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[05/23/22 - 11:16 PM]
Development Update: Monday, May 23
Updates include: Ricky Martin to star in Apple's "Mrs. American Pie"; Taran Killam brings "Arranged" to Freevee; and Okieriete Onaodowan to lead AMC's "Demascus."

[05/23/22 - 05:29 PM]
More than 2 Million Watch ESPN's PGA Championship Second Round Coverage
The second round telecast, which aired from 2- 8 p.m. ET, averaged 2.1 million viewers, peaking at 2.6 million at 7:15 p.m.

[05/23/22 - 05:02 PM]
Video: "Oussekine" - Official Trailer - Hulu
1986, December 5th. As student protests rock the city of Paris and leave the police on high alert, a 22 year-old student Malik Oussekine, on his way home from a jazz concert, is chased down by police, beaten, and dies in a stairwell in the 6th arrondissement.

[05/23/22 - 04:12 PM]
Video: OWN Debuts the Official Trailer for "All Rise" Season 3
The new season picks up six months after the events of the sophomore finale on election night as Judge Carmichael awaits the results of her campaign.

[05/23/22 - 03:45 PM]
Broadcast Premieres of Two Beloved Oscar-Winning Animated Films, Set to Air on ABC
ABC caps off its spring series of "The Wonderful World of Disney" films with Walt Disney Animation Studios' "Zootopia" on Monday, May 30, followed by Disney and Pixar's exhilarating "Brave" on Monday, June 6.

[05/23/22 - 03:30 PM]
"Jimmy Kimmel Live: NBA Finals Game Night" Primetime Episodes Return for the 2022 NBA Finals on ABC
Returning for the 15th consecutive year in conjunction with the NBA Finals, ABC will present "Jimmy Kimmel Live: NBA Finals Game Night," airing each night in primetime beginning with Game 1 on Thursday, June 2.

[05/23/22 - 01:33 PM]
Showtime to Premiere "Elizabeth: A Portrait in Part(s)" on Friday, May 27
The film was a passion project for Roger Michell, the late filmmaker who finished the film on the day that he passed.

[05/23/22 - 01:24 PM]
From the Producers of "90 Day Fiance" Comes the New High-Stakes, High-Drama Food Network Series "Me or the Menu"
A new twist on the relationship docu-series, "Me or the Menu," finds four couples trying to beat the odds of ending up in divorce court, while also navigating the unique challenges of the cutthroat restaurant industry.

[05/23/22 - 11:58 AM]
This June Stream "Westworld," "Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore," "Father of the Bride," "The Janes" and More on HBO Max
Other newcomers include "Gordita Chronicles," "Menudo: Young Forever" and "Irma Vep."

[05/23/22 - 11:11 AM]
Amazon Studios Orders Animated Sci-Fi Comedy "The Hospital," from Creator Cirocco Dunlap and Maya Rudolph and Natasha Lyonne's Animal Pictures
Keke Palmer, Greta Lee, Kieran Culkin, Sam Smith, Rudolph and Lyonne will voice aliens in the series with more voice cast to be announced.

[05/23/22 - 10:02 AM]
Mo Willems' "Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed: The Underground Rock Experience" Rock n' Rolls onto Cartoonito on HBO Max June 30
The special will also debut later on Cartoonito on Cartoon Network to knock your socks ON as it reminds us that authenticity is the best accessory.

[05/23/22 - 10:01 AM]
Janelle James Set to Host Larger-Than-Life Competition Series for ABC, "The Final Straw"
NFL superstar Peyton Manning's Omaha Productions also joins the project as executive producer.

[05/23/22 - 10:00 AM]
HBO Sports, NFL Films, and the Arizona Cardinals Join Forces for "Hard Knocks in Season: The Arizona Cardinals"
The series will be available on HBO and to stream on HBO Max during the 2022 NFL season beginning in November.

[05/23/22 - 09:40 AM]
First Look Photo with Real-Life Siblings Miya and Kai Cech from the Set of "American Girl: Corinne Tan"
The special is scheduled to premiere this December on Cartoon Network, available on HBO Max the next day.

[05/23/22 - 09:01 AM]
Video: "The Croods Family Tree" - Season 3 Trailer
The Croods and Bettermans are back with more fun, laughs, and survival tips!

[05/23/22 - 09:01 AM]
Video: "The Martha Mitchell Effect" - Official Trailer - Netflix
This documentary profiles the Cabinet wife who spoke out during Watergate - and the Nixon administration's campaign to gaslight her into silence.

[05/23/22 - 08:55 AM]
"Endeavour" Announces Its Final Season
After ten phenomenally successful years, producers Mammoth Screen, screenwriter Russell Lewis, Shaun Evans and Roger Allam have mutually decided to bring the internationally renowned "Endeavour" to a close.

[05/23/22 - 08:01 AM]
Paramount+ Announces Streaming Premiere of "Sonic the Hedgehog 2" on May 24
The film will also be available to rent and purchase across digital platforms from Paramount Home Entertainment.

[05/23/22 - 07:01 AM]
Video: "Stranger Things 4" - Volume 1 Final Trailer - Netflix
It's almost here. Catch up on the past three seasons before Volume 1 premieres this Friday.

[05/23/22 - 06:55 AM]
NBCUniversal and Target Scene in Color Film Series Returns This Summer
Will Packer will reprise his role as host and mentor for the program, introducing audiences to this year's rising talent: Tayo Amos, Jane Chow, and Josh Leong.

[05/23/22 - 06:05 AM]
Vanessa Hudgens to Host 2022 MTV Movie & TV Awards (MATVA)
Hudgens returns to the MTV stage following a highly-acclaimed hosting stint in 2020 for the inaugural MTV Movie & TV Awards: Greatest of All Time special.

[05/23/22 - 06:01 AM]
Investigation Discovery and People Join Forces to Examine New Crimes in Compelling Sixth Season of "People Magazine Investigates"
The two-hour sixth season premiere episode uncovers the horrific triple murder and double kidnapping of the Groene family that rattles an idyllic lake front community in Coeur D'Alene, Idaho.

[05/23/22 - 06:00 AM]
HBO Max and Cartoon Network Greenlight "Scooby-Doo! and the Mystery Pups" for Cartoonito
The series will join the Cartoonito preschool block in 2024.

[05/23/22 - 06:00 AM]
Warner Bros. Pictures' "Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore" to Debut May 30 on HBO Max
Professor Albus Dumbledore (Jude Law) knows the powerful Dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald (Mads Mikkelsen) is moving to seize control of the wizarding world.

[05/20/22 - 11:30 PM]
Development Update: Friday, May 20
Updates include: Sarah Wayne Callies among latest cast in ABC's "The Company You Keep"; Lupita Nyong'o departs Apple's "Lady in the Lake"; and Kate McKinnon, Aidy Bryant, Kyle Mooney and Pete Davidson expected to exit "SNL."

[05/20/22 - 05:51 PM]
Disney+ Odds & Ends from National Streaming Day
"Alias," "Eight Simple Rules" and "The Finder" now available; "Glee" coming to Disney+ and Hulu on June 1; "America the Beautiful" to drop on July 4; Josh Duhamel and Lauren Graham to direct "The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers"; and more!

[05/20/22 - 05:09 PM]
Shaun Evans, Nicola Walker, and Tom Brittney in New Mystery Series Coming to "Masterpiece" on PBS
"Endeavour," "Grantchester," "Guilt," "Van der Valk," "Miss Scarlet and The Duke," "Magpie Murders," and "Annika" are all on tap later this year.

[05/20/22 - 03:29 PM]
ESPN's PGA Championship First Round Telecast Earns Largest Viewership in 20 Years
The telecast, which aired from 2-8 p.m. ET, peaked at 1.7 million viewers at 4:45 p.m.

[05/20/22 - 03:06 PM]
NBA on ESPN: Most-Watched Eastern Conference Finals Game 2 Since 2018
The ESPN telecast averaged 6,049,000 viewers, peaking with 6,878,000 viewers at 9:30 p.m. ET.

[05/20/22 - 03:01 PM]
Disney+ Orders a Fourth Season of "High School Musical: The Musical: The Series" Ahead of the Season 3 Premiere on July 27, 2022
Each of the eight episodes of the third season will stream weekly on Wednesdays, exclusively on Disney+.

[05/20/22 - 12:32 PM]
Peacock Announces Alanna Ubach to Round Out Series Regulars in Seth MacFarlane's Highly Anticipated Comedy Series "Ted"
Ubach will play Susan Bennett, who is kind, selfless, and almost pathologically sweet when it comes to caring for her family, and sees the world through naive, rose-colored glasses.

[05/20/22 - 10:00 AM]
"Zombies 3," The Intergalactic Third Installment of Disney's Hit Franchise, Lands July 15, Exclusively on Disney+
The trequel, which introduces a new group of mysterious outer space aliens to the diverse student body of zombies, cheerleaders and werewolves at Seabrook High, will make its Disney Channel debut on Friday, August 12.

[05/20/22 - 09:33 AM]
Neve Campbell Set to Recur as Guest Star in New Peacock Comedy Series "Twisted Metal," A Live-Action Adaptation of the Global Video Game Phenomenon
Anthony Mackie, Stephanie Beatriz and Thomas Haden Church also star in the project.

[05/20/22 - 09:30 AM]
Prime Video Series "Night Sky" Reaches for the Stars with First-Ever Intergalactic Premiere
Intelsat and SES leveraged AWS modernized cloud infrastructures to securely receive a pre-release of the first episode and their vast ground stations and geostationary satellite fleets to do a 360-degree broadcast of the show's first episode into space.

[05/20/22 - 09:20 AM]
Production Team and Executive Producers Announced for the 74th Emmy Awards
A host and venue will be announced at a later date.

[05/20/22 - 08:31 AM]
Video: Trailer & Key Art Debut - "Love, Victor" Season Three
The new season premieres with all eight episodes on Hulu and Disney+ on June 15.

[05/20/22 - 08:01 AM]
Video: Netflix's "Stranger Things 4" - Volume Split Announced & First 8 Minutes Released
Volume 1 on May 27 will feature seven episodes with the concluding two due on July 1.

[05/20/22 - 07:10 AM]
Disney+ to Debut Walt Disney Animation Studios' New Series "Baymax!" on June 29
The all-new series of healthcare capers returns to the fantastical city of San Fransokyo where the affable, inflatable, inimitable healthcare companion robot, Baymax, sets out to do what he was programmed to do: help others.

[05/20/22 - 07:00 AM]
HBO Documentary Films Acquires Sundance Grand Jury Prize Winner, "All That Breathes," from Director Shaunak Sen
The film follows two brothers who run a bird hospital dedicated to rescuing injured black kites, a staple in the skies of New Delhi, India.

[05/20/22 - 06:01 AM]
"Heartstopper" Will Return to Netflix with a Second and Third Season
The graphic novel author and illustrator Alice Oseman returns as writer and creator.

[05/20/22 - 02:01 AM]
Video: "You Don't Know Me" - Official Trailer - Netflix
When all the evidence points towards his guilt, a man on trial for murder uses his closing argument to recount his love affair with a mysterious woman.

[05/19/22 - 11:17 PM]
Development Update: Thursday, May 19
Updates include: Disney+ eyes new "Daredevil" TV series; Maahra Hill to star in NBC's "The Irrational"; and Michaela McManus set as lead in ABC's "National Parks."

[05/19/22 - 05:01 PM]
Video: "Money Heist: Korea - Joint Economic Area" - Teaser Trailer - Netflix
Thieves overtake the mint of a unified Korea. With hostages trapped inside, the police must stop them - as well as the shadowy mastermind behind it all.

[05/19/22 - 04:00 PM]
Starz Announces Romantic Drama From Ava DuVernay, Lauren Ridloff and Joshua Jackson
The project has received a script-to-series commitment for three seasons (18 episodes) upon official greenlight.

[05/19/22 - 03:41 PM]
Apple TV+ Reveals Matthew Shakman as Director of Godzilla and Titans Original Series Based on Monsterverse
Following the thunderous battle between Godzilla and the Titans that leveled San Francisco and the shocking new reality that monsters are real, the series will explore one family's journey to uncover its buried secrets and a legacy linking them to the secret organization known as Monarch.

[05/19/22 - 01:50 PM]
"Dateline" Is the #1 Most-Watched Newsmagazine for the 2021-2022 Broadcast Primetime Season with Over 115 Million Total Viewers Across All of TV
Additionally, over 89 billion minutes of "Dateline" were consumed across TV and digital platforms, which includes NBC, cable and broadcast syndication and Peacock's Dateline 24/7 channel.

[05/19/22 - 11:05 AM]
The History Channel to Premiere New Three-Part Series "The Booze, Bets and Sex That Built America" on Sunday, June 12 at 8PM ET/PT
Each two-hour episode is packed with scintillating historical facts, riveting drama, expert interviews and compelling characters who operate on both sides of the law.

[05/19/22 - 11:00 AM]
HBO Renews Comedy Series "Barry" for a Fourth Season
Season four will begin production in Los Angeles in June, with Bill Hader directing all eight episodes.

[05/19/22 - 10:28 AM]
A&E Spotlights a Growing Mental Health Issue with New Docu-Series "Digital Addiction"
A&E brings a growing mental health issue into the forefront with the new docu-series, "Digital Addiction," premiering Monday, June 13 at 10:00/9:00c.

[05/19/22 - 10:01 AM]
Video: "Love, Death + Robots" Volume 3 - Final Trailer - Netflix
Uncanny worlds, strange creatures and twisted tales await in the third volume of the Emmy-winning animated anthology from Tim Miller and David Fincher.







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[04/22/26 - 01:00 PM]
ESPN Opens NBA Playoffs with Most-Watched Playoff Game of Opening Weekend
Saturday's Houston Rockets vs. Los Angeles Lakers matchup on ABC averaged 5.2 million viewers, peaking at 6.4 million viewers during the 11 p.m. ET quarter hour.

[04/22/26 - 12:01 PM]
HBO Original Film "Miss You, Love You," Starring Allison Janney and Andrew Rannells, Debuts May 29
A blunt, grieving widow, Diane Patterson (Allison Janney) is forced to plan her husband's funeral with a total stranger: her estranged son's assistant, Jamie Simms (Andrew Rannells).

[04/22/26 - 11:17 AM]
USA Sports Announces 2026 WNBA on USA Network Schedule, Highlighted by Wednesday Night Doubleheaders, Marquee Matchups and 2026 WNBA Finals Games
The WNBA on USA Network schedule tips off on Mother's Day, Sunday, May 10, as 2025 WNBA MVP A'ja Wilson and the defending champion Las Vegas Aces visit Cameron Brink, Kelsey Plum and the Los Angeles Sparks at 6 p.m. ET from Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.

[04/22/26 - 11:11 AM]
NBC Sports Announces Its Complete 2026 WNBA Regular-Season Schedule Across NBC, Peacock, and NBCSN
NBC Sports' 2026 WNBA slate of 22 regular season games begins with the reigning WNBA Champion Las Vegas Aces visiting the Atlanta Dream on Sunday, May 17 at 1:30 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock.

[04/22/26 - 11:07 AM]
NBC Sports' Manchester City-Arsenal Is Most-Watched Premier League Match in U.S. History
Coverage averaged 2.6 million viewers across NBC, Peacock, Telemundo and NBC Sports Digital platforms this past Sunday.

[04/22/26 - 11:06 AM]
ESPN, ABC Announce 2026 WNBA Regular Season Schedule
ESPN, which has televised the WNBA since the league's inaugural season in 1997, will tip off its 30th consecutive season on Saturday, May 9, with expanded coverage across ESPN, ABC, Disney+ and ESPN Deportes.

[04/22/26 - 11:03 AM]
Video: "We'll Be Fine" - Trailer - Hulu
Some love stories don't just consume you... they undo you.

[04/22/26 - 10:03 AM]
"In the Eye of the Storm: Chasers" - New Docu-Series Premieres Sunday, May 17 on Discovery Channel
The six-part series captures raw, harrowing encounters as storm chasers, outfitted with their own camera rigs and advanced weather tech, race into the American Midwest during one of the most active tornado seasons in decades.

[04/22/26 - 09:32 AM]
Record Setter! ESPN Opens 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs with Three Most-Watched First Round Games on Cable Ever, Excluding Game 7's
The Philadelphia Flyers-Pittsburgh Penguins matchup (Saturday, 8 p.m. ET) drew 2.1 million viewers, becoming the most-viewed First Round Playoff game ever on cable (excluding game 7's).

[04/22/26 - 09:29 AM]
Stage Set in the Steel City: ESPN's "College GameDay Built by The Home Depot" to Air Live from the NFL Draft in Pittsburgh
The Draft marks ESPN's first major event of the 2026 football season, culminating with ESPN's first-ever Super Bowl on February 14, 2027.

[04/22/26 - 09:11 AM]
Video: Jaw-Dropping Official Trailer for Highly Anticipated Drama "The Vampire Lestat" Released
The wild and captivating next chapter in Anne Rice's Immortal Universe follows Lestat as the world's first immortal rock star on an electric multi-city tour, while he's haunted by "muses" from his rebellious past.

[04/22/26 - 09:01 AM]
Start Your Engines... "RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars" Season 11 Unveils Its Iconic Cast Ahead of Friday, May 8 Premiere on Paramount+
With the return of the high-stakes "Tournament of All Stars" format, the competition reaches new heights across 12-episodes packed with jaw-dropping runway looks, unforgettable performances, and the kind of drama only Drag Race can deliver.

[04/22/26 - 09:01 AM]
Video: "Send Help" - Trailer - Hulu
Rachel McAdams and Dylan O'Brien star in the film, which streams on Hulu and Hulu on Disney+ May 7.

[04/22/26 - 08:51 AM]
"High Potential" Shoots to Six-Week High with Season Two Finale
On linear over seven days, the show earned 8.71 million Total Viewers and a 0.61 rating among Adults 18-49, also marking a six-week high in both measures and standing as the No. 1 show of the night.

[04/22/26 - 08:18 AM]
Cara Banks Named Lead Play-by-Play Voice for NBC Sports' Coverage of LPGA Tour
Banks debuts in her new role at this weekend's Chevron Championship - the first major championship of the 2026 LPGA Tour season.