TV News Roundup: March 30, 2015

• WWE, Esquire, Bravo add news shows to lineups
• THE WALKING DEAD post finale record
• NGS sets viewership record
• THE MORTAL INSTRUMENTS franchise coming to TV.

THE DAILY SHOW selects new host:
The successor  to Jon Stewart will be Trevor Noah. No premiere date for the new host was announced.

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THE WALKING DEAD post biggest finale ever:
The season five season finale posted a series best, for a finale, 15.8 million viewers and a 8.5 rating in Adults 18-49. The 16 episode season represents 80% of the top 20 shows, in the A18-49 demographic ratings, this season.

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WWE Network adds new series:
Online network, WWE Network, which has over 1.3 million subscribers, announced 8 new series for 2015.

• CAMP WWE (Late 2015) - Animated comedy from Seth Green.
• SERVICE (May) - From Jeff Tremaine (Bad Grampa, Jackass).
• DIVA SEARCH (Fall) - Competition series for the next WWE Diva.
• JERRY SPRINGER PRESENTS WWE TOO HOT FOR TV (April)
• LIVE!WITH CHRIS JERICHO (April 6) - Talk show
• UNFILTERED: WITH RENEE YOUNG (May) - Interviews & profiles
• CULTURE SHOK0CK: WITH COREY GRAVES (June) - Travel series
• WWE THE LIST (June)

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Esquire Network adds five new series:
The mens lifestyle network will add five new series to its line up. Those shows are COMEDIANS OF L.A. ,  GOING DEEP WITH DAVID REES, SOMM, THE AGENT and UNITED STATES OF BURGERS. COMEDIANS and SOMM are both just working titles.

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Bravo adds 10, renews four series for the coming season:
Bravo adds a huge new slate of shows, along with four returning series. the list is so vast, we have added this link to the press release, with complete details. [LINK]

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Investigation Discovery renews freshman series:
ID has renewed first year series VANITY FAIR CONFIDENTIAL for a second season.

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National Geographic Channel hits with KILLING JESUS:
The premiere of KILLING JESUS set a network record for the most ever viewers for a program, with 3.7 million viewers tuning in to the telecast.

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SHADOWHUNTERS coming to ABC Family:
The ABC Family network has picked up the "saga-to-series" project, titled SHADOWHUNTERS, based on the Mortal Instruments franchise. o further details were given about the project.