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Every Friday, I let you know the latest announcements about when new, imported TV shows will finally be arriving on your screens – assuming anyone’s bought any, of course.

It’s the start of the year and there haven’t been that many acquisitions, so don’t be too surprised that I can’t give you too many new dates yet. In fact, I’ve only got one:

The Brokenwood Mysteries (New Zealand)
Drama: February 24th, 8pm
Episode reviews: 1

News: Drama acquires The Brokenwood Mysteries; Netflix acquires El Ministerio del Tiempo; What Would Diplo Do?; + more

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Global Internet TV

Netflix green lights: adaptation of Love Alarm…
…acquires: La 1 Spain’s El Ministerio del Tiempo (The Ministry of Time)

UK TV

Drama acquires: Prime New Zealand’s The Brokenwood Mysteries

US TV

Tuesday ratings

US TV show casting

Harold Perrineau to recur on Criminal Minds
Briana Venskus to recur on Outcast

New US TV shows

Viceland green lights: James Van Der Beek DJ comedy show What Would Diplo Do?

Question of the year: what were your favourite new shows of 2016? Here’s my Top 13!

22 December 2016 Rob Buckley 9 Comments

TMINE’s about to take its traditional Christmas and New Year break. I’ll be back tomorrow but after that, normal business won’t resume until January 3rd or 4th with the Daily News et al. But a new tradition I started last year was to leave you with a specific question to keep you occupied: what were your favourite new shows of the year? As always, let everyone know your choices and the reasons below or on your own blog.

For the record, after the jump are my Top 1213 from all the countries around the world, as well as that new-fangled Internet thing, in no particular order, with the addition of one I mysteriously left off this morning. Merry Grafelnik, everyone!

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News: The Ex-PM, Shameless, Shooter renewed; 5* acquires Emerald City; Blade Runner 2049 trailer; + more

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Film trailers

Teaser trailer for Blade Runner 2049
New trailer for John Wick: Chapter 2

Australian TV

ABC renews: The Ex-PM

UK TV

5* acquires: NBC’s Emerald City [subscription required]

US TV

Showtime renews: Shameless
USA renews: Shooter
Sunday ratings

US TV show casting

David Thewlis joins Fargo

News: Luke Cage renewed; Good Girls Revolt cancelled; Guardians of the Galaxy 2, The Mummy trailers; + more

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Film trailers

Trailer for The Mummy, with Tom Cruise
New trailer for Guardians of the Galaxy 2

Internet TV

Netflix renews: Marvel’s Luke Cage
Amazon cancels: Good Girls Revolt
Elizabeth Ho replaces Jessica Lu on Netflix’s Disjointed

Australian TV

ABC green lights: series of first-time mum comedy The Letdown

New UK TV shows

Catalyst adapting: Frances Hardinge’s Cuckoo Song

US TV

US TV show casting

Betty White to guest on Young & Hungry
Gracie Dzienny promoted to regular on Zoo

New US TV shows

Lifetime developing: Christina Applegate unconventional upbringing dramedy Your Time Is Up
Syfy developing: adaptation of Boom! Studios The Woods
The CW developing: supernatural department store dramedy Hellmart
NBC developing: paralegal drama with Willie Garson
FX developing: Robert Kelly addictions comedy

New US TV show casting

Sam Worthington joins Discovery’s Manifesto

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News: Drama acquires The Brokenwood Mysteries; Netflix acquires El Ministerio del Tiempo; What Would Diplo Do?; + more

Question of the year: what were your favourite new shows of 2016? Here’s my Top 13!

News: The Ex-PM, Shameless, Shooter renewed; 5* acquires Emerald City; Blade Runner 2049 trailer; + more

News: Luke Cage renewed; Good Girls Revolt cancelled; Guardians of the Galaxy 2, The Mummy trailers; + more

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