CBS Boss Says They Would Like to “Figure Out a Way” to Bring Back Medical Drama "Code Black" – TCA
by Dino-Ray Ramos
August 5, 2018


The CBS series "Code Black" came to an end in July, but fans of the series aren’t ready to say goodbye. Kelly Kahl, President of CBS Entertainment, addressed the possibility of bringing back the Marcia Gay Harden-fronted medical drama during the CBS executive panel at TCA Sunday morning.

“It’s a well done show,” Kahl said adding, “we’d like to figure out a way” to bring it back.

Kahl said that the third and final season was a good season and was consistent with viewers during the summer, but “economics challenged it” but it was “performing well.”




"Code Black", produced by ABC Studios and CBS TV Studios, doesn’t have an off-network deal, which makes the show’s economics challenging.

Additionally, the options on the entire cast have expired, so the studios will need to make new deals with them if they are available. (The majority of them are.)

https://deadline.com/2018/08/code-black-cbs-boss-kelly-kahl-tca-1202440326/

Rob Lowe: CBS' talk of reviving Code Black "should be taken with a mound of salt" (https://twitter.com/RobLowe/status/1026359033102577664)
Lowe tweeted skepticism in response to CBS Entertainment president Kelly Kahl saying that the canceled CBS drama might be un-canceled (https://www.tvtattle.com/post/CBS-may-un-cancel-Code-Black-11-more-Vmbu0w). "Unfortunately, this should be taken with a mound of salt," Lowe tweeted. "There as been no official outreach to the show runner. Easier for them to give this non-specific, fuzzy quote than explain why they cancelled a well respected and well rated show."