'Tosh.0' Canceled as Comedy Central Reverses 4-Season Renewal

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorABC Signature has hired former Comedy Central exec Kellyn Parker as Vice President, Comedy Development. In his new position, Parker’s responsibilities will include identifying and developing talent and material, and shepherding ideas from pitch to series order.

Drunk History just got some sobering news. Comedy Central has reversed course on plans for a seventh season of the Derek Waters series.

We would like to thank executive producers John Logan, Michael Aguilar and the entire cast and crew for their outstanding work on this project,” the network said in a statement.The network aired the show’s now-series finale on June 28.Also Read: How Natalie Dormer Kept Her 4 Different Roles Straight in 'Penny Dreadful: City of Angels'Showtime described the series as “a spiritual descendant” of the original “Penny Dreadful,” which was set in Victorian-era London.

Update 8/21/20: Netflix has canceled The Society, despite renewing it for a second season last summer. According to sources, uncertainty around production dates and balancing the availabilities and needs of the large ensemble cast, in addition to budget increases due to COVID-19, led to the cancellation decision.Previously 4/2/20: The Society is easily Netflix's best YA drama yet, so it should come as no surprise that the streaming service renewed it for a second season.

Welcome to another episode ofTV's Top 5,The Hollywood Reporter's TV podcast.Every week, hostsLesley Goldberg(West Coast TV editor) andDaniel Fienberg(chief TV critic) break down the latest TV news with context from the business and critical sides, welcome showrunners, executive and other guests and provide a critical guide of what to watch (or skip, as the case may be).This week's five topics are: 1. The DNC goes virtual.

Tosh.0 is coming to an end.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter“Tosh.0” will end its run on Comedy Central after its upcoming twelfth season.The cancellations comes despite the fact that Comedy Central picked the show up for four mores seasons back in January. Season 12 of the series, hosted by Daniel Tosh, is set to debut on Sept.

Peter White Television EditorTosh.0 has become the latest Comedy Central live-action series to come to an end as the ViacomCBS network makes a hard pivot to adult animation.The show, created and hosted by comedian Daniel Tosh, is to end after its upcoming 12th season.

Drunk History are crestfallen after it was revealed that the series is being cancelled after six seasons.The series, in which celebrities describe events from world history while inebriated, had been renewed for a seventh season last summer, but Deadline now reports that production has been abandoned for good.The website cites high production costs – with each episode featuring period reenactments of the described events – as a factor in its cancellation.Season six of Drunk History has been

Joe Otterson TV Reporter“Drunk History’s” sixth and most recent season will be the Comedy Central show’s last, Variety has confirmed.The show had been renewed for a seventh season last year and was in pre-production on that season when COVID-19 pandemic forced production to stop in March.

Anthony D'Alessandro, Nellie Andreeva EXCLUSIVE: It was revealed tonight during Deadline’s Emmy season virtual screening of Comedy Central’s Drunk History that the Derek Waters-Jeremy Konner series will not be moving forward with a seventh season, originally ordered last summer.Your Complete Guide to Pilots and Straight-to-Series ordersThe series’ sixth — and now final — season, which wrapped its run on Aug.

Jake Kanter International TV EditorThe BBC’s youth streaming service BBC Three has acquired the first season of Comedy Central’s hit scripted comedy Awkwafina Is Nora From Queens.The 10-part series will land on BBC Three later this year and is headlined by Awkwafina, who stars in Crazy Rich Asians and won a Golden Globe in January for her role in The Farewell.The show is inspired by her real-life growing up in Queens, New York.

Also Read: How ViacomCBS Plans to Reinvent CBS All Access for the Streaming Era“These ground-breaking and hilarious programs are cultural touchstones and we are excited about the diverse group of comedic voices they will bring to HBO Max. We know our audiences will want to watch again and again,” said Michael Quigley, EVP Content Acquisitions, WarnerMedia.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterThe Comedy Central shows “The Other Two” and “South Side” are moving to HBO Max.In a deal between Comedy Central Productions and the streaming service, the first seasons of both shows will become available on HBO Max in 2021, with future seasons debuting exclusively on HBO Max instead of Comedy Central.In addition, HBO Max will become the exclusive streaming home of the Comedy Central series “Awkwafina is Nora from Queens.” The first season is now available on HBO Max.

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVHBO Max has struck a programming deal with Comedy Central for three of its original live-action series.Under the pact, praised Comedy Central comedies The Other Two and South Side will migrate to the WarnerMedia platform and become HBO Max originals, starting with their upcoming second seasons.

LOS ANGELES -- The brazen humor of “The Ren & Stimpy Show” will be revisited in a new Comedy Central version of the animated series. The original program that was a hit for Nickelodeon will be reimagined in partnership with Nickelodeon Animation Studio, Comedy Central said Wednesday.

‘High Fidelity’ has been cancelled by the streaming service after just one season.The cast, including the show’s star Zoe Kravitz, were notified of the decision on Wednesday (August 5).The first and only season of ‘High Fidelity’ aired on Hulu in February this year and ran for ten episodes.

Also Read: Why Hulu's 'High Fidelity' Gender-Flipped John Cusack's 'Hopeless Romantic' Role for Zoe KravitzThe show, which essentially adapted the first half of the novel, also starred Jake Lacy, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, and David H. Holmes with recurring appearances by Kingsley Ben-Adir, Rainbow Sun Francks, Nadine Malouf and Edmund Donovan.