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IGN TV Editors and various IGN staff members who might dare to join us discuss the latest developments in television, including news on upcoming series, changes to ongoing shows, and notable episodes and storylines occurring on your favorite programs.
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In the final (!) episode of Channel Surfing, we talk Comic-Con, GLOW, Game of Thrones and why it's the final episode of Channel Surfing. 
Matt and Eric on The Leftovers' powerful conclusion, plus news and their experiences at this year's ATX TV Festival, which included a Battlestar Galactica reunion panel. 
We discuss Netflix canceling The Get Down and Sense8 and what it means for the streaming giant, news on Game of Thrones and Tales from the Crypt, and our reaction to the first four episodes of Twin Peaks' revival. 
We discuss recent cancellations, renewals and one miraculous un-cancellation, plus some of the new series ordered recently, including a Deadpool animated series. 
We discuss where Iron Fist went wrong, several renewals, SNL's expansion and more.    4:20-8:00: Saturday Night Live going live across the country and getting a summer spinoff. -8:00-9:10: Into the Badlands has cool fights! -9:15-12:20 Crashing, The Good Fight and Legion renewed - and some brief chatter about Legion promos spoiling their villain revealed. -12:20-16:25: 12 Monkeys and The Expanse renewed and some more talk about Syfy's status -16:25-18:55: The 100 renewed and a tangent into how long shows should last -18:55-22:15: More info on FOX's X-Men pilot Gifted (which may not be called Gifted) -22:15-23:50: CBS's Young Sheldon Big Bang Theory prequel -23:50-26:05: Game of Thrones' final season confirmed to be six episodes (and pondering when Walking Dead will end) -26:05-49:00 Iron Fist thoughts (no spoilers) -49:00-1:13:14Iron Fist thoughts (with spoilers)
-2:30-8:00: Cloak and Dagger and Runaways casting announced -8:00-10:15: Black Lightning now a CW pilot -10:15-20:30: How Gotham is these days (Spoiler warning for Gotham so far this season) -20:30-25:45: Bryan Singer directing Matt Nix's X-Men TV series -20:45-27:20: The Good Place renewed for Season 2 -27:20-29:45: Darren Criss to play The Music Meister on The Flash/Supergirl musical crossover -29:45-31:40: Sharknado 5 announcement and how Syfy has a branding issue 31:40-36:00: Thoughts on Powerless 36:00-41:30: Thoughts on Legion 41:00-46:24: Reader email on shows taking long breaks between seasons
We look back at our favorite shows of 2016, the ones that ended that we'll miss the most and what we're looking forward to on TV in 2017. 
We discuss Westworld's entire first season, Strike Back returning, Star Trek Discovery casting, The Inhumans coming to TV, Luke Cage's renewal and more. 
That's So Raven is coming back, The Rock is producing a show based on his wrestling career and we discuss the first two episodes of The Walking Dead: Season 7. 
Thoughts on Westworld, Superman's Supergirl debut, Luke Cage (and how Netflix/Marvel series are structured) and more. 
Eric and Matt look back at a Comic-Con jam-packed with superhero TV shows, WWE wrestlers and much, much more. 
After tackling some recent renewals, we delve into spoiler chats about the recently-completed seasons of Penny Dreadful, Person of Interest and Game of Thrones.  To skip past spoilers you don't want to know, use the time code below!    00:00-16:00: Preacher, 12 Monkeys and Curb Your Enthusiasm renewals 16:30-29:15: Penny Dreadful spoiler discussion, including the series finale 29:15-45:00: Person of Interest spoiler discussion, including the series finale 45:00-59:41: Game of Thrones spoiler discussion, including the Season 6 finale
Eric and Matt on which shows survived and which didn't, as the networks made their final decisions for next season, along with our reaction to some of the new shows picked up and Supergirl switching networks. 
1:45-4:40: It’s Always Sunny renewed for Season 13 and 14   4:40-12:30: Jessica Henwick cast as Colleen Wing in Iron Fist   12:30-16:00: Peter Serafinowicz cast as The Tick   16:00-24:00: CBS Renews 11 series; announces Person of Interest’s end   24:00-25:30: Luther creator adapting Talented Mr. Ripley   25:30-31:00: Reader email on guest star and prestige credits   31:00-36:00: Reader email on Baskets   36:00-44:00 Thought son Black Sails (non-spoilers)   44:00-55:45 Thoughts on Black Sails: Season 3 (with spoilers)   55:45-1:11:05: Thoughts on Daredevil: Season 2 (with spoilers)
Eric and Matt discuss wrestling, wrestling and more wrestling, on the heels of WrestleMania weekend. 
0:00-6:00: Your basic opening randomness, including Matt talking about A Knight’s Tale.  6:00-24:30: Paul Lee leaving ABC; ABC renewing SHIELD, Scandal, Once, Upon a Time, Quantico and more and thoughts on The Muppets’ season.  24:30-26:30: Superstore and Bones both renewed – the latter for its final season.  26:30-32:20: Game of Thrones’ Finn Jones cast as Iron Fist.  32:20-35:00: TV reboot/sequel/remake update, including Katrina Law joining Training Day, a potential Departed TV series, The Mist pilot ordered and Sarah Michelle Gellar returning to Cruel Intentions  35:00-38:00: Sarah Shahi cast as Nancy Drew, while Person of Interest remains in limbo  38:00-45:15: Bryan Fuller makes more additions to both American Gods and Star Trek. 46:00-51:00: Fuller House renewed – and a tangent on the current state of late night talk shows.  51:00-52:00: Vanessa Hudgens, Alan Tudyk, Danni Pudi, Christina Kirk join NBC’s DC Comics comedy, Powerless  52:00-57:00: More on the use of the F word on basic cable TV, as FX pushes boundaries while Walking Dead may dial back on a comic book character. 57:00- 59:30: A reader email about TV season passes and if it can help a show.  59:30-1:22:00: A big, spoiler-packed conversation about The 100’s latest episode, “Thirteen.”  
The 100's executive producer and showrunner, Jason Rothenberg, sits down with Eric to discuss the current season. 
Eric & Matt discuss Hannibal's Bryan Fuller taking on the new Star Trek, Daniel Bryan's retirement, Agent Carter's worrisome future and more. 
We chat about The Rock's WrestleMania pans, go into spoiler-filled conversations about the just-finished seasons of Fargo and Ash vs Evil Dead and take a detour into movies with a big Force Awakens conversation.  5:30-8:00: The state of DC Comics on the CW   8:00-14:30: The Rock revealing he’ll be a part of WrestleMania 32   14:30-16:00: Kristen Bell guesting (vocally) on iZombie   16:00-18:30: Lyndsy Fonseca guest starring in Agent Carter: Season 2   18:30-21:30: The Man in the High Castle renewed (and tangents on WGN’s shows and People v. OJ Simpson)   21:30-25:30: The Riddick universe (?!) expanding with Merc City   25:30-32:00: Reader email with a theory about The Leftovers   33:00-49:00: Spoiler chat about Fargo: Season 2   49:00-1:01:45: Spoiler chat about Ash vs Evil Dead: Season 1   1:01:45-1:26:30 Spoiler chat about Star Wars: The Force Awakens   1:26:30-1:36:55: More of our favorite shows of 2015 discussed  
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