"SEAL Team" & "Clarice" to Move from CBS to Paramount+
by Peter White
May 14, 2021


In what could be a glimpse of the future of a symbiotic relationship between broadcast networks and their streaming siblings, I hear two high-profile CBS drama series on the bubble, "SEAL Team" and "Clarice", will be moving to Paramount+ next season.

The deals are still being finalized, but I hear that "SEAL Team", which is wrapping its fourth season, will kick off its fifth season on CBS next fall and air its first several episodes — likely four — on the broadcast network before migrating to Paramount+.

Freshman "Clarice‘s" second season will stream exclusively on Paramount+. Reps for the streamer and CBS Studios, which produces both series, declined comment.

https://deadline.com/2021/05/seal-team-clarice-move-cbs-paramount-plus-season-5-season-2-network-sendoff-david-boreanaz-1234754114/

CBS' "Clarice" Remains in Negotiations with Paramount+
by Nellie Andreeva
May 18, 2021


Two CBS drama series, "Evil" and "SEAL Team", are relocating to Paramount+, ViacomCBS’ streaming service, for their new seasons.

Negotiations for "Clarice" are still ongoing.

https://deadline.com/2021/05/seal-team-evil-officially-move-to-paramount-plus-clarice-negotiations-1234759730/

Clarice's future appears "bleak" after hitting a roadblock in move from CBS to Paramount+ (https://deadline.com/2021/06/clarice-canceled-season-2-paramount-plus-mgm-cbs-stalemate-negotiaions-1234773361/)

A month ago, The Silence of the Lambs sequel series looked ready (https://www.primetimer.com/item/CBS-SEAL-Team-and-Clarice-are-poised-to-move-to-Paramount-BRSkJB) to join fellow CBS drama SEAL Team in the jump from CBS to Paramount+ for its second season. But negotiations between Paramount+ and MGM, which co-produces Clarice with CBS Studios, have reached a stalemate, reports Deadline's Nellie Andreeva. "Additionally, I hear there is no viable path for Clarice to continue on CBS as the broadcast network already committed to a full slate of series for next season," reports Andreeva. "It would mean the end of the road for the high-profile drama barring a major breakthrough in the Paramount+ negotiations, which currently appears unlikely. Reps for Paramount+ and MGM declined comment. Industry veterans describe this as one of the craziest situations they have seen, where a show with a Season 2 pickup is facing a demise and the prospect of putting 300 people out of work. It involves a marquee IP, Silence of the Lambs; a top producer, Alex Kurtzman; a recently merged company, ViacomCBS; and an about-to-be merged studio, MGM, which is in the process of being acquired by Amazon. Depending who you talk to, MGM either abruptly stopped good-faith negotiations that were closing in on an agreement, or the studio opted to walk away after being offered a 'mediocre' deal it could not accept." As Andreeva notes, Clarice was the lowest-rated and least-watched scripted series in linear ratings last season, but it was a strong performer on Paramount+. MGM, reports Andreeva, fears that Clarice moving to a streaming service would hurt its value among international buyers, which pay a premium for network shows. "Still, MGM would’ve made money on Clarice with a Season 2 run on Paramount+," adds Andreeva. "Instead, it would now be walking away with a loss from deficit-financing a show canceled after one season, one of the worst scenarios in the broadcast network business."