Like many of you, I’m sure, I can’t say I’m particularly interested in TV news this week, but I suppose life goes on and some of you may want a distraction, so let’s see what we have.
But speaking of current events: SVU‘s Trump-inspired episode has been delayed again. (The fact that there is an episode based on accusations against the President Elect is just completely surreal and depressing, honestly.)
Premiere dates:
January 4th: It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Man Seeking Woman
January 11th: Girlfriends’ Guide to Divorce
January 25th: The Magicians
February 8th: The Expanse
Renewed: Decker: Unclassified
Canceled: Dead of Summer
Conviction is not getting a back nine.
The CW has ordered four more episodes of DC’s Legends of Tomorrow.
Hulu has decided to make all episodes of Shut Eye available for streaming on December 7th.
Kevin Smith will direct an episode of The Goldbergs.
Ordered to series:
Amazon: A David O. Russell crime drama starring Robert De Niro and Julianne Moore
Sky: Bigamy comedy Bliss starring Heather Graham and Stephen Mangan
TV Land: 1970s dramedy American Woman
Netflix has picked up Israeli drama Fauda.
Pilot orders:
USA Network: Tupac/Biggie murder drama Unsolved
In development:
ABC: Family football drama The Classic from Sofia Vergara, an Illuminati comedy, a 1990s high school teacher Goldbergs spinoff, a Car Wash reboot, a housemate comedy, journalism limited series Pecos
CBS: A Big Bang Theory prequel about young Sheldon, hotel workplace comedy How May We Hate You, Elizabeth Banks family comedy Something to Celebrate, father/son comedic procedural Magnolia Springs, boy band reunion comedy Encore from Donnie Wahlberg and Nick Lachey, a legal investigative drama
The CW: Magical crime drama Criminal Magic from Rob Thomas
Fox: Presidential impersonator comedy Otis the POTUS, workplace comedy Linda from HR, hotel comedy Open Arms, Darren Criss musical workplace comedy Royalties, a superhero sidekick comedy, android comedy Turned On, vampire adaptation The Passage
Fox 21: Kidnapping drama Finding Natalie
Freeform: Expat series Shanghai Summer
FX: Political serio-comedy Flatlands
NBC: A series based on surf movie Blue Crush
Symbolic Exchange: Karl Marx drama Love and Capital
Warner Bros: Dark comedy Confessions of a Drug-Addicted High School Teacher
Zero Gravity: A Madam C.J. Walker limited series from Octavia Spencer
Not moving forward:
NBC: Outbreak drama Patient Zero
TV Land: The First Wives Club
Leaving their shows:
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend: Santino Fontana
Guest stars:
The Big Bang Theory: Christopher Lloyd
Life in Pieces: Andy Richter
Modern Family: Peyton Manning
The Odd Couple: Jessica Walter
Speechless: Rob Corddry, Andrea Anders
Returns:
Curb Your Enthusiasm: Ted Danson, Mary Steenburgen, J.B. Smoove
iZombie: Greg Finley
Nashville: Chris Carmack
Casting:
Altered Carbon: Byron Mann
American Crime: Dallas Roberts
Code Black: Jay Harrington
The Defenders: Elodie Yung
Feud: Alison Wright
The Fosters: Shi Ne Nielson
Get Shorty: Sarah Stiles
The Good Fight: Gary Cole, Zach Grenier, Jerry Adler
The Last Ship: Jonathan Howard
Major Crimes: Leonard Roberts
Narcos: Nicholas Gonzalez, Andrea Londo
Outlander: Hannah James, Tanya Reynolds
Ozark: Michael Mosley
Power: Brandon Victor Dixon
Pure Genius: Alexis Krause
She’s Gotta Have It: Kim Director
SMILF: Rosie O’Donnell
Stranger Things: Sean Astin, Paul Reiser, Linnea Berthelsen
Vikings: Ida Marie Nielsen
Will: Jasmin Savoy Brown
(Image courtesy of Syfy.)
