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CBS likes to renew its strongest series early; last year, the FBI franchise and The Equalizer were picked up in March. When May rolled around this year and none of the the Universal Television-produced CBS drama series, the highly rated FBI dramas and The Equalizer, as well as solid Friday performer Magnum P.I., had…

Chuck Lorre is a comedy veteran so he's seen his fair share of cancelations. However, last week was brutal for the Two and a Half Men exec producer with CBS surprisingly canceling two shows of his in B Positive and United States of Al. But he's apparently looking on the bright side and is already in talks with the…

CBS has opted not to renew the Chuck Lorre-produced comedy series B Positive for a third season, Deadline has learned. The decision follows the cancellation last night of another Lorre-produced sophomore CBS comedy series, United States Of Al. Both had been heavily on the bubble but, given Lorre’s standing as the…

Thursday primetime had yet another four-way tie for the night’s highest demo among Young Sheldon, Station 19, Law & Order: SVU and Grey’s Anatomy, as was the case the previous week.  All four titles brought in a 0.6 rating in the adults 18-49 demographic, matching last week’s performance. As has typically been the…

EXCLUSIVE: D.B. Sweeney is set for a heavily recurring role in Chuck Lorre’s CBS comedy B Positive, starring Annaleigh Ashford and Thomas Middleditch. The role reunites Sweeney with executive producer Lorre with whom he worked on Two And A Half Men. Created by former Mom co-executive producer Marco Pennette inspired…

EXCLUSIVE: B Positive creator and co-showrunner Marco Pennette has left the sophomore CBS comedy. Deadline understands that former Mom co-exec producer Pennette exited the series, which he exec produced with Chuck Lorre and former Two and a Half Men executive producer/co-showrunner Jim Patterson, at the end of the…

CBS’ Ghosts story has evolved. The October 7 premiere of the network’s new comedy series now will feature two back-to-back episodes, running from 9-10 p.m. To make room for the extra half-hour, the Season 2 return of Chuck Lorre’s B Positive has been pushed to 9:30 p.m. Thursday, October 14. Fall Premiere Dates For New…

We’ll be seeing more of Norma, Jerry and Gideon on the second season of Chuck Lorre’s B Positive. Linda Lavin (Naked Singularity, Being The Ricardos), David Anthony Higgins (Mike & Molly, Malcolm in the Middle), and Darryl Stephens (Saved By The Bell, Noah's Arc), who recurred as the characters in Season 1, have been…

Chuck Lorre's freshman comedies B Positive and The United States of Al have both been renewed for second seasons. B Positive, the Thomas Middleditch and Annaleigh Ashford-fronted show was the first new CBS show to debut as part of the 2020/21 broadcast season and was the second new show of the season, after ABC's Big S…

Ahead of the broadcast upfronts later this month, we are examining the chances of scripted series on the bubble whose renewal is in limbo. While ABC, NBC and Fox still have non-bubble series to pick up including Grey’s Anatomy (pending cast deals), Station 19, The Goldbergs, Black-ish, The Rookie, Law & Order: Organize…

Chuck Lorre’s new CBS comedy United States of Al is moving to a new time slot on Thursday nights. The series, which premieres April 1, will move to 8:30 pm ET/PT following Young Sheldon. B Positive, which was previously in the 8:30 pm slot, will shift to 9:30 pm ET/PT slot following Mom. With United States of Al being…

B Positive is getting a full season at CBS after the network handed the Chuck Lorre comedy a back order. The network has given the Thomas Middleditch and Annaleigh Ashford-fronted show an additional five episodes, taking its full season to 18 episodes. B Positive was the first new CBS show to debut as part of the…