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Tracker has been leading for the past two years with every new ratings list of top broadcast programs. The Justin Hartley-led series hit the ground running when it premiered in 2023 and continued to grow between episodes and seasons. That is no longer the case with the latest CBS ratings revealing that Watson has amassed more viewers in 35 days than Tracker. 18.7 million viewers watched the Watson series premiere episode after the AFC Championship game on Sunday, January 26. Meanwhile, Tracker's best episode peaked at 18 million viewers. While there is a significant gap between the shows, it remains to be seen whether Watson will keep up or improve on the numbers and emerge as television's top series in the 2024-2025 season.

Starring Morris Chestnut as Dr. John Watson, the show "takes place six months after the death of the titular character’s friend and partner Sherlock Holmes at the hands of Moriarty.

Morris Chestnut stars in ‘Watson’

Watson starring Morris Chestnut has officially been renewed by CBS for a second season. The network has now confirmed the status of most of its scripted 2024-2025 primetime lineup, with FBI: International, FBI: Most Wanted, and Swat ending after their current seasons. The Equalizer is one of the few shows left to learn its fate.

The series premiere has been seen by 18.7 million viewers and, according to CBS, is the most-streamed episode of all the network’s original series this season. Season one has been averaging 6.79 million viewers.

Season one stars Morris Chestnut as Dr. John Watson, Eve Harlow as Ingrid Derian, Peter Mark Kendall as Dr. Stephens Croft and Dr. Adam Croft, and Ritchie Coster as Shinwell Johnson. Inga Schlingmann is Sasha Lubbock and Rochelle Aytes stars as Dr. Mary Morstan.

“Watson takes place six months after the death of the titular character’s...

CBS announced today that its hit freshman drama series Watson has been renewed for a second season to be broadcast during the 2025-2026 television season on the network and available to stream on Paramount+.

Watson averages 6.79 million viewers each week, according to Nielsen. The premiere episode, which aired after the AFC Championship game, has been seen by 18.7 million multiplatform viewers in live plus 35 days of viewing, making it CBS’s most-watched scripted episode of the 2024-25 season.

In streaming alone, the premiere is the most-streamed scripted episode of all CBS Original series this season on Paramount+, with 7 million streaming viewers.

The Watson series stars Morris Chestnut, Eve Harlow, Peter Mark Kendall, Inga Schlingmann, Ritchie Coste, and Rochelle Aytes. CBS Studios produces Watson. Craig Sweeny wrote the premiere episode and serves as showrunner and executive producer.

The additional executive producers for the premiere season include Morris Chestnut, Sallie Patrick, Larry Teng,...

Two months after launch, Watson is getting more cases.

CBS has renewed the Morris Chestnut-fronted drama series for a second season.

This comes after the Paramount-owned network said that the premiere episode, which aired January 26, was its most-watched scripted episode of the 2024-25 season, and the show is averaging 6.79M viewers each week, per Nielsen.

Watson, inspired by the characters from Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes mysteries, takes place six months after the death of the titular character’s friend and partner Holmes at the hands of archenemy Moriarty. It follows the detective as he turns his attention from solving crimes to solving medical mysteries.

Chestnut stars as Dr. John Watson, who resumes his medical career as the head of a clinic dedicated to treating rare disorders. Watson’s old life isn’t done with him, though – Moriarty and Watson are set to write their own chapter...

CBS’ freshman drama “Watson” has been renewed for Season 2.

The Morris Chestnut medical series is averaging 6.79 million viewers per episode in the Nielsen season-to-date most current data. Per CBS, the pilot episode — which aired following the AFC Championship game in January — has reached 18.7 million viewers in multiplatform viewing in Live+35.

Along with Chestnut, the cast includes Eve Harlow, Peter Mark Kendall, Inga Schlingmann, Ritchie Coster and Rochelle Aytes.

The official series description states that the show “takes place six months after the death of the titular character’s friend and partner Sherlock Holmes at the hands of Moriarty. The show stars Morris Chestnut as Dr. John Watson, who resumes his medical career as the head of a clinic dedicated to treating rare disorders. Watson’s old life isn’t done with him, though – Moriarty and Watson are set to write their own chapter of a story that has fascinated audiences for more than a century.

CBS is getting back on the (medical) case with Watson.

The network has ordered a second season of the drama starring Morris Chestnut. The renewal comes midway through the show’s inaugural season and after a string of solid ratings performances on Sunday nights.

The series premiered to 9.58 million viewers following the AFC Championship in late January; that episode grew to 18.7 million cross-platform viewers over five weeks, with 7 million of those watching on Paramount+ — the most for any CBS original series on the streamer this season. Watson averages just under 6.8 million viewers per episode in Nielsen’s linear data (which includes a week of DVR playback but doesn’t include streaming).

Chestnut plays Dr. John Watson, who returns to his medical career at a clinic that treats rare disorders six months after the death of his friend and partner, Sherlock Holmes. Eve Harlow, Peter Mark Kendall, Ritchie Coster, Inga Schlingmann and Rochelle Aytes also star,...

John Watson. Sherlock Holmes. James Moriarty. Shinwell Johnson.

Each of those familiar names from Sherlock Holmes lore is checked in TVLine’s exclusive sneak above from Watson, CBS’ upcoming new medical drama headlined by Morris Chestnut.

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Watson stars Chestnut as Dr. John Watson, who — six months after the death of Holmes at...

Morris Chestnut leads the cast of CBS’s new medical drama, Watson, premiering on January 26, 2025 immediately following the AFC Championship Game. In CBS’s new series, Chestnut assembles a dedicated team of doctors who collaborate to diagnose and treat their patients by identifying the underlying causes of their various ailments and traumas.

Season one of Watson moves to its regular 9pm on Sundays time slot beginning on February 16th.

Morris Chestnut stars as Dr. John Watson, Eve Harlow plays Ingrid Derian, Peter Mark Kendall is Dr. Stephens Croft and Dr. Adam Croft, and Ritchie Coster plays Shinwell Johnson. Inga Schlingmann is Sasha Lubbock and Rochelle Aytes stars as Dr. Mary Morstan.

Morris Chestnut as Dr. John Watson in ‘Watson’ episode 1

CBS offers this description of their medical/detective series:

“Watson takes place six months after the death of the titular character’s friend and partner Sherlock Holmes at the hands of Moriarty.

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Morris Chestnut’s new CBS Studios’ series, Watson, a fast-paced medical drama inspired by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s much-adapted stories of detective Sherlock Holmes, premiered on Sunday at the Marché International des Programmes de Communication (MIPCOM) in Cannes, France.

“One of the things that excited me most about the show is that it’s a fresh take on the mythology,” Chestnut said of his new series.

The new drama kicked off the international television market MIPCOM with a world premiere of the story told from Dr. John Watson’s perspective and “through a medical rather than a criminal lense,” noted Chestnut. “But it still pays great respects to the Sherlock Holmes stories.”

Chestnut plays Watson, Holmes’ iconic sidekick, who, in the new show’s telling, resumes his medical career as the head of a clinic treating rare disorders after the death of his friend and partner. But he soon...

The world premiere of Paramount Global’s “Watson” raised the curtain on this year’s Mipcom in Cannes. The series, set to premiere on Jan 26 on the CBS Television Network, sees “Reasonable Doubt” star Morris Chestnut as the iconic Dr. John Watson in a Sherlock Holmes spin focusing on Watson’s medical career.

“Watson” follows the titular character after the death of Holmes as he resumes his medical career as the head of a clinic specialized in rare disorders. The series is described as “a medical show with a strong investigative spine, featuring a modern version of one of history’s greatest detectives as he turns his attention from solving crimes to solving medical mysteries.”

“Watson” is produced by CBS Studios and distributed by Paramount Global Content Distribution. Craig Sweeny (returning to the world of Sherlock after serving as a writer and executive producer on CBS’s “Elementary”) wrote the...

Morris Chestnut stars in ‘Watson’

Morris Chestnut’s new series Watson will make its debut following the AFC Championship Game on Sunday, January 26, 2024. The CBS medical drama is targeting a 7pm Pt/10pm Et launch, but that could be delayed because of post-game coverage.

The first season’s regular time slot is Sundays at 10pm Et/Pt, beginning on February 16th.

“Watson takes place six months after the death of the titular character’s friend and partner Sherlock Holmes at the hands of Moriarty. The show stars Morris Chestnut as Dr. John Watson, who resumes his medical career as the head of a clinic dedicated to treating rare disorders. Watson’s old life isn’t done with him, though – Moriarty and Watson are set to write their own chapter of a story that has fascinated audiences for more than a century,” reads CBS’s synopsis. “Watson is a medical show with a strong investigative spine,...

CBS announced today that Watson, the new medical mystery series starring Morris Chestnut, will premiere after the AFC Championship Game on Sunday, January 26, 2025 (10:00-11:00 p.m. Et; 9:00-10:00 p.m. Ct; 8:00-9:00 p.m. Mt; 7:00-8:00 p.m. Pt)*on the CBS Television Network, and streaming on Paramount+.

The start time is approximate after post-game coverage. Watson will begin airing in its regular time period beginning Sunday, February 16 (10:00-11:00 p.m. Et/Pt).

Watson takes place six months after the death of the titular character’s friend and partner, Sherlock Holmes, at the hands of Moriarty. The show stars Morris Chestnut as Dr. John Watson, who resumes his medical career as the head of a clinic dedicated to treating rare disorders.

Watson’s old life isn’t done with him, though – Moriarty and Watson are set to write their own...

CBS has scheduled Watson, a medical drama in the world of Sherlock Holmes and with Morris Chestnut as Dr. John Watson, to premiere after the AFC Championship game on Jan. 26, 2025.

The prized leadout slot will be given to the series set six months after the death of Watson’s friend and partner, Sherlock Holmes, before Watson begins airing in its regular time period starting Feb. 16. The medical mystery drama from CBS Studios also stars Eve Harlow, Peter Mark Kendall, Ritchie Coster, Inga Schlingmann and Rochelle Aytes.

Watson will also stream on Paramount+ on Jan. 26, 2025, with the start time to hinge on the wrap for the post-game coverage. The drama centers on Dr. Watson resuming his medical career as the head of a clinic dedicated to treating rare disorders after the death of Holmes.

The CBS drama is inspired by the characters from Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes mysteries. Moriarty...

The upcoming CBS medical mystery series “Watson” starring Morris Chestnut has set its premiere date.

The show will launch after the AFC Championship Game on Jan. 26, 2025 at approximately 10 p.m. Et, depending on when the game and post-game coverage conclude. It will air on CBS and be available to stream on Paramount+. “Watson” will begin airing in its regular Sunday timeslot at 10 p.m. Et beginning on Feb. 16.

As previously announced, Chestnut will star as Dr. John Watson, the companion of the iconic mater detective Sherlock Holmes. Per the official series logline, the show “takes place six months after the death of the titular character’s friend and partner, Sherlock Holmes, at the hands of Moriarty. The show stars Morris Chestnut as Dr. John Watson, who resumes his medical career as the head of a clinic dedicated to treating rare disorders. Watson’s old life isn’t done with him,...

Morris Chestnut is coming back to prime time.

His new CBS series Watson is set to premiere on January 26 following the AFC Championship game. It will air at approximately 10 p.m. Et/9 p.m. Ct/7 p.m. Pt, depending on the game’s end time, before the medical drama takes its regular time slot on Sunday, Feb. 16 at 10:00 p.m. Et/Pt.

Watson, inspired by the characters from Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes mysteries, takes place six months after the death of the titular character’s friend and partner Sherlock Holmes at the hands of Moriarty. The modern take follows the historic detective as he turns his attention from solving crimes to solving medical mysteries.

Chestnut stars as Dr. John Watson, who resumes his medical career as the head of a clinic dedicated to treating rare disorders. Watson’s old life isn’t done with him, though – Moriarty...

Morris Chestnut’s Watson will take the handoff from this season’s AFC Championship Game, when it debuts on CBS in January 2025.

The freshman medical mystery series will premiere after the AFC Championship Game on Sunday, Jan. 26, 2025 (at approximately 10 pm Et, 9 pm Ct, 8 pm Mt and 7 pm Pt).

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Watson will begin airing in its regular Sundays-at-10 pm time slot on Sunday,...

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Exclusive: The NAACP production venture with CBS Studios has set up two more drama projects at CBS in its second broadcast development cycle, For Justice, from writers Sallie Patrick and Garen Thomas, which is based on the life of former NYPD Detective Katrina Brownlee; and The Pact, from writer Marcus Dalzine. They join Carver Law, from writer Aaron Carew and executive producer Martin Lawrence, which also was recently sold to CBS for development. The trio of projects span the three classic network drama genres, a cop (For Justice), medical (The Pact) and legal (Carver Law) show.

The venture’s President, Sheila Ducksworth, executive produces all projects alongside NAACP’s Leon Russell and Derrick Johnson. CBS Studios is the studio.

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Kelly penned the teleplay from a story she co-wrote with Grant. In St. Marks, a Muslim Chaplain reeling from a crisis of faith and a science-focused elite surgeon lead a team of doctors and hospital chaplains in their attempts to heal the bodies and souls of the people of Minneapolis.

Kelly and Grant, who is expected to serve as showrunner, executive produce with Tassler, Di Novi and Joan Boorstein for PatMa. Daniel Simon, who originally brought in the project, will oversee for PatMa. CBS Studios is the studio.

Grant previously served as executive producer on all three seasons of CBS/CBS Studios medical drama Code Black. He most recently worked on ABC’s A Million Little Things,...

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There will be no Season 6 for the CW’s Dynasty. The CW has opted not to renew the reboot of the iconic 1980s soap, and it will end with the current fifth season.

Dynasty was considered among the most vulnerable CW series to snag a renewal. It was the victim of disappointing ratings and its previous renewals, along with 4400, had been motivated by the money the series generates for CBS Studios through the show’s Netflix deal.

Dynasty hails from Gossip Girl creators Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage, CBS Studios and Fake Empire. Schwartz and Savage teamed with Revenge writer-producer Sallie Patrick and the original series’ creators, husband-and-wife duo Esther Shapiro & Richard Shapiro, for a new modern-day reboot of the classic Aaron Spelling-produced ABC series.

Co-written by Schwartz & Savage and Patrick, Dynasty stars Elizabeth Gillies as Fallon Carrington, Daniella Alonso as Cristal Carrington, Elaine Hendrix as Alexis Carrington Colby,...

“Charmed,” “Dynasty,” “Roswell, New Mexico” and “In the Dark” have been canceled at The CW, Variety has learned.

Both “Roswell, New Mexico” and “In the Dark” have already completed filming on their upcoming seasons and will conclude after those episodes have aired.

Also canceled Thursday by the younger-skewing broadcast network were “Naomi” and “4400.”

Based on the original WB/CW series of the same name, “Charmed” was currently airing its fourth season. The reboot starred Melonie Diaz, Sarah Jeffery, Lucy Barrett, Rupert Evans and Jordan Donica. During the show’s first three seasons, Madeleine Mantock was the lead, playing the three sisters at the center of the series along with Diaz and Jeffrey. Barrett joined the show for Season 4 following Mantock’s exit.

Hailing from CBS Studios and Propagate Content, “Charmed” is executive produced by Jeffrey Lieber, Nicki Renna and Joey Falco, Kevin Dowling, Jennie Snyder Urman, Ben Silverman, Brad Silberling,...

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British actress Eliza Bennett has joined the CW drama Dynasty in the role of Amanda Carrington. She will become a series regular in season 5.

Amanda is the long-lost Carrington relative, born and raised in Europe, who arrives on the Carrington doorstep bringing with her a treasure trove of secrets from their past… and hers, according to the network.

She is described as smart, confident, and can hold her own against any Carrington who comes at her. She works as a lawyer by day and by night is a bit of a party girl who stirs up trouble in a family full of troublemakers.

Developed for The CW by Josh Schwartz, Stephanie Savage, and Sallie Patrick, Dynasty watches as two of America’s wealthiest families feud for control over their fortune and their children.

The show is based on the beloved soap opera of the same name, which originally aired on...

Eliza Bennett has been cast in the role of Amanda Carrington on The CW’s “Dynasty.”

Bennett joins Season 4 in a recurring guest star role, with her first episode being “The British Are Coming” on Aug. 27. She will be a series regular in the forthcoming fifth season.

The original 1980s primetime soap opera “Dynasty” featured Catherine Oxenberg in the role of Amanda for the first three years of the character’s existence. (Her apt entrance was in the fifth season episode titled “Amanda.”) Karen Cellini stepped in in recasting.

This version of Amanda is described as a long-lost Carrington relative who was born and raised in Europe but arrives now “holding a treasure trove of secrets” — both from her past, as well as the Carrington family’s past. She is also described as smart and confident, a character who can hold her own against those who come at her. She is a lawyer,...

Spoiler Alert: The following story contains details from Friday’s episode of Dynasty.

In the latest episode of The CW’s Dynasty, we finally learned who is being mourned at the funeral, which has been teased since the season premiere.

That would be Joseph Anders, the beloved majordomo of the Carrington family, played by Alan Dale.

According to TVLine, it was the beginning of the end for Anders when he suffered an injury to his ribs, while saving Fallon (Elizabeth Gillies) and Liam (Adam Huber) from a pair of kidnappers.

The injury didn’t lead directly to the butler’s death. But while driving to the hospital to visit Cristal (Daniella Alonso), who has been undergoing treatments for a brain tumor, the resulting pain distracted him, causing him to crash his car.

Dale had been a series regular on Dynasty since it debuted in 2017. His final episode, “Go Rescue Someone Else,...

The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina‘s Luke Cook has booked a recurring role on the fourth season of the CW’s Dynasty. Cook will play Oliver, Kirby’s (Maddison Brown) ex-beau from Australia, a photographer who has come to town for a shoot, but has ulterior motives. They reconnect but his late-night partying and drug habit quickly take Kirby down a dangerous road. Dynasty is from CBS Studios in association with Fake Empire, with executive producers Josh Reims, Josh Schwartz, Stephanie Savage, Sallie Patrick and Esther and Richard Shapiro, creators of the original Dynasty.

Cook is best known for his role as Lucifer Morningstar on The Chilling Adventures Of Sabrina on Netflix and also recurred on the first season of Katy Keene for The CW. On the film side, Cook can be seen starring in the Australian indie How Do You Know Chris?. He’s repped by A3 Artists Agency and Artists First.

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Franklin executive produces via his Franklin Entertainment with James Mackay for Rabbit Ears. CBS Studios is the studio.

Northcross, who’s featured on The Plug’s Black Female Staff Writers Database, recently worked for showrunner Amy Lippman at Pamplona Productions. Prior to that, she spent two years working for Endeavor Content under Graham Taylor.

Every generation deserves its own Alexis Carrington in one way or another, and now the latest version of Dynasty has Elaine Hendrix to wear the clawing crown first made infamous by Joan Collins.

The Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll alum is joining the CW reboot of the Aaron Spelling primetime soap as the vengeful matriarch of sorts. Hendrix will be taking over the role first launched in this Dynasty by former Desperate Housewife Nicollette Sheridan and temporarily played by Elizabeth Gilles, who also portrays Fallon Carrington on the show and is a S&d&r&r vet too. Recently cast in the upcoming The Country Club feature, The Parent Trap actor will be a series regular as the perpetually scheming Alexis on Dynasty.

As one would expect from such a change on such a show as Dynasty, character arch details are scant but we are assured that Hendrix’s Alexis is...

We’ll be seeing more of Cristal Jennings in the third season of the CW’s Dynasty. Daniella Alonso, who joined the series in a recasting in July, has been promoted to series regular for season 3, which premieres tonight. Additionally, recurring actors Michael Michele, who plays Dominique Devereaux, Sam Underwood, who portrays Adam Carrington, and Adam Huber, who plays Liam, all will be series regulars in the new season.

Dynasty has gone through major casting changes over the past two seasons. One of the original leads, Nathalie Kelley, departed at the end of Season 1. The role of Cristal was recast with Ana Brenda Contreras, who was replaced with Alonso as the series headed into season 3. Additionally, Elizabeth Gillies recently took over the role of Alexis from Nicollette Sheridan.

The new season also gets underway with new showrunner Josh Reims, who was upped to exec producer and showrunner at the end of Season 2 after Sallie Patrick,...

Ken Kirby is ready to jump into the soapy prime time drama of Dynasty. The Good Trouble actor is set to recur on the CW reboot of the iconic series in the role of Evan Tate, Trixie’s (Jessi Goei) older brother. And as we all know, Trixie is Fallon’s (Elizabeth Gillies) friend who died ten years ago and whose body was pulled from the lake in the season finale.

Kirby’s casting is refreshing in a time when Dynasty has seen a slew of changes in its casting during the first two seasons. The lead role of Cristal went through two changes. The first time Ana Brenda Contreras replaced original star Nathalie Kelley after the end of Season 1. And recently, Contreras was replaced by Daniella Alonso as the series headed into Season 3. In addition, Elizabeth Gillies recently took over the role of Alexis from Nicollette Sheridan. And original...

Updated: There have been a slew of changes on Dynasty over its first two seasons. One of the lead roles, Cristal, was recast twice — Ana Brenda Contreras replaced original star Nathalie Kelley after the end of Season 1; Contreras was recently replaced by Daniella Alonso heading into Season 3.

Additionally, Elizabeth Gillies recently took over the role of Alexis from Nicollette Sheridan. And original Dynasty showrunner Sallie Patrick exited after Season 2; she has been replaced by Josh Reims.

“Sallie wanted to go to development. She had been on the show for two years. That was a natural succession. She will continue to consult on the show,” the CW President Mark Pedowitz said during the network’s executive presentation.

As for the recastings, “we hoped (Contreras) would continue but she had personal issues we had no control over,” he said, adding “there’s no dirt to be found” in dismissing a notion that...

The CW’s Dynasty reboot has recast the role of Cristal Jennings.

Ana Brenda Contreras — who played Cristal in Season 2 — is leaving and Daniella Alonso will step into the role, Deadline confirmed today.

“Unfortunately, Ana Brenda Contreras will not be returning for the third season of Dynasty due to personal reasons,” executive producer/showrunner Josh Reims said. “We’d like to thank her for her contributions to the show and wish her all the best. We’re excited to welcome Daniella Alonso who will step into the role of Cristal.”

Alonso’s previous credits include The Fix, The Resident, Criminal Minds, Animal Kingdom, Being Mary Jane, and the film Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2.

Dynasty has gone through a series of casting changes over the past two seasons. One of the original leads, Nathalie Kelley, departed at the end of Season 1. In addition, Elizabeth Gillies took over the role of Alexis from Nicollette Sheridan.

There will be a change at the helm of the CW’s drama series Dynasty as it heads into a third season. Sallie Patrick, who developed the reboot of the classic 1980s primetime soap with Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage, is stepping down as showrunner, a position she has held from the start.

Veteran Josh Reims, who joined Dynasty as co-executive producer at the begging of Season 2, has been upped to exec producer and named new showrunner.

Patrick, who will remain an executive producer, has re-upped her overall deal with Dynasty producer CBS TV Studios and will focus on development.

She announced her departure from the show on Instagram last night.

“While I’m excited to move on to my next challenge, it’s of course hard to part with a world I put so much love into, from first pitch to this 44th ep, but I’m so pleased...

The biggest bit of drama – will The CW renew Dynasty? – has long been resolved, with the network promising in January that the lifestyles of the scheming rich drama would return.

So last night’s season two finale could dig deep knowing that any threads need not be resolved. True, there will be changes – showrunner Sallie Patrick won’t return, and there likely will be a cast member change.

But, for now, here’s what happened to conclude season two:

Spoiler Alert: Do No Read Further If You Have Not Seen The Friday Season Two Finale

*** A romantic moment between Fallon and Liam was spoiled. As Fallon proposed to Liam during a rowboat ride, the celebratory mood was killed when she lost his family ring overboard. A commissioned team of divers were enlisted to find it. But they found more than a ring – two bodies were discovered, including Trixie, a high...

Several characters’ fates hang in the balance after Friday’s season finale of Dynasty, but for one behind-the-scenes presence, the future is clear.

Sallie Patrick revealed on Instagram that she won’t be returning to the CW soap as showrunner next season. “While I’m excited to move on to my next challenge, it’s of course hard to part with a world I put so much love into, from first pitch to this 44th [episode], but I’m so pleased with the team carrying it forward,” Patrick wrote. “I can already tell you, Season 3 is gonna be great!”

In a follow-up comment,...

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If you thought Fallon Carrington was the "It" girl on The CW series, you clearly haven't met her mother, Alexis Carrington.

Dynasty has been picking up the pace lately with its diabolical schemes and twists, but it's still vastly underrated.

So much so that the network moved it to Friday nights!

Showrunners are hoping that the return of the iconic villain Alexis 37 years after she was made famous by the unrivaled Joan Collins will inject magic -- an electricity that will revitalize the series and attract both new and old viewers alike.

When Alexis and her big hat blow into town, she'll be played by other resident mean-girl, Nicollette Sheridan.

Sheridan is best known for her role as Edie Britt in the hit comedy/drama, Desperate Housewives.

It'll be hard to rival Collins' character, but Sheridan has boldly accepted the task.

If you watched Wednesday’s episode of Dynasty and thought to yourself, “This is the show I was waiting for,” you’re not alone.

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“We loved the original Dynasty — the camp and the big, surprising soapy twists,” executive producer Sallie Patrick tells TVLine. “We also felt very strongly that we needed to earn those. It would have been hard to come out of the gate with an episode like this. You have to be with the characters long enough to start caring about them. We’re cranking up the crazy moving forward.

The CW’s Dynasty reboot has found its Alexis Carrington — and she comes direct from Wisteria Lane.

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Nicollette Sheridan, who famously portrayed Edie Britt on ABC’s Desperate Housewives, is joining the cast of Dynasty as the mother of all troublemakers, TVLine has learned. Per the network, Alexis “will return unexpectedly to [Blake, Fallon and Steven’s] world, challenging Blake’s marriage to Cristal, seeking to reunite with her children and fighting to claim what is hers.” (In other words, lots of drama.)

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Welcome to the official launch of E! News' newest weekly feature, What They Watch, a profile of those working in TV and their TV loves and habits both past and present.  If you're a lover of primetime soaps, Sallie Patrick is probably a name you should know.  Patrick served as producer and writer on ABC's Revenge, The CW's Life Unexpected, and CBS' short-lived Limitless (which was admittedly not exactly a soap, but was delightful nonetheless), but she's currently at the helm of The CW's reimagining of classic '80s drama Dynasty, which she developed alongside fellow TV geniuses Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage. Given its legendary source material, the show is...

Nearly three decades after the original Dynasty ended its nine-season run on ABC, the gates to Carrington Manor have been reopened by The CW — and things look a little different than you might remember.

As seen in Wednesday’s series premiere, Dynasty is still the story of billionaire businessman Blake Carrington (now played by Melrose Place‘s Grant Show) and his dramatic offspring, ambitious Fallon (Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll‘s Elizabeth Gillies) and idealistic Steven (The Tomorrow People‘s James Mackay).

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Nearly three decades after the original soap finished its run, Dynasty returns to the small screen courtesy of Josh Schwartz, Stephanie Savage and Sallie Patrick. At its core, the show revolves around wealth, power and deception. Much like the 1980s series, the drama kicks off with the tension between Fallon Carrington (Elizabeth Gillies), the daughter of billionaire Blake Carrington (Grant Show), and Cristal Flores (Nathalie Kelley), Blake's fiancee and Fallon's eventual stepmom. But if you think you've already got the reboot all figured out, think again. Here are five things you need to know about the new Dynasty.

[Editors Note: This post is presented in support of The CW’s new series “Dynasty,” which premieres on October 11 at 9 p.m. Et/Pt on The CW.]

Dynasties evolve, and so does “Dynasty.” The popular 1980s primetime soap opera has been reinvented for the 21st century, and it may very well be the sexiest and most progressive-minded take yet on the classic serial genre.

The new “Dynasty” pushes the envelope from the beginning, when viewers see Carrington family heiress Fallon (Elizabeth Gillies) receiving oral pleasure from her chauffeur (Robert Christopher Riley). The show boasts a diverse cast, makes references to other real-life dynasties (including, yes, the Trump family) and features modern storylines like the business growth of renewable energy.

“‘Dynasty’ is such an appealing title in and of itself, not even knowing about the original series,” said executive producer Sallie Patrick. “It’s a word that evokes power and legacy and a certain level of epic-ness.”

As she prepared to develop an entirely new version, Patrick watched episodes from the old series and met with creators Richard and Esther Shapiro.

The brainchild of Josh Schwartz, Stephanie Savage and Sallie Patrick, the CW's reboot of Dynasty is all about wealth, power and deception. The modern version of the classic soap revolves around Fallon Carrington, daughter of billionaire Blake Carrington, and her soon-to-be stepmother, Cristal, who is aiming to take over the family business. When Blake chooses Cristal over his own daughter, Fallon aligns herself with Blake's nemesis, Jeff Colby, in attempt to seek her revenge. But before the war between the Carringtons and the Colbys begins, here's what you need to know about the cast and their characters.

What's in store for the upcoming Dynasty reboot? Recently, executive producer Sallie Patrick spoke with TVLine about the new CW TV show.A reboot of the 1980s primetime soap, the drama “follows two of America’s wealthiest families, the Carringtons and the Colbys, as they feud for control over their fortune and their children.” The cast includes Grant Show, Elizabeth Gillies, Nathalie Kelley, James Mackay, Alan Dale, Sam Adegoke, Robert Christopher Riley, and Rafael de la Fuente.Read More…...

When The CW’s Dynasty reboot premieres on Wednesday, Oct. 11 (9/8c), viewers will be introduced to reimagined versions of beloved characters from the classic primetime soap — though you won’t be seeing all of your favorites right away.

Alexis Carrington, the iconic shoulder-padded diva played by Joan Collins on the original Dynasty (1981–1989), may get a shoutout in the reboot’s pilot, but it’s merely the first in a multi-step plan to hype up her arrival.

“There are certainly Easter eggs along the way until her grand entrance,” executive producer Sallie Patrick tells TVLine. “What we like is that we know when she’s coming.

Devious Maids‘ alumna Brianna Brown, who guest-starred in the pilot of the CW’s Dynasty reboot, will reprise her role as Claudia with a recurring role in the series. Co-written by Josh Schwartz & Stephanie Savage and Sallie Patrick, the new Dynasty follows two of America's wealthiest families, the Carringtons and the Colbys, as they feud for control over their fortune and their children. The series will be told primarily through the perspectives of two women at odds…...