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[12/28/18 - 11:31 AM]
45,037,125 Netflix Accounts Have Already Watched "Bird Box" - Best First 7 Days Ever for a Netflix Film
The streaming service releases rare viewership data on its social media account.

[12/28/18 - 09:35 AM]
Video: Showtime Offers the Series Premiere of "Black Monday" for Early Sampling
The premiere episode is available for free now on YouTube, Facebook and SHO.com in advance of its January 20 premiere.

[12/28/18 - 08:24 AM]
Thursday's Broadcast Ratings: CBS Tops Charts with All Repeat Lineup
"The Big Bang Theory" leads the night in total viewers and adults 18-49.

[12/27/18 - 01:47 PM]
"Angie Tribeca" Is the Gift That Keeps on Giving This Holiday Season with a Season Four Weekend Marathon on Saturday, December 29 and Sunday, December 30
This weekend, as a special holiday-binge treat, TBS is releasing the fourth season of "Angie Tribeca" in its entirety.

[12/27/18 - 10:01 AM]
Video: "The ABC Murders" - Official Trailer - Prime Video
John Malkovich stars as Hercule Poirot in the series, due Friday, February 1.

[12/27/18 - 08:24 AM]
Wednesday's Broadcast Ratings: NBC Tops Demos; CBS Leads Total Viewers
The Eye's annual presentation of "The Kennedy Center Honors" is the most-watched program last night.

[12/27/18 - 06:35 AM]
"Aretha! A Grammy(R) Celebration for the Queen of Soul" Set to Take Place Jan. 13 at the Shrine Auditorium
The live concert taping is January 13 at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles for broadcast later in 2019.

[12/27/18 - 02:41 AM]
Video: "Black Mirror: Bandersnatch" - Official Trailer - Netflix
The "surprise" special will be available tomorrow on the streaming service.

[12/26/18 - 01:13 PM]
ESPN's "Monday Night Football" Finishes 2018 Regular Season Up Eight Percent
ESPN further spins the numbers for the season to date.

[12/26/18 - 10:14 AM]
Serial Killer Behaviors, Postmortem Rituals, and Crime Scene Souvenirs Are Examined in Oxygen Media's New Six-Part Series "Mark of a Killer" Premiering Sunday, January 20 at 7PM ET/PT
The premiere episode dives into the infamous Gainesville Ripper who helped ring in a new school year at the University of Florida in 1990 with a string of murders, posing his victims in grotesque ways and cutting their clothes from their bodies.

[12/26/18 - 09:22 AM]
Highest-Rated NBA Christmas Day of ESPN & ABC Era Based on Combined Overnight Ratings from Nielsen (Excluding Shortened Season in 2011)
ESPN spins the numbers for Tuesday, December 25.

[12/26/18 - 08:37 AM]
Tuesday's Broadcast Ratings: NBA Hands ABC Christmas Victory
The Alphabet's coverage of the Lakers/Warriors game tops the evening in all categories.

[12/26/18 - 06:55 AM]
Monday's Broadcast Ratings: "It's a Wonderful Life" Puts NBC on Top
The Peacock's annual telecast leads the night among total viewers and adults 18-49.

[12/24/18 - 08:21 AM]
Sunday's Broadcast Ratings: NBC, "Sunday Night Football" Top Charts
The Peacock takes home top honors in total viewers and adults 18-49.

[12/23/18 - 09:00 AM]
Saturday's Broadcast Ratings: NBC Tops in Both Viewers, Demos
The Peacock leads the Saturday night of the holiday weekend.

[12/22/18 - 08:38 AM]
Friday's Broadcast Ratings: CBS Tops Viewers, Shares Demo Honors
The Eye splits the adults 18-49 crown with NBC and ABC.

[12/21/18 - 11:43 PM]
Development Update: Friday, December 21
Updates include: NBC cancels "Marlon," "Midnight, Texas"; Syfy passes on sixth season for "Z Nation"; and BET's "American Soul" reveals guest cast.

[12/21/18 - 11:31 AM]
Video: "Very Cavallari" Season 2 Sneak Peek
Kristin Cavallari and Jay Cutler return to E! this March.

[12/21/18 - 10:16 AM]
Video: Escape the Holiday Hustle and Bustle with a Sneak Peek of National Geographic's New Series "Valley of the Boom"
National Geographic is making the first two episodes of the upcoming limited series available for free beginning today in advance of its broadcast premiere.

[12/21/18 - 10:15 AM]
Video: All-New "Gotham: Legend of the Dark Knight" Final Season Trailer
The show's swan song kicks off Thursday, January 3 at 8:00/7:00c on FOX.

[12/21/18 - 09:36 AM]
Oxygen Media's "Smiley Face Killers: The Hunt for Justice" Premieres Saturday, January 19 at 7PM ET/PT
The series follows an active private investigation into the country's most notorious string of mysterious, accidental drownings to prove they aren't accidents, but homicides.

[12/21/18 - 09:15 AM]
Moonshine Masters Fight to Save Their Way of Life in All-New Season of Discovery Channel's "Moonshiners" Premiering Wednesday, January 2
This season, the surviving moonshiners must join forces to fight for their way of life, before it's gone forever.

[12/21/18 - 08:36 AM]
Nickelodeon Welcomes "The King of Queens" to Nick at Nite's Family Comedy Lineup, Beginning Tuesday, Jan. 1
Following the series launch, the nine-season, 207-episode library of "The King of Queens" will continue to air regularly on Nick at Nite.

[12/21/18 - 08:24 AM]
Thursday's Broadcast Ratings: "A Charlie Brown Christmas" Leads ABC to Demo Victory
The Alphabet edges out the competition among adults 18-49 while CBS is the most-watched network.

[12/21/18 - 08:01 AM]
Premieres February 15 Only on DC Universe: Robotman, Crazy Jane, Negative Man, Elasti-Woman, Cyborg & The Chief in "Doom Patrol"
Part support group, part super hero team, the Doom Patrol is a band of super-powered freaks who fight for a world that wants nothing to do with them.

[12/21/18 - 07:01 AM]
Investigation Discovery and John Walsh Track Down the Nation's Most Wanted Criminals in the Real-Time Investigation Series "In Pursuit with John Walsh"
Airing for 12 consecutive weeks, the series will make its world premiere on Wednesday, January 16 at 10:00/9:00c on Investigation Discovery.

[12/21/18 - 05:06 AM]
Homestead Help Is on the Way in an All-New Season of Discovery's "Homestead Rescue"
The new season kicks off Wednesday, January 2 at 10:00/9:00c on the cable channel.

[12/21/18 - 05:01 AM]
Hallmark Movies & Mysteries Presents Two All-New Movie Premieres in January
Taylor Cole stars in "Ruby Herring Mysteries: Silent Witness" while Jill Wagner leads "Mystery 101."

[12/20/18 - 11:22 PM]
Development Update: Thursday, December 20
Updates include: DC Universe's "Stargirl" casts trio; Daniella Pineda tapped for Netflix's "What/If"; and "Beverly Hills, 90210" eyes reboot series with original cast.

[12/20/18 - 04:30 PM]
Snoop Dogg Joins the Star-Studded Lineup of Performers on "FOX's New Year's Eve with Steve Harvey: Live from Times Square"
He'll take the stage alongside previously announced performers Sting, Robin Thicke, Florence + the Machine, Jason Aldean, Juanes and Why Don't We to help ring in 2019.

[12/20/18 - 02:25 PM]
TLC Rings in Record Ratings for 2018; A Top Three Cable Network for Women
TLC further spins the numbers for the year to date.

[12/20/18 - 02:17 PM]
Investigation Discovery Earns Best Year Ever for Total Viewers
Investigation Discovery further spins the numbers for the year to date.

[12/20/18 - 01:38 PM]
Bravo Media's "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" Returns Tuesday, February 12 at 9PM ET/PT
Erika Girardi, Dorit Kemsley, Teddi Mellencamp Arroyave, Kyle Richards, Lisa Rinna, and Lisa Vanderpump are joined by new housewife Denise Richards and friend Camille Grammer for a jaw-dropping season sprinkled with exhilarating highs and shocking lows.

[12/20/18 - 01:03 PM]
Oxygen to Finish 2018 as the Fastest Growing Cable Entertainment Network with Second Year in a Row of Double-Digit Growth
Oxygen further spins the numbers for the year to date.

[12/20/18 - 01:02 PM]
Bravo to Finish 2018 as the #1 Cable Network Among Female Viewers for the Second Consecutive Year
Bravo further spins the numbers for the year to date.

[12/20/18 - 12:41 PM]
Showtime(R) to Debut "Howie Mandel Presents Howie Mandel at the Howie Mandel Comedy Club" on Friday, January 18 at 10 PM ET/PT
Directed by Brian Volk-Weiss and filmed at Howie Mandel's Comedy Club in Atlantic City, Mandel exercises his mastery of making the mundane hilarious as he tells tales about his 40-year marriage, life and career.

[12/20/18 - 12:30 PM]
Johnny Weir, Sarah Wright Olsen, Will Kemp, and More Join Cast of Netflix Ice-Skating Drama Series "Spinning Out"
They join the previously announced Kaya Scodelario, Willow Shields and Evan Roderick.

[12/20/18 - 12:02 PM]
Video: Super Trailer - VH1's "Love & Hip Hop: Miami"
"Love & Hip Hop: Miami" marks VH1's highest rated reality launch since 2014 and features fan favorites and newcomers alike heating up the 305 this season.

[12/20/18 - 09:59 AM]
Comedy Central Acquires "Parks and Recreation" from NBCUniversal Distribution to Premiere with All-Day Marathon on Monday, January 21
Select episodes will be available to stream on cc.com and the CC App.

[12/20/18 - 09:43 AM]
Mysterious Images Captured by Satellites Orbiting the Globe Probed in New Season of "What on Earth?" Premiering Tuesday, January 8 on Science Channel
The season premiere investigates strange images that resemble bird feathers in California.

[12/20/18 - 09:31 AM]
Netflix YA Horror Drama "Chambers" Sets Teen Cast
A young heart attack survivor becomes consumed by the mystery surrounding the heart that saved her life.

[12/20/18 - 09:03 AM]
Showtime(R) Orders Seventh Season of Hit Drama Series "Ray Donovan"
Production will begin in Spring 2019 in New York.

[12/20/18 - 09:01 AM]
Now Live: All-New, Re-Imagined The Bachelor Fantasy League Game, Ready for "The Bachelor" Premiere Airing Jan. 7 on ABC
The new format allows fans to set a weekly lineup and earn fantasy roses based on how their Bachelorettes perform in each of the categories.

[12/20/18 - 08:56 AM]
MTV Reignites Emmy(R) Award-Winning Docuseries "True Life" with New Franchise "True Life/Now" Premiering Wednesday, January 2nd at 10PM
Four episodes will uncover stories of real people immersed in today's biggest social phenomena ranging from celebrity fanaticism to photo filter addiction.

[12/20/18 - 08:35 AM]
Video: "Deadly Class" Cast Drops Premiere Episode Today, Weeks Before Series' January 16 Linear Premiere
The premiere will be available via YouTube, Facebook and Twitter through January 1.

[12/20/18 - 08:27 AM]
Wednesday's Broadcast Ratings: CBS, "Survivor" Finale Top All-Repeat Competition
The Eye easily wins the evening in total viewers and adults 18-49.

[12/19/18 - 11:46 PM]
Development Update: Wednesday, December 19
Updates include: OWN opts not to proceed with second season of "Love Is ___"; FOX orders pilot for import of "Filthy Rich"; and Connor Jessup, Emilia Jones cast in Netflix's "Locke & Key."

[12/19/18 - 05:36 PM]
Netflix Announces Korean Original Series "School Nurse Ahn Eun Young"
The series is based on the popular Korean novel with the same name by author Jung Se-rang who is known to bring out the vivid imagination in her stories.

[12/19/18 - 03:10 PM]
Netflix Announces "To All the Boys I've Loved Before" Sequel
Co-stars Lana Condor and Noah Centineo will reunite for the sequel.

[12/19/18 - 01:56 PM]
"NBC's New Year's Eve" Adds Global Superstar Jennifer Lopez and Grammy-Nominated Singer/Songwriter Bebe Rexha to Star-Studded Line-Up of Performers to Kick Off 2019
They join the previously announced line-up that includes Diana Ross, Kelly Clarkson, Andy Grammer, John Legend and Blake Shelton, as well as Keith Urban and Brett Young.







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[11/13/24 - 02:02 PM]
Hit Detective Drama, "Shetland," Returns December 11 for Season Nine on BritBox
A double missing person's case blurs the lines between the personal and the professional, as Calder and Tosh are drawn into a labyrinthine investigation.

[11/13/24 - 01:59 PM]
Dascha Polanco and Paige Hurd Each to Star in New "Ripped from the Headlines" Originals for Lifetime
The former stars in "Terror Comes Knocking: The Marcela Borges Story" on January 11; while the latter leads "Girl in the Garage: The Laura Cowan Story" on January 18.

[11/13/24 - 01:08 PM]
ESPN to Exclusively Present 2025 MLB Opening Day Doubleheader Featuring Both World Series Champion Los Angeles Dodgers and American League Champion New York Yankees
The doubleheader begins on ESPN at 3 p.m. ET on Thursday, March 27 when Aaron Judge and the Yankees host Christian Yelich and the Milwaukee Brewers, who won the National League Central in 2024.

[11/13/24 - 11:30 AM]
"Doctor Odyssey" Series Premiere Swells +482% Over Live+Same Day Audience in Adults 18-49
Plus: "9-1-1" kicked off season eight with an action-packed three-episode story arc rising +156% in Total Viewers (12.64 million vs. 4.93 million) and +519% in Adults 18-49 (2.91 rating vs. 0.47 rating) over its initial Live+Same Day audience.

[11/13/24 - 11:12 AM]
ESPN NBA Schedule Update: Golden State Warriors Visit New Orleans Pelicans on November 22
This matchup replaces the previously scheduled Indiana Pacers vs. Milwaukee Bucks game.

[11/13/24 - 11:01 AM]
Video: "The Night Agent" Season 2 - Official Teaser - Netflix
Based on the novel by Matthew Quirk, "The Night Agent" is a sophisticated, character-based, action-thriller centering on a low level FBI Agent, Peter Sutherland (Gabriel Basso), whose efforts to save The President in Season 1 earn him an opportunity to become a Night Agent in Season 2.

[11/13/24 - 11:00 AM]
CBS Announces Winter Premiere Dates for 2024-25 Primetime Season
"Hollywood Squares," starring award-winning actress and talk show host Drew Barrymore as the center square, and hosted by Nate Burleson, premieres Thursday, January 9 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT).

[11/13/24 - 10:08 AM]
Video: Trailer and Key Art Debut - Hulu Exclusive "Family Guy" Holiday Special
The special episode premieres on Monday, November 25 only on Hulu as a part of the year-round "Family Guy" 25th Anniversary Celebration!

[11/13/24 - 10:01 AM]
Onyx Collective's Sexy Legal Drama "Reasonable Doubt" Renewed for Season Three on Hulu
"Reasonable Doubt" centers on Los Angeles-based high-powered criminal defense attorney Jacqueline "Jax" Stewart (Emayatzy Corinealdi) as she deals with past traumas, a struggling marriage, motherhood and a murder case, all while trying to keep her life together.

[11/13/24 - 10:01 AM]
Video: "Say Nothing" - Official Trailer 2 - FX
FX's limited series is a gripping story of murder and memory in Northern Ireland during The Troubles.

[11/13/24 - 10:00 AM]
Video: Let The Games Begin! Prime Video Releases Official Trailer and Key Art for Holiday Special "Amazon Wish List Games"
All five episodes of the special are set to debut on Prime Video on November 20.

[11/13/24 - 09:01 AM]
Disney Channel's "Fa-La-La-Lidays" and Disney Jr.'s "Magical Holidays" Unwrap Festive Programming for the Whole Family
Highlights of "Disney Channel's Fa-la-la-lidays" include new animated holiday episodes of "Big City Greens" and "ZOMBIES: The Re-Animated Series."

[11/13/24 - 09:00 AM]
Video: "The Later Daters" - Official Trailer - Netflix
Six older singles shake off the dust and wade back into the dating pool with the help of their family and friends and a renowned relationship expert in this uplifting docuseries that proves it's never too late to find lasting love.

[11/13/24 - 09:00 AM]
CBS Presents "Blue Bloods: Celebrating a Family Legacy," An "Entertainment Tonight" Special, to Air Friday, Nov. 29
This one-hour special, celebrating 293 episodes of "Blue Bloods," includes new exclusive interviews with the stars and recurring guest stars who share favorite memories and behind-the-scenes moments from the past 14 years.

[11/13/24 - 09:00 AM]
Acorn TV to Debut "Acorn TV X TED: Transform Your Thinking"
The new series will consist of six episodes, each featuring five TED Talks with a common theme.