By all measures, Ziffren Brittenham senior partner Clifford Gilbert-Lurie has had a storied run as an entertainment attorney. Over the course of his four-decade-plus career, he has made big deals for a long list of loyal clients that have generated pages upon pages of headlines in the show business trades. For those professional accomplishments, along with his philanthropic efforts, he’s being honored with Variety’s Power of Law Award at a breakfast April 18 at the Four Seasons Hotel in Beverly Hills.
But if one had to point to a single metric that sums up how much he is valued, it would be a British luxury car topped by a large red bow.
More specifically, a Bentley, gifted to him by producer Dick Wolf.
Sandra Bullock vividly remembers the night. The year was 2004. She had come to Gilbert-Lurie’s 50th birthday party armed with what she thought was the perfect gift,...
But if one had to point to a single metric that sums up how much he is valued, it would be a British luxury car topped by a large red bow.
More specifically, a Bentley, gifted to him by producer Dick Wolf.
Sandra Bullock vividly remembers the night. The year was 2004. She had come to Gilbert-Lurie’s 50th birthday party armed with what she thought was the perfect gift,...
- 4/17/2024
- by Todd Longwell
- Variety Film + TV
Survivor host Jeff Probst is happy that CBS ordered the show to be more inclusive.
In 2020, CBS President and CEO George Cheeks mandated the 50% of Survivor be Bipoc. The show is one month away from filming Season 47, but Probst already has seen the impact.
“That will go down as one of the most positive and significant changes ever in Survivor,” Probst said during the Contenders TV panel Saturday. “More people are applying now than ever, and it’s going up every season in every single category — African-American, East Asian, Middle Eastern, South Pacific Islander, Latino/Hispanic, Asian. it’s the perfect illustration of what we say all the time, which is representation matters.”
Speaking with the new contestants, Probst observed that representation begat more representation. The numbers of applicants speak to growth.
“Now we have people applying to be on the show saying, ‘I never saw anybody who looked like me.
In 2020, CBS President and CEO George Cheeks mandated the 50% of Survivor be Bipoc. The show is one month away from filming Season 47, but Probst already has seen the impact.
“That will go down as one of the most positive and significant changes ever in Survivor,” Probst said during the Contenders TV panel Saturday. “More people are applying now than ever, and it’s going up every season in every single category — African-American, East Asian, Middle Eastern, South Pacific Islander, Latino/Hispanic, Asian. it’s the perfect illustration of what we say all the time, which is representation matters.”
Speaking with the new contestants, Probst observed that representation begat more representation. The numbers of applicants speak to growth.
“Now we have people applying to be on the show saying, ‘I never saw anybody who looked like me.
- 4/13/2024
- by Fred Topel
- Deadline Film + TV
Spoiler Alert! This story contains plot points from Friday’s episode of Fire Country on CBS.
Morena Baccarin made her debut as deputy sheriff Mickey on Fire Country — a role that could lead to a spinoff series if the TV (or CBS) Gods deem it worthy.
In the episode “Alert the Sheriff,” Mickey enters the scene in Edgewater via helicopter; she’s in pursuit of a money launderer who ends up dumping $50,000 in cash over the convicts while they while they’re working in the woods. Viewers quickly learn that Mickey is not only the step-sister of Sharon (Diane Farr), she also played an unfortunate role in putting Sharon’s son Bode (Max Thieriot) behind bars before he joined the Cal Fire firefighting program.
Mickey and Sharon have been estranged, but the women use the episode to heal old wounds. Sharon also leans on Mickey for support when she learns...
Morena Baccarin made her debut as deputy sheriff Mickey on Fire Country — a role that could lead to a spinoff series if the TV (or CBS) Gods deem it worthy.
In the episode “Alert the Sheriff,” Mickey enters the scene in Edgewater via helicopter; she’s in pursuit of a money launderer who ends up dumping $50,000 in cash over the convicts while they while they’re working in the woods. Viewers quickly learn that Mickey is not only the step-sister of Sharon (Diane Farr), she also played an unfortunate role in putting Sharon’s son Bode (Max Thieriot) behind bars before he joined the Cal Fire firefighting program.
Mickey and Sharon have been estranged, but the women use the episode to heal old wounds. Sharon also leans on Mickey for support when she learns...
- 4/13/2024
- by Lynette Rice
- Deadline Film + TV
CBS is locking in its FBI franchise for next season — and in the case of the flagship series, well beyond that.
The network has given FBI a three-season renewal, which will take the series through its ninth season in 2026-27. Spinoffs FBI: Most Wanted and FBI: International each received single-season pickups for 2024-25, which will mark the sixth season for Most Wanted and the fourth for International. All three dramas come from mega-producer Dick Wolf’s Wolf Entertainment and are produced by Universal Television, where Wolf is based, in association with CBS Studios.
“The all-fbi Tuesday is a powerful force to be reckoned with on our primetime schedule,” CBS Entertainment president Amy Reisenbach said in a statement. “Dick Wolf and the talent in front of and behind the camera on all three series continue to deliver top-notch storytelling, riveting action and intrigue that has captivated a dedicated fanbase steadily across multiple seasons.
The network has given FBI a three-season renewal, which will take the series through its ninth season in 2026-27. Spinoffs FBI: Most Wanted and FBI: International each received single-season pickups for 2024-25, which will mark the sixth season for Most Wanted and the fourth for International. All three dramas come from mega-producer Dick Wolf’s Wolf Entertainment and are produced by Universal Television, where Wolf is based, in association with CBS Studios.
“The all-fbi Tuesday is a powerful force to be reckoned with on our primetime schedule,” CBS Entertainment president Amy Reisenbach said in a statement. “Dick Wolf and the talent in front of and behind the camera on all three series continue to deliver top-notch storytelling, riveting action and intrigue that has captivated a dedicated fanbase steadily across multiple seasons.
- 4/9/2024
- by Rick Porter
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
After a years-long, arduous journey toward redemption, the Golden Globes has finally found a new long-term home. On Monday, March 25, The Golden Globe Awards announced that it has made a five-deal with CBS to broadcast the award show on the network, and stream it live on the affiliated streaming service Paramount+. Though CBS already aired the Globes this year, the new agreement does not go into effect until the January 2025 broadcast.
Though the awards show has had a rocky few years in wake of a 2021 LA Times investigation that revealed a lack of diversity among its membership, and shady conduct, the news that it has been picked up does not come as a total surprise. The recent 81st annual Golden Globe Awards on Sunday, January 7 drew 9.4 million viewers, up nearly 50 percent from the 2023 broadcast on NBC, the show’s longtime home. The 2024 Golden Globes telecast was also the third-largest...
Though the awards show has had a rocky few years in wake of a 2021 LA Times investigation that revealed a lack of diversity among its membership, and shady conduct, the news that it has been picked up does not come as a total surprise. The recent 81st annual Golden Globe Awards on Sunday, January 7 drew 9.4 million viewers, up nearly 50 percent from the 2023 broadcast on NBC, the show’s longtime home. The 2024 Golden Globes telecast was also the third-largest...
- 3/25/2024
- by Marcus Jones
- Indiewire
The Golden Globes will continue to air on CBS for the next five years thanks to a new deal between the network and Dick Clark Productions, TVLine has learned. The agreement, which was announced Monday, not only confirms the show’s home for the foreseeable future, but also includes its live-streaming on Paramount+. It all begins with the January 2025 broadcast.
“CBS’ collaboration with the Globes for this year’s broadcast was a big win for both of us and established strong momentum for awards shows in 2024,” President and CEO of CBS George Cheeks said in a statement. “The Globes is...
“CBS’ collaboration with the Globes for this year’s broadcast was a big win for both of us and established strong momentum for awards shows in 2024,” President and CEO of CBS George Cheeks said in a statement. “The Globes is...
- 3/25/2024
- by Nick Caruso
- TVLine.com
The Golden Globes is set to air on CBS for the next five years, it was announced today.
The deal, which begins with the 2025 edition of the ceremony, will see the film and TV awards show air on CBS and stream live on Paramount+.
“CBS’ collaboration with the Globes for this year’s broadcast was a big win for both of us and established strong momentum for awards shows in 2024,” CBS CEO George Cheeks said in a statement. “The Globes is a one-of a-kind live event that adds another marquee special and valuable promotional platform to CBS’ annual calendar. I’m excited to expand the partnership with [chairman and CEO of Penske Media and Dick Clark Productions] Jay [Penske] and the entire team to continue to drive the Globes forward.”
Globes president Helen Hoehne added, “Today marks a significant milestone for the Globes as we solidify our partnership with CBS and Paramount+ for the next five years. We...
The deal, which begins with the 2025 edition of the ceremony, will see the film and TV awards show air on CBS and stream live on Paramount+.
“CBS’ collaboration with the Globes for this year’s broadcast was a big win for both of us and established strong momentum for awards shows in 2024,” CBS CEO George Cheeks said in a statement. “The Globes is a one-of a-kind live event that adds another marquee special and valuable promotional platform to CBS’ annual calendar. I’m excited to expand the partnership with [chairman and CEO of Penske Media and Dick Clark Productions] Jay [Penske] and the entire team to continue to drive the Globes forward.”
Globes president Helen Hoehne added, “Today marks a significant milestone for the Globes as we solidify our partnership with CBS and Paramount+ for the next five years. We...
- 3/25/2024
- by Hilary Lewis and Mikey O'Connell
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The Golden Globes will air on CBS and livestream on Paramount+ for another five years, per a new deal that also puts the American Music Awards on the Eye Network. The agreement kicks off with the January 2025 telecast of the Globes.
January 2024 marked the Golden Globes’ first ceremony since being acquired by Dick Clark Productions. (Variety parent company Pmc owns Dick Clark Prods. in a joint venture with Eldridge.) Previously, the show was produced by Dick Clark through an agreement with the now-dissolved Hollywood Foreign Press Association, whose scandals caused NBC to drop the show in 2022 before airing it again in 2023.
The renewed agreement between the CBS and Dick Clark is unsurprising, as the Globes saw success on the network this year, reaching 9.4 million viewers on Jan. 8 — a 50% increase from NBC’s 2023 telecast — which grew to 10 million after one week of delayed viewing.
“CBS’ collaboration with the Globes for this...
January 2024 marked the Golden Globes’ first ceremony since being acquired by Dick Clark Productions. (Variety parent company Pmc owns Dick Clark Prods. in a joint venture with Eldridge.) Previously, the show was produced by Dick Clark through an agreement with the now-dissolved Hollywood Foreign Press Association, whose scandals caused NBC to drop the show in 2022 before airing it again in 2023.
The renewed agreement between the CBS and Dick Clark is unsurprising, as the Globes saw success on the network this year, reaching 9.4 million viewers on Jan. 8 — a 50% increase from NBC’s 2023 telecast — which grew to 10 million after one week of delayed viewing.
“CBS’ collaboration with the Globes for this...
- 3/25/2024
- by Selome Hailu
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Two months after the Golden Globes aired on CBS for the first time in more than four decades, the network has closed a new five-year deal to continue to broadcast the awards show and stream it live on Paramount+.
The new agreement, announced by George Cheeks, President and CEO of CBS, and Jay Penske, Chairman and CEO of Deadline parent Penske Media and Dick Clark Productions, kicks off with the January 2025 broadcast. The pact also includes the American Music Awards moving to CBS. Both awards shows are owned and produced by Dick Clark Productions.
The early, long-term renewal of the Golden Globes is in contrast to the one-year pact for the 2024 ceremony, which CBS closed less than two months before the January 7 show.
It recognizes the broadcast’s ratings success, with the 81st Golden Globes averaging 9.96 million viewers in Live+7, up nearly +50% from last year’s low on NBC...
The new agreement, announced by George Cheeks, President and CEO of CBS, and Jay Penske, Chairman and CEO of Deadline parent Penske Media and Dick Clark Productions, kicks off with the January 2025 broadcast. The pact also includes the American Music Awards moving to CBS. Both awards shows are owned and produced by Dick Clark Productions.
The early, long-term renewal of the Golden Globes is in contrast to the one-year pact for the 2024 ceremony, which CBS closed less than two months before the January 7 show.
It recognizes the broadcast’s ratings success, with the 81st Golden Globes averaging 9.96 million viewers in Live+7, up nearly +50% from last year’s low on NBC...
- 3/25/2024
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
CBS Executive Explains How Network Decides Which Shows Air on Linear TV and Which Head to Paramount+
Speaking with Vulture, CBS president George Cheeks gave fascinating insight into how his company decides which shows premiere where.
CBS took a big hit from the failure of Hollywood executives to strike a timely deal with writer and actor unions in 2023. Despite CBS being the No. 1-rated network for 15 years, ratings dropped by more than 30% for CBS last fall season as compared to the previous season’s and shows like “Ghosts” and “Young Sheldon” have just recently made their way back to airwaves with new episodes. In response to a lack of new scripted episodes due to the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes, CBS began airing titles like “Star Trek: Discovery” and “Yellowstone,” some of which were formerly streaming exclusives on Paramount+. CBS president and CEO George Cheeks recently sat down with Vulture to explain why his network doesn’t plan to line up a wide variety of streaming exclusives for...
CBS took a big hit from the failure of Hollywood executives to strike a timely deal with writer and actor unions in 2023. Despite CBS being the No. 1-rated network for 15 years, ratings dropped by more than 30% for CBS last fall season as compared to the previous season’s and shows like “Ghosts” and “Young Sheldon” have just recently made their way back to airwaves with new episodes. In response to a lack of new scripted episodes due to the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes, CBS began airing titles like “Star Trek: Discovery” and “Yellowstone,” some of which were formerly streaming exclusives on Paramount+. CBS president and CEO George Cheeks recently sat down with Vulture to explain why his network doesn’t plan to line up a wide variety of streaming exclusives for...
- 3/19/2024
- by David Satin
- The Streamable
More than a week since CBS shocked the entertainment industry with news that it is currently developing the first daytime drama series since the launch of “Passions” nearly 25 years ago, and the network’s first new soap opera since the launch of “The Bold and the Beautiful” in 1987, George Cheeks, president and CEO of CBS and chief content officer for news and sports at Paramount+, recently revealed how “The Gates” came to be and gave some insight on whether the show will be a 30-minute show or one-hour.
In a far-reaching interview with Vulture, Cheeks revealed that “The Gates” is real and that the show is being developed following conversations with Sheila Ducksworth, president of the CBS/NAACP Production Venture, which was established in 2020 to develop content for the CBS Television Network, as well as the ability to sell programming to third-party platforms across the media landscape with an emphasis...
In a far-reaching interview with Vulture, Cheeks revealed that “The Gates” is real and that the show is being developed following conversations with Sheila Ducksworth, president of the CBS/NAACP Production Venture, which was established in 2020 to develop content for the CBS Television Network, as well as the ability to sell programming to third-party platforms across the media landscape with an emphasis...
- 3/15/2024
- by Errol Lewis
- Soap Opera Network
CBS is in the works on a brand new soap opera series with a Black family as the focus.
The Gates was recently announced as a new series in development and now a CBS exec is spilling exciting details surrounding the show.
CBS CEO and president George Cheeks told Vulture that the new series is “super real” and not just an idea.
Keep reading to find out more…
“To give you a little bit of the backstory, when we hired Sheila Ducksworth to run the NAACP venture, she and I had multiple meetings talking about what different genres she was going to lean into, and we talked a lot about daytime,” Cheeks said. “One of the things that the data made very clear to both of us is that daytime soap operas over index with Black women, and yet when you look at soap operas, it’s usually sort of...
The Gates was recently announced as a new series in development and now a CBS exec is spilling exciting details surrounding the show.
CBS CEO and president George Cheeks told Vulture that the new series is “super real” and not just an idea.
Keep reading to find out more…
“To give you a little bit of the backstory, when we hired Sheila Ducksworth to run the NAACP venture, she and I had multiple meetings talking about what different genres she was going to lean into, and we talked a lot about daytime,” Cheeks said. “One of the things that the data made very clear to both of us is that daytime soap operas over index with Black women, and yet when you look at soap operas, it’s usually sort of...
- 3/15/2024
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
For the first time since at least 1999, a brand new daytime soap opera is closer to making its way to broadcast television. CBS Studios and NAACP Venture announced today they are developing a new daytime drama series for the CBS Television Network titled “The Gates,” with veteran writer Michele Val Jean set as writer and showrunner.
Val Jean, who exited “The Bold and the Beautiful” last month as a scriptwriter after writing more than 2,000 episodes of daytime dramas and winning multiple Daytime Emmy and WGA Awards, will also serve as an executive producer for “The Gates” alongside Sheila Ducksworth, Leon Russell, Derrick Johnson and Kimberly Doebereiner.
The potential series will follow the lives of a wealthy Black family in a posh, gated community. It will be produced by the CBS Studios/NAACP production venture in partnership with P&g Studios, a division of Procter & Gamble. P&g, in particular, might...
Val Jean, who exited “The Bold and the Beautiful” last month as a scriptwriter after writing more than 2,000 episodes of daytime dramas and winning multiple Daytime Emmy and WGA Awards, will also serve as an executive producer for “The Gates” alongside Sheila Ducksworth, Leon Russell, Derrick Johnson and Kimberly Doebereiner.
The potential series will follow the lives of a wealthy Black family in a posh, gated community. It will be produced by the CBS Studios/NAACP production venture in partnership with P&g Studios, a division of Procter & Gamble. P&g, in particular, might...
- 3/6/2024
- by Errol Lewis
- Soap Opera Network
CBS and the NAACP are developing a new daytime soap opera under their content partnership.
The series, currently titled “The Gates,” would air on the CBS Television Network with the CBS Studios NAACP production venture producing in partnership with P&g Studios, a division of Procter & Gamble.
The official description of “The Gates” states that it “follows the lives of a wealthy Black family in a posh, gated community.”
Michele Val Jean will serve as writer, showrunner, and executive producer. Val Jean has been a writer for “The Bold and the Beautiful” since 2012 and has also written for shows like “General Hospital” and “Santa Barbara.”
Sheila Ducksworth will also executive produce along with Leon Russell, Derrick Johnson and Kimberly Doebereiner
“’The Gates’ will be everything we love about daytime drama, from a new and fresh perspective,” said Sheila Ducksworth, president of the CBS Studios NAACP venture. “This series will salute...
The series, currently titled “The Gates,” would air on the CBS Television Network with the CBS Studios NAACP production venture producing in partnership with P&g Studios, a division of Procter & Gamble.
The official description of “The Gates” states that it “follows the lives of a wealthy Black family in a posh, gated community.”
Michele Val Jean will serve as writer, showrunner, and executive producer. Val Jean has been a writer for “The Bold and the Beautiful” since 2012 and has also written for shows like “General Hospital” and “Santa Barbara.”
Sheila Ducksworth will also executive produce along with Leon Russell, Derrick Johnson and Kimberly Doebereiner
“’The Gates’ will be everything we love about daytime drama, from a new and fresh perspective,” said Sheila Ducksworth, president of the CBS Studios NAACP venture. “This series will salute...
- 3/6/2024
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
In a move that could bode well for the future of daytime dramas, CBS Studios and the NAACP, in partnership with P&g Studios, is developing a new sudser for CBS that would follow the lives of a wealthy Black family in a posh, gated community.
Dubbed The Gates, the new daytime drama is from Michele Val Jean, who has written more than 2,000 episodes of daytime dramas and won multiple Daytime Emmys for her work on The Bold & The Beautiful and General Hospital. She will serve as writer and showrunner and will also executive producer alongside CBS Studios NAACP Venture President Sheila Ducksworth, along with Leon Russell, Derrick Johnson and Kimberly Doebereiner.
“The Gates will be everything we love about daytime drama, from a new and fresh perspective,” said Ducksworth. “This series will salute an audience that has been traditionally underserved, with the potential to be a groundbreaking moment for broadcast television.
Dubbed The Gates, the new daytime drama is from Michele Val Jean, who has written more than 2,000 episodes of daytime dramas and won multiple Daytime Emmys for her work on The Bold & The Beautiful and General Hospital. She will serve as writer and showrunner and will also executive producer alongside CBS Studios NAACP Venture President Sheila Ducksworth, along with Leon Russell, Derrick Johnson and Kimberly Doebereiner.
“The Gates will be everything we love about daytime drama, from a new and fresh perspective,” said Ducksworth. “This series will salute an audience that has been traditionally underserved, with the potential to be a groundbreaking moment for broadcast television.
- 3/6/2024
- by Lynette Rice
- Deadline Film + TV
CBS Studios and its parent Paramount have been sued for allegedly carrying diversity quotas that discriminate against straight white men in what may be the opening legal salvo against efforts to boost diversity and inclusion in Hollywood in the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision knocking down affirmative action.
Brian Beneker, a script coordinator for Seal Team, alleges in a lawsuit filed in California federal court Wednesday that he was repeatedly denied a staff writer job after the implementation of an “illegal policy of race and sex balancing” that promoted the hiring of “less qualified applicants who were members of more preferred groups,” namely those who identify as minorities, LGBTQ or women. He seeks at least $500,000, as well as a court order making him a full-time producer on the series and barring the further use of discriminatory hiring practices.
Beneker is represented by America First Legal Foundation, a conservative group founded by Stephen Miller,...
Brian Beneker, a script coordinator for Seal Team, alleges in a lawsuit filed in California federal court Wednesday that he was repeatedly denied a staff writer job after the implementation of an “illegal policy of race and sex balancing” that promoted the hiring of “less qualified applicants who were members of more preferred groups,” namely those who identify as minorities, LGBTQ or women. He seeks at least $500,000, as well as a court order making him a full-time producer on the series and barring the further use of discriminatory hiring practices.
Beneker is represented by America First Legal Foundation, a conservative group founded by Stephen Miller,...
- 3/4/2024
- by Winston Cho
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
We don’t talk much anymore about live+same day ratings, since it’s the earliest measurement of a long tail that now includes time-shifted, streaming and more viewership. But if we look at good ol’ fashioned linear live viewing for the week of February 12, CBS has quite the story to tell. Thanks to the halo effect of its Super Bowl Lviii coverage on Feb. 11, the Eye network’s “premiere week” landed the week’s top 16 most-watched shows.
According to CBS, this reps the first time a broadcast network has landed the top 16 slots in broadcast primetime since at least the advent of Nielsen’s People Meter measurement in 1987.
Due to the Hollywood strikes, the broadcast networks are only now getting their primetime scripted series back on the air. Last week, CBS launched the new season for 16 of its 19 primetime entertainment series — averaging 5.08 million viewers for the week, up 32% from...
According to CBS, this reps the first time a broadcast network has landed the top 16 slots in broadcast primetime since at least the advent of Nielsen’s People Meter measurement in 1987.
Due to the Hollywood strikes, the broadcast networks are only now getting their primetime scripted series back on the air. Last week, CBS launched the new season for 16 of its 19 primetime entertainment series — averaging 5.08 million viewers for the week, up 32% from...
- 2/22/2024
- by Michael Schneider
- Variety Film + TV
CBS had a good premiere week.
The network landed the top 16 shows of the week, the first time that any network has accomplished this feat since at least 1987, when Nielsen first introduced People-Meters.
With the strikes delaying its scripted premieres, CBS launched shows including Young Sheldon, FBI and NCIS last week and it recorded 32% more viewers than compared with the opening week in the 2022/23 season.
ABC’s American Idol and America’s Funniest Home Videos were the only two non-cbs shows in the top 20.
Per Nielsen, CBS averaged 5.08 million viewers compared to its September 2022 premiere week viewership of 3.85 million viewers. It was also the number one network every night it aired scripted originals (Wednesday had The Price is Right), and had the number one show for six nights (it lost Saturday).
Young Sheldon topped the pile with 7.99M viewers, followed by FBI with 7.7M. 60 Minutes got 7.43M, NCIS took 7.3M, Ghosts scared 7.05M,...
The network landed the top 16 shows of the week, the first time that any network has accomplished this feat since at least 1987, when Nielsen first introduced People-Meters.
With the strikes delaying its scripted premieres, CBS launched shows including Young Sheldon, FBI and NCIS last week and it recorded 32% more viewers than compared with the opening week in the 2022/23 season.
ABC’s American Idol and America’s Funniest Home Videos were the only two non-cbs shows in the top 20.
Per Nielsen, CBS averaged 5.08 million viewers compared to its September 2022 premiere week viewership of 3.85 million viewers. It was also the number one network every night it aired scripted originals (Wednesday had The Price is Right), and had the number one show for six nights (it lost Saturday).
Young Sheldon topped the pile with 7.99M viewers, followed by FBI with 7.7M. 60 Minutes got 7.43M, NCIS took 7.3M, Ghosts scared 7.05M,...
- 2/21/2024
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Sarah Rose has been upped to president of Channel 5, the Paramount-owned broadcaster confirmed today.
In the role Rose will also be U.K. regional lead, overseeing both Channel 5 and its streamer platform My5 as well as the company’s local pay TV brands.
The news follows last week’s announcement that Maria Kyriacou was stepping down as Paramount Global president after four years.
Rose joined Paramount in 2020 from rival U.K. network Channel 4, where she was chief consumer and strategy officer. At Channel 4 she oversaw the channel’s move into free streaming while at Channel 5 she helped launch the company’s Canadian streaming services. During her twenty-year television career she has worked across all three of the U.K.’s largest commercial PSBs.
Chief content officer Ben Frow will remain in his role, reporting to Rose and George Cheeks while EVP and head of international advertising sales...
In the role Rose will also be U.K. regional lead, overseeing both Channel 5 and its streamer platform My5 as well as the company’s local pay TV brands.
The news follows last week’s announcement that Maria Kyriacou was stepping down as Paramount Global president after four years.
Rose joined Paramount in 2020 from rival U.K. network Channel 4, where she was chief consumer and strategy officer. At Channel 4 she oversaw the channel’s move into free streaming while at Channel 5 she helped launch the company’s Canadian streaming services. During her twenty-year television career she has worked across all three of the U.K.’s largest commercial PSBs.
Chief content officer Ben Frow will remain in his role, reporting to Rose and George Cheeks while EVP and head of international advertising sales...
- 2/6/2024
- by K.J. Yossman
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Paramount+ has yanked a raft of international originals from its service along with several big-ticket acquired series.
Numerous English-language originals disappeared overnight last week, as the U.S. conglom’s strategy shift towards more Hollywood-style content and lower costs played out in real time. Other series that had been tipped for second seasons will not return.
Subscribers were left perplexed as shows vanished, and voiced bewilderment and frustration on X and elsewhere online. The removed shows have been taken off the streaming service in all territories.
Samantha Morton-starrer The Burning Girls and One Night, the Australia-set drama with Doctor Who star Jodie Whittaker, have disappeared from the streamer. Likewise, Eleventh Hour Films-produced The Killing Kind, based on the book of the same name, and thriller The Serial Killer’s Wife, have been pulled.
The Doll Factory, the adaptation of the bestselling novel from Marcella producer Buccaneer, has also come down.
Numerous English-language originals disappeared overnight last week, as the U.S. conglom’s strategy shift towards more Hollywood-style content and lower costs played out in real time. Other series that had been tipped for second seasons will not return.
Subscribers were left perplexed as shows vanished, and voiced bewilderment and frustration on X and elsewhere online. The removed shows have been taken off the streaming service in all territories.
Samantha Morton-starrer The Burning Girls and One Night, the Australia-set drama with Doctor Who star Jodie Whittaker, have disappeared from the streamer. Likewise, Eleventh Hour Films-produced The Killing Kind, based on the book of the same name, and thriller The Serial Killer’s Wife, have been pulled.
The Doll Factory, the adaptation of the bestselling novel from Marcella producer Buccaneer, has also come down.
- 2/5/2024
- by Stewart Clarke
- Deadline Film + TV
It’s late January, time when the broadcast networks typically kick off pilot season with their first pilot orders targeting the upcoming fall. Not CBS, which will not be picking pilots in the traditional window; instead the network has five scripted series already on tap for next season and a potential Fire Country spinoff in the works.
There has been nothing typical about the past couple of years between the pandemic and the double Hollywood strike, which disrupted the TV development cycle. Still, while networks like ABC and Fox had signaled a move toward year-round development before the pandemic, CBS had stuck closely to tradition, so many thought the network would eventually revert to its old ways.
That didn’t happen. In a major leadership change at CBS, Amy Reisenbach, the network’s head of current programming of 5.5 years, was named Entertainment President in November 2022. Just a couple of months later,...
There has been nothing typical about the past couple of years between the pandemic and the double Hollywood strike, which disrupted the TV development cycle. Still, while networks like ABC and Fox had signaled a move toward year-round development before the pandemic, CBS had stuck closely to tradition, so many thought the network would eventually revert to its old ways.
That didn’t happen. In a major leadership change at CBS, Amy Reisenbach, the network’s head of current programming of 5.5 years, was named Entertainment President in November 2022. Just a couple of months later,...
- 1/31/2024
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Maria Kyriacou, Paramount Global’s President, Broadcast & Studios, International Markets, is exiting the U.S. studio after four years, as it prepares to slim down its international originals offerings.
Paramount international boss Pam Kaufman and CBS CEO George Cheeks have emailed staff in the past few minutes announcing the news, stressing that international content strategy is now “focusing more heavily on our Hollywood franchises, films and series, which have mass global appeal,” coming after head honcho Bob Bakish detailed strategy yesterday.
Kyriacou will not be replaced externally. CBS Studios President David Stapf will take on her Paramount Television International Studios (Ptis) remit, and local leaders will continue overseeing international free-to-air networks.
Kyriacou’s last day is today, but she will continue working with the team until March. She joined from ITV Studios in 2019 to oversee the UK, Australia, Canada and Israel and most recently has been leading Ptis along with Channel 5,...
Paramount international boss Pam Kaufman and CBS CEO George Cheeks have emailed staff in the past few minutes announcing the news, stressing that international content strategy is now “focusing more heavily on our Hollywood franchises, films and series, which have mass global appeal,” coming after head honcho Bob Bakish detailed strategy yesterday.
Kyriacou will not be replaced externally. CBS Studios President David Stapf will take on her Paramount Television International Studios (Ptis) remit, and local leaders will continue overseeing international free-to-air networks.
Kyriacou’s last day is today, but she will continue working with the team until March. She joined from ITV Studios in 2019 to oversee the UK, Australia, Canada and Israel and most recently has been leading Ptis along with Channel 5,...
- 1/26/2024
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
The CBS drama Fire Country is turning up the heat with plans for a spinoff starring Morena Baccarin. Reports say Baccarin plays a sheriff in a Season 2 episode with the option to become a series regular in the simmering spinoff series. Deadline was the first to report the news, saying CBS Studios would produce the potential spinoff.
Baccarin’s sheriff character is named Mickey. She’s been a sheriff’s deputy for fifteen years and spent much of her tenure studying the landscape and populace of Edgewater. With a tremendous amount of hometown pride flowing like fire through her veins, Mickey does whatever it takes to keep the citizens of Edgewater free from harm.
Deadline says negotiations for the series began before the holiday rush, with Baccarin as the top runner to lead the proposed spinoff. The upcoming episode introducing Mickey acts as a backdoor pilot for the character, with...
Baccarin’s sheriff character is named Mickey. She’s been a sheriff’s deputy for fifteen years and spent much of her tenure studying the landscape and populace of Edgewater. With a tremendous amount of hometown pride flowing like fire through her veins, Mickey does whatever it takes to keep the citizens of Edgewater free from harm.
Deadline says negotiations for the series began before the holiday rush, with Baccarin as the top runner to lead the proposed spinoff. The upcoming episode introducing Mickey acts as a backdoor pilot for the character, with...
- 1/23/2024
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
If you’ve been wondering about that potential Fire Country spinoff, we’ve got a little something to pique your interest.
If there was any doubt that CBS hoped to turn Fire Country into the next franchise, a la NCIS or FBI, this casting decision shows they’re hoping to do just that.
Deadline reported today that the spinoff has found its lead.
Morena Baccarin has landed the role of a sheriff, poised to headline a series if the character takes off during Fire Country Season 2.
Earlier reports suggested that this role could play a larger part on the second season and, if popular, spin off to a series of its own.
However, this news suggests that the role might be for one upcoming episode of the series rather than a recurring role that would allow viewers to get to know her a bit before spinning off the canvas.
Fire Country...
If there was any doubt that CBS hoped to turn Fire Country into the next franchise, a la NCIS or FBI, this casting decision shows they’re hoping to do just that.
Deadline reported today that the spinoff has found its lead.
Morena Baccarin has landed the role of a sheriff, poised to headline a series if the character takes off during Fire Country Season 2.
Earlier reports suggested that this role could play a larger part on the second season and, if popular, spin off to a series of its own.
However, this news suggests that the role might be for one upcoming episode of the series rather than a recurring role that would allow viewers to get to know her a bit before spinning off the canvas.
Fire Country...
- 1/23/2024
- by Carissa Pavlica
- TVfanatic
Exclusive: Morena Baccarin (Deadpool franchise) is set to appear in an upcoming episode of CBS’ Fire Country, playing a sheriff character that could lead her own series. Baccarin will guest star in the Season 2 episode with an option to become a series regular in a potential spinoff series, Deadline has learned. Like the mothership series, the proposed offshoot would be produced by CBS Studios.
Fire Country stars Max Thieriot as a young convict seeking redemption and a shortened prison sentence by joining a prison release firefighting program in his rural Northern California hometown of Edgewater.
In the planted spinoff episode, which will air later in the season, Baccarin will play Mickey, a Sheriff’s Deputy for fifteen years who knows every corner of Edgewater … and every one of its inhabitants. This is her town and she’s fiercely protective of it.
Baccarin emerged as a top choice for the role...
Fire Country stars Max Thieriot as a young convict seeking redemption and a shortened prison sentence by joining a prison release firefighting program in his rural Northern California hometown of Edgewater.
In the planted spinoff episode, which will air later in the season, Baccarin will play Mickey, a Sheriff’s Deputy for fifteen years who knows every corner of Edgewater … and every one of its inhabitants. This is her town and she’s fiercely protective of it.
Baccarin emerged as a top choice for the role...
- 1/23/2024
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Television’s biggest night took place in West Hollywood, CA on Saturday, January 13th when Emmy Awards nominees and presenters, along with some of the most powerful entertainment industry influencers, joined together for MPTF's 17th annual “Evening Before” benefit.
Stars Attend MPTF's 17th annual "Evening Before" benefit
Credit/Copyright: Getty Images for MPTF
Co-Chaired by Quinta Brunson and Bob Odenkirk, the annual event raised over $2.5 million.
“I’m excited to celebrate with MPTF. We’ve had quite a year, and this organization and its fundraiser has helped many weather the storm, " said co-chair Quinta Brunson.
Co-chair Bob Odenkirk added, “I’m thrilled to be a co-chair of MPTF’s The Evening Before benefit with Quinta. MPTF really stepped up during a very challenging year to support the entertainment community, and I’m proud to be a part of a fundraiser that will help to sustain that vital support.”
Funds raised...
Stars Attend MPTF's 17th annual "Evening Before" benefit
Credit/Copyright: Getty Images for MPTF
Co-Chaired by Quinta Brunson and Bob Odenkirk, the annual event raised over $2.5 million.
“I’m excited to celebrate with MPTF. We’ve had quite a year, and this organization and its fundraiser has helped many weather the storm, " said co-chair Quinta Brunson.
Co-chair Bob Odenkirk added, “I’m thrilled to be a co-chair of MPTF’s The Evening Before benefit with Quinta. MPTF really stepped up during a very challenging year to support the entertainment community, and I’m proud to be a part of a fundraiser that will help to sustain that vital support.”
Funds raised...
- 1/17/2024
- Look to the Stars
Jack Sussman is exiting CBS after more than 25 years. The exec, who first joined CBS in 1998 as head of CBS Specials, has served as executive vice president of specials, music and live events at CBS Entertainment since March 2006, adding responsibility for all alternative programming in 2020. He won’t be straying too far from the Eye network, however: Moving forward, Sussman will segue into a role as an EP for The Tony Awards and The Kennedy Center Honors starting in 2024.
Sussman will depart following the upcoming Grammy Awards.
“I’m ready,” Sussman said in a memo to staffers. “For two important reasons. First, I’m returning to my roots. I get to close out my career how I started in this business – producing. Working with talented artists and other creative producers has always been the best part of the job and now I will get to do that full time… I...
Sussman will depart following the upcoming Grammy Awards.
“I’m ready,” Sussman said in a memo to staffers. “For two important reasons. First, I’m returning to my roots. I get to close out my career how I started in this business – producing. Working with talented artists and other creative producers has always been the best part of the job and now I will get to do that full time… I...
- 1/10/2024
- by Michael Schneider
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Jack Sussman is leaving CBS after 25 years.
Sussman, EVP, Specials, Music, Live Events and Alternative Programming, CBS Entertainment, is stepping down but will remain in business with the network as an exec producer of both The Tony Awards and The Kennedy Center Honors.
He informed colleagues of his departure moments ago in an internal memo (which you can read below). George Cheeks, President and CEO, CBS and Chief Content Officer, News and Sports, Paramount+, called Sussman a “legendary” exec in his note to staff (which you can also see below).
Sussman has overseen CBS specials since 1998, when he joined the company as VP from Lat Am movie channel Cinecanal. He was promoted to SVP, Specials in 2000.
He was subsequently promoted to EVP, Specials, Music and Live Events in 2006 before adding responsibility for alternative programming in 2020 as part of a restructure following the departure of Sharon Vuong. He reported to Amy Reisenbach,...
Sussman, EVP, Specials, Music, Live Events and Alternative Programming, CBS Entertainment, is stepping down but will remain in business with the network as an exec producer of both The Tony Awards and The Kennedy Center Honors.
He informed colleagues of his departure moments ago in an internal memo (which you can read below). George Cheeks, President and CEO, CBS and Chief Content Officer, News and Sports, Paramount+, called Sussman a “legendary” exec in his note to staff (which you can also see below).
Sussman has overseen CBS specials since 1998, when he joined the company as VP from Lat Am movie channel Cinecanal. He was promoted to SVP, Specials in 2000.
He was subsequently promoted to EVP, Specials, Music and Live Events in 2006 before adding responsibility for alternative programming in 2020 as part of a restructure following the departure of Sharon Vuong. He reported to Amy Reisenbach,...
- 1/10/2024
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
CBS kicks off a new era in late-night on Tuesday, January 16, when it launches “After Midnight” at 12:37 a.m. hosted by comic Taylor Tomlinson.
The series, which will rely on a rotating series of panelists to discuss the latest trends and memes in the digi-sphere, will follow an original hour of CBS’ “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.”
“After Midnight,” based on the premise of “@midnight,” a program that ran on Comedy Central between 2013 and 2017,” breaks late-night tradition at CBS, which has long depended on a more typical program after 12:30 a.m. But network executives, realizing that the business of wee-hours TV is in flux, canceled “The Late Late Show” that has run for decades in that slot, hosted by people such as Tom Snyder, Craig Kilborn, Craig Ferguson and James Corden. “After Midnight” is said to cost significantly less to produce — a boon in an era when...
The series, which will rely on a rotating series of panelists to discuss the latest trends and memes in the digi-sphere, will follow an original hour of CBS’ “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.”
“After Midnight,” based on the premise of “@midnight,” a program that ran on Comedy Central between 2013 and 2017,” breaks late-night tradition at CBS, which has long depended on a more typical program after 12:30 a.m. But network executives, realizing that the business of wee-hours TV is in flux, canceled “The Late Late Show” that has run for decades in that slot, hosted by people such as Tom Snyder, Craig Kilborn, Craig Ferguson and James Corden. “After Midnight” is said to cost significantly less to produce — a boon in an era when...
- 1/4/2024
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
After 45 seasons, Survivor is anything but a castaway for CBS.
The latest season concludes Wednesday night, and the broadcaster is breathing a sigh of relief knowing that its new 90-minute episode strategy for both Survivor and The Amazing Race paid off. CBS’ Wednesday primetime audience is up 19% year-over-year.
For the first time since 2014, CBS is topping Wednesdays, thanks in part to the 25-54 demo that remains committed to its reality competition programming.
Based on Nielsen’s most current data, Survivor is averaging 6.59M viewers and 1.6 rating among adults 25-54 per Season 45 episode. That marks a 4% audience increase year-over-year.
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As Nielsen records declining levels of persons using television, CBS is calling this a win. And it is. While under 7M viewers may have seemed fairly...
The latest season concludes Wednesday night, and the broadcaster is breathing a sigh of relief knowing that its new 90-minute episode strategy for both Survivor and The Amazing Race paid off. CBS’ Wednesday primetime audience is up 19% year-over-year.
For the first time since 2014, CBS is topping Wednesdays, thanks in part to the 25-54 demo that remains committed to its reality competition programming.
Based on Nielsen’s most current data, Survivor is averaging 6.59M viewers and 1.6 rating among adults 25-54 per Season 45 episode. That marks a 4% audience increase year-over-year.
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As Nielsen records declining levels of persons using television, CBS is calling this a win. And it is. While under 7M viewers may have seemed fairly...
- 12/20/2023
- by Katie Campione
- Deadline Film + TV
Fire Country might be expanding into its own universe over at CBS.
The hit series premiered in 2022 and was renewed for a second season, which is scheduled to premiere in February 2024. When it arrives, reports suggest it will introduce a new character who might start a new spinoff series.
Keep reading to find out more…
Deadline reported that the show is currently casting a woman who will play a sheriff on the show.
The outlet noted that there are no guarantees about how the character’s story will evolve. While sources implied a spinoff series was being considered, she might simply become a series regular on the original show.
George Cheeks, president and CEO of CBS, has previously alluded to the desire to turn Fire Country into its own “franchise,” implying that there have been conversations about expanding.
We’ll keep you updated as we learn more.
In the meantime,...
The hit series premiered in 2022 and was renewed for a second season, which is scheduled to premiere in February 2024. When it arrives, reports suggest it will introduce a new character who might start a new spinoff series.
Keep reading to find out more…
Deadline reported that the show is currently casting a woman who will play a sheriff on the show.
The outlet noted that there are no guarantees about how the character’s story will evolve. While sources implied a spinoff series was being considered, she might simply become a series regular on the original show.
George Cheeks, president and CEO of CBS, has previously alluded to the desire to turn Fire Country into its own “franchise,” implying that there have been conversations about expanding.
We’ll keep you updated as we learn more.
In the meantime,...
- 12/17/2023
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
Things are heating up on the Fire Country spinoff front.
Six months after CBS president and CEO George Cheeks first teased multiple offshoots of the 2022-23 TV season’s breakout freshman hit, sources tell TVLine that CBS/CBS Studios is in the process of casting a female sheriff character, who will first appear in a Season 2 Fire Country episode.
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Six months after CBS president and CEO George Cheeks first teased multiple offshoots of the 2022-23 TV season’s breakout freshman hit, sources tell TVLine that CBS/CBS Studios is in the process of casting a female sheriff character, who will first appear in a Season 2 Fire Country episode.
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- 12/15/2023
- by Matt Webb Mitovich
- TVLine.com
CBS is looking to turn another successful drama into a franchise. The network will introduce a new character in an episode from Fire Country‘s upcoming second season that could anchor her own series, sources tell Deadline.
Casting is currently underway for the role, a female sheriff, which is an episodic guest star with an option to become a series regular.
Sources caution that this is not a formal backdoor pilot order, and CBS could go different routes with the new character if the episode is well received, spinning off the character into her own series or adding the actress to the cast of the Fire Country mothership.
CBS’ decision to explore a Fire Country spinoff is not surprising, given the fact that the CBS Studios-produced drama starring Max Thieriot ranked as the most watched new broadcast series last season, averaging 8 million viewers per episode, 10 million in live+35 multi-platform viewing.
Casting is currently underway for the role, a female sheriff, which is an episodic guest star with an option to become a series regular.
Sources caution that this is not a formal backdoor pilot order, and CBS could go different routes with the new character if the episode is well received, spinning off the character into her own series or adding the actress to the cast of the Fire Country mothership.
CBS’ decision to explore a Fire Country spinoff is not surprising, given the fact that the CBS Studios-produced drama starring Max Thieriot ranked as the most watched new broadcast series last season, averaging 8 million viewers per episode, 10 million in live+35 multi-platform viewing.
- 12/15/2023
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Show set for January 7, 2024.
CBS has been unveiled as the broadcast partner for the 81st Golden Globe Awards on January 7, 2024.
The ceremony will also stream live on Paramount+.
Friday’s announcement ends a long search after regular broadcaster NBC decided not to renew a one-year deal covering the January 2023 ceremony.
NBC had been the broadcast partner since 1996 and reviewed its commitment after a 2021 Los Angeles Times expose uncovered financial and ethical impropriety and a lack of diversity at voting body the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA).
The ceremony was cancelled in 2022 and HFPA began a charm offensive and reconstituted its membership and governing rules.
CBS has been unveiled as the broadcast partner for the 81st Golden Globe Awards on January 7, 2024.
The ceremony will also stream live on Paramount+.
Friday’s announcement ends a long search after regular broadcaster NBC decided not to renew a one-year deal covering the January 2023 ceremony.
NBC had been the broadcast partner since 1996 and reviewed its commitment after a 2021 Los Angeles Times expose uncovered financial and ethical impropriety and a lack of diversity at voting body the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA).
The ceremony was cancelled in 2022 and HFPA began a charm offensive and reconstituted its membership and governing rules.
- 11/18/2023
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Culminating a search of many months, the Golden Globe Awards have landed a broadcast home for 2024 – at CBS. The 81st edition on January 7, 2024 will air live on CBS, stream on Paramount+ (both live and on-demand) and be available on the CBS app. It will be broadcast live from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. Et/5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Pt and be rebroadcast to the Pacific Time Zone immediately following the conclusion of the live show, a choice slot following an NFL football Sunday doubleheader.
The new CBS partnership returns the telecast to the network that aired it in 1981 and ’82, before the Globes became an annual event on NBC.
“Live entertainment and sports have been, and will always be, a hallmark of CBS, and the Globes adds an exciting new dimension to our first quarter schedule this year, said George Cheeks, President and CEO of CBS. “The January timing also...
The new CBS partnership returns the telecast to the network that aired it in 1981 and ’82, before the Globes became an annual event on NBC.
“Live entertainment and sports have been, and will always be, a hallmark of CBS, and the Globes adds an exciting new dimension to our first quarter schedule this year, said George Cheeks, President and CEO of CBS. “The January timing also...
- 11/17/2023
- by Ray Richmond
- Gold Derby
The 81st Golden Globe Awards are coming to CBS. The 2024 awards show will air live on Sunday, January 7, 2024 on CBS, stream on Paramount+ (live for Paramount+ with Showtime subscribers), and be available on the CBS app as part of a new deal between the network and the Golden Globes. The three-hour show will follow an NFL on CBS Sunday doubleheader, so (possibly tentatively) scheduled for 8/7c. (Stations in the Pacific time zone that air the event live will also rebroadcast the entire telecast in primetime immediately following the live presentation). The ceremony will also be available on-demand on Paramount+. “Live entertainment and sports have been, and will always be, a hallmark of CBS, and the Globes adds an exciting new dimension to our first quarter schedule this year,” said George Cheeks, president and chief executive officer of CBS, in a statement. “The January timing also provides the added benefit of...
- 11/17/2023
- TV Insider
The Golden Globes have a new home. The 81st annual ceremony will air Sunday, January 7 on CBS at 8/7c, following an NFL doubleheader, TVLine has learned. The three-hour event will also stream live on Paramount+ (if live TV is part of your subscription plan), where it will then be available to watch on demand.
“Live entertainment and sports have been, and will always be, a hallmark of CBS, and the Globes adds an exciting new dimension to our first quarter schedule this year,” CBS president George Cheeks says in a statement. “The January timing also provides the added benefit of...
“Live entertainment and sports have been, and will always be, a hallmark of CBS, and the Globes adds an exciting new dimension to our first quarter schedule this year,” CBS president George Cheeks says in a statement. “The January timing also provides the added benefit of...
- 11/17/2023
- by Andy Swift
- TVLine.com
The Golden Globe Awards have found a TV home for 2024 at CBS.
The 81st edition of the awards show will air Jan. 7 on the broadcast network immediately after an NFL on CBS doubleheader. The show will also stream on Paramount+ and be available on the CBS app as part of a new deal between CBS and the Golden Globes.
“We’re so proud to bring the Golden Globes to CBS to celebrate 81 years of awards show history,” said Jay Penske, CEO, chairman and founder of Penske Media and owner of Dick Clark Productions. “CBS has demonstrated an impressive 30-year commitment to the Grammys and been instrumental to their long-term success. In CBS, we found an ideal partner who understands the value of live entertainment programming and whose multiplatform distribution model is reflective of how global audiences choose to consume content today.”
The three-hour show will air live from 8 to 11 p.
The 81st edition of the awards show will air Jan. 7 on the broadcast network immediately after an NFL on CBS doubleheader. The show will also stream on Paramount+ and be available on the CBS app as part of a new deal between CBS and the Golden Globes.
“We’re so proud to bring the Golden Globes to CBS to celebrate 81 years of awards show history,” said Jay Penske, CEO, chairman and founder of Penske Media and owner of Dick Clark Productions. “CBS has demonstrated an impressive 30-year commitment to the Grammys and been instrumental to their long-term success. In CBS, we found an ideal partner who understands the value of live entertainment programming and whose multiplatform distribution model is reflective of how global audiences choose to consume content today.”
The three-hour show will air live from 8 to 11 p.
- 11/17/2023
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
The Golden Globes organization has announced that the 2024 Golden Globe Awards ceremony will air live on CBS, stream on Paramount+ and be available on the CBS app as part of a new deal between the network and the Golden Globes.
The telecast, which will run for three hours beginning at 5 p.m. Pst, will air Sunday, Jan. 7, 2024, immediately following an NFL on CBS Sunday doubleheader.
The Globes and NBC ended a long-term relationship after the 2023 telecast, following years of controversy over the conduct of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, the organization behind the Globes.
Then, in June 2023, Dick Clark Productions and Eldridge acquired all of the Globes’ assets, rights and properties from the HFPA, and the resulting Golden Globes organization has since significantly revamped who gets to vote for the Globes and actively worked to build trust in the Hollywood community. (Dcp is owned by Penske Media Eldridge, a joint...
The telecast, which will run for three hours beginning at 5 p.m. Pst, will air Sunday, Jan. 7, 2024, immediately following an NFL on CBS Sunday doubleheader.
The Globes and NBC ended a long-term relationship after the 2023 telecast, following years of controversy over the conduct of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, the organization behind the Globes.
Then, in June 2023, Dick Clark Productions and Eldridge acquired all of the Globes’ assets, rights and properties from the HFPA, and the resulting Golden Globes organization has since significantly revamped who gets to vote for the Globes and actively worked to build trust in the Hollywood community. (Dcp is owned by Penske Media Eldridge, a joint...
- 11/17/2023
- by Scott Feinberg
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The Golden Globes have found a new broadcast home. The upcoming 81st edition of the Hollywood awards show on January 7, 2024 will air live on CBS, stream on Paramount+ and be available on the CBS app. This is a marquee slot for the show, which will follow an NFL on CBS Sunday doubleheader and is expected to be supported by a major marketing campaign.
The announcement follows a multi-month search which started after the Golden Globes’ assets, rights and properties were acquired by Dick Clark Productions and Eldridge from the Hollywood Foreign Press Association in June, with the awards show turned into a commercial enterprise and the HFPA dissolved.
The new broadcast partnership succeeds the Globes’ longtime association with NBC and brings the Globes back to CBS where the ceremony aired in 1981 and 1982. It gives CBS two of the top awards shows on TV with the Golden Globes and the Grammys.
The announcement follows a multi-month search which started after the Golden Globes’ assets, rights and properties were acquired by Dick Clark Productions and Eldridge from the Hollywood Foreign Press Association in June, with the awards show turned into a commercial enterprise and the HFPA dissolved.
The new broadcast partnership succeeds the Globes’ longtime association with NBC and brings the Globes back to CBS where the ceremony aired in 1981 and 1982. It gives CBS two of the top awards shows on TV with the Golden Globes and the Grammys.
- 11/17/2023
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Fire Country washed over the competition when it launched on CBS last fall.
The Max Thieriot firefighter drama quickly secured a renewal.
As the ratings continued to burn bright, news broke that spinoffs were being eyed at the network to make the show a franchise akin to NCIS and FBI.
While details about Fire Country Season 2 have been scarce amid the SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes, details have trickled out about the spinoff.
According to TVLine, two spinoffs are in the works, and one will be sheriff-centered.
The outlet shared the news Tuesday, and naturally, we have some questions.
Would this series follow a sheriff we've already met, or will we get a backdoor pilot during Fire Country Season 2?
There's a good chance CBS would want to assess the strength of a spinoff by introducing the characters in the main series.
It's a tried and true formula for other big franchises,...
The Max Thieriot firefighter drama quickly secured a renewal.
As the ratings continued to burn bright, news broke that spinoffs were being eyed at the network to make the show a franchise akin to NCIS and FBI.
While details about Fire Country Season 2 have been scarce amid the SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes, details have trickled out about the spinoff.
According to TVLine, two spinoffs are in the works, and one will be sheriff-centered.
The outlet shared the news Tuesday, and naturally, we have some questions.
Would this series follow a sheriff we've already met, or will we get a backdoor pilot during Fire Country Season 2?
There's a good chance CBS would want to assess the strength of a spinoff by introducing the characters in the main series.
It's a tried and true formula for other big franchises,...
- 11/7/2023
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
Before being linked to CBS’ new late-night series “After Midnight,” Taylor Tomlinson had little connection to the world of broadcast TV and the ebbs and flow of nocturnal programming. She is best known as an up-and-coming comic who has found success with stand-up specials on Netflix and video clips on TikTok.
So how did a comedian known for her digital presence land a spot in the linear media world?
Executives at CBS have been hunting for months for someone to take over the network’s 12:30 a.m. slot, but with the realization that the business of wee-hours TV is in flux. The new program is said to cost significantly less to produce than James Corden’s tenure at “The Late Late Show,” a program that had been on CBS, with several hosts, since 1995. “All the broadcast networks in that space have to be really thoughtful about what we spend,...
So how did a comedian known for her digital presence land a spot in the linear media world?
Executives at CBS have been hunting for months for someone to take over the network’s 12:30 a.m. slot, but with the realization that the business of wee-hours TV is in flux. The new program is said to cost significantly less to produce than James Corden’s tenure at “The Late Late Show,” a program that had been on CBS, with several hosts, since 1995. “All the broadcast networks in that space have to be really thoughtful about what we spend,...
- 11/3/2023
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
CBS is reportedly nearing the selection of a new host to take over the time slot previously occupied by James Corden’s Late Late Show. In line with their earlier announcement, CBS has opted not to continue the same show with a different host but to introduce a revamped edition of the popular Comedy Central game show, @midnight. As reported by Puck News, CBS’s CEO, George Cheeks, is presently in the process of evaluating three potential hosts: X Mayo, a former Daily Show writer and American Auto actress; Ricky Velez, a stand-up comedian, and Taylor Tomlinson, a comedian, and writer. The exact nature of CBS’s rebooted version remains uncertain, but it’s worth recalling how Comedy Central ran the show from 2013 to 2017. In each episode, a panel of comedians engaged in witty banter about internet culture and the day’s headlines. The contestant in third place was eliminated before the final round,...
- 10/20/2023
- TV Insider
CBS is reportedly closing in on a replacement host to fill the programming slot formerly occupied by James Corden’s Late Late Show.
As previously announced, CBS has decided not to simply continue the show with a new host, instead replacing it with a rebooted version of the popular Comedy Central game show @Midnight.
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According to Puck News, CBS chief George Cheeks...
As previously announced, CBS has decided not to simply continue the show with a new host, instead replacing it with a rebooted version of the popular Comedy Central game show @Midnight.
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According to Puck News, CBS chief George Cheeks...
- 10/20/2023
- by Andy Swift
- TVLine.com
Updated with clarification: Paramount Television Studios is turning its back on limited series in the U.S., Nicole Clemens has revealed.
Clemens, who runs Ptvs as President, said that she is focused on global stories that “have broader appeal and are propulsive and entertaining” during her Mia Market keynote at the Rome TV and film confab this afternoon.
Miniseries such as Paramount+/Ptvs biographical drama The Offer, which told the story of the making of The Godfather, are a no-go area for the time being.
“The only thing we’re not doing is limited series in the U.S.,” she said. “They are still happening internationally and people are still looking for opportunistic ways to make hit limited series but we are looking for contemporary, ongoing shows.”
Clemens encouraged “big, loud and funny” half-hour comedy pitches from producers, noting the upcoming Paramount+ Frasier revival from CBS Studios, which she oversaw...
Clemens, who runs Ptvs as President, said that she is focused on global stories that “have broader appeal and are propulsive and entertaining” during her Mia Market keynote at the Rome TV and film confab this afternoon.
Miniseries such as Paramount+/Ptvs biographical drama The Offer, which told the story of the making of The Godfather, are a no-go area for the time being.
“The only thing we’re not doing is limited series in the U.S.,” she said. “They are still happening internationally and people are still looking for opportunistic ways to make hit limited series but we are looking for contemporary, ongoing shows.”
Clemens encouraged “big, loud and funny” half-hour comedy pitches from producers, noting the upcoming Paramount+ Frasier revival from CBS Studios, which she oversaw...
- 10/10/2023
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
Long-time CBS Sports chairman Sean McManus is retiring.
McManus, who has held his current post since 2011, will step down in April 2024, following CBS’ coverage of the NCAA men’s basketball tournament. David Berson, president of CBS Sports for the past 10 years, will move into the top role as president and CEO of the division.
“Sean is a first-ballot, hall of fame executive who has masterfully managed all aspects of CBS Sports for 27 years and helped guide us through a transformative era in sports television,” CBS president and CEO George Cheeks said in a statement. “His achievements here and the culture of excellence he established for CBS Sports — on screen and off — will benefit CBS and Paramount Global long into the future.”
McManus, who also headed CBS News from 2005-10, joined CBS Sports as its president in 1996. He was a key player in bringing the NFL back to CBS in 1998 after...
McManus, who has held his current post since 2011, will step down in April 2024, following CBS’ coverage of the NCAA men’s basketball tournament. David Berson, president of CBS Sports for the past 10 years, will move into the top role as president and CEO of the division.
“Sean is a first-ballot, hall of fame executive who has masterfully managed all aspects of CBS Sports for 27 years and helped guide us through a transformative era in sports television,” CBS president and CEO George Cheeks said in a statement. “His achievements here and the culture of excellence he established for CBS Sports — on screen and off — will benefit CBS and Paramount Global long into the future.”
McManus, who also headed CBS News from 2005-10, joined CBS Sports as its president in 1996. He was a key player in bringing the NFL back to CBS in 1998 after...
- 9/26/2023
- by Rick Porter
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
CBS Sports chairman Sean McManus will retire in April 2024 after a 27-year run leading the division.
McManus, who joined CBS Sports as its president in 1996, has been responsible for the company’s reacquisition of the National Football League rights in 1998 as well as subsequent deals with the NFL, NCAA, Big Ten, PGA Tour, UEFA, PGA of America, SEC and the Masters. He served concurrently as president of CBS News and Sports for more than five years prior to being named chairman in 2011 and is only the second person to hold both division titles simultaneously at a network.
“Leading CBS Sports has been an honor and I have been so fortunate to work with the most talented team in sports media, along with our incredible partners, for nearly three decades. It has been a fantastic run and the thrill of a lifetime,” said McManus said in a statement. “I am pleased...
McManus, who joined CBS Sports as its president in 1996, has been responsible for the company’s reacquisition of the National Football League rights in 1998 as well as subsequent deals with the NFL, NCAA, Big Ten, PGA Tour, UEFA, PGA of America, SEC and the Masters. He served concurrently as president of CBS News and Sports for more than five years prior to being named chairman in 2011 and is only the second person to hold both division titles simultaneously at a network.
“Leading CBS Sports has been an honor and I have been so fortunate to work with the most talented team in sports media, along with our incredible partners, for nearly three decades. It has been a fantastic run and the thrill of a lifetime,” said McManus said in a statement. “I am pleased...
- 9/26/2023
- by Lucas Manfredi
- The Wrap
Sean McManus, chairman of CBS Sports and the division’s 27-year leader, will retire next April and hand the reins to David Berson, who has been president of CBS Sports for more than 10 years.
The leadership change was announced today by George Cheeks, president and CEO of CBS, and chief content officer of news and sports at Paramount+.
McManus joined CBS Sports as president in 1996 and played a key role in restoring the division’s prominence with the reacquisition of the NFL rights in 1998. He has spearheaded other notable rights deals with the NFL as well as with the NCAA, Big Ten, PGA Tour, UEFA, PGA of America and the SEC, along with the Masters. McManus served concurrently as president of CBS News and Sports for more than five years prior to being named chairman in 2011 and is only the second person to hold both division titles simultaneously at a network.
The leadership change was announced today by George Cheeks, president and CEO of CBS, and chief content officer of news and sports at Paramount+.
McManus joined CBS Sports as president in 1996 and played a key role in restoring the division’s prominence with the reacquisition of the NFL rights in 1998. He has spearheaded other notable rights deals with the NFL as well as with the NCAA, Big Ten, PGA Tour, UEFA, PGA of America and the SEC, along with the Masters. McManus served concurrently as president of CBS News and Sports for more than five years prior to being named chairman in 2011 and is only the second person to hold both division titles simultaneously at a network.
- 9/26/2023
- by Dade Hayes
- Deadline Film + TV
Bad Bunny admits that he initially saw the Grammys live captioning controversy involving his performance as “normal” before questioning “why don’t they have someone” who could caption his song in Spanish.
The award-winning Puerto Rican rapper, singer and songwriter who has regularly broken industry records and global barriers with his Spanish-language music has opened up to Vanity Fair about his experience at this year’s Grammys, where his performance was featured alongside offensively unspecific captioning for the telecast.
As he performed a melody of his hits like “El Apagón” and “Después de la Playa” during the Recording Academy’s 2023 show, his performance was live captioned as “singing in non-English.” While Spanish language closed captioning was added for on-demand Paramount+ streams, the live telecast was derided by Spanish-language viewers and by those in the Deaf community who rely on captions throughout the show.
It also garnered a response from U.
The award-winning Puerto Rican rapper, singer and songwriter who has regularly broken industry records and global barriers with his Spanish-language music has opened up to Vanity Fair about his experience at this year’s Grammys, where his performance was featured alongside offensively unspecific captioning for the telecast.
As he performed a melody of his hits like “El Apagón” and “Después de la Playa” during the Recording Academy’s 2023 show, his performance was live captioned as “singing in non-English.” While Spanish language closed captioning was added for on-demand Paramount+ streams, the live telecast was derided by Spanish-language viewers and by those in the Deaf community who rely on captions throughout the show.
It also garnered a response from U.
- 9/12/2023
- by Abbey White
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Paramount TV has lost 13 employees of color in the past two years, including six executives from Paramount+ and Paramount Television Studios, leading insiders to question the commitment to diversity of president Nicole Clemens and the company, TheWrap has learned.
Paramount Television Studios VP of development Carlos Aguirre, development director Portia Rainey and Lisa Wang Pearl were laid off as part of a major restructuring in Nov. 2022, TheWrap confirmed with a Paramount insider familiar with the matter. Paramount+ development directors Ashley Whitaker and Cela Sutton and Paramount Television Studios VP of current programming Meggie Choi all left the company in the last two years.
In addition, the insider listed numerous exits of Bipoc employees recently, including Paramount+ development coordinators Simone Warrick and Ashley Sheppard-Quince, who left after just a few months, and assistants Auggie Mares and Devyn Claure. Paramount Television Studios development manager Phoebe Kim, business affair coordinator Ian To and...
Paramount Television Studios VP of development Carlos Aguirre, development director Portia Rainey and Lisa Wang Pearl were laid off as part of a major restructuring in Nov. 2022, TheWrap confirmed with a Paramount insider familiar with the matter. Paramount+ development directors Ashley Whitaker and Cela Sutton and Paramount Television Studios VP of current programming Meggie Choi all left the company in the last two years.
In addition, the insider listed numerous exits of Bipoc employees recently, including Paramount+ development coordinators Simone Warrick and Ashley Sheppard-Quince, who left after just a few months, and assistants Auggie Mares and Devyn Claure. Paramount Television Studios development manager Phoebe Kim, business affair coordinator Ian To and...
- 8/17/2023
- by Jose Alejandro Bastidas
- The Wrap
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