Amy Reisenbach: Last News

S.W.A.T. is coming back, after all!

The Amazing Race’s milestone 35th season kicks off on Wednesday, Sept. 27 — and will air 90-minute episodes instead of its customary hourlong installments.Host Phil Keoghan notes that “10:00 time slots are challenging,” so CBS Entertainment President Amy Reisenbach liked the idea of “a block of reality television” instead of trying to fill something in between the series and “Survivor.”“It’s an experiment, like with anything you the audience so far,” he tells The Post. “From our point of view, what’s exciting is that we can open the show up a little bit.

Fans of the “NCIS” franchise better prepare to pack up and step foot onto a flight down under.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large CBS just smiled and gave us a Vegemite sandwich. “NCIS: Sydney,” previously announced as a Paramount+ Australia original and the first international edition of CBS’ “NCIS” procedural franchise, is making it to the U.S. shores as well.

EXCLUSIVE: Rob Crabbe, who has served as exec producer on The Late Late Show with James Corden for eight years, is moving from late-night into daytime.

In May 2020, CBS announced what then-CBS Entertainment President Kelly Kahl called “‘fall’ schedule with quotes,” featuring the shows they wanted without knowing when each would be ready amid the pandemic-related global production shutdown.

just three days ago, CBS officially reversed its decision on Monday, ordering a seventh and final season that will consist of 13 episodes. “We have listened to our viewers and their outpouring of passion for. and have reached an agreement to renew it for a final season of 13 episodes to air during the 2023-2024 broadcast year," said Amy Reisenbach, President of CBS Entertainment, and Katherine Pope, President of Sony Pictures Television Studios, in a joint statement." has aired for six seasons on CBS and garnered a devoted following.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter “S.W.A.T” has been renewed for Season 7 at CBS, which will also be the show’s last. The move marks a stunning reversal of the network’s decision to cancel the show just three days ago. According to sources, talks continued between CBS and series co-producer Sony Pictures Television over the weekend following the cancellation announcement. The show has been a solid performer for CBS in its Friday night timeslot, with the decision ultimately coming down to the show’s financials. In addition to the renewal, series star Shemar Moore will serve as an executive producer on the final season. “We have listened to our viewers and their outpouring of passion for ‘S.W.A.T.’ and we have reached an agreement to renew it for a final season of 13 episodes to air during the 2023-2024 broadcast year,” said CBS Entertainment president Amy Reisenbach and Sony Pictures Television Studios president Katherine Pope in a joint statement. “‘S.W.A.T.’ has aired for six seasons on CBS and garnered a devoted following. We are pleased that we found a way to bring it back and give closure to the show’s storylines and characters, which audiences deserve. Once again, we appreciate the talents and efforts of the cast, writers, producers and crew and everyone who has contributed to the success of ‘S.W.A.T.’ We look forward to its return next season.”

There’s a new update about the status of S.W.A.T. – and fans are going to love it!

Selome Hailu “S.W.A.T.” has been canceled after seven seasons at CBS. The procedural drama starred Shemar Moore as Daniel “Hondo” Harrelson, a S.W.A.T. sargeant tasked to run a specialized tactical unit that is the last stop in law enforcement in Los Angeles. Torn between loyalty to where he was raised and allegiance to his brothers in blue, he strives to bridge the divide between his two worlds. The cast also included Rochelle Aytes as Hondo’s girlfriend Nichelle, Jay Harrington as David “Deacon” Kay, Kenny Johnson as Dominique Luca, David Lim as Victor Tan, and Alex Russell as Jim Street. Season 6, which is currently on the air, is averaging 6.8 million total viewers and a 0.7 rating among adults 18-49 according to Nielsen’s Live + 7 data from late April.

CBS has decided not to renew S.W.A.T. for another season.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large CBS has put on hold plans to announce its fall 2023 schedule at a reveal event in Los Angeles on May 9. The network will still share its schedule next week, but instead likely by traditional press release. The party, which was to take place at NeueHouse Hollywood (next door to CBS’ new Hollywood headquarters), was to have served as a replacement for the traditional upfronts event that CBS always held in New York at Carnegie Hall during upfronts week. (Paramount Global, which took over the CBS Wednesday slot during upfronts last year, earlier opted not to continue the upfronts week presentation this year. Filling that Wednesday time slot this year on May 15 will be Netflix, in its inaugural upfronts appearance.)

The trend of turning movies into reality series continues to gain steam.

The adventures of the crime-fighting Reagan family will continue.

Donnie Wahlberg is grateful to be a part of two long-running institutions of entertainment: The New Kids on the Block and CBS announced on Tuesday that the police procedural has been renewed for a 14th season, and when ET's Nischelle Turner spoke with him about his upcoming season of the ID true-crime series he couldn't help but rave about his longtime experience on «I'm just incredibly grateful, you know?» Wahlberg shared. «It's very unbelievable to be doing so many things that I love to do. I've been in my band for almost 40 years, 30-something years, and I've been doing this show for 13 years and I'm so grateful for it.»Wahlberg admitted that he occasionally thinks it might be time to turn in his fictional badge, but said he's inspired by keeping pace with the long-tenured franchise, as well as his family.«I have a great cast, who's become family, we have a great crew and so many loyal viewers and fans,» he marveled.

Reagan family dinners will resume! Blue Bloods was renewed for season 14 — but only after the cast reportedly agreed to a salary shake-up.

The adventures of the crime-fighting Reagan family will continue.

CBS has renewed Blue Bloods for the 2023-2024 season, which will be the cop drama stalwart’s 14th on the network. The cast of the series, including core original stars Tom Selleck, Donnie Wahlberg, Bridget Moynahan and Will Estes, are set to return, along with its top producing team, led by showrunner Kevin Wade.

BreAnna Bell CBS has renewed its hit drama “Blue Bloods” for the 2023-2024 season, marking the show’s 14th year on the network. “’Blue Bloods’ has dominated Friday nights since its premiere and remained an important anchor for CBS’ winning lineup,” said Amy Reisenbach, president of CBS Entertainment. “Led by the outstanding Tom Selleck, and an incredible cast and creative team, viewers continue to embrace the Reagan’s, their law enforcement family, and the series’ dramatic storytelling. We can’t wait to pull a chair up to the Reagan family dinner table for another fantastic season.” CBS boasts the series as Friday night’s No. 1 primetime program and the third ranked broadcast drama with 9.54 million total viewers. “Blue Bloods” records more than 11 million viewers an episode on Paramount+ and CBS TV according to live +35 day multiplatform viewing figures. The series is also a top 10 program on Paramount+ based on total minutes viewed. Year to date in 2023, “Blue Bloods” ranks as the sixth most viewed channel on Pluto TV.

CBS has renewed its flagship drama series NCIS, along with NCIS: Hawai’i and CSI: Vegas for the 2023-2024 season.

Selome Hailu CBS has renewed nine of its series for new seasons: procedural dramas “NCIS,” “NCIS: Hawai’i” and “CSI: Vegas”; news programs “60 Minutes” and “48 Hours”; and reality competition series “Survivor,” “The Amazing Race,” “Tough as Nails” and “Lingo.” These series join other recently announced renewals at CBS, which include “Fire Country,” “Young Sheldon” (as the last part of a three-season renewal given in 2021) “Ghosts,” “The Neighborhood,” “Bob Hearts Abishola,” “So Help Me Todd,” “The Equalizer” (as the last part of a two-season renewal given in 2022), “FBI,” “FBI: International” and “FBI: Most Wanted” (as the last part of a two-season renewal given to each show in the franchise in 2022). Additionally, the network gave a series order to “The Never Game,” a drama starring Justin Hartley and based on the book of the same name.