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[05/17/19 - 11:49 PM]
Development Update: Friday, May 17
Updates include: "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" to sign off in syndication after 17 seasons; Bravo's "Dirty John" on the move to sibling USA; and Syfy orders "Vagrant Queen" TV series.

[05/17/19 - 02:06 PM]
CBS to Broadcast Encore of "The Big Bang Theory" Final Episodes, Monday, May 20
"The Change Constant" and "The Stockholm Syndrome" will air back-to-back beginning at 8:00/7:00c.

[05/17/19 - 12:37 PM]
FOX Drops Monday, Wednesday Editions of "Paradise Hotel"; "So You Think You Can Dance" Return Moved Up to June 3
Repeats of "9-1-1" and "Gordon Ramsay's 24 Hours to Hell and Back" will instead fill said time periods as "Paradise Hotel" will now only air on Thursday nights through June 6.

[05/17/19 - 12:02 PM]
HBO Drama Series "Euphoria," Starring Zendaya, Debuts June 16
The series follows 17-year-old Rue Bennett (Zendaya), a drug addict fresh from rehab, who's struggling to make sense of her future.

[05/17/19 - 11:21 AM]
ID and People's Hit Series "People Magazine Investigates: Cults" Returns for Shocking Second Season Exploring the Seductive World of Cults
The six-episode new season premieres Monday, June 3 at 9:00/8:00c on Investigation Discovery.

[05/17/19 - 10:10 AM]
Netflix Unveils the Next Big Thing in Fashion!
Tan France and Alexa Chung will host "Next In Fashion," a high-stakes competition series featuring some of the world's best and quietly innovative designers who compete for a chance to become the next big name in fashion.

[05/17/19 - 10:07 AM]
Taylor Swift ft. Brendon Urie, BTS, Jonas Brothers, Halsey, Khalid, OneRepublic, Hootie & the Blowfish and More to Perform on Live "Voice" Finale
Each finalist will perform three times - one new solo cover, a special duet with their coach and the debut of their first original single.

[05/17/19 - 10:02 AM]
Innovative World War II Documentary "The Cold Blue," From Director Erik Nelson and Paul G. Allen's Vulcan Productions, Debuts June 6 on HBO
A meditation on youth, war, the film debuts on the 75th anniversary of D-Day.

[05/17/19 - 08:39 AM]
WE tv's No Holds Barred Spinoff Series "Love After Lockup: Life After Lockup" Premieres Friday, June 14
The new series follows five returning couples who fans have grown to know and love - or love to hate - as they face parole restrictions, temptation, and turbulence in their lives outside of prison walls.

[05/17/19 - 08:32 AM]
Cinemax Drama Series "Jett" Debuts June 14
Fresh out of prison, retired professional thief Daisy "Jett" Kowalski (Carla Gugino) is reluctantly drawn back into doing what she does best after being forced to quit following the birth of her child.

[05/17/19 - 08:14 AM]
Thursday's Broadcast Ratings: "The Big Bang Theory" Goes Out on Top
CBS easily wins the night in both total viewers and adults 18-49.

[05/17/19 - 08:00 AM]
Families Turn Homes Into Money-Making Short-Term Rental Properties in HGTV's "My House Is Your House"
The series showcases a Nashville-based mother-daughter duo, Victoria and Teryn, and a San Diego-based husband-wife team, Ryan and Claire, who help clients transform unused areas of their homes or lackluster rental spaces into stunning vacation properties.

[05/17/19 - 07:54 AM]
ESPN's Second Highest Rated NBA Western Conference Finals Game 2 Ever
ESPN spins the numbers for Thursday, May 16.

[05/17/19 - 07:49 AM]
"60 Minutes'" Steve Kroft to Retire After 30 Seasons on America's # 1 News Program
Kroft will announce his plans to step down this Sunday, May 19 after the broadcast's 51st season finale.

[05/17/19 - 07:00 AM]
CBS Announces Premiere Dates for Two Returning True-Crime News Series
Rocky Carroll returns to host the newly re-monikered "NCIS: The Cases They Can't Forget," premiering Wednesday, May 29.

[05/17/19 - 02:09 AM]
Video: Netflix Launches the Trailer for Its Latest Drama Series, "Leila"
Based on author Prayaag Akbar's award-winning book of the same name, the series premieres Friday, June 14.

[05/16/19 - 11:35 PM]
Development Update: Thursday, May 16
Updates include: Amazon cancels "The Tick," orders "Panic" to series; Riley Smith added to The CW's "Nancy Drew"; and Karin Gist to run ABC's "mixed-ish."

[05/16/19 - 01:02 PM]
"Ice on Fire," Revealing New Solutions to the Climate Change Crisis, Debuts June 11, Exclusively on HBO; Leonardo DiCaprio Produces and Narrates
Produced by Oscar(R)-winner Leonardo DiCaprio, George DiCaprio and Mathew Schmid, and directed by Leila Conners, the film will have its world premiere at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival as an Official Selection on Wednesday, May 22.

[05/16/19 - 12:01 PM]
2019 MTV Movie & TV Awards Performers Announced
Influential powerhouse Lizzo will take the stage to perform at the "2019 MTV Movie & TV Awards," celebrating pop culture's biggest night with the performances, stories and moments that drove the conversation this year.

[05/16/19 - 11:04 AM]
Video: "Claws" Season 3 Key Art & Behind the Scenes Video Revealed!
"Claws" returns for season three on Sunday, June 9 at 9:00/8:00c on TNT.

[05/16/19 - 11:00 AM]
AMC Greenlights Its First Episodic Anthology Series About the Intersection of Love and Science from Will Bridges and Brett Goldstein
The Untitled Bridges/Goldstein Project, produced by AMC Studios, will consist of six, hour-long episodes, and is slated for a 2020 debut on AMC.

[05/16/19 - 10:03 AM]
Video: CBS All Access Debuts "Strange Angel" Season Two Official Trailer and Key Art
The period drama explores the bizarre true story of Jack Parsons, a man who straddled the worlds of science and the occult, pioneering America's rocketry program while simultaneously practicing sex magick rituals as a devotee of Aleister Crowley's religion, Thelema.

[05/16/19 - 10:01 AM]
Limited Drama Series "Years and Years" Debuts June 24 on HBO
Rory Kinnear, Russell Tovey, Jessica Hynes, Ruth Madeley and Anne Reid star, along with Emma Thompson, who plays an outspoken celebrity turned political figure whose controversial opinions divide the nation.

[05/16/19 - 09:47 AM]
New Netflix Series "The Magic Order" Sets James Wan and Lindsey Beer as Executive Producers, Based on the Original Story by Mark Millar
Wan will direct the debut episode and Beer will serve as writer/showrunner for the series.

[05/16/19 - 09:24 AM]
Comedy Central's New Scripted Series "South Side" Premieres July 24
The aspirational, scripted comedy is set in and around the working class neighborhood of Englewood on the South Side of Chicago.

[05/16/19 - 09:15 AM]
Video: The CW's New Series First Look Clips & Trailers
Get your first look at new dramas "Batwoman," "Katy Keene" and "Nancy Drew."

[05/16/19 - 09:11 AM]
Diesel Brothers' Special Two-Hour Live Memorial Day Event Features "Diesel Brothers: Monster Jump Live" During Season Finale
Hosted by TV personality Chris Jacobs, said event premieres Monday, May 27 at 8:00/7:00c on Discovery Channel.

[05/16/19 - 08:49 AM]
Giada De Laurentiis Spends Summer in Capri and Shares Southern Italian Family Favorites in Return of "Giada in Italy"
She and her family have vacationed on this picturesque island off the Amalfi Coast for many years and she reminisces with her own take on traditional dishes from Southern Italy, leading up to a menu celebrating what would have been her grandfather Dino's 100th birthday.

[05/16/19 - 08:26 AM]
ABC News Presents a Two-Hour Prime-Time Special on America's Golden Girl Farrah Fawcett on Thursday, May 23
"This is Farrah Fawcett" premieres Thursday, May 23 at 8:00/7:00c on the Alphabet.

[05/16/19 - 08:17 AM]
WarnerMedia Reups Kevin Reilly for Four More Years
Reilly's role will expand to include all WarnerMedia Entertainment basic cable networks as President of TBS, TNT and truTV, in addition to Chief Content Officer, WarnerMedia Direct-to-Consumer.

[05/16/19 - 08:12 AM]
Wednesday's Broadcast Ratings: CBS Tops Demos with "Survivor" Finale
The Eye's reality franchise wraps its season in front among adults 18-49.

[05/16/19 - 08:02 AM]
Video: Trailer & Guests - "My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman"
Letterman welcomes Kanye West, Ellen DeGeneres, Tiffany Haddish, Lewis Hamilton, and Melinda Gates.

[05/16/19 - 08:01 AM]
Video: Ali Wong and Randall Park in "Always Be My Maybe" - Trailer Debut!
The film is directed by Nahnatchka Khan from a script by Ali Wong, Randall Park, and Michael Golamco.

[05/16/19 - 07:31 AM]
"Disenchantment" Part Two Launches September 20th on Netflix
Find out what happens next when your favorite un-fairytale returns - and its world gets a whole lot bigger.

[05/16/19 - 05:00 AM]
The CW Announces Its New Fall Schedule for 2019-2020 Season
Look for new dramas "Batwoman" and "Nancy Drew" on Sundays and Wednesdays, respectively.

[05/15/19 - 11:16 PM]
Development Update: Wednesday, May 15
Updates include: CBS confirms "Madam Secretary" to end after six seasons; Wyatt Nash to recur on The CW's "Riverdale"; and "P-Valley" producers release statement about filming in Georgia.

[05/15/19 - 02:40 PM]
CBS Drops "Million Dollar Mile" from Saturday Lineup
Repeats of "God Friended Me" will instead fill the 8:00/7:00c slot effective immediately.

[05/15/19 - 02:39 PM]
Video: First Look at New Fall Shows on CBS
Watch the preview trailers for all eight new series coming next season on the network.

[05/15/19 - 11:19 AM]
Science Channel Goes Into the Eye of the Storm with All-New Series "Hurricane Man" Premiering Tuesday, June 18 at 10PM ET/PT
Josh Morgerman, a veteran storm chaser, takes viewers on a global thrill ride into the heart of some of the most destructive hurricanes on the planet.

[05/15/19 - 10:05 AM]
Hulu Sets Premiere Date for Award-Winning Documentary "Jawline"
The film will be released as a Hulu Documentary both theatrically across key markets in the US and on Hulu on Friday, August 23.

[05/15/19 - 09:45 AM]
Steve Levy, Brian Griese, Louis Riddick and Laura Rutledge to Call 2019 "Monday Night Football" Doubleheader Game
Said group will call the Denver Broncos-Oakland Raiders game on ESPN as part of the opening-night doubleheader.

[05/15/19 - 09:30 AM]
A Second Season of Frog-Out-of-Water Animated Comedy "Amphibia" Has Been Ordered Ahead of the Series Premiere, Monday, June 17
Guest stars during its freshman run include Tony Hale, Chris Sullivan, Tara Lipinski, Johnny Weir, Jack McBrayer, Kristen Johnston and Matt Jones.

[05/15/19 - 09:01 AM]
First-Look Photos: Season 4 of AMC's "Preacher" Premieres August
The show's final season kicks off Sunday, August 4 at 9:00/8:00c.

[05/15/19 - 08:59 AM]
HGTV Builder/Designer Jasmine Roth Adds Distinctive Style to Cookie Cutter Homes in the Second Season of "Hidden Potential"
The series returns with back-to-back episodes on Monday, June 3 at 9:00/8:00c and 9:30/8:30c.

[05/15/19 - 08:11 AM]
Tuesday's Broadcast Ratings: "NCIS" Tops Both Total Viewers, Demos
CBS leads the night in said categories, sharing the adults 18-49 crown with NBC.

[05/15/19 - 08:07 AM]
ABC's "Saturday Night Football" First Three Week Slate Continues ESPN's Early Season Schedule Rollout
New this year, all ABC "Saturday Night Football" games will begin at 7:30/6:30c.

[05/15/19 - 08:02 AM]
WarnerMedia Unveils a Smarter Way for Advertisers at First-Ever, All-In Upfront
The combined portfolio reaches over three in four Americans every month across all platforms, and now boasts more than 1.2 billion followers across social media platforms.

[05/15/19 - 08:01 AM]
Video: "Rick and Morty" Season 4 Premieres in November!
The titular duo makes said announcement in a new video.

[05/15/19 - 08:00 AM]
Video: TNT Releases the First Trailer for "Chasing The Cure," Anchored and Executive Produced by Ann Curry
The multiplatform event will bring together a weekly two-hour television broadcast with a 24/7 global digital interactive experience to fully harness the power of crowdsourcing in an effort to help people who are suffering from undiagnosed, misdiagnosed or uncured medical mysteries.

[05/15/19 - 07:32 AM]
Smithsonian Channel(TM) Investigates What May Be the Largest Murder Scene on British Soil in "Adolf Island"
The special will premiere on Sunday, June 23 at 10:00/9:00c on Smithsonian Channel.







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[06/04/26 - 01:04 PM]
ESPN Presents Comprehensive UFL Postseason Coverage, Culminating with the 2026 United Bowl on ABC & ESPN Deportes
The UFL playoffs begin Sunday, June 7, on ABC at 3 p.m. as the defending UFL champion DC Defenders take on the Orlando Storm in the Storms' inaugural UFL season, as both teams look to punch their championship ticket.

[06/04/26 - 12:04 PM]
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[06/04/26 - 11:01 AM]
FX's "The Marriage Plot" Limited Series Ordered for FX and Hulu
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[06/04/26 - 10:09 AM]
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[06/04/26 - 10:01 AM]
Star-Studded Line-Up of Performers and Presenters Revealed for the "79th Annual Tony Awards" Live Sunday, June 7 on CBS
Rachel Zegler, who will return to Broadway next Spring, will deliver a special tribute to "A Chorus Line," which recently celebrated its 50th anniversary.

[06/04/26 - 09:40 AM]
Joshua Jackson Joins "Your Friends & Neighbors" Season 3
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[06/04/26 - 09:31 AM]
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[06/04/26 - 09:01 AM]
NBC to Air "Alan Jackson: The Last Show"
Filmed before a sold-out crowd at Nashville's Nissan Stadium, the special will capture a once-in-a-generation farewell from one of country music's most beloved and influential artists.

[06/04/26 - 09:01 AM]
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[06/04/26 - 09:00 AM]
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[06/04/26 - 08:31 AM]
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[06/04/26 - 08:05 AM]
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[06/04/26 - 08:01 AM]
Netflix's "Devil May Cry" Renewed for Third and Final Season!
Across two seasons, "Devil May Cry" has appeared on the Netflix Global Top 10 for four weeks with season 1 accumulating 21.7M views in 2025 and season 2 already accumulating 6.4M views in just two weeks.

[06/04/26 - 07:30 AM]
Tubi Announces Multi-Project Slate with Kevin "KevOnStage" Fredericks
Tubi is deepening the collaboration across formats and genres, spanning two new seasons of "Safe Space," a new scripted workplace comedy as well as his first stand-up special and original feature films on the platform.