Bad news: the cult favorite supernatural series Shadowhunters is coming to an end after three seasons. Good news: they are going out with a bang. Freeform announced today that they have set a two and a half hour series finale on May 6 at 8 pm EDT/PDT.

The announcement was made ahead of Wednesday’s Freeform summit and f…

NBCUniversal has wrapped its upfront for 2018-19, sources with knowledge of the process confirmed.

Volume was up 5% overall and NBC primetime ads went up 7%. CPMs increased between 11% and 13% for broadcast prime and late-night, and NFL telecasts posted a 7% rise, with similar sell-through to 2017 despite headwinds for…

Batwoman will make her first live-action appearance on any screen in CW’s Arrow crossover event next season, a four-legged actor could not get into the country, and other headlines were made at CW’s Upfront presentation this morning.

CW chief Mark Pedowitz walked media buyers through network’s expansion to six nights…

At Turner’s annual upfront at the Theatre at Madison Square Garden, company head Kevin Reilly and ad-sales chief Donna Speciale emphasized the Turner networks’ reach beyond the TV screen and its efforts to reinvent the traditional TV advertising model.

“The industry spends a lot of time talking about the future,” Speci…

Full Frontal host Samantha Bee made the most of her 5-minute segment during the Turner upfront, unveiling a mobile game aimed at stimulating voter turnout in the mid-term elections and getting off rapid-fire shots at an array of consumer brands.

“I don’t just make a weekly TV show where I shriek my feelings about senat…

Discovery Communications touted the strength of its bulked-up cable portfolio in the company’s first upfront event since closing its $14.6 billion acquisition of Scripps Networks Interactive.

CEO David Zaslav called the presentation at New York’s Alice Tully Hall “our coming-out party.” After a short video greeting by…

GSN has renewed freshman hit Snap Decision for a second season and greenlit two new strip series, America Says (working title) and Caroline & Friends, hosted by Sabrina the Teenage Witch alum Caroline Rhea, the network announced Monday at its 2018 Upfront in New York City.

In addition, GSN has picked up Cover Story…

Crown Media Family Networks got creative when its upfront was canceled Wednesday due to the arrival of Winter Storm Toby in New York City. Big snowstorms in March certainly aren’t unheard of — Toby is the fourth nor’easter this month alone — but this might be the first time a storm forced the cancellation of an…

A+E Networks plans an all-woman slate of presenters at its annual upfront presentation to ad buyers tonight at the New York Public Library. Toni Braxton will appear on behalf of Lifetime, as will Mallory Pugh and Queen Latifah. Marcia Clark and Leah Remini will represent A&E. Other…

History is taking the wraps off two major projects: the History 100, a set of 100 documentaries exploring the past 100 years, and a three-hour live event in July honoring daredevil Evel Knievel.

The projects were announced in the runup to parent A+E Networks’ upfront presentation this evening.

The documentary initiativ…

As Nickelodeon looks to revive its fortunes, the network is turning to a colorful page in its handy-dandy notebook, bringing back Blue’s Clues in a 20-episode order.

The animated preschool classic, which features a live-action host, will have what the network calls a “refreshed signature look.” An open casting call for…

Showtime and two dozen fighters put the sweet science in the spotlight today, announcing 12 world-title fights scheduled to air on the premium network during the first half of 2018 in an event they labeled a “boxing upfront.”

Because Showtime has no advertisers, the event wasn’t like other upfronts, which feature TV…