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[11/08/19 - 11:32 PM]
Development Update: Friday, November 8
Updates include: NBC pushes "Blindspot" swan song to summer; Showtime's "Halo" project casts trio; and Sang Kim tapped as new showrunner for "Jupiter's Legacy" at Netflix.

[11/08/19 - 03:30 PM]
The CW Gets Into the Spirit with Its Schedule of Upcoming Holiday Specials
Highlights include the new competition series "The Christmas Caroler Challenge."

[11/08/19 - 02:43 PM]
Amy Poehler Directed "Moxie" Rounds Out Cast with Marcia Gay Harden
The film tells the story of a girl (Hadley Robinson) from a small town who is inspired by her mother's Riot Girl past and starts a feminist revolution at her high school.

[11/08/19 - 12:00 PM]
The CW Announces 2020 Midseason Premiere Dates
Look for "Riverdale" spin-off "Katy Keene" to premiere Thursday, February 6 at 8:00/7:00c.

[11/08/19 - 11:44 AM]
Netflix Announces the Release Date of "Three Days of Christmas," The New Series Created and Directed by Pau Freixas
The three-episode series is the story of four sisters portrayed in different stages of their lives and always set in the almost magical scenario of their home in the mountains on Christmas.

[11/08/19 - 11:00 AM]
NBC Heads Into 2020 with Top Talent, Innovative Dramas, Fan-Favorite Comedies and Must-See Specials
On the comedy front, January marks the conclusion of hit series "The Good Place," which will go out with a forkin' good time on Thursday, January 30 at 8:30/7:30c.

[11/08/19 - 09:48 AM]
A "Fresh" Farewell: ABC's Groundbreaking Comedy "Fresh off the Boat" to End Acclaimed Six-Season Run
The series, produced by 20th Century Fox Television, will wrap up with an hour-long series finale, Friday, February 21.

[11/08/19 - 09:27 AM]
VH1's "Black Ink Crew: Chicago" Returns Wednesday, Dec. 4th
This season on "Black Ink Crew: Chicago," there's a massive shakeup as a new tattoo shop blows into the Windy City, threatening to take 9MAG's spot at the top.

[11/08/19 - 09:05 AM]
Video: Based on Megan Abbott's Celebrated Novel, USA Network's "Dare Me" Reveals Official Trailer and Sets December Premiere
Premiering Sunday, December 29, the series is an unflinching exploration of teen angst, jealousy, loyalty and the dynamics of power in a small Midwestern town.

[11/08/19 - 09:00 AM]
WE tv Renews OG Franchise Hit "Growing Up Hip Hop" for Season Five
Look for the first of 13 new episodes beginning Thursday, December 5 at 9:00/8:00c.

[11/08/19 - 08:30 AM]
Thomas Rhett and Wells Fargo Team Up for a Special Performance at the "2019 American Music Awards(R)," Airing Live Sunday, Nov. 24, on ABC
Thomas Rhett joins previously announced performers Camila Cabello, Billie Eilish, Selena Gomez, Dua Lipa and Lizzo, as well as Taylor Swift.

[11/08/19 - 08:12 AM]
Thursday's Broadcast Ratings: No Stopping "Thursday Night Football"
FOX once again takes home top honors in total viewers and adults 18-49.

[11/08/19 - 08:01 AM]
Video: The Sketch Comedy Masters of "Astronomy Club" Are Coming to Netflix December 6th
Get your first look at the sketch comedy series from Kenya Barris.

[11/08/19 - 08:00 AM]
Apple Gives Series Order to "Severance" from Award-Winning Director Ben Stiller
Adam Scott will play the lead role of Mark, an employee with a dark past trying to put himself back together.

[11/08/19 - 06:47 AM]
FOX Sports Delivers Powerful Digital October with Most Video Views and Consumption Minutes in Its History
FOX Sports further spins the numbers for the month of October.

[11/08/19 - 12:05 AM]
Video: "Singapore Social" - Official Trailer - Netflix
Peer into the lives of young Singaporeans as they defy expectations and traverse the tricky terrain of career, romance and family.

[11/07/19 - 11:55 PM]
Development Update: Thursday, November 7
Updates include: FOX cancels summer entry "BH90210"; FX transitions four upcoming series to sibling Hulu; and Starz mulls potential "Weeds" sequel series.

[11/07/19 - 11:41 PM]
Video: It's Time to Discover the Rules of the Angelus System - Watch the Trailer for "Nobody's Looking"
The show explores the most complex issues of humanity in an unusual and humorous way.

[11/07/19 - 03:52 PM]
Video: "Bikram: Yogi, Guru, Predator" - Official Trailer - Netflix
The documentary explores the dramatic rise and fall of Bikram Choudhury, the controversial founder of hot yoga.

[11/07/19 - 03:00 PM]
John Boyega Will Star in "Rebel Ridge," A Thriller from Writer/Director Jeremy Saulnier
The film explores systemic injustice in America.

[11/07/19 - 02:57 PM]
"Dickinson" Has Officially Been Renewed for a Second Season
Apple confirmed the news on social media this afternoon.

[11/07/19 - 02:36 PM]
NBC Gets Into the "Oh, What Fun" Spirit with Full Slate of Holiday Season Programming Overflowing with Good Cheer
"Dolly Parton: 50 Years at the Opry" kicks things off on Tuesday, November 26 at 9:00/8:00c.

[11/07/19 - 01:07 PM]
Five More Actors Have Joined the Cast of Shondaland's "Inventing Anna"
Anders Holm, Arian Moayed, Anna Deavere Smith, Jeff Perry and Terry Kinney are the latest bound for the Netflix series.

[11/07/19 - 12:31 PM]
AMC Renews "Eli Roth's History of Horror" for Second Season
The second season, which will also appear on AMC Networks' horror streaming service, Shudder, will feature episodes devoted to monsters, evil children, witches, body horror, houses of hell and "Eli's Terrifying Twelve."

[11/07/19 - 12:30 PM]
ABC Announces Full-Season Orders for Comedies "American Housewife" and "Bless This Mess"
The network has ordered six additional episodes of each show.

[11/07/19 - 12:11 PM]
Adult Swim Greenlights New "Fairy Tales" Series Plus More Seasons of "The Shivering Truth," "Lazor Wulf" and "12 Oz. Mouse"
JJ Villard's "Fairy Tales" is a new, twisted, fun take on classic the Brothers Grimm fairy tales like Cinderella and Snow White.

[11/07/19 - 12:07 PM]
National Geographic Taps Emmy(R)- and Tony(R) Award-Winning Actor Courtney B. Vance to Star Opposite Cynthia Erivo for "Genius: Aretha"
Vance joins as Aretha's father, C.L. Franklin, an influential reverend and civil rights activist known as the "Million Dollar Voice."

[11/07/19 - 12:00 PM]
Freeform Announces January 2020 Premiere Dates for Fan-Favorite Returning Series "grown-ish," "Good Trouble" and "The Bold Type"
Plus, previously announced new series "Party of Five" and "Everything's Gonna Be Okay" will debut with back-to-back episodes.

[11/07/19 - 11:50 AM]
BET Networks and Tyler Perry Studios Announce Perry's New Original Series for BET+, "Tyler Perry's Bruh" and "Tyler Perry's Ruthless," Expanding the Acclaimed Content Creator's Arsenal of Exclusive Programming for BET
The first series to complete production, "Tyler Perry's Bruh," produced by Perry exclusively for BET+, examines the world of dating, career, and friendship in a present-day society for a group of 30-something-year-old college friends.

[11/07/19 - 11:42 AM]
Netflix Wins Hot Horror Package "The Unsound" from Director David F. Sandberg, BOOM! Studios, and Skylar James
The film follows a psychiatrist who returns to the insane asylum where her mother once worked and is now a patient, hoping to quell a bloody wave of horror that's been unleashed.

[11/07/19 - 11:29 AM]
MotorTrend Greenlights the All-New Series "Faster with Finnegan" Starring Mike Finnegan of "Roadkill"
The series is scheduled to debut exclusively on the MotorTrend App, the only subscription streaming service dedicated entirely to the motoring world, in first quarter 2020 and is produced by MotorTrend Studios.

[11/07/19 - 11:22 AM]
"Cosmos" Returns! Season 3 of the Most Celebrated Science Show on the Planet to Premiere March 9, 2020, on National Geographic
The new season airs on Nat Geo in 172 countries and 43 languages and on FOX this summer.

[11/07/19 - 11:11 AM]
Bravo's "Vanderpump Rules" Returns Tuesday, January 7 at 9 PM ET/PT
Returning for season eight are Lisa Vanderpump and her current and former SURvers: Ariana Madix, Brittany Cartwright, Jax Taylor, James Kennedy, Katie Maloney-Schwartz, Kristen Doute, Lala Kent, Scheana Shay, Stassi Schroeder, Tom Sandoval and Tom Schwartz.

[11/07/19 - 10:25 AM]
"Olive, Again" by Elizabeth Strout Revealed as New Oprah's Book Club Selection
Winfrey's interview with Strout will premiere January 17 exclusively on Apple TV+.

[11/07/19 - 10:02 AM]
Jo Frost Comes to the Aid of a New Generation of Families in the Return of the Groundbreaking International Award-Winning Series "Supernanny" Premiering New Year's Day, January 1 on Lifetime
Drawing on 30 years of professional experience, Jo is back to help stressed-out parents tackle social and behavioral challenges as well as new issues faced by modern-day families.

[11/07/19 - 09:21 AM]
TLC Kicks Off 2020 with the Return of Six Fan-Favorite Series in January
"My 600-lb Life" kicks things off on Wednesday, January 1 at 8:00/7:00c.

[11/07/19 - 09:21 AM]
Oxygen's "Criminal Confessions" from Executive Producer Dick Wolf Returns Saturday, December 7 at 6PM ET/PT
The series returns with a special 90 minute premiere featuring the high profile Chris Watts case.

[11/07/19 - 09:06 AM]
Zoe Saldana Will Star in (and Executive Produce with Reese Witherspoon) a Limited Series Adapted from Tembi Locke's Best-Selling Memoir, "From Scratch"
The series follows an American woman as she falls in love while studying abroad and then attempts to build a life with him back home.

[11/07/19 - 08:19 AM]
Comedy Central Greenlights Docu-Comedy Special from D.L. Hughley "How Not to Get Shot and Other Advice from White People"
Hughley will executive produce and star in the project, which will follow him into the field to explore the state of race in America.

[11/07/19 - 08:12 AM]
Wednesday's Broadcast Ratings: "The Masked Singer" Continues Its Demo Reign
FOX's reality entry once again leads the night among adults 18-49.

[11/07/19 - 08:01 AM]
Women in Country Music Unite for Groundbreaking Performances at "The 53rd Annual CMA Awards," Nov. 13, on ABC
The groundbreaking number led by Carrie Underwood, Reba McEntire and Dolly Parton will also feature Terri Clark, Sara Evans, Crystal Gayle, The Highwomen, Martina McBride, Jennifer Nettles, Tanya Tucker and Gretchen Wilson.

[11/07/19 - 07:01 AM]
Video: "The Knight Before Christmas" Starring Vanessa Hudgens - Official Trailer - Netflix
After a sorceress transports medieval knight Sir Cole (Josh Whitehouse) to present-day Ohio during the holiday season, he befriends Brooke (Vanessa Hudgens), a clever and kind science teacher who's been disillusioned by love.

[11/07/19 - 06:03 AM]
ABC and Disney Channel Bring the Magic of Disney Parks to Viewers with Three Holiday Specials Featuring Some of Today's Biggest Stars
Matthew Morrison, Emma Bunton and Jesse Palmer are among the featured hosts.

[11/06/19 - 11:58 PM]
Development Update: Wednesday, November 6
Updates include: ABC mulls "Revenge" sequel series; Disney+ names latest Marvel showrunners; and "The Jim Jefferies Show" to sign off after three seasons at Comedy Central.

[11/06/19 - 01:04 PM]
Celebrity Performers and Presenters Announced for the 2019 "E! People's Choice Awards" This Sunday, November 10 at 9PM ET/PT
Grammy Award winner Alessia Cara and Grammy Award nominee Kelsea Ballerini are set to perform live at the ceremony.

[11/06/19 - 12:54 PM]
Beloved Series "Overhaulin'" Returns Exclusively on the MotorTrend App
Off the airwaves since 2015, the MotorTrend App is bringing back the series exclusively to subscribers with all new episodes.

[11/06/19 - 10:31 AM]
Lifetime Casts Leading Ladies GG Townson and Laila Odom for Highly Anticipated Salt-N-Pepa Biopic
The project will also star Cleveland Berto as music producer "Hurby Azor," Jermel Howard as rapper "Treach" and Monique Paul stars as "DJ Spinderella."

[11/06/19 - 09:00 AM]
CBS Orders "Game On!," A New Sports Comedy Entertainment Series from Executive Producers James Corden and Ben Winston
The U.S. version will be hosted by Emmy and Peabody Award-winning actor, writer and producer Keegan-Michael Key, and will feature tennis champion and entrepreneur Venus Williams and New England Patriots Super Bowl champion Rob Gronkowski as team captains.

[11/06/19 - 08:30 AM]
Video: "Iliza: Unveiled" - Official Trailer - Netflix
"Unveiled," the fifth stand-up special from Iliza Shlesinger, streams November 19, only on Netflix.

[11/06/19 - 08:30 AM]
ABC and ESPN Announce Commentator Teams for the XFL's 2020 Season
Play-by-play voice Steve Levy, analyst Greg McElroy, field analyst Tom Luginbill and reporter Dianna Russini will call the highly anticipated XFL kickoff game.







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[11/15/24 - 11:44 AM]
"Live with Kelly and Mark" Halloween Week Scares Up Season Highs in Total Viewers and Households
Thursday's Halloween celebration "Only HALLOWEEN in the Building," featuring the annual fan-favorite costume contest, was the show's top telecast in both Total Viewers (2.396 million) and Households (1.64 rating) in seven months.

[11/15/24 - 11:01 AM]
Video: NBC's New Hit Comedy "St. Denis Medical" Boosts Fan Engagement by Dropping First Episode on TikTok and YouTube Today
Building on the series' rave reviews and tremendous momentum that saw 87 million video views leading up to premiere night, NBC is expanding the show's reach by gifting viewers the first episode for free on both platforms through December 1.

[11/15/24 - 11:00 AM]
"Special Forces: World's Toughest Test" Returns for Season Three with an Epic, Edge-of-Your-Seat Five-Week Event Featuring 2-Hour Mega Episodes Premiering Wednesday, January 8
Each week, the two-hour super charged episodes will feature household names enduring some of the harshest, most grueling challenges from the playbook of the actual Special Forces selection process.

[11/15/24 - 10:14 AM]
"Dancing with the Stars" 500th Telecast Is Top Entertainment Program of the Night in Adults 18-49
In addition, the milestone episode ranked as the No. 1 telecast on Tuesday night in Women 18-34 (0.92 rating) and Women 18-49 (0.95 rating), as well as Teens 12-17 (0.29 rating) and Adults 25-54 (0.93 rating).

[11/15/24 - 09:01 AM]
Video: Kylie Cantrall Is Back as Red in New Music Video "Red Christmas" Available Now on Disney+ and YouTube
Cantrall originated the character in this summer's smash hit Disney Original movie "Descendants: The Rise of Red," becoming Disney+'s most-watched Live Action Original Movie since "Hocus Pocus 2" with over 33 million views in just 12 weeks.

[11/15/24 - 09:00 AM]
AMC Networks' "Best Christmas Ever" Returns with Month-Long Celebration of the Holidays Beginning November 30
With over 550 hours of holiday programming, AMC's jolly lineup has something for everyone in the family.

[11/15/24 - 08:31 AM]
The Country Music Association and ABC Celebrate Country Music's Biggest Night with Special Programming Leading Into "The 58th Annual CMA Awards"
Country music fans will have a front-row seat to their favorite country music stars starting this weekend.

[11/15/24 - 08:04 AM]
ABC News Announces Exclusive Behind-the-Scenes Special Hosted by Luke Bryan Ahead of the 2024 CMA Awards
"Vegas Lights & Country Nights: Countdown to the CMA Awards - A Special Edition of 20/20" will air Tuesday, November 19, at 10:01 p.m. EST on ABC.

[11/15/24 - 08:01 AM]
Video: "The New York Times Presents: Weight of the World" - Official Teaser - FX
As GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic soar in popularity for weight loss, this film follows three people on their own GLP-1 journeys and explores how decades of diet culture and society's relentless pursuit of thinness paved the way for their rise.

[11/15/24 - 05:31 AM]
Conan O'Brien to Host 97th Oscars
"America demanded it, and now it's happening: Taco Bell's new Cheesy Chalupa Supreme. In other news, I'm hosting the Oscars," said O'Brien.

[11/15/24 - 03:02 AM]
Video: "Seven Doors" - Main Trailer - Netflix
All hail the king. "Seven Doors" will open December 13. Only on Netflix.

[11/15/24 - 03:01 AM]
Video: "1992" - Official Trailer - Netflix Spain
An enraged serial killer, mysteriously linked to Expo 92 in Seville, burns his victims alive in this series directed by Álex de la Iglesia.

[11/14/24 - 02:02 PM]
Video: "Second Chance Stage" - Official Trailer - Max
Your dream is waiting. "Second Chance Stage" premieres November 28 on Max.

[11/14/24 - 01:23 PM]
Video: Paramount+ with Showtime Presents Key Art and All-New Featurette Revealed for Showtime's "The Agency"
The highly-anticipated espionage political thriller features a star-studded cast, including 2x Academy Award nominee Michael Fassbender and series regulars Jeffrey Wright, Jodie Turner-Smith, Katherine Waterston, John Magaro, Alex Reznik, Andrew Brooke, Harriet Sansom Harris, India Fowler, Saura Lightfoot-Leon, Reza Brojerdi and Richard Gere.

[11/14/24 - 12:41 PM]
Celebrity Heroes Take On Superstar Villains in Quest to Conquer the Kitchen in "Worst Cooks in America Celebrity Edition: Heroes vs. Villains"
Returning mentor Chef Jeff Mauro welcomes newcomer Chef Antonia Lofaso to transform these culinary disasters into cooking masters with each leading their own team of meal-making misfits.