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Your TV Source Roundup: ‘Shifting Gears’ and ‘Scrubs’ Renewed, ‘Surviving Earth’ Teaser, ‘My Adventures with Superman’ Premiere Date, AMC Picks Up ‘YAGA’, ‘Minimum Wage’ Ordered, ABC Passes On ‘Do You Want Kids?’, and More!

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ABC has renewed Shifting Gears and Scrubs for new seasons. Shifting Gears will return for a third season while the Scrubs revival series will be back for a second season, eleventh overall. 

Surviving Earth premieres June 11 on NBC. The landmark series showcases how life not only survived but thrived through Earth’s most catastrophic environmental crises. Using cutting-edge CGI, viewers are transported back to a world of never-before-seen creatures and their remarkable survival stories. From the giant sea scorpions of 450 million years ago to the mighty mammoths and sabertooths of 450,000 years ago, Earth’s epic story is vividly brought to life. Traverse landscapes shaped by meteoric strikes, volcanic eruptions, plunging sea levels and scorching heat storms. 

Season three of My Adventures with Superman will premiere on adult swim June 13 at midnight as part of its Toonami anime/action block, next day on HBO Max. The series follows twenty somethings Clark Kent (Jack Quaid), Lois Lane (Alice Lee), Jimmy Olsen (Ishmel Sahid), and the Kryptonian Kara Zor-El (Kiana Madeira), as they discover who they are – and what they can accomplish together – while chasing stories for The Daily Planet. Clark has truly become Superman and made peace with his Kryptonian origins – he’s ready to settle down! But Lois, who has finally become the Planet’s star reporter, is NOT. Jimmy has evolved from freelance photographer to celebrity journalist – but he’s still intimidated by the romantic attentions of the newly arrived Kara Zor El, who’s trying to find her place on Earth. This found family will have to confront powerful new enemies that challenge Superman, threaten their future, and test the bonds holding them together. Can our heroes save their tomorrow–before it destroys today? 

AMC has acquired the exclusive U.S. streaming rights to the new drama series YAGA, starring Carrie-Anne Moss, Noah Reid, Clark Backo, and Hudson Williams. Based on the play by Kat Sandler, the series reimagines the myth of Baba Yaga, as a contemporary mystery thriller. The series follows Rapp (Noah Reid), a private investigator who arrives in a small coastal town to investigate the disappearance of a young heir to a powerful fishery, Henry Park (Hudson Williams). He finds himself at odds with an apprehensive local detective, Carson (Clark Backo), a charismatic university professor with a taste for younger men, Katherine (Carrie-Anne Moss), and a labyrinth of enigmatic suspects, secret lives, and ancient magic. 

Netflix announced Minimum Wage, a 28 episode series from American High. Based on the breakout American High Shorts series of the same name, which has drawn over 30 million views across YouTube, TikTok, and Instagram since launching in May 2024 and will debut exclusively on Netflix later this year. An ensemble workplace series set inside a chaotic local pizza shop, the series follows a group of teenage employees battling power-tripping managers, an unhinged rush, and the slow grind of service-industry burnout. The stakes are low. The pressure is immense. The series carries the rapid-fire, short-form rhythm of the original American High Shorts digital content. 

ABC has passed on its comedy pilot Do You Want Kids? The project starred Rachel Bloom and Rory Scovel. The pass comes as the network renewed Scrubs and Shifting Gears. 

Starz has ordered an untitled family drama set inside the thriving world of Black rodeo in Texas. Infused with hip hop swagger and country soul, the series unfolds in Southeast Texas, where rodeo isn’t just what you do – it’s who you are. At the center are three siblings bound by the legacy their mother built and the unfinished business their father left behind. Driven by their own ambitions and drawn into each other’s orbit, alliances shift, relationships tangle, and nothing stays private for long. 

Druski will host the 2026 BET Awards. The ceremony will air live on BET from the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles on Sunday, June 28 at 8 PM ET/PT. For 25 years, the BET Awards has been one of the most powerful cultural platforms in entertainment, honoring the artists, creators, and leaders shaping culture in real time. Built on the pillars of community, culture, and connection, it has delivered iconic performances, unforgettable tributes, and moments that continue to resonate far beyond the stage. The show reflects the creativity, influence, and reach of Black culture across music, television, film, sports, fashion, and more. 

AMC has ordered Thunder Road to series starring Dennis Quaid in the lead role. Centered on family dynamics, fierce rivalries, and the untold stories behind one of America’s most iconic sports, the series is set to begin production this summer and will debut on AMC and AMC+ in 2027. The series follows the multi-generational saga of the fictional Whitlock family, whose legacy in stock car racing is as deep as the family’s ties to the southern hill country roots that shaped them. Quaid will play racing legend Duane Whitlock aka “The Wrecking Ball,” a towering figure who built a racing empire from a legacy of moonshine runs and dirt tracks and refuses to let it die. With ruthless competitors who will stop at nothing to dethrone and destroy them, The Whitlocks are a blue-collar dynasty at the edge of extinction – and the old king is fighting to hold onto the crown. 

PBS has ordered a reimagining of the iconic series Monarch of the Glen which will return to the Scottish Highlands for a rich, romantic and humorous family saga rooted in legacy, love and survival. When high-flying London lawyer Isla Campbell finds herself back at her family’s crumbling Highland estate for her estranged father’s funeral, she expects to be gone in days. Instead, she discovers she has inherited a million-pound debt, a bank closing in, and a brother who refuses to let go of their ancestral home. Under the same roof for the first time in years, brother and sister will have to find a way to save the struggling estate before time runs out and they lose it for good. The show will transport us to the stunning Scottish Highlands while introducing a rich ensemble of unforgettable new characters. This family saga promises heart, humor and romance – bound together by breathtaking landscapes, roaring hearths, and the people who call this wild corner of the world home. 

AMC has greenlit another installment of its “Rise” sports docuseries, Rise of the Saints. The three-episode series explores how the New Orleans Saints went from a displaced and dejected franchise to the beating heart of a city struggling in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, culminating in a historic win in Super Bowl XLIV. 

Season seven of The Secret of Skinwalker Ranch will premiere May 19 on The History Channel. The new season will follow ranch owner Brandon Fugal and his fearless team of credited scientists and researchers as they employ cutting-edge science and technology to identify what or who is behind all of the high-strangeness that has long been reported on the 512-acre Utah property. 

It’s Not Like That will make its Prime Video debut May 15. All episodes of the series are currently available on Wonder Project’s subscription on Prime Video. The series follows Malcolm (Scott Foley), a pastor who is a recently widowed dad of three. Lori (Erinn Hayes) is newly divorced with two teens. Their families once did everything together, but now Malcolm and Lori must navigate their newly minted singledom with parenthood. Is this the beginning of a love story? It’s not like that. Or is it?  

The WONDERfools premieres May 15 on Netflix. The series is a 1999-set superpower comedy adventure series about a group of neighborhood misfits who unexpectedly gain powers and find themselves, against all odds, trying to save their city – and maybe the world. 

Season two of Everything on the Menu with Braun Strowman premieres June 5 on USA Network. Strowman will eat his way through 12 American culinary capitals, including Seattle, Detroit, Austin, Philadelphia, Los Angeles, Boston, Miami, Atlanta, New York, Houston, Bristol, and Nashville. He will also be joined by an all-star lineup of celebrity guests, athletes, and local legends, including comedians Bert Kreischer, Sal Vulcano, Ron Funches, AJ Wilkerson and Paul Gilligan; musical artists including Grammy Award winners Tip “T.I.” Harris and Killer Mike, guitarist for the multi-platinum hard rock band Shinedown Zach Myers, and co-founder and singer for Saving Abel Jared Weeks; athletes including NFL Super Bowl champion Landon Dickerson, NASCAR Cup Series driver and Daytona 500 winner Ricky Stenhouse Jr., 2x WNBA champion and USA Sports WNBA studio analyst Renee Montgomery, World Series champion Josh Reddick and Hall of Fame catcher Mike Piazza; WWE Legend Mark Henry and WWE Superstar Alexa Bliss; and Seattle Fire Department Chief Harold D. Scoggins. 

Two week special event Fear Factor: 48 Hours of Fear will air May 14 and May 21 on Fox. Hosted by Johnny Knoxville, six contestants will compete in five epic challenges, with one critical catch, absolutely no sleeping. Only one contestant will conquer their fears and walk away with the grand prize, and the right to say, “Fear is not a factor!”

Lee Arvoy
Lee Arvoy joined the TV Source team in the summer of 2020 as a TV Writer.

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