TV news for May 20-26, 2023

CBS News

LL Cool J Joins Cast Of ‘NCIS: Hawai’i’ Season 3 Reprising Sam Hanna Role
(May 22)

https://deadline.com/2023/05/ll-cool-sam-hanna-cast-ncis-hawaii-season-3-1235376371/

CBS Summer Premiere Dates For ‘Big Brother,’ ‘The Challenge: USA’, New
‘Superfan’ & More (May 22)

https://deadline.com/2023/05/cbs-summer-premiere-dates-for-big-brother-the-challenge-usa-new-superfan-more-1235375630/

‘NCIS: LA’: How The Drama Ended Its 14-Season Run On CBS (May 21)

https://deadline.com/2023/05/ncis-la-series-finale-recap-cbs-1235374574/

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CW News

‘The Flash’: Grant Gustin Q&A On Filming The Finale & Saying Goodbye To The
CW Series (May 24)

https://deadline.com/2023/05/the-flash-grant-gustin-saying-goodbye-series-finale-the-cw-1235377633/

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NBC News

‘The Blacklist’ Moving To Thursdays, Sets Date For Two-Hour Series Finale
On NBC (May 25)

https://deadline.com/2023/05/the-blacklist-moving-thursdays-date-two-hour-series-finale-nbc-1235380438/

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Cable channel news

‘How To With John Wilson’ To End With Season 3; HBO Sets July Premiere Date
(May 25)

https://deadline.com/2023/05/how-to-with-john-wilson-end-season-3-hbo-july-premiere-date-1235379718/

‘Power Book IV: Force’ Gets Season 2 Premiere Date, Teaser Trailer &
First-Look Photo [Starz] (May 22)

https://deadline.com/2023/05/power-book-iv-force-season-2-premiere-date-trailer-first-look-photo-1235375563/

HBO Drops ‘Succession’ Series Finale Preview & Sets Tone For The Last
Episode Of The Roy Family Saga (May 21)

https://deadline.com/2023/05/hbo-succession-series-finale-preview-sets-tone-last-episode-roy-family-saga-1235375255/

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Streaming service news

Italian Chapter Of ‘Citadel’ Spyverse Franchise Gets Official Title,
First-Look At Lead Matilda De Angelis [Prime Video] (May 26)

https://deadline.com/2023/05/citadel-italian-chapter-diana-photo-matilda-de-angelis-teaser-trailer-1235381109/

Amazon’s ‘Blade Runner’ Series Could Be Delayed By Up To A Year By Writers
Strike (May 26)

https://deadline.com/2023/05/amazons-blade-runner-series-delayed-writers-strike-1235380684/

Idris Elba Is Action Star In Trailer For New Apple TV+ Series, ‘Hijack’
(May 25)

https://deadline.com/2023/05/idris-elba-is-action-star-in-trailer-for-new-apple-tv-series-hijack-trailer-1235380512/

‘Sweet Magnolias’ Gets Season 3 Premiere Date At Netflix; First-Look Photos
(May 25)

https://deadline.com/2023/05/sweet-magnolias-season-3-premiere-date-netflix-photos-1235379798/

‘Citadel’ Renewed For Season 2 By Prime Video (May 25)

https://deadline.com/2023/05/citadel-renewed-season-2-prime-video-priyanka-chopra-jonas-richard-madden-1235379563/

‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ Season 2 Trailer Reveals First Look At
‘Lower Decks’ Crossover [Paramount+] (May 24)

https://deadline.com/video/star-trek-strange-new-worlds-season-2-trailer-lower-decks-crossover/

Liam Neeson Action Sequel ‘Ice Road 2’ Heading To Amazon For Around $17M In
Biggest Deal Thrashed Out At This Year’s Cannes Market So Far (May 24)

https://deadline.com/2023/05/amazon-liam-neeson-ice-road-movie-sequel-cannes-market-1235373087/

‘Butterfly’ Series Starring Daniel Dae Kim Based On Comic Ordered By Prime
Video (May 24)

https://deadline.com/2023/05/butterfly-series-daniel-dae-kim-star-comic-prime-video-1235378491/

‘The Wheel Of Time’ Gets Season 2 Premiere Date At Prime Video; First-Look
Photos (May 24)

https://deadline.com/2023/05/the-wheel-of-time-season-2-premiere-date-prime-video-photos-1235378242/

‘The Family Stallone’ Renewed For Season 2 By Paramount+ (May 24)

https://deadline.com/2023/05/the-family-stallone-renewed-season-2-paramount-plus-trailer-1235377490/

Jason Sudeikis Says ‘Ted Lasso’ Season 3 “Is The End Of This Story We
Wanted To Tell,” Addresses Potential Spinoffs [Apple+] (May 23)

https://deadline.com/2023/03/jason-sudeikis-ted-lasso-season-3-spoilers-series-finale-spinoffs-1235280998/

‘Land Man’: Michelle Randolph & Jacob Lofland Join Billy Bob Thornton In
Paramount+ Series (May 23)

https://deadline.com/2023/05/land-man-michelle-randolph-jacob-lofland-billy-bob-thornton-paramount-plus-1235377279/

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International series news

Disney’s Star+ To Track Confederates Who Left U.S. For Brazil In Period
Drama Series ‘Americana’ (May 25)

https://deadline.com/2023/05/disney-star-plus-americana-brazil-confederates-series-1235376986/

‘Game Of Thrones’ Star Indira Varma Latest To Join ‘Doctor Who’ (May 24)

https://deadline.com/2023/05/game-of-thrones-star-indira-varma-doctor-who-1235378257/

David Mitchell To Lead Genre-Bending Detective Comedy ‘Ludwig’ For The BBC
(May 24)

https://deadline.com/2023/05/david-mitchell-bbc-ludwig-comedy-slate-dinosaur-hulu-1235378221/

Disney+ Hotstar Unveils Hindi Mystery Thriller ‘School Of Lies’ From BBC
Studios (May 24)

https://deadline.com/2023/05/disney-hotstar-unveils-school-of-lies-bbc-studios-1235377934/

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Series in development

Eva LaRue’s Stalking Nightmare Being Adapted As Scripted & Unscripted
Series With Forté Entertainment (May 24)

https://deadline.com/2023/05/eva-larues-stalking-nightmare-adapted-scripted-unscripted-series-1235378935/

‘Fordlandia — Battle Between Worlds’: Supernatural Drama Series Set In
Henry Ford’s Failed Amazon Rainforest Town Being Readied (May 22)

https://deadline.com/2023/05/henry-ford-drama-fordlandia-battle-between-worlds-1235368261/

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Ratings

CBS Finishes 2022-23 TV Season As Most-Watched Broadcast Network ­ Update
(May 25)

https://deadline.com/2023/05/cbs-ratings-2022-23-tv-season-most-watched-broadcast-network-ncis-fbi-young-sheldon-ghosts-1235361839/

‘Ted Lasso’ Scores Its Biggest Weekly Viewership Ever On Nielsen Streaming
Charts; ‘The Diplomat’ Stays In First Place (May 25)

https://deadline.com/2023/05/ted-lasso-nielsen-streaming-charts-april-the-diplomat-netflix-apple-tv-1235380279/

‘XO, Kitty’ Falls Head Over Heels Among Netflix Top 10 English-Language
Series; ‘Queen Charlotte’ Continues To Reign (May 23)

https://deadline.com/2023/05/xo-kitty-queen-charlotte-bridgerton-selling-sunset-season-6-netflix-top-10-ratings-1235377343/

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The business of TV

Max Credits Snafu Could Take Weeks To Fix; Execs Didn’t Know About New
“Creators” Label Until After Launch (May 26)

https://deadline.com/2023/05/succession-max-credits-error-fix-writers-strike-hbo-david-zaslav-wga-dga-1235381411/

DirecTV Stream Sets Distribution Deal With Telly, A Startup Giving Away
55-Inch Smart TVs (May 26)

https://deadline.com/2023/05/directv-stream-distribution-deal-telly-smart-tv-startup-1235381044/

Amazon Prime Video Razzes Netflix On Twitter For Password Sharing Crackdown
(May 26)

https://deadline.com/2023/05/amazon-prime-video-razzes-netflix-twitter-password-sharing-1235380891/

Lionsgate Execs On WGA Strike, Starz Price Hike, Upcoming Separation Of
Streamer & Studio (May 25)

https://deadline.com/2023/05/lionsgate-execs-wga-strike-starz-streamer-studio-1235380274/

Netflix Bill Comes Due As Streaming Giant Begins Clampdown On Password
Sharing In U.S. (May 23)

https://deadline.com/2023/05/netflix-password-sharing-crackdown-us-streaming-1235377342/

Peacock Weighs In On HBO Max’s Rebranding With R-Rated Name Change
Suggestion Of Its Own (May 23)

https://deadline.com/2023/05/peacock-weighs-in-on-hbo-max-rebranding-1235377740/

Comcast Launches Now TV, A $20-A-Month Streaming Service With 40-Plus
Entertainment Channels, FAST Offerings And Peacock Premium (May 23)

https://deadline.com/2023/05/comcast-launches-now-tv-streaming-bundle-channels-peacock-1235376996/

Kino Lorber And First Look Media Form Joint Venture For Streaming Services
MHz Choice And Topic (May 22)

https://deadline.com/2023/05/kino-lorber-first-look-media-joint-venture-streaming-mhz-choice-topic-1235375583/

HBO Max Is Now Just Max: Everything You Need To Know Including Programs,
Pricing & More (May 22)

https://deadline.com/2023/05/max-programming-pricing-features-hbo-streaming-service-1235323098/

Paramount+ With Showtime Confirms Rebrand Launch Date (May 22)

https://deadline.com/2023/05/paramount-with-showtime-confirms-rebrand-launch-date-1235376172/

Warner Bros. Discovery Set For More TV Layoffs This Summer (May 22)

https://deadline.com/2023/05/warner-bros-discovery-set-for-more-tv-layoffs-this-summer-1235375752/

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Obituaries

Marlene Clark Dies: Actress In ‘Sanford & Son’, ‘Ganja & Hess’, ‘Slaughter’
(May 26)

https://deadline.com/2023/05/marlene-clark-dead-sanford-amp-son-ganja-and-hess-slaughter-actress-1235381408/

Gary Kent Dies: Director, Actor And Stuntman Who Helped Inspire Quentin
Tarantino’s ‘Once Upon A Time In Hollywood’ Was 89 (May 26)

https://deadline.com/2023/05/gary-kent-dead-stuntman-quentin-tarantinos-once-upon-a-time-in-hollywood-1235381093/

Ed Ames Dies: TV, Stage Star And Hitmaking Singer Was 95 (May 25)

https://deadline.com/2023/05/ed-ames-dead-tv-star-and-hitmaking-singer-was-95-obituary-1235380502/

Rolf Harris Dies: Disgraced TV Star Was 93 (May 23)

https://deadline.com/2023/05/rolf-harris-dies-aged-93-1235376775/

Remembering Ray Stevenson’s TV & Film Career In Photos (May 22)

https://deadline.com/gallery/remembering-ray-stevenson-tv-film-career-photos/

Ray Stevenson Dies: ‘RRR’, ‘Thor’, Vikings’ & ‘Rome’ Actor Was 58 (May 22)

https://deadline.com/2023/05/ray-stevenson-dead-rrr-thor-vikings-star-wars-divergent-actor-1235375795/

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Other News

Edward James Olmos Details Throat Cancer Battle: “It Was An Experience That
Changed Me Totally” (May 26)

https://deadline.com/2023/05/edward-james-olmos-details-throat-cancer-battle-it-was-an-experience-that-changed-me-totally-podcast-1235381458/

Jeff Bridges Shares Health Update Saying Tumor Has Shrunk “To The Size Of A
Marble” (May 23)

https://deadline.com/2023/05/jeff-bridges-health-update-tumor-shrunk-to-the-size-of-a-marble-1235377659/

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