TVLine Items: TBS Kills Rat, New Taylor Kitsch Series Adds Cast and More
TBS is getting rid of the vermin in its cooking space.
The cable network has cancelled Rat in the Kitchen, a twist on a traditional cooking competition show hosted by French chef Ludo Lefebvre and comedian Natasha Leggero, after one season, our sister site Deadline reports. The series premiered in March 2022.
According to Warner Bros. Discovery U.S. Networks Group Chairman and CCO Kathleen Finch, the cancellation was necessary after the addition of Food Network and Cooking Channel to the company’s portfolio because “it doesn’t really make sense to spread the peanut butter so thin from a content perspective.”
Ready for some more recent newsy nuggets? Well…
* Dane DeHaan (The Staircase), Shea Whigham (Perry Mason) and Betty Glipin (GLOW) have joined Netflix’s American Primeval, a limited series about the American West starring Taylor Kitsch (Friday Night Lights), Deadline reports. Also boarding the ensemble are Joe Tippett (Mare of Easttown), Jai Courtney (Kaleidoscope), Kyle Bradley Davis (American Horror Story), Nick Hargrove (Charmed), Derek Hinkey (Walker Independence), Saura Lightfoot Leon (Hoard), Preston Mota (Asteroid City) and Shawnee Pourier (Stranger Things).
* Starz’s psychological thriller The Venery of Samantha Bird, starring Katherine Langford (13 Reasons Why), has added to its cast Finn Jones (Iron Fist), Francesca Reale (Stranger Things), Embeth Davidtz (The Morning Show), Brenda Strong (Desperate Housewives), Adam Faison (Everything’s Gonna Be Okay), Shalini Bathina (Little Voice) and Tyrone Marshall Brown (Power). The eight-episode drama will follow Langford’s Samantha as she travels to her hometown and falls into a dangerous romance with her childhood lover, which has implications for their families as well.
* Gordan Ramsey will produce Tubi’s first unscripted cooking series, Kitchen Commando, which will premiere Sunday, Feb. 12, our sister site Variety reports. The 10-episode series will follow host Andre Rush, White House chef and US Army Master Sergeant, as he ventures throughout the D.C. restaurant scene in search of places that can benefit from his expertise.
* NBC has given a pilot order to Wolf, a drama from Michael Grassi (Riverdale). Inspired by “Oliver Sacks’ extraordinary life and work,” the project follows a larger-than-life neurologist and his team of interns as they explore the last great frontier, the human mind, while also grappling with their own relationships and mental health. Greg Berlanti and Sarah Schechter are among the other executive producers.
Which of today’s TVLine Items pique your interest?
We’ll call it wolf and hopefully no one will remember they already made a pretty good movie about Sacks
Netflix said, “How can we do our own version of those ‘Yellowstone’ shows, except more expensive and not as good?”
Have you seen season 5 of the original Yellowstone? The quality has gone downhill fast
Thought Rat had potential, despite the obligatory over-acting stereotype contestants.
Natasha Leggero was terrific as host. Ludo was so-so.
The concept is also a fun one. Oh well. WBD is a dumpster fire, so not that shocked.
I’m sad about Rat in the Kitchen. It was a fun show to watch.
… another take would have been to move Rat in the Kitchen to either Food Network or the Cooking Channel.
Or at least make it available for people who might have watched it if it had been on one of those channels.
Exact thought I had when reading their ‘reasoning’, and I didn’t watch past the first episode
Well damn, Rat was so much fun to watch.
Didn’t know Rat was a show. I wish they’d bring back The Taste.
Ah booooo! I liked Rat in the Kitchen. Oh well.
“Wolf” will be NBC’s only drama not produced by Dick Wolf. :-D
I really liked Rat in the Kitchen. So sorry to hear it is cancelled. There are for sure to many shows that should be cancelled, but not Rat in the kitchen !!!!