‘Prison Break’ Revival Opens Strong For FOX UK

FOX UK's latest high-profile import got off to a strong start last night. The Prison Break revival (AKA season five) launched on the Fox Networks Group owned and operated channel in its regular 9pm time slot with an overnight audience of 291K viewers and a 1.3% share. As a result of the show's performance, FOX UK ranked as the highest rating Pay Entertainment channel in the 9pm slot last night Read More

‘Nashville’ Renewed For Sixth Season

Former ABC drama Nashville has been picked up for a sixth season at its new U.S. network CMT, TVWise has learned. The show's sixth season - its second on CMT - will consist of 16 episodes. CMT originally picked up the show for a 22 episode fifth season in June 2016, after prolonged talks between the network, ABC Studios, Lionsgate Television and U.S. SVOD partner Hulu to resurrect the music industry drama following ABC's decision to axe it several week prior. Read More

Amazon Picks Up ‘The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’ With Two Season Order

Amazon has picked up The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, their drama pilot from Gilmore Girls creator Amy Sherman-Palladino, to series with a two-season order, TVWise has learned. This marks the largest series commitment that the streaming service has handed out since entering the originals space with Alpha House in 2013. Read More

CBS Renews ‘Criminal Minds’ For Season 13

The team at the FBI's Behavioral Analysis Unit will be profiling cases for at least another year. Sky Living import Criminal Minds has been picked up by U.S. broadcaster CBS for a thirteenth season, TVWise has learned. Read More

Wealth Of LGBT Scripted Shows, Dearth Of UK Pick Ups

With a recent trend to more diverse scripted shows, a number of LGBT-centric shows have recently been commissioned. But despite these varied stories, offering a complex view of LGBT life, not a single one of these shows have secured a UK deal. So just why have these scripted dramas and comedies, which prominently feature LGBT characters, failed to cross the Atlantic? Read More