TV News Roundup: March 21, 2019

TV News Roundup
A Quick Hit of Current Headlines

1. (03/21) POP has renewed SCHITT'S CREK for a 6th and final season.


2. (03/20) Disney officially closes its $71 billion deal to aquire FOX assets, including the TV and Movie studios, FX, FXX, NCG, plus its share of Hulu. The new FOX is made up of FOX Network, FOX NEWS, FS1, FS2 and local FOX stations.


3. (03/16) Starz has renewed AMERICAN GODS for a third season.


4. (03/15) NBC has named Lilly Singh to replace Carson Daly for the 1:35 AM time slot, starting in September. The new talk show will be titled A LITTLE LATE with LILLY SINGH.


5. (03/14) Netflix has cancelled the sitcom, ONE DAY AT A TIME, after three seasons.


6. (03/13) ABC is rebooting two classic TV game shows, with PRESS YOU LUCK and CARD SHARKS joining PYRAMID, MATCH GAME, TO TELL THE TRUTH and CELEBRITY FAMILY FEUD.


7. (03/13) NBC has ordered 10 episode of a new game show, THAT'S MY JAM, from Jimmy Fallon.


8. (03/13) CBS has bought out Lionsgate to gain full ownership of the cable network, POP.


9. (03/12) NBC renews crime drama, THE BLACKLIST, for a 7th season.


10. (03/10) HBO will not renew the series, CRASHING, for a 4th season.


11. (03/10) the Showtime series, SMILF has been cancelled after two seasons.


12. (03/08) USA Renews THE SINNER for a third season.


13. (03/08) Series, WIFE SWAP, is moving from CMT to the Paramount Network for its news season.