One reason that Netflix is eager to bring back 13 Reasons Why is that the show dominated social media, garnering more than 11 million tweets since its launch on Mar. 30. That made it the most tweeted-about show of the year, besting The Vampire Diaries and The Walking Dead.
Renewals
A place for all TV renewal news and updates.
After a surprising and bittersweet season finale, Hulu has renewed The Mindy Project for a sixth and final season. The series has had its shares of ups and downs, but a final season is a perfect opportunity for the show to have the ending it deserves.
After hanging out in hiatus since its poorly reviewed second season, True Detective season three may finally be on the move as creator Nic Pizzolatto is reportedly teaming up with Deadwood‘s David Milch for the new episodes. The third season is still waiting on an official series order.
Dan Stevens has been making a name for himself with his turn as superhero David Haller on Legion, while Pete Holmes has been hilarious on Crashing.
Ahead of its series premiere, FX has ordered season two of Feud from creator Ryan Murphy and have announced Prince Charles and Princess Diana as the anthology’s next focus. Season one debuts next week starring Jessica Lange and Susan Sarandon.
The blockbuster post-apocalyptic series based on the comic books by Robert Kirkman has been renewed for an eighth season. The news came as the network was airing a retrospective episode of the show on Sunday night.
Action-horror series Van Helsing has won itself a second season order from Syfy just four episodes into its freshman year. The new season is expected to begin production in early 2017.
Starz renews Ash vs Evil Dead for Season 3 while Comedy Central gives @Midnight with Chris Hardwick a 40-week pickup, taking it through 2017.
FX has renewed the hit anthology series American Horror Story for a seventh season. The show, which comes from co-creators Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk, recently premiered its sixth season.
It’s been a busy week for TV renewals. Today, the Jenna Coleman-led ITV and PBS series Victoria got renewed for Season 2 and the NBC sitcom Superstore starring America Ferrera received an extra nine episodes.
We are just two weeks away from fall premieres and a flood of new television and we’ve got the dates and times for each and every one of them.
Each summer and winter, television networks present their slates of programming to the Television Critics Association to give them updates, sneak peeks, and more, for their various series. From HBO to Starz, this weekend revealed information on some of the most buzzed about shows, such as Game of Thrones, and also gave critics some of the first looks and details about brand new series set to hit this fall.
At their TCA panel, Netflix announced renewals for Lady Dynamite and Chelsea, in addition to updates on Arrested Development and new premiere dates for fall.
BBC America’s hit series Orphan Black has won itself a fifth and final season. The current season is approached its finale, with the new episodes set to premiere in 2017.
On Tuesday, HBO announced that Larry David will be returning to the premium cabler for Season 9 of the hit series Curb Your Enthusiasm. The series, which aired Season 8 in 2011, is the network’s longest-running comedy.
President and general manager of BBC America, Sarah Barnett, announces several new series in the works from Amy Poehler, the Orphan Black team, and more.
Amazon Studios has announced its latest batch of pilots for viewers to rate when they bow on June 17 in the U.S., U.K., German, Austria, and Japan.
Now that the major five networks have released their new orders and schedules, it is time to begin planning our viewing calendars!
CW excitedly pointed out during their upfront presentation that they have a clear audience and are aware of what that audience wants to watch.
ABC may have gotten some backlash over their cancellations, but CBS is taking serious heat for their pilot orders on the newly announced schedule – a lineup filled with male-led comedies and procedurals.
Jimmy Kimmel made a splash this morning with an opening monologue at ABC’s upfront presentation that may have been closer to a roast. With performances, light-hearted moments, and videos of new series all on full display.
Amazon, Hulu, and Netflix have forged their own paths to creating content in the digital subscription space and while the major networks show off their choices on Madison Ave. we wanted to look at what these three big online channels have in the works.
The highly anticipated 24 reboot, 24: Legacy, just landed itself the best premiere slot on television: right after the Super Bowl. Find out what else Fox announced at the 2016 Upfront here!
Premium cable networks like HBO, Showtime, and Starz have taken the battle for subscribers to another level this year as each channel has fully implemented an a la carte system in order to win over the cord-cutters.
Cable channels may not have the same level of presence as the major networks at upfronts, but that doesn’t mean we’re not curious about what they’re ordering throughout the year. See a breakdown of everything in the pipeline here!
While CBS is developing projects exclusively for CBS All Access, and ABC fights to retain stacking rights, NBCU is trying to prove that the cord-cutting generation hasn’t given up on traditional television as much as you would think.
It’s Upfronts time! This week, TV executives, creators, and stars head to the east coast to present their lineup after the spring cleaning and new orders that occurred last week and we’ve got your guide to all the presentations and parties.
NBC is adding a new addition to the DC TV universe with a series order for Powerless, the superhero insurance comedy starring Vanessa Hudgens and Dani Pudi.
Bull starring Michael Weatherly has received a series order along with Pure Genius, MacGyver, and Training Day, and comedies Man With A Plan and The Great Indoors.