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[12/20/16 - 03:32 PM]
Video: Crackle Releases Trailer & Key Art for New Original Film, "Mad Families," Starring Charlie Sheen & Leah Remini
The project centers on three families - one Hispanic, one African American, one Caucasian - who find themselves annoyingly sharing the same campsite during a busy Fourth of July holiday weekend.

[12/20/16 - 01:24 PM]
TBS's "The Detour" Returns for Season 2 on Feb. 21
Guest stars this season include Samantha Bee, James Cromwell, John Oliver, Laura Benanti, Jeffrey Vincent Parise and Max Casella.

[12/20/16 - 01:08 PM]
Kate del Castillo and Erik Hayser Star in "Ingobernable"
Emilia Urquiza is the first lady of Mexico with big plans to improve conditions for the country through her commitment in fighting for peace.

[12/20/16 - 11:54 AM]
Tia Mowry Entertains Friends & Family with Fresh New Recipes on the Return of "Tia Mowry at Home"
Joining her on the new season Naya Rivera, Wendy Raquel Robinson and Kelly Rowland, plus many more.

[12/20/16 - 11:33 AM]
Destination America's All-New Series "Killing Bigfoot" Searches for the Legendary Creature, Dead or Alive
The six-episode first season premieres Saturday, February 4 at 10:00/9:00c on Destination America.

[12/20/16 - 11:20 AM]
Hallmark Channel Dominates Cable as the #1 Network Among Women 25-54
The Hallmark Channel spins the numbers for the week of December 12-18.

[12/20/16 - 11:01 AM]
"Fargo" Adds Cast for Third Installment
David Thewlis, Michael Stulhbarg and Jim Gaffigan are among those who have joined previously announced stars Ewan McGregor, Carrie Coon and Mary Elizabeth Winstead.

[12/20/16 - 10:55 AM]
Discovery Channel's True Crime Series "Killing Fields" Returns for a Second Season with New Leads, Twists and Suspects
On Tuesday, January 3, Discovery Channel will return to the Louisiana swamplands as an active criminal investigation unfolds for season two.

[12/20/16 - 10:08 AM]
Vice Media and ESPN Films Announce Viceland Premiere of "O.J.: Made in America"
The award-winning documentary, directed by Ezra Edelman, will air on January 1, 2017, from 4 pm ET to midnight.

[12/20/16 - 10:02 AM]
"America Ninja Warrior" Selects Host Cities for Upcoming Summer Season
The series will make stops in Los Angeles, Calif. (March 7-8); San Antonio, Texas (March 26-27); Daytona, Fla. (April 7-8); Kansas City, Mo. (April 24-25); Cleveland, Ohio, (May 8-9); and Denver, Colo. (May 23-24) with the finals taking place in Las Vegas, Nev. (June 19-24).

[12/20/16 - 10:00 AM]
NBA Star Karl-Anthony Towns Brings a Pop Up Santa Surprise to Reed Academy on December 24
Towns' Pop Up Santa surprise can be seen on Freeform on Saturday, December 24 during the airing of "Elf" (7:40-9:45 p.m. EST), and on 25DaysofChristmasTV.com.

[12/20/16 - 09:38 AM]
NBC's "Sunday Night Football" Continues Dominance - Pacing for Record 6th Consecutive Year as Primetime TV's #1 Show
NBC further spins the numbers for the season to date.

[12/20/16 - 09:25 AM]
"First Lady Michelle Obama Says Farewell to the White House: An Oprah Winfrey Special" Scores 9.4 Million Viewers, Wins Time Period
CBS spins the numbers for Monday, December 19.

[12/20/16 - 09:01 AM]
Forest Whitaker to Appear in Season 3 of Disney XD's "Star Wars Rebels"
Whitaker will reprise his role as Gerrera, providing the voice of the character as he makes his debut on "Star Wars Rebels: Ghosts of Geonosis, Parts One and Two" premiering Saturday, January 7.

[12/20/16 - 09:00 AM]
IFC Announces All-Star Guest Line-Up for Season 7 of "Portlandia"
Season 7 will consist of 10 half-hour episodes and marks the television directorial debut of both Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein.

[12/20/16 - 08:51 AM]
"60 Minutes" Draws Over 14 Million to Make Nielsen's Top 10 for Seventh Straight Week
CBS spins the numbers for Sunday, December 18.

[12/20/16 - 08:48 AM]
Monday's Broadcast Ratings: NBC Tops Charts with "Got Talent," "The Wall"
The pair of specials leads the night among adults 18-49 and total viewers.

[12/20/16 - 08:39 AM]
NBC Wins Monday Among the Big 4 in All Key Measures with "Talent" & "The Wall" the Night's #1-2 Shows in 18-49
NBC spins the numbers for Monday, December 19.

[12/20/16 - 08:19 AM]
Science Channel's All New Series "Street Science" Premieres Wednesday, January 11 at 10PM
In Science Channel's all-new series, science guy Kevin Delaney leaves his lab behind to hit the streets for experiments that are so unusual, off-beat, and so unexpected they will blow your mind.

[12/20/16 - 06:05 AM]
Amazon Original Movie Gleason Will Premiere on Amazon Prime Video on December 29
Gleason made its world premiere at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival and was released theatrically on July 29, 2016 to an overwhelmingly positive critical response.

[12/19/16 - 01:48 PM]
Discovery Channel's Hit Series "Fast N' Loud" Rings in the New Year Returning with All-New Episodes Monday, January 16 at 9PM ET/PT
Motor Monday is taking 2017 by storm when Motor Masterminds Richard Rawlings, Aaron Kaufman and the entire Gas Monkey Garage crew return with new builds and new episodes.

[12/19/16 - 01:04 PM]
Bravo Media Finishes 2016 with the Largest On-Air and Digital Growth Among the Top 10 Ad Supported Cable Networks
Bravo further spins the numbers for the year to date.

[12/19/16 - 01:03 PM]
Bravo Media Celebrates "Vanderpump Rules" Stars Birthdays in Style with an Epic Two-Hour Special Airing Monday, January 9 at 9PM ET/PT
Plus: "Timber Creek Lodge" will officially move to a new timeslot beginning Monday, January 9 at 8:00/7:00c.

[12/19/16 - 12:04 PM]
Comedy Central Announces Star-Studded Talent Lineup for "The Comedy Jam" Music and Comedy Series
Additional celebrity performers to be announced along with surprise iconic music guest stars.

[12/19/16 - 11:39 AM]
LMN Launches Provocative New Original Docu-Series "Babies Behind Bars" on January 31
The newcomer will be joined by the return of "24 to Life" on Tuesday nights beginning January 31.

[12/19/16 - 11:15 AM]
USA Network Locks in a Second Season of "Shooter"
"John Hlavin and the team behind 'Shooter' have delivered a compelling action thriller that consistently engages a strong and loyal audience," said Chris McCumber.

[12/19/16 - 11:12 AM]
TNT's "Major Crimes" Returns Wednesday, Feb. 22
Television's favorite squad of detectives charge back to TNT this winter when "Major Crimes" returns to solve eight more mysteries on the way to its explosive fifth season finale.

[12/19/16 - 10:58 AM]
"Mega Week" Premieres of Supersized Episodes Take Discovery Channel to #1 Non-Sports Cable Network in Men for Week Ending Dec. 10
Discovery further spins the numbers for the week of December 4-10.

[12/19/16 - 10:43 AM]
Video: Netflix Releases The Ivory Game Featurette with Dr. Jane Goodall
The film breathlessly follows some of the most dedicated activists and conservationists as they try to intervene before it is too late.

[12/19/16 - 10:32 AM]
Meet the Newest Bite-Sized Batch of Home Cooks on the Season Premiere of "MasterChef Junior" Thursday, February 9, on FOX
After a nationwide search, 40 of the best junior home cooks between the ages of eight and 13 have been chosen for their final test - a culinary battle in front of Chefs Gordon Ramsay and Christina Tosi.

[12/19/16 - 10:06 AM]
Video: CMT Releases First Teaser for Sexy and Soulful "Sun Records"
Set in Memphis during the tumultuous early days of the civil rights movement, "Sun Records" tells the untold story of nothing less than the birth of rock 'n' roll.

[12/19/16 - 10:01 AM]
ABC and ESPN Launch The Bachelor Fantasy League
The grand prize winners will attend "The Bachelorette: After The Final Rose" taping this summer.

[12/19/16 - 10:00 AM]
Critically Acclaimed "Take My Wife" to Return for Season Two in 2017
The half-hour, single-camera original series follows the young lesbian couple as elements of their domestic life intersect with the underground standup showcase they co-host in Los Angeles.

[12/19/16 - 10:00 AM]
Esquire Network Gives Viewers a Reason to Be Jolly with Week Long "Ninjathon" Event Beginning Monday, December 26 at 7 AM ET/PT
Fans can relive back-to-back episodes of season one of "Team Ninja Warrior" as well as the 5-part event, "Team Ninja Warrior: College Madness" and select episodes of "American Ninja Warrior" and "Ninja Warrior" (Sasuke).

[12/19/16 - 10:00 AM]
"The Great Indoors" Star Joel McHale to Host "People's Choice Awards 2017"
"The people have spoken, and they want Jimmy Kimmel to host the 2017 Oscars! And the people have also spoken, and said that it would be okay if I hosted the 2017 People's Choice Awards. Well, one person said that. Luckily, that person was Les Moonves, so no one questioned it," said Joel McHale.

[12/19/16 - 09:13 AM]
AT&T Celebrates Valentine's Day with the Season 2 Premiere of "You Me Her"
Greg Poehler, Rachel Blanchard and Priscilla Faia all return for the show's 10-episode sophomore run.

[12/19/16 - 09:06 AM]
Showtime(R) Picks Up Eighth Season of Its Hit Series "Shameless"
Production on 12 new episodes will begin in 2017.

[12/19/16 - 09:01 AM]
"SuperMansion" Flies Into 2017 on Adult Swim
Adult Swim will carry repeats of the Crackle original series beginning on Sunday, January 1.

[12/19/16 - 08:48 AM]
Unprecedented Two-Hour Documentary Special on the Menendez Brothers Murder Case - The Original Trial of the Century - Airs Thursday, January 5, on ABC
ABC News is behind the presentation, entitled "Truth and Lies: The Menendez Brothers - American Sons, American Murderers."

[12/19/16 - 08:33 AM]
Sunday's Broadcast Ratings: No Stopping "Sunday Night Football" on NBC
The Peacock easily wins the night among total viewers and adults 18-49.

[12/19/16 - 08:08 AM]
ABC's Annual Rebroadcast of "The Sound of Music" Gains 10% Year to Year
ABC spins the numbers for Sunday, December 18.

[12/19/16 - 08:01 AM]
President Obama's Legacy Commemorated in Full Night of Programming on National Geographic
Highlights include two specials, "Sea of Hope: America's Underwater Treasures" and "Obama: The Price of Hope."

[12/19/16 - 07:55 AM]
108 Competitors. 6 Countries. 1 Ultimate Beastmaster. Netflix Launches First Global Competition Series on February 24, 2017
From six regions across the world, Netflix brings together the athletic elite in a competition series that will exhaust their physical and mental stamina and push them to their breaking points.

[12/19/16 - 07:48 AM]
"Impractical Jokers," "Carbonaro Effect" and More Are Back on truTV this Winter
Also returning in the coming weeks are "Greatest Ever" and "Hack My Life."

[12/19/16 - 06:57 AM]
Bucs-Cowboys "SNF" Jumps 31% vs. the Comparable Year-Ago Game to an 8-Year High for Week 15
NBC spins the numbers for Sunday, December 18.

[12/19/16 - 06:09 AM]
A&E Network Announces Powerful New Documentary Series "Generation KKK" Premiering January 10 at 10PM ET/PT
In "Generation KKK," cameras follow four prominent Klan families who each have a family member trying to escape the Ku Klux Klan.

[12/19/16 - 06:00 AM]
Season Two of Amazon Original Kids Series "Just Add Magic" Debuts on January 13 on Prime Video
Based on Cindy Callaghan's book of the same name, "Just Add Magic" is a single-camera live-action series executive produced by Andrew Orenstein and Joe Nussbaum with Nussbaum also directing several episodes.

[12/18/16 - 12:01 PM]
Video: CBS All Access Debuts First Teaser for "The Good Fight"
"The Good Wife" spin-off premieres Sunday, February 19.

[12/18/16 - 08:48 AM]
Saturday's Broadcast Ratings: NBC Tops Charts with Encore Holiday Specials
A rebroadcast of "A Saturday Night Live Christmas Special" helps lead the night in total viewers and adults 18-49.

[12/18/16 - 08:43 AM]
"Saturday Night Live" Scores the Show's Highest Metered-Market Ratings Since Nov. 12
NBC spins the numbers for Saturday, December 17.







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[11/12/24 - 12:31 PM]
"Avatar: The Last Airbender" Adds Additional Cast for Season 2
Chin Han, Hoa Xuande, Justin Chien, Amanda Zhou, Crystal Yu, Kelemete Misipeka, Lourdes Faberes and Rekha Sharma have joined the cast of the upcoming second season, which is currently in production in partnership with Nickelodeon.

[11/12/24 - 12:06 PM]
Netflix Top 10 Week of Nov. 4: "Countdown: Paul vs. Tyson" Enters the Ring; "Meet Me Next Christmas" Unwraps #1
Season 2, Act I of "Arcane," the animated series based on the popular multiplayer online battle arena game League of Legends, also had a strong debut, taking second place with 6.3M views.

[11/12/24 - 12:01 PM]
Video: "Vow of Silence: The Assassination of Annie Mae" - Official Trailer - Hulu
This true crime docuseries examines the murder of Annie Mae Aquash - a Mi'kmaq woman from Nova Scotia, Canada, a mother of two daughters, a teacher, and a revolutionary who fought for Indigenous rights in the 1970s and whose death went unsolved for almost 30 years.

[11/12/24 - 11:29 AM]
Video: Prime Video Releases Trailer and Key Art for "Jeff Dunham's Scrooged-Up Holiday Special"
The one-hour special will premiere on November 19 on Prime Video.

[11/12/24 - 11:01 AM]
Video: "Nutcrackers" - Official Trailer - Hulu
It's beginning to look a lot like ch-aos. Ben Stiller stars in "Nutcrackers," premiering November 29 on Hulu.

[11/12/24 - 11:00 AM]
New Daytime Drama Series "Beyond the Gates" to Premiere Monday, Feb. 24, 2025 on CBS
The series is set in a leafy Maryland suburb just outside of Washington, D.C., and in one the most affluent African American counties in the United States.

[11/12/24 - 10:34 AM]
"Martin Scorsese Presents: The Saints" to Debut This Sunday, November 17th on FOX Nation
Premiering in two parts, the first four episodes will roll out weekly, beginning on Sunday, with the final four to run in April-May 2025, spanning the Holy season.

[11/12/24 - 10:14 AM]
Donnie Wahlberg Returns with a New Season of ID's "Very Scary People" Beginning Sunday, December 15 at 9 PM ET/PT
Hosted and executive produced by Wahlberg, eight new episodes reveal extraordinary insight into the twisted crimes committed by some of America's most heinous individuals.

[11/12/24 - 10:00 AM]
HBO Original Comedy Special "James Acaster: Hecklers Welcome" Debuts November 23
James Acaster explores his love/hate relationship with standup by relinquishing control of his set and accepting a healthy dose of audience interference - aka heckling.

[11/12/24 - 09:00 AM]
New Year, New Season! Prime Video Announces Premiere Date for "Harlem" Season Three
After a shocking Season Two finale cliffhanger that left audiences on the edge of their seats, the news is finally out that Harlem will return for Season Three at the top of next year on January 23, exclusively on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide.

[11/12/24 - 08:31 AM]
Video: "Mary" - Official Trailer - Netflix
In this coming-of-age religious epic, Mary is shunned following a miraculous conception and forced into hiding. When King Herod ignites a murderous pursuit for her newborn baby Jesus, Mary and Joseph flee to save his life.

[11/12/24 - 08:04 AM]
Video: Peacock Debuts Trailer & Photos for Upcoming Original Film "Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy"
Two-time Academy Award winner Renée Zellweger returns to the role that established a romantic-comedy heroine for the ages, a woman whose inimitable approach to life and love redefined an entire film genre.

[11/12/24 - 08:02 AM]
HBO Original Documentary "Surveilled" Debuts November 20
The film tracks Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Ronan Farrow as he investigates the growing business of commercial spyware, following the story from New York City to Tel Aviv, Israel, a center of espionage cybertechnology.

[11/12/24 - 07:03 AM]
Video: "Human Vs. Hamster" - Official Trailer - Max
Never underestimate the competition.

[11/12/24 - 07:00 AM]
Video: New Clip from "An Almost Christmas Story," Directed by David Lowery and Produced by Alfonso Cuaron
Directed by David Lowery and produced by five-time Academy Award winner Alfonso Cuarón, this animated short is the third and final installment in Cuarón's holiday shorts collection for Disney+.