TV News Roundup: July 7, 2015
- More @MIDNIGHT for 2016
- USA renews reality series
- GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY series sets premiere
- Netflix grabs 28% of all TV viewing
Chris Hardwick to stay busy:
Comedy Central has renewed the late night series @MIDNIGHT for a third season. The season will be a 40 week run, during 2016.
Netflix releases feature film release schedule:
The streaming service announces the rollout of its original films.
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Oct. 16, 2015 - BEASTS OF NO NATION (Idres Elba)
Dec. 11, 2015 - THE RIDICULOUS SIX (Adam Sandler, Terry Crews, Nick Nolte)
Q1, 2016 - CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON: THE GREEN LEGEND
March, 2016 - PEE WEE'S BIG HOLIDAY
Marvel's GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY animated series:
Disney XD announced that the animated series, based on the 2014 movie GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY, will have a one hour premiere on Saturday, September 26th, at 9:30 p.m., ET.
Lifetime picks up freshman series for another season:
The scripted series UnREAL has been given the order for a 10 episode, second season, by Lifetime, for 2016.
More CHRISLEY for USA:
The USA cable network has ordered a fourth season of the reality series, CHISLEY KNOWS BEST.
OTT Services grab 45% of TV viewing:
According to the ad firm Alphonso, Netflix accounts for 28% of all domestic TV viewing, and all OTT services, including Hulu and Amazon, account for 45% of the viewing. Ad-supported TV viewing dropped to 42%, DVR programming fell to 9% and even On-Demand viewing dropped to 2%. [LINK]
More ALASKANS:
To keep up with all the other series about Alaska, Animal Planet has renewed THE LAST ALASKANS, for a second season.
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