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Kat’s cat café will remain open after Fox handed freshman comedy Call Me Kat a second season.
However, Darlene Hunt, who was the showrunner and exec producer of Season 1, is leaving the show and negotiations are underway for her replacement.
The network said Monday that the series, which stars The Big Bang Theory’s Mayim Bialik, tied as the No. 1 new comedy with Young Rock season-to-date, and it is averaging 5.7 million multiplatform viewers, a 119% lift from Nielsen’s Live+Same Day numbers.
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Joe Otterson TV Reporter“Breeders” has been renewed for Season 3 at FX.The comedy series starring Martin Freeman and Daisy Haggard wrapped up its second season on May 17. Season 3 will debut in 2022.“Delighted that we’ve got three seasons,” said series showrunner and co-creator Simon Blackwell.
Martin Freeman and Daisy Haggard’s parenting comedy Breeders is returning for a third season.
Firefly Lane has been renewed for a second season on Netflix.The drama series starring Katherine Heigel and Sarah Chalke debuted on February 3 on the streaming platform, and immediately went to Number 1 on Nielsen’s weekly streaming rankings.The series is based on the 2008 novel of the same name by Kristin Hannah.A series synopsis shared by Deadline reads: “When unlikely duo Tully (Heigl) and Kate (Chalke) meet at age 14, they couldn’t be more different.
Joe Otterson TV Reporter“Firefly Lane” has been renewed for Season 2 at Netflix.Season 1 of the series debuted in February. The series stars Katherine Heigl and Sarah Chalke and is based on the novel of the same name by Kristin Hannah.
Netflix has given a second-season pickup to its drama series Firefly Lane. Series stars Katherine Heigl and Sarah Chalke announced the renewal via a Zoom video, in which they also addressed burning fan questions about the show. (You can watch the video below.)
The women of HBO's are coming back for another round!On Monday, the network announced the third season renewal of the Emmy-nominated narrative comedy show.
HBO has picked up a third season of Robin Thede’s Emmy-nominated sketch comedy series A Black Lady Sketch Show, executive produced by Issa Rae. The renewal comes just ahead of Friday’s Season 2 finale.
Joe Otterson TV Reporter“The Wheel of Time” series at Amazon has been renewed for Season 2 just as production is ending on Season 1, Variety has learned.Based on the Robert Jordan novel series, “The Wheel of Time” was first ordered at Amazon back in 2018.
Amazon is doubling down on The Wheel of Time.
CBS’ reality slate continues to grow.
Ahead of its Season 2 premiere, Fox has renewed animated comedy The Great North, from Bob’s Burgers creator Loren Bouchard, for a third season.
Joe Otterson TV Reporter“The Great North” has picked up an early Season 3 renewal at Fox. The news comes just after the animated comedy’s first season finale.This is not the first time “The Great North” has gotten an early renewal.
Joe Otterson TV Reporter“The Resident” has been renewed for Season 5 at Fox.The news was made as part of Fox’s upfront presentation for the 2021-2022 broadcast season. Season 5 of “The Resident” will bow in the fall, while Season 4 had aired at midseason.Season 4 of “The Resident” jumped forward to a point in time when the COVID-19 pandemic has come and gone.
EXCLUSIVE: Disney Channel has picked up a third season of the Peabody-animated fantasy-comedy series The Owl House. The renewal comes ahead of the Season 2 premiere, which has been slotted for Saturday, June 12 at 10 AM EDT/PDT. Season three will be comprised of three 44-minute specials. New Season 2 episodes will debut every Saturday through August 14 on Disney Channel and will also be available the same day on DisneyNow.
ABC’s top comedy series The Conners will be back for a fourth season.
Amid strong ratings, ABC has picked up a fourth season of cop drama The Rookie.
Amid strong ratings, ABC has ordered a second season of the Topher Grace-fronted comedy series Home Economics, from Lionsgate and ABC Signature.
ABC has renewed The Goldbergs for a ninth season. The Goldbergs chronicles creator Adam F. Goldberg’s chaotic but loving family as he grew up in the Reagan era.