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[07/18/16 - 11:12 PM]
Development Update: Monday, July 18
Updates include: Ron Funches joins the cast of NBC's "Powerless"; Taye Diggs to recur on FOX's "Empire"; and USA delays "Shooter" premiere once again.

[07/18/16 - 06:31 PM]
First Look - Director Bong Joon Ho's "Okja"
The image features Tilda Swinton (Nancy Mirando) and Giancarlo Esposito (Frank Dawson) shooting on location in New York City.

[07/18/16 - 03:12 PM]
"Power" Season Three Premiere Shatters Starz Original Series Viewership Records
Starz spins the numbers for Sunday, July 17.

[07/18/16 - 02:08 PM]
"SNL's" Colin Jost and Michael Che Offer Special Convention Editions of "Weekend Update" July 20 and 27 on MSNBC
In addition, on those same days, both Jost and Che will serve as special correspondents on NBC's morning news program "Today."

[07/18/16 - 01:13 PM]
"Hitchcock/Truffaut," Revisiting the Legendary Encounter of Two Renowned Directors, Debuts Aug. 8 on HBO
In 1962, French New Wave auteur François Truffaut spent a week in Hollywood with his idol, Alfred Hitchcock, discussing the director's rich and extensive body of work, including "Psycho" and "Vertigo."

[07/18/16 - 12:36 PM]
Digital Platforms Drive HBO's Spring Shows to Series Highs
HBO spins the numbers for the spring to date.

[07/18/16 - 12:33 PM]
FYI's Hit Docuseries "Married at First Sight" Returns with Season Four on Tuesday, July 26
Fourteen episodes will begin premiering on Tuesday, July 26, culminating with a season finale on Tuesday, October 25.

[07/18/16 - 12:03 PM]
"Late Night with Seth Meyers" to Air Live Thursday, July 21 and Thursday, July 28 Following Republican and Democratic National Conventions
Joining Meyers on July 21 will be guest Leslie Jones and chef Carlo Mirarchi.

[07/18/16 - 11:22 AM]
Chef Michael Symon Heads Back Into Production with New Season of "Burgers, Brew & 'Que"
Locations this season include restaurants in Baltimore, Chicago, Detroit, Los Angeles, New York City, Philadelphia, Traverse City, MI, and Washington, D.C.

[07/18/16 - 11:14 AM]
Golden Globe and Emmy Winner Kyra Sedgwick to Make Directorial Debut with "Story of a Girl," For a 2017 Premiere on Lifetime
Segwick's husband, Kevin Bacon, is also set to star.

[07/18/16 - 11:14 AM]
Discovery Channel's "Killing the Colorado" Brings Together Five Academy-Award(R) Winning Filmmakers to Tell the True Story of the American West's Crippling Water Crisis
The project is a glimpse into the serious manmade water shortage that threatens the very existence of the American West.

[07/18/16 - 10:22 AM]
Starz Debuts First Image of American Gods' Bilquis, Ancient Goddess of Love, Ahead of San Diego Comic-Con
You can expect more surprises and exclusives this weekend, as the "American Gods" cast and creative team heads down to San Diego Comic-Con.

[07/18/16 - 10:15 AM]
Benedict Samuel Joins "Gotham" as "Jervis Tetch/Mad Hatter"
DC villain Jervis Tetch is a talented hypnotist teetering on the edge of madness.

[07/18/16 - 10:01 AM]
Spike Launches "Lip Sync Battle" App
Spike's "Lip Sync Battle" app will allow fans to create lip sync videos to their favorite songs and battle friends in keeping with the hit series format.

[07/18/16 - 09:59 AM]
Spike "The Mist" Begins Production Today in Nova Scotia
American cable network Spike TV has ordered 10 hour-long episodes of the series which will premiere on Spike in 2017.

[07/18/16 - 09:58 AM]
Samantha Bee Heads to Presidential Conventions for TBS's First-Ever "Full Frontal with Samantha Bee" Special
Airing next week during the 2016 Republican National Convention, the half-hour special is set to premiere on Wednesday, July 20.

[07/18/16 - 09:16 AM]
Investigation Discovery Announces Season Three Premiere of Hit Series "Cry Wolfe"
A no-nonsense investigator with more than 25 years of experience as a P.I., Wolfe and his assistant Janine McCarthy hit the streets to decipher fact from fiction and ultimately uncover what is really going on for his clients.

[07/18/16 - 09:01 AM]
Emmy(R)- and Golden Globe-Winning HBO Series "Game of Thrones" to Begin Production on Season Seven This Summer
Production of the seven-episode seventh season will be based in Northern Ireland, while additional portions will be filmed in Spain and Iceland, with debut slated for summer 2017 on HBO.

[07/18/16 - 08:33 AM]
Sunday's Broadcast Ratings: ABC's "Sunday Fun and Games" Pulls Back in Front
The Alphabet wins the night among total viewers and adults 18-49.

[07/18/16 - 08:09 AM]
Randy Moss Joins ESPN
He will serve as an analyst on "Sunday NFL Countdown" and "Monday Night Countdown" from the site of each week's "Monday Night Football" game.

[07/18/16 - 08:00 AM]
Kansas City Chiefs' Travis Kelce Searches for Love Off the Field in the 90-Minute "Catching Kelce" Premiere Wed., Oct. 5 at 9 PM ET/PT on E!
50 eligible women, including former WAGS, sports royalty, social media stars, entrepreneurs, hometown sweethearts and fitness models from across the United States, will be invited to Los Angeles as this fun-loving athlete searches for that special someone to become his lifelong "teammate."

[07/18/16 - 07:02 AM]
A Man Wrongly Imprisoned Seeks Justice for Others in MTV's New Docu-Series "Unlocking the Truth" Premiering August 17 at 11:00 P.M. ET/PT
The series will be told through the unique point of view of Ryan Ferguson, an exoneree who spent 10 years in jail for a murder he didn't commit and is resolute in his passion to help other innocent people who may have been wrongfully convicted.

[07/18/16 - 06:01 AM]
Netflix to Beam New CBS "Star Trek" Television Series in 188 Countries Around the World
Additionally, all 727 existing episodes of the iconic "Star Trek" television library will be available on Netflix around the world by the end of 2016.

[07/18/16 - 06:01 AM]
Actress Zelda Williams to Be the Voice on Freeform's New Original Reality Series "The Letter"
Williams will also serve as producer on the series.

[07/17/16 - 01:27 PM]
Saturday's Broadcast Ratings: ABC Tops Modest Evening in Viewers, Demos
The Alphabet wins the night with under three million viewers and a 0.5 rating among adults 18-49.

[07/17/16 - 01:17 PM]
Friday's Broadcast Ratings: NBC Tops Demo Race with "Got Talent" Encore
The Peacock wins the night among adults 18-49 while CBS is the most-watched network.

[07/16/16 - 07:06 PM]
Spike TV Presents a Knockout Weekend of World Championship Combat Sports
Bellator MMA's Benson Henderson (23-6) and Patricio "Pitbull" Freire (25-3), two of the most exciting mixed martial arts fighters in the world, do battle on Friday, August 26.

[07/16/16 - 09:15 AM]
Video: The Season Three Trailer for Disney XD's "Star Wars Rebels" Is Now Available
"Star Wars Rebels" Season 3 will debut this fall on Disney XD.

[07/15/16 - 11:41 PM]
Development Update: July 14-15
Updates include: Andy Samberg, HBO reteam for "Tour de Pharmacy"; Sandrine Holt joins the cast of "MacGyver" at CBS; and Max Minghella, Ann Dowd both board Hulu's "The Handmaid's Tale."

[07/15/16 - 01:55 PM]
"T.I. & Tiny: The Family Hustle" Returns on VH1 Monday, July 18th at 9PM ET/PT
Season five of VH1's "T.I. & Tiny: The Family Hustle" returns with 10, half-hour episodes.

[07/15/16 - 11:05 AM]
Adult Swim Announces Rick and Morty: Virtual Rick-ality!
Published by Adult Swim Games and developed by Owlchemy Labs, the game will make its exclusive playable debut at San Diego Comic-Con.

[07/15/16 - 11:01 AM]
"The Daily Show with Trevor Noah" Goes Live During the Republican and Democratic National Conventions
In addition, "The Daily Show" will simul-stream the first act of both live episodes via Facebook Live.

[07/15/16 - 09:09 AM]
Thursday's Broadcast Ratings: CBS Tops Charts as "Big Brother" Rises
The Eye leads the night in both total viewers and adults 18-49.

[07/15/16 - 09:06 AM]
FXNOW for Apple TV Is the First Streaming App to Feature "Simpsons TV"
"Simpsons TV," the latest feature of Simpsons World, is a unique collection of highly curated channels that offer a compelling "lean back" experience similar to linear television but within the on-demand environment of FXNOW.

[07/15/16 - 08:30 AM]
CBS Programming Advisory for Mondays and Sundays, Beginning July 18
"BrainDead" moves to Sundays with original episodes beginning July 24, replacing rebroadcasts of "Elementary."

[07/15/16 - 08:20 AM]
TV One Premieres New Romantic Comedy "A Weekend with the Family" This Sunday, July 17 at 7PM E.T.
Marques Houston, Karruche Tran, Wendy Raquel Robinson, Clifton Powell and Dorien Wilson co-star in the film.

[07/15/16 - 08:13 AM]
Morgan Spector Rounds Out the Cast of "The Mist"
Spector will play "Kevin Cunningham," the protagonist of the series.

[07/15/16 - 08:00 AM]
Starz Announces September 10 Premiere Date of "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" in Honor of Star Wars Celebration Weekend
The seventh installment in the Star Wars franchise will premiere on all six Starz channels at 9 PM ET/PT and again at 11:20 PM ET/PT.

[07/14/16 - 08:28 PM]
NBC Olympics Features New Katy Perry Anthem "Rise"
"Rise" will be featured in promotional spots to run across NBCUniversal's broadcast, cable, digital, social, and radio platforms.

[07/14/16 - 01:16 PM]
"The Eric Andre Show" Premieres Friday August 5th on Adult Swim
The most hellish show on late night returns with co-host Hannibal Buress, completely redefining the television viewing experience as we know it!

[07/14/16 - 12:59 PM]
AMC Garners 24 Emmy(R) Award Nominations
"Better Call Saul" received six additional nominations, including Bob Odenkirk for Outstanding Lead Actor In A Drama Series and Jonathan Banks for Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Drama Series.

[07/14/16 - 12:47 PM]
IFC Scores Four Emmy(R) Award Nominations
"All of us at IFC are thrilled and honored not only by these nominations, but at the opportunity to work side by side with such incredible talent in making these shows," said Jennifer Caserta.

[07/14/16 - 12:38 PM]
Comedy Central Honored with 18 Primetime Emmy Nominations
With its 20th Season premiering in the fall, five-time Emmy(R)-winner "South Park" received its 15th nomination for Outstanding Animated Program.

[07/14/16 - 12:15 PM]
FX Networks Receives Basic Cable Record 56 Emmy Award Nominations
This historic achievement was led by "The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story" and "Fargo," which with 22 and 18 nominations respectively received the second and third highest total number of nominations of any series.

[07/14/16 - 12:05 PM]
Hit Drama Series "Bates Motel" and "Vikings" Returns to San Diego Comic-Con on Friday, July 22
Plus: check out a sneak peek to the "Vikings" trailer being shown during the Comic-Con panel.

[07/14/16 - 11:56 AM]
Showtime(R) Honored with 22 Emmy(R) Nominations
Highlights include five nominations for the hit summer series "Ray Donovan" and four nominations for the network's flagship series "Homeland."

[07/14/16 - 11:42 AM]
Crackle Receives Three Primetime Emmy(R) Nominations for Jerry Seinfeld's "Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee" and "SuperMansion"
For "SuperMansion," Keegan-Michael Key and Chris Pine were nominated in the Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance category.

[07/14/16 - 11:36 AM]
HBO Receives 94 Primetime Emmy(R) Nominations, The Most of Any Network This Year
"Game of Thrones" led all nominees for the third year in a row with 23 nominations, while "Veep" received 17 nominations, and "Silicon Valley" received 11 nominations.

[07/14/16 - 11:36 AM]
ABC Collects 35 Emmy Nominations
Highlights include a first-time nomination for critically acclaimed comedy series "black-ish" and Leading Actress Tracee Ellis Ross and a second nomination for Outstanding Limited Series for "American Crime."

[07/14/16 - 11:23 AM]
BBC America Earns Four Primetime Emmy(R) Award Nominations for "Orphan Black" and "Luther"
Tatiana Maslany received her second Primetime Emmy Award(R) nomination for the complex multi-character performance of a young woman who discovers she is a clone - 12 in total.







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[09/17/24 - 11:00 AM]
CBS Presents "An Oprah Special: The Presleys - Elvis, Lisa Marie and Riley," to Be Broadcast Tuesday, Oct. 8
In the special, Oprah Winfrey travels to the historic Graceland Mansion in Memphis, Tenn., to sit down with Riley, Elvis's first-born grandchild, in her first in-depth interview since her mother died unexpectedly in 2023.

[09/17/24 - 10:30 AM]
CBS Presents "You're Laughing at CBS," A Light-Hearted Campaign Celebrating the Network's Laugh-Out-Loud "Sit-Down" Comedies
In addition to the sitcom genre rebrand, CBS will host a night of in-person sit-down comedy emceed and attended by talent from the Network's popular shows and will debut a chuckling CBS eye logo, an array of "You're Laughing at CBS" on-air/social content - and more!

[09/17/24 - 10:04 AM]
WWE's Iconic "Saturday Night's Main Event" Returns to NBC on December 14 in Primetime
This marks the first primetime special, which will air quarterly on NBC and Peacock, as part of WWE's new, five-year domestic media rights partnership with NBCUniversal, which officially kicked off last Friday with "SmackDown" on USA Network.

[09/17/24 - 10:01 AM]
Anamaria Vartolomei, Diane Kruger, Vincent Lacoste and Lucas Bravo Begin Production of French Max Original "Merteuil" in Normandy
Filming will run until December in grandiose and intimate settings, from the cliffs of Normandy to the châteaux of Ile-de-France.

[09/17/24 - 10:00 AM]
New Seasons of "Forged in Fire" and "Mountain Men" Premiering on The History Channel!
Look for said returns on Wednesday, October 2 and Thursday, October 3, respectively.

[09/17/24 - 10:00 AM]
"60 Minutes" Nabs 10.5 Million Viewers and Reigns as Sunday's #1 Non-Sports Program
The CBS newsmagazine was the #6 primetime broadcast in both viewers and adults 18+ and #9 in adults 25-54.

[09/17/24 - 09:23 AM]
"Married at First Sight" Returns to the Windy City for Season 18 Joining Chicago Singles Together in Holy Matrimony Premiering on a New Night
The Critics' Choice Award-winning series heads back to Chicago for its 18th season, premiering Tuesday, October 15 at 8:00/7:00c, only on Lifetime.

[09/17/24 - 09:09 AM]
Video: Apple TV+ Unveils Trailer for Season Two of Spooky Adventure Series "CURSES!"
"CURSES!" follows Pandora, Russ and Sky Vanderhouven, a family cursed by their ancestors' pillaging of ancient artifacts from across the globe in which the father, Alex, was turned to stone.

[09/17/24 - 09:04 AM]
NBC Sets Spectacular Two-Week Finale for "America's Got Talent" with Star-Studded Guest Performances from Simone Biles & The Gold Over America Tour, Michael Buble, Neal Schon & Members of Journey, Steve Aoki and More
The season will conclude September 24 at 8 p.m. with a countdown to the finale results, followed by the winner reveal in a star-studded results show at 9 p.m.

[09/17/24 - 09:02 AM]
Video: "Gremlins: The Wild Batch" Ignites Mayhem in Official Trailer and Key Art Revealed Today
The animated prequel series will premiere part one of the two-part second season on Thursday, October 3.

[09/17/24 - 09:01 AM]
Peacock's New Docuseries "Anatomy of Lies" Unravels the Shocking Web of Lies Told by Former "Grey's Anatomy" Writer Elisabeth Finch
Originally reported in the Vanity Fair article "Scene Stealer," the docuseries reveals how Finch, a master of manipulation, saved her best fiction for her own life story and exploited the empathy of those around her.

[09/17/24 - 09:01 AM]
Video: "Starting 5" - Official Trailer - Netflix
This captivating sports series follows Jimmy Butler, Anthony Edwards, LeBron James, Domantas Sabonis and Jayson Tatum throughout the 2023-24 NBA season.

[09/17/24 - 09:00 AM]
Prime Video Announces New York Comic Con 2024 Programming
Today, Prime Video announced panels for this year's New York Comic Con for the highly anticipated new titles "Cross" and "Secret Level."

[09/17/24 - 08:02 AM]
Video: Official Trailer - "Doctor Odyssey"
Escape to a world of dreamers, drama, and deluxe extravagance.

[09/17/24 - 08:00 AM]
Nickelodeon Celebrates 25 Years of "SpongeBob SquarePants" at New York Comic Con 2024
Other highlights include a behind-the-scenes look at the all-new animated series of "Max & the Midknights."