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[05/28/14 - 11:24 PM]
Development Update: Wednesday, May 28
Updates include: Hulu, Sony Pictures Television in talks for "Community" revival; Rob Morrow joins History's "Texas Rising"; and Steve Kazee to recur on Showtime's "Shameless."

[05/28/14 - 04:02 PM]
ESPN FC Presents US Men's National Team "Fan Appreciation Day" Special - Live from Times Square on Friday at 5 p.m. ET
The one-hour special will focus solely on the US Men's National Team - a program that will compete in its seventh straight World Cup this summer in Brazil.

[05/28/14 - 03:39 PM]
Video: "Jane the Virgin" - Extended Trailer
The newcomer will air Monday nights at 9:00/8:00c on The CW this fall.

[05/28/14 - 02:58 PM]
Discovery Communications Records Delivery Gains Across U.S. Portolio in May 2014
Discovery Communications spins the numbers for the month of May to date.

[05/28/14 - 02:43 PM]
Bellator Kicks Off Season 11 From Connecticut's Mohegan Sun Casino on Friday, September 5th Live On Spike TV
The night will feature the return of "The Irish Bad Boy" Brennan Ward as he battles James Irvin in a middleweight feature fight.

[05/28/14 - 02:37 PM]
Monday's Cable Ratings & Broadcast Finals: ESPN Continues Hot Streak with NBA Playoffs
Plus: numbers for History's "The World Wars," Lifetime's "Petals on the Wind" and VH1's "Hit the Floor."

[05/28/14 - 02:26 PM]
TLC Airs "Kate Plus Eight: Sextuplets Turn 10" as Two-Part Special Starting Thursday, June 19 at 10/9C
With the twins now 13, and the sextuplets about to turn 10, Cara, Mady, Alexis, Hannah, Aaden, Collin, Leah, and Joel join their mother in this update about their life as a family today.

[05/28/14 - 01:41 PM]
Bravo Media's "The People's Couch" Expands Into One Hour Episodes Beginning Tuesday June 3rd at 10PM ET/PT
With too much television to cram into thirty minutes, viewers will now have a little more leg room as they kick back, relax and share watching everyday people comment on television's most buzz and cringe worthy moments.

[05/28/14 - 01:36 PM]
Get on Your Feet for a New Season of "So You Think You Can Dance" on FOX
As previously announced, pop and R&B phenom Justin Bieber and his choreographer, Nick DeMoura, will introduce top dance crews from around the country who will be featured in each of the audition city episodes.

[05/28/14 - 01:36 PM]
"48 Hours: End of the Trail" Is Monday's #1 Broadcast at 10:00 PM with Viewers
CBS spins the numbers for Monday, May 26.

[05/28/14 - 01:02 PM]
Max Martini to Guest Star in USA Network's Globe-Trotting Espionage Drama "Covert Affairs"
Previously announced guest stars include Perrey Reeves, Nazneen Contractor, Amy Jo Johnson and Michael A. Goorjian.

[05/28/14 - 01:01 PM]
Lifetime's Upcoming Premieres: "The Lottery," "Outlaw Prophet: Warren Jeffs," "Witches of East End - Season 2"
Plus: look for the series finale of "Drop Dead Diva" on Sunday, June 22 at 9:00/8:00c.

[05/28/14 - 12:44 PM]
Showtime(R) to Premiere "L Word Mississippi: Hate the Sin" on August 8th at 9 PM ET/PT
The film spotlights the unique challenges of being lesbians in between the "coasts" in the religious, conservative deep South.

[05/28/14 - 12:43 PM]
Syfy's Summer 2014 Original Programming Features the Premieres of Epic Supernatural Drama "Dominion" and Competition Series "Wizard Wars"
Also on tap: the second season return of the critically acclaimed "Defiance" (June 19); and the season 7 return of "Face Off" (July 22).

[05/28/14 - 12:30 PM]
FOX Has 6 of the Top 20 Programs Among Adults 18-49, 5 of the Top 20 Among Adults 18-34
FOX spins the numbers for the week of May 19-25.

[05/28/14 - 12:26 PM]
E!'s Late Night Comedy Series Hosted by Chelsea Handler to Finale August 26 with Live Hour-Long Event
"Chelsea Lately" will continue to air new episodes weeknights at 11:00/10:00c on E! until the series finale on August 26.

[05/28/14 - 12:15 PM]
Coca-Cola 600 Is Most-Watched Sports Event of the Weekend
FOX Sports spins the numbers for Saturday, May 24.

[05/28/14 - 12:11 PM]
American Heroes Channel (AHC) Experiences Best May Ever Garnering Double Digit Gains in Every Demo
American Heroes Channel spins the numbers for the month of May to date.

[05/28/14 - 12:08 PM]
Destination America Records Best May Ever in Prime and Total Day
Destination America spins the numbers for the month of May to date.

[05/28/14 - 12:05 PM]
Sunday's Cable Ratings & Broadcast Finals: NASCAR, NBA Playoffs Put FOX, TNT in Front
Plus: numbers for HBO's "The Normal Heart," Animal Planet's "Blood Lake: Attack of the Killer Lampreys" and AMC's "Mad Men."

[05/28/14 - 12:00 PM]
Saturday's Cable Ratings & Broadcast Finals: NBA Playoffs Claim Top Spot for ESPN
Plus: numbers for Investigation Discovery's "Happily Never After," TLC's "OMG EMT!" and BBC America's "Orphan Black."

[05/28/14 - 11:49 AM]
TNT Sweeps the Competition in Monthly Ratings by Ranking as Basic Cable's #1 Network in Primetime Delivery of Total Viewers, Adults 18-34, Adults 18-49 and Adults 25-54
Turner spins the numbers for the week of May 19-25.

[05/28/14 - 11:45 AM]
BBC America Flips "In The Flesh," "The Graham Norton Show" Beginning This Saturday
"Orphan Black" will still lead off the night at 9:00/8:00c followed by "Norton" at 10:00/9:00c and "Flesh" at 11:00/10:00c.

[05/28/14 - 11:42 AM]
Reigning CMA Vocal Group of the Year Little Big Town Return to Host Summer's Hottest Concert Event, "CMA Music Festival: Country's Night to Rock," Airing Tuesday, August 5 on The ABC Television Network
"We could not be more excited to be coming back as hosts for CMA Music Fest," exclaimed Little Big Town's Phillip Sweet. "Last year was incredible and we can't wait to be back in LP Field surrounded by 50,000 screaming fans!"

[05/28/14 - 11:07 AM]
TNT Reveals the Key Art for Suspenseful New Drama Series "Legends," Starring Sean Bean as an Undercover Agent with One Hell of an Identity Crisis
In "Legends," Bean plays Martin Odum, an undercover agent working for the FBI's Deep Cover Operations (DCO) division.

[05/28/14 - 11:00 AM]
Danny McBride to Return to HBO in New Comedy Series "Vice Principals"
The show is slated for 18 episodes, with the debut date and number of episodes per season to be announced as they are confirmed.

[05/28/14 - 10:32 AM]
"Team Unicorn Saturday Action Fun Hour!" Gets Cast - Adult Swim Pilot from "Robot Chicken" Team Currently in Production
Said ensemble includes Clare Grant, Rileah Vanderbilt, Milynn Sarley, Alison Haislip, Jane Lynch, Alan Tudyk, Tara Strong and Kevin Shinick.

[05/28/14 - 10:32 AM]
Stars of ABC Family's "Melissa & Joey" and "Baby Daddy" to Participate in Live Twitter Chat with Fans During East Coast Broadcasts Tonight
Joey Lawrence, Matthew Lawrence and Chelsea Kane are among those live tweeting during the East Coast feeds.

[05/28/14 - 10:29 AM]
NBC Wins the Primetime Week of May 19-25 in Adults 18-49
NBC spins the numbers for the week of May 19-25.

[05/28/14 - 10:24 AM]
Investigation Discovery (ID) Is a Top 5 Network in Daytime, Top 10 in Total Day and Top 20 in Prime for P25-54
Investigation Discovery spins the numbers for the month of May to date.

[05/28/14 - 10:17 AM]
ABC Finishes as Week's Most-Watched TV Network with the Monday and Tuesday "Dancing" Finales as the Top 2 TV Programs Overall
ABC spins the numbers for the week of May 19-25.

[05/28/14 - 10:09 AM]
Florida Georgia Line, Nelly, Marc Broussard and The Dirty Dozen Brass Band Horns Set to Perform During the 2014 Miss USA(R) Competition, June 8 on NBC
Giuliana Rancic and Thomas Roberts team up to host the competition for the first time together as the show expands to three hours.

[05/28/14 - 10:05 AM]
Bobby Flay Goes Back to Grilling Basics in "Barbecue Addiction: Bobby's Basics," Premiering Sunday June 22nd at 11AM ET/PT
Flay also returns to culinary competition this summer, as he begins production in June on returning hit primetime series "Beat Bobby Flay."

[05/28/14 - 10:00 AM]
TBS Unveils 10 Comics to Compete in "Funniest Wins," New Series from the Mind of Marlon Wayans
In the series, Wayans, along with some of his comic friends and family, will put the comics through the ringer to find the funniest multi-talented comedian working today.

[05/28/14 - 09:35 AM]
Original Special "The Peabody Awards by Pivot" Premieres Sunday, June 1 at 9PM ET/8PM CT
The one-hour original special celebrates 13 of this year's 43 winners including "Scandal," "Orange is the New Black," "Orphan Black" and "Breaking Bad."

[05/28/14 - 08:58 AM]
Series Debut of "The Night Shift" Scores NBC's Highest Rating for a Summer Drama Series Premiere in Nearly Five Years
NBC spins the numbers for Tuesday, May 27.

[05/28/14 - 08:49 AM]
"Live with Kelly and Michael" Is the Only Top-Tier Talker to Grow in Homes and Is Up for the 2nd Week in Women 25-54
Disney-ABC Domestic Television spins the numbers for the week of May 12-16.

[05/28/14 - 08:41 AM]
"Millionaire" Is Up Across the Board and Equals a 10-Week High in Households
Disney-ABC Domestic Television spins the numbers for the week of May 12-16.

[05/28/14 - 08:33 AM]
NBC Sports Group Doubles Belmont Stakes Programming as California Chrome Runs for History
On Saturday, June 7 at 4:30 p.m. ET on NBC, California Chrome runs for history, aiming to become the first Triple Crown winner since Affirmed in 1978.

[05/28/14 - 08:22 AM]
Tuesday's Broadcast Ratings: "America's Got Talent" Returns on Top for NBC
The Peacock more the doubles the adults 18-49 numbers of second place ABC.

[05/28/14 - 08:20 AM]
ABC's "Extreme Weight Loss" Returns Up and "Celebrity Wife Swap" Spikes 33% in Adults 18-49
ABC spins the numbers for Tuesday, May 27.

[05/28/14 - 08:00 AM]
The Broadcast Television Journalists Association Announces Nominations for 4th Annual Critics' Choice Television Awards
This year's event will be broadcast live on The CW from the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Thursday, June 19 and hosted by actor/comedian Cedric the Entertainer.

[05/28/14 - 07:51 AM]
Hollywood Icon Sandra Bullock to Be Honored with "Decade of Hotness" Award at Spike TV's "Guys Choice"
The annual special premieres Wednesday, June 11 at 9 PM ET/PT on Spike TV.

[05/28/14 - 07:46 AM]
Exclusive: Syfy Sets U.S. Premiere of "The Almighty Johnsons" for Friday, July 11
The channel acquired the rights to the show's first two seasons in August of last year.

[05/28/14 - 07:32 AM]
Longhorn Network Available on DISH Nationwide May 28
DISH subscribers will see a marathon of award-winning Longhorn Network programming May 28 and 29 that includes the debut of two Texas football specials, the best of LHN's exclusive "All Access" series, games and features, plus live daily news and information shows.

[05/28/14 - 07:30 AM]
USA Network's Characters Unite Campaign Expands CB2 Partnership to Celebrate Pride Month
Through in-store, on-air and digital efforts, the month-long initiative will aim to foster greater tolerance and acceptance and benefit GLSEN, the leading national education organization focused on ensuring safe schools for all students.

[05/28/14 - 06:52 AM]
New CBS Drama "Extant," Starring Academy Award Winner Halle Berry, To Premiere Exclusively on Amazon Prime Instant Video in the UK
The first episode of premieres on Prime Instant Video, the UK's largest movie and TV streaming service, on Thursday, July 10, the day after the U.S. premiere on CBS.

[05/28/14 - 06:30 AM]
Diehl Takes Giant Step Into the Broadcast Booth
Diehl played his entire 11-year NFL career with the New York Giants where he started on two Super Bowl championship teams (2008 & 2012).

[05/27/14 - 11:20 PM]
Development Update: Tuesday, May 27
Updates include: E! passes on its drama pilot "Songbyrd"; Melora Hardin joins the cast of Amazon's "Transparent"; and John Wesley Shipp's character on "The Flash" is revealed.

[05/27/14 - 07:53 PM]
NBC Nixes "World Music Awards" for "Last Comic Standing" Encore
The two-hour event was previously slated to air tomorrow night - Wednesday, May 28 - at 8:00/7:00c.







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[11/15/24 - 11:44 AM]
"Live with Kelly and Mark" Halloween Week Scares Up Season Highs in Total Viewers and Households
Thursday's Halloween celebration "Only HALLOWEEN in the Building," featuring the annual fan-favorite costume contest, was the show's top telecast in both Total Viewers (2.396 million) and Households (1.64 rating) in seven months.

[11/15/24 - 11:01 AM]
Video: NBC's New Hit Comedy "St. Denis Medical" Boosts Fan Engagement by Dropping First Episode on TikTok and YouTube Today
Building on the series' rave reviews and tremendous momentum that saw 87 million video views leading up to premiere night, NBC is expanding the show's reach by gifting viewers the first episode for free on both platforms through December 1.

[11/15/24 - 11:00 AM]
"Special Forces: World's Toughest Test" Returns for Season Three with an Epic, Edge-of-Your-Seat Five-Week Event Featuring 2-Hour Mega Episodes Premiering Wednesday, January 8
Each week, the two-hour super charged episodes will feature household names enduring some of the harshest, most grueling challenges from the playbook of the actual Special Forces selection process.

[11/15/24 - 10:14 AM]
"Dancing with the Stars" 500th Telecast Is Top Entertainment Program of the Night in Adults 18-49
In addition, the milestone episode ranked as the No. 1 telecast on Tuesday night in Women 18-34 (0.92 rating) and Women 18-49 (0.95 rating), as well as Teens 12-17 (0.29 rating) and Adults 25-54 (0.93 rating).

[11/15/24 - 09:01 AM]
Video: Kylie Cantrall Is Back as Red in New Music Video "Red Christmas" Available Now on Disney+ and YouTube
Cantrall originated the character in this summer's smash hit Disney Original movie "Descendants: The Rise of Red," becoming Disney+'s most-watched Live Action Original Movie since "Hocus Pocus 2" with over 33 million views in just 12 weeks.

[11/15/24 - 09:00 AM]
AMC Networks' "Best Christmas Ever" Returns with Month-Long Celebration of the Holidays Beginning November 30
With over 550 hours of holiday programming, AMC's jolly lineup has something for everyone in the family.

[11/15/24 - 08:31 AM]
The Country Music Association and ABC Celebrate Country Music's Biggest Night with Special Programming Leading Into "The 58th Annual CMA Awards"
Country music fans will have a front-row seat to their favorite country music stars starting this weekend.

[11/15/24 - 08:04 AM]
ABC News Announces Exclusive Behind-the-Scenes Special Hosted by Luke Bryan Ahead of the 2024 CMA Awards
"Vegas Lights & Country Nights: Countdown to the CMA Awards - A Special Edition of 20/20" will air Tuesday, November 19, at 10:01 p.m. EST on ABC.

[11/15/24 - 08:01 AM]
Video: "The New York Times Presents: Weight of the World" - Official Teaser - FX
As GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic soar in popularity for weight loss, this film follows three people on their own GLP-1 journeys and explores how decades of diet culture and society's relentless pursuit of thinness paved the way for their rise.

[11/15/24 - 05:31 AM]
Conan O'Brien to Host 97th Oscars
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[11/15/24 - 03:02 AM]
Video: "Seven Doors" - Main Trailer - Netflix
All hail the king. "Seven Doors" will open December 13. Only on Netflix.

[11/15/24 - 03:01 AM]
Video: "1992" - Official Trailer - Netflix Spain
An enraged serial killer, mysteriously linked to Expo 92 in Seville, burns his victims alive in this series directed by Álex de la Iglesia.

[11/14/24 - 02:02 PM]
Video: "Second Chance Stage" - Official Trailer - Max
Your dream is waiting. "Second Chance Stage" premieres November 28 on Max.

[11/14/24 - 01:23 PM]
Video: Paramount+ with Showtime Presents Key Art and All-New Featurette Revealed for Showtime's "The Agency"
The highly-anticipated espionage political thriller features a star-studded cast, including 2x Academy Award nominee Michael Fassbender and series regulars Jeffrey Wright, Jodie Turner-Smith, Katherine Waterston, John Magaro, Alex Reznik, Andrew Brooke, Harriet Sansom Harris, India Fowler, Saura Lightfoot-Leon, Reza Brojerdi and Richard Gere.

[11/14/24 - 12:41 PM]
Celebrity Heroes Take On Superstar Villains in Quest to Conquer the Kitchen in "Worst Cooks in America Celebrity Edition: Heroes vs. Villains"
Returning mentor Chef Jeff Mauro welcomes newcomer Chef Antonia Lofaso to transform these culinary disasters into cooking masters with each leading their own team of meal-making misfits.