CBS All Access has renewed The Good Fight for a third season.
Horse racing on NBCSN. Today was Kentucky Oaks Day, the lead-up meeting for tomorrowâs Kentucky Derby.
Pre-race
The second graphic fits the NBCSN look, while the first looks like it was inspired by Sevenâs horse racing graphics.
Instant replay (my stream cut out during the race so I canât be sure what the graphics looked like during the race)
Interview
Photo finish
Then there was a protest (or âobjectionâ as they call it over there). This was NBCSNâs only view of the stewardâs room
The original result was confirmed. NBCSN flashed up this graphic before hastily going to a commercial break
The break ended with what appeared to be a live promo for the next program
Results
Then a quick presentation before host Mike Tirico signed off by voiceover. A credits graphic turned in to a promo graphic for tomorrowâs racing.
It is notable that NBC treat NBCSN in a similar way to how Australian networks treat the multichannels, taking the less important sports when something more important is on the main channel. However NBCSN is a cable channel so on many providers it is not anywhere near the LCN of the local NBC station, and the LCN varies wildly from one provider to the next, so they donât even try to mention channel numbers.
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But they have streaming. So much streaming. Itâs a great way to watch the EPL.
Yep, they have great EPL coverage. I prefer their coverage over what Optus and SBS deliver.
I donât gamble on horses (maybe once every 2 years on the Melbourne Cup), but I seriously donât understand why the US and UK persist with fractional odds.
I think they are extremely confusing to anyone who isnât familiar with horse racing.
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Iâm really surprised Fox Sports hasnât developed an authenticated (using your Foxtel/Foxtel Now app login) streaming app - the possibilities that such an service could present are endless
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As someone who does follow horse racing, I agree wholeheartedly. They do my head in.
Maybe I misunderstand you, but Foxtel Now has iOS and Android apps for streaming. It devours data, but with the big telcos starting to offer pseudo-unlimited data plans maybe thatâs not a problem.
Iâm talking about having a separate Fox Sports streaming app
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NBC has ordered a full series for new medical drama New Amsterdam starring Ryan Eggold (The Blacklist). Itâs not to be confused with the 2008-2009 drama of the same name which starred Nikolaj Coster-Waldau as a New York City detective who was immortal.
Fox has renewed The Resident for a second season. The first season average 1.0 in the 18-49 demo and 4.73 million viewers, improving to 1.8 rating and 7.68 million viewers with a week of timeshifted viewing.
Excellent stitch up.
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The CW has axed Valor and Life Sentence, both after just one season, but has renewed The 100 for a sixth season. The 100 is shown in Australia on Foxtel.
NBC has renewed The Good Girls for a second season.
Transparent will finish with the upcoming fifth season.
Fox has sacked Clayne Crawford from Lethal Weapon and will recast his character if the show is renewed.
Starz has renewed Outlander for another two seasons.
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- The Starz network has renewed Outlander for seasons five and six.
- CBS have given the greenlight to Welcome to the Neighbourhood, a fish-out-of-water comedy about a super nice guy who moves to a suburb in LA. It stars Aussie Josh Lawson in the lead role.
- CBS have also given a series order to an untitled comedy starring Damon Waynes Jnr and former Neighbours star Felix Mallard. The series is about a couple who have a young celebrity move in with them and is based somewhat on One Director star Harry Styles.
- ABC has also formally picked up The Rookie, a procedural starring Nathan Fillion as an older guy starting a career as a copy.
- A Million Little Things has also been picked up by ABC. Itâs a drama about a group of friends and their response to the death of one of their own.
NBC has renewed Law & Order: SVU, Chicago Fire, Chicago P.D. and Chicago Med for new seasons.
Fox has also axed The Mick and The Last Man on Earth, but has renewed Star for a third season.
NBC has renewed Blindspot for a 4th season and has ordered a new drama The InBetween for the 2018-19 season, starring Australiaâs Harrier Dyer (Love Child, No Activity).
Not surprised. Itâs been limping along this season.
But itâs still not as difficult to watch as The Simpsons which I really struggle to stay interested in, this season.
Everythingâs Gonna Be Okay for Josh Thomas.