CBS has given early renewals to 16 returning series for the 2017-2018 season: 5 comedies, 8 dramas, 1 reality series and 2 news magazines.
Mom (5th Season)
Life In Pieces (3rd Season)
Kevin Can Wait (2nd Season)
Man With a Plan (2nd Season
Superior Donuts (2nd Season)
NCIS: Los Angeles (9th Season)
Blue Bloods (8th Season)
Hawaii Five-0 (8th Season)
NCIS: New Orleans (4th Season)
Scorpion (4th Season)
Madam Secretary (4th Season)
Bull (2nd Season)
MacGyver (2nd Season)
Survivor (35th Season)
60 Minutes (Since 1968)
48 Hours (Since 1988)
They join CBS previously renewed top comedy The Big Bang Theory and top drama NCIS for a total of 18 CBS series already picked up for next season.
CBS this morning gave early renewals to 11 returning and five freshman series.
Those that are staying on the bubble after not making the list include several veterans.
For Criminal Minds, now in its 12th season, this is nothing new. The long-running series often misses the cut for an early pickup as CBS and leading studio ABC Studios wrangle over costs and other deal points on the aging procedural. I hear this is the case again this year, with renewal negotiations between CBS and ABC Studios underway and expected to result in a Season 13 pickup. (Because of its age, the series also faces ending contracts of some cast members on a yearly basis.)
As for spinoff Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders, it is too early to make a renewal prediction as the drama just aired the third episode of its second season last night
While the ratings are off Elementary is 100% owned by CBS. It has off-network and SVOD deals with WGN America, Hulu Plus and broadcast stations that fetch in as much as $3 million total per episode that have a couple more seasons on them; and it is a solid international seller too.
On the other hand, 2 Broke Girls is produced by Warner Bros TV. CBS in the past couple of years ended prematurely two WBTV series with big off-network deals Person Of Interest after five seasons and The Mentalist after seven, as well as Mike & Molly after six costing the studio hundreds of millions in unrealized syndication revenue.
Like last year, sophomore medical drama Code Black is heavily on the bubble. The series, co-produced by ABC Studios and CBS Studios, has internal support at CBS whose executives have liked it creatively
Elementary
Criminal Minds
Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders
2 Broke Girls
The Amazing Race
The Odd Couple
Code Black
The Great Indoors
The following are not expected to have any chance at renewal. Doubt was pulled from the schedule after airing just a couple of episodes and Training Day just recently lost its top star in Bill Paxton who passed away.
Pure Genius
Training Day
Doubt
Fear Factor is coming back. MTV is reviving the franchise with a new installment and Ludacris attached as host. The Viacom network has ordered 12 hourlong episodes of the series from Endemol Shine North America for premiere on Tuesday, May 30 at 10 PM.
Ludacris also will executive produce the series as part of his overall deal with MTV.
The new installment will feature new stunts inspired by urban legends, popular scary movies and viral videos from todays cultural zeitgeist. Fear Factor contestants are forced to confront their fears, be pushed beyond their comfort zones and take action against some of their biggest stressors. In each episode, contestants will pair up into four teams, battling it out for $50,000 and Fear Factor bragging rights.
The story of Tandy Bowen (Olivia Holt, Kickin' It) and Tyrone Johnson (Aubrey Joseph, Run All Night) two teenagers from very different backgrounds, who find themselves burdened and awakened to newly acquired superpowers which are mysteriously linked to one another. Tandy can emit light daggers and Tyrone has the ability to engulf others in darkness. They quickly learn they are better together than apart, but their feelings for each other make their already complicated world even more challenging. Andrea Roth, Gloria Reuben, Miles Mussenden, Carl Lundstedt, James Saito and J.D. Evermore co-star.
The network has ordered 10 one-hour episodes slated to debut early 2018.
Marvels Cloak & Dagger is co-produced by Marvel Television and ABC Signature Studios. Joe Pokaski (Underground, Heroes) serves as showrunner and executive producer; Jeph Loeb (Marvels The Punisher, Marvels The Defenders), Marvels head of Television, and Jim Chory (Marvels The Punisher, Marvels The Defenders) also serve as executive producers. Gina Prince-Bythewood (Love & Basketball) directed the first episode
Set in Bristol Covea coastal town known for its legend of once being home to mermaids. When the arrival of a mysterious girl proves this folklore all too true, the battle between man and sea takes a very vicious turn as these predatory beings return to reclaim their right to the ocean.
The series stars Alex Roe (The 5th Wave) as Ben, a bright marine biologist who finds himself drawn to Ryn, a mysterious new girl in town played by Eline Powell (Game Of Thrones), who is a strange young woman with a deep dark secret. Fola Evans-Akingbola, Ian Verdun and Rena Owen co-star in the series, based on a story by Eric Wald and Dean White who both serve as executive producers. Emily Whitesell (Finding Carter) serves as showrunner and executive producer. Brad Luff, Nate Hopper and RD Robb are also attached as executive producers.
Alone Together is a half-hour, single-camera comedy starring Esther Povitsky (Lady Dynamite, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend) and Benji Aflalo (Not Safe with Nikki Glaser). The series follows Esther and Benji, platonic best friends who want nothing more than to be accepted by the vain and status-obsessed culture of Los Angeles. Despite their sometimes contentious relationship, when push comes to shove, theyve got each others back And they have nobody else to hang out with. Alone Together comes from Esther Povitsky, Benji Aflalo and Eben Russell (Girl Boss), who serve as writers and executive producers. Andy Samberg, Jorma Taccone, Akiva Schaffer, Billy Rosenberg and Hunter Covington also serve as executive producers. Daniel Gray Longino (Lady Dynamite, Portlandia) directed the pilot. The comedy will debut in early 2018.
The Bold Type reveals a glimpse into the outrageous lives and loves of those responsible for the global womens magazine, Scarlet. The rising generation of Scarlet women leans on one another as they find their own voices in a sea of intimidating leaders. Together they explore sexuality, identity, love and fashion.
The series stars Katie Stevens, Aisha Dee, Meghann Fahy, Sam Page, Matt Ward and Melora Hardin as Jacqueline, editor in chief of Scarlet Magazine. Production has started in Montreal, Canada. It will have a special two-hour premiere on Tuesday, July 11 at 9:00 PM.
The people behind the camera are the same one's doing almost all the other Marvel shows including the upcoming Marvel's New Warriors (also on Freeform), X-Men:Gifted (Fox) and The Inhumans (ABC).marvel will just let anyone take on their characters apparently
After all the teasing and complex corporate conversations, the truth is finally out there today – The X-Files is coming back for the 2017-2018 season.
Just over three years after the last revival of the Chris Carter created series was announced.
Fox said Thursday that a new 10-episode run of the Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny-starrer is set to start production this summer.