2015 in American television

none September 2017 2015 In American television in 2015, notable events included television show debuts, finales, and cancellations; channel launches, closures, and rebrandings; stations changing or adding their network affiliations; and information about controversies and carriage disputes. Events January Date Event Source1Stations owned and operated by Cordillera Communications (10 in seven states) are removed from DirecTV lineups after the two companies fail to reach a retransmission agreement."Cordillera Stations Dark on DirecTV," from Broadcasting & Cable, February 1, 20153The Carolina Panthers defeat the Arizona Cardinals in the first NFL playoff game to air on cable. The ESPN broadcast is simulcast over-the-air in Phoenix on KASW and Charlotte's WJZY per NFL rules.https://ftw.usatoday.com/2014/04/espn-nfl-playoffs-tv-nbc-wild-card ESPN to broadcast first ever NFL playoff game in 2015 USA Today April 22, 2014 October 29, 2014Updated: ESPN Kicks Off New Eight-Year, $14 Billion NFL Deal Multichannel News September 8, 2011The Tradition Continues: NFL to Remain on Network TV https://web.archive.org/web/20120107195844/http://nflcommunications.com/2011/12/14/the-tradition-continues-nfl-to-remain-on-broadcast-tv/ January 7, 2012 , NFL Press Release, December 14, 2011Fox News Channel's Huckabee concludes its run, ending amid speculation that the show's titular host, former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee, was considering a run for political office. The speculation would come to fruition on May 5, when Huckabee announces his candidacy for US President in 2016."Mike Huckabee Says Goodbye To Fox News; White House Run Next? (Video) — Update" from Deadline (January 4, 2015)"Mike Huckabee Joins Republican Presidential Race" from The New York Times, May 5, 20155At the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Dish Network introduces Sling TV, a service that offers streaming of cable channels via the Internet for as little as $20. Networks owned by The Walt Disney Company (ABC Family, Disney Channel, ESPN, ESPN2), Time Warner's Turner Broadcasting System (Adult Swim/Cartoon Network, CNN, TBS, TNT) and Scripps Networks Interactive (Food Network, HGTV, Travel Channel) are among those included in the lineup.https://www.cnet.com/news/dish-launches-20-sling-tv-streaming-video-service-with-channel-lineup-that-includes-espn-disney/ Dish's new Sling TV Internet TV service starts at $20, features ESPN, Disney Channel, CNN, TNT, and other channels CNET January 5, 2015 January 5, 201512Ohio State defeats Oregon in the first College Football Playoff National Championship. ESPN's broadcast of the game attracts 33.4 million viewers, which is the largest audience in cable television history and tops the previous records set by ESPN's broadcasts of the CFP semi-finals on January 1, when OSU beat Alabama in the Sugar Bowl (28.27 million viewers) and UO beat Florida State in the Rose Bowl (28.16 million viewers)."ESPN Sets Cable Ratings Record With College Football Title Game," from Variety, January 13, 201513Nearly three years after being removed from her role as Today co-host, Ann Curry announces she is leaving NBC News altogether to develop a new company that will deliver news content to various platforms, including NBCUniversal, who will fund the startup."Ann Curry to exit NBC News for good," from USA Today, January 13, 2015ABC affiliate KDNL-TV/St. Louis debuts a locally originated news programming for the first time in a year with The Allman Report; hosted by KFTK talk radio host and former KMOV reporter Jamie Allman. The newscasts, airing twice nightly (5 pm and 10 pm), will employ a non-traditional, "debate-driven" format, according to KDNL.Pennington Gail KDNL will launch 'non-traditional newscast' in January https://www.stltoday.com/entertainment/television/gail-pennington/kdnl-will-launch-non-traditional-newscast-in-january/article_063117bd-780b-5c58-9302-d01167353510.html November 24, 2014 St. Louis Post-Dispatch November 24, 201414TVGN, the CBS/Lions Gate-owned entertainment network, rebrands as Pop.https://www.adweek.com/tv-video/tv-guide-network-relaunches-pop-original-shows-and-no-annoying-scroll-162332/ TV Guide Network Relaunches as Pop, With Original Shows and No Annoying Scroll adweek.com January 13, 2015 15Discovery Fit & Health rebrands as Discovery Life Channel.Discovery Fit & Health to Become Discovery Life ChannelMarch 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes , Discovery Channel WebsiteKCRG/Cedar Rapids, eastern Iowa's ABC affiliate owned locally by The Gazette Company, is removed from DirecTV in the region due to a retransmission dispute."KCRG-TV9, DirecTV still at impasse in broadcast negotiations," from The Gazette (Cedar Rapids), January 16, 201517On four separate occasions, Fox News Channel offers retractions on inaccurate reports made throughout the week regarding Muslims in Europe, primarily locations in England and France avoided by non-Muslims because Islamic law supposedly supersedes the local laws. "There is no formal designation of these zones in either country, and no credible information to support the assertion there are specific areas in these countries that exclude individuals based solely on their religion", anchor Julie Banderas said during one of the on-air apologies. Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo later announced her intention to sue the network because her city was "insulted" by being mentioned as one with "no-go zones."Fox News apologizes 4 times for inaccurate comments about Muslims in Europe from CNNMoney (January 18, 2015)Paris mayor: We intend to sue Fox News from CNNMoney (January 20, 2015)Greg Anthony, lead college basketball analyst for CBS Sports and Turner Sports, is placed on indefinite suspension by both entities following his January 16 arrest in Washington, D.C., on charges of soliciting prostitution.https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/2015/01/17/greg-anthony-suspended-arrest-soliciting-prostitute/21913575/ Greg Anthony suspended indefinitely by CBS, Turner Sports after arrest for soliciting prostitute January 17, 2015 Associated Press February 2, 201518CBS and the National Football League announce that the network will again produce for the full season and carry half of the NFL Network's Thursday Night Football rights package on the CBS broadcast network in a simulcast arrangement during the 2015 NFL season.https://variety.com/2015/tv/news/cbs-nfl-renew-deal-for-thursday-night-football-1201408283/ CBS, NFL Renew Deal For 'Thursday Night Football' Steinberg Brian January 18, 2015 Variety January 18, 201519TV Guide pays tribute to those lost in the January 7 terror attack at the Paris, France offices of Charlie Hebdo with the inclusion of the "Je suis Charlie" button (French for "I am Charlie") next to its logo on the front cover.TV Guide (January 19 – February 5, 2015 issue) from Zinio (January 15, 2015)Boomerang is relaunched as part of a global rebranding effort and will air original programming for the first time; the relaunched channel will still have archived programs but with an increased emphasis on the archive's most popular brands and an explicitly family-friendly approach, in the hopes that Boomerang can become a "second flagship" on par with the main Cartoon Network channel.Littleton Cynthia Turner Sets Global Relaunch of Boomerang to Focus on Family Viewing https://variety.com/2014/tv/news/turner-sets-global-relaunch-of-boomerang-to-focus-on-family-viewing-1201329469/ Variety October 14, 2014 October 14, 201420Justice Network makes its debut. The digital subchannel, launching primarily on Gannett Broadcasting-owned stations, focuses on true crime and criminal justice programming."Justice Network Debuts With John Walsh," from TVNewsCheck, January 20, 201521Educational Media Foundation announces a video streaming service based around its K-Love Christian contemporary music radio format and brand."KLOVE Announces Fan Awards Nominees, Unveils K-LOVE TV" from All Access (January 21, 2015)23During the 6 p.m. newscast on WTVD/Durham, anchor Larry Stogner announces he has Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and is leaving the ABC owned-and-operated station where he had worked since 1976."Local News Anchor Announces ALS Diagnosis and Retires in Touching Broadcast," https://web.archive.org/web/20250126085555/https://time.com/3685884/larry-stogner-news-anchor-retires/ January 26, 2025 from TIME, January 28, 201525The 63rd edition of the Miss Universe pageant is held at the FIU Arena at Florida International University in Miami with contestants representing 88 countries and territories around the world and broadcast on NBC and Telemundo. Originally scheduled to be held in 2014, it was confirmed by the Miss Universe Organization via a tweet by Doral, Florida, mayor Luigi Boria on Twitter that the pageant would be held on January 18, 2015 (a week prior to the broadcast), leading to some controversy among pageant fans and resulting it to be slipped into 2015, making it the first time that the pageant skipped a year. Paulina Vega of Colombia wins the title.May 201526Music Choice and Cumulus Media launch a video-on-demand subdivision for Cumulus's Nash FM radio branding called Nash TV."Nash TV To Debut January 26" from Radio Insight (January 20, 2015)ABC affiliate KAIT in Jonesboro, Arkansas, begins broadcasting NBC on its DT2 subchannel, giving the Jonesboro market its first locally based NBC affiliate.http://www.broadcastingcable.com/news/local-tv/kait-jonesboro-launch-nbc-multicast/136685 KAIT Jonesboro to Launch NBC As Multicast Malone Michael December 31, 2014 Broadcasting & Cable January 18, 201628VH1 Classic commemorates Saturday Night Live's 40th anniversary by launching a marathon of almost every episode from SNL's first 39 seasons in reverse order, running through February 15, when NBC will air its three-hour SNL celebration special. At 19 days (or 433 hours), the marathon will surpass by one week FXX's 12-day record marathon of The Simpsons episodes in August 2014.Prepare for 19 back-to-back days of SNL, beginning Jan. 28 https://web.archive.org/web/20231214232525/https://time.com/3667994/vh1-saturday-night-live-marathon-40-years/ December 14, 2023 Time, January 14, 2015 February Date Event Source1NBC's broadcast of Super Bowl XLIX, in which the New England Patriots beat the defending NFL champion Seattle Seahawks, attracts 114.4 million viewers, topping by 2.2 million the previous record set one year earlier by Super Bowl XLVIII. The broadcast peaks at 120.8 million late in the close game. The game's halftime show, headlined by Katy Perry and guest performers Lenny Kravitz and Missy Elliott, also sets a viewership record.Update: Super Bowl on NBC Draws Record U.S. Television Audience Variety, February 2, 2015Coinciding with its Spanish language broadcast of Super Bowl XLIX, NBCUniversal-owned mun2 rebrands as NBC Universo."NBCU to Rebrand mun2 as NBC Universo," from Broadcasting & Cable, April 11, 2014A house fire near its transmitter substation is the believed contributor to three separate signal outages at WPSD-TV/Paducah, Kentucky, during its broadcast of the Super Bowl."WPSD has outages during Super Bowl," from The Southern Illinoisan, February 2, 20152Pro Football Hall of Fame defensive lineman Warren Sapp is removed from his role as commentator for NFL Network, hours after his arrest on charges of soliciting prostitution and assault in Phoenix, Arizona, following the Super Bowl, which Sapp covered for the network.Stedman Alex Warren Sapp Fired From NFL Network After Allegedly Soliciting Prostitute https://variety.com/2015/tv/news/warren-sapp-arrested-soliciting-prositute-nfl-network-1201421539/ Variety February 2, 2015 February 2, 2015Inside Edition becomes the first American news program to employ a transgender reporter, adding Zoey Tur (the former "Chopper Bob" Tur) to their reporting staff for February."‘Inside Edition’ Hires First Transgender Television Reporter" from The Wrap, February 2, 20152–5One night after a special live Sunday night broadcast from Phoenix (to coincide with NBC's Super Bowl coverage), The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon begins a four-day stay at Universal Studios Hollywood, marking the New York-based Tonight's first visit to the Los Angeles area since Fallon took over hosting duties from Jay Leno one year earlier. Tonight had been based in Burbank for 42 years until Leno's retirement from the show. The shows include a reunion of the cast of Saved by the Bell (excluding Dustin Diamond and Lark Voorhies), who reprised their roles for a brief sketch, their first time in 21 years.'Tonight Show' Sets Super Bowl Show, Weeklong L.A. Stay The Hollywood Reporter, January September 30, 2014‘Saved By the Bell’ Cast Reunites on ‘Jimmy Fallon’ Variety, February 4, 20154Raycom Media NBC affiliate KCBD/Lubbock, Texas, evacuates their studios after a small plane crashes into the station's tower which is located on the same campus as their studio facilities, taking down half the transmitting tower and the station off the air in the process. Power lines were also damaged in the crash, and one person, a local doctor listed as a co-owner of the aircraft, was killed in the crash.http://www.kcbd.com/story/28028671/kcbd-tower-struck-by-small-plane-power-out-at-station KCBD tower struck by small plane, power out at station report February 4, 2015 KCBD February 5, 2015 February 5, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150205042928/http://www.kcbd.com/story/28028671/kcbd-tower-struck-by-small-plane-power-out-at-station deadNBC Nightly News anchor Brian Williams apologizes for incorrectly stating on numerous occasions that he had been aboard a helicopter shot down by enemy fire while covering the Invasion of Iraq in 2003. In his statement during this evening's broadcast, Williams admitted that he had instead been in a following helicopter and his version of the story was an attempt to show his appreciation for veterans. NBC launches an investigation into the matter, meanwhile stories Williams had told regarding what he witnessed during Hurricane Katrina in 2005 further call his credibility into question. On February 7, Williams announced that he will step aside as anchor until the investigation is completed. Lester Holt will take Williams' place until his return. He also cancels a February 12 appearance on Late Show with David Letterman, itself a subject of controversy because of a 2013 appearance by Williams in which he mentioned the events that he is under fire for. On February 10, NBC News released a statement which confirms Williams' suspension from the network without pay for six months.https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/brian-williams-admits-that-his-story-of-coming-under-fire-while-in-iraq-was-false/2015/02/04/d7fe32d0-acc0-11e4-9c91-e9d2f9fde644_story.html Brian Williams admits that his story of coming under fire while in Iraq was false Farhi, Paul February 4, 2015 The Washington Post February 5, 2015https://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/07/business/media/brian-williams-helicopter-incident-in-iraq.html Brian Williams Faces 'Fact-Checking' Inquiry at NBC Steel, Emily February 6, 2015 The New York Times February 7, 2015"Brian Williams Cancels ‘Late Show with David Letterman’ Appearance" from Variety (February 8, 2015)Berensson Tessa Brian Williams Suspended from NBC for 6 Months https://time.com/3704299/brian-williams-suspended/ February 11, 2015 Time February 10, 2015 February 11, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150211014855/http://time.com/3704299/brian-williams-suspended/ dead6Just five months after returning as a co-host, Rosie O'Donnell announces that she will leave The View due to personal problems. Her last day on the show was February 13."Rosie O’Donnell to Exit ‘The View’" from Variety (February 6, 2015)American Dad celebrates its 10th anniversary.8The 57th Annual Grammy Awards air on CBS. The event saw British singer Sam Smith taking home four awards, Kristen Wiig joining Maddie Ziegler in a performance of Sia's "Chandelier" (thanks to Wiig's parody of the song's video on Saturday Night Live), and Kanye West almost ruining Beck's speech after he won for Best Album. The event featured a serious PSA message from President Barack Obama, in which he spoke about domestic violence against women, and was followed by a plea from domestic violence advocate Brooke Axtell and singer Katy Perry performing her ballad "By the Grace of God" as a dedication to the victims of the crime.http://m.hollywoodreporter.com/entry/view/id/899269 The Hollywood Reporter Grammys: LL Cool J To Host for Fourth Year in a Row January 21, 2015 January 22, 2015 January 24, 2015 https://archive.today/20150124184857/http://m.hollywoodreporter.com/entry/view/id/899269 dead"Sam Smith on His Big Grammys Night: 'I Feel Like Kate Winslet at the Oscars Right Now!'" from Billboard (February 8, 2015)"Op-Ed: Why Beck Was the Wrong Target for Kanye West's Grammy Rant" From Billboard (February 8, 2015)"Grammys: President Obama Delivers Domestic Violence PSA During Ceremony (Video)" from Variety (February 8, 2015)"Grammys 2015: Kristen Wiig Helps Sia Perform 'Chandelier'" from Billboard (February 8, 2015)10San Diego CBS affiliate KFMB-TV's Sports Director Kyle Kraska is hospitalized after he is shot twice near his home. The suspect, a housepainter Kraska had a dispute with, is captured hours later.CBS News 8 Sports Director Kyle Kraska shot outside his Scripps Ranch home KFMB-TV, February 10, 201511Victoria Rowell, former star of The Young and the Restless (created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell, who also create The Bold and the Beautiful), sues CBS and Sony Pictures Television on charges of racial discrimination after she spoke out about a lack of African Americans on soap operas, which led to her contract not being renewed.Breaking News: Ex-The Young and the Restless Star Victoria Rowell to Sue CBS and Sony Daytime Confidential, February 11, 2015Just two weeks before its scheduled premiere, ten of the thirteen episodes of the third season of Netflix's thriller series House of Cards were released for streaming. Within minutes the episodes were taken down.Netflix glitch gives sneak peek to 'House of Cards' fans https://www.reuters.com/article/us-netflix-houseofcards-idUSKBN0LF2ME20150211 February 11, 2015 Reuters February 11, 201513Home shopping channel ShopHQ, the former ShopNBC, rebrands for the second time in a matter of years, becoming EVINE Live.http://www.startribune.com/business/283055951.html ValueVision to change name to Evine Live Kennedy, Patrick Kumar, Kavita November 18, 2015 Star Tribune February 7, 2015 February 7, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150207052515/http://www.startribune.com/business/283055951.html deadEVine Live EVine Live http://www.shophq.com/p/help/shophq/EVINE-Live-faq.aspx?cm_re=FAQ_EVINE February 7, 2015December 2025 InternetArchiveBot 15NBC celebrated Saturday Night Live's 40th anniversary with a live four and a half-hour event that included a red carpet pre-show followed by a live three and half-hour show featuring more than 109 guest stars, a first ever mash-up of classic sketches, a SNL Weekend Update gathering of former anchors Jane Curtin, Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, and for the first time since leaving the series in 1985, Eddie Murphy made his brief return. This special became NBC's most-watched prime-time entertainment telecast since the ER season finale in 2004.Maglio Tony https://www.thewrap.com/snl-unveils-18-former-stars-and-popular-guests-returning-for-40th-anniversary-video/ 'SNL' Unveils 49 Former Stars and Popular Guests Returning for 40th Anniversary (Video) February 1, 2015 TheWrap February 6, 2015Smith Melodi Eddie Murphy returns to SNL after 30 years http://www.cnn.com/2015/01/30/living/feat-eddie-murphy-snl-return/ January 30, 2015 CNN Turner Broadcasting System January 30, 2015Zuckerman Esther https://www.ew.com/article/2015/02/14/heres-who-will-be-snl-40th-anniversary Here's who will be at the SNL 40th anniversary February 14, 2015 Entertainment Weekly February 14, 2015 November 2025 InternetArchiveBot Hibberd James https://www.ew.com/article/2015/02/16/snl-anniversary-breaks-nbc-ratings-records SNL anniversary breaks NBC ratings records February 16, 2015 Entertainment Weekly February 16, 2015 February 16, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150216203941/http://www.ew.com/article/2015/02/16/snl-anniversary-breaks-nbc-ratings-records dead 16ESPN confirms its coverage of the Duke-North Carolina men's basketball game two days later will not include commentator Dick Vitale for the first time in the network's 35-year history. Jay Bilas will take his role alongside Dan Shulman, while Vitale works a game between the undefeated Kentucky Wildcats and Tennessee Volunteers.Carter Andrew http://www.newsobserver.com/2015/02/16/4560918_dick-vitale-i-will-absolutely.html Dick Vitale: 'I will absolutely miss' calling Duke-UNC February 16, 2015 The News & Observer February 17, 2015 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20150217173141/http://www.newsobserver.com/2015/02/16/4560918_dick-vitale-i-will-absolutely.html?rh=1 February 17, 2015 mdy-all18Vanilla Ice is arrested in Lantana, Florida, for burglary and theft tied to items that were stolen from a home that was located next door to a home he was renovating during an episode of his DIY Network program The Vanilla Ice Project."Vanilla Ice Arrested, Charged in Burglary Near Reality Show Location" from Variety (February 18, 2015) Just two days after appearing on the Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary Special, Norm Macdonald reveals through a series of tweets that Eddie Murphy backed out of the Celebrity Jeopardy sketch because he felt uncomfortable impersonating Bill Cosby (whom Murphy had done during his stint with SNL), resulting in Kenan Thompson replacing Murphy at the last moment. Cosby would later tweet his thanks to Murphy for not doing the impersonation."Eddie Murphy Rejected Offer to Play Cosby on ‘SNL 40,’ Says Norm Macdonald" from Variety (February 18, 2015)19For the first time since the death of her mother Joan in 2014, Melissa Rivers returns to the front of the camera as a correspondent for Entertainment Tonight, where she will do special interviews for the series while continuing as producer on E!'s Fashion Police."Melissa Rivers Joining ‘Entertainment Tonight’" from Broadcasting & Cable (February 17, 2015)A report by Mother Jones challenges claims made by Bill O'Reilly about his reporting on the Falklands War for CBS News in 1982, particularly that he had to rescue his cameraman from unrest in the streets of Buenos Aires after Argentina surrendered to the United Kingdom, and that several deaths occurred during the post-war protest. O'Reilly later denounces the report and its author, David Corn, on The O'Reilly Factor. Meanwhile, Eric Engberg, who also covered the Falklands conflict for CBS, posted on Facebook that he knew nothing of a cameraman being injured in Buenos Aires or that the protest had even gotten out of hand. Further allegations that O'Reilly fabricated stories surface in the following days, with claims that he did not witness the suicide of George de Mohrenschildt or the execution of nuns in El Salvador as he has stated in the past.Wemple Erik https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/erik-wemple/wp/2015/02/21/bill-oreillys-argentina-story-challenged-by-ex-cbs-news-journalist/ Bill O'Reilly's Argentina story challenged by ex-CBS News journalist February 21, 2015 The Washington Post February 21, 2015Kludt Tom https://money.cnn.com/2015/02/25/media/bill-oreilly-jfk-george-de-mohrenschildt/ https://web.archive.org/web/20150226013952/http://money.cnn.com/2015/02/25/media/bill-oreilly-jfk-george-de-mohrenschildt/ dead February 26, 2015 Bill O'Reilly faces new questions: His JFK story February 25, 2015 CNNMoney February 27, 2015Battaglio Stephen https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/cotown/la-et-ct-oreilly-defends-statements-on-murdered-nuns-20150225-story.html O'Reilly defends his war reporting record again, this time in El Salvador February 25, 2015 Los Angeles Times February 27, 2015In response to the death of actress Carol Ann Susi in November 2014, her recurring character on The Big Bang Theory, Debbie Wolowitz, dies as well, with the main characters toasting her in the final scene of this night's episode.The Story Behind 'Big Bang Theory's' Tribute to Carol Ann Susi The Hollywood Reporter, February 19, 2015Two and a Half Men broadcasts its last episode on CBS, Of Course He's Dead.22The 87th Academy Awards air on ABC, hosted by Neil Patrick Harris.The Academy Selects 2014 and 2015 Show Dates https://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2013/20130325.html The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences May 12, 201423Back9Network temporarily suspends operations due to lack of funding.State-Backed Back9 Golf Network Suspends Operations https://web.archive.org/web/20150223173241/http://www.ctnow.com/business/hc-back9-suspending-operations-hartford-20150223,0,5010713.story February 23, 2015 CT Now, February 23, 2015Weigel Broadcasting takes over the programming operations of WGWG-LP/Chicago and renames it WRME-LP, a television station on Channel 6 using the 87.7 FM audio quirk to broadcast over FM, under a leasing deal with owners Venture Technologies. The station programs an Oldies/AC format billed as "MeTV FM."https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/breaking/ct-877-fm-metv-radio-0210-biz-20150209-story.html MeTV launching radio station at 87.7 FM Channick Robert Chicago Tribune February 9, 2015 February 9, 201524ESPN suspends Keith Olbermann for a week after offering contentious responses on Twitter towards Penn State students, faculty and alumni regarding the university's annual "THON" fund-raising dance marathon held to fight pediatric cancer, telling them that the school were "pitiful" (referring to filling in the end of the school's well-known "We Are...Penn State!" slogan/chant with that statement) in holding the event. Olbermann later apologized for his actions. His commentary upon the return to his daily series on March 2 offers further apologies for his actions and the mentions of St. Jude's Children's Hospital and the Make A Wish Foundation to contribute to ending pediatric cancer, along with his end of "batting practice", where he offered up short and brusque responses to critics and trolls responding to him on Twitter."ESPN Suspends Keith Olbermann After Heated Twitter Debate" from Variety (February 24, 2015)https://deadline.com/2015/03/keith-olbermann-twitter-war-suspended-espn-apology-video-1201384596/ Keith Olbermann Returns Contritely To ESPN2 After Suspension Over Twitter War de Moraes Lisa March 2, 2015 Deadline Hollywood March 3, 2015Giuliana Rancic issues an apology to K.C. Undercover actress/singer Zendaya after Rancic made comments about Zendaya's dreadlock-braided hairstyle during the post-Oscar special edition of Fashion Police. The incident causes co-host Kelly Osbourne to threaten quitting the series via her Twitter account (her departure is confirmed by E! on February 27)."Zendaya Responds to Giuliana Rancic's Apology for Dreadlocks Comments: 'I'm Glad It Was a Learning Experience'" from TV Guide (February 24, 2015)"Kelly Osbourne Departs E!'s 'Fashion Police" from The Hollywood Reporter (February 27, 2015)28A Saturday Night Live commercial spoof on an ad for Toyota (which depicted a female United States Army soldier being dropped off at the airport by her fatherToyota's "My Bold Dad" ad posted on YouTube (February 1, 2015)), stirs up outrage from viewers over its depiction of a female high school graduate (played by guest host Dakota Johnson) who leaves her family to join ISIS, with the father (played by Taran Killam) replying "Death To America" after instructing one of the militants (played by Kyle Mooney) to watch over her."Dakota Johnson's ‘SNL’ ISIS spoof stirs outrage online" from Yahoo! (March 1, 2015) March Date Event Source2CBS Television Distribution and Judge Judith Sheindlin extend their contract for her courtroom show Judge Judy for three seasons, adding to her current contract (which was set to expire after the 2016–17 season), meaning it will be on the air until at least the spring of 2020. The new contract also includes a second season renewal for her executive-produced judge panel show Hot Bench.‘Judge Judy’ Extends Big Bucks Contract With CBS Through 2020 Variety, March 2, 20153Oprah Winfrey announces that Harpo Productions will be folded into her OWN cable channel, which will result in the closing of Harpo Studios, the Chicago facility where The Oprah Winfrey Show taped from 1990 to its end in 2011. OWN's original shows will begin taping at their West Hollywood studios starting in 2016.Oprah shuts down Harpo Studios https://archive.today/20150309144405/http://www.9news.com/story/life/people/2015/03/03/oprah-shuts-down-harpo-studios/24318183/ March 9, 2015 KUSA/Denver, March 3, 20154An episode of TBS' Conan features segments in which host Conan O'Brien visits Havana, Cuba. It is the first time an American late-night series has filmed in Cuba since Jack Paar interviewed Fidel Castro on The Tonight Show in 1959.Conan O'Brien Just Filmed an Episode in Cuba https://time.com/3710656/conan-obrien-cuba-episode/ Variety February 15, 2015 February 15, 2015 February 16, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150216132024/http://time.com/3710656/conan-obrien-cuba-episode/ dead8Simpsons co-creator Sam Simon dies at the age of 59 from colon cancer"Sam Simon, Co-Creator of 'The Simpsons,' Dies at 59" Variety, March 9, 201510For the second time in 13 months, The Weather Channel is removed by a major television provider. Verizon FiOS dropped TWC and sister network Weatherscan at 12:00 am. Eastern Time (replaced by AccuWeather Network, which launched on that date, as well as a widget with weather content provided by WeatherBug), after the two parties were unable to come to terms on a new carriage agreement. Verizon (downplaying claims that the removal resulted from a carriage dispute between it and TWC) cited consumer use of the internet and mobile apps to receive weather forecasts as the reason behind the removal. In response, The Weather Channel released a statement citing its live, real-time coverage of severe weather events as an integral part of its programming, and urged FiOS subscribers to urge the provider to restore the channel.Verizon FiOS drops the Weather Channel https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/cotown/la-et-ct-verizon-fios-drops-the-weather-channel-20150311-story.html Yvonne Villarreal Los Angeles Times March 11, 2015 March 20, 2015Verizon FiOS drops the Weather Channel https://money.cnn.com/2015/03/10/media/weather-channel-verizon-fios/ https://web.archive.org/web/20150312192250/http://money.cnn.com/2015/03/10/media/weather-channel-verizon-fios dead March 12, 2015 Brian Stelter Brian Stelter CNN Money March 10, 2015 March 20, 2015AccuWeather Launches Its First National Weather Channel https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/accuweather-launches-first-national-weather-781344 The Hollywood Reporter Beatrice Verhoeven March 13, 2015 March 20, 2015Verizon FiOS drops Weather Channel over contract https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2015/03/10/verizon-fios-drops-weather-channel/24728747/ Roger Yu USA Today March 10, 2015 March 20, 201512Dr. Nancy Snyderman leaves NBC News as a result of controversy stemming after she was caught violating the terms of a self-imposed quarantine after being potentially exposed to the Ebola virus, in which she was spotted outside the restricted area in New Jersey in October 2014, a precaution she and other staffers took after an NBC News freelance cameraman contracted the disease while Snyderman and a team were in Liberia.Nancy Snyderman Will Leave NBC News in Wake of Ebola Incident https://variety.com/2015/tv/news/nancy-snyderman-will-leave-nbc-news-in-wake-of-ebola-incident-1201451711/ Variety Penske Media Corporation March 12, 2015Univision fires Rodner Figueroa (a fashion correspondent and co-host of the Spanish-language network's entertainment newsmagazine Sal y Pimienta) after remarking on the previous day's edition of El Gordo y la Flaca that Michelle Obama looked "like she's part of the cast of Planet of the Apes" while the First Lady's image was shown side by side with that of Paolo Ballesteros (who became popular earlier in the year for his transformations into various female celebrities) during a live segment about the make-up artist. In a statement, Figueroa stated the comment was not meant to be racist, instead a reference to the job Ballesteros had done to make himself into Mrs. Obama, and claimed he was let go after The White House complained to Univision, a claim that a Univision executive denied.Univision host fired for first lady comment says White House complained https://money.cnn.com/2015/03/12/media/univision-fires-rodner-figueroa-michelle-obama/index.html https://web.archive.org/web/20150313063731/http://money.cnn.com/2015/03/12/media/univision-fires-rodner-figueroa-michelle-obama/index.html dead March 13, 2015 CNNMoney March 12, 2015 March 12, 2015Univision host fired after saying Michelle Obama looks like she's from 'Planet of the Apes' http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/entertainment/2015/03/12/univision-host-fired-after-saying-michelle-obama-looks-like-from-planet-apes/ Fox News Latino March 12, 2015 March 16, 2015After appearing in only seven shows, Kathy Griffin announces that she has decided to leave E!'s Fashion Police, citing that her brand of humor was not the perfect fit for the program and that she did not want to duplicate the formula of her best friend and predecessor Joan Rivers.Kathy Griffin Leaving E!'s Fashion Police https://variety.com/2015/tv/news/kathy-griffin-leaving-quit-fashion-police-1201451867/ Variety Penske Media Corporation March 12, 2015 On March 17, E! announced that it was placing Fashion Police on hiatus until September."News/ Fashion Police on Hiatus Until September, Co-Hosts Giuliana Rancic and Brad Goreski Set to Return" from E! (March 17, 2015)14One night before a HBO documentary series, The Jinx, airs its final episode, the subject of that show, Robert Durst, is arrested in New Orleans as part of the investigation of the 2000 death of family friend Susan Berman, which is profiled in the series along with two other deaths, including the unsolved disappearance and murder of Durst's wife. Though Durst has maintained his innocence, The Jinxs finale features audio of Durst (recorded following an interview for the series while Durst's microphone was still turned on) that appears to implicate himself in the deaths.Robert Durst of HBO's 'The Jinx' Says He 'Killed Them All' https://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/16/nyregion/robert-durst-subject-of-hbo-documentary-on-unsolved-killings-is-arrested.html The New York Times March 15, 2015As TV Show Ends, Durst Arrested For Murder http://www.tvnewscheck.com/article/83738/as-tv-show-ends-durst-arrested-for-murder/ Janet McConnaughey Brian Melley Associated Press TVNewsCheck NewsCheck Media March 16, 201523The National Football League announces a suspension of its decades-long blackout policy, allowing games that do not sell out in the 2015 season to air in the game site's market.NFL to Put One Game on Web TV Only https://www.wsj.com/articles/nfl-to-suspend-blackout-policy-1427134699 Kevin Clark The Wall Street Journal News Corp. March 23, 2015 March 24, 2015The FCC levies a $325,000 fine against CBS affiliate WDBJ/Roanoke, Virginia, for airing sexually explicit material outside of the designated safe harbor period (between 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 am). The fine, the largest ever against a television station for a one-time instance of indecent content, was for a July 2012 report opening a 6:00 p.m. newscast about a former porn actress who became a volunteer EMT for a Roanoke area rescue squad; the report featured a brief image from an adult website showing the subject of the report (who was neither nude nor engaged in a sexual act), which featured a video clip of a hand stroking a penis that seemed to be in the safe area of the editing suite while the story was being packaged, but was visible on-screen when actually broadcast. WDBJ's owner Schurz Communications plans to challenge the fine, contending the images were fleeting (only three seconds in length) and small enough to not be visible for many viewers.FCC Slaps Virginia TV Station With $325,000 Indecency Fine https://variety.com/2015/biz/news/fcc-slaps-virginia-tv-station-with-325000-indecency-fine-1201458034/ Ted Johnson Variety Penske Media Corporation March 23, 2015Indecency Meets Big-Screen TVs: FCC Proposes Mammoth $325K Fine http://www.commlawcenter.com/2015/03/indecency-meets-big-screen-tvs-fcc-proposes-mammouth-325k-fine.html Scott R. Flick Common Law Center March 23, 2015 March 24, 2015After three months of guest hosts in the wake of Craig Ferguson's departure from The Late Late Show, James Corden takes over as the CBS late-night talk show's permanent new host. Tom Hanks and Mila Kunis are Corden's inaugural guests.James Corden Lines Up first Late Late Show Guests http://www.broadcastingcable.com/news/programming/james-corden-lines-first-late-late-show-guests/138991 Broadcasting & Cable March 20, 2015 April Date Event Source1E. W. Scripps Company and Journal Communications consummate the concurring mergers of their respective media properties, with Journal's television and radio assets (with the exception of Fox affiliate KNIN-TV/Caldwell, Idaho, and radio station KFTI-FM/Wichita, Kansas, which were sold to other companies) becoming part of the Cincinnati-based Scripps' existing broadcasting portfolio (Scripps' print assets were transferred to a separate company, the Milwaukee-based Journal Media Group, which includes the pre-merger Journal's existing newspaper and magazine properties).Scripps Completes Journal Merger, Spinoff http://www.tvnewscheck.com/article/84186/scripps-completes-journal-merger-spinoff TVNewsCheck NewsCheck Media April 1, 2015As part of the show's annual April Fool's Day gag, Bob Barker hosts the first segment of The Price Is Right. Barker, who hosted the show from 1972 to 2007, ceded hosting duties to current host Drew Carey for the remainder of the show.Slane, Kevin. Bob Barker Appeared on ‘The Price is Right’ and Everyone Lost Their Minds. The Boston Globe. Retrieved April 9, 2015.2Just three days after it was announced that the project had begun production, Will Ferrell announced that a Lifetime movie that he and producer Gary Sanchez had been working on, A Deadly Adoption, was scrapped after details of the project were leaked to the press. Rumored to be an April Fools' Day prank, a teaser would be unveiled on June 11; the actual movie aired on June 20. The television film stars Ferrell and Kristen Wiig as a couple whose plans to adopt a young woman's unborn child takes a tragic turn, which coincided with Lifetime's 25th anniversary of producing original made-for-cable movies (the story reportedly includes tongue-in-cheek nods to classic Lifetime movies).Will Ferrell, Kristen Wiig: We're scrapping Lifetime movie due to press leak – exclusive https://www.ew.com/article/2015/04/02/will-ferrell-kristen-wiig-scrap-lifetime-movie Entertainment Weekly April 2, 2015 April 17, 2020 May 15, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200515134141/https://ew.com/article/2015/04/02/will-ferrell-kristen-wiig-scrap-lifetime-movie/ deadThe Price Is Right model Manuela Arbeláez accidentally unveiled the winning prize in one of the Pricing Game segment Five Price Tags and awarded a $21,960 Hyundai Sonata to a contestant. Her resulting blooper has since gone viral in social media and on YouTube.https://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/model-error-wins-price-contestant-car-article-1.2171402 SEE IT: 'Price is Right' contestant wins free car thanks to model's blunder Nina Golgowski nydailynews.com April 2, 2015 In Wheel of Fortune, contestant Whitney Shields became the first contestant in history to lose the $1,000,000 prize after failing to solve "Without a Doubt", since the $1,000,000 top prize was introduced back in 2008. Consequently, the loss prevented Shields from setting a new record of $1,041,892 (which could've surpass Autumn Erhard's $1,030,340 from May 30, 2013, episode).https://buyavowel.boards.net/thread/7443/april-2-2015-recap April 2, 2015 recap | Buy a Vowel Boards buyavowel.boards.net May 16, 2024 May 16, 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240516102417/https://buyavowel.boards.net/thread/7443/april-2-2015-recap dead3Two Los Angeles-based talent agencies, United Talent Agency and Creative Artists Agency, take their dispute that resulted in UTA luring away 10 talent representatives and their clients (including television actresses Mindy Kaling and Melissa McCarthy) to court, as CAA files a lawsuit accusing UTA of enlisting two CAA agents to help induce their fellow employees to terminate their employment with CAA so they can join UTA, citing a breach of contract and a deliberate attempt to interfere with CAA's relationship with its clients.CAA Sues UTA and Two Agents for a "Lawless Midnight Raid" (Exclusive) https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/caa-sues-uta-two-agents-785838?mobile_redirect=false The Hollywood Reporter April 3, 20156ABC affiliate WICD/Champaign, Illinois, discontinued its weeknight 6:00 and 10:00 p.m. newscasts, replacing them with simulcasts from Springfield sister station WICS (both are owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group, with WICD serving as a semi-satellite of WICS), that would feature news coverage focused on the entire Springfield-Champaign-Decatur market. Although WICD will no longer carry its own newscasts, the station will simultaneously begin producing an hour-long 9:00 p.m. newscast for Fox-affiliated sister station WCCU-TV, that will be separate from an existing prime time newscast on that station's Springfield-based parent WRSP-TV (both operated by Sinclair through GOCOM Media).Changes coming to local TV scene http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2015-03-13/changes-coming-local-tv-scene.html Don Dodson The News-Gazette Professional Impressions Media Group March 13, 2015 March 24, 2015WICS Springfield (Ill.) to Produce WICD News http://www.broadcastingcable.com/news/local-tv/wics-springfield-ill-produce-wicd-news/139077 Michael Malone Broadcasting & Cable March 24, 2015CBS televised the 2015 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship Game, in which the Duke Blue Devils defeated the Wisconsin Badgers in Indianapolis. The 2015 Championship Game marked the end of a 34-year streak of consecutive telecasts of the game for CBS Sports. The 2016 edition, as part of a deal between CBS and Turner that began in 2011, will be on TBS. Through 2024, subsequent championship games in even-numbered years are scheduled to be on TBS, with CBS retaining the game in odd-numbered years.CBS Sports, Turner Broadcasting, NCAA Reach 14-Year Agreement https://www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-men/2010-04-21/cbs-sports-turner-broadcasting-ncaa-reach-14-year-agreement NCAA April 1, 2015 January 12, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20131109075831/http://www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-men/2010-04-21/cbs-sports-turner-broadcasting-ncaa-reach-14-year-agreement November 9, 2013 dead mdy-allCBS Sports, Turner Sports announce programming schedule for 2014, 2015 https://www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-men/article/2013-05-07/cbs-sports-turner-sports-announce-programming-schedule-2014 NCAA April 1, 2015 May 7, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20150402110948/http://www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-men/article/2013-05-07/cbs-sports-turner-sports-announce-programming-schedule-2014 April 2, 2015 dead7Coinciding with the fifth-season premiere of Game of Thrones airing five days later on April 12, HBO launches HBO Now, an over-the-top subscription video on demand service featuring original programming and feature film content from the Time Warner-owned premium channel. The service, which does not require a subscription to the linear HBO channel through a conventional pay television provider (differing from the similar TV Everywhere service HBO Go), was initially made available for purchase through Apple (which unveiled the service at a press event on March 9) and Cablevision's Optimum TV service.HBO Now coming in April for $14.99 per month, Apple TV price cut to $69 https://www.theverge.com/2015/3/9/8175619/hbo-now-announced The Verge March 9, 2015HBO Now coming in April for $14.99 per month, Apple TV price cut to $69 https://www.theverge.com/2015/3/9/8175619/hbo-now-announced The Verge March 9, 2015With the 'Game of Thrones' premiere just days away, HBO Now launch is imminent http://appadvice.com/appnn/2015/04/with-the-game-of-thrones-premiere-just-days-away-hbo-now-launch-is-imminent Bryan M. Wolfe AppAdvice April 6, 2015'HBO Now' Goes Live http://www.multichannel.com/news/tv-apps/hbo-now-goes-live/389517#sthash.gEGufCmc.dpuf Jeff Baumgartner Multichannel News April 7, 20158A series of DirecTV advertisements featuring actor and spokesperson Rob Lowe as himself and various alter-egos is removed as planned for a new campaign featuring model Hannah Davis, but not before the National Advertising Division, following up on a complaint made by Comcast, finds DirecTV's claims about customer satisfaction, quality and ranking in the Lowe series of ads are not true.Rob Lowe DirecTV ad campaign nixed https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2015/04/08/rob-lowe-directv-ad-campaign-nixed/ Justin Wm. Moyer The Washington Post April 8, 201513Citing his film and primetime TV workload, Terry Crews announces he will step down as Who Wants to Be a Millionaire host after one season. Chris Harrison will succeed Crews in September."Chris Harrison to Replace Terry Crews on ‘Who Wants to Be a Millionaire’" from Variety (April 13, 2015)WCIA/Champaign anchor Dave Benton announces he will leave the position to continue his treatment for terminal brain cancer, which he first disclosed to viewers in September 2014. Benton later died on May 26 at the age of 52."WCIA-TV anchor battling brain cancer to step down," from The State Journal-Register, April 13, 2015"Former WCIA news anchor Dave Benton dies after fighting brain tumor," from The State Journal-Register, May 26, 201515The digital subchannel network Laff commences programming. Owned by Katz Broadcasting and consisting of sitcoms and comedic films, Laff launches primarily on stations owned by ABC and E. W. Scripps Company."Laff Diginet Rolls Out On Multiple Platforms," from TVNewsCheck, April 15, 201516ESPN suspends reporter Britt McHenry for one week after an incident that was caught on video in which she berated a towing company employee after her car was towed from a lot in suburban Washington, D.C. The video featured McHenry using profanity and insults towards the woman who was about to tow the car. McHenry has since apologized for her actions."ESPN suspends reporter Britt McHenry following incident with towing company employee" from The Washington Post (April 16, 2015)17The syndicated morning program The Daily Buzz is abruptly canceled without notice after a 12 1 2-year run. Based in Orlando and airing mainly on independent or CW- or MyNetworkTV-affiliated stations, Buzzs demise comes after a financial backer of the show's producers, Mojo Brands Media, pulls their funding for the company.http://www.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment/tv/tv-guy/os-daily-buzz-canceled-20150417-post.html Daily Buzz canceled Boedeker Hal April 17, 2015 Orlando Sentinel April 18, 201518Fox Sports announces the addition of Pete Rose to its Major League Baseball broadcasting team as a guest analyst, over 25 years after the all-time leader in hits (with 4,259) received a lifetime ban from the sport for betting on games while managing the Cincinnati Reds.https://abcnews.go.com/Sports/wireStory/fox-hires-pete-rose-special-guest-analyst-30416636 Fox Hires Pete Rose as Special Guest Analyst April 18, 2015 Associated Press April 18, 201520Netflix announces it has ordered 13 episodes of an original series titled Fuller House, which will be a sequel of Full House, with several members of the original cast reprising their roles.'Fuller House' good news for 'Full House' obsessives The Chicago Tribune, April 22, 201523Just one year after announcing what would have become the largest cable operator in the United States, only to face increasing opposition from federal regulators, members of the U.S. House and Senate, and media watchdog groups, Comcast withdraws its plans to acquire Time Warner Cable, whose deal would have faced more scrutiny after regulators were to take the companies' proposed plans that were called into question to a judge before a decision could have been made."Comcast Calls Off Plans To Buy Time Warner Cable" from "USA Today" (April 23, 2015)Hours after the news was leaked out in the upcoming edition of Entertainment Weekly to some subscribers of the magazine who receive it early, Patrick Dempsey confirmed that his character on Grey's Anatomy, Derek Shepherd, will die from a car accident and his wife Meredith Grey (Ellen Pompeo) will take him off life support in the episode "How to Save a Life", which aired on this date. The news also coincides with Dempsey's decision to leave the series after eleven seasons despite having signed on for a 12th."‘Grey's Anatomy': Patrick Dempsey Officially Leaving After 11 Seasons" from Variety (April 23, 2015)Gray Television reaches a deal to purchase WAGM-TV, the CBS and Fox affiliate in Presque Isle, Maine, from NEPSK for $10.25 million.Gray Buying WAGM For $10.25M http://www.tvnewscheck.com/article/84813/gray-buying-wagm-for-1025m May 20, 2015 TVNewsCheck April 23, 201524In a two-hour 20/20 interview with ABC's Diane Sawyer that attracts nearly 17 million viewers, Bruce Jenner confirms nearly 2 years of speculation (after his divorce from third wife Kris Jenner) that he identifies as and has started transitioning to a woman, the last interview Jenner will do as a male during the transition. On April 25, E! announces that an eight-part documentary-reality series (I Am Cait) that will follow the now-rechristened Caitlyn Jenner's life as a transgender person will debut July 26."Nearly 17 Million Watch Jenner Interview," from AP/TVNewsCheck, February 4, 2015"Bruce Jenner Confirms He Is transitioning: Yes For All Intents And Purposes I Am A Woman" from E! (April 24, 2015)26The 42nd Daytime Emmy Awards ceremonies are held, with The Young and the Restless and Days of Our Lives sharing Outstanding Drama Series honors, the 2nd time in history two dramas shared the honor. The ceremony airs on Pop, marking a return to conventional TV for the Daytime Emmys (the 2014 ceremony aired online-only)."Soaps Score Big At Daytime Emmys," from AP/TVNewsCheck, April 27, 2015Daytime Emmy Awards Return To TV With Multi-Year Deal at Pop https://deadline.com/2015/03/daytime-emmy-awards-return-tv-multi-year-deal-pop-1201384383/ Nellie Andreeva Deadline Hollywood Penske Media Corporation March 2, 2015 March 3, 2015Daytime Emmys Hope to Rebound in Telecast Deal with Pop https://variety.com/2015/tv/news/daytime-emmys-hope-to-rebound-in-telecast-deal-with-pop-1201444123/ Cynthia Littleton Variety Penske Media Corporation March 2, 2015 March 3, 201527ESPN sues Verizon for breach of contract after they "unbundled" its channels by placing them into a different package than previously agreed upon.https://archive.today/20150427220030/http://www.abc12.com/home/headlines/ESPN-suing-Verizon-over-unbundling-of-its-sports-channel-301451451.html ESPN suing Verizon over unbundling of its sports channel WJRT-TV via The Associated Press, April 27, 2015Local media outlets in the Baltimore market and the major cable news outlets air live coverage of the riots that breaks out hours after the funeral of Freddie Gray, a 25-year-old male who died of suspicious spinal cord and neck injuries while in police custody after being arrested for possession of what was suspected to be an illegal knife that later turned out was legal under Maryland state law, which lead to six Baltimore Police Department officers being placed on paid suspension (and were later charged with second degree murder and manslaughter charges upon review of an investigation), which forces the move of network primetime to digital subchannels on WMAR, WBAL, WJZ and WBFF for breaking news coverage. At least 34 people were arrested, and 15 officers were injured. The riots also results in the postponement of two Chicago White Sox–Baltimore Orioles games to a May 28 doubleheader (the first due to safety concerns, the second additionally due to an additional 10 pm. ET curfew), with a third on April 29 being played during the day in an empty stadium setting at Oriole Park at Camden Yards, though still televised in the Baltimore and Chicago markets, a first ever in Major League Baseball's 145-year history.Baltimore Mayor: ‘Gave Those Who Wished to Destroy Space to Do That’, CBS News Baltimore, April 25, 2015 Freddie Gray death: 12 arrested during protests – CNN.com http://www.cnn.com/2015/04/25/us/baltimore-freddie-gray-protest/index.html CNN April 25, 2015 April 25, 2015 Marquez Miguel Almasy SteveWenger, Yvonne; Campbell, Colin. City leader calls for peace after 35 arrested, 6 officers injured , The Baltimore Sun, April 26, 2015.https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/12781465 White Sox-Orioles game will be played Wednesday, closed to public report April 28, 2015 ESPN.com April 29, 201529The Baltimore Orioles defeat the Chicago White Sox 8–2 in a game played without fans due to the Baltimore riots following the death of Freddie Gray.May 2015 May Date Event Source1Citing "the new realities of television viewing and philanthropic giving," the Muscular Dystrophy Association announces it will no longer produce its annual telethon, concentrating instead on digital and mobile fundraising platforms. Famously hosted through 2010 by Jerry Lewis, the MDA telethon had aired each Labor Day weekend since 1966.MDA ends Jerry Lewis Labor Day telethon https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2015/05/01/muscular-dystrophy-association-ends-labor-day-television-telethon/26709717/ USA Today May 1, 2015MDA Telethon Ends Historic Run, Urgent Fight for Families Continues http://www.mda.org/media/press-releases/mda-telethon-ends-historic-run-urgent-fight-families-continues MDA Press Release MDA.org May 1, 2015 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20150503211311/http://www.mda.org/media/press-releases/mda-telethon-ends-historic-run-urgent-fight-families-continues May 3, 2015 2For the first time since 2002, Showtime and HBO team up to co-produce a pay-per-view boxing broadcast, Floyd Mayweather's 12-round unanimous decision over Manny Pacquiao in Las Vegas (the fighters are under separate contracts with the broadcasters, Mayweather with Showtime, Pacquiao with HBO). Highly anticipated and financially lucrative (the HD broadcast cost $99.95), the start of the fight is delayed by about 45 minutes as last-minute buys overwhelm cable and satellite systems.Showtime & HBO Teaming For Mayweather-Pacquiao PPV Fight in May https://deadline.com/2015/04/mayweather-pacquiao-hbo-showtime-pay-per-view-1201378147/ Erik Pedersen Deadline Hollywood Penske Media Corporation February 20, 2015"Pay-per-view problems pop up prior to Mayweather-Pacquiao fight," from ESPN.com, March 5, 20155A&E announces it is pulling the reality series 8 Minutes from its schedule with no plans to air three remaining episodes from its first season, effectively cancelling the show. Producers of the series, in which pastor and former police officer Kevin Brown sets up sessions with prostitutes only to use the time to persuade them to abandon the profession, had received withering criticism in features by On the Media and BuzzFeed for failing to follow up with the show's subjects or provide them with promised services.https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/style-blog/wp/2015/05/05/ae-pulls-heavily-criticized-show-8-minutes-which-claimed-to-help-sex-workers-leave-the-trade/ A&E pulls heavily criticized show '8 Minutes,' which claimed to help sex workers leave the trade Yahr Emily May 5, 2015 The Washington Post May 6, 2015http://www.onthemedia.org/story/8-minutes/ 8 Minutes. Gladstone Brooke May 1, 2015 WNYC May 6, 2015https://www.buzzfeed.com/arianelange/sex-workers-say-ae-show-lied-to-them-about-providing-resourc#.xcp3E948a Sex Workers Say A&E Show Lied To Them About Providing Resources And Protecting Their Privacy Lange Ariane May 4, 2015 BuzzFeed May 6, 20156KTMF/Missoula news director Kalee Scolatti and a family acquaintance are shot and killed in an incident at Scolatti's home. The assailant, later identified as Scolatti's estranged husband, Nicholas, turns the gun on himself and dies in a Missoula hospital on May 8.Missoula shooting victim was helping 'sister' when killed http://missoulian.com/news/local/missoula-shooting-victim-was-helping-sister-when-killed/article_9b96a87e-5b48-51cc-b9ef-825e73ef32eb.html Kathryn Haake The Missoulian Lee Enterprises May 8, 20157MyNetworkTV affiliate KLAF-LD in Lafayette, Louisiana, announces it will become an NBC affiliate on July 1, giving the Lafayette market its first NBC affiliate since 1975 (when KLNI shut down). Prior to the announcement, cable systems in the market imported KPLC from Lake Charles, KALB-TV from Alexandria, and/or sister station WVLA-TV from Baton Rouge for NBC programming. It is also announced KLAF-LD's former affiliation with MyNetworkTV will move to a new DT3 subchannel of sister station and Fox affiliate KADN-TV on the same date.Nexstar Broadcasting's KLAF-TV to Become First NBC Network Affiliate Serving Lafayette http://www.cajunfirst.com/news/local-news/nexstar-broadcastings-klaf-tv-to-become-first-nbc-network-affiliate-serving-lafayette Chris Ortego Cajun First Nexstar Media Group May 7, 2015 January 18, 2016 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20160119104213/http://www.cajunfirst.com/news/local-news/nexstar-broadcastings-klaf-tv-to-become-first-nbc-network-affiliate-serving-lafayette January 19, 2016 12At an upfront presentation held at Lincoln Center, NBCUniversal Hispanic Group announces the formation of NBC Deportes, a sports division that will produce event, analysis and magazine content for Spanish-language networks Telemundo (whose Deportes Telemundo unit was restructured into the new division) and NBC Universo. The unit will be headed by NBC Sports Group chairman Mark Lazarus.Upfronts 2015: NBC Deportes Ramps Up http://www.multichannel.com/news/content/upfronts-2015-nbc-deportes-ramps/390577 Kent Gibbons Broadcasting & Cable May 12, 2015 May 31, 2015NBCUniversal Hispanic Group Unveils CultureFirst, NBC Deportes, Telemundo & NBC Universo 2015–16 Lineup, More – Upfronts https://deadline.com/2015/05/nbcuniversal-hispanic-group-nbc-deportes-telemundo-nbc-universo-upfronts-1201424868/ Denise Petski Deadline Hollywood Penske Media Corporation May 12, 2015 May 31, 201513Hearst Television announces its intentions to sell Hawaii ABC affiliate KITV/Honolulu and its satellites (KHVO/Hilo and KMAU/Wailuku) to SJL Broadcast Management. The purchase marks the return of SJL to Hawaii. As Montecito Broadcast Group, the company formerly owned KHON-TV from 2006 until 2007.Engle Erika Local TV station sold https://www.staradvertiser.com/2015/05/13/business/local-tv-station-sold/ August 8, 2025 Honolulu Star-Advertiser May 13, 2015Just two days after Fox announces that the show's 15th season in 2016 will be its last, Nick Fradiani is crowned the 14th season winner of American Idol."'American Idol' Will End Its Run In 2016," from The New York Times, November 5, 2015"American Idol winner Nick Fradiani: 'I just got hot at the right time'" https://web.archive.org/web/20200908030558/https://ew.com/article/2015/05/14/american-idol-nick-fradiani-winner-interview/ September 8, 2020 from Entertainment Weekly (May 14, 2015)Harry Shearer announces he will depart from the voice cast of The Simpsons due to a contract dispute. The dispute would be resolved by July 7, when Fox announces Shearer had accepted a new 2-year deal (with the same terms as his fellow cast members) to remain with the show and continue to provide the voice of Ned Flanders, Mr. Burns, and several other notable characters."Harry Shearer Is Leaving The Simpsons," from TV Guide, May 14, 2015"Harry Shearer Inks Deal to Return to 'The Simpsons,'" from The Hollywood Reporter, July 7, 201515–18For the first time since its inception in 1963, ABC's soap opera General Hospital airs live episodes for two days (Friday, May 15 and Monday, May 18), becoming the first American daytime soap opera to do so in 40 years since As the World Turns and The Edge of Night, both of which were transitioned to being taped from live broadcasts."'General Hospital' goes live; Anthony Geary leaving" from Orlando Sentinel (May 9, 2015)17During a telecast of This Week, host George Stephanopoulos admitted to having contributed to the Clinton Foundation after reports surfaced that he failed to disclose a $75,000 contribution he made to the organization, leading to a conflict of interest that arose after he interviewed Peter Schweizer, the author of "Clinton Cash", which detailed allegations and conflicts involving Clinton Foundation donors, during an April 26 broadcast. As a result of the revelation and admission, Stephanopoulos removed himself from moderating the Republican presidential primary debate in February. ABC has a policy that bars reporters from contributing to political groups, except for charities, such as the Clinton Foundation."ABC's Stephanopoulos under fire for failing to disclose donations" from Los Angeles Times (May 14, 2015)"Stephanopoulos, ABC have not fully disclosed Clinton ties: Schweizer" from USA Today (May 17, 2015) The 2015 Billboard Music Awards (which premiered the TV cut of Taylor Swift's music video for "Bad Blood" at the start of the broadcast) breaks its own record for having the most viewers tuning in with 11.1 million, a jump of 6% from the 2014 telecast (its highest since the 2003 telecast) and 4% overall among its annual broadcast in its 14-year history."Ratings: ABC's ‘Billboard Music Awards’ Hit 12-Year Demo High" from Variety (May 18, 2015)Tom Bergeron ends his run as host of America's Funniest Home Videos after fifteen seasons (the longest hosting tenure to date in the 25-year history of the ABC series). The 25th-season finale, which was taped at Disneyland as part of the show's annual "Grand Prize Spectacular", closed with Bergeron being carted off the set by original host Bob Saget. On May 19 (formally announced during an appearance on the season finale of Dancing with the Stars, which Bergeron will continue to host), Alfonso Ribeiro was named the new host of AFV, starting with the 26th season in September."Alfonso Ribeiro Named New Host of ‘America's Funniest Home Videos’" from Variety (May 19, 2015)Alfonso Ribeiro to Replace Tom Bergeron as Host of 'America's Funniest Home Videos' https://www.thewrap.com/alfonso-ribeiro-to-replace-tom-bergeron-as-host-of-americas-funniest-home-videos/ Jeff Sneider The Wrap May 19, 2015 May 20, 201518The ABC reality dating series The Bachelorette opens its 11th season with two female contestants (both of whom competed in season 19 of parent series The Bachelor) vying to become the sole courter of 25 male participants. In the second episode of the two-part premiere (on May 19), Kaitlyn Bristowe was named the season's sole Bachelorette over Britt Nilsson in a majority vote by 24 of the suitors (a 25th was eliminated prior to the vote announcement due to alcohol-induced inappropriate conduct with Bristowe and some of the male contestants). This marked the first such selection by vote in the history of the series and the second in the Bachelor franchise overall (Byron Velvick was selected over Jay Overby by contestant vote in season 6 of The Bachelor).'The Bachelorette' twist: Both Britt Nilsson, Kaitlyn Bristowe to find love on ABC show http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv/britt-nilsson-kaitlyn-bristowe-named-new-bachelorettes-article-1.2143548 Elizabeth Vantemere New York Daily News March 10, 2015 March 31, 2015The Bachelorette Shocker: 25 Men Will Choose Between Two Ladies https://www.tvline.com/casting-news/the-bachelorette-two-women-britt-kaitlyn-competing-2015-595262/ Michael Slezak TVLine March 9, 2015 May 31, 2015The Bachelorette Recap: Kaitlyn, Britt and 25 of Their Closest Boyfriends https://time.com/3883273/bachelorette-bachelor-chris-soules-britt-nilsson-kaitlyn-bristowe/ Melissa Locker Time May 19, 2015 May 31, 2015 May 30, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150530071600/http://time.com/3883273/bachelorette-bachelor-chris-soules-britt-nilsson-kaitlyn-bristowe/ deadThe Bachelorette, episode 2, recap: Kaitlyn gets lucky — becomes Bachelorette, will admit to having sex with contestant http://blogs.vancouversun.com/2015/05/20/the-bachelorette-episode-2-recap-kaitlyn-gets-lucky-becomes-bachelorette-will-admit-to-having-sex-with-contestant/ Bev Wake Vancouver Sun May 20, 2015 May 31, 201519Rumer Willis is crowned the 20th season winner of Dancing with the Stars.Rumer Willis crowned ‘Dancing With The Stars’ champion New York Post, May 20, 2015 20Gray Television announces that it plans to acquire KOSA-TV, the CBS affiliate in Odessa, Texas, from Investment Company of America for $33.6 million.Gray Buying KOSA Odessa For $33.6 Million http://www.tvnewscheck.com/article/85493/gray-buying-kosa-odessa-for-336-million May 20, 2015 TVNewsCheck May 20, 2015With retrospective clip packages, cameo appearances by former presidents George H. W. Bush, Bill Clinton and George W. Bush plus incumbent Barack Obama, a Top Ten List read by frequent guests (among them the previous night's guest, Bill Murray), and a closing performance by Foo Fighters, David Letterman hosts CBS' Late Show for the final time, retiring after a record 33 years as a late night host (22 at Late Show, 11 before that at NBC's Late Night)."David Letterman Signs Off As Latenight Host," from AP/TVNewsCheck, May 21, 201521TLC suspends broadcasts of the series 19 Kids and Counting in the wake of revelations against Josh Duggar, the oldest child of the 19-child family. The revelations allege that Duggar, as a teenager, engaged in unspecified inappropriate acts of incest with his sisters and others; he would later also be outed as an adulterer after his account on Ashley Madison was exposed in the Ashley Madison data breach. The Duggar family and TLC mutually agree to end the series permanently on July 16.http://www.broadcastingcable.com/news/programming/tlc-pulls-19-kids-and-counting-schedule-amid-scandal/141126 TLC Pulls "19 Kids and Counting" Amid Scandal May 22, 2015 May 22, 2015https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/19-kids-and-counting-officially-canceled/ '19 Kids and Counting' officially canceled Fox News July 16, 2015 July 16, 2015The American version of Red Nose Day makes its inaugural debut. The charity event, organized by Comic Relief, Inc. and broadcast on NBC featuring performances, sketches, features and appeal films from various celebrities and music artists, raised over $21 million to help lift children and young people out of poverty. It also became the most social charity special of the 2014–15 season with more than 149,000 tweets and set a viewership record of 3.194 million overall.http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/05/22/nbcs-inaugural-red-nose-day-charity-event-raises-over-21-million-dollars/ https://web.archive.org/web/20160211013918/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/05/22/nbcs-inaugural-red-nose-day-charity-event-raises-over-21-million-dollars/ dead February 11, 2016 NBC's Inaugural 'Red Nose Day' Charity Event Raises Over 21 Million Dollars Baron Steve TV by the Numbers May 22, 2015 April 25, 2016http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/05/22/nbcs-red-nose-day-is-the-most-social-charity-special-of-the-2014-15-season/ https://web.archive.org/web/20160601030259/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/05/22/nbcs-red-nose-day-is-the-most-social-charity-special-of-the-2014-15-season/ dead June 1, 2016 NBC's 'Red Nose Day' is the Most Social Charity Special of the 2014–15 Season Baron Steve TV by the Numbers May 22, 2015 April 25, 201622CBS reveals that copies of Supergirls pilot episode were leaked to unauthorized and pirated websites ahead of the series' November debut. An estimated 192,000 illegal downloads took place, mainly from the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia."CBS Supergirl Pilot Leaked To Pirated Sites" from Variety (May 22, 2015)25After a four-month "soft launch" of series marathons for early affiliates, Decades makes its formal debut. A digital subchannel network co-owned by CBS Television Stations and Weigel Broadcasting, Decades features classic TV shows and movies as well as original content, highlighting on a particular year or decade each day.CBS O&Os, Weigel To Launch Decades Diginet http://www.tvnewscheck.com/article/80197/cbs-oos-weigel-to-launch-decades-diginet TVNewsCheck NewsCheck Media October 21, 2014Decades launches January 16 on WBAY-TV 2.3 https://wbay.com/2015/01/09/decades-launches-january-16-on-wbay-tv-2-3/ WBAY-TV Media General January 9, 2015 January 10, 2015 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20150110030601/http://wbay.com/2015/01/09/decades-launches-january-16-on-wbay-tv-2-3/ January 10, 2015 26One month after Comcast ends its purchase attempt of Time Warner Cable, Charter Communications announces it will purchase TWC in a $56.7 billion deal, pending FCC approval. Charter would also continue its plan to acquire Bright House Networks, which is controlled by the Time Warner/Advance Newhouse Partnership, in a separate deal. In relation to its TWC deal, Charter announced plans to offer TWC-owned SportsNet LA, the Los Angeles Dodgers' exclusive TV home, to its existing customers in Southern California. It had been available only to TWC customers, as Charter and other pay television providers had previously balked at TWC's per-subscriber fee for the channel."Charter Communications Agrees to Acquire Time Warner Cable," from The New York Times, May 26, 2015"Dodgers TV Network To Run On Charter Cable" from Variety (May 26, 2015)29Live Well Network, a lifestyle digital subchannel network owned by ABC Owned Television Stations which had ended most operations on April 15, ends all national distribution, as Media General removes the network from their stations at the close of business on this day, though it continues to air in markets with an ABC owned-and-operated station.Downey Kevin No Life Left in Live Well Network http://www.tvnewscheck.com/article/76896/no-life-left-in-live-well-network June 9, 2014 TV News Check June 9, 2014Block Alex Live Well Network's Demise Follows Advertiser Resistance, CBS Plans (Analysis) https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/live-well-networks-demise-follows-710477 The Hollywood Reporter June 9, 2014 June 11, 2014https://variety.com/2015/tv/news/abc-sticks-with-live-well-digital-channel-adds-comedy-net-1201408301/ ABC Sticks with Live Well Digital Channel, Adds Comedy Net Littleton Cynthia January 18, 2015 Variety January 18, 201531Bob Schieffer moderates Face the Nation for the final time, retiring after a 24-year run as the CBS News program's host and a 46-year tenure with the network. John Dickerson became Faces host on June 7."It's A Wrap For CBS's Bob Schieffer," from AP via TVNewsCheck, January 6, 2015 https://money.cnn.com/2015/04/12/media/john-dickerson-face-the-nation-host/ https://web.archive.org/web/20150413105035/http://money.cnn.com/2015/04/12/media/john-dickerson-face-the-nation-host/ dead April 13, 2015 CBS taps John Dickerson to succeed Bob Schieffer as 'Face the Nation' host April 12, 2015 CNN Money 2014-04-12 June Date Event Source1Buzzr debuts as a digital subchannel network, airing primarily on Fox-owned stations. Owned by FremantleMedia and based on the YouTube channel of the same name, the network features content from Fremantle's library of classic game shows (including the extensive Goodson–Todman Productions library that had previously served as the core of the Game Show Network lineup).Fox TV Stations Acquire BUZZR TV, New Multicast Net from FremantleMedia North America http://www.broadcastingcable.com/news/syndication-and-distribution/fox-tv-stations-acquire-buzzr-tv-new-multicast-net-fremantlemedia-north-america/137216 Broadcasting & Cable January 20, 2015FremantleMedia Hits on 'Buzzr' YouTube Channel with Classic Game Show Reboots https://variety.com/2015/digital/news/fremantlemedia-hits-on-buzzr-youtube-channel-with-classic-game-show-reboots-1201429965/ Todd Spangler Variety Penske Media Corporation February 10, 2015 February 11, 2015TBN Salsa, a faith-based, family-oriented digital subchannel network targeting English-speaking Hispanics, launches. Owned by the Trinity Broadcasting Network, TBN Salsa replaced either JUCE TV or Smile of a Child TV on the third or fifth subchannel, depending on the market, of TBN's 38 stations. The latter two networks were combined into a single subchannel over-the-air, with Smile airing a reduced lineup of programming in the mornings and early-afternoons, though both services will maintain separate 24-hour schedules via TBN's streaming services on its website, along with the network's mobile and digital media player apps.TBN Salsa Targets English-Speaking Hispanics http://www.multichannel.com/tbn-salsa-targets-english-speaking-hispanics/390953 Kent Gibbons Multichannel News May 29, 2015KJNB-LD in Walnut Ridge, Arkansas, signs on the air as an affiliate of Fox, giving the Jonesboro market its first locally based Fox affiliate. Despite being licensed as a low-powered television station, Waypoint Media, the owners of KJNB-LD, secured the affiliation agreement with Fox by promising to provide coverage of at least 93% of the market through its over-the-air signal and through distribution on local cable and satellite providers.Jonesboro Gets New Fox TV Affiliate http://talkbusiness.net/2015/06/jonesboro-gets-new-fox-tv-affiliate/ Talk Business June 7, 20153After five seasons as a regular, Kim Richards departs the Bravo reality series The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills to seek rehabilitation for alcoholism. Although she would no longer serve as a full-time cast member, conflicting reports suggest the possibility of Richards making special appearances in future episodes.Kim Richards Will Not Return to Real Housewives of Beverly Hills as a Full-Time Cast Member http://www.eonline.com/news/662785/kim-richards-will-not-return-to-real-housewives-of-beverly-hills-as-a-full-time-cast-member Kristin Dos Santos E! Online June 3, 2015 In a Wall Street Journal report, Dish Network is stated to be in negotiations to merge with mobile telephone provider T-Mobile. Under the terms of the proposed deal, Dish chief executive officer Charlie Ergen would be named chairman of the combined company, with T-Mobile CEO John Legere as its CEO.Dish Network in Merger Talks With T-Mobile (Report) https://variety.com/2015/tv/news/dish-network-in-merger-talks-with-t-mobile-report-1201512047/ Brian Steinberg Variety Penske Media Corporation June 3, 2015 4In an interview on The Howard Stern Show, Jason Alexander makes a surprise admission: While he was a regular on Seinfeld in the 1990s, he, along with co-stars Jerry Seinfeld and Julia Louis-Dreyfus, were behind the idea to have his character George Costanza's fiancée Susan Ross (played by Heidi Swedberg) killed off because he felt the chemistry between the main cast and Swedberg did not work well on camera. Alexander and the former cast would later apologize to Swedberg after making that comment saying she was a great person to work with.Seinfeld's Jason Alexander Backpedals on Comments About "F—ing Impossible" Co-Star https://www.tvguide.com/news/seinfeld-jason-alexander-howard-stern-george-susan-heidi-swedberg-apology/ TV Guide OpenGate Capital June 4, 20156The 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup commences play. The tournament, which runs through July 5, is the first senior-level FIFA tournament broadcast by Fox Sports, the U.S. English-language rightsholders to the tournament, which will carry games on Fox, Fox Sports 1 and Fox Sports 2; NBCUniversal-owned Telemundo and NBC Universo handles Spanish-language television broadcasts.FIFA awards US TV Rights https://www.fifa.com/aboutfifa/organisation/news/newsid=1530715/index.html https://web.archive.org/web/20111022211139/http://www.fifa.com/aboutfifa/organisation/news/newsid=1530715/index.html dead October 22, 2011 FIFA July 5, 2013 June 4, 2015The majority of the cast of the 2000–2007 WB/CW series Gilmore Girls, along with series creator Amy Sherman-Palladino and her husband Daniel reunite for the first time in eight years to take part in a sold-out panel discussion of the series at the Paramount Theatre in Austin, Texas, as part of the ATX Television Festival. A chair is left empty in honor of Gilmore patriarch Edward Herrmann, who had been the first to state his intention to attend the reunion, but died on December 31, 2014, of brain cancer.http://tvradio.blog.austin360.com/2015/06/07/austin-hearts-gilmore-girls-atx-tv-fest-reunion/ Austin (hearts) 'Gilmore Girls' ATX TV Fest reunion Gallaga Omar June 7, 2015 Austin American-Statesman June 9, 20157True crime channel Investigation Discovery airs its first ever scripted production with the mini-series Serial Thriller: Angel of Decay which chronicled the investigation of convicted serial killer Ted Bundy. The channel would produce a second installment titled Serial Thriller: The Chameleon about suspected serial killer Elaine Parent, which aired in December.Upfronts: Investigation Discovery Sets ‘Serial Thriller’ as First Scripted Miniseries Variety, March 31, 2015Exclusive Sneak Peek At Serial Thriller: The Chameleon Investigation Discovery official site 8The R&A announces a new U.S. broadcast deal with NBC and Golf Channel to carry The Open Championship, one of the four men's major golf championships. The new deal was set to begin in 2017, but by October 2015, NBC reaches a deal with the R&A and ESPN to take over coverage in 2016, the last year of ESPN's current deal to carry The Open. The arrangements mean ESPN's relationship with The Open ends with the final round of the 2015 Open on July 20. ESPN and/or sister network ABC had carried The Open since 1962."NBC, Golf Channel ending ABC/ESPN British Open reign," from Sports Business Daily, August 6, 2015"NBC getting British Open a year early," from Sports Business Daily, December 10, 20159During an interview with ABC affiliate KXLY-TV/Spokane in which they were doing an investigation into her claims of harassment and her ethnic background, Rachel Dolezal, the president of the Spokane Chapter of the NAACP, is confronted and questioned by reporter Jeff Humphrey about whether she was actually African-American when the reporter showed her a picture of her parents, who are actually Caucasian along with a picture of her as a teenager albeit a different skin color; Dolezal immediately walks away afterwards. The interview eventually goes viral and Dolezal becomes the major topic on news programs, which results in her stepping down as NAACP president and being removed from a police ombudsman commission. Dolezal later appears on Today and MSNBC to discuss her racial identity, say that she identifies herself as a Black person."First on KXLY: Rachel Dolezal responds to race allegations" https://web.archive.org/web/20150621181124/http://www.kxly.com/news/spokane-news/First-on-KXLY-Rachel-Dolezal-responds-to-race-allegations/33539322 June 21, 2015 from KXLY-TV (June 11, 2015)"Rachel Dolezal: The story behind the story" https://web.archive.org/web/20150620233950/http://www.kxly.com/news/spokane-news/rachel-dolezal-the-story-behind-the-story/33608002 June 20, 2015 from KXLY-TV (June 16, 2015)"Exclusive Full Interview: Rachel Dolezal breaks her silence" from MSNBC (June 17, 2015)10After three months of guest hosting, actress/singer Raven-Symoné is named a permanent co-host of ABC's The View, filling the fourth panel slot vacated four months earlier by Rosie O'Donnell.Raven-Symoné Officially Joins The View E! Online, June 10, 201516After decades of teasing the idea (attempting a run in 2000 and almost running in 2012), businessman and media figure Donald Trump announces he's running for president.Diamond Jeremy 2015-06-16 Donald Trump jumps in: The Donald's latest White House run is officially on CNN Politics https://www.cnn.com/2015/06/16/politics/donald-trump-2016-announcement-elections/index.html 2023-07-19 CNN en18Four months after Lester Holt was named interim weeknight anchor of NBC Nightly News in the wake of preceding anchor Brian Williams' suspension for his misrepresentation of certain events, NBC News makes the move permanent, with Holt assuming full-time weeknight duties effective June 22. Holt, who had previously anchored Nightly News Saturday and Sunday editions from 2007 until Williams' suspension, becomes the first African-American to serve as the sole lead anchor of a weeknight network newscast. After his suspension ended in August, Williams' was reassigned to MSNBC where he serves as breaking news anchor.Lester Holt gets anchor chair in historic moment for black journalists https://money.cnn.com/2015/06/18/media/lester-holt-nbc-promotion/ https://web.archive.org/web/20150618231715/http://money.cnn.com/2015/06/18/media/lester-holt-nbc-promotion dead June 18, 2015 CNN Money Time Warner June 18, 2015Lester Holt Named Anchor of 'NBC Nightly News' https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/lester-holt-named-anchor-nbc-nightly-news-n377831 NBC News NBCUniversal June 18, 201518–21The 115th U.S. Open Golf Tournament airs on Fox and Fox Sports 1. The major tournament is the first U.S. Open ever carried by Fox Sports as part of a 12-year deal in which the sports division will hold the television rights to United States Golf Association championship events.Fox Readies Different U.S. Open Broadcast Than NBC, But Will Golf Fans Be Impressed? http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Daily/Issues/2015/06/17/Media/US-Open-Fox.aspx Sports Business Daily Advance Publications June 17, 201519Following a sold-out performance at the Minskoff Theatre in New York City, Neil Meron and Craig Zadan announced that "Bombshell", which was the fictional musical that was basis for the setting in the former NBC series Smash (for which they were the executive producers), would head to the Broadway stage as a real musical. Meron and Zadan are set to executive produce the Broadway production."'Smash' Musical 'Bombshell' Headed To The Stage" from Playbill (June 19, 2015)24The CBS reality series Big Brother begins its 17th season, with contestant Audrey Middleton becoming the first transgender contestant to appear on the U.S. version of the series (Nadia Almada – who also transitioned from male to female – was the first such contestant in the Big Brother franchise overall when she participated in the fifth season of the show's British version in 2004).'Big Brother' to Feature First Transgender Contestant as TV Continues to Diversify https://variety.com/2015/tv/news/big-brother-transgender-audrey-middleton-1201521465/ Elizabeth Wagmeister Variety Penske Media Corporation June 16, 2015 June 25, 201525Following comments about illegal immigrants from Mexico made by Donald Trump (who had previously stepped down as host of NBC's The Apprentice and was dropped by Fox News as a contributor shortly before his declaration) during his June 16 speech announcing his candidacy for the Republican Presidential nomination, Univision Communications terminates its contract with the Miss Universe Organization. NBCUniversal (which co-owned the Organization with Trump) and Mexico media conglomerate Televisa (which has a program-sharing agreement with Univision) later announced on June 29, that they would join Univision in severing business ties with Trump and terminate their contracts to televise Miss USA (cable channel Reelz later agreed to carry Miss USA 2015 on July 2, after initial confirmation by the Organization that it would be streamed via the pageant organizer's website) and Miss Universe. In protest of Trump's comments, hosts Cristián de la Fuente, Roselyn Sánchez (who were set to host the Spanish language simulcast for UniMás), Thomas Roberts and Cheryl Burke (who were set to host the NBC telecast); judges Emmitt Smith and Jonathan Scott; and scheduled musical performers J Balvin, Natalie La Rose, Craig Wayne Boyd and Flo Rida also withdrew from participating in the pageant. Trump and the Miss Universe Organization filed a breach of contract and defamation lawsuit against Univision Communications on June 30, seeking damages in excess of $500 million.Univision Enters into Long Term Partnership with Miss Universe Organization http://www.missuniverse.com/missusa/news/view/537#.VYxx6aPbLcs Miss Universe Organization February 5, 2015 June 25, 2015 June 26, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150626134903/http://www.missuniverse.com/missusa/news/view/537#.VYxx6aPbLcs deadUnivision dumps Trump, cancels Miss USA over his comments about Mexicans https://money.cnn.com/2015/06/25/media/univision-donald-trump-mexicans/ https://web.archive.org/web/20150625193817/http://money.cnn.com/2015/06/25/media/univision-donald-trump-mexicans/ dead June 25, 2015 Brian Stelter Brian Stelter CNN Money June 25, 2015Univision Dropping Miss USA Pageant Over Trump Comments https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory/univision-dropping-miss-usa-pageant-trump-comments-32023568 Frazier Moore Frazier Moore Associated Press ABC News The Walt Disney Company June 25, 2015Miss USA To Be Streamed After NBC And Pageant Co-Hosts Bail https://deadline.com/2015/06/miss-usa-donald-trump-nbc-cancels-univision-1201464497/ Lisa de Moraes Deadline Hollywood June 30, 2015Mexico's Televisa Dumps Miss Universe and Cuts Ties With Trump https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/mexicos-televisa-dumps-miss-universe-805889 John Hecht The Hollywood Reporter June 29, 2015 June 30, 2015NBC Cuts Ties With Donald Trump https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/nbc-cuts-ties-donald-trump-6613018/ Billboard June 29, 2015Miss USA headed to Reelz after being dumped by NBC https://www.ew.com/article/2015/07/02/miss-usa-reelz-donald-trump Christopher Rosen Entertainment Weekly July 2, 2015 April 17, 2020 March 8, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210308160253/https://ew.com/article/2015/07/02/miss-usa-reelz-donald-trump/ deadCo-hosts withdraw from Miss USA pageant over Trump comments https://money.cnn.com/2015/06/30/media/trump-nbc-miss-usa/index.html https://web.archive.org/web/20150701070038/http://money.cnn.com/2015/06/30/media/trump-nbc-miss-usa/index.html dead July 1, 2015 Tom Kludt Brian Stelter CNN Money June 30, 2015Trump, Miss USA pageant over Mexican remarks https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/cotown/la-et-ct-univision-cuts-ties-donald-trump-mexicans-miss-universe-20150625-story.html Meg James Los Angeles Times June 25, 2015Macy's dumps Trump, Flo Rida pulls out of Miss USA pageant http://www.denverpost.com/business/ci_28413388/macys-dumps-trump-clothing-line-response-comments https://web.archive.org/web/20150702152257/http://www.denverpost.com/business/ci_28413388/macys-dumps-trump-clothing-line-response-comments dead July 2, 2015 Mae Anderson Associated Press The Denver Post July 1, 2015 Two more performers pull out of Miss USA pageant because of Trump's comments on Mexican immigrants http://theadvocate.com/news/12795459-123/two-more-performers-pull-out Andrea Gallo The Advocate Capital City Press LLC July 1, 2015 July 1, 2015 March 3, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160303173743/http://theadvocate.com/news/12795459-123/two-more-performers-pull-out deadDonald Trump Hits Univision With $500M Miss USA Lawsuit, Network Calls It "Ridiculous" – Update https://deadline.com/2015/06/donald-trump-univision-lawsuit-miss-usa-1201464957/ Dominic Patten Deadline Hollywood Penske Media Corporation June 30, 2015Trump, Miss Universe Organization Sue Univision for $500 Million http://www.broadcastingcable.com/news/currency/trump-miss-universe-organization-sue-univision-500-million/142263 Jessika Walsten Broadcasting & Cable June 30, 2015 26Just moments after the Supreme Court of the United States handed down a 5–4 ruling that made same-sex marriages legal in the United States based on its decision in Obergefell v. Hodges, TV Guide updated its website and Facebook page to feature a modified logo, with "=" (the symbol for marriage equality) replacing "Guide" for one day.https://edition.cnn.com/videos/us/2015/06/26/supreme-court-same-sex-marriage-ruling-brown-dnt-tsr.cnn U.S. 21st country to allow same-sex marriage nationwide June 26, 2015 CNNLiptak Adam Same-Sex Marriage Is a Right, Supreme Court Rules, 5–4 The New York Times June 26, 2015 https://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/27/us/supreme-court-same-sex-marriage.html June 26, 2015Obergefell et al. v. Hodges, director, Ohio, Department of Health, et al. https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/14pdf/14-556_3204.pdf supremecourt.gov June 26, 2015 October 2, 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20191002050103/https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/14pdf/14-556_3204.pdf deadfrom TV Guide's Facebook page posted June 25, 201529The Gannett Company formally separates its assets; the broadcasting and digital media assets are split off into Tegna Inc., which will handle the operations of the former company's 46 television stations (its name is derived as a partial anagram of its predecessor parent, which was restructured as a new, debt-free company that runs the "old" Gannett's publishing assets). With the split, Tegna also seeks to gain control of stations owned by Sander Media in markets with Gannett newspapers due to cross-ownership rules.Gannett to change name to Tegna amid print unit spinoff https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2015/04/21/gannett-changes-name-to-tegna/26127343/ Roger Yu USA Today April 21, 2015 April 21, 2015Separation of Gannett into two public companies completed TEGNA http://www.tegna.com/separation-of-gannett-into-two-public-companies-completed/ Tegna June 29, 2015 June 29, 2015Application for Consent to Transfer Control of Entity Holding Broadcast Station Construction Permit or License https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/cdbsmenu.hts?context=25&appn=101680837&formid=315&fac_num=32327 Tegna July 1, 2015 July Date Event Source1As part of a series of asset and license transactions, Gray Television acquires certain non-license assets of Fox affiliate WFXS-DT/Wausau, Wisconsin, and CBS affiliate KVTV/Laredo, Texas, from Davis Television, LLC and Eagle Creek Television respectively, migrating their programming to low-power stations WZAW-LD and KYLX-LP (Gray already owns CBS affiliate WSAW and NBC affiliate KGNS in the respective markets). Gray also sells NBC affiliates KTVH-DT/Helena, Montana, and its Great Falls satellite KBGF to Cordillera Communications, and donates the license assets of CW affiliate KMTF to Montana State University, which will integrate it as a member of its Montana PBS state network.Gray in 4 New Deals, Closes 3 Earlier Ones http://www.tvnewscheck.com/article/86603/gray-in-4-new-deals-closes-3-earlier-ones TVNewsCheck NewsCheck Media July 1, 2015 July 2, 2015Just 20 days after beginning to air repeats of The Dukes of Hazzard, TV Land immediately pulls the series from its schedule as a response to the Charleston church shooting on June 17 and the controversy surrounding the modern display of the Confederate flag (which is displayed on the rooftop of the 1969 Dodge Charger, known as the "General Lee", in the show). The shooter, Dylann Roof, had used the flag in his photos to display his plan to start a race war, thus igniting the controversy. One week prior, Warner Bros. Television and its co-owned consumer products division decided to stop production of products that featured the flag related to the series or franchise. CMT continues to air the series under the same syndication contract between Warner Bros. and Viacom which allows airing on most Viacom networks, including TV Land.TVLand Pulls The Dukes of Hazzard Amidst Confederate Flag Controversy https://www.tvguide.com/news/tvland-pulls-the-dukes-of-hazzard-confederate-flag-controversy/ Shelli Weinstein TV Guide OpenGate Capital July 1, 20152Sonia Manzano announces that she will retire from Sesame Street after playing Maria Figueroa-Rodriguez since 1971.After 44 Years, Sesame Street's Maria Is Retiring http://www.people.com/article/sesame-street-maria-retires-sonia-manzano?xid=socialflow_facebook_peoplemag Drew Mackie People July 2, 2015During a live remote broadcast in San Francisco about a fatal shooting the previous night, news crews members from NBC owned-and-operated station KNTV and Fox O&O KTVU are assaulted and robbed of their equipment. The three suspects, last seen driving away in a black BMW, are still at large.Two TV News Crews Robbed at Gunpoint While Live on the Air http://crimefeed.com/2015/07/san-francisco-news-crews-targeted-equipment-robbed-one-station-live-air/ Crime Feed Investigation Discovery (Discovery Communications) July 6, 20155The live telecast of the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup Final from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, which saw the United States defeat Japan 5–2 in their rematch of the 2011 final (in which Japan won in a shootout), shattered viewing records for a major soccer game in the United States, played by men or women. An estimated 25.4 million viewers watched the English-language broadcast on the Fox Broadcasting Company, while 1.3 million viewed the Spanish-language broadcast on Telemundo. The combined audience of 26.7 million viewers made the final the most-watched soccer game in American history.Women's World Cup Final Was Most-Watched Soccer Game in United States History https://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/07/sports/soccer/womens-world-cup-final-was-most-watched-soccer-game-in-united-states-history.html Richard Sandomir Richard Sandomir The New York Times July 6, 2015 July 6, 20157Showtime launches an over-the-top subscription video on demand service featuring a wide selection of original programming and feature film content, as well as live streams of the CBS Corporation-owned premium channel's linear East and West Coast television feeds. Like with pay television competitor HBO's OTT service HBO Now, the service does not require a subscription to the linear Showtime channel through a conventional pay television provider (differing from the similar TV Everywhere service Showtime Anytime). It was initially made available for purchase through Apple, Roku, PlayStation Vue and Hulu as well as through the channel's SHO.com website.Showtime Has Officially Launched Its Streaming Service http://www.adweek.com/news/television/showtime-has-officially-launched-its-streaming-service-165768 Jason Lynch AdWeek Prometheus Global Media July 7, 2015 July 8, 2015Subway and its spokesman Jared Fogle mutually agree to part ways after the FBI raided his Zionsville, Indiana, home during a follow-up investigation regarding the arrest of the former head of his foundation, who was charged with possession of child pornography in April. Fogle pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography and having sex with a minor a month later.Subway Suspends Partnership With Jared Fogle Amid FBI Child Porn Investigation, Sources Say https://abcnews.go.com/Business/subway-suspends-partnership-jared-fogle-amid-fbi-child/story?id=32285152 ABC News The Walt Disney Company July 7, 2015https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/ex-subway-pitchman-to-plead-guilty-to-child-porn-charges-report/ar-CC19mJ Ex-Subway pitchman to plead guilty to child porn charges: report MSN dead https://web.archive.org/web/20160304061715/http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/ex-subway-pitchman-to-plead-guilty-to-child-porn-charges-report/ar-CC19mJ March 4, 2016 mdy-allJust one day after a judge orders the release of documents from his 2005 lawsuit involving a sexual harassment case that revealed that Bill Cosby had admitted to acquiring Quaaludes in order to have sex with women by drugging them, two African-American focused networks immediately drop his sitcoms from their lineup, with cable channel Centric pulling repeats of The Cosby Show and the digital multicast network Bounce TV removing his 1996–2000 series Cosby from their schedules.Bounce TV Pulls 'Cosby' Reruns, BET's Centric Yanks 'The Cosby Show' https://variety.com/2015/tv/news/cosby-reruns-bounce-tv-1201535254/ Variety Penske Media Corporation July 7, 2015After only one year as an online subscription video streaming service, The Sarah Palin Channel announced that it would be ceasing operations on August 1. Palin will offer the videos for free on her Facebook page and at her SarahPAC.com website.Sarah Palin Pulls Plug on Internet Subscription-Video Channel https://variety.com/2015/digital/news/sarah-palin-internet-subscription-video-channel-1201535281/ Variety Penske Media Corporation July 7, 20158ESPN announces that Keith Olbermann will part ways with the network after two years due to a breakdown in negotiations to renew his contract, which expires July 31. ESPN rehired the veteran news and sports journalist in 2013 (as he was an anchor on SportsCenter from 1992 to 1997) to host the self-titled sports news/talk program Olbermann on ESPN2, only to see the struggling series constantly make changes, delaying the show for live events, reducing it from an hour-long format to a half-hour, and concerns over Olbermann's style of reporting and commentary. The final program aired on July 24.ESPN, Keith Olbermann Part Ways https://variety.com/2015/tv/news/espn-keith-olbermann-1201536373/ Variety Penske Media Corporation July 8, 2015Epix 3, Epix's sister channel is renamed Epix Hits.May 20159E! announces that Giuliana Rancic will step down as co-host of E! News after 10 years, but will continue to serve as host of Fashion Police and Live from the Red Carpet specials at the network.Giuliana Rancic Exits 'E! News' Anchor Post https://variety.com/2015/tv/news/giuliana-rancic-exits-e-news-anchor-post-1201536523/ Variety Penske Media Corporation July 9, 201515For the first time in its 23-year history, the ESPY Awards, an exclusive to ESPN since its inaugural debut in 1993, moved to network television, where it aired on co-owned sister ABC. A rebroadcast later aired on ESPN, which aired the pre-show. The event – hosted by Joel McHale – saw Caitlyn Jenner become the first transgender athlete to receive an ESPY Award for expanding the sports world to the LGBT community, and a tribute to Stuart Scott, who died in January after suffering from cancer.'ESPYs' Moving to ABC http://www.broadcastingcable.com/news/programming/espys-moving-abc/140215 Tim Baysinger Broadcasting & Cable April 23, 2015ESPYs Host Joel McHale Preps Sports Jokes, Talks Caitlyn Jenner, Stuart Scott https://variety.com/2015/tv/news/joel-mchale-caitlyn-jenner-stuart-scott-espys-2015-1201535681/ Variety Penske Media Corporation July 7, 2015Two of the three PBS member stations serving South Florida, WPBT/Miami (owned by Community Television Foundation of South Florida, Inc.) and WXEL-TV/Boynton Beach (owned by WXEL Public Broadcasting Corporation), announce an agreement to merge into a new entity to be known as "South Florida PBS", which would enable the two stations to pool resources and fundraising efforts to offer more programming content. Miami's other PBS member station, WLRN-TV, is exempt from the deal.South Florida TV stations announce merger http://current.org/2015/07/south-florida-tv-stations-announce-merger/ Mike Janssen Current.org Current LLC July 15, 2015 July 16, 2015Two PBS television stations to merge http://www.sun-sentinel.com/business/fl-pbs-merger-20150715-story.html Donna Gehrke-White Johnny Diaz Sun Sentinel July 16, 201519GOCOM Media announces it will sell CBS affiliate KHSL-TV to USA Television Holdings, and K4 Media Holdings announces it will sell NBC affiliate KNVN to Maxair Media. Under the terms of the deal for the two Chico, California, stations, USA Television will assume the rights to an existing shared services agreement between KHSL and KNVN, in which it will provide certain non-programming, operational, technical and limited advertising services for KNVN on behalf of Maxair.New Owners For KHSL, KNVN Chico-Redding http://www.tvnewscheck.com/article/86995/new-owners-for-khsl-knvn-chicoredding Mark K. Miller TVNewsCheck NewsCheck Media July 19, 2015 22At the end of the Syfy made-for-cable film Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No!, the last minute concluded with a cliffhanger regarding whether or not April Wexler (played by Tara Reid) is killed by falling wreckage. An ad after the film promotes a Twitter campaign offering fans the chance to decide her fate with the hashtags "#AprilLives" or "#AprilDies", with the results to be revealed in Sharknado 4. She ends up surviving.'Sharknado 4' Announced: Director Anthony C. Ferrante Teases Details on Next Sequel https://variety.com/2015/tv/news/sharknado-4-director-anthony-c-ferrante-teases-another-sequel-1201545122/ Elizabeth Wagmeister Variety Penske Media Corporation July 22, 2015 July 22, 201524World Wrestling Entertainment officially releases Hulk Hogan from his contract, dropped as a judge on WWE Tough Enough, and removes products, merchandise, and related images (including his WWE Hall of Fame induction) from their website after additional footage from a 2012 sex tape surfaced in which he made racially charged rants that he would rather see his daughter Brooke date an African American, whom he suspected of dating at the time, as well as a separate comment involving Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson. Hogan has since apologized for his actions.Hulk Hogan Fired from WWE After Reports of Racist Rant https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/hulk-hogan-fired-wwe-reports-810894 Katie Wilson Berg The Hollywood Reporter Promethemus Media July 24, 2015 July 24, 2015The Federal Communications Commission approves the merger between AT&T and DirecTV, with attached conditions to address issues that may have potential negative effects on competition in the telecommunications industry (including requirements to expand its high-speed internet service to additional customers, eligible schools and libraries, and to offer broadband services to low-income households at discounted rates).F.C.C. Approves AT&T-DirecTV Deal https://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/25/business/media/fcc-approves-att-directv-deal.html Emily Steel The New York Times July 24, 2015ESPN officially terminates television and radio personality Colin Cowherd after he made negative comments about baseball players from the Dominican Republic on his radio program The Herd (a show simulcast on ESPNU), which was condemned by Major League Baseball and its players association. Cowherd had planned to leave ESPN after July 31 to join Fox Sports but the network decided to expedite his departure immediately."Colin Cowherd Makes Move To Fox Sports Radio (and Television) Official" from Radio Insight (August 12, 2015)ESPN Drops Colin Cowherd After Remarks on Dominicans https://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/25/sports/baseball/colin-cowherd-tries-to-explain-remarks-on-dominicans.html?rref=business/media&module=Ribbon&version=context&region=Header&action=click&contentCollection=Media&pgtype=article Richard Sandomir The New York Times July 24, 201527Actor Anthony Geary departs General Hospital, after having played the character of Luke Spencer on the ABC soap opera for 37 years, beginning in 1978.Anthony Geary says goodbye to General Hospital https://www.ew.com/article/2015/06/23/anthony-geary-general-hospital-goodbye Entertainment Weekly June 23, 2015 April 17, 2020 September 8, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200908030604/https://ew.com/article/2015/06/23/anthony-geary-general-hospital-goodbye/ dead"General Hospital" actor Anthony Geary to end role on July 27 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/general-hospital-actor-anthony-geary-to-end-role-on-july-27/ Associated Press CBS News June 29, 2015 June 30, 2015We Bare Bears premieres on Cartoon Network.http://www.animationmagazine.net/tv/comedy-series-we-bare-bears-debuts-july-27-on-cn/ Comedy Series 'We Bare Bears' Debuts July 27 on CN Animation Magazine June 18, 2015 June 20, 2015 McLean, Tom28With no advanced notice to its affiliates and a rebranding process still ongoing days after, Spanish-language broadcast network MundoFox rebrands as MundoMax. The change comes nearly two weeks after Fox International Channels divested its 50% interest in the network to Colombian broadcaster and network co-founder RCN Television on July 16, due to Fox and RCN's differing focuses in Spanish-language media (with Fox International wanting to focus on cable channels Fox Deportes, Nat Geo Mundo and Fox Life). The network has struggled since its August 2012 launch against competition from established competitors such as Univision and Telemundo, as well as a lack of higher-profile affiliates in key markets (with much of its affiliate body consisting of low-power stations and digital subchannels; Fox Television Stations carried the network only on a few of its owned-and-operated stations as third or fourth digital subchannels, mainly to simulcast a local affiliate to allow some kind of must carry cable carriage unavailable to the stations themselves in major markets). In addition to the rebrand, RCN abruptly shuts down MundoMax's news division, resulting in the layoffs of 35 of its 36 staffers; company representatives stated that news programming was "never part of the plan" for the network.MundoFox changes name, cancels national newscast & lays off staff http://www.mediamoves.com/2015/07/mundofox-changes-name-cancels-national-newscast-lays-off-staff.html Media Moves July 29, 2015 July 29, 201521st Century Fox Unloads Spanish-Language MundoFox https://variety.com/2015/tv/news/21st-century-fox-spanish-language-mundofox-rcn-1201541670/ Brian Steinberg Variety Penske Media Corporation July 16, 2015 July 19, 2015MundoFox Future in Question as RCN Takes Control of Spanish-Language Network https://variety.com/2015/tv/news/mundofox-rcn-fox-univision-1201543541/ Anna Marie de la Fuente Variety Penske Media Corporation July 18, 2015 July 19, 2015 August Date Event Source1KJNB-LD, the Fox affiliate in Jonesboro, Arkansas, licensed to nearby Walnut Ridge, launches a DT2 subchannel carrying programming from CBS, giving the Jonesboro area its first full-time CBS affiliate. Waypoint Media, owners of KJNB-LD, also announce plans to acquire KJNE-LP from New Moon Communications (who had intended to make KJNE-LP an NBC affiliate until KAIT acquired that affiliation in January) and have it serve as a translator of KJNB-LD. With the move, the Jonesboro market now offers in-market affiliates of all four major commercial broadcast networks.http://classictvmoark.blogspot.com/2015/08/cbs-makes-debut-in-northeast-arkansas.html Three Rivers Association for Classic TV: CBS makes debut in northeast Arkansas Michael Buhler August 3, 20153Fourteen years after its original news department was shut down, WEVV-TV/Evansville, Indiana, relaunches news content with the debut of daily local newscasts on both its CBS-affiliated main channel and its Fox/MyNetworkTV-affiliated subchannel. The new news operation was formed by station owner Bayou City Broadcasting, which acquired WEVV in August 2014 (previous owner Communications Corporation of America, which shuttered WEVV's news department in 2001, divested the station to Bayou City as part of its sale to the Nexstar Broadcasting Group).WEVV readying young news team for Tri-State http://www.courierpress.com/news/local-news/wevv-readying-young-news-team-for-tristate_40372311 Zach Evans Evansville Courier & Press Journal Media Group July 24, 2015WEVV to add local news programming http://www.courierpress.com/business/local/wevv-to-add-local-news-programming_10858384 Susan Orr Evansville Courier & Press Journal Media Group December 9, 2014Citing its lower-tier position in covering the tournament (resulting in airing matches in less-than-attractive early morning time slots), ESPN announces it will end its relationship with the French Open tennis tournament. The network had been a primary rights-holder or sub-licensee (from the Tennis Channel) of French Open telecasts since 2003. Tennis Channel and NBC will continue to air the event, with some matches possibly moving to NBCSN in 2016.ESPN drops the French Open; NBCSN could step in http://awfulannouncing.com/2015/espn-drops-the-french-open-nbcsn-could-step-in.html Ken Fang Awful Announcing August 3, 2015Nineteen years after ending his stint as host of BET's Video Soul and after retiring from radio in 2010, Donnie Simpson signs a deal with Radio One to host a new music program that will air on its cable network TV One; he will also man an afternoon air shift at Radio One's WMMJ/Washington, D.C. as part of the multi-year deal.Donnie Simpson will return to D.C. radio after 5-year absence https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/donnie-simpson-will-return-to-dc-radio-after-5-year-absence/2015/08/03/d46b53c8-39fb-11e5-8e98-115a3cf7d7ae_story.html Paul Farhi The Washington Post August 3, 20156Fox News Channel aired the first of 12 scheduled Republican Presidential debates for the 2016 GOP nomination at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio. It was seen by 24 million viewers, making the debate the most watched live broadcast in cable news history. Due to the number of candidates running for nomination, Fox News aired two separate debates, with the less popular candidates going first, followed by the top 10 candidates with more support in the 'prime time' debate.Fox's GOP debate had record 24 million viewers https://money.cnn.com/2015/08/07/media/gop-debate-fox-news-ratings/ https://web.archive.org/web/20150810023808/http://money.cnn.com/2015/08/07/media/gop-debate-fox-news-ratings dead August 10, 2015 CNN Money Time Warner August 7, 2015 The event also ran into controversy and a war of words when Donald Trump slammed moderator Megyn Kelly after she asked Trump about his negative statements towards women in general and with Chris Wallace over his continued stance against illegal immigration.Republican Debate: Analysis and Highlights https://www.nytimes.com/live/republican-debate-election-2016-cleveland/ The New York Times August 6, 2015 August 12, 2015Four big takeaways from the first GOP presidential primary debate https://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/four-big-takeaways-the-first-gop-presidential-primary-debate Benjy Sarlin MSNBC NBCUniversal August 7, 2015 August 12, 2015GOP debate: Trump, Bush, Cruz, Paul, and Rubio mix it up https://www.cbsnews.com/media/gop-republican-debate-august-2015-highlights-analysis Jake Miller CBS News August 7, 2015 August 12, 2015With cameos by former correspondents (plus former and future hosts Craig Kilborn and Trevor Noah), as well as a closing appearance by Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, Jon Stewart signs off after 16 1 2 years as host of The Daily Show.Stewart Ends 'Daily Show' With Zen, Springsteen http://www.tvnewscheck.com/article/87503/stewart-ends-daily-show-with-zen-springsteen Associated Press TVNewsCheck NewsCheck Media August 7, 201510Raycom Media announces that it would purchase Drewry Communications Group – which includes the group's nine television stations: ABC affiliates KSWO-TV/Lawton, Oklahoma; KXXV-TV/Waco, Texas (and Bryan repeater KRHD-CD); CBS affiliate KFDA-TV/Amarillo, Texas; NBC affiliate KWES-TV/Midland, Texas (and Big Spring satellite KWAB-TV); and Telemundo affiliates KEYU/Amarillo, KTLE-LP/Odessa and KSCM-LP/Bryan, Texas – for $160 million. As part of the deal, Hoak Media will sell CBS affiliate KAUZ-TV/Wichita Falls, Texas, to American Spirit Media, under which it will be entered into a shared services agreement with Raycom upon the termination of a grandfathered joint sales agreement between KAUZ and KSWO.Raycom Buying Drewry For $160 Million http://www.tvnewscheck.com/article/87548/raycom-buying-drewry-for-160-million Harry A. Jessell TVNewsCheck NewsCheck Media August 10, 2015 August 12, 201511Cumulus Media's Nash TV expands with the launch of a television production division called Nash TV Films. Its first offering under this banner will be the documentary Walk Tall: The Journey of Sugarland's Kristian Bush, which is scheduled to air in syndication in September.Cumulus Extends Nash Brand into TV Films https://radioinsight.com/blog/headlines/94059/cumulus-extends-nash-brand-into-tv-films/ Radio Insight August 11, 2015 13HBO signs a five-year programming and development agreement with Sesame Workshop, granting the premium channel rights to much of the company's archive, along with the first-run broadcast rights to Sesame Street. A flagship program of both Sesame Workshop and public television, Sesame Street had aired exclusively on PBS or its predecessor NET since 1969. PBS will retain broadcast reruns of the half-hour version of Sesame Street, including episodes that air 9 months after their initial HBO broadcast. As part of its deal, HBO will also gain exclusive streaming rights to Sesame Street for its HBO Go and HBO Now services (assuming those rights from Amazon Video and Netflix). As a result, Sesame Workshop subsequently announces on August 14 that it would phase out in-house streaming service, Sesame Go, as a standalone subscription offering.HBO, 'Sesame Street' Enter Five-Year Deal https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/hbo-sesame-street-enter-five-815157 Marisa Guthrie The Hollywood Reporter August 13, 2015'Sesame Street' is heading to HBO https://money.cnn.com/2015/08/13/media/sesame-street-hbo/index.html https://web.archive.org/web/20150816011518/http://money.cnn.com/2015/08/13/media/sesame-street-hbo/index.html dead August 16, 2015 CNN Money August 13, 2015 Time Warner August 13, 2015Sesame Street is killing off its subscription streaming service, Sesame Go https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2015/08/14/sesame-street-is-killing-off-its-subscription-streaming-service-sesame-go/ Brian Fung The Washington Post August 14, 2015 August 15, 20152317 days after signing off on the Daily Show, Jon Stewart is the host of WWE SummerSlam in which he interferes in the John Cena-Seth Rollins match for the WWE Heavyweight and United States Championship by striking Cena with a steel chair, allowing Rollins to execute a Pedigree for the win.Caldwell James Caldwell's SummerSlam report 8/23: Complete "virtual-time" coverage of Lesnar vs. Taker, Title vs. Title, more matches https://www.pwtorch.com/site/2015/08/23/caldwells-wwe-summerslam-ppv-results-823/ Pro Wrestling Torch August 23, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150904175855/https://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/wweppvs/article_87122.shtml September 4, 2015 live August 23, 201524Raycom Media's Cleveland duopoly of CBS affiliate WOIO/Shaker Heights and MyNetworkTV affiliate WUAB/Lorain implements a universal rebranding of their newscasts and imaging under the respective "Cleveland 19" and "CLE 43" brands. WOIO, which has been producing newscasts since 1995 via an arrangement with the existing news department of then-LMA partner WUAB (which becomes one of many MyNetworkTV affiliates that have stopped utilizing the programming service's branding), also shifts away from the tabloid-style Action News format introduced in 2002 under former news director Bill Applegate toward a more traditional news format with a continued emphasis on investigative journalism.Channel 19 dropping Action News format, taking its news operation in a new direction http://www.cleveland.com/tv-blog/index.ssf/2015/08/channel_19_taking_its_news_operation_in_a_new_direction.html Mark Dawidziak The Plain Dealer August 19, 2015 August 20, 2015WOIO/WUAB renaming newscasts http://www.ohio.com/blogs/heldenfiles/the-heldenfiles-online-1.258385/woio-wuab-renaming-newscasts-1.617929 Rich Heldenfels Akron Beacon Journal August 21, 2015 August 22, 2015One night after costing John Cena the WWE Heavyweight and United States Championship at SummerSlam, Jon Stewart is a guest on Raw in which he is AA'd by Cena.August 25, 2015 Namako Jason WWE Raw Results – 8/24/15 (The Dudleys, Sting return) https://www.wrestleview.com/wwe-raw-results/55897-wwe-raw-results-8-24-15-live-results-in-brooklyn/ WrestleView August 24, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150826204659/https://www.wrestleview.com/wwe-wrestling-results/wwe-raw-results/55897-wwe-raw-results-8-24-15-live-results-in-brooklyn August 26, 2015 live25ESPN suspends Curt Schilling from his duties as analyst for its Little League World Series coverage following a tweet (which he subsequently deleted) attached with a picture which made a comparison between Muslim extremists and Nazis. The former Major League Baseball pitcher, who has also served as a color analyst on the network's Sunday Night Baseball telecasts since 2014, later apologized following extensive criticism, calling the move to post the photo a "dumb decision."ESPN Suspends Analyst Curt Schilling for Tweet Comparing Muslims to Nazis https://variety.com/2015/tv/news/curt-schilling-suspended-espn-twitter-muslims-1201578022/ Alex Stedman Variety Penske Media Corporation August 25, 2015 August 26, 2015129 stations owned and/or operated by Sinclair Broadcast Group, covering 79 markets in 36 states, are dropped from Dish Network due to an unresolved carriage dispute. The stations return to the satellite provider one day later, hours after FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler meets with both sides in an effort to resolve the dispute.Sinclair Signals Go Dark on Dish http://www.multichannel.com/news/retransmission-consent/sinclair-signals-go-dark-dish/393249 John Eggerton Multichannel News August 25, 2015Dish, Sinclair Reach Retrans Deal https://www.multichannel.com/news/satellite/dish-sinclair-reach-retrans-deal/393267 Mike Farrell Multichannel News August 26, 2015ABC announces that Joy Behar will return as a panelist on The View, reportedly at the behest of the talk show's creator and executive producer (and original moderator) Barbara Walters. Behar previously served a panelist from The Views debut in 1997 until 2013. Behar will join fellow additions Candace Cameron Bure (who will balance her duties with her role as D.J. Tanner Fuller in the Netflix series Fuller House) and Good Morning America Weekend anchor Paula Faris, along with existing panelists Whoopi Goldberg, Michelle Collins and Raven-Symoné beginning in September, for its 19th season, which will also see the resumption of live episodes on Fridays.Joy Behar Returns to ABC's 'The View' Next Season in Host Revamp https://variety.com/2015/tv/news/joy-behar-view-abc-whoopi-goldberg-1201577960/ Cynthia Littleton Variety August 25, 2015 August 26, 2015NBC announces that Alison Sweeney has decided to leave her role as host of The Biggest Loser after 13 seasons. Sweeney succeeded Caroline Rhea (the original host of the weight loss-focused reality competition series from its 2002 debut) as host in 2007, and had balanced her duties with her role as Sami Brady on the network's soap opera Days of Our Lives until 2014.Alison Sweeney Exits The Biggest Loser After 13-Season Run as Host http://tvline.com/2015/08/25/alison-sweeney-leaves-biggest-loser-season-17/ Matt Webb Mitovich TVLine August 25, 2015 August 26, 2015 August 26, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150826180521/http://tvline.com/2015/08/25/alison-sweeney-leaves-biggest-loser-season-17/ dead26In an incident that aired live on its morning newscast, WDBJ/Roanoke, Virginia, reporter Alison Parker and photographer Adam Ward were fatally shot while interviewing Moneta Chamber of Commerce director Vicki Gardner at a shopping/sports plaza in Moneta (Gardner was also shot and hospitalized with gunshot wounds to the back). The assailant, who died that afternoon at a local hospital (from a self-inflicted gunshot wound as he was approached by police), was Vester Flanigan II, who worked as a multimedia journalist at WDBJ (under the professional name Bryce Williams) from 2012 to 2013. Flanigan was briefly visible in footage of the on-air shooting after Ward dropped his camera, and later posted personal phone video of him shooting the three victims on his since-suspended Twitter account, along with a 23-page manifesto faxed to ABC News' New York offices about his reasoning for the shooting.Virginia TV Reporter and Photographer Shot During Live Broadcast https://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/27/us/wdbj7-virginia-journalists-shot-during-live-broadcast.html&assetType=nyt_now Katie Rogers Alan Blinder The New York Times August 26, 2015 August 26, 2015Virginia TV reporter, photographer killed in shooting during live interview http://www.cnn.com/2015/08/26/us/virginia-shooting-wdbj/index.html Eliott C. McLaughlin CNN August 26, 2015 August 26, 2015About Vester L. Flanagan, alleged WDBJ shooter http://www.richmond.com/news/virginia/article_6184ff97-809c-5478-bb5f-2b6bbc31e881.html Louis Llovio Richmond Times-Dispatch BH Media August 26, 2015After Shooting, Alleged Gunman Details Grievances in 'Suicide Notes' https://abcnews.go.com/US/shooting-alleged-gunman-details-grievances-suicide-notes/story?id=33336339 Pierre Thomas ABC News The Walt Disney Company August 26, 2015 August 27, 2015In the wake of the Alison Parker/Adam Ward shooting, USA Network announces the postponement of the first-season finale of Mr. Robot – which was originally scheduled to air that evening – to September 2, citing a graphic scene in the episode similar to the shootings inflicted by Vester Flanigan. IFC follows suit on August 27 by replacing that evening's episode of Documentary Now!, which included a scene in which two journalists are killed on-camera, with another episode in the series.'Mr. Robot' Season Finale Postponed Due to Plot Overlap With TV News Shooting https://www.thewrap.com/mr-robot-season-finale-postponed-due-to-plot-overlap-with-tv-news-shooting/ Joe Otterson The Wrap August 26, 2015"IFC's ‘Documentary Now!’ Delays Episode Due to Virginia Shooting," from Variety, August 27, 201528The Los Angeles Dodgers announce that Vin Scully will continue to call games on television and radio for the 2016 season, his 67th as a broadcaster for the team dating back to its days in Brooklyn. The news is revealed during the Dodgers' game against the Chicago Cubs in Los Angeles by way of a sketch featuring comedian Jimmy Kimmel on the Dodger Stadium video board. At a news conference the following day, the 87-year-old Scully indicated he would likely leave the broadcast booth at the end of 2016.Vin Scully to return to broadcast booth for 67th season with Dodgers https://www.espn.com/los-angeles/mlb/story/_/id/13536448 Anthony Witrado ESPN Los Angeles August 28, 2015 August 28, 2015Vin Scully returning for 67th and likely final season with Dodgers https://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mlb-big-league-stew/vin-scully-will-return-for-67th-season-in-dodgers-television-booth-023416393.html Mark Townsend Big League Stew Yahoo! Sports August 29, 2015 August 29, 2015ESPN Full Court and ESPN GamePlan both cease operations and their both replaced ESPN College Extra. It will offer a select bundle of games that would previously have been broadcast by GamePlan and Full Court and the package is much less promoted or available than it has been in the past with the drawing down of pay-per-view to select special events; all of Full Court's events are available through WatchESPN via various ESPN3 streams without cost through TV Everywhere authentication. December 201530The 2015 MTV Video Music Awards, hosted by Miley Cyrus, airs on all Viacom-owned MTV networks (MTV, MTV2, VH1, VH1 Classic, Logo TV, BET, Centric, Comedy Central, TV Land, and CMT) and streaming online. The event also saw Kanye West received a Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award from the person who he interrupted back at the 2009 Awards, Taylor Swift, who took home four awards for "Bad Blood".Yahr Emily https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/style-blog/wp/2015/08/30/vmas-2015-faq-where-to-watch-the-show-whos-performing-red-carpet-details/ VMAs 2015 FAQ: Where to watch the show, who's performing, red carpet details August 30, 2015 August 31, 2015 The Washington Posthttp://tvschedule.zap2it.com/tv/2015-mtv-video-music-awards/EP02229333?aid=tvschedule https://archive.today/20150902171315/http://tvschedule.zap2it.com/tv/2015-mtv-video-music-awards/EP02229333?aid=tvschedule dead September 2, 2015 2015 MTV Video Music Awards Zap2it August 31, 2015Here Is Kanye West's Full VMAs Video Vanguard Speech https://www.billboard.com/articles/events/vma/6678715/vmas-kanye-west-full-speech-video-vanguard Billboard August 30, 201531A month and a half after assuming full ownership of the since renamed MundoMax, Colombian broadcaster RCN takes over the operations of MundoMax affiliates KWHY-TV/Los Angeles and KUVM-CD/Houston under shared services agreements with Meruelo Group. As a result, RCN shut down KWHY's news department (immediately canceling the station's weekday evening newscasts), and laid off 50 to 60 positions within its news, marketing and sales staffs (about 40 of which belonged to the news department). Five other staffers will have their positions transferred to MundoMax's Los Angeles network headquarters (including KWHY lead anchor Palmira Pérez, who will anchor one-minute local and national news briefs for the network).RCN takes over KWHY-TV, local newscasts canceled http://www.mediamoves.com/2015/08/rcn-takes-over-kwhy-tv-local-newscasts-canceled.html#sthash.tySkcep6.dpuf Media Moves August 31, 2015 September Date Event Source1Gray Television announces that it will acquire ABC affiliate KCRG-TV/Cedar Rapids for $100 million. It is the first television station acquisition in Iowa for Gray, and marks the Cedar Rapids-based Gazette Company's exit from broadcasting (it continues to operate Cedar Rapids' daily newspaper, The Gazette).KCRG-TV9 gets new owner http://www.thegazette.com/subject/news/business/kcrg-tv9-gets-new-owner-20150901 Rick Smith The Gazette The Gazette Company September 1, 20154DirecTV and Al Jazeera America settle their $74.5 million breach of contract lawsuit and reach a new carriage agreement that included the HD feed of the network on the satellite provider's lineup for the first time later added on November 2.DirecTV reportedly settles $75M suit against Al Jazeera http://www.fiercecable.com/story/directv-reportedly-settles-75m-suit-against-al-jazeera/2015-09-04 Fierce Cable September 4, 2015Al Jazeera, DirecTV Renew Carriage Pact, Deal Includes Upcoming Launch of HD Channel http://www.multichannel.com/news/content/al-jazeera-directv-renew-carriage-pact/393525#sthash.ehevMez8.dpuf Multichannel News September 4, 20158Media General announces plans to acquire broadcasting and publishing entity Meredith Corporation for $2.4 billion, a deal that would have created the nation's 4th largest TV broadcasting group, owning and operating 84 stations covering 30% of U.S. TV households. In a move seen by analysts as a maneuver to torpedo the Media General-Meredith merger, Nexstar Broadcasting Group, which made a takeover bid for Media General that was rejected on August 10, makes a $4.1 billion offer on September 28 to acquire Media General (minus the Meredith properties). After months of wrangling between the sides, Nexstar would ultimately succeed in its efforts, announcing a $4.6 billion deal to acquire Media General in January 2016, this after Meredith agreed to walk away from its own deal with Media General.Media General Acquiring Meredith For 2.4 Billion http://www.tvnewscheck.com/article/88230/media-general-acquiring-meredith-for-24b TVNewsCheck NewsCheck Media September 8, 2015Nexstar Offers $4.1 Billion For Media General http://www.tvnewscheck.com/article/88757/nexstar-offers-41-billion-for-media-general TVNewsCheck NewsCheck Media September 28, 2015Nexstar Makes Surprise Bid For Media General https://variety.com/2015/tv/news/nexstar-surprise-bid-media-general-1201603756/ Brian Steinberg Variety Penske Business Media September 30, 2015"Nexstar Agrees to Buy Media General for $4.6B," from Broadcasting & Cable, January 27, 2016 The Late Show with Stephen Colbert makes its debut on CBS, with George Clooney and Jeb Bush as Colbert's first guests. The extended 67-minute premiere handily beat out its network late-night competition in its 11:35 p.m. (Eastern) timeslot, pulling in a 4.9 rating/13 share overall with 13% of American homes tuning in.CBS sets premiere for 'Late Show with Stephen Colbert' http://insidetv.ew.com/2015/01/12/late-show-stephen-colbert-premiere-date/ https://web.archive.org/web/20150112235302/http://insidetv.ew.com/2015/01/12/late-show-stephen-colbert-premiere-date/ dead January 12, 2015 Natalie Abrams Entertainment Weekly January 12, 2015 January 12, 2015Viewers flock to Colbert's CBS premiere https://money.cnn.com/2015/09/09/media/stephen-colbert-premiere-ratings/index.html?iid=EL https://web.archive.org/web/20150912003534/http://money.cnn.com/2015/09/09/media/stephen-colbert-premiere-ratings/index.html?iid=EL dead September 12, 2015 Frank Pallotta CNN Money Time Warner September 9, 201513For the first time since she relinquished the title of Miss America 1984 to Suzette Charles after nude photos were released, Vanessa Williams returned as a judge for the telecast of Miss America 2016, which aired on ABC. Williams and her mother Helen Williams also received an on-air apology from Sam Haskell, the executive chairman of the Miss America pageant, over her being stripped of her title and how his predecessors handled the situation during Williams' reign.Vanessa Williams to Return to Miss America for First Time in 32 Years https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6686043/vanessa-williams-miss-america-return-judge Billboard September 8, 2015Vanessa Williams Receives Apology from Miss America Chief Over '80s Nude Photo Scandal https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6693362/vanessa-williams-apology-miss-america Billboard September 13, 201514Gray Television announces that its acquisition of Schurz Communications' broadcasting properties for $442.5 million, which will expand Gray's television portfolio to 49 stations across 28 states, and also includes Schurz's radio properties – marking Gray's expansion into radio – in South Bend and Lafayette, Indiana, and Rapid City, South Dakota. As part of the deal, on October 1, Gray traded ABC affiliate KAKE-TV/Wichita to Lockwood Broadcast Group in exchange for CW affiliate WBXX/Knoxville (forming a duopoly with Gray-owned CBS affiliate WVLT) and CBS affiliate WSBT-TV/South Bend to the Sinclair Broadcast Group for NBC affiliate WLUC-TV/Marquette (Gray will keep its existing South Bend NBC affiliate WNDU and Schurz's CBS/CW duopoly of KWCH–KSCW-DT in Wichita). The remaining properties will have their operations consolidated, with Schurz-owned NBC affiliate WAGT/Augusta, Georgia, merging with Gray-owned CBS affiliate WRDW, while Schurz-owned KOTA-TV/Rapid City and its satellite stations will merge with Gray-owned Fox affiliate KEVN and its satellite KIVV/Lead (KOTA's assets – minus its ABC affiliation, which will migrate to a subchannel of KEVN – were sold to Legacy Broadcasting on October 1). With its acquisition of NBC-CW duopoly KYTV–K15CZ/Springfield, Missouri, and NBC affiliate KTUU/Anchorage, the deal will give Gray its first properties in Missouri and Alaska. Schurz will retain its publishing, cable television and digital media assets (including flagship newspaper, the South Bend Tribune).Gray Acquiring TV, Radio Stations from Schurz for $442.5 Million http://www.broadcastingcable.com/news/local-tv/gray-acquiring-tv-radio-stations-schurz-4425-million/144190 Jonathan Kuperberg Broadcasting & Cable September 14, 2015 September 14, 2015Gray Television Sells Some, Buys Some http://www.tvnewscheck.com/article/88873/gray-television-sells-some-buys-some TVNewsCheck NewsCheck Media October 1, 2015Just four days after Donald Trump bought back 50% of the Miss Universe Organization from NBCUniversal on September 11, the businessman-turned-presidential candidate turns around and sells the organization to WME–IMG, who also serves as the pageant's producers and will continue to do so under the acquisition. In a separate move on the same day, NBC taps Arnold Schwarzenegger to serve as the new host of Trump's former show, The Apprentice, when it returns in the 2016–17 season.Donald Trump buys NBC's half of Miss Universe pageant https://money.cnn.com/2015/09/11/media/donald-trump-miss-universe/index.html https://web.archive.org/web/20150912104816/http://money.cnn.com/2015/09/11/media/donald-trump-miss-universe/index.html dead September 12, 2015 CNN Money Time Warner September 11, 2015Trump Agrees to Sell Miss Universe to WME-IMG http://www.broadcastingcable.com/news/currency/trump-agrees-sell-miss-universe-wme-img/144180 Jon Lafayette Broadcasting & Cable September 14, 2015 September 14, 2015Arnold Schwarzenegger to replace Donald Trump as Celebrity Apprentice host https://www.ew.com/article/2015/09/14/arnold-schwarzenegger-replace-donald-trump-celebrity-apprentice-host Entertainment Weekly September 14, 2015 April 17, 2020 January 8, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170108203517/http://ew.com/article/2015/09/14/arnold-schwarzenegger-replace-donald-trump-celebrity-apprentice-host/ deadFor the first time in its seven-season run (to date), two contestants successfully complete the Mount Midoriyama obstacle on American Ninja Warrior as cameraman Geoff Britten and busboy/professional rock climber Isaac Caldiero – who are also the first to reach the fourth and final stage of the Las Vegas-based national finals round – both scale a 75 ft m on rope climb within the 30-second time limit; although Britten (who finished with less than 0.30 seconds left on the clock) was the first to finish the course, Caldiero beat his time by 3.6 seconds to win the $1 million grand prize.A 'Ninja' champion is (finally) crowned https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/tv/2015/09/14/ninja-champion-finally-crowned/72086992/ Gary Levin USA Today September 15, 2015American Ninja Warrior: Finally, a winner after 7 seasons https://www.ew.com/article/2015/09/14/american-ninja-warrior-winner James Hibberd Entertainment Weekly September 14, 2015 September 15, 2015'American Ninja Warrior' actually made history: Someone finished the course and won $1 million https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/style-blog/wp/2015/09/14/american-ninja-warrior-actually-made-history-someone-completed-the-course-and-won-1-million/ Emily Yahr The Washington Post September 14, 2015 September 15, 2015After 31 years in national syndication, ABC owned-and-operated KTRK-TV/Houston began airing Jeopardy!, making it the last ABC O&O to carry the Sony Pictures Television game show, which along with sister game show Wheel of Fortune have been staples on ABC's other O&Os since the 1980s. Tegna-owned CBS affiliate KHOU, which has aired the Merv Griffin game shows since 1986, expanded its 4:00 p.m. newscast to one hour to fill Jeopardy!s timeslot, and continues to carry Wheel Of Fortune, making Houston one of the few markets, where both game shows air on separate stations.Jeopardy! moves to KTRK abc13 from KHOU 11 after many decades http://mikemcguff.blogspot.com/2015/08/jeopardy-moves-to-ktrk-abc13-from-khou-11.html Mike McGuff MikeMcGuff.com August 25, 2015 September 2, 2015KCOP-TV/Los Angeles moves the programming lineup of MyNetworkTV from primetime (during which time period, it is replaced with syndicated entertainment news magazines) to late nights (11:00 p.m.-1:00 am); it is a notable move as the programming service is owned by Fox Entertainment Group and operated by KCOP's parent Fox Television Stations (the station is the first Fox-owned station and the highest-profile MyNetworkTV affiliate to make the move).No published story available; scheduling move is according to KCOP's current schedule https://web.archive.org/web/20150925085452/http://tvlistings.zap2it.com/tvlistings/ZCSGrid.do?stnNum=10383 September 25, 2015 17Nexstar Broadcasting Group announces its $44 million purchase of the Reiten Television stations, which include Bismarck, North Dakota CBS affiliate KXMB-TV and semi-satellites KXMA-TV/Dickinson, KXMC-TV/Minot, and KXMD-TV/Williston (all four of which comprise the KX Television network). Nexstar intends to continue Reiten's sharing agreements with Forum Communications, owner of the market's ABC affiliates KBMY/Bismarck and KMCY/Minot, in which the KX stations provide sales and other services to KBMY/KMCY.Nexstar Buys 4 North Dakota Stations http://www.tvnewscheck.com/article/88539/nexstar-buys-4-north-dakota-stations TVNewsCheck NewsCheck Media September 17, 2015 September 17, 2015Netherlands-based Altice announces that it will acquire Bethpage, New York-based Cablevision from the Dolan family for $17.7 billion; the deal, which is expected to close in 2016 pending approval from the FCC and federal regulators (due to Altice being a foreign-owned entity), will include Cablevision's regional News 12 Networks, Newsday, and AmNewYork. While the acquisition signals the Dolan family's exit from the company that they launched in 1973, they will retain ownership of AMC Networks, The Madison Square Garden Company, and the New York Knicks and Rangers sports teams.Expanding in U.S., Altice Plans to Buy Cablevision for $17.7 Billion https://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/18/business/dealbook/altice-cablevision-telecommunications-drahi.html Emily Steel Mark Scott The New York Times September 17, 2015 September 17, 201519With a final episode (subtitled "¡Hasta Siempre!" or "Forever") that is simulcast live in Chile, Mexico, and the U.S. (the only time in the show's history that occurred), Sábado Gigante ends its 53-year run.Don Francisco says adios to 'Sábado Gigante' after 53 years https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/showtracker/la-et-st-sabado-gigante-finale-don-francisco-20150919-story.html Yvonne Villarreal Los Angeles Times September 19, 2015 The three-hour variety show, hosted by Don Francisco, exits as the longest-running variety series in television history. It originated on Chilean television in 1962 before moving to Miami and joining Univision in 1986.Univision to End 'Sabado Gigante' After 53 Years https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/univision-end-sabado-gigante-53-789540 The Hollywood Reporter April 17, 2015 April 17, 201520The 67th Primetime Emmy Awards airs on Fox, with Andy Samberg as host. The night's significant winners include outstanding series wins for HBO's Olive Kitteridge (limited series), Game of Thrones (drama),Veep (comedy, the first cable series to win that award), and The Voice (Reality-Competition, their second win in the category after 2013); the first two Emmys for Amazon (Jeffrey Tambor as lead comedy actor and Joey Soloway for comedy directing, both for Transparent); and notable acting wins for Jon Hamm (his first, for Mad Mens final season) and Viola Davis (the first African-American to win in the lead drama series actress category, for How To Get Away With Murder). Comedian Tracy Morgan makes his first public appearance since his June 2014 auto accident, presenting the final award of the evening for Outstanding Drama Series.Emmys 2015: Firsts for Viola Davis and Jon Hamm, and a Victory Lap for HBO https://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/21/arts/television/emmys-2015-game-of-thrones.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&module=photo-spot-region&region=top-news&WT.nav=top-news&_r=1 The New York Times September 20, 201567th Emmy Awards Nominees and Winners http://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners EMMYs.com Academy of Television Arts and Sciences September 20, 201522With his suspension from NBC News lifted, Brian Williams returns to an on-air role as lead anchor of MSNBC's coverage of Pope Francis' visit to the United States. This marks a return to MSNBC for Williams, who will anchor its breaking news coverage (Williams anchored one of the cable network's early programs, The News, from its 1996 launch until 2004). Williams' addition is also part of a transition for MSNBC, which will emphasize breaking news coverage during the daytime hours and limit its generally progressive- and liberal-leaning opinion shows to early mornings and weeknights.TV-News Outlets Hope To Find Glory in Papal Visit Coverage https://variety.com/2015/tv/news/tv-news-outlets-hope-to-find-glory-in-papal-visit-coverage-1201599809/ Brian Steinberg Variety Penske Media Corporation September 22, 2015MSNBC's Re-Do Will Make it Look More Like NBC News Channel https://variety.com/2015/tv/news/msnbc-nbc-news-channel-brian-williams-chuck-todd-1201595912/ Brian Steinberg Variety September 17, 2015 September 17, 2015Brian Williams, MSNBC Plot Parallel Comebacks http://www.broadcastingcable.com/news/programming/brian-williams-msnbc-plot-parallel-comebacks/144327 Michael Malone Broadcasting & Cable September 21, 2015Eddie Huang confirms that he is no longer contributing as a consultant, co-producer, or narrator on the ABC sitcom Fresh Off the Boat. Huang, who wrote the autobiographical memoirs on which the show is based, had long taken issue with the direction of the series. With Huang's departure, the show, which premiers its second season on this date, will no longer regularly utilize any form of narrative voiceover.Eddie Huang Is Not Narrating Fresh Off the Boat Anymore https://www.vulture.com/2015/09/eddie-huang-fresh-off-the-boat-narrator.html# Maria Elena Fernandez Joe Adalian Vulture September 22, 2015 During that evening's edition of CW affiliate WGN-TV/Chicago's 9:00 p.m. newscast, an image of a yellow badge – a symbol used by Nazis to identify Jews during the Holocaust which is now considered antisemitic – is displayed within an over-the-shoulder graphic during a story about the observance of Yom Kippur. Following criticism of the incident via email and social media, WGN general manager Greg Easterly and news director Jennifer Lyons issue a joint apology for the graphical mistake, acknowledging that the badge image was lifted from an image bank by a station graphics department staffer for use in the story.WGN-TV apologizes for using Nazi image to illustrate Yom Kippur story https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-wgn-yom-kippur-20150923-story.html Lolly Bowean Chicago Tribune September 24, 2015WGN-TV Chicago Apologizes for Nazi Symbol in Yom Kippur Segment https://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/24/business/wgn-tv-chicago-apologizes-for-nazi-symbol-in-yom-kippur-segment.html Katie Rogers The New York Times September 24, 2015WGN TV Mistakenly Runs Nazi Image With Yom Kippur Story: What We Learn http://www.chicagonow.com/portrait-of-an-adoption/2015/09/wgn-tv-mistakenly-runs-nazi-image-with-yom-kippur-story-what-we-learn/ Carrie Goldman ChicagoNow September 23, 2015 September 23, 2015 September 25, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150925121508/http://www.chicagonow.com/portrait-of-an-adoption/2015/09/wgn-tv-mistakenly-runs-nazi-image-with-yom-kippur-story-what-we-learn/ dead23Sportscaster Dick Enberg announces the 2016 season will be his last as play-by-play voice for the San Diego Padres, and that he intends to retire. Enberg, who formerly called high-profile events for NBC Sports and CBS Sports from the 1970s to the 2000s, has been part of the Padres broadcasting team since 2009.Padres broadcaster Dick Enberg announces retirement following 2016 season http://www.foxsports.com/san-diego/story/padres-broadcaster-dick-enberg-announces-retirement-092315 Fox Sports Fox Sports Media Group September 23, 201528The Nick Jr. Channel block of programming known as NickMom ends its almost three-year run with an early morning airing of the 1994 motion picture Guarding Tess. Debuting amid controversy in 2012 (due to the inclusion of adult content on a kids-oriented channel), NickMom aired in late primetime and catered to young mothers with a mix of comedic and lighthearted content, both original and acquired (the latter including Parenthood). Nick Jr. will program the vacated time with episodes of the network's most popular preschool-oriented series.https://twitter.com/NickMom/status/641706404731035648 Unlike your laundry pile, some things do come to an end. We're sad to say NickMom will be going off air & offline at the end of the month. Tweet from network's Twitter account Nick Jr. Channel/Viacom September 9, 2015 September 26, 2015Nine months after joining the Comedy Central news satire program as a contributor, and eight weeks after previous host Jon Stewart departed, Trevor Noah takes over as host of The Daily Show, with Kevin Hart appearing as his first guest."Trevor Noah Thanks "Dad" Jon Stewart, Takes Aim at GOP and Pope in 'Daily Show' Premiere," from The Hollywood Reporter, September 28, 2015Trevor Noah to Succeed Jon Stewart on 'The Daily Show' https://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/31/arts/television/trevor-noah-to-succeed-jon-stewart-on-the-daily-show.html?src=twr&_r=1 Dave Itzkoff The New York Times March 30, 2015 August 6, 201530Music channel Fuse TV merges with Latino-targeted general entertainment channel NuvoTV, with the combined channel's programming lineup being refocused to feature original music, comedy, culture and lifestyle programming. A new music-oriented cable channel, FM, takes over the channel space vacated by Nuvo.Upfronts 2015: Nuvo TV to Meld into Fuse in Q3 http://www.multichannel.com/news/content/upfronts-2015-nuvo-tv-meld-fuse-q3/388505 R. Thomas Umstead Multichannel News March 4, 2015 October Date Event Source1Fox affiliate WFXR/Roanoke, Virginia launches its news department with the debut of expanded weekday morning and nightly 10:00 p.m. newscasts (the former of which was expanded from two hours to four, and the latter expanding to an hour on weekends, matching the existing running time of that program's weeknight editions). The change followed the September 30 termination of a news share agreement with Media General-owned WSLS-TV that – since its formation in 1996 – saw the NBC affiliate produce news content for WFXR (which, along with CW-affiliated sister WWCW, was acquired by the Nexstar Broadcasting Group as part of its 2013 purchase of Grant Broadcasting System II), as well as WFXR/WWCW's move into a new 14830 sqft acre on 1 on studio facility in Hollins (near Roanoke–Blacksburg Regional Airport) earlier in September.Fox 21/27 moves into new studio, plans more news programs http://www.roanoke.com/business/news/roanoke/fox-moves-into-new-studio-plans-more-news-programs/article_487b08e5-8119-51be-9812-1ff57378d42a.html Ralph Berrier Jr. The Roanoke Times BH Media September 17, 2015 September 18, 2015Nexstar Completes New Facility in Roanoke http://www.tvnewscheck.com/article/88529/nexstar-completes-new-facility-in-roanoke TVNewsCheck NewsCheck Media September 17, 2015 September 18, 2015Gray Television announces that it will purchase MyNetworkTV affiliate KYES-TV/Anchorage from Fireweed Communications for $500,000. Due to financial issues with that station, Gray will acquire KYES through a failing station waiver, in order to form a duopoly with NBC affiliate KTUU-TV (one of the stations involved in Gray's September 14 purchase of Schurz Communications, with the deal announced alongside a series of trades in four markets where both Gray and Schurz own television stations) to comply with FCC ownership regulations that otherwise restrict duopolies in markets with fewer than eight distinctive full-power station owners.5Regional sports network SportSouth rebrands as Fox Sports Southeast. The renaming of the Fox Sports Networks outlet – which serves Georgia, Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, South Carolina, and parts of North Carolina – was due to viewer confusion cited in research surveys that was caused by its sister network's 2012 rebranding to Fox Sports South, as part of the regional networks' rebranding under the Fox Sports umbrella prefix.Fox Sports regional network 'SportSouth' to be rebranded 'Fox Sports Southeast' http://awfulannouncing.com/2015/sportsouth-is-rebranding-to-fox-sports-southeast.html Fox Sports South/SportSouth Fox Sports Networks August 24, 2015 August 25, 2015SportSouth is rebranding to Fox Sports Southeast http://awfulannouncing.com/2015/sportsouth-is-rebranding-to-fox-sports-southeast.html Joe Lucia Awful Announcing August 25, 2015 August 25, 2015SportSouth becomes Fox Sports Southeast http://radiotvtalk.blog.ajc.com/2015/08/24/sportssouth-becomes-fox-sports-southeast/ Rodney Ho Atlanta Journal-Constitution August 24, 2015 August 25, 2015 August 25, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150825222833/http://radiotvtalk.blog.ajc.com/2015/08/24/sportssouth-becomes-fox-sports-southeast/ deadCharlotte Hornets usher in new Fox Sports name http://www.bizjournals.com/charlotte/blog/queen_city_agenda/2015/08/charlottehornets-usher-in-new-fox-sports-name.html Erik Spanberg Charlotte Business Journal August 24, 2015 August 25, 2015Fox affiliates WGBC/Meridian and WHPM-LD/Hattiesburg, Mississippi (both owned by Waypoint Media) launch nightly half-hour 9:00 p.m. newscasts, marking the first prime time newscasts to air in both markets. While its prime time newscast marks the first local news program ever to air on WHPM (which joined Fox in October 2011), WGBC's newscast is its first full-scale news program since the then-NBC affiliate stopped simulcasting newscasts from its CBS-affiliated LMA partner WMDN in 1998 (WGBC moved NBC programming to a digital subchannel when it became a primary Fox affiliate in January 2009); WMDN would shut down its news department in 2005, before news was restored on both stations in 2009 in the form of cut-ins.WGBC Fox30 to provide new choice in local news http://www.meridianstar.com/news/local_news/wgbc-fox-to-provide-new-choice-in-local-news/article_71d98c14-5f50-11e5-88ca-3f8aac30ce34.html The Meridian Star September 20, 2015 October 5, 2015Fox to add local newscast at 9 p.m. nightly http://www.hubcityspokes.com/news-hattiesburg/fox-add-local-newscast-9-pm-nightly Nikki Smith The Hattiesburg Post Emmerich Newspapers September 25, 2015 October 5, 2015 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20151006163156/http://www.hubcityspokes.com/news-hattiesburg/fox-add-local-newscast-9-pm-nightly October 6, 2015 mdy-all"The '90s Are All That", a late-night program block featuring Nickelodeon live-action and animated series from the 1990s that has aired on TeenNick since 2011, relaunches as "The Splat" and expands from four hours to eight (running from 10:00 p.m. to 6:00 am. Eastern Time).Nickelodeon Hopes Late-Night '90s Lineup 'Splat!' Makes Mark https://variety.com/2015/tv/news/nickelodeon-splat-1990s-tv-1201601411/ Brian Steinberg Variety September 24, 2015 September 28, 2015Viacom Media Networks shifts editorial control of the music video-oriented digital cable channel MTV Jams from MTV to BET Networks to unite Viacom's urban-based music networks under one banner. BET Networks subsequently renames the network to BET Jams.June 20236Former U.S. Olympic softball player Jessica Mendoza becomes the first woman to serve as color analyst for a Major League Baseball postseason game as a member of the broadcast team for ESPN's coverage of the American League Wild Card Game, which sees the Houston Astros shut out the New York Yankees, 3–0, at Yankee Stadium. However, on October 7, the news also sparked a negative and sexist series of tweets from Mike Bell, who is immediately placed on a three-day suspension from his duties as afternoon co-host at CBS Radio-owned sports talk outlet WZGC/Atlanta, in which he slammed ESPN for not hiring a sportscaster with professional baseball credentials to do the play-by-play and questioned Mendoza's qualifications to actually do a baseball telecast; the comments were also condemned by the Atlanta Falcons, which maintains a broadcasting partnership with WZGC as the flagship of the team's radio network.Mendoza makes TV history in AL Wild Card http://m.astros.mlb.com/news/article/153429172/jessica-mendoza-the-1st-woman-to-call-playoffs Doug Miller MLB Advanced Media October 6, 2015 October 7, 2015 October 8, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151008145702/http://m.astros.mlb.com/news/article/153429172/jessica-mendoza-the-1st-woman-to-call-playoffs deadWZGC Host Suspended After Misogynistic Twitter Rant https://radioinsight.com/blog/headlines/94843/wzgc-host-suspended-after-misogynistic-twitter-rant/ Lance Venta RadioInsight October 7, 2015Radio host Mike Bell suspended three days after sexist 'Anchorman' insult on Twitter http://radiotvtalk.blog.ajc.com/2015/10/07/mike-bell-uses-anchorman-insult-gets-in-twitter-war/ Rodney Ho Atlanta Journal-Constitution October 7, 2015 October 8, 2015 October 8, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151008034530/http://radiotvtalk.blog.ajc.com/2015/10/07/mike-bell-uses-anchorman-insult-gets-in-twitter-war/ dead8NBC affiliate WLBZ/Bangor, Maine, discontinues its 6:00 p.m. newscast in favor of one produced by Portland sister station WCSH. All other newscasts on WLBZ had already originated at WCSH (under the shared "NewsCenter" brand), and are simulcast in both markets; the change allows the WLBZ newsroom to provide more content to all of the shared newscasts instead of focusing primarily on a single local newscast. WLBZ continues to produce its own weather segments on weeknights.WLBZ to shift 6 pm. Bangor newscast to Portland http://bangordailynews.com/2015/09/25/news/bangor/wlbz-to-shift-6-p-m-bangor-newscast-to-portland/ Judy Harrison Bangor Daily News Bangor Publishing Company September 25, 2015 September 27, 20159Wheel of Fortune saw its first seven-round game since the September 22, 2005, episode. About two months later on December 23, a second seven-round game was also played this season.October 9, 2015 Recap/Discussion https://buyavowel.boards.net/thread/7934/october-9-2015-recap-discussion 14 March 2021 December 13, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201213013705/https://buyavowel.boards.net/thread/7934/october-9-2015-recap-discussion dead December 23, 2015 recap/discussion (for Leanna) https://buyavowel.boards.net/thread/8172/december-2015-recap-discussion-leanna 14 March 2021 December 13, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201213044606/https://buyavowel.boards.net/thread/8172/december-2015-recap-discussion-leanna dead 12Completing an operational merger that occurred in 2002 following the formation of a shared services agreement between the two stations by the latter's owner Lilly Broadcasting, CBS affiliate WSEE-TV/Erie, Pennsylvania (owned by Lilly subsidiary SJL Broadcasting) cancels its separate weekday morning, 6:00 and 11:00 p.m. newscasts, and begins simulcasting newscasts produced by NBC-affiliated sister station WICU-TV, which now air under the unified brand Erie News Now. The move by WICU/WSEE (which had earlier consolidated production of their weekend evening newscasts in 2012) was cited by the stations' executive vice president John Christianson as being motivated by audience research that showed the two stations' news programs were seen as essentially the same newscast with different anchors. Most of WSEE's staff is either laid off or reassigned to other positions as a result. The operation will continue to produce separate midday newscasts for both WSEE and WICU, as well as an existing prime time newscast on CW Plus affiliate WSEE-DT2. A new weekend morning newscast that is simulcast on WSEE and WICU would debut five days later on October 17.Changes come to Erie TV news lineups http://www.goerie.com/changes-come-to-erie-tv-news-lineups Gerry Weiss Erie Times-News Times Publishing Company September 21, 2015 September 21, 201514Abby Lee Miller, the star of the Lifetime reality series Dance Moms and its spin-offs, is charged with 20 counts of bankruptcy fraud after it was revealed that she concealed income and assets received in 2012 and 2013 that totaled up to $755,000 (most of it from the television shows and related media entities, including a $288,000 check from Collins Avenue Entertainment, which the judge handling the case cited after watching Abby's Ultimate Dance Competition, ads for "The Maniac is Back" and her appearance on American Idol), and making false bankruptcy declarations (her four dance studios filed for bankruptcy in 2010, while Miller had her homes in Pennsylvania and Florida declared liabilities because of mortgage payments and escrow issues, and owed about $60,000 in back taxes to the Penn Hills School District and Allegheny County) following an investigation by the FBI, IRS and postal inspectors. Although she is expected to be arraigned on November 5, Miller will continue work on Dance Moms, which is currently shot in Los Angeles.'Dance Moms' star Abby Lee Miller indicted on fraud charges https://www.post-gazette.com/ae/tv-radio/2015/10/14/Dance-Moms-star-Abby-Lee-Miller-indicted-on-fraud-charges-pittsburgh/stories/201510140166 Torsten Ove Pittsburgh Post-Gazette October 15, 201517Tracy Morgan returns to Saturday Night Live as host of that night's episode, marking his first comedic TV appearance since a multi-vehicle car crash in June 2014 that left him in a coma for two weeks (and resulted in several months of physical rehabilitation afterward) and killed his friend, comedian James McNair.Tracy Morgan to Host 'Saturday Night Live' in October https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/tv/tracy-morgan-host-saturday-night-live-october-n411176 Daniel Arkin NBC News NBC News Group August 17, 201525In what is termed a "grand experiment", that day's National Football League game in London, England between the Buffalo Bills and Jacksonville Jaguars was streamed exclusively and for free on the Internet, instead of airing on conventional television outside the Buffalo and Jacksonville markets, nor was it aired on NFL Sunday Ticket. The rights to livestream the game were awarded by the league to Yahoo! Sports.Yahoo's NFL Deal Will Put Online TV to the Test https://www.wired.com/2015/06/yahoo-nfl/ Issie Lapowsky Wired June 3, 201526NRJ TV purchases MundoMax affiliate KFWD/Dallas from HIC Broadcast Inc. for $9.9 million. Under the terms of the deal, HIC is required to register for the upcoming broadcast incentive spectrum auction to be held in March 2016, prior to the FCC's December 18 deadline for television stations to apply for potential bidding, and enter into a channel-share agreement if so requested by NRJ (which has bought television stations in several other markets over the previous three years, with the intent of selling their spectrum – either resulting in the station also relinquishing its license and ceasing broadcasting entirely, or sharing a channel allocation with another station – in the auction).NRJ TV Buys Dallas VHF For $9.9 Million http://www.tvnewscheck.com/article/89486/nrj-tv-buys-dallas-vhf-for-99-million TVNewsCheck October 26, 2015NBC affiliate WKTV in Utica, New York, announces on-air it has signed an affiliation deal with CBS for WKTV-DT2, giving the Utica market its first full-time CBS affiliate. The move takes effect November 22, at which time WKTV-DT2's former affiliation with The CW moves to WKTV-DT3, while WKTV-DT3's former affiliation with MeTV moves to a new fourth digital subchannel. WKTV's deal with CBS also gives Utica in-market affiliates of all four major commercial networks, leaving Watertown as the sole market in New York not to have full network service (until December 1, 2016, when WVNC-LD signs-on as that market's first full-time NBC affiliate).Kuperberg Jonathan WKTV Nabs First CBS Affiliation in Utica, N.Y. in 5 Decades http://www.broadcastingcable.com/news/local-tv/wktv-nabs-first-cbs-affiliation-utica-ny-5-decades/145279 January 17, 2016 Broadcasting & Cable October 26, 2015NBC to launch affiliate in Watertown Watertown Daily Times, November 3, 201627During the live broadcast of Game 1 of the 2015 World Series between the New York Mets and the Kansas City Royals, Fox suffers a computer system failure with its transmission equipment, resulting in a loss of coverage for 15 minutes, followed by a five-minute in-game delay while officials addressed the availability of video review due to the loss of the Fox feed. The teams agreed to allow the use of footage from MLB International's world feed of the game for video review, while Fox also temporarily switched to the MLB International feed with Matt Vasgersian and John Smoltz, later replaced by play-by-play announcer Joe Buck, and analysts Harold Reynolds and Tom Verducci before the main Fox Sports production was restored.Fox has major 'technical difficulties' during World Series https://money.cnn.com/2015/10/27/news/fox-world-series/ https://web.archive.org/web/20151029101728/http://money.cnn.com/2015/10/27/news/fox-world-series/ dead October 29, 2015 Frank Pallotta Joseph Netto Chris Isidore CNN Money Time Warner October 28, 2015 October 31, 2015Fox Sports experiences technical difficulties during World Series opener https://www.cbsnews.com/news/fox-sports-experiences-technical-difficulties-during-world-series/ Associated Press CBS News CBS Interactive October 27, 2015 October 31, 201528After being purchased by competitor TVG Network, the name of horse racing channel HRTV is changed to TVG2.TVG Makes Changes, Rebrands HRTV as TVG2 http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/95587/tvg-makes-changes-rebrands-hrtv-as-tvg2 Blood Horse October 30, 201530Displeased by the performance of the moderators during the October 28 debate on CNBC over what the candidates claim were "Gotcha questions" that the network defended as "Tough Questions" that they should be able to answer, The Republican National Committee announced that is suspending the February 26, 2016, debate that was to air on NBC and Telemundo, citing the actions of parent company Comcast and its news divisions, including MSNBC, of being hostile to the candidates and media bias towards the GOP in general.G.O.P. Drops Debate on NBC Citing 'Gotcha' https://www.nytimes.com/politics/first-draft/2015/10/30/republicans-suspend-cooperation-with-nbc-in-furor-over-debate/ The New York Times October 30, 201531Comet, a digital multicast network focused on science fiction and fantasy programming, launches. The network, owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group (through its Sinclair Television Group subsidiary) and MGM Television, features series and films from the aforementioned genres sourced from the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer library, with stations owned and/or operated by Sinclair, Tribune Broadcasting and Titan Broadcast Management as its charter outlets, covering markets reaching 30% of U.S. television households. The network replaced ZUUS Country on Sinclair stations in many of the markets, while it is carried on a newly created subchannel in others.MGM, Sinclair To Debut Sci-Fi Diginet http://www.tvnewscheck.com/article/86528/mgm-sinclair-to-debut-scifi-diginet Kevin Downey TVNewsCheck NewsCheck Media June 29, 2015 October 13, 2015 New Sci-Fi Comet Channel Lands Here Oct. 31 http://wvxu.org/post/new-sci-fi-comet-channel-lands-here-oct-31 John Kiesewetter WVXU Cincinnati Public Radio October 12, 2015 October 13, 2015Sinclair to launch science fiction network on Halloween https://www.baltimoresun.com/2015/10/20/sinclair-to-launch-science-fiction-network-on-halloween/ The Baltimore Sun October 20, 2015 November Date Event Source1Ion Television begins a shift in carriage strategy, coming to terms with commercial station group Media General on an agreement that sees the network's main feed carried as a digital subchannel on Media General's stations in markets where the network has no means of owning or affiliating with an individual station alone for all of their services. This includes markets such as Austin, Texas, Green Bay, Wisconsin, Davenport, Iowa, Richmond, Virginia, and Springfield, Massachusetts.New broadcast TV network hits Austin's airwaves http://www.mystatesman.com/news/entertainment/dinges-new-broadcast-tv-network-hits-austins-airwa/npMDg/ Gary Dinges Austin American-Statesman November 14, 2015 November 18, 20155A judge in the Superior Court of Los Angeles County orders the producers of Dancing with the Stars to withdraw Bindi Irwin from the Season 21 competition because of a California state law, in which because Irwin is a minor (she is 17), is required to have both her parents, Terri and Steve Irwin, to release their rights to her money before she can get paid. Terri – who is the only surviving parent – had already signed a form stating that she would give up all rights to any money her daughter will make on the show ($230,000 as of the eighth episode). However, because Steve died in 2006, the judge asked for a legal death certificate in order to let her continue in the competition, which their family lawyer is expected to submit. On November 24, Irwin would go on to win the coveted trophy.Bindi Irwin's 'Dancing With the Stars' Contract Denied Because Judge Wants Proof Her Dad Died http://www.etonline.com/news/175453_bindi_irwin_dancing_with_the_stars_contract_rejected_because_judge_wants_proof_her_dad_died/ Antoinette Bueno Entertainment Tonight CBS Interactive November 5, 2015Judge wants proof Steve Irwin is dead to let Bindi continue on 'DWtS' http://zap2it.com/2015/11/dancing-with-the-stars-bindi-irwin-contract-steve-irwin-death/ Tribune Media Wire Zap2It Tribune Digital Ventures November 5, 2015 November 6, 2015 November 7, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151107040530/http://zap2it.com/2015/11/dancing-with-the-stars-bindi-irwin-contract-steve-irwin-death/ dead"'Dancing With the Stars' Awards Season 21 Winner" from The Hollywood Reporter (November 24, 2015)For the first time ever in the history of its 14 season run, 24-year-old Ashley Tipton from San Diego becomes the first plus-sized fashion designer to win Project Runway. Her win also sparked outrage from some viewers, who wanted the judges to choose either Kelly Dempsey, Edmond Newton, or Candice Cuoco, to be the winner, while others believe the judges made the right decision in picking Tipton.'Project Runway' Crowns Season 14 Winner, Social Media Explodes https://www.thewrap.com/project-runway-crowns-season-14-winner-sparks-outrage-on-social-media/ Debbie Emery The Wrap November 5, 20156–13With a record of seven days and 18 minutes (visiting 50 states, traveling 17,000 miles and delivering 104 forecasts), NBC personality Al Roker sets a new Guinness-verified world record for the fastest time to report a weather forecast from all 50 United States states. His weeklong marathon, dubbed as Rokerthon 2 and broadcast on Today, began in Honolulu, Hawaii on November 6 and ended at NBC's headquarters at New York City's GE Building on the 13th.Al Roker Is Officially a New Guinness World Record Holder: 10 Things We'll Never Forget From Rokerthon 2 https://www.eonline.com/news/715094/al-roker-is-officially-a-new-guinness-world-record-holder-10-things-we-ll-never-forget-from-rokerthon-2 Mike Vulpo E! Online Comcast November 13, 201513In the wake of a terror attack (which the radical group ISIS would later claim responsibility for carrying out) that claimed 129 lives in and around Paris, the group U2 and HBO mutually announced the cancellation of a concert that was scheduled to air live on November 15 out of concerns for the safety of spectators who would be attending the show (of the 129 that were killed, 112 were at the Bataclan theatre to see an American group, Eagles of Death Metal, which also added to the reasoning). Explosions, later found out to be suicide bombers who were unable to enter a match between France and Germany that was taking place at Stade de France, in the suburb of Saint-Denis, were heard over the broadcast of the match, where five people were killed by one of the three suicide bombers; the match finished with a 2–0 victory for France, mainly to keep spectators in the venue from harm outside.U2 Paris Concert and HBO Special Canceled Amid Deadly Attacks https://variety.com/2015/tv/news/u2-concert-cancelled-hbo-special-paris-attack-1201640359/ Elizabeth Wagmeister Variety November 13, 2015Bono on Paris Concert Shootings: 'This Is the First Direct Hit on Music' https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6762507/bono-u2-paris-concert-shootings-direct-hit-music Joe Lynch Billboard November 14, 2015Paris attacks include deaths outside Stade de France during match https://www.espnfc.us/international-friendly/story/2712112/attacks-kill-several-people-outside-stade-de-france-in-paris ESPN FC November 13, 2015'Scene of Carnage' Inside Sold-Out Paris Concert Hall https://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/14/world/europe/paris-attacks.html Adam Nossiter Andrew Higgins The New York Times November 13, 2015 November 14, 2015Paris Attacks: Suicide Bomber Wearing an Explosive Vest Was Blocked From Entering Stade de France Soccer Venue https://www.wsj.com/articles/attacker-tried-to-enter-paris-stadium-but-was-turned-away-1447520571 Joshua Robinson Inti Landauro The Wall Street Journal November 14, 2015 November 14, 201516Universal Sports Network discontinues operations. The network, which launched in 2006 as the over-the-air World Championship Sports Network and converted to cable/satellite distribution in 2012, featured coverage of Olympic-sanctioned sporting events (e.g. cycling, cyclocross, track, mountain biking and road racing). NBCUniversal, which owned a minority stake in USN (alongside Intermedia Partners), acquires the network's programming rights to air on NBC, NBCSN, and Universal HD.Universal Sports TV Channel Slated To Shut Down Next Month http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Daily/Closing-Bell/2015/10/21/universal.aspx John Ourand Ben Fischer Sports Business Daily American City Business Journals October 21, 2015Universal Sports Network Being Shuttered By NBCU https://deadline.com/2015/10/universal-sports-network-shutting-down-olympics-nbcu-1201590221/ Patrick Hipes Deadline Hollywood Penske Media Corporation October 21, 2015 October 22, 2015 September 7, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200907162701/https://deadline.com/2015/10/universal-sports-network-shutting-down-olympics-nbcu-1201590221/ dead17–19ABC's morning news/talk show Good Morning America celebrates its 40th anniversary on the air with a live 40-hour event titled GMA 40 for 40, which aired mainly online and on the main program beginning at 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) on November 17 and concluding at 9:00 a.m. on the 19th. The anniversary event featured several guests (including appearances by the cast of the network's shows such as Dancing with the Stars, The Muppets, Shark Tank, General Hospital, The View, Scandal and Nashville), performances by One Direction and Pitbull, and a reunion of the former and current anchors from the show's 40-year history.'Good Morning America' teams reunite for the program's 40th anniversary Los Angeles Times, November 19, 201518Univision NOW, an over-the-top video on demand streaming service, launches. The service, which is initially available for a $5.99 per month or $59.99 per year subscription through its standalone website and apps for iOS and Android devices, features content from the Univision Communications-owned Spanish language broadcast networks Univision and UniMás (with the exception of some entertainment programming, such as dubbed American feature films seen on UniMás), with newer episodes of prime time series being made available for streaming for seven days after their original airdate. Univision NOW also includes live programming streams from the two networks as well as news streams from select Univision stations.Univision Launches Live Streaming Service https://www.thewrap.com/univision-now-streaming-service-live-tv-unimas/ Tony Maglio The Wrap November 18, 2015Univision Introduces Live Subscription Streaming Service Univision Now https://deadline.com/2015/11/univision-now-subscription-streaming-service-launch-1201628590/ David Lieberman Deadline Hollywood November 18, 2015Univision launches new streaming service https://money.cnn.com/2015/11/18/media/univision-streaming-service/ https://web.archive.org/web/20151119021507/http://money.cnn.com/2015/11/18/media/univision-streaming-service/ dead November 19, 2015 Brian Stelter Brian Stelter CNN Money Time Warner November 18, 2015Univision Launches Streaming Video Service https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/univision-launches-streaming-video-service-841793 Georg Szalai The Hollywood Reporter November 18, 2015Univision Communications Launches Direct to Consumer Video Service – Univision NOW – Delivering Live Stream of Univision and UniMás Networks http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20151118005788/en/Univision-Communications-Launches-Direct-Consumer-Video-Service BusinessWire Univision Communications November 18, 2015Univision Launches Live Subscription-Video Service, Univision Now https://variety.com/2015/digital/news/univision-now-live-streaming-subscription-1201643429/ Todd Spangler Variety November 18, 201520After less than three months on the show, Tyra Banks announced that she has made the decision to leave FABLife to focus on her cosmetics company and scheduled television projects. She will continue to oversee the syndicated talk show as executive producer and make occasional appearances.https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/tyra-banks-quits-her-own-839985 Tyra Banks Quits Her Own Show The Hollywood Reporter November 20, 201522Disney Channel premiered The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar, which is the pilot film for the Disney Junior animated series The Lion Guard.https://blogs.indiewire.com/animationscoop/disneys-the-lion-guard-return-of-the-roar-set-for-nov-22-debut-20151009 Disney's "The Lion Guard: Return Of The Roar" Set For Nov. 22 Debut Beck Jerry Animation Scoop Indiewire October 9, 2015 October 9, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151011220148/https://blogs.indiewire.com/animationscoop/disneys-the-lion-guard-return-of-the-roar-set-for-nov-22-debut-20151009 October 11, 2015 live December Date Event Source2After being on hiatus for eleven years Adult Swim Announces that Samurai Jack would return for a fifth season to conclude the series which would official air on March 11, 2017.4Both CNN and MSNBC, along with local broadcast outlets in the Los Angeles media market, are criticized by viewers on social media for showing live footage inside the apartment that was inhabited by Rizwan Farook and Tashfeen Malik until the December 2, mass shooting in which they opened gunfire at a community center holiday party in San Bernardino, California, killing 14 people and injuring 21 others, before being fatally shot by local police. The reporters were allowed access to the place by the landlord after the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) gave him parlance to allow them to visit inside the apartment.Cable News Networks Chided for Live Footage Inside San Bernardino Shooters' Home https://variety.com/2015/biz/news/san-bernardino-cnn-msnbc-shooter-apartment-1201653514/ Ted Johnson Variety December 4, 20157Fox News Networks, LLC suspends contributors Stacey Dash and Retired Lt. Colonel Ralph Peters for two weeks after both made profanity-laced remarks about President Barack Obama's speech regarding Islamic terrorism and the U.S.'s strategy to fight ISIS on December 6 respectively on Fox News Channel and Fox Business Network, while the division immediately apologized to viewers.Fox News Suspends Contributors for Using Profanities to Criticize Obama https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/fox-news-analyst-suspended-obama-terrorism-profanity-846505 The Hollywood Reporter December 7, 20158The 2015 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show is broadcast on CBS. 6.59 million people tune in.http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/12/09/tv-ratings-tuesday-dec-8-2015/ https://web.archive.org/web/20151210214910/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/12/09/tv-ratings-tuesday-dec-8-2015/ dead December 10, 2015 TV Ratings Tuesday: 'Scream Queens' finale flat, 'Victoria's Secret' and 'Flash' slip Porter Rick TV by the Numbers December 9, 2015 December 10, 201515Willard Scott, a longtime weather anchor for NBC's Today who joined the program in 1980 and became famous for his birthday wishes to centenarians, retires after 65 years in broadcasting.Willard Scott announces retirement plans after 35 years on Today Show NBC, December 11, 201520During the final moments of Miss Universe 2015 (which was telecast by Fox in English and Azteca in Spanish, both networks having acquired the rights to the pageant on October 28, following Donald Trump's sale of the Miss Universe Organization to WME/IMG), host Steve Harvey mistakenly announces Miss Colombia, Ariadna Gutiérrez, as the Miss Universe winner and Miss Philippines, Pia Wurtzbach, as the first runner-up. However, moments after Gutiérrez's crowning, after being corrected by pageant officials backstage, Harvey apologized and revealed that he read the card incorrectly and that Wurtzbach was the actual winner of the Miss Universe title. Paulina Vega of Colombia, who won the title in 2014, then handed the crown over to Wurtzbach before the broadcast abruptly ended. Harvey later issued a second apology for the error to both contestants on Twitter, which he later re-posted after correcting spelling errors of the contestants' representative countries.Steve Harvey mistakenly crowns the wrong Miss Universe 2015 https://money.cnn.com/2015/12/20/media/miss-universe-steve-harvey-mistake/index.html https://web.archive.org/web/20151221040304/http://money.cnn.com/2015/12/20/media/miss-universe-steve-harvey-mistake/index.html dead December 21, 2015 CNN Money Time Warner December 20, 201528VH1 Soul was given over to BET Networks as part of the continuing reorganization of Viacom's assets due to ratings and financial issues in 2015, an issue that had already resulted in BET Networks taking editorial control of the former MTV Jams two months before. The network was rebranded as BET Soul on that day.https://www.bet.com/article/c8hxuc/vh1-soul-to-become-bet-soul https://web.archive.org/web/20211025083117/https://www.bet.com/article/c8hxuc/vh1-soul-to-become-bet-soul dead October 25, 2021 VH1 Soul to Become BET Soul The 24-hour music video channel to make big switch today. Chapman Jr. George December 28, 2015 BET Networks January 3, 2016 Awards Category/Organization 73rd Golden Globe AwardsJanuary 10, 2016 6th Critics' Choice Television AwardsDecember 17, 2016 Producers Guild and Screen Actors Guild AwardsJanuary 23–30, 2017 68th Primetime Emmy AwardsSeptember 18, 2017 Best Drama Series Mr. Robot Game of Thrones Best Comedy Series Mozart in the Jungle Master of None Transparent Veep Best Limited Series Wolf Hall Fargo The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story Best Actor in a Drama Series Jon HammMad Men Rami MalekMr. Robot Kevin SpaceyHouse of Cards Rami MalekMr. Robot Best Actress in a Drama Series Taraji P. HensonEmpire Carrie CoonThe Leftovers Viola DavisHow to Get Away with Murder Tatiana MaslanyOrphan Black Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Christian SlaterMr. Robot Ben MendelsohnBloodline Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Maura TierneyThe Affair Constance ZimmerUnREAL Maggie SmithDownton Abbey Best Actor in a Comedy Series Gael García BernalMozart in the Jungle Jeffrey TamborTransparent Best Actress in a Comedy Series Rachel BloomCrazy Ex-Girlfriend Uzo AdubaOrange Is the New Black Julia Louis-DreyfusVeep Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series Andre BraugherBrooklyn Nine-Nine Louie AndersonBaskets Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Mayim BialikThe Big Bang Theory Kate McKinnonSaturday Night Live Best Actor in a Limited Series Oscar IsaacShow Me a Hero Idris ElbaLuther Courtney B. VanceThe People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story Best Actress in a Limited Series Lady GagaAmerican Horror Story: Hotel Kirsten DunstFargo Queen LatifahBessie Sarah PaulsonThe People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story Best Supporting Actor in a Limited Series Jesse PlemonsFargo Sterling K. BrownThe People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story Best Supporting Actress in a Limited Series Jean SmartFargo Regina KingAmerican Crime Television programs Debuts Date Show Channel SourceJanuary 1Big Women: Big LoveLifetimehttps://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2014/12/04/five-plus-sized-ladies-look-for-love-on-lifetimes-dating-docusoap-big-women-big-love-premiering-new-years-day-652411/20141204lifetime01/ Five Plus-Sized Ladies Look for Love on Lifetime(R)'s Dating Docusoap "Big Women: Big Love" Premiering New Year's Day The Futon Critic December 4, 2014 December 21, 2014January 4GalavantABCABC Announces Premiere Dates for 'Galavant' and 'Marvel's Agent Carter' https://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/11/05/abc-announces-premiere-dates-for-galavant-and-marvels-agent-carter/324468/ https://web.archive.org/web/20141107195406/https://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/11/05/abc-announces-premiere-dates-for-galavant-and-marvels-agent-carter/324468/ dead November 7, 2014 Zap2It November 5, 2014January 6Agent CarterChild GeniusLifetimehttps://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2014/11/24/lifetime-debuts-new-competition-docuseries-child-genius-on-tuesday-january-6-2015-at-10pm-et-pt-64412/20141124lifetime01/ Lifetime(R) Debuts New Competition Docuseries "Child Genius" on Tuesday, January 6, 2015, at 10 pm ET/PT The Futon Critics November 24, 2014 December 21, 2014FrameworkSpikehttps://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2014/11/05/spike-tv-to-debut-first-ever-competitive-furniture-design-series-on-january-6-907114/20141105spiketv01/ Spike TV to Debut First-Ever Competitive Furniture Design Series on January 6 The Futon Critic November 5, 2014 December 21, 2014January 7EmpireFoxAndreeva Nellie Fox Slots 'Glee' Final Season on Friday, Schedules 'Last Man', 'Weird Loners', 'Backstrom' & FailArmy Reality Show https://deadline.com/2014/11/glee-final-season-premiere-date-last-man-weird-loners-backstrom-armyfail-reality-show-1201291134/ November 20, 2014 Deadline Hollywood November 20, 2014HindsightVH1https://thefutoncritic.com/showatch/hindsight/ Shows A-Z – hindsight on vh1 – TheFutonCritic.com thefutoncritic.com April 3, 2015November 2025 InternetArchiveBot January 11TogethernessHBOKondolojy Amanda HBO Confirms Jan. 11 debut for 'Girls', 'Togetherness', & 'Looking' https://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/11/06/hbo-confirms-jan-11-debut-for-girls-togetherness-looking/324787/ https://web.archive.org/web/20141108190857/https://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/11/06/hbo-confirms-jan-11-debut-for-girls-togetherness-looking/324787/ dead November 8, 2014 November 7, 2014 Zap2it November 6, 2014January 12Little CharmersNickelodeon/Nick Jr. ChannelBibel Sara https://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/01/07/new-animated-preschool-series-little-charmers-to-premiere-monday-january-12-on-nickelodeon/347389/ https://web.archive.org/web/20150108044735/https://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/01/07/new-animated-preschool-series-little-charmers-to-premiere-monday-january-12-on-nickelodeon/347389/ dead January 8, 2015 New Animated Preschool Series 'Little Charmers' to Premiere Monday, January 12 on Nickelodeon January 12, 2015 Zap2it TV by the Numbers January 7, 2015Eye CandyMTVMTV Sets Premiere Date for 'Eye Candy' Starring Victoria Justice https://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/11/05/mtv-sets-premiere-date-for-eye-candy-starring-victoria-justice/324443/ https://web.archive.org/web/20141107213951/https://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/11/05/mtv-sets-premiere-date-for-eye-candy-starring-victoria-justice/324443/ dead November 7, 2014 TV by the Numbers Amanda Kondolojy November 5, 2014 December 26, 2014January 13Wrestling with DeathWGN Americahttps://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/11/07/wgn-american-orders-first-unscriped-series/325131/ https://web.archive.org/web/20141109200327/https://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/11/07/wgn-american-orders-first-unscriped-series/325131/ dead November 9, 2014 WGN American Orders First Unscriped Series TV by the Numbers November 7, 2014 November 9, 2014Big Giant SwordsDiscovery Channelhttps://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/12/17/big-giant-swords-premieres-tuesday-january-13-2015-at-10pm-on-discovery/340376/ https://web.archive.org/web/20141221032855/https://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/12/17/big-giant-swords-premieres-tuesday-january-13-2015-at-10pm-on-discovery/340376/ dead December 21, 2014 'Big Giant Swords' Premieres Tuesday, January 13, 2015 at 10 pm on Discovery December 17, 2014Jack Vale OfflineHLNJack Vale Offline comes to HLN https://web.archive.org/web/20150108194151/http://cnncommentary.com/2014/12/30/jackvale-offline-comes-to-hln/ January 8, 2015 CNN, December 30, 2014January 14Man Seeking WomanFXXhttps://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/11/21/fx-and-fxx-set-january-premiere-dates-for-archer-justified-the-americans-more/330403/ https://web.archive.org/web/20141123181827/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/11/21/fx-and-fxx-set-january-premiere-dates-for-archer-justified-the-americans-more/330403/ dead November 23, 2014 FX and FXX Set January Premiere Dates for 'Archer', 'Justified', 'The Americans' & More TV by the Numbers November 21, 2014 November 22, 2014The Story BehindPophttps://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/11/17/pop-network-to-debut-on-wednesday-january-14-2015/328642/ https://web.archive.org/web/20141119212234/https://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/11/17/pop-network-to-debut-on-wednesday-january-14-2015/328642/ dead November 19, 2014 Pop Network to Debut on Wednesday January 14, 2015 TV by the Numbers November 17, 2014 December 13, 2014January 15The Man in the High CastleAmazon VideoBaron Steve Amazon's First Pilot Season of 2015 will Premiere January 15 on Amazon Instant Video https://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/01/06/amazons-first-pilot-season-of-2015-will-premiere-january-15-on-amazon-instant-video/346466/ https://web.archive.org/web/20150107044634/https://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/01/06/amazons-first-pilot-season-of-2015-will-premiere-january-15-on-amazon-instant-video/346466/ dead January 7, 2015 November 12, 2015 TV by the Numbers January 6, 2015January 1612 MonkeysSyfyKondolojy Amanda '12 Monkeys' to Premiere Friday, January 16 at 9 pm on Syfy https://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/10/09/12-monkeys-to-premiere-friday-january-16-at-9pm-on-syfy/312751/ October 9, 2014 Zap2it October 9, 2014 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20141031112214/https://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/10/09/12-monkeys-to-premiere-friday-january-16-at-9pm-on-syfy/312751/ October 31, 2014 The Adventures of Puss in BootsNetflixTruitt Brian Andy Richter, 'King Julien' get animated for Netflix https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/tv/2014/11/03/all-hail-king-julien-netflix-animated-exclusive/18358847/ November 3, 2014 USA Today November 3, 2014World's FunniestFoxJanuary 17Bella and the BulldogsNickelodeonhttps://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/12/17/bella-and-the-bulldogs-to-premiere-saturday-january-17-at-8pm/340774/ https://web.archive.org/web/20141221025721/https://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/12/17/bella-and-the-bulldogs-to-premiere-saturday-january-17-at-8pm/340774/ dead December 21, 2014 'Bella and the Bulldogs' to Premiere Saturday January 17 at 8 pm Kondolojy Amanda TV by the Numbers December 17, 2014 December 17, 2014January 18K.C. UndercoverDisney Channelhttps://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/12/11/new-series-k-c-undercover-starring-zendaya-to-premiere-sunday-january-18-on-disney-channel/338560/ https://web.archive.org/web/20141219074415/https://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/12/11/new-series-k-c-undercover-starring-zendaya-to-premiere-sunday-january-18-on-disney-channel/338560/ dead December 19, 2014 New Series 'K.C. Undercover' Starring Zendaya to Premiere Sunday, January 18 on Disney Channel Bibel Sara December 11, 2014 TV by the Numbers December 12, 2014Star vs. the Forces of EvilDisney XDMay 2015January 19The Nightly Show with Larry WilmoreComedy CentralBill Carter The New York Times Larry Wilmore to Take Place of Stephen Colbert on Comedy Central https://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/20/arts/television/the-nightly-show-with-larry-wilmore-premieres-jan-19.html November 19, 2014 November 19, 2014January 22BackstromFoxThis Is Not HappeningComedy CentralBibel Sara Comedy Central Sets Winter Programming Schedule Including Season Premieres of 'Broad City' & 'Workaholics' & Series Premiere of 'The Nightly Show With Larry Wilmore' https://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/12/09/comedy-central-sets-winter-programming-schedule-including-season-premieres-of-broad-city-workaholics-series-premiere-of-the-nightly-show-with-larry-wilmore/337474/ https://web.archive.org/web/20141219222548/https://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/12/09/comedy-central-sets-winter-programming-schedule-including-season-premieres-of-broad-city-workaholics-series-premiere-of-the-nightly-show-with-larry-wilmore/337474/ dead December 19, 2014 December 13, 2014 Zap2it December 9, 2014January 29Duff Till DawnFood Networkhttps://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/12/10/competition-series-duff-till-dawn-to-premiere-thursday-january-29-on-food-network/337999/ https://web.archive.org/web/20141219072833/https://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/12/10/competition-series-duff-till-dawn-to-premiere-thursday-january-29-on-food-network/337999/ dead December 19, 2014 Competition Series 'Duff Till Dawn' to Premiere Thursday, January 29 on Food Network TV by the Numbers December 10, 2014 December 11, 2014FortitudePivothttps://variety.com/2014/tv/news/fortitude-pivot-scripted-arctic-drama-watch-stanley-tucci-video-1201383331/ Pivot Sets Jan. 29 Premiere for Stanley Tucci Drama 'Fortitude' Variety December 19, 2014 December 21, 2014February 4Fresh Off the BoatABCBibel Sara 'Fresh Off The Boat' to Premiere Tuesday, February 10 at 8pm on ABC; Preview on Wednesday February 4 https://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/12/10/fresh-off-the-boat-to-premiere-tuesday-february-10-at-8pm-on-abc-preview-on-wednesday-february-4/337950/ https://web.archive.org/web/20150103223714/https://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/12/10/fresh-off-the-boat-to-premiere-tuesday-february-10-at-8pm-on-abc-preview-on-wednesday-february-4/337950/ dead January 3, 2015 December 10, 2014 Zap2it December 10, 2014February 5AllegianceNBCBibel Sara NBC Announces Midseason Schedule: Premieres of 'Allegiance', 'A.D.'. 'Odyssey', 'The Slap' & 'One Big Happy'; 'The Night Shift' Takes Over Monday 10PM TImeslot https://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/12/12/nbc-announces-midseason-schedule-including-premieres-of-allegiance-a-d-odyssey-the-slap-one-big-happy/338884/ https://web.archive.org/web/20141219074441/https://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/12/12/nbc-announces-midseason-schedule-including-premieres-of-allegiance-a-d-odyssey-the-slap-one-big-happy/338884/ dead December 19, 2014 December 13, 2014 Zap2it December 12, 2014February 6Miles from TomorrowlandDisney Jr.http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/01/05/miles-from-tomorrowland-to-premiere-friday-february-6-on-disney-channel/346144/ https://web.archive.org/web/20150106045740/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/01/05/miles-from-tomorrowland-to-premiere-friday-february-6-on-disney-channel/346144/ dead January 6, 2015 'Miles From Tomorrowland' to Premiere Friday, February 6 on Disney Channel Bibel Sara TV by the Numbers Zap2it January 5, 2015 January 5, 2015Ever After HighNetflixFebruary 8Better Call SaulAMC'Better Call Saul' Gets Two-Night Premiere in February, New Teaser – Video https://deadline.com/2014/11/better-call-saul-premiere-date-teaser-trailer-amc-1201290706/ https://web.archive.org/web/20141123054333/http://deadline.com/2014/11/better-call-saul-premiere-date-teaser-trailer-amc-1201290706/ dead November 23, 2014 November 22, 2014 Deadline Hollywood November 20, 2014February 11Schitt's CreekPopFebruary 17Our Little FamilyTLChttp://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/01/23/new-series-our-little-family-to-premiere-tuesday-february-17-on-tlc/354827/ https://web.archive.org/web/20150124040327/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/01/23/new-series-our-little-family-to-premiere-tuesday-february-17-on-tlc/354827/ dead January 24, 2015 New Series 'Our Little Family' to Premiere Tuesday, February 17 on TLC TV by the Numbers January 23, 2015Repeat After MeABChttp://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/01/14/abc-announces-premiere-date-for-new-reality-show-repeat-after-me/350429/ https://web.archive.org/web/20150115062729/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/01/14/abc-announces-premiere-date-for-new-reality-show-repeat-after-me/350429/ dead January 15, 2015 ABC Announces Premiere Date for new Reality show 'Repeat After Me' Kondolojy Amanda TV by the Numbers January 14, 2015 February 4, 2015February 19The Odd CoupleCBS"‘Two and a Half Men’ Finale, ‘Odd Couple’ Premiere Dates Set by CBS," from The Wrap, May 12, 2014February 20Richie RichNetflixhttps://www.ign.com/articles/2014/10/29/richie-rich-tv-show-coming-to-netflix Richie Rich TV Show Coming to Netflix Fowler Matt IGN October 29, 2014 February 14, 2015The Jack and Triumph ShowAdult SwimTriumph the Insult Comic Dog barks about his new show The New York Post, February 20, 2015February 24Outlaw CountryWGN AmericaFebruary 25Dinner at Tiffani'sCooking Channelhttp://observer.com/2015/02/saved-by-the-dinner-bell-tiffani-thiessen-hosts-new-cooking-channel-show/ Saved by the Dinner Bell: Tiffani Thiessen Hosts New Cooking Channel Show Vranjican Nicole Observer February 24, 2015 February 27, 2015February 28Good WitchHallmark ChannelHallmark Channel's Good Witch Movies To Spawn Drama Series Starring Catherine Bell from Deadline (February 25, 2014)March 1The Last Man on EarthFoxSecrets and LiesABCABC Announces Premiere Dates for 'American Crime' and 'Secrets and Lies' http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/11/19/abc-announces-premiere-dates-for-american-crime-and-secrets-and-lies/329680/ https://web.archive.org/web/20141121160052/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/11/19/abc-announces-premiere-dates-for-american-crime-and-secrets-and-lies/329680/ dead November 21, 2014 November 19, 2014 Kondolojy Amanda TV by the Numbers November 19, 2014The Wonder ListCNNAndrew C. Revkin The New York Times CNN's Bill Weir Explores the World's Threatened Wonders http://dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/02/27/cnns-bill-weir-explores-the-worlds-threatened-wonders/ February 27, 2015 December 26, 2015Battle CreekCBShttp://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/12/05/cbs-announces-march-premiere-dates-for-battle-creek-and-csi-cyber/335798/ https://web.archive.org/web/20141217073635/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/12/05/cbs-announces-march-premiere-dates-for-battle-creek-and-csi-cyber/335798/ dead December 17, 2014 CBS Announces March Premiere Dates for 'Battle Creek' and 'CSI: Cyber' Kondolojy Amanda December 5, 2014 TV by the Numbers December 5, 2014March 4CSI: CyberMarch 5DigUSA NetworkAndreeva Nellie USA Event Series 'Dig' Pushed To 2015, Eyes Additional Episode Order https://deadline.com/2014/09/dig-pushed-2015-more-episodes-eyed-usa-835147/ September 17, 2014 Deadline Hollywood September 16, 2014American CrimeABCMarch 6In an InstantHolbrook Damian What's Worth Watching: Life and Death Re-enactments on In an Instant http://www.tvinsider.com/article/610/life-and-death-re-enactments-on-in-an-instant/ March 8, 2015 TV Insider March 6, 2015Unbreakable Kimmy SchmidtNetflixWallenstein Andrew Netflix Nabs 'Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt' from NBC https://variety.com/2014/tv/news/netflix-nabs-unbreakable-kimmie-schmidt-from-nbc-1201362390/ November 21, 2014 Variety November 21, 2014March 7My Lottery Dream HomeHGTVhttps://m.imdb.com/title/tt4508624/ My Lottery Dream Home IMDb August 27, 2018March 9The ReturnedA&Ehttp://insidetv.ew.com/2015/01/09/bates-motel-returned-premiere-date/ A&E sets premiere date for 'Bates Motel,' 'The Returned' Entertainment Weekly Natalie Abrams January 9, 2015 January 9, 2015 January 12, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150112094512/http://insidetv.ew.com/2015/01/09/bates-motel-returned-premiere-date/ deadMarch 10PowersPlayStation Networkhttps://variety.com/2015/digital/news/sony-playstation-powers-starts-march-10-1201409250/ Sony PlayStation's 'Powers' to Launch March 10 with First Three Episodes Graser Mark Variety January 20, 2015 January 20, 2015March 14Transformers: Robots in DisguiseCartoon Networkhttp://www.tformers.com/us-premiere-date-for-robots-in-disguise-and-regular-timeslot-finally-confirmed/25874/news.html US Premiere Date For Robots in Disguise And Regular Timeslot Finally Confirmed! TFormers.com February 12, 2015 February 13, 2015 April 4, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230404194854/https://tformers.com/us-premiere-date-for-robots-in-disguise-and-regular-timeslot-finally-confirmed/25874/news.html deadMarch 15The RoyalsE!http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/12/04/e-sets-premiere-for-first-scripted-drama-the-royals-for-march-15th-at-10pm/335292/ https://archive.today/20141204233518/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/12/04/e-sets-premiere-for-first-scripted-drama-the-royals-for-march-15th-at-10pm/335292/ dead December 4, 2014 E! Sets Premiere for First Scripted Drama Series The Royals for March 15th at 10 pm Kondolojy Amanda TV by the Numbers December 4, 2014 December 4, 2014 http://www.multichannel.com/news/content/es-royal-presentation-1st-scripted-show-bows-march-15/386034 E!'s Royal Presentation: Scripted Bow on March 15 Reynolds Mike Multichannel News December 4, 2014 December 4, 2014March 17iZombieThe CWhttp://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/01/11/the-cw-sets-midseason-schedule-izombie-to-premiere-tuesday-march-17/348947/ https://web.archive.org/web/20150111220628/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/01/11/the-cw-sets-midseason-schedule-izombie-to-premiere-tuesday-march-17/348947/ dead January 11, 2015 The CW Sets Midseason Schedule' 'iZombie' to Premiere Tuesday, March 17, 'Supernatural' Moves to Wednesday Bibel Sara TV by the Numbers January 11, 2015 January 12, 2015One Big HappyNBCMarch 20BloodlineNetflixhttps://variety.com/2014/digital/news/netflix-sets-premiere-for-original-drama-bloodline-from-damages-creators-1201337250/ Netflix Sets Premiere for Original Drama 'Bloodline' from 'Damages' Creators Spangler Todd Variety October 23, 2014 February 14, 2015March 23The Late Late Show with James CordenCBSSin City SaintsYahoo! ScreenKastrenakes Jacob Yahoo announces its first two original TV series, coming in 2015 https://www.theverge.com/2014/4/28/5662724/yahoo-announces-its-first-two-original-series-coming-in-2015 May 12, 2014 The Verge April 28, 2014March 25Big Time in Hollywood, FLComedy CentralMarch 28Harvey BeaksNickelodeonhttp://www.animationmagazine.net/tv/nick-premieres-harvey-beaks-march-29/ Nick Premieres 'Harvey Beaks' March 29 Animation Magazine March 2, 2015 March 3, 2015 Milligan, MercedesMonopoly Millionaire's ClubSyndication"NATPE 2015: Fall 2015 Syndication; Buzzr TV: New Game Show Multicast Network Launches This Summer" from Sitcoms Online (January 22, 2015)March 31Weird LonersFoxYoungerTV LandYounger https://www.paramountplus.com/shows/younger/#ftag=PPM-18-10caf1i TV Land September 25, 2014April 2Lip Sync BattleSpikehttp://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/11/21/spike-tv-to-premiere-lip-sync-battle-from-jimmy-fallons-eight-million-plus-productions-john-krasinski-and-stephen-merchant/330410/ https://web.archive.org/web/20141124203339/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/11/21/spike-tv-to-premiere-lip-sync-battle-from-jimmy-fallons-eight-million-plus-productions-john-krasinski-and-stephen-merchant/330410/ dead November 24, 2014 Spike TV to Premiere 'Lip Sync Battle' from Jimmy Fallon's Eight Million Plus Productions, John Krasinski and Stephen Merchant TV by the Numbers November 21, 2014 November 22, 2014OlympusSyfyAndreeva Nellie Syfy Picks Up 13-Part Mythological Drama 'Olympus' From Robert Halmi Sr. https://deadline.com/2014/04/syfy-picks-up-13-part-mythological-drama-olympus-from-robert-halmi-sr-710725/ May 12, 2014 Deadline Hollywood April 7, 2014April 3The Grace Helbig ShowE!http://www.eonline.com/news/607365/grace-helbig-is-coming-to-e-with-new-show-premiering-in-april-get-all-the-details Grace Helbig Is Coming to E! With New Show Premiering in April—Get All the Details! January 5, 2015 2015-01-05April 5HappyishShowtimeKondolojy Amanda Showtime Offers a Sneak Preview of 'HAPPYish' After the Season Finale of 'Shameless' Sunday April 5 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/03/27/showtime-offers-a-sneak-preview-of-happyish-after-the-season-finale-of-shameless-sunday-april-5/380581/ https://web.archive.org/web/20150330004155/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/03/27/showtime-offers-a-sneak-preview-of-happyish-after-the-season-finale-of-shameless-sunday-april-5/380581/ dead March 30, 2015 March 30, 2015 Zap2it March 27, 2015April 6Make It PopNickelodeonhttp://dhxmedia.com/press-room/698-dhx-media-teams-up-with-nick-and-ytv-on-make-it-pop.html DHX Media Teams Up With Nickelodeon and YTV on Make It Pop March 12, 2015 DHX Media Toronto March 16, 2015 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20150316132359/http://www.dhxmedia.com/press-room/698-dhx-media-teams-up-with-nick-and-ytv-on-make-it-pop.html March 16, 2015 mdy-allApril 7Your Family or MineTBSGoldberg Lesley TBS Orders 'Buzzy's,' 'Your Family or Mine,' Rashida Jones Comedies to Series https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/steve-carells-rashida-jones-cop-702020 May 12, 2014 The Hollywood Reporter May 7, 2014April 9The ComediansFXAndreeva Nellie 'The Comedians' Gets Premiere Date, Paired With 'Louie' On FX https://deadline.com/2015/01/comedians-louie-premiere-date-fx-1201352778/ April 3, 2015 Deadline Hollywood January 18, 2015April 10DaredevilNetflixhttps://deadline.com/2013/11/disney-netflix-marvel-series-629696/ Netflix Picks Up Four Marvel Live-Action Series & A Miniseries For 2015 Launch Deadline Hollywood November 7, 2013 May 12, 2014April 13Impossible EngineeringScience ChannelMay 2015April 14Other SpaceYahoo! ScreenHale Nicole Paul Feig's Yahoo Screen Original Series 'Other Space' to Launch in April https://www.thewrap.com/paul-feigs-yahoo-screen-original-series-other-space-to-launch-in-april-photo/ TheWrap.com March 10, 2015 March 25, 2015April 17Cedric's Barber BattleThe CWThe MessengersApril 26Queens of DramaPopChef's TableNetflixMay 1Beyond the TankABChttp://abc.go.com/shows/shark-tank/news/updates/20141024-shark-tank-companion-series-beyond-the-tank Shark Tank Companion Series "Beyond the Tank" Announced ABC.com November 29, 2014May 8Grace and FrankieNetflixhttps://www.tvline.com/casting-news/jane-fonda-lily-tomlin-cast-netflix-comedy-grace-and-frankie-502882/ Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin to Reunite in New Netflix Comedy from Friends Creator TVLine March 19, 2014 May 12, 2014May 13Sing It OnPopMay 14Wayward PinesFoxhttp://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/12/09/wayward-pines-to-premiere-thursday-may-14-on-fox/337527/ https://web.archive.org/web/20150403052722/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/12/09/wayward-pines-to-premiere-thursday-may-14-on-fox/337527/ dead April 3, 2015 'Wayward Pines' to Premiere Thursday, May 14th on FOX Bibel Sara TVbytheNumbers.com December 9, 2014 December 9, 2014May 20500 QuestionsABCLittleton Cynthia ABC Adds 'Whispers,' '500 Questions,' 'Celebrity Family Feud' to Summer Slate https://variety.com/2015/tv/news/abc-whispers-bachelorette-bachelor-in-paradise-summer-schedule-1201468632/ April 9, 2015 Variety April 8, 2015May 22The HustlersTruTVBibel Sara truTV Keeps "Way More Fun" Momentum Going with Two New Series, Three Specials and Five Pilots http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/05/13/trutv-keeps-way-more-fun-momentum-going-with-two-new-series-three-specials-and-five-pilots/403531/ https://web.archive.org/web/20150516011008/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/05/13/trutv-keeps-way-more-fun-momentum-going-with-two-new-series-three-specials-and-five-pilots/403531/ dead May 16, 2015 May 13, 2015 TV by the Numbers May 13, 2015American Diner RevivalFood Networkhttp://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2015/04/14/ty-pennington-and-amanda-freitag-set-their-sights-on-main-street-to-take-old-diners-to-new-heights-in-american-diner-revival-595104/20150414food01/ Ty Pennington and Amanda Freitag Set Their Sights on Main Street to Take Old Diners to New Heights in "American Diner Revival" The Futon Critic April 14, 2015 May 22, 2015May 26 The IslandNBCPetski Denise Bear Grylls' Survival Series 'The Island' Heads To NBC https://deadline.com/2015/03/bear-grylls-survival-series-the-island-nbc-1201398571/ March 28, 2015 Deadliine March 25, 2015 I Can Do ThatAndreeva Nellie 'Mr. Robinson' & 'The Carmichael Show' To Debut in August; NBC Sets 'Welcome To Sweden' Return, Other Summer Dates https://deadline.com/2015/03/mr-robinson-carmichael-show-premiere-date-august-welcome-to-sweden-summer-premiere-dates-1201399248/ March 28, 2015 Deadline Hollywood March 26, 2015May 27BullseyeFoxBibel Sara Challenge Series 'Bullseye' Hosted by Kellan Lutz to Premiere Wednesday, May 27 on FOX http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/04/01/challenge-series-bullseye-hosted-by-kellan-lutz-to-premiere-wednesday-may-27-on-fox/383159/ https://web.archive.org/web/20150402172157/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/04/01/challenge-series-bullseye-hosted-by-kellan-lutz-to-premiere-wednesday-may-27-on-fox/383159/ dead April 2, 2015 April 14, 2015 TV by the Numbers April 1, 2015The BriefcaseCBSAndreeva Nellie CBS Sets 'The Briefcase' Reality Series From 'The Biggest Loser' Creator https://deadline.com/2015/04/briefcase-reality-series-cbs-biggest-loser-creator-1201417019/ April 28, 2015 Deadline Hollywood April 28, 2015May 28AquariusNBChttp://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/03/06/nbc-announces-summer-premiere-dates-for-hannibal-aquarius-americas-got-talent-mor/ https://web.archive.org/web/20150402170219/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/03/06/nbc-announces-summer-premiere-dates-for-hannibal-aquarius-americas-got-talent-mor/ dead April 2, 2015 NBC Announces Summer Premiere Dates for 'Hannibal', 'Aquarius', 'America's Got Talent' & More Bibel Sara TV by the Numbers March 6, 2015 March 6, 20153AMShowtimehttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt4677948/episodes?ref_=tt_ov_epl 3AM (TV Series 2015–) – Episodes IMDB April 3, 2017May 30100 Things to Do Before High SchoolNickelodeonhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h96C1OXBfWQ "100 Things To Do Before High School" – Brand New Show – Official Promo February 20, 2015 YouTube NickelodeonVideos February 28, 2015June 1The WhispersABCJune 2StitchersABC Familyhttp://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2015/05/13/abc-family-announces-premiere-dates-for-monica-the-medium-job-or-no-job-next-step-realty-nyc-startup-u-and-kevin-from-work-318212/20150513abcfamily01/ ABC Family Announces Premiere Dates for "Monica The Medium", "Job or No Job", "Next Step Realty: NYC", "Startup U" and "Kevin From Work" The Futon Critic May 3, 2015 May 16, 2015June 5Catching MonstersDiscovery Channelhttp://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2015/05/07/new-discovery-channel-series-catching-monsters-heads-deep-into-the-north-atlantic-in-search-of-the-worlds-biggest-and-most-valuable-fish-7313/20150507discovery01/ New Discovery Channel Series "Catching Monsters" Heads Deep into the North Atlantic in Search of the World's Biggest and Most Valuable Fish The Futon Critic May 7, 2015 May 18, 2015Sense8Netflixhttp://www.ropeofsilicon.com/wachowskis-netflix-series-sense8-debuting-in-june-plot-revealed/ Wachowskis' Netflix Series 'Sense8' Debuting in June, Plot Revealed Rope of Silicon March 3, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150304064147/http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/wachowskis-netflix-series-sense8-debuting-in-june-plot-revealed/ March 4, 2015 deadJune 14HumansAMCAndreeva Nellie Xbox Entertainment Studios Partners With Channel 4 For Drama Series 'Humans' https://deadline.com/2014/04/xbox-entertainment-studios-partners-with-channel-4-for-drama-series-humans-710597/ May 12, 2014 Deadline Hollywood April 7, 2014June 15The Making of the Mobhttp://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2015/04/10/amc-announces-making-of-the-mob-new-york-june-15th-premiere-with-narrator-ray-liotta-592004/20150410amc01/ AMC Announces "Making of the Mob: New York" June 15th Premiere with Narrator Ray Liotta April 10, 2015 May 18, 2015Fresh Beat Band of SpiesNickelodeon/Nick Jr. ChannelKondolojy Amanda Nickelodeon to Debut Over 100 Episodes of Brand-New Educational Preschool Series in 2014–2015 Season http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/03/13/nickelodeon-to-debut-over-100-episodes-of-brand-new-educational-preschool-series-in-2014-2015-season/244448/ https://web.archive.org/web/20140314032248/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/03/13/nickelodeon-to-debut-over-100-episodes-of-brand-new-educational-preschool-series-in-2014-2015-season/244448/ dead March 14, 2014 May 12, 2014 Zap2it March 13, 2014June 16ProofTNThttp://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/04/02/tnt-announces-summer-line-up-including-the-last-ship-falling-skies-new-series-proof-public-morals/383773/ https://web.archive.org/web/20150404001501/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/04/02/tnt-announces-summer-line-up-including-the-last-ship-falling-skies-new-series-proof-public-morals/383773/ dead April 4, 2015 TNT Announces Summer Line-Up Including 'The Last Ship', 'Falling Skies' & New Series 'Proof' & 'Public Morals' TV by the Numbers April 2, 2015 April 3, 2015ClippedTBShttp://www.tbs.com/shows/clipped.html Clipped Official Website TBS June 14, 2015 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20150620182213/http://www.tbs.com/shows/clipped.html June 20, 2015 June 17Deutschland 83SundanceTVDeutschland 83 – Listings http://www.thefutoncritic.com/showatch/deutschland-83/listings/ June 18, 2015 The Futon CriticJune 18The Astronaut Wives ClubABCAndreeva Nellie ABC's 'Astronaut Wives Club' Gets Summer Premiere Date https://deadline.com/2015/04/astronaut-wives-club-premiere-date-summer-abc-1201412805/ April 20, 2015 Deadline Hollywood April 20, 2015June 19KilljoysSyfyPetski Denise Syfy Sets Summer Programming Schedule https://deadline.com/2015/04/syfy-summer-programming-schedule-sharknado-3-1201415186/ April 24, 2015 Deadline Hollywood April 23, 2015June 21BallersHBOPedersen Erik HBO Launching Comedies 'The Brink' & 'Ballers' With 'True Detective' In June https://deadline.com/2015/04/hbo-launching-comedies-the-brink-ballers-with-true-detective-season-bow-in-june-1201407465/ April 9, 2015 Deadline Hollywood April 9, 2015The BrinkJune 23Another PeriodComedy CentralComedy Central Secures All-Star Cast for New Scripted Series "Another Period" http://press.cc.com/press-release/2014/09/30/press-comedy-central-secures-all-star-cast-for-another-period https://web.archive.org/web/20141129114512/http://press.cc.com/press-release/2014/09/30/press-comedy-central-secures-all-star-cast-for-another-period dead November 29, 2014 Comedy Central November 22, 2014 September 30, 2014June 24Mr. RobotUSA NetworkEyerly Alan Wealth disparity, hackers and cyber threats in 'Mr. Robot' https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/la-ca-st-tvpreview-robot-20150531-story.html June 1, 2015 Los Angeles Times May 29, 2015June 25Boom!Foxhttp://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/03/09/fox-sets-summer-premiere-dates-for-wayward-pines-boom-are-you-smarter-than-a-5th-grader-more/372876/ https://web.archive.org/web/20150311195402/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/03/09/fox-sets-summer-premiere-dates-for-wayward-pines-boom-are-you-smarter-than-a-5th-grader-more/372876/ dead March 11, 2015 FOX Sets Summer Premiere Dates for 'Wayward Pines', 'Boom!', 'Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader' & More Kondolojy Amanda TV by the Numbers March 9, 2015 March 9, 2015June 26Best Friends WheneverDisney Channelhttps://variety.com/2015/tv/news/teen-beach-2-premiere-date-disney-channel-movie-1201488435/ 'Teen Beach and New ShowBest Friends Whenever' Premieres Friday, June 26 on Disney Channel Variety.com May 6, 2015 May 30, 2015Dragons: Race to the EdgeNetflixJune 30ScreamMTVFischer Russ 'Scream' TV Series Trailer: "You Can't Do a Slasher Movie as a TV Series" https://www.slashfilm.com/scream-tv-series-trailer/ April 12, 2015 /Film.com April 13, 2015ZooCBSAndreeva Nellie CBS Gives Series Order To Adaptation of James Patterson's 'Zoo' From Midnight Radio, Cathy Konrad & James Mangold https://deadline.com/2014/07/cbs-series-order-james-patterson-zoo-adaptation-797969/ July 5, 2014 Deadline Hollywood July 1, 2014July 6Lego Star Wars: Droid TalesDisney XDhttp://www.licensing.biz/news/read/disney-to-retell-star-wars-saga-in-new-lego-tv-series/041648 Disney to Retell Star Wars Saga in New Lego TV series March 16, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150305112723/http://www.licensing.biz/news/read/disney-to-retell-star-wars-saga-in-new-lego-tv-series/041648 March 5, 2015 deadJuly 8Million Dollar Listing San FranciscoBravohttp://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/04/02/million-dollar-listing-san-francisco-to-premiere-wednesday-july-8-on-bravo/383755/ https://web.archive.org/web/20150405183419/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/04/02/million-dollar-listing-san-francisco-to-premiere-wednesday-july-8-on-bravo/383755/ dead April 5, 2015 'Million Dollar Listing San Francisco' to Premiere Wednesday, July 8 on Bravo TV by the Numbers April 2, 2015 April 3, 2015Why? with Hannibal BuressComedy CentralDornbush Jonathon https://www.ew.com/article/2015/05/20/comedy-central-announces-summer-launch-dates Comedy Central announces summer launch dates for Key & Peele, Why? with Hannibal Buress, and more EW.com May 20, 2015 2015-07-07July 9One Bad ChoiceMTVPetski Denise MTV Greenlights New Late-Night Talk Show, Renews 'Faking It', More – Upfronts https://deadline.com/2015/04/mtv-scream-shannara-series-faking-it-upfronts-1201413502/ April 22, 2015 Deadline Hollywood April 21, 2015July 10Mutt & StuffNickelodeon/Nick Jr. Channelhttp://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwtv/article/Nickelodeon-and-Sid-Marty-Krofft-to-Unleash-New-Preschool-Series-MUTT-STUFF-710-20150615 Nickelodeon and Sid & Marty Krofft to Unleash New Preschool Series Mutt & Stuff, 7/10 Broadway World June 15, 2015 June 20, 2015July 13Monica the MediumABC FamilyJuly 15Blue Collar MillionairesCNBChttp://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2015/06/11/cnbc-announces-three-new-primetime-original-series-coming-this-summer-825115/20150611cnbc01/ CNBC Announces Three New Primetime Original Series Coming This Summer The Futon Critic June 11, 2015 July 13, 2015I Am JazzTLCTLC Premieres "I Am Jazz," About Transgender Teen Jazz Jennings and Her Family, On July 15 http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2015/06/01/tlc-premieres-i-am-jazz-about-transgender-teen-jazz-jennings-and-her-family-on-july-15-381511/20150601tlc01/ The Futon Critic 6 October 2019 1 June 2015The Jim Gaffigan Show TV LandTV Land releases extended scene from new comedy "Younger" featuring Sutton Foster and Hilary Duff http://biz.viacom.com/sites/tvlandpress/Press%20Release/YOUNGER%20MARCH%2031%20FINAL.pdf January 29, 2015 Viacom December 4, 2014 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20141209082055/http://biz.viacom.com/sites/tvlandpress/Press%20Release/YOUNGER%20MARCH%2031%20FINAL.pdf December 9, 2014 July 16Sex & Drugs & Rock & RollFXFX Sets ‘Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll’ Premiere, Louis C.K. Special, Other Summer Bows Deadline Hollywood, April 8, 2015Geeks Who DrinkSyfyJuly 18Pig Goat Banana CricketNickelodeonKondology, Amanda http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/09/26/nickelodeon-greenlights-animated-bad-seeds-pig-goat-banana-cricket-four-live-action-series/205171/ https://web.archive.org/web/20130929124710/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/09/26/nickelodeon-greenlights-animated-bad-seeds-pig-goat-banana-cricket-four-live-action-series/205171/ dead September 29, 2013 Nickelodeon Greenlights Animated 'Bad Seeds' & 'Pig Goat Banana Cricket' + Four Live Action Series TVbytheNumers.com September 26, 2013 September 26, 2013July 19Save My Life: Boston TraumaABCSteinberg Brian ABC News Will Launch Two Boston Medical Documentaries in July https://variety.com/2015/tv/news/abc-news-will-launch-two-boston-medical-documentaries-in-july-1201530451/ June 30, 2015 Variety June 29, 2015July 21Knock Knock LiveFox https://deadline.com/2015/05/ryan-seacrest-knock-knock-live-fox-summer-1201432922/ Ryan Seacrest To Host 'Knock Knock Live' On Fox This Summer Lisa de Moraes Deadline Hollywood 26 May 2015 25 July 2015July 22Home FreePetski Denise Fox Sets Home-Makeover Reality Series With Mike Holmes https://deadline.com/2015/04/fox-home-makeover-competition-serie-mike-holmes-dream-home-1201418132/ April 29, 2015 Deadline Hollywood April 29, 2015Gamer's Guide to Pretty Much EverythingDisney XDhttps://www.ign.com/articles/2015/01/22/disney-xd-announces-gamers-guide-to-pretty-much-everything Disney XD announces Gamer's Guide to Pretty Much Everything Katie Williams January 22, 2015 IGN April 11, 2015July 25Boston EMSABCRace to EscapeSciencehttps://www.ew.com/article/2015/06/17race-to-escape-trailer Watch the trailer for Race to Escape, the new game show hosted by Jimmy Pardo Entertainment Weekly Kyle Anderson June 18, 2015 September 3, 2015 September 1, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150901082340/http://www.ew.com/article/2015/06/17race-to-escape-trailer deadJuly 26I Am CaitE!"E! Announces New Documentary Series Following Bruce Jenner's Life as a Transgender Woman" from The Futon Critic (April 24, 2015)July 27We Bare BearsCartoon Networkhttp://www.animationmagazine.net/tv/comedy-series-we-bare-bears-debuts-july-27-on-cn/ Comedy Series 'We Bare Bears' Debuts July 27 on CN Animation Magazine June 18, 2015 June 20, 2015 McLean, TomJuly 29FamelessTruTV July 31Cold Justice: Sex CrimesTNTBunk'dDisney ChannelDisney Channel's 'BUNK'D,' 'Descendants' to Premiere in July https://variety.com/2015/tv/news/disney-channels-bunkd-descendants-july-31-1201508793 June 1, 2015 June 6, 2015 Whitney FriedlanderWet Hot American Summer: First Day of CampNetflixAugust 3 Ice & Coco SyndicationIce & Coco http://thefutoncritic.com/showatch/ice-and-coco/listings/ The Futon Critic 6 October 2019Significant MotherThe CWhttp://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/04/13/the-cw-sets-summer-2015-schedule-including-americas-next-top-model-significant-mother/388398/ https://web.archive.org/web/20150416222638/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/04/13/the-cw-sets-summer-2015-schedule-including-americas-next-top-model-significant-mother/388398/ dead April 16, 2015 The CW Sets Summer 2015 Schedule Including 'America's Next Top Model' & 'Significant Mother' TV by the Numbers April 14, 2015ALVINNN!!! And the ChipmunksNickelodeonDickson Jeremy Nick brings ALVINNN!!! to the US http://kidscreen.com/2015/08/07/nick-brings-alvinnn-to-the-us/ Kidscreen 6 October 2019 August 7, 2015August 4West Texas Investors ClubCNBCAugust 5A Wicked OfferThe CWMr. RobinsonNBCJob or No JobABC FamilyAugust 7Project Mc2NetflixAugust 11Next Step Realty: NYCABC FamilyStartup UABC FamilyAugust 12Kevin from WorkABC FamilyMake Me A Millionaire InvestorCNBCAugust 14DinotruxNetflixAugust 18Six Degrees of EverythingTruTVAugust 20Documentary Now!IFCWhitney Friedlander https://variety.com/2015/tv/news/documentary-now-fred-armisen-bill-hader-seth-meyers-1201492500/ 'Documentary Now' IFC Dates Fred Armisen, Bill Hader, Seth Meyers Show Variety May 11, 2015 2015-06-19August 22Blunt TalkStarzPetski Denise https://deadline.com/2015/05/seth-macfarlane-blunt-talk-survivors-remorse-august-premiere-starz-1201426092/ Seth MacFarlane's 'Blunt Talk' & 'Survivor's Remorse' Get August Premiere Date on Starz Deadline Hollywood May 13, 2015 May 13, 2015August 23Fear the Walking DeadAMChttps://variety.com/2015/tv/news/fear-the-walking-dead-sneak-peek-family-drama-1201544370/ 'Fear the Walking Dead' Sneak Peek: What's Scarier – Zombies or Disappointing Your Family? Variety Laura Prudom July 21, 2015 July 25, 2015August 24Shimmer and ShineNickelodeon/Nick Jr. ChannelAugust 25Public MoralsTNTKondolojy Amanda TNT Moves 'Public Morals' to Premiere August 25, 'Legends' Shifts to Fall http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/05/06/tnt-moves-public-morals-to-premiere-august-25-legends-shifts-to-fall/400393/ https://web.archive.org/web/20150508194037/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/05/06/tnt-moves-public-morals-to-premiere-august-25-legends-shifts-to-fall/400393/ dead May 8, 2015 May 13, 2015 TV by the Numbers May 6, 2015August 26 The Carmichael ShowNBCAndreeva Nellie 'Mr. Robinson' & 'The Carmichael Show' To Air Back-To-Back Episodes https://deadline.com/2015/07/mr-robinson-the-carmichael-scheduling-back-to-back-episodes-1201484952/ July 25, 2015 Deadline Hollywood July 24, 2015August 28NarcosNetflixBibel Sara http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/04/01/netflix-orders-10-episodes-of-drama-narcos-for-2015-premiere/250077/ https://web.archive.org/web/20140404224745/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/04/01/netflix-orders-10-episodes-of-drama-narcos-for-2015-premiere/250077/ dead April 4, 2014 Netflix Orders 10 Episodes of Drama 'Narcos' for 2015 Premiere Zap2it April 1, 2014 May 12, 2014August 31 TodrickMTVGirl Code LiveSeptember 7Pickle and PeanutDisney XDhttp://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2014/06/23/disney-television-animation-begins-production-on-pickle-and-peanut-a-buddy-comedy-for-disney-xd-starring-jon-heder-and-johnny-pemberton-548215/20140623disneyxd01 Disney Television Animation Begins Production on "Pickle & Peanut", a Buddy Comedy for Disney XD Starring Jon Heder and Johnny Pemberton June 23, 2014 The Futon Critic December 10, 2014https://www.facebook.com/DisneyXD/photos/np.1437674472374680.100002347630276/953740354667396/ Facebook Facebook 2015-09-18Thomas Edison's Secret LabPBSTotal Drama Presents: The Ridonculous RaceCartoon Networkhttp://www.freshtvinc.com/blog/total-drama-presents-the-ridonculous-race/?hubRefSrc=permalink#lf-content=86258626:278801904 Total Drama Presents The Ridonculous Race – Fresh TV Fresh TV March 6, 2015 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20150402092731/http://www.freshtvinc.com/blog/total-drama-presents-the-ridonculous-race/?hubRefSrc=permalink#lf-content=86258626:278801904 April 2, 2015 mdy-allSeptember 8The Late Show with Stephen ColbertCBSSeptember 12Game ShakersNickelodeonhttp://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20150225006589/en/Nickelodeon-Showcases-Power-Ecosystem-Highlights-Content-Slate#.VZ_Ld2fbKUk Nickelodeon Showcases Power of Its Ecosystem and Highlights New Content Slate and Upcoming Initiatives for 2015–2016 Season at Annual Upfront Presentation Nickelodeon Business Wire February 25, 2015 May 28, 2017Goldie & BearDisney Jr.https://variety.com/2015/tv/news/disney-goldie-bear-kids-tv-fairy-tales-1201574581/ Variety Brian Steinberg Disney's 'Goldie & Bear' Mixes Fairy Tales With Digital Distribution August 20, 2015September 14FABLifeSyndication"Disney/ABC announces New Syndicated Daytime Talker With Tyra Banks For 2015" from The Futon Critic (May 30, 2014)"'The FAB Life' Tops 70% Clearance," from TVNewsCheck, January 20, 2015Crime Watch Daily"Exclusive: Tribune Acquires Warner Bros. Strip 'Crime Watch Daily'" from Broadcasting & Cable (September 14, 2014)Crazy Talk"'Crazy Talk' to Premiere in National Syndication Monday September 14th" from Zap2It/TV by the Numbers (June 15, 2015)The Social(American premiere)PPI Launches "The Social" Event of the Season from PPI Releasing (June 13, 2015)Hollywood Today Live(exclusive to stations owned by Fox Television Stations and Media General)"Media General, Fox Bringing Back 'Hollywood Today Live' This Fall" from Broadcasting & Cable (May 5, 2015)Corrupt Crimes(selected markets)"Bellum Entertainment to Launch Daily Series ‘Corrupt Crimes’" https://web.archive.org/web/20150918030751/http://www.tvmediainsights.com/highlights/bellum-entertainment-launch-daily-series-corrupt-crimes/ September 18, 2015 from TV Media Insight (January 23, 2015)September 15The Bastard ExecutionerFXWagmeister Elizabeth FX Renews The Strain, Sets Premiere Dates for AHS: Hotel and More https://variety.com/2015/tv/news/the-strain-season-3-american-horror-story-hotel-oct-7-1201559078/ Variety August 11, 2015 August 7, 2015Best Time Ever with Neil Patrick HarrisNBChttp://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/06/22/nbc-announces-fall-premiere-dates-for-2015-16-season/420714/ https://web.archive.org/web/20150623023424/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/06/22/nbc-announces-fall-premiere-dates-for-2015-16-season/420714/ dead June 23, 2015 NBC Announces Fall Premiere Dates for 2015–16 Season; Early Launch for 'Best Time Ever With Neil Patrick Harris', 'Heroes Reborn' Debuts Premiere Week TV by the Numbers June 22, 2015 June 22, 2015September 16Moonbeam CityComedy Centralhttps://www.indiewire.com/article/watch-prepare-to-be-dazzled-by-moonbeam-city-comedy-centrals-new-animated-series-20150714 Watch: Prepare to be Dazzled by 'Moonbeam City,' Comedy Central's New Animated Series Indiewire July 16, 2015 Soules, ConorSeptember 18Descendants: Wicked WorldDisney Channelhttp://www.disneyabcpress.com/disneychannel/shows/descendants-wicked-world/press-releases/ 'Descendants' Demand Brings On Second Season of Animated Short-Form Series 'Descendants: Wicked World' Jennifer Minezaki Chrissy Woo Disney ABC Press July 13, 2016 July 14, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20170305042122/http://www.disneyabcpress.com/disneychannel/shows/descendants-wicked-world/press-releases/ March 5, 2017 deadPJ MasksDisney Jr.http://www.broadcastingcable.com/news/programming/disney-channel-disney-junior-debut-pj-masks-sept-18/143830 Disney Channel, Disney Junior to Debut 'PJ Masks' Sept. 18 Luke McCord Broadcasting & Cable September 2, 2015 December 1, 2016September 20Dash DollsE!E! Orders New Kardashian Series; Renews 'Total Divas' & More https://variety.com/2015/tv/news/dash-dolls-e-kardashian-series-order-1201464404/ Wagmeisterberg Elisabeth Variety April 1, 2015 June 1, 2015September 21BlindspotNBCMinority ReportFoxhttp://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/06/25/fox-sets-fall-premiere-dates-scream-queens-gets-2-hour-premiere-sleepy-hollow-bones-return-october-1/422723/ https://web.archive.org/web/20150626113032/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/06/25/fox-sets-fall-premiere-dates-scream-queens-gets-2-hour-premiere-sleepy-hollow-bones-return-october-1/422723/ dead June 26, 2015 FOX Sets Fall Premiere Dates; 'Scream Queens' Gets 2 Hour Premiere, 'Minority Report' Launches September 21, 'Empire' Returns September 23 Bibel Sara TV by the Numbers June 25, 2015 June 26, 2015New Looney TunesCartoon Network/Boomeranghttps://deadline.com/2015/06/turner-broadcasting-warner-bros-ink-global-multi-series-deal-boomerang-animation-1201461361/ Turner Broadcasting & Warner Bros Ink Global Multi-Series Deal For Boomerang Denise Petski June 29, 2015Life in PiecesCBShttps://deadline.com/2015/05/limitless-rush-hour-criminal-minds-spinoff-life-in-pieces-jane-lynch-cbs-series-orders-1201423198/ 'Limitless', 'Rush Hour', 'Criminal Minds' Spinoff, 'Life' Among CBS Series Orders Andreeva Nellie Deadline Hollywood May 8, 2015 May 8, 2015September 22LimitlessThe MuppetsABChttp://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/05/07/abc-orders-comedies-the-muppets-the-real-oneals-dr-ken/400903/ https://web.archive.org/web/20150508193308/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/05/07/abc-orders-comedies-the-muppets-the-real-oneals-dr-ken/400903/ dead May 8, 2015 ABC Orders Comedies 'The Muppets', 'The Real O'Neals' & 'Dr. Ken' Kondolojy Amanda TV by the Numbers May 7, 2015 May 8, 2015Scream QueensFoxSeptember 23RosewoodSeptember 24The PlayerNBCSeptember 26Guardians of the Galaxy Disney XDhttp://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/10/10/marvel-and-disney-xd-announce-guardians-of-the-galaxy-animated-television-series/313066/ Marvel and Disney XD Announce 'Guardians of the Galaxy' Animated Television Series Kondolojy Amanda October 10, 2014 TV by the Numbers December 10, 2014 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20141213044417/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/10/10/marvel-and-disney-xd-announce-guardians-of-the-galaxy-animated-television-series/313066/ December 13, 2014 mdy-allNina's WorldSproutSproutOnline.Com http://www.sproutonline.com/watch/ninas-introduction August 19, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150819031342/http://www.sproutonline.com/watch/ninas-introduction Nina's Introduction Nina talks to Cat Greenleaf about her age and her "Best Day Ever" book.September 27Blood & OilABChttp://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/05/07/abc-orders-dramas-wicked-city-of-kings-and-prophets-quantico-the-catch-the-family-more/400888/ https://web.archive.org/web/20150508193313/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/05/07/abc-orders-dramas-wicked-city-of-kings-and-prophets-quantico-the-catch-the-family-more/400888/ dead May 8, 2015 ABC Orders Dramas 'Wicked City', 'Of Kings and Prophets', 'Quantico', 'The Catch', 'The Family' & More Kondolojy Amanda TV by the Numbers May 7, 2015 May 8, 2015QuanticoSeptember 28MTP DailyMSNBCSteel Emily MSNBC Changes Lineup to Sharpen Hard News Focus https://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/18/business/media/msnbc-changes-lineup-to-sharpen-hard-news-focus.html September 17, 2015 The New York Times September 17, 2015September 29GrandfatheredFoxThe GrinderSeptember 30Code BlackCBSOctober 1BendersIFCPetski Denise https://deadline.com/2015/06/ifc-hockey-comedy-benders-cast-1201440017/ IFC's Hockey Comedy 'Benders' Sets Cast Deadline Hollywood June 9, 2015 2015-10-04Gigi Does ItRick Porter https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/david-krumholtz-transforming-a-75-828488 David Krumholtz on Transforming into a 75-Year-Old Woman for IFC's 'Gigi Does It' The Hollywood Reporter February 22, 1999 2015-10-04October 2Dr. KenABCOctober 3The InspectorsCBS[awn.com/news/parasyte-maxim-invading-toonami]October 450/50Travel Channelhttp://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/08/19/new-series-5050-to-premiere-sunday-october-4-on-travel-channel/450426/ https://web.archive.org/web/20150822033226/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/08/19/new-series-5050-to-premiere-sunday-october-4-on-travel-channel/450426/ dead August 22, 2015 New Series '50/50' to Premiere Sunday, October 4 on Travel Channel TV by the Numbers August 19, 2015Full Measure with Sharyl Attkisson(exclusive to stations owned and/or operated by the Sinclair Broadcast Group)SyndicationFebruary 2024October 5Be Cool, Scooby-Doo!Cartoon Network/BoomerangWITS AcademyNickelodeonhttp://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20150225006576/en/Nickelodeon-Continues-Format-Innovations-Expanding-Slate-Daily#.VPMS8vnF9gg Nickelodeon Continues Format Innovations by Expanding Slate of Daily Scripted Series, with Greenlights for Three New Shows February 25, 2015 March 2, 2015October 7CasualHuluPoniewozik James Review: Hulu's 'Casual' Mixes Sex and Family Drama https://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/06/arts/television/review-hulus-casual-mixes-sex-and-family-drama.html November 12, 2015 The New York Times October 5, 2015Jay Leno's GarageCNBChttp://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/08/13/cnbcs-jay-lenos-garage-premieres-wednesday-october-7-at-10pm/447736/ https://web.archive.org/web/20150815233705/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/08/13/cnbcs-jay-lenos-garage-premieres-wednesday-october-7-at-10pm/447736/ dead August 15, 2015 CNBC's 'Jay Leno's Garage' Premieres Wednesday, October 7 at 10 pm TV by the Numbers August 13, 2015 August 14, 2015October 8SuperMansionCrackleSpangler Todd Sony Crackle Unveils Drama 'Art of More,' Bryan Cranston's 'SuperMansion' at Upfront https://variety.com/2015/digital/news/sony-crackle-unveils-drama-art-of-more-bryan-cranstons-supermansion-at-upfront-1201472004/ September 3, 2015 variety.com April 14, 2015October 9The Mr. Peabody & Sherman ShowNetflixSpangler, Todd Netflix Reboots 'Mr. Peabody and Sherman' in Series from DreamWorks Animation (Exclusive) Variety August 6, 2015 https://variety.com/2015/digital/news/mr-peabody-and-sherman-netflix-show-dreamworks-animation-1201557948/ October 3, 2015October 10The Last KingdomBBC Americahttp://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/07/21/drama-the-last-kingdom-to-premiere-saturday-october-10-on-bbc-america/434322/ https://web.archive.org/web/20150724180659/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/07/21/drama-the-last-kingdom-to-premiere-saturday-october-10-on-bbc-america/434322/ dead July 24, 2015 Drama 'The Last Kingdom' to Premiere Saturday, October 10 on BBC America Bibel Sara TV by the Numbers July 21, 2015 July 28, 2015October 12Crazy Ex-GirlfriendThe CWKondolojy Amanda The CW Moves 'Jane the Virgin' &'Crazy Ex-Girlfriend' Premieres Up to Monday October 12 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/07/31/the-cw-moves-jane-the-virgin-crazy-ex-girlfriend-premieres-up-to-monday-october-12/440459/ https://web.archive.org/web/20150803032351/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/07/31/the-cw-moves-jane-the-virgin-crazy-ex-girlfriend-premieres-up-to-monday-october-12/440459/ dead August 3, 2015 August 25, 2015 TV by the Numbers July 31, 2015October 16Truth Be ToldNBCOctober 21Love at First KissVH1http://thefutoncritic.com/news/2015/08/13/fall-in-love-with-vh1s-returning-fan-favorites-new-series-and-events-this-season-99201/20150813vh101/ Fall in Love with VH1's Returning Fan-Favorites, New Series and Events This Season The Futon Critic August 13, 2015 August 14, 2015October 26Black Ink Crew: ChicagoGet Your First Look at VH1's Newest Series, Black Ink Crew: Chicago VH1.com August 31, 2015SupergirlCBShttps://deadline.com/2014/09/supergirl-tv-series-cbs-dc-greg-berlati-ali-adler-836682/ 'Supergirl' Drama From Greg Berlanti & Ali Adler Lands CBS Series Commitment Andreeva Nellie Deadline Hollywood September 19, 2014 January 27, 2015October 27Wicked CityABCOctober 30PopplesNetflixOctober 31Ash vs Evil DeadStarzPrudom Laura Starz Orders 'Evil Dead' Sequel Series for 2015 https://variety.com/2014/tv/news/evil-dead-series-starz-ash-bruce-campbell-1201352764/ December 13, 2014 Variety November 10, 2014November 6Master of NoneNetflixMallenbaum Carly Netflix in Nov.: Original series take over https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/tv/2015/10/21/netflix-nov-2015/74315252/ October 22, 2015 USA Today October 21, 2015Care Bears & CousinsNetflixNovember 8Agent XTNThttp://tvline.com/2015/08/31/librarians-season-2-premiere-date-legends-agent-x/ TNT Sets Premiere Dates for Legends, Librarians, Sharon Stone's Agent X tvline.com Gelman Vlada September 8, 2015 August 31, 2015 November 24, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151124065603/http://tvline.com/2015/08/31/librarians-season-2-premiere-date-legends-agent-x/ deadMatter of Fact with Fernando Espuelas(exclusive to stations owned and operated by Hearst Television)SyndicationWESH adds 'Matter of Fact' on Sundays http://www.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment/tv/tv-guy/os-wesh-adds-matter-of-fact-on-sundays-20151106-post.html Hal Boedeker Orlando Sentinel November 6, 2015 November 23, 2015November 10Donny!USA NetworkFriedlander Whitney USA Sets Premiere Dates for 'Colony,' Donny Deutsch Comedy https://variety.com/2015/tv/news/usa-colony-january-donny-deutsch-donny-1201568211/ August 12, 2015 Variety August 12, 2015November 13Blazing Team: Masters of Yo Kwon DoDiscovery Familyhttp://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20151028005939/en/Hasbro-Guangdong-Alpha-Animation-Culture-Bring-%E2%80%98BLAZING Hasbro, Inc. and Guangdong Alpha Animation & Culture Co. to Bring 'BLAZING TEAM' Brand Across Multiple Platforms in New Markets Business Wire October 28, 2015W/ Bob & DavidNetflixNovember 15Into the BadlandsAMChttps://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/amc-orders-martial-arts-drama-718121 AMC Orders Martial Arts Drama 'Badlands' Straight to Series The Hollywood Reporter July 11, 2014November 17Chicago MedNBCNovember 18Undeniable with Joe BuckAudience Networkhttp://www.imdb.com/title/tt5227906/episodes?season=1 Undeniable with Joe Buck (TV Series 2015–2019) - IMDb imdb.comNovember 19The Art of MoreCrackleTartaglione Nancy 'The Art of More' Draws Strong Sales As Sony's Crackle Drama Debuts in Cannes https://deadline.com/2015/10/the-art-of-more-sales-crackle-dennis-quaid-mipcom-1201567087/ October 29, 2015 Deadline Hollywood October 4, 2015November 20Jessica JonesNetflixNovember 25Christmas Through the DecadesHistory Channelhttp://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2015/11/17/history-goes-back-in-time-with-christmas-through-the-decades-premiering-wednesday-november-25-at-10pm-et-pt-206311/20151117history01/ History(R) Goes Back in Time with "Christmas Through the Decades" Premiering Wednesday, November 25 at 10 pm ET/PT The Futon Critic November 17, 2015 November 21, 2015Nature CatPBS KidsNew PBS Kids Series Nature Cat Will Premiere November 25, 2015 https://www.pbs.org/about/about-pbs/blogs/news/new-pbs-kids-series-nature-cat-will-premiere-november-25-2015/ Public Broadcasting Service https://web.archive.org/web/20150923090336/http://www.pbs.org/about/news/archive/2015/nature-cat-premiere/ September 23, 2015 liveNovember 30SuperstoreNBChttp://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/11/02/superstore-and-telenovela-get-post-voice-launches-before-regular-premieres/481405/ https://web.archive.org/web/20151103180716/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/11/02/superstore-and-telenovela-get-post-voice-launches-before-regular-premieres/481405/ dead November 3, 2015 'Superstore' and 'Telenovela' get post-'Voice' launches before regular premieres Porter Rick TV by the Numbers November 2, 2015 November 2, 2015December 1Real RobNetflixDecember 2Rev Runs Around the WorldTravel Channelhttp://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2015/11/03/travel-channel-runs-around-the-world-with-rev-run-and-family-in-all-new-series-741113/20151103travel01/ Travel Channel Runs Around the World with Rev Run and Family in All-New Series The Futon Critic November 3, 2015 November 27, 2015Santas in the BarnTruTVNeil Genzlinger The New York Times 'Santas in the Barn,' on TruTV, Will Pick a Winner https://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/20/arts/television/santas-in-the-barn-on-trutv-will-pick-a-winner.html December 16, 2015 December 26, 2015December 6Work Out New YorkBravohttp://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwtv/article/New-Docu-Series-WORK-OUT-NEW-YORK-to-Premiere-on-Bravo-in-December-20151028 New Docu-Series WORK OUT NEW YORK to Premiere on Bravo in December BroadwayWorld.com October 28, 2015 November 27, 2015Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat NoirNickelodeon https://comicbook.com/2015/09/10/miraculous-tales-of-ladybug-cat-noir-to-debut-in-december-on-nic/ Miraculous Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir To Debut In December On Nickelodeon Jayson Jay September 9, 2015December 7TelenovelaNBCDecember 13Married By Mom and DadTLChttp://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2015/11/10/tlcs-new-series-married-by-mom-and-dad-takes-an-old-school-approach-by-letting-parents-select-spouses-for-their-hopeful-singles-784113/20151110tlc01/ TLC's New Series "Married by Mom and Dad" Takes an Old School Approach by Letting Parents Select Spouses for Their Hopeful Singles The Futon Critic November 10, 2015 November 18, 2015December 14The ExpanseSyfyde Moraes Lisa Syfy's Childhood's End & The Expanse Bowing Back-To-Back in December https://deadline.com/2015/08/childhoods-end-adaptation-december-14-debut-syfy-tca-1201497949/ Deadline Hollywood August 13, 2015 August 12, 2015December 16The Magicianshttps://www.ew.com/article/2015/12/09/magicians-syfy-premieres-early Syfy airing special early showing of The Magicians pilot Entertainment Weekly December 9, 2015December 18F Is for FamilyNetflixhttps://deadline.com/2015/11/f-is-for-family-bill-burr-netflix-video-1201611152/ 'F Is For Family' Gets December Premiere on Netflix Deadline Hollywood November 6, 2015 November 7, 2015 November 9, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151109063720/http://deadline.com/2015/11/f-is-for-family-bill-burr-netflix-video-1201611152/ deadMaking a Murdererhttps://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2015/12/making-murderer-netflix-review-steve-avery/420891/ Making a Murderer: An American Horror Story Cruz Lenika December 18, 2015 The Atlantic December 20, 2015December 24Dawn of the CroodsPetski Denise Lego's 'Bionicle' & DreamWorks' 'Croods' Among 7 Kids Series Ordered By Netflix https://deadline.com/2015/10/lego-bionicle-dreamworks-croods-kids-series-netflix-1201563792/ Deadline Hollywood October 22, 2015 October 1, 2015December 29Almost GeniustruTVtruTV Orders Comedy Pilots Starring Jon Glaser and Naomi Ekperigin https://web.archive.org/web/20151221122626/http://splitsider.com/2015/11/trutv-orders-comedy-pilots-starring-jon-glaser-and-naomi-ekperigin/ 2015-12-21 - Split Sider (accessed December 12, 2015) Miniseries First aired Title Channel SourceFebruary 8The JinxHBOHale Mike Chopping Up the Body, Then Walking https://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/07/arts/the-jinx-6-part-hbo-documentary-on-robert-durst.html February 6, 2015 The New York Times March 16, 2015February 12The SlapNBCFebruary 16The Book of NegroesBEThttps://www.bet.com/article/ed23gg/cuba-gooding-jr-lyriq-bent-to-star-in-book-of-negroes https://web.archive.org/web/20220117073035/https://www.bet.com/article/ed23gg/cuba-gooding-jr-lyriq-bent-to-star-in-book-of-negroes dead January 17, 2022 Lyriq Bent, Cuba Gooding Jr. to Star in Book of Negroes BETApril 5A.D. The Bible ContinuesNBCAmerican OdysseySinatra: All or Nothing at AllHBOChi Paul Family and Friends Remember the Famous Crooner at HBO's 'Sinatra: All or Nothing at All' Premiere https://variety.com/2015/scene/vpage/family-and-friends-remember-the-famous-crooner-at-hbos-sinatra-all-or-nothing-at-all-premiere-1201464656/ April 4, 2015 Variety April 1, 2015April 29The Casual VacancyLowe Kinsey Trailer For J.K. Rowling's 'The Casual Vacancy' On HBO https://deadline.com/2015/03/trailer-jk-rowling-the-casual-vacancy-hbo-1201400526/ https://web.archive.org/web/20150330001027/http://deadline.com/2015/03/trailer-jk-rowling-the-casual-vacancy-hbo-1201400526/ dead March 30, 2015 April 4, 2015 Deadline Hollywood March 28, 2015June 7Serial Thriller: Angel of DecayInvestigation DiscoveryJune 11The SeventiesCNNCNN To Follow The Sixties Docu-series With The Seventies https://variety.com/2014/tv/news/cnn-to-follow-the-sixties-docu-series-with-the-seventies-1201361031/ Variety November 20, 2014 3 April 2016June 13Jonathan Strange & Mr NorrellBBC Americahttps://www.ew.com/article/2015/05/06/bbc-america-sets-summer-premiere-date-jonathan-strange-and-mr-norrell BBC America sets summer premiere date for Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell Entertainment Weekly Megan Daley May 6, 2015 June 3, 2015July 8The Spoils Before DyingIFCLocker Melissa The Spoils Before Dying to Premiere This July as Three Night Mini-Series Event http://www.ifc.com/shows/the-spoils-before-dying/blog/2015/05/spoils-before-dying June 30, 2015 IFC May 6, 2015August 16Show Me a HeroHBOKondolojy Amanda 'Show me a Hero' to Premiere on HBO Sunday August 16th at 9 pm http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/05/20/show-me-a-hero-to-premiere-on-hbo-sunday-august-16th-at-9pm/406631/ https://web.archive.org/web/20150524015952/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/05/20/show-me-a-hero-to-premiere-on-hbo-sunday-august-16th-at-9pm/406631/ dead May 24, 2015 May 20, 2015 TV by the Numbers May 20, 2015September 24Heroes RebornNBCNovember 8Flesh and BoneStarzTartaglione Nancy Starz's Ballet Drama 'Flesh And Bone' Gets Premiere Date https://deadline.com/2015/04/starz-flesh-and-bone-premiere-november-8-1201407145/ April 9, 2015 Deadline Hollywood April 9, 2015November 30Long Live the RoyalsCartoon NetworkMercedes Milligan 19 November 2015 http://www.animationmagazine.net/tv/cn-miniseries-long-live-the-royals-bows-nov-30/ Cartoon Network Miniseries Long Live the Royals Bows Nov. 30 Animation Magazine https://web.archive.org/web/20151121171244/http://www.animationmagazine.net/tv/cn-miniseries-long-live-the-royals-bows-nov-30/ 21 November 2015 liveDecember 7Neon Joe, Werewolf HunterAdult SwimGreenwald Will Werewolves menace Adult Swim in the new Neon Joe, Werewolf Hunter http://www.geek.com/news/werewolves-menace-adult-swim-in-the-new-neon-joe-werewolf-hunter-1636365/ November 12, 2015 Geek.com October 10, 2015 February 12, 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190212134025/https://www.geek.com/news/werewolves-menace-adult-swim-in-the-new-neon-joe-werewolf-hunter-1636365/ deadDecember 14Childhood's EndSyfy Television films and specials First aired Title Channel SourceJanuary 17WhitneyLifetimehttp://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/12/02/lifetime-original-movie-whitney-to-premiere-january-17-2015/334670/ https://web.archive.org/web/20150707105814/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/12/02/lifetime-original-movie-whitney-to-premiere-january-17-2015/334670/ dead July 7, 2015 Lifetime Original Movie 'Whitney' to Premiere January 17, 2015 TV by the Numbers December 2, 2014 December 13, 2014Bridal WaveHallmark Channelhttp://thefutoncritic.com/news/2014/12/16/date-changes-for-hallmark-channel-and-hallmark-movies-and-mysteries-original-programs-951112/20141216hallmark01/ Date Changes for Hallmark Channel & Hallmark Movies & Mysteries Original Programs The Futon Critic December 1, 2014 December 18, 2014January 24Love by the BookJanuary 31Beautiful & TwistedLifetimehttp://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/12/17/lifetime-original-movie-beautiful-twisted-to-premiere-january-31/340750/ https://web.archive.org/web/20141221025748/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/12/17/lifetime-original-movie-beautiful-twisted-to-premiere-january-31/340750/ dead December 21, 2014 Lifetime Original Movie 'Beautiful & Twisted' to Premiere January 31 TV by the Numbers December 17, 2014February 13Bad Hair DayDisney Channelhttp://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/01/07/original-movie-bad-hair-day-starring-laura-marano-leigh-allyn-baker-to-premiere-friday-february-13-on-disney-channel/346885/ https://web.archive.org/web/20150107231353/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/01/07/original-movie-bad-hair-day-starring-laura-marano-leigh-allyn-baker-to-premiere-friday-february-13-on-disney-channel/346885/ dead January 7, 2015 Original Movie 'Bad Hair Day' Starring Laura Marano & Leigh-Allyn Baker to Premiere Friday, February 13 on Disney Channel Bibel Sara TV by the Numbers January 7, 2015February 16Splitting AdamNickelodeonTV BTN Nickelodeon Stars Unite in 'Splitting Adam' Premiering Monday February 16th https://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/network-press-releases/nickelodeon-stars-unite-in-splitting-adam-premiering-monday-february-16th/ https://web.archive.org/web/20161023202352/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/network-press-releases/nickelodeon-stars-unite-in-splitting-adam-premiering-monday-february-16th/ dead 23 October 2016 TV by the Numbers 6 October 2019 9 February 2015April 5If There Be ThornsLifetimehttps://www.cinemablend.com/television/Petals-Wind-Sequels-There-Thorns-Seeds-Yesterday-Coming-Lifetime-64313.html Petals On The Wind Sequels If There Be Thorns And Seeds Of Yesterday Are Coming To Lifetime May 27, 2014 Cinemablend.com 2015-04-09April 12Seeds of Yesterdayhttps://www.tvguide.com/news/flowers-attic-petals-wind-sequel-premiere-date-lifetime-1079944.aspx https://web.archive.org/web/20140404050345/http://www.tvguide.com/News/Flowers-Attic-Petals-Wind-Sequel-Premiere-Date-Lifetime-1079944.aspx dead April 4, 2014 Lifetime Sets Premiere Date for Flowers in the Attic Sequel TV Guide 1 April 2014May 16BessieHBOKondolojy Amanda HBO Films' 'Bessie' Debuts May 16 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/02/24/hbo-films-bessie-debuts-may-16/367231/ https://web.archive.org/web/20150225123249/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/02/24/hbo-films-bessie-debuts-may-16/367231/ dead February 25, 2015 April 4, 2015 Zap2it February 24, 2015May 29Nightingalehttp://blogs.indiewire.com/shadowandact/hbo-takes-david-oyelowos-ptsd-drama-nightingale-for-may-29-premiere-20150318 HBO Takes David Oyelowo's PTSD Drama 'Nightingale' for Ma | Shadow and Act Blogs.indiewire.com 2015-05-06 https://web.archive.org/web/20150504162139/http://blogs.indiewire.com/shadowandact/hbo-takes-david-oyelowos-ptsd-drama-nightingale-for-may-29-premiere-20150318 May 4, 2015 dead June 20A Deadly AdoptionLifetimeGoldberg Lesley Secret Will Ferrell-Kristen Wiig Lifetime Movie Confirmed Via Hollywood Billboard (Photo) https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/secret-will-ferrell-lifetime-movie-799745 June 10, 2015 TheHollywoodReporter June 2, 2015 June 26Teen Beach 2Disney Channelhttps://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/teen-beach-movie-sequel-a-699211 'Teen Beach Movie' Sequel a Go at Disney Channel – Hollywood Reporter Ng Philliana The Hollywood Reporter April 27, 2014 January 5, 2015July 117 Days in HellHBOBibel Sara '7 Days in Hell' Starring And Samberg & Kit Harington to Premiere Saturday, July 11 on HBO http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/06/22/7-days-in-hell-starring-and-samberg-kit-harington-to-premiere-saturday-july-11-on-hbo/420446/ https://web.archive.org/web/20150623105530/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/06/22/7-days-in-hell-starring-and-samberg-kit-harington-to-premiere-saturday-july-11-on-hbo/420446/ dead June 23, 2015 June 30, 2015 TV by the Numbers June 22, 2015July 22Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No!SyfyJuly 31DescendantsDisney Channelhttps://variety.com/2013/tv/news/disney-channel-goes-bad-with-descendants-telepic-1200949481/ Disney Channel Goes Bad with 'Descendants' Telepic Variety.com Littleton Cynthia December 12, 2013 December 13, 2013September 26My Little Pony: Equestria Girls - Friendship GamesDiscovery FamilyMay 2015September 27CSI: Crime Scene Investigation: Immortality (finale film)CBSOctober 9Invisible SisterDisney Channelhttp://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/01/09/disney-channel-greenlights-original-movies-invisible-sister-starring-rowan-blanchard-paris-berelc-further-adventures-in-babysitting-starring-sabrina-carpenter-sofia-carson/348327/ https://web.archive.org/web/20150109234005/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/01/09/disney-channel-greenlights-original-movies-invisible-sister-starring-rowan-blanchard-paris-berelc-further-adventures-in-babysitting-starring-sabrina-carpenter-sofia-carson/348327/ dead January 9, 2015 Bibel Sara January 9, 2015 Disney Channel Greenlights Original Movies 'Invisible Sister' Starring Rowan Blanchard & Paris Berelc & 'Further Adventures in Babysitting' Starring Sabrina Carpenter & Sofia Carson January 10, 2015October 16Beasts of No NationNetflixhttp://www.digitalspy.co.uk/movies/news/a656986/idris-elbas-beasts-of-no-nation-adam-sandlers-ridiculous-six-get-netflix-dates.html Idris Elba's Beasts of No Nation, Adam Sandler's Ridiculous Six get Netflix dates Justin Harp July 7, 2015 Digital Spy July 7, 2015November 2The Leisure ClassHBOHBO Films' "The Leisure Class", Directed by This Season's "Project Greenlight" Winner, Debuts Nov. 2, Exclusively on HBO http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2015/10/15/hbo-films-the-leisure-class-directed-by-this-seasons-project-greenlight-winner-debuts-nov-2-exclusively-on-hbo-645410/20151015hbo02/ October 17, 2015 The Futon Critic October 15, 2015November 22The Lion Guard: Return of the RoarDisney ChannelFritz Ben Disney Junior Plans Preschool Series Based on 'The Lion King' (Exclusive) https://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2014/06/09/disney-junior-plans-preschool-animated-series-based-on-the-lion-king/ June 9, 2014 The Wall Street Journal June 9, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140610045210/https://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2014/06/09/disney-junior-plans-preschool-animated-series-based-on-the-lion-king/ June 10, 2014 liveNovember 25Regular Show: The MovieCartoon Network'Regular Show: The Movie' Sets Digital & DVD Launch Ahead Of the World Premiere https://deadline.com/2015/08/regular-show-the-movie-digital-dvd-launch-cartoon-network-trailer-1201498242/ August 13, 2015 August 13, 2015December 3The Wiz Live!NBCWagmeister Elizabeth NBC Reveals 'The Wiz' as Next Live TV Musical Special https://variety.com/2015/tv/news/the-wiz-nbc-live-television-musical-1201462700/ March 30, 2015 Variety March 30, 2015December 4A Very Murray ChristmasNetflixDecember 11The Ridiculous Six Returning this year The following shows returned with new episodes after being canceled or ended their run previously: Show Last aired Previous channel New/returning/same channel Returning SourceOggy and the Cockroaches1999Fox KidsNickelodeonFebruary 23http://www.thefutoncritic.com/showatch/oggy-and-the-cockroaches/listings/ Shows A-Z – oggy and the cockroaches on nickelodeon The Futon Critic March 16, 2015 SpongeBob SquarePants2014NickelodeonsameMarch 29Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader?2011SyndicationFoxMay 26"Fox Is Reviving Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader?" from TV Guide (November 6, 2015)BattleBots2002Comedy CentralABCJune 21Celebrity Family Feud2008NBCNASCAR on NBC2006same/NBCSNJuly 5Fryer Jenna Steve Letarte to join NBC Sports in 2015 https://sports.yahoo.com/news/steve-letarte-join-nbc-sports-194949389--nascar.html May 12, 2014 Yahoo! Sports January 9, 2014 January 12, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140112040751/http://sports.yahoo.com/news/steve-letarte-join-nbc-sports-194949389--nascar.html deadChain Reaction2007GSNsameJuly 16http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/01/26/chain-reaction-returns-to-gsn-in-2015/355694/ https://web.archive.org/web/20150128013405/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/01/26/chain-reaction-returns-to-gsn-in-2015/355694/ dead January 28, 2015 Chain Reaction Returns to GSN in 2015 TV by the Numbers Zap2it January 26, 2015 January 29, 2015 Amanda KondolojyPunk'd2012MTVBETAugust 18http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2015/04/23/bet-networks-delivers-more-african-americans-each-week-than-any-other-cable-network-190105/20150423bet02/ Breaking News – BET Networks Delivers More African Americans Each Week Than Any Other Cable Network TheFutonCritic.com 2015-09-18Project Greenlight2005BravoHBOSeptember 13Bibel Sara 'Project Greenlight', 'Doll & Em' & 'Ferrell Takes the Field' to Premiere in September on HBO http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/06/25/project-greenlight-doll-em-ferrell-takes-the-field-to-premiere-in-september-on-hbo/422730/ https://web.archive.org/web/20150626225455/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/06/25/project-greenlight-doll-em-ferrell-takes-the-field-to-premiere-in-september-on-hbo/422730/ dead June 26, 2015 July 28, 2015 TV by the Numbers June 25, 2015Heroes(as Heroes Reborn)2010NBCsameSeptember 24Unforgettable2014CBSA&ENovember 13Andreeva, Nellie (February 6, 2015). To Be Resurrected Again With Season 4 Order At A&E". Deadline Hollywood. Network changes The following shows aired new episodes on a different network than previous first-run episodes. Show Moved from Moved to SourceThe Mindy Project FoxHuluMindy Project saved: Hulu orders 26 episodes Entertainment Weekly, May 13, 2015You're the WorstFXFXXhttp://www.zap2it.com/blogs/youre_the_worst_married_renewed-2014-09 'You're the Worst' and 'Married' renewed for Season 2 by FX Rackham Casey Zap2it September 30, 2014 May 6, 2015 July 8, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150708032754/http://www.zap2it.com/blogs/youre_the_worst_married_renewed-2014-09 deadBilly on the StreetFusetruTVhttps://variety.com/2015/tv/news/billy-on-the-street-renewed-season-4-trutv-billy-eichner-1201429997/ TruTV Lands 'Billy on the Street' – Renewed For Season 4 – Variety Elizabeth Wagmeister Variety February 10, 2015 April 3, 2015Community NBC Yahoo! ScreenAndreeva Nellie 'Community' Revived To Air on Yahoo in Fall With 13 Episodes https://deadline.com/2014/06/community-returning-yahoo-season-6-797816/ June 30, 2014 Deadline Hollywood June 30, 2014Highly QuestionableESPN2ESPNSí, sí we are very intrigued as ‘Highly Questionable’ moves to ESPN "for a while" Sports TV Ratings, May 22, 2015/Impact WrestlingSpikeDestination AmericaHow Did The Debut Of TNA Impact Wrestling On Destination America Fare? Wrestling, Inc., January 9, 2015LongmireA&ENetflixhttps://screenrant.com/longmire-season-4-netflix-2015/ 'Longmire' Season 4 Picked Up by Netflix Michael Kennedy Screen Rant November 20, 2014 April 3, 2015 April 1, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150401082548/http://screenrant.com/longmire-season-4-netflix-2015/ deadMarried at First Sightfyifyi / A&Ehttp://www.realityblurred.com/realitytv/2015/02/married-at-first-sight-season-2-ae-fyi-different-versions/ Married at First Sight season 2: two versions, two networks Andy Dehnart Andy Dehnart reality blurred February 19, 2015 April 3, 2015Fox NFL KickoffFox Sports 1Fox'NFL Kickoff' moving from FS1 to Fox http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Journal/Issues/2015/07/20/Media/NFL-Kickoff.aspx#.VazbXkA5Jlk.email John Ourand Sports Business Daily Advanced Publications July 20, 2015Single LadiesVH1Centrichttp://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/04/08/single-ladies-un-cancelled-fourth-season-to-debut-on-centric/252440/ https://web.archive.org/web/20140409071219/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/04/08/single-ladies-un-cancelled-fourth-season-to-debut-on-centric/252440/ dead April 9, 2014 'Single Ladies' Un-Cancelled; Fourth Season to Debut on Centric – Ratings Zap2it April 8, 2014 2015-09-18Going Deep with David ReesNational Geographic ChannelEsquire NetworkReview: How to Pet a Dog and Other Gnawing Issues in ‘Going Deep With David Rees’ The New York Times, November 10, 2015The Garfield ShowCartoon NetworkBoomerang http://schedule.adultswim.com/servlet/BoomerangServlet?action=selectBMDay https://web.archive.org/web/20131219164014/http://schedule.adultswim.com/servlet/BoomerangServlet?action=selectBMDay December 19, 2013 Boomerang Schedule – Cartoon Network December 19, 2013 Cartoon Network Time Warner dead Jay Leno's GarageNBC.comCNBCLate-Night Legend Jay Leno Drives to CNBC Primetime CNBC, October 15, 2014HoardersA&ELifetime Reality Blurred, May 5, 2015Ancient AliensH2Historyhttp://www.thefutoncritic.com/showatch/ancient-aliens/listings/ Shows A-Z - ancient aliens on history | TheFutonCritic.com thefutoncritic.com Milestone episodes Show Network Episode # Episode title Episode air date SourceBlue Bloods CBS 100th"Baggage"January 9http://www.thefutoncritic.com/listings/20141218cbs07/ "Baggage": Blue Bloods 100th episode The Futon Critic December 23, 2014Mike & Molly"Mike Check"February 2http://www.thefutoncritic.com/listings/20150115cbs06/ "Mike Check": Mike & Molly 100th episode The Futon Critic April 7, 2015Steve HarveySyndicated500thN/AApril 27Kondolojy Amanda 'Steve Harvey' Celebrates 500th Episode Monday April 26 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/04/24/steve-harvey-celebrates-500th-episode-monday-april-26/393986/ https://web.archive.org/web/20150428013811/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/04/24/steve-harvey-celebrates-500th-episode-monday-april-26/393986/ dead April 28, 2015 April 24, 2015 Zap2it April 24, 2015My Little Pony: Friendship is MagicDiscovery Family100th"Slice of Life"June 13http://www.equestriadaily.com/2015/05/mlp-season-5-episode-9-revealed-slice.html#more/ MLP Season 5 Episode 9 Synopsis Revealed! – Slice of Life (100th Episode!) Equestria Daily May 19, 2015Teen Titans Go!Cartoon Network"And the Award for Sound Design Goes to Rob"July 3Melissa & JoeyABC Family"Melissa & Joey's Frozen"July 8http://www.disneyabcpress.com/abcfamily/shows/melissa-joey/episodes/melissa-joeys-frozen/ Melissa & Joey's Frozen – Official Disney ABC Press disneyabcpress.com April 20, 2015 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20150427111051/http://www.disneyabcpress.com/abcfamily/shows/melissa-joey/episodes/melissa-joeys-frozen/ April 27, 2015 mdy-allWinx ClubNickelodeon150th"Stella's Big Party"September 15Family GuyFox250th"Pilling Them Softly"September 27http://www.thefutoncritic.com/listings/20150408fox20/ "Fighting Irish": Family Guy 250th episode The Futon Critic May 3, 2015Power RangersNickelodeon800th"Sync or Swim"October 3https://www.forbes.com/sites/scottmendelson/2015/10/02/how-i-learned-to-stop-worrying-and-love-the-power-rangers-in-time-for-its-800th-episode/#3853a58761b2 How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love The 'Power Rangers' In Time For Its 800th Episode Forbes Scott Mendelson October 2, 2015 July 19, 2018Grey's AnatomyABC250th"Guess Who's Coming to Dinner"October 22http://uk.eonline.com/news/696392/let-s-celebrate-grey-s-anatomy-hitting-250-episodes-by-looking-back-on-its-most-tragic-moments Let's Celebrate Grey's Anatomy Hitting 250 Episodes by Looking Back on Its Most Tragic Moments E! Online Harnick Chris September 16, 2015 October 18, 2015http://www.thefutoncritic.com/showatch/greys-anatomy/listings/ Shows A-Z – grey's anatomy on abc The Futon Critic October 18, 2015Adventure TimeCartoon Network200th"Bonnie & Neddy"November 2CyberchasePBS100th"Fit to be Heroes"November 9 Ending this year Date Show Channel Debut Status Source January 2 Moyers & Company PBS2012EndedJensen Elizabeth Moyers Says Show Really Is Ending This Time http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/09/18/moyers-show-really-ending-this-time/ September 18, 2014 The New York Times September 18, 2014 January 3 Black DynamiteAdult Swim‘Black Dynamite’ Producer Carl Jones and Erykah Badu Talk "The Wizard of Watts: The Musical" https://web.archive.org/web/20150518091224/http://massappeal.com/black-dynamite-the-wizard-of-watts-the-musical/ May 18, 2015 Mass Appeal, January 10, 2015 Huckabee (returned in 2017) Fox News Channel 2008January 22 A to ZNBC2014CancelledNBC Freshman Comedies Bad Judge and A to Z to End TV Guide, October 31, 2014 Bad Judge The Taste ABC 2013'Forever', 'Cristela', 'Resurrection' & 'The Taste' Cancelled by ABC http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/05/07/forever-cancelled-by-abc-after-one-season/400839/ TVByTheNumbers May 7, 2015 May 8, 2015 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20150924184702/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/05/07/forever-cancelled-by-abc-after-one-season/400839/ September 24, 2015 January 25 Resurrection 2014January 29 High School USA! FXX 2013 Parenthood NBC 2010 Endedhttps://www.deadline.com/2014/05/parenthood-renewed-season-7-nbc/ https://web.archive.org/web/20140512221012/http://www.deadline.com/2014/05/parenthood-renewed-season-7-nbc/ dead May 12, 2014 NBC's 'Parenthood' Renewed For Season 6 – Deadline Nellie Andreeva Deadline Hollywood May 11, 2014 February 7 Red Band Society Fox 2014 Cancelled Fox officially confirms canceled shows: The Following, Weird Loners, more Entertainment Weekly, May 11, 2015 February 10 Ground Floor TBS 2013https://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/02/13/ground-floor-cancelled-after-two-seasons-by-tbs/363075 https://web.archive.org/web/20150214101213/https://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/02/13/ground-floor-cancelled-after-two-seasons-by-tbs/363075/ dead February 14, 2015 'Groun Floor' Cancelled After Two Seasons by TBS TV by the Numbers Amanda Kondolojy February 13, 2015 February 16, 2015 February 13 Constantine NBC 2014https://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/05/08/constantine-canceled-by-nbc-after-1-season/400900/ https://web.archive.org/web/20150510003130/https://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/05/08/constantine-canceled-by-nbc-after-1-season/400900/ dead May 10, 2015 'Constantine', 'State of Affairs', 'Marry Me', 'About a Boy' & 'One Big Happy' Canceled by NBC Kondolojy Amanda TV by the Numbers May 8, 2015 May 8, 2015 February 15 Mulaney FoxAndreeva Nellie Dana Walden Talks 'New Girl' & 'The Mindy Project' Future, Fox's Scheduling Needs https://deadline.com/2015/01/new-girl-mindy-project-future-scheduling-fox-dana-walden-1201352538/ Deadline Hollywood April 11, 2015 January 17, 2015 February 16 State of Affairs NBC February 17 Marry Me February 18 The MentalistCBS 2008 EndedNg Philiana CBS Officially Sets 'The Mentalist' Final Season https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/mentalist-final-season-premiere-date-746187 December 10, 2014 Hollywood Publisher November 4, 2014 February 19 Two and a Half Men 2003 February 24 Parks and Recreation (returned in 2020 as A Parks and Recreation Special) NBC 2009https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/parks-recreation-nabs-tuesday-slot-753017 'Parks and Recreation' Nabs Tuesday Slot, Gets Seven-Week Burn-Off Goldberg Lesley The Hollywood Reporter December 1, 2014 December 1, 2014 February 27 Ronan Farrow Daily MSNBC 2014 Cancelled https://variety.com/2015/tv/news/msnbc-reshuffles-daytime-pulls-ronan-farrows-show-1201437305/ MSNBC Cancels 'Ronan Farrow Daily' Steinberg Brian Variety February 19, 2015 February 19, 2015 The Reid Report March 5 Allegiance NBC 2015Wagmeister Elizabeth NBC Cancels Freshman Drama 'Allegiance' After Five Episodes https://variety.com/2015/tv/news/nbc-allegiance-series-cancelled-1201447890/ March 6, 2015 Variety March 6, 2015March 6 The Queen Latifah Show Syndication1999https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/queen-latifah-show-canceled-751244 'Queen Latifah Show' Canceled Goldberg Lesley The Hollywood Reporter November 21, 2014 November 21, 2014 Cristela ABC 2015 March 13 Rob Dyrdek's Fantasy FactoryMTV 2009 Ended A NEW YEAR BRINGS AN ALL-NEW ROB DYRDEK AS HE TAKES OVER THURSDAY NIGHTS ON MTV TV by the Numbers, November 21, 2013. March 16 Eye Candy 2015 CancelledLincoln Ross A. MTV's 'Eye Candy' Cancelled After First Season https://deadline.com/2015/04/mtv-technothriller-eye-candy-cancelled-after-single-season-1201412459/ April 19, 2015 Deadline Hollywood April 18, 2015 March 20 Glee Fox 2009 EndedGriffiths Kadeen When is 'Glee' Season 6 Finale Airing? http://www.bustle.com/articles/50392-when-is-glee-season-6-finale-airing-theres-good-news-bad-news-about-glees-final November 28, 2014 November 21, 2014March 24 Kroll Show Comedy Central 2013Fox Jesse David Kroll Show Is Ending; Nick Kroll Explains Why https://www.vulture.com/m/2014/12/kroll-show-is-ending-nick-kroll-explains-why.html https://archive.today/20141202181207/http://www.vulture.com/m/2014/12/kroll-show-is-ending-nick-kroll-explains-why.html dead December 2, 2014 December 2, 2014 New York December 2, 2014March 25 Kickin' It Disney XD 2011http://www.dhxmedia.com/press-room/692-penn-zero-premieres-mar-16-on-dxd.html Zap In. Save the World. Zap Out. 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Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero Premiers March 16 on Disney XD DHX Media March 4, 2015 Toronto March 16, 2015 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20150317104052/http://dhxmedia.com/press-room/692-penn-zero-premieres-mar-16-on-dxd.html March 17, 2015 March 27 Hart of Dixie The CW Cancelledhttp://www.starpulse.com/news/Noelle_Talon/2015/03/14/cw-cancels-hart-of-dixie-creator-promi https://archive.today/20150316205111/http://www.starpulse.com/news/Noelle_Talon/2015/03/14/cw-cancels-hart-of-dixie-creator-promi dead March 16, 2015 CW Cancels 'Hart of Dixie', Creator Promises 'Satisfying' Ending Talmon Noelle Starpulse.com March 14, 2015 March 16, 2015 Let's Ask America Syndication 2012http://www.broadcastingcable.com/news/syndication-and-distribution/scripps-lets-go-lets-ask-america/139088 Scripps lets go of Let's Ask America Broadcasting & Cable Albiniak Paige March 24, 2015 March 27, 2015March 28 The Suze Orman Show CNBC 2002EndedSuze Orman says goodbye to CNBC Saturday night New York Daily News, March 28, 2015March 31 Cougar Town TBS2009https://deadline.com/2014/05/tbs-renews-cougar-town-for-sixth-final-season-728281/ TBS Renews 'Cougar Town' For Sixth & Final Season Andreeva Nellie Deadline Hollywood May 10, 2014 May 10, 2014April 10 Helix Syfy2014Cancelledhttps://deadline.com/2015/04/helix-cancelled-syfy-season-2-1201418339/ 'Helix' Cancelled By Syfy After Two Seasons – Deadline Denise Petski Deadline Hollywood April 30, 2015 April 29, 2015April 13 Coast Guard Alaska The Weather Channel2011http://www.broadcastingcable.com/thewire/coasties-return-weather-channel-season-4-coast-guard-alaska/137502 Coasties Return to The Weather Channel With the Season 4 of "Coast Guard Alaska" January 28, 2015 Broadcasting Cable March 18, 2015http://www.ktuu.com/news/news/coast-guard-alaska-to-begin-final-season/31314778 'Coast Guard Alaska' to begin final season KTUU February 17, 2015 March 19, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150323020621/http://www.ktuu.com/news/news/coast-guard-alaska-to-begin-final-season/31314778 March 23, 2015 deadApril 14 Justified (returned in 2023 as Justified: City Primeval) FX 2010Endedhttps://tvline.com/2014/01/14/justified-cancelled-season-6-final-last-ending/ https://web.archive.org/web/20140118024517/http://tvline.com/2014/01/14/justified-cancelled-season-6-final-last-ending/ dead January 18, 2014 It's Official: Justified Sets End Date, Season 6 Will Be Show's Swan Song TVLine Michael Ausiello January 14, 2014 January 14, 2014 BrickleberryComedy Central2012Cancelled Andreeva Nellie 'Brickleberry' Cancelled After 3 Seasons https://deadline.com/2015/01/brickleberry-cancelled-3-seasons-1201343240/ April 19, 2015 Deadline Hollywood January 7, 2015 SirensUSA Network2014Andreeva Nellie 'Sirens' Cancelled By USA After 2 Seasons https://deadline.com/2015/04/sirens-cancelled-usa-2-seasons-1201414268/ April 22, 2015 Deadline Hollywood April 22, 2015April 17 The Daily Buzz (returned in 2017) Broadcast syndicationYoutoo America 2002April 24 Team Umizoomi Nickelodeon2010April 28 One Big Happy NBC2015April 30 Backstrom Foxhttp://www.eonline.com/news/654414/your-ultimate-guide-to-what-s-been-renewed-and-canceled-so-far Fox Cancels The Following: Find Out Which Other Shows Are Dead Bricker Tierney E! Online May 8, 2015 May 8, 2015May 5 Weird Lonershttps://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/weird-loners-canceled-at-fox-794719 'Weird Loners' Canceled at Fox Goldberg Lesley Hollywood Reporter May 11, 2015 May 11, 2015 Forever ABC 2014May 10 Revenge 2011https://deadline.com/2015/04/revenge-cancelled-4-seasons-1201418092/ 'Revenge' Cancelled After 4 Seasons Andreeva Nellie Deadline Hollywood April 29, 2015 2015-04-29May 11 The Returned A&E 2015https://deadline.com/2015/06/bates-motel-renewed-2-seasons-returned-cancelled-ae-1201442802/ 'Bates Motel' Renewed For 2 Seasons By A&E, 'The Returned' Not Coming Back Deadline Hollywood Nellie Andreeva June 15, 2015 June 15, 2015May 17 Mad Men AMC 2007 EndedPatten Dominic 'Mad Men' Ratings For Midseason Return Match Season 7 Opener https://deadline.com/2015/04/mad-men-premiere-ratings-mid-season-7-amc-1201405808/ April 9, 2015 Deadline Hollywood April 7, 2015May 18 The Following Fox 2013Cancelled Stalker CBS 2014https://tvline.com/2015/05/08/cbs-cancelled-shows-2015-battle-creek-stalker/ Battle Creek, Stalker, The McCarthys Cancelled at CBS Ausiello Michael TVLine May 8, 2015 May 8, 2015 October 24, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20221024151026/https://tvline.com/2015/05/08/cbs-cancelled-shows-2015-battle-creek-stalker/ deadMay 19 19 Kids and Counting TLC 2008Shipps Joan Josh Duggar 'extremely sorry' amid claim he molested young girls as a teen https://www.rawstory.com/2015/05/police-report-reveals-josh-duggar-was-accused-of-molesting-young-girls-as-a-teen-including-his-sisters/ May 23, 2015 Raw Story May 21, 2015May 20 Late Show with David Letterman CBS 1993 EndedMay 24 Battle Creek 2015 Cancelled May 28 Louie FX 2010 https://www.ew.com/article/2015/08/07/fxs-louie-going-extended-hiatus FX's Louie going on 'extended hiatus' Entertainment Weekly James Hibberd August 7, 2015 August 7, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150808155304/http://www.ew.com/article/2015/08/07/fxs-louie-going-extended-hiatus August 8, 2015 live May 29 Imus in the Morning FBN 1996 EndedDon Imus, Fox Business Network amicably part ways https://web.archive.org/web/20150630042432/https://www.capitalnewyork.com/article/media/2015/04/8566816/don-imus-fox-business-network-amicably-part-ways June 30, 2015 . Capital New York. Retrieved May 4, 2015. June 2 Community Yahoo! Screen2009 Cancelledhttps://www.vox.com/2015/6/2/8710237/community-season-6-hulu-review-yahoo Community's final season is finally on Hulu. Here's why you should watch it right now. Vox.com August 15, 2016June 3 Hot in Cleveland TV Land 2010Endedhttps://deadline.com/2014/11/hot-in-cleveland-cancelled-six-seasons-tv-land-1201287034/ 'Hot in Cleveland' To End Run After Six Seasons on TV Land Deadline Hollywood November 17, 2014 November 17, 2014June 4Lucas Bros. Moving Co. FXX 2013CancelledJune 9Your Family or Mine TBS 2015June 12Phineas and Ferb (returned in 2025) Disney Channel 2007 EndedHipes Patrick https://deadline.com/2015/05/phineas-and-ferb-series-finale-date-mikey-murphys-law-1201422322/ 'Phineas And Ferb' Series Finale Set For June 12; Creators Unveil New Series Deadline Hollywood May 7, 2015 May 8, 2015June 25Axe Cop FXX 2013 Cancelled June 28 Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H. Disney XD Nurse Jackie Showtime 2009 EndedKondolojy Amanda 'Nurse Jackie' to End After Upcoming Seventh Season https://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/09/10/nurse-jackie-to-end-after-upcoming-seventh-season/301639/ September 10, 2014 Zap2it September 10, 2014 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20140911063108/https://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/09/10/nurse-jackie-to-end-after-upcoming-seventh-season/301639/ September 11, 2014 mdy-allJuly 9 3AM2015Cancelled July 11 The McCarthys CBS 2014http://www.tvmediainsights.com/highlights/cbs-pulls-sitcom-mccarthys/ CBS Pulls Sitcom 'The McCarthys' Berman Marc TV Media Insights February 3, 2015 February 4, 2015 February 8, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150208111459/http://www.tvmediainsights.com/highlights/cbs-pulls-sitcom-mccarthys/ dead July 19 Golan the Insatiable Fox 2013July 20 About a Boy NBC2014 July 28 Knock Knock LiveFox2015"Fox Pulls Ryan Seacrest's ‘Knock Knock Live’ After Two Episodes" from Variety (July 30, 2015) July 31 The Cycle MSNBC 2012"MSNBC cancels 3 shows amid transition" from Politico (July 30, 2015) The Ed Show 2009Now with Alex Wagner 2011 August 2 Degrassi: The Next Generation TeenNick 2001Degrassi ends on TV this summer after 14 seasons CBC News, June 4, 2015August 5 Melissa & Joey ABC Family 2010"Whoa-No! ABC Family Cancels Melissa & Joey, Shatters Your Teen Dreams" from TV Guide (February 9, 2015) The Game (returned in 2021) BET 2006 BET Sets End Date for 'The Game' from The Hollywood Reporter (October 6, 2014)August 7WordGirlPBS Kids2007EndedAugust 9Julius Jr.Nick Jr.2013CancelledAugust 18 Clipped TBS 2015 Cancelled https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/tbs-comedy-clipped-canceled-one-834227 TBS Comedy 'Clipped' Canceled After One Season The Hollywood Reporter October 23, 2015 Proof TNThttps://deadline.com/2015/09/proof-cancelled-one-season-tnt-1201497028/ 'Proof' Cancelled By TNT After One Season Nellie Andreeva September 24, 2015August 19 Mr. Robinson NBCAndreeva Nellie https://deadline.com/2015/09/mr-robinson-cancelled-carmichael-show-renewed-season-2-nbc-1201526344/ 'The Carmichael Show' Renewed By NBC, 'Mr. Robinson' Cancelled Deadline Hollywood September 14, 2015 September 18, 2015August 21 Ice & Coco SyndicationAndreeva Nellie https://deadline.com/2015/04/ice-coco-talk-show-warner-bros-summer-test-run-fox-stations-1201409129/ 'Ice & Coco' Talk Show From Warner Bros. Gets Summer Test Run On Fox Stations Deadline Hollywood May 13, 2015 August 3, 2015August 23 The Brink HBOAndreeva Nellie https://deadline.com/2015/10/the-brink-canceled-no-season-2-hbo-jack-black-1201595690/ 'The Brink' Not Going Forward With Season 2 at HBO Deadline Hollywood October 27, 2015 October 27, 2015August 29 Hannibal NBC 2013https://www.tvline.com/news/hannibal-cancelled-nbc-season-4-621318/ Hannibal Cancelled at NBC Ausiello Michael TVLine June 22, 2015 June 22, 2015August 30 Aqua Teen Hunger Force (returned in 2023) Adult Swim 2000Ended‘Aqua Teen Hunger Force’ Lasts ‘Forever’ in Final Season Trailer ScreenCrush, April 28, 2015 Falling Skies TNT 2011http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/07/18/the-last-ship-major-crimes-falling-skies-renewed-by-tnt/284156/ 'The Last Ship', 'Major Crimes' & 'Falling Skies' Renewed by TNT TV by the Numbers Kondolojy Amanda July 18, 2014 July 18, 2014 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20140720203615/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/07/18/the-last-ship-major-crimes-falling-skies-renewed-by-tnt/284156/ July 20, 2014 August 31 The Whispers ABC 2015 Cancelled The Whispers: Cancelled by ABC; No Season Two http://tvseriesfinale.com/tv-show/the-whispers-cancelled-by-abc-no-season-two-38861/ TVSeriesFinale October 19, 2015 October 22, 2015September 8 Extreme Weight Loss 2011September 10 Under the Dome CBS 2013 https://www.ew.com/article/2015/08/31/under-dome-end-series-finale Under the Dome to end this season Hibberd James Entertainment Weekly August 31, 2015 August 31, 2015 September 1, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150901222831/http://www.ew.com/article/2015/08/31/under-dome-end-series-finale deadSeptember 12Strawberry Shortcake's Berry Bitty AdventuresThe Hub2010EndedSeptember 16 The ExesTV Land 2011https://deadline.com/2015/08/the-exes-cancelled-tv-land-4-seasons-multi-camera-kristen-johnston-1201497094 https://web.archive.org/web/20150811135012/http://deadline.com/2015/08/the-exes-cancelled-tv-land-4-seasons-multi-camera-kristen-johnston-1201497094/ dead August 11, 2015 'The Exes' Cancelled By TV Land After 4 Seasons, Last Multi-Cam Original Series Deadline Hollywood Nellie Andreeva August 10, 2015 August 15, 2015 September 25 Dog with a Blog Disney Channel 2012https://www.twistmagazine.com/posts/blake-michael-says-an-emotional-goodbye-to-dog-with-a-blog-ahead-of-the-series-finale-71815 https://web.archive.org/web/20150927071310/https://www.twistmagazine.com/posts/blake-michael-says-an-emotional-goodbye-to-dog-with-a-blog-ahead-of-the-series-finale-71815 dead September 27, 2015 Sweet Tribute: Blake Michael Says An Emotional Goodbye to 'Dog with a Blog' Ahead of the Series Finale Kowalski Kristine Hope Twist Magazine September 25, 2015 October 18, 2015 Wake Up with Al The Weather Channel 2009Cancelled Al Roker's Weather Channel show is getting cancelled https://money.cnn.com/2015/09/01/media/al-roker-weather-channel/ https://web.archive.org/web/20150905025451/http://money.cnn.com/2015/09/01/media/al-roker-weather-channel dead September 5, 2015 September 4, 2015 CNN Money September 1, 2015September 27 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (returned in 2021 as CSI: Vegas) CBS 2000https://www.businessinsider.com/cbs-csi-canceled-tv-movie-2015-5 'CSI' canceled after 15 seasons, but it has big plans for the finale Business Insider Jethro Nededog May 13, 2015 June 1, 2015October 5 Significant Mother The CW 2015https://twitter.com/richkeith/status/700504992952750081 Sad #significantmother isn't getting a second season, but so grateful to @TheCW and our fans for all their support! February 18, 2016 Twitter October 29, 2018 Keith RichardOctober 9 Total Drama Island (returned in 2022) Cartoon Network 2008 Ended http://www.thefutoncritic.com/showatch/total-drama/ Shows A-Z - total drama on cartoon The Futon Critic May 5, 2022http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2015/08/24/total-drama-the-ridonculous-race-premieres-monday-september-7-at-500-pm-et-pt-on-cartoon-network-and-the-cartoon-network-app-540110/20150824cartoon01/ Breaking News - "Total Drama -The Ridonculous Race" Premieres Monday, September 7 at 5:00 p.m. (ET/ PT) on Cartoon Network and the Cartoon Network App The Futon Critic August 24, 2015 May 5, 2022 October 16Jessie Disney Channel2011https://deadline.com/2015/02/jessie-cancelled-spinoff-peyton-list-karan-brar-skai-jackson-disney-channel-1201380940/ Disney Channel's 'Jessie' Ending Run, But Spinoff Series Set With Stars Peyton List, Karan Brar & Skai Jackson Andreeva Nellie Deadline Hollywood February 25, 2015 October 18, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150226051222/https://deadline.com/2015/02/jessie-cancelled-spinoff-peyton-list-karan-brar-skai-jackson-disney-channel-1201380940/ February 26, 2015 liveI Didn't Do It2014 Cancelled https://tvseriesfinale.com/tv-show/i-didnt-do-it-cancelled-no-season-three-38809 I Didn't Do It: Cancelled; No Season Three tvseriesfinale.com October 16, 2015 October 18, 2015October 20Public MoralsTNT2015https://deadline.com/2015/12/public-morals-legends-agent-x-canceled-tnt-1201667681/ 'Public Morals', 'Legends' & 'Agent X' Canceled By TNT Andreeva Nellie December 15, 2015 Deadline Hollywood December 15, 2015November 3Best Time Ever with Neil Patrick HarrisNBChttps://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/nbc-cancels-best-time-ever-849245 NBC Cancels 'Best Time Ever With Neil Patrick Harris' Hollywood Reporter December 15, 2015 December 15, 2015November 10Wicked CityABCPorter Rick 'Wicked City' canceled after 3 episodes http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/11/13/wicked-city-canceled-after-3-episodes/ https://web.archive.org/web/20151114232734/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/11/13/wicked-city-canceled-after-3-episodes/ dead November 14, 2015 November 14, 2015 TV by the Numbers November 13, 2015November 17The Bastard Executioner FXAusiello Michael Bastard Executioner Cancelled at FX http://tvline.com/2015/11/18/bastard-executioner-cancelled-fx/ TVLine November 18, 2015 November 18, 2015 November 19, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151119112230/http://tvline.com/2015/11/18/bastard-executioner-cancelled-fx/ deadNovember 19The PlayerNBChttps://www.tvline.com/news/the-player-cancelled-finale-recap-660486/ The Player Recap: Was All or Nothing Resolved by the Series Finale? Mitovich Matt TVLine November 19, 2015 November 20, 2015November 30 Minority Report Foxhttps://deadline.com/2016/05/sleepy-hollow-renewed-season-4-fox-minority-report-chance-canceled-1201753911/ 'Sleepy Hollow' Renewed For Season 4 By Fox, 'Minority Report' & 'Second Chance' Canceled Deadline Hollywood May 13, 2016 May 13, 2016 Henry Hugglemonster Disney Jr. 2013EndedMiller Lara Jill https://twitter.com/LaraJillMiller/status/754454943390535680 October 31, 2016 Twitter July 16, 2016 Just 2 Roarsome seasonsDecember 4America's Next Top Model (returned in 2016) The CW 2003"America's Next Top Model To End After 22 Cycles" from The Futon Critic (October 14, 2015)December 9 The League FXX 2009Bibel Sara 'The League' Renewed by FXX for 13-Episode Seventh & Final Season http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/12/08/the-league-renewed-by-fxx-for-13-episode-seventh-final-season/337273/ https://web.archive.org/web/20141218065028/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/12/08/the-league-renewed-by-fxx-for-13-episode-seventh-final-season/337273/ dead December 18, 2014 December 8, 2014 Zap2it December 8, 2014December 13 Getting On HBO 2013Chappell Les Getting on gets on and then gets off our televisions for the last time https://www.avclub.com/article/getting-gets-and-then-gets-our-televisions-last-ti-229457 December 13, 2015 The A.V. Club December 13, 2015December 15 Donny! USA Network 2015 Cancelled https://deadline.com/2016/08/donny-canceled-usa-1-season-1201797840/ https://web.archive.org/web/20160804212527/http://deadline.com/2016/08/donny-canceled-usa-1-season-1201797840/ dead August 4, 2016 'Donny!' Canceled By USA After 1 Season Deadline Hollywood August 3, 2016 2016-08-03 Finding Carter MTV 2014https://variety.com/2016/tv/news/finding-carter-cancelled-mtv-season-3-1201692172/ MTV's 'Finding Carter' Canceled After 2 Seasons Variety Elizabeth Wagmeister January 29, 2016 January 29, 2016 Manhattan WGN Americahttps://www.ew.com/article/2016/02/03/manhattan-canceled Manhattan canceled after two seasons Entertainment Weekly Oliver Gettell February 3, 2016 February 3, 2016 February 5, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160205195530/http://www.ew.com/article/2016/02/03/manhattan-canceled dead December 17 Haven Syfy 2010Roots Kimberly Haven Cancelled at Syfy http://tvline.com/2015/08/18/haven-cancelled-season-6-syfy/ TVLine August 19, 2015 August 18, 2015 April 23, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180423234130/http://tvline.com/2015/08/18/haven-cancelled-season-6-syfy/ deadDecember 18 The Knick Cinemax 2014https://deadline.com/2017/03/the-knick-canceled-two-seasons-cinemax-1202049938/ 'The Knick' Canceled After 2 Seasons As Cinemax Focuses on Action Dramas Deadline Hollywood Nellie Andreeva March 23, 2017 March 23, 2017The Soup (returned in 2020) E! 2004Television parody show 'The Soup' will end on E! network. 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Retrieved November 18, 2015.SatisfactionUSA Network2014Petski Denise 'Satisfaction' Canceled By USA After Two Seasons https://deadline.com/2016/02/satisfaction-canceled-usa-after-two-seasons-1201710182/ https://web.archive.org/web/20160227034335/http://deadline.com/2016/02/satisfaction-canceled-usa-after-two-seasons-1201710182/ dead February 27, 2016 Deadline Hollywood February 26, 2016 March 20, 2016December 19Instant MomTV Land2013EndedAndreeva Nellie 'Instant Mom' To End Run After 3 Seasons As Nick at Nite Pauses Original Series https://deadline.com/2015/10/instant-mom-cancelled-3-seasons-nick-at-nite-original-series-1201590102/ Deadline Hollywood October 22, 2015 November 13, 2015December 26Da Vinci's DemonsStarz2013Cancelledhttp://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/07/23/davincis-demons-canceled-by-starz-after-3-seasons-final-season-to-premiere-saturday-october-24/436110/ https://web.archive.org/web/20150724034705/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/07/23/davincis-demons-canceled-by-starz-after-3-seasons-final-season-to-premiere-saturday-october-24/436110/ dead July 24, 2015 'DaVinci's Demons' Canceled by Starz After 3 Seasons; Final Season to Premiere Saturday, October 24 Bibel Sara July 23, 2015 TV by the Numbers July 23, 2015 Entering syndication this year A list of programs (current or canceled) that have accumulated enough episodes (between 65 and 100) or seasons (3 or more) to be eligible for off-network syndication and/or basic cable runs. Show Seasons In Production Source2 Broke Girls4YesLast Man StandingPerson of InterestElementary3New Girl4Rookie Blue5Bob's BurgersRizzoli & Isles6Tosh.07Fox Stations Pick Up 'Tosh.0' for Daily Syndication https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/fox-stations-pick-up-tosh0-779170 The Hollywood Reporter March 4, 2015 March 4, 2015 Networks and services Launches Network Type Launch date Notes Source PopCable televisionJanuary 14Justice NetworkCable televisionJanuary 20AccuWeather NetworkCable televisionMarch 10HBO NowOTT streamingApril 7LaffCable televisionApril 15DecadesCable televisionMay 25BuzzrCable televisionJune 1TBN SalsaCable televisionJune 1Showtime (streaming service)OTT streamingJuly 7FNL Network Cable televisionAugust CometCable televisionOctober 31TokuCable televisionDecember 31 Conversions and rebrandings Old network name New network name Type Conversion Date Notes SourceShopHQEvine LiveCable televisionUnknownMundoFoxMundoMaxCable televisionJuly 28Epix 3Epix HitsCable televisionAugust 31YouToo TVYouToo AmericaCable televisionSpring Closures Network Type Closure date Notes Source America CV NetworkCable televisionUnknownDoD News ChannelCable televisionApril 17FM Cable televisionSeptember 30Universal SportsCable televisionNovember 16Funimation ChannelCable televisionDecember 31 Television stations Launches Date Market Station Channel affiliation Source January 2 Quincy, Illinois/Hannibal, Missouri/Keokuk, Iowa KHQA-DT3 7.3 Grit TV New channel called GRIT available on 7.3 http://www.connecttristates.com/news/story.aspx?id=1143675#.VKsjqivF-So KHQA-TV Sinclair Broadcast Group January 2, 2015 January 5, 2015 January 6, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150106021044/http://www.connecttristates.com/news/story.aspx?id=1143675#.VKsjqivF-So dead May 25 St. Louis, Missouri KBGU-LP 33.133.233.3 MundoMax (DT1)Estrella TV (DT2)Video Mix TV (DT3) DTV America launches MundoFox and Estrella in St. Louis http://dtvamerica.com/dtv-america-launches-mundofox-and-estrella-in-st-louis/ DTV America, LLC May 25, 2015 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20150813044304/http://dtvamerica.com/dtv-america-launches-mundofox-and-estrella-in-st-louis/ August 13, 2015 May 28 Nashville, Tennessee WSMV-DT3 4.3 Cozi TV December 2015 June 1 Jonesboro, Arkansas KJNB-LD 39.1 Fox (primary) CBS (secondary) New Fox Station for Jonesboro http://talkbusiness.net/2015/06/jonesboro-gets-new-fox-tv-affiliate/ Arkansas TV Newswatch June 2, 2015 June 12 Jackson, Tennessee WYJJ-LD3 27.3 Doctor Television Channel (DrTV) December 2015 July 1 Wausau, Wisconsin WZAW-LD 55.155.255.3 Fox (DT1)MeTV (DT2)Movies! (DT3) August 1 Jonesboro, Arkansas KJNB-LD2 39.2 CBS CBS Makes Debut in Northeast Arkansas http://classictvmoark.blogspot.com/2015/08/cbs-makes-debut-in-northeast-arkansas.html Classic TV MoArk August 1, 2015CBS Station Coming to Jonesboro, Ark. http://www.broadcastingcable.com/news/local-tv/cbs-station-coming-jonesboro-ark/142927 Broadcasting & Cable July 29, 2015 KJNE-LP 42.1 42.2 Fox CBS Note: KJNE-LP spent some time off the air in the early 2010s after serving as a TBN translator from 1994 to 2010. August 18 Tyler, Texas KDKJ-LD 27.127.227.3 Estrella TVAzteca America (DT2)DrTV (DT3) DTV America launches Estrella and Azteca America in Tyler Texas http://dtvamerica.com/dtv-america-launches-estrella-and-azteca-america-in-tyler-texas/ DTV America June 30, 2015 October 8, 2015 August 22, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150822095413/http://dtvamerica.com/dtv-america-launches-estrella-and-azteca-america-in-tyler-texas/ dead September 1 Helena, Montana KUHM-TV 10.210.310.410.5 PBS Kids (DT2)Create (DT3)World (DT4)TVMT (DT5) https://www.rabbitears.info/market.php?request=station_search&callsign=KUHM RabbitEars.Info rabbitears.info November 22 Utica, New York WKTV-DT4 2.4 MeTV(moves from digital channel 2.3;see below section for information) WKTV bringing CBS affiliation to Utica http://www.wktv.com/news/business/WKTV_bringing_CBS_affiliation_to_Utica.html#sthash.oxnvk8Xg.dpuf WKTV Heartland Media October 26, 2015 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20151126015021/http://www.wktv.com/news/business/WKTV_bringing_CBS_affiliation_to_Utica.html#sthash.oxnvk8Xg.dpuf November 26, 2015 mdy-all November 23 White House/Nashville, Tennessee WKUW-LD 40.1 DrTV https://nashvilledtvnews.info/index.php Nashville DTV News & More nashvilledtvnews.infoNashville DTV News & More https://web.archive.org/web/20160209154443/http://nashvilledtvnews.info/archive1.php February 9, 2016 – Archives December 8 Tyler, Texas KDKJ-LD 27.4 Buzzr https://www.instagram.com/p/BASXMCwR9F1/ https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/BASXMCwR9F1 2021-12-24 limited BUZZR on Instagram: "#BUZZR is now available over-the-air in these markets!" Instagram Network affiliation changes The following is a list of television stations that have made noteworthy network affiliation changes in 2015. Date Market Station Channel Prior affiliation New affiliation SourceJanuary 1 Atlantic City, New Jersey WMGM-TV 40.1 NBC Soul of the South Network Direct from Little Rock to Jersey Shore TVs http://www.philly.com/philly/business/20150101_Direct_from_Little_Rock_to_Jersey_Shore_TVs.html The Philadelphia Inquirer December 31, 2014 Derry/Manchester, New Hampshire/Boston, Massachusetts WBIN-TV 50.2 Live Well Network Antenna TV WBIN To Launch Classic TV Subchannel http://www.tvnewscheck.com/article/81698/wbin-to-launch-classic-tv-subchannel TVNewsCheck NewsCheck Media December 18, 2014 Indianapolis/Kokomo, Indiana WTTV/WTTK 4.1/29.1 The CW CBS CBS Switches Indianapolis Affiliation in Tribune Pact, Bumping CW to Digital Channel https://variety.com/2014/tv/news/cbs-switches-indianapolis-affiliation-in-tribune-pact-bumping-cw-to-digital-channel-1201279881/ Variety August 11, 2014 Indianapolis WISH-TV 8.1 CBS The CW WISH's New Programming Includes CW http://www.tvnewscheck.com/article/81783/wishs-new-programming-includes-cw TVNewsCheck NewsCheck Media December 22, 2014 Mayagüez, PR WORA-TV 5.1 Univision Telemundo May 2015 Aguadilla, PR WOLE-DT 12.1 Telemundo Univision May 2015January 16 Milwaukee WDJT-TV 58.4 TouchVision Decades TV flashback: Weigel to add new nostalgia channel in Milwaukee http://www.jsonline.com/entertainment/tvradio/tv-flashback-weigel-to-add-new-nostalgia-channel-in-milwaukee-b99424889z1-288430431.html Chris Foran Milwaukee Journal Sentinel January 13, 2015 January 13, 2015 New York City WCBS-TV 2.2 CBS New York Plus CBS Television Stations and Weigel Broadcasting Unveil Plans for "Decades", The Ultimate TV Time Capsule, for National Distribution Across Local Stations' Digital Subchannels http://audienceservices.cbs.com/feedback/decades.htm CBS Audience Services CBS Interactive October 21, 2014 May 11, 2015 March 16, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150316003039/http://audienceservices.cbs.com/feedback/decades.htm dead Philadelphia KYW-TV 3.2 CBS Philly Plus December 2015January 26 Casper, Wyoming KWYF-LD 26.1 The CW MeTV Gray Renews All Its NBC And CW Affiliates http://www.tvnewscheck.com/article/80568/gray-renews-all-its-nbc-cw-affiliations TVNewsCheck NewsCheck Media November 5, 2014 KFNB 20.2 None The CW Jonesboro, Arkansas KAIT 8.2 Weather NBC NBC Coming To Region 8 http://www.kait8.com/story/27661861/nbc-coming-soon-to-region-8 KAIT Raycom Media December 29, 2014 December 29, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141228201214/http://www.kait8.com/story/27661861/nbc-coming-soon-to-region-8 December 28, 2014 dead February 3 New Bern/Greenville, North Carolina WCTI-TV 12.2 Live Well Network Decades December 2015 May 5 Jackson, Tennessee WYJJ-LD 27.1 Soul of the South (primary) Antenna TV (primary)(remains secondary MyNetworkTV affiliate) December 2015June 1 Dallas–Fort Worth KDFI 27.3 Bounce TV Buzzr FremantleMedia Hits on 'Buzzr' YouTube Channel with Classic Game Show Reboots https://variety.com/2015/digital/news/fremantlemedia-hits-on-buzzr-youtube-channel-with-classic-game-show-reboots-1201429965/ Todd Spangler Variety February 10, 2015 May 11, 2015 Los Angeles KCOP-TV 13.2 Orlando WRBW 65.3 Secaucus, New Jersey/New York City WWOR-TV 9.3 May 27 Alexandria/Nashville, Tennessee WRTN-LD3 6.3 Cozi TV Retro TV May 30 Nashville, Tennessee WKRN-DT3 2.3 Live Well Network Simulcast of station's second subchannel June 12 Jackson, Tennessee WYJJ-LD2 27.2 Doctor Television Channel Bounce TV (DrTV moves to 27.3) May 2015 July 1 Bryan/College Station, Texas KYLE-TV 28.1 Fox(as satellite of KWKT-TV) MyNetworkTV Nexstar First Quarter Revenue Up 52% http://www.broadcastingcable.com/news/local-tv/nexstar-first-quarter-revenue-52/140632 Michael Malone Broadcasting & Cable May 7, 2015 Lafayette, Louisiana KLAF-LD 46.1 MyNetworkTV NBC KLAF to Become First NBC Affiliate Serving Lafayette http://www.cajunfirst.com/news/local-news/nexstar-broadcastings-klaf-tv-to-become-first-nbc-network-affiliate-serving-Lafayette Chris Ortego KADN-TV/KLAF-LD Nexstar Media Group May 7, 2015 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20160119104213/http://www.cajunfirst.com/news/local-news/nexstar-broadcastings-klaf-tv-to-become-first-nbc-network-affiliate-serving-lafayette January 19, 2016 New NBC affiliate coming to Lafayette http://www.theadvertiser.com/story/news/2015/05/07/new-nbc-affiliate-coming-lafayette/70970896/ The Daily Advertiser May 7, 2015 Laredo, Texas KYLX-LP 13.1 silent CBS Toccoa–Atlanta WGTA 32.132.232.3 World/GPB Heroes & Icons (32.1)Decades (32.2)Movies! (32.3) WGTA-TV is now broadcasting and WUGA-TV is no more http://onlineathens.com/breaking-news/2015-07-06/wgta-tv-now-broadcasting-and-wuga-tv-no-more Lee Shearer Athens Banner-Herald Morris Communications July 6, 2015 July 14, 2015 August 10 Fajardo, PR WRUA 8.1 The Retro Channel Tiva TV May 2015 September 1 Helena, Montana KMTF 10.1 The CW PBS(as KUHM-TV) September 11 Alexandria/Nashville, Tennessee WRTN-LD3 6.3 Retro TV Antenna TV September 21 Nashville, Tennessee WTVF-DT3 5.3 This TV Laff Scripps in Multi-Net Deal For Katz Diginets http://www.tvnewscheck.com/article/85403/scripps-in-multinet-deal-for-katz-diginets Kevin Downey TVNewsCheck NewsCheck Media May 18, 2015 October 26, 2015 September 30 WRTN-LD5WRTN-LD6 6.56.6 Tuff TV Independent (Locally operated movie channel) Retro TV This TV November 1 Chattanooga, Tennessee WTVC 9.2 This TV Fox Sinclair buys Chattanooga TV stations WDSI-TV and WFLI-TV http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/business/aroundregion/story/2015/sep/11/sinclair-buys-local-tv-stations/324534/ Dave Flessner Chattanooga Times Free Press WEHCO Media September 11, 2015 September 19, 2015Sinclair Reports Third Quarter 2015 Financial Results http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/sinclair-reports-third-quarter-2015-financial-results-300171688.html PR Newswire Sinclair Broadcast Group November 4, 2015 November 23, 2015 WFLI-TV 53.2 MeTV (moves to 53.3) MyNetworkTV WDSI-TV 61.1 Fox This TV 61.2 MyNetworkTV CometNovember 22 Utica, New York WKTV 2.2 The CW(via The CW Plus) CBS 2.3 MeTV The CW(via The CW Plus) December 8 Amarillo, Texas KLKW-LD 22.2 DrTV GetTV May 2016 Bowling Green, Kentucky WCZU-LD 39.2 Buzzr Fayetteville, Arkansas KAJL-LD 16.2 Grit May 2016 Little Rock, Arkansas KQPS-LD 19.2 Laff May 2016 Lubbock, Texas KNKC-LD 29.2 GetTV May 2016 Milwaukee, Wisconsin WTSJ-LP 38.2 Azteca Buzzr Montgomery, Alabama WDSF-LD 19.2 DrTV Pittsburg, Kansas–Joplin, Missouri KPJO-LP 49.2 GetTV January 2016 St. Louis, Missouri KBGU-LP 33.1 MundoMax Buzzr Tyler, Texas KDKJ-LD 27.3 DrTV GetTV May 2016 White House/Nashville, Tennessee WKUW-LD 40.1 Buzzr December 31 Nashville, Tennessee WKRN-DT3 2.3 Simulcast of station's second subchannel Justice Network Closures Date Market Station Channel Affiliation Sign-on date SourceJuly 1 Wausau, Wisconsin WFXS-DT 55.155.255.3 Fox (DT1)MeTV (DT2)Movies! (DT3) December 1, 1999 Laredo, Texas KVTV 13.1 CBS December 28, 1973 Deaths 2015 deaths in American television See also 2015 in the United States List of American films of 2015 References 30em External links List of 2015 American television series at IMDb 2015