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Kate McKinnon Channels Ellen, Takes NBC Upfront Selfie During Seth Meyers’ Set

NBCUNIVERSAL UPFRONT -- "2016 NBCUniversal Upfront in New York City on Monday, May 16, 2016" -- Pictured: (l-r) Ian Ziering, “Sharknado: The 4th Awakens” on Syfy: Dennis Haysbert, "Incorporated" on Syfy; Jeni Pulos, Jeff Lewis, "Flipping Out" on Bravo; Andy Cohen, "Watch What Happens Live" on Bravo; Kate Mckinnon, "Saturday Night Live" on NBC; Maya Rudolph, Martin Short, "Maya & Marty" on NBC; Kyle Richards, "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills'" on Bravo; Kenya Moore, The Real Housewives of Atlanta"; (top row) Sophia Bush, "Chicago P.D." on NBC; Jennifer Lopez, Ray Liotta, "Shades of Blue" on NBC; Gabriel Macht, "Suits" on USA; John Cena, "WWE" on USA;  Maria Menounos, Jason Kennedy, "E! New" on E!; Abigail Spencer, Matt Lanter, Malcolm Barrett, "Timeless" on NBC  -- (Photo by: Paul Drinkwater/NBCUniversal)

During Seth Meyers’ set wrapping up NBCUniversal’s Radio City Music Hall Upfront Week presentation, he noted, “Being in this room, there’s a real Academy Awards vibe, and I have to say, the only thing that’s missing is a viral moment. And when I think about viral moments, no one’s better at that than Ellen DeGeneres. And because her show is seen on all of the NBC-owned stations, and over 70 affiliate stations, and because she’s the EP of NBC’s Little Big Shots, we asked… Read

‘Rocky Horror Picture Show’ Teaser Trailer: First Look At Fox TV Remake

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“It’s not easy having a good time.” Really? Fox has dropped a teaser trailer, giving us a first look at its TV remake of The Rocky Horror Picture Show. A re-imagining of the original movie, the two-hour event follows sweethearts Janet Weiss (Victoria Justice) and Brad Majors (Ryan McCartan), who stumble upon the bizarre abode of Dr. Frank-N-Furter (Laverne Cox), a sexually ambiguous, flirtatious alien mad scientist. She is holding an annual Transylvanian science… Read

‘Prison Break’ Trailer: It’s Time For Lincoln To Return The Favor

LOGLINE: Follow-up to the 2005-09 Fox series. In the new chapter, when clues surface that suggest a previously thought-to-be-dead Michael may be alive, Lincoln and Sara reunite to engineer the series’ biggest escape ever.

Fox has slated a midseason return for its six-episode event series Prison Break, which reteams the cast and crew of the original four-season series that aired on the network from 2005-2009. The trailer dropped today following Fox’s upfront presentation. This time, clues surface that suggest Wentworth Miller’s Michael Scofield, who was thought to be dead, isn’t. His brother Lincoln (Dominic Purcell) reunites with Michael's wife (Sarah Wayne Callies) and some of his fellow… Read

Fox’s New Series Trailers: ‘Lethal Weapon’, ‘Shots Fired’, ‘Star’, ‘The Mick’ & More

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Fox has just dropped trailers for some of its new comedies and dramas as part of the 2016-17 series orders. Check them out below. Making History — Comedy Produced by 20th Century Fox TV. From writer/executive producer Julius Sharpe and executive producers Phil Lord and Chris Miller. The Mick — Comedy Produced by 20th Century Fox TV. From writers/executive producers John Chernin and Dave Chernin and executive producers Nick Frenkel, Oly Obst, and Randall Einhorn. Son of Zor… Read

‘24: Legacy’ Trailer: Clocking The First Look At Fox’s Reboot

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Fox has dropped the first trailer for its 24 franchise reboot 24: Legacy. How much does the network like this? It just gave the series the post-Super Bowl slot for its debut on February 5 — the first-ever drama to have its world premiere after the nation’s most-watched TV event. Its two-night premiere continues February 6, when it settles into its Monday 8 PM time slot. The series, starring Straight Outta Compton‘s Corey Hawkins, chronicles a race against the clock to… Read

Discovery En Espanol & Discovery Familias Unveil 2016-17 Slates

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Discovery U.S. Hispanic’s networks Discovery en Espanol and Discovery Familia have released their 2016-17 slates, which are heavy on adventure and motoring for the former and health and family for the latter. The programs include specials along with new and returning series. New shows on Discovery en Espanol include the custom-motorcycle docuseries Acero Sagrado (Sacred Steel) and survival competition Tarzan Americano, along with specials about Mexican Revolution legend… Read

‘Underground’ Finale Ratings Race Up In Live+3 Results

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Underground debuted in March with record-breaking ratings for WGN America, and it looks to have wrapped up its first season with some pretty strong results. With Live + 3 numbers now in, the May 11 Season 1 finale of the series about Georgia plantation slaves who dash for their freedom via the Underground Railroad drew 1.8 million viewers. Underground's 10 PM season ender also had 911,000 viewers among adults 25-54 and 866,000 among the 18-49 demo. That's a surging… Read

Fox Upfront Presentation 2016 Live Blog

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Lethal Weapon is joining Empire on the Fox lineup in the fall – there's a joke in there somewhere. The Exorcist is joining Hell’s Kitchen on Fridays, and Prison Break gets a midseason launch.  The latest 24 reboot, 24: Legacy premieres after the network's broadcast of Super Bowl LI, joining The X-Files and House among Fox dramas to get the best timeslot in all of TV. Fox’s Upfront presentation from New York’s Beacon Theatre, is about to start, and Donald Trump’s favorite… Read

‘Rush Hour’ Canceled By CBS After One Season

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No surprise here — seven ho-hum weeks into the midseason run of CBS’ series remake of the hit action-comedy movie franchise Rush Hour, the network has decided not to renew the show for a second season. The series will stay on the air until its first-season run ends. Meanwhile, still no official word on Limitless. Anticipating cancellation, CBS TV Studios already had been quietly shopping the series to other networks, so the delay in CBS’ decision is interesting. Airing in… Read

‘Code Black’, ‘Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders’, ‘The Odd Couple’ & ‘Undercover Boss’ Renewed By CBS

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CBS has renewed freshman drama series Code Black and Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders for a second season, as well as sophomore comedy The Odd Couple for a third season and reality show Undercover Boss for an eighth season. As expected, the list does not include freshman drama Limitless, though CBS has not made its cancellation official. Also not on the list and fully expected to be canceled is new midseason action comedy Rush Hour. (Update: Rush Hour has been… Read

Discovery Ups Robert Scanlon As EVP & GM Of Velocity

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Discovery Communications has promoted Robert Scanlon to EVP and General Manager of Velocity and Automotive Content. He will lead the programming, development, production, marketing and communications for Velocity and is charged with developing automotive content globally for Discovery Communications. Scanlon will continue reporting to Marjorie Kaplan, President of Content for Discovery Networks International. Scanlon had been GM of Velocity and Automotive Content. Before… Read

‘The Arrangement’ Trailer: First Look At E!’s New Scripted Drama Series

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E! has dropped a trailer for its new 10-episode scripted drama series The Arrangement. Produced by Universal Cable Productions, The Arrangement follows Megan Morrison (Christine Evangelista), a beautiful young actress who auditions for the female lead in a summer blockbuster playing opposite Kyle West (Josh Henderson), one of the world's top action movie stars. Kyle's mentor is Terrence Anderson (Michael Vartan), who runs a self-help organization called the Institute of… Read