News: Scott Bakula and CCH Pounder to star in NCIS: New Orleans, a trailer for Chris Carter’s The After + more

Theatre

• Mark Heap and Robert Webb to take over as Jeeves and Wooster

UK TV

• BBC4 and BBC Scotland renew: Bob Servant
• Universal Channel acquires: Fox’s Rake
• Saturday ratings

New UK TV shows

• Trailer for Sky1’s The Smoke with Jamie Bamber, Jodie Whitaker, Rhashan Stone et al

US TV

• TV Land renews: The Exes
• Sunday ratings

US TV show casting

• Max Greenfield to guest on The Mindy Project
• Bob Newhart to return to The Big Bang Theory
• Colin Salmon joins 24: Live Another Day

New US TV shows

• Trailer for Chris Carter’s Amazon pilot The After
• Fremantle picks up American Gods rights

New US TV show casting

• Scott Bakula to star in CBS’s NCIS: New Orleans…
• …as will CCH Pounder and Zoe McLellan
• John Ducey joins NBC’s Bad Judge
• Jack Davenport joins ABC’s Vuurzee remake Sea of Fire
• Ashley Zukerman to star in WGN America’s Manhattan, Whiter Thomas joins Comedy Central’s Crazy House
• Ken Marino to co-star in NBC’s Marry Me