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[06/11/16 - 10:10 AM]
Second-Most Watched NBA Finals Ever on ABC Through Four Games
ESPN spins the numbers for Friday, June 10.

[06/11/16 - 09:08 AM]
Friday's Broadcast Ratings: NBA Finals Power Another ABC Victory
The Alphabet wins the night in total viewers and adults 18-49 by a wide margin.

[06/11/16 - 08:39 AM]
"Dateline" & an Encore "Talent" Are the #1-2 Non-Sports Friday Telecasts on the Big 4
NBC spins the numbers for Friday, June 10.

[06/10/16 - 11:41 PM]
Development Update: Friday, June 10
Updates include: Justin Chambers, Chandra Wilson, James Pickens, Jr. and Kevin McKidd set for "Grey's Anatomy" return; Cinemax eyes "Scarlet" TV series; and Jonathan Tolins to take on Patty Hearst for CBS.

[06/10/16 - 03:45 PM]
Video: TLC Releases First Look and Premiere Date for Upcoming Seasons of "90 Day Fiance" and Spinoff Series
Both series will premiere Sunday, September 11 beginning at 9:00/8:00c.

[06/10/16 - 02:59 PM]
Video: Flyers - "Atlanta" Season 1 Promo
FX's new original series starring Donald Glover premieres this September.

[06/10/16 - 02:00 PM]
Video: "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" - Watch the All-New Promo!
The project, starring Laverne Cox, airs this October on FOX.

[06/10/16 - 11:16 AM]
Action, Magic and Friendship Unite in the Series Premiere of "Robin Hood: Mischief in Sherwood" on Discovery Family Channel Beginning Sunday, July 3
The series features 10-year-old Robin and his young friends as they stand up to Prince John's silly antics in Sherwood Forest.

[06/10/16 - 11:00 AM]
"Big Brother" Returns This Summer with More Multiplatform Coverage Than Ever Before
The Eye releases details of the social, interactive and multiplatform features this season.

[06/10/16 - 09:44 AM]
Two of A&E's Favorite Families Return This Summer with All New Seasons of "Duck Dynasty" and "Wahlburgers" Beginning Wednesday, July 6
This season "Duck Dynasty" follows the Robertson family as they conquer new family milestones while showcasing their down home southern charm.

[06/10/16 - 09:18 AM]
Thursday's Broadcast Ratings: NBC Tops Demos with Stanley Cup Finals
Coverage of Game 5 leads the night among adults 18-49.

[06/10/16 - 09:01 AM]
"Nashville" Finds a New Home on CMT
Long-time SVOD partner Hulu will continue to bring fans their favorite series 24/7 by making all "Nashville" episodes available to stream the day after they air on CMT.

[06/10/16 - 08:00 AM]
"Descendants 2" Greenlit, the Sequel to Disney Channel's Global Hit
Returning cast members include Dove Cameron, Cameron Boyce, Booboo Stewart, Sofia Carson and Mitchell Hope.

[06/10/16 - 08:00 AM]
Third Round of Presenters Announced for "The 70th Annual Tony(R) Awards," Sunday, June 12, on CBS
Christian Borle, Common, Josh Groban, Nikki M. James, Bebe Neuwirth, Chita Rivera, Keri Russell, Meg Ryan, Aaron Tveit, Andrew Lloyd Webber and Mary Elizabeth Winstead are the latest additions.

[06/10/16 - 07:49 AM]
Golf Channel to Showcase "Chronicles of a Champion Golfer," Featuring Recollections from Past Open Champions Ahead of The 145th Open
Tiger Woods, Greg Norman, Tom Watson, Ernie Els, Jack Nicklaus and Darren Clarke are among those featured.

[06/10/16 - 07:36 AM]
American Heroes Channel Examines the Methods and Motives of History's Evildoers with "Villains Week"
From Hitler and Stalin, to the Gambinos and El Chapo, the stunt features seven nights of programming on evil actions that changed the shape of our world, beginning this Sunday.

[06/10/16 - 06:43 AM]
Animal Planet Premieres "Toucan Nation" August 2 at 10 PM ET/PT
The series tells the story of Grecia, the toucan in Costa Rica whose unconscionable abuse sparked international outrage and inspired a national animal welfare campaign.

[06/10/16 - 06:41 AM]
Investigation Discovery Premieres All New Season of Its Hit Newsmagazine "Deadline: Crime with Tamron Hall"
Produced by Peacock Productions, NBC News' award-winning production arm, the series returns this Sunday, June 12 at 10:00/9:00c.

[06/09/16 - 11:17 PM]
Development Update: Thursday, June 9
Updates include: Netflix to take over BBC America's "The Last Kingdom"; BET's "Rebel" sets its principal cast; and "Dr. Oz" cleared through the 2018-19 season.

[06/09/16 - 02:18 PM]
TLC and Investigation Discovery Acquire Rights to U.S. Premieres of "Killer Women with Piers Morgan"
In each episode, journalist and presenter Piers Morgan travels to meet one of America's most notorious killers for in-depth conversations in a quest to discover what drives some women to kill.

[06/09/16 - 02:16 PM]
TLC Renews "Who Do You Think You Are?" and "Long Lost Family" for Additional Seasons
The most recent seasons of both series averaged over 1.8M P2+ viewers.

[06/09/16 - 01:52 PM]
Comedy Central Announces Rob Lowe as Next Roastee - "Comedy Central Roast of Rob Lowe" to Tape this Summer in LA
"Rob Lowe is handsome, talented, successful and handsome. He needs to be roasted," said Kent Alterman, President, Comedy Central.

[06/09/16 - 01:44 PM]
Beyonce's "Lemonade" to Receive Encore Presentation Saturday, June 18
The special originally aired Saturday, April 23 on the pay channel.

[06/09/16 - 12:27 PM]
Nickelodeon's "The Halo Effect" Honors Isabelle and Katherine Adams of Dallas, Texas, In "Paper For Water," Premiering Friday, June 17, at 8:30 P.M. (ET/PT)
The episode follows the Adams sisters as they create origami ornaments to raise money for a Navajo reservation in need of clean water wells in New Mexico.

[06/09/16 - 12:21 PM]
"2016 CMT Music Awards" Scores Big Ratings with More Than 3.3 Million Fans Tuning In, Viewership Spikes 21%
CMT spins the numbers for Wednesday, June 8.

[06/09/16 - 12:08 PM]
AMC.com Releases the Director's Commentary on "Preacher" Episode Two
Executive producers and directors Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg give viewers an exclusive inside look at the latest episode.

[06/09/16 - 11:30 AM]
Video: VH1's "Barely Famous" Season 2 Supertrailer
The show's sophomore run kicks off on Wednesday, June 29 at 10:00/9:00c.

[06/09/16 - 11:19 AM]
"Brad Neely's Harg Nallin' Sclopio Peepio" Premieres July 10th, But What Does It Mean?
Peer inside the creative mind of Brad Neely as he discusses his new animated sketch show.

[06/09/16 - 11:09 AM]
Cooking Channel Is Hotter Than Ever This Summer with a New Season of "Man Fire Food"
Chef Roger Mooking is sharing more of his fascination with flames on the new season, premiering Tuesday, July 5 at 9:00/8:00c.

[06/09/16 - 10:01 AM]
Bravo Media Proves the Drama Is Bigger in Texas on the Supersized "The Real Housewives of Dallas" Reunion Airing Sunday, June 19 at 9 PM ET/PT
For their first rodeo, Andy Cohen sits down with Cary Deuber, Tiffany Hendra, Stephanie Hollman, LeeAnne Locken, Brandi Redmond, their friend Marie Reyes and Cary's husband Mark Deuber, to rehash the season's most memorable and difficult moments.

[06/09/16 - 10:00 AM]
The Grand Opening Celebration of Shanghai Disney Resort to be Presented as Special Telecast, Thursday, June 16 on Disney Channel, Disney Junior and Disney XD, and Friday, June 17 on Freeform
Actress and recording artist Sofia Carson will narrate the telecast.

[06/09/16 - 10:00 AM]
ABC, dick clark productions and For The Record Partner to Develop Live Musical Event "For The Record Live"
For The Record has staged productions based on the work of acclaimed directors Quentin Tarantino, John Hughes, Baz Luhrmann, Martin Scorsese and more.

[06/09/16 - 09:34 AM]
Netflix Announces Launch of First Original Sports Documentary Series "Last Chance U" Premieres July 29
"Last Chance U" follows a group of young men training to become the future stars of the NFL.

[06/09/16 - 09:34 AM]
AT&T Orders 2 Additional Seasons of Entertainment One's Comedy Series "You Me Her"
The original cast, which includes Greg Poehler, Rachel Blanchard and Priscilla Faia, and the show's executive producers, Alta Loma Entertainment's Peter Jaysen and Alan Gasmer, will return for the 2 new seasons.

[06/09/16 - 09:12 AM]
Wednesday's Broadcast Ratings: NBA Finals Spark Another ABC Victory
Game 3 easily wins the night among total viewers and adults 18-49.

[06/09/16 - 09:07 AM]
Niecy Nash and Betty Gilpin Join "Masters of Sex" for Major Story Arcs
Nash, who will appear in a multi-episode arc, plays Louise Bell, a local AA - chairperson running Masters' (Michael Sheen) court-ordered daily meetings.

[06/09/16 - 08:01 AM]
"Elena of Avalor" Makes Royal Debut Friday, July 22 on Disney Channel
The theme song is performed by Gaby Moreno, Latin Grammy Award winner for Best New Artist, and Elena's anthem "My Time" is performed by Aimee Carrero.

[06/09/16 - 07:46 AM]
Comedy Central Launches Ultimate "Key & Peele" Digital Destination with Every Sketch Ever Created Including 176 Previously Unavailable Online
In addition, fans can type in unique URLs featuring memorable characters and sayings that will direct them to the site.

[06/09/16 - 07:43 AM]
Season Eight of "Nick Cannon Presents: Wild 'N Out" Returns to MTV Thursday, August 4 at 10:00 P.M. ET/PT
It'll be joined by new seasons of fellow MTV2 imports "MTV's Joking Off" and "Kingin' With Tyga."

[06/09/16 - 07:38 AM]
Second-Highest Rated NBA Finals Ever on ABC Through Three Games
ESPN spins the numbers for Wednesday, June 8.

[06/09/16 - 07:35 AM]
Buckle Up! Season Two of "Jay Leno's Garage" Returns Wednesday, June 15 at 10PM ET/PT
In the season premiere, Jay explores the wild designs and cutting-edge technology behind the world's most coveted vehicles: supercars.

[06/09/16 - 07:31 AM]
Video: Netflix's "Stranger Things" - Trailer and Key Art Debut
Set in Hawkins Indiana in the 1980's, "Stranger Things" chronicles the search for a young boy who vanishes into thin air under highly suspicious circumstances.

[06/09/16 - 07:09 AM]
Cartoon Network Expands "Adventure Time" Franchise with Big Summer Multi-Platform "Card Wars" Sequel
Season 8 is scheduled to premiere later this year and will follow Finn and Jake to unchartered lands as they seek to answer one of the show's biggest mysteries, and save all of Ooo from a powerful new threat.

[06/08/16 - 11:27 PM]
Development Update: Wednesday, June 8
Updates include: Alan Ritchson to lead Syfy's "Blood Drive"; Dylan Minnette, Katherine Langford among those cast in Netflix's "13 Reasons Why"; and John Gemberling, Neil Casey both board FOX's "Making History."

[06/08/16 - 03:39 PM]
TV One's "News One Now" to Broadcast Muhammad Ali's Memorial Service on Friday, June 10 at 2 P.M. ET
In addition, TV One will continue to celebrate the life of "The Greatest of All Time" with a special encore presentation of the one-hour documentary, "Muhammad Ali: Fighting Spirit," airing at 7 p.m. ET.

[06/08/16 - 02:20 PM]
Huge USA Copa America Win Sets Record For Most-Watched Men's Soccer Match in FS1 History
FOX Sports spins the numbers for Tuesday, June 7.

[06/08/16 - 02:00 PM]
FYI's Hit Docuseries "Married at First Sight" Returns with Season 4 - Tuesday, July 26 at 9PM ET/PT
"Married at First Sight" is FYI's #1 rated series, with the past three seasons averaging over 550,000 total viewers per episode.

[06/08/16 - 01:46 PM]
TV One Premieres Regular Time Slot for Blockbuster Drama "Empire" Beginning Thursday, June 9 at 8 p.m. ET
Fans and newcomers of the series can get their fix of Seasons 1 & 2 with three back-to-back episodes every Thursday night from 8-11 p.m. ET all summer long.

[06/08/16 - 01:22 PM]
Amazon Greenlights Second Season of Amazon Original Kids Series "Just Add Magic"
"Just Add Magic" set a record as the most successful Amazon Original Kids premiere weekend in terms of US Prime Video streams and hours.

[06/08/16 - 01:09 PM]
FX Networks Orders Comedy Pilot from Cristin Milioti and Nina Pedrad
This half-hour comedy pilot follows Maxine, her best friends Natalie and Amy, and stepbrother Landis as they navigate the abject shit-storm that is adulthood.







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[12/04/25 - 07:01 AM]
First Look: Hulu Original Series "Rivals" Season 2
The UK original returns in 2026 on Hulu, and Hulu on Disney+ for bundle subscribers, in the US and Disney+ internationally.

[12/04/25 - 07:01 AM]
First Look at BritBox and ITV's "The Lady," Starring Mia McKenna-Bruce
The four-part drama that will premiere on BritBox this spring.

[12/04/25 - 07:01 AM]
Apple TV Renews "Tehran" for Season Four and Sets Season Three Premiere for January 9
The eight-episode third season welcomes multi-Emmy Award nominee Hugh Laurie to the cast, and will make its global debut on January 9 with one episode, followed by new episodes every Friday through February 27 on Apple TV.

[12/04/25 - 06:01 AM]
Video: Apple TV Debuts Trailer for "Born to Be Wild"
"Born to Be Wild" premieres worldwide on Friday, December 19, on Apple TV.

[12/04/25 - 05:32 AM]
Legendary Striker Thierry Henry Joins FOX Sports' FIFA World Cup 2026 Broadcast Team
Henry will make his FOX Sports FIFA World Cup broadcasting debut on Friday, December 5, when the network presents the FIFA World Cup 2026 Final Draw with 3 1/2 hours of live coverage starting at 11:30 AM ET on FOX.

[12/04/25 - 03:01 AM]
Video: "The Fakenapping" - Official Trailer - Netflix
Failed entrepreneur and struggling dad Sattam finds himself tangled in a madcap scheme when he decides to repay his debts - by kidnapping his own father.

[12/03/25 - 04:01 PM]
Video: "The Great Flood" - Official Trailer - Netflix
When a raging flood traps a researcher and her young son, a call to a crucial mission puts their escape - and the future of humanity - on the line.

[12/03/25 - 03:01 PM]
"The Boyfriend" Season 2 Sets January 13 Premiere as the Series Heads to Hokkaido
The new season begins streaming on January 13 with 15 episodes dropping over four consecutive weeks.

[12/03/25 - 12:30 PM]
CBS Announces Second Season Orders for the Top Two New Broadcast Series - #1 "Boston Blue" and #2 "Sheriff Country"
The series average 8 million viewers and 7.6 million viewers, respectively, in Nielsen live plus 7-day multiplatform ratings.

[12/03/25 - 11:59 AM]
"9-1-1: Nashville" Season Premiere Catapults to Over 19 Million Total Viewers
Over 35 days, ABC's Thursday night drama premieres amassed impressive audiences based on competitive cross-platform broadcast series rankings, with all three dramas landing in the Top 10 among Adults 18-49.

[12/03/25 - 11:27 AM]
Star-Studded Cast of Cooking Disasters Take on Culinary Boot Camp in "Worst Cooks in America: Reality Check"
This season, Chefs Jeff Mauro and Tiffany Derry are on a mission to transform an all-star cast from cooking disasters to kitchen masters with an intense culinary boot camp like no other.

[12/03/25 - 11:25 AM]
Fresh Off Successful Theatrical Run, Great American Media Announces "Another Sweet Christmas," Starring Candace Cameron Bure and Cameron Mathison, Streams Exclusively on Great American Pure Flix, Beginning December 18
The sequel to "Home Sweet Christmas" also premieres on Great American Family and GFAM+, Saturday, December 20 (8 p.m. ET).

[12/03/25 - 11:23 AM]
"Euphoria" - Let's Ride. April 2026.
HBO confirmed the new season's release window on social media this morning.

[12/03/25 - 11:00 AM]
Hulu Renews "Chad Powers" for a Second Season
Glen Powell will return as the titular character.

[12/03/25 - 11:00 AM]
Broadcast Talent Announced for Inaugural Optum Golf Channel Games December 17 in Primetime on Golf Channel and USA Network
Current PGA Tour player Keith Mitchell will serve as an analyst for coverage of the Optum Golf Channel Games alongside longtime Golf Channel commentator Steve Sands, who will provide play-by-play commentary.