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[05/23/22 - 11:16 PM]
Development Update: Monday, May 23
Updates include: Ricky Martin to star in Apple's "Mrs. American Pie"; Taran Killam brings "Arranged" to Freevee; and Okieriete Onaodowan to lead AMC's "Demascus."

[05/23/22 - 05:29 PM]
More than 2 Million Watch ESPN's PGA Championship Second Round Coverage
The second round telecast, which aired from 2- 8 p.m. ET, averaged 2.1 million viewers, peaking at 2.6 million at 7:15 p.m.

[05/23/22 - 05:02 PM]
Video: "Oussekine" - Official Trailer - Hulu
1986, December 5th. As student protests rock the city of Paris and leave the police on high alert, a 22 year-old student Malik Oussekine, on his way home from a jazz concert, is chased down by police, beaten, and dies in a stairwell in the 6th arrondissement.

[05/23/22 - 04:12 PM]
Video: OWN Debuts the Official Trailer for "All Rise" Season 3
The new season picks up six months after the events of the sophomore finale on election night as Judge Carmichael awaits the results of her campaign.

[05/23/22 - 03:45 PM]
Broadcast Premieres of Two Beloved Oscar-Winning Animated Films, Set to Air on ABC
ABC caps off its spring series of "The Wonderful World of Disney" films with Walt Disney Animation Studios' "Zootopia" on Monday, May 30, followed by Disney and Pixar's exhilarating "Brave" on Monday, June 6.

[05/23/22 - 03:30 PM]
"Jimmy Kimmel Live: NBA Finals Game Night" Primetime Episodes Return for the 2022 NBA Finals on ABC
Returning for the 15th consecutive year in conjunction with the NBA Finals, ABC will present "Jimmy Kimmel Live: NBA Finals Game Night," airing each night in primetime beginning with Game 1 on Thursday, June 2.

[05/23/22 - 01:33 PM]
Showtime to Premiere "Elizabeth: A Portrait in Part(s)" on Friday, May 27
The film was a passion project for Roger Michell, the late filmmaker who finished the film on the day that he passed.

[05/23/22 - 01:24 PM]
From the Producers of "90 Day Fiance" Comes the New High-Stakes, High-Drama Food Network Series "Me or the Menu"
A new twist on the relationship docu-series, "Me or the Menu," finds four couples trying to beat the odds of ending up in divorce court, while also navigating the unique challenges of the cutthroat restaurant industry.

[05/23/22 - 11:58 AM]
This June Stream "Westworld," "Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore," "Father of the Bride," "The Janes" and More on HBO Max
Other newcomers include "Gordita Chronicles," "Menudo: Young Forever" and "Irma Vep."

[05/23/22 - 11:11 AM]
Amazon Studios Orders Animated Sci-Fi Comedy "The Hospital," from Creator Cirocco Dunlap and Maya Rudolph and Natasha Lyonne's Animal Pictures
Keke Palmer, Greta Lee, Kieran Culkin, Sam Smith, Rudolph and Lyonne will voice aliens in the series with more voice cast to be announced.

[05/23/22 - 10:02 AM]
Mo Willems' "Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed: The Underground Rock Experience" Rock n' Rolls onto Cartoonito on HBO Max June 30
The special will also debut later on Cartoonito on Cartoon Network to knock your socks ON as it reminds us that authenticity is the best accessory.

[05/23/22 - 10:01 AM]
Janelle James Set to Host Larger-Than-Life Competition Series for ABC, "The Final Straw"
NFL superstar Peyton Manning's Omaha Productions also joins the project as executive producer.

[05/23/22 - 10:00 AM]
HBO Sports, NFL Films, and the Arizona Cardinals Join Forces for "Hard Knocks in Season: The Arizona Cardinals"
The series will be available on HBO and to stream on HBO Max during the 2022 NFL season beginning in November.

[05/23/22 - 09:40 AM]
First Look Photo with Real-Life Siblings Miya and Kai Cech from the Set of "American Girl: Corinne Tan"
The special is scheduled to premiere this December on Cartoon Network, available on HBO Max the next day.

[05/23/22 - 09:01 AM]
Video: "The Croods Family Tree" - Season 3 Trailer
The Croods and Bettermans are back with more fun, laughs, and survival tips!

[05/23/22 - 09:01 AM]
Video: "The Martha Mitchell Effect" - Official Trailer - Netflix
This documentary profiles the Cabinet wife who spoke out during Watergate - and the Nixon administration's campaign to gaslight her into silence.

[05/23/22 - 08:55 AM]
"Endeavour" Announces Its Final Season
After ten phenomenally successful years, producers Mammoth Screen, screenwriter Russell Lewis, Shaun Evans and Roger Allam have mutually decided to bring the internationally renowned "Endeavour" to a close.

[05/23/22 - 08:01 AM]
Paramount+ Announces Streaming Premiere of "Sonic the Hedgehog 2" on May 24
The film will also be available to rent and purchase across digital platforms from Paramount Home Entertainment.

[05/23/22 - 07:01 AM]
Video: "Stranger Things 4" - Volume 1 Final Trailer - Netflix
It's almost here. Catch up on the past three seasons before Volume 1 premieres this Friday.

[05/23/22 - 06:55 AM]
NBCUniversal and Target Scene in Color Film Series Returns This Summer
Will Packer will reprise his role as host and mentor for the program, introducing audiences to this year's rising talent: Tayo Amos, Jane Chow, and Josh Leong.

[05/23/22 - 06:05 AM]
Vanessa Hudgens to Host 2022 MTV Movie & TV Awards (MATVA)
Hudgens returns to the MTV stage following a highly-acclaimed hosting stint in 2020 for the inaugural MTV Movie & TV Awards: Greatest of All Time special.

[05/23/22 - 06:01 AM]
Investigation Discovery and People Join Forces to Examine New Crimes in Compelling Sixth Season of "People Magazine Investigates"
The two-hour sixth season premiere episode uncovers the horrific triple murder and double kidnapping of the Groene family that rattles an idyllic lake front community in Coeur D'Alene, Idaho.

[05/23/22 - 06:00 AM]
HBO Max and Cartoon Network Greenlight "Scooby-Doo! and the Mystery Pups" for Cartoonito
The series will join the Cartoonito preschool block in 2024.

[05/23/22 - 06:00 AM]
Warner Bros. Pictures' "Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore" to Debut May 30 on HBO Max
Professor Albus Dumbledore (Jude Law) knows the powerful Dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald (Mads Mikkelsen) is moving to seize control of the wizarding world.

[05/20/22 - 11:30 PM]
Development Update: Friday, May 20
Updates include: Sarah Wayne Callies among latest cast in ABC's "The Company You Keep"; Lupita Nyong'o departs Apple's "Lady in the Lake"; and Kate McKinnon, Aidy Bryant, Kyle Mooney and Pete Davidson expected to exit "SNL."

[05/20/22 - 05:51 PM]
Disney+ Odds & Ends from National Streaming Day
"Alias," "Eight Simple Rules" and "The Finder" now available; "Glee" coming to Disney+ and Hulu on June 1; "America the Beautiful" to drop on July 4; Josh Duhamel and Lauren Graham to direct "The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers"; and more!

[05/20/22 - 05:09 PM]
Shaun Evans, Nicola Walker, and Tom Brittney in New Mystery Series Coming to "Masterpiece" on PBS
"Endeavour," "Grantchester," "Guilt," "Van der Valk," "Miss Scarlet and The Duke," "Magpie Murders," and "Annika" are all on tap later this year.

[05/20/22 - 03:29 PM]
ESPN's PGA Championship First Round Telecast Earns Largest Viewership in 20 Years
The telecast, which aired from 2-8 p.m. ET, peaked at 1.7 million viewers at 4:45 p.m.

[05/20/22 - 03:06 PM]
NBA on ESPN: Most-Watched Eastern Conference Finals Game 2 Since 2018
The ESPN telecast averaged 6,049,000 viewers, peaking with 6,878,000 viewers at 9:30 p.m. ET.

[05/20/22 - 03:01 PM]
Disney+ Orders a Fourth Season of "High School Musical: The Musical: The Series" Ahead of the Season 3 Premiere on July 27, 2022
Each of the eight episodes of the third season will stream weekly on Wednesdays, exclusively on Disney+.

[05/20/22 - 12:32 PM]
Peacock Announces Alanna Ubach to Round Out Series Regulars in Seth MacFarlane's Highly Anticipated Comedy Series "Ted"
Ubach will play Susan Bennett, who is kind, selfless, and almost pathologically sweet when it comes to caring for her family, and sees the world through naive, rose-colored glasses.

[05/20/22 - 10:00 AM]
"Zombies 3," The Intergalactic Third Installment of Disney's Hit Franchise, Lands July 15, Exclusively on Disney+
The trequel, which introduces a new group of mysterious outer space aliens to the diverse student body of zombies, cheerleaders and werewolves at Seabrook High, will make its Disney Channel debut on Friday, August 12.

[05/20/22 - 09:33 AM]
Neve Campbell Set to Recur as Guest Star in New Peacock Comedy Series "Twisted Metal," A Live-Action Adaptation of the Global Video Game Phenomenon
Anthony Mackie, Stephanie Beatriz and Thomas Haden Church also star in the project.

[05/20/22 - 09:30 AM]
Prime Video Series "Night Sky" Reaches for the Stars with First-Ever Intergalactic Premiere
Intelsat and SES leveraged AWS modernized cloud infrastructures to securely receive a pre-release of the first episode and their vast ground stations and geostationary satellite fleets to do a 360-degree broadcast of the show's first episode into space.

[05/20/22 - 09:20 AM]
Production Team and Executive Producers Announced for the 74th Emmy Awards
A host and venue will be announced at a later date.

[05/20/22 - 08:31 AM]
Video: Trailer & Key Art Debut - "Love, Victor" Season Three
The new season premieres with all eight episodes on Hulu and Disney+ on June 15.

[05/20/22 - 08:01 AM]
Video: Netflix's "Stranger Things 4" - Volume Split Announced & First 8 Minutes Released
Volume 1 on May 27 will feature seven episodes with the concluding two due on July 1.

[05/20/22 - 07:10 AM]
Disney+ to Debut Walt Disney Animation Studios' New Series "Baymax!" on June 29
The all-new series of healthcare capers returns to the fantastical city of San Fransokyo where the affable, inflatable, inimitable healthcare companion robot, Baymax, sets out to do what he was programmed to do: help others.

[05/20/22 - 07:00 AM]
HBO Documentary Films Acquires Sundance Grand Jury Prize Winner, "All That Breathes," from Director Shaunak Sen
The film follows two brothers who run a bird hospital dedicated to rescuing injured black kites, a staple in the skies of New Delhi, India.

[05/20/22 - 06:01 AM]
"Heartstopper" Will Return to Netflix with a Second and Third Season
The graphic novel author and illustrator Alice Oseman returns as writer and creator.

[05/20/22 - 02:01 AM]
Video: "You Don't Know Me" - Official Trailer - Netflix
When all the evidence points towards his guilt, a man on trial for murder uses his closing argument to recount his love affair with a mysterious woman.

[05/19/22 - 11:17 PM]
Development Update: Thursday, May 19
Updates include: Disney+ eyes new "Daredevil" TV series; Maahra Hill to star in NBC's "The Irrational"; and Michaela McManus set as lead in ABC's "National Parks."

[05/19/22 - 05:01 PM]
Video: "Money Heist: Korea - Joint Economic Area" - Teaser Trailer - Netflix
Thieves overtake the mint of a unified Korea. With hostages trapped inside, the police must stop them - as well as the shadowy mastermind behind it all.

[05/19/22 - 04:00 PM]
Starz Announces Romantic Drama From Ava DuVernay, Lauren Ridloff and Joshua Jackson
The project has received a script-to-series commitment for three seasons (18 episodes) upon official greenlight.

[05/19/22 - 03:41 PM]
Apple TV+ Reveals Matthew Shakman as Director of Godzilla and Titans Original Series Based on Monsterverse
Following the thunderous battle between Godzilla and the Titans that leveled San Francisco and the shocking new reality that monsters are real, the series will explore one family's journey to uncover its buried secrets and a legacy linking them to the secret organization known as Monarch.

[05/19/22 - 01:50 PM]
"Dateline" Is the #1 Most-Watched Newsmagazine for the 2021-2022 Broadcast Primetime Season with Over 115 Million Total Viewers Across All of TV
Additionally, over 89 billion minutes of "Dateline" were consumed across TV and digital platforms, which includes NBC, cable and broadcast syndication and Peacock's Dateline 24/7 channel.

[05/19/22 - 11:05 AM]
The History Channel to Premiere New Three-Part Series "The Booze, Bets and Sex That Built America" on Sunday, June 12 at 8PM ET/PT
Each two-hour episode is packed with scintillating historical facts, riveting drama, expert interviews and compelling characters who operate on both sides of the law.

[05/19/22 - 11:00 AM]
HBO Renews Comedy Series "Barry" for a Fourth Season
Season four will begin production in Los Angeles in June, with Bill Hader directing all eight episodes.

[05/19/22 - 10:28 AM]
A&E Spotlights a Growing Mental Health Issue with New Docu-Series "Digital Addiction"
A&E brings a growing mental health issue into the forefront with the new docu-series, "Digital Addiction," premiering Monday, June 13 at 10:00/9:00c.

[05/19/22 - 10:01 AM]
Video: "Love, Death + Robots" Volume 3 - Final Trailer - Netflix
Uncanny worlds, strange creatures and twisted tales await in the third volume of the Emmy-winning animated anthology from Tim Miller and David Fincher.







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[04/17/24 - 01:03 PM]
Sunday Night's "Billy Joel: The 100th - Live at Madison Square Garden" Wins Its Time Period and Hits a High Note Scoring 5.73 Million Viewers
It originally aired Sunday, April 14 and due to the overwhelming demand from his legion of fans, will have a special encore airing this Friday, April 19 and available to stream live and on demand on Paramount+.

[04/17/24 - 12:16 PM]
Season Three of Musical Game Show "Don't Forget the Lyrics" Hosted by Emmy Award-Winner Niecy Nash Premieres Thursday, May 23 at 9/8c on FOX and the Next Day on Hulu
Additionally, the season finale of "Farmer Wants a Wife," previously announced as airing on Thursday, May 9, is now scheduled to air on Thursday, May 16 following the return of "I Can See Your Voice."

[04/17/24 - 12:10 PM]
Great American Family Announces Production Wrap on "A Christmas Less Traveled," Starring Candace Cameron Bure and Eric Johnson, Part of Great American Christmas 2024
In the film, "The Dine and Dash" diner has a stack of mounting unpaid bills, forcing its owner, Desi (Bure) to sell her beloved, mint condition, cherry red 1964 Ford F-100, a gift from her deceased father.

[04/17/24 - 11:00 AM]
National Geographic Honors WW2 Soldiers of Color with Two New Specials
Continuing National Geographic's 136-year record of giving viewers access to pivotal historical moments with new breadth and insight, the network will honor the contributions and sacrifices of overlooked Allied soldiers of color with two new specials on Monday, June 3.

[04/17/24 - 10:02 AM]
Paramount+ Announces New Episodes of "Behind the Music" to Premiere May 1
The new episodes profile Bell Biv DeVoe, Trace Adkins and Wolfgang Van Halen and remastered episodes feature 50 Cent, Bobby Brown, Ice-T, Milli Vanilli, The Notorious B.I.G. and Sinead O'Connor.

[04/17/24 - 10:00 AM]
National Geographic Unravels the Culture-Defining Stanford Prison Experiment and Its Controversial Legacy in "The Stanford Prison Experiment: Unlocking the Truth" (w.t.)
From director Juliette Eisner, executive producer Alex Braverman and Muck Media, the three-part series unravels the layers of intrigue and controversy surrounding one of psychology's most debated studies from the past 50 years.

[04/17/24 - 09:59 AM]
Iliza Shlesinger Heads to Prime Video for Next Stand-Up Comedy Special
The taping will take place at the Eccles Theater in Salt Lake City on November 2, and the premiere date for the one-hour special will be announced at a later date.

[04/17/24 - 09:49 AM]
"Saving Sakic" Now Streaming on ESPN+
The documentary follows the high-stakes saga that ensued when Colorado Avalanche Chairman/CEO Charlie Lyons was blindsided by an attempt to sign away the captain of his team, Joe Sakic.

[04/17/24 - 09:01 AM]
Video: "Sweet Tooth" - Final Season - Official Teaser Trailer - Netflix
Experience the final season June 6, only on Netflix.

[04/17/24 - 09:01 AM]
Apple Renews Globally Acclaimed, Hit Space Drama "For All Mankind" for Season Five and Announces New Spinoff Series "Star City"
"Star City" is a propulsive, paranoid thriller that takes us back to the key moment in the alt-history retelling of the space race - when the Soviet Union became the first nation to put a man on the moon.

[04/17/24 - 08:07 AM]
First Look: Hulu Documentary Film "Diane von Furstenberg: Woman in Charge"
An unprecedented look at the non-stop life of a cultural luminary, the film launches June 25 on Hulu in the U.S. and Disney+ internationally.

[04/17/24 - 08:03 AM]
All-New Season of "Ghost Adventures" Returns Wednesday, May 15 on Discovery Channel
This season documents some of the team's most haunting encounters yet, including sinister Skinwalkers and an unprecedented first-ever investigation of the iconic Los Angeles Hospital.

[04/17/24 - 07:20 AM]
"Live with Kelly and Mark" Celebrates One-Year Anniversary, Continuing Its Reign as Television's Number One Entertainment Talk Show
The series has increased in Total Viewers by 3% year over year (2.288 million vs. 2.229 million).

[04/17/24 - 07:07 AM]
Global Music Icon Barbra Streisand to Release New Single for Upcoming Peacock and Sky Original Series "The Tattooist of Auschwitz"
This will be Streisand's first ever recording for a TV series and will be released globally by Columbia Records on April 25, ahead of the series global launch on May 2.

[04/17/24 - 07:04 AM]
Video: Apple TV+ Debuts Trailer for Season Three of Global Hit Comedy Series "Acapulco," Starring and Executive Produced by Award-Winning Actor Eugenio Derbez
"Acapulco" returns for season three with the first two episodes debuting globally on Wednesday, May 1, followed by new episodes every Wednesday through June 26.