Previously ordered seasons of 'Florida Girls,' 'Flack' and 'Best Intentions' will not air on the cable network as its parent shifts toward IP it controls.
after Netflix canceled it in 2019. It, too, comes from an outside studio , but will move ahead as scheduled with its March 24 debut. Reruns of season four are also set to air on CBS in the summer.
ViacomCBS CEO Bob Bakish signaled the move to more owned IP in the company's earnings call on Feb. 20: "Our content strategy isn’t about spending more," he said. "It’s about better aligning the combined company spending with growth potential and maximizing the value of our content, IP and franchises across our now larger asset base."
McCarthy, a rising star at ViacomCBS, added Pop TV in January as the little-watched network that houses syndicated repeats of favorites likewas moved from the Showtime Networks group to the Entertainment & Youth Studios unit. Keith Cox, another rising star who worked his way up from the No. 2 spot at TV Land to now serve as president of Entertainment & Youth Studios, added Pop to his portfolio in January.
Pop is in about 70 million homes, a footprint that's smaller than more established cable networks like AMC, FX or USA, but in the same range as channels like Sundance and Oxygen. The network landed its first-ever Emmy nominations in 2019 with four for, including one for best comedy series. It rebranded from the TV Guide Channel in 2015; CBS bought out Lionsgate's 50 percent stake in early 2019.
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