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[02/16/22 - 11:55 PM]
Development Update: Wednesday, February 16
Updates include: FOX eyes return of "So You Think You Can Dance" this summer; CBS orders comedy pilot "Rust Belt News"; and Casey Bloys gives massive status check on HBO and HBO Max series.

[02/16/22 - 06:06 PM]
BYUtv Greenlights Season 2 of "Ruby and the Well" Ahead of Series Premiere
"Ruby and the Well" is a family drama that follows the adventures of 14-year-old Ruby O'Reilly as she tries to grant wishes for the residents of the hard-luck rural town of Emerald.

[02/16/22 - 05:56 PM]
BYUtv's Family Premiere Night Showcases "Ruby and the Well," "Relative Race" and "Malory Towers"
All aired episodes of all programming will be available to stream for free on the BYUtv app and at BYUtv.org, with the full 10-episode seasons of "Ruby and the Well" and "Malory Towers" dropping on February 27.

[02/16/22 - 01:02 PM]
Apple TV+ Announces New True Crime Series "The Big Conn"
The four-part documentary series tells the unbelievable true story of the larger-than-life attorney, Eric C. Conn, who defrauded the government over half a billion dollars in the largest Social Security fraud case in history.

[02/16/22 - 12:01 PM]
More Listings, More Luxe, More Rivalry! Australian Amazon Original Hit Series "Luxe Listings Sydney" Returns to Prime Video This April
The six-part second season will follow the agents' intense professional careers and their extraordinary personal lives, as they continue to grow their operations, opportunities and, of course their profits.

[02/16/22 - 11:08 AM]
Two-Part HBO Documentary "The Larry David Story" Debuts March 1
This insightful two-part documentary finds the 74-year-old sitting down with friend/director Larry Charles for a peek behind the proverbial curtain, as David gets candid about his personal and professional highs and lows.

[02/16/22 - 11:03 AM]
Keri Russell Will Star in & Executive Produce "The Diplomat," A Political Thriller at Netflix
She'll play a career diplomat who lands a high-profile job she's unsuited for in the midst of an international crisis, creating tectonic implications for her marriage and her political future.

[02/16/22 - 11:00 AM]
"Hillsong: A Megachurch Exposed" to Premiere on discovery+ on Thursday, March 24
Featuring interviews with Hillsong insiders, megachurch experts and Ranin Karim, the woman whose five-month affair with celebrity senior pastor Carl Lentz led to his downfall, the series will explore the high-profile, star-studded church's alleged exploitation, abuse and cover-ups.

[02/16/22 - 10:46 AM]
HBO Max Hit Series "Peacemaker" Renewed for a Second Season
James Gunn will direct and write all episodes for season two.

[02/16/22 - 10:36 AM]
Pack Your Snorkel for Peacock's New Series "Below Deck Down Under" Premiering Thursday, March 17
The first three episodes will be made available on premiere day.

[02/16/22 - 10:31 AM]
"The Julia Child Challenge," First-Ever Primetime Competition Inspired by Food Icon Julia Child, Premieres March 14th on Food Network and discovery+
Head judge Antonia Lofaso and a rotating panel of guest judges including Molly Baz, Cliff Crooks and Brooke Williamson ultimately decide who wins the life-changing grand prize that literally follows in Julia's footsteps: an all-expense paid three-month cooking course at Le Cordon Bleu.

[02/16/22 - 09:51 AM]
OWN Announces First-Ever Franchise Spinoff with Greenlight of "Love & Marriage: D.C." Premiering Spring 2022
This marks the network's first-ever original franchise spinoff following the success of its popular Saturday night hit reality series "Love & Marriage: Huntsville," which returns to the network with all-new episodes Saturday, March 19.

[02/16/22 - 09:31 AM]
Video: WE tv Drops Explosive Supertease from All-New Season of "Marriage Boot Camp: Hip Hop Edition" Premiering Thursday, March 31 at 9PM
Resident counselor Dr. Ish Major along with the established Judge Lynn Toler return this season to help the couples confront lies, betrayal, and bitter rivalries.

[02/16/22 - 09:31 AM]
HGTV Greenlights New Series "Farmhouse Fabulous" (wt) Starring Chelsea and Cole DeBoer of "Teen Mom 2"
The series is slated to premiere in spring 2023.

[02/16/22 - 09:20 AM]
Melissa Fumero to Star in New Netflix Comedy Series "Blockbuster"
Randall Park also stars in the comedy, set in the last remaining Blockbuster video store.

[02/16/22 - 09:04 AM]
Max Original Comedy Series "Our Flag Means Death," from Creator David Jenkins and Emmy-Nominated Executive Producer Taika Waititi, Debuts March 3
The 10-episode season continues with three episodes March 10, two episodes on March 17, and concludes with two episodes on March 24.

[02/16/22 - 09:04 AM]
NBC to Air the "2022 Billboard Music Awards" Live on Sunday, May 15 at 8 P.M. ET/5 P.M. PT
The show will return to Las Vegas, broadcasting from the MGM Grand Garden Arena. Host and performers will be announced in the coming weeks.

[02/16/22 - 08:01 AM]
Video: Official Trailer - "Marvel Studios' Assembled: The Making of Eternals" - Disney+
Get a behind the scenes look at the making of Marvel's first heroes in "Marvel Studios' Assembled: The Making of Eternals."

[02/16/22 - 08:01 AM]
Video: "MotoGP: Unlimited" - Official Trailer
"MotoGP: Unlimited" comes to Amazon Prime Video Sport on March 14.

[02/16/22 - 08:00 AM]
Video: "The Boys Presents: Diabolical" - Trailer - Prime Video
The fun-size episodes, running 12-14 minutes and each with its own animation style, will reveal unseen stories within "The Boys" universe, dreamt up by some of the most creative and bloody brilliant minds in entertainment today.

[02/16/22 - 06:01 AM]
Video: "Soil" - Official Teaser - Netflix
To revamp the family business, a young entrepreneur sets up a bold yet risky plan of importing soil from Morocco to bury his community's deceased.

[02/16/22 - 05:31 AM]
The Great Robbery of Brazil's Central Bank, Like You've Never Seen It Before
On March 16, a new documentary series about one of Brazil's most spectacular heists arrives on Netflix.

[02/15/22 - 11:23 PM]
Development Update: Tuesday, February 15
Updates include: Caitlin Carver to visit "Chicago Fire"; PBS renews "La Frontera with Pati Jinich"; and "Promised Land" to finish its season on Hulu.

[02/15/22 - 05:01 PM]
Video: "Thermae Romae Novae" - Official Trailer - Netflix Anime
A proud bath architect in ancient Rome starts randomly surfacing in present-day Japan, where he's inspired by the many bathing innovations he finds.

[02/15/22 - 03:31 PM]
ViacomCBS Unveils New Company Name, Global Content Slate and International Expansion Plans for Paramount+ at Investor Event
ViacomCBS today announced that the global media company will become Paramount Global (referred to as "Paramount"), effective February 16, bringing together its leading portfolio of premium entertainment properties under a new parent company name.

[02/15/22 - 02:40 PM]
Showtime Picks Up Second Season of "Super Pumped" Anthology Series Based on Mike Isaac's Upcoming Book Chronicling Facebook
The second season pickup comes ahead of the premiere of the first installment "Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber," based on Isaac's bestselling book, which is set to debut on Sunday, February 27.

[02/15/22 - 02:38 PM]
Showtime Renews Hit Drama Series "Billions" for Season Seven
Season six is currently airing on Sunday nights at 9:00/8:00c.

[02/15/22 - 02:30 PM]
Paramount+ Announces Zoe Saldana to Star in Taylor Sheridan's "Lioness" and Executive Produce Alongside Academy Award Winner Nicole Kidman
The series is based on a real-life CIA program and follows a Marine recruited to befriend the daughter of a terrorist to bring the organization down from within.

[02/15/22 - 02:29 PM]
Paramount+ Announces Academy Award Winner Billy Bob Thornton to Star in Taylor Sheridan's Upcoming Drama "Land Man"
Based on the notable 11-part podcast "Boomtown," the series is set in the proverbial boomtowns of West-Texas and is a modern-day tale of fortune-seeking in the world of oil rigs.

[02/15/22 - 02:26 PM]
Paramount+ Doubles Down on Adult Animation with Expansive New "South Park" and "Beavis and Butt-Head" Slate as Paramount+ International Becomes the Exclusive SVOD Home to "South Park" in 2022
Beginning with season 27 in 2024, new episodes of the hit franchise "South Park" will make their streaming debuts exclusively on the service, both in the U.S. and globally.

[02/15/22 - 02:25 PM]
Paramount+ Announces Expansive New Reality Slate to Accelerate Growth and Expand Internationally, Including the First-Ever Globally Connected Reality Competition Series, "The Challenge: War of the Worlds"
"MTV created reality TV with the launch of 'The Real World' in 1992. Building on that success, we've seen a huge demand on Paramount+ for more reality content," said Chris McCarthy.

[02/15/22 - 02:21 PM]
CBS Studios Expands "NCIS" and "SEAL Team" Franchises for Paramount+
For the first time, CBS Studios will expand one of its biggest and most successful global franchises into a new international edition, "NCIS: Sydney."

[02/15/22 - 02:04 PM]
Paramount+ Reunites "Teen Wolf" Cast for First-Ever Original Movie from MTV Entertainment Studios and MGM's Orion Television
Tyler Posey, Holland Roden, Shelley Hennig and Crystal Reed will reprise their roles for the film.

[02/15/22 - 02:03 PM]
Paramount+ Expands Kids and Family Programming with New Slate of Films and Series from Nickelodeon Studios
The announcement was made by Brian Robbins, chief content officer of movies and kids and family for Paramount+, during the ViacomCBS Investors Event.

[02/15/22 - 02:02 PM]
Nickelodeon and Hasbro's Entertainment Studio eOne Release First Look and Title of All-New Animated Series, "Transformers: Earthspark"
In this action-comedy series, "Transformers: Earthspark" (26-episodes) introduces a new generation of Transformers robots - the first Transformers robots to be born on Earth.

[02/15/22 - 01:51 PM]
Paramount+ Renews Upcoming Series "Halo" for a Second Season
In addition, David Wiener will join the series as showrunner and executive producer for the second season.

[02/15/22 - 01:50 PM]
Paramount+ Orders More of Taylor Sheridan's "1883" and Announces Plans for the Next Chapter, "1932"
Produced by MTV Entertainment Studios and 101 Studios, "1932" will follow a new generation of Duttons during the time of western expansion, Prohibition and the Great Depression.

[02/15/22 - 01:32 PM]
Netflix Top 10 Week of Feb 7: Best Picture Noms "The Power of the Dog" and "Don't Look Up" Take Center Stage; "Tinder Swindler" & "Inventing Anna" Top Lists
The limited series, starring Julia Garner, had 77.31M hours viewed on the English TV list and appeared in the Top 10 in 88 countries.

[02/15/22 - 01:16 PM]
"Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain" to Premiere Sunday, March 6 at 9PM Eastern on CNN
The film is directed by Academy Award-winner Morgan Neville, produced by Neville's Tremolo Productions, and commissioned by CNN Films and HBO Max.

[02/15/22 - 12:48 PM]
USA Network's "Temptation Island" Returns for f New Season Filled with Flirtation, Romance and Heartbreak on Wednesday, March 16 at 10 P.M. ET/PT
Four new couples at a crossroads in their relationship head to Maui, Hawaii to put their love to the test.

[02/15/22 - 12:20 PM]
Hallmark Channel Announces Production Has Begun on an All-New Movie, "Love, Classified"
Melora Hardin, Arienne Mandi, Katherine McNamara and Max Lloyd-Jones star in the film.

[02/15/22 - 12:14 PM]
HBO Documentary Film's "George Carlin's American Dream" Debuts This May
The documentary tracks Carlin's rise to fame and opens an intimate window into Carlin's personal life.

[02/15/22 - 11:43 AM]
HBO Original "The Survivor" Debuts April 27
Based on the incredible true story of Harry Haft, the film reunites Barry Levinson with award-winning actor Ben Foster.

[02/15/22 - 11:32 AM]
"The Good Doctor" Returns Monday, February 28 10/9c on ABC
The series will take over the Monday, 10:00/9:00c time period from newcomer "Promised Land."

[02/15/22 - 11:30 AM]
Disney's Onyx Collective and ABC News Acquire Award-Winning Documentary "Aftershock," Following Its Sundance Premiere
The documentary will stream as an original film from Onyx Collective on Hulu in the U.S., Star+ in Latin America, and Disney+ in all other territories.

[02/15/22 - 11:11 AM]
Peacock Announces New True Crime Drama Series "A Friend of the Family" Starring Anna Paquin, Jake Lacy, Colin Hanks and Lio Tipton from Nick Antosca and UCP
The limited series will be based on Jan Broberg's stranger-than-fiction kidnapping story.

[02/15/22 - 11:10 AM]
HBO Limited Series "We Own This City," from George Pelecanos and David Simon, and Directed by Reinaldo Marcus Green Debuts April 25
The project chronicles the rise and fall of the Baltimore Police Department's Gun Trace Task Force and the corruption and moral collapse that befell an American city in which the policies of drug prohibition and mass arrest were championed at the expense of actual police work.

[02/15/22 - 10:41 AM]
HBO Comedy Series "Barry," Starring Emmy Winner Bill Hader, Returns for Its Third Season April 24
Desperate to leave his violent past behind in favor of his newfound passion, Barry (Hader) is attempting to untangle himself from the world of contract killing and fully immerse himself in acting.

[02/15/22 - 10:30 AM]
Berkeley Breathed's Iconic Comic Strip, "Bloom County," To Be Developed as Animated Comedy by FOX Entertainment, Bento Box Entertainment, Miramax, Spyglass Media Group and Project X Entertainment
The series centers on a collapsed lawyer, a lobotomized cat and a penguin in briefs and fruit headwear living in the world's last boarding house in the world's most forgotten place deep in the dandelion wilds of FlyWayWayOver country.

[02/15/22 - 10:13 AM]
Nikki Glaser Gets a Dose of Reality as E! Greenlights New Docu-Series "Welcome Home Nikki Glaser?" Premiering Sunday, May 1 at 10PM ET/PT
Uprooted from her fast-paced Hollywood lifestyle, Nikki returns to St. Louis where she embarks on a hilarious and often uncomfortable journey of self-discovery.







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[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 - 12:01 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 - 10:01 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.

[11/19/24 - 09:01 AM]
Prime Video Unveils Premiere Date for MrBeast's Epic "Beast Games" Competition Series
The competition series is set to debut weekly on Thursday, December 19 on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide.

[11/19/24 - 08:09 AM]
Video: "Biggest Heist Ever" - Official Trailer - Netflix
Their crimes earned them the nickname Bitcoin Bonnie and Clyde - and the story only gets weirder in this documentary about the most lucrative heist ever.

[11/19/24 - 08:06 AM]
Apple Original Films Announces Documentary on Legendary Rock Icons Fleetwood Mac
The fully authorized documentary is directed by five-time Academy Award nominee and Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award winner Frank Marshall, and for the first time ever, Grammy Award-winning Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees Fleetwood Mac share their extraordinary story in their own words.