CBS’s Survivor season 51 introduces 21 castaways aged 24–49, including a pro wrestler, voice actress, federal prosecutor and sociology professor, as the show launches its Open Era on Sept. 23 with no twists or game mechanics off-limits and a season built around unpredictability.
Daniel Diemer and Shaheen Jafargholi join Heated Rivalry Season 2 as Ryan Price and Fabian Salah, the central couple from Rachel Reid’s Game Changers series. The show, based on the sixth book The Long Game, is written and directed by Jacob Tierney for Crave/HBO Max, with Season 2 set to premiere in spring 2027; Ryan is a Canadian NHL player grappling with anxiety and body image, while Fabian is a Lebanese-Canadian indie musician.
In Furious Season 1 Episode 7, Some Days It Don’t Come Easy, Catherine readies her final stand against Jay Easton as Danny reopens the Isabel Luna case and DNA links Emma Easton to the victim; Nora and Alice chase justice within a flawed system, while Rihanna’s We Found Love underscores Catherine’s motive, culminating in Catherine driving to Easton’s mansion to face her fate.
Hulu has canceled Mindy Kaling’s Not Suitable for Work after a nine-episode first season, with Warner Bros. TV planning to shop the show to potential buyers. The series centers on work-obsessed 20-somethings in Manhattan’s Murray Hill and stars Ella Hunt, Avantika, Will Angus, Jack Martin and Nicholas Duvernay, produced by Kaling International alongside Charlie Grandy and Howard Klein.
Big Brother will air its 1,000th primetime episode, the first show to reach that milestone, with a 90-minute special that includes fan polls and reflections from EP Allison Grodner and host Julie Chen Moonves. The piece outlines the show's evolution—from the early format to twists like the BB Blockbuster/AI Arena—and underscores the enduring importance of live feeds, while also noting discussions about an eventual all-winners season in the changing reality-TV landscape.
Black Mirror Season 8 has started production with Charlie Brooker and Bisha K. Ali writing and exec producing, while Netflix renews Being Gordon Ramsay and Legends for new seasons (Being Ramsay is already in production and Legends Season 2 will shoot next year). The streamer also renewed The Gentlemen for a third season and is expanding its UK slate with other returns like Supacell, House of Guinness and Black Doves.
The PittSeason 3 teaser confirms Noah Wyle's Dr. Robby is back on HBO Max's Emmy-winning drama, showing his first day back as the night shift crew prep for Robby's return in a Thanksgiving-set arc; the clip also highlights the ensemble and a fall/winter setting ahead of the January 2027 premiere, with the show riding strong with 25 Emmy nominations and produced by John Wells Productions and Warner Bros. Television.
Netflix confirms Blue Eye Samurai will end with a third and final season. Season 2 is slated to premiere in January 2027, while Season 3 has begun production for a 2028 debut. Created by Amber Noizumi and Michael Green, the animated series follows Mizu on a quest for justice and has earned Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards.
Paramount+ will release all 10 episodes of the Golden Axe animated series on September 16, featuring Matthew Rhys and Danny Pudi among the voice cast, with production from Eye Animation Productions, CBS Studios, Sony Pictures Television, and Original Film. The show adapts SEGA’s classic arcade game, following Ax Battler, Tyris Flare, and Gilius Thunderhead as they team up to stop the returning Death Adder.
Lanterns debuted to 9.3 million global cross‑platform viewers and 6.6 million in the U.S. in its first three days on HBO/HBO Max, placing it among HBO Max’s top five premieres and outpacing several DC tentpoles; the series has also topped HBO Max’s daily Top 10 since launch. From creators Chris Mundy, Damon Lindelof and Tom King, Lanterns follows John Stewart and Hal Jordan as they investigate a murder with cosmic ties in the American heartland, with new episodes airing Sundays at 6 p.m. PT/9 p.m. ET on HBO and HBO Max.
Prime Video released the first trailer for Season 2 of The Terminal List, starring Chris Pratt as Navy SEAL James Reece who seeks redemption as a worldwide conspiracy unfolds from Moscow to Langley; the eight-episode season, adapted from Jack Carr’s True Believer, expands the international scope and cast and premieres October 21 in more than 240 countries.
DC Studios’ Lanterns premiered on HBO and HBO Max to 9.3 million views in its first three days, marking the biggest DC title debut on the platform to date with 6.6 million U.S. viewers in that span; it trails The Penguin’s 11-day total of 10.4 million but outperforms recent hits like It: Welcome to Derry in its first three days (5.7 million).
Best Buy's 60th Anniversary Sale is live through Aug. 23 with deep discounts across Apple devices, TVs, laptops, audio gear, LEGO sets, and Pokémon cards. Highlights include unlocked iPhone Air 256GB for $839.99, Hisense 65-inch U6 Pro Mini LED TV for $598.99, Asus Zenbook A14 for $999.99, Shark Matrix Plus robot vacuum for $349.99, and Marshall Stanmore III speaker for $199.99. My Best Buy Plus/Total members earn 10% back in rewards; in-store on Aug. 22 shoppers can snag $100 gift cards for $60 (while supplies last), with another wave of deals dropping on Aug. 21. The sale is billed as the season’s biggest until Labor Day.
Channel 4’s documentary The Great ADHD Myth? has sparked backlash, with ADHD UK filing Ofcom complaints and critics calling it unbalanced, while others praise it for provoking debate; the program questions whether ADHD is a medical condition and features an experiment with a 10-year-old, drawing mixed reactions and a Channel 4 defence of its remit.
Smiling Friends creators Michael Cusack and Zach Hadel say the show ended after three seasons due to exhaustion, not a lack of ideas; Season 4 scripts exist in draft form, and while a return isn't guaranteed, the door remains open with chances fluctuating roughly between 20% and 80% depending on timing and inspiration.