ABC news
‘American Idol’ Renewed For Season 9 On ABC (May 9)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/american-idol-renewed-season-9-abc-1236391591/
ABC Renews Four Unscripted Series Including ‘Celebrity Jeopardy!’ & ‘Celebrity Wheel Of Fortune’ (May 9)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/abc-renews-four-unscripted-series-celebrity-jeopardy-1236391623/
LeAnn Rimes & Kimberly Williams-Paisley Join ‘9-1-1: Nashville’ (May 8)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/leann-rimes-kimberly-williams-paisley-9-1-1-nashville-1236390015/
ABC Orders ‘RJ Decker’ Drama Pilot From ‘Elementary’ Creator Based On Carl Hiaasen’s Novel (May 7)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/abc-orders-rj-decker-drama-pilot-carl-hiaasen-novel-1236388505/
["The drama centers on the eponymous RJ Decker, a disgraced newspaper photographer and ex-con who starts over as a private investigator in the colorful-if-crime-filled world of South Florida, tackling cases that
range from slightly odd to outright bizarre with the help of his
journalist ex, her police detective wife, and a shadowy new benefactor,
a woman from his past who could be his greatest ally … or his one-way
ticket back to prison"]
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CBS news
‘Beyond The Gates’ Renewed For Second Season By CBS (May 12)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/beyond-the-gates-renewed-second-season-cbs-1236393969/
CBS 2025-26 Schedule: ‘FBI’ Block On Monday, ‘NCIS’ Tuesday, Donnie Wahlberg Back In ‘Blue Bloods’ Slot As Part Of Bruckheimer Friday (May 7)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/cbs-2025-26-schedule-fbi-ncis-boston-blue-tracker-1236388743/
CBS Exec Addresses Cancellations Of ‘The Equalizer’ & ‘FBI’ Shows: “We
Have To Be Fiscally Responsible” (May 7)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/cbs-addresses-cancellations-the-equalizer-fbi-shows-1236388720/
Behind CBS’ Decision To Take ‘Einstein’ Off 2025-26 Schedule & Push It
To 2026-27; First Look At Matthew Gray Gubler As Title Character (May 7)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/einstein-delay-explained-matthew-gray-gubler-first-look-cbs-1236388431/
‘Y: Marshals’: CBS Orders ‘Yellowstone’ Sequel Starring Luke Grimes As Kayce Dutton (May 7)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/cbs-orders-yellowstone-sequel-luke-grimes-kayce-dutton-1236388855/
‘Boston Blue’ Casts Sonequa Martin-Green Opposite Donnie Wahlberg In ‘Blue Bloods’ Spinoff (May 7)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/boston-blue-casts-sonequa-martin-green-blue-bloods-spinoff-1236389068/
Robert & Michelle King’s ‘Cupertino’ Moves Forward At CBS With Writers Room & Order For 12 Scripts (May 7)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/robert-michelle-kings-cupertino-cbs-writers-room-scripts-1236388826/
["David vs. Goliath legal series set in Silicon Valley"]
As ‘After Midnight’ Comes To End, CBS Boss George Cheeks Admits
Late-Night Is A “Challenge” (May 7)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/after-midnight-cbs-late-night-challenge-1236388895/
Harlan Coben Moves Into Unscripted For The First Time With ‘Final Twist’ Set At CBS (May 7)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/harlan-coben-final-twist-cbs-1236388832/
["Coben will host the hour-long series. The network said that he will
'guide audiences through gripping tales of murder, high-profile crimes
and life-altering surprises, each meticulously unraveled to reveal
hidden truths, deceptions and lies'"]
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Fox news
Tom Brady And Erin Andrews Reveal History-Making Fox NFL Doubleheader
(May 12)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/tom-brady-erin-andrews-fox-nfl-doubleheader-1236394332/
Fox Fall 2025 Schedule: Reality & Sports Rule 5 Nights As Monday Goes Unscripted, ‘The Floor’ Succeeds ‘The Masked Singer’ (May 12)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/fox-fall-2025-schedule-reality-sports-the-masked-singer-doc-1236392631/
Fox Bubble Show Update: ‘Accused’, ‘Alert’, ‘The Cleaning Lady’ & ‘The
Great North’ (May 12)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/fox-canceled-renewed-accused-alert-the-cleaning-lady-1236393083/
‘Fear Factor: The Next Chapter’: Fox Says It’s Too Early To Discuss Whether Joe Rogan Will Return (May 12)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/fear-factor-fox-joe-rogan-participation-1236393077/
Patrick Dempsey To Headline ‘Memory Of A Killer’ Fox Thriller Drama
Series In Return To Broadcast (May 12)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/patrick-dempsey-memory-of-a-killer-fox-drama-series-1236394139/
‘Memory Of A Killer’ Drama Series Ordered By Fox As European IP
Resurgence Continue (May 12)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/memory-of-a-killer-fox-series-belgian-film-european-ip-1236392713/
["Fox has given a straight-to-series order to 'Memory of a Killer,' a
thriller about a hitman who develops early onset Alzheimer’s, for the 2025-2026 season."]
‘Weakest Link’ Moves To Fox Alongside ‘Fear Factor’ Reboot & ’99 To Beat’ Adaptation (May 12)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/weakest-link-fear-factor-fox-1236392915/
Fox Execs On Decision To Do One ‘Masked Singer’ Installment Next Season
& If It’s Permanent (May 12)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/fox-explains-one-masked-singer-installment-next-season-1236393090/
‘Rescue HI-Surf’ Wasn’t Renewed Because “It Just Didn’t Quite Grab The
Audience” (May 12)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/rescue-hi-surf-canceled-fox-executives-explain-cancellation-1236393074/
‘Grimsburg’, ‘Krapopolis’ & ‘Universal Basic Guys’ Renewed At Fox (May 10)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/grimsburg-krapopolis-universal-basic-guys-renewed-fox-1236392510/
‘The Floor’ & ‘Extracted’ Renewed At Fox (May 10)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/the-floor-extracted-renewed-fox-1236391749/
Josh Charles To Star In Fox Adaptation Of British Hit ‘Doc Martin’
Ordered To Series For 2025-26 (May 9)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/josh-charles-doc-martin-remake-fox-1236391628/
Fox Greenlights Biblical Event Series ‘The Faithful’ From Carol
Mendelsohn For Spring 2026 (May 9)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/fox-biblical-event-series-the-faithful-carol-mendelsohn-1236391896/
‘The Masked Singer’ Renewed For Season 14 To Start In January As Fox Eschews Fall 2025 Run (May 7)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/the-masked-singer-one-season-per-year-season-14-january-1236387916/
‘Rescue HI-Surf’ Canceled By Fox After One Season (May 7)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/rescue-hi-surf-canceled-fox-1236385592/
‘Animal Control’ & ‘Going Dutch’ Renewed At Fox (May 7)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/animal-control-going-dutch-renewed-fox-1236387859/
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NBC news
NBC Sets 3-Part Rollout Of Fall 2025 Schedule Dominated By Sports &
Unscripted As NBA Joins, ‘Voice’ Shrinks, ‘Hunting Party’ & ‘St. Denis’
Move (May 12)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/nbc-fall-2025-schedule-nba-the-voice-svu-one-chicago-1236392061/
‘The Hunting Party’ & ‘Brilliant Minds’ Renewed For Season 2; NBC Plans To “Lean Into” Them In 2025-26 (May 12)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/the-hunting-party-brilliant-minds-renewed-season-2-nbc-1236392332/
NBC’s Jeff Bader Answers For Cancellation Of ‘Suits: LA’ & More: “It’s
So Hard To Talk About Shows And Which Ones We’re Bringing Back” (May 12)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/nbc-exec-explains-cancellation-suits-la-irrational-found-1236392635/
NBC Gives Series Order To Tracy Morgan Comedy Pilot (May 12)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/the-fall-and-rise-of-reggie-dinkins-nbc-tracy-morgan-1236390415/
‘The Voice’: Niall Horan, Reba McEntire & Michael Bublé Join Snoop Dogg
As Season 28 Coaches; NBC Show Faces Scheduling Swivel (May 12)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/the-voice-niall-horan-reba-mcentire-snoop-dogg-season-28-1236392540/
‘Wicked’ Concert Special Set For NBC And Peacock Ahead Of Sequel’s November Theatrical Bow (May 12)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/wicked-for-good-concert-special-nbcuniversal-upfront-1236393859/
‘Snoop Dogg’s New Years Eve’ Live Special Set At NBC & Peacock (May 12)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/snoop-doggs-new-years-eve-live-special-nbc-peacock-1236393711/
NBC To Mark 100th Anniversary With Variety Special (May 12)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/nbc-100-anniversary-special-1236393745/
‘Night Court’ Canceled By NBC After 3 Seasons (May 9)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/night-court-canceled-nbc-1236391772/
‘Lopez Vs. Lopez’ Canceled After 3 Seasons At NBC (May 9)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/lopez-vs-lopez-canceled-nbc-1236391798/
‘The Irrational’ Canceled By NBC After 2 Seasons (May 9)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/the-irrational-canceled-nbc-jesse-l-martin-1236390821/
‘Found’ Canceled By NBC After 2 Seasons (May 9)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/found-cancled-nbc-shanola-hampton-1236386965/
‘Suits LA’ Canceled By NBC After One Season (May 9)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/suits-la-canceled-nbc-1236391782/
‘Law & Order: SVU’ And ‘Law & Order’ Renewed For 2025-26 After Combined 50 Seasons On NBC (May 8)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/law-amp-order-svu-law-amp-order-renewed-nbc-2025-26-season-1236390251/
‘Law & Order: SVU’: Juliana Martinez & Octavio Pisano Leaving After
Season 26 (May 6)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/law-and-order-svu-julianna-martinez-octavio-pisano-leaving-1236387557/
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Cable channel news
David Zaslav Declares, “This Is The Strongest HBO Has Ever Been”, Likens
It To NBC In “Must-See TV” Era (May 8)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/pope-elected-conclave-1236389553/
Brandy & Rita Ora Returning For ‘Descendants: Wicked Wonderland’ [Disney Channel] (May 6)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/descendants-5-brandy-rita-ora-paolo-montalban-melanie-paxson-1236386383/
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Streaming service news--Apple TV+
Jude Law & Andrew Garfield To Play Siegfried & Roy In Limited Series
Ordered By Apple TV+ (May 12)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/jude-law-andrew-garfield-wild-things-apple-tv-1236394038/
Lily Collias, Joe Anders & Malia Pyles Round Out Main Cast Of Apple’s
‘Cape Fear’ TV Series (May 12)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/cape-fear-tv-series-adds-lily-collias-joe-anders-malia-pyles-1236394084/
Gordon Ramsay To Produce Apple TV+ Series About Chefs Chasing Michelin
Stars (May 12)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/gordon-ramsay-apple-chasing-michelin-stars-1236393336/
Ólafur Darri Ólafsson Joins Jamie Dornan & Anthony Mackie In Apple Heist Series ’12 12 12' (May 8)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/olafur-darri-olafsson-jamie-dornan-anthony-mackie-12-12-12-1236390149/
Owen Wilson Bets Big On Peter Dager’s Santi In Apple TV+’s ‘Stick’ Trailer (May 8)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/stick-trailer-owen-wilson-apple-tv-1236389373/
["The clip introduces viewers to Wilson’s Pryce Cahill, an ex-pro golfer whose career went off course 20 years ago and whose personal life is in shambles as his wife (Judy Greer) finalizes their divorce. After he
loses his job at an Indiana sporting goods store, Pryce randomly
discovers Santi (Dager), who has a killer golf swing. The 17-year-old
phenom provides Pryce a shot to get his life back on track if he coaches
him up to win some tournaments. "]
‘Foundation’ Sets Season 3 Premiere Date At Apple TV+; Watch Teaser
Trailer (May 7)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/foundation-season-3-release-date-trailer-apple-1236388540/
Hugh Laurie Headlines Drama Series ‘The Wanted Man’ Ordered By Apple
TV+; Thandiwe Newton, Fionn Whitehead, Elliott Heffernan & More Also
Cast (May 7)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/hugh-laurie-the-wanted-man-apple-tv-thandiwe-newton-1236387660/
["'The Wanted Man' charts the rise and fall of Felix Carmichael
(Laurie), the elusive and powerful head of notorious British crime
syndicate ‘The Capital.’ Untouchable for twenty years, Carmichael is finally apprehended, but while he’s held in the infamous Staplehurst
prison, it becomes clear that he’s been betrayed by one of his own. As
the traitor moves to dismantle the empire he has built, Carmichael must
risk everything in a daring escape. Willing to stop at nothing to take
his revenge, if he succeeds, he’ll be a wanted man once more."]
‘Echo Valley’ Trailer Sees Julianne Moore Help Daughter Sydney Sweeney Cover Up A Murder (May 7)
https://deadline.com/video/echo-valley-trailer-sydney-sweeney-julianne-moore-apple/
["'Echo Valley' centers on Kate Garretson (Moore), who is reeling from a personal tragedy and spends her days boarding and training horses at
Echo Valley Farm, 22 secluded, picturesque acres in Southeastern
Pennsylvania. Late one night, her wayward daughter, Claire (Sweeney),
arrives at her doorstep, frightened, trembling, and covered in someone
else’s blood, and the story becomes about just how far a mother will go
to save her child."]
‘The Studio’ Renewed For Season 2 At Apple (May 6)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/the-studio-renewed-season-2-apple-1236387256/
Caitríona Balfe Joins Everest Sherpa Movie ‘Tenzing’ From Apple And See-Saw Films (May 6)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/outlander-caitriona-balfe-tenzing-apple-1236387075/
Anna Baryshnikov, Jamie Hector & Clara Wong Latest To Join Apple’s ‘Cape Fear’ TV Series (May 6)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/cape-fear-casts-anna-baryshnikov-jamie-hector-clara-wong-1236387060/
["In 'Cape Fear' — created, written, and showrun by Nick Antosca — a
storm is coming for happily married attorneys Anna (Amy Adams) and Tom
Bowden (Patrick Wilson) when Max Cady (Javier Bardem), a notorious
killer from their past, gets out of prison. The 10-episode series is a
tense, Hitchcockian thriller and an examination of America’s obsession
with true crime in the 21st century."]
‘Trying’ Renewed For Season 5 At Apple TV+ (May 6)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/trying-renewed-for-season-5-apple-tv-plus-1236386732/
‘Acapulco’ To End With Season 4 As Apple TV+ Sets Premiere Date (May 6)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/acapulco-canceled-season-4-premiere-date-1236386623/
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Streaming service news--Hulu
‘Such Brave Girls’: Exclusive Images From Returning BBC & Hulu Comedy
(May 12)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/such-brave-girls-season-2-exclusive-images-bbc-hulu-1236391667/
Edgar Ramírez To Star In Drama Pilot Ordered By Onyx For Hulu From
Roberto Patino & Cassius Corrigan; Alonso Ruizpalacios To Direct (May 9)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/edgar-ramirez-drama-pilot-onyx-hulu-alonso-ruizpalacios-1236391057/
["In a cutthroat battle to dominate the Manhattan skyline, two rival
real estate developers risk everything — wealth, family and their souls
— as their ambition turns into obsession, and their partnership turns
into war"]
‘Reasonable Doubt’: Morris Chestnut Returns For Season 3 As Recurring; 6 More Join Cast (May 8)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/reasonable-doubt-morris-chestnut-returns-season-3-cast-1236390274/
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Streaming service news--Max
‘Peacemaker’ Sets Season 2 Premiere Date At Max; Unveils First Full
Trailer With John Cena, Matthew Lord, Green Lantern, Hawkgirl & More
(May 9)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/peacemaker-season-2-premiere-date-trailer-john-cena-1236391694/
Max Will Get “More Assertive” Around Password Sharing This Year, Says
WBD Streaming Chief (May 8)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/max-password-sharing-streaming-subscribers-1236390054/
HBO Content Chief Casey Bloys Defends Weekly TV Release Strategy On
Streaming: “It Works For Us” (May 7)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/hbo-casey-bloys-defends-weekly-release-strategy-streaming-1236388664/
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Streaming service news--Netflix
Madonna Teams With Shawn Levy For Limited Series About Her Life In Works
At Netflix (May 12)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/madonna-shawn-levy-biopic-limited-series-netflix-1236390151/
Lena Dunham’s ‘Too Much’ Comedy Series Gets Netflix Premiere Date; First Look (May 12)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/lena-dunham-too-much-comedy-release-date-first-look-netflix-1236394014/
["Co-created by Dunham and Luis Ferber, 'Too Much' centers on Jessica
(Meg Stalter) a New York workaholic in her mid-thirties, reeling from a
broken relationship that she thought would last forever and slowly
isolating everyone she knows. When every block in New York tells a story
of her own bad behaviour, the only solution is to take a job in London,
where she plans to live a life of solitude like a Bronte sister. But
when she meets Felix (Will Sharpe) a walking series of red flags she finds that their unusual connection is impossible to ignore, even as it
creates more problems than it solves. Now they have to ask themselves:
do Americans and Brits actually speak the same language?"]
Everything We Know About ‘Nobody Wants This’ Season 2 So Far (May 12)
https://deadline.com/feature/nobody-wants-this-season-2-news-updates-1236324882/
‘Lupin 4’ Confirmed By Netflix As Shoot With Omar Sy Begins In Paris
(May 12)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/lupin-4-netflix-omar-sy-paris-1236393797/
Netflix Pulling Its Last Two Interactive Specials ‘Black Mirror: Bandersnatch’ & ‘Kimmy Schmidt’ (May 10)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/black-mirror-bandersnatch-pulled-netflix-interactive-1236391435/
Brianne Howey’s Georgia Faces A Life Sentence And Murder Trial In ‘Ginny
& Georgia’ Season 3 Trailer (May 8)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/ginny-georgia-season-3-trailer-1236389588/
Everything We Know About ‘Emily In Paris’ Season 5 So Far (May 7)
https://deadline.com/feature/emily-in-paris-season-5-news-updates-1236297017/
Netflix Updates Its User Interface, Enhancing Search Function With
Generative AI Tools (May 7)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/netflix-updates-user-interface-streaming-1236388199/
‘A Man On The Inside’ Rounds Out Season 2 Cast With Constance Marie,
Gary Cole, Sam Huntington, 8 More (May 6)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/a-man-on-the-inside-season-2-cast-netflix-1236387088/
Netflix Dates Noah Baumbach’s ‘Jay Kelly’ Starring George Clooney & Adam Sandler (May 6)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/jay-kelly-release-date-first-look-photo-netflix-1236386083/
["In announcing 'Jay Kelly,' Netflix referred to the project as a 'heartbreaking comedy,' though little about the project is known apart
from that. Per the logline, 'everybody knows Jay Kelly…but Jay Kelly doesn’t know himself.']
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Streaming service news--Peacock
Peacock’s ‘The Office’ Followup Series ‘The Paper’ Sets Premiere (May 12)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/peacock-the-paper-premiere-date-1236393281/
‘House Of Villains’ Moves From E! To Peacock With Season 3 Renewal As Comcast’s Versant Launch Comes Into Focus (May 9)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/house-of-villains-peacock-season-3-1236391442/
‘Ted: The Animated Series’ Ordered By Peacock (May 9)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/ted-the-animated-series-ordered-by-peacock-1236391056/
‘Dig’ Comedy From Amy Poehler & Mike Schur Picked Up To Series By
Peacock (May 7)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/dig-comedy-amy-poehler-mike-schur-ordered-peacock-1236387958/
["The series is an adaptation of Kate Myers’ bestseller 'Excavations'
and follows four women who work at an archeological dig in Greece. When
the team uncovers a long-buried secret with the potential to rewrite
history, they find themselves at the center of a high-stakes
international conspiracy."]
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Streaming service news--Prime Video
‘Creed’ Universe TV Series ‘Delphi’ Ordered By Amazon With Michael B. Jordan Executive Producing (May 12)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/creed-universe-tv-series-delphi-amazon-michael-b-jordan-1236394420/
["'Delphi' is focused on young boxers at the Delphi gym from the 'Rocky'
and 'Creed' movies"]
‘Fallout’ Gets Early Season 3 Renewal At Prime Video (May 12)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/fallout-renewed-season-3-prime-video-1236394147/
‘Barbershop’ TV Series Starring Jermaine Fowler Based On Movie Franchise Ordered By Amazon (May 12)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/barbershop-tv-series-jermaine-fowler-amazon-1236394238/
["the 'Barbershop' TV offshoot revolves around Travis 'Trav' Porter
(Fowler), who endeavors to follow in the footsteps of his grandfather, a legendary barber at the iconic 'Calvin’s' barbershop in Chicago. And
while the barbers are new, the shop remains just as lively, the
customers just as argumentative, and the fades are still the dopest in
the city — because at Calvin’s, the community comes together for way
more than just a haircut."]
‘Legally Blonde’ Prequel Series ‘Elle’ Gets Premiere Window At Prime Video (May 12)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/legally-blonde-prequel-elle-premiere-date-prime-video-1236394656/
Prime Video NFL Matchups On Black Friday And Christmas Night Unveiled At
Amazon Upfront (May 12)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/prime-video-nfl-black-friday-christmas-night-amazon-upfront-1236394575/
Amazon’s Prime Video Renews ‘Beast Games’ For Two Seasons: “We’re Excited To Raise The Bar Even Higher” (May 12)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/amazon-prime-video-beast-games-renewed-two-seasons-1236394383/
Mike ‘The Miz’ Mizanin Set As Host Of ‘American Gladiators’ Reboot On Amazon’s Prime Video (May 12)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/mike-the-miz-mizanin-host-american-gladiators-reboot-amazon-prime-video-1236394224/
‘On Call’ Done On Prime Video After Renewal Talks Fall Through, Being Shopped To Other Buyers (May 9)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/on-call-canceled-prime-video-shopped-new-home-peacock-1236392124/
‘Elle’ Adds 5 To Cast Of Prime Video’s ‘Legally Blonde’ Prequel Series
(May 9)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/legally-blonde-prequel-series-elle-cast-1236390994/
‘The Lord Of The Rings: The Rings Of Power’ Trio Dissect Dark Lord Showdowns, Welcome A Wizard And Tease Season 3 (May 8)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/rings-the-rings-of-power-cast-interview-1236381183/
Amazon Eyes Two-Season Renewal For MrBeast’s ‘Beast Games’ (May 7)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/amazon-eyes-two-season-order-beast-games-1236388955/
‘Off Campus’ Amazon Series Casts Season 1 Couple Hannah & Garrett,
Future Leads Logan, Tucker, Dean & Allie (May 6)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/off-campus-amazon-cast-season-1-hannah-garrett-logan-tucker-1236387302/
["There are 5 books in Elle Kennedy’s 'Off-Campus' series, which depicts
the elite ice hockey team, and the women in their lives, as they grapple
with love, heartbreak, and self-discovery — forging deep friendships and enduring bonds while navigating the complexities that come with
transitioning into adulthood."]
‘We Were Liars’ Teaser Trailer: Emily Alyn Lind’s Cadence Sinclair Wants Answers (May 6)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/we-were-liars-trailer-prime-video-1236387137/
[The show’s logline reads “'We Were Liars' follows Cadence Sinclair
Eastman and her tight-knit inner circle, nicknamed the Liars, during
their summer escapades on her grandfather’s New England private island.
The Sinclairs are American royalty—known for their good looks, old
money, and enviable bond—but after a mysterious accident changes
Cadence’s life forever, everyone, including her beloved Liars, seems to
have something to hide.”]
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Streaming service news--Other services
Tubi Picks Up Season 2 Of ‘Big Mood’, Orders World Cup Soccer Docuseries
(May 12)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/tubi-season-2-bad-mood-1236392152/
Tubi Greenlights YA Films Starring Xochitl Gomez, Chase Hudson & Asher
Angel (May 12)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/tubi-greenlights-ya-films-xochitl-gomez-chase-hudson-asher-angel-1236392190/
Brendan Fraser, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Annie Murphy, Elizabeth Hurley &
Josh Gad Lead Tubi’s ‘Breaking Bear’ Animated Series Cast (May 8)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/sarah-michelle-gellar-brendan-fraser-breaking-bear-cast-1236389422/
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Syndicated series news
‘Funny You Should Ask’ Renewed For Seasons 9 & 10 In Syndication By
Allen Media Group (May 7)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/funny-you-should-ask-renewed-season-9-10-1236387816/
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International series news
Amazon Buys AGC’s Kaley Cuoco Series ‘Vanished’ For UK, Canada, Australia, NZ (May 6)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/amazon-buys-vanished-starring-kaley-cuoco-sam-claflin-agc-1236383808/
["In 'Vanished,' 'Big Bang Theory' star Cuoco plays Alice. When a
romantic getaway to Paris takes a dark turn with the sudden
disappearance of her boyfriend Tom (Sam Claflin) aboard a train to
France, she is plunged into a web of intrigue and danger, uncovering
secrets about the man she thought she knew."]
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Series in development
Heist Series ‘Sideshow’ In Works From ‘The 100’ Actor Sachin Sahel & ‘Escaping Denver’ Co-Creator Brady Roberts (May 9)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/sideshow-heist-series-sachin-sahel-brady-roberts-1236391239/
["'Sideshow' (working title) will see a young street performer recruited
into a travelling sideshow, only to discover its circus performers use
their unique skillsets to commit high-stakes heists"]
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Ratings
CBS Continues Winning Streak In Daytime By Finishing Its 39th Season At
No. 1 (May 12)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/cbs-continues-winning-streak-39th-season-at-number-one-1236393814/
CBS Boasts Impressive Presence Among Top TV Series With 6 Of Top 20
Shows; ‘Tracker’ & ‘Matlock’ Rival ‘Reacher’ & ‘Adolescence’ (May 7)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/cbs-ratings-nielsen-multiplatform-tracker-matlock-1236389225/
["Among the broadcasters, CBS easily ranks at No. 1, averaging 9.1M
viewers for primetime originals after 35 days of multi-platform viewing. That’s significantly ahead of No. 2 NBC, which managed 7.2M. ABC comes
in third with 6.9M, and Fox is fourth with 4.3M."]
‘The Four Seasons’ Debuts Atop Netflix English TV Charts, Putting ‘You’ Season 5 In Second Place (May 6)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/the-four-seasons-premiere-you-season-5-netflix-ratings-1236387503/
Netflix’s ‘The Eternaut’ Tops Global Charts, Boosts Argentina’s Economy By $34M (May 6)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/netflix-the-eternaut-success-argentina-economy-boost-1236387111/
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The business of TV
‘Anna Pigeon’ Drama Lands At USA Network & Kimora Lee Simmons Returns To
E! As Comcast’s Versant Unveils First Content Slate (May 12)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/versant-anna-pigeon-kimora-lee-simmons-1236392470/
Amazon Debuts Contextual Pause Ads And Shoppable Inventory For Brands On
Prime Video (May 12)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/amazon-debuts-ai-powered-pause-ads-shoppable-prime-video-1236393612/
NBCUniversal Has Hoop Dreams As Sports Set To Dominate Upfronts (May 12)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/nbcuniversal-upfronts-nba-the-office-spinoff-1236393952/
Lachlan Murdoch Sets Name For New Fox Streaming Service (May 12)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/lachlan-murdoch-fox-streaming-service-1236393518/
["Fox One"]
YouTube TV Bucks The Cord-Cutting Trend, Growing By Disrupting But Not Everyone “Enjoys The Zen” (May 10)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/youtube-tv-cord-cutting-trend-advertising-zen-networks-upfront-1236385752/
AMC Networks Loses Ground In Q1: Advertising, Streaming Levels Slip As
Results Miss Wall Street Forecasts (May 9)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/amc-networks-q1-2025-earnings-advertising-streaming-wall-street-1236391271/
Warner Bros. Discovery Grows Streaming Subs, Profit In Q1, Studio
Revenue Takes A Hit (May 8)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/warner-bros-discovery-grows-q1-streaming-subscribers-profits-studio-1236389714/
CEO David Zaslav Says Warner Bros. Discovery Can Move Quickly If It
Wants To Restructure (May 8)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/david-zaslav-warner-bros-discovery-restructure-1236390129/
Starz Shares Jump 40% On First Day Of Trading, Disney Up 11% On Strong Quarterly Earnings (May 7)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/starz-disney-stock-jumps-earnings-lionsgate-1236388821/
Lionsgate Completes Split Of Studios And Starz (May 7)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/lionsgate-completes-split-of-studios-starz-standalone-companies-1236388163/
Comcast Spinoff Will Be Called Versant, Mark Lazarus Announces (May 6)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/comcast-spinoff-versant-1236387213/
Samsung Launches “Broad-FAST” TV Network As Home For Its Growing Roster
Of Big-Tent Programming (May 6)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/samsung-launches-fast-tv-network-programming-1236385911/
Tubi Launches New Ad Capabilities, Including “Wrappers” For Movie Studio Marketers (May 6)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/tubi-launches-new-ad-capabilities-wrappers-movie-studio-marketers-1236387096/
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Obituaries
Samuel French Dies: ‘Killers Of The Flower Moon’ & ‘Fear The Walking Dead’ Actor Was 45 (May 12)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/samuel-french-dies-45-1236394678/
Denise Alexander Dies: ‘General Hospital’ & ‘Days Of Our Lives’ Star Was
85 (May 10)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/denise-alexander-dead-general-hospital-days-of-our-lives-1236392632/
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Other News
‘Final Destination’ Producer Talks Tony Todd’s “Bittersweet” Goodbye To
Fans In ‘Bloodlines’ (May 10)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/final-destination-bloodlines-tony-todd-bittersweet-goodbye-1236392591/
2025 Premiere Dates For New & Returning Series On Broadcast, Cable &
Streaming (May 9)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/2025-tv-premiere-dates-1235811038/
‘Northern Exposure’ Rewatch Podcast To Launch With Rob Morrow & Janine Turner (May 6)
https://deadline.com/2025/05/northern-exposure-podcast-rob-morrow-janine-turner-1236385528/
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