Re: TV news for Feb. 15-22, 2025

On 2/22/25 8:43 PM, Robin Miller wrote:

     ABC news
  ‘9-1-1’ Spinoff Set In Nashville Gets ABC Series Order For 2025-26 Season  (Feb. 20)
 https://deadline.com/2025/02/9-1-1-nashville-spinoff-abc-ryan- murphy-1236289065/

 >:/

‘Tamron Hall’ Renewed For Season 7  (Feb. 17)
 https://deadline.com/2025/02/tamron-hall-renewed-season-7-1236292830/

[blech!] Yeah, it's not exploitive daytime TV, but from what I've seen it's just so *boring*!

     CBS news
  ‘The Equalizer’, ‘The Neighborhood’, 2 ‘FBI’s & ‘S.W.A.T.’ (Again) Among CBS Series That Didn’t Get Early Renewals ­ Are They In Danger?  (Feb. 20)
 https://deadline.com/2025/02/cbs-canceled-renewed-neighborhood-swat- equalizer-fbi-most-wanted-1236296335/

Well, they're not going to cancel the two FBI spinoffs. Who knows what happens to the rest?!...

CBS Renews ‘Tracker’, ‘Elsbeth’, ‘Fire Country’ And ‘NCIS’ Dramas  (Feb. 20)
 https://deadline.com/2025/02/cbs-renews-tracker-elsbeth-fire-country- ncis-dramas-1236295968/

Meh.

‘Ghosts’ Gets 2-Season Renewal At CBS, ‘Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage’ Picked Up For 2025-26  (Feb. 20)
 https://deadline.com/2025/02/ghosts-georgie-and-mandys-first-marriage- renewed-2025-2026-1236296199/

Meh.

‘Hollywood Squares’ Renewed For Season 2 By CBS  (Feb. 20)
 https://deadline.com/2025/02/hollywood-squares-renewed-season-2- cbs-1236295966/

 >:/

‘Blue Bloods’ Universe Expands: CBS Orders ‘Boston Blue’ Drama Series Starring Donnie Wahlberg As Danny Reagan (Feb. 18)
 https://deadline.com/2025/02/blue-bloods-series-boston-blue-donnie- wahlberg-danny-reagan-1236293667/

I'm sayin' it - I BEAT ROBIN!!  :)

     NBC news
  ‘Happy’s Place’ Renewed For Season 2 By NBC  (Feb. 20)
 https://deadline.com/2025/02/happys-place-renewed-season-2-nbc-1236295935/

I saw a few seconds of this recently - it is every bit as bad as "Reba", which really says something...  >:/

     Cable channel news
  Rob Corddry Joins AMC’s Silicon Valley Drama Series From Jonathan Glatzer  (Feb. 21)
 https://deadline.com/2025/02/rob-corddry-silicon-valley-series-jonathan- glatzer-amc-1236297400/

OK.

‘The Last Of Us’ Season 2: Everything We Know So Far [HBO]  (Feb. 20)
 https://deadline.com/feature/the-last-of-us-season-2-cast-release-date- everything-to-know-1235940502/   ‘The Last Of Us’: HBO Sets Season 2 Premiere Date & Reveals New Character Posters For Ellie, Joel & Abby  (Feb. 19)
 https://deadline.com/2025/02/the-last-of-us-season-2-premiere-date- hbo-1236295104/

Are we actually getting that show this this year?! HBO is getting so lackadaisical releasing its shows - 2, 3 years between seasons - that I can't keep track anymore...  >:/

‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’ Follow-Up Series ‘Avatar: Seven Havens’ Ordered By Nickelodeon From Original Series Creators  (Feb. 20)
 https://deadline.com/2025/02/avatar-the-last-airbender-follow-up-series- avatar-seven-havens-nickelodeon-1236295541/

Meh.

ESPN Will Stop Airing Major League Baseball After 2025 Season In Widely Expected End Of Long-Term Partnership  (Feb. 20)
 https://deadline.com/2025/02/espn-will-stop-airing-major-league- baseball-after-2025-season-1236296872/

Now if we could just ESPN, the rest of cable, and streaming, to drop all of their sports too!!

Lifetime Sets Keshia Knight Pulliam, D.B. Woodside & Claire Qute To Lead New Movies; First-Look Photos Drop  (Feb. 20)
 https://deadline.com/2025/02/lifetime-keshia-knight-pulliam-d-b- woodside-movies-first-look-photos-1236295406/

I saw an ad for the Woodside flick last night - another kidnapped daughter drama flick.

Everything We Know About Season 3 Of ‘Euphoria’ So Far [HBO]  (Feb. 20)
 https://deadline.com/feature/euphoria-season-3-news-updates-1236296782/

Vaporware!!

     Streaming service news--Apple TV+
  Natalie Martinez & Brittany Ishibashi Join Apple’s Matthew McConaughey & Woody Harrelson Brothers Series  (Feb. 21)
 https://deadline.com/2025/02/natalie-martinez-brittany-ishibashi-join- apples-matthew-mcconaughey-amp-woody-harrelson-brothers-series-1236297479/
 ["The 10-episode half-hour comedy reunites Harrelson and McConaughey, who play heightened versions of themselves in a heartfelt odd couple love story revolving around their strange and beautiful sibling-like bond. Matthew and Woody’s close friendship is tested when their combined families attempt to live together on Matthew’s ranch in Texas."]

Well, I really like Natalie Martinez, so that's a plus!

Apple In Talks To Land Joseph Kosinski-Jerry Bruckheimer UFO-Disclosure- Themed Movie  (Feb. 20)
 https://deadline.com/2025/02/apple-joseph-kosinski-jerry-bruckheimer- ufo-1236296166/

[sigh...]

     Streaming service news--Hulu
  ‘Paradise’ Renewed For Second Season By Hulu  (Feb. 20)
 https://deadline.com/2025/02/paradise-renewed-second-season- hulu-1236296087/

[sigh...]
Already discussed here, but this is bad news for those of us who were hoping this would wrap up its main storyline in one season.  :(

Sarah Michelle Gellar Talks “Overwhelming” Experience Reviving ‘Buffy’: “Incredibly Nerve-Wracking”  (Feb. 16)
 https://deadline.com/2025/02/sarah-michelle-gellar-overwhelming- experience-reviving-buffy-1236292001/

Yeah - don't f**k it up girl!
(Afterall, Whedon and Noxon already f**ked up the original show so badly!!)

     Streaming service news--Max
  ‘Lord Of The Rings: The War Of The Rohirrim’ Sets Max Release Date (Feb. 21)
 https://deadline.com/2025/02/lord-of-the-rings-the-war-of-the-rohirrim- max-release-date-1236297290/

So, I gather they took one line out of the Appendix to base a movie around?!...

     Streaming service news--Netflix
  Pepperdine University Sues Netflix & Warner Bros. Over ‘Running Point’ Trademark Infringement  (Feb. 21)
 https://deadline.com/2025/02/pepperdine-university-sues-netflix-warner- bros-running-point-trademark-infringement-1236298013/

It sounds like they don't have a case.

Everything We Know About ‘Emily In Paris’ Season 5 So Far  (Feb. 20)
 https://deadline.com/feature/emily-in-paris-season-5-news- updates-1236297017/

[roll]

‘Extraction’ Series Starring Omar Sy Ordered By Netflix (Feb. 20)
 https://deadline.com/2025/02/extraction-series-omar-sy-netflix- agbo-1236296071/
 ["Set in the high-octane world of 'Extraction,' the yet-untitled action thriller series follows a mercenary (Sy) as he navigates a dangerous mission to rescue hostages in Libya. Trapped between warring factions and ruthless killers, the series delves into the emotional struggles of conflicted and flawed characters, each facing trauma, betrayal and life- or-death choices."]

Wait! They're making this a series and not a movie?! Idiots!!

Blackpink’s Jisoo & Seo In-guk To Star In Netflix’s ‘Boyfriend On Demand’ K-Comedy Series  (Feb. 19)
 https://deadline.com/2025/02/blackpinks-jisoo-cast-boyfriend-on-demand- k-series-1236295383/

Well that's just awesome!!  [roll]  :p

‘Pulse’: Netflix Medical Drama Starring Willa Fitzgerald & Colin Woodell Gets Premiere Date, First-Look Photos (Feb. 18)
 https://deadline.com/2025/02/pulse-netflix-medical-drama-premiere-date- photos-trailer-1236293235/

Damn - Willa deserves better than a Netflix series!!  :(

     Streaming service news--Peacock
  ‘Long Bright River’ Trailer: Amanda Seyfried Is A Cop On The Hunt For Her Missing Sister With A Killer On The Loose ­ Update  (Feb. 20)
 https://deadline.com/2025/02/long-bright-river-amanda-seyfried-peacock- premiere-date-trailer-photos-1236270814/

If I could find the time, I would watch this. But I can already tell that I will not find the time...

‘Wicked’ Sets Peacock Premiere Date  (Feb. 19)
 https://deadline.com/2025/02/wicked-streaming-premiere-date-peacock- march-1236294617/

[tiny font:] yay...

Brendan Gleeson, Harper Steele, Paula Malcomson & Jake McDorman Board Peacock’s ‘The Good Daughter’  (Feb. 19)
 https://deadline.com/2025/02/brendan-gleeson-harper-steele-paula- malcomson-jake-mcdorman-peacock-the-good-daughter-1236294981/
 ["'The Good Daughter' is a suspenseful crime drama where sisters Charlotte (Meghann Fahy) and Samantha (Rose Byrne) Quinn have spent the last twenty-eight years trying to piece together the lives that were fractured by a single night of violence. When another attack splinters the small town of Pikeville, Charlotte is the first witness on the scene. "]

Love the cast.

     Streaming service news--Prime Video
  ‘The Sticky’ Heist Comedy Canceled By Prime Video After One Season (Feb. 21)
 https://deadline.com/2025/02/the-sticky-canceled-prime-video-margo- martindale-1236297828/

Yeah, that was too thin a premise for me to even bother with.

‘Neighbours’ Canceled Again, This Time By Amazon  (Feb. 21)
 https://deadline.com/2025/02/neighbours-cancelled-again-amazon-1236297102/

:(

Amazon MGM Studios Shelled Out An Extra $1 Billion-Plus To Take Control Of James Bond: What’s Next For The Franchise  (Feb. 20)
 https://deadline.com/2025/02/james-bond-amazon-mgm-studios-deal-1236296104/

[Yikes!]

‘Blue Mountain State’ Sequel Gains Momentum At Amazon; “We Are Going To Make A Fourth Season Happen,” Alan Ritchson Says  (Feb. 17)
 https://deadline.com/2025/02/blue-mountain-state-sequel-alan-ritchson- season-4-amazon-1236292929/

Sure you will...

     Ratings
  ‘High Potential’ Wraps First Season With Series Best Ratings, ‘Will Trent’ & ‘The Rookie’ Make Case For Renewal With New Streaming Highs (Feb. 22)
 https://deadline.com/2025/02/high-potential-finale-ratings-will-trent- the-rookie-renewal-1236298195/

OK.

‘Yellowjackets’ Season 3 Premiere Attracts 2.03M Viewers, Buzzing Past Previous Series Streaming Record  (Feb. 21)
 https://deadline.com/2025/02/yellowjackets-season-3-premiere-viewership- showtime-1236297271/

Why is anyone still watching this?! Based on Reddit, it sounds to me like season #3 isn't any better.

Apple’s Miles Teller-Anya Taylor Joy-Starrer ‘The Gorge’ Becomes Streamer’s Biggest Movie Launch  (Feb. 20)
 https://deadline.com/2025/02/miles-teller-anya-taylor-joy-the-gorge- apple-tv-plus-biggest-movie-launch-1236296017/

Good - I hope the naysayers choke on it!

     The business of TV
  Life After Peak TV: “It’s A New World Order… There’s A Rethink Required” ­ Berlin  (Feb. 17)
 https://deadline.com/2025/02/streamers-broadcasters-amazon-ampere-peak- tv-1236292641/

Wow, this is dismal reading - it sounds like the streamers are going to devolve into "Cable TV Too" even faster than I thought, including the proliferation of reality TV garbage.

YouTube TV Reaches Carriage Renewal With Paramount Global, Averting Blackout Of CBS And 22 Other Networks  (Feb. 15)
 https://deadline.com/2025/02/paramount-youtube-tv-carriage-deal- cbs-1236288766/

Gee, what a surprise... [roll]

     Other News
  Patricia Heaton On ‘The Middle’ & ‘Everybody Loves Raymond’ Reboots: “You Don’t Want To Mess With Perfection”  (Feb. 20)
 https://deadline.com/2025/02/patricia-heaton-the-middle-everybody-loves- raymond-reboots-1236296132/

Yeah, I can't imagine there ever being a "Raymond" reboot.
Wow, this version of TV news was fodder for a lot of sarcasm!