Drama Series Renewed
A drama series that is closing in on the end of its season just received the news that it will be back for another one. TNT announced that “Animal Kingdom,” which is scheduled to wrap up season four on Aug….
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Acclaimed Comedy to Run Just Seven More Episodes Before Wrapping
A comedy series that has been a player on the awards circuit for the past several years, including winning two Emmys in 2015, now has its final run of shows all set. HBO announced plans for the sixth and final…
HBO Announces Lineup of Documentaries for the Next Six Months
HBO took the wraps off a slate of documentaries the pay-cable channel will be rolling out through the end of 2019. The projects include “The Apollo,” from Oscar and Emmy winner Roger Ross Williams; “Very Ralph,” from Emmy winner Susan…
Fox News Digital Names Leadership Team
Fox News Digital Editor-in-Chief Porter Berry has put a new leadership team in place, announcing a number of key personnel moves. In an internal memo obtained by TVWeek, Berry announced that Judson Berger was promoted to Managing Editor, Politics, for…
CBS Breaks Out Hot Trailer for ‘Why Women Kill’
CBS on Wednesday released the official trailer for “Why Women Kill,” a dark comedy from Marc Cherry that will run on the network’s All Access digital service. Lucy Liu, Ginnifer Goodwin and Kirby Howell-Baptiste star in the series, which details…
Veteran Actor Rutger Hauer Dies
Rutger Hauer, who won a Golden Globe in 1988 and had a memorable role in “Blade Runner” as antihero Roy Batty in 1982, has died. The Dutch-born actor died July 19 in the Netherlands after a short illness, according to…
How CBS May Be Benefiting From Its Beef With AT&T
Since CBS stations were blacked out early Saturday on AT&T’s DirecTV, DirecTV Now and U-Verse systems as the two companies remain at an impasse in their retransmission negotiations, the network says it has seen a “dramatic spike in new subscribers”…
Keenen Ivory Wayans Takes Over as Showrunner on Sitcom
Emmy-winning writer, director and producer Keenen Ivory Wayans has a new job as showrunner on the TBS comedy series “The Last O.G.” TBS announced today that Wayans will also direct four episodes of the New York-based show, which stars Tracy…
Facebook Hit With $5 Billion Fine
In a move that critics of Facebook are characterizing as a slap on the wrist, the social media giant was hit with a record $5 billion fine from the Federal Trade Commission over privacy violations, the AP reports. “The fine…
National Geographic and Deep-Sea Explorer Bob Ballard Announce Expedition to Solve the Mystery of Famed Aviation Pioneer Amelia Earhart
Press release from National Geographic Channel, July 23, 2019: Amelia Earhart is a name synonymous with adventure, bravery and mystery. The famous aviator deftly traversed the world — and society — to pursue her passion for exploration … a passion…