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[12/25/20 - 11:10 PM]
Development Update: Week of December 21-25
Updates include: HBO Max eyes "Sex and the City" limited series; Bounce TV sets cast for "Johnson"; and Mike Flanagan indicates "no plans for more chapters" of Netflix's "Haunting of" anthology series.

[12/25/20 - 08:05 AM]
Thursday's Broadcast Ratings: NBC Wins Christmas Eve with "It's a Wonderful Life"
The network's annual telecast tops all programming in total viewers and adults 18-49.

[12/24/20 - 11:06 AM]
ABC Is Fall's No. 1 Entertainment Net in Adults 18-49, Marking Network's First Win in 5 Years
ABC spins the numbers for the season to date.

[12/24/20 - 09:13 AM]
Wednesday's Broadcast Ratings: "The Great Christmas Light Fight" Goes Out on Top for ABC
The Alphabet leads the night in both total viewers and adults 18-49.

[12/24/20 - 07:01 AM]
Video: "Cobra Kai" Season 3 - Quiet! Here's a New Premiere Date - Netflix
The series will now return one week earlier than previously announced: Friday, January 1.

[12/23/20 - 04:01 PM]
"Aggretsuko" Is Coming Back for a Fourth Season of Romance, Rock, and Rage
Netflix confirmed the show's renewal on social media this afternoon.

[12/23/20 - 09:05 AM]
HBO Max Highlights - January 2021
Newly added library titles to include "Pushing Daisies," "What I Like About You," "Babylon 5," "Person of Interest," "The New Adventures of Old Christine," "Everwood," "Eve," "The Wayans Bros" and "Batman: The Animated Series."

[12/23/20 - 08:01 AM]
Tuesday's Broadcast Ratings: "The Bachelorette" Wraps Season on Top
ABC takes home top honors in both total viewers and adults 18-49 last night.

[12/23/20 - 07:01 AM]
BYUtv Winter Premieres Include "Operation Awesome" Debut
Mid-season returns include hidden-camera series "Random Acts" (season six), wilderness series "Survivalists" (season one) and charity-oriented "The Fixers" (season two).

[12/22/20 - 02:00 PM]
All-New Animated Series "The Great North" to Have a Special Preview Sunday, January 3, on FOX
The newcomer will then officially launch on Sunday, February 14 alongside the network's "Animation Domination" lineup.

[12/22/20 - 01:58 PM]
Video: "The Little Things" - Official Trailer - HBO Max
Academy Award winners Denzel Washington, Rami Malek and Jared Leto star in the film, coming to theaters and streaming exclusively on HBO Max on January 29.

[12/22/20 - 01:09 PM]
"JonBenet Ramsey: What Really Happened?" Exclusive Documentary on discovery+ Reveals New Information in the Infamous Unsolved Cold Case
This feature-length documentary explores the iconic JonBenet Ramsey case with a fresh perspective.

[12/22/20 - 12:57 PM]
New Science Channel Series Spotlights the Kensington Runestone and Its Potential to Rewrite History in "Secrets of the Viking Stone"
The series, featuring actor Peter Stormare and history enthusiast Elroy Balgaard, bows Sunday, January 3 on the cable channel.

[12/22/20 - 11:43 AM]
MTV's "Teen Mom OG" Season Premiere Tuesday, January 26 at 8PM ET/PT
Amber, Catelynn, Cheyenne, Maci and Mackenzie continue to share their most personal struggles and achievements leaning into the turmoil of today's "new normal" with resilience and grit.

[12/22/20 - 11:39 AM]
OWN to Air All-New John Legend Hosted Special "Revisiting Underground" Immediately Following Network Premiere of "Underground on OWN" January 5
The dramatic series acquired from Sony Pictures Television will have a revitalized presentation on OWN, with newly filmed episodic introductions by cast members, never-before-seen behind the scenes footage and more.

[12/22/20 - 10:31 AM]
"Good Trouble" Season 3 Premieres Wednesday, February 17 on Freeform
The cable channel confirmed the news on social media this morning.

[12/22/20 - 10:03 AM]
The CW to Showcase All-New Docuseries "All American Stories" Across Its Broadcast and Streaming Platforms
The first special will be broadcast on Monday, January 11 and will feature a special "sneak peek" of the upcoming third season of "All American."

[12/22/20 - 09:46 AM]
FX Picks Up New Comedy Series "Reservation Dogs"
From Sterlin Harjo and Taika Waititi, the series follows four Native teenagers in rural Oklahoma who spend their days committing crime... and fighting it.

[12/22/20 - 08:05 AM]
Monday's Broadcast Ratings: "The Bachelorette" Special Puts ABC in Front
The Alphabet leads the night in both total viewers and adults 18-49.

[12/22/20 - 08:03 AM]
Video: Lifetime Releases "First Look" Trailer for "Whitney Houston & Bobbi Kristina: Didn't We Almost Have It All"
The two-hour documentary presents an in-depth look at the parallel lives of renowned singer Whitney Houston and her daughter Bobbi Kristina.

[12/22/20 - 08:01 AM]
Video: "History of Swear Words" - Official Trailer - Netflix
Nicolas Cage hosts this proudly profane series that explores the history and impact of some of the most notorious bad words in the English language.

[12/22/20 - 08:00 AM]
HBO and BBC One Renew "His Dark Materials" for a Third Season
Production on the eight-episode third season is slated to begin in Cardiff in 2021.

[12/22/20 - 07:05 AM]
Free Streaming Network Crackle Announces New Exclusives, Movies, and Series for January
Highlights include the feature "Black Water Abyss," arriving January 21.

[12/22/20 - 07:00 AM]
Video: "Coming 2 America" - Official Trailer
Eddie Murphy, Arsenio Hall, Jermaine Fowler, Leslie Jones, Tracy Morgan, KiKi Layne, Shari Headley, with Wesley Snipes and James Earl Jones star in the sequel, due March 5 on Prime Video.

[12/22/20 - 06:59 AM]
HBO Sports' Two-Part Documentary "Tiger" Debuts January 10
The two-part documentary illuminates in sweeping scope and vast detail the rise, fall, and epic comeback of global icon Tiger Woods.

[12/21/20 - 12:01 PM]
CBS Gives Full-Season Order to New Comedy "B Positive" from Chuck Lorre and Marco Pennette for the 2020-2021 Broadcast Season
Series stars Middleditch and Ashford were so happy about the pickup that they asked to deliver a video message.

[12/21/20 - 11:04 AM]
TV One Celebrates the Galvanizing Power of Black Music in New Documentary Special "Unsung Presents: Music & the Movement" on Monday, January 18, 2021 at 8 P.M. ET/7C
The Martin Luther King Jr. Day special incorporates first-hand accounts, interviews with artists and media, coupled with archival footage from memorable speeches, soul-stirring vocal performances, and more.

[12/21/20 - 10:59 AM]
Video: HBO Max Debuts Trailer and Key Art for New Season 3 of Max Original "Gomorrah"
The series will be featured in a new International genre page on HBO Max alongside a curated selection of programming from all around the world, with titles ranging from drama to comedy to thrillers.

[12/21/20 - 09:04 AM]
YouTube Originals Announces "NikkieTutorials: Layers of Me" Premiering December 28
The four-part docuseries was filmed over the last 2.5 years, following Nikkie through the biggest moments of her off-camera career and opening up about the challenges of navigating fame.

[12/21/20 - 08:11 AM]
Sunday's Broadcast Ratings: NBC Remains on Top with "Sunday Night Football"
The network once again takes home top honors in total viewers and adults 18-49.

[12/21/20 - 07:01 AM]
Video: "The White Tiger" - Official Trailer - Netflix
The ambitious driver for a rich Indian family uses his wit and cunning to escape from poverty and become an entrepreneur.

[12/21/20 - 06:23 AM]
discovery+ to Highlight Our Wonderfully Perfect World and the Adventures She Bestows on Us with a Variety of Nature Docuseries Launching on January 4
The new titles will launch on the newly announced discovery+ streaming platform, helping to usher a new era of experiencing non-fiction content.

[12/21/20 - 06:01 AM]
Video: "Death to 2020" - Official Trailer - Netflix
As the year we all want to end finally does, take a look back at 2020's mad glory in this comedic retrospective from the creators of "Black Mirror."

[12/21/20 - 05:34 AM]
"The Book of Boba Fett," A New Series, Coming December 2021 on Disney+
Season three of "The Mandalorian" will go into production next year.

[12/21/20 - 03:46 AM]
New Imperial Couple "Sisi and Franz" Found - Netflix Original "The Empress" (wt) About to Start Production
The six-part series is expected to premiere in the spring of 2022.

[12/20/20 - 06:01 PM]
Saturday's Broadcast Ratings: CBS Wins College Football Matchup
The Eye's SEC Championship leads the night over ABC's ACC Championship coverage.

[12/19/20 - 02:01 PM]
Amazon Renews "The Wilds" for Second Season
The streamer broke the news on social media this afternoon.

[12/19/20 - 08:16 AM]
Friday's Broadcast Ratings: FOX Rides College Football to Victory
Coverage of the Pac-12 Football Championship Game leads the night among adults 18-49.

[12/18/20 - 11:43 PM]
Development Update: Friday, December 18
Updates include: The CW's "All American" latest eyed for spin-off; Al Madrigal, Jaime Camil team for ABC's "Guerrillas"; and Utkarsh Ambudkar, P.J. Byrne to recur on Netflix's "Never Have I Ever."

[12/18/20 - 04:05 PM]
ABC's "For Life" Returns with All-New Episodes Starting Wednesday, Jan. 27, When COVID-19 Hits Bellmore Prison
The show's winter premiere has been pushed back by one week.

[12/18/20 - 12:15 PM]
Video: First Look at the New Season of "Final Space"
Look for season three on Adult Swim in the new year.

[12/18/20 - 11:57 AM]
discovery+ Has the Greatest Collection of Paranormal & Unexplained Content in One Place
The Paranormal & Unexplained genre hub on discovery+ will launch with nearly 3,000 episodes of paranormal programming in its extensive library, establishing the largest collection of paranormal content available to users anywhere in the world.

[12/18/20 - 11:25 AM]
"Lone Star Law: Patrol and Protect" Premieres on Discovery Channel Tuesday, Dec. 29 at 10PM ET/PT
Discovery Channel audiences get a front row seat as the Texas Game Wardens encounter perilous situations that affect citizens and wildlife alike as they oversee more than 250,000 squares miles of deserts, lakes, piney woods, bayous, plains and coasts.

[12/18/20 - 10:27 AM]
"Locke and Key" Picked Up for Season 3 in Advance of Season 2
Netflix likewise broke the news via its social media outlets today.

[12/18/20 - 10:00 AM]
All-New Animated Series "The Great North" to Premiere Sunday, February 14 on FOX
The network's "Animation Domination" lineup will kick off at 7:30/6:30c with "Bless the Harts" followed by "The Simpsons, "The Great North," "Bob's Burgers" and "Family Guy."

[12/18/20 - 09:59 AM]
HBO Max Renews Hit Comedic Thriller "The Flight Attendant" for a Second Season
The eight-episode first season premiered November 26 and had its finale on December 17.

[12/18/20 - 09:42 AM]
Hulu Set to Launch Original Docuseries "The D'Amelio Show," Capturing the First Family of Tik Tok
With a combined social media footprint over 250 million followers, the series will give an authentic look at the reality of this family as Charli, Dixie, dad Marc and mom Heidi as they navigate their sudden rise to fame, all the while still staying true to their family values.

[12/18/20 - 09:36 AM]
Thursday's Broadcast Ratings: FOX Tops Competition with "Thursday Night Football"
The network once again leads the night in total viewers and adults 18-49.

[12/18/20 - 09:31 AM]
"Virgin River" Picked Up for a Third Season by Netflix
The streamer announced the news on social media this morning.

[12/18/20 - 09:16 AM]
Jump Into the New Year with All-New Episodes of Kids and Family Favorites "Looney Tunes Cartoons" and "Sesame Street"
Plus: Cartoon Network classics "Ed, Edd n Eddy," "Codename: Kids Next Door," "Courage the Cowardly Dog," "The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy Head" to HBO Max.







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[12/18/24 - 03:12 PM]
Netflix Announces New Sports Series Following College Football's Preeminent Powerhouse - The SEC
The Netflix Sports Series follows the entire 2024 college football season and will premiere in Summer 2025.

[12/18/24 - 01:30 PM]
"Landman" Explodes Becoming the #1 Paramount+ Original of All Time Garnering 14.9M Global Households
New episodes are available to stream every Sunday exclusively on Paramount+.

[12/18/24 - 12:34 PM]
Airing on "Masterpiece" in 2025 and Beyond
"Masterpiece" returns for a stellar 55th season in 2025, dishing up headline-making new series plus returning favorites, stunning costume dramas, addictive mysteries, and A-list actors from Damian Lewis to Keeley Hawes, Kate Phillips to Hugh Bonneville.

[12/18/24 - 11:04 AM]
Get Ready to Send It When Bravo's "Summer House" Returns Wednesday, Feb. 12 at 9 P.M. ET/PT
The returning housemates are Amanda Batula, Kyle Cooke, Paige DeSorbo, Lindsay Hubbard, Ciara Miller, Gabby Prescod, Carl Radke, Jesse Solomon and West Wilson.

[12/18/24 - 11:03 AM]
Discovery Channel January Programming Highlights
This January, all-new series "Harpoon Hunters," premieres on Discovery Channel alongside new seasons of "Moonshiners: Master Distiller," "Expedition X," "Expedition Bigfoot," and "Outback Opal Hunters."

[12/18/24 - 10:39 AM]
"The Challenge" Brings Fan-Favorite Rivals Twist to All Stars in New Season
"The Challenge All Stars: Rivals" will premiere Wednesday, January 29 at 8PM ET/PT on MTV.

[12/18/24 - 10:28 AM]
AXS TV Presents "Hangover from Hell" - A New Year's Day Marathon Featuring 16 Fiery Episodes of "Hell's Kitchen" on Wed., Jan. 1 Starting at 12 PM EST
"Hangover from Hell" will feature some of the most memorable and heated moments from the series, guaranteeing an entertaining start to the new year.

[12/18/24 - 10:21 AM]
"Live with Kelly and Mark" Hits Season Highs in Total Viewers, Households and Women 25-54 with Best Numbers Since April
In addition, "Live" posted week-to-week gains of +12% in Women 25-54 (0.47 rating vs. 0.42 rating), hitting a season high and posting the show's second week of growth in the demographic with its best delivery in three months.

[12/18/24 - 09:31 AM]
Discovery Follows Elite New England Fisherman as They Spear Big Game Fish Worth Thousands in "Harpoon Hunters," Premiering January 24 at 9PM ET/PT
Each summer on Cape Cod, multi-generational fishing families race against the clock - and each other - to catch highly valuable Atlantic bluefin tuna using only 10-foot electrified spears.

[12/18/24 - 09:20 AM]
Shocking True Crime Docuseries "The Bunker" Makes Exclusive US Debut Thursday, January 16, 2025 on Viaplay
The three-part documentary follows a woman revisiting her past trauma of being abducted, held in a bunker, and making a shocking escape.

[12/18/24 - 09:01 AM]
Video: "Molly-Mae: Behind It All" - Official Trailer - Prime Video
"Molly-Mae: Behind It All" will take you beyond the headlines of the UK's #1 influencer to uncover the real Molly-Mae.

[12/18/24 - 08:57 AM]
ABC News Announces Two-Hour Primetime Special - "The Year: 2024" - Hosted by "Good Morning America" Co-Anchor Robin Roberts
This two-hour primetime special revisits the most iconic and memorable moments of this year, from the historic news events, social trends and legal decisions in the headlines to the breakout stars, celebrities and champions who had everyone talking.

[12/18/24 - 08:32 AM]
Spend Christmas Day with Disney+
This Christmas Day, Disney+ is offering subscribers a robust slate of live programming, new Originals, and holiday favorites, plus an exclusive offer to make the holiday even brighter.

[12/18/24 - 08:01 AM]
Video: Gather 'Round Faithfuls! Peacock Debuts Official Trailer for Season 3 of "The Traitors"
Following the three-episode premiere on January 9, new episodes will drop weekly on Thursdays at 6pm PT/9pm ET, with the finale and reunion set for March 6 on Peacock.

[12/18/24 - 08:01 AM]
Netflix & Skydance Sports Announce New Docuseries on Tennis Icon Rafael Nadal
One of the greatest tennis players of all time, Rafael Nadal reflects on the milestones that defined him and the final chapter of his legendary journey.