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[05/20/19 - 11:39 PM]
Development Update: Monday, May 20
Updates include: AMC pulls the plug on "Humans" after three seasons; Kari Skogland to direct "The Falcon and the Winter Soldier" for Disney+; and Showtime releases "The Chi's" Jason Mitchell over allegations of inappropriate behavior.

[05/20/19 - 03:18 PM]
ABC News Special Celebrates the Legacy of Two Iconic Television Series When "Nightline" Presents "All About 'All in the Family' and 'The Jeffersons,'" Wednesday, May 22
The half-hour special follows the previously announced event, "Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's 'All in the Family' and 'The Jeffersons.'"

[05/20/19 - 01:04 PM]
Sting, Josh Groban, John Legend and Chrissy Metz Join the Lineup of Performers for Fifth Annual "Red Nose Day Special" on NBC
In addition to the music performances, "SNL" stars Michael Che, Colin Jost and Kate McKinnon will appear in a sketch, and the new host of "A Little Late with Lilly Singh," Lilly Singh will also showcase her comedic stylings.

[05/20/19 - 12:03 PM]
"Game of Thrones" Concludes with All-Time HBO Record; "Barry" Quadruples Prior Season Finale
HBO spins the numbers for Sunday, May 19.

[05/20/19 - 12:02 PM]
Comedy Series "Los Espookys" Debuts June 14 in HBO
The show follows a group of friends who turn their love for horror into a peculiar business, providing horror to those who need it, in a dreamy Latin American country where the strange and eerie are just part of daily life.

[05/20/19 - 11:17 AM]
Bravo Announces New Docuseries "Indian-ish" Following Several Multi-Generational Indian American Families Living in Miami
Featuring the first-ever all Indian cast in an American docuseries, Bravo takes a peek into the world of this rich subculture under the hot Miami sun.

[05/20/19 - 11:15 AM]
Nickelodeon's "Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader," Hosted by John Cena, Sets Premiere Date - Monday, June 10, at 7:00 P.M. (ET/PT)
New episodes will continue to air Monday, June 17, through Wednesday, June 19 at 7:00/6:00c, before moving to its regular Monday timeslot on June 24 at 7:00/6:00c.

[05/20/19 - 11:05 AM]
Casey Webb Tackles Epic New Eats and Food Challenges on the New Season of "Man v. Food" on Cooking Channel
On the new season, beginning on Tuesday, July 2 at 10:00/9:00c, Casey is ready to battle more of the biggest, spiciest and boldest foods around.

[05/20/19 - 10:14 AM]
"BattleBots" to Premiere Friday, June 7 on Discovery and Wednesday, June 12 on Science Channel
The metal munching mayhem is coming back, from the bots to the builders, the flames, the spark and all the robot guts and glory.

[05/20/19 - 10:14 AM]
"Drunk History" Returns with Eight All-New Episodes Premiering Tuesday, June 18 at 10pm
Fans can watch the all new trailer featuring highlights from the new summer season here.

[05/20/19 - 10:00 AM]
Perennial Summer Favorite "Big Brother" Returns with a Two-Night Premiere Event Tuesday, June 25 and Wednesday, June 26, 8:00-9:00 PM
Season 21 will also air on Sunday nights at 8:00/7:00c.

[05/20/19 - 09:12 AM]
Ovation to Air "Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations" Starting June 6
Ovation will start airing seasons five through eight of the award-winning travel and food show in three-hour blocks.

[05/20/19 - 09:11 AM]
Joshua Jackson Joins "Little Fires Everywhere"
Based on Celeste Ng's 2017 bestseller, "Little Fires Everywhere" follows the intertwined fates of the picture-perfect Richardson family and an enigmatic mother and daughter who upend their lives.

[05/20/19 - 09:08 AM]
Premiere Date: MTV's "The Real World" on Facebook Watch
This season, seven strangers from wildly different backgrounds come together at a house in Atlanta, Georgia as every moment of their lives is taped as people stop being polite... and start getting real.

[05/20/19 - 08:52 AM]
Paranormal Investigators Help Louisiana Police Chief Solve Town's Hauntings in Travel Channel's "Ghosts of Morgan City"
Look for the new series to premiere on Friday, June 21 at 9:00/8:00c.

[05/20/19 - 08:17 AM]
Sunday's Broadcast Ratings: ABC, "American Idol" Top Demos on Night of Finales
The Alphabet takes home the adults 18-49 crown while CBS is the most-watched broadcaster.

[05/20/19 - 06:00 AM]
Cartoon Network Grows Programming Slate with New Adventure Comedies "Mao Mao, Heroes of Pure Heart" and "Tig N' Seek"
Last year's whimsical and imaginative "Summer Camp Island" from Julia Pott will also get a sophomore season, with George Gendi's buddy comedy "Apple & Onion" getting a full season pickup.

[05/19/19 - 03:00 PM]
Netflix Announces Delicious New Programming During FYSEE Food Day
Returning series "Chef's Table" and "Somebody Feed Phil" will be joined by Jon Favreau and Roy Choi in "The Chef Show."

[05/19/19 - 08:23 AM]
Saturday's Broadcast Ratings: NBC Tops Viewers, Shares Demo Crown with FOX
The Peacock's "Dateline" leads the night in both categories.

[05/19/19 - 06:53 AM]
ESPN's Second Highest Rated NBA Conference Finals Game 3 Ever
ESPN spins the numbers for Saturday, May 18.

[05/18/19 - 08:34 AM]
Friday's Broadcast Ratings: NBC Tops Demos with "The Blacklist" Finale
The Peacock takes home the adults 18-49 crown while CBS is the most-watched network.

[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.







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Chin Han, Hoa Xuande, Justin Chien, Amanda Zhou, Crystal Yu, Kelemete Misipeka, Lourdes Faberes and Rekha Sharma have joined the cast of the upcoming second season, which is currently in production in partnership with Nickelodeon.

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[11/12/24 - 11:01 AM]
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[11/12/24 - 11:00 AM]
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[11/12/24 - 10:34 AM]
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[11/12/24 - 10:14 AM]
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[11/12/24 - 10:00 AM]
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[11/12/24 - 09:00 AM]
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[11/12/24 - 08:31 AM]
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[11/12/24 - 07:03 AM]
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