‘Survivor’ Pulled From CBS Fall Schedule as Coronavirus Continues to Stymie Production

Joe Otterson TV ReporterApple has signed a first-look film and television deal with Appian Way, the production company founded by Leonardo DiCaprio.The multi-year deal between covers television projects and features.

Brandon Choe Photo EditorThe Los Angeles County Department of Public Health said Saturday that 50 more people died from coronavirus overnight, with 2,303 new cases reported. Across all areas of L.A.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterNat Geo has set its slate for the fall season, Variety has learned exclusively.Six natural history global series and specials will debut this fall. Those include the digital premiere of the documentary film “Akashinga: The Brave Ones” from three-time Academy Award winner James Cameron and director Maria Wilhelm.

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorCBS All Access has unveiled its premiere plans for previously announced The Stand limited event series, a Richard Linklater animal rescue docuseries, and new original series The Man Who Fell To Earth, The Harper House and Guilty Party. The Untitled Richard Linklater Project hails from the Boyhood and Where’d You Go Bernadette director and Knife Fight helmer Bill Guttentag.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterHeather Morris has come onboard at Aline Brosh McKenna’s production company, Lean Machine, to serve as vice president of development and production.In her new role, Morris will help identify and develop projects for Lean Machine.

Diane von Fürstenberg got candid about her struggles amid the coronavirus pandemic in a lengthy social media post.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefThe Hong Kong International Film Festival, set to have taken place in the second half of August, has been canceled.The festival had previously rescheduled its 44th edition from its usual slot in March, due to the first wave of the coronavirus outbreak. It had set Aug 18-31 Aug.

Jake Kanter International TV EditorEXCLUSIVE: MasterChef is officially back in production in the UK after Shine got cameras rolling on spin-off show MasterChef: The Professionals last week.Filming is underway on Season 13 of the professionals’ franchise at 3 Mills Studios in London, with Marcus Wareing, Monica Galetti and Gregg Wallace resuming their hosting and judging duties — albeit with a socially distanced twist.MasterChef: The Professionals is the first of the UK MasterChef brands to go

CBS has officially pulled its hit reality competition series “Survivor” from its fall 2020 lineup. The network announced a switch to its Wednesday night lineup for the 2020-2021 season on Tuesday in light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic forcing countless TV and film productions to adjust to keep casts and crew members safe and healthy.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterCBS Television Studios and the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) have come to a multi-year content partnership agreement.Under the deal, the two organizations will work together to develop and produce scripted, unscripted, and documentary projects for linear and streaming platforms. The partnership will be aimed toward elevating a diverse range of voices as well as increasing the visibility of Black artists.

LOS ANGELES — CBS is no longer planning to air “Survivor” Season 41 this fall.

For the first time since “Survivor” launched in 2000, the new TV season won’t include castaways attempting to outwit, outplay and outlast each other on a tropical island with $1 million hanging in the balance.

Survivor has been delayed again due to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic.

Wednesday night line-up due to production delays caused by the coronavirus pandemic, the network announced on Tuesday. The next season of “The Amazing Race” will instead air in the 8 p.m.

Peter White Television EditorSurvivor will no longer be part of CBS’ fall schedule as a result of the COVID-19 production shutdown as S.W.A.T moves up from midseason as part of the network’s rejig.Producers had hoped to get Survivor up and running to hit the fall deadline, but will not make it in time.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterCBS announced Monday that it will devote 25% of its script development budget to projects created or co-created by Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) beginning with the 2021-2022 development season.In addition, the network is also setting a target to have a minimum of 40% BIPOC representation in their writers’ rooms also beginning in 2021-2022. The goal is to increase that number to 50% the following season.

Naya Rivera‘s family visited Lake Piru, the place where the 33-year-old went missing after boating with her 4-year-old son Josey. The actress’ mother Yolanda and younger brother Mychal, 29, were seen at the Ventura County Lake on Saturday, June 11, as the Ventura County Sheriff’s Department continue the fourth day of searching for the Glee actress.

Tahj Mowry proclaimed that he’s “never stopped loving” Naya Rivera as investigators double down on their efforts to find the missing Glee alum.The former Baby Daddy star, 34, shared a black-and-white photo of Rivera, 33, via Instagram on Friday, July 10, and revealed that the pair once dated.“My sweet Naya – to say that I am devastated would be an understatement,” Mowry captioned the picture. “This is a nightmare.