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[05/12/03 - 12:00 AM] Marsters In, Carpenter Out as the WB Renews 'Angel' By Brian Ford Sullivan (TFC) |
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CHICAGO (thefutoncritic.com) - A fifth season of "Angel" will take flight as the WB has ordered 22 episodes for next season. The news comes on the eve of the Frog's upfront presentation to the advertising community tomorrow morning.
"Angel" will remain at 9:00/8:00c on Wednesdays where it will be joined by a relocated "Smallville" at 8:00/7:00c. The WB held off an earlier pickup as the network wanted to see how all of its drama pilots would pan out, not to mention that a new licensing deal had to be negotiated. The new deal with distributor 20th Century Fox (financial details of which were not revealed) includes an option for a sixth season of the series.
Former "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" regular James Marsters is also set to reprise his role as Spike on the drama next season while Charisma Carpenter, who plays Cordelia, is not expected to return as a series regular. On the producing side, Jeffrey Bell and Tim Minear will be the executive producers/showrunners next season.
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[05/11/26 - 10:31 AM] Wellness Gets Wild in Amazon MGM Studios' New Reality Series "Reality Retreat," Bringing Together Some of TV's Most Iconic Women The series will premiere in 2027, exclusively on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide.
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[05/11/26 - 10:11 AM] OWN Greenlights Season 12 of Its Hit NAACP Image Award-Nominated Series "Love & Marriage: Huntsville," Expanding Its Saturday Night Powerhouse with a 30-Episode Order The new season will roll out across 2026 and 2027 as part of OWN's signature Saturday night lineup of must-watch unscripted programming.
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[05/11/26 - 10:01 AM] Video: "Calabasas Confidential" - Official Trailer - Netflix Fresh out of college, a tight-knit group of friends, exes and rivals returns to hillside SoCal luxury and unfinished drama in this opulent reality series.
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[05/11/26 - 10:01 AM] Investigation Discovery Sets June Return for a New Season of "People Magazine Investigates: Surviving a Serial Killer" The new season will feature six gripping episodes unpacking the real-life, harrowing accounts of survivors who crossed paths with serial killers and lived to share their story.
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[05/11/26 - 10:00 AM] Keiana Martin Joins ESPN as "SportsCenter" Anchor Most recently, she served as an on-air host and reporter for CBS Sports, appearing across CBS Sports HQ, "Inside College Basketball" and "Inside College Football" on CBS Sports Network, while also contributing to college football, college basketball and WNBA coverage as a sideline reporter.
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[05/11/26 - 09:31 AM] Video: "Sweet Magnolias" Season 5 - Official Trailer - Netflix With wedding bells on the horizon, the Magnolias chase a shared dream, explore the world beyond Serenity, and lift each other up amid a summer of change.
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[05/11/26 - 09:30 AM] NBC Sports Acquires Extra NFL Week 17 Regular-Season Game, to Be Played Saturday, Jan. 2, 2027, at 4:30 PM ET on NBC and Peacock With the two Saturday games and "Sunday Night Football" on January 3, NBCUniversal will be home to three Week 17 games as playoff races and positioning become more heated.
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[05/11/26 - 09:00 AM] Versant Expands Programming Slate with New and Returning Scripted, Unscripted, and Live Sports and Events for 2026-27 Season Newly announced premieres include the return of "The Ark" on July 29 and the debut of "Anna Pigeon" on August 7.
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[05/11/26 - 08:46 AM] New Television Series Based on "Fast & Furious" Franchise in Development at Peacock and Universal Television The news was announced today from the NBCUniversal Upfront stage by the film's star and executive producer Vin Diesel.
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[05/11/26 - 08:32 AM] Bravo Unveils New Series, "Vanderpump Rules: Lisa Las Vegas" and "Secrets, Lies, Texas Wives," Alongside Several Fan-Favorite Renewals Plus: the network releases first looks at the new seasons of "Below Deck Mediterranean," "The McBee Dynasty" and "Next Gen NYC."
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[05/11/26 - 08:31 AM] Ba-Ba-Doo! Bravo Heads to Charleston for Immersive One-Day Fan Fest and Four "Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen" Tapings North Charleston Performing Arts Center will serve as home to all of the Bravo festivities.
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[05/11/26 - 08:01 AM] USA Network's New Original Drama Series "Anna Pigeon" to Premiere on August 7 The series follows Anna Pigeon (Tracy Spiridakos), a former city slicker who became a park ranger after a devastating loss changed the trajectory of her life forever.
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[05/11/26 - 08:01 AM] Video: "72 Hours" - Official Trailer - Netflix A 40-year-old executive (Kevin Hart) hopes to save his flailing career by joining a group of twenty-somethings (Marcello Hernández, Mason Gooding, Kam Patterson, Ben Marshall) on a wild three-day bachelor party, after he's inadvertently added to their group text.
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[05/11/26 - 08:01 AM] HGTV Stars Sarah Baeumler, Mika Kleinschmidt and Ty Pennington Oversee Massive Vacation Rental Renos in New Season of Hit Competition Series "Battle on the Beach" The latest seven-episode season premieres Monday, June 1 at 9 p.m. ET/PT.
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[05/11/26 - 06:31 AM] Peacock Showcases Powerhouse Slate at Today's NBCUniversal Upfront "Dig" (November 2026), "Crystal Lake" (October 15), "The Good Daughter" (November 12), and "TED: The Animated Series" (coming soon) were among the featured projects.
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