Most of the key auspices behind CBS/CBS TV Studios’ 2015 series Limitless have reunited for another crime drama with a sci-fi twist, which has been set up at CBS via CBS TV Studios. Recall is being written by Craig Sweeny, who also penned the Limitless pilot, with that pilot’s director Marc Webb on board to direct…

Vine Alternative Investments, which earlier this month acquired controlling interest in Village Roadshow, has acquired Manchester Library Company. The deal is for the library’s 30-title slate that includes Oscar-nominated The Fighter starring Mark Wahlberg, Limitless, Immortals, Dear John and more. The catalog also…

CBS’ Limitless, the only existing broadcast series whose fate was not determined by the upfronts, will not be getting a second season. Showrunner Craig Sweeny tweeted the news: I'm truly sad to report that #Limitless will not continue on any platform. Thanks so much to everyone who watched. — Craig Sweeny…

CBS’ Limitless is in a peculiar position, a broadcast series, which has neither been renewed nor canceled by its network as it is presenting its schedule for next season. The freshman series had been quietly shopped by CBS TV Studios since it started to become clear next week that the show was likely not going to be…

I have learned that two freshman CBS series that have been looking good for renewal, Code Black and Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders, have received permission from the network to begin making if/come deals with writers for Season 2. Both are co-productions between ABC Studios and CBS TV Studios. Among the remaining CBS…

CBS is yet to make a renewal decision on its freshman series, but there are conversations about one of them, Supergirl, making a jump to sister network the CW. Such a move had been rumored for awhile but I hear talks are now real, going concurrently with CBS’ renewal process, which is nearing the finish line. I hear…

As another round of primary wins for Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton played out on cable news, it was night of ratings rises across most of the Big 4 and the CW on Tuesday with The Voice (1.9/7) leading primetime. Facing a NCIS (1.2/4) encore this week, the singing competition series bopped up 6% among adults 18-49…

New NBC medical drama Heartbeat fared a little better with viewers than it it did with critics in its debut. The series starring Melissa George drew a 1.4 adults 18-49 rating at 9 PM in the fast nationals with a preview behind The Voice (2.4, down -8% from last week). This was the original slot Heartbeat had been…

Tuesday was one of those nights when the adage of what goes up must come down felt a little more pointed than usual – if you were CBS. Although the network won the night in adults 18-49 with the same 1.8/6 rating it got last week and topped viewership with 11.91 million watching, its dramas had a bit of a bumpy…

The fall finales are over, and it’s probably hard to remember how most freshman series ended their initial runs. That’s because there weren’t any new shows to become instant watercooler phenoms the way Empire did last midseason. There were two standouts: NBC’s Blindspot, which already has been renewed for next season…

The three strongest new dramas this season now all have received full-season orders, with CBS’ Limitless joining NBC’s Blindspot and ABC’s Quantico. CBS just gave its first Back 9 order for the season to the series follow-up to the movie starring Bradley Cooper. Meanwhile, new CBS medical drama Code Black has received…

It’s not the same as that 15 minutes that will supposedly save you 15% on car insurance, but 15 minutes may be all it takes to predict which new TV shows are most likely to make the cut to return next season, if Peel Smart Remote App data is as accurate this year as it was in 2014. This season’s top 5 new shows…