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[05/16/23 - 11:47 PM]
Development Update: Tuesday, May 16
Updates include: ABC still mulling the futures of "Home Economics," "The Rookie: Feds"; J.D. Pardo to make directorial debut on FX's "Mayans MC"; and Max's "The Penguin" disrupted by WGA-organized picketers.

[05/16/23 - 05:15 PM]
Video: "Five Nights at Freddy's" - Official Teaser
It's time to clock in. In theaters and streaming on Peacock October 27.

[05/16/23 - 04:01 PM]
Marvel Studios Announces New Premiere Dates for "Loki" and "Echo"
"Loki" returns for its second season on October 6 while newcomer "Echo" drops November 29 on Disney+.

[05/16/23 - 02:38 PM]
In Celebration of the Upcoming Theatrical Release of "Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny," The "Indiana Jones" Collection of Movies and TV Series Swing Onto Disney+ on May 31
Fans can stream "Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark," "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom," "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade," "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull," and the television series "The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones."

[05/16/23 - 02:32 PM]
Hulu Extends Multi-Season Deal of "The Kardashians"
Hulu today announced the renewal of "The Kardashians" for 20 additional episodes.

[05/16/23 - 01:34 PM]
Pat McAfee Expands His Multiplatform ESPN Role as "The Pat McAfee Show" Moves to ESPN This Fall
The program will air live weekdays on ESPN, the ESPN YouTube Channel, the ESPN App and ESPN+.

[05/16/23 - 01:29 PM]
ESPN Announces Upcoming Series "In the Arena: Serena Williams"
Following the success of the Emmy-winning "Man in the Arena: Tom Brady," Serena's expansion of the franchise will be a multi-part series that provides the most complete, intimate, and compelling account of her legendary career, featuring firsthand perspective from Serena and key figures throughout her life.

[05/16/23 - 01:21 PM]
"The Voice" Announces Superstar Lineup for Season 23 Finale
CeeLo Green, Diplo & Lily Rose, Maroon 5 and Toosii will take the stage during the two-hour live season finale on Tuesday, May 23.

[05/16/23 - 12:15 PM]
ABC News' "Nightline" Ranks No. 1 in Total Viewers and Adults 25-54
Season to date, "Nightline" is growing compared to the same point last season in Total Viewers (+4% - 905,000 vs. 872,000).

[05/16/23 - 11:35 AM]
Netflix Top 10 Week of May 8: "The Mother" Has Netflix's Biggest Opening Weekend for a Film in 2023; "Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story" Continues Its Reign
"Firefly Lane" (31.9M hours viewed) and Seasons 1 and 2 of "Sweet Tooth" (11.01M hours viewed and 27.61M hours viewed), "The Night Agent" (20.34M hours viewed), and "The Diplomat" (18.37M hours viewed) returned to the list.

[05/16/23 - 11:00 AM]
HBO Original Comedy Special "Sarah Silverman: Someone You Love" Debuts May 27
Filmed at The Wilbur Theater in Boston, the special features the New England native showcasing her fearless chutzpah.

[05/16/23 - 11:00 AM]
Paramount+ Original Soccer Documentary Series "Destination: European Nights" to Premiere Exclusively on June 6
The first four episodes will premiere on Tuesday, June 6, with the final fifth episode premiering in the weeks following the UEFA Champions League Final on Saturday, June 10, airing on the CBS Television Network and streaming live on Paramount+.

[05/16/23 - 11:00 AM]
ABC, No. 1 in Entertainment for Fourth Consecutive Season, Announces 2023-2024 Fall Primetime Schedule Featuring Strong Slate of Fan-Favorite Programming With Originals Debuting Every Night
Timing for previously announced renewals and pickups, including "9-1-1," "Abbott Elementary," "American Idol," "The Bachelor," "The Conners," "The Good Doctor," "Grey's Anatomy," "High Potential," "Not Dead Yet," "The Rookie," "Station 19," and "Will Trent" will be announced at a later date.

[05/16/23 - 10:03 AM]
Oxygen's "Real Murders of Orange County" Returns for Its Third Season on May 30th at 9 PM ET/PT
The series premieres following the "Real Murders of Atlanta" as it concludes the first half of its second season.

[05/16/23 - 10:01 AM]
First Look Images Revealed for Sky and AMC Original "Mary & George" Starring Julianne Moore and Nicholas Galitzine
"Mary & George"?is inspired by the unbelievable true story of Mary Villiers, who moulded her beautiful and charismatic son, George, to seduce King James VI of Scotland and I of England and become his all-powerful lover.

[05/16/23 - 09:10 AM]
Focus Features' "A Thousand and One" Streams Exclusively on Peacock May 19
With a breakthrough performance for Teyana Taylor starring alongside Will Catlett, Josiah Cross, Aven Courtney and Aaron Kingsley Adetola, the film follows unapologetic and free-spirited Inez, who kidnaps her six-year-old son Terry from the foster care system.

[05/16/23 - 09:09 AM]
Warner Bros. Discovery Sports to Exclusively Present 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs Eastern Conference Final - Florida Panthers vs. Carolina Hurricanes
On the call for the Eastern Conference Final will be Kenny Albert, along with commentary from Eddie Olczyk and Keith Jones, and reporting from Jackie Redmond.

[05/16/23 - 09:02 AM]
Sparks Fly This Summer, as Prime Video's "The Lake" Returns with a Whirlwind of Heart and Humor Starting June 9
Justin (Jordan Gavaris), Maisy-May (Julia Stiles), and Billie (Madison Shamoun) are joined for the summer by Maisy-May's mom, Mimsy (Lauren Holly), whose presence adds even more drama to the mixed-family dynamic.

[05/16/23 - 09:01 AM]
Prime Video Inks Multiyear Deal with the Professional Pickleball Association
Coverage on Prime Video starts Thursday, May 18, with the Acrytech Atlanta Open presented by Vizzy from Life Time in Peachtree Corners, Georgia.

[05/16/23 - 09:00 AM]
Screen Actors Guild Awards Sets Date for 2024
The two-hour ceremony will be streamed live on Netflix at 8 p.m. (ET) / 5 p.m. (PT) from the Shrine Auditorium & Expo Hall on Saturday, February 24, 2024.

[05/16/23 - 08:45 AM]
ESPN Platforms to Provide More NBA Draft Coverage Than Ever
On Thursday, June 22, the 2023 NBA Draft Presented by State Farm will be available across ABC, ESPN, ESPN Radio and ESPN digital platforms, starting at 8 p.m. ET.

[05/16/23 - 08:20 AM]
ESPN Unveils Marquee Matchups for 2023 College Football Season Showcasing Six of ESPN.com's Way-Too-Early Top 25
The Labor Day Sunday night showdown (September 3) on ABC is the Camping World Kickoff in Orlando, as LSU and Florida State battle in Week 1.

[05/16/23 - 08:09 AM]
Video: Paramount+ Reveals Official Trailer for "Joe Pickett" Season 2
In season two, Wyoming game warden Joe Pickett (Michael Dorman) discovers a hunter murdered in the mountains and realizes this is just one of a series of gruesome murders.

[05/16/23 - 08:01 AM]
Onyx Collective and Channel 4 Announce Straight-to-Series Pickup of "Queenie"
Queenie Jenkins is a 25-year-old Jamaican British woman living in south London, straddling two cultures and slotting neatly into neither.

[05/16/23 - 08:01 AM]
City Dwellers Embrace the Hudson Valley's "Small Town Potential" in a New HGTV Series Premiering June 14 at 9 p.m. ET/PT
In the eight-episode season, real estate agent and designer, Davina Thomasula, and her life partner and contractor, Kristin Leitheuser, will help families who are ready to settle down in a cozy upstate New York town find the perfect house to renovate and call home.

[05/16/23 - 08:01 AM]
Most-Watched NBA Playoffs Ever on ESPN Platforms Through First Two Rounds
The Boston Celtics 24-point rout of the Philadelphia 76ers on May 14 delivered the largest NBA Conference Semifinals Audience on ABC in 12 years (since 2011).

[05/16/23 - 08:01 AM]
Prime Video Greenlights NBA G League Documentary
The NBA G League documentary is an immersive, character-driven film that features behind-the-scenes access to some of basketball's future stars competing in the NBA G League, the NBA's developmental league, over the course of the 2022-23 season.

[05/16/23 - 06:01 AM]
Video: "Extraction 2" - Official Trailer - Netflix
Back from the brink of death, highly skilled commando Tyler Rake takes on another dangerous mission: saving the imprisoned family of a ruthless gangster.

[05/15/23 - 11:33 PM]
Development Update: Monday, May 15
Updates include: Showtime eyes new revivals for "Nurse Jackie," "Weeds"; FOX holds off on decision about "Welcome to Flatch"; and "You Bet Your Life" halts production amid the WGA strike.

[05/15/23 - 05:01 PM]
Video: "Siren: Survive the Island" - Official Trailer - Netflix
24 female police officers, firefighters, bodyguards, soldiers, athletes and stuntwomen team up by profession to compete for survival on a remote island.

[05/15/23 - 03:25 PM]
FX Sets Premiere Dates for Summer Slate
Newly announced dates include "What We Do in the Shadows" (July 13), "Justified: City Primeval" (July 18), "Reservation Dogs" (August 2) and the final season of "Archer" (August 30).

[05/15/23 - 03:00 PM]
Los Angeles Lakers vs. Golden State Warriors Game 6 on ESPN Was Most-Watched NBA Conference Semifinals Game in 12 Years
The ESPN broadcast delivered an average of 8,640,000 viewers, peaking with 9,295,000 viewers at 11 p.m. ET.

[05/15/23 - 02:01 PM]
Peacock Becomes Home of First-Ever Exclusive Live Streamed NFL Playoff Game
The Peacock exclusive Wild Card game will immediately follow a late afternoon NFL Wild Card Playoff game on NBC and Peacock (4:30 p.m. ET on Saturday, January 13).

[05/15/23 - 01:05 PM]
ABC News Studios and LA Times Studios Present "The Randall Scandal: Love, Loathing, and Vanderpump" - An Investigation Into the Explosive Allegations Against Movie Mogul Randall Emmett
Bravo's hit reality show "Vanderpump Rules" has been involved in scandal after scandal, but none more serious than the explosive allegations against movie mogul Randall Emmett, who rose to fame on the heels of his engagement to Bravo megastar Lala Kent.

[05/15/23 - 01:00 PM]
Season Three of the HBO Original "Painting with John" Debuts June 2
A fireside chat that seems to constantly plummet into delightful mayhem, each of the half-hour episodes finds the artist enhancing his intricate watercolor techniques while reflecting on life lessons big and small.

[05/15/23 - 12:00 PM]
HBO Original Comedy Special "John Early: Now More Than Ever" Debuts June 17
In his first HBO comedy special, John Early brings his unique blend of cutting commentary, pop star swagger, and all-around loveable hilarity to Roulette Intermedium in Brooklyn, New York.

[05/15/23 - 12:00 PM]
New Reality Series "Love Allways" Streaming on Paramount+ June 2
The first three episodes of the Gen-Z reality show will drop on Paramount+ on Friday, June 2, followed by a weekly release of the season's remaining seven episodes on Paramount+ and Awesomeness' YouTube channel.

[05/15/23 - 11:52 AM]
TNT to Exclusively Present 2023 NBA Eastern Conference Finals Presented by AT&T 5G as Miami Heat Meet Boston Celtics for the Third Time in Four Years
Game 1 of the series is set for Wednesday, May 17, at 8:30 p.m. ET.

[05/15/23 - 11:43 AM]
Food Network's "Spring Baking Championship" Brings Sweet Success
This season now stands as the series' highest-rated season among P/W18+ since 2020 with ratings up double-digits from the prior run, +12% and +13% respectively.

[05/15/23 - 11:27 AM]
Start Spreading the News: A New Era of "The Real Housewives of New York City" Debuts Sunday, July 16 at 9 P.M. ET/PT on Bravo
Six independent and successful women - Sai De Silva, Ubah Hassan, Erin Lichy, Jenna Lyons, Jessel Taank and Brynn Whitfield - are taking the city that never sleeps by storm.

[05/15/23 - 10:15 AM]
Action-Adventure Film "Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves" Available to Stream Beginning May 16, on Paramount+
A charming thief and a band of unlikely adventurers undertake an epic heist to retrieve a lost relic, but things go dangerously awry when they run afoul of the wrong people in this hilarious and action-packed adventure.

[05/15/23 - 09:47 AM]
Video: Peacock Releases Official Trailer for Upcoming Dark Comedy Thriller "Based on a True Story"
A dark comedic thriller, the series is about a realtor, a former tennis star and a plumber who seize a unique opportunity to capitalize on America's obsession with true crime.

[05/15/23 - 09:30 AM]
Video: Nat Geo WILD Gives a Sneak "Beak" at the All New Series "Extraordinary Birder with Christian Cooper" Premieres June 17 at 10/9c
Life-long birder Christian Cooper takes us into the wild, wonderful and unpredictable world of birds.

[05/15/23 - 09:30 AM]
Netflix Renews "Outlast" for Season 2
Season one debuted at #6 on Netflix's weekly Global Top 10 TV (English) list and reached the Top 10 TV in 27 countries.

[05/15/23 - 09:21 AM]
Ovation TV Kicks Off a Four-Season Run of "Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators" Starting Saturday, June 24
Starring Mark Benton as the hard-boiled Frank Hathaway and Jo Joyner as his rookie sidekick Lu Shakespeare, the series was created by Paul Matthew Thompson and Jude Tindall.

[05/15/23 - 09:01 AM]
Video: "MerPeople" - Official Trailer - Netflix
"MerPeople" dives into the fascinating world of underwater performers who have turned their love for the mystical sea creatures into real-world careers.

[05/15/23 - 09:01 AM]
Hulu Expands Live Offerings in Fifth Year of "Pride Never Stops" Campaign
New series and upcoming content include "Drag Me to Dinner" and "The Full Monty."

[05/15/23 - 09:01 AM]
Prime Video Brings Hit Reality Format to Canada: Toronto's High-End Luxury Real Estate Market to Be Featured in New Canadian Amazon Original Series "Luxe Listings Toronto"
Transporting viewers into the fast-paced world of buying and selling high-end luxury real estate within Canada's largest city are top agents Peter and Paige Torkan, founders of Team Torkan and Brett Starke, founder of The Starke Group.

[05/15/23 - 09:00 AM]
Max to Debut James Cameron's Global Phenomenon "Avatar: The Way of Water" on June 7
Nominated for numerous Academy Awards including Best Picture, "Avatar: The Way of Water" became the third highest-grossing film of all time worldwide and set a new benchmark for visual effects.

[05/15/23 - 09:00 AM]
James Cameron's Global Phenomenon "Avatar: The Way of Water" to Debut June 7 on Disney+
"Avatar: The Way of Water" debuted in theaters on December 16 and became the third highest-grossing film of all time worldwide with nearly $2.32 billion at the box office.







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[11/27/24 - 08:00 AM]
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[11/27/24 - 07:09 AM]
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[11/27/24 - 05:59 AM]
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[11/26/24 - 05:01 PM]
"The Summer Hikaru Died" Set to Bring Eerie Anime Thrills to Netflix
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[11/26/24 - 04:55 PM]
"Abbott Elementary" Season 4 Return Skyrockets +321% in Total Viewers and +846% in Adults 18-49 Over Initial Live+Same Day Audience
The season four premiere of "Abbott Elementary" stands as the top multiplatform telecast in both Total Viewers and Adults 18-49 since the show's post-Oscars episode (3/10/24).

[11/26/24 - 03:01 PM]
Video: New Games, New Stakes - "Squid Game" Season 2 Main Trailer and Key Art "Round and Round" Unveiled
With its premiere just around the corner on December 26, the trailer delivers an electrifying glimpse into the deadly games and gripping character dynamics that await fans worldwide.

[11/26/24 - 02:34 PM]
Video: Paramount+ with Showtime Debuts Official Trailer for Showtime's "Dexter: Original Sin"
The series premieres Friday, December 13 on streaming and on demand for Paramount+ subscribers with the Paramount+ with Showtime plan, before making its on-air US debut on Sunday, December 15 at 10pm ET/PT.

[11/26/24 - 01:15 PM]
ABC News' "Nightline" Ranks No. 1 in Total Viewers, Adults 25-54 and Adults 18-49 vs. CBS' "After Midnight" and NBC's "Late Night with Seth Meyers"
"Nightline" posted double-digit gains week to week across the board, hitting a 6-week high in overall viewers and 7-week highs in both key Adult demos.

[11/26/24 - 12:31 PM]
Netflix Orders Limited-Series Adaptation of Harlan Coben's "I Will Find You"
An innocent father serving life for the murder of his own son receives evidence that his child may still be alive - and must break out of prison to find out the truth.

[11/26/24 - 12:03 PM]
Netflix Top 10 Week of Nov. 18: "The Merry Gentlemen" and "A Man on the Inside" Take the Top Spots
Season 2 of the animated series "Arcane" laid siege to #2 (6.4M views), while Season 1 took #5 with 2.2M views.

[11/26/24 - 11:44 AM]
TNT Sports to Debut "Evolve and Flex" with Lance Fresh Friday, Dec. 6, on truTV and Max
The show is hosted by sports-lifestyle expert Lance Fresh and features candid conversations with guests to discuss how life's events have contributed to their sense of style.

[11/26/24 - 11:19 AM]
MGM+ Announces 2025 Premiere Date for "NFL Icons" Season Four
In the upcoming fourth season, the docuseries will feature Pro Football Hall of Famers Joe Montana, DeMarcus Ware, Kurt Warner and Gale Sayers.

[11/26/24 - 10:24 AM]
Video: "Rogue Heroes" (MGM+ 2025 Series) Season 2 Tease
"Rogue Heroes" is a dramatized account of how the world's greatest Special Forces unit, the SAS, was formed under extraordinary circumstances in the darkest days of World War Two.

[11/26/24 - 10:09 AM]
Video: Acorn TV Releases Official Trailer for Second Season of Hit Australian Drama, "Darby and Joan"
The new season debuts with a two-episode premiere, exclusively on Acorn TV, on December 30, followed by weekly episodes through January 27.