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Showtime Renews Drama Series

A Showtime drama series has been picked up by the pay-cable channel for another season. TVLine.com reports that Showtime renewed “Penny Dreadful” for season two. The show's second season will include 10 episodes, two more than its current freshman season….

Disney Channel Moving Forward With ‘Growing Up and Down’

The Disney Channel has placed an order for the pilot “Growing Up and Down,” starring Raini Rodriguez of “Austin & Ally” and Adam Irigoyen of “Shake It Up,” reports Deadline.com. They will star as adult parents who are turned back…

‘Queen Latifah Show’ Staffs Up, With Two Hires and Three Promotions

“The Queen Latifah Show” has promoted three producers and hired two new ones as it prepares for its second season, reports TheWrap.com. Todd Yasui was promoted to executive producer, while Jack Mori and Ianthe Jones were named co-executive producers for…

ABC Studios Signs ‘Once Upon a Time’ Executive Producer to Overall Deal

ABC Studios has signed David H. Goodman of “Once Upon a Time” to an overall deal, which will see him remain on the ABC program as an executive producer, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Goodman will also develop new projects…

NBC Pushes for Rate Increases as TV Upfront Comes to Life

Following a lull after the broadcasters' upfront presentations, the upfront ad marketplace is starting to move, Ad Age reports. NBC has been moving through the market "briskly," according to sources familiar with the negotiations, and is reportedly seeking CPM increases…

Lifetime Greenlights Four Unscripted Series: ‘Born in the Wild,’ ‘Girlfriend Intervention,’ ‘Kosher Soul’ and ‘Threads’

Press release from Lifetime, June 4, 2014: On the heels of successfully launching its newest hit series Bring It! and True Tori, Lifetime has picked up four new unscripted programs, including Born in the Wild, a series about natural child…

‘Star Wars’ Spinoff Feature Names Director

The director has been chosen for an upcoming movie that will be a stand-alone spinoff of the "Star Wars" franchise. The Los Angeles Times reports that "Chronicle" director Josh Trank will direct the project, the second of a number of…

Lifetime Greenlights Four New Shows

Lifetime is moving forward with four new unscripted series, the cable network announced today. The shows are "Born in the Wild," "Girlfriend Intervention," "Kosher Soul" and "Threads." The moves come on the heels of the channel's successful launch of "Bring…

NBC Rolls to Easy Win in Tuesday Prime Time

NBC dominated the broadcast prime-time ratings Tuesday night, based on Nielsen overnights for the key 18-49 demo. TVbytheNumbers.com reports that the Peacock Network doubled its closest competition for prime time overall in the demo, while its "America's Got Talent" was…

Video: Second Clip Surfaces With Justin Bieber Using Racial Epithet

Just days after pop singer Justin Bieber apologized for a racial joke that was caught on video, as we reported earlier this week, a second video has surfaced in which a then-14-year-old Bieber uses the N-word, jokes about killing black…