May 17, 2024 "‘FBI’ & ‘FBI: Most Wanted’ Actors To Do Fewer Episodes Next Season In Cost-Cutting Move": Today I found this article by Nellie Andreeva on Deadline:
EXCLUSIVE: More ensemble drama series are reducing the number of episodes cast members are in as a way to save money.
The series regulars on CBS‘ FBI and FBI: Most Wanted will have their minimum guarantees trimmed by 2 episodes next season, Deadline has learned.
The third FBI series, FBI: International, is not impacted, I hear. Reps for FBI producers Wolf Entertainment and Universal Television declined comment.
As Deadline reported exclusively this week, veteran cast members on ABC’s Grey’s Anatomy also are getting their episodes cut next season by 3-4 in a cost-saving measure.
The move for the two FBI series mirrors the episodic guarantees reductions applied to Wolf/Uni TV’s Chicago and Law & Order dramas a year ago.
The timing makes sense as such talent cost-cutting usually follows a renewal that nowadays comes with a flat or reduced license fee.
The six NBC dramas were up for renewal last year, with the episode trim coming shortly after the pickup.
Meanwhile, the FBI series had been locked into two-year renewals that didn’t come up until this spring. All three were picked up by CBS for next season, with the mothership scoring a three-year pickup.
An episodic guarantee represents the number of episodic fees each series regular is entitled to per their contract each season regardless of how much they appear on-screen every week.
Usually that corresponds to “all episodes produced,” or a full season, which is typically 22 episodes for most Wolf Entertainment procedurals.
For the upcoming 22-episode seasons of FBI and FBI: Most Wanted, series regulars will be “guaranteed” payment for 20 episodes,
which means that the producers likely will use them in that many in order to utilize the savings because actors will have to be paid extra for additional installments.
As to why the reduction only applies to FBI and FBI: Most Wanted, they are more expensive because they film in the US and have larger regular casts (5-6 members) with big names, including Missy Peregrym, Jeremy Sisto and Alana De La Garza (FBI) and Dylan McDermott, Keisha Castle-Hughes and Edwin Hodge (FBI: Most Wanted).
Meanwhile, with Luke Kleintank departing, FBI: International has four remaining series regulars who are not as established and half of them are international actors.
Additionally, the series has lower production costs by filming in Hungary.
Reducing series regulars’ episodes has become a common cost-saving practice.
It does not impact actors’ per-episode fee though their overall compensation goes down as they appear in fewer episodes,
something the writers have to be mindful of as they craft storylines.
A budget-reduction alternative is cutting cast’s salaries, which happened on Blue Bloods last year,
or making some of the series regulars recurring, which we saw on shows like Bob Hearts Abishola and Superman & Lois.
Such cuts have become inevitable in the current challenging economic environment as TV production is getting more expensive
and media congloms are putting a stronger emphasis on their balance sheets,
with linear series most vulnerable amid declining live ratings.
The goal “is basically to reduce pretty dramatically our investment in content, specifically aimed at those traditional networks,” Bob Iger, CEO of ABC parent Disney, said this week about cutting spending on programming for the company’s linear networks.
https://deadline.com/2024/05/fbi-fbi-most-wanted-cast-episode-reduction-2024-25-1235920167/#comments
Aug. 20, 2024 "‘FBI’ Star Katherine Renee Kane Addresses Season 7 Exit": Today I found this article by Rosy Cordero on Deadline:
Katherine Renee Kane will be exiting CBS‘ FBI in Season 7 after four seasons on the show as Special Agent Tiffany Wallace, as we revealed exclusively on Tuesday. Kane is addressing her decision to say goodbye in a statement to Deadline.
“It was time to look towards new creative endeavors. I’m excited for the future and wish the show all the best,” Kane shared on Tuesday.
She joined during the show’s third season stepping in following Ebonee Noel’s departure as Kristen Chazal.
Lisette Olivera is joining the show in the series regular role of Syd, a trained Behavioral Analysis Unit Agent who is about to rotate into the field, we revealed on Monday. She is positioned to take over duties as Scola’s (John Boyd) partner, the role that will be left open by Tiffany.
Even though Syd’s work experience has been as a desk agent, there are layers to her personality and resume that will allow her to hit the streets as a field agent seamlessly, production sources reveal.
Wrapping up its sixth season in May, FBI follows the inner workings of the New York field office criminal division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation as they fight to keep New York City and the country safe.
The cast also includes Missy Peregrym, Zeeko Zaki, Jeremy Sisto, Alana De La Garza, John Boyd and Katherine Renee Kane.
Produced by Wolf Entertainment and Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group, in association with CBS Studios, the show’s executive producers are Dick Wolf, Mike Weiss, Alex Chapple, Amanda Slater, Rick Eid and Peter Jankowski.
https://deadline.com/2024/08/fbi-katherine-renee-kane-exit-statement-1236045192/
My opinion: I was neutral about the character and actor Kane.
I looked up Lisette Olivera. She was on an FBI episode in 2018:
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm10521028/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1
These are the TV shows that came out this week:
Rescue HI- Surf:
"Follows the dedicated, heroic, and adrenaline-seeking lifeguards of the North Shore of O'ahu, as they save people's lives in the difficult and often life-threatening conditions of Hawaii's Seven Mile Miracle."
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt27629382/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_7_nm_1_in_0_q_rescu
My opinion: Arielle Kebbel (from Midnight, Texas) is in this.
Sept. 23, 2024: I saw the pilot and this was average. I don't like or dislike it. These are mainly lifeguards saving people's lives.
Sept. 24, 2024: I predict this show will get renewed because this is like the 911 and 911: Lone Star shows.
Brilliant Minds:
"Follows a revolutionary neurologist, Dr. Oliver Wolf, and his team of interns as they explore the last great frontier, the human mind, while also struggling with their own relationships and mental health."
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt26448526/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_3_tt_3_nm_5_in_0_q_brilliant%2520
My opinion: Zachary Quinto is in this.
Sept. 24, 2024: The pilot was average. I will record the series, but I may or may not watch this.
Murder in a Small Town:
"Detective Karl Alberg and his partner Edwina Yen deal with a surprising string of murders in a usually quiet Sunshine Coast community."
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12408718/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_8_nm_0_in_0_q_murder%2520in%2520a%2520
My opinion: Kristen Kreuk is in this.
Sept. 27, 2024: I saw the pilot and it's good. I will record the series and watch this.
Doctor Odyssey:
"Max is the new on-board doctor for a luxury cruise ship where the small but mighty medical team navigate unique medical crises and each other, miles from shore."
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt31849826/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_7_nm_1_in_0_q_doctor%2520o
My opinion: Joshua Jackson is in this.
Sept. 27, 2024: I saw the pilot and didn't really like it. I will record the series and may watch this when all my favorite shows are on break.
"The CW Narrows Losses by $33 Million in Q2 as Nexstar Ad Sales Tick Up 2%"/ "‘The Librarians: The Next Chapter’ Lands At TNT After Being Pulled By The CW"
"‘The Librarians’ Christian Kane To Reprise Jacob Stone Role In CW Spinoff ‘The Next Chapter’"/ "‘The Librarians: The Next Chapter’ Pulled From The CW’s Fall Schedule"
Fri. Sept. 20, 2024 He asked a vendor for free food, and then did this: I was on my dad's computer and this showed up on YouTube from Wholesomehumanityy. This looks like this was in China. I posted this on my Facebook page:
This is so heartwarming. A man asks this 9 yr old boy for food because he forgot his wallet. He said yes, and the dad gave the man some food.
The boy has been sick and eating medicine for 1.5 years.
The mother has been recently diagnosed with cancer and is refused treatment as in too late in the discovery.
The medicine for the boy is not cheap.
The man bought bubble tea, and some books and toys.
He bought all the food from the vendor, so the father and son could go home earlier.
He gifted $1000 for the boy's future.
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ENv36HWkOqc
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