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Tomorrow Studios (“The Better Sister”), an ITV Studios partnership, is acquiring the Tess Monaghan books by Laura Lippman to adapt for television. Lippman will co-write the series with author Megan Abbott and the adaption will be developed by Tomorrow Studios. Marty Adelstein, Becky Clements and Alissa Bachner are executive producing the series through Tomorrow Studios, along with Lippman and Abbott.
(Source: Cynopsis)
BET+ has greenlit “Varnell Hill,” a spinoff of 1992-97 sitcom “Martin,” starring comedian Tommy Davidson. The original’s star and co-creator, Martin Lawrence, co-created and will executive produce the new series, with Bentley Evans and Jesse Collins.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Laura Linney (“Ozark”) will star opposite Kevin Kline in MGM+ comedy “American Classic.” The series, centered on a narcissistic Broadway star, comes from co-creators Michael Hoffman and Bob Martin and Fifth Season, with Mar-Key Pictures, Likely Story and Anonymous Content producing.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Apple TV+ crime drama “Smoke,” starring and executive produced by Taron Egerton, premieres Friday, June 27 with the first two episodes. New episodes follow every Friday through August 8. Inspired by true events, “Smoke” follows a troubled detective and an arson investigator as they pursue the trails of two serial arsonists.
(Source: Cynopsis)
A new season of “Mama June: Family Crisis” kicks off Friday, May 30 at 8p on We TV, living up to its name with a marriage in trouble and the threat of jail time.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Three-week event series “America’s Most Wanted: Missing Persons”premieres Monday, April 28 at 8p on Fox. Each week, a panel of crime experts will dive into missing person cases, in hopes of gaining additional insight, while host Harris Faulkner and panelists urge viewers to participate as armchair detectives. In addition, special “America’s Most Wanted: John Walsh’s Dirty Dozen” airs Monday, May 14 at 8p.
(Source: Cynopsis)
History’s “Kevin Costner’s The West” makes its debut Monday, May 26 at 9p with back-to-back episodes, followed by episode three on May 27 at 9p, then moving to its regular Monday timeslot. The docuseries offers multiple perspectives on stories that defined an era.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Season three of the Max’s “And Just Like That…” debuts Thursday, May 29 at 9p. The 12-episode season will debut new episodes weekly on Thursdays.
(Source: Cynopsis)
“Atsuko Okatsuka: Father” premieres Friday, June 13 on Hulu. It’s the eighth Original special in Hulu’s stand-up comedy slate, Hularious.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Disney’s going all in on the 2025 NFL Draft, with coverage across ESPN, ABC, ESPN2, ESPN Radio, ESPN Deportes and ESPN’s social media platform from Thursday, April 24 through Saturday, April 26. Comprehensive coverage of each pick will be complemented across ESPN’s platforms, including onsite studio programming with extended versions of “NFL Live,” “College GameDay,” “The Pat McAfee Show,” “SportsCenter,” and live hits from ABC’s “Good Morning America” and more, throughout the three days of the Draft.
(Source: Cynopsis)
“Culture of Winning: Polynesian Football Pride” premieres Sunday, April 20 at 2p on Fox. The documentary film, spotlighting the dominance of Polynesian athletes in football, is executive produced by and features Miami Dolphins quarterback and pro-bowler Tua Tagovailoa.
(Source: Cynopsis)
FloSports struck an exclusive multi-year rights extension with BJJ Stars, Brazil’s Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu organization, that will give FloGrappling exclusive access to its premiere events through 2027.
(Source: Cynopsis)
ABC’s “American Idol” was the top entertainment program of the night on April 16 in Total Viewers (5.92 million) and the top program of the night among Adults 18-49 (0.57 rating) on broadcast and cable. After three days of multiplatform viewing, the competition scored 6.69 million Total Viewers and 0.83 in the demo.
(Source: Cynopsis)
OutKick saw year-over-year growth in March 2025, with 6.6 million total desktop and mobile unique visitors, up 20% versus March 2024, according to Comscore. “It comes with no surprise that March was a great month for OutKick,” said SVP and Managing Editor Gary Schreier. “The platform was not only tip of the spear on March Madness coverage but also led the news cycle after founder Clay Travis interviewed President Donald Trump on Air Force One.”
(Source: Cynopsis)
CNBC Business Day averaged 233,000 P2+ and 62,000 P25-54 last week. Among P2+, it was CNBC’s highest-rated week in over 3 years.
(Source: Cynopsis)
March was FOX News Digital’s fifth month exceeding four billion multiplatform minutes since the beginning of 2021, and the 49th consecutive month as number one among the news competitive set.
(Source: Cynopsis)
The NASCAR Xfinity Series from Bristol on The CW delivered 1,001,000 Total Viewers, up +25% compared to same weekend race last year and the most-watched Bristol race in total viewers since 2017.
(Source: Cynopsis)
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