Advertising: Political Procedurals Play Starring Role in Fall TV Season

Examples of the trend include “CSI: Cyber,” “Madam Secretary” and “Scorpion” on CBS; “Allegiance,” “Odyssey” and “State of Affairs” on NBC; and a potential series on TNT, “President X.”

HBO Renews ‘Silicon Valley’ and ‘Veep’

The two half-hour comedies on Sunday night follow “Game of Thrones,” which continues to draw some of the largest audiences in the network’s history.