TVLine Items: Have I Got News for You Renewed, Abbott Elementary Casts Melissa’s Mom and More

We have good news for Have I Got News for You: The CNN comedy quiz show has been renewed for Season 2, to air early next year as part of the network’s Saturday primetime lineup.

Roy Wood Jr. hosts the American version of the long-running UK series, alongside team captains Amber Ruffin and Michael Ian Black.

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Have I Got News for You’s first season wraps up on Saturday, Nov. 23 at 9/8c.

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* Abbott Elementary has tapped Talia Shire (Rocky) to play Melissa’s mom in one of the Dec. 4 holiday episodes, our sister site Deadline reports.

* HBO’s late-night comedy series It’s Florida, Man. has been renewed for Season 2, ahead of this Friday’s season finale.

* WWE star CM Punk will recur in Syfy’s series-adaptation of the horror comic Revival, our sister site Variety reports. No character details are currently available.

* The Duffer Brothers’ upcoming Netflix supernatural-mystery series The Boroughs has added Rafael Casal (Loki), Dee Wallace (E.T.), Ed Begley Jr. (Young Sheldon), Jane Kaczmarek (Malcolm in the Middle), Eric Edelstein (Twin Peaks: The Return) and Mousa Hussein Kraish (American Gods) in recurring roles.

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