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[10/04/19 - 11:08 PM]
Development Update: Friday, October 4
Updates include: Rachel Maddow lends her voice to The CW's "Batwoman"; "The Crown's" Peter Morgan inks massive overall deal with Netflix; and Disney+ orders documentary series "Behind the Attraction."

[10/04/19 - 01:28 PM]
A Trip to Grandma's House Leads to Unexpected Holiday Romance for a Professional Photographer in "Picture a Perfect Christmas," A New, Original Movie Premiering November 9, on Hallmark Channel
Sophie Griffith's (Patterson) photography career is really taking off, yet she cannot seem to find the same kind of success and fulfillment in her personal life.

[10/04/19 - 01:27 PM]
Jill Wagner and Matthew Davis Star in "Christmas Wishes and Mistletoe Kisses," A New, Original Movie Premiering October 26th, on Hallmark Channel
Former interior designer Abbey Fuller (Wagner) traded the uncertainties of running a small business for a 9-5 job that lets her keep a consistent schedule for her five-year-old son Max (Wyatt Hunt).

[10/04/19 - 11:34 AM]
Video: Teaser Trailer - Hulu Original "Marvel's Runaways"
The series will return for season three on Friday, December 13 with all 10 episodes.

[10/04/19 - 11:17 AM]
"CMT's Nashville Squares" Hosted by Comedian Bob Saget to Premiere on Friday, November 1st at 8p/7c
The all-new series puts a country music twist on the classic game show "Hollywood Squares."

[10/04/19 - 10:35 AM]
Rachael Leigh Cook and Damon Wayans Jr Set to Star in Netflix's "Love, Guaranteed"
To save her small law firm, earnest lawyer Susan takes a high-paying case from Nick, a charming new client who wants to sue a dating website that guarantees love.

[10/04/19 - 09:02 AM]
Video: "The Kominsky Method" Season 2 - Official Trailer - Netflix
Michael Douglas and Alan Arkin are back for a new season, due on October 25.

[10/04/19 - 08:59 AM]
Thursday's Broadcast Ratings: "Thursday Night Football" Keeps FOX on Top
The network's NFL franchise dominates the evening in total viewers and adults 18-49.

[10/04/19 - 07:05 AM]
Video: "Unnatural Selection" - Main Trailer - Netflix
The documentary series, due on October 18, explores new developments in the science of gene-editing that defy evolution and raise moral, social and environmental impact questions about where we, as a society, draw the line.

[10/04/19 - 06:35 AM]
"Elite" Has Been Renewed for Season 3 - New Episodes Will Hit Netflix in 2020
Leïti Sène and Sergio Momo are bound for the new season, which has already completed production.

[10/03/19 - 11:42 PM]
Development Update: Thursday, October 3
Updates include: Gael García Bernal, Diego Luna join Amazon's "Cortes"; Starz looks to bring "Blindspotting" to the small screen; and Sylvester Stallone, Dolph Lundgren re-team for "The International" at CBS.

[10/03/19 - 05:52 PM]
Apple's "Servant" from M. Night Shyamalan to Premiere November 28 Exclusively on Apple TV+
The series follows a Philadelphia couple in mourning after an unspeakable tragedy creates a rift in their marriage and opens the door for a mysterious force to enter their home.

[10/03/19 - 05:43 PM]
"Big Mouth" Creators Set New Series "Human Resources"
The workplace comedy is set in the world of the monsters.

[10/03/19 - 01:27 PM]
Adrian Grenier and Kaitlin Doubleday Star in "Christmas at Graceland: Home for the Holidays" A New, Original Movie Premiering November 23, on Hallmark Channel
World-traveler Harper Ellis (Doubleday) returns to Memphis for the holidays to stay with her family and interview for an overseas position at a museum.

[10/03/19 - 01:19 PM]
Video: "Baroness von Sketch Show" Returns to IFC Wednesday, October 30th - Watch and Share the Season 4 Trailer Now
These days, life is hardly a fairy tale, so pour a healthy glass of red and enjoy IFC's all-female sketch series performed and written by Carolyn Taylor, Meredith MacNeill, Aurora Browne and Jennifer Whalen.

[10/03/19 - 11:48 AM]
"CMT Crossroads" Celebrates Its 70th Episode with Superstar Pairing of Halsey and Kelsea Ballerini in One of Its Largest Outdoor Tapings Ever on Friday, October 11 in Nashville
The episode will premiere on CMT in early 2020.

[10/03/19 - 11:47 AM]
Video: CBS All Access Unleashes the Official Trailer and Teaser Art for Season Two of "Tell Me a Story"
The series will return for its second season on Thursday, December 5.

[10/03/19 - 10:16 AM]
Video: Teaser Trailer - Hulu's Upcoming Drama Series "Reprisal"
The series stars Abigail Spencer, Rodrigo Santoro, Mena Massoud, Rhys Wakefield, Madison Davenport, Gilbert Owuor, David Dastmalchian, W. Earl Brown, Craig Tate, Wavyy Jonez, Shane Callahan, and Rory Cochrane.

[10/03/19 - 10:01 AM]
Pop TV Renews Critically Acclaimed "Florida Girls" for Second Season
The series is an unapologetically bold comedy inspired by the life of creator and star Laura Chinn about four friends who are making the most out of life while living below the poverty line in Clearwater, Florida.

[10/03/19 - 09:29 AM]
Grammy Award(R)-Winning Singer-Songwriter Leann Rimes Joins the Special Guest Lineup for HGTV's "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition"
Rimes will appear in one of 10 highly anticipated new episodes that will air on HGTV in early 2020.

[10/03/19 - 09:06 AM]
National Geographic Taps Triple Threat Cynthia Erivo ("Harriet," "The Color Purple") as Aretha Franklin in "Genius: Aretha"
Filming will start this November for a spring 2020 premiere on National Geographic channels in 172 countries and 43 languages.

[10/03/19 - 09:03 AM]
Video: "Eli" - Official Trailer - Netflix
As a last resort to cure their son's auto-immune disorder, the Millers move into a sterile manor during his treatments.

[10/03/19 - 09:02 AM]
Quibi Announces New Horror Series "50 States of Fright" from Gunpowder & Sky's ALTER, DIGA Studios and Executive Producer Sam Raimi
Rachel Brosnahan, Travis Fimmel, Christina Ricci, Jacob Batalon, Ming-Na Wen, Taissa Farmiga, Asa Butterfield, John Marshall Jones and Ron Livingston will star in the anthology series.

[10/03/19 - 09:00 AM]
HBO Max and Sesame Workshop Announce New Content Partnership Cementing a Shared Commitment to Kids and Families
Beginning with season 51, "Sesame Street" will premiere on HBO Max and then continue to air for free on PBS Kids.

[10/03/19 - 09:00 AM]
AMC Reveals First-Look at Third Series in "The Walking Dead" Universe Ahead of the Show's Panel Debut at New York Comic Con
The third installment of the franchise will feature two young female protagonists and focus on the first generation to come-of-age in the apocalypse as we know it.

[10/03/19 - 08:35 AM]
CBS Orders New Competition Series "Tough as Nails," From Emmy Award-Winning Executive Producer Phil Keoghan and Louise Keoghan
Keoghan will also serve as host on the 10-episode competition series.

[10/03/19 - 08:12 AM]
Wednesday's Broadcast Ratings: FOX, "Masked Singer" Hold Onto Demo Honors
The network's reality hit nevertheless is down 24% from last week's opener.

[10/03/19 - 08:11 AM]
TNT Brings Original "Snowpiercer" Artwork to New York Comic Con
TNT has commissioned DC to have five artists interpret the series in their own creative vision through a custom poster series that will be exclusively available at the "Snowpiercer" booth at New York Comic Con.

[10/03/19 - 08:00 AM]
Starz Acquires Six Titles Including Geena Davis' "This Changes Everything" Documentary and Series "In the Long Run" Created by and Featuring Idris Elba
"This series is a semi-autobiographical comedy that tackles stereotypes and racial divisions while having a laugh about it," said Elba.

[10/03/19 - 06:01 AM]
IMDb Original Series "Corner Gas Animated" to Premiere on IMDb TV in the U.S. on October 15
Beginning October 15, 24 episodes of seasons 1 and 2 will be available for the first time in the U.S. on the IMDb TV app on Fire TV, the Prime Video app, IMDb.com and the IMDb mobile apps.

[10/02/19 - 11:29 PM]
Development Update: Wednesday, October 2
Updates include: Mekia Cox joins the cast of ABC's "The Rookie"; Lisa Cholodenko to helm Showtime's "Rita" pilot; and Michael B. Jordan, Seth Rogen bring "Middle West" to Amazon.

[10/02/19 - 03:44 PM]
HBO Max Assembles Animated and Scripted Originals Kids and Family Team
Joining the kids and family team are Billy Wee, Senior Vice President, Original Animation, and Nikki Reed, Vice President, Kids and Family Scripted Originals.

[10/02/19 - 02:44 PM]
TBS Orders One-Hour Drama "Obliterated" Straight to Series
The one-hour, 10-episode serialized action dramedy is focused on an elite special forces team who is tracking a deadly terrorist network, hell bent on blowing up Las Vegas.

[10/02/19 - 01:35 PM]
Food Nework and Girl Scouts of the USA Team Up for Primetime Series "Girl Scout Cookie Championship," Hosted by Alyson Hannigan
Production is currently underway and the series is slated to premiere Q1 2020 during Girl Scout Cookie season.

[10/02/19 - 01:10 PM]
Netflix Announces New Sketch Series "The Iliza Shlesinger Sketch Show"
The six-episode half-hour series will shoot in New York this fall and launch in 2020.

[10/02/19 - 01:05 PM]
TLC's "Long Lost Family" Returns for an Emotional Fourth Season on Friday, October 25 at 10PM ET/PT
With the help of hosts Chris Jacobs and Lisa Joyner, estranged relatives who have suffered decades of separation take another step toward the possibility of discovering and reuniting with family members.

[10/02/19 - 12:09 PM]
Lifetime Says "I Do" to New Season of "Marrying Millions" for 2020
The series has received an 16-episode order, up from 10 episodes from its debut season, as it follows relationships where one partner is incredibly wealthy, and the other is definitively not.

[10/02/19 - 10:38 AM]
Nickelodeon Sets Premiere Date for New Family Music Competition, Friday, Nov. 1, at 7:00 P.M. (ET/PT)
"America's Most Musical Family" will simulcast its premiere across BET, MTV, MTV2, Nicktoons, Paramount Network, TeenNick, TV Land and VH1.

[10/02/19 - 10:01 AM]
"Dear White People" Will Return for a Fourth and Final Season
The streaming service revealed said news on social media this morning.

[10/02/19 - 09:50 AM]
AXS TV Presents the Star-Studded Singing Competition "The X Factor: Celebrity," Making Its Stateside Debut on Monday, October 14 at 8 P.M. ET/5 P.M. PT
The upcoming season puts a fresh spin on the long-standing series, pitting stars from film, television, sports, and more against each other as they put their singing talents on full display.

[10/02/19 - 09:00 AM]
Nickelodeon and Tyler Perry Studios Partner to Produce Brand-New Kids and Family Series Starring Young Dylan
The news was revealed today on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show."

[10/02/19 - 08:10 AM]
Tuesday's Broadcast Ratings: NBC Tops Demos; CBS Leads Total Viewers
The Eye's "FBI" is the only series to post week-to-week gains among adults 18-49.

[10/02/19 - 08:05 AM]
A&E's "World's Biggest Ghost Hunt: Pennhurst Asylum" Takes Viewers on the Most Ambitious Televised Paranormal Investigation Ever
The two-hour special airs Wednesday, October 30 at 8:00/7:00c.

[10/02/19 - 08:01 AM]
"Shadow and Bone" - Based on Leigh Bardugo's Novels - Has Found Its Cast
The Netflix series will star Ben Barnes as General Kirigan, Freddy Carter as Kaz Brekker, Jessie Mei Li as Alina Starkov, Archie Renaux as Malyen Oretsev, Amita Suman as Inej, and Kit Young as Jesper Fahey.

[10/02/19 - 07:33 AM]
Paramount Network Launches First Original Digital Series with "On Location" Hosted by Josh Horowitz
Zooey Deschanel, Michael Mann, Robert Patrick, M. Night Shyamalan, Kevin Smith and Lance Reddick are among those featured.

[10/02/19 - 06:09 AM]
CMT to Present Ashley McBryde with "Breakout Artist of the Year" Award During "2019 CMT Artists of the Year" Celebration
"I'm so excited to share the same stage as this fantastic group of artists and am honored to be there to celebrate alongside them!" shared McBryde.

[10/01/19 - 11:52 PM]
Development Update: Tuesday, October 1
Updates include: ABC cancels summer drama "Grand Hotel"; Ava DuVernay to bring comic book series "DMZ" to HBO Max; and Winston Duke to lead "Swagger" for Apple TV+.

[10/01/19 - 04:37 PM]
WarnerMedia Expands Brett Weitz' Role to General Manager of TBS, TNT, and Now truTV
Concurrently, Thom Hinkle has been upped to head of original content for all three networks.

[10/01/19 - 01:58 PM]
Viacom's Entertainment Brands Comedy Central, Paramount Network and TV Land All Close Fiscal Year with Overall Growth and Hit Scripted Series
All three brands also featured top-rated and critically acclaimed original programming throughout the fiscal year (October 2018 - September 2019).

[10/01/19 - 01:39 PM]
New CBS Series Lead the Way in Premiere Week
CBS spins the numbers for the week of September 23-29.







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[11/26/24 - 08:32 AM]
Bravo Greenlights "Vanderpump Rules" Season 12 with a New Group of SUR-vers
In addition, "Vanderpump Rules" will celebrate the past decade of heartbreaks, friendship rifts and scandals with a retrospective special highlighting the past 11 seasons.

[11/26/24 - 08:30 AM]
Video: Paramount+ and Nickelodeon Reveal Teaser, First-Look Images and Premiere Date for "Henry Danger The Movie"
"Henry Danger The Movie" will be available to stream in the U.S. on Paramount+ Friday, January 17, and premiere on Nickelodeon that same day at 7 p.m. (ET/PT).

[11/26/24 - 08:01 AM]
Video: "Makayla's Voice: A Letter to the World" - Official Teaser - Netflix
Makayla is a teenage girl who has spent her life grappling with a rare form of autism that rendered her essentially nonverbal until her parents, filled with unwavering belief in their daughter's potential, embarked on a transformative journey to discover the true depth of Makayla's inner world.

[11/26/24 - 08:01 AM]
HBO Announces Ian Bonhote & Peter Ettedgui's Award-Winning "Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story," Debuting December 7 on HBO and Max
The critically acclaimed film had its world premiere at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival and recently won six Critics Choice Documentary Awards.

[11/26/24 - 07:01 AM]
Video: "The Manny" Season 2 - Release Date Announcement - Netflix
A busy executive hires a cowboy to care for her kids in a moment of panic. Little does she know he'll challenge her views of gender roles - and of love.

[11/26/24 - 06:58 AM]
"The Talk" Series Finale to Air Live on Friday, December 20
Over the show's 15 season run, "The Talk" will have aired 2,993 episodes, garnered over 70 awards/nominations, promoted over 10,800 guests, gifted over $103 million in giveaways, and welcomed over 250,000 audience members.

[11/26/24 - 06:01 AM]
"Star Wars: Skeleton Crew" Will Debut Early - Watch the Two-Episode Premiere Streaming December 2 Only on Disney+!
Look for new weekly episodes every Tuesday starting at 6 p.m. PT on December 10.

[11/26/24 - 06:01 AM]
Paramount+ Sets December 9 Premiere for Docuseries on American Soccer Star Christian Pulisic
The first episode will premiere in December, while episodes two and three will premiere in January.

[11/26/24 - 06:00 AM]
Bravo Fan Fest Brought the Heat to Miami and Now You Can Stream All the Tea on Peacock
A fan-favorite lineup of Bravolebrities from across the network's favorite franchises made their way to the 305.

[11/26/24 - 02:40 AM]
Swedish Cold War Political Satire "Whiskey on the Rocks" Premieres January 22 Exclusively on Disney+
The political satire, inspired by real events, is the first Nordic Original series to premiere on Disney+ in select countries and Hulu in the U.S. on January 22, 2025.

[11/25/24 - 02:49 PM]
Hallmark's Critically Acclaimed, Hit Series "The Way Home" Jumps Back Into the Pond When Season 3 Premieres January 2, Exclusively on Hallmark+
Season three picks up where season two left off - with Kat (Chyler Leigh) and her brother Jacob (Spencer Macpherson), who went missing more than two decades ago at the age of eight and is now an adult, poised to walk into the Landry home to an unsuspecting Del (Andie MacDowell).

[11/25/24 - 12:30 PM]
"The Curious Case of Natalia Grace" Returns This January for the Final Chapter
"The Final Chapter" offers a conclusion to Natalia's story as she strives for healing and resolution in her tumultuous journey filled with decades of unexpected twists and turns.

[11/25/24 - 12:00 PM]
Matthew Broderick and Son James Wilkie Broderick to Guest Star on CBS' "Elsbeth" in 2025
This will be the first time the father and son share the screen together.

[11/25/24 - 11:00 AM]
Peacock's "Richard Ramirez: The Night Stalker Tapes" Exposes the Troubled Man Behind the Dark Myth Through Firsthand Recordings and Accounts from Some of the Women Who Knew Him Best
Collected from more than 25 hours of audio recordings - most of which have never been heard before - and including revealing interviews with his family, friends and wife, the series explores the dark forces that led Ramirez to become the infamous Night Stalker.

[11/25/24 - 10:32 AM]
Video: Tom Hanks Narrates an Extraordinary Journey - "The Americas" - NBC
Narrated by Academy Award winner Tom Hanks comes the extraordinary journey of Earth's great supercontinent.