Turner Showcases TNT, TBS, truTV & HLN at TCA's Summer Press Tour

Turner is firing up the grill at the Television Critics Association's Summer 2016 Press Tour, where a banquet of stars, producers and executives will help showcase some of programming on tap for four of its multiplatform brands - TNT, TBS,truTV and HLN. THE LINEUP includes TNT's the seductive drama Good Behavior, starring Michelle Dockery (Downton Abbey), and TBS's other worldly comedy People of Earth, starring Wyatt Cenac (The Daily Show), and Search Party, starring Alia Shawkat (Arrested Development). In addition, Billy Eichner will take the stage to talk about his truTV hit Billy on the Street, followed by Adam Conover of Adam Ruins Ev erything. And HLN will tout its daytime lineup with its all-female roster of hosts, Robin Meade, Michaela Pereira and Erica Hill.

The day's events will also include an executive Q&A session with TBS & TNT President Kevin Reilly. In addition, Chris Linn, president of truTV, and Ken Jautz, executive vice president of CNN/U.S., will introduce the truTV and HLN panels, respectively.

Turner is the global content leader across all screens and platforms, with a portfolio that includes worldwide leaders in news and kids programming, powerful drama and comedy brands and premier championship sports. Here are a few stats illustrating the Turner portfolio's strength:

Turner engages the entire range of adult and kid viewers through its more than 15,000 hours of premium original content each year, domestically reaching an average of 80% of adults 18+ and more than 76% of millennials each month.

The Turner portfolio also claims three of cable's Top 5 networks with millennials in primetime and four of the Top 10 in total day, with Adult Swim leading in both categories. And in social media, Turner boasts 626 million followers across Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Vine.

In the second quarter of 2016, Turner claimed three of the Top 5 cable networks in primetime among adults 18-49, with TBS, TNT and Adult Swim ranking #1, #2 and #5, respectively. In addition, CNN was the #1 news network among adults 18-49 in primetime for the third consecutive quarter, and truTV stood alone as the only cable entertainment network in the Top 30 to deliver three consecutive quarters of growth in prime ratings.

On the social media front, Turner boasts 626 million followers across Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Vine.

Earlier this month, Turner networks received 22 Primetime Emmy® nominations, while CNN received an additional 15 News & Documentary Emmy® nominations. And Turner scored three TCA Award nominations, two for the new TBS series FULL FRONTAL WITH SAMANTHA BEE and a third for the CNN series United Shades of America.

"Turner is in the midst of another banner year as we are seeing success in our efforts to evolve and enhance the overall viewer experience across our portfolio of brands," said David Levy, president of Turner. "We've successfully rebranded TBS, TNT and truTV and launched a range of new shows across all of our networks. We've also begun to expand the footprint of our portfolio and content into new growth areas this year, entering the superhot eSports category with ELEAGUE, launching our new Super Deluxe digital studio and announcing the fall launch of Filmstruck, Turner's first direct-to-consumer product in the U.S. From new programming to new platforms, we're proving that Turner is the place to be for the very best in television, digital and mobile entertainment."

Here's a sampling of what Turner has on tap through the rest of the year:

TBS, home to four of cable's Top 10 new comedies this year, is looking to score again with the fall launches ofPeople of Earth on Halloween and Search Party the week of Thanksgiving.

TNT, which debuted the acclaimed hit ANIMAL Kingdom this summer, will continue its shift toward bolder premium dramas with the launch of Good Behavior on Nov. 15.

HLN will return to its news roots by expanding its live news programming during the day to cover more national, regional, lifestyle, and entertainment stories, beginning with MORNING EXPRESS WITH ROBIN MEADE from Atlanta to Michela in Los Angeles, and Erica Hill's new show from New York launching in September.

truTV plans to build on its ratings momentum this fall with new episodes of two of its most buzzed-about shows:Billy on the Street and Adam Ruins Everything, plus the series premiere of Jon Glaser Loves Gear and sophmore season of the network's first scripted series, Those Who Can't.

Adult Swim has a packed slate of returning series, including the late-night antics of The Eric Andre Show, which debuts its fourth season on Aug. 5.

Cartoon Network will launch the new series The Mighty Magiswords this fall, the first full-length series to emerge from its Cartoon Network Anything micro-network.

CNN, which recently topped the ratings charts with its coverage of the Republican and Democratic national conventions, will be on the campaign trail for the next three months following the Presidential candidates as they make their case to the American people. In addition, CNN will launch new seasons of ANTHONY BOURDAIN: PARTS UNKNOWN and This is Life with Lisa Ling, and premiere a powerful new documentary called Holy Hell.

ELEAGUE, Turner's new professional eSports organization formed in partnership with WME | IMG, had an amazing launch earlier this year with its Counter Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) championship, which just reached its exciting conclusion last night. Coming in late September, ELEAGUE will present the Overwatch Open - presented in partnership with FACEIT - with the championship televised live on TBS on Friday, Sept. 30. And in October, ELEAGUE is set to debut its second season of CS:GO.

Turner Classic Movies (TCM) is gearing up for the fall launch of its new video on-demand service for film aficionados, Filmstruck, Turner's first-ever SVOD service and the exclusive home to the critically acclaimed Criterion Collection.

Turner Sports will offer extensive coverage of the Major League Baseball Postseason with TBS as the exclusive home of the American League from the Wild Card through the Division Series and the League Championship Series.

After making strategic investments in partner companies like Mashable and Above Average, Turner will begin collaborating with them on projects in a variety of areas, including content creation, platform distribution and data.

In late summer, Turner will launch TNT and TBS apps on set-top devices, including Apple TV, Amazon Fire,Roku and Google Chromecast, with other Turner apps to follow.

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