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[04/07/22 - 11:48 PM]
Development Update: Thursday, April 7
Updates include: Carla Woodcock, Callum Kerr to star in Hulu's "History of a Pleasure Seeker"; Peter Morgan eyes "The Crown" spin-off series; and Lauren Ludwig scores pilot order from FX.

[04/07/22 - 01:06 PM]
Tom Hiddleston to Star in and Executive Produce New Apple Original Limited Series "The White Darkness"
The project is inspired by the true life account of Henry Worsley, a devoted husband and father, a former soldier, a man of deep honor and sacrifice, but also a man deeply obsessed with adventure, manifesting in an epic journey crossing Antarctica on foot.

[04/07/22 - 12:39 PM]
Discovery and Science Channel to Broadcast Axiom Space Ax-1 Mission on Friday, April 8
The mission, which will use a SpaceX Dragon Endeavour spacecraft onboard a Falcon 9 rocket, is the first completely privately funded and crewed mission to the International Space Station.

[04/07/22 - 12:23 PM]
30th Anniversary Bounce Trumpet Awards to Take Place April 23 at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood
Produced by Magic Lemonade Production Company, the gala event will be televised on Bounce, the nation's popular entertainment television network serving African Americans.

[04/07/22 - 12:08 PM]
Peacock Orders New Unscripted Original Series "The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning" Developed by Emmy Winners Scout Productions and Amy Poehler's Paper Kite Productions
Based on the international best seller by Margareta Magnusson, the Peacock Original is an hour-long transformation series featuring people who are at a major crossroads and need to get their houses and lives in order.

[04/07/22 - 12:01 PM]
Video: "Selling Sunset" Season 5 - Official Trailer - Netflix
New loves. Old foes. A fresh face. With the luxury market on fire, competition comes to a boil at the brokerage. Who'll shine - and who'll stumble?

[04/07/22 - 11:02 AM]
ABC Announces Summer 2022 Unscripted Premiere Dates, Series Greenlights, New Specials and Renewals
Marking its third consecutive year ranked or tied as the season's No. 1 entertainment network Adults 18-49, ABC celebrates summer with a strong lineup of new and returning series and specials that revels in love, competition, dogs, games and, of course, Martha Stewart.

[04/07/22 - 11:00 AM]
Max Original Documentary "Not So Pretty," Directed by Oscar-Nominated Filmmakers Kirby Dick and Amy Ziering, Debuts April 14
Narrated by Keke Palmer, the four-part series is the first-ever comprehensive large-scale investigative expose of the trillion-dollar cosmetics, beauty and personal care industry.

[04/07/22 - 11:00 AM]
Hit FOX Drama "The Cleaning Lady" Sweeps Up Season Two Renewal
Since its January debut, the series ranks as Hulu's most-streamed FOX debut in the network's history, and reaching 11.9 million multi-platform viewers in its premiere episode alone.

[04/07/22 - 11:00 AM]
The CW Network Announces Summer 2022 Premiere Dates for Returning Favorites
"Coroner" (June 2), "Roswell, New Mexico" (June 6), "In the Dark" (June 6), "Wellington Paranormal" (June 22), "Devils" (June 30) and "Mysteries Decoded" (July 6) are all due back.

[04/07/22 - 10:45 AM]
Original Documentary "Mysteries from the Grave: The Titanic" Premieres Friday, April 8, 2022, on Tubi
Featuring interviews with the descendants of passengers, the film seeks to decode the ship's remaining secrets still lying on the Atlantic Ocean floor.

[04/07/22 - 10:30 AM]
Season Five of "The Great Pottery Throw Down" Debuts April 14
12 of Britain's best home potters compete to become champion 'of the pottery' as Ellie Taylor hosts a brand new season.

[04/07/22 - 10:18 AM]
A First Look at the Stars in Prime Video's "Night Sky"
Spanning space and time, "Night Sky" follows Irene (Sissy Spacek) and Franklin York (J.K. Simmons), a couple who, years ago, discovered a chamber buried in their backyard which inexplicably leads to a strange, deserted planet.

[04/07/22 - 10:01 AM]
"Oprah + Viola: A Netflix Special Event" Launches April 22
In the special, Oprah Winfrey and Oscar-winning actor Viola Davis discuss her astonishing new memoir, Finding Me.

[04/07/22 - 10:01 AM]
Crown Media Inks Multi-Picture Deal with Jonathan Bennett
"I am so proud of the work I have done in my Hallmark movies. Most recently with back-to-back GLAAD Media Award nominations for 'The Christmas House' and 'The Christmas House 2: Deck Those Halls,'" Bennett said.

[04/07/22 - 10:00 AM]
HBO Renews "Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty" for a Second Season
The 10-episode first season will conclude on Sunday, May 8, on HBO and will be available to stream on HBO Max.

[04/07/22 - 09:40 AM]
Don't Miss The CW Season Finales!
Look for "All American" and "All American: Homecoming" on May 23 with "Superman & Lois" on June 21, "Naomi" on May 10, "The Flash" on June 29, "Kung Fu" on June 15, "Walker" on June 23, "Legacies" on May 26, and "Charmed" on June 10.

[04/07/22 - 09:29 AM]
Bravo's "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" Returns for Season 12 on Wednesday, May 11, at 8PM ET/PT
Returning for a season of exhilarating highs and shocking lows are housewives Kyle Richards, Lisa Rinna, Erika Jayne, Dorit Kemsley, Garcelle Beauvais, Sutton Stracke, and Crystal Kung Minkoff.

[04/07/22 - 09:09 AM]
Apple TV+ Lands Black Panther Drama "The Big Cigar," Executive Produced by NAACP Image Award-Winner Janine Sherman Barrois, Don Cheadle, Jim Hecht and Joshuah Bearman, with Andre Holland in Discussions to Star
The six-episode limited series tells the extraordinary, hilarious, almost-too-good-to-be-true story of how Huey P. Newton relied on his best friend, Bert Schneider, the Hollywood producer behind "Easy Rider," to elude a nationwide manhunt and escape to Cuba while being pursued into exile by the FBI.

[04/07/22 - 09:01 AM]
Video: "Russian Doll" Season 2 - Official Trailer - Netflix
After enduring the wildest night of their lives - over and over - Nadia and Alan stumble into another bewildering existential adventure.

[04/07/22 - 09:00 AM]
Amazon Studios' "Anansi Boys" Casts Whoopi Goldberg as the Menacing Bird Woman
The six-episode series stars Malachi Kirby in the leading roles of brothers Fat Charlie and Spider.

[04/07/22 - 08:33 AM]
HGTV Orders New Six-Episode Docu-Series "Christina in the Country" (wt) Starring Christina Hall
The series, slated to air in late 2022, will follow Christina on her bold next chapter as she expands her design business across the country and puts down roots at her second home - a Tennessee farm.

[04/07/22 - 08:30 AM]
"2022 CMT Music Awards" Adds More Electrifying Performers and New Powerhouse Collaborations, and Names All-Star Presenter Lineup
Jimmie Allen, Gabby Barrett, Rob Corddry, Jordan Davis, Billy F. Gibbons, Gayle King, Taylor Lautner, Dustin Lynch, Martina McBride, Joel McHale, Kacey Musgraves, Bobby Berk, Karamo Brown, Tan France + Antoni Porowski, LeAnn Rimes, Dylan Scott and Dennis Quaid are among the presenters.

[04/07/22 - 08:25 AM]
Discovery, Inc. Announces Future Leadership Team for Warner Bros. Discovery
The new leadership team draws on a diverse set of leaders from both organizations, provides continuity and creates a flatter organizational structure to drive creativity, accountability and collaboration.

[04/07/22 - 08:00 AM]
Chef Alex Guarnaschelli Returns with Ambush-Style Cooking Battles in New Season of "Supermarket Stakeout"
Each hour-long episode presents viewers with outdoor cooking battles where anything can happen, as four talented chefs persuade unsuspecting customers to sell their groceries as they attempt to turn the ingredients into themed culinary delights.

[04/07/22 - 07:05 AM]
TMZ to Launch Event Series "TMZ Hip Hop" Premiering Monday, April 11
The series will debut with a four-week run on FOX stations in 10 major markets - New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadelphia, Dallas, Houston, D.C., Seattle, Phoenix and Minneapolis.

[04/07/22 - 07:01 AM]
Video: "365 Days: This Day" - Official Trailer - Netflix
Laura and Massimo are back and stronger than ever. But Massimo's family ties and a mysterious man bidding for Laura's heart complicate the lovers' lives.

[04/07/22 - 07:01 AM]
"The Wonder List with Bill Weir" Journeys to CNN+ with an All-New Season On April 21
Across four all-new episodes, CNN's chief climate correspondent Bill Weir will uncover how modernization, warming climates, and tourism affect Earth's natural wonders - and the extraordinary actions of individuals trying to save them.

[04/07/22 - 01:01 AM]
Video: "Blood Sisters" - Official Trailer - Netflix
Bound by a dangerous secret, best friends Sarah and Kemi are forced to go on the run after a wealthy groom disappears during his engagement party.

[04/06/22 - 11:13 PM]
Development Update: Wednesday, April 6
Updates include: Krysta Rodriguez, Lauren Lapkus to lead "Sober Companion" on CBS; NBC's "Lopez vs. Lopez" fills out cast; and Jessica Williams boards Apple's "Shrinking."

[04/06/22 - 03:10 PM]
Apple TV+ Lands "Constellation," New Psychological Thriller Starring Noomi Rapace and Jonathan Banks
"Constellation" will star Rapace as a woman who returns to Earth after a disaster in space - only to discover that key pieces of her life seem to be missing.

[04/06/22 - 02:01 PM]
Deserted Locations with Curious Pasts: "Mysteries of the Abandoned" Returns to Discovery and Science Channel for an All-New Season
The series returns Thursday, April 14 at 8 PM ET/PT on Discovery and Tuesday, April 19 at 9 PM ET/PT on Science Channel.

[04/06/22 - 01:41 PM]
Peacock Becomes Exclusive Home of New Sunday Morning Major League Baseball Game Package, to Be Produced by NBC Sports, Beginning in May
Beginning on May 8, Peacock will live stream an NBC Sports-produced baseball game for 18 consecutive weeks.

[04/06/22 - 01:08 PM]
Comedy Central Announces "The Daily Show with Trevor Noah Presents: Jordan Klepper Fingers the Globe - Hungary for Democracy"
The half-hour special, premiering Thursday, April 21, documents Jordan Klepper's journey from CPAC to Hungary to find out why the Hungarian right-wing government has become American conservatives' latest obsession.

[04/06/22 - 12:31 PM]
Video: "Crush" - Trailer - Hulu
Don't miss the new original film, streaming April 29 only on Hulu.

[04/06/22 - 12:26 PM]
Netflix Greenlights "Unstable," New Comedy Series Starring Rob Lowe and John Owen Lowe from Victor Fresco
The series is set in a cutting-edge biotech research company, following an introverted, socially-challenged son who goes to work for his very successful, wildly eccentric father in order to save him from disaster.

[04/06/22 - 12:08 PM]
NBA on ABC 2021-22 Regular Season Viewership Up from Last Two Years
The 19-game package averaged 3,026,000 viewers, up 13 percent vs. last season and up three percent from the 2019-2020 campaign.

[04/06/22 - 11:00 AM]
Peacock's Upcoming True Crime Limited Drama Series "A Friend of the Family" Rounds Out Casting with Austin Stowell, Patrick Fischler, Bree Elrod and Philip Ettinger
They'll join the previously announced Anna Paquin, Jake Lacy, Colin Hanks, Lio Tipton, Mckenna Grace?and Hendrix Yancey.

[04/06/22 - 10:31 AM]
"The Circle" Is Back, and Things Are About to Get Spicy
The first episodes of season four drop May 4, only on Netflix.

[04/06/22 - 10:01 AM]
"Locke & Key" Fans - Get Your First Look at the Third and Final Season!
Plus, a message from the showrunners on bringing this epic story to a conclusion.

[04/06/22 - 09:38 AM]
"Louisiana Law" Follows the Agents of the Louisiana Dept. of Wildlife and Fisheries, Premieres on Discovery Channel Saturday, April 9 at 8PM ET/PT
Louisiana's wildlife agents are tasked with protecting the natural resources of the state, but also have the authority to enforce all state and federal criminal laws.

[04/06/22 - 09:32 AM]
Peacock's Emmy-Nominated and Critically Acclaimed Comedy Series "Girls5eva" Casts Un4gettable Guest Stars in Season 2
Amber Ruffin, Chad Coleman, Drew and Jonathan Scott, Heidi Gardner, Hoda Kotb and Tim Meadows are among the new faces.

[04/06/22 - 09:30 AM]
Season Five of Phil Rosenthal's "Somebody Feed Phil" Premieres on Netflix May 25, 2022
This season will feature Phil traveling to all new destinations, including Oaxaca, Portland (Maine), Helsinki, Portland (Oregon) and Madrid.

[04/06/22 - 09:24 AM]
The Cody Family Returns in the Explosive Sixth and Final Season of "Animal Kingdom" on Sunday, June 19
In the final season of TNT's adrenaline-fueled family crime drama, the Cody boys discover that they can't outrun their past.

[04/06/22 - 09:19 AM]
NBC to Air the 74th Emmy Awards Monday, Sept. 12
A week prior to the NBC Emmy Awards telecast, the 2022 Creative Arts Emmy Awards will take place over two consecutive nights on Saturday, Sept. 3, and Sunday, Sept. 4.

[04/06/22 - 09:12 AM]
AMC Networks Fast-Track Developing "Straight Man" as a New Series Starring Bob Odenkirk with Sony Pictures' Television, Tristar TV and Mark Johnson's Gran Via
"Straight Man" is a mid-life crisis tale set at Railton College, told in the first person by William Henry Devereaux, Jr. (Odenkirk), the unlikely chairman of the English department in a badly underfunded college in the Pennsylvania rust belt.

[04/06/22 - 09:05 AM]
"Vince's Places" Debuts Today, Exclusively on ESPN+
NBA legend Vince Carter hosts "Vince's Places," a basketball-centric expansion of the "Peyton's Places" franchise, exclusively on ESPN+, where he explores why the sport of basketball continues to captivate fans around the world.

[04/06/22 - 09:05 AM]
Video: Prime Video Releases Official Trailer for "The Wilds" Season Two
All eight episodes of the Amazon Original series will premiere on Friday, May 6 exclusively on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide.

[04/06/22 - 09:02 AM]
"Mira, Royal Detective" to Debut Four Bollywood-Inspired Specials Beginning May 2 Through June 20
Among the guest stars are Lilly Singh, Nik Dodani, Sendhil Ramamurthy, Punam Patel, Megan Suri, Kapil Talwalkar and ESPN sportscaster Kevin Negandhi.

[04/06/22 - 09:01 AM]
"A Tiny Audience" Season Three to Debut Friday, April 22 on HBO Max
Each episode showcases one of Latin music's icons and rising stars as they perform their biggest hits and share personal stories to a captive audience.







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[11/13/24 - 02:02 PM]
Hit Detective Drama, "Shetland," Returns December 11 for Season Nine on BritBox
A double missing person's case blurs the lines between the personal and the professional, as Calder and Tosh are drawn into a labyrinthine investigation.

[11/13/24 - 01:59 PM]
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[11/13/24 - 01:08 PM]
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[11/13/24 - 11:30 AM]
"Doctor Odyssey" Series Premiere Swells +482% Over Live+Same Day Audience in Adults 18-49
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[11/13/24 - 11:12 AM]
ESPN NBA Schedule Update: Golden State Warriors Visit New Orleans Pelicans on November 22
This matchup replaces the previously scheduled Indiana Pacers vs. Milwaukee Bucks game.

[11/13/24 - 11:01 AM]
Video: "The Night Agent" Season 2 - Official Teaser - Netflix
Based on the novel by Matthew Quirk, "The Night Agent" is a sophisticated, character-based, action-thriller centering on a low level FBI Agent, Peter Sutherland (Gabriel Basso), whose efforts to save The President in Season 1 earn him an opportunity to become a Night Agent in Season 2.

[11/13/24 - 11:00 AM]
CBS Announces Winter Premiere Dates for 2024-25 Primetime Season
"Hollywood Squares," starring award-winning actress and talk show host Drew Barrymore as the center square, and hosted by Nate Burleson, premieres Thursday, January 9 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT).

[11/13/24 - 10:08 AM]
Video: Trailer and Key Art Debut - Hulu Exclusive "Family Guy" Holiday Special
The special episode premieres on Monday, November 25 only on Hulu as a part of the year-round "Family Guy" 25th Anniversary Celebration!

[11/13/24 - 10:01 AM]
Onyx Collective's Sexy Legal Drama "Reasonable Doubt" Renewed for Season Three on Hulu
"Reasonable Doubt" centers on Los Angeles-based high-powered criminal defense attorney Jacqueline "Jax" Stewart (Emayatzy Corinealdi) as she deals with past traumas, a struggling marriage, motherhood and a murder case, all while trying to keep her life together.

[11/13/24 - 10:01 AM]
Video: "Say Nothing" - Official Trailer 2 - FX
FX's limited series is a gripping story of murder and memory in Northern Ireland during The Troubles.

[11/13/24 - 10:00 AM]
Video: Let The Games Begin! Prime Video Releases Official Trailer and Key Art for Holiday Special "Amazon Wish List Games"
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[11/13/24 - 09:01 AM]
Disney Channel's "Fa-La-La-Lidays" and Disney Jr.'s "Magical Holidays" Unwrap Festive Programming for the Whole Family
Highlights of "Disney Channel's Fa-la-la-lidays" include new animated holiday episodes of "Big City Greens" and "ZOMBIES: The Re-Animated Series."

[11/13/24 - 09:00 AM]
Video: "The Later Daters" - Official Trailer - Netflix
Six older singles shake off the dust and wade back into the dating pool with the help of their family and friends and a renowned relationship expert in this uplifting docuseries that proves it's never too late to find lasting love.

[11/13/24 - 09:00 AM]
CBS Presents "Blue Bloods: Celebrating a Family Legacy," An "Entertainment Tonight" Special, to Air Friday, Nov. 29
This one-hour special, celebrating 293 episodes of "Blue Bloods," includes new exclusive interviews with the stars and recurring guest stars who share favorite memories and behind-the-scenes moments from the past 14 years.

[11/13/24 - 09:00 AM]
Acorn TV to Debut "Acorn TV X TED: Transform Your Thinking"
The new series will consist of six episodes, each featuring five TED Talks with a common theme.