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[06/18/17 - 08:40 AM]
Saturday's Broadcast Ratings: FOX Edges Demo Race with MLB
The network tops the night in adults 18-49 while ABC is the most-watched broadcaster.

[06/17/17 - 08:24 AM]
Friday's Broadcast Ratings: NBC Wins Demo Race with "Dateline"
The Peacock leads the night among adults 18-49 while CBS is the most-watched network.

[06/16/17 - 11:44 PM]
Development Update: Friday, June 16
Updates include: Glenn Close to star in Amazon's "Sea Oak"; DC Entertainment posts unaired episode of NBC's "Powerless"; and Kimberly Hébert Gregory joins ABC's "The Gospel of Kevin."

[06/16/17 - 11:21 AM]
Logo's "Gay for Play Game Show Starring RuPaul" Returns Thursday, June 29 at 9PM ET/PT
The fun-filled trivia series, with Emmy award winning host RuPaul, features pop culture savvy contestants competing to win over $5,000 in cash prizes.

[06/16/17 - 09:38 AM]
Emmy(R)-Winning Series "Heroes" and "Heroes Reborn" Available Free on Crackle for the First Time Together Starting Thursday, July 13
These two series combined provide for over 65 hours of binge-watching pleasure.

[06/16/17 - 09:31 AM]
Video: Showtime Releases Season Five Trailer and New Poster Art for "Ray Donovan"
Starring Liev Schreiber in his two-time Emmy nominated role as L.A.'s best professional fixer, the new season finds Ray turning his attention back to Hollywood and his celebrity fixer firm.

[06/16/17 - 08:44 AM]
Spike TV Announces First Wave of Celebrity Guest Headliners for "One Night Only: Alec Baldwin"
The network released the first list of headliners that include Julianne Moore, Tracy Morgan, Kate McKinnon, Jane Krakowski, and Jack McBrayer.

[06/16/17 - 08:24 AM]
Thursday's Broadcast Ratings: ABC Wins Repeat Showdown
A trio of game show encores lead the night in total viewers and adults 18-49.

[06/16/17 - 06:00 AM]
ABC News' Lincoln Square Productions Joins Forces with Viola Davis and Julius Tennon's JuVee Productions to Develop "The 4%" (WT)
The six-part true crime documentary series will follow two inmates on death row and re-examine the evidence in their cases using new forensic technologies.

[06/15/17 - 11:22 PM]
Development Update: Thursday, June 15
Updates include: ABC renews "The Toy Box" for a second season; USA orders pilot for "Olive Forever"; and Pearl Thusi to depart ABC's "Quantico."

[06/15/17 - 02:55 PM]
ABC News Announces New Season of "What Would You Do?" with John Quinones
The series returns Friday, June 23 at 9:00/8:00c on the Alphabet.

[06/15/17 - 01:31 PM]
"Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA" to Launch on July 15 in More Than 35 Million Homes
The new linear cable channel will be available to most subscribers of Altice, AT&T DirecTV, Comcast, Spectrum, and Verizon at launch.

[06/15/17 - 01:00 PM]
Video: Director Bong Joon Ho's "Okja" Shines in Second Trailer
The film launches globally on Netflix and in select theatres in New York and Los Angeles on June 28.

[06/15/17 - 12:49 PM]
Hallmark Channel Begins Production on "Sun, Sand & Romance"
Shooting on location in Cancun, Mexico, the movie will premiere during Hallmark Channel's annual "Summer Nights" programming event.

[06/15/17 - 11:57 AM]
"Bill Nye Saves the World" - Season 2 Coming Soon!
"Saving the world turns out to be a big, complicated task, so we're coming back for Season 2," said Nye.

[06/15/17 - 11:47 AM]
DIY Network Showcases Homes' Untapped Potential in "Amazing Space"
Starring contractor Eric Griffin, the series follows this "found space" specialist as he unmasks the true potential of overlooked areas in homes for clients who need additional room.

[06/15/17 - 11:45 AM]
Dive in to "Shark Week" with Brand New Jawsome Shark Programming Airing Sunday, July 23 to Sunday, July 30 on Discovery
Celebrating its 29th anniversary, "Shark Week" delivers all-new groundbreaking shark stories incorporating innovative research technology to reveal compelling insight on some of the most unique shark species in the world.

[06/15/17 - 11:43 AM]
Video: "The Defiant Ones" - Official Trailer (HBO)
This four-part documentary event tells the stories of Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine, their improbable partnership and their leading roles in a series of transformative events in contemporary culture.

[06/15/17 - 11:31 AM]
Bravo Media Greenlights Four-Part Special "Xscape: Still Kickin' It" (Working Title)
Coming this fall, the series will follow Xscape's former members Kandi Burruss of Bravo's "The Real Housewives of Atlanta," Tameka "Tiny" Cottle and sisters LaTocha and Tamika Scott.

[06/15/17 - 11:03 AM]
Animal Planet Greenlights Second Season of "The Zoo"
The series, which is the first to go behind the scenes at the world-famous zoo, focuses on the powerful and compelling stories of animals and their keepers, and the zoo's mission to conserve wildlife around the globe.

[06/15/17 - 10:15 AM]
TLC's Hit Series "Kate Plus 8" Returns with a Milestone Celebration as the Sextuplets Become Teenagers
This three-episode run features a few of the most exciting Gosselin get-togethers of the year, including a very special sextuplet birthday bash.

[06/15/17 - 10:09 AM]
Nickelodeon's New Animated Mystery Series, "Welcome to the Wayne," Debuts Monday, July 24, at 5:30 p.m. (ET/PT)
The 20-episode series follows three kids as they explore their strange and fantastical apartment building, the Wayne, where nothing is what it seems.

[06/15/17 - 09:58 AM]
"Candy Crush" Premiere to Feature Fan Favorites from "Survivor" and "Big Brother," Sunday July 9
Kelley Wentworth, Joe Anglim, Woo Hwang, Jeremy Collins, Paul Abrahamian, Da'Vonne Rogers, Frankie Grande and Caleb Reynolds are all slated to appear.

[06/15/17 - 09:34 AM]
AT&T Audience Network(R) Taps Ed Bernero as New Showrunner for Crime Drama "Ice"
Production on the new season will begin this fall in Vancouver and South Africa.

[06/15/17 - 09:07 AM]
Treat Your Dad This Father's Day Weekend with Free Shows on Amazon Prime Video
Amazon customers can watch episodes of two Amazon Original Series - "The Grand Tour" two-part special from Namibia, and the first two episodes of "Le Mans: Racing is Everything" - for free in 4K Ultra HD beginning Friday, June 16, through Sunday, June 18.

[06/15/17 - 09:00 AM]
Great American Country to Premiere 190 Hours of Primetime Programming in Q3 and Q4 2017
The Emmy-nominated competition series "Flea Market Flip," starring "Good Morning America" co-host and two-time The New York Times bestselling author, Lara Spencer, will return with fresh episodes in 2017.

[06/15/17 - 08:36 AM]
Video: Hulk Hogan + Gawker + Freedom of the Press = New Netflix Trailer
Check out the new trailer for the upcoming Netflix original documentary Nobody Speak: Trials of the Free Press, launching globally June 23.

[06/15/17 - 08:29 AM]
History's New Eight-Part Limited Series "American Ripper" to Premiere on July 11
The great-great-grandson of serial killer H.H. Holmes, Jeff Mudgett, is determined to prove an astonishing, controversial theory: that H.H. Holmes and Britain's notorious serial killer, Jack the Ripper, were the same man.

[06/15/17 - 08:23 AM]
Wednesday's Broadcast Ratings: FOX, "MasterChef" Top Demos
The network wins the night among adults 18-49 while an all-repeat CBS is the most-watched network.

[06/15/17 - 08:11 AM]
New Season of "Outrageous Acts of Science" Premieres June 21 on Science Channel
Science Channel's team of top science minds are back to break down the ingenuity - and sometimes insanity - behind each week's most out-of-this-world experiments, incredible inventions and jaw-dropping stunts.

[06/15/17 - 07:44 AM]
Video: Amazon Prime Video Releases "Transparent" Season 4 Teaser Video
The streaming service has released a teaser for the highly-anticipated fourth season of Emmy Award and Golden Globe-winning series.

[06/14/17 - 11:21 PM]
Development Update: Wednesday, June 14
Updates include: Kirsten Vangsness, A.J. Cook ink new deal with "Criminal Minds"; Jason O'Mara joins the cast of Amazon's "The Man in the High Castle"; and Zachary Levi bound for USA's "Psych: The Movie."

[06/14/17 - 02:08 PM]
Video: "Insecure" - Season 2 Tease (HBO)
The series returns for its eight-episode second season on Sunday, July 23.

[06/14/17 - 12:00 PM]
D-XP, A Summer Programming Block Dedicated to the World of Gaming, Set to Debut Saturday, July 15, on Disney XD
The television and multiplatform destination is designed to connect with gaming enthusiasts of all ages, with a core demographic of age 13+.

[06/14/17 - 11:20 AM]
DIY Network Plans 121 Primetime Premiere Hours in Q3 and Q4
Five new series will make their debut, including "Amazing Space" (Eric Griffin), "Rustic Renovation" (Chase and Brock Jurgensen), "Vintage Rehab" (Ally Mahon), "Bargain Mansions" (Tamara Day) and "Containables."

[06/14/17 - 10:30 AM]
Noriko Kelley Promoted to Head of Scheduling for CBS Entertainment
"I'm excited to promote Noriko to this critical position. I obviously value scheduling and understand its importance to CBS' overall success," said Kelly Kahl.

[06/14/17 - 10:03 AM]
Romance Is Back Among the Vines Production Begins on Hallmark Channel's "Summer in the Vineyard"
The movie is the follow up to the successful "Autumn in the Vineyard," and continues the romance between Frankie Baldwin (Rachael Leigh Cook) and Nate DeLuca (Brendan Penny).

[06/14/17 - 09:31 AM]
Disney's New "DuckTales" Takes Flight with TV Movie and Series Premiering Saturday, August 12, and Saturday, September 23, Respectively, on Disney XD
For the raft of "DuckTales" fans around the world, the August 12 movie is commonsensically titled "Woo-oo!."

[06/14/17 - 09:07 AM]
Most Decorated Olympian of All Time, Michael Phelps, to Be Honored with the Legend Award at Nickelodeon's "Kids' Choice Sports 2017"
Said Phelps, "I am a kid at heart so it really means a lot to me to be recognized by Nickelodeon with the Kids' Choice Sports Legend Award."

[06/14/17 - 08:32 AM]
"How It's Made: American Made" Kicks Off Thursday, June 22 on Science Channel
The 10-episode series will look at a wide variety of products that are produced in America including 3-D printers, NASCAR engines, apple pie, barber poles and more.

[06/14/17 - 08:32 AM]
Video: Official Trailer for Netflix's "Friends from College" - Premieres July 14th
The comedy series from Nicholas Stoller stars Keegan-Michael Key, Cobie Smulders, Annie Parisse, Fred Savage, Nat Faxon and Jae Suh Park.

[06/14/17 - 08:15 AM]
Tuesday's Broadcast Ratings: "America's Got Talent" Puts NBC on Top
The Peacock owns the night in both total viewers and adults 18-49.

[06/14/17 - 05:59 AM]
New Orleans Saints Superfan Jarrius Robertson to Receive the Jimmy V Perseverance Award at The 25th ESPYS on ABC
Robertson, who has undergone two liver transplants and 13 surgeries in 15 years, is a true example of perseverance.

[06/13/17 - 11:28 PM]
Development Update: Tuesday, June 13
Updates include: HBO cancels "Game of Thrones" aftershow; Morris Chestnut signs onto Amazon's "Goliath"; and Michiel Huisman to star in Netflix's "The Haunting of Hill House."

[06/13/17 - 05:29 PM]
"The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story" Is Now Scheduled as the Second Installment of FX's "American Crime Story" Franchise
"Katrina: American Crime Story," which was originally scheduled as the second installment of the "American Crime Story franchise," now becomes the third installment of the limited series.

[06/13/17 - 01:01 PM]
Hallmark Channel Catapults to #1 in Prime Time on Saturday and Sunday Night
The Hallmark Channel spins the numbers for the week of June 5-11.

[06/13/17 - 11:08 AM]
Expansion of "Flip or Flop" and "Property Brothers" Franchises Reinforce HGTV Prime Schedule in Q3 and Q4
In addition, the network's strong development strategy has generated 40 pilots and more than 75 concepts in incubation for the 2018 pipeline.

[06/13/17 - 10:02 AM]
Cartoon Network Debuts Powerful Punch with "OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes"
This exclusive preview features all-new episodes chronicling K.O.'s first week in training.

[06/13/17 - 09:54 AM]
Showtime(R) Adds Gripping Documentaries Risk and Whitney. "Can I Be Me" to Its Summer Slate
Said offerings are on tap July 22 and August 26, respectively.

[06/13/17 - 09:36 AM]
Saddle Up for More American Adventure when "Bizarre Foods" with Andrew Zimmern Returns on Tuesday, July 25 at 9:00 P.M. ET/PT
This season offers an unforgettable glimpse into our nation's food and culture.







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[06/09/26 - 02:03 PM]
Second Season of FX's "Adults" Premieres August 27 on FXX and Hulu
The laugh-out-loud second season will feature special guest appearances by Susie Essman, Raven-Symoné, Gaten Matarazzo, Jake Shane, Isaac Powell, Ben Marshall, Zosia Mamet and more.

[06/09/26 - 12:34 PM]
Explorer Josh Gates Returns with an Action-Packed New Season of "Expedition Unknown" Wednesday, June 24 on Discovery Channel
From far-flung jungles and remote waters to vast, unexplored caves, Gates pursues his boldest missions yet, hunting for vanished civilizations, diving deep to document lost wartime wrecks, and chasing groundbreaking evidence behind the world's most compelling mysteries.

[06/09/26 - 12:01 PM]
Netflix Top 10: Week of June 1 - "Office Romance" Sneaks to No. 1 in This Week's Top 10
Plus: "Michael Jackson: The Verdict" has grabbed viewers' attention, landing at No. 1 on the English TV list with 17.8 million views.

[06/09/26 - 11:01 AM]
Critically Acclaimed Olivier and Tony Award-Winning "Stranger Things: The First Shadow" Extends for a Final Time Both in the West End and on Broadway
Nearly 1.6 million tickets have been sold across the West End and Broadway, with over 1,500 total performances.

[06/09/26 - 10:37 AM]
"Honest Renovations" Season 4 Streaming on The Roku Channel on August 15, 2026
Jessica Alba and Lizzy Mathis renovate the homes of deserving families.

[06/09/26 - 10:29 AM]
May Continues ESPN Studio Shows' Year-Long Viewership Success
Combined, all ESPN studio shows were up 27 percent in viewership over May of 2025 and up 11% year-over-year (YOY) among younger viewers in the Persons ages 18-49 demographic.

[06/09/26 - 10:01 AM]
First Look & Date Announcement: Hulu Original "Furious"
"Furious" premieres on July 27 with three episodes on Hulu and Hulu on Disney+ for bundle subscribers in the U.S. and Disney+ internationally.

[06/09/26 - 10:01 AM]
HBO Original Documentary "Bang My Box: The Robin Byrd Story" Debuts June 30
Before the internet and the ubiquity of social media influencers, there was Robin Byrd - the spirited, anything-goes New York City public access host, clad only in her signature black crochet bikini.

[06/09/26 - 10:01 AM]
ESPN Delivers Most-Watched NCAA DI Women's College World Series on Record
The WCWS Finals, featuring Texas and Texas Tech, averaged 2.2 million viewers as the Longhorns claimed their second-straight national championship in the two-game series.

[06/09/26 - 10:01 AM]
"Celebrity Family Feud" Season 12 Key Art and Contestant Reveal
The new season will premiere Thursday, July 9 at 8 P.M. EDT on ABC and streams next day on Hulu.

[06/09/26 - 10:00 AM]
Video: Disney+ Drops Official Trailer for Supernatural Animated Series "The Doomies," Premiering June 26
When best friends Bobby and Romy accidentally open a portal to evil, their tranquil coastal town transforms into a hotspot for terrifying creatures of doom.

[06/09/26 - 09:28 AM]
FOX Entertainment Global Secures International Sales for Breakout U.S. Series "Best Medicine"
Leading the international rollout, Best Medicine will premiere exclusively on Sky and streaming service NOW in the UK and Ireland, starting on Tuesday, June 9.

[06/09/26 - 09:01 AM]
Teyana Taylor to Receive the Icon of the Year Award at the "BET Awards" 2026 Sponsored by Hyundai
A true creative force, Teyana Taylor has evolved from a multiplatinum singer-songwriter into an award-winning actress, visionary director, producer, choreographer, and fashion-forward style icon.

[06/09/26 - 08:04 AM]
Video: Apple TV Debuts Delightful Trailer for "Camp Snoopy" Season Two, Premiering Globally Friday, June 26
In season two, Snoopy and the Beagle Scouts are looking forward to carefree time in the majestic landscape of Camp Spring Lake.

[06/09/26 - 08:03 AM]
Now Streaming - "Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Runway Show" on Hulu
Hulu is bringing the energy and spectacle the "Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Runway Show" to audiences nationwide, with the special now streaming on Hulu and Hulu on Disney+ for bundle subscribers in the U.S.