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Broadcast TV Buzz: ‘Castle’ Set To Be Renewed, CBS Eyes Shortened Final Season For ‘CSI’ & More

By Patrick Munn | May 2, 2015 - 7:20 pm | 21 Comments

TVWise’s presents our final Broadcast TV Buzz column, which lists, by network, the latest industry intel (buzz if you will) on which shows will be back next year and which shows we will be saying goodbye to. 'Castle' will be returning for an eight season with Stana Katic and Nathan Fillion on-board; CBS is set to renew 'CSI: Crime Scene Investigation' for a shortened sixteenth and final season; while ABC is set to cancel Marvel's Agent Carter in favour of the proposed SHIELD spin-off.

NBC Picks Up ‘Chicago Med’, ‘Blindspot’ & ‘Heartbreaker’ To Series

By Patrick Munn | May 1, 2015 - 10:06 pm | 3 Comments

NBC is kicking things off a little early this year by handing out the first three series orders ahead of the Upfronts in a little over a week. The three projects to get the nod at the peacock are: Blind Spot from Arrow & The Flash executive producer Greg Berlanti; medical drama Heartbreaker; and Chicago Med, the latest entry in Dick Wolf's Chicago franchise, which already includes Chicago Fire and Chicago PD

Broadcast TV Buzz: ‘The Messengers’ Facing Cancellation, ‘Castle’ & ‘The Good Wife’ Inch Closer To Renewal & More

By Patrick Munn | April 22, 2015 - 5:03 pm | 11 Comments

TVWise’s presents our penultimate Broadcast TV Buzz column, which lists, by network, the latest industry intel (buzz if you will) on which shows will be back next year and which shows we will be saying goodbye to. An eighth season for 'Castle' is all but guaranteed, with or without Stana Katic; The CW's 'The Messengers' is facing cancellation squarely in the eye; and CBS is set to pick up a seventh and final season of 'The Good Wife'.

NBC Reverses Course, Plots Return To ‘Emerald City’ With David Schulner

By Patrick Munn | April 15, 2015 - 7:47 pm | No Comments

Close to a year after they initially cancelled the project, NBC has once again picked up Wizard Of Oz themed drama Emerald City with a ten episode straight-to-series order. David Schulner replaces original scribe Josh Friedman as executive producer & showrunner and will pen the scripts alongside Matt Arnold.

Broadcast TV Buzz: ‘The Following’ & ‘Stalker’ To Be Cancelled, ‘Castle’ Renewal May Come Down To The Wire & More

By Patrick Munn | April 4, 2015 - 5:29 pm | 31 Comments

TVWise’s presents our latest Broadcast TV Buzz column, which lists, by network, the latest industry intel (buzz if you will) on which shows will be back next year and which shows we will be saying goodbye to. A decision on the future of Castle may come down to the wire, while the odds of a renewal for both Stalker and The Following appear slim.

NBC Debuts Poster For David Duchovny Fronted Drama ‘Aquarius’

By Patrick Munn | April 3, 2015 - 8:12 pm | No Comments

NBC has released the poster and for their upcoming David Duchovny fronted drama Aquarius.

Dann Florek Plots ‘Law & Order: Special Victims Unit’ Return

By Patrick Munn | April 1, 2015 - 8:51 pm | 2 Comments

A fan favourite is (temporarily) returning to Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. Dann Florek, who played Don Cragen across fifteen seasons of SVU (not to mention three seasons of the original Law & Order), is reportedly returning to the veteran procedural to reprise his role in an upcoming episode of the show's sixteenth season.

Masi Oka To Reprise ‘Heroes’ Role In NBC’s Limited Series Follow Up ‘Heroes Reborn’

By Patrick Munn | March 27, 2015 - 9:50 pm | 6 Comments

NBC is bringing back another original cast member of Heroes for their 13 episode limited series follow up Heroes Reborn. Masi Oka, who played Hiro Nakamura on the original NBC series, is set to reprise the his role in a handful of episodes of Heroes: Reborn in what NBC has characterised as a guest-starring arc. He is the second original cast member that NBC is bringing back for the limited series. Jack Coleman was previously announced to be reprising his role as Noah Bennett.