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[05/16/16 - 05:52 PM]
FOX, Cast, Producers Want More "The X-Files," But Likely Not Until 2017-18 Season
Fox Television Group chiefs Gary Newman and Dana Walden indicated as such during this morning's pre-upfront conference call with the press.

[05/16/16 - 03:41 PM]
TV One's May 14 "Empire" Binge-a-Thon Delivers Most Watched (#1) Saturday in Network History
TV One spins the numbers for Saturday, May 14.

[05/16/16 - 02:34 PM]
Video: FOX Broadcasting Official Trailers for 2016-2017 Season
Get your first look at "The Exorcist," "Lethal Weapon," "Shots Fired" and more!

[05/16/16 - 01:59 PM]
Season One Finale of WGN America's Hit Series "Underground" Soars as the #1 Scripted Original Series on Cable on Wednesday Night in Key Demos in Live + 3 Viewing
WGN America further spins the numbers for Wednesday, May 11.

[05/16/16 - 01:06 PM]
CBS Passes on Second Season for "Rush Hour"
Co-star Justin Hires confirmed the news via Twitter this afternoon.

[05/16/16 - 12:45 PM]
The CW Extends Season Finale of "DC's Legends of Tomorrow"
Thursday's closing installment will run an extra minute and 45 seconds.

[05/16/16 - 12:33 PM]
2016 Radio Disney Music Awards Performs Across Multi-Platform and Social Media; Record 238 Million Votes Cast Worldwide
Disney Channel spins the numbers for the event to date.

[05/16/16 - 12:31 PM]
"Game of Silence" to Sign Off with Three Episodes in Four Days
Look for back-to-back installments on Thursday, June 2 followed by the season finale on a special night, Sunday, June 5.

[05/16/16 - 11:43 AM]
Kicking Off the 2016 Summer Games, Lifetime Premieres New Docuseries "Gold Medal Families" on June 28
Back-to-back episodes will air on four consecutive Tuesdays this summer.

[05/16/16 - 11:30 AM]
"Code Black," "Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders" Among Latest to Make the Cut at CBS
"The Odd Couple" and "Undercover Boss" are also due back for the 2016-17 season.

[05/16/16 - 10:37 AM]
Video: USA Network Unveils New Trailers for "Mr. Robot," "Shooter" and "Falling Water"
As previously announced, "Mr. Robot" will premiere its second season on Wednesday, July 13 at 10:00/9:00c.

[05/16/16 - 10:31 AM]
Reelz Announces New and Returning Original Series
Returning series "Murder Made Me Famous" and "Copycat Killers" will join newcomer "Hollywood 911" in the coming months.

[05/16/16 - 10:31 AM]
Hallmark Channel's "Kitten Summer Games" Premieres Friday, August 5
The inaugural event is hosted by Beth Stern with announcers Mary Carillo and David Frei and features the nation's most athletic and adoptable kittens competing in a series of sporting events.

[05/16/16 - 10:15 AM]
Sunday's Broadcast Ratings: ABC Pulls in Front Among Adults 18-49
The two-hour season finale of "Once Upon a Time" helps the Alphabet win the demo crown.

[05/16/16 - 10:00 AM]
Video: E! Unveils First Looks at "Mariah's World" and "The Arrangement"
The latter series marks the network's second scripted drama.

[05/16/16 - 09:26 AM]
Investigation Discovery Commemorates One-Year Anniversary of Charleston Church Shooting with Premiere of "Hate in America: Lone Wolves"
Premiering Saturday, May 21, the special follows veteran journalist Tony Harris and the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) as they investigate the rise of the lone wolf, revealing startling information about the dramatic increase of this deadly threat.

[05/16/16 - 09:19 AM]
Culinary Explorer Andrew Zimmern Returns to Share Food and Celebrate Diverse Cultures in 10th Season of Travel Channel's "Bizarre Foods"
The new season of "Bizarre Foods" features eight all-new, hour-long episodes premiering on Tuesday, June 21 at 9:00/8:00c.

[05/16/16 - 08:30 AM]
IFC Reveals Hollywood-Inspired Episode, "Mr. Runner Up," For Documentary Now! Season 2
"Mr. Runner Up" is inspired by The Kid Stays in the Picture, the 2002 documentary that traces the meteoric rise, fall, and rise again of legendary Hollywood producer Robert Evans.

[05/16/16 - 07:49 AM]
TV One Kicks Off Summer with "Empire" Memorial Day Weekend Marathon
Viewers are invited to binge watch the deliciously devious Lyon family and their dynastic drama starting with Season 1 on Sunday, May 29 and Season 2 on Monday, May 30.

[05/16/16 - 06:30 AM]
AMC to Air Live After Show "Talking Preacher," Hosted by Chris Hardwick
The hour-long talk show will feature series cast, creators, producers and celebrity fans discussing and analyzing the supernatural, darkly comedic and twisted new series.

[05/16/16 - 06:23 AM]
Toby Jones Joins Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman in the Fourth Season of "Sherlock" on "Masterpiece" on PBS
Jones will star in the second episode of the brand new three-part season, which starts filming today.

[05/16/16 - 06:03 AM]
History(R) Unveils Summer Original Programming Lineup
Look for new scripted drama "Six" to launch on Monday, July 18 at 10:00/9:00c.

[05/16/16 - 05:30 AM]
FOX Announces New Primetime Series for 2016-2017 Season
Look for new dramas "Lethal Weapon" on Wednesdays and "The Exorcist" on Fridays; plus newcomer "Son of Zorn" on Sundays.

[05/16/16 - 04:40 AM]
New Adele Music Video to Make Worldwide Debut at the "2016 Billboard Music Awards"
The "2016 Billboard Music Awards" will be hosted by Ludacris and Ciara, and will broadcast live from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Sunday, May 22.

[05/15/16 - 12:00 PM]
NBC Renews "The Carmichael Show"; Adds "Superstore" Special During Olympics
The Peacock offers up two revisions to this morning's 2016-17 season announcement.

[05/15/16 - 10:34 AM]
Saturday's Broadcast Ratings: ABC Tops Demos with "The Blind Side"
The feature presentation leads the night among adults 18-49.

[05/15/16 - 10:29 AM]
"SNL" Ranks #1 for the Night in the Metered Markets; "Dateline Mystery" Wins in Total Viewers
NBC spins the numbers for Saturday, May 14.

[05/15/16 - 09:31 AM]
Video: NBC Official Trailers - New Fall Shows from NBC!
Get your first look at newcomers "Timeless," "This Is Us" and "The Good Place."

[05/15/16 - 09:30 AM]
NBC Augments Its Stable Schedule with Ambitious New Dramas, High-Concept Comedies and Unpredictable Unscripted Series
Highlights include new dramas "Timeless" on Mondays and "This Is Us" on Tuesdays; plus "Blindspot" moves to Wednesdays and "Chicago Med" relocates to Thursdays.

[05/14/16 - 02:22 PM]
NBC Axes "The Mysteries of Laura" After Two Seasons
Star Debra Messing shared the news via Twitter this afternoon.

[05/14/16 - 09:50 AM]
Development Update: Saturday, May 14 - NBC Picks Up "Blacklist" Spin-Off; CBS Goes with "Doubt"
Famke Janssen and Ryan Eggold star in the former while Katherine Heigl and Steven Pasquale are featured in the latter.

[05/14/16 - 09:08 AM]
Friday's Broadcast Ratings: CBS Tops Charts with "Hawaii Five-0" Season Finale
The Eye leads the night in total viewers and adults 18-49.

[05/14/16 - 08:40 AM]
ABC's "Beyond the Tank" Is Up, "Shark Tank" Is Friday's #1 Series and "20/20" Is the #1 Newsmagazine
ABC spins the numbers for Friday, May 13.

[05/14/16 - 08:36 AM]
"Grimm" Retains 100% Week to Week in Adults, Men and Women 18-34 and Men 18-49
NBC spins the numbers for Friday, May 13.

[05/14/16 - 05:00 AM]
Discovery Channel Acquires US TV Rights on Morgan Spurlock's "Rats" Documentary
Warrior Poets will produce with Submarine along with Discovery Channel who has US television rights and will air later this year.

[05/13/16 - 11:35 PM]
Development Update: Friday, May 13 - Odds & Ends
Updates include: CBS plans casting changes "MacGyver," "Man with a Plan"; Netflix's "Flaked" nears second season order; and Tom Cullen is the first to board History's "Knightfall."

[05/13/16 - 05:27 PM]
Freeform Shutters "Recovery Road" After One Season
Executive producer Holly Sorensen broke the news via Twitter this afternoon.

[05/13/16 - 04:15 PM]
Video: MTV Blows "Scream" Fan's Minds with Friday the 13th Viral Stunt
Watch the first seven minutes of the new season, premiering Monday, May 30 at 11:00/10:00c.

[05/13/16 - 04:11 PM]
History Brings "Roots" Cast & Producers to the White House for Screening and Panel on May 17
Forest Whitaker, Anika Noni Rose, Malachi Kirby, LeVar Burton, Will Packer, Mark Wolper, Phillip Noyce, Mario Van Peebles, Thomas Carter and Nancy Dubuc are among the participants.

[05/13/16 - 02:41 PM]
Development Update: Friday, May 13 - Two Comedies, Two Dramas Latest Bound for NBC
The Peacock adds dramas "Midnight, Texas" and "Timeless" plus comedies "Great news" and "Marlon."

[05/13/16 - 02:00 PM]
FOX Orders "My Kitchen Rules," The Cooking Face-Off with Celebrity Duos Throwing the Ultimate Hollywood Dinner Parties
The eight-episode unscripted cooking series will pit celebrity duos against each other as they cook and critique each other's food in Hollywood homes.

[05/13/16 - 12:49 PM]
Hallmark Channel's "Home & Family" Goes to Dollywood with the Legendary Dolly Parton
Throughout the week, special guest Dolly Parton hosts Mark Steines and Cristina Ferrare as well as "H&F's" family members.

[05/13/16 - 12:44 PM]
MTV's "Faking It," NBC's "Undateable" Among Latest Cancellations
Also out at the Peacock: newcomers "Crowded," "Game of Silence," "Heartbeat" and "Telenovela."

[05/13/16 - 12:42 PM]
Courteney Cox, Julianne Hough, Vanessa Hudgens, Nick Jonas and Lindsey Vonn Seek New Adventures on "Running Wild with Bear Grylls"
Last summer, the series averaged a 1.4 rating, 4 share in adults 18-49 and 4.0 million viewers overall according to "live plus seven day" figures from Nielsen Media Research.

[05/13/16 - 12:03 PM]
Amanda Peet Boards IFC's "Brockmire"
The season of eight 30-minute episodes will premiere on IFC in 2017.

[05/13/16 - 12:00 PM]
FOX Renews "Sleepy Hollow" for a Fourth Season
Co-stars Tom Mison, Lyndie Greenwood, Lance Gross and Jessica Camacho are due back for the new season.

[05/13/16 - 11:39 AM]
Discovery's "Naked and Afraid XL" Takes on South Africa
Last summer, the series captivated audiences and was 2015's number one new unscripted series on all of cable across People and Men 25-54, People and Men 18-34 and P2+.

[05/13/16 - 11:34 AM]
"Good Witch" Boosts Hallmark Channel to Rank #2 Among HH and Total Viewer Ratings and Delivery, Excluding Sports Programming
The Hallmark Channel spins the numbers for the week of May 2-8.

[05/13/16 - 11:01 AM]
Explore the World of Magic During Freeform's Harry Potter Programming Event Airing Memorial Day Weekend from May 27 Through 29
The battle between evil and good returns! Freeform is giving you the perfect excuse to escape the muggle world during Memorial Day weekend.

[05/13/16 - 10:58 AM]
TLC's "Sister Wives" Delivers Supersized Ratings
TLC further spins the numbers for Sunday, May 8.







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[06/28/24 - 11:06 PM]
Development Update: Week of June 24-28
Updates include: Apple cancels "The Big Door Prize" after two seasons; Hulu pulls the plug on "The D'Amelio Show"; and Briana Middleton joins Callum Turner in Apple's "Neuromancer."

[06/28/24 - 01:01 PM]
ABC News' Special Coverage of the CNN Presidential Debate Wins Across the Board, Outdelivering Broadcast Networks by Double Digits
For the 4th straight presidential debate, ABC News was the most-watched broadcast network.

[06/28/24 - 12:38 PM]
"When Calls the Heart" Season 11 Closes as #1 Most-Watched Original Program on Entertainment Cable
What's more, the series was the #1 most-watched entertainment cable program every Sunday for 12 straight weeks with key demos.

[06/28/24 - 10:33 AM]
Will Forte Joins Netflix's "The Four Seasons"
Forte joins previously announced cast members Fey, Steve Carell, Colman Domingo, Kerri Kenney-Silver and Erika Henningsen.

[06/28/24 - 09:00 AM]
FOX Sports Films Announces New Original Documentary "Welcome to the J-Rod Show" Premiering Tuesday, July 16 on FS1
The film follows the inspirational journey of one of the youngest breakout stars in Major League Baseball (MLB), Julio Rodríguez, also known to many of his fans as "J-Rod."

[06/28/24 - 08:57 AM]
Discovery Channel July Programming Highlights
This July, "Shark Week" begins alongside premieres of "In the Eye of the Storm," "Contraband: Seized at Sea," and an all-new season of "Naked and Afraid: Last One Standing."

[06/28/24 - 08:30 AM]
New History Series "Prison Chronicles" Premieres on Monday, July 29th
Every episode delves into the unique history of a specific prison, showcasing its wildest practices, infamous inmates, harrowing events, and ingenious escapes.

[06/28/24 - 08:17 AM]
Dive Deeper Into the Story of Legendary Singer Amy Winehouse with "Back to Black" - Stream the Film Exclusively on Peacock July 5, 2024
The extraordinary story of Amy Winehouse's (Marisa Abela) early rise to fame from her early days in Camden through the making of her groundbreaking album, Back to Black, that catapulted Winehouse to global fame.

[06/28/24 - 06:01 AM]
Netflix Debuts First Looks from "KAOS" Starring Jeff Goldblum as Zeus and Janet McTeer as Hera
The series will debut on Netflix on August 29.

[06/28/24 - 12:15 AM]
Netflix Announces Cast for "Amsterdam Empire"
Jacob Derwig, Elise Schaap, Jade Olieberg, Jesse Mensah and Yannick van de Velde will join the previously announced Famke Janssen.

[06/27/24 - 04:01 PM]
New Live-Action Series "Soul Mate" Stars Hayato Isomura and Ok Taec-yeon
Written and directed by up-and-coming creator Shunki Hashizume, the Netflix series is a heartfelt depiction of love and its complexities, including joy, pain, and unexplainable deep bonds.

[06/27/24 - 12:43 PM]
AMC Networks Greenlights Untitled Jonathan Glatzer Series
The series is set inside the bubble of Silicon Valley, amid misguided corporate cultures, moony innovation labs and cutthroat private high schools.

[06/27/24 - 12:11 PM]
Video: BET+ Original Series - "The Family Business" Season 5 - Trailer
Based on Carl Weber's book series, this show follows the Duncans, a seemingly upstanding family running an exotic car dealership in New York - but they're living a dangerous double life.

[06/27/24 - 11:37 AM]
Video: WE tv Reveals Supertease for a New Season of "Love After Lockup" Premiering Friday, July 26th at 8PM ET / PT
The first of 10 all-new, must-see, 90-minute episodes premieres Friday, July 26, exclusively on WE tv and will stream exclusively on popular AMC streaming service ALLBLK the following Tuesday.

[06/27/24 - 10:08 AM]
Ina Garten, The Iconic Barefoot Contessa, Re-Ups with New Multi-Year Food Network Deal
The deal includes new episodes of Garten's Emmy-award winning "Be My Guest" series in which she cooks and chats with friends, old and new, at her East Hampton home.