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[05/17/17 - 11:49 PM]
Development Update: Wednesday, May 17
Updates include: CBS to keep "Ransom" under consideration for a second season; Bobby Moynihan to exit "Saturday Night Live"; and Dennis Quaid to play George W. Bush in FX's "Katrina: American Crime Story."

[05/17/17 - 03:37 PM]
Video: "Snowfall" - Last Words Official Trailer
"Snowfall," FX's new original series, premieres July 5.

[05/17/17 - 02:31 PM]
Video: "Star Trek: Discovery" Unveils First Look Trailer and Key Art; Series Coming to CBS All Access This Fall
Additionally, the series will feature 15 episodes, up from the previously announced 13, and include a companion after-show, "Talking Trek," presented on CBS All Access.

[05/17/17 - 02:30 PM]
Video: First Look at CBS's New Series for Fall 2017
The network releases trailers for all six of its newcomers due this fall.

[05/17/17 - 02:03 PM]
Australian Comedy Series "Rosehaven" Headed to SundanceTV
"Rosehaven" is an eight-episode comedy series set in rural Tasmania about two close friends with big plans.

[05/17/17 - 01:48 PM]
ABC's "The Bachelorette" Reveals Rachel Lindsay's Suitors; The Bachelorette Fantasy League Goes Live Today
The memorable first meetings begin with Brady, a male model who hauls out a sledgehammer to "break the ice" and get acquainted.

[05/17/17 - 01:22 PM]
Video: What Is Upfront? - 2017 Sizzle - truTV
The talent of truTV reveals how they really feel about the Upfronts.

[05/17/17 - 01:08 PM]
"Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen" Goes Hollywood Kicking Off a Star Studded Week of Shows in LA on Sunday, May 21 at 11PM ET
Hosted at the historic Palace Theatre, the weeklong stay marks Cohen's inaugural time bringing the late-night show to Los Angeles since the series' inception.

[05/17/17 - 12:27 PM]
An All-New Bonus Episode of "Bob's Burgers" Airs Sunday, June 11, on FOX
Said installment is timed to help launch the second season of "American Grit" that same night.

[05/17/17 - 11:19 AM]
New Discovery Series "Devil's Canyon" Follows Lone Gold Miners Deep Into the Bush in Search of Massive Gold
Deep in the bush of British Columbia there is a new gold rush happening in area known as Devil's Canyon.

[05/17/17 - 10:43 AM]
Showtime(R) to Debut "Andrew Santino: Home Field Advantage" on Friday, June 2 at 9PM ET/PT
Santino's hard-hitting special is the second of three standalone comedy events from the stars of the network's new drama series "I'm Dying Up Here."

[05/17/17 - 09:13 AM]
Video: TNT Drops First Trailer for "The Alienist"
Set in 1896 amidst the vast wealth, extreme poverty and technological innovation of New York during the Gilded Age, the series follows the hunt for a series killer responsible for the gruesome murders of boy prostitutes.

[05/17/17 - 09:01 AM]
AT&T Audience Network(R) Debuts Original Series "Loudermilk" Oct. 17
The series centers on Sam Loudermilk, a recovering alcoholic and substance abuse counselor with an extremely bad attitude about, well, everything.

[05/17/17 - 08:45 AM]
Ovation TV Kicks Off Summer with Some of the Biggest Names in Classic Rock
Beginning on Saturday, June 3 and airing throughout the month, Ovation will look at some of the biggest names in rock music history and pay tribute to legends Jimi Hendrix, David Bowie, Eagles, The Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin and The Beatles.

[05/17/17 - 08:34 AM]
Tuesday's Broadcast Ratings: "NCIS" Finales Put CBS on Top
The Eye wins the night in both total viewers and adults 18-49.

[05/17/17 - 07:28 AM]
"Arrested Development" Returns to Netflix for a Fifth Season
Jason Bateman, Michael Cera, Jeffrey Tambor, Jessica Walter, Will Arnett, Tony Hale, Portia de Rossi, David Cross and Alia Shawkat will return for a fifth season to premiere in 2018.

[05/17/17 - 06:15 AM]
CBS Announces New 2017-2018 Fall Schedule
New fall series include "9JKL," "Me, Myself & I," "Seal Team," "Young Sheldon," "SWAT" and "Wisdom of the Crowd."

[05/17/17 - 06:02 AM]
CNN Greenlights Five New Original Series for 2018
Plus: "Anthony Bourdain Parts Unknown," "United Shades of America with W. Kamau Bell," "This is Life with Lisa Ling," "The History of Comedy," "Believer with Reza Aslan," "The Wonder List with Bill Weir" and "The Hunt with John Walsh" are all due back.

[05/17/17 - 04:24 AM]
"The Witcher" Saga Coming to Netflix
Andrzej Sapkowski's eight novels and story collections center on "witchers" - hunters who develop supernatural abilities at a young age to battle deadly monsters.

[05/17/17 - 03:20 AM]
TNT Greenlights "Michael Moore Live from the Apocalypse," New Docu-Series from Oscar Winner Michael Moore
In the series, Moore and his merry band of journalists, pranksters and citizen-rebels will fearlessly go where the mainstream media and political hacks of both parties are afraid to go.

[05/17/17 - 03:19 AM]
TNT Orders Liz Sarnoff and Margaret Cho's "Highland" to Pilot
"Highland" will chronicle what happens when two extended, dysfunctional Korean-American families who share the same patriarch must come together after tragedy strikes.

[05/17/17 - 03:18 AM]
Tony Winner Daveed Diggs Boards TNT's "Snowpiercer" Pilot, to Be Directed by Scott Derrickson
Diggs will star as Layton Well, a prisoner barely surviving the harsh conditions in the tail end of the train.

[05/17/17 - 03:17 AM]
TNT Greenlights New Docu-Series "Who Run the World?" from Sarah Jessica Parker, Morgan Spurlock & Refinery29
Slated to premiere later this year, the series will unpack the most divisive and complicated issues facing women today.

[05/17/17 - 03:16 AM]
Ridley Scott Developing Sci-Fi Block for TNT
Initial plans call for the block to serve as a showcase for hour-long series, short-form programs and other formats to be developed in collaboration with Scott.

[05/17/17 - 03:15 AM]
TBS Closes Extensive Four-Year Deal with Conan O'Brien's Team Coco
The agreement includes a four-year renewal of TBS's popular nightly late-night show, continuing O'Brien's reign as late-night television's longest-serving host through the year 2022.

[05/17/17 - 03:14 AM]
TBS's Tracy Morgan Comedy "The Last O.G." Casts Cedric The Entertainer, Taylor Mosby & Dante Hoagland
"The Last O.G." is slated to launch later this year on TBS centers on Tray (Morgan), an ex-con who is shocked to see just how much the world has changed when he is released on good behavior from a 15-year prison stint.

[05/17/17 - 03:13 AM]
TBS and Super Deluxe to Launch Interactive Late-Night Block
It will be divided into quarter-hours, each comprised of scripted series, culturally relevant docu-series and unconventional creative voices from diverse backgrounds.

[05/17/17 - 03:12 AM]
TBS Greenlights "Close Enough," New Animated Series from J.G. Quintel
The show centers on a married couple juggling such everyday challenges as parenthood, friendship, ham theft, stripper clowns and choosing the right day care.

[05/17/17 - 03:11 AM]
TBS Greenlights Anthology Comedy "Miracle Workers," Starring Daniel Radcliffe and Owen Wilson
Scheduled to launch on TBS in 2018 with seven episodes, the first season will be a Heaven-set workplace comedy based on Simon Rich's book "What in God's Name."

[05/17/17 - 03:10 AM]
The Dress Up Gang Coming to TBS in All-New Series
"The Dress Up Gang are experts at mining comedy gold from otherwise serious situations," said Brett Weitz.

[05/17/17 - 03:09 AM]
Snoop Dogg to Host TBS's Reimagined Iconic Game Show "The Joker's Wild"
"I'm a huge fan of game shows and 'The Joker's Wild' was my favorite show growing up," said Snoop Dogg.

[05/17/17 - 03:08 AM]
Adult Swim Taps Into the Unconscious Mind with New Stop-Motion Pilot "The Shivering Truth"
"The Shivering Truth" is a delicately crafted, darkly surreal anthology comedy, a miniature propulsive omnibus clusterbomb of painfully riotous daymares all dripping with the orange goo of dream logic.

[05/16/17 - 11:22 PM]
Development Update: Tuesday, May 16
Updates include: Misha Green, Jordan Peele and J.J. Abrams team to bring Matt Ruff's 2016 novel "Lovecraft Country" to HBO as a drama series.

[05/16/17 - 04:55 PM]
Trailer for FOX's New Family Adventure Series, "The Gifted," Reaches More Than 31 Million Views Since Official Release Monday Morning
The series tells the story of a suburban couple whose ordinary lives are rocked by the sudden discovery that their children possess mutant powers.

[05/16/17 - 02:44 PM]
Singer Rita Ora to Host, and Backstreet Boys' Nick Carter and Spice Girls' Emma Bunton to Serve as Architects, on ABC's Upcoming Music Competition Series, "Boy Band"
In "Boy Band," undiscovered young talent from around the country battle it out to become a member of the next great music sensation.

[05/16/17 - 02:14 PM]
ABC Picks Up a New Drama from Shondaland Straight to Series
Set in a Seattle firehouse, the latest series from the executive producers of "Grey's Anatomy," "Scandal" and "How to Get Away with Murder" follows a group of heroic firefighters.

[05/16/17 - 02:05 PM]
Video: Trailer - "Casual" Season 3
The first three episodes of the third season will launch a week from today - Tuesday, May 23 - with one each following Tuesday.

[05/16/17 - 02:00 PM]
Live Sitcom Special from Jimmy Kimmel and Justin Theroux Set at ABC
The "Untitled Kimmel and Theroux Project" will bring viewers classic sitcom scripts from the 70s, 80s and 90s, to be acted out live by today's biggest names in comedy.

[05/16/17 - 01:42 PM]
NBA Western Conference Finals Game 1 on ABC Delivers Total Live Audience of 8.3 Million Viewers
ESPN spins the numbers for Sunday, May 14.

[05/16/17 - 01:38 PM]
Grammy- & Emmy-Nominated Pop Icon Katy Perry Set to Judge on ABC's "American Idol"
"I am honored and thrilled to be the first judge bringing back the American Idol tradition of making dreams come true for incredible talents with authentic personalities and real stories," said Perry.

[05/16/17 - 01:00 PM]
Video: New ABC Shows - Trailers
Get your first look at new fall series "The Good Doctor," "The Mayor," "The Gospel of Kevin" and more!

[05/16/17 - 12:07 PM]
Nickelodeon's "The Thundermans" Set to Reach Landmark 100th Episode and Greenlights New Live-Action Series, "Knight Squad"
The order makes "The Thundermans" Nickelodeon's longest-running live-action sitcom since "iCarly," which reached its 100-episode milestone in 2012.

[05/16/17 - 10:31 AM]
EPIX Original Series "Get Shorty" from MGM Television to Premiere Sunday, August 13 @ 10:00PM
The 10-episode dark comedy is based in part on the 1990 best-selling novel of the same name by Elmore Leonard.

[05/16/17 - 10:15 AM]
"Roseanne," The Groundbreaking Family Comedy, Returns to ABC
The eight-episode reboot, featuring the original cast - Roseanne Barr (Roseanne), John Goodman (Dan), Sara Gilbert (Darlene), Laurie Metcalf (Jackie), Michael Fishman (D.J.) and Lecy Goranson (Becky) - will air in 2018.

[05/16/17 - 10:12 AM]
ABC Announces Final Season of Hit Shondaland Drama "Scandal"
Plus: George Newbern is named a series regular for season seven.

[05/16/17 - 09:28 AM]
Premiere Date Change: GSN's New Emoji-Solving Game Show, "Emogenius," Debuts Wednesday, June 14 at 9:00PM (ET/PT)
The show features two pairs of contestants who face off to put their emoji-solving skills to the test for a chance to win $10,000.

[05/16/17 - 08:45 AM]
ABC Unveils 2017-18 Primetime Schedule
Newly announced projects include "The Bachelor Winter Games," "Dancing with the Stars Junior," "The Wonderful World of Disney: The Little Mermaid Live!" and "Rolling Stone 50."

[05/16/17 - 08:37 AM]
All-New Installments of Iconic Smithsonian Channel(TM) Series "Aerial America" Premieres Sunday, June 4
Having captured the stories of all 50 states in an epic seven-year journey, the landmark series now spends 24 hours in the life of New York City and takes viewers on bird's eye adventures in Ireland and New Zealand.

[05/16/17 - 08:32 AM]
The 90th Oscars(R) Reunites Host Jimmy Kimmel, and Producers Michael De Luca and Jennifer Todd
The 90th Academy Awards(R) will air live on the ABC Television Network and broadcast outlets worldwide on Oscar(R) Sunday, March 4, 2018.

[05/16/17 - 08:30 AM]
The Debut Week of "Live with Kelly and Ryan" Builds to New 9-Week Highs
Disney/ABC Domestic Television spins the numbers for the week of May 1-5.







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[09/19/24 - 10:31 AM]
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[09/19/24 - 10:00 AM]
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[09/19/24 - 10:00 AM]
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[09/19/24 - 09:32 AM]
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[09/19/24 - 09:01 AM]
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[09/19/24 - 08:08 AM]
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[09/19/24 - 08:02 AM]
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[09/19/24 - 08:01 AM]
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