'Vice' Pulled at SHO

[Mark Jeffries]

Recently it was noticed that an episode of the newsmag extension of the troubled media company on Ron DeSantis had been taken off at the last minute--turns out the whole series is not available on Showtime's VOD or streaming as it and the joined-at-the-hip Paramount+ have been purging shows like other streamers in favor of another Tyler Sheridanverse from their existing franchises--they are saying that the show hasn't been canned, but they are scouting for other venues:

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/vice-pulled-showtime-looks-for-new-outlet-1235534626/

Considering that it is rumored that the new owners of Vice Media are thinking of selling the various divisions for parts, it would not look good for the newsmag.