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Q: Has “Designated Survivor” been canceled? I haven’t seen it yet this year. I’m hoping it’s just one of the late starting shows.
By the way, I agree with reader A.E.B. about the loud music on the [NBC] shows. My wife and I have been complaining about that for years. – Don H., Venice, Florida
Kiefer Sutherland in “Designated Survivor” (ABC/Bob D’Amico photo)
A: “Designated Survivor,” about a minor cabinet member who becomes president of the United States after those above him in seniority are killed in a catastrophic attack, was canceled by ABC after two seasons. Fortunately, Netflix picked up the series, which stars Kiefer Sutherland. Season three will premiere on Netflix sometime in 2019 with 10 new episodes. Neal Baer (“Under the Dome”) will take over as showrunner.
You can stream the first two seasons of the series on Netflix. Visit Netflix.com to sign up for a subscription. Prices range from $7.99 to $13.99 for unlimited viewing of all programming.
Q: When is the Travel Channel going to change its name to the Supernatural/Paranormal Channel and stop promoting itself as travel when it hasn’t shown a travel-related show in over a month? If they want to show this kind of programming exclusively, then create a new channel for it and bring back the Travel Channel we all knew and liked. – Anonymous in Florida
A: The Travel Channel is one of several cable networks that barely resemble their former selves. I agree that they should just rename the network if they are going to stick with the supernatural shows, like TLC (originally called The Learning Channel) eventually did. It now focuses on reality shows like “90-Day Fiance” and “Say Yes to the Dress.”
Since the Travel Channel’s only “traveling” these days involves driving to the nearest haunted house, your best bet is to seek out other networks. PBS, The Food Network and HGTV are probably going to be your best bets. HGTV shows glimpses of outdoor scenery and amazing views on “House Hunters International,” “Castle Hunters” and “Beachfront Bargain Hunt.”
READERS: I goofed! Thank you to reader Jane L. for pointing out my mistake about which network airs “Chicago Fire,” “Chicago Med” and “Law & Order: SVU.” They are NBC shows, not ABC. Therefore, if you would like to give your opinion about the distracting music on the above shows, visit www.nbc.com/contact-us, and under “Select the best option,” choose “I have feedback on NBC programming,” then choose which TV show, then “I have a complaint or concern” and go from there.
For those of you who might have already written ABC, your complaint was not made in vain. Reader Sally R. also corrected me, but she pointed out that some of producer Shonda Rhimes’ dramas (“Grey’s Anatomy,” for example) also are guilty of this, but even worse because the music isn’t just instrumental and Closed Captioning doesn’t help because the words of the songs compete with the words in the dialogue.
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