Programming blog: Latest pickups and cancellations

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Tyra Banks and her top models may be sashaying to another network.

“America’s Next Top Model” is being shopped to other outlets, reports Deadline.com, following news earlier this fall that it had been canceled by the CW, where the show is currently finishing out its 22nd season.

Both cable channels and online streaming sites have been pitched.

It’s unclear if Banks would continue to host if the program moves to another network. She recently launched a daytime syndicated show.

Meanwhile, in other programming:

• TBS has renewed the Rashida Jones comedy “Angie Tribeca” for a second season.

Amazon picks up Bryan Cranston’s ‘Pete’

Bryan Cranston is going from acting to producing.

The “Breaking Bad” star’s drama “Sneaky Pete,” which stars Giovanni Ribisi as a con man who steals his cell mate’s identity after leaving prison, has received a pickup from Amazon.

Cranston, who co-created the show with “House’s” David Shore, has a cameo in the pilot, which was originally developed for CBS. When the network passed on it in May, it bounced to Amazon.

The streaming service posted the pilot over the summer, as it does with many shows to gauge audience reaction.

Meanwhile, in other programming:

• “Smackdown” will move to USA network on Jan. 7, airing Thursdays at 8 p.m. New drama “Colony” will debut Jan. 14 at 10 p.m., and “Suits” will return for six episodes starting Jan. 27 at 10 p.m.

‘Star Trek’ speeds onto CBS All Access

Nov. 2: CBS is working on a new entry to the classic space franchise “Star Trek,” and it’s planning a futuristic distribution strategy.

CBS Television Studios says it will premiere the new “Star Trek” series in January 2015 on the CBS TV network, but after that all first-run episodes will air exclusively in the U.S. on its digital subscription service CBS All Access.

The show will also be distributed for TV and other platforms around the world by CBS Studios International.

The latest “Star Trek” is the first series developed specifically for the CBS All Access platform, which charges subscribers $5.99 per month for access to current and past TV seasons, as well as a live stream of local CBS stations.

The new show will be executive produced by Alex Kurtzman, who co-wrote and produced the 2009 and 2013 “Star Trek” movies.

Meanwhile, in other programming:

• FS1 on Nov. 9 will premiere “TMZ Sports,” a new half-hour show to air Monday through Friday at midnight (12:30 a.m. on Wednesdays). The show will focus on off-field sports news and gossip.

‘Walking Dead’ renewed for season seven

Oct. 30: No big surprise here, but perhaps AMC just wanted to have fun announcing it at Halloween: “The Walking Dead” has been renewed for a seventh season.

The drama, the No. 1 scripted show on broadcast or cable among adults 18-49, will return next October.

AMC has also picked up “Talking Dead” for another season.

Meanwhile, in other programming:

Fox has slashed the order for the midseason drama “Lookinglass” from 13 to 11 episodes.

NBC slates ‘Shades of Blue’ for January

Oct. 28: NBC has found its replacement for “The Player.”

The network will debut “Shades of Blue,” a new drama starring Jennifer Lopez, on Jan. 14 at 9 p.m. with a two-hour episode. (Ironically, she may be competing against herself that night — Lopez is a judge on “American Idol,” which usually returns that week with a two-hour Thursday episode.)

The following week, “Blue” will move to its regular 10 p.m. Thursday timeslot.

“Blue” is a cop drama that also stars Ray Liotta and Drea de Matteo.

The new show was ordered two years ago.

In other programming:

• Fox Television Stations and Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution have renewed “The Real” for two more seasons. The talk show is in its second year.
• Oxygen’s new reality show “Like a Boss” will bow Jan. 19 at 9 p.m.

Fox scoops up rights to Miss Universe

Oct. 28: The Miss Universe and Miss USA pageants will have a broadcast home after all. They’ve landed at Fox.

NBC and Univision famously refused to air Miss USA last summer, following controversial comments about Mexicans made by Donald Trump, then a part-owner of the pageants.

The pageant ended up airing to low viewership on Reelz, and Trump bought the full share of the pageant away from NBCUniversal.

He then sold the entire thing to IMG, which negotiated the deal with Fox.

Miss Universe will air Dec. 20.

Meanwhile, in other programming:

• HBO was apparently just kidding about that second-season renewal for “The Brink”-the network has reconsidered and now canceled the sitcom, starring Jack Black and Tim Robbins, after just one season.

NBCU shuts down Universal Sports Network

Oct. 26: NBCUniversal and InterMedia Partners are pulling the plug on Universal Sports Network.

The channel, which struggled to get picked up by some of the biggest cable providers, will shut down on Nov. 16.

The channel was envisioned as a hub for Olympic sports, such as bicycling, track and field, rugby and other smaller sports. But despite being available in 65 million homes, it never gained traction.

The channel first launched in 2009, then was relaunched as a premium network in 2012, yet distributors including Cablevision and Comcast declined to carry it.

NBCU will get the media rights to many of the events carried by Universal Sports Network.

Meanwhile, in other programming:

• FX has axed the comedy “Married” after two seasons.
• E! has axed the reality show “Stewarts and Hamiltons” after one season.
• ABC Family has renewed “Monica the Medium.”
• And El Rey has renewed “From Dusk till Dawn” for a third season.

E! renews ‘I Am Cait’

Oct. 22: E! is keeping up with Cait Jenner.

The network has ordered a second season of the reality show “I Am Cait,” which focuses on her transition to her new identity, after starring for years on “Keeping Up with the Kardashians.”

The first season earned strong ratings to start, though they fell off as the show progressed.

Meanwhile, in other programming:

• ABC Family has ordered a fifth season of “Switched at Birth.”
• Nickelodeon has nixed “Instant Mom” after three seasons.
• PBS has slated the final-season premiere of “Downton Abbey” for Jan. 3.

Fox greenlights ‘Rocky Horror’ with Laverne Cox

Fox has yet to air its first live musical, “Glee,” which is slated for early next year, but it’s already greenlit its second.

The network has tabbed Laverne Cox to star as Dr. Frank-N-Furter in “The Rocky Horror Picture Show.” The remake will air live on Fox next fall.

Cox won an Emmy nomination for her work on “Orange is the New Black.”

Meanwhile, in other programming:

• Discovery has canceled “Mythbusters” after 14 seasons.
• NBC has ordered a script for a reboot of the 2000s movie “Cruel Intentions.”

NBC Universo picks up ‘Walking Dead’

NBC Universo continues its push to acquire popular English-language shows to be dubbed over for its Spanish-language audience.

Tuesday morning the cable network said it has acquired rights to air “The Walking Dead,” the immensely popular AMC drama, in Spanish for the first time.

“Dead” is the No. 1 scripted show on television among adults 18-49, and it’s very popular with Hispanics. Its premiere earlier this month averaged 1.24 million Hispanic households, according to Nielsen, easily No. 1 for the week on cable among Hispanics.

It’s the latest in a series of English-language shows to be dubbed in Spanish for NBC Universo, including “Law & Order,” “Suits,” “Prison Break” and “South Park,” which debuts Monday.

Meanwhile, in other programming:

• Netflix is rumored to be in talks with series creator Amy Sherman-Palladino to revive “Gilmore Girls” for four 90-minute episodes.

NBC slashes midseason sitcom orders

Oct. 19: NBC is cutting back on its midseason comedies.

The network has cut orders for “Superstore,” which stars America Ferrera as an employee at a Walmart-type store, and “Hot & Bothered,” a telenovela adaptation from Eva Longoria.

NBC said it made the adjustment due to scheduling needs. It has one other midseason comedy ordered as well (“Crowded”), but right now it has just an hour of comedy on its schedule, Fridays at 8 p.m.

Meanwhile, in other programming:

• ABC has picked up 10 additional episodes of “Baby Daddy,” bringing its season five order to 20.
• “Top Chef” will return on Bravo with a two-night debut on Dec. 2 and 3 at 10 p.m. It will air regularly on Thursdays.
• E!’s drama “The Royals” will return for its second season Nov. 15 at 10 p.m.

ABC drops ‘Rookie Blue’

Oct. 16: The “Rookie Blue” cops won’t be returning to ABC.

The network has canceled the summer drama after six seasons.

“Blue” fell to series lows this summer. It was never a huge hit but it posted decent numbers and gave ABC a scripted show before the idea became hot on broadcast in the summer again with the success of CBS’s “Under the Dome.”

Meanwhile, in other programming:

• Syfy has canceled “Defiance” after three seasons.

Fox picks up more sitcom scripts

Oct. 15: It’s not a full-season pickup, but Fox is intrigued enough by “Grandfathered” and “The Grinder” that it wants to see more ideas for both shows.

The network has ordered six more scripts for each comedy.

That’s not a guarantee those shows will be made, but it’s generally considered a sign of interest in future shows. Networks often order more scripts for programs they’re on the fence about.

The two shows have posted low ratings, though they are improving on the dismal numbers for “Utopia” last year in the same slot. The CW has ordered additional scripts for “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend.” NBC’s “Blindspot” and ABC’s “Quantico” are the only programs to get full-season pickups so far.

Meanwhile, in other programming:

• Hulu has ordered a crime drama about psychics, “Shut Eye,” to series.

CBS switches ‘Girls’ to earlier return

Oct. 14: CBS is playing around with its post-“Thursday Night Football” schedule.

The network has decided to bring back “2 Broke Girls,” the veteran comedy it had benched until midseason, on Thursday nights starting Nov. 12.

It will take the 9:30 p.m. slot that had been slated for the new comedy “Angel From Hell.” “Angel” will then slide to midseason, with no premiere date specified.

CBS may be hoping to take advantage of awareness of “Girls,” which just went into syndication this fall.

However, it’s never a good sign when a new show gets pushed off to midseason, so it’s worth keeping an eye on what happens with “Angel” to see if CBS has lost faith in the show.

CBS’s last “TNF” game is next week. The following week, Nov. 5, “The Big Bang Theory” will move to Thursday at 8, followed by “Life in Pieces,” with both shows relocating from Monday.

“Mom” will make its third-season debut at 9 p.m., followed by a repeat of “Bang” and then the premiere of “Elementary.” Then “Girls” replaces the “Bang” repeat the following week.

CW shuts down ‘Beauty and the Beast’

Oct. 13: The CW is saying so long to “Beauty and the Beast.”

The upcoming fourth season will be the final go-round for the perennial bubble show, which drew low ratings throughout its run but was popular overseas and on social media.

Season three aired over the summer and averaged a mere 0.2 adults 18-49 Nielsen rating and 880,000 total viewers.

Meanwhile, in other programming:

• Syfy has canceled “Dominion” after two seasons.
• ABC has picked up the back nine episodes of “Fresh Off the Boat.”

CBS nixes ‘Extant’

Oct. 9: CBS is canceling “Extant” but staying in business with star Halle Berry.

The network has axed the drama, which aired for two summers but drew low ratings.

Still, CBS is understandably eager to keep the Oscar winner in its talent roster. It will be developing the drama “Legalese” for Berry.

Ratings for “Extant” dropped double-digit percentages this past summer after a lackluster season one. It’s the second summer drama CBS has canceled, along with “Under the Dome.”

Big names remain quite the thing at CBS: The network is also developing a comedy starring Kevin James, who also had great success at the network with “King of Queens.”

Meanwhile, in other programming:

• FX has renewed “Tyrant” for a third season.
• AMC has renewed “Halt and Catch Fire” for a third season as well.

Fox renews ‘Bob’s Burgers’ for two seasons

Oct. 7: Fox has renewed one of its Sunday night animated shows for not one but two more seasons.

“Bob’s Burgers” has been picked up for seasons seven and eight, after averaging a 1.2 adults 18-49 Nielsen rating in its season debut last week.

“Burgers” also recently debuted in syndication, where it’s posted strong numbers, also averaging a 1.2 and ranking as the No. 1 new syndie show this year.

Animated programs have lengthy production times, and so networks tend to renew them early to allow them to start production as soon as possible.

In other programming:

• TNT’s “Major Crimes” will return Nov. 2 at 9 p.m.
• Crackle’s first scripted drama, “The Art of More,” will debut Nov. 19 on the streaming channel.

ABC Family rebrands as Freeform

Oct. 6: Say farewell to ABC Family and hello to Freeform.

The network, which targets young people 18-34, will switch names in January, apparently hoping to sound cooler to the Millennials it has been chasing.

ABC Family has long been one of the top networks in that demo, though ratings did decline over the summer. It’s been pushing more content and viewership options tailored to its young audience, such as new apps and edgier fare.

But whether the new name will really make a difference is doubtful. After all, plenty of people still watch “Pretty Little Liars” even under the ABC Family umbrella, and Freeform is one in a recent flurry of more generalized names (Pop or Syfy, anyone?) that have peppered rebranded networks in recent years.

Disney has owned ABC Family since 2001. Before that, it was known as Fox Family.

Meanwhile, in other programming:

• WE tv will bow “Selling It: In the ATL,” a new reality spinoff of “Cutting It: In the ATL,” on Nov. 5 at 10 p.m.

CBS renews ‘Zoo’

Oct. 3: CBS will be sticking with “Zoo.”

The network renewed the first-year summer drama for a second season, after the show saw strong DVR playback and mediocre live ratings.

The move isn’t a big surprise. After CBS canceled “Under the Dome,” it was expected to renew “Zoo.”

Meanwhile, in other programming:

• CBS is rebooting “MacGyver,” the 1980s ABC drama, with executive producer Henry Winkler.
• ABC has ordered a script for Marvel’s first comedy, “Damage Control.”
• ABC Family has canceled “Chasing Life” following two seasons.

‘Best Time’ moving on Oct. 13

Sept. 30: “Best Time Ever with Neil Patrick Harris” is doing so well in its timeslot behind “The Voice” NBC is evidently reluctant to move it.

The network today pushed back “Time’s” switch to 8 p.m. rather than its current 10 p.m. Tuesdays by another week.

When “Time” moves to 8 on Oct. 13, it will face ABC’s “The Muppets,” which drew a 2.0 adults 18-49 Nielsen rating Tuesday night to “Time’s” 1.9.

“Chicago Fire” will take over for “Time” on the 13th.

Meanwhile, in other programming:

• The huge hit podcast “Serial” is being adapted into a scripted cable show by Fox 21 Television Studios. It will focus on the process of making the podcast, not the story of the podcast itself.
• CBS has ordered a new reality series called “Hunted,” based on the UK show where contestants go on an international manhunt.
• NBC has ordered a game show based on the app QuizUp.

TNT cancels new drama ‘Proof’

Sept. 25: TNT has pulled the plug on “Proof,” the drama starring Jennifer Beals as a traumatized surgeon.

The show never had much ratings traction and skewed older than the network would have liked. It was developed before Kevin Reilly took over at TNT and TBS, and he’s interested in edgier, younger-skewing fare.

Meanwhile, in other programming:

• Lifetime has renewed “Devious Maids,” its top scripted series, for a fourth season despite sharp ratings declines in season three.
• ABC has renewed the summer drama “Mistresses” for a fourth season.
• Amazon has picked up streaming rights to USA’s first-year drama “Mr. Robot.”

TLC schedules Duggar sister specials

Sept. 24: TLC just can’t stay away from those Duggars.

After canceling the show “19 Kids and Counting” following revelations that eldest Duggar son Josh had molested several of his sisters as a teenager, TLC has ordered specials focused on Jessa Seewald and Jill Dillard, two Duggar daughters who have started families of their own.

There will be at least two and possibly three specials, with the first airing before the end of the year.

“Counting” was one of TLC’s highest-rated shows when it was pulled off the air following news of Josh’s molestation.

Meanwhile, in other programming:

• Hulu has acquired streaming rights to the ABC comedy “The Goldbergs,” which just debuted its third season.

FX renews ‘Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll’

It looks like there will be more “Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll.”

FX has renewed the first-year series from Dennis Leary for a second season, despite relatively low live ratings, though it did see substantial gains in three-day DVR playback.

The show follows Leary’s washed-up rock star as he reunites with his old band.

Chuck Todd gets MSNBC show

Sept. 17: MSNBC’s makeunder has begun.

The network, which is transitioning to a new hard-news focus, will begin airing a daily version of “Meet the Press,” called “MTP Daily,” hosted by Chuck Todd, who also hosts “Press.”

It will air at 5 p.m. daily, starting Sept. 28.

It’s part of a big overhaul that also includes a new news show hosted by Kate Snow from 3 to 5 p.m. daily.

The network will focus on news from 9 to 5 p.m., then shift to analysis from 5 to 8 p.m. Primetime will be devoted to opinion shows such as “The Rachel Maddow Show.”

‘Larry Wilmore’ returning for season two

Sept. 15: Comedy Central is sticking with Stephen Colbert’s replacement.

The network has renewed “The Nightly Show With Larry Wilmore,” the 11:35 p.m. program that took over for “The Colbert Report” earlier this year. It will be back for a second season and run through the end of 2016.

That, of course, is an important year in real and fake news, as there will be a presidential election. That was always Colbert and “Daily Show” host Jon Stewart’s time to shine.

Stewart’s replacement, Trevor Noah, will debut later this month.

NBC renews ‘Carmichael’ but cancels ‘Robinson’

NBC is sticking with one summer sitcom and abandoning another.

The network has renewed “The Carmichael Show” for a second season, after the show posted a 1.0 adults 18-49 rating during its six-episode run.

But it has canceled “Mr. Robinson,” which averaged the same rating in 18-49s but more total viewers.

“Carmichael” presumably will return next summer.

In other programming:

• Amazon will premiere “Red Oaks,” a coming-of-age comedy, on Friday, Oct. 9. It will make the entire season available for binge viewing.

TBS cans ‘King of the Nerds’

There will be no new “King of the Nerds.”

TBS has canceled the reality show after three seasons. The show was hosted by two stars of the 1980s hit movie “Revenge of the Nerds.”

Meanwhile, in other programming:

• NBC has renewed summer’s No. 1 show, “America’s Got Talent,” for an 11^th season.
• Netflix has given a second-season order to the new drama “Narcos.”

NBC abandons ‘Coach’ reboot

Sept. 1: NBC has thrown a flag on the “Coach” reboot.

The network has decided not to move forward with the new comedy, which it had picked up for a full season without ordering a pilot.

The show was a reboot of the ’90s sitcom, which ran for eight years on ABC, about a college football coach, his staff and his family.

The revival was to pick up 18 years later, with Craig T. Nelson’s coach coming out of retirement to assist his son with starting a football program at an Ivy League school.

News of the cancellation leaked out yesterday, though NBC has not officially commented. Word is the program was troubled from the get-go, and the network decided to kill it rather than try to tweak it.

The program had been slated for a midseason debut.

Meanwhile, in other programming:

• Syfy has renewed “Killjoys” and “Dark Matter” for second seasons.
• And HBO has adjusted the debut times for “Project Greenlight” and “Doll & Em.” “Greenlight” bows Sunday, Sept. 13, at 10 p.m. and runs till 10:40. “Doll” will run from 10:40 to 11:05. The following week, “Greenlight” will run 35 minutes, from 10 to 10:35 p.m., followed by “Doll” from 10:35 to 11.

TV Land orders more ‘Gaffigan’ and ‘Impastor’

Aug. 31: TV Land cleaned house over the past year, canceling a slew of multi-camera sitcoms that had been airing for years, such as “The Exes” and “Hot in Cleveland,” while introducing new, edgier fare.

It appears the edgier fare is working. The network has renewed “The Jim Gaffigan Show” and “Impastor,” two new sitcoms that debuted this summer, for second seasons.

Both single-camera comedies are getting a boost from being reaired on Nick at Nite as well as TV Land.

TBS renews ‘American Dad’ for two seasons

Aug. 28: TBS is sticking with “American Dad” for two more seasons.

The network, which picked the show up from Fox last fall, has picked “Dad” up for an additional two seasons after it posted solid numbers in its move to cable.

Meanwhile, in other programming:

• VH1 has decided not to go forward with a second season of “Hindsight,” a scripted program it renewed earlier this year.
• Fox has renamed “The Frankenstein Code,” a midseason drama. It will now be called “Lookinglass.”
• “Complications” has been canceled by USA after one season.

‘War & Peace’ slated for January

A&E Networks has scheduled its latest crossover miniseries.

It will air “War & Peace,” what it’s calling a limited series based on the famous Leo Tolstoy book, in January on A&E, Lifetime and History.

The miniseries was first announced in April but didn’t have an air date.

The six-part series is produced by the Weinstein Company and the BBC, and it follows several other series, including “Bonnie & Clyde” and the upcoming “Roots,” that are being simulcast across the networks.

Meanwhile, in other programming:

• VH1 has axed morning series “Big Morning Buzz Live with Nick Lachey” and “The Gossip Table.” “Buzz” has aired since 2011, though Lachey just joined last year, while “Gossip” bowed in 2013.
• E! has slated a number of programs for fall, including the debut of “We Have Issues,” where comedians debate pop culture issues, on Friday, Sept. 18 at 10:30 p.m. “House of DVF” bows season two on Sunday, Sept. 13, at 9 p.m. (it moves to 10 p.m. the next week), and “Keeping Up With the Kardashians” will return Sunday, Sept. 20, at 8 p.m., following the network’s Emmys red carpet coverage earlier in the day. Other premiere dates: “Dash Dolls,” a “Kardashians” spinoff, on Sept. 20 at 9 p.m.; “Botched” on Tuesday, Oct. 6, at 9 p.m.; “Christina Milian Turned Up” on Tuesday, Nov. 3, at 10 p.m.; and “The Royals” Sunday, Nov. 15, at 10 p.m.

ABC Family renews ‘Young & Hungry’

Aug. 19: ABC Family has ordered another helping of “Young & Hungry.”

The network picked up a third season of the comedy about a businessman and his cook.

The show saw growth among the network’s target adults 12-34 during its second season.

Meanwhile, in other programming:

• The mockumentary is coming to Nickelodeon. The kids’ channel has ordered “Pinky Malinky,” a comedy about social media that uses the format made famous by “The Office,” “Modern Family” and other recent sitcoms.

Nick renews ‘Fairly Odd Parents’

Aug. 18: The adventures of Timmy Turner will continue.

Nickelodeon has renewed “Fairly Odd Parents,” its third-longest-running program, for a 10th season.

The season will consist of 13 episodes, following Timmy and his odd fairly godparents, Wanda and Cosmo.

It ranks behind only “SpongeBob SquarePants” and “Dora the Explorer” in longevity among Nick shows.

Meanwhile, in other programming:

• IFC has renewed the well-reviewed “Documentary Now!,” its new comedy series, for a second and third season. This is notable because the series premiere has not even aired yet.

A third season for ‘Hotel Hell’

Aug. 17: Fox will be checking into “Hotel Hell” once again.

The network has renewed “Hell” for a third season, nearly a year after season two aired last summer.

The show wrapped up its second season in September last year. It features Gordon Ramsay visiting hellacious hotels around the world and helping them turn themselves around.

NBC renews ‘Ninja Warrior’

Days after hitting a series high among total viewers, “American Ninja Warrior” has been picked up for another season.

NBC renewed the reality show for an eighth season, and fifth on NBC—the program started out as a show on now-defunct NBCUniversal cable network G4.

The renewal is no surprise.

“Warrior” is among this summer’s top-rated shows, averaging a 1.9 adults 18-49 Nielsen rating, up 8 percent from last year.

The show’s seventh-season finale airs Sept. 14 with a three-hour special.

Meanwhile, in other programming:

• CBS is developing a drama based on the 2001 movie “Training Day.
• NBC is planning three crossovers between “Chicago Fire,” “Chicago P.D.” and the new “Chicago Med” this season.
• Adult Swim has renewed Dan Harmon’s cartoon “Rick and Morty” for a third season.

‘The Exes’ canceled at TV Land

Aug. 11: TV Land continues to clean house as it pursues a new, somewhat edgier lineup of programming.

The network has canceled “The Exes” after four seasons, according to co-star Kristen Johnston, who said the program will end after the next six episodes air.

It’s not a surprise. “Exes” was the only multi-camera sitcom left on TV Land, which has been moving toward single-camera shows such as the new “The Jim Gaffigan Show,” which received good reviews.

The network’s “Hot in Cleveland,” its longtime No. 1 series, ended earlier this year, and a spinoff of that program, “The Soul Man,” is entering its fifth and final season.

Meanwhile, in other programming:

• Bravo has renewed the comedy “Odd Mom Out” for a second season, a week after its first wrapped up.
• Showtime has renewed “Masters of Sex” and “Ray Donovan.” It has canceled Lisa Kudrow’s series “Web Therapy.”
• And TNT has renewed “The Last Ship” for a third season.

‘Louie’s’ going on hiatus

Aug. 7: Just call Louis C.K. the new Larry David.

FX said during Friday’s Television Critics Association summer press tour stop that “Louie,” C.K.’s long-running sitcom, is going on hiatus.

No one, apparently not even the comedian himself, knows when the show will return. If and when C.K. decides he wants to make more episodes, he’ll be welcomed back.

But that could be 10 years from now or never again.

It’s similar to the way David left his HBO comedy, “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” which ran for eight seasons on HBO before going on indefinite hiatus.

It’s not like C.K. will be leaving the FX family. The network said it has ordered a “Louie” spinoff, “Better Things,” focused on “Louie’s” Pamela Adlon, which C.K. will develop.

Meanwhile, FX also said it has renewed “The Strain” for a third season and is moving “Archer” to FXX.

And it set several premiere dates:

• New drama “The Bastard Executioner,” from “Sons of Anarchy’s” Kurt Sutter, bows Tuesday, Sept. 15, at 10 p.m.
• “American Horror Story: Hotel” returns Wednesday, Oct. 7, at 10 p.m.
• And “Fargo” will be back Monday, Oct. 12, at 10 p.m.

It’s official: Fox is developing ‘Prison Break’ reboot

Aug. 6: At this point, Fox could populate whole nights of programming just with dead shows it has revived.

The network is going forward with a reboot of “Prison Break,” the drama about brothers who break out of jail that ran from 2005 to 2009 on the network.

Fox confirmed at Thursday’s Television Critics Association summer tour stop that the show is in development and will likely get a straight-to-series order, never mind a pilot.

It’s being envisioned as a 10-episode reboot, a limited order similar to two other recent Fox revivals: “24: Die Another Day” and the upcoming “The X Files.”

Amazon sets return date for ‘Transparent’

Aug. 4: Amazon’s critical darling “Transparent” has set its second-season premiere date.

The show about a dad who transitions to female and how her adult kids deal with it will debut Dec. 4, the streaming service said.

Meanwhile, in other programming, WEtv has renewed “Cutting It: In the ATL” for a second season.

Adios to ‘Knock Knock Live’

July 31: Fox has slammed the door on “Knock Knock Live.”

The network has canceled the game show after just two low-rated episodes and will replace it with comedy repeats.

“Knock,” hosted by “American Idol’s” Ryan Seacrest, featured celebrities popping in on unsuspecting people and offering them prizes for answering trivia questions.

The show was, as the title suggested, done live, but that didn’t appeal to viewers. The first two episodes averaged a mere 0.5 adults 18-49 Nielsen rating.

The 9 p.m. Tuesday slot will be filled by repeats of “The Last Man on Earth” next week. After that, reruns of “Man” and “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” will air.

Meanwhile, in other programming:

MTV has renewed the new horror show “Scream” for a second season.

Up has acquired rights to “Gilmore Girls” repeats.

NBC yanks ‘Welcome to Sweden’

July 29: NBC’s “Welcome to Sweden” is apparently no longer welcome at the network.

The Greg Poehler sitcom has been cancelled immediately, following two episodes on Sunday that combined to average just a 0.25 rating among viewers 18-49, according to Nielsen.

The show was in the second week of its second season.

Episodes of “Hollywood Game Night” will replace “Sweden” in the Sunday 8 p.m. hour going forward.

Meanwhile, in other programming, Cinemax has canceled its drama “Banshee,” meaning its upcoming fourth season will be its last. That season will premiere next year.

Elsewhere, Comedy Central will premiere the latest season of its animated comedy “South Park” on Sept. 16 at 10 p.m. The show is entering its 19th season.

“South Park” will be followed at 10:30 p.m. by the series premiere of “Moonbeam City,” an animated comedy featuring the voices of Rob Lowe, Elizabeth Banks, Will Forte and Kate Mara.

Also at Comedy Central, the second season of the anthology animated comedy “TripTank” will premiere on Sept. 23 at 11 p.m., while, as previously announced, “The Daily Show with Trevor Noah” will roll out on Sept. 28, and the third season of “Nathan For You” will debut on Oct. 15.

Finally, the network also has three stand-up specials on tap: “Steve Rannazzisi: Breaking Dad” on Sept. 19; “Brian Regan: Live” on Sept. 26; and an untitled Trevor Noah special whose premiere date will be decided later.

Netflix renews ‘Bojack’ and axes ‘Lilyhammer’

July 28: Netflix is ready to get back on the horse(man).

The streaming service has ordered a third season of the animated comedy “BoJack Horseman.” The 12 episodes will bow next year.

It has also set a premiere date for “Longmire,” the popular A&E detective series that it picked up last year following its cancellation on cable.

Season four, which includes 10 episodes, will bow on Sept. 10.

And Netflix has slated the series premiere of “Master of Nothing,” a new show starring “Parks and Recreation’s” Aziz Ansari, for Nov. 6.

The streaming service also said it has canceled “Lilyhammer,” one of its first original series, following its third season.

Meanwhile, in other programming:

• NBC Universo will begin air the cult classic “Battlestar Galactica” Wednesday night at 9 p.m. The NBCUniversal network will be the first to air the show in Spanish.
• TV Land is canceling “Soul Man” after its upcoming fifth season airs.
• And Hallmark Channel has renewed “When Calls the Heart” for a third season.

NBC renames ‘People Are Talking’

July 27: Apparently “People Are Talking” wasn’t quite doing it for NBC.

The network has renamed its upcoming fall comedy “Truth Be Told,” replacing the original title of “People Are Talking,” which was announced at the network’s fall upfront.

The show will air Fridays in an 8 p.m. comedy block with third-year sitcom “Undateable.”

Media buyers named “Truth” one of the least-promising fall shows in a Media Life survey posted right after the upfront presentations.

The show premieres Oct. 16.

NBC pushes ‘Carmichael’ to late August

July 26: NBC is doubling up on “Mr. Robinson” and “The Carmichael Show.”

The network originally had planned to air the two programs back to back on Wednesday nights starting Aug. 5 at 9 p.m.

But now it has decided to broadcast back-to-back episodes of “Robinson” for three weeks starting Aug. 5. Then, starting Aug. 26, “Carmichael” will air double episodes in the same timeslot.

The reason? NBC wants to give both shows the benefit of an “America’s Got Talent” lead-in. The reality show, still the network’s top program, begins airing Wednesday results episodes on Aug. 5.

It’s not out of the question that the comedies could do well enough to be renewed. Last summer NBC renewed two summer comedies and moved one (“Undateable”) to the regular season.

Meanwhile, in other programming:

• Showtime has canceled “Happyish” following its first season. The show originally starred Philip Seymour Hoffman, but he passed away shortly after filming the pilot.
• TNT has ordered a seventh season of “Rizzoli & Isles,” one of its most-watched programs and the No. 1 cable drama of the summer in total viewers.
• And Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele have decided the current season of “Key and Peele” on Comedy Central will be its last.

CBS orders ‘Braindead’ for next summer

July 22: Though CBS’s scripted series aren’t putting up great numbers this summer, the network remains dedicated to dramas.

It has ordered yet another, “Braindead,” for next summer.

The show, from “The Good Wife” creators Robert and Michelle King, is a political spoof that CBS describes as a comic thriller.

It follows a young woman who comes to Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., for her first job, only to discover that many Congressional employees, representatives included, have had their brains eaten by aliens.

Understandably, this has thrown a wrench into governing.

The program will bow sometime next summer.

Meanwhile, in other programming:

• NBC is working on a reboot of “Xena, Warrior Princess,” the cult syndicated show from the late 1990s.
• Fox has reupped “MasterChef” for a seventh season.
• And HBO has renewed the comedy “The Brink” for a second season.

CBS moves ‘Extant’ to 9 p.m.

July 16: Time for CBS’s annual “let’s move ‘Extant’ to a new timeslot and hope ratings improve” move.

The network has switched the second-year drama from 10 p.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesday nights, starting next week.

The hope undoubtedly is that “Extant’s” ratings will improve behind the 8 p.m. show “Big Brother,” CBS’s top-rated summer program.

But last summer “Extant” struggled in the same 9 p.m. timeslot and was eventually moved to 10 p.m.

“Extant” got a creative reboot in the offseason but it hasn’t helped ratings.

Wednesday’s episode fell to a series-low 0.6 among adults 18-49.

Meanwhile, in other programming:

• ABC is adding Saturday night NBA games starting Jan. 23, 2016. It will air eight games in a smart move that should improve Saturday ratings and increase exposure for the NBA in the second half of the season.
• AMC has renewed the period drama “Turn” for a third season.

Rachel Zoe gets a late-night show

Celebrity stylist Rachel Zoe will soon be getting more TV time.

Lifetime has ordered eight episodes of “Fashionably Late With Rachel Zoe,” a half-hour talk show hosted by the stylist and designer. The show will premiere on Sept. 24 following “Project Runway.”

Zoe previously starred in the reality series “The Rachel Zoe Project.”

Meanwhile, in other programming:

• Spike TV has revealed five new projects in development, including “World War III,” from “X-Men” director Bryan Singer, in which the heartland of the U.S. becomes occupied territory. Other original projects in the works at Spike include “Bad Medicine,” a psychological horror about a doctor who develops breakthrough cures that also have deadly consequences; “Hummel & Howe,” following two criminals in 19th century New York City; “Mr. In Between,” based on a short story about a high-level courier; and “Secret America,” a drama set in the near future in which the U.S. becomes an autocratic state.
• ABC Family has ordered a second season of “Stitchers,” which ends season one on Aug. 4. The procedural drama has averaged a 0.6 rating in 18-49s with three-day DVR viewing added in, according to Nielsen.
• Bravo is working on two new projects: “Yours, Mine or Ours,” a real estate show starring “Shahs of Sunset” cast member Reza Farahan, and “Tabatha’s Life Takeover,” a self-help show featuring “Tabatha Takes Over” star Tabatha Coffey.
• And on Spanish-language TV, cable network NBC Universo began airing Spanish-language versions of “Law & Order” and “Law & Order: Los Angeles” last week. “Law & Order” airs back-to-back episodes Monday through Thursday at 5 p.m., while “L&O: LA” airs on Tuesdays at 9 p.m.

HBO orders more ‘Ballers’

July 13: HBO plans to do more balling next year.

The cable network has picked up a second season of its new sports comedy “Ballers,” which stars Dwayne Johnson as a financial advisor to pro athletes.

The first episode of the show brought in 8.9 million total viewers across HBO’s platforms, making it the most-watched premiere episode of a half-hour series on the network since 2009.

Johnson also posted the pilot on his personal Facebook page, where it received more than 5 million streams.

Meanwhile, in other programming, a pilot of a drama based on the classic comic book “Archie” has a new network.

The hour-long drama pilot “Riverdale” has moved from Fox to CW. If it makes it to series, the show would kick off sometime in 2016.

Archie Comics chief creative officer Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa is writing the pilot.

Elsewhere, WGN America has renewed “Salem” for a third season, with production to begin later this year for a 2016 premiere.

AMC sets premiere of ‘Fear the Walking Dead’

July 10: “Fear the Walking Dead,” the highly anticipated spinoff of AMC’s smash “The Walking Dead,” will lurch onto TV screens in just about six weeks.

The network said Friday at Comic-Con that “Fear” will debut Sunday, Aug. 23, at 9 p.m., in the same timeslot “Dead” rules each fall and winter.

The 90-minute episode will get a worldwide debut, bowing simultaneously on other AMC Global channels.

As for the original “Dead,” AMC also slated its return-Oct. 11, also a Sunday, at 9 p.m. and also with a 90-minute episode.

“Talking Dead” will return for season five at 10:30 p.m., followed by the season premiere of “Comic Book Men.”

MTV renews ‘Teen Wolf’ for sixth season

July 9: MTV made headlines at Comic-Con when it began a panel on “Teen Wolf” by announcing it had picked up the series for a sixth season.

The show is the network’s longest-running scripted series, and it comes as MTV continues to push genre fare. It recently debuted a new show based on the hit 1990s satirical horror movie “Scream.

In other programming developments:

• Comedy Central renewed “Workaholics” for another two seasons.
• Sundance picked up “Rectify” for a fourth season before season three even began.
• Showtime pushed the much-anticipated “Twin Peaks” reboot from 2016 to 2017, though it’s also picking the series up for additional episodes.
• Lifetime partnered with the Jim Henson Company for the movie “Turkey Hollow,” which will air near Thanksgiving, on Nov. 21, at 8 p.m.
• And CBS will air a special 90-minute “Scorpion” following the series premiere of “Supergirl” on Oct. 26.
• “Supergirl” will air at 8:30 p.m., following “The Big Bang Theory.” “Scorpion” will start at 9:30.

‘South Park’ gets a Hulu and Comedy Central pickup

July 8: Is “South Park” more valuable than “Seinfeld?”

Hulu apparently thinks so.

The streaming video service has signed a new deal with Comedy Central parent Viacom and “South Park” creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone that will pay the show’s creative team $192 million over five years, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

The deal means “South Park” will remain on Comedy Central and Hulu for three more seasons, and it’s thought to be one of the first in which a digital company will fund production costs of a current TV show.

Hulu, of course, also made news earlier this year when it paid $160 million for the streaming rights to “Seinfeld.”

Meanwhile, elsewhere at Comedy Central, the cable network has renewed the pop culture game show “@Midnight” for a third season, which will air in 2016. The show airs Monday through Thursday and is hosted by Chris Hardwick.

In other programming, Cartoon Network has renewed five of its series: “Adventure Time,” “Regular Show,” “Steven Universe,” “Uncle Grandpa” and “Clarence.”

Netflix has renewed the drama series “Between.”

USA has ordered a fourth season of the reality show “Chrisley Knows Best,” picking up 12 new episodes of the series.

Finally, in the wake of newly revealed evidence related to the rape accusations against Bill Cosby, Bounce TV on Tuesday released a statement that said it has decided to stop airing the series “Cosby,” effective immediately.

Another season for ‘I Can Do That’

July 5: NBC was pleased with the first season of “I Can Do That,” so pleased that it’s bringing the show back for a second season.

“That,” which aired its season finale last week, did well behind NBC’s top show, “America’s Got Talent.”

It averaged a 1.5 adults 18-49 rating for last week’s finale, winning the 10 p.m. timeslot easily.

The first season included six episodes. No word on whether NBC will increase that for season two, which is expected to air next summer.

Meanwhile, in other programming, USA has greenlit a sixth season of the quirky drama “Suits.”

NBC axes ‘American Odyssey’

June 30: NBC has decided to take a pass on another “American Odyssey.”

Two days after the first-year drama aired its season finale, the network canceled the show.

Its season ender managed just a 0.4 adults 18-49 rating. It debuted earlier this spring and struggled from the start, even once summer came and it faced weaker competition.

NBC had said at its upfront presentation that it would wait until the show had finished its run to decide on a renewal.

NBC renews ‘Aquarius’ for season two

NBC is investing in the age of “Aquarius.”

The network has renewed the new summer drama for a second season, continuing its recent streak of success with scripted summer programming.

The network renewed three scripted series last summer-“The Night Shift,” “Undateable” and “Welcome to Sweden.” Those first two moved to the regular season a few months later, though “Aquarius” probably will not as its ratings are much lower.

The network tried a unique digital promotion for “Aquarius,” making the entire season available online. The result: The show has become the second-most-watched program ever on NBC Digital, behind only “The Blacklist.”

USA picks up ‘Mr. Robot’ for season two

June 24: Good buzz can go a long way.

USA renewed “Mr. Robot” for a second season Wednesday afternoon, before the first episode had even aired.

“Robot” debuted on Wednesday night at 10 p.m.

The show has earned critical acclaim for taking a deep dive into the world of computer hackers. Even a feed connected to Anonymous, perhaps the best-known group of hackers, gave “Robot” kudos.

But it’s rare for any network to give a new show a pickup before any episodes have even aired.

It happens occasionally for pay cable programs, such as Starz’ “Boss” a few years back, though that didn’t turn out well: The show was a ratings flop.

USA did, however, roll out the new drama early across a slew of digital platforms before its TV premiere. It says “Robot” has been viewed more than 3 million times.

“Robot” will get at least a 10-episode pickup for season two, which will air next year.

An online pickup for ‘Hannibal?’

June 23: Many shows have been revived by online streaming video sites over the past few years, including “The Mindy Project,” “Longmire” and “Community.”

Now the producers of “Hannibal” are apparently hoping the axed NBC drama can join those ranks.

They have started a campaign on Twitter to encourage another network or website to pick up the show, which will finish out its third season this summer and then leave the network.

The hashtags #SaveHannibal and #fannibals, the name given to the show’s fans, have trended on Twitter.

The show’s fans have also launched petitions begging NBC to reconsider the decision, though it seems doubtful.

See the Shark Week schedule

June 16: Shark Week is taking its biggest bite ever.

Discovery has released the schedule for its annual event celebrating sharks, and it’s bigger than ever at 19 hours.

Plus Discovery is airing two weeks of programming, including one in July and one in August.

Here’s a link to the full schedule.

‘Bates Motel’ renewed for two seasons

June 15: Norman Bates’ momma issues are going to play out for at least another two seasons.

A&E has renewed “Bates Motel,” the drama spun off of the “Psycho” movies, for two additional years, extending its run through season five.

The show is a critical favorite, though viewership has declined over the past two seasons.

It averaged a respectable 0.7 adults 18-49 Nielsen rating in season three, down 22 percent from its second season. With three-day DVR playback, its 18-49 rating nearly doubled, to a 1.3.

A&E has also canceled another drama, “The Returned.” The supernatural program averaged a 0.4 in 18-49s, growing to a 0.7 with three-day playback.

Meanwhile, in other programming, Bravo has renewed “The Shahs of Sunset” for a fifth season.

HGTV has picked up “Ellen’s Design Challenge” for a second go-round.

And “Dog & Beth: On the Hunt” returns for a second season on CMT on July 18.

ABC Family picks up ‘Dawson’s’ and ‘Buffy’

June 11: Now a whole new generation of young viewers will be able to follow the will-they-or-won’t-they drama of Joey and Dawson.

ABC Family has picked up the rights to air reruns of the WB drama “Dawson’s Creek,” as well as fellow WB drama “Buffy the Vampire Slayer.”

The shows will premiere on the network on June 22, “Dawson’s Creek” at noon and “Buffy” at 5 p.m. Each will begin with 10 episodes selected by viewers as a part of a “Fan Favorite Week” stunt.

On June 29 the shows will start with their pilot episodes and run in order in those same timeslots.

Meanwhile, in other programming, Showtime has ordered a fifth season of its sitcom “Episodes,” which stars former “Friends” actor Matt LeBlanc. The co-production with the BBC will begin production on the nine-episode season in London next year.

Netflix revives canceled ‘Degrassi’

June 9: Old shows don’t die. They just go online.

That could be the new motto for any program unlucky enough to get canceled. These days online services are their guardian angels, and the latest to get a reprieve is “Degrassi.”

The long-running show about Canadian teenagers, which was axed by TeenNick last week after 14 seasons, is being revived by Netflix.

The streaming service posted a tweet this morning that says, “Degrassi graduates to Netflix. Meet the Next Class, coming in 2016.”

No further details were available.

It joins recently canceled programs including “The Mindy Project” (revived by Hulu), “Longmire” (Netflix) and “Community” (Yahoo) to find a second life online.

Meanwhile, in other programming, ABC said it is changing the premiere dates for season two of the drama “Chasing Life” and new reality show “Monica the Medium.”

“Chasing” will return Monday, July 6, at 10 p.m. “Monica” will bow Monday, Aug. 17, at 9 p.m.

And A&E’s “Duck Dynasty” will return on June 24, followed by new lead-out “Country Buck$.”

PBS slates fall lineup

June 2: PBS has become known for its diverse brand of programming, and that will be no different come fall.

The public broadcaster’s fall programming plans include a number of specials and series.

Programming highlights in September include a high-definition 25th anniversary edition of Ken Burns’s “The Civil War,” as well as a two-part episode of “American Experience” focusing on Walt Disney. The network will also roll out “I’ll Have What Phil’s Having,” following “Everybody Loves Raymond” creator Phil Rosenthal on a food-centric journey around the world.

In October the network will roll out the annual “PBS Arts Fall Festival” with host Gloria Estefan, as well as an episode of “Nova” looking at the recent Nepal earthquake. Also that month PBS will debut three new nature specials, “Big Birds Can’t Fly,” “Soul of the Elephant” and “Pets: Wild at Heart.” And it will air the musical special “Unity - The Latin Tribute to Michael Jackson.”

Eddie Murphy will be honored with The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize for American Humor in November, and the network will also air two three-part series during the month, “Earth’s Natural Wonders” and “Making North America.”

This programming is in addition to new episodes of long-running shows such as “American Masters” and “Independent Lens,” and leading into the premiere of the Civil War drama “Mercy Street” and return of “Dowton Abbey” in January.

PBS’s complete fall programming plans can be found here.

Meanwhile, in other programming, GSN will air new episodes of the fourth season of “The Chase” beginning on July 16 at 8 p.m., followed by the premiere of a new edition of the game show “Chain Reaction.”

VH1 will roll out a sixth season of “Couples Therapy with Dr. Jenn” sometime this fall, although an exact premiere date hasn’t been revealed. The new season will include “Mob Wives” star Angela “Big Ang” Murphy and Neil Murphy, as well as Creed lead singer Scott Stapp and his wife, Jaclyn.

Finally, TeenNick is canceling “Degrassi.”

Itwill air the 14th and final season of the show this summer, beginning with an hour-long episode on July 20. New episodes will air weeknights at 9 p.m. for two weeks, ending with the special “It Goes There: Degrassi’s Most Talked About Moments” on July 31.

E! slates premiere of ‘I Am Cait’

Now that Caitlyn Jenner has introduced herself, her reality series on E! has a title and a premiere date.

The network says the show starring the former Bruce Jenner will be called “I Am Cait,” with the first of eight hour-long episodes airing on July 26. The series will follow Jenner as she attempts to adjust to life as a transgender woman.

Bruce Jenner long starred on another E! reality series, “Keeping Up with the Kardashians.”

Meanwhile, in other programming, Lifetime is set to air the movie “A Deadly Adoption,” starring Will Ferrell and Kristin Wiig, according to a billboard that has been posted on Hollywood Boulevard.

Ferrell wanted the project to be a surprise, and even told Entertainment Weekly it wouldn’t go forward, but that was apparently a publicity ploy. The network will air the film June 20 at 8:30 p.m.

TV Land is developing a new scripted comedy based on the life of “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” cast member Kyle Richards, to be produced by John Wells and Andrew Stern. The show will focus on Richards’ upbringing in the 1970s.

Disney Channel is working on an animated series based on its Rapunzel movie “Tangled,” with Mandy Moore and Zachary Levi on board to reprise their voice roles. The show will premiere sometime in 2017.

In other animation news, Netflix is working on four original animated series: “Kulipari: An Army of Frogs,” based on a book series by football player Trevor Pryce; “Puffin Rock,” about a puffin living on an island off the coast of Ireland; an untitled series targeting preschoolers from Cirque du Soleil Media; and a fourth series based on Tarzan and Jane in which a teenage Tarzan attends school in London.

Finally, Adult Swim has ordered a seventh season of “Childrens Hospital,” although there’s no word yet on when the season will begin. The comedy began in 2008 as an online series.

Netflix renews ‘Grace and Frankie’

May 27: Netflix’s long streak of renewing its every new show remains intact.

The online streaming service has picked up a second season of the new comedy “Grace and Frankie,” which stars Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin.

The show has gotten good reviews. It joins “House of Cards,” “Orange is the New Black,” “Daredevil” and a slew of other Netflix originals that have aired at least two seasons.

‘Texas Rising’ bowing on Memorial Day

May 4: History’s making a big push for the upcoming bow of “Texas Rising,” debuting it on Memorial Day, where the network had so much success with “Hatfields and McCoys” a few years ago.

“Rising” will premiere May 25 at 9 p.m., part off a full summer schedule for the network with three other new shows and several returning. The 10-hour series looks at what happened in the battle for Texas independence in 1836.

New program “Leepu & Pitbull,” bowing Tuesday, June 16, at 10 p.m., follows a car designer and mechanic who transform clunkers into custom cars.

Bowing Thursday, June 18, at 10 p.m., “Alone” follows 10 survivalists dropped on Vancouver Island, with the person who lasts longest getting $500,000.

And “Forged in Fire,” which debuts Monday, June 22, at 10 p.m., is a competition pitting bladesmiths against one another.

As for the returning series, “American Pickers” bows Wednesday, “Pawn Stars” is back Thursday, “Counting Cars” debuts Tuesday, June 16, and “Mountain Men” returns Thursday, June 18. All four will air at 9 p.m.

Meanwhile, in other programming, Syfy has ordered the drama “The Magicians,” based on the trilogy by Lev Grossman.

Nickelodeon has ordered a second season of musical comedy “Make it Pop.”

And HBO has ordered “Living in Video,” a comedy about the music video business in Los Angeles in 1983.

Vme grabs Jim Henson shows

April 28: Jim Henson’s characters have been entertaining children in English for years, and soon they’ll be doing so in Spanish.

Spanish-language network Vme Kids has a new agreement with The Jim Henson Co., under which the channel will air Spanish-language versions of the shows “Hi Opie!” and “Doozers” beginning this summer.

“Hi Opie!” follows a puppet in Henson’s signature “Muppet”-like style as he navigates his way through kindergarten. “Doozers” is an animated series based on characters from “Fraggle Rock,” with an emphasis on STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art and math) learning.

Vme Kids is a 24-hour Spanish-language educational network that was launched late last year by public broadcaster Vme Media. Its distribution is limited, in just over 1 million households on Comcast, AT&T U-Verse, Verizon FiOS and Cablevision.

Meanwhile, in other programming, WE tv on May 21 will premiere “Cutting It: In the ATL,” a reality show following four salon owners in Atlanta. The show will debut at 10 p.m. following the season premiere of “Braxton Family Values.”

On June 2 Bravo will roll out “Secrets and Wives,” a “Real Housewives”-like reality show following six friends in Long Island. The series will air on Tuesdays at 10 p.m.

Spike TV will premiere the sixth season of its tattoo-themed reality competition “Ink Master” on June 23 at 10 p.m. This season 18 artists will compete for a $100,000 grand prize.

And on broadcast, CBS on May 27 will premiere the reality series “The Briefcase,” in which families are given a briefcase full of cash and have to decide to keep it for themselves or to give all or part of it to a family in need. In each episode the families have 72 hours to decide what to do with $101,000.

USA cancels ‘Sirens’

April 22: The bell has tolled for USA’s sitcom “Sirens.”

After two seasons the cable network has canceled the comedy, which starred Michael Mosley, Kevin Daniels, Kevin Bigley and Jessica McNamee.

The sitcom was liked by critics but was not a hit in the ratings, and that combined with the fact that USA didn’t own the show led the network to end its run, according to Deadline.

USA has been pushing into more comedy programming but hasn’t had a lot of success. It also canceled “Benched” earlier this year.

In other programming, Netflix’s new comic book drama “Daredevil” will be back for a second season, although it may have a slightly different look and feel.

The streaming service has ordered a second season of the Marvel series, with Marco Ramirez and Doug Petrie taking over as showrunners from Steven DeKnight. Season two will debut next year before Netflix rolls out three other Marvel series, “Jessica Jones,” “Iron Fist” and “Luke Cage.”

The superheroes from all four of those shows will then team up in the miniseries “The Defenders.”

Elsewhere at Netflix, the service has ordered 10 episodes of a sitcom starring Aziz Ansari, who appeared in NBC’s recently ended “Parks and Recreation.” Ansari co-created yet-untitled comedy along with “Parks” co-executive producer Alan Yang.

In other programming, TV Land has ordered a second season of its new comedy “Younger,” which stars Sutton Foster as a 40-year-old mom who poses as a woman in her 20s. The network has picked up 12 episodes for season two.

On May 4 American Heroes Channel will begin “Countdown to Victory,” a five-day programming event celebrating the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II. On the first night of the stunt the network will premiere “Surrender: The Fall of the Reich,” a 90-minute documentary that includes colorized footage that has been remastered for HD.

And Paramount Television is developing a series based on the 1999 movie “Galaxy Quest,” about the cast of an old sci-fi show that accidentally ends up launching into space for real. Robert Gordon, who wrote the film, is also expected to write the TV version.

Netflix orders ‘Fuller House’

April 21: Revivals are the new reboots.

“Full House” has joined the list of shows being revived with the same cast years into the future, joining Showtime’s “Twin Peaks,” Fox’s “The X Files” and “24,” and NBC’s “Heroes: Reborn.”

Netflix has ordered 13 episodes of a “House” offshoot called “Fuller House,” which will focus on the two oldest daughters on the ‘90s sitcom, D.J. (Candace Cameron) and Stephanie (Jodie Sweetin), as well as D.J.’s childhood best friend, Kimmy (Andrea Barber).

The premise is similar to the original, in which three men lived together to take care of three little girls. In this version, it’s the women who band together to raise the recently widowed D.J.’s kids and single mom Kimmy’s daughter.

Original star John Stamos will produce and guest star. The streaming service is in talks to bring back other cast members as well.

Meanwhile, in other programming, Comedy Central has renewed “Inside Amy Schumer” for a fourth season. The show’s third season debuts tonight.

Last week the program won a Peabody Award.

HBO has ordered six episodes of the Vimeo web series “High Maintenance,” about a pot dealer and his odd clients.

And MTV has canceled “Eye Candy,” a thriller starring Victoria Justice, after just a season.

HBO and SJP get re-hitched in ‘Divorce’

April 16: Sarah Jessica Parker and HBO are getting remarried in a show called “Divorce.”

The network has picked up the comedy with Parker, who starred in one of the network’s biggest hits, “Sex and the City,” a decade ago.

Parker will play a woman who is having an affair but can’t decide if she wants to divorce her husband, played by Thomas Haden Church.

HBO has not yet set a premiere date for the program.

Meanwhile, in other programming, NBC has revived the drama “Emerald City,” a reimagining of “The Wizard of Oz,” after killing the show deader than a wicked witch last year.

The network had originally ordered it to series without a pilot in January 2014, but disagreements between the show’s producers and NBC led to its derailment.

The network wants 10 episodes of “Emerald.”

In advance of the third-season debut of “Orange is the New Black,” Netflix has renewed the dramedy for a fourth season.

It is believed to be one of the streaming service’s most popular shows, though Netflix does not release viewing numbers so that’s purely conjecture.

It has received multiple Emmy and Golden Globe nominations.

Mark Cuban’s AXS has renewed the UK version of “The X Factor” for another season. The program is heading into its 12^th season, though AXS has only broadcast one of those so far.

And finally, WEtv is putting “Sex Box” on the shelf. The series, in which troubled couples had sex in a sound-proof box before a live audience, then received counseling about their relationship, drew 378,000 total viewers in its debut.

WE said in a statement it is working with producers to find a new format for the show, based on a UK program. The network did not specify when it will return.

HBO renews ‘Veep’ and ‘Silicon Valley’

April 13: As has become its custom, HBO has renewed “Veep” and “Silicon Valley” just one episode into their latest seasons.

The network said today that “Veep” will return for a fifth season, the day after its fourth-season bow, and “Valley” will be back for a third season, after premiering season two on Sunday.

Both shows have received critical acclaim, which is more important to HBO than ratings. The network relies on buzz to sell pay cable subscriptions and subscriptions to its new over the top service, HBO Now.

Meanwhile, in other programming, Hallmark Channel has picked up a second season of “Good Witch.” It will return for 12 one-hour episodes.

Lifetime has moved the premiere of the original movie “Cleveland Abduction” to May 2 at 8 p.m. The film “Stockholm, Pennsylvania” will bow the following week, on May 9 at 8 p.m.

The Weather Channel will premiere the new series “3 Scientists Walk Into a Bar” with three back-to-back-to-back episodes May 31. The show will then return for the remainder of its season Oct. 4 with five episodes.

And Pivot will air the 74th edition of the Peabody Awards on June 21 at 9 p.m.

ABC slates summer schedule

April 9: ABC is kicking off its summer schedule two days before the end of May sweeps.

The network will premiere the latest season of “The Bachelorette” on May 18, with two former “Bachelor” contestants competing to become the latest bachelorette.

Then “500 Questions” and “Celebrity Wife Swap” are rolling out on the final day of sweeps, May 20.

On May 26 the network will debut a new season of “Extreme Weight Loss,” with the new series “The Whispers” joining the schedule on June 1. Later that month ABC will premiere a new season of “Mistresses” on June 18, with “Celebrity Family Feud” and “BattleBots” joining on June 21 and “Rookie Blue” returning on June 25.

Finally, the network will bring back “Bachelor in Paradise” on Sunday, Aug. 2, before the show moves to its regular Monday timeslot the next day.

Meanwhile, in other programming, cable network FX has also set dates for a number of its summer premieres. On May 28 it will debut the special “Louis C.K.: Live From the Comedy Store” at 11 p.m., with the season two premiere of “Tyrant” on June 16 at 10 p.m.

The new Denis Leary comedy “Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll” will bowon July 16 at 10 p.m., followed by the season two premiere of “Married” at 10:30. FX will also bring “The Strain” back for a second season this summer, although it hasn’t set a premiere date yet.

Elsewhere on cable, Disney Channel will premiere the second season of “Girl Meets World” on Monday, May 11, with new episodes airing each night that week through May 15.

On April 16, Spanish-language FoxLife will premiere “Escuela Para Maridos,” which looks at eight married couples where the husbands are causing problems. Alessandra Rampolla and Alejandro Fantino host the show.

And Pivot has ordered a second season of its first scripted drama “Fortitude,” starring Stanley Tucci and Michael Gambon. The first season of the drama wraps up tonight.

Netflix renews ‘House of Cards’

April 5: “House of Cards” has been reelected.

Netflix has picked up a fourth season of its political thriller, a month after season three debuted.

The show was the streaming company’s first major foray into original programming and has won Netflix a lot of valuable critical acclaim, which it relies on to build buzz and earn new subscriptions.

Also at Netflix, a reboot of “Full House” reportedly is in the works focusing on D.J. Tanner and BFF Kimmy. Candace Cameron Bure and Andrea Barber would reprise their roles, according to rumors, but the streaming service has not confirmed the news.

Meanwhile, in other programming, David Lynch has pulled out of the reboot of “Twin Peaks” he had been prepping for Showtime.

Lynch, one of the program’s co-creators, said the network was not willing to invest the money he thought was necessary to do the show right.

Lynch had been slated to direct the nine-episode series.

“After 1 year and 4 months of negotiations, I left because not enough money was offered to do the script the way I felt it needed to be done,” he tweeted on Sunday.

Netflix orders second season of ‘Bloodline’

April 1: Netflix viewers will have more “Bloodline” on their hands next year.

The streaming service has ordered a second season of new drama “Bloodline,” which stars former “Friday Night Lights” actor Kyle Chandler. Production on the second season will begin later this year, and the episodes will become available sometime in 2016.

Meanwhile, in other programming, Showtime has ordered a fifth season of “House of Lies,” picking up 10 half-hour episodes rather than its usual 12. The network also recently renewed “Shameless” and is expected to renew “Episodes,” although it hasn’t made that official yet.

ABC Family has ordered three unscripted series: “Startup U,” “Next Step Realty: NYC” and “Monica the Medium.”

And FX has renewed “The Americans” for a fourth season, ordering 13 episodes to air next year. The current season of the show is averaging 4.2 million, according to Nielsen, down 4 percent from last year.

NBC chooses ‘The Wiz’ for big musical in December

March 30: NBC is going even bigger with its next live holiday musical.

The network has decided to perform “The Wiz,” a classic retelling of “The Wizard of Oz” from an African-American point of view.

The show will incorporate performances by Cirque du Soleil, and the play won’t be done after the Dec. 3 performance.

NBC and producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron, who also produced “The Sound of Music” and “Peter Pan,” plan to send “Wiz” on to Broadway after the TV performance.

There’s no word yet who will star in the program.

NBC revives ’90s sitcom ‘Coach’

March 25: Get ready for “Coach: The Next Generation.”

NBC is reviving the comedy “Coach” nearly 20 years after it finished its initial run on ABC.

The network has ordered 13 episodes of a rebooted version of “Coach,” which centered on Hayden Fox (Craig T. Nelson), a college football coach.

Nelson will return for the new show, which reportedly will focus on Fox coaching with his son, who was adopted at the end of the first series.

There’s no word whether anyone else from the original cast will return.

Meanwhile, in other programming, HBO has struck a deal with Vice for news content, including renewing the “Vice” newsmagazine and adding a daily newcast produced by Vice.

The network said the content will be available on its upcoming streaming app.

And History has renewed the drama “Vikings” for a fourth season.

HBO cancels ‘Looking’

March 25: HBO’s “Looking” isn’t getting a third season, but viewers won’t be left wondering what happens.

Rather than another season, the cable network says it will wrap up the series with a special, although it hasn’t said how long it will be or when it will air. The second season ended Sunday with a big cliffhanger in which main character Patrick couldn’t choose between boyfriend, Kevin, and his ex, Ritchie.

The show was a hit among critics but not so much among viewers, averaging 298,000 total viewers for its finale, according to Nielsen. HBO shows do tend to get extra viewership from DVRs and on-demand options.

In other programming, Investigation Discovery has greenlit the series “Death by Gossip with Wendy Williams,” in which the TV personality will look at stories of rumors and gossip that led to murder. The show will premiere this fall.

And OWN has made a number of programming moves, including two new series orders: a spinoff of “Iyanla: Fix My Life” following a man who has 34 children with 17 different women, and a reality show following reality star Evelyn Lozada.

OWN has also ordered a second season of “Deion’s Family Playbook,” following former NFL player Deion Sanders, along with additional episodes of the shows “Flex and Shanice” and “Welcome to Sweetie Pie’s.”

A title and a premiere date for ‘Sharknado 3’

March 18: There’s now an official name and airdate for the third helping of Syfy’s over-the-top movie franchise “Sharknado.”

The network will premiere “Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No!” on Wednesday, July 22, at 9 p.m., and it will also air the movie in 86 other countries within 24 hours of the U.S. debut.

The latest edition will have a number of cameos, including Mark Cuban as the president of the United States and Ann Coulter as his vice president.

Meanwhile, in other programming, Investigation Discovery intends to capitalize on Robert Durst’s recent arrest, with an updated version of its special “Vanity Fair Confidential: The Robert Durst Story” on March 22 at 7 p.m.

PBS will premiere the fourth season of “Call the Midwife” on March 29 at 8 p.m., before the season two premiere of “Mr. Selfridge” at 9 and the miniseries “Wolf Hall” at 10. The eight-episode season will wrap up on May 17.

Hispanic cable network Discovery Familia will roll out a Spanish-language version of “Bakery Boss” on March 30, with the show airing on Mondays at 10 p.m. The show stars “Cake Boss” personality Buddy Valastro.

On April 7 Bravo will roll out the seventh season of “Real Housewives of New York,” which includes the return of Bethenny Frankel. The show will air on Tuesdays at 9 p.m.

Animal Planet will air a special episode of “Treehouse Masters” on Friday, April 17, which will feature the show’s crew building a tree house for the winner of a network sweepstakes.

Discovery Channel has set a premiere date for the second season of “Naked and Afraid,” on April 19 at 10 p.m.

On May 5 NBC will air a live episode of the sitcom “Undateable,” which premiered its second season on Tuesday. There will be separate live shows for the East Coast and West Coast.

And in renewals, Pop (formerly TV Guide Network) has ordered a second season of its first-ever scripted comedy, “Schitt’s Creek,” and Amazon has picked up a second season of its new cop drama “Bosch.”

March 2: The Daytime Emmys are moving networks once again.

This year the 42nd annual awards ceremony will air on Pop, the recently rebranded cable network formerly known as TV Guide Network, following two years on HLN.

The show will air on Sunday, April 26 at 8 p.m. live from Stage 16 on the Warner Bros. Studios lot.

Meanwhile, in other programming, cable network OWN is staying in the Tyler Perry business, ordering additional episode of the network’s four scripted Perry shows. The order includes 23 episodes of “The Haves and the Have Nots,” 22 episodes each of “If Loving You is Wrong” and “Love Thy Neighbor,” and 20 episodes of “For Better or Worse.”

MTV has renewed a pair of its shows, picking up “The Challenge” for a 27th season and “Are You The One?” for a third season. The cable network has also ordered two new series, “Girl Code Live” and “Greatest Party Story Ever.”

Finally, ABC Family has renewed “Baby Daddy” for a fifth season, although it has not said how many episodes are included in the order. The show’s fourth season ends on March 18.

Travel Channel renews eight shows

Feb. 25: Travel Channel appears happy with a good chunk of its programming lineup.

The cable network has renewed eight more of its series, ordering a second season of “Big Time RV,” third seasons of “BBQ Crawl,” “Bikinis & Boardwalks” and “Mysteries at the Monument,” fourth seasons of “Trip Flip” and “Xtreme Waterparks,” a sixth season of “Hotel Impossible” and an 11th season of “Ghost Adventures.”

The network also revealed the season premiere dates of four more series returning in April: “Man Finds Food” on April 1 at 9 p.m., “Mysteries at the Museum” on April 3 at 9 p.m., “Bizarre Foods” on April 13 at 9 p.m. and “The Dead Files” on April 25 at 10 p.m.

Meanwhile, in other programming, E! will air the season-two premiere of “Botched” on April 14 at 9 p.m., again following doctors Paul Nassif and Terry Dubrow as they attempt to fix plastic surgeries gone wrong.

TBS has ordered 10 episodes of a sitcom from “The Daily Show’s” Jason Jones and Samantha Bee, based on Jones’ experiences with family vacations. The show is scheduled to premiere in late 2015.

Ovation TV has acquired the British reality series “60 Minute Makeover” in a licensing deal with ITV Global Entertainment, with the show making its U.S. premiere on March 10.

And Spanish-language cable network WAPA America on March 2 will premiere “Gana con Ganas,” an hour-long game show to air weekdays at 3 p.m.

Puerto Rican comedians Danilo Beauchamp and Francis Rosas will host the show, which will also air on WAPA Television in Puerto Rico.

HBO renews ‘Last Week Tonight with John Oliver’

Feb. 17: HBO clearly doesn’t want John Oliver to even think about heading back to Comedy Central.

Days after Jon Stewart announced he was retiring, and eyes turned to Oliver, who filled in for Stewart as host of “The Daily Show” in 2013, the pay cable network locked Oliver up for another two years.

It has renewed “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver” for seasons three and four. Season two kicked off Feb. 8.

The show will run through 2017.

Meanwhile, in other programming, pop culture hounds have been following recent Kardashian dramas for weeks via the tabloids (Kim and Kanye, Bruce Jenner transitioning to a woman, etc.), and in a month they’ll be able to see it all play out on screen.

E!’s “Keeping Up with the Kardashians” will return for a 10th season on March 15, with the new season starting with the divorce between Bruce and Kris Jenner finalized.

“Kardashians” will air at 9 p.m., followed at 10 p.m. by the premiere of “The Royals,” the cable network’s first original scripted series.

Meanwhile, in other programming, WE tv will roll out a fourth season of “Mary Mary” on March 5 at 9 p.m., picking up with sisters Erica and Tina Campbell hoping to reunite their now manager-less group.

Travel Channel on March 9 will premiere “Hotel Amazon,” in which a pair of New Yorkers attempt to launch a luxury resort in the middle of the Peruvian Amazon. The network has ordered six episodes of the show.

On March 24 A&E will debut “Surviving Marriage,” a reality version of the movie “Couples Retreat,” in which couples pondering divorce head to a remote island for extensive therapy. The nine-episode series will air on Tuesdays at 10 p.m.

Comedy Central has renewed “The Meltdown with Jonah and Kumail” for a second season, picking up eight new episodes of the stand-up comedy series.

In an attempt to build on the success of its “Kitten Bowl,” Hallmark Channel will air the “Kitten Summer Games” in August 2016, an adoption awareness event coinciding with that summer’s Olympics. Events on the special will include the “de-cat-lon,” gymnastics and freestyle wrestling.

Finally, on broadcast, Fox has ordered eight more episodes of its Friday night comedy clip show “World’s Funniest Fails,” hosted by “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” actor Terry Crews. “Fails” premiered on Jan. 16.

Surprise: CW renews ‘Beauty and the Beast’

Feb. 16: The CW hasn’t even debuted the third season of “Beauty and the Beast,” yet the network wants more.

It has ordered a fourth season of the program, as well as slating the show’s third-season premiere for May 21 at 8 p.m.

The renewal is surprising. The show draws low ratings and has little critical support. Still, CW president Mark Pedowitz has said it is profitable, citing a large overseas fan base.

In other programming, TBS is pulling the plug on “Ground Floor.” The show, which starred “Pitch Perfect’s” Skylar Astin, aired its second-season finale last week.

That will serve as the show’s series finale, as the network does not want any more episodes.

TNT renews ‘The Librarians’

Feb. 12: TNT is booking more time with “The Librarians.”

The network has renewed the new drama for a second season.

The show bowed late last year as the No. 2 original show of the year on cable, behind only TNT’s “The Last Ship.”

It has done well across multiple platforms, though viewership for first-run episodes has fallen off since averaging 5.3 million total viewers and a 1.3 adults 18-49 Nielsen rating for its premiere.

TNT says it’s averaging 11.4 million viewers per episode when you include online, video on demand and time-shifted viewing.

The show was spun off of TNT’s original movie series called “The Librarians.” Season two will have 10 episodes.

In other programming, Cinemax has renewed “The Banshee” for a fourth season. It’s currently airing its third.

And Fusion, the Millennial-focused cable news network owned by ABC and Univision, is launching a spinoff of “Nightline,” ABC’s late-night news program.

“Nightline on Fusion” will air Wednesdays at 8 p.m. and focus on stories of interest to younger viewers. The show will also include some content exclusive to Fusion.

‘Portlandia’ gets two more seasons at IFC

Feb. 11: Turns out rumors of “Portlandia’s” impending demise were greatly exaggerated.

The quirky comedy has been renewed for two more seasons by IFC.

The show, now in its fifth season, will produce 10 two-hour episodes in each of those seasons.

Though it’s one of IFC’s top programs, “Portlandia’s” future seemed in doubt when one of its stars, Carrie Brownstein, reunited with her former band.

The show’s first four seasons are available on Netflix.

ABC Family axes ‘Melissa & Joey’
Feb. 10: To quote a favorite catchphrase from co-star Joey Lawrence, whoa.

ABC Family has canceled “Melissa & Joey,” the comedy starring Lawrence and Melissa Joan Hart, two ’90s child stars whose careers were revived after appearances on “Dancing with the Stars.”

The network will air the fourth and final season of the show this summer.

Ratings for the program were decent, hitting series highs during season three. But ABC Family appears headed for a rebrand targeting older women, and “Melissa” just doesn’t fit into that new identity.

It’s the third program recently canceled by ABC Family, which also dumped “Mystery Girls” and “Twisted.”

Meanwhile, in other news, HBO has committed to a third and final season of “Getting On,” its comedy about doctors and nurses at the geriatric wing of a hospital.

The show will air six episodes in its last season.

‘Unforgettable’ gets revived (again)

Feb. 8: “Unforgettable” has found a new home.

The drama, canceled by CBS after a lackluster third season that aired over the summer, has been picked up by A&E.

The cable network will air a 13-episode fourth season of the program, which stars Poppy Montgomery as a detective who remembers everything.

The show had already been canceled once before, after its first season, but CBS revived it in order to fill out its summer schedule.

A&E last year axed its top show among total viewers, “Longmire,” only to see the older-skewing show revived by Netflix.

In other programming, ABC has revived the Comedy Central reality show “BattleBots” for this coming summer. The show pits homemade robots against one another in a battle to the death.

‘Togetherness’ renewed at HBO

Jan. 27: HBO is giving “Togetherness” another go.

The network has renewed the new comedy for a second season, after airing only two episodes so far.

The show averaged 427,000 viewers in its debut, but it has been popular on other HBO platforms, pulling in more than 2 million additional viewers for the first episode since then.

The network already renewed another show in its current Sunday lineup, “Girls,” for a fifth season.

NBC pushes ‘Hannibal’ to summer

Jan. 16: At the risk of angering the not-so-good doctor, NBC is pushing “Hannibal,” the show about cannibalistic shrink Dr. Hannibal Lecter, out of the regular season.

Bob Greenblatt, the network’s entertainment chairman, said during Friday’s Television Critics Association tour presentation that the show will stay on the shelf until sometime this summer.

That sounds like a demotion, and it doesn’t speak well to the show’s chances of renewal for a fourth season.

Still, NBC has been stocking up on scripted summer shows, so you never know. The program has received low ratings but if it can hold them in its new, yet-to-be-announced slot, it could return.

Also Friday, Greenblatt said the network is considering “The Wiz” or “Music Man” for its next musical extravaganza.

And the network said Zachary Levi, who starred in “Chuck,” will join the upcoming “Heroes” miniseries reboot, “Heroes Reborn.”

USA axes comedy ‘Benched’

Jan. 15: Disorder in the court: USA has canceled “Benched.”

The comedy aired just one season, averaging fewer than 900,000 total viewers. While that might be a decent tally on another network, for No. 2 USA it wasn’t strong enough to warrant a second-season order.

The network has long focused on dramas, but it’s trying to get into scripted comedy too. “Benched” was one of a handful of new comedies it has launched over the past year trying to diversify its lineup.

USA did renew the new comedy “Playing House,” which also draws modest numbers, for a second season.

“Benched” producer ABC Studios is looking for someone else to pick the comedy now, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Showtime picks up ‘Shameless’ for sixth season

Jan. 12: Showtime is renewing “Shameless” and moving forward with “Happyish.”

During Monday’s Television Critics Association tour stop, Showtime president David Nevins said the dramedy will get a sixth season, after making its fifth-season premiere on Sunday.

He also confirmed that the network will continue with “Happyish,” a comedy that Philip Seymour Hoffman had been slated to star in. After Hoffman died unexpectedly last year, the show was redeveloped and repiloted with Steve Coogan in the lead.

Showtime has decided to go with the new program, which co-stars Kathryn Hahn and Bradley Whitford. It will premiere April 26 at 9:30 p.m., behind the final-season bow for “Nurse Jackie.”

Also Monday, Nevins said Kyle MacLachlan, who starred in the original “Twin Peaks” 25 years ago, will return to the reboot. That show likely won’t premiere until 2016. Nevins said several other original cast members will likely join as well.

Fox renews ‘Bob’s Burgers’

Jan. 9: Fox is serving up more “Bob’s Burgers.”

The network has renewed the animated series for a sixth season. Because animated series take a lot of time in production, they often receive early pickups.

“Burgers” has averaged a 1.3 adults 18-49 rating this season, but its numbers have improved since moving behind “Family Guy” late last year.

‘Game of Thrones’ returning April 12

Jan. 8: “Game of Thrones” will ride back onto HBO in April.

The network has scheduled the smash drama’s fifth-season premiere for Sunday, April 12, at 9 p.m.

It will be followed by the season premieres of “Silicon Valley” and “Veep.”

The network renewed “Thrones” through the sixth season last year, when it became HBO’s most-watched program ever including DVR and online viewership.

HBO also said it has renewed “Real Time with Bill Maher” for seasons 14 and 15, and scheduled the new comedy “The Brink,” with Jack Black and Tim Robbins, for this summer.

Meanwhile, in other programming, the new syndicated show “Celebrity Name Game” has been picked up for a second season. It earned renewals from Tribune Broadcasting, Sinclair Broadcast Group and Cox Broadcasting.

Netflix renews ‘Marco Polo’

Jan. 7: Looks like a historic adventurer’s travels will continue.

Netflix has renewed “Marco Polo” for a second season, after releasing all 10 episodes of the first season late last year.

The show will produce another 10 in season two.

Netflix also slated premiere dates for a handful of new shows, including its first highly anticipated Marvel series. “Daredevil” will bow April 10.

Other Netflix debuts:

“The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt” - March 6

“Bloodline” - March 20

“Grace and Frankie” - May 8

USA yanks ‘Covert Affairs’

Jan. 6: Looks like that season-five cliffhanger on “Covert Affairs” will not be resolved.

USA has canceled the drama after sharp ratings declines the past couple seasons.

“Affairs” averaged a series-low 1.5 million total viewers in its most recent season, which ended a few weeks ago.

At its peak, the program averaged 5 million viewers. Though it was still seeing big gains from DVR viewership, among adults 18-49, USA’s key demo, “Affairs” ranked fourth out of six dramas on USA.

HBO gives ‘Girls’ early renewal

Jan. 5: HBO has handed “Girls” a fifth-season pickup before season four has even debuted.

On Monday the network renewed the critical darling, which follows four twentysomethings in New York City.

The show, which will bow Sunday night, has also been nominated for multiple Emmy and Golden Globe awards, giving the network the critical cachet that’s so important to drawing new subscribers.

Meanwhile, in other programming, CBS said it has given the plum post-AFC Championship game slot to the new drama “Scorpion.”

“Scorpion” will air Sunday, Jan. 18, at 10 p.m. or a little later, depending on when the game wraps up.

The AFC Championship is annually one of the top-rated programs on broadcast, and CBS clearly hopes it will give the drama, which has already earned a full-season pickup, a jolt.

“Scorpion” usually airs Mondays at 9 p.m.

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