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Below, watch the official trailer for 7 DAYS IN HELL which will first be available on HBO NOW and HBO GO starting July 8th. 7 DAYS IN HELL will debut on HBO's main channel on SATURDAY, JULY 11

Pivot, Participant Media's TV network, premieres “The 74th Annual Peabody Awards on Pivot” special tonight, June 21 at 9pm ET/8pm CT.

Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith will sit in on drums with The 8G Band on "Late Night with Seth Meyers" this week, while Fred Armisen's away filming Portlandia.

This summer, IFC's newest original comedy series Documentary Now!will lovingly parody some of the world's best-known documentaries. DameHelen Mirren (The Queen, The Audience) serves as host of this six part series

The ongoing critically acclaimed variety show, Cabinet of Wonders, hosted by celebrated author and singer/songwriter Wesley Stace, is partnering with award-winning news and culture site Salon to distribute their content to Salon's audience of 17.6 million unique monthly visitors. The podcasts, presented weekly starting today, will be featured on Salon.com and will be promoted via banners on the site and dedicated emails to Salon's readers.

Documentary Now! (formerly American Documentary) is set to honor the best-told stories about the people and events that have captivated audiences for decades in a six-episode series premiering Thursday, August 20

IFC announced today that the comedy network has renewed its popular series Comedy Bang! Bang! for a fifth season. Hosted by comedian and podcaster Scott Aukerman, the series will continue on IFC for a fresh batch of 20, half-hour episodes in 2016.

NBC Sports Group presents 15.5 live hours of Kentucky Derby coverage, a record for the event, continuing today, Thursday, April 30, with the Kentucky Derby Access show at 4 p.m. ET on NBCSN, and culminating with the 141st running of the Kentucky Derby on NBC, Saturday, May 2 at 4 p.m. ET. Coverage begins on Saturday at Noon ET on NBCSN before moving to NBC at 4 p.m. ET.

TODAY IS THE DAY! Howard Stern, the King of All Media is surrendering his SiriusXM radio studio to THE FLAMING LIPS today, April 24th.

From an honorable woman entangled in Israeli-Palestine conflicts to a virginal Jane, from a faux-American spy to an irrepressible North Dakota cop, strong, multi-dimensional women stand out in the 74th Peabody Awards' entertainment winners, affirming the continuing expansion of significant roles for women on television.

Pivot, Participant Media's TV network, premieres “The 74th Annual Peabody Awards on Pivot” special on Sunday, June 21 at 9pm ET/8pm CT.

Fred Armisen, Stephen Rannazzisi and Ally Maki have been tapped to guest star in the fifth season of FOX's NEW GIRL.

Actor-producer-writer Fred Armisen, co-creator, co-writer and co-star of the Peabody-winning and Emmy-nominated Portlandia, and an 11-season Saturday Night Live veteran, is set to emcee the dramatically reimagined event.

The 2015 Tribeca Film Festival (TFF), presented by AT&T, today announced its lineup of 60 short films, 40 of which are world premieres.

Raptor Group and Roc Nation and Live Nation are once again partnering for the fourth annual Raptor House, to take place on March 14th and March 15th in Austin, TX.

The second season of Hulu's Original DEADBEAT will launch on Monday, April 20th. Check out teaser art at left and an all-new teaser trailer for the new season below!

Ars Nova announces tickets are now on sale for Bridget Everett Gets F*cked by Ars Nova, a one-night-only blow-out concert celebrating everyone's favorite badass b*tch, alt-cabaret priestess and Ars Nova All Star, Bridget Everett. The benefit concert, directed by Scott Wittman (Hairspray, Rock Bottom), features tributes, roasts and send-up performances from Ars Nova's emerging artists, Bridget herself and every celebrity she's ever met* (*EVERY celebrity may be a slight exaggeration). Full lineup to be announced in the coming weeks.

Last night, the Independent Spirit Awards ceremony took place in LA, and Kristen Bell and Fred Armisen had a little surprise for viewers: a parody on the award-winning film BIRDMAN. Check out the clip below!

Film Independent, the nonprofit arts organization that produces the Spirit Awards, Los Angeles Film Festival and Film Independent at LACMA, handed out top honors to Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance), Boyhood, Whiplash and Nightcrawler at this afternoon's 30th Film Independent Spirit Awards.