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[01/26/17 - 11:46 PM]
Development Update: Thursday, January 26
Updates include: Brandon Micheal Hall to lead ABC's city mayor project; Craig Robinson/Adam Scott-led "Ghosted" gets pilot order from FOX; and NBC gives green light to three comedy pilots.

[01/26/17 - 02:39 PM]
"Shadowhunters" Announces the Highly Anticipated Casting of Will Tudor as Sebastian
Sebastian is a charming, brilliant and highly educated Shadowhunter with unrivaled fighting abilities.

[01/26/17 - 01:00 PM]
Starz Takes New Variation on Limited Series "The Girlfriend Experience" with Two Parallel Storylines in Season Two
Anna Friel, Louisa Krause and Carmen Ejogo have all signed onto the new season.

[01/26/17 - 10:44 AM]
Updated Premiere Date - Marcus Lemonis Searches for "The Partner" in All-New CNBC Series Premiering March 7
The series was originally slated to roll out the week prior.

[01/26/17 - 10:34 AM]
Starz App Added to Amazon Fire TV
The Starz app on Amazon Fire TV is a single destination for all subscribers who want to stream Starz premium content.

[01/26/17 - 10:31 AM]
Red Nose Day Campaign to End Child Poverty Returns in the U.S. on May 25; NBC to Air Third Annual Telecast of "The Red Nose Day Special"
Red Nose Day has raised over $60 million in its first two years since launching in the U.S. in 2015, including more than $36 million in 2016.

[01/26/17 - 10:17 AM]
ABC Offers Exclusive Facebook Live Experience for Fans of "Grey"s Anatomy," "Scandal" and "How to Get Away with Murder," Thursday, January 26
Facebook fans will get the opportunity to have their questions answered by Chandra Wilson ("Grey's Anatomy"), Tony Goldwyn ("Scandal") and Aja Naomi King ("How to Get Away with Murder").

[01/26/17 - 10:03 AM]
Proud Peacock Celebrates Its Birthday with Primetime Special "The Paley Center Salutes NBC's 90th Anniversary"
Five-time Emmy Award winner Kelsey Grammer will serve as host.

[01/26/17 - 09:36 AM]
Nickelodeon Debuts Original Animated Series, "Bunsen is a Beast," from Veteran Creator Butch Hartman on Tuesday, Feb. 21, at 5:30 p.m. (ET/PT)
The 20-episode series follows the adventures of Bunsen, the first beast to attend a human grade school, and his best friend Mikey.

[01/26/17 - 09:23 AM]
"Love" Returns to Your Life on March 10
The series follows nice guy Gus (Paul Rust) and brazen wild-child Mickey (Gillian Jacobs) as they navigate the exhilarations and humiliations of intimacy, commitment, love and other things they were hoping to avoid.

[01/26/17 - 09:15 AM]
Showtime to Premiere "Legacy: Bob Hurley" Exclusively on Digital Platforms February 20th
Bob Hurley has led the Jersey City boys' basketball team at Saint Anthony to a remarkable 28 New Jersey State Championships including a string of nine straight state titles in his nearly 50 years as head coach.

[01/26/17 - 08:33 AM]
Wednesday's Broadcast Ratings: ABC, FOX Split Tight Demo Race
The Alphabet gets a boost from its "President Donald Trump: The White House Interview" special.

[01/26/17 - 08:29 AM]
New Boundary-Breaking Original Series "El Chapo" to Premiere on Univision Network in April 2017
The series marks the first co-production between Univision Story House and Netflix.

[01/26/17 - 07:01 AM]
WE tv's New Docu-Dramedy, "Mama June: From Not to Hot," Premieres on February 24 at 10:00 P.M. ET/PT
Over the course of seven one-hour episodes, viewers will follow Mama June as she embarks on a quest of self-discovery that will redefine who she is as a woman, mother, lover and celebrity.

[01/26/17 - 07:00 AM]
E! Goes "Live from the Red Carpet" from the 2017 SAG Awards with Hosts Giuliana Rancic and Brad Goreski This Sunday at 6:00P ET and 3:00P PT
Plus: look for "Fashion Police: The 2017 Screen Actors Guild Awards" on Monday, January 30 at 8:00/7:00c.

[01/25/17 - 11:12 PM]
Development Update: Wednesday, January 25
Updates include: WGN America passes on "Roadside Picnic" pilot; Zach Braff, Jeremy Bronson land comedy pilot orders; and NBC gives green light to "What About Barb?" pilot.

[01/25/17 - 06:37 PM]
SundanceTV Pays Tribute to Mary Tyler Moore This Saturday with an All-Day Marathon of "The Mary Tyler Moore Show"
Moore died today at the age of 80.

[01/25/17 - 06:31 PM]
Freeform Picks Up Additional Servings of "Young & Hungry" for Season Five
The back half of season five will air at a later date.

[01/25/17 - 04:35 PM]
BET's "The New Edition Story" Scores 4.4 Million Total Viewers for Premiere Telecast
BET spins the numbers for Tuesday, January 24.

[01/25/17 - 03:08 PM]
Gayle King to Anchor "Mary Tyler Moore: Love Is All Around," A New One-Hour Special on the Life and Legacy of the Legendary Actress, Thursday, Jan. 26, 9:00-10:00 PM on CBS
The special will feature original reporting and mine CBS' vast archives to present the story of the pioneering actress' life and career.

[01/25/17 - 02:44 PM]
Freeform Kicks Off Production of Scripted Comedy Pilot "Brown Girls" from Writers Shilpi Roy and Nastaran Dibai
The pilot centers on the relationship between Rimmi, an Indian-American aspiring beauty vlogger, and Devi, a young woman who has recently emigrated from India.

[01/25/17 - 02:37 PM]
ABC Announces Air-Schedule Change for "When We Rise"
Due to ABC News' special report, "President Donald Trump's Address to Congress," on Tuesday, February 28, the subsequent installments will each move back a night.

[01/25/17 - 01:30 PM]
Kelsea Ballerini, Jordan Fisher, Sofia Carson, Alex Aiono and Jenna Ortega Team Up to Host The 2017 Radio Disney Music Awards
The special two-hour telecast, "Disney Channel Presents the 2017 Radio Disney Music Awards," will be available Sunday, April 30.

[01/25/17 - 11:01 AM]
Mark Duplass, Jeremy Bobb, Lynn Collins, Katja Herbers and Brian F. O'Byrne Join Discovery's "Manifesto"
Discovery also recently announced Golden Globe and two-time Emmy winner Jane Lynch will play the role of former U.S. Attorney General Janet Reno.

[01/25/17 - 10:05 AM]
AT&T and Audience Network(R) Series "Rogue" Returns on March 22
Meghan Rath and Neal McDonough will join returning cast members Cole Hauser and Ashley Greene.

[01/25/17 - 09:49 AM]
Video: First Look at "My Brother, and Brother and Me"
The upcoming Seeso original series, a comedy advice show - that barely offers any advice (and usually spirals out of control) - stars real-life brothers Justin, Travis, and Griffin McElroy.

[01/25/17 - 09:47 AM]
ABC Renews Hit Comedy Series "The Middle" for Season Nine
"'The Middle' has been one of the network's most consistent performers and helped us to launch a whole new night of comedy when it moved to Tuesdays this season," said Channing Dungey.

[01/25/17 - 09:44 AM]
Netflix Announces Date for New YA Drama: "13 Reasons Why"
Announced by Selena Gomez via her Instagram page, the project debuts March 31, globally on Netflix.

[01/25/17 - 09:00 AM]
Tuesday's Broadcast Ratings: "This Is Us" Keeps NBC on Top in Demos
The Peacock wins the night among adults 18-49 while CBS is the most-watched network.

[01/25/17 - 08:49 AM]
BET's "The Quad" New Premiere Air Date - Wednesday, February 1 at 10PM ET
The series was previously slated to roll out the night prior.

[01/25/17 - 07:51 AM]
Grammy(R) Award-Winning and Iconic R&B Group Boyz II Men to Perform at "Miss Universe(R)," Airing Live Sunday, January 29, on FOX
The legendary musical act, known for their smooth harmonies, holds the distinction of being the best-selling R&B group of all time, with an astounding 64 million albums sold.

[01/25/17 - 07:44 AM]
Twenty First Century Survival Techniques Put to the Test in New Science Channel Series "Hacking the Wild" Premiering Wednesday, February 15 at 10 PM ET/PT
"Digital Survivalist" Andy Quitmeyer goes deep into some of the most remote parts of the world armed with nothing but everyday technology and science to survive the wilderness.

[01/25/17 - 06:32 AM]
Video: 108 Athletes from 6 Countries Try to Tame the "Beast" in Ultimate Beastmaster
The action intensifies when the series launches on Netflix February 24.

[01/25/17 - 06:30 AM]
Four-Time Grammy(R) Winner and Current Nominee Bruno Mars to Perform on "The 59th Annual Grammy Awards(R)" Feb. 12 on CBS
Mars is currently nominated for Album of the Year for his work on Adele's 25.

[01/25/17 - 05:40 AM]
Netflix Releases Interview Special with Oprah Winfrey and 13TH Director Ava DuVernay
Oprah Winfrey dives into DuVernay's filmmaking process, her passion to illuminate the issues around mass criminalization of African Americans, as well as how she aggregated dozens of expert interviews from both sides of the aisle.

[01/24/17 - 11:17 PM]
Development Update: Tuesday, January 24
Updates include: Jacob Latimore, Yolonda Ross to star in Showtime's "The Chi"; FOX gives pilot order to Marvel drama; and Mary-Louise Parker cast in Audience's "Mr. Mercedes."

[01/24/17 - 09:53 PM]
Netflix Acquires Worldwide Rights to Marti Noxon's Feature Debut "To the Bone"
The film made its world debut at the U.S. Dramatic Competition at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival.

[01/24/17 - 02:01 PM]
Starz to Binge the Second Installment of the Limited Series "The Missing" Beginning February 12
The premiere episode of "The Missing" second installment will also be available in a free, nationwide preview on February 6, nearly one week prior to the season premiere on Sunday, February 12.

[01/24/17 - 02:00 PM]
New Season of "Queer Eye for the Straight Guy" to Begin Production for Netflix
Production will begin on the reimagining series this spring.

[01/24/17 - 12:35 PM]
"Nashville" on CMT Ratings Surge Nearly 20% Since Premiere
CMT further spins the numbers for the season to date.

[01/24/17 - 12:16 PM]
"The Leftovers" Returns for Final Season April 16
The new season of the Peabody Award-winning show finds the Garvey and Murphy families coming together as they desperately grasp for a system of belief to help better explain that which defies explanation.

[01/24/17 - 10:14 AM]
ICARUS, The Real-Life Story of How an Amateur Cyclist Exposed Russia's Olympic Doping Program, Coming Exclusively to Netflix
Premiering to critical acclaim at the Sundance Film Festival, ICARUS takes viewers on an improbable odyssey that starts out in the world of amateur cycling and ends up upsetting the Olympics world order.

[01/24/17 - 10:01 AM]
TNT's Hit Series "The Librarians" Renewed for Season Four
The fourth season is slated to begin later this year.

[01/24/17 - 09:21 AM]
Bravo Media's Emmy Award-Winning "Inside the Actors Studio" Welcomes Cuba Gooding, Jr. on Thursday, February 2 at 8PM ET/PT
The Academy Award-winning actor sits down with host Lipton to delve into his boisterous Hollywood career.

[01/24/17 - 08:56 AM]
1.85 Million Viewers Tune in for Tito Ortiz - Chael Sonnen Main Event on Spike TV
Spike TV spins the numbers for Saturday, January 21.

[01/24/17 - 08:51 AM]
Super Bowl Champion Greg Jennings Joins FOX Sports
"We've been fortunate to have Greg on as a guest across many of our studio shows and have been incredibly impressed by his insight and ability to speak on a wide variety of topics," said Whit Albohm.

[01/24/17 - 08:30 AM]
Monday's Broadcast Ratings: ABC, "The Bachelor" Win Demo Race Once Again
Plus: "Quantico" rises in its new Monday home for the Alphabet.

[01/24/17 - 08:19 AM]
Science Channel Explores Subterranean Mysteries in All-New Series "Secrets of the Underground" Premiering Tuesday, February 14 at 10 PM ET/PT
In the new Science Channel series, scientist and tech fanatic Rob Nelson travels the country to investigate long lost, subterranean phenomena.

[01/24/17 - 08:01 AM]
Video: Welcome to Santa Clarita - New Featurette from Netflix Original Series Premiering February 3
The all new featurette gives a peak inside the lives of the Hammonds - a mild mannered family on a collision course down a road of death and destruction.

[01/24/17 - 07:05 AM]
WWE(R) Superstar John Cena(R) to Host "Nickelodeon's 2017 Kids' Choice Awards," Live on Saturday, March 11, 2017
With stunts and surprises at every turn, the show will air live from USC's Galen Center in Los Angeles and will be seen by kids around the globe on Nickelodeon channels in more than 180 countries and territories.







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[10/08/24 - 12:16 PM]
Netflix Top 10 Week of Sept. 30: "Nobody Wants This" Rises to #1, "Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story" Claims #2
Romance reality series "Love Is Blind" Season 7 hard-launched at #3 (5.2M views) while coming-of-age drama "Heartstopper" returned for its third season at #4 (4.5M views).

[10/08/24 - 12:01 PM]
Video: "Coroner" - Official Trailer - Hulu
The series follows a recently widowed Dr. Jenny Cooper (Serinda Swan) - a coroner who investigates suspicious, unnatural or sudden deaths in Toronto.

[10/08/24 - 11:49 AM]
"Little Big Town's Christmas at the Opry" Unveils Star-Studded Performer Lineup for Dec. 16 Country Music Holiday Special on NBC
The can't-miss holiday event will feature performances from an astounding lineup of fan-favorite artists, including Dan + Shay, Kelsea Ballerini, Sheryl Crow, Kirk Franklin, Josh Groban, Kate Hudson and Orville Peck.

[10/08/24 - 11:41 AM]
Lifetime Acquires New Holiday Film "A Carpenter Christmas Romance" Written by Sarah Drew and Starring Sasha Pieterse, Mitchell Slaggert for "It's a Wonderful Lifetime" Holiday Slate
The film follows the story of best-selling author Andrea (Pieterse) who is reunited with her sexy ex-crush Seth (Slaggert), who is working as a carpenter.

[10/08/24 - 10:01 AM]
"The Night Agent" Celebrates an Early Season 3 Renewal as Season 2 Is Set to Return Winter 2025
Season 1 was the most watched series in 2023 (by views) and currently ranks as the 7th Most Popular English series on Netflix of all time, with a staggering 98.2M views in its first 91 days.

[10/08/24 - 10:00 AM]
HBO Original Comedy Special "Seth Meyers: Dad Man Walking" Debuts October 26
Taped at The Vic Theatre in Chicago, "Seth Meyers: Dad Man Walking" showcases Meyers' effortless conversational style as he offers up hilarious reflections on family, generational legacies, and why his kids provide the best material for his comedy.

[10/08/24 - 09:26 AM]
High-Octane Animated Series "Invincible Fight Girl" Enters the Ring November 2 on Adult Swim
From Juston Gordon-Montgomery and Cartoon Network Studios, the half-hour series is set in Wrestling World, a place where wrestling is more than just sport and spectacle... it's a way of life.

[10/08/24 - 09:10 AM]
Cozy Up with Favorite Disney Films When Freeform's "30 Days of Disney" Returns This November
The programming event features a lineup of beloved films from the entire Walt Disney catalog, including Disney Animated classics like "Lilo & Stitch," "Aladdin" and "Beauty and the Beast" and Disney-Pixar films like a "Toy Story" movie marathon, "WALL-E," "Inside Out" and modern fan favorites "Soul" and "Turning Red."

[10/08/24 - 09:03 AM]
New Docuseries "Great Migrations: A People on the Move" from Emmy Nominee Henry Louis Gates Jr. Premieres January 28th on PBS
The series tells the story of African American movement over the 20th and 21st centuries, and how it has shaped our nation by exploring the meaning behind those movements.

[10/08/24 - 09:01 AM]
Video: "Return to Las Sabinas" - Official Trailer - Hulu
After years of being apart, the Molina sisters reunite in their hometown of Manterana to look after their father.

[10/08/24 - 09:00 AM]
Country Music Icon Keith Urban to Headline and Co-Host "New Year's Eve Live: Nashville's Big Bash" Live from Downtown Nashville, on CBS
Kane Brown and Jelly Roll will join Urban live from the Bicentennial Mall stage.

[10/08/24 - 09:00 AM]
"GAME 7" Premieres Exclusively on Prime Video on October 22
With first-hand accounts from both the winning and losing athletes that participated in these high-stakes showdowns, each episode goes behind the scenes to revisit the most iconic moments of the most memorable games in history.

[10/08/24 - 09:00 AM]
Prime Video Announces New Stand-Up Comedy Special from Comedian Jeff Dunham: "Jeff Dunham's Scrooged-Up Holiday Special"
The one-hour special will premiere on November 19 on Prime Video.

[10/08/24 - 08:31 AM]
Video: "Best Bite Wins" - Official Trailer - The Roku Channel
Josh Peck hosts Best Bite Wins, a new competition series where professional chefs are tested as they compete to make the best appetizers and snacks to a wide variety of hungry judges and clientele.

[10/08/24 - 08:08 AM]
TBS' "American Dad!" Returns Monday, October 28 at 10PM ET/PT
This season, the Smiths are overjoyed when the Langley Falls boardwalk reopens; the family have their dreams of climbing Mount Everest turn into a nightmare; Roger is struck with a mysterious illness; Klaus contends with an imposter and much more.