EXCLUSIVE: ITV2 is letting go of two high-profile U.S. acquisitions. The youth-skewing digi-net has opted not to renew their licensing agreements for the Allison Janney/Anna Farris comedy series Mom and the Elyes Gabel fronted drama Scorpion, TVWise can reveal. 
CBS on Thursday handed out renewals to some thirteen of their scripted series, eleven of which currently have UK homes. Those eleven series to get the nod for the 2017-2018 broadcast season are: Madam Secretary (Sky Living), NCIS: Los Angeles (Sky1), Kevin Can Wait (E4), Blue Bloods (Sky Atlantic), NCIS: New Orleans (Channel 5), Bull (FOX UK), Mom (ITV2), Life In Pieces (Amazon Prime Video UK), MacGyver (Sky1), Hawaii Five-0 (Sky1) and Scorpion (ITV2). 
The third season of CBS' drama series Scorpion will receive its UK premiere on ITV2 on Saturday October 22nd at 8:50pm, it has been announced. 
The second season of CBS' drama series Scorpion will receive its UK premiere on ITV2 on Thursday November 12th at 9pm, it has been announced. 
At the network's executive panel at the Television Critics Association Winter Press Tour, CBS' Chairman of Entertainment Nina Tassler announced that they had renewed rookie dramas NCIS: New Orleans, Madam Secretary and Scorpion for second seasons. 