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WGN America has picked up a second season of its first original, scripted drama 'Salem,' it was announced today by Matt Cherniss, President and General Manager, WGN America and Tribune Studios. 'Salem,' which is being renewed three episodes into its first season, is produced by Fox 21 and co-created and written by Brannon Braga and Adam Simon, who also serve as executive producers with Jeff Kwatinetz and Josh Barry of Prospect Park and David Von Ancken. The 13-episode second season will begin production later this year for a 2015 debut.

According to Deadline, Fox has officially ordered its Batman prequel project GOTHAM to series.

NBC Sports' coverage of Saturday's 140th Kentucky Derby averaged 15.3 million viewers, according to fast national data provided today by The Nielsen Company.

mun2, the leading Hispanic entertainment cable network, will premiere its original music series “Dance y Electro Powered by 7UP®.” The Electronic Dance Music (EDM) series will premiere on May 8 at 4 p.m. EST/3 p.m. CST and will give viewers a chance to experience the culture behind the music they love, hear from DJ's and trendsetters, as well as watch the hottest music videos in the genre.

Lisa Kudrow (Emmy(R) winner for 'Friends') stars as the embattled Valerie Cherish, a fading TV 'It Girl' who was once so desperate to stay in the spotlight that she allowed cameras to follow her every move as she appeared on a new sitcom - with disastrous results.

The U.S. trailer for HALF OF A YELLOW SUN, an adaptation of celebrated Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's best-selling novel of the same title, has been released. The film stars BAFTA award winner Thandie Newton and three-time Golden Globe nominee Chiwetel Ejiofor. Check it out below!

SHOWTIME will be available to 74 million households during a Free Preview Weekend this Friday, May 9 through Sunday, May 11. Viewers nationwide will be able to sample the network's award-winning programming on SHOWTIME, SHOWTIME On Demand(R), SHOWTIME ANYTIME(R) and on a number of participating distributors' TV Everywhere portals. The Free Preview weekend will include the series premiere of the new drama series PENNY DREADFUL, as well as new episodes of the critically-acclaimed hit series NURSE JACKIE and CALIFORNICATION, the premium television premiere of Scary Movie 5, and the premiere of Floyd Mayweather vs. Marcos Maidana, the thrilling 12-round welterweight world championship unification bout from Saturday, May 3. During the Preview, SHOWTIME will also debut the second episode of PENNY DREADFUL on SHOWTIME ANYTIME immediately following the series premiere on Sunday, May 11th at 10 p.m. ET/PT.

CW Seed, the digital-only studio of The CW Television Network, has launched L.A. RANGERS, a new digital series created by and starring HART OF DIXIE star Wilson Bethel, and WHOSE LINE IS IT MINIS, exclusive mini webisodes of the hit improv comedyWHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY?.

OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network's popular drama series “The Haves and the Have Nots” will return with all-new episodes on Tuesday, May 27 at 9 p.m. ET/PT. Check out a sneak peek below!

Ahead of its second season premiere, Netflix has renewed its hit series Orange is the New Black for a third season.

Artists of the West, a special art program by American Furniture Warehouse, is connecting Colorado artists to wider audiences. The program produces the artists work for sale in partnership with another Colorado company, Circle Graphics. This week, host Eden Lane meets with some of the artists, the art buyer, and the CEO of the print company to learn more about the program. Eden also takes viewers to LOCAL Theater's Local Lab during a master class to meet guest instructor Jill Rafson, the literary manager of Roundabout Theatre Company. Check it out below!

Watch Saul Williams, the star of HOLLER IF YA HEAR ME, the new Broadway musical inspired by the lyrics of Tupac Shakur, on "The Colbert Report." Check out his interview below!

Original star Eddie Murphy will reprise his role as as police officer Axel Foley, with Brett Ratner on board to direct.

Someday soon, as professional athletes suit up for their games, their uniform will include a sensor to monitor heart rate, body temperature, physical speed and other physiological measures that affect their performance. That's where early adopters of sports data, like Miami Heat player Shane Battier, believe the trend called analytics is going. In fact, many teams are already using so-called “wearable tech” in practice. In a story titled “Numbers Men,” Armen Keteyian reports on the increasing use of analytics in sports, particularly pro basketball, where a data camera system is now used in every game and every arena, on the next edition of 60 MINUTES SPORTS, airing Wednesday, May 7 at 9:00 PM ET only on SHOWTIME. Watch an excerpt.

Forty-one students from 23 U.S. colleges and universities as well as 10 students from foreign universities have been selected as finalists in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' 41st Student Academy Awards competition.

With Alan Cumming and Michelle Williams currently starring in the Roundabout Theatre Company's revival of 'Cabaret' on the Great White Way, Reel 13 broadcasts Bob Fosse's Oscar-winning movie version. The legendary Broadway director and choreographer brought him and star Liza Minnelli Academy Awards. In fact, the 1972 film still holds the record for most Oscar wins in a single year without winning the 'Best Picture' category, copping eight in all. (The Godfather received that prize.)

ABC News will work closely with ESPN to cover the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil beginning Thursday, June 12. Throughout the tournament ABC News will broadcast from ESPN's studios at the Clube dos Marimbas on Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro to provide extensive coverage across all programs and platforms.

ESPN today announced the five television reporters - Julie Foudy, Jeremy Schaap, John Sutcliffe, Bob Woodruff and ESPN Brazil's Rubens Pozzi - for its unprecedented coverage of the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil this summer. The reporters will appear on ESPN, ESPN2 and ABC during pre-match, halftime and post-match shows, SportsCenter, ESPN FC, and FIFA World Cup-themed news and information programs, such as World Cup Tonight, throughout the month-long tournament.

Scandal star Kerry Washington and husband Nnamdi Asomugha, former San Francisco 49ers cornerback, have welcomed their first child, according to TMZ.

NBC News President Deborah Turness and NBC News Political Director and Chief White House Correspondent Chuck Todd today announced two key promotions, naming Chris Jansing as NBC News' Senior White House Correspondent and Peter Alexander as National Correspondent.