It appears like USA is making an attempt to make it 2007, by science or magic. Deadline studies that the cable community is plotting a return to it is “blue sky period” of the early aughts by beefing up its unique scripted programming with “mild, frothy character-based procedurals” within the vein of previous USA hits like Monk, Psych, White Collar, Royal Pains, and, in fact, Fits.
Per Deadline, USA’s mother or father firm NBC Common sought to program extra breezy procedurals after the tip of the WGA strike, and have already got “recognized a handful of concepts they’re contemplating for growth.” Whereas there aren’t any offers in place but, NBCUniversal is rumored to be capping the prices for these collection at a slim $2 to three million an episode, and is planning to rely closely on its streaming arm, Peacock, for the majority of viewership. The objective is to start rolling out the brand new slate of unique programming in 2025.
The transfer to create extra breezy procedural programming is, partially, impressed by the smashing and sudden success of Fits, which landed on Netflix this summer season after half a decade off air. Fits, which starred Patrick J. Adams, Gabriel Macht, and a pre-royal household Meghan Markle, dominated the cultural dialog throughout Hollywood’s sizzling strike summer season, racking in a record-breaking 4 billion minutes in a single week.
USA’s “blue skies” period was ushered in by NBCUniversal vice chair Bonnie Hammer as a foil to the cable channel extra gritty honest—collection together withThe 4400 and Touching Evil. The “blue skies” collection largely targeted on quirky, lovable characters in exhibits that had been largely shot outdoor (therefore their nickname). The period started unofficially with the premiere of the San Francisco-set Monk, starring Tony Shaloub because the notoriously OCD detective. Monk was an enormous hit for the community, incomes Shaloub three primetime Emmy awards for greatest actor in a comedy collection, and working for eight seasons. A function movie that reunites the core Monk solid, Mr. Monk’s Final Case: A Monk Film, premieres on Peacock on December eighth.
USA was the no. 1 cable leisure community for a report 14 years working throughout this period. In 2015, the channel took a flip towards extra darker fare with the success of Mr. Robotic, starring future Oscar winner Rami Malek, and the premieres of collection like The Sinner, Shooter, and the long-running Queen of the South. Lately, USA’s unique collection program has dwindled considerably; as of 2023, the one unique scripted collection on the community is Syfy’s Chucky. However, who is aware of? Zane, a Fits sequel starring Markle’s paralegal, could also be becoming a member of that lineup ahead of we predict.
