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According to Deadline, ABC has cancelled its country musical series NASHVILLE, as well as freshman drama THE FAMILY, as first orders for the 2016-17 television season come in.

Continuing the success of seasons one and two, TELEMUNDO announced the production kick off of “Señora Acero 3, La Coyote,” starring Sergio Goyri, Carolina Miranda, Luis Ernesto Franco, Adrián Di Monte, Laura Flores, José María Torre and Alejandro Speitzer. Also returning this season is Litzy, Lincoln Palomeque, Jorge Zarate, Michel Duval, Ana Lucía Domínguez and Alberto Agnesi. Written by Roberto Stopello and directed by Danni Gavidia and Daniel Aguirre, the production is set on the border between El Paso, Texas and Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua and will be filmed entirely in Mexico.

Titled LIFE IN MOTION: AN UNLIKELY BALLERINA, the project is based on Copeland's biography of the same name. REMEMBER THE TITAN's Gregory Allen Howard will pen the film's script.

Megan Hilty is headed back to the small screen - opposite a slew of fellow Broadway alums!

Billboard and dick clark productions announced today that international music sensation Rihanna will perform on the '2016 Billboard Music Awards', almost ten years to the day since her first No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 ('SOS' hit the charts on May 13, 2006 and spent a total of three weeks at No. 1). The '2016 Billboard Music Awards' will broadcast LIVE from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas onSunday, May 22 at 8:00 p.m. ET / 5:00 p.m. PT on ABC. For the first time in BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS history, viewers on the West Coast will watch the show live along with fellow fans on the East Coast. This year's show, which will be hosted by hip-hop artist Ludacris and international music sensation Ciara, will showcase big performances, unexpected collaborations and much-discussed pop culture moments. Rihanna joins previously announced performers Justin Bieber, Celine Dion, DNCE, The Go-Go's, Ariana Grande, Demi Lovato, Shawn Mendes, P!nk, 'Kia's One to Watch' Troye Sivan, Britney Spears, and collaborations with Fifth Harmony featuring Ty Dolla $ign, Nick Jonas with Tove Lo, and Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani, and Madonna will honor Prince.

Following weeks of speculation, The CW has officially picked up SUPERGIRL from CBS, giving the Greg Berlanti-created series a second season, according to Deadline.

GSN, the leader in game shows and competitive entertainment, will debut its innovative new game show series, WINSANITY, on Thursday, June 9 at 9:00 pm ET/PT. The series, hosted by actor Donald Faison ('Scrubs'), is unique in that the game play offers the opportunity for prizes to be won not only by the contestants but also by the studio audience. GSN has also partnered with participation TV technology company iPowow to allow viewers to play along at home in real-time for a chance to win prizes throughout the season.

CBS has cancelled CSI: CYBER, starring Patricia Arquette, marking the end of the long-running franchise, according to Deadline.

HBO has just released a new featurette for its television adaptation of the Broadway play ALL THE WAY, starring Bryan Cranston, in which the makeup team turns the Tony-winning actor into famed President Lyndon B. Johnson - check it out below!

 NBCSN presents its second Game 7 in as many days tonight with a trip to the Western Conference Final at stake, when Joe Pavelski and the San Jose Sharks host Shea Weber and the Nashville Predators at 9 p.m. ET. Chris Cuthbert (play-by-play) and Joe Micheletti ('Inside-the-Glass') will call tonight's Predators-Sharks Game 7 from SAP Center in San Jose, Calif.

Bikini Bottom will soon surface in Chicago, and in anticipation of The SpongeBob Musical's first performance on Tuesday, June 7th at Broadway in Chicago's Oriental Theatre, the production has begun rolling out a number of behind-the-scenes videos on the process of adapting one of television's biggest animated hits for the theatre. Below, check out a just-released peek at how the creatives are crafting the sets, props and more for the musical!

Time to get your dancing shoes on for the third installment of the Center Stage franchise with the world premiere of Lifetime's original movie, Center Stage: On Pointe, premiering Saturday, June 25 at 8pm ET/PT.

ABC announced today a new music series “Greatest Hits.” Each episode will highlight a five-year period celebrating the biggest hits from that time, hosted by Arsenio Hall and Kelsea Ballerini. Each week, iconic music artists, as well as today's music chart-toppers, will take the stage and perform the songs that defined the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s. The six-episode series will feature special solo performances, never-before-seen duets and incredible tributes on “Greatest Hits,” premiering THURSDAY, JUNE 30 (9:00-10:00 p.m. EDT), on the ABC Television Network.

With a new season of GAME OF THRONES underway on HBO, creator George R.R. Martin has unveiled a new excerpt from the sixth installment in the THE SONG OF ICE AND FIRE series, titled THE WINDS OF WINTER.

VH1 announced today it has renewed DEAR MAMA which drew 1.5 million total viewers on Sunday night.*  A-listers including host Anthony Anderson, Queen Latifah, Presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton, Rita Ora, Alicia Keys, Alessia Cara, and Trey, Jaden, and Willow Smith saluted their mothers at the event which was produced by VH1, Flavor Unit and Jesse Collins Entertainment.  Surprise performances by Mary J. Blige and Boyz II Men rounded out the show, which drove VH1 to the network's strongest Sunday in almost a year and bested its time period by +132% among adults 18-49.**

Morley Safer, the CBS Newsman and 60 MINUTES' longest-serving correspondent, will formally retire this week. His unparalleled career will be celebrated in a special hour, directly following this Sunday's regular edition of 60 MINUTES. 'Morley Safer: A Reporter's Life' will be broadcast Sunday, May 15 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.

NBCSN presents the first of two Western Conference Second Round Game 7 matchups in as many days tonight at 8 p.m. ET, when David Backes and the St. Louis Blues face off against Jamie Benn and the Dallas Stars. Game 7 coverage continues tomorrow at 9 p.m. ET on NBCSN, when Joe Pavelski and the San Jose Sharks host Shea Weber and the Nashville Predators.

  CBS announced today that it has renewed freshman comedy LIFE IN PIECES for the 2016-2017 season. LIFE IN PIECES is this season's #1 new comedy in viewers (10.53m), adults 18-49 (2.7) and adults 25-54 (3.7).

Superstars Alicia Keys and OneRepublic will make a memorable stop on “The Voice” Tuesday, May 17 (8 p.m. ET/PT) to perform their respective new singles.

The newest edition of THEATER TALK features the director and two cast members of Arthur Miller's The Crucible, the critically-acclaimed and Tony-nominated Best Revival Of A Play now at the Walter Kerr Theatre - director Ivo Van Hove, Ben Whishaw, and Sophie Okonedo (also Tony-nominated as Best Actress in a Leading Role). The revival received a total of 4 Tony nominations.