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‘Bluey’ Special Draws a Big Audience for Disney+
The much-discussed special episode of Bluey is also the most watched episode of the show on Disney+. The April 14 installment of the beloved preschool series, “The Sign,” racked up 10.4 million views worldwide on Disney+ in the week after its release, the streamer says. (The view count is the total viewing time divided by […]
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‘Bluey’ Isn’t Done Yet: New Episode Follows “The Sign”
It turns out “The Sign,” the widely discussed and critically adored Bluey special, wasn’t a series finale after all. The beloved kids’ show has at least one more episode in it — and it’s set to debut on April 21. The episode, appropriately titled “Surprise,” is set to stream on Disney+ at 3 a.m. ET/midnight […]
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‘CSI: Vegas’ and ‘So Help Me Todd’ Canceled at CBS
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 […]
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‘FBI’ Showrunner Rick Eid Stepping Down
CBS’ FBI will have a new person in charge as it heads into a massive three-season renewal. Rick Eid, who has been showrunner on the series since for all six of its seasons to date, will step down at the end of the season. He’ll remain an executive producer of the show, which comes from […]
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Streaming Ratings: ‘Quiet on Set’ Delivers Max’s Biggest Showing Yet
The docuseries Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV posted Max’s best streaming numbers to date for its premiere week. The show, which streamed on Max concurrent with its on-air premiere on ID, had 1.25 billion minutes of viewing for the week of March 18-24. That’s the largest weekly total for any series […]
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‘Squid Game,’ ‘Night Agent’ Set for Second Half of 2024 on Netflix
Netflix is gearing up for a big second half of 2024. Co-CEO Ted Sarandos teased a host of marquee series set to debut in the last six months of the year on the streamer’s first-quarter earnings call Wednesday. Sarandos was asked about going into this year’s upfront market for advertisers and promised that buyers will […]
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‘Elsbeth’ Nabs Second Season on CBS
CBS is adding to its already extensive list of series renewals for the 2024-25 season. The latest pickup for the network is Elsbeth, the Columbo-esque Good Wife offshoot starring Carrie Preston as the title character, lawyer-turned-investigator Elsbeth Tascioni. The series has performed well over its first few episodes, ranking as the second most watched newcomer […]
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‘The Witcher’ to End With Season 5 at Netflix
The saga of Geralt of Rivia is coming to an end. Netflix announced Wednesday that it has ordered a fifth — and final — season of The Witcher. The streamer also noted that season four, which will see Liam Hemsworth taking over the role of Geralt from Henry Cavill, has begun production. The final two […]
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Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders Reality Show Lands at Netflix
The Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders once again will be the subject of an unscripted series — this time at Netflix. The streamer says its show, titled America’s Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders, will premiere in the summer and counts Cheer and Last Chance U’s Greg Whiteley among its executive producers (he also directs). The Netflix series will […]
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Phillipa Soo Boards ABC and Ryan Murphy’s ‘Dr. Odyssey’
ABC’s forthcoming drama Dr. Odyssey continues to add to its cast. Phillipa Soo (Hamilton) has joined the drama from Ryan Murphy Television, which scored a straight-to-series order in March. She’ll star opposite Joshua Jackson and Don Johnson in the series, which is slated for next season at the network. Details about Dr. Odyssey are being […]
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Emma Thompson, Ruth Wilson to Star in Apple Thriller From ‘Slow Horses’ Producers
Apple TV+ and producers of Slow Horses are teaming up on another series. Emma Thompson and Ruth Wilson will star in Down Cemetery Road, a thriller based on a novel by Mick Herron, whose Slough House spy series is the source material for Slow Horses. The new project is the third Apple TV+ series from […]
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Tyler Perry, BET Extend Their Content Partnership
Tyler Perry and BET are continuing their fruitful business relationship. The cable outlet and Perry have signed a new, multi-year content partnership that will have Perry create and produce hundreds more hours of programming for BET and its streaming service, BET+. The deal, which runs through 2028, extends and builds on a relationship that dates […]
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