Some good news: John Krasinski's perfect-for-the-pandemic show isn't over for good.
Krasinski aired his last episode of Some Good News — his YouTube show that shares exactly what the name implies — this week, presumably concluding that there was no room to grow after marrying a couple on Zoom. But it turns out Krasinski had bigger plans, namely shopping around SGN until ViacomCBS picked it up in a "massive bidding war," The Hollywood Reporter reports.
Some Good News will appear on CBS All Access, ViacomCBS' streaming service, and then episodes will hop over to "a number of the company's linear networks," The Hollywood Reporter notes. Krasinski will be the show's executive producer, but unlike he did for its YouTube iterations, won't return as host. He'll appear on air at some point, ViacomCBS assured, though the show won't be coming from Krasinski's living room anymore.
Subscribe to The Week
Escape your echo chamber. Get the facts behind the news, plus analysis from multiple perspectives.
Sign up for The Week's Free Newsletters
From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.
From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.
Krasinski's star power and ability to draw in high-profile guests and sponsors undoubtedly helped him secure the biggest acquisition of quarantine content yet. Still, viewers may not be as thrilled with virtual reunions and virtual proms and even more virtual reunions once people can actually be together again.
-
Charlamagne Tha God irks Trump with Epstein talkSpeed Read The radio host said the Jeffrey Epstein scandal could help 'traditional conservatives' take back the Republican Party
-
CBS cancels Colbert's 'Late Show'Speed Read 'The Late Show with Stephen Colbert' is ending next year
-
Shakespeare not an absent spouse, study proposesspeed read A letter fragment suggests that the Shakespeares lived together all along, says scholar Matthew Steggle
-
New Mexico to investigate death of Gene Hackman, wifespeed read The Oscar-winning actor and his wife Betsy Arakawa were found dead in their home with no signs of foul play
-
Giant schnauzer wins top prize at Westminster showSpeed Read Monty won best in show at the 149th Westminster Kennel Club dog show
-
Beyoncé, Kendrick Lamar take top GrammysSpeed Read Beyoncé took home album of the year for 'Cowboy Carter' and Kendrick Lamar's diss track 'Not Like Us' won five awards
-
The Louvre is giving 'Mona Lisa' her own roomSpeed Read The world's most-visited art museum is getting a major renovation
-
Honda and Nissan in merger talksSpeed Read The companies are currently Japan's second and third-biggest automakers, respectively
