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[05/31/19 - 11:19 PM]
Development Update: Friday, May 31
Updates include: The CW renews "Burden of Truth" for a third season; HBO's "Silicon Valley" to sign off after six seasons; and Vanessa Lachey to recur on FOX's "BH90210."

[05/31/19 - 12:45 PM]
Award-Winning Original Series "Vida" Earns Third Season on Starz
"It is a rarity in television today to have a series earn this level of critical praise for two consecutive seasons and spark cultural conversation in the way that 'Vida' has," said Jeffrey Hirsch.

[05/31/19 - 12:11 PM]
Ben Wheatley's "Rebecca" Rounds Out Casting
Keeley Hawes, Ann Dowd, Sam Riley and Ben Crompton join the previously announced Kristin Scott Thomas, Lily James and Armie Hammer.

[05/31/19 - 11:31 AM]
"Ramy Youssef: Feelings," His First HBO Special, Debuts June 29
The exclusive presentation was taped in front of a live audience at the landmark Chicago Cultural Center.

[05/31/19 - 10:37 AM]
HBO Documentary Series "Axios" Kicks Off Its Second Season This Sunday, June 2
The season premiere features an exclusive interview with senior White House adviser Jared Kushner.

[05/31/19 - 10:01 AM]
OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network to Air Primetime Special "OWN Presents: Inside WACO's Wearable Art Gala" on Tuesday, June 11 at 10PM
The star-studded annual event is marking its third year by paying tribute to four honorees who have made significant impact on the world through their art, philanthropy, and entrepreneurial spirit.

[05/31/19 - 10:00 AM]
Disney Channel Sets Friday, Aug. 2, for the Premiere Telecast of the Highly Anticipated Original Movie "Descendants 3"
A preview of its opening musical number - the rallying anthem "Good To Be Bad," performed by Dove Cameron, Cameron Boyce, Sofia Carson and Booboo Stewart - is available today on DisneyMusicVEVO.

[05/31/19 - 10:00 AM]
Video: AMC Releases Opening Minutes of "Fear the Walking Dead" Premiere Episode, Launching June 2 at 9 PM
The network also announced the full episode will be available 48 hours before air on AMC Premiere.

[05/31/19 - 09:26 AM]
National Geographic Taps Patrick J. Adams as Maj. John Glenn in Global Scripted Series "The Right Stuff," Based on Tom Wolfe's Best-Seller
Production will begin this fall in Cocoa Beach, Florida, and will premiere globally on National Geographic in 2020.

[05/31/19 - 09:04 AM]
Showtime(R) Documentary Films "Shangri-La" to Premiere Friday, July 12 at 9 PM ET/PT
While new episodes will be released on Showtime linear channels weekly, all four will be available immediately on July 12 for on-demand streaming.

[05/31/19 - 08:14 AM]
Thursday's Broadcast Ratings: NBA Finals Open on Top for ABC
Early results however have the Alphabet's Warriors/Raptors Game 1 coverage down 23% in adults 18-49 from last year's Warriors/Cavaliers opener.

[05/31/19 - 08:00 AM]
"GLOW" Season 3 - First Look & Date Announce
The new season launches globally on Friday, August 9.

[05/31/19 - 07:03 AM]
Matthias Schoenaerts and Luca Marinelli Board Netflix and Skydance Media's "The Old Guard"
Charlize Theron, KiKi Layne and Marwan Kenzari also star in the film, based on the graphic novel series created by author Greg Rucka and illustrator Leandro Fernández.

[05/31/19 - 06:34 AM]
Video: "Miranda Sings Live: Your Welcome" - Official Trailer - Netflix
The new special drops this Tuesday, June 4 on the streaming service.

[05/31/19 - 03:44 AM]
Video: "Family Business" - Trailer - Netflix
After learning that France is about to legalize cannabis, faux entrepreneur Joseph rallies his family and friends to transform his father's kosher butcher shop into France's first marijuana coffee shop.

[05/30/19 - 11:15 PM]
Development Update: Thursday, May 30
Updates include: NBC pulls the plug on "Abby's," "The Enemy Within" and "The Village"; ABC gives pilot order to Nate Bargatze comedy; and Netflix casts leads in "Sweet Magnolias."

[05/30/19 - 03:40 PM]
Netflix Options Trio of Novels from #1 New York Times Best-Selling Author Sarah Dessen
The first project to be adapted into a feature film will be "Along for the Ride," a New York Times bestseller and winner of the Goodreads Choice Award for Best YA Fiction.

[05/30/19 - 02:30 PM]
Netflix Acquires Jane Campion's "The Power of the Dog" from Cross City Films Starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Elisabeth Moss
Netflix will be the worldwide distributor of the film, with Transmission Films releasing theatrically in Australia and New Zealand.

[05/30/19 - 01:11 PM]
Shark Week 2019 Makes a Huge Splash with Over 20 Hours of Shark Programming, Premiering Sunday, July 28 on Discovery
Television's longest-running and most anticipated summer event returns with bigger sharks and bigger bites on Sunday, July 28 and continues through Sunday, August 4.

[05/30/19 - 12:41 PM]
Bravo Announces "In a Man's World" - A New Social Experiment Documenting Women Who Temporarily Transform Into Men
The series, from JuVee Productions and Lucky 8, will premiere this fall.

[05/30/19 - 12:15 PM]
World-Class Cupcake Artists Compete for Sweet Title with Mind-Blowing Edible Creations in Brand-New Series "Cupcake Championship"
Hosted by Kardea Brown, each episode features four world-class cupcake experts battling to achieve new levels of edible ingenuity in two rounds of competition for a $10,000 cash prize.

[05/30/19 - 12:04 PM]
Showtime(R) Orders New Comedy Series "Work in Progress"
A funny and uniquely human comedy, "Work in Progress" features Abby McEnany as a 45-year-old self-identified fat, queer dyke from Chicago whose misfortune and despair unexpectedly lead her to a vibrantly transformative relationship.

[05/30/19 - 12:00 PM]
Taylor Perez and Maisie Richardson-Sellers Join the Cast of Netflix Film "The Kissing Booth 2"
Director and screenwriter Vince Marcello returns for the sequel, based on characters from Beth Reekles' 2012 young adult book.

[05/30/19 - 11:18 AM]
Investigation Discovery Explores Killings in Cajun Country with Four-Part Special "Death in the Bayou: The Jennings 8"
Produced by Entertainment One, the four-part explosive special premieres on Saturday, June 15 and Sunday, June 16 from 10pm-12am.

[05/30/19 - 10:17 AM]
Comedian Taylor Tomlinson to Co-Host Alongside Fred Savage and Best Coast to Join as House Band on FOX's "What Just Happened??!"
The half-hour fictional comedy/talk show hybrid will feature multiple segments, including authentic sit-down celebrity interviews.

[05/30/19 - 10:12 AM]
Homestead Hopefuls Get a Helping Hand in All-New Season of "Homestead Rescue" Premiering June 12
Expert craftsman and survivalist Marty Raney, alongside daughter Misty and son Matt, return to help families sharpen their homesteading skills and learn to survive off-the-grid in an all new season.

[05/30/19 - 10:02 AM]
MTV Shatters Barriers with First Sexually Fluid Cast on "Are You the One?"
Hosted by Terrence J., the new season of "Are You The One?" will premiere Wednesday, June 26 at 9:00/8:00c.

[05/30/19 - 10:00 AM]
Hulu Sets Premiere Date for "The Amazing Johnathan Documentary"
The film will be released as a Hulu Documentary both theatrically across key markets in the US and on Hulu on Friday, August 16.

[05/30/19 - 09:59 AM]
Cartoon Network Stacks Up More "We Bare Bears"
Created by two-time Annie Award-winner Daniel Chong, "We Bare Bears The Movie," is in production and a spinoff focused on the popular baby bear characters is in development at Cartoon Network Studios.

[05/30/19 - 09:59 AM]
ABC Is Eager to Face the Whammy and "Press Your Luck" with a Special Early Premiere Following One of the Biggest Nights of "The Bachelorette" on Tuesday, June 11
The scheduling change for "The Bachelorette" followed by the new premiere date of "Press Your Luck" is pending a Game 5 of the NBA Finals, scheduled for Monday, June 10.

[05/30/19 - 09:14 AM]
Hulu Orders New Series: "Normal People"
The series, based on Sally Rooney's best-selling novel, tracks the tender but complicated relationship of Marianne and Connell from the end of their school days in small-town west of Ireland to their undergraduate years at Trinity College.

[05/30/19 - 09:07 AM]
Shudder's "Creepshow" Adds Cast Members David Arquette, Tricia Helfer & Dana Gould, and Director Tom Savini
"There wouldn't be a Creepshow without Tom Savini," said showrunner Greg Nicotero. "His mark on the horror industry and unflinching approach to Special Effects Make-up did more for the genre than anything since the invention of fake blood."

[05/30/19 - 09:07 AM]
Saturdays Start on FOX: FOX Sports Releases 2019 College Football Schedule
FOX Sports' 2019 college football lineup includes top games from the Big 12, Big Ten and Pac-12 conferences, highlighted by some of the nation's most meaningful matchups.

[05/30/19 - 09:00 AM]
Disney XD Orders Third Season of Emmy(R) Award-Nominated Animated Series "Marvel's Spider-Man" for Spring 2020 Premiere
New season two episodes of "Marvel's Spider-Man" will debut in September on Disney XD and DisneyNOW, beginning with a five-part "Superior Spider-Man" story arc.

[05/30/19 - 08:09 AM]
Wednesday's Broadcast Ratings: NBC, "American Ninja Warrior" Hold Off Competition
The Peacock takes home top honors in both total viewers and adults 18-49.

[05/30/19 - 08:00 AM]
Gina Rodriguez to Star in "Awake" for Netflix
After a sudden global event wipes out all electronics and takes away humankind's ability to sleep, chaos quickly begins to consume the world.

[05/30/19 - 08:00 AM]
Video: Teaser & Key Art Release - "The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance" on Netflix
"The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance" returns to the world of Thra with an all new adventure.

[05/30/19 - 08:00 AM]
First Round of Presenters Announced for "The 73rd Annual Tony Awards(R)," to Be Broadcast Sunday, June 9 on CBS
Darren Criss, Tina Fey, Sutton Foster, Samuel L. Jackson, LaTanya Richardson Jackson, Regina King, Laura Linney, Audra McDonald, Ben Platt, Billy Porter, Andrew Rannells and Michael Shannon are all on tap.

[05/30/19 - 07:13 AM]
"Bridezillas" Returns to WE tv for the Second Half of Season 12 on June 14
The series returns with even more over-the-top, crazy brides wreaking wedding havoc with all new epic meltdowns, wild bachelorette blowouts, family feuds and so much more.

[05/30/19 - 06:30 AM]
Video: Trailer Debut & Launch Date - Netflix's New YA Series "Trinkets"
When three teenage girls from different corners of the high school cafeteria find themselves in the same mandated Shoplifter's Anonymous meeting, an unlikely friendship forms.

[05/30/19 - 03:44 AM]
Video: "Dark" Season 2 - Trilogy Trailer - Netflix
The series continues with season two on Friday, June 21, only on Netflix.

[05/29/19 - 11:36 PM]
Development Update: Wednesday, May 29
Updates include: Jake Johnson joins the cast of ABC's "Stumptown"; Carla Gugino to star in Spectrum's "Manhunt: Lone Wolf"; and Joslyn DeFreece to recur on "Strange Angel" at CBS All Access.

[05/29/19 - 02:01 PM]
"The 2020 Miss America Competition" Returns to Longtime NBC Home with Live Two-Hour Telecast
"NBC is excited to once again team with our friends at the Miss America Organization in what we know will be an entertaining telecast featuring so many inspiring women," said Doug Vaughan.

[05/29/19 - 12:53 PM]
Video: Trailer - VH1's "Basketball Wives" - Premieres Wednesday, June 19
This season, the ladies are tested like never before while balancing life's unexpected turns, career endeavors and strained relationships.

[05/29/19 - 12:43 PM]
Adam Savage Returns to Science Channel - "Savage Builds" Premieres June 12 at 10PM
Putting his unending curiosity and nearly unparalleled inventiveness to the test, Adam Savage is taking on bigger and badder builds in a new eight-episode series.

[05/29/19 - 11:15 AM]
Bravo Celebrates WorldPride with Andy Cohen & 15 Bravolebrities Leading a Float in the NYC Pride March
"Bravo has a long history of representing the LGBTQ community through its programming," said Andy Cohen.

[05/29/19 - 10:52 AM]
Video: "Snowfall" - Season 3: Official Trailer - FX
The new season premieres Wednesday, July 10 at 10:00/9:00c on the cable channel.

[05/29/19 - 10:27 AM]
"Christina on the Coast" Series Premiere Delivers Solid Ratings for HGTV
HGTV further spins the numbers for Thursday, May 23.

[05/29/19 - 10:01 AM]
CBS Television Network to Air the First Full Season of CBS All Access' "The Good Fight"
Plus: "Instinct" will now return on June 30 following the Sunday edition of "Big Brother."

[05/29/19 - 09:03 AM]
Video: Trailer Debut - "Mr. Iglesias" on Netflix!
Stand-up phenom Gabriel Iglesias stars as a good-natured high school history teacher who tries to help gifted misfit kids.







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