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Lifetime Unveils Expanded Programming Slate for 2019

Press release from Lifetime, July 26, 2018: Lifetime, the #1 cable network with original movies with the top four titles* this year and the only basic cable network to earn a 2018 Emmy nomination in the limited series or movie…

Reelz Announces Fall 2018 Slate With New Series, New Specials and New Episodes of Returning Series

Press release from Reelz, Thursday, July 26, 2018: REELZ today announced its fall 2018 programming slate including new series, new specials, new episodes of returning series and the Stand Up To Cancer fundraising telecast airing for the first time on…

Comedy Central Acquires ‘BoJack Horseman,’ Becoming Exclusive Linear Television Home to the Hit Animated Series

Press release from Comedy Central, July 26, 2018: Comedy Central has secured the exclusive linear television rights to all current seasons of the Netflix original series BoJack Horseman, making the #1 brand in comedy the only place to watch the…

“Esme & Roy,” The First New Animated Series from the Makers of “Sesame Street” in More Than a Decade, Debuts Saturday, Aug. 18 on HBO in the U.S.

Press release from HBO, July 25, 2018: ESME & ROY, the first new animated series from the makers of “Sesame Street” in more than a decade, will debut in the U.S. on SATURDAY, AUG. 18 (9:30-10:00 a.m. ET/PT), it was…

The Kennedy Center Announces Its Honorees for 2018

Press release from CBS, Wednesday, July 25, 2018: The Kennedy Center Honors announced today that its honorees for 2018 will be actress Cher, composer and pianist Philip Glass, country music entertainer Reba McEntire and jazz saxophonist and composer Wayne Shorter….

Tony Award Winner Diane Paulus and Emmy Award Winner Alex Rudzinski Are Ready to Rock as Directors for NBC’s ‘Hair Live!’

Press release from NBC, July 24, 2018: NBC’s “Hair Live!,” the original rock musical that is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, has found its directorial duo: Stage director Diane Paulus, the Tony Award-winning director of Broadway’s 2009 Best Revival…

ABC Announces Fall Premiere Dates for 2018-19 Season

Press release from ABC, July 24, 2018: The ABC Television Network will launch an exciting 2018-19 season with a slate of returning hit shows and several new series, beginning with the premiere of the 27th installment of “Dancing with the…

Paramount Network Announces Second Season of ‘Yellowstone,’ Starring Kevin Costner and From Writer/Producer/Director Taylor Sheridan

Press release from Paramount Network, July 24, 2018: The Dutton family saga rages onward. Following record-setting viewership, the new Paramount Network today announced a second season of its hit series “Yellowstone.” Production will begin shortly on the 10-episode season, which…

Cox Enterprises Explores Strategic Options for Cox Media Group’s Television Stations

Press release from Cox Enterprises, July 24, 2018: Cox Enterprises, Inc. announced today that it is exploring strategic options for its ownership or other interest in 14 broadcast television stations, including partnering or merging these stations into a larger TV…

NBC’s ‘World of Dance’ Welcomes Ciara, Julianne Hough, Mel B, Misty Copeland, Paula Abdul and Savion Glover as Guest Mentors and Judges

Press release from NBC, July 23, 2018: The hit summer series “World of Dance,” starring Jennifer Lopez, Derek Hough, NE-YO and Jenna Dewan, will bring aboard several of the most accomplished and celebrated dancers in the world as guest mentors…