CBS News, Weather Channel Strike Climate Content Alliance

Maisie Williams grew up onscreen, cast as Arya Stark in “Game of Thrones” when she was just 12, playing the character throughout her adolescent years.

NEW YORK -- The hiring of non-journalists as contributors to television news organizations isn't new. Far less common is seeing pushback to such decisions from journalists working there, as has happened recently at CBS and NBC News.Discontent emerged over CBS' hiring of former Trump administration official Mick Mulvaney as a commentator and discussions about current White House press secretary Jen Psaki working at MSNBC when her time in the Biden administration is through.In both cases, journalists have been quiet publicly about their concerns over the decisions.

S.W.A.T is coming back for a sixth season.

ABC has set Sunday, April 24 for part one of a two-part event that will serve as a backdoor pilot for a potential spinoff of The Rookie. Part two will follow on May 1. You can watch a trailer above.

Paramount+’s latest UK slate is headlined by a dark drama from The Bridge and Marcella creator Hans Rosenfeldt, with new unscripted shows including a reality series about LA hairdressers and true crime doc about a notorious hoax caller. 

EXCLUSIVE: There will be no new seasons for the The Doctors and Daily MailTV. Deadline has learned the syndicated talk shows, which are distributed by CBS Media Ventures and hail from Jay McGraw’s Stage 29 Prods., were apparently informed earlier today about their fate.

EXCLUSIVE: Ravi Patel (Wonder Woman 1984), Eric Edelstein (Creepshow) and Johnny Jay Lee (NCIS: Los Angeles) are set as series regulars in CBS comedy pilot Rust Belt News, from The Simpsons writer and The Mindy Project exec producer Matt Warburton. They join previously announced cast members Rich Sommer, Lauren Lindsey Donzis, Jayma Mays, Bailey Gavulic, Bentley Green and Angel Laketa Moore.

CBS News has hired Mick Mulvaney, who served as acting chief of staff during Donald Trump’s presidency, as a contributor.

Steve Raizes has been named executive vice president of podcasting and audio at Paramount, an expanded role in which he will lead audio initiatives at CBS News in addition to Paramount’s podcasting unit.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorLongtime Viacom exec Steve Raizes, head of podcasting and audio at Paramount (formerly ViacomCBS), is now overseeing all audio initiatives for CBS News in addition to his previous duties.Raizes gets a new title — executive VP, podcasting and audio at Paramount — after serving as SVP of podcasts at the media conglomerate. In the expanded role, Raizes will formally head all audio initiatives for CBS News, in addition to continuing leading Paramount’s centralized podcasting group.

CBS News and The Weather Channel have announced a partnership on weather reporting and technology.

EXCLUSIVE: Rich Sommer (The Dropout), Lauren Lindsay Donzis (Punky Brewster), Jayma Mays (United States of Al), Bentley Green (Snowfall), Angel Laketa Moore (Atypical) and Bailey Gavulic (Fear The Walking Dead) are set as series regulars in CBS comedy pilot Rust Belt News. Additionally, Jeff Blitz (American Auto) has been tapped to direct and executive produce the single-camera comedy pilot from The Simpsons writer and The Mindy Project exec producer Matt Warburton.

Prince William and Kate Middleton joked that they’d brought the British weather with them as they continue their tour of the Caribbean.The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge ended up in a torrential downpour as they visited a school in the Bahamas and apologised for “bringing England’s rain with us”.The royal couple visited Sybil Strachan Primary School in Nassau this morning when they dropped in on a class to meet students and staff before joining morning assembly. Kate, 40, was wearing a pale-green dress by Self Portrait alongside jewellery by Bahamian designer Nadia Irena, when she was caught in the downpour.The royal paired her dress with a pair of white, pointed heels and wore her brunette hair in long, loose waves.

The Washington Post’s Bob Woodward and CBS News’s Robert Costa landed one of the week’s bigger D.C. scoops with a report that Ginni Thomas, the wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, texted then-White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows urging him to contest the election results.

It looks like Shawn Mendes is keeping up to date with Camila Cabello’s social media — well, at least the sexy posts!

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorFox Corporation wants Madison Avenue to understand that Fox News doesn’t always mean hard-news content.As the company’s biggest generator of operating profit expands into weather news and lifestyle shows, its ad-tech division is offering new tools aimed at helping advertisers find the exact types of digital content they want to support. Fox Corp.

Camila Cabello is trying out a new look with a fresh mullet and she’s getting the Instagram stamp of approval from her ex Shawn Mendes. On Tuesday, Cabello began sharing photos from a sizzling photoshoot where she looks like the lead singer of a punk rock band. The first look she shared was a black dress with slits going up both sides, on the chest, and up the arms. Fans quickly noticed Mendes was one of 500,000+ people who double-tapped and liked the photo.

Leonardo DiCaprio is enjoying a rare day out with girlfriend Camila Morrone!