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[07/21/16 - 11:33 PM]
Development Update: Thursday, July 21
Updates include: "Impractical Jokers," "Voltron" receive renewals at San Diego Comic-Con; Nicole Richie joins the cast of NBC's "Great News"; and Emily Rios, Michael Hyatt report to "Snowfall" at FX.

[07/21/16 - 09:27 PM]
"The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp Again" to Air Thursday, October 20, on FOX
Celebrating 40 years of theatrical distribution - longer than any other film in history - "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" is one of the most popular films of all time, and still plays in movie theaters around the world.

[07/21/16 - 07:30 PM]
Comedy Central Announces Second Season Renewal for "Legends of Chamberlain Heights" at Comic-Con
The first season is set to premiere on Wednesday, September 14, at 10:30 p.m. ET/PT, following the 20th season premiere of "South Park."

[07/21/16 - 06:49 PM]
Netflix Brings "Marvel's Luke Cage" to San Diego Comic Con
Other highlights include the season three announcement of "Marvel's Daredevil" and the logo reveal of "Marvel's The Defenders."

[07/21/16 - 06:45 PM]
"Drunk History" Season 4 Premieres Tuesday, September 27 at 10:30 p.m. on Comedy Central
This season, "Drunk History" transports viewers back in time to hang with the founding fathers as the multi-talented Lin-Manuel Miranda narrates the rivalry between Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr.

[07/21/16 - 05:51 PM]
Video: "The Man in the High Castle" Season 2 - Official Teaser
Get an exclusive first look at the new season of the Emmy nominated Amazon Original Series.

[07/21/16 - 05:30 PM]
MTV Announces Final Season of "Teen Wolf" at 2016 San Diego Comic-Con
The series - which spawned a legion of fans, pioneered social TV, and made international stars of Tyler Posey and Dylan O'Brien - will draw to a close with a 20-episode season, ending with its 100th episode in 2017.

[07/21/16 - 05:11 PM]
Video: "Justice League Action" Comic-Con(R) 2016 Highlight Reel
Producers gave Comic-Con 2016 attendees a first look at the highly anticipated Warner Bros. Animation series coming soon to Cartoon Network.

[07/21/16 - 04:42 PM]
Video: TNT Unveils "The Last Ship" Trailer and Sneak Preview Clip During Comic-Con International
The panel session featured The Last Ship stars Eric Dane, Adam Baldwin and Bridget Regan, along with showrunner Steven Kane.

[07/21/16 - 04:32 PM]
Video: FX Comic-Con Exclusive - Season 3 of "The Strain" - Vamps Boom Music Video
Kevin Durand, David Bradley and Miguel Gomez sting you with their hook.

[07/21/16 - 04:24 PM]
Video: CBS Fan Favorites - 2016 San Diego Comic-Con Sizzle Reel
It's Throwback Thursday at Comic-Con with some of your favorite CBS stars!

[07/21/16 - 04:23 PM]
Video: "American Gothic" - 2016 San Diego Comic-Con Sizzle Reel
Get an exclusive sneak peek at what's behind closed doors at the Hawthorne estate.

[07/21/16 - 04:22 PM]
Video: "Scorpion" - 2016 San Diego Comic-Con Sizzle Reel
Back by popular demand, Monday night's top-rated drama series returns to SDCC for the third year in a row with the stars and producers giving fans the intel on plots, story arcs and romances before anyone else.

[07/21/16 - 02:35 PM]
ABC News' "Boston EMS" Returns for Its Second Season
In "Boston EMS" viewers will meet some of the heroes of that terrible day as they answer calls and respond to a daily dose of trauma and mayhem.

[07/21/16 - 02:34 PM]
Production Team for 68th Emmy(R) Awards Announced
Glenn Weiss, Danette Herman, Bob Dickinson, Baz Halpin, Tamlyn Wright and Steve Jordan will complete the production team for the telecast.

[07/21/16 - 02:15 PM]
Video: Watch the All-New Promo for "The Exorcist"
"The Exorcist" returns as a contemporary psychological TV thriller this fall on FOX.

[07/21/16 - 01:57 PM]
Paget Brewster to Guest Star in Multiple Episodes of "Criminal Minds" in Season 12
Brewster will reprise her role as SSA Emily Prentiss, joining the BAU when they need her most, with the escape of 13 serial killers.

[07/21/16 - 11:16 AM]
Video: Watch the All-New Promo for "The Rocky Horror Picture Show"
The project is an all-new star-studded reimagining of the cult classic - which is celebrating 40 years of theatrical distribution, longer than any other film in history - for broadcast television.

[07/21/16 - 10:08 AM]
Video: "Blunt Talk" - Season 2 First Look
Here's your first look at Season 2, coming this October.

[07/21/16 - 09:46 AM]
On the Heels of "Hip Hop Honors," VH1 Brings Back "Divas" After Four Year Hiatus
The new installment will premiere Monday, December 5 from Kings Theatre in Brooklyn, New York.

[07/21/16 - 09:27 AM]
Unleash Your Inner Crystal Gem with a New "Steven Universe" Mobile Game, Soundtrack Attack!
This original mobile game is the latest addition to "Steven Universe's" digital slate, which includes #1 Top App Attack the Light.

[07/21/16 - 09:05 AM]
Multi-Talented Smollett Family Serves Up Fun, Food and Favorite Recipes in New Series "Smollett Eats"
From putting on the perfect kids' birthday party to throwing a midnight BBQ for their friends, the family's culinary ace Jake is joined by brothers Jocqui, Jojo and Jussie, and sisters Jazz and Jurnee for a mouth-watering menu of food-centric celebrations.

[07/21/16 - 09:03 AM]
Wednesday's Broadcast Ratings: NBC Pulls in Front with "America's Got Talent"
The Peacock wins the night among adults 18-49 and total viewers.

[07/21/16 - 09:01 AM]
TLC's First Scripted Series Tyler Perry's "Too Close to Home" Tells the Story of a Woman Driven Back to Her Trailer Park Roots After Political Scandal
The eight-episode series launches Monday, August 22 at 9:00/8:00c with a two-hour premiere.

[07/21/16 - 07:18 AM]
FOX Sports Punches Up Charles "Peanut" Tillman for "FOX NFL Kickoff"
Tillman joins host Charissa Thompson, and analysts Colin Cowherd and Dave Wannstedt, for the one-hour program airing every Sunday during the season from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM ET on the FOX broadcast network.

[07/21/16 - 06:17 AM]
Video: Netflix Releases "Narcos" Season Two Trailer
All 10 episodes of "Narcos" will launch Friday, September 2, exclusively on Netflix.

[07/21/16 - 06:00 AM]
Amazon Announces Lineup for its 2016 Comedy Pilot Season
"I Love Dick," "Jean-Claude Van Johnson" and "The Tick" will all be available beginning Friday, August 19.

[07/20/16 - 11:41 PM]
Development Update: Wednesday, July 20
Updates include: Li Jun Li cast as potential regular on NBC's "Chicago PD"; Michael Drayer boards "Sneaky Pete" at Amazon; and Chris Wood joins the cast of The CW's "Supergirl."

[07/20/16 - 12:01 PM]
New on Hulu - "Criminal Justice" - Complete Seasons 1 & 2
HBO's "The Night Of" is based on this BAFTA Award winning British series written by Peter Moffat.

[07/20/16 - 11:43 AM]
Seven Bucks Productions and FlynnPictureCo. Sell "Muscle Beach" Scripted Project to Universal Cable Productions to Be Developed for USA Network
"Muscle Beach" is set in a legendary bodybuilding gym in 1980's Venice Beach where a colorful tribe of lost souls struggle to reinvent themselves by bench-pressing their way to a bigger, better American dream, no matter what the cost.

[07/20/16 - 11:00 AM]
Video: WGN America Releases Season 3 Full-Length Trailer for "Salem," Premiering Halloween Week
The gripping trailer reveals "Everything in Salem has gone to Hell!"

[07/20/16 - 10:30 AM]
Starz Sets a Course with the Fourth and Final Season of "Black Sails"
The 10-episode fourth season of the stand-out high seas drama returns in 2017, and finds our pirates at war in the West Indies.

[07/20/16 - 10:19 AM]
Video: OWN Unveils Extended Trailer of New Original Drama Series "Queen Sugar"
The series which chronicles the lives and loves of three estranged siblings will debut as a two-night event on Tuesday, September 6 and Wednesday, September 7.

[07/20/16 - 10:17 AM]
All-New Episodes of "We Bare Bears" Premiere All Week on Cartoon Network Beginning Monday, 8/1
The new episodes will include the return of the adorable Baby Bears, and other hijinks and precarious situations that Grizzly, Panda and Ice Bear find themselves in.

[07/20/16 - 09:30 AM]
Universal Cable Productions Expands Genre Development Slate
The studio is unveiling an impressive slate of new development projects inspired by some of the world's most distinguished writers of graphic novels and science fiction including Neil Gaiman, Michael Reeves and Gerard Way.

[07/20/16 - 09:17 AM]
Logo Greenlights Ninth Season for "RuPaul's Drag Race" & New Docuseries "Fire Island"
Both series join the recently announced new reality dating competition series, "Finding Prince Charming," hosted by Lance Bass which will debut on the network this fall.

[07/20/16 - 09:15 AM]
Cartoon Network Enterprises Announces New Toy Partners for Popular Adult Swim Brand, "Rick and Morty"
Joining current toy partner Jinx, Funko, Cryptozoic Entertainment, USAOpoly, PhatMojo, and Astro Gaming have all signed on to create lines of products based on the Adult Swim original series.

[07/20/16 - 09:11 AM]
Miramax(R) and El Rey Network Announce September 6 Premiere Date for Season 3 of "From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series"
The 10 new, action-packed, horror-filled episodes follow the Gecko brothers into the vortex of the culebra underworld, as they are forced to assemble an unlikely crew to battle new enemies determined to take them down.

[07/20/16 - 09:01 AM]
Primary Wave Entertainment Teams with Peter Farrelly and Emmy(R) Award-Winning Writer Bobby Mort to Produce Original Comedy Series for AT&T Audience(R) Network
"Loudermilk" is a comedy series that tells a fictionalized story of a recovering alcoholic and substance abuse counselor with an extremely bad attitude about everything.

[07/20/16 - 08:21 AM]
Alton Brown Returns to the Great Outdoors for Diabolical Summer Series "Camp Cutthroat 2: Alton's Revenge"
The five-week "Cutthroat Kitchen" stunt premieres Wednesday, August 24 at 10:00/9:00c.

[07/20/16 - 08:11 AM]
Tuesday's Broadcast Ratings: "America's Got Talent" Dominates the Competition
NBC easily wins the evening with both total viewers and adults 18-49.

[07/20/16 - 08:05 AM]
Adam Sandler Teams Up with Jennifer Hudson in Netflix's "Sandy Wexler"
The film follows Sandy Wexler (Adam Sandler), a talent manager working in Los Angeles in the 1990s, who diligently represents a group of eccentric clients on the fringes of show business.

[07/20/16 - 07:08 AM]
New Premiere Date: Animal Planet Presents "Toucan Nation" on August 24th
The film tells the story of Grecia, the toucan in Costa Rica whose unconscionable abuse sparked international outrage and inspired a national animal welfare campaign.

[07/20/16 - 06:54 AM]
TLC's "Toddlers and Tiaras" Is Back with Big Hair and Bigger Stakes
Look for the first of 13 new episodes on Wednesday, August 24 at 9:00/8:00c.

[07/20/16 - 06:00 AM]
Elizabeth Hurley's Son Damian Joins the Cast of E!'s Hit Scripted Drama Series "The Royals"
The new season of "The Royals" will pick up two weeks after the execution of King Simon's (Vincent Regan) murderer who had plagued the royal family for months.

[07/20/16 - 06:00 AM]
Amazon Debuts Original Live-Action Kids Series "The Kicks" on August 26 on Prime Video
"The Kicks" is a live-action series for children ages six to 11 and follows Devin Burke, who was the star player on her soccer team until her family moved to California midway through the school year.

[07/20/16 - 05:02 AM]
"Robin Williams: Behind Closed Doors" Documentary Special to Premiere Sunday, August 28 at 9PM ET/6PM PT
The two-hour documentary special viewers an intimate look at his life from his childhood in the suburbs of Chicago to small comedy clubs in Los Angeles, his breakthrough role on the TV show "Happy Days" as Mork from Ork and his big screen triumphs.

[07/19/16 - 11:28 PM]
Development Update: Tuesday, July 19
Updates include: T.R. Knight to drop by "The Catch" at ABC; Parvesh Cheena set to recur on The CW's "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend"; and Chris Murphey sells "Hunch" to CBS.

[07/19/16 - 02:19 PM]
Starz Lights Up Two-Season Renewal for Original Series "Power"
This is the first multi-season pickup for the New York-based drama starring Omari Hardwick.

[07/19/16 - 01:52 PM]
TV One's Hit Series "Rickey Smiley for Real" Gets Third Season Pick-Up
The third season will return with even stronger bonds and bigger laughs, as comic and radio personality Rickey Smiley continues to strive to achieve his quest for domination of the entertainment industry.







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[02/17/26 - 12:01 PM]
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[02/17/26 - 11:48 AM]
Paramount Comments on Warner Bros. Discovery Disclosures
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[02/17/26 - 11:00 AM]
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[02/17/26 - 10:34 AM]
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[02/17/26 - 10:28 AM]
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[02/17/26 - 10:06 AM]
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[02/17/26 - 10:05 AM]
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[02/17/26 - 10:02 AM]
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[02/17/26 - 08:00 AM]
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[02/17/26 - 08:00 AM]
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[02/17/26 - 07:01 AM]
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[02/17/26 - 06:01 AM]
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[02/17/26 - 04:04 AM]
WBD Files Definitive Proxy Statement and Schedules Special Meeting for March 20, 2026, to Approve the WBD-Netflix Transaction
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[02/17/26 - 04:01 AM]
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