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Adam Stotsky is exiting his post as president of E!, ending 18 years at NBCUniversal. Stotsky, who informed the company staff of his departure on Monday via an email, will work on his transition with Frances Berweick, President, Lifestyle Networks, NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment. Berweick will take over Stotsky’s responsibilities in the interim.
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Awkwafina’s upcoming Comedy Central series has officially been named Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens. Set to bow in 2020, the 10-episode comedy is loosely based on the actress’ life. The series will feature a slate of predominantly female and diverse directors including Natasha Lyonne (Russian Dolls), Lucia Aniello (Broad City), Jamie Babbit (But I’m A Cheerleader) and more.
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Jennifer Lopez will be honored with the iHeartRadio Premio Corazon Latino Award at the 2019 iHeart Radio Fiesta Latina on Saturday, November 2. Host EnriqueSantos will present Lopez with the award honoring an individual whose work enhances the lives, heritage and future of the Latin community. The event will livestream exclusively on LiveXLive.com and the network’s mobile, OTT and web-based app. It will also be broadcast live on iHeartMedia Spanish-Pop, Tropical, regional Mexican and Spanish Adult Hit radio stations nationwide on Saturday, November 2.
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HBO renewed comedy The Righteous Gemstones for a second season. The series, which debuted on August 18, stars Danny McBride, Jody Hill and David Gordon Green and centers on a world-famous televangelist family with a long tradition of deviance, greed and charitable work.
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Grammy winner Brad Paisley is set to star in and executive produce Fish Out Of Water, a comedy being developed by Amazon from A.D. Miles (Arrested Development), Will Arnett and Sony Pictures TV, where Arnett is under an overall deal. Written by Miles, it’s being described as a Larry Sanders take on celebrity vanity projects that takes a behind-the-scenes look at Paisley’s struggle to keep a simple fishing show from turning into his own personal Fyre Festival.
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Amanda Peet (The Romanoffs) and Christian Slater (Mr. Robot) will headline the sophomore season of anthology series Dirty John to air on USA Network. Like the first installment, which aired on Bravo, Dirty John: The Betty Broderick Story will be based on a true crime story.
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Netflix commissioned Lightbox to produce Tell Me Who I Am, a film that explores the story of identical twin brothers. When Alex Marcus wakes up from a coma after a motorcycle accident and has forgotten everything, he relies on Marcus to give him his memory back. However, the idyllic childhood Marcus paints conceals a traumatic family secret. Directed by Ed Perkins and produced by Simon Chinn, the film is set to launch on the streamer on Friday, October 18.
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Bravo takes a deep dive into gender bias with In A Man’s World, premiering Tuesday, October 1 at 10p. The series, from Viola Davis and husband Julius Tennon’s JuVee Productions and Lucky 8 follows four women who embark on the journey of a lifetime when they transform into men to experience life from the opposite side.
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Survivor returns on Wednesday, September 25 on CBS. The show’s 39^thseason features past winners Boston Rob Mariano and Sandra Diaz-Twine. The pair will serve as mentors to some of the castaways, who visit them on the Island of the Idols to learn skills and strategy.
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JJ Da Boss and his team of drivers gear up for another racing season on Street Outlaws: Memphis, debuting Monday, September 30 at 8p on Discovery.
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BET premieres Tyler Perry’s original dramas The Oval and Sistas on Wednesday, October 9 at 9p and 10p, respectively. The Oval tells the story of a family placed in the White House, while highlighting the lives of the staff who run the iconic residence. Sistas follows a group of single black females navigating their love lives, careers and friendship.
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The Busby family returns to TLC with new episodes of Outdaughteredon Tuesday, October 1 at 8p. In the special two-hour premiere, America’s first all-female quintuplets celebrate their fourth birthday and big sister Blayke turns 8.
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Premiere subscription video on demand service BET+, a joint venture between BET Networks and Tyler Perry Studios, is set to launch in the U.S. on Thursday, September 19. The streamer will feature more than 1,000 hours of content, including exclusive new original programming and series, movies and specials from BET Networks, as well as leading African American content creators like Tyler Perry, Tracy Oliver, Will Packer and more.
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In honor of Scooby’s 50^th birthday, Boomerang will make every episode and movie featuring the iconic canine free to stream for a limited time. The event will runthroughout the weekend starting Friday, September 13.
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Katey Segal is returning to ABC’s The Conners for a 10-episde arc as Louise, an ex-rock drummer who now manages Casita Bonita and went to high school with Dan (JohnGoodman).
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Hailee Steinfeld is in talks to join the cast of Marvel superhero stand-alone series Hawkeyefor the soon-to-launch Disney+ streaming service… Keegan-Michael Key (Dolemite Is My Name) and Dylan McDermott (American Horror Story, The Practice) will recur in the upcoming season of CBS All Access’ Funny or Die comedy series No Activity… Melissa George (The Good Wife) is set to recur in Netflix series The Eddy, reports Deadline.
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The season six finale of TV Land’s  Younger drew 1.2 million total viewers in L+3 and ranks as the #1 rated season finale in series history among W25-54 (1.4 rating). The episode also scored season highs among P25-54 (.89 rating), W18-49 (1.1) and P18-49 (.70), while outperforming the season-to-date average by double digits in those demos (L+3).
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