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“Cancellations are always a tough call,” CBS Entertainment President Kelly Kahl said, “and the circumstances around COVID-19 have not lightened the load on broadcasters. This season, CBS pulled the plug on shows including God Friended Me, Tommy, Carol's Second Act and Broke. Kahl said all of these were tough…

CBS this morning renewed 18 shows for a total of 23 scripted/reality series and newsmagazines picked up for next season. Left off the list were freshmen Tommy, Carol’s Second Act and Broke and comedy Man with a Plan, now in its fourth season. The development is not surprising: All four had been on shaky ground and now…

Grey’s Anatomy returned after last week’s sendoff for Justin Chambers’ Alex Karev, staying atop the Thursday primetime ratings heap with a 1.2 rating in the adults 18-49 demographic and 6.29 million viewers. Last night’s episode dipped just a tenth from last week, when the long-running medical drama saw its best…

EXCLUSIVE: Kelsey Grammer is set to guest star in the season finale of CBS’ Carol’s Second Act, which airs March 12. Should the freshman comedy series get a second season, he will return as a recurring guest role on the show, headlined by his<em style="font-family:-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto…

Adam Rose (Merry Happy Whatever) and Taylor Black (The Banker) have been tapped for recurring roles opposite Gabrielle Union and Jessica Alba on the upcoming second season of Spectrum’s action drama L.A.’s Finest, from creators Brandon Margolis and Brandon Sonnier, Sony Pictures TV, Jerry Bruckheimer TV and 2.0…

EXCLUSIVE: What was supposed to be a celebration of Carol’s Second Act‘s series order led to some behind-the-scenes tension and the departure of two female writers from the CBS comedy. Carol’s Second Act executive producer David Hunt spent the post-staffing, pre-production dinner at the actors’ table, sitting…

EXCLUSIVE: We’ll be seeing more of Nurse Dennis on CBS’ comedy Carol’s Second Act. Cedric Yarbrough, who has recurred as the character since the series’ launch, has been promoted to series regular. Yarbrough’s Nurse Dennis is a hospital veteran who runs the town, and has little patience for nonsense from interns…

Snapshot: New series premieres: CBS’ The Unicorn (0.8 n 18-49 Live+Same Day rating, 6 million viewers), Carol’s Second Act (0.7, 5.97 million) and Evil (0.6 after a downward adjustment in the finals, 4.6 million); NBC’s Perfect Harmony (0.5, 2.6 million) and Sunnyside (0.4, 1.8 million). While Fox had a good Premiere…

After nine seasons on The Middle and Everybody Loves Raymond, Patricia Heaton was asked whether she was looking forward to another nine season run on CBS comedy Carol's Second Act. "My perfect scenario, as I see death getting near, is that I'd die on a sound stage, that's how I want to go. Just as long as I've had…

CBS has announced the premiere dates for its 2019-2020 fall season. As usual, CBS' is sticking to tradition, rolling out the bulk of its lineup (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday) during the official premiere week. Like it has done for the past few years, the network is kicking off Wednesdays with…

EXCLUSIVE: Ashley Tisdale has joined new CBS comedy series Carol’s Second Act, starring Patricia Heaton, as a series regular. The show, set to air on Thursdays in the fall, hails from Trophy Wife creators Emily Halpern and Sarah Haskins, Aaron Kaplan's Kapital Entertainment, Heaton and David Hunt's FourBoys…

The Canadian buying spree continues with Fox's Prodigal Son, Walton Goggins' The Unicorn and Carol's Second Act heading to Global. The commercial broadcaster is launching 12 new series including eight new primetime series, one new daytime talk show and one new late-night series. Robert and Michelle King's Evil, A Littl…