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[08/19/14 - 11:19 PM]
Development Update: Tuesday, August 19
Updates include: Scott Adsit joins AMC's "We Hate Paul Revere"; Adrianne Palicki cast as Mockingbird in "Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D."; and "An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth" gets pilot production commitment from ABC.

[08/19/14 - 06:11 PM]
New On Hulu: "Selfie," "A to Z," "The Hotwives of Orlando" Season Finale and More
Both ABC's "Selfie" and NBC's "A to Z" pilots are available now in advance of their on air premieres.

[08/19/14 - 05:15 PM]
"Brooklyn Nine-Nine" Cuffs Eva Longoria as Guest Star on Three-Episode Arc This Fall on FOX
She'll play a defense attorney who catches Jake's (Andy Samberg) attention when she faces off against him in court.

[08/19/14 - 04:40 PM]
NBC Drops "Working the Engels" in Favor of Back-to-Back Originals from "Welcome to Sweden"
The Peacock will opt for new episodes of "Sweden" at 9:00/8:00c and 9:30/8:30c beginning this Thursday, August 21.

[08/19/14 - 03:04 PM]
"Bad Girls Club: Redemption" Premieres October 7 at 8PM ET/PT on Oxygen
This season, the best of the bad move into a LA mansion, ready to ride the rocky road to change, while making new friends and facing off with old enemies along the way.

[08/19/14 - 02:19 PM]
Summer Finales of ABC Family's "Switched at Birth" and "The Fosters" Garner Multi-Week Highs in Total Viewers and Target Demos
ABC Family spins the numbers for Monday, August 18.

[08/19/14 - 02:01 PM]
"Fast N' Loud" Returns as the #1 Program in Cable on Monday Night
Discovery spins the numbers for Monday, August 18.

[08/19/14 - 01:01 PM]
Springfield Celebrates "The Simpsons'" 25th Anniversary with a Special Mural on Monday, August 25
Special guest Yeardley Smith, comedic actress and voice of "Lisa Simpson," will be in Springfield to celebrate the mural, sign autographs and take questions during the event.

[08/19/14 - 12:29 PM]
Jason Taylor, Kevin Gilbride & Paul Burmeister Join Mike Florio on "Pro Football Talk" for 2014 NFL Season
In addition, Mike Ryan, who boasts 26 NFL seasons of athletic training experience, will join PFT to provide perspective on injuries and sports medicine.

[08/19/14 - 11:47 AM]
Cartoon Network Continues to Rank as Television's #1 Network for Early Delivery Among Targeted Boys 2-11, 6-11 & 9-14
Turner spins the numbers for the week of August 11-17.

[08/19/14 - 11:47 AM]
U.S. Record 3.3 Million Tune in to NBC Sports Group's Opening Weekend of Premier League Coverage
NBC spins the numbers for Saturday, August 16 and Sunday, August 17.

[08/19/14 - 11:33 AM]
Disney Channel Sweeps Prime and Total Day in Total Viewers and Across Major Youth Kid 2-11, Kid 6-11 and Tween 9-14 Demos
Disney Channel spins the numbers for the week of August 11-17.

[08/19/14 - 11:31 AM]
TNT's "Legends" Climbs to 8 Million Viewers Across Multiple Platforms
TNT spins the numbers for the week of August 11-17.

[08/19/14 - 11:21 AM]
Hip-Hop Artist, Television Host and Actor Shad Moss, a.k.a. Bow Wow, Joins the Cast of "CSI: Cyber"
Moss will play hacker Brody "Baby Face" Nelson. Nineteen going on 20, Nelson is a cyber-intrusion savant.

[08/19/14 - 10:57 AM]
Sink Your Teeth Into Season One of Robert Rodriguez's Critically-Acclaimed "From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series" Available August 19 on Netflix
The Netflix launch comes on the heels of a recent announcement from El Rey Network that the series will begin production on season two in Austin, TX this October.

[08/19/14 - 10:57 AM]
Discovery Channel Earns Its Highest-Rated "Shark Week" Ever in Its 27 Year History
Discovery spins the numbers for its annual summer stunt.

[08/19/14 - 10:40 AM]
"Untold with Maria Menounos" Returns Thursday, August 28th at 8:00PM ET/PT
This time "Untold" goes beyond the headlines to take a closer look at three major pop culture topics: "Star Stalkers," "Rags to Reality" and the "EDM-Pire."

[08/19/14 - 10:31 AM]
MTV Renews the Hit Coming of Age Drama "Finding Carter" for a Second Season
"The creative minds behind 'Finding Carter' did an exceptional job bringing this story to life and drawing our audience in," said President of MTV Programming, Susanne Daniels.

[08/19/14 - 10:18 AM]
"Tattoo Nightmares Miami" Takes on the Tattoos That No Other Artists Would Dare
The Spike TV series - premiering Tuesday, September 2 at 11:00/10:00c - is a spinoff of the network's successful "Tattoo Nightmares" original series, which is based in an LA shop.

[08/19/14 - 10:01 AM]
E! Unveils Fall Programming with Exciting New and Returning Series and All New Specials Beginning September 7th
New entries "House of DVF" and "Kourtney & Khloé Take the Hamptons" will be joined by returning series "Total Divas."

[08/19/14 - 10:00 AM]
FX Picks Up Season 2 of "The Strain"
There are seven all-new episodes remaining in Season 1 airing Sundays at 10:00/9:00c on the cable channel.

[08/19/14 - 09:35 AM]
Hulu Renews Seth Meyers' and Mike Shoemaker's "The Awesomes" for a Third Season
The adult animated series starring Seth Meyers as "Prock" is currently in its second season with new episodes premiering every Monday.

[08/19/14 - 09:27 AM]
Video: Starz Releases New Trailer and Official Key Art for Half-Hour Comedy "Survivor's Remorse"
The series premieres Saturday, October 4 at 9:00/8:00c exclusively on the pay channel with a six-episode season.

[08/19/14 - 09:20 AM]
TBS to Present First Season of CBS's "Mom"
The cable channel will air season one weeknights at 7:30/6:30c, from August 25 through September 19, immediately following episodes of "The Big Bang Theory."

[08/19/14 - 09:11 AM]
Participant Media's Pivot Network and Univision News Present New Series Featuring Eight Original Documentary Films on Topics of Interest to Hispanic Viewers
Emmy Award and Golden Globe(R) winner America Ferrera will be the host of their new documentary series, "Panoramica."

[08/19/14 - 09:10 AM]
Video: First Look at VH1's New Original Movie "Drumline: A New Beat"
Alexandra Shipp stars as a brilliant drummer whose goal is to become the first female percussion section leader in the famous Atlanta A&T drumline.

[08/19/14 - 08:46 AM]
"American Ninja Warrior" Delivers Its Biggest Overall Audience in More Than Two Years
NBC spins the numbers for Monday, August 18.

[08/19/14 - 08:45 AM]
"Live with Kelly and Michael" Is the #1 Syndie Talk Show for the 3rd Straight Week
Disney-ABC Domestic Television spins the numbers for the week of August 4-8.

[08/19/14 - 08:30 AM]
Monday's Broadcast Ratings: "MasterChef" Tops Demos as FOX, NBC Split 18-49 Crown
NBC's top draw is a new two-hour installment of "American Ninja Warrior."

[08/19/14 - 08:10 AM]
FOX Sports Reaches Sponsorship & TV Agreement with Continental Tire Las Vegas Invitational & Classic
The agreement makes FOX Sports 1 the television home of the regular-season college basketball tournaments and adds assets to Continental Tire's title sponsorship of the two events.

[08/19/14 - 06:15 AM]
"Star Wars Rebels: Spark of Rebellion" Available on WATCH Disney XD, Monday, September 29; Premiere Telecast to Air on Disney Channels on October 3
The series will air in 34 languages across 163 countries in over 400 million households.

[08/19/14 - 06:03 AM]
SundanceTV Renews Critically-Acclaimed Original Scripted Drama "Rectify" for Season Three
The haunting story of a man released from prison after spending nearly two decades on death row, "Rectify" is created and written by Ray McKinnon.

[08/18/14 - 11:22 PM]
Development Update: Monday, August 18
Updates include: Sharlto Copley tapped as male lead on PSN's "Powers"; FOX formally passes on "Cabot College"; and Niels Arden Oplev to helm USA's "Mr. Robot."

[08/18/14 - 03:06 PM]
Disney Channel Original Movie "How to Build a Better Boy" Attracts 4.6 Million Total Viewers and Over 1 Million Views on Popular WATCH Disney Channel App
Disney Channel spins the numbers for Friday, August 15.

[08/18/14 - 02:04 PM]
"The Big Catch: 2014 FOX Sports Football Preview" Premieres Aug. 21 on FOX Sports 1
Avid bass fisherman and former NFL great Randy Moss baits his hook with analysts Brian Urlacher, Joel Klatt and Peter Schrager for a weekend of fishing and in-depth football talk on California's Big Bear Lake.

[08/18/14 - 01:45 PM]
TLC Picks Up Additional Hours of "Kate Plus Eight"
Cameras will follow Kate and the kids as they travel to Boston and explore different parts of New England on a family vacation.

[08/18/14 - 12:41 PM]
Bravo Media Honors the Late Robin Williams with His Appearance on the Emmy Award-Winning "Inside the Actors Studio" Thursday, August 21 at 8PM ET/PT
The episode originally aired on Sunday, June 10, 2001, and for the 250th episode of "Inside the Actors Studio," fans chose Williams' appearance as their favorite in a poll on BravoTV.com.

[08/18/14 - 12:11 PM]
EPIX Kicks Off the Fall Season with a Series of Blockbuster Premieres
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues, The Wolf of Wall Street, Labor Day, Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones and I, Frankenstein will all debut on EPIX in September.

[08/18/14 - 11:48 AM]
"Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" Premieres Monday, September 8, 2014 with Multi-Talented New Host Terry Crews at the Helm
Crews will infuse his contagious enthusiasm, larger-than-life personality and boundless energy into the long-running franchise as each contestant sets out to win $1 million.

[08/18/14 - 10:37 AM]
A&E Network Greenlights Docuseries "Lachey's Bar" Following Brothers Nick and Drew Lachey as They Open a Bar in Their Hometown of Cincinnati, Ohio
Production begins immediately on 10 half-hour episodes and the series is slated to premiere in 2015.

[08/18/14 - 10:22 AM]
FOX Sports 1 Reaches 1st Anniversary as Prime Time's Fastest Growing Sports Channel
FOX Sports spins the numbers for the year to date.

[08/18/14 - 10:20 AM]
Complete Cast of "Thursday Night Football" Pregame Show on NFL Network & CBS Announced
Joining the previously announced set featuring host James Brown and analysts Deion Sanders and Bill Cowher will be an additional set featuring host Rich Eisen and analysts Michael Irvin, Marshall Faulk and Steve Mariucci.

[08/18/14 - 10:02 AM]
Destination America Hunts Local Spirits in the Most Chilling Places Across America in the All-New Series "Ghost Asylum"
A fearless crew is on a quest to hunt down chain-rattling ghosts and scary apparitions by any means possible, even if that requires luring themselves as the decoy.

[08/18/14 - 10:01 AM]
Massive Marketing Campaign Underway to Continue Momentum for "The Blacklist"
For on-air purposes, a round-up of Red's favorite one-liners will be set to AC/DC's classic rock song "Back in Black" and will be in heavy rotation on all of NBC's dayparts.

[08/18/14 - 09:56 AM]
Video: "On the Run Tour: Beyonce and Jay Z" - Trailer (HBO)
The concert special premieres Saturday, September 20 at 9:00/8:00c on the network.

[08/18/14 - 09:46 AM]
VH1's "Love & Hip Hop" Goes Hollywood
The series - premiering Monday, September 15 at 8:00/7:00c - will follow a brand new cast of celebrities and musicians.

[08/18/14 - 09:27 AM]
The Network Television Premiere of "The Hunger Games" to Air on ABC Family, Friday, October 10
The box-office phenomenon continues on Saturday, October 11 and Sunday, October 12 at 8:00/7:00c.

[08/18/14 - 09:21 AM]
"Big Brother" Delivers Its Largest Audience of the Summer
CBS spins the numbers for Sunday, August 17.

[08/18/14 - 09:08 AM]
George Strait's Historic Final Concert to Air Exclusively on CMT as Part of a Two-Hour Special Premiering Friday, August 29
Special guests include Jason Aldean, Kenny Chesney, Eric Church, Sheryl Crow, Vince Gill, Faith Hill, Alan Jackson, Miranda Lambert, Martina McBride and more!

[08/18/14 - 09:05 AM]
Debbie Reynolds to Be Honored with 2014 SAG Life Achievement Award
Said event will be simulcast live on TNT and TBS on Sunday, January 25 at 8 p.m. (ET), 7 p.m. (CT), 6 p.m. (MT) and 5 p.m. (PT).







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