Q: I heard “Timeless” was canceled, then I heard it wasn’t canceled. Which is it?

— Rich Sloane, via email

A: It was each at different times, but the bottom line is that NBC ultimately renewed it for a Season 2 that will premiere in 2018. Initially, the network did cancel the time-travel drama when it was making its decisions for next season’s lineup … but several days later, apparently thanks in part to a fan-rallying social-media campaign, that decision was reversed, and a 10-episode order was placed to continue the “Timeless” saga. Cast members Abigail Spencer, Matt Lanter and Malcolm Barrett all are expected back.

Q: What has Richard Dean Anderson been doing since he left the original “MacGyver”?

— Barb Wenger, 
Spring Township, Pennsylvania

A: Just to be accurate, he didn’t leave the show, since he played the title role on the original ABC version (which was being shown twice weekdays on MeTV, but is getting a rest for the summer) from the beginning to the end … and in a couple of sequel movies. After that, he starred in the series “Legend” and “Stargate: SG-1” (both of which Anderson also executive-produced) but his career ultimately took a back seat to his desire to spend time with his daughter. He’s popped up on such series as “Raising Hope” and “Don’t Trust the B—— in Apartment 23,” and he’s also dedicated time to his work with environmental organizations. The makers of the current CBS incarnation of “MacGyver” have said they’d like to work Anderson into the series somehow, though that clearly would have to have him playing another character, since the show already has a MacGyver (played by Lucas Till). Since a Season 2 is forthcoming, stay tuned — it just might happen.

Q: I’m wondering if the series “I Love Kellie Pickler” is scheduled for a return.

— Michael Gibson, 
Show Low, Arizona

A: It is. CMT has renewed the unscripted series starring the “American Idol” alum and her songwriter Kyle Jacobs for its third season, which is scheduled to begin Aug. 3. It will have two solid lead-ins on Thursdays with the drama series “Nashville” (which starts the second half of its first season on CMT in June) and — starting its 12th season the same night Pickler’s show returns — “Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders: Making the Team.” Expect the Pickler episodes to continue having subtitles that all start with “I Love … .”

Q: Will Jay Leno get his own comedy series?

— Gail Rogers, via email

A: It’s always possible, though it isn’t in the immediate cards. The former “Tonight Show” host made several guest appearances on Tim Allen’s ABC sitcom “Last Man Standing,” but since that show has been canceled, that’s no longer an outlet for him. Leno also has had a nice showcase for his well-known love for automobiles on CNBC’s “Jay Leno’s Garage,” and the exposure he’s gotten there has kept him in the public eye to a degree where other networks might consider him for a more traditional type of series.

Q: Please settle a debate. How many comedy shows did Sally Field star in before she started winning Oscars?

— Joan Temple, 
Providence, Rhode Island

A: She had her first major acting role as the home screen’s “Gidget” during the 1965-66 season, then had a recurring part on “Hey, Landlord.” Her next series sent her career aloft, figuratively and literally, when she spent three seasons as the often-airborne Sister Bertrille on “The Flying Nun.” Then, it was back to guest-star (“Marcus Welby, M.D.,” “Alias Smith and Jones”) and TV-movie (“Maybe I’ll Come Home in the Spring,” “Marriage: Year One”) work for Field for several years, until she played an ESP-gifted woman in the 1973-74 show “The Girl With Something Extra.” With the 1976 drama “Stay Hungry,” movies became her prime focus, though she won an Emmy Award as the multiple-personality title character in “Sybil.” After several big screen-comedies with Burt Reynolds, including the blockbuster hit “Smokey and the Bandit,” Field landed 1979’s “Norma Rae” … and her first Oscar.

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