Acquisitions Roundup: UK Broadcasters Renew Deals For ‘Warehouse 13’, ‘Two And A Half Men’, ‘Hell On Wheels’ & More

Exclusive: Channel 4, as part of a deal with Twentieth Century Fox Television Distribution which saw the company acquire the UK rights to comedy series The New Normal for E4, has extended its existing licensing deals for both New Girl and Homeland. Under the new deal the company has acquired the UK broadcast rights to not only the second seasons of both shows but also to the prospective third seasons, assuming both shows are renewed by Fox and Showtime, respectively. New Girl airs on E4, while Homeland will continue to air on Channel 4.

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ABC Sets Fall Premiere Dates: Most Series Launch In Late September

ABC is the last of the five broadcast networks to announce their fall premiere dates (CBS, The CW, Fox and NBC have already done so). Today’s announcement from ABC confirmed that freshman comedy series The Neighbors would swap time slots with sophomore Suburgatory, with The Neighbors now in the Wednesday night 8:30pm time-slot and Suburgatory occupying the 9:30pm time-slot. Other than the time-slot swap, there were not a lot of surprises contained within the network’s announcement. Almost all of ABC’s series (including Castle, Last Resort and Nashville) are launching in late September or early October.

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