CBS News, PBS terminate CHARLIE ROSE; Fox trades Breakdown Services for Casting Networks; GODLESS review; Comcast X1 remote control VOICE voting

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Welcome to a Thanksgiving week edition of Pat Loves TV, a newsletter about the business of television. Here are some of the stories that caught my eye this week.

I'm always looking for feedback and suggestions. What do you like (or dislike) about this roundup? Reach out to me at [email protected] or on social media.

Hollywood harassment scandals: Charlie Rose; Mark Schwahn; Where do we go from here?

• CBS News and PBS fire Charlie Rose (Brian Stelter and Tom Kludt / CNN Money)
• Sexual Harassment Allegations Upended the Two Shows That Put Netflix and Amazon on the Map (Jason Lynch / Adweek)
• ONE TREE HILL Cast, Crew Detail Assault, Harassment Claims Against Mark Schwahn (Daniel Holloway / Variety)
• Hulu's DIFFICULT PEOPLE: Julie Klausner on cancellation and Kevin Spacey jokes (Dana Schwartz / Entertainment Weekly)
• TV Tattle coverage: sexual misconduct | Charlie Rose | Al Franken | Mark Schwahn

sausage factory: the business of TV

Fox swaps Breakdown Services for Casting Networks; SUPERNATURAL suit

• Why a Murdoch Sale Could Spell Doom for the Fox Network (Josef Adalian / Vulture)
• TV & Film Casting Biz Disrupted: Fox’s Decision To Drop Breakdown Services For Casting Networks & Its Fallout (Nellie Andreeva / Deadline)
• A SUPERNATURAL Profits Fight, and the AT&T-TW Merger Issue That Few Are Discussing (Eriq Gardner / THR)

in development: Clooney returns to TV in CATCH-22; Fox casts retirement home comedy pilot

• George Clooney to Star in CATCH-22 Adaptation From Paramount TV (Lesley Goldberg / THR)
• YOU'RE THE WORST Renewed for Fifth and Final Season at FXX (Joe Otterson / Variety)
• COOL KIDS: Vicki Lawrence, David Alan Grier, Leslie Jordan & Martin Mull To Star In Fox Retirement Home Comedy Pilot (Nellie Andreeva / Deadline)
• NBC Developing Family Drama With Nearly All-Asian Cast (Lesley Goldberg / THR)
• Amazon Pilots Talk Show With Judah Smith of City Church in Beverly Hills (Stewart Clarke / Variety)

what else is on? GODLESS on Netflix; Comcast X1 VOICE remote control voting

• GODLESS Is So Good, You’ll Like It Even If You Don’t Like Westerns (Jen Cheney / Vulture)
• Comcast Brings VOICE Voting To X1 Remotes In Interactive TV Viewing First (Dade Hayes / Deadline)
• IT'S ALWAYS SUNNY IN PHILADELPHIA Season 13 Moving Forward With or Without Glenn Howerton (Ben Travers / IndieWire)
• Viacom's TV Strategy Emerges: Fewer Scripted Series as Networks Rebrand (Lesley Goldberg / THR)
• Streaming Service BritBox Launches Xmas Specials and Simulcasts UK Shows (Peter White / Deadline)

The Masked Scheduler's History of Must-See TV, Vol. 5

The Masked Scheduler is a former programming executive for NBC and Fox. Recently, for TV By the Numbers, he's been looking back at the business decisions behind some of the biggest moments of NBC's Must-See TV lineup. Below are the final installments in the series.

• part 25: A little PROVIDENCE amid regime change
• part 26: The one with the FRIENDS producers getting told off
• part 27: When clip shows attack
• part 28: NBC gets in the reality game
• part 29: Agonizing over FREAKS AND GEEKS
• part 30: The end of an era

This concludes the series; if you missed anything, binge the whole story here.

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