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Press release from ABC, June 28, 2016: ABC will launch the 2016-17 season with a stable of returning hit shows and five new series to join the schedule. The premiere dates are listed below. All times listed are ET; new…
With HBO’s hit series “Game of Thrones” filming partly in Northern Ireland, Britain’s vote last week to leave the European Union stirred speculation that the production would lose EU funding. But Reuters quotes a statement from HBO saying: “We do…
A cable comedy has received a green light for season six, which will take the series to 100 episodes. Karey Burke, executive vice president of Programming and Development for Freeform, announced the channel’s renewal of “Baby Daddy.” The show, which…
The CEO of pay-cable channel Starz will be sticking around for a while. Variety reports that Chris Albrecht signed a contract extension that will keep him in the post through 2020, with the added title of president. Said Starz Chairman…
A world premiere in California is set for Jimmy Buffett’s musical, which has just brought aboard some accomplished Broadway veterans. “The musical, now titled ‘Escape to Margaritaville,’ will feature choreography by Kelly Devine (‘Rocky’), scenic design by Walt Spangler (‘Tuck Everlasting’),…
Nielsen has released data for the first quarter of 2016 that marks a milestone, with SVOD penetration equaling DVR penetration. The penetration of subscription based video on demand services — such as Netflix, Hulu Plus and Amazon Prime — and…
Speculation about who will become the full-time co-host alongside Kelly Ripa on the daytime show “Live with Kelly” has turned to four-time NASCAR champion Jeff Gordon, according to a report by The New York Post’s Page Six. Gordon retired from…
George Will, one of the best-known conservative commentators and columnists in the country, said Sunday that he has left the Republican Party because of Donald Trump, changing his voter registration to “unaffiliated,” CNN reports. Specifically, Trump’s recent comments about a…
Pop singer Justin Timberlake apologized after getting blowback over a comment he sent out that some on social media felt was racially insensitive. The AP reports that the controversy grew out of Timberlake’s response to Jesse Williams’ acceptance speech Sunday…
The halftime show for this season’s edition of “Thursday Night Football,” which will air on CBS, NBC and NFL Network at various points in the season, will be sponsored across all three networks by Lexus, Variety reports. CBS and NBC…