[monday, september 30, 2019]
Development Update: Monday, September 30
Updates include: Akiva Goldsman boards Amazon's "Ringworld"; Arturo Castro cast in HBO Max's "Delilah" comedy pilot; and Sendhil Ramamurthy to recur in Netflix's "Never Have I Ever."
Ensemble Cast Set for Netflix Family Film "Finding Ohana"
A summer in rural Oahu takes an exciting turn for two Brooklyn-raised siblings when a journal pointing to long-lost treasure sets them on an epic adventure with new friends, and leads them to reconnect with their Hawaiian heritage.
A&E Network to Premiere Two-Part "Biography" Special Event "Garth Brooks: The Road I'm On" Beginning Sunday, November 24 and Monday, November 25 at 9PM ET/PT
The documentary offers an intimate look into Brooks' life as a musician, father, and man as well as the moments that have defined his decade-spanning career and seminal hit songs.
Video: "Insatiable" Season 2 - Official Trailer - Netflix
The series returns Friday, October 11 to the streaming service.
"South Park" Returns with Tegridy as #1 Cable Comedy Telecast of 2019 with Key P18-49 Demo
Comedy Central further spins the numbers for the week of September 23-29.
WarnerMedia Entertainment Assembles Digital Media Leaders for HBO Max
HBO Max is scheduled to launch in spring of 2020 and is anticipated to premiere with 10,000 hours of premium content.
Look Out Below: New Season of "Engineering Catastrophes" Premieres October 2 on Science Channel
"The power of engineering cannot be underestimated," said Lindsey Foster Blumberg.
LMN Announces Record-Setting 25 New Movies for Its Fall Slate
Jennie Garth, Luca Bella, Thora Birch, Matt Dallas, Jamie Luner, Rupert Graves, Samaire Armstrong, Rob Mayes, Gina Holden, Tanner Buchanan, Rick Cosnett, and Tuppence Middleton are among the featured talent.
Video: Official Trailer - J.J. Abrams and Stephen King's "Castle Rock"
In season two, a feud between warring clans comes to a boil when budding psychopath Annie Wilkes, Stephen King's nurse from hell, gets waylaid in Castle Rock.
"Stranger Things" Renewed for Season 4 as Netflix Makes Overall Deal with The Duffer Brothers
"The Duffer Brothers have captivated viewers around the world with 'Stranger Things' and we're thrilled to expand our relationship with them to bring their vivid imaginations to other film and series projects our members will love," said Ted Sarandos.
Food Network and Cooking Channel Celebrate Thanksgiving with a Bounty of Holiday-Themed Programming, Recipes, Live Classes and More
The season kicks off on Sunday, November 3 with "Ultimate Thanksgiving Challenge."
HGTV Reveals Behind the Scenes Footage and More Special Moments in "A Very Brady Renovation: Behind the Build"
Look for said installments on Monday, October 7 and 14 at 9:00/8:00c.
Sunday's Broadcast Ratings: "Sunday Night Football" Hits Season High for NBC
The Peacock dominates the night in total viewers and adults 18-49.
Oxygen Premieres "Killer Siblings" Sunday, October 27 at 7 PM ET/PT
Each hour-long episode will explore the psychology and pasts of cold-blooded siblings who have carried out vicious murders.
Video: Showtime(R) Documentary Films Announces Theatrical Release Date and Debuts Trailer and Poster for "The Kingmaker"
The film will continue to play at festivals across the country before this theatrical run begins.
Video: "I Lost My Body" - Official Trailer - Netflix
Based on Guillaume Laurant's novel "Happy Hand," the film premieres Friday, November 29 on the streaming service.
Netflix Announces the Cast for "Into the Night"
The series begins with a sudden solar event, as the sun inexplicably starts killing everything in its path.
Saturday's Broadcast Ratings: ABC Continues Reign with College Football
The Alphabet easily wins the evening in both total viewers and adults 18-49.
Friday's Broadcast Ratings: ABC, CBS Share Adults 18-49 Honors
"American Housewife" and "Hawaii Five-0" both lead the night among adults 18-49.
Development Update: Friday, September 27
Updates include: Freeform cancels "Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists"; HBO's "Mare of Easttown" rounds out cast; and Amy Landecker boards Showtime's "Your Honor."
Deborah Chow to Direct Obi-Wan Kenobi Series Exclusively on Disney+
Ewan McGregor will be reprising his role as Obi-Wan Kenobi for the series, which takes place eight years after the events of Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith.
iHeartMedia Rings in the Holiday Season with the Return of Its Iconic 2019 National "iHeartRadio Jingle Ball Tour Presented by Capital One(R)"
The CW will broadcast the event as an exclusive nationwide television special on Thursday, December 19 at 8:00/7:00c.
HBO Max Teams Up with Emmy(R) Award Winner Ellen DeGeneres for Four Original Series
"I'm very excited to bring my new shows to HBO Max. I don't know who Max is, but I can't wait to work with him," DeGeneres said.
Rachael Ray's "30 Minute Meals" Returns with New Episodes This Fall on Food Network
During each episode Rachael gives viewers real-time, step-by-step cooking instructions, from ingredient prep to getting a meal on the table, with time-saving tips that make the aspirational achievable.
11 Actors Join Darren Criss in "Hollywood," A New Series from Ryan Murphy & Ian Brennan
Jeremy Pope, David Corenswet, Holland Taylor, Samara Weaving, Dylan McDermott, Laura Harrier, Patti LuPone, Jake Picking, Jim Parsons, Maude Apatow, and Joe Mantello are the latest on tap.
Freeform Promises "Everything's Gonna Be Okay," With Series Premiere on Thursday, Jan. 16
Josh Thomas stars as a neurotic twenty-something-year-old visiting his dad and teenage half-sisters, one of whom is on the autism spectrum.
Video: "Haunted" Season 2 - Official Trailer - Netflix
In an all-new season of true-life terror, real people recount unsettling run-ins with demons, ghosts and more, as told via dramatic re-enactments.
Video: "BoJack Horseman" - Season 6 Trailer - Netflix
The final two-part season airs October 25 and January 31.
CMT to Honor the One and Only Reba McEntire with "Artist of a Lifetime" Award Presented by Ram Trucks at the "2019 CMT Artists of the Year" Celebration
Reba will join the illustrious ranks alongside previous "Lifetime" recipients, including Loretta Lynn (2018), Shania Twain (2016), Kenny Rogers (2015), and Merle Haggard (2014).
Thursday's Broadcast Ratings: FOX Dominates with "Thursday Night Football"
The network's primetime coverage overshadows its competition's debuts.
Video: "Deon Cole: Cole Hearted" - Official Trailer - Netflix
Cole's first hour-long Netflix comedy special premieres Tuesday, October 8.
History's New Nonfiction Series "Kings of Pain" Follows Two Fearless Men Getting Stung and Bit by the Most Dangerous Animals in the World to Create the Ultimate Guide to Measuring Pain
The eight-episode, one-hour series premieres Tuesday, November 12 at 10:00/9:00c.
BBC Announces Brand New Series Presented by David Attenborough, "Life in Colour"
The series, set to debut in early 2021, is also made for Netflix and Channel 9 in Australia.
Rupert Graves Joins Julia Stiles, Poppy Delevingne & Jack Fox for Series 3 of Sky Original "Riviera"
A year has passed since the explosive finale of the last series.
Development Update: Thursday, September 26
Updates include: Amazon confirms renewal of "Absentia"; HBO's "The Gilded Age" casts quartet; and "Modern Family's" Steve Levitan inks massive overall deal with 20th Century Fox Television.
Netflix to Bring Korean Retro Romance Film "Tune in for Love"
The project is a young couple's love story, in which fate keeps pulling them together and pushing them apart again as they try to figure out life on their own, and with each other.
WarnerMedia Entertainment Forges Content Partnership with New Cadence Productions
NCP will initially produce comedy specials coming from the newly-created HA Comedy Festival in San Antonio, where WarnerMedia Entertainment will be the premier sponsor.
John Malkovich, Ben Schwartz, Diana Silvers, Jimmy O. Yang, Tawny Newsome & Alex Sparrow Join Steve Carell in Netflix's "Space Force"
The workplace comedy centers around the people on Earth who have been tasked with creating a sixth branch of the armed services.
Showtime Renews "On Becoming a God in Central Florida" for a Second Season
Season one is currently airing on Sundays at 10:00/9:00c.
Travel Channel Reveals a Town's Descent Into Madness and the True Story of America's Most Infamous Witch Hunt in Network's First Docudrama, "Witches of Salem"
From reports of possession by the devil, to mass arrests, sensational trials and public hangings, each hour-long episode is an in-depth account of the eight months of fear, panic and horror that overtook Salem, revealing the truth behind this dark legacy in America's history.
USA Network Pilot "Masters of Doom" Sets Cast and Director
Eduardo Franco, Patrick Gibson, John Karna, Jane Ackermann and Siobhan Williams have been tapped to star.
"America's Got Talent: The Champions" Second Season Sets New Judging Panel with Simon Cowell, Alesha Dixon, Heidi Klum, Howie Mandel and Host Terry Crews
Shin Lim, magician and the first "Champions" World Champion, revealed the new judging panel and host via a magic trick on YouTube.
Bravo Spills the Tea When "The Real Housewives of Atlanta" Returns Sunday, November 3 at 8PM ET/PT
Returning this season are Cynthia Bailey, Eva Marcille, Kandi Burruss, Nene Leakes and Porsha Williams.
Hulu's "Little Fires Everywhere" Finds Its Young Elena and Mia for Flashback Episode
AnnaSophia Robb and Tiffany Boone will play said roles.
McG to Direct Netflix's "Babysitter" Sequel with Original Cast Returning
Two years after defeating a satanic cult led by his babysitter Bee, Cole's trying to forget his past and focus on surviving high school.
Video: Sneak Peek of Apple's "For All Mankind" Set for New York Comic Con on Saturday, October 5
Ahead of the event, a new trailer for the highly anticipated Apple Original is now available.
Wednesday's Broadcast Ratings: "The Masked Singer" Return on Top for FOX
The network's two-hour season premiere posts huge gains over last year's "Empire" and "Star" openers.
Video: "The Irishman" - Official Trailer - Netflix
Robert De Niro, Al Pacino and Joe Pesci star in Martin Scorsese's film, an epic saga of organized crime in post-war America told through the eyes of World War II veteran Frank Sheeran, a hustler and hitman who worked alongside some of the most notorious figures of the 20th century.
FOX Sports Announces "WWE Backstage" on FS1
The hour-long, weekly show offers viewers the latest WWE news every Tuesday at 11:00/10:C00c, beginning Tuesday, November 5 on FS1.
Starz Holds Court with New and Returning Cast for "The Spanish Princess"
Ray Stevenson, Sai Bennett, Andrew Buchan and Peter Egan join a returning class which includes Laura Carmichael, Georgie Henley and Stephanie Levi-John.