Universal Television News

In anticipation and celebration of the fourth and final season of NBC's critically applauded and Emmy Award-nominated comedy, the network and The Paley Center for Media are collaborating on the hourlong special “The Paley Center Salutes The Good Place,” scheduled to air Thursday, Sept. 19 at 8 p.m. ET/PT.

NBC will air “A Little Late with Lilly Singh: The Primetime Special” on Wednesday, Sept. 18 at 10 p.m., two days following the premiere of her new late-night show.

On Sunday night, the winners of the 2019 Imagen Awards were unveiled with Anthony Ramos, Rita Moreno, and John Leguizamo taking home trophies. Ramos won the Best Actor - Feature film award for starring in Monsters and Men, Moreno won for her role on the acclaimed comedy One Day at a Time, and John Leguizamo's Road to Broadway won Best Documentary - " Great Performances.

Top producer and executive Toby Gorman has been named President of Universal Television Alternative Studio. Gorman, who fills the role after Meredith Ahr was promoted last fall to President of NBC Entertainment's Alternative and Reality Group, will report into Ahr. As President of UTAS, Gorman will oversee key operations of the burgeoning studio, including development, domestic sales strategy and creative affairs across a diverse slate of unscripted programming. In addition, he will collaborate closely across all areas of production, casting, business affairs and international commercial development for the studio.

In a late-night first, “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” is getting into the gridiron groove with five telecasts that will follow the fall's most exciting sports event, NBC's “Sunday Night Football.”

 In a late-night first, “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” is getting into the gridiron groove with five telecasts that will follow the fall's most exciting sports event, NBC's “Sunday Night Football.”

FOX Entertainment has acquired Emmy(R) Award-winning production company Bento Box Entertainment, it was announced today by Charlie Collier, Chief Executive Officer, FOX Entertainment.

USA Network announced today that Bob Harper, America's beloved health and fitness expert, will be the host of the reboot of THE BIGGEST LOSER premiering in 2020 on cable's #1 entertainment network, USA.

'Will & Grace,” one of NBC's most beloved comedy series of all time, is coming to an end as Will Truman, Grace Adler, Jack McFarland and Karen Walker will say goodbye to their incredibly loyal fans following the upcoming season that begins in 2020.

One of the most anticipated launches on linear and digital for the fall season readies for takeoff when NBC's new series “A Little Late with Lilly Singh,” the only late-night talk show on a Big 4 network hosted by a woman, debuts Monday, Sept. 16 at 1:35 a.m.

NBC's “Late Night with Seth Meyers” will air live Tuesday, July 30 and Wednesday, July 31 at 12:35 a.m. ET following the second Democratic presidential debates.

Three giants of NBC's comedy Hall of Fame family – Ted Danson, Tina Fey and Robert Carlock – are joining forces for a straight-to-series order.

Beginning Monday, Sept. 9, entertainment veteran Mario Lopez will join Kit Hoover and Scott Evans as host of both “Access Hollywood” and its daytime counterpart, “Access Daily” (formerly “Access Live”). 

Newcomer Maitreyi Ramakrishnan has been cast as the lead role of 'Devi' in the untitled Netflix KalingFisher project.

Today, Hulu released the official trailer and key art for upcoming limited anthology rom-com series Four Weddings and a Funeral from Mindy Kaling. The series stars Zoe Boyle, Nathalie Emmanuel, Guz Khan, Sophia La Porta, Harish Patel, Nikesh Patel, John Reynolds, Rebecca Rittenhouse and Brandon Mychal Smith. Four Weddings and a Funeral premieres the first four episodes Wednesday, July 31 and new episodes weekly only on Hulu. 

NBCUniversal announced today that it has secured the exclusive domestic streaming rights to “The Office.”  All nine seasons of this beloved NBC sitcom will be available on the company's soon-to-be-launched streaming service for five years, beginning 2021.

NBC's annual “Macy's 4th of July Fireworks® Spectacular” returns for a night of beautiful fireworks and musical performances by the biggest names in music.

Daniel Radcliffe (Miracle Workers, Swiss Army Man, Harry Potter films) is set to star in the "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt" interactive special.

'World of Dance' judge and two-time Emmy Award winner Derek Hough has signed a first-look producing deal for both alternative and scripted programming with Universal Television.

According to Deadline, the new Netflix original series RUSSIAN DOLL for a second season. The first season of Russian Doll follows a young woman named Nadia (Natasha Lyonne) on her journey as the guest of honor at a seemingly inescapable party one night in New York City.