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On 2/22/25 8:43 PM, Robin Miller wrote:

>      ABC news
> 
> 
> ‘9-1-1’ Spinoff Set In Nashville Gets ABC Series Order For 2025-26 
> Season  (Feb. 20)
> 
> https://deadline.com/2025/02/9-1-1-nashville-spinoff-abc-ryan- 
> murphy-1236289065/

 >:/

> ‘Tamron Hall’ Renewed For Season 7  (Feb. 17)
> 
> https://deadline.com/2025/02/tamron-hall-renewed-season-7-1236292830/

[blech!] Yeah, it's not exploitive daytime TV, but from what I've seen 
it's just so *boring*!


>      CBS news
> 
> 
> ‘The Equalizer’, ‘The Neighborhood’, 2 ‘FBI’s & ‘S.W.A.T.’ (Again) Among 
> CBS Series That Didn’t Get Early Renewals ­ Are They In Danger?  (Feb. 20)
> 
> https://deadline.com/2025/02/cbs-canceled-renewed-neighborhood-swat- 
> equalizer-fbi-most-wanted-1236296335/

Well, they're not going to cancel the two FBI spinoffs. Who knows what 
happens to the rest?!...

> CBS Renews ‘Tracker’, ‘Elsbeth’, ‘Fire Country’ And ‘NCIS’ Dramas  (Feb. 
> 20)
> 
> https://deadline.com/2025/02/cbs-renews-tracker-elsbeth-fire-country- 
> ncis-dramas-1236295968/

Meh.

> ‘Ghosts’ Gets 2-Season Renewal At CBS, ‘Georgie & Mandy’s First 
> Marriage’ Picked Up For 2025-26  (Feb. 20)
> 
> https://deadline.com/2025/02/ghosts-georgie-and-mandys-first-marriage- 
> renewed-2025-2026-1236296199/

Meh.

> ‘Hollywood Squares’ Renewed For Season 2 By CBS  (Feb. 20)
> 
> https://deadline.com/2025/02/hollywood-squares-renewed-season-2- 
> cbs-1236295966/

 >:/

> ‘Blue Bloods’ Universe Expands: CBS Orders ‘Boston Blue’ Drama Series 
> Starring Donnie Wahlberg As Danny Reagan (Feb. 18)
> 
> https://deadline.com/2025/02/blue-bloods-series-boston-blue-donnie- 
> wahlberg-danny-reagan-1236293667/

I'm sayin' it - I BEAT ROBIN!!  :)


>      NBC news
> 
> 
> ‘Happy’s Place’ Renewed For Season 2 By NBC  (Feb. 20)
> 
> https://deadline.com/2025/02/happys-place-renewed-season-2-nbc-1236295935/

I saw a few seconds of this recently - it is every bit as bad as "Reba", 
which really says something...  >:/


>      Cable channel news
> 
> 
> Rob Corddry Joins AMC’s Silicon Valley Drama Series From Jonathan 
> Glatzer  (Feb. 21)
> 
> https://deadline.com/2025/02/rob-corddry-silicon-valley-series-jonathan- 
> glatzer-amc-1236297400/

OK.

> ‘The Last Of Us’ Season 2: Everything We Know So Far [HBO]  (Feb. 20)
> 
> https://deadline.com/feature/the-last-of-us-season-2-cast-release-date- 
> everything-to-know-1235940502/ 
> 
> 
> ‘The Last Of Us’: HBO Sets Season 2 Premiere Date & Reveals New 
> Character Posters For Ellie, Joel & Abby  (Feb. 19)
> 
> https://deadline.com/2025/02/the-last-of-us-season-2-premiere-date- 
> hbo-1236295104/

Are we actually getting that show this this year?! HBO is getting so 
lackadaisical releasing its shows - 2, 3 years between seasons - that I 
can't keep track anymore...  >:/

> ‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’ Follow-Up Series ‘Avatar: Seven Havens’ 
> Ordered By Nickelodeon From Original Series Creators  (Feb. 20)
> 
> https://deadline.com/2025/02/avatar-the-last-airbender-follow-up-series- 
> avatar-seven-havens-nickelodeon-1236295541/

Meh.

> ESPN Will Stop Airing Major League Baseball After 2025 Season In Widely 
> Expected End Of Long-Term Partnership  (Feb. 20)
> 
> https://deadline.com/2025/02/espn-will-stop-airing-major-league- 
> baseball-after-2025-season-1236296872/

Now if we could just ESPN, the rest of cable, and streaming, to drop all 
of their sports too!!

> Lifetime Sets Keshia Knight Pulliam, D.B. Woodside & Claire Qute To Lead 
> New Movies; First-Look Photos Drop  (Feb. 20)
> 
> https://deadline.com/2025/02/lifetime-keshia-knight-pulliam-d-b- 
> woodside-movies-first-look-photos-1236295406/

I saw an ad for the Woodside flick last night - another kidnapped 
daughter drama flick.

> Everything We Know About Season 3 Of ‘Euphoria’ So Far [HBO]  (Feb. 20)
> 
> https://deadline.com/feature/euphoria-season-3-news-updates-1236296782/

Vaporware!!


>      Streaming service news--Apple TV+
> 
> 
> Natalie Martinez & Brittany Ishibashi Join Apple’s Matthew McConaughey & 
> Woody Harrelson Brothers Series  (Feb. 21)
> 
> https://deadline.com/2025/02/natalie-martinez-brittany-ishibashi-join- 
> apples-matthew-mcconaughey-amp-woody-harrelson-brothers-series-1236297479/
> 
> ["The 10-episode half-hour comedy reunites Harrelson and McConaughey, 
> who play heightened versions of themselves in a heartfelt odd couple 
> love story revolving around their strange and beautiful sibling-like 
> bond. Matthew and Woody’s close friendship is tested when their combined 
> families attempt to live together on Matthew’s ranch in Texas."]

Well, I really like Natalie Martinez, so that's a plus!

> Apple In Talks To Land Joseph Kosinski-Jerry Bruckheimer UFO-Disclosure- 
> Themed Movie  (Feb. 20)
> 
> https://deadline.com/2025/02/apple-joseph-kosinski-jerry-bruckheimer- 
> ufo-1236296166/

[sigh...]


>      Streaming service news--Hulu
> 
> 
> ‘Paradise’ Renewed For Second Season By Hulu  (Feb. 20)
> 
> https://deadline.com/2025/02/paradise-renewed-second-season- 
> hulu-1236296087/

[sigh...]

Already discussed here, but this is bad news for those of us who were 
hoping this would wrap up its main storyline in one season.  :(

> Sarah Michelle Gellar Talks “Overwhelming” Experience Reviving ‘Buffy’: 
> “Incredibly Nerve-Wracking”  (Feb. 16)
> 
> https://deadline.com/2025/02/sarah-michelle-gellar-overwhelming- 
> experience-reviving-buffy-1236292001/
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