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TBS Continues Renewals and Ratings Growth Streak With ‘The Guest Book,’ ‘People of Earth’ and ‘Wrecked’

Press release from TBS, Sept. 13, 2017: Turner’s TBS has renewed three of the network’s most recent hit original series: The Guest Book, People of Earth and Wrecked. All three shows rank among the top 10 cable comedies with adults…

USA Network Unveils Fall Schedule

Press release from USA Network, Sept. 11, 2017: USA Network’s fall schedule was announced today, including the premiere date of the new original series DAMNATION on Tuesday, November 7 at 10/9c. The co-production from Universal Cable Productions and Netflix follows…

Golden Globe Winner Don Cheadle and Grammy Winner Andrew Rannells to Star in New Showtime Comedy Pilot ‘Ball Street’

Press release from Showtime, Sept. 7, 2017: Today, SHOWTIME announced the pilot order for the new half-hour comedy series BALL STREET, starring Emmy nominated and Golden Globe winning actor Don Cheadle (HOUSE OF LIES) and two-time Tony Award nominee and…

‘The Daily Show with Trevor Noah’ Names Comedian Dulce Sloan the Newest Correspondent on Comedy Central’s Late-Night Franchise

Press release from Comedy Central, Sept. 5, 2017: The Daily Show with Trevor Noah adds Dulce Sloan as the latest correspondent to join “The Best F#@king News Team.” She was tapped by Executive Producer, Writer and Host, Trevor Noah and…

ID Has Best August Ever, Wraps Month Ranked #1 for Both P25-54 and W25-54 Year-to-Date

Press release from Investigation Discovery, Sept. 5, 2017: Investigation Discovery (ID) wrapped up August as the #1 ad-supported cable network for total day delivery among both P25-54 and W25-54 on Live+3 Day viewing. For prime delivery year-to-date and in August,…

Season Three Pickups Ordered for Three Popular Shows — Disney Channel’s ‘Stuck in the Middle’ and ‘BUNK’D’ and Disney XD’s ‘Walk the Prank’

Press release from Disney, Aug. 31, 2017: A trio of popular comedy series for kids age 6-14 have received third season orders — Disney Channel’s “Stuck in the Middle” from executive producer Linda Videtti Figueiredo, “BUNK’D” from executive producer Pamela…

IBM Launches Watson Media at the 2017 U.S. Open Tennis Championships

Press release from IBM, Aug. 30, 2017: IBM today announced it is launching IBM Watson Media, a new suite of AI-powered solutions on the IBM Cloud that analyze images, video, language, sentiment and tone, at the US Open. By combining…

‘Vampirina,’ Starring Lauren Graham, James Van Der Beek and Isabella Crovetti as a Family of Vampires, Debuts Sunday, Oct. 1, Simultaneously on Disney Channel and Disney Junior

Press release from Disney, Aug. 30, 2017: Disney Junior’s animated series “Vampirina” will premiere SUNDAY, OCTOBER 1 (11:00 a.m. EDT), with two back-to-back episodes simulcast on Disney Channel and Disney Junior. The episodes will also be available on Disney Junior…

CBS Announces the 18 Castaways Competing on the Next Edition of ‘Survivor,’ Premiering Wednesday, Sept. 27

Press release from CBS, Aug. 30, 2017: CBS announced today the 18 castaways who will compete against each other on SURVIVOR, when the Emmy Award-winning series premieres Wednesday, Sept. 27 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. This season…

Discovery Channel Announces Fall Slate of Original Programming

Press release from Discovery, Aug. 30, 2017: Discovery Channel has a packed line-up for the fall with a variety of all-new unscripted series, documentaries and the highly anticipated return of the network’s most iconic game show. The Emmy-winning series CASH…