SHOWS RENEWED

• TV audiences just can’t stay away from Bikini Bottom – animated series SpongeBob SquarePants (1999-current) is getting a 12th season. • And more kiddies cartoons are on the way – the Ben 10 reboot (2016-currnet) has been renewed for season 2 and Paw Patrol (2013-current) is getting a fifth season. • Reality show Undercover Boss USA (2010-current) has been renewed for season 9, set to première in mid 2018. • HBO drama series The Young Pope (2016-current) is getting a second season but it’s going in a new direction with a new pope, cast and storyline, so Jude Law may not return in his role as Pope Pius XIII. • Spy action series Quantico (2015-current) is getting a 13-episode third season, which will be its final if rumours are to be believed.