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[05/02/14 - 11:21 PM]
Development Update: Friday, May 2
Updates include: Ray Romano joins Martin Scorsese's new drama pilot at HBO; Meera Rohit Kumbhani cast in FOX's "Weird Loners"; and "Grey's Anatomy" quartet to return for two more years.

[05/02/14 - 02:41 PM]
Thursday's Cable Ratings & Broadcast Finals: "Big Bang," "Grey's Anatomy" Lead Demo Pack
Plus: numbers for A&E's "The Killer Speaks," Investigation Discovery's "Dates from Hell" and USA's "Sirens."

[05/02/14 - 12:50 PM]
Video: Official Trailer Released for Starz' Original Series "Outlander"
Based on Diana Gabaldon's international best-selling books, the series launches this summer.

[05/02/14 - 12:31 PM]
Blake Shelton to Perform "My Eyes" on Monday, May 5 Live Telecast of "The Voice"
Shelton, a multiple Grammy Award nominee, will be joined by former "Voice" artists Gwen Sebastian, who was a member of Team Blake during the show's second season in 2012.

[05/02/14 - 12:04 PM]
ABC News Coverage for the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil - Cross-Platform Reporting from Brazil begins Thursday, June 12
ABC News Anchor Bob Woodruff will report for ESPN across all platforms and will contribute to ABC News reports along with ESPN Correspondents Jeremy Schaap and Julie Foudy.

[05/02/14 - 11:53 AM]
"The Chew's" Michael Symon Plays "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" on Friday, May 9, 2014
All week (May 5-9), "Millionaire" will donate $10,000 to CMN Hospitals each time a contestant makes it into the second round of the game (questions 11-14).

[05/02/14 - 11:32 AM]
ESPN Names Reporters for FIFA World Cup in Brazil
Julie Foudy, Jeremy Schaap, John Sutcliffe, Bob Woodruff and ESPN Brazil's Rubens Pozzi will appear on ESPN, ESPN2 and ABC during pre-match, halftime and post-match shows, and more!

[05/02/14 - 11:25 AM]
History's "Vikings" Conquers Season Two Finale with 3.4 Million Viewers
History spins the numbers for Thursday, May 1.

[05/02/14 - 11:14 AM]
Lifetime Orders New Competition Docu-Series "Child Genius," Following America's Most Gifted Kids as They Face Off in the Inaugural Annual National Intelligence Showdown
Casting is currently underway nationally to find the most intelligent kids in the country.

[05/02/14 - 10:11 AM]
Disney Channel's Highly-Anticipated Comedy Series "Girl Meets World" Set to Premiere Friday, June 27
Plus: the series' premiere episode will be available to verified viewers on WATCH Disney Channel as of Wednesday, May 21.

[05/02/14 - 10:07 AM]
Mega-Watt Teen Star Zendaya Headlines the Comedic Adventure "Zapped," A Disney Channel Original Movie Set to Premiere Friday, June 27 on Disney Channel
Chanelle Peloso, Emilia McCarthy and Adam DiMarco also star in the movie, which will be preceded by a new episode of "Jessie."

[05/02/14 - 09:44 AM]
Lifetime's Upcoming Premieres: "Petals on the Wind", "Little Women: LA" and "A Daughters' Nightmare"
New docu-series "Little Women: LA" will now premiere Tuesday, May 27 at 10:00/9:00c.

[05/02/14 - 09:43 AM]
5 Seconds of Summer to Perform at 2014 Billboard Music Awards
They join an exciting lineup of previously announced musical performers that includes Jason Derulo, Imagine Dragons, Florida Georgia Line, Luke Bryan, John Legend, and OneRepublic.

[05/02/14 - 09:35 AM]
"The Big Bang Theory," "The Millers" and "Elementary" Sweep Time Periods
CBS spins the numbers for Thursday, May 1.

[05/02/14 - 08:54 AM]
The CW's Most Watched Thursday in Six Weeks
The CW spins the numbers for Thursday, May 1.

[05/02/14 - 08:50 AM]
Disney Junior's "Sofia the First" Receives Six Daytime Emmy Award Nominations
Outstanding Preschool Children's Animated Program, Outstanding Writing in a Preschool Animated Program and Outstanding Achievement in Music Direction and Composition are among the nods.

[05/02/14 - 08:40 AM]
"iHeartRadio Music Awards" Match NBC's Top Thursday Average of the Season Excluding Olympics and "The Sound of Music Live!"
NBC spins the numbers for Thursday, May 1.

[05/02/14 - 08:40 AM]
"Grey's Anatomy" Is Up to a 9-Week High in Viewers
ABC spins the numbers for Thursday, May 1.

[05/02/14 - 08:28 AM]
Thursday's Broadcast Ratings: CBS Tops Viewers, Demos for Second Week in a Row
"The Big Bang Theory" is one of just two series up from last week among adults 18-49.

[05/02/14 - 06:30 AM]
Participants Announced for Season 4 of the Hit Series "Extreme Weight Loss," Which Will Premiere May 27 on ABC
In each of the 13 stand-alone, two-hour episodes, the participants will undergo a transformation not only of their bodies, but of who they are as individuals.

[05/02/14 - 03:06 AM]
American Veterans Center National Memorial Day Parade from Washington, D.C. Airing Live on Reelz
The National Memorial Day Parade was launched in 2005 by the American Veterans Center in Washington, D.C.

[05/01/14 - 11:28 PM]
Development Update: Thursday, May 1
Updates include: Queen Latifah to play Bessie Smith for HBO; ABC Family's "Unstrung" casts first pair; and Marcella Plunkett is set for two roles in FX's "How and Why."

[05/01/14 - 09:31 PM]
"American Idol" Voting Results for May 1
Next week, we celebrate the agony and the ecstasy of music's greatest theme as the final four take to the stage in the "Love: Break-ups and Make-ups"-themed performance show.

[05/01/14 - 04:55 PM]
Lifetime's "Bring It!" Reaches Series Highs in Spring Finale
Lifetime spins the numbers for Wednesday, April 30.

[05/01/14 - 03:01 PM]
2014 Stanley Cup Playoffs Up 57% Through First Round - Viewership for NBC Games Up 39%; NBCSN Up 35%
NBC spins the numbers for its post-season NHL coverage to date this year.

[05/01/14 - 02:52 PM]
Wednesday's Cable Ratings & Broadcast Finals: "Criminal Minds," "Modern Family" Top Charts Once Again
Plus: numbers for Discovery's "Marooned," Comedy Central's "TripTank" and Lifetime's "Bring It!"

[05/01/14 - 02:32 PM]
VH1 + Republic Records Partner to "Make a Band Famous" with 24 Hour Livestream Starting June 11th at 8 PM ET on VH1.com + the VH1 App
The entire 24-hour livestream will be hosted by All-American Rejects frontman Tyson Ritter.

[05/01/14 - 02:06 PM]
EPIX Presents: "David Ortiz in the Moment" - Exclusive Look at the Life of Boston Red Sox Star "Big Papi"
The special, produced by Relativity Sports in conjunction with Major League Baseball Productions, premieres Thursday, July 17 at 8:00/7:00c.

[05/01/14 - 01:40 PM]
NBCUniversal Surrounds the Kentucky Derby
The networks of NBCUniversal detail their plans leading up to Saturday's annual event.

[05/01/14 - 01:34 PM]
TV Land's "Hot in Cleveland" Renewed for Season Six
The announcement was made during rehearsal for the series' upcoming landmark 100th episode, entitled "Win Win," which tapes this Friday, May 2.

[05/01/14 - 01:14 PM]
FOX Sports 1 Features Exciting Welterweight Bout at UFC(R) Fight Night: Brown vs. Silva
In the evening's main event, Brown puts his six-fight win streak on the line against the Brazilian jiu-jitsu ace, Silva, in a bout that UFC on FOX analyst Kenny Florian says features two dangerous finishers.

[05/01/14 - 01:03 PM]
"ACC/Big Ten Challenge" Expands to 14 Matchups this December
ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNU will combine to televise all 14 games of the three-day event matching top college basketball programs playing for conference supremacy and the Commissioners Cup.

[05/01/14 - 12:01 PM]
"Nightline" Is #1 Show in Time Period for Second Week in a Row - Wins Week in Total Viewers Last 3 of 4 Weeks
ABC spins the late-night numbers for the week of April 21-25.

[05/01/14 - 11:33 AM]
Batter Up! CBS Sports Network Signs Agreement with Minor League Baseball for 2014 Season
The schedule features games from the MiLB- affiliated leagues including Triple-A(R) Baseball, and also allows for the opportunity to flex games based on possible appearances by Major League Baseball stars.

[05/01/14 - 11:28 AM]
Cleveland Kidnap Survivor Michelle Knight Speaks Out to Savannah Guthrie in Her First Primetime TV Interview
The interview will air Sunday, May 4 at 8:00/7:00c on NBC's "Dateline."

[05/01/14 - 11:27 AM]
A&E's "Bates Motel" Wraps Season 2 with Live "After Hours" Special Event
Dave Holmes hosts the special, immediately following Monday's season two finale.

[05/01/14 - 11:14 AM]
Discovery's "#BikerLive" Takes Motorcylces from Streets to Tweets
Hosted by Discovery's Christo Doyle, the series invites viewers to put the pedal to the metal, harnessing the power of Twitter, to vote on America's best motorcycles.

[05/01/14 - 10:59 AM]
Jimmy Fallon Dominates the Late-Night Week of April 21-25, Up +36% vs. "Tonight's" Year-Ago Week in 18-49
NBC spins the late-night numbers for the week of April 21-25.

[05/01/14 - 10:02 AM]
ESPN's Presentation of the 2014 NFL Draft - Limited Commercial Interruption in First Hour of Round 1 for Third Straight Year
Look for 42.5 hours of original NFL Draft-related programming from May 5-11, including 16 hours of the live NFL Draft telecast.

[05/01/14 - 09:58 AM]
CBS Sweeps Nominations for "The 41st Annual Daytime Emmy(R) Awards"
CBS swept the Daytime Emmy Nominations today with 60 nods.

[05/01/14 - 09:53 AM]
New TLC Spinoff Series "Return to Amish" Premieres on Sunday, June 1
The two-hour premiere kicks off a seven-episode run that follows Abe, Rebecca, Sabrina, Jeremiah, and Kate as they continue to acclimate to their new lives while still applying certain Amish traditions to major life events.

[05/01/14 - 09:48 AM]
Spike's First Food Series "Frankenfood" Premieres Sunday, June 8 at 10 PM, ET/PT
Each episode features the best and worst local amateur food innovators competing head-to-head in order to get their unexpected food concoctions onto the menu of a popular local restaurant.

[05/01/14 - 09:41 AM]
"Survivor" and "Criminal Minds" Sweep Time Periods
CBS spins the numbers for Wednesday, April 30.

[05/01/14 - 09:25 AM]
24 Daytime Emmy(R) Award Honors for Hub Network, Most Ever After Just 3-1/2 Years on Air
In addition to receiving the second most nominations of any kids network, The Hub was the sixth most nominated network overall in comparison to all networks nominated.

[05/01/14 - 09:20 AM]
Wednesday's Broadcast Ratings: Originals Power CBS to Top Spot in Viewers, Demos
"CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" posts gains for the Eye among adults 18-49.

[05/01/14 - 09:16 AM]
Adult Swim Orders New Season of "Childrens Hospital" - STAT!
Shooting in Los Angeles this summer, the new season will premiere in 2015 on Adult Swim.

[05/01/14 - 09:14 AM]
All 14 SEC Football Teams to Play on the SEC Network in First Four Weeks of the Season
In addition, eight SEC schools will open their 2014 seasons on the network, including the defending SEC Champion, Auburn, and Arkansas.

[05/01/14 - 09:13 AM]
Cox Customers Can Now Access SHOWTIME ANYTIME(R) On Computers, Tablets, Phones And Streaming Devices
Customers can sign in with their Cox user ID and password to access their SHOWTIME subscription on the SHOWTIME ANYTIME website and mobile apps.

[05/01/14 - 08:53 AM]
Bellator and Spike Announce Extensive Shoulder Programming Leading Up to Bellator 120, Live on Pay-Per-View Saturday, May 17th
"Unfinished Business: Alvarez vs. Chandler III" will premiere on Wednesday, May 14th and will feature a closer look at the greatest trilogy in MMA as both fighters.

[05/01/14 - 08:26 AM]
"Chicago P.D." Is Currently Scoring Its Highest 18-49 Rating Since February 26
NBC spins the numbers for Wednesday, April 30.







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This season, 14 dazzling new queens enter the Werk Room to compete for the title of "America's Next Drag Superstar" and a cash prize of $200,000 for the winner, sponsored by TodayTix, the theater ticket app.

[12/04/24 - 11:01 AM]
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[12/04/24 - 11:00 AM]
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[12/04/24 - 10:01 AM]
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[12/04/24 - 10:00 AM]
Coldplay, SEVENTEEN, Teddy Swims and Tyla to Perform on the 2024 Billboard Music Awards
Hosted by actress and comedian Michelle Buteau, the 2024 BBMAs airs live on Thursday, December 12 at 8:00pm ET/PT on FOX and Amazon's Fire TV Channels, and on-demand on Paramount+, with performances also rolling out across Billboard.com and via BBMAs and Billboard social media channels.

[12/04/24 - 09:10 AM]
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[12/04/24 - 08:31 AM]
Video: "Selling the City" - Official Trailer - Netflix
From the creators of "Selling Sunset" and "Selling the OC" comes "Selling the City," a new series following a dynamic group of no-nonsense, kickass agents at Douglas Elliman as they navigate the cutthroat world of luxury real estate in New York City.

[12/04/24 - 08:01 AM]
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[12/04/24 - 08:00 AM]
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[12/04/24 - 08:00 AM]
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[12/04/24 - 07:31 AM]
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[12/04/24 - 07:01 AM]
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[12/04/24 - 06:41 AM]
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[12/04/24 - 06:02 AM]
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[12/04/24 - 06:01 AM]
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