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[05/16/23 - 11:47 PM]
Development Update: Tuesday, May 16
Updates include: ABC still mulling the futures of "Home Economics," "The Rookie: Feds"; J.D. Pardo to make directorial debut on FX's "Mayans MC"; and Max's "The Penguin" disrupted by WGA-organized picketers.

[05/16/23 - 05:15 PM]
Video: "Five Nights at Freddy's" - Official Teaser
It's time to clock in. In theaters and streaming on Peacock October 27.

[05/16/23 - 04:01 PM]
Marvel Studios Announces New Premiere Dates for "Loki" and "Echo"
"Loki" returns for its second season on October 6 while newcomer "Echo" drops November 29 on Disney+.

[05/16/23 - 02:38 PM]
In Celebration of the Upcoming Theatrical Release of "Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny," The "Indiana Jones" Collection of Movies and TV Series Swing Onto Disney+ on May 31
Fans can stream "Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark," "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom," "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade," "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull," and the television series "The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones."

[05/16/23 - 02:32 PM]
Hulu Extends Multi-Season Deal of "The Kardashians"
Hulu today announced the renewal of "The Kardashians" for 20 additional episodes.

[05/16/23 - 01:34 PM]
Pat McAfee Expands His Multiplatform ESPN Role as "The Pat McAfee Show" Moves to ESPN This Fall
The program will air live weekdays on ESPN, the ESPN YouTube Channel, the ESPN App and ESPN+.

[05/16/23 - 01:29 PM]
ESPN Announces Upcoming Series "In the Arena: Serena Williams"
Following the success of the Emmy-winning "Man in the Arena: Tom Brady," Serena's expansion of the franchise will be a multi-part series that provides the most complete, intimate, and compelling account of her legendary career, featuring firsthand perspective from Serena and key figures throughout her life.

[05/16/23 - 01:21 PM]
"The Voice" Announces Superstar Lineup for Season 23 Finale
CeeLo Green, Diplo & Lily Rose, Maroon 5 and Toosii will take the stage during the two-hour live season finale on Tuesday, May 23.

[05/16/23 - 12:15 PM]
ABC News' "Nightline" Ranks No. 1 in Total Viewers and Adults 25-54
Season to date, "Nightline" is growing compared to the same point last season in Total Viewers (+4% - 905,000 vs. 872,000).

[05/16/23 - 11:35 AM]
Netflix Top 10 Week of May 8: "The Mother" Has Netflix's Biggest Opening Weekend for a Film in 2023; "Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story" Continues Its Reign
"Firefly Lane" (31.9M hours viewed) and Seasons 1 and 2 of "Sweet Tooth" (11.01M hours viewed and 27.61M hours viewed), "The Night Agent" (20.34M hours viewed), and "The Diplomat" (18.37M hours viewed) returned to the list.

[05/16/23 - 11:00 AM]
HBO Original Comedy Special "Sarah Silverman: Someone You Love" Debuts May 27
Filmed at The Wilbur Theater in Boston, the special features the New England native showcasing her fearless chutzpah.

[05/16/23 - 11:00 AM]
Paramount+ Original Soccer Documentary Series "Destination: European Nights" to Premiere Exclusively on June 6
The first four episodes will premiere on Tuesday, June 6, with the final fifth episode premiering in the weeks following the UEFA Champions League Final on Saturday, June 10, airing on the CBS Television Network and streaming live on Paramount+.

[05/16/23 - 11:00 AM]
ABC, No. 1 in Entertainment for Fourth Consecutive Season, Announces 2023-2024 Fall Primetime Schedule Featuring Strong Slate of Fan-Favorite Programming With Originals Debuting Every Night
Timing for previously announced renewals and pickups, including "9-1-1," "Abbott Elementary," "American Idol," "The Bachelor," "The Conners," "The Good Doctor," "Grey's Anatomy," "High Potential," "Not Dead Yet," "The Rookie," "Station 19," and "Will Trent" will be announced at a later date.

[05/16/23 - 10:03 AM]
Oxygen's "Real Murders of Orange County" Returns for Its Third Season on May 30th at 9 PM ET/PT
The series premieres following the "Real Murders of Atlanta" as it concludes the first half of its second season.

[05/16/23 - 10:01 AM]
First Look Images Revealed for Sky and AMC Original "Mary & George" Starring Julianne Moore and Nicholas Galitzine
"Mary & George"?is inspired by the unbelievable true story of Mary Villiers, who moulded her beautiful and charismatic son, George, to seduce King James VI of Scotland and I of England and become his all-powerful lover.

[05/16/23 - 09:10 AM]
Focus Features' "A Thousand and One" Streams Exclusively on Peacock May 19
With a breakthrough performance for Teyana Taylor starring alongside Will Catlett, Josiah Cross, Aven Courtney and Aaron Kingsley Adetola, the film follows unapologetic and free-spirited Inez, who kidnaps her six-year-old son Terry from the foster care system.

[05/16/23 - 09:09 AM]
Warner Bros. Discovery Sports to Exclusively Present 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs Eastern Conference Final - Florida Panthers vs. Carolina Hurricanes
On the call for the Eastern Conference Final will be Kenny Albert, along with commentary from Eddie Olczyk and Keith Jones, and reporting from Jackie Redmond.

[05/16/23 - 09:02 AM]
Sparks Fly This Summer, as Prime Video's "The Lake" Returns with a Whirlwind of Heart and Humor Starting June 9
Justin (Jordan Gavaris), Maisy-May (Julia Stiles), and Billie (Madison Shamoun) are joined for the summer by Maisy-May's mom, Mimsy (Lauren Holly), whose presence adds even more drama to the mixed-family dynamic.

[05/16/23 - 09:01 AM]
Prime Video Inks Multiyear Deal with the Professional Pickleball Association
Coverage on Prime Video starts Thursday, May 18, with the Acrytech Atlanta Open presented by Vizzy from Life Time in Peachtree Corners, Georgia.

[05/16/23 - 09:00 AM]
Screen Actors Guild Awards Sets Date for 2024
The two-hour ceremony will be streamed live on Netflix at 8 p.m. (ET) / 5 p.m. (PT) from the Shrine Auditorium & Expo Hall on Saturday, February 24, 2024.

[05/16/23 - 08:45 AM]
ESPN Platforms to Provide More NBA Draft Coverage Than Ever
On Thursday, June 22, the 2023 NBA Draft Presented by State Farm will be available across ABC, ESPN, ESPN Radio and ESPN digital platforms, starting at 8 p.m. ET.

[05/16/23 - 08:20 AM]
ESPN Unveils Marquee Matchups for 2023 College Football Season Showcasing Six of ESPN.com's Way-Too-Early Top 25
The Labor Day Sunday night showdown (September 3) on ABC is the Camping World Kickoff in Orlando, as LSU and Florida State battle in Week 1.

[05/16/23 - 08:09 AM]
Video: Paramount+ Reveals Official Trailer for "Joe Pickett" Season 2
In season two, Wyoming game warden Joe Pickett (Michael Dorman) discovers a hunter murdered in the mountains and realizes this is just one of a series of gruesome murders.

[05/16/23 - 08:01 AM]
Onyx Collective and Channel 4 Announce Straight-to-Series Pickup of "Queenie"
Queenie Jenkins is a 25-year-old Jamaican British woman living in south London, straddling two cultures and slotting neatly into neither.

[05/16/23 - 08:01 AM]
City Dwellers Embrace the Hudson Valley's "Small Town Potential" in a New HGTV Series Premiering June 14 at 9 p.m. ET/PT
In the eight-episode season, real estate agent and designer, Davina Thomasula, and her life partner and contractor, Kristin Leitheuser, will help families who are ready to settle down in a cozy upstate New York town find the perfect house to renovate and call home.

[05/16/23 - 08:01 AM]
Most-Watched NBA Playoffs Ever on ESPN Platforms Through First Two Rounds
The Boston Celtics 24-point rout of the Philadelphia 76ers on May 14 delivered the largest NBA Conference Semifinals Audience on ABC in 12 years (since 2011).

[05/16/23 - 08:01 AM]
Prime Video Greenlights NBA G League Documentary
The NBA G League documentary is an immersive, character-driven film that features behind-the-scenes access to some of basketball's future stars competing in the NBA G League, the NBA's developmental league, over the course of the 2022-23 season.

[05/16/23 - 06:01 AM]
Video: "Extraction 2" - Official Trailer - Netflix
Back from the brink of death, highly skilled commando Tyler Rake takes on another dangerous mission: saving the imprisoned family of a ruthless gangster.

[05/15/23 - 11:33 PM]
Development Update: Monday, May 15
Updates include: Showtime eyes new revivals for "Nurse Jackie," "Weeds"; FOX holds off on decision about "Welcome to Flatch"; and "You Bet Your Life" halts production amid the WGA strike.

[05/15/23 - 05:01 PM]
Video: "Siren: Survive the Island" - Official Trailer - Netflix
24 female police officers, firefighters, bodyguards, soldiers, athletes and stuntwomen team up by profession to compete for survival on a remote island.

[05/15/23 - 03:25 PM]
FX Sets Premiere Dates for Summer Slate
Newly announced dates include "What We Do in the Shadows" (July 13), "Justified: City Primeval" (July 18), "Reservation Dogs" (August 2) and the final season of "Archer" (August 30).

[05/15/23 - 03:00 PM]
Los Angeles Lakers vs. Golden State Warriors Game 6 on ESPN Was Most-Watched NBA Conference Semifinals Game in 12 Years
The ESPN broadcast delivered an average of 8,640,000 viewers, peaking with 9,295,000 viewers at 11 p.m. ET.

[05/15/23 - 02:01 PM]
Peacock Becomes Home of First-Ever Exclusive Live Streamed NFL Playoff Game
The Peacock exclusive Wild Card game will immediately follow a late afternoon NFL Wild Card Playoff game on NBC and Peacock (4:30 p.m. ET on Saturday, January 13).

[05/15/23 - 01:05 PM]
ABC News Studios and LA Times Studios Present "The Randall Scandal: Love, Loathing, and Vanderpump" - An Investigation Into the Explosive Allegations Against Movie Mogul Randall Emmett
Bravo's hit reality show "Vanderpump Rules" has been involved in scandal after scandal, but none more serious than the explosive allegations against movie mogul Randall Emmett, who rose to fame on the heels of his engagement to Bravo megastar Lala Kent.

[05/15/23 - 01:00 PM]
Season Three of the HBO Original "Painting with John" Debuts June 2
A fireside chat that seems to constantly plummet into delightful mayhem, each of the half-hour episodes finds the artist enhancing his intricate watercolor techniques while reflecting on life lessons big and small.

[05/15/23 - 12:00 PM]
HBO Original Comedy Special "John Early: Now More Than Ever" Debuts June 17
In his first HBO comedy special, John Early brings his unique blend of cutting commentary, pop star swagger, and all-around loveable hilarity to Roulette Intermedium in Brooklyn, New York.

[05/15/23 - 12:00 PM]
New Reality Series "Love Allways" Streaming on Paramount+ June 2
The first three episodes of the Gen-Z reality show will drop on Paramount+ on Friday, June 2, followed by a weekly release of the season's remaining seven episodes on Paramount+ and Awesomeness' YouTube channel.

[05/15/23 - 11:52 AM]
TNT to Exclusively Present 2023 NBA Eastern Conference Finals Presented by AT&T 5G as Miami Heat Meet Boston Celtics for the Third Time in Four Years
Game 1 of the series is set for Wednesday, May 17, at 8:30 p.m. ET.

[05/15/23 - 11:43 AM]
Food Network's "Spring Baking Championship" Brings Sweet Success
This season now stands as the series' highest-rated season among P/W18+ since 2020 with ratings up double-digits from the prior run, +12% and +13% respectively.

[05/15/23 - 11:27 AM]
Start Spreading the News: A New Era of "The Real Housewives of New York City" Debuts Sunday, July 16 at 9 P.M. ET/PT on Bravo
Six independent and successful women - Sai De Silva, Ubah Hassan, Erin Lichy, Jenna Lyons, Jessel Taank and Brynn Whitfield - are taking the city that never sleeps by storm.

[05/15/23 - 10:15 AM]
Action-Adventure Film "Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves" Available to Stream Beginning May 16, on Paramount+
A charming thief and a band of unlikely adventurers undertake an epic heist to retrieve a lost relic, but things go dangerously awry when they run afoul of the wrong people in this hilarious and action-packed adventure.

[05/15/23 - 09:47 AM]
Video: Peacock Releases Official Trailer for Upcoming Dark Comedy Thriller "Based on a True Story"
A dark comedic thriller, the series is about a realtor, a former tennis star and a plumber who seize a unique opportunity to capitalize on America's obsession with true crime.

[05/15/23 - 09:30 AM]
Video: Nat Geo WILD Gives a Sneak "Beak" at the All New Series "Extraordinary Birder with Christian Cooper" Premieres June 17 at 10/9c
Life-long birder Christian Cooper takes us into the wild, wonderful and unpredictable world of birds.

[05/15/23 - 09:30 AM]
Netflix Renews "Outlast" for Season 2
Season one debuted at #6 on Netflix's weekly Global Top 10 TV (English) list and reached the Top 10 TV in 27 countries.

[05/15/23 - 09:21 AM]
Ovation TV Kicks Off a Four-Season Run of "Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators" Starting Saturday, June 24
Starring Mark Benton as the hard-boiled Frank Hathaway and Jo Joyner as his rookie sidekick Lu Shakespeare, the series was created by Paul Matthew Thompson and Jude Tindall.

[05/15/23 - 09:01 AM]
Video: "MerPeople" - Official Trailer - Netflix
"MerPeople" dives into the fascinating world of underwater performers who have turned their love for the mystical sea creatures into real-world careers.

[05/15/23 - 09:01 AM]
Hulu Expands Live Offerings in Fifth Year of "Pride Never Stops" Campaign
New series and upcoming content include "Drag Me to Dinner" and "The Full Monty."

[05/15/23 - 09:01 AM]
Prime Video Brings Hit Reality Format to Canada: Toronto's High-End Luxury Real Estate Market to Be Featured in New Canadian Amazon Original Series "Luxe Listings Toronto"
Transporting viewers into the fast-paced world of buying and selling high-end luxury real estate within Canada's largest city are top agents Peter and Paige Torkan, founders of Team Torkan and Brett Starke, founder of The Starke Group.

[05/15/23 - 09:00 AM]
Max to Debut James Cameron's Global Phenomenon "Avatar: The Way of Water" on June 7
Nominated for numerous Academy Awards including Best Picture, "Avatar: The Way of Water" became the third highest-grossing film of all time worldwide and set a new benchmark for visual effects.

[05/15/23 - 09:00 AM]
James Cameron's Global Phenomenon "Avatar: The Way of Water" to Debut June 7 on Disney+
"Avatar: The Way of Water" debuted in theaters on December 16 and became the third highest-grossing film of all time worldwide with nearly $2.32 billion at the box office.







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[03/04/26 - 11:31 AM]
"Disney Animation's Songs in Sign Language" to Debut on Disney+ April 27
Directed by veteran Disney animator/director Hyrum Osmond, the featured songs are "The Next Right Thing" (from Frozen 2), "We Don't Talk About Bruno" (from Encanto) and "Beyond" (from Moana 2).

[03/04/26 - 11:03 AM]
Video: HBO Max Releases First Teaser from the DC Studios Series "Lanterns," Starring Kyle Chandler, Aaron Pierre, and Kelly Macdonald
The series is slated to debut later this August on HBO and available to stream on HBO Max.

[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 - 09:46 AM]
"The Verdict," Hosted by Christopher "Mad Dog" Russo, Returns to Vice TV For Season Two, Taking on the Biggest Debates in Sports
In each episode, Russo and a lineup of sports insiders, journalists, and analysts get to the bottom of the hottest debates in sports history, presenting both sides through a fast-paced documentary debate format.

[03/04/26 - 09:45 AM]
Lifetime Raises the Bar by Expanding Into Premium Vertical Storytelling with "Tides of Temptation," A Micro Drama Feature Executive Produced by Taye Diggs
Serving as a digital offshoot of the just announced upcoming original movie "Terry McMillan Presents: Paradise with You," the project expands the film's universe through a cinematic, mobile-first format designed with feature-level production value.

[03/04/26 - 09:44 AM]
Lifetime Greenlights Three New Original Movies for 2026 Love of a Lifetime Slates Featuring All-Star Casts
Valerie Bertinelli, Henry Czerny, Eric McCormack, Taye Diggs, Heather Hemmens, and Cynthia Bailey are among the featured talent.

[03/04/26 - 09:43 AM]
Lifetime Reteams with Robin Roberts for "Angel in the Rubble" Starring Sherri Shepherd in Remembrance of the 25th Anniversary of 9/11
Slated to premiere in September in remembrance of the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks, the movie is based on Genelle Guzman-McMillan's memoir "Angel in the Rubble: The Miraculous Rescue of 9/11's Last Survivor."

[03/04/26 - 09:42 AM]
Lifetime Expands Roster of Powerhouse Creatives with New Movie Projects Helmed By Queen Latifah and Taraji P. Henson
"Queen Latifah and Taraji P. Henson are extraordinary talents and dynamic producers who share Lifetime's passion for telling powerful stories about women," said Elaine Frontain Bryant, Executive Vice President and Head of Programming, A&E, Lifetime and LMN.

[03/04/26 - 09:41 AM]
A+E Global Media Greenlights Two New Digital-First Series Under the History Brand
"Mistakes That Made America" and "Cracking Up" are both due later this year.

[03/04/26 - 09:40 AM]
The History Channel Marks the 25th Anniversary of September 11 with New Two-Hour Special "102 Minutes Inside the Towers"
The documentary offers a deeply immersive and unique perspective through firsthand accounts from those who were inside the Twin Towers.

[03/04/26 - 09:39 AM]
The History Channel Taps Internationally Acclaimed Action Icon Dolph Lundgren to Executive Produce and Host New Series "History's Greatest Machines with Dolph Lundgren"
Produced by Superluna Studios in association with 3BMG, the eight-episode series takes viewers on a thrilling journey through the gears, guts, and genius behind the machines that reshaped our world.

[03/04/26 - 09:38 AM]
The History Channel Greenlights New Nonfiction Series "Crime and Justice with Tom Selleck" (w.t.)
The 10-episode, one-hour series examines the true stories behind some of the most consequential crimes and investigations in American history.

[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.