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Ed Asner, legendary actor, activist and philanthropist, passed away peacefully Sunday morning, surrounded by family. He was 91. Asner, former president of the Screen Actors Guild, is best known for his role as Lou Grant on both The Mary Tyler Moore Show and its spinoff Lou Grant, pulling off the rare feat of playing…

ABC’s “Wonderful World of Disney” presentation of Pixar’s Up won Wednesday in broadcast primetime, delivering a 0.7 rating in the adults 18-49 demographic and 3.36 million viewers. That’s a two-tenths lift from last week’s presentation of Thor: The Dark World, and it led in to a new episode of Marvel's Agents of S.H.I…

ABC is bringing back its Wonderful World of Disney franchise for a Wednesday movie night. It will feature several hit Disney feature films. The move follows the revival of CBS Sunday Movie franchise, which includes popular films from the Paramount library. With the networks' original series' production halted and…

Family-focused UPtv has picked up second seasons of its popular unscripted series Expecting, Our Wedding Story and Crazy Beautiful Weddings, all for premiere in 2019. In Expecting, couples turn the lens on themselves, giving viewers the chance to witness the highs and lows of one of life’s biggest moments — welcoming…

Just ahead of Gilmore Girls‘ revival on Netflix, family network UP said today it will air all seven seasons of WBTV’s Gilmore Girls during Thanksgiving week. The hit family drama will run 24 hours a day for 153 hours straight, beginning at 6 PM ET Friday, November 18, and wrapping Season 7 at 3 AM ET Friday, November…

Former CMT exec Hector Campos has joined UP network as vice president, programming. In his new role, he’ll be responsible for long and short-term program planning and ongoing needs analysis with regard to acquisitions. He is based in Atlanta and reports to Sophia Karteris Kelley, senior vice president…

UP announced today at TCA that the family network is taking all seven seasons of Warner Bros. TV’s Gilmore Girls, in addition to announcing the premiere dates for two series, Ties That Bind and Last Hope With Troy Dunn, as well as their movie Welcome Home. The 153 one-hour episodes will begin airing this fall.  The…

The network that bill itself as “feel good TV for you and your family” had greenlighted its latest series — and it certainly fits that bill. Casting is underway for UP’s working-titled Last Hope With Troy Dunn, in which author and motivational speaker Dunn tracks down lost loved ones and facilitates reunions. Produced…

The Practice and Army Wives alumna Kelli Williams has been cast as the lead in UP network’s first scripted series Ties That Bind. Williams will play Allison, a tough and fearless police detective in the hybrid police procedural and family drama. The 10-episode series revolves around Williams’ character, Allison, who…

UP network has greenlit its first original scripted series Ties That Bind (working title), a hybrid police procedural and family drama created and executive produced by Sheryl J. Anderson (Charmed, UP's The Town that Came A-Courtin) and Stan Spry (UP's The Town that Came A-Courtin, A Place In The Sun). Production on…