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[10/01/13 - 11:14 PM]
Development Update: Tuesday, October 1
Updates include: ABC gives pilot order to comedy "Galavant"; Will Forte brings "The Last Man on Earth" to FOX; and Jennie Garth in talks to join ABC Family's "Mystery Girls."

[10/01/13 - 03:37 PM]
NFL Network's "Thursday Night Football" Features Two Week 5 Games
Look for the Buffalo Bills at Cleveland Browns on Thursday, October 3 and the San Diego Chargers at Oakland Raiders on Sunday, October 6.

[10/01/13 - 03:27 PM]
NBC Closes "Camp" After One Season
Co-star Nikolai Nikolaeff broke the news via his Twitter page this afternoon.

[10/01/13 - 03:05 PM]
ABC Family to Bring Exclusive "Ravenswood" Content to Fans All Month Long with the Ravenswood Reveal Campaign
The "Pretty Little Liars" spin-off launches Tuesday, October 22 at 9:00/8:00c on the cable channel.

[10/01/13 - 02:54 PM]
"Deadline: Crime with Tamron Hall" Moves to an All-New Night on Investigation Discovery
The former Sunday series will now air Wednesdays at 9:00/8:00c beginning October 2.

[10/01/13 - 02:50 PM]
Bridgit Mendler, Dove Cameron and G Hannelius Among Stars Participating in National Bullying Prevention Awareness Month Messages Throughout October on Disney Channel
The Disney Friends for Change interstitials will be featured throughout National Bullying Prevention Month, October 1-31.

[10/01/13 - 02:34 PM]
"MNF's" Dolphins-Saints Telecast Helps ESPN Win the Night among All Networks in Households and All Key Male and Adult Demos
ESPN spins the numbers for Monday, September 30.

[10/01/13 - 02:32 PM]
BBC America to Simulcast "Doctor Who" 50th Anniversary Special on November 23
In addition, the network will be dedicating an entire week to the series, including the new film "An Adventure in Space and Time," marathons and new specials to be announced.

[10/01/13 - 02:13 PM]
Monday's Cable Ratings & Broadcast Finals: "Voice," "MNF" Still Unstoppable
Plus: numbers for Bravo's "Real Housewives of Miami," Discovery's "Turn & Burn" and TBS's "MLB AL Tie-Breaker."

[10/01/13 - 01:46 PM]
OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network Delivers Record High Quarter
OWN spins the numbers for the quarter to date.

[10/01/13 - 01:35 PM]
Eight Consecutive Quarters of Year-to-Year Growth for The Hub Network
The Hub spins the numbers for the quarter to date.

[10/01/13 - 01:31 PM]
Discovery Channel Delivers Best Third Quarter in Network History Among Men 25-54
Discovery spins the numbers for the quarter to date.

[10/01/13 - 01:30 PM]
CBS Sports Network Added to Time Warner Cable's Widely Distributed Digital TV Package Beginning Today
CBS Sports Network is now seen in over 53 million homes and is available to more than 99 million households across the country.

[10/01/13 - 01:26 PM]
College Football: Saturday Night Football Helps ABC Win the Night in Viewers & All Key Demos
ESPN spins the numbers for Saturday, September 28.

[10/01/13 - 01:24 PM]
Disney XD Registers #2 Quarter Ever in Prime With Boys; "Lab Rats" Delivers Network's #1 Telecast Ever Across Target Demos
Disney XD spins the numbers for the quarter to date.

[10/01/13 - 12:40 PM]
FOX Ranks No. 2 for the Week Among Adults 18-34 and No. 3 (Tie) for the Week Among Adults 18-49
FOX spins the numbers for the week of September 23-29.

[10/01/13 - 12:27 PM]
TNT and TBS to Invade New York Comic Con with "Falling Skies," "Mob City," "King of the Nerds" and "The Pete Holmes Show"
New York Comic Con will take place at the Javits Center, located at 655 West 34th Street in Midtown Manhattan.

[10/01/13 - 12:03 PM]
Sunday's Cable Ratings & Broadcast Finals: NFL Football Takes Top Spots
Plus: numbers for HBO's "Eastbound & Down," E!'s "Eric & Jessie: Game On" and VH1's "Hollywood Exes."

[10/01/13 - 12:00 PM]
Disney Channel Sweeps Total Day in 3Q 2013; 24-Hour Disney Junior Channel Is TV's #1 Preschool Network for 2nd Straight Quarter
Disney Channel spins the numbers for the quarter to date.

[10/01/13 - 11:58 AM]
Saturday's Cable Ratings & Broadcast Finals: College Football, "48 Hours" Lead the Pack
Plus: numbers for WE tv's "David Tutera: Unveiled," OWN's "Six Little McGhees" and Lifetime's "The Cheating Pact."

[10/01/13 - 11:38 AM]
"48 Hours: The Sweetheart Murders" Is Saturday's #1 Non-Sports Program with Viewers
CBS spins the numbers for Saturday, September 28.

[10/01/13 - 11:38 AM]
Bravo Media Announces Toyota, Kraft Foods, Chase Sapphire Preferred and Cigna as Marquee, Multi-Screen Sponsors for "Top Chef" Season 11
These deals represent partnerships across linear, digital, and social platforms, marking the most robust group of online and in-show integration presence in Bravo's history.

[10/01/13 - 11:37 AM]
CBS Thursday Premieres Soar Even Higher with Live +3-Day DVR Playback
CBS further spins the numbers for Thursday, September 26.

[10/01/13 - 11:21 AM]
Great American Country Unveils New Brand Identity
"The reimagined Great American Country marks a natural evolution for what was previously known as GAC," said Burton Jablin, president of Scripps Networks.

[10/01/13 - 11:15 AM]
TBS Tops the Charts as Basic Cable's #1 Entertainment Network with Adults 18-49 for the Month of September
Turner spins the numbers for the week of September 23-29 plus the month and quarter to date.

[10/01/13 - 11:08 AM]
Turner Broadcasting Responds to Dispute with Cable One
"Turner has a long history and well-earned reputation as a fair and reasonable partner to our distributors and we have worked diligently with Cable One to come to a resolution," said the company.

[10/01/13 - 11:06 AM]
FOX Sports 1 to Air Inaugural USA Rugby vs. New Zealand Maori All Blacks "Black and Blue Match"
The inaugural Black and Blue Match will kick off at 7:00 P.M. ET on Saturday, Nov. 9, with the broadcast to be aired on FOX Sports 1 Sunday, Nov. 10 at noon ET.

[10/01/13 - 11:01 AM]
"Instant Mom" Bows on Nick at Nite with Over a Million Total Viewers and Double-Digit Demo Gains on Competitive Night of Network Premieres
Nickelodeon spins the numbers for Sunday, September 29.

[10/01/13 - 10:50 AM]
CNBC Licenses Off-Network Cable Rights to "Shark Tank" from Disney-ABC Television Group
Under the agreement, CNBC will begin airing the series in January 2014 with an expanded schedule in Fall 2014.

[10/01/13 - 10:27 AM]
Nation's Top Firehouse Dog Selected in "Chicago Fire" Top Dog Contest
Smokey, a Labrador/Retriever mix based out of Station 2 in Jacksonville, Illinois, will appear in a cameo role during an episode later this season.

[10/01/13 - 10:24 AM]
Disney XD Teams with NBA for "Pranksgiving," Month-Long Programming Event, Beginning Monday, November 4
Each Monday, a new fan-voted prank will be revealed on Disney XD along with new prank-themed episodes.

[10/01/13 - 10:23 AM]
Video: First Look at MTV's New Docu-Series "Scrubbing In"
The newcomer premieres Thursday, October 24 at 10:00/9:00c on the cable channel.

[10/01/13 - 10:20 AM]
CBS Wins Premiere Week in Viewers; "The Crazy Ones" Is #1 New Program in Premiere Week
CBS spins the numbers for the week of September 23-29.

[10/01/13 - 10:03 AM]
NBC Delivers the Biggest Premiere-Week Win for Any Net in 16 Years
NBC spins the numbers for the week of September 23-29.

[10/01/13 - 09:51 AM]
An NBC News Exclusive "Elizabeth's Story - A Meredith Vieira Special" Premieres on NBC Friday, October 4 at 10PM
For the first time, Smart will reveal the riveting details of life with her captors, as told in her memoir, "My Story," coming out October 7.

[10/01/13 - 09:43 AM]
Patriots-Falcons on NBC Sunday Night Football Tops All "Premiere Week" Primetime Programming in Rating, Viewership & Demos
NBC further spins the numbers for Sunday, September 29.

[10/01/13 - 09:33 AM]
ABC Is No. 2 in Premiere Week in Adults 18-49 and Grows Year to Year
ABC spins the numbers for the week of September 23-29.

[10/01/13 - 09:31 AM]
ABC's Music Lounge Is Live with a New Installment of the "Nashville"-Inspired Docu-Web Series, "On the Record," Featuring the Original Song "Gonna Get Even," Performed by Aubrey Peeples
"On the Record: Gonna Get Even" goes behind the scenes with songwriter's Al Anderson and Pat McLaughlin and the song's performer Aubrey Peeples, guest starring as Layla Grant.

[10/01/13 - 09:26 AM]
Popular Animated Series "Littlest Pet Shop" Returns for Second Season on The Hub Network, Nov. 2
Prior to the season premiere, there will be a three-hour marathon of fan-favorite episodes highlighting each of the pets beginning at 8 a.m. ET.

[10/01/13 - 09:07 AM]
"Open Heart," the Moving Story of Rwandan Children on a Life-Saving Journey to Receive Open Heart Surgery, Debuts Oct. 14, Exclusively on HBO
The documentary spotlights an Italian cardiologist in Northern Sudan as he fights to save young patients who have traveled from Rwanda for this high-risk procedure.

[10/01/13 - 09:02 AM]
Open Road Films and Showtime(R) Announce Multi-Year Theatrical Output Deal
The deal will begin in 2017 and continue through 2020.

[10/01/13 - 09:02 AM]
NBC Wins the Night Among the Broadcast Networks in All Key Categories, Winning Six of Six Half-Hours in 18-49
NBC spins the numbers for Monday, September 30.

[10/01/13 - 09:02 AM]
Dethklok's "Metalocalypse: The Doomstar Requiem A Klok Opera" Airs Sunday, October 27th on Adult Swim
This once-in-a-lifetime experience includes special guests Jack Black, Mark Hamill, Malcolm McDowell, and Cannibal Corpse's George "Corpsegrinder" Fisher.

[10/01/13 - 08:59 AM]
Oscar(R)-Nominated Documentary "Redemption," a Poignant Look at the Lives of Struggling New Yorkers Who Survive by Collecting Bottles and Cans, Debuts Oct. 14, Exclusively on HBO
Former short-order cooks, computer-sales executives and factory workers, these men and women turned to canning after the economic downturn eliminated their livelihoods.

[10/01/13 - 08:55 AM]
Glimpse Inside North Carolina's Barter and Auction Economy in New Discovery Series "Dukes of Haggle"
The 12-part series, from MAK Pictures, launches tonight at 10:00/9:00c on the cable channel.

[10/01/13 - 08:50 AM]
Oscar(R)-Nominated Documentary "Mondays at Racine," Visiting a Long Island Beauty Salon Where Two Sisters Empower Women with Cancer, Debuts Oct. 14 During Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Exclusively on HBO
The uplifting documentary follows the sisters and several cancer patients as they navigate the emotional and physical changes of the disease.

[10/01/13 - 08:43 AM]
Video: Watch a New Full Episode of "The Birthday Boys" Featuring Bob Odenkirk Before It Airs
The episode titled "Skewered" is available now on IFC.com, iTunes, Amazon, HULU, YouTube, Facebook, TVE and VOD.

[10/01/13 - 08:42 AM]
Monday's Broadcast Ratings: "Voice," "Blacklist" Keep NBC on Top
The Peacock's James Spader-led drama is down just 5.26% from last week's debut.

[10/01/13 - 08:34 AM]
ABC's Monday Is Up Over Last Year/"Castle" Holds Its Premiere Rating and Grows 16% Year to Year
ABC spins the numbers for Monday, September 30.

[10/01/13 - 08:10 AM]
VH1 and Whole Foods Market Thinks "You Oughta Know" Who's Up and Coming in New Music Talent
Since its launch in 2005, VH1's "You Oughta Know" franchise has introduced promising new artists on the rise and served as a barometer for what and who's hot in music today.







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[09/28/26 - 08:01 AM]
Video: "La Bola Negra" - Official Trailer - Netflix
The film tells the story of three generations of men whose lives are intimately connected through desire, pain, and love.

[09/28/26 - 07:31 AM]
Peacock to Exclusively Stream Illumination's "Minions & Monsters" Beginning October 28
The film features the voices of Pierre Coffin, Allison Janney, Christoph Waltz, Jesse Eisenberg, Jeff Bridges, Zoey Deutch and more.

[09/28/26 - 07:09 AM]
"Foul Play with Anthony Davis" Returns for Hilarious New Episodes Monday, November 2 on TBS
Hosted by NBA Champion and 10-time NBA All-Star Anthony Davis, the hidden camera series features an elite lineup of celebrities and athletes pulling the ultimate pranks on their superstar friends.

[09/28/26 - 07:06 AM]
"Oasis: Don't Look Back in Anger" Streams Exclusively on Disney+ October 9
As the exclusive home of the critically acclaimed documentary, Disney+ will also host never-before-seen footage that includes material from the joint interview with Liam and Noel Gallagher, and full performances of songs "Wonderwall" and "Slide Away".

[09/28/26 - 07:01 AM]
Video: "Paralyzed by Hope: The Maria Bamford Story" - Official Trailer - Netflix
Beloved for blurring performance and personal crisis, Maria Bamford unpacks the mental health journey behind her fearless comedy in this documentary.

[09/28/26 - 06:46 AM]
Netflix Heats Up "Icebreaker" with Daisy Jelley & Connor Simos Cast as Stassie & Nate
The new college romance drama series is based on the #1 New York Times best-selling novel by Hannah Grace.

[09/28/26 - 06:06 AM]
Bleacher Report & WWE Reach Multi-Year Global Content Partnership
Per the agreement, Bleacher Report will hold global highlight rights across WWE's programming slate with content distributed across Bleacher Report and their associated social and digital platforms.

[09/28/26 - 06:01 AM]
Video: "Love Is Blind" Season 11: Boston - Meet the Singles - Netflix
Boston singles enter the pods to find their soulmates and get engaged sight unseen. Will they walk down the aisle or will looks get in the way of love?

[09/28/26 - 12:01 AM]
The Neighbours of Netflix's "Chumbak" Colony Are Back - Part 2 Premieres October 1
Part 2 brings a fresh set of mix-ups to the colony, putting friendships to a hilarious test as the whole neighborhood gets tangled up in it.

[09/27/26 - 05:01 PM]
Video: "Take Charge of My Heart" - Official Trailer - Netflix
A corporate heir with an artificial heart meets a woman who conducts real current. Their contract could spark his battery - and something between them.

[09/27/26 - 03:16 PM]
NBC Sports Names Announce Teams for MLB Wild Card Series Presented by Abbvie - Headlined by Red Sox-Yankees in Primetime - Beginning This Tues., Sept. 29 Across NBC, Peacock, and NBCSN
The 2026 MLB Wild Card Series will feature up to 12 games across four best-of-three series.

[09/25/26 - 02:23 PM]
ESPN Tips Off Its Coverage of the 2026 WNBA Playoffs Presented by Google Pixel
The postseason follows ESPN's most-watched WNBA regular season ever, with 29 games across ESPN networks averaging 1.37 million viewers, up 17% year-over-year.

[09/25/26 - 11:01 AM]
"Family Guy" Hulu Exclusive Halloween Special Premieres October 5 on Hulu
Brian and Stewie find themselves in Hell - not an annoying day, the actual underworld - paying for 24 seasons' worth of bad behavior.

[09/25/26 - 10:35 AM]
ESPN Delivered Its Most-Watched WNBA Regular Season Ever!
Across 29 games, the WNBA on ESPN networks averaged 1.37M viewers, up 17% year-over-year and ranking as ESPN networks' most-viewed WNBA regular season on record.

[09/25/26 - 10:26 AM]
USA Sports' WNBA Playoffs Coverage Tips Off This Sunday with Game 1 of Dallas Wings-Golden State Valkyries on USA Network Beginning at 8:30 P.M. ET
USA Sports will present up to three first round playoff games in its inaugural season of WNBA coverage, which will be punctuated by up to five WNBA Finals games on USA Network (Games 2-3 and 5-7, if necessary).