Will & Grace is returning to the UK. Channel 5 has secured the exclusive UK rights to the revival series after striking a deal with international distributor NBCUniversal International Distribution. The sixteen episode revival, also known as the ninth season of Will & Grace, will premiere on Channel 5 on Friday January 5th at 10pm. 
EXCLUSIVE: Sky Living has agreed a deal with NBCUniversal International Distribution to acquire NBC's newest Law & Order series True Crime. 
Ted Danson and Kristen Bell's NBC comedy series is coming to the UK. Out of a wider global deal on the part of the streaming service, Netflix UK has secured exclusive rights to The Good Place from international distributor NBCUniversal International Distribution. 
Here's some acquisitions news that broke while I was off over the past week or so. UKTV's Dave channel has dropped their prime U.S. acquisition Suits after six seasons, leaving the series without a UK broadcaster. 
EXCLUSIVE: Bravo's flagship scripted drama series Girlfriends Guide To Divorce has lost its UK broadcaster. I'm hearing that Lifetime UK, who originally acquired GG2D in 2015 as part of a wide-ranging deal with NBCUniversal International Distribution that also gave them rights to NBC mini The Slap, has dropped the series. 
Close to six years after the show was cancelled by NBC, Channel 5 has struck a deal with NBCUniversal International Distribution to acquire the short-lived Los Angeles set Law & Order spin-off Law & Order: LA for their digi-net 5USA, TVWise has learned. 
