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[05/02/22 - 11:41 PM]
Development Update: Monday, May 2
Updates include: William Fichtner cast in ABC's "The Company You Keep"; Kate Walsh among latest bound for Freevee's "Sprung"; and Roku's "This Joka" will not return for a second season.

[05/02/22 - 09:01 PM]
Video: "Hail, Driver!" - Official Trailer - Netflix
Down on his luck, the driver of an illegal taxi service struggles to make a living as he forms an unexpected bond with a young escort.

[05/02/22 - 07:01 PM]
Video: "Kongsi Raya" - Official Trailer - Netflix
In a match made in culinary heaven, a chef and a food TV show producer fall in love. But then their feuding fathers challenge each other to a cook off.

[05/02/22 - 04:00 PM]
Amazon Freevee Announces Multiple Pickups of Scripted and Unscripted Original Content During Amazon Presentation at NewFronts
Freevee also picked up a second season of "Bosch: Legacy" and a third and fourth season of "UNINTERRUPTED's Top Class: The Life and Times of the Sierra Canyon Trailblazers."

[05/02/22 - 03:00 PM]
Tubi Sees Exponential Growth with 51 Million Active Users and a Record-Breaking 3.6 Billion Hours Watched Last Year
The company unveiled that, on the heels of a banner year, it will debut more than 100 original titles in the next 12 months, doubling down on programming and providing new, innovative measurement solutions, including its newly announced "Campaign Insights."

[05/02/22 - 02:17 PM]
Teri Hatcher and James Denton Are Set to Reunite as They Guest Star on FOX's "Fantasy Island"
The "Desperate Housewives" alums will be joined by Andy Richter in the third episode this season.

[05/02/22 - 12:09 PM]
Latin American Original Series "Disney Intertwined" Picked Up for Season Two on Disney+
The musical series will see the return of Carolina Domenech ("Allegra"), Elena Roger ("Cocó"), Clara Alonso ("Caterina"), José Giménez Zapiola "El Purre" ("Marco") and Kevsho ("Félix").

[05/02/22 - 11:24 AM]
Bravo's "Summer House" Season Six Reunion Begins on Monday, May 9 at 9PM ET/PT
Host Andy Cohen sits down with Mya Allen, Amanda Batula, Kyle Cooke, Andrea Denver, Paige DeSorbo, Luke Gulbranson, Lindsay Hubbard, Ciara Miller, Danielle Olivera, Carl Radke and Alex Wach to revisit this season's most dramatic moments.

[05/02/22 - 11:13 AM]
"The Great Food Truck Race" Is Back with Hottest Season Ever Premiering Sunday, June 5th at 9pm ET/PT on Food Network and discovery+
In the eight-episode season, nine teams of aspiring food truck owners with specialties ranging from fresh pasta to plant-based Cuban dishes must prove their cooking chops, marketing savvy and selling skills in high-stakes challenges to beat their rivals and stay in the race.

[05/02/22 - 11:03 AM]
Ricky Gervais' "Supernature" Launches Globally on Netflix May 24
In his second Netflix stand-up special, Gervais gives his take on the rules of comedy, spoiling his cat and debunks the supernatural, concluding that actual nature is super enough.

[05/02/22 - 11:00 AM]
Tubi's Hit Series "The Freak Brothers" Returns for a Second Season, Marking Streamer's First-Ever Series Renewal
The series' all-star voice cast includes Woody Harrelson, John Goodman, Pete Davidson, and Tiffany Haddish.

[05/02/22 - 11:00 AM]
HBO Documentary Film's "George Carlin's American Dream" Debuts May 20
Both episodes will be available to stream on HBO Max beginning Friday, May 20.

[05/02/22 - 10:35 AM]
"CMT Remembers: Naomi Judd" to Honor Late Country Music Legend on Tuesday, May 3rd at 9P/8C
The half-hour event is a celebration honoring the extraordinary life and legacy of the legendary Naomi Judd, one half of country music's iconic mother-daughter duo, The Judds.

[05/02/22 - 10:25 AM]
"All Rise": Court Is Back In Session - OWN Sets Premiere Date and Unveils New Season Three Key Art for Courtroom Drama from Warner Bros. Television
The riveting courtroom drama series, starring Simone Missick, returns for a third season on Tuesday, June 7 at 8:00/7:00c.

[05/02/22 - 10:09 AM]
Netflix Announces New Series from Emmy Nominated "Cobra Kai" Creators, "Obliterated"
The Sony Pictures Television series was previously set up at TBS in 2019.

[05/02/22 - 10:06 AM]
All-New discovery+ Series "Baby Drivers" Introduces the High-Stakes World of Racing and the Kids Behind the Wheel Aiming to Be the Next Great Racing Superstar
The series streams exclusively on discovery+ beginning Monday, May 23.

[05/02/22 - 10:01 AM]
Drag Superstar Trixie Mattel Serves Up the Hottest Renovation Palm Springs Has Ever Seen in New discovery+ Series "Trixie Motel"
Available to stream beginning Friday, June 3, the eight-episode series will follow Trixie, her partner and property co-owner, David Silver, and her team as they tackle the massive overhaul of a ramshackle mid-century motel in Palm Springs, California.

[05/02/22 - 09:30 AM]
Legendary Series "Yo! MTV Raps," Hosted by Conceited and DJ Diamond Kuts, Set to Premiere Exclusively on Paramount+ Globally May 24
Additionally, fans will be able to start streaming 50 of the best archival episodes of the original series beginning Thursday, May 5 on Paramount+.

[05/02/22 - 09:14 AM]
"100 Day Dream Home" Season Three Delivers Robust Ratings for HGTV
The season, which premiered Monday, February 21, averaged a .52 live plus three-day rating among P25-54 and a .67 live plus three-day rating among W25-54.

[05/02/22 - 09:10 AM]
"The Ultimate Fighter: Team Pena vs. Team Nunes" Debuts Exclusively on ESPN+ Tuesday May 3
UFC bantamweight champion Julianna Peña and featherweight champion Amanda Nunes, will go head-to-head to help their teams win a UFC contract.

[05/02/22 - 09:05 AM]
Video: "The Valet" - Official Trailer - Hulu
In the fish out of water romantic comedy, two worlds and cultures collide as both Antonio (Eugenio Derbez) and Olivia (Samara Weaving) start to see themselves more clearly than ever before.

[05/02/22 - 08:35 AM]
Peacock Unveils Two New Ad Innovations at Newfront
Peacock Streaming Council Members will be the first partners to test these new ad innovations.

[05/02/22 - 08:34 AM]
Peacock to Become Streaming Home of Bravo
Previously, new episodes of Bravo series had a delay before streaming on Peacock.

[05/02/22 - 08:33 AM]
Peacock and Lionsgate Close Multiyear Output Agreement for Lionsgate Theatrical Films
The agreement brings blockbuster movies exclusively to Peacock and NBCUniversal networks for their Pay 2 window starting in 2024.

[05/02/22 - 08:32 AM]
"Bel-Air" Shatters Peacock Records; Crowned Most-Streamed Original Series on Peacock
Peacock's critically-acclaimed drama series has been crowned as the platform's most-streamed original series reaching 8 million accounts to date.

[05/02/22 - 08:31 AM]
Video: "Iron Chef: Quest for an Iron Legend" - Official Teaser - Netflix
Follow the exciting cooking combat along with Alton Brown, Kristen Kish and Mark Dacascos on June 15.

[05/02/22 - 08:30 AM]
He's Back! Jeff Lewis Returns to TV in "Hollywood Houselift with Jeff Lewis," Premiering June 10 on Amazon Freevee
The first three episodes will premiere on June 10, with a new episode available each Friday through July 29, streaming exclusively on Amazon Freevee, the new name for IMDb TV.

[05/02/22 - 07:02 AM]
New ESPN Films 30 for 30 Documentary "The Greatest Mixtape Ever" to Premiere May 31 at 8 p.m. ET
Directed by Chris Robinson and Set Free Richardson, the documentary examines how 1990s streetball and the And1 Mixtape transformed basketball culture at large.

[05/02/22 - 07:00 AM]
The Roku Channel Will Premiere "Mamas" on May 6th, 2022
This premium nature series follows powerful matriarchs of the animal kingdom, spotlighting the universality of motherhood and exploring what mothers of any species will do to protect their young.

[05/02/22 - 06:53 AM]
Video: Disney+ Releases Trailer, Key Art and Stills for "Hollywood Stargirl"
The film is a sequel to the 2020 Disney+ film about free spirit Stargirl Caraway (Grace VanderWaal), a silver-voiced teenager whose simple acts of kindness work magic in the lives of others.

[05/02/22 - 05:46 AM]
Peacock Announces First Original Films from Universal Pictures to Premiere in 2023
Each film is part of the previously announced collaboration with Universal Pictures to produce a number of films made exclusively for Peacock.

[04/30/22 - 03:52 PM]
Peacock's First Ever Original Dateline Series "Dateline: The Last Day" Premieres June 14
The eight-episode series from NBC News' award-winning newsmagazine features entirely new reporting and stories that have never been featured on the broadcast.

[04/30/22 - 11:11 AM]
Topher Grace, Mila Kunis, Ashton Kutcher, Laura Prepon, Wilmer Valderrama Set to Appear as Special Guests in Netflix's "That '90s Show"
"That '90s Show" gets a '70s vibe with legacy cast making special guest appearances.

[04/29/22 - 11:02 PM]
Development Update: Friday, April 29
Updates include: The CW cancels "Batwoman," "DC's Legends of Tomorrow"; Netflix pulls the plug on "Space Force"; and Mark-Paul Gosselaar to star in NBC's "Found."

[04/29/22 - 05:03 PM]
"Olivia Rodrigo: driving home 2 u (a SOUR film)" to Stream on Hulu and Air on Freeform
The film will make its linear debut on Freeform on Saturday, May 14, at 9:55 p.m.

[04/29/22 - 01:23 PM]
All-New Season of "Gold Rush: Dave Turin's Lost Mine" Premieres on Discovery Channel and discovery+ Friday, May 20 at 9PM ET/PT
In the season premiere, audiences learn that after failing in six states during the off-season, the mining season has begun, and Team Turin still has no ground to mine.

[04/29/22 - 12:51 PM]
Oxygen's Investigative Series "Exhumed: Killer Revealed" Returns on Sunday, May 8 at 7PM ET/7PM PT
Each episode features a heartbroken family wrestling to make the emotional decision to exhume their loved one which could lead to important new breakthroughs, unexpected plot-twists, and ultimately, justice being served.

[04/29/22 - 12:00 PM]
"Mo" - First Look & Date Announcement from Mo Amer and Ramy Youssef
Mo Najjar straddles the line between two cultures, three languages and a ton of bullshit as a Palestinian refugee constantly living one step away from asylum on the path to U.S. citizenship.

[04/29/22 - 11:30 AM]
Alice! Mickey! Pooh! Spidey! Disney Junior Announces Slate of New Original Series and Shorts, Along With Returning Franchises, Debuting Across Disney+ and Disney Junior Platforms Through 2024 at First-Ever Disney Junior Fun Fest
The Fun Fest is a one-day event celebrating the entertaining and music-filled stories of the #1 preschool television network's hit series, bringing the magic of Disney Junior straight to fans.

[04/29/22 - 11:12 AM]
discovery+ and ID Highlights - Weeks of May 9 and May 16
Look for the three-episode premiere of "Two Shallow Graves" on Sunday, May 22.

[04/29/22 - 11:06 AM]
Joel Kim Booster Is Making His Netflix Comedy Special Debut
Filmed at Catch One in Los Angeles, Joel Kim Booster makes his Netflix comedy special debut with "Psychosexual" on June 21.

[04/29/22 - 11:01 AM]
Video: "Marvel Studios' Legends" - Watch New Episodes Now - Disney+
Installments featuring Doctor Strange, Wong and Scarlet Witch are now available.

[04/29/22 - 10:00 AM]
Canvas Media Studios and MarVista Entertainment Ink Multi-Picture Slate Deal Focused on Identifying Diverse and Up-and-Coming Talent Behind and in Front of the Camera
The agreement will involve fully financed completed titles with a pre-buy distribution commitment from MVE, which will oversee global distribution for all films produced under the partnership.

[04/29/22 - 09:30 AM]
Peacock Announces Recurring Guest Stars for Upcoming Highly Anticipated Limited Series "The Best Man: The Final Chapters"
Look for Nicole Ari Parker, Ron Canada, Brandon Victor Dixon, Michael Genet, Yvonna Pearson, Aaron Serotsky, Terrence Terrell, Tobias Truvillion and Eric Scott Ways as recurring guest stars.

[04/29/22 - 09:15 AM]
"Home Town Kickstart Presented by People" Debuts with Standout Performance Among Key Demos
The episode garnered a .58 live plus three-day rating among P25-54 and a .73 live plus three-day rating among W25-54.

[04/29/22 - 09:04 AM]
Video: Sneak(er) Preview of the New Original Song and Music Video "Kicks" from the Upcoming Disney+ Original Movie "Sneakerella" Now Available
This trend-setting pop/hip-hop musical begins streaming May 13 on Disney+ and puts a contemporary twist on the "Cinderella" fairy tale.

[04/29/22 - 09:00 AM]
Tubi Is Expanding Relationship with Nielsen, Allowing Enhanced Measurement Across 25+ Devices, Delivering More Transparency to Advertisers
As part of this integration, measurement of Tubi will expand coverage of streaming devices, including computer, mobile and connected TV (CTV) inventory served on specific CTV devices.

[04/29/22 - 08:15 AM]
Apple TV+ Renews Acclaimed, Sweeping Drama Series "Pachinko" for Second Season
The early pick-up comes ahead of the season one finale of "Pachinko" on Friday, April 29.

[04/29/22 - 08:02 AM]
Psychological Thriller and Hit Competition Reality Series, "The Traitors," Lands at Peacock
Set in a remote castle in the Scottish Highlands, 5-time Emmy nominated Alan Cumming plays host to reality TV icons and America's best game players competing in a game chock-full of alliances, deception and even "murder" for a chance to win up to $250,000.

[04/29/22 - 08:01 AM]
Video: "The Marked Heart" - Season Announcement - Netflix
A man hell-bent on exacting revenge on the organ trafficking organization that murdered his wife becomes involved with the woman who received her heart.







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[04/19/24 - 07:04 AM]
Video: Prime Video Releases Official Trailer for "Maxton Hall - The World Between Us"
Produced by UFA Fiction, the German series tells the modern love story of James Beaufort and Ruby Bell, an upper-class boy and a working-class girl in a world of glamor, prestige, secrets, and drama.

[04/19/24 - 06:45 AM]
ESPN Delivered Top Two Most-Watched SoFi NBA Play-In Tournament Eastern Conference Games Ever on April 17
The 76ers 105-104 victory over the Heat averaged 3,403,000 viewers, peaking with 5,490,000 viewers at 9:30 p.m. ET.

[04/19/24 - 06:00 AM]
Video: "Welcome to Wrexham" - Season 3 Official Trailer - FX
The Emmy award-winning series returns May 2 on FX.

[04/18/24 - 05:01 PM]
Video: First Look at Season 2 of "Gordon Ramsay's Food Stars" Premiering Wednesday, May 22, on FOX
Gordon Ramsay and Lisa Vanderpump each bring their expert knowledge and unique leadership styles to the second season of the competition series.

[04/18/24 - 04:09 PM]
"Fallout" Has a Blast of a Debut: Amazon MGM Studios and Kilter Films' Hit Series to Return for Season Two
In its first four days, the high-octane fueled series has become a hit with its global audience, ranking among the service's top three most-watched titles ever and the most-watched season globally since "Rings of Power."

[04/18/24 - 04:01 PM]
Netflix Announces Production of "Last Samurai Standing": An Epic Battle Royale for Survival in Historic Japan
Based on the novel "Ikusagami" by Shogo Imamura, winner of the 166th Naoki Prize in 2021, the series features the multi-talented Junichi Okada in the lead role.

[04/18/24 - 01:31 PM]
"Call Me Country: Beyonce & Nashville's Renaissance" from CNN FlashDocs Comes to Max April 26
As Beyoncé recently became the first Black woman to ever top Billboard's Hot Country Songs chart, a larger conversation about what defines country music has exploded into the zeitgeist.

[04/18/24 - 11:59 AM]
Starz Releases First-Look Photos for the Highly Anticipated Fourth and Final Season of "Power Book II: Ghost"
Additionally, Golden Brooks will join the upcoming season in a recurring role as Janet Stewart, Monet Tejada's cousin.

[04/18/24 - 11:33 AM]
New TLC Medical Series "Botched Bariatrics" Premiering on Wednesday, May 15th
The new medical transformation series features patients whose lives have been turned upside down after suffering complications from their bariatric surgery.

[04/18/24 - 11:09 AM]
Lifetime Extends Relationship with Garcelle Beauvais
Following the critically acclaimed "Black Girl Missing" movie in which Beauvais starred in and executive produced in 2023, Lifetime extends the franchise with two new movies with Beauvais set to executive produce.

[04/18/24 - 11:00 AM]
CBS Renews Critically Acclaimed Hit "Elsbeth" for Second Season
"'Elsbeth' has charmed audiences with its singular blend of delightful humor, distinctive 'how-done-it' storytelling, and the inventive, brilliant quirkiness of Elsbeth Tascioni," said Amy Reisenbach, president of CBS Entertainment.

[04/18/24 - 10:11 AM]
ABC's "9-1-1" 100th Episode Propels Series to No. 1 Drama in Primetime in Adults 18-49
The milestone 100th episode was the top program of the night, scoring a season-high on linear after 7 days of viewing in Adults 18-49 (0.91 rating), marking the show's best L7 rating since its season finale last year.

[04/18/24 - 10:00 AM]
HBO Original Comedy Special "Nikki Glaser: Someday You'll Die" Debuts May 11
"I'm so grateful that once again, HBO has put their trust in me to say what I feel into a microphone while wearing a tiny dress," Glaser said. "Someday I'll die, and when I do, I hope I'm remembered for this performance (and this dress)."

[04/18/24 - 09:31 AM]
Video: Paramount+ with Showtime Releases the Official Trailer and Key Art for "The Chi"
The series recently wrapped production in Chicago on the remaining eight episodes of the supersized 16-episode season.

[04/18/24 - 09:07 AM]
TNT Sports Announces Commentators for 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs Presented by GEICO First Round Games on Saturday, April 20
TNT Sports will drop the puck on its coverage of the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs with up to 28 First Round games, starting Saturday, April 20 with Game 1 of New York Islanders vs. Carolina Hurricanes on TBS, truTV and Max's B/R Sports Add-On.