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[01/11/22 - 11:19 PM]
Development Update: Tuesday, January 11
Updates include: ABC gives pilot order to Jo Koy's "Josep"; Domhnall Gleeson cast as Steve Carell's "The Patient" at FX; and Syfy's "Reginald the Vampire" fills out cast.

[01/11/22 - 07:24 PM]
Netflix Top 10 Week of January 3: "Cobra Kai" Dominates the TV List, "Don't Look Up" Continues to Top the Film List
The series, starring Ralph Macchio and William Zabka, dominated the Top 10 English TV list, taking the #1 (Season 4), #7 (Season 1), #9 (Season 3) and #10 (Season 2) spots.

[01/11/22 - 04:10 PM]
Netflix Confirms Production of "Black Knight" - Kim woo-bin Returns
"Black Knight" is based on the popular webtoon of the same title that won the E-IP Award at the Asian Film Market.

[01/11/22 - 03:31 PM]
Video: "Earnin' It: The NFL's Forward Progress" - Official Trailer - Peacock Original
The documentary is a story told through the lens of the women who help make the NFL season happen.

[01/11/22 - 03:30 PM]
NBC's "Sunday Night Football" Concludes Season on Pace to Be TV's #1 Primetime Show for Unprecedented 11th Consecutive Year
NBC's "SNF" extended its record for the most consecutive years atop the charts (since 1950).

[01/11/22 - 02:25 PM]
2022 College Football Playoff National Championship Nets 22.6 Million Viewers, Cable's Top Telecast in Two Years
The Dawgs' thrilling 33-18 victory over the SEC Champion Crimson Tide was up 19 percent from last year's national championship contest between Alabama and Ohio State.

[01/11/22 - 02:10 PM]
Apple Original Films Lands "The Beanie Bubble" Starring Zach Galifianakis, Elizabeth Banks, Sarah Snook and Geraldine Viswanathan
"The Beanie Bubble" is inspired by the story behind one of the biggest speculative crazes that blazed through American culture in the 90s.

[01/11/22 - 01:12 PM]
E!'s "Botched" Returns Tuesday, January 25 at 9:00 PM ET/PT
The "Botched" doctors are back and ready to rock on as they handle their most unsettling cases yet!

[01/11/22 - 12:36 PM]
Video: Hulu Original Series "Dollface" Season Two Trailer and Key Art Debut
Season two follows Jules (Kat Dennings) and her best friends - post pandemic, post heartbreak, heading toward turning thirty.

[01/11/22 - 12:35 PM]
Hip-Hop Icon and Actor Chris "Ludacris" Bridges Continues His Culinary Education in Brand-New Episodes of "Luda Can't Cook" on discovery+
In each of the one-hour episodes, premiering Tuesday, February 15 on discovery+, Ludacris immerses himself in a specific type of cuisine guided by an expert.

[01/11/22 - 12:00 PM]
Video: Paramount+ Reveals Official Trailer for Original Animated Series "Big Nate," Premiering Thursday, Feb. 17
The first eight episodes will be available in the U.S. and Canada, with more episodes to be announced at a later date.

[01/11/22 - 11:51 AM]
"Black-ish" Welcomes More Special Guest Stars for Celebratory Farewell Season
Upcoming guest stars this season include Andrew Bachelor, Kent Bazemore, Simone Biles, Jeanie Buss, Daveed Diggs, Kenny "Babyface" Edmonds, Vivica A. Fox, Montrezl Harrell, Dwight Howard, Magic Johnson, DeAndre Jordan, Malik Monk, Isaiah Mustafa, Kendrick Nunn, Rajon Rondo, Reid Scott and Stephen A. Smith, among others.

[01/11/22 - 11:09 AM]
Netflix Announces "Aziz Ansari: Nightclub Comedian" Premiering January 25th
Look for the new Netflix comedy special, "Aziz Ansari: Nightclub Comedian," premiering globally January 25.

[01/11/22 - 11:01 AM]
Award-Winning Actress, Writer and Activist Sharon Stone Joins the Season Two Cast of the Max Original Series "The Flight Attendant" as a Recurring Guest Star
Stone will play Lisa Bowden, Cassie's (Kaley Cuoco) estranged mother who would prefer to stay estranged.

[01/11/22 - 10:49 AM]
New Series "Underground Railroad: The Secret History" Premieres Jan. 30 on Science Channel and discovery+
To be successful, the Underground Railroad had to operate in secrecy - therefore, little written documentation about these journeys exists.

[01/11/22 - 10:13 AM]
Huzzah! Hulu Original Comedy Series "The Great" Renewed for Season 3
The critically acclaimed second season debuted on Hulu on Friday, November 19, 2021 and is certified fresh on Rotten Tomatoes at 100%.

[01/11/22 - 10:00 AM]
Paramount+ Limited Event Series "The Offer" to Premiere on April 28
The first three episodes of the 10-episode-long series will be available to stream at launch.

[01/11/22 - 09:30 AM]
Glenn Weiss Returns as Director for 94th Oscars
Weiss has directed numerous live televised events, including six previous Oscars shows for which he won two Primetime Emmys, and 20 Tony Awards shows which earned him three directing Primetime Emmys.

[01/11/22 - 09:10 AM]
ESPN's "Monday Night Football: Doubleheader Saturday" Debut Registers Viewership of 20.3 Million for Cowboys-Eagles and 19.1 Million for Chiefs-Broncos, ESPN's Most-Watched NFL Regular Season Games in More than a Decade
The Cowboys and Eagles generated an audience of 20.3 million viewers on ESPN, ABC, ESPN Deportes, while the Chiefs-Broncos delivered 19.1 million viewers across the same networks.

[01/11/22 - 09:05 AM]
HBO Sports and NFL Films Present "Terry Bradshaw: Going Deep," Debuting February 1
Directed by award-winning documentarian Keith Cossrow of NFL Films, the special, which combines Bradshaw's distinctive stage show with a revealing interview and rare archival footage.

[01/11/22 - 09:01 AM]
Video: "Kimi" - Official Trailer - HBO Max
From Academy Award-winning director Steven Sodenbergh comes an original thriller starring Zoë Kravitz.

[01/11/22 - 09:01 AM]
ABC Orders Season Six of "Station 19"
Executive producer and showrunner Krista Vernoff will continue to helm the successful "Grey's Anatomy" spinoff series.

[01/11/22 - 08:48 AM]
CBS Sports Delivers Its Most-Watched NFL Regular Season in Six Years, Concluding with Strong Week 18 Viewership
"The NFL on CBS" averaged 21.588 million viewers for its 10 national Sunday game windows, which is more than any primetime television sports, entertainment or news series on any network this season.

[01/11/22 - 08:47 AM]
Video: "C.I. Ape" - Official Trailer - The Roku Channel
In this family action-comedy, a fighting, spying chimpanzee and his female teen partner must confront an evil genius on a remote island to stop his plans for world domination.

[01/11/22 - 08:06 AM]
"Dexter: New Blood" Shatters Viewership Records for Showtime
For its 10-episode run, the series is averaging over 8 million weekly viewers across all platforms, becoming the most-watched series in Showtime history.

[01/11/22 - 08:02 AM]
Peacock Announces Acquisition of Poignant Documentary "Use of Force: The Policing of Black America"
The full-length film, narrated and co-produced by hip hop legend Chuck D, premieres this Friday, January 14.

[01/11/22 - 08:01 AM]
Video: "Cielo Grande" Season 1 - Date Announcement - Netflix
A remote Argentine resort revives its wakeboarding competition, drawing in Mexican athlete Steffi, who is determined to uncover a family secret.

[01/11/22 - 07:02 AM]
Michele Tafoya to Work Final NBC "Sunday Night Football" Game at Super Bowl LVI on Feb. 13
"My time with NBC Sports has been the most satisfying of my career. I've had the good fortune of collaborating with a team that is amongst the best at what they do, and the support I've received in this position has been unparalleled," Tafoya said.

[01/11/22 - 06:01 AM]
Video: "The Tinder Swindler" - Official Trailer - Netflix
Posing as a wealthy, jet-setting diamond mogul, he wooed women online then conned them out of millions of dollars. Now some victims plan for payback.

[01/11/22 - 06:00 AM]
Video: Apple TV+ Debuts Trailer for Highly Anticipated Thriller Series "Suspicion," Premiering Globally on February 4, 2022
When the son of a prominent American businesswoman (Uma Thurman) is kidnapped from a New York hotel, the eye of suspicion quickly falls on four seemingly ordinary British citizens who were at the hotel on the night in question.

[01/11/22 - 05:01 AM]
Video: "Neymar: The Perfect Chaos" - Official Trailer - Netflix
Beloved worldwide but also a lightning rod for critics, Neymar shares the highs and lows of his personal life and brilliant football career.

[01/10/22 - 11:26 PM]
Development Update: Monday, January 10
Updates include: Paramount+ eyes "Soapdish" for TV series; Aubrey Plaza to visit HBO's "The White Lotus"; and Star Jones to take over "Divorce Court" this fall.

[01/10/22 - 04:11 PM]
Hulu Orders Original Comedy Series "Reboot" from Creator Steve Levitan and 20th Television
Judy Greer will star opposite previously announced Keegan-Michael Key and Johnny Knoxville, replacing Leslie Bibb in the role of Bree.

[01/10/22 - 03:04 PM]
"Kindred" Ordered to Series by FX
The eight-episode series is based on MacArthur Fellow and Hugo Award winner Octavia E. Butler's enormously popular and influential novel.

[01/10/22 - 02:53 PM]
"Euphoria's" Season 2 Premiere Tallied 2.4 Million Viewers Across All Platforms Sunday Night
Said debut marked the strongest digital premiere night performance for any episode of an HBO series since HBO Max's launch and a series-record more than double the season 1 premiere.

[01/10/22 - 12:00 PM]
Disney's Onyx Collective Orders "The Plot" Limited Series, Executive Produced and Starring Two-Time Oscar Winner Mahershala Ali from Endeavor Content
The eight-episode series will stream on Hulu in the U.S., Star+ in Latin America and Disney+ in all other territories.

[01/10/22 - 11:45 AM]
Global Hit Series "The Morning Show," Starring and Executive Produced by Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon Renewed for Season Three
Season three of the broadly acclaimed drama will be showrun and executive produced by Charlotte Stoudt.

[01/10/22 - 11:31 AM]
Video: "Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber" - Official Teaser Trailer - Showtime
Starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Uma Thurman, and Kyle Chandler, the series premieres on Sunday, February 27.

[01/10/22 - 11:20 AM]
"The Price Is Right at Night" Primetime Special Welcomes the Hosts of "The Talk," Wednesday, Jan. 19
Akbar Gbajabiamila, Amanda Kloots, Natalie Morales, Jerry O'Connell and Sheryl Underwood will come on down and play alongside contestants for Feeding America, the nation's largest hunger relief charity, and contestants will compete for amazing prizes, including cash, trips and cars.

[01/10/22 - 11:01 AM]
The History Channel Premieres "Black Patriots: Heroes of the Civil War" Executive Produced by NBA Legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Deborah Morales on Monday, February 21 at 11PM ET/PT
"The Civil War wasn't just fought over Black Americans, it was also fought by them," said Abdul-Jabbar. "This documentary chronicles the heroic contributions of courageous African American men and women who helped reshape our nation."

[01/10/22 - 10:25 AM]
WarnerMedia & Comcast Announce Renewal of Carriage Agreement for Popular Basic Cable Networks
WarnerMedia and Comcast Cable announced today the companies have renewed their carriage agreement to distribute WarnerMedia's lineup of cable networks including TBS, TNT, CNN, Cartoon Network, Adult Swim, TCM, truTV, HLN and CNN en Español plus on-demand and TVE content to Xfinity TV customers.

[01/10/22 - 10:01 AM]
Ready, Set, Pup! Adoptable Pups Go for the Touchdown in "Puppy Bowl XVIII" Matchup on Sunday, Feb. 13, 2022 on discovery+ and Animal Planet
The annual special celebrates adoptable pups in all their cuteness and showcases the incredible shelters and rescues, as well as their staffers, who dedicate their lives to helping animals find their fur-ever loving homes.

[01/10/22 - 10:01 AM]
ABC Orders Additional Season of Global Phenomenon "Grey's Anatomy"
Executive producer and showrunner Krista Vernoff will continue to helm the series, with Ellen Pompeo returning as star.

[01/10/22 - 10:00 AM]
Mark Ruffalo and Hugh Laurie Join Cast of Shawn Levy-Helmed "All the Light We Cannot See"
Ruffalo and Laurie join previously announced blind actress Aria Mia Loberti who will make her acting debut in the lead role as Marie-Laure, the blind teenager at the heart of the story.

[01/10/22 - 09:11 AM]
Video: BET+ Originals - "Dear Best Friend"
After the loss of her best friend, Dawn soon realizes with the help of a mysterious novel that there could be a deeper secret to her death.

[01/10/22 - 09:04 AM]
Dating Stories from Hell Are Brought to Life When Fuse's Hit Series, "True Dating Stories," Returns for a Third Season February 2
Just in time for Single's Awareness Day, the Fuse fan-favorite returns with eight new stories of unbelievable dating disasters.

[01/10/22 - 09:01 AM]
Video: Acorn TV Releases Trailer for Powerful Film, "Help," Starring Emmy Winner, Jodie Comer and Stephen Graham
The film, originally released in the U.K. on Channel 4 in September 2021, was acclaimed by critics.

[01/10/22 - 08:31 AM]
Bonne Annee, Emily! "Emily in Paris" Renewed for Seasons 3 and 4
Season two was released on December 22 debuting on the Global Netflix Top 10 and topping the list across 94 countries with 107.6M hours viewed.

[01/10/22 - 07:17 AM]
Video: Starz Debuts Trailer and Key Art for "Power Book IV: Force" Starring Joseph Sikora as Fan-Favorite Character Tommy Egan Taking Chicago by Force
Sikora reprises his iconic role as Tommy Egan in the fourth installment of the "Power" Universe, making moves to run his new town - Chicago.

[01/10/22 - 07:04 AM]
CBS Sports and Nickelodeon Set for NFL Wild Card Game on Nickelodeon on Super Wild Card Weekend When the San Francisco 49ers Face the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday, Jan. 16, at 4:30 p.m. (ET)
The special presentation will air alongside CBS Sports' broadcast of the game on The CBS Television Network, and is one of six games during Super Wild Card Weekend across Saturday, Sunday and Monday.







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[11/19/24 - 01:38 PM]
Food Network's "Harry Potter: Wizards of Baking" Conjures Ratings and Reach with Series Premiere
The new series launched on Thursday, November 14, and posted a 0.57 P25-54 / 0.74 W25-54 L3 rating, more than doubling prior six-week benchmarks (+148% and +124% respectively) and is on pace to be Food Network's highest rated freshman series of the year.

[11/19/24 - 01:00 PM]
NBC Unveils Powerhouse Midseason Lineup
The highly anticipated "Suits LA" premieres February 23 as part of the network's new Sunday lineup.

[11/19/24 - 12:58 PM]
"Abbott Elementary" Hits Season Highs in Total Viewers and Adults 18-49 with 6.33 Million Total Viewers and 2.21 Adults 18-49
After seven days of viewing on ABC, Hulu, Hulu on Disney+ and digital platforms, "Abbott Elementary" hit season highs in both Total Viewers (6.33 million) and Adults 18-49 (2.21 rating) with its November 6 episode.

[11/19/24 - 12:01 PM]
Netflix Top 10 Week of Nov. 11: "Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson" Has Knockout Debut; "Hot Frosty" Heats Up at #1
Season 2 of the animated series "Arcane" held its place at #2 on the English TV List with 7.4M views and brought Season 1 back onto the list at #8 with 2.6M views.

[11/19/24 - 11:30 AM]
Max and HBO Announce Extended U.S. Licensing Deal with The Criterion Collection
Showcasing the Criterion Collection's acclaimed films alongside a rich collection of titles from Warner Bros. Pictures, Turner Classic Movies, A24, Studio Ghibli, and more, further solidifies Max as the top destination for movie night.

[11/19/24 - 11:20 AM]
Video: "The Agency" - Official Trailer #2 - Paramount+ with Showtime
Starring Michael Fassbender, Jeffrey Wright, Jodie Turner-Smith and Richard Gere.

[11/19/24 - 11:16 AM]
Sean Hannity to Host FOX Nation's Signature Patriot Awards Ceremony on December 5
In partnership with advertisers Tunnel 2 Towers, Patriot Mobile, Golden Corral and Belfor, the awards show will honor and recognize America's finest patriots, including military veterans, first responders and other inspirational everyday heroes.

[11/19/24 - 10:43 AM]
Go Inside the Cheerleading Rivalry Turned Murder-for-Hire Attempt That Shocked the Nation with ID's "The Texas Cheerleader Murder Plot"
The two-hour documentary delves into the notorious murder-for-hire plot concocted by Texas mom Wanda Holloway to eliminate her daughter's cheerleading rival.

[11/19/24 - 10:31 AM]
Netflix and Most Valuable Promotions' Jake Paul vs Mike Tyson Mega-Event Makes History with Over 108 Million Live Global Viewers
The Jake Paul vs Mike Tyson fight is the most-streamed sporting event ever, peaking at 65 million concurrent streams, with 38 million concurrent streams in the US.

[11/19/24 - 10:10 AM]
AMC Networks' December Highlights Includes "Christmas Eve in Miller's Point," "Joe Bob's Christmas Carnage" and More!
December also features new seasons of Acorn TV's "Dalgliesh" and "Darby & Joan"; plus new series premieres on AMC+ and Sundance Now including Natalie Dormer thriller "White Lies," "The Newsreader" atarring Sam Reid, and true crime documentary "Monkey on a Stick: Murder, Madness & The Hare Krishnas."

[11/19/24 - 10:06 AM]
Video: "Hard Knocks in Season with the AFC North" - Official Trailer - Max
For the first time ever, Hard Knocks is taking you behind-the-scenes of the playoff chase with the AFC North.

[11/19/24 - 10:06 AM]
Netflix Confirms Its Commitment to Turkiye's Creative Industry and Announced 12 New Titles Live from the Next on Netflix Event in Istanbul
In the upcoming year and beyond, Netflix continues its commitment to bring even more thrilling stories from the market to the world across a wide variety of genres, ranging from drama, rom-com, comedy to action and animation.

[11/19/24 - 10:01 AM]
Video: "Paris Has Fallen" - Official Trailer - Hulu
When a terrorist group attacks a high-profile event with the French Minister of Defense as their target, protection officer Vincent Taleb (Tewfik Jallab) finds himself working with street-smart MI6 operative Zara Taylor (Ritu Arya) to save the day.

[11/19/24 - 09:01 AM]
National Geographic Charts Future with Bold, New Unscripted Series Slate with Storytelling Dynamism, Technical Innovation and Extraordinary Access at Its Heart
"These new unscripted series epitomize everything National Geographic stands for - bold, captivating storytelling rooted in world-class research and expertise," said Tom McDonald, executive vice president of Global Unscripted and Factual Content.

[11/19/24 - 09:01 AM]
Netflix's "Squid Game: Unleashed" Arrives December 17
"Squid Game: Unleashed" arrives just in time for the return of "Squid Game Season 2" which hits Netflix on December 26.