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Showtime Orders First Ever Weekly Late-Night Talk Show Starring Desus and Mero

Season two of Food Quest, starring co-hosts Mario Lopez and Kim Alexis, is set to premiere on Thursday, June 28 at 10pm ET/PT on FYI, then on Saturday, June 30 at 10am ET/PT on A&E. The show is part of the Home.Made. programming block on both networks- the hub of all things home improvement, inspiration, decoration and DIY.

Telemundo announced today the launch of a new consumer brand campaign during its exclusive Spanish-language broadcast of the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia. The consumer brand campaign developed under the theme “Together Unstoppable,” launches on the cusp of Telemundo's current momentum driven by multi-year investments in original content, infrastructure and talent – both in front and behind the cameras. The new brand campaign will be followed by the roll out of a new graphic package later in the summer.

Everyone's favorite “Concierge of Crime” is back as Raymond “Red” Reddington rebuilds his criminal empire in THE BLACKLIST: SEASON FIVE, debuting on Blu-ray and DVD August 14 from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. Starring Emmy®-winning actor James Spader (TV's “Boston Legal”) as Red, Season Five finds Elizabeth Keen (Megan Boone, TV's “Blue Bloods”) living with the reality that Red is her father, which leaves her caught between her two worlds – the FBI and the criminal underworld. Red is now setting up his new enterprise with Liz by his side in the hopes of making the search for Blacklisters the family business.

Hulu Orders New Pilot From Producer of Emmy Winning HANDMAID'S TALE

July brings three Prime Original series exclusively available for Prime members to stream or download at no additional cost to their membership.

After the controversial cancelation of “Rosanne”, comedian/writer Wanda Sykes breaks her silence in this in-depth one hour first episode on season two of Revry's 'SHOOK with Ashlee Marie Preston”.  Wanda reveals new revelations about Rosanne, exiting the show, equal pay, turning down Netflix via Monique's deal, raising a family…all these topics and more in this candid, and hysterical exclusive one hour interview on queer streaming network, Revry's 'SHOOK with Ashlee Marie Preston”. 

July brings three Prime Original series exclusively available for Prime members to stream or download at no additional cost to their membership.

BYUtv to Debut Two Family Oriented Cooking Shows on June 19

Led by Artistic Director Robert Battle, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater's 2018 Lincoln Center engagement continued last night with the star-studded Ailey Spirit Gala. The one-night-only benefit performance and party featured Honorary Chair Jussie Smollett, who stars on Fox's Empire and recently released his debut album, Sum of My Music. The evening honored Vikas Kapoor and Ailey Trustee Jaishri Kapoor for their remarkable support of the Ailey organization and their dedication to Ailey's educational initiatives. Gala Co-Chairs were Stephen Meringoff & Kim Charlton, Almaz & Marc S. Strachan, and Daria L. & Eric. J. Wallach; and Vice Chairs were Michele & Timothy Barakett, Robyn & N. Anthony Coles, Leslie & Tom Maheras, and Pamela D. Zilly & John H. Schaefer. Over $1 million was raised to support Ailey's extensive educational and training programs for young people, including AileyCamp and scholarships to The Ailey School.

NBC Sports continues its presentation of the 2018 Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship this Today with live coverage of the High Point National from Mount Morris, Pa., on NBC, NBCSN, and NBC Sports Gold – NBC Sports Digital's direct-to-consumer live-streaming product. Today's live coverage on NBC begins at 3 p.m. ET with Moto 2s, shifts over to NBCSN at 4 p.m. ET, and can be live streamed on NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app.

Margaret Wells struggles to reconcile her roles as brothel owner and mother to daughters Charlotte and Lucy. When her business comes under attack from Lydia Quigley, a rival madam with a ruthless streak, Margaret must fight back even if it means losing her family and possibly her life.

BYUtv, a family entertainment network, today announced the premiere date of two new unscripted shows 'Best Cake Wins' and 'Donna Hay - Basics to Brilliance Kids.' Acquired by BYUtv, the Australian cooking show 'Donna Hay - Basics to Brilliance Kids' is set to premiere in the U.S. on Tuesday, June 19 th at 6:00pm MT followed by 'Best Cake Wins,' a baking competition show at 6:30pm MT.

Hennepin Theatre Trust has been recognized by Americans for the Arts for a public mural in downtown Minneapolis at the Salvation Army Harbor Light Center that was completed in August 2017. The mural was honored as one of 49 outstanding public arts projects created in 2017 in the country through the Public Art Network Year in Review program, the only national program that specifically recognizes the most compelling public art.

On June 15 at their annual convention in Denver, Americans for the Arts honored 49 outstanding, exemplary and innovative public art works created or debuted in 2017, including three Denver Arts & Venues projects. The honors are part of the Public Art Network Year in Review program, the only national program that specifically recognizes the most compelling public art as chosen by a panel of public art experts. This is the 17th year that Americans for the Arts has recognized public art works.

VIDEO: New Clip From YELLOWSTONE Starring Kevin Coster On The Paramount Network

The second automatic berth into the $6 million Breeders' Cup Classic is on the line this Saturday evening, June 16, at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky., in the Grade 1, $500,000 Stephen Foster Handicap, beginning at 8:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN. The race is part of the "Breeders' Cup Challenge Series: Win and You're In, presented by America's Best Racing." Saturday's telecast will also include coverage of a special tribute to thoroughbred racing's 13th Triple Crown winner Justify, as well as interviews with jockey Mike Smith and trainer Bob Baffert one week after their historic victory.

Simulmedia, a leader in TV advertising solutions, today launched Transparent TVTM, a first-of-its-kind program that gives agencies and advertisers the power to run advanced TV campaigns against strategic audiences and get total transparency on media outputs, marketing outcomes, competitive insights and pricing. This makes Simulmedia the only advanced TV provider that can deliver both transparent outputs, including spots, networks, dayparts, GRPs, and CPMs, and marketing outcomes, such as reach maximization, conversions, and sales attribution, and ROI.

 NBC has finished #2 among the Big 4 networks in adults 18-49, total viewers and all other key ratings measures for the primetime ratings week of June 4-10 behind only NBA-boosted ABC, according to “live plus same day” figures from Nielsen Media Research.