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[03/15/16 - 11:23 PM]
Development Update: Tuesday, March 15
Updates include: Jennifer Beals to star in NBC's "Taken"; Sakina Jaffrey set as lead in ABC's "Toast"; and Stephen Fry to visit "The Great Indoors" at CBS.

[03/15/16 - 02:37 PM]
AMC and Sony Pictures Television Announce the Season Three Renewal of Emmy(R) Nominated Drama "Better Call Saul"
Vince Gilligan and Peter Gould will return as showrunners for the new 10-episode season.

[03/15/16 - 01:43 PM]
E! Announces New Documentary Series Taking Viewers Exclusively Inside the Private World of Global Superstar Mariah Carey
The eight one-hour episode docu-series, "Mariah's World" will grant VIP access to the songstress like never before as she begins her "Sweet Sweet Fantasy" tour of the United Kingdom, Europe and Africa, all while planning her upcoming wedding to Australian business mogul, James Packer.

[03/15/16 - 01:11 PM]
"The Path" Key Art - Launches on March 30th on Hulu
Aaron Paul, Michelle Monaghan and Hugh Dancy star in the streaming service's latest original.

[03/15/16 - 12:20 PM]
TBS's "Conan" to Welcome the Cast of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
Ben Affleck and Henry Cavill will be joined by fellow cast members Amy Adams, Jesse Eisenberg, Laurence Fishburne, Gal Gadot, Holly Hunter and Diane Lane, as well as director Zack Snyder.

[03/15/16 - 12:16 PM]
OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network to Premiere One-Hour Special "Mrs. & Mr. Smith" Saturday, March 26 at 10 P.M. on OWN
The one-hour special will follow the lives of NFL legend Emmitt Smith and wife Pat Smith and is produced by Pilgrim Media Group.

[03/15/16 - 11:50 AM]
Spring Into Lifetime's Limited Series Event "Doctor Foster: A Woman Scorned" and New Movie, "Jack of the Red Hearts," This April
Suranne Jones and Bertie Carvel star in the former while AnnaSophia Robb, Famke Janssen and Sophia Anne Caruso topline the latter.

[03/15/16 - 11:31 AM]
FOX News Channel's Megyn Kelly to Host First Primetime Special on FOX Broadcasting Monday, May 23
The one-hour special will feature a variety of celebrity interviews from the world of politics, entertainment and other areas of human interest.

[03/15/16 - 10:30 AM]
Bravo Media Serves Up an Emotional "Vanderpump Rules" Three-Part Reunion Beginning Monday, March 21 at 9 PM ET/PT
Prior to the reunion, fans can get the inside scoop on the stories behind the stories with "Vanderpump Rules Uncensored" airing on Wednesday, March 16.

[03/15/16 - 10:09 AM]
Spike Teams Up with Lionsgate Television, Mission Control Media and MX Productions On "Tracks"
The Christina Aguilera-produced, music-based game show will debut as a half-hour special on Spike TV later this year.

[03/15/16 - 09:19 AM]
Visionary Mexican Filmmaker Everardo Gout Tapped to Direct National Geographic Channel's Six-Part Global Miniseries Event, "Mars"
Principal photography on the scripted portions of the series is set to start shooting this spring in Budapest and Morocco, with a premiere set for fall 2016.

[03/15/16 - 09:04 AM]
Pop Orders Eight Episodes of "Hollywood Darlings," With Jodie Sweetin, Christine Lakin and Beverley Mitchell
The network ordered eight half-hour episodes, which will follow three lifelong friends who grew up together in "the business."

[03/15/16 - 09:01 AM]
Matthew Perry to Star as Ted Kennedy in Reelz Miniseries "The Kennedys-After Camelot"
The new four hour miniseries is based on the New York Times best seller, "After Camelot: A Personal History of the Kennedy Family 1968 to the Present" by best-selling author and biographer J. Randy Taraborrelli.

[03/15/16 - 09:00 AM]
Monday's Broadcast Ratings: ABC Claims Demo Crown with "The Bachelor" Finale
NBC's "The Voice" however wins the head-to-head showdown at 8:00/7:00c among adults 18-49.

[03/15/16 - 08:35 AM]
SundanceTV Acquires Acclaimed Italian Series "Gomorrah" from The Weinstein Company
The show's first season, comprised of 12 episodes, will premiere on SundanceTV in summer 2016.

[03/15/16 - 07:59 AM]
Showtime(R) Documentary Films Announces Start of Production on a Documentary About Whitney Houston, Directed by BAFTA(R) Award Winner Nick Broomfield
The project joins an esteemed list of documentaries under the Showtime Documentary Films banner that focus on the lives and legacies of culture-defining figures.

[03/14/16 - 11:39 PM]
Development Update: Monday, March 14
Updates include: CBS rolls its drama pilot "Sensory" due to casting issues; "Galavant's" Joshua Sasse to star in The CW's "No Tomorrow"; and Justin Cornwell tapped as lead in "Training Day" at CBS.

[03/14/16 - 10:01 PM]
Southern Sweetheart Joelle "Jo Jo" Fletcher Returns to Find Love on the 12th Season of ABC's "The Bachelorette"
The identity of the new Bachelorette was revealed tonight, live, on "The Bachelor: After the Final Rose."

[03/14/16 - 07:45 PM]
NBC's Smash Hit "Little Big Shots" Renewed for Second Season
"I've been amazed at how smart and talented these kids are," said Steve Harvey. "They may be small in stature, but they're giants in what they're able to do."

[03/14/16 - 02:38 PM]
Chad Michael Murray to Star as Memphis Rock Pioneer Sam Phillips in CMT's "Million Dollar Quartet"
Jennifer Holland, Margaret Anne Florence, Drake Milligan, Kevin Fonteyne, Christian Lees and Jonah Lees also star in the project, which is slated to premiere this November.

[03/14/16 - 01:04 PM]
HBO Documentary Films Presents "Mapplethorpe: Look at the Pictures," A Definitive Portrait of the Provocative Artist, Debuting April 4, Exclusively on HBO
The film marks the first feature-length documentary about the artist since his death, and the most comprehensive film on Mapplethorpe ever.

[03/14/16 - 12:44 PM]
Cinemax Drama Series "Outcast" to Debut June 3; Network Greenlights Second Season
Based on the Skybound/Image comic title by creator Robert Kirkman and artist Paul Azaceta, the series follows Kyle Barnes, a young man who has been plagued by demonic possession all his life.

[03/14/16 - 12:37 PM]
"Underground" Premiere Shatters Records as the Most-Watched Program in Nearly 18 Years on WGN America
WGN America further spins the numbers for Wednesday, March 9.

[03/14/16 - 12:06 PM]
Discovery Announces Latest Cast Members to Join the Upcoming Miniseries "Harley and the Davidsons"
The actors will join a cast that currently includes Michiel Huisman, Robert Aramayo, Bug Hall, Stephen Rider and Jessica Camacho.

[03/14/16 - 12:01 PM]
Grammy(R) Award Winning, Multi-Platinum, International Superstar Rihanna Will Receive the Rock Star Award at the 2016 "Black Girls Rock!(TM)" Awards on BET Networks
The annual special will tape on Friday, April 1 at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark, NJ and the broadcast will premiere on Tuesday, April 5.

[03/14/16 - 11:35 AM]
Pivot Dives Into the World's Most Precious Resource During Second Annual "Water Week," March 21-27, Celebrating "World Water Day" on Tuesday, March 22
In an effort to bring attention to the chronic problem of unsafe drinking water, Participant Media collaborated with The Clorox Company as part of Clorox(R)'s Safe Water Project initiative.

[03/14/16 - 11:35 AM]
Bravo Media and Mashable Announce New Short-Form Video Partnership
Each series will be developed collaboratively between Bravo and Mashable Studios, the company's dedicated division that produces and distributes original digital video content for both its community and brand partners.

[03/14/16 - 11:17 AM]
Spike TV and Skydance Television Tap Greg Yaitanes to Direct "Red Mars" Series
"Red Mars" goes into production this summer and will consist of ten one-hour episodes, to debut in 2017.

[03/14/16 - 11:15 AM]
Stars of ABC's "Nashville" Take Show on the Road This Spring with Concert Tour in USA and a First-Ever International Tour
Clare Bowen, Chris Carmack, Charles Esten, Will Chase, Jonathan Jackson and Aubrey Peeples are on tap for the domestic portion.

[03/14/16 - 11:01 AM]
Critically Acclaimed Docuseries "The Last Alaskans" Embarks North of the Arctic Circle for a Second Season on Discovery Channel
Look for the first of eight new episodes on Tuesday, April 12 at 10:00/9:00c.

[03/14/16 - 10:30 AM]
Ivy Levan Joins "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" as "Usherette"
The two-hour musical event is set to air this fall on FOX.

[03/14/16 - 10:18 AM]
Live + 7 Day Ratings: ABC's "How to Get Away with Murder" Soars 107% in Playback
ABC further spins the numbers for the week of February 22-28.

[03/14/16 - 10:02 AM]
Freeform Heads to WonderCon with Hit Series "Shadowhunters" and "Stitchers" on Friday, March 25
The cable channel will be giving fans the opportunity to get exclusive access to the casts of both shows.

[03/14/16 - 09:11 AM]
Video: BBC America's "Orphan Black" Season Four - All New Trailer
United in their mission to end the constant threats to their lives once and for all, the sisters are taking matters into their own hands.

[03/14/16 - 09:09 AM]
Comedy Central Becomes #StandUpCentral This April with All-New Specials from Nikki Glaser, Daniel Tosh, Rachel Feinstein and Chris Hardwick
Each special will debut with limited commercial interruption.

[03/14/16 - 09:00 AM]
Sunday's Broadcast Ratings: NBC's New Lineup Opens on Top in Viewers, Demos
"Little Big Shots" and "The Carmichael Show" claim the number one and two spots among adults 18-49.

[03/14/16 - 09:00 AM]
AMC's Highly Anticipated Series "Preacher" to Debut Sunday, May 22nd at 10:00 P.M. ET/PT Following the Mid-Season Finale of "Fear the Walking Dead"
New episodes will resume on Sunday, June 5 at the series regular time of 9:00 p.m. ET/PT.

[03/14/16 - 08:54 AM]
"Little Big Shots" Is NBC's Most-Watched Regular Sunday Entertainment Telecast Since 2005
NBC spins the numbers for Sunday, March 13.

[03/14/16 - 08:45 AM]
"Shadowhunters" Cast Surprises Fans with a Second Season Pick-Up Announcement Via a Facebook Live Chat
The season one finale will air on Tuesday, April 5.

[03/14/16 - 08:43 AM]
PBS Presents "Soundbreaking: Stories from the Cutting Edge of Recorded Music" to Premiere at SXSW
The series combines unprecedented access to some of the most celebrated music artists, producers and innovators with rare archival studio footage and an extensive musical soundtrack, to deliver one of the most wide-ranging series on the art of music recording.

[03/14/16 - 08:42 AM]
Video: They're Alive Dammit! "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt" Season 2 Trailer
All 13 episodes of Season 2 will premiere on Friday, April 15 exclusively on Netflix around the world.

[03/14/16 - 08:35 AM]
ABC's "Once Upon a Time" Tops Its Week-Ago Return in Total Viewers and Holds Even in Adults 18-49
ABC spins the numbers for Sunday, March 13.

[03/14/16 - 07:43 AM]
HBO and "Game of Thrones" Join with the International Rescue Committee to Launch "Rescue Has No Boundaries"
The campaign is designed to bring attention to the global refugee crisis and raise emergency funds to help rescue the millions of people displaced by conflict and natural disaster.

[03/13/16 - 11:13 AM]
Saturday's Broadcast Ratings: "Dateline" Paves the Way for NBC Victory
The Peacock leads the night in total viewers and adults 18-49.

[03/13/16 - 10:46 AM]
"Saturday Night Live," With Host and Musical Guest Ariana Grande, Is the #1 Telecast of the Night
NBC spins the numbers for Saturday, March 12.

[03/12/16 - 09:31 PM]
2016 Nickelodeon's Kids' Choice Awards Winners
Hosted by Blake Shelton, the awards were broadcast from the "Fabulous" Forum in Inglewood, Calif., where kids celebrated the best of everything they love in pop culture.

[03/12/16 - 08:42 AM]
Friday's Broadcast Ratings: ABC Tops the Night Among Adults 18-49
"Shark Tank" and "20/20" pave the way for the Alphabet's latest victory.

[03/12/16 - 08:42 AM]
ABC Is #1 on Friday for the 6th Time in 7 Weeks in Adults 18-49
ABC spins the numbers for Friday, March 11.

[03/12/16 - 08:35 AM]
"Grimm" Retains 100% of Last Week's 0.9 in Fast-Affiliate Ratings
NBC spins the numbers for Friday, March 11.

[03/11/16 - 11:31 PM]
Development Update: Friday, March 11
Updates include: Freeform's "Switched at Birth" to end after its upcoming season; Odette Annable reports to "Bunker Hill" at CBS; and Patton Oswalt signs onto "HR" at FOX.







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[12/17/24 - 03:31 PM]
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[12/17/24 - 03:30 PM]
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[12/17/24 - 12:20 PM]
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[12/17/24 - 12:02 PM]
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[12/17/24 - 12:00 PM]
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[12/17/24 - 11:12 AM]
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[12/17/24 - 11:01 AM]
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[12/17/24 - 10:01 AM]
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Shot on location in New Mexico, the limited series is a fictionalized dramatization and examination of the violent collision of culture, religion, and community as men and women fight and die to keep or claim the lands that make up the brutal frontier of 1857.

[12/17/24 - 10:01 AM]
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[12/17/24 - 09:00 AM]
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[12/17/24 - 08:50 AM]
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In the one-hour special, a leaky water heater mishap threatens to ruin holiday plans as Sam and Jay prepare to host Jay's hard-to-please dad, Mahesh (Bernard White), difficult-to-impress mom, Champa (Sakina Jaffrey), and sister Bela (Punam Patel).

[12/17/24 - 08:09 AM]
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Efforts kick off on Wednesday, February 5, with The White Lotus at Four Seasons, Presented by American Express - an exclusive luxury wellness retreat that captures the essence of this upcoming season's hotel and spa in Thailand.

[12/17/24 - 08:05 AM]
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Hosted by Cat Deeley, the show-within-a show takes aim at the absurdity of reality TV by making Ben, an electrician from Baltimore, believe he is competing for a chance to win $100,000 on a popular game show when he is, in fact, surrounded by a cast of highly skilled improv comedians.

[12/17/24 - 08:02 AM]
Netflix Announces Knockout New Sports Series on Mike Tyson
Known as the youngest heavyweight champion in history (at the age of 20 in 1986), Tyson's legacy extends far beyond the ropes of the boxing ring, cementing him as one of the most compelling and polarizing figures of our time.

[12/17/24 - 08:01 AM]
Paramount Adds "The Big Bang Theory" to Nick at Nite and MTV Lineups
Both brands will kick off their debut with marathon stunts tailored to their audiences.