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US TV

Freeform renews: Beyond and The Fosters
Monday ratings

US TV show casting

Raymond J Barry to recur on Gotham, Tembi Locke to recur on Animal Kingdom

New US TV shows

The Coen Brothers developing: Western mini-series The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
Freeform green lights: women’s magazine drama Issues, renames it The Bold Type
ABC green lights: Reba McEntire small town sheriff/Middle Eastern FBI agent drama

New US TV show casting

Richard Brooks to guest on NBC’s Chicago Justice

News: The Affair renewed; Sky Arts’ Urban Myths; more Mrs Brown’s; + more

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New UK TV shows

Trailer for BBC One’s Apple Tree Yard
Trailer for Sky Atlantic/Showtime’s Guerrilla
Sky Arts green lights: fictional real-life stories comedy Urban Myths
BBC One green lights: Mrs Brown’s Boys follow-up All Round To Mrs Brown’s

US TV

Showtime renews: The Affair
Trailer for season 5 of Bates Motel
Sunday ratings

US TV show casting

Austin Nichols to recur on Bates Motel

New US TV shows

Trailer for Showtime’s I’m Dying Up Here
Trailer for CBS All Access’ The Good Fight
Showtime green lights: series of South Side Chicago drama The Chi…
…and series of rising black comedian comedy White Famous

New US TV show casting

Matthew Perry, Rita Wilson, Denis O’Hare et al to return for CBS All Access’s The Good Fight
Jason Mitchell joins Showtime’s The Chi

News: The CW renews seven shows; CBS extends three shows; William Shatner: PI; + more

9 January 2017 Rob Buckley Post a comment

Global Internet TV

Trailer for Netflix’s Santa Clarita Diet

Canadian TV

William Shatner, Anthony Lemke et al to guest on Private Eyes

Israeli TV

Casting on AXN’s Absentia

New UK TV shows

BBC One green lights: apocalyptic detective drama Hard Sun, with Jim Sturgess and Agyness Deyn

US TV

The CW renews: Arrow, The Flash, Supergirl, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, Jane The Virgin, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend and Supernatural
CBS extends: Kevin Can Wait, The Great Indoors and Man With A Plan
Thursday ratings
Friday ratings

US TV show casting

Valerie Harper and Stacy Keach to recur on Man With A Plan
Peter Gadiot to play Mr Mxyzptlk on Supergirl

New US TV shows

New trailer for The CW’s Riverdale
Four new teaser trailers for FX’s Legion
Trailer for go90’s Embeds
Trailer for Hulu’s The Handmaid’s Tale
AMC developing: 90s American Dream dramedy On Becoming a God in Central Florida with Kirsten Dunst

News: Those Who Can’t renewed; Charmed – 1976; + more

6 January 2017 Rob Buckley Post a comment

US TV

TruTV renews: Those Who Can’t
New trailer for season 2 of The Magicians
Wednesday ratings

New US TV shows

New trailer for NBC’s Powerless
Teaser trailer for Starz’s The White Princess
The CW developing: reboot of Charmed… set in 1976

New US TV show casting

Alexis Bledel to recur on Hulu’s The Handmaid’s Tale
Gerald McRaney joins Fox’s 24: Legacy
Steve Kazee, David Alpay and DeVaughn Nixon join Syfy’s The Haunted

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

5 January 2017 Rob Buckley Post a comment

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?

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News: The Affair renewed; Sky Arts’ Urban Myths; more Mrs Brown’s; + more

News: The CW renews seven shows; CBS extends three shows; William Shatner: PI; + more

News: Those Who Can’t renewed; Charmed – 1976; + more

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