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The Saddleridge fire burning in the north San Fernando Valley area of Los Angeles is now 72% contained, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department. “Firefighters continue to negotiate rugged terrain to increase containment lines and address hot spots,” the LAFD said in a statement. “Tactical patrols will remain in…

The second night of the Republican National Convention was seemingly plagiarism-free as Tiffany Trump and Donald Trump Jr. paid homage to their father, as did once-VP contender Gov. Chris Christie, with offstage drama swirling over the impeding exit of Fox News boss Roger Ailes due to a sexual harassment scandal. Once…

The slow and steady not always wins the race. The CW has opted not to renew Julie Plec’s new drama Containment for a second season. Four episodes into its freshman run, Containment has been consistent, averaging a 0.5 rating in 18-49 (Live+same day) each time. Still, the network may have looked at its retention from…

Aside from the debut of Containment (0.6/2), it was a pretty drab night on the Big 4 and the CW as they faced New York primary wins for Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton that were all over cable news, two NBA playoffs games, and AMC's move into Tuesday nights with The Night Manager. Still, with declines all over the…

Debuting on April 19 on the CW, Containment is just not very infectious television. Based on a Belgian series, the 13-episode drama details the outbreak of a deadly and fast spreading virus in Atlanta, that quickly sees the home of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention turned into a divided city with an…

The CW has set midseason premiere dates for new limited series Containment, the return of Reign and Beauty And The Beast‘s final season. In addition the network announced season finale dates for iZombie and Crazy Ex-Girlfriend. Julie Plec’s Containment premieres at 9 PM, Tuesday, April 19, following The Flash. They…

Julie Plec wrote CW’s Containment pilot after telling Warner Bros. execs of her enthusiasm for contagion. Well, maybe not so much contagion, but “the world” of contagion. Ebola, Plec said during the show’s TCA panel today, “wasn’t a cultural conversation when I started writing,” though by the time she’d finished her…

Miles Doleac (Banshee) has booked a recurring role on The CW’s upcoming drama Containment. Produced by Warner Bros. TV, Containment chronicles the fallout from a mysterious and deadly epidemic in Atlanta, which prompts a vast urban quarantine, forcing those stuck on the inside to fight for their lives while local and…

Coming off a five-year run at the helm of their USA Network action drama series Covert Affairs, Matt Corman and Chris Ord have joined the midseason CW drama Containment as executive producers and co-showrunners alongside Julie Plec. Plec, who wrote the Containment pilot based on a Belgian format, will need help next…