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[11/17/17 - 11:54 PM]
Development Update: Friday, November 17
Updates include: CMT to wrap "Nashville," cancels "Still the King"; Netflix orders ABC's Simmons family comedy to series; and Carmen Ejogo joins HBO's "True Detective."

[11/17/17 - 05:58 PM]
BYUtv to Debut Primetime Family Game Show, "Just Like Mom and Dad"
The 20-episode primetime family game show celebrates modern, diverse families and proves how much fun families can have together and will premiere across the U.S. on January 8.

[11/17/17 - 03:31 PM]
CBS Orders More Episodes of "S.W.A.T." & "9JKL"
The Eye has given a full season order to new drama series "S.W.A.T." and has picked up three additional episodes of new comedy "9JKL."

[11/17/17 - 02:26 PM]
Panelists Named on New Music Competition Series "The Four: Battle for Stardom," Premiering Thursday, Jan. 4 on FOX
Grammy(R) Award-winning musician, record producer and songwriter Sean "Diddy" Combs, record-producing hitmaker DJ Khaled, Grammy-winning recording artist and songwriter Meghan Trainor and record label executive Charlie Walk have joined the panel of experts.

[11/17/17 - 11:22 AM]
Jenji Kohan Inks Multi-Year Deal with Netflix
Said Kohan, "Current climate aside, it's great to be in bed with Netflix."

[11/17/17 - 09:02 AM]
Video: "Dave Chappelle: Equanimity" - New Stand-Up Special Teaser - Netflix
Dave Chappelle's brand new stand-up special premieres December 31 on Netflix.

[11/17/17 - 08:38 AM]
Video: "Easy" Season 2 Returns to Netflix December 1 - Watch the New Trailer
Aubrey Plaza, Dave Franco, Aya Cash, Judy Greer, Kate Berlant, Joe Lo Truglio, Zazie Beetz, Elizabeth Reaser, Kate Micucci, Michael Chernus, Jane Adams, Jacqueline Toboni, Evan Jonigkeit, Marz Timms, and Kiersey Clemons star in the upcoming season.

[11/17/17 - 08:15 AM]
Comedy Central Announces Talent Lineup for All-New Slate of "Comedy Central Stand-Up Presents..." Half-Hour Specials
The new season will tape on December 8 and 9 at the Civic Theatre in New Orleans and include performances by Emmy Blotnick, Tim Dillon, Devin Field, Megan Gailey, Chris Garcia, Langston Kerman, Mike Lawrence, Ryan O'Flanagan, and Sarah Tiana.

[11/17/17 - 08:13 AM]
Thursday's Broadcast Ratings: "Thursday Night Football" Rises in NBC Victory
The Peacock takes home top honors in total viewers and adults 18-49.

[11/17/17 - 08:00 AM]
Our Fourth Season Has a Third Wheel... "Grace and Frankie" Are Back January 19th!
Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin are joined by Lisa Kudrow in the new season.

[11/17/17 - 06:58 AM]
Netflix and Red Chillies Entertainment Announce A New Original Series Based on "Bard of Blood"
Penned by the young Indian author, Bilal Siddiqi the book will be brought to life as an eight-episode high-octane political espionage thriller series for more than 109 million members around the world.

[11/16/17 - 11:28 PM]
Development Update: Thursday, November 16
Updates include: TV Land cancels "Lopez," "Throwing Shade"; Rachel Bilson, Eddie Cibrian to lead "Take Two" at ABC; and Vicki Lawrence among quartet cast in FOX's "Cool Kids."

[11/16/17 - 02:42 PM]
VH1 Celebrates the Season with "Remy & Papoose: A Merry Mackie Holiday"
The one-hour special invites viewers to kick off the holiday season with Remy Ma and Papoose from VH1's "Love & Hip Hop: New York" as they prepare the ultimate holiday party for their friends and family in North Carolina.

[11/16/17 - 02:35 PM]
NBC Sets Midseason Premiere Dates for New Dramas "Good Girls" and "Rise"
They'll follow the spring premiere of "The Voice" and the season finale of "This Is Us," respectively.

[11/16/17 - 01:27 PM]
Bravo Media's "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" Returns Tuesday, December 19 at 9PM ET/PT
Erika Girardi, Dorit Kemsley, Kyle Richards, Lisa Rinna, and Lisa Vanderpump are joined by new housewife Teddi Mellencamp Arroyave and friend Camille Grammer.

[11/16/17 - 12:19 PM]
"32 Pills: My Sister's Suicide," A Searing Look at One Woman's Struggle to Cope with Her Sister's Suicide and Find Healing Through Art, Debuts Dec. 7 on HBO
Hope Litoff's directorial debut tells the powerful story of one sister struggling to know and accept the other in a way she was never able to in life, even as she learns to live with the pain of loss.

[11/16/17 - 12:01 PM]
Steve Harvey to Ring in 2018 on "FOX's New Year's Eve with Steve Harvey: Live From Times Square" Sunday, December 31, on FOX
In his first-ever New Year Eve's special with FOX, Harvey will bring his signature humor and hosting talents to this highly anticipated celebration taking place in the heart of New York City's Times Square, featuring views of the Times Square Ball as it drops to ring in 2018.

[11/16/17 - 11:31 AM]
Video: Showtime(R) Releases Full Trailer and Official Poster for "The Chi" Premiering January 7 at 10 PM ET/PT
Produced entirely in its namesake city, "The Chi" is a timely coming-of-age story centering on a group of residents who become linked by coincidence but bonded by the need for connection and redemption.

[11/16/17 - 11:05 AM]
"Black Lightning" Makes Its Series Premiere Tuesday, January 16 on The CW
The series premiere date for "Life Sentence," and the season premiere dates of "The 100," "The Originals" and "iZombie" will be announced later.

[11/16/17 - 11:03 AM]
Lifetime Announces Airdates for Feature Movies - "Cocaine Godmother," "Faith Under Fire" and "The Simone Biles Story"
Beginning Saturday, January 20, with the premiere of "Cocaine Godmother: The Griselda Blanco Story," Academy Award winner Catherine Zeta-Jones stars in the true story of the most infamous woman in the drug world who fiercely and ruthlessly ran the cocaine trade in America.

[11/16/17 - 10:22 AM]
Netflix Announces New Series "Messiah," From Creator Michael Petroni and Executive Producers Mark Burnett and Roma Downey
Netflix will bring the epic suspenseful drama exploring the lines among religion, faith and politics to its members around the globe in 2019.

[11/16/17 - 09:10 AM]
Velocity's "Unique Rides" Crafts Visionary Cars for Visionary Artists and Entertainers in an All New Season
In season three, viewers get an inside look at how Will Castro and his team pull out the stops to create dreamlike rides for some of the biggest names in entertainment including Nas, Nicki Minaj, Billy Joel, Mario Lopez, Ice-T and more.

[11/16/17 - 09:05 AM]
WGN America Sets "Shoot the Messenger" Premiere Date for Monday, February 26
The network also released today a new teaser trailer for the eight-part event series starring Elyse Levesque, Lyriq Bent, Lucas Bryant and Alex Kingston.

[11/16/17 - 09:03 AM]
ABC Sets TGIT Return Date Following Winter Break - January 18, 2018
The countdown begins to the final 11 episodes of "Scandal."

[11/16/17 - 09:02 AM]
ABC Announces Premiere Dates for "Child Support," January 5, and "Match Game," January 3
The new primetime series will feature adult contestants and priceless interactions between funnyman Ricky Gervais and a group of five kids who say the most unpredictable things.

[11/16/17 - 08:33 AM]
Freeform Releases the #GrownishChallenge
The video stars, in order of appearance, Chloe Bailey, Halle Bailey, Jordan Buhat, Trevor Jackson, Yara Shahidi, Francia Raisa, Emily Arlook, Luka Sabbat and Chris Parnell.

[11/16/17 - 08:15 AM]
Wednesday's Broadcast Ratings: FOX Reclaims Top Spot Among Adults 18-49
"Empire" is the night's top demo draw while "Survivor: Heroes vs. Healers vs. Hustlers" is the most-watched program.

[11/16/17 - 07:11 AM]
Video: The Making of "The Grand Tour" Season Two - "It's a Half-a-Romeo"
In a brand-new behind-the-scenes video, Jeremy, Richard and James try to come up with an alternative to last year's "Celebrity Brain Crash" segment, with questionable results.

[11/16/17 - 06:05 AM]
Amazon Prime Video Is the Exclusive Subscription Streaming Service for New Animated Film "Mariah Carey's All I Want for Christmas Is You"
The film is inspired by Mariah's classic holiday hit of the same name, which was the most streamed holiday song on Amazon Music last year.

[11/16/17 - 06:01 AM]
Global Music Superstars Kelly Clarkson and P!NK Join Forces to Open the "2017 American Music Awards(R)," November 19, on ABC
Bruno Mars leads with eight nominations, including Artist of the Year, Video of the Year, and Favorite Male Artist - Pop/Rock.

[11/16/17 - 06:00 AM]
E!'s "Live from the Red Carpet" Returns for the 2017 American Music Awards This Sunday, November 19th at 6P ET/PT
Jason Kennedy and Sibley Scoles will bring fans the most fun, spontaneous, and genuine interviews with music's biggest names.

[11/15/17 - 11:09 PM]
Development Update: Wednesday, November 15
Updates include: Lionsgate Television suspends "The Royals" creator Mark Schwahn; TV Land's "Nobodies" shifts to Paramount Network; and Nickelodeon axes "Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn" and "School of Rock."

[11/15/17 - 01:01 PM]
Fergie and Rachel Platten to Perform on Miss Universe(R), Airing Sunday, November 26, on FOX!
Plus: Ross Mathews, Lele Pons, Jay Manuel, Megan Olivi, Pia Wurtzbach and Wendy Fitzwilliam will serve as judges.

[11/15/17 - 12:29 PM]
Daily Pop Culture Program "Page Six TV" to Be Streamed on Hulu Day After Broadcast
Endemol Shine International has licensed "Page Six TV" to Hulu, where each daily 30-minute episode will be made available to stream on Hulu the day after its broadcast debut.

[11/15/17 - 12:15 PM]
New Drama "9-1-1" to Premiere Following the Return of "The X-Files" Wednesday, January 3, on FOX
"Empire" and "Star" have their fall finales in December 2017 and return in March 2018.

[11/15/17 - 11:51 AM]
New Episodes of "Street Justice: The Bronx" Start November 30 on Investigation Discovery
The Ralph Friedman-led series previously aired on sibling Discovery Channel.

[11/15/17 - 11:00 AM]
"Night of Too Many Stars" Update: New Talent, Streaming Info
Robert De Niro, Edie Falco, Will Forte, Christopher Jackson, Kumail Nanjiani, Andy Samberg and Sarah Silverman have been confirmed as participants for the all-star benefit.

[11/15/17 - 10:54 AM]
Ben and Erin Napier Return For a Second Season of HGTV Hit Series "Home Town" on Monday, Jan. 8, at 9 p.m. ET/PT
The first-time parents-to-be, who inspired more than 15 million viewers to love small-town living during season one, will transform more outdated properties into gorgeous family homes in the 10-episode season.

[11/15/17 - 10:21 AM]
TV One Celebrates the Holidays with Two Movie World Premieres
A classic landmark, the Chesterton serves as the epicenter of a small town's annual Christmas celebration.

[11/15/17 - 10:03 AM]
Bravo Media Heads to Italy in Search of Love with New Series "To Rome for Love" Premiering Sunday, January 7 at 9PM ET/PT
In the series, previously known as "Love Italian Style," Diann Valentine takes five beautiful women - Gina Neely, Shay Atkins, Nakita McGraw, Ashley Russell, and Mercedes Young - to Italy.

[11/15/17 - 10:00 AM]
"Agnelli," A Revealing Portrait of Italy's Fabled Jet-Age Industrialist, Debuts Dec. 18 on HBO
Directed by Nick Hooper, the film is executive produced Graydon Carter.

[11/15/17 - 10:00 AM]
"You're the Worst" Renewed for Fifth and Final Season
The Season 4 finale of "You're the Worst" airs tonight, Wednesday, November 15.

[11/15/17 - 09:59 AM]
"StartUp" Gets Thumbs Up for Season Three at Crackle, Sony Pictures Television Networks' Free Streaming Service
On the heels of the show's season two launch on Crackle, the sophomore season of the tech-infused thriller is currently the #1 title on the free, ad-supported service.

[11/15/17 - 09:31 AM]
Stephen "tWitch" Boss and Allison Holker Preside Over "Disney Fairy Tale Weddings" Series and Holiday Special
The winter special will premiere on December 11 and the series will launch summer 2018.

[11/15/17 - 09:06 AM]
Ovation TV's "Battle of the Nutcrackers" Returns for an 11th Year
The fan-favorite holiday programming event invites viewers to vote for their favorite rendition of Tchaikovsky's classic ballet on Ovation TV's Facebook page.

[11/15/17 - 09:03 AM]
National Geographic Greenlights Irreverent Six-Part Limited Series Set in '90s Tech Bubble, "Valley of the Boom" from STXtv
The new six-part limited series will take an adrenaline-fueled ride through the culture of speculation, innovation and debauchery that led to the rapid inflation and burst of the 1990s tech bubble.

[11/15/17 - 09:00 AM]
A+E Networks(R) Announces Two New Companion Games for History(R)'s Scripted Drama Series "Knightfall"
The games include A+E Networks' first foray into the augmented reality world with "Knightfall AR," an all-new technology that creates a highly immersive experience.

[11/15/17 - 08:13 AM]
Tuesday's Broadcast Ratings: NBC, "This Is Us" Take Home Demo Crown
The Peacock's top drama is also up from a year ago among adults 18-49.

[11/15/17 - 06:55 AM]
TLC Says "I Do" to Vegas Say Yes Spin-Off Series and Hit Wedding Recommissions
Spin-off series "Say Yes to the Vegas Dress" from Half Yard Productions sees royal dress designer David Emanuel pack his bags and head to Las Vegas to help spontaneous and impulsive UK brides find their jackpot dress in record time.

[11/15/17 - 06:30 AM]
John Legend and Carrie Underwood to Host "Grammys(R) Greatest Stories: A 60th Anniversary Special" Friday, Nov. 24, on CBS
The special will take viewers behind the scenes of "Music's Biggest Night(R)" over the last five decades and reveal secrets about the remarkable performances and unique "Grammy Moments" only seen on the Grammy Awards.







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[09/22/25 - 10:03 AM]
ABC News Studios Announces "Death in Apartment 603: What Happened to Ellen Greenberg?," Premiering Sept. 29 on Hulu
The emotional and gripping docuseries investigates the mysterious death of Ellen Greenberg, a 27-year-old Philadelphia schoolteacher found dead in the apartment she shared with her fiancé on a snowy night in January 2011, just seven months before her upcoming wedding.

[09/22/25 - 10:02 AM]
Video: MGM+ Debuts Official Trailer, New Images and Key Art for Sweeping "Robin Hood" Series
The series premieres Sunday, November 2 at 9:00 PM ET/PT in the U.S. with two episodes and new episodes will premiere weekly through the season finale on Sunday, December 28.

[09/22/25 - 10:01 AM]
National Geographic Documentary Films Acquires Venice Film Festival Award-Winner "The Tale of Silyan"
>Winner of the "Best Film" Cinema and Arts Award at the 82nd Venice Film Festival, "The Tale of Silyan" is a poignant and visually arresting story set in the heart of rural North Macedonia.

[09/22/25 - 10:01 AM]
AMC Networks' October Highlights Include "The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon," "Anne Rice's Talamasca: The Secret Order," "Guts & Glory," "The Red King" and More
Other offerings include Sundance Now's new true crime series "Wasp Woman: Murder of a B-Movie Queen"; ALLBLK's "G.R.I.T.S."; and the return of BBC America's "The Graham Norton Show."

[09/22/25 - 09:31 AM]
Video: "Boots" - Official Trailer - Netflix
After impulsively joining the U.S. Marine Corps, a bullied teen finds new purpose - and unexpected brotherhood - with his motley team of fellow recruits.

[09/22/25 - 09:01 AM]
Video: "My Father, the BTK Killer" - Official Trailer - Netflix
Raised by a man leading a monstrous double life, the daughter of the BTK serial killer shares her chilling story in this true crime documentary.

[09/22/25 - 08:31 AM]
Award Winning Comedian Mo Amer Returns to Netflix for His Third Stand-Up Special
In this timely and fiercely honest hour, the comedian celebrates his Palestinian heritage, relives the birth of his son, takes aim at the TSA and much more.

[09/22/25 - 08:01 AM]
Hallmark Channel and Sixthman to Make More Merry Memories on the High Seas with the Hallmark Christmas Cruise 2026
Hallmark will once again unite to make merry on the high seas, sailing October 23-27, 2026, from Miami, FL to Great Stirrup Cay, Bahamas aboard the glorious Norwegian Joy.

[09/22/25 - 08:00 AM]
A24's "Sorry, Baby" Begins Streaming Exclusively on HBO Max October 30
The film stars Eva Victor, Naomi Ackie, Lucas Hedges, John Carroll Lynch, Louis Cancelmi, and Kelly McCormack.

[09/22/25 - 08:00 AM]
OVC and ESPN Sign New Multi-Year Media Rights Agreement
A minimum of 725 events per year will be available digitally on ESPN+.

[09/22/25 - 07:01 AM]
Video: Jake Paul vs. Tank Davis - Official Teaser - Netflix
Jake Paul collides with Gervonta "Tank" Davis in a Most Valuable Promotions blockbuster boxing mega-event live from the Kaseya Center in Miami.

[09/22/25 - 07:01 AM]
Video: Prime Video Debuts Official Trailer and Key Art for Harlan Coben's "Lazarus," Starring Sam Claflin and Bill Nighy
All six episodes will be released on Wednesday, October 22, exclusively on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide.

[09/22/25 - 05:31 AM]
"Red Alert," A Riveting Four-Part Scripted Series Depicting the 2023 Massacre in Israel, Will Premiere Globally on Paramount+ October 7, Two Years to the Day of the Attack
Drawing from the true experiences of those who survived, the series weaves their courageous personal stories into a cinematic narrative of the devastating terrorist attack that turned southern Israel into a war zone, testing humanity and forging heroism through chaos.

[09/21/25 - 06:01 PM]
Video: "Bon Appetit, Your Majesty" - Final Trailer - Netflix
The kingdom's fate hangs on a single promise.

[09/20/25 - 05:21 PM]
Video: "DMV" - Official Trailer - Premieres October 13 on CBS
The workplace comedy is set in the place everyone dreads going most - the Department of Motor Vehicles - where employees are making minimum wage dealing with customers who are annoyed before they even walk in the door.