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After five consecutive quarters of year-over-year growth in primetime*, CNBC today announced it's expanding its programming slate with new primetime originals set to premiere this summer. The network will launch three new series including WEST TEXAS INVESTORS CLUB from Executive Producer Charlie Ebersol, BLUE COLLAR MILLIONAIRES from 495 Productions, and MAKE ME A MILLIONAIRE INVENTOR from Objective Productions/All3Media. From intrepid entrepreneurs in search of an investment... to big personalities who built their fortune on mud, sweat and tears...to inventors bringing their ideas to life... CNBC celebrates opportunity and the entrepreneurial spirit.

For the 3rd consecutive night with 2015 NBA Finals coverage (Cleveland-Golden State GM3), ABC outdelivered the other nets combined in Adults 18-49 during primetime (+21% - 5.0/18 vs. 4.1/15 – CBS, NBC, Fox and CW). ABC was also once again the most-watched network overall, beating runner-up NBC's “America's Got Talent”-led lineup by 4.2 million viewers (13.0 million vs. 8.8 million).

The ABC Summer Block Party is hitting the road with a six-market mobile pilot screening tour giving guests the opportunity to get a first look at some of ABC's highly anticipated new fall shows including “Blood & Oil,” and “Quantico” as well as a special preview of “The Muppets.”

“Melissa & Joey” stars Taylor Spreitler and Greer Grammer will be live tweeting during the East Coast feed of “Melissa & Joey” on Wednesday, June 10 (8:00–8:30 PM ET/5:00–5:30 PM PT).

NBCSN's coverage of the 2015 Stanley Cup Final continues tonight at 8 p.m. ET, when Patrick Kane and the Chicago Blackhawks host Steven Stamkos and the Tampa Bay Lightning, with the Lightning leading the series 2-1. Pre-game coverage begins at 6:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN with a 90-minute edition of NHL Live, and will be highlighted by interviews with Hockey Hall of Fame goaltender and Blackhawk Tony Esposito, and actor and Blackhawks fan Vince Vaughn.

According to Variety, Jon Bernthal (THE WALKING DEAD) has signed on for the second season of Marvel's DAREDEVIL on Netflix.

Fans can meet their favorite Disney Channel, Disney XD and Disney Junior stars, the biggest among a generation of kids and tweens, at D23 EXPO, the ultimate Disney fan event, FRIDAY, AUGUST 14 through SUNDAY, AUGUST 16, at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California.

This year's Stanley Cup Final marks the first time since 2010 that the first three games of the series have all been decided by one goal, and at no point through the first three games has a team led by more than one goal. If tomorrow night's Game 4 is decided by one goal, it will be the first time since 1968 (Montreal vs. St. Louis) that the first four games of a Stanley Cup Final are one-goal games. Dating to Game 6 of the 2013 Stanley Cup Final - which also featured the Blackhawks - seven of the past nine Stanley Cup Final games have seen the victorious team overcome a deficit at any point in the contest, including five such games in the third period.

Jared Zirilli, of The Civilians PRETTY FILTHY, Broadway LYSISTRATA JONES, touring WE WILL ROCK YOU and WICKED, as well as Off Broadway FAT CAMP, BULLETS OVER BROADWAY, BARE, and TWILIGHT THE MUSICAL plus The Alley Theatre's A FEW GOOD MEN brings you the latest 'Jared's Broadway Boo's' # 72 with MATILDA's Lesli Margherita!

NBC Sports' history-making “Championship Saturday,” featuring American Pharoah's victory in the 147th Belmont Stakes to win the first Triple Crown since Affirmed in 1978 and Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final between the Chicago Blackhawks and Tampa Bay Lightning, delivered ratings milestones, according to fast national data provided by The Nielsen Company.

Critically-acclaimed, award-winning actress Lucy Liu (“Elementary”) has been tapped to direct an upcoming episode on the third season of USA Network's edgy one-hour drama seriesGRACELAND.  Liu's episode is scheduled to air on August 27 at 10/9c.

NBCSN begins its coverage of the 2015 Stanley Cup Final tonight with Game 3 at 8 p.m. ET, as Jonathan Toews and the Chicago Blackhawks host Steven Stamkos and the Tampa Bay Lightning with the series tied at one game apiece. Coverage begins at 6:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN with a 90-minute edition of NHL Live.

A&E Network's #1 original series 'Duck Dynasty' and the original real-life series 'Country Buck$' return this June for more wild family antics. A one-hour special 'Duck Commander: Making the Musical' airs Wednesday June 17th at 9PM ET/PT followed by a new season of 'Duck Dynasty' Wednesday, June 24th at 9:30PM ET/PT and new back-to-back half hour episodes of 'Country Buck$' at 10PM and 10:30PM ET/PT.

With continuing coverage of the 2015 NBA Finals (Cleveland-Golden State GM2), ABC took full control of Sunday's primetime, outdrawing runner-up CBS with the “Tony Awards” by 7.1 million viewers (13.9 million vs. 6.8 million – CBS) and more than doubling other nets combined in Adults 18-49 (+140% – 5.3/18 vs. 2.2/7 – CBS, NBC and Fox). In fact it was ABC's 2nd straight night to beat its combined competition with NBA Finals coverage among young adults.

NBC Universo, the modern sports and entertainment cable channel for Latinos, will telecast live in Spanish the FIFA Women's World Cup Canada 2015TM match between the U.S. Women's National Team (USWNT) and Australia today beginning at 7:00 p.m. ET / 4:00 p.m. PT. In addition, the network will air a repeat of this match on Tuesday morning at 10:00 a.m. ET / PT.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, film and stage veteran Blythe Danner will join Academy Award winner Richard Dreyfuss in ABC's new series MADOFF. Frank Whaley, Erin Cummings and Tom Lipinski have also signed on. Raymond De Felitta will direct.

According to Deadline, Broadway vet Michael Esper has signed on for NBC's new cop drama SHADES OF BLUE, starring Jennifer Lopez.

MTV has released a new trailerf or SCREAM, premiering Tuesday, June 30th at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT on MTV. Click here to view the trailer.

Even though he grew up in Brooklyn, N.Y., the theater lights of Broadway could have been thousands of miles away, actor and entertainer Ben Vereen told Mo Rocca in an interview for CBS SUNDAY MORNING WITH CHARLES OSGOOD, that aired yesterday June 7 (9:00 AM, ET) on CBS. Check out his full interview below!

Following FUN HOME's Best Musical win tonight at the 69th Annual Tony Awards, the producers of the night's big hit spoke with the press backstage - and hinted at a long-life for the musical post-Broadway.