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 seen the last of Training Day on Thursday. The modestly rated midseason drama series will air the rest of its 13-episode order on Saturdays. Training Day, Bill Paxton’s last TV series, got off to a slow start in the Thursday 10 PM slot, which saw the quick demise of two other new drama series over the past…

UPDATED: The first Training Day telecast after the unexpected death of star Bill Paxton drew 4.33 million viewers and a 0.8 rating in adults 18-49 in Live+Same Day. The new episode, which opened with a dedication to Paxton and followed CBS comedy repeats versus originals last week, was up 21% in viewers and 33% in the…

Tonight CBS aired the first new episode of freshman drama Training Day since the untimely death of series star Bill Paxton last Saturday at the age of 61. The episode opened with a dedication to the veteran actor in his final TV role. Click on the video to watch it. We will always remember you, Bill Paxton. pic.twit…

This Thursday, CBS will air a new episode of Bill Paxton's drama series Training Day, which will include a special dedication to the actor at the top of the episode, Deadline has confirmed. Paxton's unexpectedly passed away on Saturday at the age of 61 from complications from surgery. Production for the series…

Bill Paxton’s untimely death at age 61 came four episodes into the run of what will be his final series, CBS’ Training Day. Production on the midseason drama, a reboot of Antoine Fuqua’s acclaimed movie, wrapped in December, so all 13 episodes from the show’s first-season order have already been filmed. That gives…

Snapshot: New series premieres: CBS' Superior Donuts (1.9 in 18-49, 10.6 million) and Training Day (0.9, 4.7 million), NBC’s Powerless (1.1, 3.1 million); Week 2: the CW’s Riverdale (0.4, -0.1); NBC’s The Blacklist (0.9) hits series L+SD low. Thursday night is seeing the most midseason action on the broadcast…

Grey's Anatomy, Scandal and How to Get Away With Murder are all back, putting ABC and Shonda Rhimes' TGIT in full swing again. But NBC and CBS are bringing some newbies to Thursday primetime this week with very different results: one worth watching and one most certainly not. As I say in my video review above, the…

During the CBS executive sessions at the two 2016 TCA press tours, CBS entertainment president Glenn Geller was pressed by critics about the lack of diversity on the network. “We need to do better,” Geller admitted in August when he presented a fall schedule that featured five new series, all with white male leads and…

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…

Christina Vidal has booked a series regular role opposite Bill Paxton and Justin Cornwell on the upcoming CBS drama Training Day. Based on the 2001 feature film from Warner Bros Pictures and Village Roadshow Pictures, Training Day is a crime thriller that begins 15 years after the events of the movie. It centers on an…

CBS has released some trailers from its new comedies and dramas as part of its 2016-17 series orders. Have a look below. The Great Indoors –– Comedy Produced by CBS TV Studios. From writer/executive producer Mike Gibbons and executive producers Chris Harris and Andy Ackerman Pure Genius — Drama Produced by Universal…