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[06/02/05 - 12:00 AM] Development Update: June 2 By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC) |
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LOS ANGELES (thefutoncritic.com) -- The latest development news, culled from recent wire reports:
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EMPIRE FALLS (HBO) - 1.9 million viewers on average tuned into the pay channel's two-part mini-series this past weekend. 1.7 million watched Saturday's initial installment with 2.1 million catching Sunday's conclusion. A repeat of part one on Sunday also yielded 1.0 million viewers.
FAITH OF MY FATHERS (A&E) - The John McCain biopic drew 3.7 million viewers for its premiere on Memorial Day. Said numbers mark A&E's most-watched broadcast in over a year.
HIT ME BABY ONE MORE TIME (NBC) - The Peacock has confirmed the three-week reality competition (which premieres tonight) will get a second run on its cable sibling Bravo. The premiere episode will repeat Sunday, June 5 at 12:00 a.m. eastern with additional airings on Wednesday, June 8 at 11:00/10:00c and Thursday, June 9 at 5:00/4:00c. Episodes two and three will follow said pattern with encores on Wednesday at 11:00/10:00c and Thursday at 5:00/4:00c the week after its initial broadcast on NBC.
MURDER BOOK (FOX) - Writer/producers Chris Brancato and Bert Salke have inked a two-year, seven-figure overall deal with Touchstone Television. Said development marks the end of the pair's two-year stay at 20th Century Fox Television, where they created FOX's drama pilot "Murder Book" this past development cycle. The Touchstone pact calls for the duo to develop new projects for the studio under their self-titled Brancato/Salke production banner as well as potentially shepherd some of Touchstone's existing projects.
OLD CHRISTINE (CBS) - The Eye has picked up the Julia Louis-Dreyfus-led comedy pilot for a midseason order of 13 episodes (including the pilot). Said development, a formal announcement of which is expected as early as tomorrow, marks the first post-upfront series order by one of the broadcast networks (not to mention Warner Bros. Television's 15th pilot to get a series order this season). Louis-Dreyfus plays a single mom and businesswoman trying to raise her son (Trevor Gagnon) while dealing with her ex-husband's (Clark Gregg) new girlfriend (Emily Rutherfurd), who also happens to be named Christine. Hamash Linklatter also stars as the brother of Louis-Dreyfus's character. CBS had been in talks with producer Warner Bros. Television to pick up the series prior to the network's upfront however industry insiders say haggling over the number of episodes held up negotiations. Kari Lizer created "Christine" and will executive produce the series.
Sources: Variety, The Hollywood Reporter, Reuters
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[06/22/26 - 12:00 PM] "Love Island USA" Heads to Casa as Peacock Reveals the New Casa Amor Men Tonight, the surprises continue with 12 new Casa men in a spicy round of speed dating.
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[06/22/26 - 11:55 AM] BET's Hit Comedy Series "Ms. Pat Settles It" Season 3B Returns Tuesday, June 30 Ms. Pat will be back on the bench, calling on a jury of her friends, celebrity guests, and fellow comedians to help settle real-life cases where everything from family ties and friendships to messy breakups and rocky romances hang in the balance.
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[06/22/26 - 11:54 AM] Ms. Pat Signs Expanded Exclusive Overall Deal with BET Studios, with Content Spanning Across Paramount Platforms & Ability to Sell to Third-Party Studios The sixth season of "The Ms. Pat Show" will stream on Paramount+, the new streaming home for BET+ content, bringing the beloved series to a global platform with nearly 80 million subscribers.
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[06/22/26 - 09:25 AM] Linda Cohn, ESPN's Longest-Tenured "SportsCenter" Anchor, to Retire from ESPN June 30 Cohn joined ESPN in July of 1992 and hosted her first "SportsCenter" edition at 2 a.m. on July 11, 1992.
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[06/22/26 - 09:01 AM] Netflix Announces New "Gabby's Dollhouse" Series, A "Sesame Street" Collection, and Even More for Preschoolers and Kids In addition to the new series, Gabby and the Gabby Cats return on September 14 for Season 14 of "Gabby's Dollhouse," which was the No. 4 series on Netflix in the second half of 2025 with roughly 108 million views.
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[06/22/26 - 09:01 AM] Award-Winning Rece Davis Joins ESPN's Wimbledon Coverage as Host A mainstay at ESPN for more than 25 years, Davis is best known as the Emmy Award-winning host of college football's premier pre-game show, "College GameDay Built by The Home Depot," as well as other football and basketball-related ESPN programs.
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[06/22/26 - 07:01 AM] Video: "Golden Kamuy -The Abashiri Prison Raid-" - Official Trailer - Netflix In a fierce three-way fight over a hoard of Ainu gold, Asirpa and Sugimoto head to Abashiri Prison, where Noppera-Bo and the truth about her father wait.
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[06/22/26 - 07:01 AM] ESPN Reveals Special Honorees for "The 2026 ESPYS Presented by Capital One," Airing Wednesday, July 15, at 8 P.M. on ABC and Streaming on the ESPN App Jason Collins will posthumously receive the Arthur Ashe Award for Courage, Jim Abbott will receive the Jimmy V Award for Perseverance, and Scott Ruskan will receive the Pat Tillman Award for Service.
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[06/22/26 - 06:01 AM] Video: Ricky Gervais "Alley Cats" - Official Trailer - Netflix It follows a gang of foul-mouthed feral cats who cause havoc while musing on the meaning of life and fighting for survival in a brutal human world.
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[06/22/26 - 06:01 AM] Video: "The Sheep Detectives" - Official Trailer - Prime Video "The Sheep Detectives" arrives June 24 on Prime Video.
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[06/21/26 - 01:31 PM] Peacock to Debut Companion Video Podcast "The Five Star Weekend Official Podcast" July 9 in Line with the Series Premiere of "The Five Star Weekend" Best-selling author Elin Hilderbrand unpacks "The Five Star Weekend" with the show's cast and crew.
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