It has been a very good TV season for the new scripted series on broadcast television. Historically, the freshman series renewal rate is generally in the vicinity of 20 percent each broadcast season.

The prognosis for Fox’s Doc is excellent. With just two episodes left to air this season, the Molly Parker-led freshman medical drama has been renewed for a Season 2 chockablock with 22 episodes. Season-to-date,

Doc” has been prescribed another season. Fox has renewed the medical drama for a 22-episode Season 2, a few weeks before the Season 1 finale on March 18. “Doc” stars Molly Parker as Dr. Amy Larsen, a hard-charging and brilliant ex-chief of internal and family medicine who returns to work after a brain injury erases

Pete Distad has a new gig after the shutdown of sports-streaming joint venture Venu Sports. Fox Corp. has hired Distad as CEO of the company’s recently announced direct-to-consumer streaming division.

Fox has tapped Peter Distad as CEO of its recently announced direct-to-consumer streaming platform. Distad, who served as an executive at Apple for a decade following six years at Hulu, transitions to Fox from his most recent role as CEO of recently defunct joint venture Venu Sports.