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[01/06/22 - 11:19 PM]
Development Update: Thursday, January 6
Updates include: Prime Video's "Fallout" taps showrunners; The CW's "Kung Fu" casts trio to recur; and Tim Story inks first-look TV deal with Entertainment One.

[01/06/22 - 09:22 PM]
The Secrets of Espionage: The All-New Series "Spycraft" Premieres January 11 on Science Channel
In an all-new Science Channel series, intelligence experts offer an unprecedented look behind the CIA's most secretive operations throughout history and the fantastic devices that made them possible.

[01/06/22 - 05:01 PM]
Video: "DOTA: Dragon's Blood" Book Two - Official Trailer - Netflix Anime
Upheaval reigns, order crumbles, and all heroes must now answer the call to fight the daunting forces threatening to plunge the world into darkness.

[01/06/22 - 04:01 PM]
Video: "All of Us Are Dead" - Official Teaser - Netflix
A high school becomes ground zero for a zombie virus outbreak. Trapped students must fight their way out - or turn into one of the rabid infected.

[01/06/22 - 03:01 PM]
ALLBLK's "Terror Lake Drive: Single Black Female" Casts Pascale Armand, Yolanda Ross, Charles Malik Whitfield, Denise Boutte, and Kendrick Cross
The second season brings a new, unsuspecting tenant to the mystifying lakeside apartment complex that terrorized a mother and her young son in Season 1.

[01/06/22 - 02:01 PM]
Netflix Announces New Series "The Makanai: Cooking for the Maiko House" Directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda
Set in the geisha district of Kyoto, the protagonist Kiyo becomes a Makanai (person who cooks meals) at a house where Maiko (apprentice geishas) live together.

[01/06/22 - 01:01 PM]
"Saturday Night Live" Returns Jan. 15 on NBC and Peacock with Host Ariana DeBose and Musical Guest Roddy Ricch
"SNL" will continue with all new shows on January 22 and January 29 with guests to be announced.

[01/06/22 - 12:30 PM]
Jack Ingram, Miranda Lambert and Jon Randall's "The Marfa Tapes" to Premiere Jan. 20 Exclusively on Paramount+
The documentary film will offer viewers a rare glimpse inside the making of the 2021 album of the same name, which was recently nominated for Best Country Album at the 64th annual Grammy Awards.

[01/06/22 - 12:01 PM]
Four Fabulous, Larger-Than-Life Best Friends Work Together to Change Their Lives in a New TLC Series, "1000-Lb Best Friends"
Vannessa and Meghan are larger-than-life best friends, and along with their pals Tina and Ashely, they are battling obesity with heart and humor.

[01/06/22 - 12:00 PM]
"The Price Is Right at Night" Kicks Off the New Year with a Primetime Special Honoring First Responders, Wednesday, Jan. 12, on CBS
The series is making a donation to the First Responders Children's Foundation, which provides financial support and awards scholarships to children of first responders who have been injured or lost their lives in the line of duty.

[01/06/22 - 11:29 AM]
Video: "Don't Look Deeper" - Official Trailer - The Roku Channel
Set in near-future California, "Don't Look Deeper" follows high school senior Aisha as she learns a dark secret about herself.

[01/06/22 - 10:01 AM]
Video: "Madagascar A Little Wild" - Season 6 Trailer
Get ready for a zoo of a time with all new episodes on January 13.

[01/06/22 - 10:00 AM]
Video: Awesomeness Reveals First Teaser for "Next Influencer," Set to Premiere New Season on January 13th on Paramount+
The first five episodes of the new season will drop on January 13, followed by a weekly release of the season's remaining six episodes on Paramount+.

[01/06/22 - 09:36 AM]
"Go-Big Show" Goes Bigger with the Big Fan Favorite Award
Viewers will be prompted weekly to vote by posting on Twitter using contestant hashtags to decide their weekly faves.

[01/06/22 - 09:03 AM]
Untitled Anna Nicole Smith Documentary Heading to Netflix
The revelatory feature-length documentary about Anna Nicole Smith features never before seen footage of the iconic Playboy and Guess jeans model, who blazed a trail through the 90s before her tragic death at the age of 39.

[01/06/22 - 08:03 AM]
30th Anniversary Bounce Trumpet Awards Being Re-scheduled
The event had been originally planned to take place live on January 15 at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood and air on Bounce on January 17.

[01/06/22 - 08:01 AM]
Video: "Ozark" Season 4 - Part 1 Trailer - Netflix
Freedom from the cartel is seemingly within reach, but fraying familial bonds may prove to be the Byrdes' ultimate undoing.

[01/06/22 - 06:01 AM]
Alison Roman Comes to CNN+
Renowned cook, writer and author Alison Roman is coming to CNN+ as a host of a brand new, highly opinionated and never finicky, cooking show for CNN Original Series.

[01/06/22 - 02:01 AM]
Video: "Shaman King" Season 1 Part 3 Trailer - Netflix Anime
Medium Yoh Asakura enters a battle tournament held every 500 years, competing with other shamans in a bid to become the all-powerful Shaman King.

[01/05/22 - 11:27 PM]
Development Update: Tuesday-Wednesday, January 4-5
Updates include: Michael Imperioli signs onto HBO's "The White Lotus"; Rita Wilson to visit "1883" at Paramount+; and Howie Mandel to host new game show for Netflix.

[01/05/22 - 11:01 PM]
Video: "Fishbowl Wives" - Official Trailer - Netflix
In a luxury apartment tower, six different women in unhappy marriages end up crossing the line into infidelity. Based on the manga series by Kurosawa R.

[01/05/22 - 07:41 PM]
Video: "Chakda 'Xpress" - Official Announcement - Anushka Sharma - Netflix India
Inspired by the life of Jhulan Goswami, one of the greatest Indian cricketers of all time, "Chakda 'Xpress" is filming soon.

[01/05/22 - 02:00 PM]
Paramount+ to Premiere "Indivisible - Healing Hate," A Six-Part Documentary Series, Premiering Thursday, Jan. 6
The six-part documentary narrated by Mandy Patinkin traces the origins of anti-government extremism and how it built on a deadly series of historical events over decades to culminate in the violent storming of the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021.

[01/05/22 - 01:07 PM]
Apple TV+ Orders True Crime Limited Series "Manhunt," Created by Monica Beletsky and Starring Emmy Award Winner Tobias Menzies
The limited series is set to star Menzies as Edwin Stanton, Lincoln's war secretary and friend, who was driven nearly to madness by the need to catch John Wilkes Booth and to carry out Lincoln's legacy.

[01/05/22 - 12:37 PM]
ESPN's 2021 "Monday Night Football" Traditional Schedule Delivers Franchise's Best Viewership Since 2013
ESPN's traditional 17-game "MNF" package averaged 13.5 million viewers a game, up 11% from 2020 and 7% from 2019.

[01/05/22 - 11:45 AM]
High Stakes for Belushi's Farm in an All-New Season of "Growing Belushi" Premiering January 19 on Discovery
"This year is not only about the expansion of our business, but our mission to spread awareness about the plant as a pathway to healing," said Belushi.

[01/05/22 - 11:45 AM]
Announcement: 2022 Grammys Postponed
"After careful consideration and analysis with city and state officials, health and safety experts, the artist community and our many partners, the Recording Academy and CBS have postponed the 64th Annual Grammy Awards Show," says the joint statement.

[01/05/22 - 11:02 AM]
Peacock to Live Stream All NBCUniversal Coverage of the 2022 Winter Olympics
Peacock will present live streaming coverage of every event of the Winter Olympics - inclusive of all events airing on broadcast and cable television - providing fans with a comprehensive Olympics destination for all live action and catch-up on-demand viewing.

[01/05/22 - 10:15 AM]
Disney Junior's "Alice's Wonderland Bakery," Inspired by the Beloved Classic, Premieres Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2022 on Disney Channel, Disney Junior and Disney+
A vibrant new take on the classic 1951 film, the series centers on Alice, the great-granddaughter of the original heroine and a budding young baker at the enchanted Wonderland Bakery, where her magical treats help bring a new generation of friends and families together.

[01/05/22 - 09:40 AM]
Lifetime and A&E Set Airdate for Upcoming Documentary Event "Janet Jackson."
The two-network, two-night event premieres January 28 and January 29 at 8:00/7:00c.

[01/05/22 - 09:33 AM]
Video: "The Adventures of A.R.I.: My Robot Friend" - Official Trailer - The Roku Channel
In this funny, thrilling family adventure, a boy repairs a broken robot and is amazed at his new friend's superpowers.

[01/05/22 - 09:33 AM]
"BET Her Presents... Becoming: Michelle Obama in Conversation" Premieres on Monday, January 17 on BET and BET Her at 7 PM ET/PT
The one-hour special was filmed at Prince George's Community College in Largo, MD.

[01/05/22 - 09:29 AM]
Video: truTV Works Up Your Appetite in Sizzling Season Two Trailer of "Fast Foodies" Ahead of Its January 27 Return
The 12-episode season brings a raucous slew of fresh celebrity guests with fast food cravings.

[01/05/22 - 09:13 AM]
CNN Original Series Reframes Marilyn Monroe through Female Lens in Four-Part Docuseries Debuting Jan. 16 at 9pm ET
Produced by the award-winning, London-based RAW and narrated by Golden Globe-winning actress and Molly's Game star Jessica Chastain, the series features a star-studded cast of female voices and is made by an all-female editorial team led by filmmaker Sam Starbuck of RAW.

[01/05/22 - 09:01 AM]
Hallmark Channel Announces the Season Nine Premiere Date of the Network's Highly Rated and Longest-Running Original Series "When Calls the Heart"
The series returns Sunday, March 6 at 9:00/8:00c with the first of 12 all-new episodes.

[01/05/22 - 09:00 AM]
New Docuseries "Phat Tuesdays," Celebrating the Untold Story of Black Comedians at The Comedy Store in '90s Los Angeles, to Premiere February 4 on Prime Video
Anthony Anderson, Tichina Arnold, Nick Cannon, Dave Chappelle, Snoop Dogg, Cedric the Entertainer, Tiffany Haddish, Steve Harvey, Lil Rel Howery, Regina King, Jo Koy, Luenell, Flame Monroe, Jay Pharoah, Craig Robinson, JB Smoove, Chris Tucker and Kym Whitley are among those featured.

[01/05/22 - 08:59 AM]
Video: "Pam & Tommy" Official Trailer - Hulu
Set in the Wild West early days of the Internet, "Pam & Tommy" is based on the incredible true story of the Pamela Anderson (Lily James) and Tommy Lee (Sebastian Stan) sex tape.

[01/05/22 - 08:16 AM]
ABC's "Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2022 - Part 1" Attracts 19.6 Million Total Viewers in Late-Night
The 50th-anniversary show of ABC's annual New Year's Eve special drew in 24.2 million Total Viewers and scored a 7.3 Adult 18-49 rating in the midnight quarter-hour.

[01/05/22 - 08:00 AM]
Video: "Archive 81" - Official Trailer - Netflix
An archivist takes a job restoring damaged videotapes and gets pulled into the vortex of a mystery involving the missing director and a demonic cult.

[01/05/22 - 08:00 AM]
Video: Happy New Year, Silly Creatures from Outer Space! "Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock" to Debut January 21, 2022 on Apple TV+
All 13 episodes of the new Apple Original series from The Jim Henson Company will debut Friday, January 21, 2022 on Apple TV+, joining the celebrated collection of Apple Original shorts, "Fraggle Rock: Rock On!"

[01/05/22 - 07:04 AM]
"Yellowstone" Season Four Finale Scores Over 10 Million Total Viewers and More Than Nine Million on Paramount Network Alone
Said finale was up 81% from last season's swan song.

[01/05/22 - 01:02 AM]
Video: "Ultraman" Season 2 - Official Trailer - Netflix Anime
Ultraman is joined by Seven, Ace, Zoffy, Jack and Taro and together, the united Ultraman brotherhood takes on a new alien threat.

[01/05/22 - 01:01 AM]
Video: "Finding Ola" - Official Teaser - Netflix
After a life-altering event, Ola Abd ElSabour embarks on a journey of self-discovery and deals with the challenges of a new reality.

[01/05/22 - 12:01 AM]
Video: "The Puppet Master: Hunting The Ultimate Conman" - Official Trailer - Netflix
In this harrowing docuseries, a cruel conman masquerading as a British spy manipulates and steals from his victims, leaving ruined families in his wake.

[01/04/22 - 09:35 PM]
Netflix Top 10 Week of Dec. 27: "Cobra Kai" Kicks Off the New Year at #1, "Don't Look Up" Skyrockets on the Most Popular Film List
The new season was in the Top 10 in 83 countries and Season 1 also made the list at #8.

[01/04/22 - 03:33 PM]
New Year's Six Delivers Multi-Year Viewership Highs, Second-Most-Watched Non-Semifinal Rose Bowl Game of College Football Playoff Era
This year's New Year's Six finished up double digits year-over-year, averaging 12.7 million viewers, and every bowl of the 2021 New Year's Six surpassed 7.5 million viewers for just the third time of the CFP era.

[01/04/22 - 02:59 PM]
December Marks HBO Max's Most-Viewed Month Since Its Launch tn Terms of Hours Viewed
The streamer highlights its performance for the month of December.

[01/04/22 - 09:30 AM]
Video: "Wolf Like Me" - Official Trailer - Peacock Original
Starring Isla Fisher and Josh Gad, the series premieres on Thursday, January 13.

[01/04/22 - 09:30 AM]
ABC Wins All 6 Half-Hours of New Year's Eve Primetime with "Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2022"
ABC grew in each half-hour of primetime, culminating with 9.4 million Total Viewers and a 2.8 rating among Adults 18-49 in the 10:30 p.m. half-hour.

[01/04/22 - 09:20 AM]
"The Cleaning Lady" Posts FOX's Highest-Rated New Drama Debut in Two Years
Said launch delivered a 0.5 rating in adults 18-49 and 3.6 million viewers, marking FOX's #1 new drama premiere since the post-NFL debut of "9-1-1: Lone Star" in 2020.







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[03/04/26 - 10:01 AM]
Netflix's "Untamed" Season 2 Production Kicks Off in Hawaii
The series will film on location on O'ahu and the island of Hawaii.

[03/04/26 - 10:01 AM]
MTV Announces the Final 18 Episodes of "Jersey Shore Family Vacation," One of TV's Most Influential Reality Franchises, Premiering on Thursday, May 7 at 8PM ET/PT
This farewell season marks the culmination of a franchise that entertained millions with major life milestones, laugh-out-loud chaos, and the unfiltered chemistry that defined an era of reality television.

[03/04/26 - 09:37 AM]
The History Channel Orders "Extraordinary Origins with Ted Danson" (w.t.) A New Series Hosted and Executive Produced by the Multi-Award-Winning Actor
The 10-episode series examines the stories behind some of history's most significant innovations, inventions, and discoveries that helped shape the modern world.

[03/04/26 - 09:36 AM]
The History Channel Greenlights New Nonfiction Series "History's Strange Fortunes with Kevin Bacon" (w.t.)
Stories about money - money made, money lost, and money spent - are woven into the fabric of our nation's history.

[03/04/26 - 09:35 AM]
A+E Global Media Expands Home.Made.Nation Lifestyle Programming Block with More Than 150 New Hours of Original Content to Premiere on A&E and FYI Starting This Spring
FYI is whipping up new episodes with culinary icons for new seasons of "Rachael Ray's Meals in Minutes" in collaboration with chef, author and philanthropist Rachael Ray, "Instant Italian" with chef Anna Gass and "The Chef's Garden" led by Farmer Lee Jones.

[03/04/26 - 09:34 AM]
A&E and WWE Announce New Seasons of Competitive Series "WWE LFG," "Biography: WWE Legends" and "WWE's Greatest Moments" Kicking Off Sunday, April 26 Starting at 8PM ET/PT
A new season of "WWE LFG" debuts with an all-new format, spotlighting rising talent as they compete for the chance to become the next WWE Superstar.

[03/04/26 - 09:33 AM]
A&E Announces New Non-Fiction Series "K9 PD with by Jim Belushi" Showcasing the High Stakes Actions of Elite Police Dogs and Their Handlers Caught on Tape
The new series will premiere on Wednesday, March 25 at 9pm ET/PT with back-to-back episodes airing weekly.

[03/04/26 - 09:32 AM]
A&E Announces Three New High Profile Documentary Projects Featuring Exclusive Interviews and Never-Before-Seen Footage Coming in 2026 and 2027
"Scott Peterson: The New Evidence," "The Gotti Files," and "Johnny Cash: The Man Comes Around" are all on tap.

[03/04/26 - 09:31 AM]
A+E Global Media Unveils 2026-27 Upfront Programming Slate Anchored by New Partnerships with A-List Hollywood Talent
Presented by Paul Buccieri, President & Chairman, A+E Global Media, the 2026-27 Upfront slate reflects the company's people-first approach to storytelling and its ongoing commitment to creative partnership across an expansive, multiplatform universe.

[03/04/26 - 09:29 AM]
ABC Continues Multiplatform Success With Midseason Lineup
Season to date, ABC continues to dominate the competitive cross-platform landscape among broadcast series based in viewing over seven days on ABC, Hulu, Disney+ and digital platforms.

[03/04/26 - 09:16 AM]
Where Champions Are Crowned: ESPN Networks Deliver Comprehensive 2025-26 NCAA Winter Championships Coverage in March and April
ESPN networks will commence the championship season with multiple NCAA selection specials, providing fans with their first look at the tournament fields.

[03/04/26 - 09:01 AM]
Netflix Announces Premiere Date for "The Four Seasons" Season 2
The new season - due on Thursday, May 28, 2026 - will feature the return of Tina Fey, Will Forte, Kerri Kenney-Silver, Marco Calvani, Erika Henningsen, and Colman Domingo.

[03/04/26 - 09:01 AM]
First Look & Date Announcement: Hulu's "Pizza Movie"
"Pizza Movie" premieres April 3, 2026, on Hulu and Hulu on Disney+ for bundle subscribers in the US, and on Disney+ internationally.

[03/04/26 - 09:01 AM]
Video: "Hate the Player: The Ben Johnson Story" - Official Trailer - Paramount+
The Man. The Myth. The Scape G.O.A.T.

[03/04/26 - 09:01 AM]
ABC Renews "Abbott Elementary" for Sixth Season
The network confirmed the news on social media this morning.