Re: TV news for March 16-23, 2025

On 3/23/25 11:15 PM, Robin Miller wrote:

     ABC news
  ‘General Hospital’ Adds Soap Veteran Daniel Cosgrove In New Role  (March 20)
 https://deadline.com/2025/03/general-hospital-adds-daniel-cosgrove-all- my-children-1236345642/

Yep - I noticed him popping up in Fri's ep of GH.

Chris O’Donnell Joins ABC’s ‘9-1-1: Nashville’  (March 17)
 https://deadline.com/2025/03/chris-odonnell-abc-series-9-1-1- nashville-1236327985/

[roll]
Doesn't Chris now have enough money that he doesn't have to work procedurals anymore?!!

     CBS news
  ‘Beyond The Gates’ Adds Keith D. Robinson As Series Regular In Recasting   (March 21)
 https://deadline.com/2025/03/beyond-the-gates-keith-d-robinson- recasting-1236346921/

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0732803/
Best known for "Dreamgirls"(?...).
Replacing Maurice Johnson:
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2717182/
Who has a thinner filmography.
This would appear to be a "trade up".

CBS Unveils Broadcast Finale Dates Including Series Conclusions For ‘S.W.A.T,’ ‘FBI: Most Wanted’ And ‘FBI: International’  (March 20)
 https://deadline.com/2025/03/cbs-broadcast-finale-dates-swat-fbi-most- wanted-1236345822/

OK.

Elton John & Brandi Carlile Primetime Concert Special Set At CBS  (March 18)
 https://deadline.com/2025/03/elton-john-brandi-carlile-concert-special- cbs-1236329526/

Am I supposed to know who Brandi Carlile is?...

‘FBI’s CIA Spinoff No Longer Getting Backdoor Pilot Episode, Eyes Straight-To-Series Order At CBS  (March 17)
 https://deadline.com/2025/03/fbi-cia-no-planted-spinoff-straight-to- series-order-cbs-1236323407/

Well, at least they're dropping the idiotic idea to call it "FBI: CIA" (which has to be one of the dumbest TV show titles ever!).

     Fox news
  ‘American Dad!’ Poised To Return To Fox For Season 20 & Beyond  (March 21)
 https://deadline.com/2025/03/american-dad-return-fox-renewed- season-20-1236346483/

OK.

‘Almost Paradise’ In Works At Fox; Brooke Shields & David Spade Poised To Star In ‘Blue Lagoon’-Esque Sitcom  (March 19)
 https://deadline.com/2025/03/almost-paradise-brooke-shields-david-spade- blue-lagoon-fox-1236330883/
 ["'Almost Paradise' is described as The Blue Lagoon meets Gilligan’s Island. Its logline reads: 'Just your everyday, normal married couple facing all the everyday, normal challenges of being stranded on a desert Island for decades. Think Blue Lagoon, the family sitcom.'"]

So, no relation to the Christian Kane series of the same name:
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11266702/reference

Ken Jeong To Star In & EP Barbara Boxer-Inspired Comedy Series In The Works At Fox  (March 19)
 https://deadline.com/2025/03/ken-jeong-barbara-boxer-comedy-fox-1236329912/
 ["'How Can We Help' is set in the 10th District of Boston and follows newly elected congressman and local stain-removal tycoon, Jimmy Choi, as he causes all kinds of messes for his intrepid staff--none of whom voted for him."]

I think I know one show Anim won't be watching!...

‘Doc’ Producers Address Surprise Departure At End Of Finale & What To Expect From Season 2  (March 18)
 https://deadline.com/2025/03/doc-finale-ending-explained-executive- producers-interview-1236329517/

Boooo!!

     NBC news
  ‘Suits LA’: David Costabile To Reprise Daniel Hardman Role On NBC Spinoff  (March 20)
 https://deadline.com/2025/03/suits-la-david-costabile-daniel-hardman- nbc-spinoff-1236346235/

Interesting.

‘Suits LA’ Gets Marathon On NBC With Newer Episodes That Harken Back To Original Series  (March 19)
 https://deadline.com/2025/03/suits-la-marathon-nbc-1236331225/

Meh - I actually don't mind that it's trying to do it's own thing, with the exception of the budding Mike-Rachel ripoff romance.

NBC Moves ‘Grosse Pointe Garden Society’ To Fridays: Should Fans Be Worried?  (March 18)
 https://deadline.com/2025/03/grosse-pointe-garden-society-move-fridays- canceled-peacock-1236330064/

Almost certainly, yes. (I still haven't gotten to this show yet.)

‘Law & Order’ & ‘SVU’ Set Crossover Episode; ‘Organized Crime’ To Air Season 5 Premiere On NBC  (March 18)
 https://deadline.com/2025/03/law-and-order-svu-crossover-organized- crime-premiere-date-1236329873/

OK.

     Cable channel news
  ‘When Calls The Heart’ Renewed For Season 13 By Hallmark  (March 23)
 https://deadline.com/2025/03/when-calls-the-heart-renewed-13th- season-1236347423/

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‘Wolf Hall’ Director Says Almost All Outdoor Scenes In Acclaimed Drama Were Cut Due To Gap In Funding [PBS] (March 23)
 https://deadline.com/2025/03/wolf-hall-peter-kosminsky-outdoor-scenes- cut-funding-1236347254/

Ouch.

Sherman Augustus Joins ‘Lanterns’ DC Series At HBO  (March 21)
 https://deadline.com/2025/03/sherman-augustus-lanterns-dc-series- hbo-1236346021/

Cool. I've liked him since "Into the Badlands".

Jewel Staite Joins Cast Of ‘Resident Alien’ For Season 4 [Syfy]  (March 20)
 https://deadline.com/2025/03/jewel-staite-resident-alien- season-4-1236345926/

I wonder if this means that "Family Law" is dead...

Barbie Ferreira Says ‘Euphoria’ Exit Was “Mutual Decision”: “I Never Walked Off Set” [HBO]  (March 20)
 https://deadline.com/2025/03/barbie-ferreira-euphoria-exit-never-walked- off-set-1236345900/

In situations like these, the rumors are almost certainly correct, and this kind of thing is just PR CYA...

Hallmark Greenlights Limited Holiday Series Starring Mae Whitman, Mary McDonnell & Jane Seymour  (March 20)
 https://deadline.com/2025/03/hallmark-limited-holiday-series-mae- whitman-jane-seymour-1236345509/

OK?...
And one of the PLL boy toys is in it!
P.S. That title has already been taken by one of the X-Mas TV flicks!!

MGM+ Orders ‘The Westies’ 1980s Crime Drama Series From Chris Brancato (March 18)
 https://deadline.com/2025/03/the-westies-mgm-plus-crime-series-chris- brancato-1236329071/
 ["'The Westies,' which Brancato created with Michael Panes, is an eight- episode crime drama ... about New York City’s violent Irish gang"]

Nobody gets MGM+!!

     Streaming service news--Apple TV+
  ‘Severance’ Renewed For Season 3 At Apple  (March 21)
 https://deadline.com/2025/03/severance-renewed-season-3-apple-1236346125/

Shocker.

‘Dark Matter’ Ups Amanda Brugel To Series Regular For Season 2 As Chris Diamantopoulos Boards  (March 20)
 https://deadline.com/2025/03/dark-matter-amanda-brugel-season-2-chris- diamantopoulos-1236345823/

Robin: That's not "Dark Matter"!!1!

Apple Losing Over $1 Billion A Year On Streaming ­Report  (March 20)
 https://deadline.com/2025/03/apple-appletv-annual-streaming- losses-1236345490/

Yikes.
That's too bad - they put out some of the best stuff. But they can't keep that pace up forever...

Dane DeHaan Joins ‘Neuromancer’ Apple TV+ Series  (March 19)
 https://deadline.com/2025/03/dane-dehaan-neuromancer-apple-tv- series-1236331178/

Cool.

‘The Buccaneers’ Season 2 Sets Apple TV+ Release Date; Reveals First Look At Leighton Meester, Photos & Teaser Clip  (March 18)
 https://deadline.com/2025/03/the-buccaneers-season-2-release-date- photos-teaser-clip-1236329288/

Oh, yeah - I'll have to pick this one back up when S2 drops.

     Streaming service news--Hulu
  ‘Prison Break’ To Reunite ‘Mayans M.C.’ Stars Clayton Cardenas & JR Bourne With Elgin James; Myles Bullock & Georgie Flores Also Board (March 21)
 https://deadline.com/2025/03/prison-break-clayton-cardenas-jr-bourne- myles-bullock-1236346685/

I have mixed feelings about this. Like the original, it should just be a "limited series" only...

‘Power’ Universe Star Joseph Sikora Joins Hulu’s ‘Reasonable Doubt’ For Season 3  (March 18)
 https://deadline.com/2025/03/joseph-sikora-cast-hulu-reasonable-doubt- season-3-1236329111/

OK...

     Streaming service news--Max
  ‘The Big Bang Theory’ Spinoff Gets Stuart-Centric Title  (March 19)
 https://deadline.com/2025/03/big-bang-spinoff-title-stuart-fails-to- save-the-universe-1236330498/

Not at all psyched about a spinoff following Stuart...

Max Developing Soapy Erotic Thriller ‘Your Second Wife’  (March 19)
 https://deadline.com/2025/03/max-your-second-wife-development-jamie- rosengard-adele-lim-1236330856/
 ["'Your Second Wife' follows Liana Dunn, an aspiring actress-turned-high school theater teacher trapped in stasis on Long Island. Struggling to move on from the death of her sister, Liana cultivates an unconventional double life that proves too intoxicating for her to give up … even when it places her life in imminent danger."]

Uh... Need more details!...

‘The Sex Lives of College Girls’ Done At Max After 3 Seasons, Exploring New Home For Season 4  (March 18)
 https://deadline.com/2025/03/the-sex-lives-of-college-girls-canceled- max-season-4-netflix-1236329257/

Yeah, that's not going to happen.

Original ‘Looney Tunes’ No Longer Available On Max  (March 16)
 https://deadline.com/2025/03/original-looney-tunes-removed-max-warner- bros-1236327964/

Absolutely pathetic.
You really have to question if streaming services are even worth it when they are continually destroying their libraries (Max), or basically don't have libraries! (Apple, and to a lesser extent Disney+ which is missing much content).

     Streaming service news--Netflix
  ‘Little House On the Prairie’ Reboot For Netflix Begins Search For Ingalls Family Members  (March 22)
 https://deadline.com/2025/03/little-house-on-the-prairie-reboot-netflix- casting-underway-1236347155/

Hard pass!

‘Happy Gilmore 2’ Trailer: Adam Sandler Returns To The World Of Golf In Netflix Sequel  (March 18)
 https://deadline.com/video/happy-gilmore-2-trailer-adam-sandler-netflix- sequel/

I still think this is a terrible idea...
 > [snip]
And once again, Netflix demonstrates why I don't subscribe.

     Streaming service news--Paramount+
  Robert Patrick & Beau Knapp Join Taylor Sheridan’s ‘Tulsa King’ For Season 3 As Series Regulars  (March 21)
 https://deadline.com/2025/03/robert-patrick-beau-knapp-tulsa-king- season-3-1236346507/

Cool.

‘School Spirits’ Renewed For Season 3 By Paramount+  (March 19)
 https://deadline.com/2025/03/school-spirits-renewed-season-3-paramount- plus-peyton-list-1236330491/

Yeah, I figured this was likely when viewership for season #2 rose by 100%.

     Streaming service news--Peacock
  Olivia Williams, Michael Dorman, Audrey Grace Marshall & Drew Cheek Join Peacock’s ‘The Good Daughter’  (March 21)
 https://deadline.com/2025/03/olivia-williams-the-good-daughter-cast- peacock-1236346523/

I think I will end up watching this.

     Streaming service news--Prime Video
  ‘The Boys’ Prequel Series ‘Vought Rising’ Casts Elizabeth Posey  (March 19)
 https://deadline.com/2025/03/the-boys-prequel-series-vought-rising- elizabeth-posey-1236330750/

I will probably watch this - while "The Boys" has fizzled, "Gen V" was pretty decent.

‘House Of David’ Renewed For Season 2 By Prime Video  (March 18)
 https://deadline.com/2025/03/house-of-david-renewed-season-2-prime- video-1236329569/

Something for Adam!!  :p

     Syndicated series news
  ‘The Kelly Clarkson Show’ Execs On Talker Hitting 1,000 Episodes & Huge Reaction To Host’s Recent Absence: “People Love Their Kelly”  (March 20)
 https://deadline.com/2025/03/the-kelly-clarkson-show-1000-episodes- executive-interview-1236331370/

I'm noticing that she's now less slim than she was in the Fall...

     International series news
  Jason Priestley & Cindy Sampson Reprise Roles In ‘Private Eyes’ Spinoff (March 18)
 https://deadline.com/2025/03/jason-priestley-cindy-sampson-casting- private-eyes-spin-off-1236329549/

It's pretty much a sequel, not a "spinoff". Why are entertainment reporters so ignorant?!!

     Ratings
  ‘Doc’ Finale Audience Up 9% Over Series Premiere, Ending First Season On High Note For Fox With Big Demo Growth  (March 20)
 https://deadline.com/2025/03/doc-season-1-finale-viewership-fox-1236345585/

Hence its renewal.

     The business of TV
  ‘Adolescence’ Writer Jack Thorne: UK Government Must Help Avert “Devastating” Crisis In TV Drama  (March 19)
 https://deadline.com/2025/03/adolescence-jack-thorne-netflix-drama- crisis-1236329821/

Why "must" they?!...

Netflix Leads Media Stocks Higher On Bullish Report Amid Broad Market Uptick  (March 17)
 https://deadline.com/2025/03/netflix-shares-higher-won-streaming-wars- analyst-stocks-markets-1236328548/

They were saying the same thing about cable about 25 years ago!

     Obituaries
  Wings Hauser Dies: Longtime Character Actor In Everything From ‘Baretta’ To ‘CSI’ Was 77  (March 20)
 https://deadline.com/2025/03/wings-hauser-actor-dead-1236345797/

:(
(And I beat Robin!  ;p  )

     Other News
  Contenders Television Adds ‘The Last Of Us’ & More Shows, Finalizes Panelists Including Seth Rogen, Ellen Pompeo & Mindy Kaling For 2025 Edition  (March 20)
 https://deadline.com/2025/03/contenders-television-2025-lineup-1236328381/
 ["Deadline has grown the number of shows and revealed the list of panelists for Contenders Television, its annual two-day panel showcase that kicks off the TV awards season. This year’s edition is set to take place April 5-6 at the DGA Theater in Los Angeles."]

What happened to Pauley?!...

Feds Indict ‘47 Ronin’ Director Who Allegedly Scammed Netflix Out Of Millions For Never-Made TV Series  (March 18)
 https://deadline.com/2025/03/47-ronin-director-indictment-netflix- scam-1236330244/

Ouch!