Neighborhood (sixth season premiere)
8:30-9:00 Pm Bob Abishola (fifth season premiere)
9:00-10:...
- 11/13/2023
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
CBS’ newly announced winter schedule features a pair of glaring omissions.
In revealing its midseason lineup on Monday (go here for the full list of premiere dates), the Eye Network confirmed that its Matlock reboot, starring Kathy Bates, and Wayans comedy Poppa’s House have both been pushed to the 2024-25 season.
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Both projects snagged series orders at CBS in May,...
In revealing its midseason lineup on Monday (go here for the full list of premiere dates), the Eye Network confirmed that its Matlock reboot, starring Kathy Bates, and Wayans comedy Poppa’s House have both been pushed to the 2024-25 season.
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Both projects snagged series orders at CBS in May,...
- 11/13/2023
- by Rebecca Iannucci
- TVLine.com
Following the delays for the 2023-2024 broadcast season due to the writers and actors’ strikes, networks are making plans for the rest of this year and next — and that means shaking a few things up. CBS has announced its winter 2024 schedule, with premiere dates (finally) for fall favorites like NCIS, Blue Bloods, Ghosts, and more in February and, along with that, made a couple moves regarding two of its new shows. Legal drama Matlock starring Kathy Bates and comedy Poppa’s House with Damon Wayans and Damon Wayans Jr. are now set for the 2024-2025 broadcast season. Matlock, originally slated to air Sundays at 8/7c in the 2023-2024 season, is a reboot of the 1986 classic series, with Bates starring as Madeline “Matty” Matlock, a brilliant septuagenarian who achieved success in her younger years and ...
- 11/13/2023
- TV Insider
CBS has dropped its winter schedule for the end of 2023 and start of 2024 with some variations from its previously announced lineup. This new schedule includes the return dates for beloved shows such as “NCIS,” “Young Sheldon,” “FBI,” “Ghosts” and more.
With this lineup, the network has become the first to announce its winter lineup following the conclusion of the SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes.
CBS’ premiere week will start right after the Super Bowl as the network plans to use the widely-watched game to promote its upcoming scripted and reality series. Following that February 11 game, returning shows such as “The Neighborhood,” “Bob Hearts Abishola,” “NCIS,” “NCIS: Hawai’i,” “FBI,” “FBI: International,” “FBI: Most Wanted,” “Young Sheldon,” “Ghosts,” So Help Me Todd,” S.W.A.T.,” “Fire Country,” “Blue Bloods,” “The Equalizer” and “CSI: Vegas” will air new episodes.
Additionally, “Survivor” and “The Amazing Race” will launch later in the season for a consecutive run of...
With this lineup, the network has become the first to announce its winter lineup following the conclusion of the SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes.
CBS’ premiere week will start right after the Super Bowl as the network plans to use the widely-watched game to promote its upcoming scripted and reality series. Following that February 11 game, returning shows such as “The Neighborhood,” “Bob Hearts Abishola,” “NCIS,” “NCIS: Hawai’i,” “FBI,” “FBI: International,” “FBI: Most Wanted,” “Young Sheldon,” “Ghosts,” So Help Me Todd,” S.W.A.T.,” “Fire Country,” “Blue Bloods,” “The Equalizer” and “CSI: Vegas” will air new episodes.
Additionally, “Survivor” and “The Amazing Race” will launch later in the season for a consecutive run of...
- 11/13/2023
- by Kayla Cobb
- The Wrap
“Young Sheldon” isn’t getting any younger, so scripted originals are coming back just in time. CBS will take advantage of this year’s Super Bowl to launch its truncated 2023-2024 primetime lineup the week of February 12. That’s the week that most of its major series will return with new episodes, including the “NCIS” and “FBI” franchises, as well as the network’s returning comedies like the Not-As-Young-As-He-Used-To-Be “Sheldon.”
That makes for a shortened three-and-a-half month TV season, which means that most of CBS’ series this season are expected to be capped at between 10 to 13 episodes, airing from mid-February to May. CBS’ February 2024 lineup is nearly identical to the one the network announced in May for September 2023 (back when it was still optimistic that it might have original episodes in the fall), with two notable exceptions: New legal drama “Matlock,” starring Kathy Bates, and comedy “Poppa’s House,” starring Damon Wayans and Damon Wayans Jr.,...
That makes for a shortened three-and-a-half month TV season, which means that most of CBS’ series this season are expected to be capped at between 10 to 13 episodes, airing from mid-February to May. CBS’ February 2024 lineup is nearly identical to the one the network announced in May for September 2023 (back when it was still optimistic that it might have original episodes in the fall), with two notable exceptions: New legal drama “Matlock,” starring Kathy Bates, and comedy “Poppa’s House,” starring Damon Wayans and Damon Wayans Jr.,...
- 11/13/2023
- by Michael Schneider
- Variety Film + TV
CBS has become the first broadcast network to unveil its post-strike midseason schedule featuring all returning and two new scripted series whose production was delayed by the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. The announcement comes five days after the end of the SAG-AFTRA work stoppage. Since then, network and studios have been firming up return-to-production plans.
Watch a promo for CBS’ 2024 lineup above.
The rollout kicks off immediately after CBS’ Feb. 11 Super Bowl telecast with the premiere of new drama Tracker. As Deadline reported last week, the drama starring Justin Hartley is among the first scripted series slated to start production after Thanksgiving to be able to make its high-profile launch slot, which was announced in May.
All CBS returning scripted series, including the FBI and NCIS franchises, Young Sheldon and The Neighborhood, will debut their new seasons the week of Feb. 12. As Deadline reported, the strike-impacted seasons...
Watch a promo for CBS’ 2024 lineup above.
The rollout kicks off immediately after CBS’ Feb. 11 Super Bowl telecast with the premiere of new drama Tracker. As Deadline reported last week, the drama starring Justin Hartley is among the first scripted series slated to start production after Thanksgiving to be able to make its high-profile launch slot, which was announced in May.
All CBS returning scripted series, including the FBI and NCIS franchises, Young Sheldon and The Neighborhood, will debut their new seasons the week of Feb. 12. As Deadline reported, the strike-impacted seasons...
- 11/13/2023
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Within moments of the SAG-AFTRA strike ending on Wednesday night, the broadcast networks kicked into high gear to salvage the 2023-24 TV season, which suddenly appears possible — barely.
“Night Court” on NBC will be one of the first shows to return to filming starting next week, according to one person close to the production — with numerous other shows close on its heels.
More than two dozen network shows have been on hold during the six-month work stoppage, and at least a dozen of them will start production within the next few weeks. Some will join “Night Court” next week, others the week after Thanksgiving, like ABC’s “Abbott Elementary, CBS’ “Bob Hearts Abishola” and “Young Sheldon.”
Melissa Rauch and John Larroquette in “Night Court” (Photo by: Evans Vestal Ward/NBC)
Cable and streaming shows are also on deck to kick off production, including Freeform’s “Grown-ish” in December. But...
“Night Court” on NBC will be one of the first shows to return to filming starting next week, according to one person close to the production — with numerous other shows close on its heels.
More than two dozen network shows have been on hold during the six-month work stoppage, and at least a dozen of them will start production within the next few weeks. Some will join “Night Court” next week, others the week after Thanksgiving, like ABC’s “Abbott Elementary, CBS’ “Bob Hearts Abishola” and “Young Sheldon.”
Melissa Rauch and John Larroquette in “Night Court” (Photo by: Evans Vestal Ward/NBC)
Cable and streaming shows are also on deck to kick off production, including Freeform’s “Grown-ish” in December. But...
- 11/10/2023
- by Jose Alejandro Bastidas
- The Wrap
Ok it’s really over now. Like for real. As of 12:01 a.m. Pt on Nov. 9, the SAG-AFTRA actors strike has officially concluded…just over a month after the WGA writers strike came to an end. The acting guild has reached what it says is an “unprecedented” one billion dollar agreement with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) that includes streaming participation bonuses and protection against the use of A.I.
There will be ample time in the weeks to come to pore over the details of SAG’s new contract and celebrate what is surely a monumental win for labor in the United States. For now, however, we can all rest assured hat Hollywood is getting back to work and we’re about to see some of our favorite movies and TV shows again.
Following the end of the writers strike, we presented...
There will be ample time in the weeks to come to pore over the details of SAG’s new contract and celebrate what is surely a monumental win for labor in the United States. For now, however, we can all rest assured hat Hollywood is getting back to work and we’re about to see some of our favorite movies and TV shows again.
Following the end of the writers strike, we presented...
- 11/9/2023
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
Exclusive: Back in May, two weeks into the WGA strike, ABC picked up one new scripted series for the 2023-34 season: Drew Goddard’s High Potential starring Kaitlin Olson. In late September, two days after the end of the WGA strike, the high-profile series was pushed to a fall 2024 launch.
As the anticipated restart of Hollywood production gets delayed further and further by the ongoing SAG-AFTRA strike, most other new scripted broadcast series picked up last spring for the 2023-24 season are also looking to debut next season.
I hear NBC and Fox are each expected to push both of their upcoming new scripted series, originally targeted for this coming midseason, to 2024-25. That includes NBC’s workplace comedy St. Denis Medical, starring Wendi McLendon-Covey, and medical drama Dr. Wolf, headlined by Zachary Quinto, as well as Fox’s medical drama Doc and lifeguard drama Rescue: Hi-Surf.
Additionally, two of CBS’ new series,...
As the anticipated restart of Hollywood production gets delayed further and further by the ongoing SAG-AFTRA strike, most other new scripted broadcast series picked up last spring for the 2023-24 season are also looking to debut next season.
I hear NBC and Fox are each expected to push both of their upcoming new scripted series, originally targeted for this coming midseason, to 2024-25. That includes NBC’s workplace comedy St. Denis Medical, starring Wendi McLendon-Covey, and medical drama Dr. Wolf, headlined by Zachary Quinto, as well as Fox’s medical drama Doc and lifeguard drama Rescue: Hi-Surf.
Additionally, two of CBS’ new series,...
- 11/9/2023
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Three years after the Covid-19 industry-wide shutdown threw a wrench into the broadcast schedules, ABC, CBS, Fox, NBC and The CW now find themselves back in familiar territory after the nearly 150-day-long work stoppage that followed strikes by the Writers Guild of America and performers union SAG-AFTRA.
With the WGA strike now having wrapped, the five broadcast networks are quickly assembling writers rooms for such hits as Abbott Elementary, Young Sheldon, 911: Lone Star and a cadre of procedurals from Dick Wolf as industry insiders express optimism that the ongoing SAG-AFTRA strike will be resolved quickly and filming can resume as scribes jam out scripts and pre-production begins on the centerpieces of the networks’ 2023-24 schedule.
According to multiple sources familiar with the myriad plans in place at each network — which all hinge on the timing for when the actors strike may be resolved — scripted comedies and dramas could begin...
With the WGA strike now having wrapped, the five broadcast networks are quickly assembling writers rooms for such hits as Abbott Elementary, Young Sheldon, 911: Lone Star and a cadre of procedurals from Dick Wolf as industry insiders express optimism that the ongoing SAG-AFTRA strike will be resolved quickly and filming can resume as scribes jam out scripts and pre-production begins on the centerpieces of the networks’ 2023-24 schedule.
According to multiple sources familiar with the myriad plans in place at each network — which all hinge on the timing for when the actors strike may be resolved — scripted comedies and dramas could begin...
- 10/5/2023
- by Lesley Goldberg
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Amidst a steady flurry of last-minutes changes by the broadcast networks, TVLine’s presents the latest version of our annual Fall TV Grid. And it’s looking mist unusual, rife with reruns, acquired fare and a whole lotta reality-tv.
Back in May when only the Writers Guild strike was officially in play, ABC and The CW came out of the gate with “strike-proof” schedules, whereas NBC and CBS were more optimistic, penciling in fresh seasons of their well-watched procedurals and such.
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Back in May when only the Writers Guild strike was officially in play, ABC and The CW came out of the gate with “strike-proof” schedules, whereas NBC and CBS were more optimistic, penciling in fresh seasons of their well-watched procedurals and such.
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- 9/15/2023
- by Matt Webb Mitovich
- TVLine.com
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