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[02/09/15 - 11:35 PM]
Development Update: Monday, February 9
Updates include: Adan Canto tapped for NBC's "The Curse of the Fuentes Women"; Adhir Kalyan boards FOX's "Frankenstein"; and Walton Goggins, Shea Whigham bound for HBO's "Vice Principals."

[02/09/15 - 03:05 PM]
HBO to Visit "Getting On" for Final Season
Mark V. Olsen & Will Scheffer co-created the series, which stars Laurie Metcalf, Alex Borstein, Niecy Nash and Mel Rodriguez.

[02/09/15 - 01:40 PM]
Anna Kendrick to Perform at 87th Oscars(R)
"Out of the woods and on to the Oscar stage, Anna will be performing something special that is sure to be an 'Only on the Oscars' moment," said Craig Zadan and Neil Meron.

[02/09/15 - 01:29 PM]
"Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu" is Back on Cartoon Network! Premieres Monday, February 23 at 6:30 p.m. (ET/PT)
Cable subscribers can enjoy the new season in advance, with ten full episodes available on VOD and the Watch Cartoon Network app through February 10.

[02/09/15 - 01:00 PM]
Country Superstar Reba McEntire Guest Stars on ABC Family's Hit Comedy "Baby Daddy"
Reba will appear in Season 4 as Charlotte, Bonnie Wheeler's (Melissa Peterman) best friend and general partner in crime.

[02/09/15 - 12:56 PM]
"The Jack and Triumph Show" Premieres on Friday, February 20th at 11:30 p.m. ET/PT on Adult Swim
This new half-hour live-action comedy series is created by Robert Smigel, Michael Koman and David Feldman and stars Jack McBrayer, Triumph the Insult Comic Dog and June Squibb.

[02/09/15 - 12:43 PM]
"Elementary" Is the #1 Program in 7-Day DVR Playback with a Gain of +4.37 Million Viewers
CBS further spins the numbers for the week of January 19-25.

[02/09/15 - 12:39 PM]
"Archer" Makes Two-Episode Comedy Central Premiere on Monday, March 2 at 10 and 10:30 p.m. ET/PT
Repeats of the series will then continue with hour-long blocks Mondays at 10 p.m. and Fridays at 11 p.m.

[02/09/15 - 12:37 PM]
Live + 3: ABC's "Fresh Off the Boat" Premiere Jumps to a 3.3 in Adults 18-49 and 9.8 Million Viewers
ABC further spins the numbers for Wednesday, February 4.

[02/09/15 - 12:19 PM]
FOX NASCAR Races Into 15th Season with 80 Hours of Daytona Speedweeks Coverage
Look for the network's live coverage of the Dayton 500 on Sunday, February 22 (1:00 PM ET), with pre-race coverage on "FOX NASCAR Sunday" (12:00 PM ET).

[02/09/15 - 12:11 PM]
Live + 7 Ratings: ABC's "Revenge" Is the Week's #1 Biggest Percentage Gainer in All 4 Telecasts of 2015
ABC further spins the numbers for the week of January 19-25.

[02/09/15 - 12:06 PM]
"Better Call Saul" Is the Biggest Series Premiere in Cable History Delivering 4.4 Million Adults 18-49 and 4.0 Million Adults 25-54
AMC spins the numbers for Sunday, February 8.

[02/09/15 - 11:39 AM]
ABC Family to Wrap "Melissa & Joey" After Four Seasons
The comedy will conclude its storyline at the end of the fourth season, to air later this summer.

[02/09/15 - 11:36 AM]
Josh Hutcherson, Scarlett Johansson, Zoe Saldana and Octavia Spencer to Present at 87th Oscars(R)
The Oscars, hosted by Neil Patrick Harris, will air on Sunday, February 22, live on ABC.

[02/09/15 - 10:35 AM]
Discovery's Hit Series "Bering Sea Gold" Is Back with Miners Hauling in the Most Gold in the Show's History
The new season rolls out Friday, March 13 at 10:00/9:00c on the cable channel.

[02/09/15 - 10:31 AM]
Video: Netflix Releases Trailer and Key Art for New Family Thriller, "Bloodline"
All 13 episodes of the new original series will launch only on Netflix on Friday, March 20, and be available in 4K.

[02/09/15 - 10:23 AM]
CBS Dominates Sunday with "The 57th Annual Grammy Awards," Delivering 25.3 Million Viewers - Doubling the Combined Primetime Network Competition in Viewers and Demos
CBS spins the numbers for Sunday, February 8.

[02/09/15 - 10:03 AM]
Oprah Winfrey and Deepak Chopra Launch Seventh All-New Meditation Experience "Manifesting True Success"
The seventh, free 21-day meditation experience, which begins on Monday, March 16, will serve as a powerful guide to create life-changing success.

[02/09/15 - 10:02 AM]
AMC and Cinnabon Partner for Season Premiere of New Drama Series "Better Call Saul"
Cinnabon(R) bakeries will host a free MiniBon(R) giveaway at all participating U.S. locations today, Monday, February 9 from 5:00 - 9:00 p.m.

[02/09/15 - 10:00 AM]
Missy Halperin Promoted to Executive Vice President, Talent Relations for Fox Broadcasting Company
In this role, Halperin will continue to liaise with the network's talent, as well as oversee the integration of talent into marketing campaigns, cross-network programming, charitable events and corporate initiatives.

[02/09/15 - 08:38 AM]
Sunday's Broadcast Ratings: CBS Rides the Grammys to Victory
This year's telecast however is down nearly 13% from last year among adults 18-49.

[02/09/15 - 08:26 AM]
Video: Showtime(R) Releases a First Look Tease of the New Comedy Series "Happyish"
Steve Coogan, Kathryn Hahn and Bradley Whitford star in the series, premiering Sunday, April 26 at 9:30/8:30c.

[02/09/15 - 08:12 AM]
Bravo Media's "The Millionaire Matchmaker" Welcomes More Celebrity Guests Including Fran Drescher, Dina Lohan, Cynthia Bailey and Kenya Moore
The series will return to Sundays at 10:00/9:00c beginning on March 1.

[02/09/15 - 08:04 AM]
Marv Albert to Serve as Blow-by-Blow Announcer for Premier Boxing Champions on NBC
Albert will be joined by analyst "Sugar" Ray Leonard for the debut of PBC on NBC in primetime Saturday, March 7 at 8:30 p.m. ET on NBC.

[02/09/15 - 08:00 AM]
Kevin Hart Tapped as Roast Master for the "Comedy Central Roast of Justin Bieber"
"I don't normally do roasts but I had to step out for my guy Biebs... It's his big 21. It's about to be operation roast everyone's ass," said Hart.

[02/09/15 - 07:59 AM]
Nickelodeon Stars Unite in "Splitting Adam," All-New Original TV Movie Premiering Monday, Feb. 16, at 7:00 P.M. (ET/PT)
The film follows 15-year-old Adam Baker (Jace Norman) who thinks he has found the answer to all of his problems when he accidentally clones himself, but he soon realizes multiple Adams could mean big trouble.

[02/09/15 - 07:35 AM]
HBO(R) Makes Chapter 1 of the New Series "The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst" Available to All Audiences, Including Non-Subscribers, On YouTube.com
The sampling opportunity will be promoted on HBO's Facebook and Twitter profiles, and at http://TheJinxHBO.com, and will run through Wednesday, March 4.

[02/09/15 - 06:47 AM]
NBC Sports Group Acquires Exclusive U.S. Media Rights for 2017 America's Cup
In addition, NBCSN will present coverage of all America's Cup World Series events in 2015 and 2016, which will determine seeding for the 2017 America's Cup Challenger Playoffs.

[02/09/15 - 06:20 AM]
After the Puppies Play, The Cats Get Their Day in Animal Planet's Talent Search for "America's Next Cat Star"
The special premieres Saturday May 2 at 9:00/8:00c on the cable channel.

[02/09/15 - 04:25 AM]
SundanceTV and FremantleMedia International Partner on Co-Production Deal for "Deutschland 83"
The series will become the first ever German-language drama to be aired on a major U.S. network.

[02/08/15 - 09:20 AM]
Saturday's Broadcast Ratings: NBC Wins Demo Crown with "Dateline Saturday Night Mystery"
CBS then is the most-watched network thanks to a new "48 Hours."

[02/08/15 - 08:51 AM]
"Dateline Saturday Night Mystery" Sets a Series High in Total Viewers
NBC spins the numbers for Saturday, February 7.

[02/07/15 - 08:50 AM]
"Constantine" Equals the Prior Week's Rating in Adults 18-49 and Grows Week to Week by 14% in Men 18-49
NBC spins the numbers for Friday, February 6.

[02/07/15 - 08:37 AM]
ABC Is #1 on Friday for 5th Straight Week - "Shark Tank" Leads
ABC spins the numbers for Friday, February 6.

[02/07/15 - 08:36 AM]
Friday's Broadcast Ratings: ABC Edges CBS in Tight Demo Race
"Shark Tank" leads the night in adults 18-49 while "Blue Bloods" is the evening's most-watched program.

[02/06/15 - 11:39 PM]
Development Update: Friday, February 6
Updates include: NBC eyes "Law & Order" revival as limited series; Colin Hanks to lead "Life in Pieces" at CBS; and Thomas Haden Church, Molly Shannon both bound for HBO's "Divorce."

[02/06/15 - 01:33 PM]
Tegan and Sara Reteam with Comedy-Music Trio The Lonely Island for Oscars(R) Performance of "Everything Is Awesome"
"Tegan and Sara and The Lonely Island?... Everything Is Awesome, indeed. This is certainly an 'Only on the Oscars' moment," said Craig Zadan and Neil Meron.

[02/06/15 - 01:28 PM]
A&E Revives Former CBS Drama "Unforgettable" with Fourth Season
Both Poppy Montgomery and Dylan Walsh are expected to return for 13 new episodes later this year.

[02/06/15 - 12:45 PM]
Syfy Searches for Ghosts Down Under in New Acquired Series "Haunting: Australia," Premiering Tuesday, March 24 at 10PM
The eight-part unscripted series features six of the best ghost hunters in the world.

[02/06/15 - 12:00 PM]
ABC Picks Up Reimagined "BattleBots" Series from Whalerock Industries and Ed Roski and Greg Munson
The six episode series is anticipated to air this summer.

[02/06/15 - 11:28 AM]
Lifetime's Limited Series "The Lizzie Borden Chronicles" Starring Golden Globe(R) and Emmy(R) Nominee Christina Ricci Premieres April 5
Clea DuVall, Jonathan Banks, John Heard, Cole Hauser and Jessy Schram also star in the eight-part series.

[02/06/15 - 10:44 AM]
Showtime(R) to Premiere the Highly-Anticipated Second Season of Psychological Thriller "Penny Dreadful" on a New Date
The show's sophomore run will now kick off on Sunday, May 3 at 10:00/9:00c.

[02/06/15 - 10:36 AM]
Oscar(R) Nominees Cotillard, Cumberbatch, Streep, Winfrey and Witherspoon to Present at 87th Oscars(R)
he Oscars, hosted by Neil Patrick Harris, will air on Sunday, February 22, live on ABC.

[02/06/15 - 10:30 AM]
Kary McHoul Joins ABC Family as Senior Vice President, Programming & Development Unscripted
Most recently, Kary served as a consultant for new media pioneers the Fine Brothers, who are best known for their successful series "React."

[02/06/15 - 10:12 AM]
Video: WGN America Unveils Heart-Stopping New Teaser Trailer for "Salem" Season Two
Currently in production in Shreveport, LA on its 13-episode sophomore run, "Salem" season two premieres Sunday, April 5 at 10:00/9:00c.

[02/06/15 - 10:00 AM]
"Parks and Recreation" Cast to Celebrate Series Finale on "Late Night with Seth Meyers"
The telecast, set for 12:35 a.m. the evening of Tuesday, Feb. 24, will feature Amy Poehler, Aziz Ansari, Nick Offerman, Aubrey Plaza, Chris Pratt, Adam Scott, Jim O'Heir, Retta and executive producer Michael Schur.

[02/06/15 - 09:29 AM]
The Bling Is Back with a New Season of TLC's "My Big Fat American Gypsy Wedding"
Season four kicks off on Thursday, February 26 at 9:00/8:00c on the cable channel.

[02/06/15 - 09:29 AM]
"Vice Special Report: Killing Cancer," Debuts Feb. 27, Exclusively on HBO
The exclusive in-depth special debuts one week before the Emmy(R)-winning series kicks off its third season March 6.

[02/06/15 - 08:58 AM]
Thursday's Broadcast Ratings: ABC's Dramas Hold Off the Demo Competition
The Alphabet's trio trumps NBC's new "The Blacklist"-powered Thursday lineup.

[02/06/15 - 08:31 AM]
ABC Wins the First 2 Thursdays of the February Sweep for the First Time in 7 Years
ABC spins the numbers for Thursday, February 5.







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[05/10/24 - 11:23 PM]
Development Update: Week of May 6-10
Updates include the cancellations of Roku's "Chad"; Apple's "Constellation"; NBC's "Extended Family"; FOX's "Housebroken"; ABC's "Not Dead Yet"; Hulu's "The Other Black Girl"; and Max's "Scavengers Reign."

[05/10/24 - 01:30 PM]
Three New Series, Breakout Comedies and Fan-Favorite Dramas Anchor NBC's Fall Lineup Boosted by Live Tentpole Specials
Three new series are set to premiere in the fall: drama "Brilliant Minds," starring Zachary Quinto; "St. Denis Medical," which stars Wendi McLendon-Covey, Allison Tolman and David Alan Grier; and Reba McEntire returns to comedy with multi-camera "Happy's Place."

[05/10/24 - 11:01 AM]
Video: "Mulligan" Part 2 - Official Clip - Netflix
Allegiances are tested when the grim realities of life on an empty, alien-ravaged planet start to sink in for President Mulligan and his rag-tag band of survivors.

[05/10/24 - 11:00 AM]
Gordon Ramsay and FOX Entertainment Launch Bite, A Next-Gen Global Food Brand and Entertainment Platform
Bite offers food fans more of the culinary content they love, while giving advertisers and brand partners even greater reach and more innovative ways to engage with Ramsay and FOX's massive audience of over 100 million food-loving fans.

[05/10/24 - 09:59 AM]
Video: Starz Announces July 5 Airdate for Juicy Taboo-Tackling Docu-Series "Down in the Valley" with First Look Images and Teaser Trailer
"Down in the Valley" will pull back the curtain on the surprising but always intriguing people and places that make the Deep South a place where anything can happen and usually does.

[05/10/24 - 09:32 AM]
ABC Renews Seven Primetime Unscripted Series
"American Idol," "The Bachelor," "Celebrity Jeopardy!," "Celebrity Wheel of Fortune," "Dancing With the Stars," "Shark Tank" and "What Would You Do?" are all due back.

[05/10/24 - 09:31 AM]
Video: "The Conners" Farewell Season - Coming Soon to ABC
You've been part of this family for years. After 6 seasons, be there to say goodbye.

[05/10/24 - 09:01 AM]
Hallmark Channel Renews Its Longest-Running Original Series "When Calls the Heart" for a 12th Season!
Hallmark can confirm that the new season will consist of 12 episodes, with production beginning in July.

[05/10/24 - 09:01 AM]
Video: ALLBLK Releases Trailer for Hilarious New Comedy Special Gary "G Thang" Johnson: Sitcho Ass Down Premiering Thursday, May 30
Known for his quick wit and sharp observations of everyday life, Gary "G Thang" Johnson takes to the stage in his very first standup comedy special as a call to action to embrace adulthood, face the chaos, and always have a plan.

[05/10/24 - 09:00 AM]
Prime Video Sets Premiere Date for Content Creator-Driven Talk Show "Influenced" from Candle Media's Hello Sunshine and Amazon MGM Studios on August 1st
The thirty-minute episodes will be co-hosted by popular social media personalities, Achieng Agutu, Eyal Booker, Tefi Pessoa, Taryn Delanie Smith, and Cyrus Veyssi.

[05/10/24 - 08:30 AM]
Video: "Criminal Minds: Evolution" - Teaser 2024 - Paramount+
The upcoming all-new season picks up as the FBI's elite team of profilers investigates the deadly mystery of Gold Star.

[05/10/24 - 07:31 AM]
Video: "Tires" - Official Trailer - Netflix
At his father's auto shop, a hapless manager strives to improve customer service and drive profits while keeping his troublemaking cousin in line.

[05/10/24 - 07:14 AM]
Prime Video Orders "Haven" from Drama Republic Starring Sophie Turner, Jacob Fortune-Lloyd, and Archie Madekwe
"Haven" is a contemporary, high-octane thriller about the heist of the century and the ordinary office worker, Zara (Turner), who finds herself at the heart of it.

[05/10/24 - 02:15 AM]
BBC Comedy Orders a Second Series of "Juice" and "Such Brave Girls"
"Such Brave Girls" is a VAL production for BBC Three and BBC iPlayer, and Hulu in the US.

[05/09/24 - 05:01 PM]
Video: "Franco Escamilla: Ladies' Man" - Official Trailer - Netflix
This self-proclaimed ladies' man will make us laugh with his hilarious adventures about teenage romance gone wrong, featuring painfully long kisses and rockstar cameos with surprising outcomes.