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Jaime Camil to Host LOTERÍA LOCA Game Show For CBS

CBS has announced the new series order for LOTERÍA LOCA, a wildly entertaining, action-packed series hosted by Jaime Camil, who also serves as executive producer. Full of unexpected surprises, the new series is based on the Latin game of chance popularly known now as Lotería.
PARIS IN LOVE to Return For Season Two on Peacock

In the upcoming season, Paris Hilton is taking the next step to grow her family. After tying the knot a year ago with successful venture capitalist, Carter Reum, Paris is enjoying motherhood while continuing to find her own voice and balance the demands of the industry she pioneered.
THE JENNIFER HUDSON SHOW Renewed for Season Two

Hosted by Emmy®, GRAMMY®, Oscar® and Tony winner Jennifer Hudson, “The Jennifer Hudson Show” debuted as the 2022-23 season’s #1 new first-run series for the premiere week of September 12 with households and total viewers and is the #1 new first-run strip this 2022-2023 season in average weekly reach.
Jennifer Hudson & Simon Cowell to Reunite on THE JENNIFER HUDSON SHOW Premiere

Jennifer Hudson kicks off the premiere episode of “The Jennifer Hudson Show' by going back to where it all began. The EGOT winner will reunite with former “American Idol” judge Simon Cowell for their first sit-down conversation since she placed seventh on Season 3 of the singing competition series in 2004. The premiere will mark Hudson’s birthday.
THE JENNIFER HUDSON SHOW Sets Premiere Date & Executive Producers

Hosted by recent EGOT winner Jennifer Hudson, the new talk series has set the Daytime Emmy-winning team of Mary Connelly, Andy Lassner and Corey Palent (“The Ellen DeGeneres Show”) as executive producers and showrunners. Jennifer Hudson, Lisa Kasteler Calio, Graehme Morphy and Walter Williams III will also executive produce.
Jennifer Hudson's Talk Show to Premiere on Fox This Fall

Jennifer Hudson, the newest voice in daytime talk, takes center stage when Fox Television Stations launches “The Jennifer Hudson Show” for fall 2022, it was announced today by Mike Darnell, President, Warner Bros. Unscripted Television.
VIDEO: Watch the Trailer for Paris Hilton's New Peacock Docu-Series

Peacock has announced the release of 'Paris In Love'. The series follows Paris Hilton’s journey to the altar and gives viewers a front row seat to the three-day wedding extravaganza. Watch the trailer for the new series now!
HBO Max Orders THE REAL MAGIC MIKE Competition Series

From the producers behind the Magic Mike franchise and live shows comes an exhilarating and sexy series that will transform a group of men into real-life Magic Mikes. 
BILLY PORTER to Narrate HBO Max Docuseries EQUAL

HBO Max has announced Emmy®, Tony® and Grammy®-winner Billy Porter (Pose, American Horror Story: Apocalypse) as narrator for EQUAL.
HBO Max Announces Powerhouse Cast for LGBTQ+ Docuseries EQUAL

HBO Max has released the names and images of the actors set to portray iconic LGBTQ+ activists in the upcoming four-part docuseries EQUAL, premiering as a binge drop in October 2020 during LGBT History Month.
Ava Duvernay & HBO Max Call Action On ONE PERFECT SHOT

HBO Max has greenlit a new docuseries celebrating iconic movie moments guided by Hollywood's most exhilarating cinematic voices. One Perfect Shot, a half-hour unscripted series executive produced and narrated by Oscar nominee and Emmy Award winner Ava DuVernay and inspired by a popular Twitter account of the same name, is produced by Warner Horizon Unscripted Television with DuVernay's production company, ARRAY Filmworks. 
NBC Orders Unscripted Family Social Experiment HOME SWEET HOME From Ava Duvernay's Array & Warner Horizon Unscripted Television

NBC has ordered 10 episodes of the new, unscripted family social experiment “Home Sweet Home,” created by Academy Award nominee and Emmy Award winner Ava DuVernay. Warner Horizon Unscripted Television will produce the hourlong series with DuVernay's production company, ARRAY Filmworks. 
MENTAL SAMURAI Renewed for a Second Season on FOX

Competition series MENTAL SAMURAI has been renewed for a second season, it was announced today by Rob Wade, President, Alternative Entertainment & Specials, FOX Entertainment. Season Two of MENTAL SAMURAI will premiere Wednesday, April 22 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX.
TRUE STORY, Starring Ed Helms & Randall Park, is Coming to NBC

NBC has ordered “True Story,” a hilarious new series co-hosted by award-winning actor-comedians Ed Helms (“The Office,” “The Hangover”) and Randall Park (“Fresh Off the Boat,” “Always Be My Maybe”). Helms will also executive produce.
Jim Parsons, Greg Berlanti Will Produce LGBTQ Series For HBO Max

Variety reports that Jim Parsons and Greg Berlanti have teamed up to produce a new four-part documentary series about LGBTQ movements for HBO Max.
WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE? Returns to NBC

The Emmy Award-winning documentary series “Who Do You Think You Are?” returns to celebrate all new journeys of self-discovery, connection and diversity on NBC with 13 episodes. A new group of celebrities will celebrate culture and set sail on their mission to connect with their personal history.
Powerhouse Gospel Singer Vonnie Lopez Appears On THE WORLD'S BEST This Week

Vonnie Lopez already has a commanding presence in Gospel music circles, and now she has a global spotlight as she appears on the James Corden hosted CBS show The World's Best. Appearing on a live talent competition show was the farthest thing from Lopez's mind, but when a video of her singing “Oh How I Love Jesus” went viral on social media – producers of The World's Best contacted her and asked her to join the show.
Los Vivancos To Perform For Millions On CBS Just Before Folsom Performance

The dance company Los Vivancos, made up of brothers Aaron, Elias, Cristo, Judah, Josua and Israel, will perform their internationally reknown mix of flamenco, ballet, martial arts, street dance, theatre and acrobatics at the Harris Center on Monday, February 18.
THE WORLD'S BEST on CBS Announces International Experts

CBS today announced the group of celebrated international experts who, along with American judges Drew Barrymore, RuPaul Charles and Faith Hill, will help determine via vote who ultimately wins the new global competition series THE WORLD'S BEST.

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