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[03/13/17 - 11:34 PM]
Development Update: Monday, March 13
Updates include: David Giuntoli, Poppy Montgomery to lead "Mission Control" for CBS; Marley Shelton cast in NBC's "Drama High"; and Jay Harrington books role on "S.W.A.T." at CBS.

[03/13/17 - 03:48 PM]
Jeff Daniels to Star in Hulu's "The Looming Tower"
He'll play John O'Neill, the determined, at times bull-headed chief of the New York FBI's Counter-Terrorism unit.

[03/13/17 - 01:48 PM]
Video: BBC America Releases First Official "Doctor Who" New Season Trailer
The sizzle reveals the incredible adventures that this season has in store for the Doctor (Peter Capaldi), his new (and fearless) companion Bill (Pearl Mackie) and assistant Nardole (Matt Lucas).

[03/13/17 - 12:30 PM]
CBS Announces the New Comedy "Young Sheldon" for the 2017-2018 Broadcast Season
Jon Favreau is directing/executive producing the first episode of the series, which stars Iain Armitage as 9-year-old Sheldon Cooper.

[03/13/17 - 12:13 PM]
"Abortion: Stories Women Tell," Spotlighting Voices on Both Sides of This Polarizing Issue, Debuts April 3 on HBO
The film offers an intimate window into the lives of women living in Missouri.

[03/13/17 - 11:28 AM]
MTV Expands Its Annual Celebration of Movies to Include TV Series with the Newly-Minted "2017 MTV Movie & TV Awards"
The expanded show will air live from the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, Calif. on Sunday, May 7 at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT.

[03/13/17 - 11:04 AM]
Science Channel Examines Modern Engineering Marvels and the Trailblazers Who Inspired Them in "Impossible Engineering"
Look for season three on Thursday, March 30 at 9:00/8:00c.

[03/13/17 - 10:54 AM]
Grammy(R) Award-Winning Singer/Songwriters John Mellencamp and Darius Rucker Team Up for a Hit-Filled New "CMT Crossroads" Premiering Friday, March 24 at 10PM ET/PT
"CMT Crossroads: John Mellencamp and Darius Rucker" taped in front of a live audience at Nashville's Bridgestone Arena on February 24.

[03/13/17 - 10:05 AM]
WE tv's New Reality Series "Dr. Miami" Premieres Friday, March 31 at 10 PM ET/PT
Dr. Miami, who has earned himself the nickname "the booty whisperer," has attracted millions of followers from all over the world by sharing his uncensored and sometimes unconventional plastic surgery procedures.

[03/13/17 - 10:01 AM]
Season Two of "Walk the Prank," Disney XD's Laugh-Out-Loud, Hidden-Camera Prank Series, Premieres on April Fool's Day with an All-Day Series Marathon
Special guest stars join in on the prank action this season, including Zendaya, Veronica Dunne, and Kamil McFadden, plus popular NFL athletes and WWE Superstars.

[03/13/17 - 09:43 AM]
Netflix Orders Second Season for "A Series of Unfortunate Events"
The streaming service took to Twitter with the news this morning.

[03/13/17 - 09:39 AM]
"Untold Stories of the ER" Renewed for 12th Season to Air on TLC and Discovery Life
Documented with full medical accuracy, each episode depicts three different scenarios in which doctors must choose the correct treatment for their patients in a variety of remarkable circumstances.

[03/13/17 - 09:31 AM]
Academy Award(R) Winner Susan Sarandon Joins Showtime(R) Drama "Ray Donovan" in Season-Long Arc
Sarandon will play Samantha Winslow, the strong, focused head of a motion picture studio.

[03/13/17 - 08:53 AM]
Netflix Brings Original Anime Series, "Godzilla," to Fans Worldwide
The first-ever high quality animation of the iconic global monster franchise is set to offer an epic re-imagining of the Godzilla world of the future.

[03/13/17 - 08:03 AM]
Travel Channel's Hit Series "Expedition Unknown" Picked-Up for Season 4, Posts Second Highest-Rated Episode Ever
The network has renewed the series for a fourth season, ordering 14 new episodes of the top-rated series, which is currently on track to garner its highest-rated season yet.

[03/13/17 - 07:42 AM]
Video: truTV Announces Season One Celebrity Contestants and Debuts First Trailer of New Series, "Talk Show the Game Show"
Celebrity contestants in the series first season will include Chelsea Handler, Maria Bamford, Wanda Sykes, Moby, Ana Navarro, Bridgett Everett, Kelis, Margaret Cho, Kyle Kinane, Wendi McLendon-Covey, and Julie Klausner, among others.

[03/12/17 - 04:26 PM]
NBC's "America's Got Talent" Uses Its Golden Buzzer to Name Tyra Banks as Host
Banks said: "Since I was a little girl, I've been obsessed with grandiose acts and performers who make the seemingly impossible possible."

[03/12/17 - 03:56 PM]
National Geographic Announces New Season of Emmy(R)-Nominated Series "StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson"
"StarTalk," the hourlong, weekly science-driven talk show series, is derived from Tyson's popular podcast of the same name.

[03/11/17 - 09:30 PM]
Ellen DeGeneres, Fifth Harmony and More Win Big at "Nickelodeon's 2017 Kids' Choice Awards"
The special will encore tonight at 10:00 p.m. (ET/PT) and Sunday, March 12, at 12:00 p.m. (ET/PT) on Nickelodeon.

[03/11/17 - 08:48 AM]
Friday's Broadcast Ratings: CBS Holds Off Demo Competition
"Hawaii Five-0" and "Blue Bloods" both lead the night among adults 18-49.

[03/11/17 - 08:42 AM]
"Dateline" Delivers Its Top Results Since December, Ties as #1 Show of the Night in 18-49
NBC spins the numbers for Friday, March 10.

[03/10/17 - 11:47 PM]
Development Update: Friday, March 10
Updates include: Michael Urie tapped as "Amy's Brother" for FOX; Romany Malco to star in "Brothered Up" at CBS; and Christine Adams signs onto The CW's "Black Lightning."

[03/10/17 - 05:48 PM]
"The Amazing Race" Will Now Premiere in Its New Time Period Thursday, March 30
The new season will replace freshman drama "Training Day," which moves to Saturday nights beginning April 8.

[03/10/17 - 05:15 PM]
NBC Adds "Trial & Error" Pilot Encore to Thursday, March 16
Said repeat will bump a new "Powerless" to the following Thursday at 8:30/7:30c.

[03/10/17 - 02:04 PM]
"FEUD: Bette and Joan" Delivers FX's Most-Watched New Program Premiere Since "The People v. O.J. Simpson"
FX further spins the numbers for Sunday, March 5.

[03/10/17 - 12:04 PM]
Video: TNT's "Animal Kingdom" First Look Clip from the Season 2 Premiere
In celebration of Animal Kingdom coming to South by Southwest this Saturday, March 11, TNT is releasing a first-look clip from the Season 2 premiere.

[03/10/17 - 11:37 AM]
The CW Picks Up Season Five of "The 100" for 2017-18
The series, now in its fourth season, sees significant amounts of delayed and digital viewing.

[03/10/17 - 11:03 AM]
"Mr. Robot" Season 3 News - Emmy(R) Winner Bobby Cannavale Joins Cast for New Series Regular Role
Recurring guest star B.D. Wong has also been upped to series regular for his role as Whiterose, the leader of the Dark Army, a Chinese-based hacking organization.

[03/10/17 - 11:02 AM]
"Marriage Boot Camp Reality Stars Family Edition" Premieres Friday, April 28 at 9:00 P.M. ET/PT
The series will feature a compelling cast of famous and famously dysfunctional families.

[03/10/17 - 10:01 AM]
HBO Acquires U.S. TV Rights to Judd Apatow and Michael Bonfiglio's "May It Last: A Portrait of the Avett Brothers"
The film chronicles the band, fronted by brothers Scott and Seth Avett, on the long journey from their rural North Carolina childhoods to topping the charts and selling out arenas, experiencing heartbreak, tragedy and joy along the way.

[03/10/17 - 10:01 AM]
Season Two of AMC's Critically-Acclaimed, Supernatural Drama, "Preacher," Will Debut on Monday, June 19th at 9:00 P.M. ET/PT
Series showrunner and executive producer Sam Catlin, executive producer Seth Rogen and graphic novelist and co-executive producer Garth Ennis will participate in a panel discussion at SXSW on Saturday, March 11.

[03/10/17 - 09:01 AM]
Train to Perform Global Hit Single "Play That Song" at the 2017 Radio Disney Music Awards
The band recently released their eighth album "A Girl, A Bottle, A Boat" via Columbia Records on January 27.

[03/10/17 - 08:57 AM]
Thursday's Broadcast Ratings: CBS Tops Viewers, Shares Demo Crown with ABC
"The Big Bang Theory" leads the night in both categories for the Eye.

[03/10/17 - 08:09 AM]
Pop's Most Watched Original Series "Schitt's Creek" Renewed for Season Four
Now in its third season on Pop, which will air the finale on Wednesday, April 5, "Schitt's Creek" is the network's most-watched original series.

[03/10/17 - 07:45 AM]
E!'s "The Arrangement" Series Premiere Delivers Combined L3 Television Audience of 2.2 Million Total Viewers and 1.2 Million Adults 18-49
E! further spins the numbers for Sunday, March 5.

[03/10/17 - 07:01 AM]
Freeform Launches the New Digital Short-Form Series "Dinner with Dad," Starring Jason Alexander and His Real-Life Son Gabe Greenspan
Actor Gabe Greenspan and his real-life father, Jason Alexander, play heightened versions of themselves on Freeform's new short-form digital series.

[03/09/17 - 11:35 PM]
Development Update: Thursday, March 9
Updates include: PBS passes on third season for "Mercy Street"; Sarah Bolger cast in FX's "Mayans MC"; and Josh Radnor to lead NBC's "Drama High."

[03/09/17 - 07:38 PM]
Rachel Bilson and "Empire" Star Kaitlin Doubleday Join "Nashville"
Additionally, CMT released a first look teaser for forthcoming episodes.

[03/09/17 - 07:15 PM]
"Teen Wolf" Cast Shoots 100th and Final Episode
The 100th Milestone cake was designed by Helena Wirth Cakes of Los Angeles.

[03/09/17 - 01:29 PM]
HBO Films to Chronicle 2016 Presidential Election in Miniseries Based on Upcoming Book by Mark Halperin and John Heilemann
The pay channel has enlisted Jay Roach to direct and executive produce and Playtone's Tom Hanks and Gary Goetzman as executive producers.

[03/09/17 - 12:45 PM]
Freeform Will Launch "Famous in Love" by Making the Full Season Available for Immediate Binge Simultaneous with Linear Premiere
In a network first, "Beyond" launched with a full season binge on digital and premiered as one of Freeform's most successful series.

[03/09/17 - 12:13 PM]
"Game of Thrones" Returns July 16
HBO has confirmed that the series will return for its seven-episode seventh season on said Sunday.

[03/09/17 - 12:08 PM]
Bravo Media Greenlights Transformative Social Experiment "Stripped" Set to Premiere This Summer
In the series, participants embark on a self-reflecting and often humorous journey as they are stripped of all material possessions for 21 days.

[03/09/17 - 12:01 PM]
Video: E! Releases Exclusive Trailer of "Keeping Up with the Kardashians" as New Season Launches Sunday, March 12 at 9 PM ET/PT
This season the family welcomes a dreamy bundle of joy, embraces new beginnings and tests their resilience in the face of adversity.

[03/09/17 - 11:43 AM]
Video: Showtime(R) Releases Poster Art and Behind the Scenes Video for New Six-Part Limited Event Series "Guerrilla"
The series stars Screen Actors Guild Award(R) winner Freida Pinto (Slumdog Millionaire) and Babou Ceesay (Getting On).

[03/09/17 - 10:59 AM]
Sean Astin Joins TNT's "The Alienist"
Based on the international best-selling novel by Caleb Carr, "The Alienist" is a psychological thriller set in the Gilded Age of New York City in 1896, a city of vast wealth, extreme poverty and technological innovation.

[03/09/17 - 10:37 AM]
Discovery to Follow Gold Rush's Parker Schnabel in All-New 3-Part Docu-Series "Gold Rush: Parker's Trail"
At the age of 22, Parker has already struck it rich in the Klondike by mining over $13 million dollars' worth of gold.

[03/09/17 - 09:39 AM]
2017 iHeartRadio Music Awards Simulcast on TBS, TNT & truTV Grows +39% to 4.1 Million Viewers and Delivers 165 Billion Social Media Impressions
Turner spins the numbers for Sunday, March 5.

[03/09/17 - 09:10 AM]
Comedy Central Takes a Monster Turn with New Unconventional Talk Show "The Gorburger Show" Starring The Voice Talent of T.J. Miller Premiering Sunday, April 9 at Midnight ET/PT
Guests include Rob Corddry, Larry King, Tig Notaro, Dr. Drew Pinsky, Reggie Watts and more.

[03/09/17 - 09:00 AM]
Nickelodeon Greenlights Adrenaline-Pumping Competition Series, "Paradise Run," for Season Three
The hit series, which year-to-date is one of the top five shows with kids 6-11 across all TV, follows three teams of kids racing across a luxurious resort in Hawaii, competing in a sequence of funny and adrenaline-pumping challenges.







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