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A couple of weeks ago, a Deadline story about new Fox medical drama The Resident planning a sexual harassment episode was reposted on Facebook by ER doctor/TV writer Zachary Lutsky with the message, “Here’s an article on the new show I have been writing on for the last few months. Check it out,” followed by a smiley…

NBC has opted not to go forward with a fifth season of The Night Shift. The army vet medical drama, created and executive produced by Gabe Sachs and Jeff Judah, flew under the radar for most of its run. The series, produced by Sony Pictures TV, exceeded expectations in its low-profile summer 2014 launch and, except…

The last Thursday before September saw NFL preseason pre-emptions on various ABC, Fox, CBS, NBC and the CW local markets but also a matchup between CBS and Fox. With a eviction-rich and up-a-tenth Big Brother (1.9/7) the big deal on the House of Moonves and a Love Connection (1.3/5) that was up 116% from last week's…

Should NBC’s army vet medical drama The Night Shift get a fifth season renewal, “we have a lot of stories to tell” creator/EP Gabe Sachs told Deadline today. Per NBC Entertainment president Jennifer Salke, the renewal decision is not imminent. The series is currently airing in the summer Thursday 10PM timeslot. While…

As the drama of an unsuccessful repeal of Obamacare played out late into the night in Washington, D.C., it was a pretty busy Thursday on the Big 4 and the CW, with CBS the winner again. Matching its July 20 result with a 1.1/5 overall rating, the House of Moonves saw Big Brother (1.9/8) top the night in the key demo…

When The Night Shift comes back for a fourth season, it will be without original cast member Ken Leung. I hear he had an option in his contract not to return. He was invited to continue but decided to pursue other opportunities instead. Leung, who has been on the show since the pilot, played Dr. Christopher “Topher&#8221…

NBC has picked up The Night Shift for a fourth season. The medical drama has been a solid summer performer, averaging a 1.4 rating in adults 18-49 and 6.8 million viewers overall in Live+Same Day in Season 3, making it the No. 1 summer drama on the Big 4 networks this year. NBC does not specify but The Night Shift…

With Labor Day upon us, the summer season is truly coming to a close. Certainly that was evident last night with NFL preseason preemptions on some NBC and CBS affiliates and the Season 3 finale of The Night Shift (1.2/5). No word if the medical drama will be back for a fourth season, but all the cliffhangers were…

The Season 3 premiere of NBC’s summer medical drama The Night Shift is set for Wednesday, June 1 at 10 PM, the network said today amid NBCUniversal’s Summer Press Day event in Westlake Village. The network also revealed it will preview its competition series Spartan: Ultimate Team Challenge at 10 PM Monday, June 13…

Proof alum Jennifer Beals has booked a major recurring role on the third season of NBC’s medical drama The Night Shift. Beals will play Doctor Syd Jennings, a Major in the Army. She has worked with the Culture Support Teams (CST) in conjunction with Ranger and Special Forces units in addition to her medical duties…

It was Friday evening before upfront week in 2013 when NBC and Sony TV reached an agreement that covered the pickup of 3 new series, The Blacklist, The Night Shift and Welcome To The Family, and the renewal of Community. Exactly two years later, the two companies just reached deals for three pickups, series orders to…

UPDATED: Key art for NBC’s surprise summer breakout The Night Shift, which is coming back as a midseason series, triggered a game of “Who’s Missing” at TCA today. The NBC poster, displayed in the lobby of the ballroom where the network’s show panels are held, features cast members of the medical drama with the…