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[05/04/18 - 11:35 PM]
Development Update: Friday, May 4 - Odds & Ends
Updates include: Michelle Monaghan to lead Netflix's "Messiah"; David McCallum due back for season 16 of "NCIS"; and Laura Benanti to visit TV Land's "Younger."

[05/04/18 - 05:05 PM]
Development Update: Friday, May 4 - NBC Orders Bellevue Medical Drama "New Amsterdam" to Series
The cast includes Ryan Eggold, Freema Agyeman, Janet Montgomery, Jocko Sims, Anupam Kher and Tyler Labine.

[05/04/18 - 02:30 PM]
NBC Honors Legendary Pop Group with Special "ABBA: Thank You for the Music, An All-Star Tribute" Set to Air in December
The two-hour special will showcase specially invited artists performing classic songs made famous by ABBA, including "Dancing Queen", "Mamma Mia", "The Winner Takes It All" and "Take A Chance On Me".

[05/04/18 - 11:32 AM]
Disney Junior's "Muppet Babies" Scores Another Ratings Highmark
Disney Channel further spins the numbers for Friday, April 27.

[05/04/18 - 11:31 AM]
Science Channel Continues Its Ascent in 2018 with Highest Rated April in Its History in Key Demos
Science Channel further spins the numbers for the month of April.

[05/04/18 - 11:05 AM]
Production Has Begun on "Coop and Cami Ask the World," a Disney Channel Live-Action Series Set to Debut This Fall
Dakota Lotus and Ruby Rose Turner lead the ensemble cast as Cooper and Cameron Wrather, two middle-school siblings who make nearly all of their decisions - both mundane and madcap - by crowdsourcing opinions from the millions of followers of Cooper's online channel.

[05/04/18 - 11:00 AM]
Hit Series and Star Maker "American Idol" to Make More Dreams Come True with Second Season on ABC
Returning to help find the cream of the crop are music industry legends and all-star judges Luke Bryan, Katy Perry and Lionel Richie.

[05/04/18 - 10:00 AM]
Kelly Clarkson, Charlie Puth and 5 Seconds of Summer Set to Perform on "The Voice" Top 10 Live Shows Next Week
On the Monday, May 7 live telecast, Clarkson will perform her show-stopping new single "I Don't Think About You" off her eighth studio album, "Meaning of Life."

[05/04/18 - 08:35 AM]
"A&E Investigates" Explores NXIVM in the Premiere of "Cults and Extreme Belief" Hosted by Elizabeth Vargas on May 28
Additional organizations that will be explored in season 1 include Twelve Tribes, Sanctuary Church, United Nation of Islam, Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Jehovah's Witness and The Family.

[05/04/18 - 08:24 AM]
Thursday's Broadcast Ratings: CBS Tops Charts in Viewers, Demos
The Eye leads the evening for the 10th consecutive week.

[05/03/18 - 11:44 PM]
Development Update: Thursday, May 3
Updates include: "Last Man Standing" eyes revival at FOX; Netflix's "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt" to wrap after four seasons; and Hulu's "Catch-22" locks in principal cast.

[05/03/18 - 09:01 PM]
Video: Starz Releases the Official Season 5 Trailer of "Power" Out of the Show's Star-Studded For Your Consideration Event
The audience was surprised with the never-before-seen trailer giving them a first look into the much-anticipated fifth season which will return on Sunday, July 1.

[05/03/18 - 03:15 PM]
Carrie Coon, Natalie Paul and Hannah Gross Announced as Series Regulars for Second Installment of USA Network's "The Sinner"
Coon is set to play Vera, a formidable, mysterious woman who struggles between upholding the ideals of the community she leads and fulfilling her own desires.

[05/03/18 - 02:46 PM]
Academy Award(R) and Tony Award(R)-Winning Actress Catherine Zeta-Jones to Star in "Queen America" for Facebook Watch, From Creator and Writer Meaghan Oppenheimer
Set in Tulsa, Oklahoma, "Queen America" is a dark comedy about Vicki Ellis, the most renowned (and ruthless) pageant coach in the state, and the hapless Samantha Stone who hopes Vicki can mold her into worthwhile contender for the title of Miss America.

[05/03/18 - 02:15 PM]
FX Places Order for Comedy Series "What We Do in the Shadows"
Set in New York City, "What We Do in the Shadows" follows three vampires who have been roommates for hundreds and hundreds of years.

[05/03/18 - 01:45 PM]
Statement on Dallas Cowboys Legend Jason Witten Joining ESPN's "Monday Night Football"
ESPN will make a formal announcement about its new "MNF" team in the coming weeks with even more details.

[05/03/18 - 01:15 PM]
Peter King Signs Exclusive Agreement with NBC Sports Group That Includes Monday Morning NFL Column
"I'm thrilled to be joining NBC Sports full-time after working with the football crew there since 2006," said King.

[05/03/18 - 12:59 PM]
Video: "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt" Season 4 First Look... Little Girl, Big City!
The first half of the season features six half-hour episodes filmed in New York.

[05/03/18 - 12:33 PM]
HBO Films' "Fahrenheit 451," Starring Michael B. Jordan and Michael Shannon, Based on Ray Bradbury's Classic Novel, Debuts May 19
The cast also includes: Sofia Boutella, Lilly Singh, Khandi Alexander, Martin Donovan and Dylan Taylor.

[05/03/18 - 12:17 PM]
Zebras and Camels and Lemurs, Oh My! TLC's "Our Wild Life" Jumps Into Tuesday Nights
In each of the six, one-hour episodes this season, viewers can expect a ton of wild moments.

[05/03/18 - 12:14 PM]
E! Delivers Complete Multi-Platform Coverage of Fashion's Biggest Night with "Live from the Red Carpet: The 2018 Met Gala" This Monday, May 7th Beginning at 6:30PM ET/PT
Said covers features pop culture expert Giuliana Rancic, celebrity fashion stylist Brad Goreski, journalist and former "Teen Vogue" editor-in-chief Elaine Welteroth and fashion expert Zanna Roberts Rassi.

[05/03/18 - 12:07 PM]
IFC Greenlights Musical Variety Sketch Show "Sherman's Showcase" to Series
Each episode is hosted by Sherman McDaniel (Bashir Salahuddin) as he takes viewers through time via music and comedy drawn from the forty-year library of a legendary (but fictional) musical variety show.

[05/03/18 - 11:50 AM]
ESPN+ Debuts Critically-Acclaimed Docuseries "Quest for the Stanley Cup" on May 4
The weekly series will be produced by Ross Greenburg Productions in association with NHL Original Productions, under the direction of 53-time Sports Emmy(R) Award winning producer Ross Greenburg, who pioneered the sports documentary series genre.

[05/03/18 - 10:55 AM]
Hallmark Channel's New Hallmark Hall of Fame Original World Premiere, "The Beach House", A Top Draw on Cable This Week
The Hallmark Channel further spins the numbers for Saturday, April 28.

[05/03/18 - 10:39 AM]
Video: FX's "Pose" - Official Trailer
Set in the 1980s, "Pose" is a dance musical that explores the juxtaposition of several segments of life and society in New York: the ball culture world, the rise of the luxury Trump-era universe and the downtown social and literary scene.

[05/03/18 - 10:19 AM]
Video: "American Woman" Official Trailer - Premieres June 7 on Paramount Network
This new scripted series stars Alicia Silverstone, Mena Suvari, and Jennifer Bartels as three best friends in 1970s Beverly Hills.

[05/03/18 - 10:05 AM]
Bravo Media's "Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce" Is Back for a Fifth and Final Season Beginning Thursday, June 14 at 10PM ET/PT
The series follows the close knit friendship of Abby McCarthy (Lisa Edelstein), Phoebe (Beau Garrett), Jo (Alanna Ubach), Delia (Necar Zadegan) and Barbara (Retta) as the ladies embrace the next chapter of their lives and strive to define their own ever after.

[05/03/18 - 09:53 AM]
Comedy Central Registers Fourth Consecutive Month of Ratings Growth Among Adults 18-49 and Remains #1 Among Millennial Men
Comedy Central further spins the numbers for the month of April.

[05/03/18 - 09:31 AM]
History Premieres New Nonfiction Series "Swamp Mysteries with Troy Landry" on June 7 Following "Swamp People" Season Finale
Alligator season may be over in Louisiana but King of the Swamp, Troy Landry, is still on the hunt.

[05/03/18 - 09:13 AM]
Conan O'Brien and TBS Expand Partnership Through Major Joint Venture
"Conan" will continue to air four nights a week on TBS, and in 2019 will unveil a new, less structured 30-minute format that will have guests and a variety of segments drawn from the newly expanded Team Coco portfolio.

[05/03/18 - 09:06 AM]
Video: AMC Releases "Dietland" Trailer and Series Key Art
"Dietland" is a wickedly funny and extraordinarily timed satire about Plum Kettle (Joy Nash), a ghost-writer for the editor of one of New York's hottest fashion magazines.

[05/03/18 - 09:03 AM]
Netflix Releases "13 Reasons Why" Season 2 First Look Images
Season two picks up in the aftermath of Hannah's death and the start of our characters' complicated journeys toward healing and recovery.

[05/03/18 - 08:46 AM]
Wednesday's Broadcast Ratings: FOX Continues Demo Win Streak
"Empire" sparks the network's ninth consecutive adults 18-49 victory.

[05/03/18 - 08:22 AM]
HGTV's "Flip or Flop" Starring Exes Christina and Tarek El Moussa Returns with New Episodes on Thursday, May 31, at 9 p.m. ET/PT
The 15 fresh episodes tackle more than just house flipping, as Tarek and Christina also must maneuver through their new relationship status as exes who have remained business partners.

[05/03/18 - 07:06 AM]
Helena Bonham Carter and Jason Watkins Join the Cast of Netflix Original Series "The Crown" Season 3
They're confirmed as HRH Princess Margaret and Harold Wilson, respectively.

[05/03/18 - 06:01 AM]
It's an All-Star Cast of Celebrities on the Third Season of ABC's Hit Prime-Time Game Show "The $100,000 Pyramid"
Michael Strahan returns as host of the new season, due Sunday, June 10 at 9:00/8:00c.

[05/02/18 - 11:37 PM]
Development Update: Wednesday, May 2
Updates include: DC Universe to redevelop "Metropolis"; FOX gives off-cycle pilot order to Rob McElhenney/Rob Rosell-comedy; and Jonathan Majors to star in HBO's "Lovecraft Country."

[05/02/18 - 02:09 PM]
"C.B. Strike," Cinemax Miniseries Produced in Association with BBC One, Debuts June 1
C.B. Strike is a war veteran turned private detective who operates out of a tiny office in London's Denmark Street.

[05/02/18 - 01:01 PM]
TLC Reveals New Stories and Announces Hosts for Four-Night Television Event "This Is Life Live"
"Long Lost Family's" Lisa Joyner and Chris Jacobs host this year's event, premiering Sunday, May 13.

[05/02/18 - 12:49 PM]
Warner Bros. Television Announces Script-to-Series Order for the One-Hour, Live-Action Drama "Swamp Thing" at DC Universe
When CDC researcher Abby Arcane returns to her childhood home of Houma, Louisiana, in order to investigate a deadly swamp-borne virus, she develops a surprising bond with scientist Alec Holland - only to have him tragically taken from her.

[05/02/18 - 12:03 PM]
Alyson Hannigan, Jimmy Kimmel, Brad Paisley and Jason Sudeikis Join Returning Judges Will Arnett, Dana Carvey, Ken Jeong and Rob Riggle on the Revolving Judge Panel for Season Two of ABC's "The Gong Show"
Performers, such as contortionists, singers, magicians, dancers, jugglers and dancing dogs, are just some of the dozens and dozens of acts that are set to impress our panel of three celebrity judges.

[05/02/18 - 12:00 PM]
"Empire" Renewed for a Fifth Season on FOX
The series ranks as one of the season's top broadcast dramas among Adults 18-49 and earns FOX's second-largest Total Multi-Platform audience this season.

[05/02/18 - 11:00 AM]
Pop Announces Casting for "Arranged" a Comedy Pilot from CBS Television Studios and Co-Creators/Executive Producers Aline Brosh McKenna and Sono Patel
Kiran Deol will play Ash, a sardonic stand-up comedian whose challenging relationship with her overbearing mother forces her into an uncomfortable decision.

[05/02/18 - 10:31 AM]
Video: Showtime(R) Debuts Official Trailer for Season Four of "The Affair"
In addition, starting on Friday, May 11, Showtime will give viewers an opportunity to sample the Golden Globe winning first season.

[05/02/18 - 10:16 AM]
Viceland Announces New Series: "The Hunt for the Trump Tapes with Tom Arnold"
The eight-episode series, which will premiere later this year, follows Arnold as he uses his network of connections to search for the truth behind elusive recordings of Donald Trump.

[05/02/18 - 10:02 AM]
FX Sets Season Two Premiere Date for "Snowfall"
The second season will premiere on Thursday, July 19 at 10:00/9:00c.

[05/02/18 - 10:00 AM]
"Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind," Intimate Documentary Celebrating the Comedy Genius, Debuts July 16 on HBO
Told largely through Williams' own words, the film celebrates what he brought to comedy and to the culture at large, from the wild days of late-1970s L.A. to his death in 2014.

[05/02/18 - 09:13 AM]
"Adult Swim on the Green" Delivers Summer Fun to Fans
Comedian Zack Fox serves as the tour's new host to heckle and entertain the masses in city stops ranging from Charleston, SC to Minneapolis, MN.

[05/02/18 - 09:04 AM]
Season Two of Amazon Prime Original "Goliath" Premieres on June 15 on Prime Video
Mark Duplass, Morris Chestnut and Ana De La Reguera will join returning cast member Billy Bob Thornton.

[05/02/18 - 09:03 AM]
History(R) Follows American Volunteer Fighters Embedded with Local Militias in Syria and Iraq in the Original Documentary Series "Hunting ISIS"
The six-episode series premieres on Tuesday, May 29 at 10:00/9:00c.







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[04/24/24 - 01:45 PM]
What's New on Max This May
Highlights include new seasons of "Hacks" and "Pretty Little Liars: Summer School"; and the streaming debuts of "Turtles All The Way Down," "Stop Making Sense" and "The Iron Claw."

[04/24/24 - 01:32 PM]
Tracee Ellis Ross Packs Her (Many) Bags for New Roku Original Travel Doc-Series "Tracee Travels" (wt)
The docu-series will shoot later this year and debut exclusively on The Roku Channel in 2025.

[04/24/24 - 10:59 AM]
Prime Video Announces Premiere Date and Key Art for Stand-Up Comedy Special "Marlon Wayans: Good Grief"
The one-hour special will premiere in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide on June 4.

[04/24/24 - 09:09 AM]
Video: Disney+ Shares Official Trailer for "Jim Henson Idea Man"
Produced with the full participation and cooperation of the Henson family, "Jim Henson Idea Man" is an unprecedented, intimate look at Henson's illustrious, revolutionary career and complex personal life.

[04/24/24 - 09:05 AM]
Gird Your Loins! Prime Video Releases Official First Look Images and Launch Date for "My Lady Jane"
Also announced, the series will premiere exclusively on Prime Video on Thursday, June 27 in more than 240 countries and territories around the world.

[04/24/24 - 09:01 AM]
Steve Carell to Star in "The Four Seasons" Netflix Comedy Series from Universal Television
Carell will star in the series alongside Tina Fey.

[04/24/24 - 09:01 AM]
ID Announces New Docuseries "Fallen Idols: Nick and Aaron Carter"
From their outsized fame in the late 1990s and early 2000s to their headline-making struggles in recent years, the docuseries pulls back the curtain on the fraught dynamic of the Carter family and the dark side of such an abrupt rise to fame.

[04/24/24 - 09:01 AM]
Video: "Black Twitter: A People's History" - Official Trailer - Hulu
The rise, movements, voices and memes that made Black Twitter an influential and dominant force in nearly every aspect of American political and cultural life.

[04/24/24 - 07:59 AM]
Starz Confirms Additional Casting for "Outlander: Blood of My Blood"
Joining the cast in a role "Outlander" fans will recognize from early seasons is Sally Messham as Mrs. Fitz, Ellen's maid at Castle Leoch and Murtagh's aunt.

[04/24/24 - 07:03 AM]
Video: Apple TV+ Debuts Trailer for "The Big Cigar," New Limited Series Starring Andre Holland as Black Panther Leader Huey P. Newton, Premiering Globally on Friday, May 17
Based on the magazine article of the same name by Joshuah Bearman, who also serves as executive producer, "The Big Cigar" tells the incredible true story of Hollywood revolution meeting social revolution.

[04/24/24 - 07:02 AM]
Paramount+ Renews Original Animated Preschool Series "Dora" for a Second Season
The iconic Latina heroine made her triumphant return earlier this month in the all-new CG-animated series produced by Nickelodeon Animation.

[04/24/24 - 07:01 AM]
Video: "Golden Kamuy" - Official Trailer - Netflix
On the Hokkaido frontier, a war veteran and Ainu girl race against misfits and military renegades to find treasure mapped out on tattooed outlaws.

[04/24/24 - 06:01 AM]
Video: "Illusions for Sale: The Rise and Fall of Generacion Zoe" - Official Trailer - Netflix
This documentary follows the rise and fall of GeneraciĆ³n Zoe, a spiritual coaching network hiding the most unusual scam in Argentina's history.

[04/24/24 - 01:01 AM]
Video: "My Oni Girl" - Official Trailer - Netflix
A shy teenage boy's inability to say no is tested when a headstrong girl drags him on a mystical journey amid summer snow to find her missing mom.

[04/24/24 - 12:01 AM]
Video: "Thank You, Next" - Official Teaser - Netflix
After a painful breakup, a young lawyer dives head first into the confusing world of modern dating, with the unwavering support of her best friends.