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“He’s been called so many things over the years,” an interviewee says in the first trailer for History’s miniseries on Ulysses S. Grant. Here are a few: “The first modern American warrior,” “a bloody butcher,” “a corrupt president,” “a belligerent drunk” and “the greatest general of the time.” Final answer? F) all of…

EXCLUSIVE: Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Jon Meacham, A+E Networks' History and podcast company Cadence13 have teamed up for a five-part audio docuseries. Meacham, who has written books including The Hope of Glory: Reflections on the Last Words of Jesus from the Cross and The Soul of America, is writing and…

NBCUniversal's upcoming streaming service Peacock Wednesday announced a licensing deal with A+E Networks for hundreds of hours of episodes of A&E and History series. The A&E  series include First 48, Storage Wars and Cold Case Files. History offerings range from Pawn Stars, to American Pickers, Ancient Aliens, Curse of…

EXCLUSIVE: Laurence Fishburne is to host and narrate a new strand for History that will investigate a range of mysteries surrounding the Titanic, D.B. Cooper, Roswell and John Wilkes Booth. The Matrix and Black-ish star is to front History's Greatest Mysteries for the A+E Networks broadcaster, launching in summer…

NBA legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has teamed with History on Black Patriots, a one-hour documentary chronicling the role of African Americans during the Revolutionary War. It’s set to premiere Wednesday, February 19 at 10 PM on History. It was announced today as part of History’s presentation at the TCA Winter Press…

Jana Bennett, the former History president and BBC television chief, has revealed that she is receiving treatment for a fast-growing brain tumor. Bennett discussed her glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) diagnosis in an interview with London newspaper The Evening Standard, during which she announced that she has become a…

EXCLUSIVE: A+E Networks is planning to put on HistoryCon, a three-day live event revolving around its History brand, next April as the network marks its 25th anniversary. Slated to be held at the Pasadena Convention Center, HistoryCon will bring together personalities from network shows like American Pickers, Ancient A…

Two senior programming executives at A+E Networks’ History and A&E are trading places. Amy Savitsky, SVP, Development and Programming for A&E, will transition to the same role at sibling network History. In a corresponding move, Senior Executive of Development and Production for History, Dolores Gavin, will shift to A…

History will turn the page on Project Blue Book in two months. The cable net has set Season 2 of the UFO drama from executive producer Robert Zemeckis for 10 p.m. Tuesday, January 21. Watch the new trailer above. David O'Leary created the series and serves as writer and executive producer alongside writer-showrunner…

History has released the first trailer for the last season of Vikings, its family saga about the lives and epic adventures of the raiders and explorers of the Dark Ages.. Check it out above along with the key at below. The 20-episode sixth and final season will air in two parts, beginning with a two-hour premiere at 9…

EXCLUSIVE: The Village alum Jerod Haynes is set for a recurring role opposite Aidan Gillen and Michael Malarkey on the second season of History's hit UFO drama series Project Blue Book, from A+E Studios and executive producer Robert Zemeckis. Project Blue Book is based on the true, top-secret investigations into…

History has named former Reel One Entertainment executive Adam Fratto VP Scripted Programming for the network. In his new role, Fratto will oversee development and production of History’s scripted slate, as well as develop projects for A+E Studios. Based in Los Angeles, he will report into Eli Lehrer, EVP and General…