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[03/13/15 - 11:49 PM]
Development Update: Friday, March 13
Updates include: Greg Grunberg to lead "All Stars" for ABC; Ben Feldman is bound for NBC's "Superstore"; and Justin Hires tapped for Chris Tucker role in CBS's "Rush Hour."

[03/13/15 - 06:45 PM]
Video: Check Out the All-New "Scream Queens" Teaser, Featuring Emma Roberts
Plus: FOX details the latest cast additions to the project, from co-creators Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk and Ian Brennan.

[03/13/15 - 03:01 PM]
Historic "Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary Special" Lives on in Virtual Reality and Offers Unprecedented Viewing Experience
The first segment to premiere in Virtual Reality is the Jerry Seinfeld hosted audience Q&A, available today with additional segments debuting in the coming weeks and months.

[03/13/15 - 02:01 PM]
"SNL" Returns on March 28 with Host Dwayne Johnson and Musical Guest George Ezra
Johnson next stars in the highly anticipated box office hit franchise "Furious 7," in theaters April 3, and "San Andreas," in theaters May 29.

[03/13/15 - 12:34 PM]
Video: "Bessie" - Tease (HBO Films)
The Queen Latifah-led film airs Saturday, May 16 at 8:00/7:00c on the pay channel.

[03/13/15 - 12:18 PM]
"Salem: Witch War" to Air Sunday, March 15 at 9:30 pm ET/6:30 PT on WGN America and Tribune Stations
Featuring all new footage of the cast and creators from the set, the special revisits the history behind the inception of "Salem" and offers fans a glimpse of what lies ahead.

[03/13/15 - 12:01 PM]
Bravo Media's "Thicker Than Water" Earns Most-Watched Episode of the Season with 1.8 Million Total Viewers
Bravo spins the numbers for Sunday, March 8.

[03/13/15 - 11:44 AM]
Investigation Discovery's Signature Series "On the Case with Paula Zahn" Breaks Record Ratings
Investigation Discovery spins the numbers for Sunday, March 8.

[03/13/15 - 11:43 AM]
"Saturday Night Live" Cast Member Pete Davidson Joins All-Star Lineup of Roasters for the "Comedy Central Roast of Justin Bieber"
He'll join the previously announced Hannibal Buress, Chris D'Elia, Snoop Dogg, Kevin Hart, Natasha Leggero, Ludacris, Shaquille O'Neal, Jeffrey Ross and Martha Stewart.

[03/13/15 - 10:43 AM]
Live + 3 Day Ratings: ABC's "Secrets and Lies" Builds on Its Debut in Viewers / "Revenge" Spikes 64% as Sunday's Top Broadcast Gainer
ABC further spins the numbers for Sunday, March 8.

[03/13/15 - 10:42 AM]
Keanu Reeves to Narrate "Deep Web," The Upcoming EPIX Original Documentary Investigating Ross Ulbricht - Convicted Creator and Operator of Online Black Market Silk Road
This is the first time Reeves and Alex Winter have worked together since 1993's "Freaked," which followed their co-starring roles in the successful "Bill and Ted" films.

[03/13/15 - 10:00 AM]
With a Second Visit by President Obama, "Kimmel" Draws Its 4th-Biggest-Ever Late-Night Audience
ABC spins the late-night numbers for Thursday, March 12.

[03/13/15 - 09:53 AM]
Warner Bros. Television Deploys Zombies, Crime Fighters, Super Heroes and Teen Titans to WonderCon 2015 in Anaheim April 3-5
"iZOMBIE," "Gotham," "The Flash" and "Teen Titans Go!" are among the studio's featured properties for the annual event.

[03/13/15 - 09:41 AM]
A New Semester Commences with New Episodes of "China, IL"
The animated series is about history professors and brothers, Frank and Steve Smith, their TA Pony Merks, and a giant man-child named Baby Cakes, who may or may not even be a student at the school.

[03/13/15 - 09:03 AM]
Emmy Award-Winning Actress Jaime Pressly Has Been Added as a Series Regular to the Critically-Acclaimed Series, "Mom," on CBS
Pressly plays Jill, a rich, self-obsessed divorcee who has been through rehab a few times and is working hard on her sobriety with the help of her friend and sponsor, Christy (Anna Faris).

[03/13/15 - 08:50 AM]
"The Blacklist" Matches Last Week's Fast-Affiliate Rating
NBC spins the numbers for Thursday, March 12.

[03/13/15 - 08:31 AM]
Thursday's Broadcast Ratings: "Big Bang Theory" Powers CBS to Top Spots
The Eye leads the night in both total viewers and adults 18-49.

[03/13/15 - 08:20 AM]
ABC Airs Thursday's Top Dramas and Finishes a Strong Second in Adults 18-49
ABC spins the numbers for Thursday, March 12.

[03/13/15 - 08:05 AM]
BBC America Premieres Two-Part "Top Gear" Special Starting March 16
The "The Perfect Road Trip Italy" special replaces previously scheduled episodes of Season 22.

[03/13/15 - 07:00 AM]
A&E Network Debuts New Original Docuseries "8 Minutes" Thursday, April 2 At 10:00 PM ET/PT
The series follows Pastor Kevin Brown and his Passage To Freedom team as they help sex workers and victims of sex trafficking leave their dangerous situations behind to start over.

[03/13/15 - 02:18 AM]
"Mr. Selfridge" Commissioned for New 10-Part Fourth Series
Jeremy Piven will reprise his role as the colourful but deeply troubled Harry Selfridge and Katherine Kelly is set to return as the alluring socialite, Lady Mae Loxley.

[03/12/15 - 11:40 PM]
Development Update: Thursday, March 12
Updates include: Kristen Hager to lead "The Adversaries" at ABC; D.B. Woodside among the latest bound for FOX's "Lucifer"; and James Roday to star in ABC's "The Brainy Bunch."

[03/12/15 - 10:01 PM]
"American Idol" Voting Results for March 12
Next week, on a special night, Thursday, March 19, Jennifer Lopez will perform her new song "Feel the Light," from the new DreamWorks Animation/Twentieth Century Fox movie "Home."

[03/12/15 - 06:00 PM]
E! Statement Regarding Kathy Griffin
Kathy Griffin is leaving "Fashion Police" however the series will still return on Monday, March 30 at 9:00/8:00c.

[03/12/15 - 03:46 PM]
ABC News Announces "The Untold Story of 'The Sound of Music,'" A Diane Sawyer Special
The one-hour primetime special edition of "20/20" airs Wednesday, March 18 at 10:00/9:00c.

[03/12/15 - 02:45 PM]
"Gold Rush" Ends Season Five with Best Season Finale Ever and 6.4 Million Viewers
Discovery spins the numbers for Friday, March 6.

[03/12/15 - 02:24 PM]
Hallmark Movies & Mysteries Announces an April 4 Event So Big, It Takes Two Networks to Host!
The Candace Cameron Bure-led "A Bone to Pick: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery" will premieres Saturday, April 4 on both The Hallmark Channel and Hallmark Movies & Mysteries.

[03/12/15 - 02:15 PM]
Emmy(R) Award-Winning Writer, Actor and Comedian Andy Samberg to Host "67th Primetime Emmy Awards" Airing Live Sunday, September 20, on FOX
"Buckle your seat belts, Emmy viewers!," said Samberg. "Like, in general you should buckle your seat belts in your car."

[03/12/15 - 02:03 PM]
Hallmark Channel's Newest Original Primetime Series, "Good Witch," Boosts the Network to Be the Most-Watched and Highest-Rated in Its Saturday 8 PM Time Period
The Hallmark Channel spins the numbers for Saturday, March 7.

[03/12/15 - 01:28 PM]
OWN Announces Primetime Television Event "Too Darn Hot Party" Featuring Exclusive Access to Tyler Perry's Star-Studded Party Celebrating His OWN Series
The special airs Tuesday, March 17 at 10:00/9:00c, immediately following "The Haves and the Have Nots."

[03/12/15 - 12:52 PM]
Video: "Sin City Saints" - Official Trailer
Watch the entire season on Yahoo Screen starting March 23.

[03/12/15 - 12:15 PM]
Get Away from It All with El Rey Network's "Suns Out, Guns Out" Spring Break "Miami Vice" Marathon
The marathon consists of 10 of the most iconic episodes of the critically-acclaimed series that will play twice for double the fun.

[03/12/15 - 11:32 AM]
"The Pool Master," Anthony Archer-Wills, Returns to Animal Planet for an All-New Season of Aquatic Amazement
Look for the first of six new episodes beginning Friday, April 3 at 10:00/9:00c.

[03/12/15 - 11:00 AM]
Syfy Uncages More "12 Monkeys" - Critically Acclaimed Time Travelling Thriller From Universal Cable Productions to Return For Second Season
Currently in its first season, "12 Monkeys" has reached 15 million viewers to date, and is experiencing record L3 lifts for the network.

[03/12/15 - 10:47 AM]
Jimmy Fallon and Seth Meyers Lead the Late-Night Week of March 2-6
NBC spins the late-night numbers for the week of March 2-6.

[03/12/15 - 10:30 AM]
"Queens of Drama" Original Reality Series Gets Ready to Rule Pop's Primetime with a Special One Hour Series Premiere on Sunday, April 26
The series will then air Wednesdays at 8:00/7:00c beginning April 29.

[03/12/15 - 10:15 AM]
TLC Orders Series About Transgender Teen Jazz Jennings and Her Family
The 11-episode series is produced by This Is Just A Test, and is scheduled to premiere this summer.

[03/12/15 - 10:14 AM]
Lifetime(R) Schedules Next Delivery of Hit Little Women Franchise with "Little Women: Terra's Little Family"
The 10-episode series will be shot in near real time as Terra approaches her due date later this month.

[03/12/15 - 10:07 AM]
truTV Keeps the Fun Going with Four Renewals and One Greenlight
The quartet of "Hack My Life," "How to Be a Grown Up," "Barmageddon" and "truTV Top Funniest" is all due back.

[03/12/15 - 10:00 AM]
CBS Renews The Comedies "Mom," "Mike & Molly" and "2 Broke Girls" for the 2015-2016 Broadcast Season
"The Big Bang Theory," television's #1 comedy, is renewed through the 2016-2017 season as part of a multi-year broadcast agreement that was announced last year.

[03/12/15 - 09:47 AM]
Music Industry Legends Sean "Diddy" Combs, And Mary J. Blige to Guest Star in "black-ish" Season Finale
They'll appear in an episode set in the 1920s Harlem Renaissance.

[03/12/15 - 09:32 AM]
CNBC: "Secret Lives of the Super Rich" - Season 4 Begins March 24th
Look for the six new episodes to be broadcast over four weeks.

[03/12/15 - 08:47 AM]
Wednesday's Broadcast Ratings: "Empire" Growth Streak Ends, FOX Win Streak Continues
The network's juggernaut fell one-tenth of a ratings point among adults 18-49 from last week.

[03/12/15 - 08:13 AM]
Participant Media Announces New Programs and Initiatives for Pivot and TakePart.Com Targeting Conscious Consumers
Highlights include a new season of "Hit Record On TV with Joseph Gordon-Levitt" beginning Friday June 12 at 10:00/9:00c.

[03/12/15 - 07:31 AM]
"Last Comic Standing" Returns in Summer with Judges Roseanne Barr, Keenen Ivory Wayans and New Judge Norm Macdonald
Comedy Central roast veteran Anthony Jeselnik will join the fun as the new host of the season.

[03/12/15 - 07:01 AM]
"48 Hours" to Launch "Cold Case" a Short-Run Series Focusing on Long-Unsolved Murders
Each broadcast will go in-depth into a hard-to-close case and present new reporting and existing evidence to a nationwide audience.

[03/12/15 - 06:42 AM]
American Heroes Channel (AHC) Follows the Bureau's Most High Stakes Cases in New Series "FBI Takedowns"
The six-part series launches Wednesday, March 18 at 10:00/9:00c on the network.

[03/12/15 - 06:42 AM]
Disney/ABC Television Group and Yahoo Announce Expanded Relationship
On Monday, March 16, "Good Morning America" will launch a new daily "Yahoo Your Day" series, featuring top Yahoo editors bringing Yahoo's category-leading digital magazines to America's number one morning show.

[03/12/15 - 06:01 AM]
Dylan Neal and Brooke Burns Started Production in Vancouver on the Hallmark Movies & Mysteries Original "Gourmet Detective: A Healthy Place to Die"
The film in this second installment of the "Gourmet Detective" Mystery Movie Series franchise starring Neal as a gourmet chef-turned-sleuth whose mastery of all things edible helps him solve culinary crimes.

[03/12/15 - 04:06 AM]
Dylan Neal Dishes Up a Delectable Murder Mystery When He Stars with Brooke Burns in "Gourmet Detective" A Hallmark Movies & Mysteries Original World Premiere May 16
Neal co-writes the script with his wife Becky Southwell, as well as executive produces the film, based on the series of books by Peter King.







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[11/18/24 - 10:00 AM]
FOX Sets January Premiere Dates, with Spotlight on Series Debuts of "Going Dutch" and "Doc," and February Kicks Off with "FOX's Super Week"
The midseason schedule on FOX starts Thursday, January 2 with the series premiere of the all-new Denis Leary workplace comedy, "Going Dutch," preceded by the season premiere of Joel McHale's hit series, "Animal Control," together building a new Thursday night comedy block on FOX.

[11/18/24 - 09:09 AM]
Apple TV+ Greenlights "Cape Fear" from Martin Scorsese and Steven Spielberg
The new series will be written and showrun by Nick Antosca and executive produced by Academy Award winners Martin Scorsese and Steven Spielberg, with Academy Award winner Javier Bardem starring and executive producing.

[11/18/24 - 09:01 AM]
Max Original Comedy Special "Rose Matafeo: On and On and On" Debuts December 19
"I had laryngitis at the time of taping and was on a heavy dose of steroids," said Matafeo. "I accept no responsibility for this performance, except if it's praise and then I'll take that."

[11/18/24 - 09:01 AM]
Video: "Fortune Feimster: Crushing It" - Sneak Peek - Netflix
In "Fortune Feimster: Crushing It," Fortune shares hilarious stories from her life, including her "romantic" honeymoon with her wife and her reflections on no longer being her mom's surrogate husband.

[11/18/24 - 08:01 AM]
Video: "The Piano Lesson" - Official Trailer #2 - Netflix
A brewing battle over the fate of an heirloom piano threatens to tear a family apart in this drama based on August Wilson's Pulitzer Prize-winning play.

[11/18/24 - 08:01 AM]
Video: "Cake Toppers" - Official Trailer - Hulu
Hosted by the ultimate cake boss, Buddy Valastro, "Cake Toppers" is the ultimate clash of the country's best cake artists as they compete to design moving, flaming, flashing, and sometimes even flying cake creations!

[11/18/24 - 07:31 AM]
WWE "Monday Night Raw" Debuts on Netflix Live from the Intuit Dome in Los Angeles on January 6, 2025
The premiere episode will feature some of the biggest names in WWE such as John Cena, Undisputed WWE Champion "The American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes, Roman Reigns, CM Punk, Bianca Belair, in addition to many other Superstars and surprise guests.

[11/18/24 - 07:30 AM]
NBC's "Christmas in Rockefeller Center" Unveils Star-Studded Performer Lineup for Annual Tree-Lighting Telecast
Audiences will be treated to festive performances from an all-star lineup of musical guests featuring Backstreet Boys, Dan + Shay, Megan Hilty, Jennifer Hudson, Coco Jones, Little Big Town, RAYE, and Thalia.

[11/18/24 - 06:30 AM]
"Disney Jr. Live on Tour: Let's Play!" Announces First-Ever International Tour Kicking Off in the UK in Early 2025
This immersive concert experience for kids and families will feature an interactive musical performance that includes singing, dancing, 3D special effects, and acrobatics with performances of cirque-level quality, all designed for Disney Jr.'s most devoted young fans.

[11/18/24 - 06:03 AM]
Presenters Announced for "The 58th Annual CMA Awards"
Hosted by Luke Bryan, Peyton Manning and Lainey Wilson, "The 58th Annual CMA Awards" broadcasts live from Bridgestone Arena in Nashville on Wednesday, November 20 (8:00-11:00 p.m. EST) on ABC and is available next day on Hulu.

[11/18/24 - 06:01 AM]
Video: "The Helicopter Heist" - Special Teaser - Netflix
Two childhood friends decide to try one last heist - to rob millions from Sweden's safest cash depot without getting caught. Based on a true story.

[11/18/24 - 06:00 AM]
Warner Bros. Discovery and the National Basketball Association Reach Agreement to Expand Long-Standing Partnership
In addition, WBD and the NBA have resolved all disputes relating to the NBA's recent media agreements.

[11/18/24 - 06:00 AM]
ESPN and TNT Sports Reach Agreement for Iconic "Inside the NBA" to Be Exclusively Distributed on ESPN and ABC Platforms Beginning with 2025-26 NBA Regular Season
The legendary "Inside the NBA" studio team will appear on ESPN and ABC surrounding high-profile live events, including ESPN's pregame, halftime and postgame coverage of the NBA Finals on ABC, Conference Finals, NBA Playoffs, all ABC games after January 1, Christmas Day, opening week, the final week of the season and other marquee live events.

[11/18/24 - 03:01 AM]
Video: "The Snow Girl 2: The Soul Game" - Date Announcement - Netflix
A mysterious message leads journalist Miren Rojo to investigate the link between a girl's murder, an old disappearance and an elitist school in Málaga.

[11/17/24 - 08:21 PM]
Beyonce to Perform at Halftime of Ravens-Texans During NFL Christmas Gameday Live on Netflix
The performance will take place during the second of Netflix's two games, as the Houston Texans host the Baltimore Ravens at NRG Stadium at 4:30 PM ET.