TV News Roundup: December 12, 2019

TV News Roundup
A Quick Hit of Current Headlines

1. (12/11) Comedy Central renews GOOD TALK W/ANTHONY JESELNIK for a second season.


2. (12/10) Actor Philip McKeon (ALICE) passes away at age 55.


3. (12/08) Actor René Auberjonois (STAR TREK: DS9, BOSTON LEGAL, BENSON), passes away at age 79.


4. (12/06) According to Nielsen, the Netflix original movie, THE IRISHMAN, drew 13.2 million viewers on its first five days of release on the streaming service.


5. (12/06) Actor Ron Leibman (KAZ, FRIENDS), passes away at age 81.


6. (12/05) HBO MAX picks up dramedy series, GENERATION.


7. (12/03) TBS renews THE MISERY INDEX for a second season.


8. (12/03) Figures released by Nielsen show that the Amazon Prime series, JACK RYAN, has an average per minute audience of 4.6 million viewers, in its first seven days of release. The first episode of season two drew 7.3 million viewers. The series has also reached 9.2 million unique US TV Viewers.


9. (12/03) Disney+ has ordered the game show, STAR WARS: JEDI TEMPLE CHALLENGE, for a 2020 premiere. The show will be hosted by actor, Ahmed Best, the voice actor of Jar Jar Binks.


10. (12/03) ABC gives sitcom, SCHOOLED, a back-nine order for this season.


11. (12/03) STARZ picks up historical drama, BECOMING ELIZABETH.


12. (11/27) Netflix cancels MYSTERY SCIENCE THEATER 3000 after 2 seasons.


13. (11/26) CBS All Access cancels STRANGE ANGEL after two seasons.