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When in Doubt, bust ’em out. The series that had set the dubious mark for quickest cancellation of the 2016-2017 season will be back next month as co-creator Tony Phelan tweeted that CBS will run the unaired episodes of its short-lived legal drama at 8 PM Saturdays starting July 1. CBS just announced that the…

Zero surprise here, but we need to close the loop on these three. CBS drama series Pure Genius, Doubt and Training Day have been canceled. Neither appeared on the network’s 2017-18 slate of new and returning series released today (and neither was expected to). Ransom, which was off-cycle international acquisition, is…

We have the swiftest cancellation of the season. CBS has pulled midseason legal drama Doubt from the schedule effective immediately after two low-rated airings. Next week, a repeat of Bull will air in Doubt‘s Wednesday 10 PM slot. The following Wednesday, March 8, Criminal Minds: Beyond Border will take over the hour…

Last night's episode of the CW’s Arrow (0.5/2) was titled 'The Sin-Eater," but it also saw a ratings bite taken out of the DC series. Down 17% from last week among adults 18-49, Wednesday's Arrow hit a new target for the five-season show: a series low. That comes after the series, already renewed for a sixth…

A full slate of originals on all of the Big 4 and the CW saw swanky parties, gun violence hit City Hall and a debut that leaves some doubt after another disappointing drama premiere for CBS this season and a Big 4 low for the night. New legal soap Doubt opened last night to a 0.8/3 among adults 18-49 and 5.29 million…

Original entertainment programming is returning to Saturday night. In unveiling the bulk of its midseason schedule today, CBS announced that Frank Spotnitz’s suspense drama Ransom will air Saturdays at 8 PM. The network also slotted new dramas Training Day, which will succeed Pure Genius in the Thursday 10 PM hour…

Laverne Cox has signed with ICM Partners. The Orange Is The New Black standout had been in play for agency representation since April, when her longtime agent Paul Hilepo closed the Hartig Hilepo Agency to launch a management company. He was joined by several clients, including Cox, who retained him as manager. Cox…

This morning, CBS President of Entertainment Glenn Geller was taken to task by the TCA press corps over CBS’ failure to move the diversity needle when it came to series leads on their new fall schedule. However, Geller made a point to give a shout-out to the casting of transgender woman Laverne Cox in the upcoming…

Unveiling its new primetime plans this morning at its traditional Upfront day press breakfast, CBS took some heat for lack of diversity. First, one reporter noted almost all the new shows star men: Kevin James in sitcom Kevin Can Wait, Matt LcBlanc in sitcom Man with a Plan, Joel McHale in sitcom The Great…

UPDATED: CBS has given a series order to Doubt, its legal drama pilot from Tony Phelan and Joan Rater. It was one of two drama pilots at CBS for Grey’s Anatomy alums Phelan and Rater, along with Drew, which is now not going forward. Doubt, from CBS TV Studios and Timberman/Beverly, was originally piloted by CBS last…

CBS often picks up its new series for the fall schedule first, with a number of pilots being left in contention for midseason orders that are done closer to CBS’ upfront presentation or after it. Over the past two days, CBS picked up four new drama series, Training Day, Pure Genius (fka Bunker Hill) and MacGyver, and…

Steven Pasquale (The Good Wife) is set as the male lead opposite Katherine Heigl in CBS‘ new pilot for legal drama Doubt. The project, from writers Tony Phelan and Joan Rater, CBS TV Studios and Timberman/Beverly Prods, centers on Sadie Ellis (Heigl), a smart, chic, successful defense lawyer at a boutique firm who…