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Will Thorne Staff Writer“Vice,” the weekly newsmagazine series which was revived by Showtime last year, has been renewed for a second season at the network.News of the renewal comes hot on the heels of the show’s Emmy nomination in the hosted nonfiction series or special category.

Will Thorne Staff Writer“Tough As Nails” proved on Wednesday night that its title is well earned, at least in ratings terms.After dipping to a 0.4 rating among adults 18-49 for the previous couple episodes, the CBS competition show bounced back up to a 0.5 rating and 3.5 million viewers this time around. Replays of “The Price is Right: Big Brother” and “SEAL Team” followed it up with a 0.4 and a 0.3 respectively.

Will Thorne Staff Writer“Masked Singer” fans better reach for their magnifying glasses.Fox has released the first teaser for the upcoming fourth season of its ratings and social media sensation “The Masked Singer.”Airing tonight during the season finale of “Ultimate Tag,” the teaser doesn’t offer too many clues, but are few seems to be scattered around the screen throughout.A photo of assorted vegetables appears about 10 seconds into the teaser, which must be a clue of some kind, while later

Will Thorne Staff Writer“America’s Got Talent” dropped to a season low TV rating once again, as ABC aired a tribute to Regis Philbin in the same time slot.The NBC singing show scored a 0.9 rating among adults 18-49, an 18% dip from the previous episode from two weeks ago. A total of 6.1 million viewers watched “AGT,” which was the largest audience on the night, but also represents a 1.5 million viewer loss from the previous edition.

Will Thorne Staff Writer“Blindspot” aired the final episode of its impressive five-season run last night to unspectacular numbers. Fox’s “Celebrity Watch Party” also failed it impress with its finale.The last ever edition of “Blindspot” scored a 0.3 rating among adults 18-49, which does represent a slight tick up from the penultimate episode.

Will Thorne Staff Writer“His Dark Materials” has added three key players to its season 2 cast.Legendary British actor Terence Stamp is joining the cast of the HBO series for its second outing, alongside “Cleaning Up” star Jade Anouka and “Peaky Blinders” alumna Simone Kirby.

Will Thorne Staff Writer“Game On!” aired its season 1 finale on Wednesday night to unspectacular numbers, as “United We Fall” remained steady on ABC.The CBS panel show, which is hosted by Keegan-Michael Key, scored a 0.3 rating among adults 18-49 and drew 2.3 million total viewers with its finale. That’s almost exactly even on the penultimate episode, and represents a tie for its lowest numbers in both metrics.

Will Thorne Staff Writer“Love Island” will could be back for season 2 sooner than expected, but not on an island.Pre-production on the CBS reality show is underway in a Las Vegas hotel, Variety has confirmed with sources close to the production, and the network is hoping to have the season ready to air near the end of summer.Season 1 of “Love Island,” which is based on the wildly popular U.K.

Will Thorne Staff Writer“Perry Mason” has been picked up for a second season by HBO.News of the renewal was announced by Francesca Orsi, executive vice president of HBO Programming.“It has been an exciting journey to work with the immensely talented team behind ‘Perry Mason,’” said Orsi.

Will Thorne Staff Writer“Briarpatch” has been canceled after only one season at USA Network.The cancelation was confirmed by showrunner Andy Greenwald, who posted the news on Twitter.“Just wanted to let you know some disappointing news befreoy uo hear it from anyone else: ‘Briarpatch’ isn’t returning for another season at USA,” Greenwald tweeted. “Though I’ve known for months, it’s still a bummer.

Will Thorne Staff Writer“Modern Family” star Ty Burrell is staying in the staying in the Disney family.The actor has inked a two-year first-look deal with 20th Century Fox Television, via his newly-launched Desert Whale Productions.

Will Thorne Staff Writer“America’s Got Talent” lost around 1 million total viewers from its previous episode, but still led NBC to an easy win on Tuesday night.The talent show scored a 1.1 rating among adults 18-49, which represents a season 15 low and a 4% drop from last episode, which aired June 30. That number is also its lowest ever on Tuesday nights (its Wednesday broadcasts scored a 1.1 on multiple occasions last season).

Will Thorne Staff Writer“Titan Games” continued to flex its relatively sizable muscles on Monday night, leading the broadcast networks alongside ABC’s “CMA Best of Fest.”The Dwayne Johnson-hosted NBC show scored a 0.7 rating among adults 18-49 and drew 3.8 million total viewers, which is almost exactly the same tally in both metrics as the week before.

Will Thorne Staff Writer“Celebrity Family Feud” lost a little ground on the previous episode, but still managed to lead ABC to a comfortable win on a quiet Sunday night.The Steve Harvey-hosted game show topped the night with a 0.7 rating among adults 18-49, which represents a season low and a 13% drop from the previous edition. Around 5.1 million viewers tuned in to “Family Feud” last night, which is also a season low.

Will Thorne Staff Writer“Katy Keene” will not be coming back for more adventures in the world of New York fashion, at least not at the CW.The network has canceled the “Riverdale” spinoff after a single season. According to sources, the show’s producer Warner Bros.

Will Thorne Staff Writer“America’s Got Talent” dipped to its lowest rating and total viewership to date, but still led NBC to a comfortable win on Tuesday night.The talent show’s latest episode came in at a 1.1 rating (down 11% on last week) among adults 18-49, and drew 8.3 million total viewers (down 4% on last week). Those represent its lowest scores in both metrics for this season to date.

Will Thorne Staff Writer“David Makes Man” is heading to HBO Max.The WarnerMedia streamer has acquired the exclusive streaming rights to season 1 of the OWN series, which hails from “Moonlight” originator and producer Tarell Alvin McCraney.

Will Thorne Staff Writer“The Simpsons” won’t have any repeats of Hank Azaria voicing Apu.The producers behind the show issued a statement saying that from now on, characters of color will be voiced by actors of color only.“Moving forward, ‘The Simpsons’ will no longer have white actors voice non-white characters,” the statement read.News of the decision comes less than an hour after Mike Henry announced he will no longer voice the character of Cleveland Brown on fellow Fox comedy series “Family

Will Thorne Staff Writer“Game On!,” CBS’ new game show hosted by Keegan-Michael Key and featuring tennis champion Venus Williams and Super Bowl champion Rob Gronkowski as team captains, dropped to its lowest rating and total viewership so far in its freshman season campaign.On Wednesday night, the game show scored a 0.4 rating among adults 18-49 and drew just over 3 million total viewers. That represents a 33% in the former metric and an 8% drop in the latter.

Will Thorne Staff Writer“America’s Got Talent” continued its run near the top of the summer ratings leaderboard, helping NBC to yet another comfortable win on Tuesday night.The talent competition delivered a 1.3 rating among adults 18-49 and 8.6 million viewers, almost exactly the same numbers as last week. Right after, “World of Dance” tripped up a fraction, ticking down to a 0.8 rating and 4.3 million viewers (last week’s episode managed a 0.9).On a rerun heavy night, “DC’s Stargirl” aired a

Will Thorne Staff Writer“The Bold and the Beautiful” was forced to put a brief stopper in production last week, in order to upgrade its COVID-19 testing capacities to accommodate  “the large volume of testing needed.”Now, the long-running CBS soap’s producer Bell-Phillip Television has issued a statement blaming the production delays on the testing lab provided by TV City, where the series shoots, which returned “several false positive” results.

Will Thorne Staff Writer“Titan Games” recovered from a small fall last week to help NBC to a comfortable ratings win on Monday night.The Dwayne Johnson competition series rose 14% to a 0.8 rating among adults 18-49, drawing 3.9 million total viewers. That matches its season high rating so far.

Will Thorne Staff Writer“30 Rock” creators Tina Fey and Robert Carlock, along with the show’s owner NBCUniversal, have asked that four episodes of the series in which characters appear in blackface be removed from streaming and syndication.In a note obtained by Variety and shared below, Fey wrote to the platforms asking for the episode to be removed, and also apologizing “for pain they have caused.”“30 Rock” creators Tina Fey and Robert Carlock, along with the show’s owner NBCUniversal, have

Will Thorne Staff Writer“Sherman’s Showcase” will be back for a second season of sketches, songs and guests.The variety show created by and starring Bashir Salahuddin and Diallo Riddle has been renewed for season 2 at IFC and AMC. News of the renewal comes two days before the show’s one-hour “Black History Month Spectacular” premiering June 19 on both networks.  Season 2 will be comprised of six 30-minute episodes and is slated to air in 2021.

Will Thorne Staff Writer“Flack,” the comedy-drama starring Anna Paquin, has found a new home.Around fourth months after Pop TV abruptly canceled the show, Amazon has swooped in to pick it up. Seasons 1 and 2 will now move to the streamer, with the option to renew for a third not out of the question.

Will Thorne Staff Writer“Outlander” stars Sam Heughan and Graham McTavish are kilting up for a ride around Scotland.Starz, which airs the pair’s time-traveling show, has ordered an unscripted series from them called “Men in Kilts: A Roadtrip with Sam and Graham.”The series hails from “Outlander” producer Sony Pictures Television and is described as a celebration of Scottish history and culture, as Heughan and McTavish take viewers along on their adventures, discovering the complex heritage of

Will Thorne Staff Writer“Cops” has officially been canceled at Paramount Network.Definitive news that the series won’t return comes only four days after Variety exclusively reported that it had been pulled from the schedule.“‘Cops’ is not on the Paramount Network and we don’t have any current or future plans for it to return,” a Paramount Network spokesperson said in a statement.“Cops” launched on Fox in 1989, and is considered one of the originators of the modern reality TV movement.

Will Thorne Staff Writer“We’re Here” is here to stay.HBO has renewed the unscripted series which stars “RuPaul Drag’s Race” stars Shangela, Eureka O’Hara and Bob the Drag Queen  for a second season.In the show, the three queens travel to the Bible Belt and other conservative pockets of the country.

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