Sunday, May 13, 2018

Chicago Fire co-star eyeing Season 7 Exit

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If you haven't seen the season finale of Chicago Fire, you shouldn't read this til you have due to spoilers.

Seems that there could be some big changes for Firehouse 51. 

TVLine has learned that Chicago Fire star Monica Raymund, who plays Gabby Dawson on the hit NBC firefighter drama, is not expected to return for Season 7.

In the season 6 finale, which aired Thursday, set up Raymund's potential exit, when Dawson was approached to join a team of volunteer paramedics to help out in the hurricane-torn Puerto Rico.

It's been previously reported that both leading men Jesse Spencer and Taylor Kinney have already signed deals to return next season. Eamon Walker will be back along with Kara killmer, Miranda Rae Mayo, Christian Stolte, Joe Minoso and Yuri Sardarov, that's been reported by Deadline. But contract talks are still in play with David Eigenberg, though he is expect to return.

News about Raymund's eit from the show comes just days after NBC renewed Fire, PD and Med for the 2018-2019 season.

NBC 2018-2019 TV Lineup: SVU moving, One Chicago Night, The Blacklist Midseason



Well the start of Upfronts week, traditional, NBC was the first broadcast-TV network to announce its schedule for the fall TV season. There are a couple of shows missing from the network's line up, Timeless and Champions, but NBC's Chairman Robert Greenblatt have said to make a final decision on both shows "after they finish" and will come down on a quick decision.

But there are some huge moves: Chicago Fire, Chicago Med and Chicago PD will air all on Wednesday nights. While Law & Order: SVU will be moving to Thursday after NBC's returning comedy block (I'm still hoping for a save for Great News!).

Midnight, Texas will move from the summer to fall. The newly saved show Brooklyn Nine-Nine will be held until midseason with Good Girls moving to Sundays at 10/9c on Sundays (when football is done), The Blacklist is shifting to Fridays at 9 after Blindspot, A.P. Bio will be held midseason with a time slot not yet announced. And the recently announced America's Got Talent: The Champions will air Mondays at 8/7c in January and February before The Voice's second cycle begins.

So here's the The Fall schedule:

MONDAY:
8/7c The Voice
10/9c Manifest (NEW SERIES)

TUESDAY
8/7c The Voice
9/8c This Is Us
10/9c New Amsterdam (NEW SERIES)

WEDNESDAY
8/7c Chicago Med
9/8c Chicago Fire
10/9c Chicago PD

THURSDAY
8/7c Superstore
8:30/7:30c The Good Place
9/8c Will 7 Grace
9:30/8:30c I Feel Bad (NEW SERIES)
10/9c Law & Order: SVU

FRIDAY
8/7c Blindspot
9/8c Midnight, Texas
10/9c Dateline

SATURDY
8/7c Dateline Saturday Night Mystery
10/9c Saturday Night Live (encore)
11:30/10:30c Saturday Night Live

SUNDAY
7/6c Football Night in America
8:20/7:20c Sunday Night Football

Reminder: Shows Held for Midseason
A.P. Bio, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, The Blacklist, Good Girls, World of Dance, Ellen's Game of Games, American's Got Talent: the Champions, The Titan Games, Abby's, The Enemy Within, The Village and The InBetween

Shows that are cancelled: The Brave, Great News, The Night Shift and Rise. Both Timeless and Champions are on the block but there is a chance to be saved if people tune in.


Saturday, May 12, 2018

NBC Renews The Blacklist

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Well, it looks like the mystery will keep unfolding for the bag of bones at NBC as it has renewed The Blacklist for a six season of 22 episodes.

The Blacklist this season is averaging a 0.9 demo with a 5.7 million weekly total viewers, just off half a tenth in the demo versus last season while up eight percent in audience. Among all the NBC dramas, the series ranks seventh in the demo just behind This is Us and all the Dick Wolf shows and Good Girls.

The show's current fifth season has been an eventful one for the FBI team. After losing her husband in a deadly shootout, Liz has spend the much of the second half of the season on the hunt for his murderer, Ian Garvey, who she successfully tracked down and killed in the April 25 episode.

Meanwhile, Red is in the pursuit of a duffel bag that contains unidentified human remains. According to the series creator Jon Bokenkamp, "we are going to find out the truth that is in this duffel bag and the identity of these bones: in the May 16th season ender.

With the news of The Blacklist getting renewed, there's still no word about Timeless (as both show are produced by the same company). Timeless serves up a wonderfully crazy finale on Sunday night and it's NBC's last remaining "bubble" drama that will either get picked up or dumped.


ABC Renews Fresh Off The Boat and Station 19

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Looks like the Huangs are staying put at ABC as the network has renewed the family comedy for a fifth season.

Averaging 3.8 million total viewers and 1.0 demo rating in weekly viewers, Fresh this season has ranked 10th out of ABC's 11 sitcoms airing this TV season.

Also it's been announced that the network has renewed Station 19 for a second season.

Just averaging 5.4 million and 1.1 demo rating in total weekly viewers, Station 19 ranks No. 3 among all ABC dramas, trailing only Grey's Anatomy and The Good Doctor.

ABC will holds it annual Upfronts Presentation at advertisers, where it's complete 2018-2019 schedule and new programming announcements are revealed on Tuesday,May 15th in New York.

Split Decisions: Chicago Fire "One For the Ages'/"The Grand Gesture" Season Finale

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The Chicago Fire season finale had everything from its usual humorist moments, emotional and intense moments, relationship growth, and maybe a relationship in crisis. Here's a recap!

Let's start with how Boden and Grissom are now head to head against each other for the CFD Commissioner position. Things get heated up after Boden gets early word that he'll get the job until someone spills the beans about how he received a donation, but Boden takes the gossip as a threat and talks to Grissom the way Boden does, yelling at him about it. It didn't help at all, and when Otis found evidence about how Grissom tampered with the numbers of firehouse calls, it was too late as Grissom was handed the position.

The relationship between Severide and Kidd is questioned when Rene tries to win him over with their teamwork and her son, who loves Severide and bonded very well. Kidd mentions it to her about it, but does that stop her in any way? As their case goes to trial, things go great as they win it, and Kelly and Rene have a harvesting moment. Kidd had to get a ride from Herrmann because Kelly forgot to pick her up; she had doubts about their relationship, but that all changed when she got into her apartment as Kelly was there waiting for her and told her that it was done and came to be with her as they lay and hug on her bed.

From one couple to a possible reunited couple with Brett and Cruz, Cruz's feelings have affected his business decisions as someone who happens to be an equipment salesperson for firefighters asks if Brettiss is single. With a no, he then kills the business deal with him, but Brett comes and saves the day after she turns him down for a date. That got Cruz to thinking that he needs to let her know how he feels about her, and Cruz tries to set up a trip for them to go on, but after a call for Brett and Dawson, he goes pretty south, and it affects Brett, all Cruz could do is be her friend and sit next to her.

Let's face it: we all hoped for a happy season ending for #Dawsey, right? Well, you might be thinking wrong, just as when they're on board to try having a baby, they get the word about how if Gabby is pregnant, it's a pregnancy that could kill her. For that, Gabby still wants to have her baby and decides for Casey, even though he thinks it best to adopt, but Gabby can't go through that again after Louie. Soon, the two had a heated moment after Casey chatted with the adoption agency, but Gabby didn't want it. Quickly after their argument, it put both Brett and Gabby's relationship in trouble after a call.

But as Casey and Gabby talked it out again at home, both made perfect arguments with each other, but in this case, I would have to side with Gabby. After Casey tells her that she's always made the decisions without anyone's input, Gabby walks out and later talks to the chief of emergency dispatch about his offer of going to Puerto Rico to help with the hurricane relief.

"One For the Ages"/The Grand Gesture" was a fantastic two-hour season finale worthy of the wild ride from humorist moments that only Chicago Fire brings to the states of whether or not Severide and Kidd would still be a couple after all that Rene has pulled on him. Even Brett and Cruz had an excellent slow restart in their relationship if Cruz does tell her about his feelings for her next season. I'd be scared of what will happen between Boden and Grissom after the big announcement. But the shocking part would be #Dawsey, with everything they want to have a baby but split on to have their baby or adoption. Gabby might head down to Puerto Rico to clear the air sometime between her and Matt. The writing was strong in both episodes, as well as the performances from the cast. Overall, I give this episode a 9/10 and the season a 9/10,

You can catch Chicago Fire in the fall on NBC but catch up on episodes on NBC.com, the NBC app, and demand.

CBS Renews Life In Pieces

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Well, Life will go on for the Short family.

TVLine is reporting that CBS has renewed the ensemble comedy Life in Pieces for a fourth season.

The series' cast that includes Betsy Brandt, Colin Hanks, Zoe Lister-Jones, Thomas Sadoski and Dianne Wiest are members of a sprawling family whose lives play out in four short stories each week.

Along with Life, CBS also renews Criminal Minds, Instinct, Man with a Plan and Celebrity Big Brother.

You can catch the two episode season finale of Life in Pieces Thursday, May 17th at 9/8c on CBS.

NBC Rescues Brooklyn Nine-Nine from Cancellation

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Hot Damn! The Nine Nine is back!!

That's right, it was announced late Friday that NBC has picked up the cancelled Fox comedy for a sixth season that contains 13 episodes. Andy Samberg and the original cast will be back.

Executive producer Dan Goor broke the news late Friday via Twitter.

"Ever since we sold this show to Fox, I've regretted letting it get away, and it's high time it came back to its rightful home," NBC Entertainent Chairman Robert Greenblatt said in a statement. "Mike Schur, Dan Goor and Andy Samberg grew up on NBC, and we're all thrilled that one of the smartest, funniest, and best cast comedies in a long time will take its place in our comedy line-up. I speak for everyone at NBC, here's to the Nine-Nine!"

It was on Thursday that the show sealed it's fate when Fox announced it was not renewing the show, but the fans (that includes famous names like Lin-Manuel Miranda, Mark Hamill and Guillermo del Toro) had raised such an uproar on social media that NBC took notice. The pick-up now gives EP Michael Schur three comedies on NBC: The Good Place, Brooklyn Nine-Nine and the new comedy Abby's.

With the last 24 hours being rough of learning that the Nine-Nine and Great News were cancelled but when NBC picked up the Nine Nine I was over the moon with excitement. The show is literally one of the greatest comedies of the 21st Century with it's strong cast, writing and humor.