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More than a year after Wayward Pines ended its second season run, the anthology horror series from M. Night Shyamalan is still alive. "We don't know yet," said Fox Entertainment president David Madden when asked if the series is dead during the Fox executive session at TCA where he joined on stage chairman Dana…

Talks about a new installment of The X-Files started before the original six-episode revival had finished its run last season. They finally might be coming to fruition. “A lot of conversations are going on — as you can imagine, these conversations are complex,” Fox entertainment president David Madden said today…

It was like a political Coachella last night at the Democratic National Convention – and not just because Lenny Kravitz was playing. With star turns from Vice President Joe Biden and then primetime performances from VP hopeful Tim Kaine and then President Barack Obama himself, the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia…

The John Cena-hosted 2016 ESPY Awards (1.6/7) started Wednesday with NBA stars LeBron James, Carmelo Anthony, Dwyane Wade and Chris Paul calling for action to stop violence, racial divide and doing better. The three-hour ABC broadcast then saw tributes to Muhammad Ali, Kobe Bryant, Abby Wambach, Peyton Manning and…

With 22-time Olympic medalist Michael Phelps finishing first in the men's 200-meter butterfly last night, securing a historic fifth Team USA spot and heading to Rio, it was a viewership race between NBC's Olympic Trials: Swimming (1.2/5) and CBS’ Big Brother (1.8/7). In early numbers, it was a win for the long-running…

About 4.2 million viewers came to ABC last night to watch Nashville’s cliffhanger series-finale-but-maybe-not episode last night. It continued to come in No. 3 in its 10 PM time slot in both overall audience and in the demo (0.9/3) but said so long to ABC with its biggest crowd in 10 weeks. (Lionsgate TV is optimistic…

As this year's upfronts have displayed, it is often hard for broadcasters to resist salvaging past successes, adding a coat of reboot paint, and pushing it out on the schedule in hopes of similar ratings results. It's hard, but, as the second season of the dystopian Wayward Pines reveals, sometimes it is really best…

M. Night Shyamalan’s Fox series Wayward Pines will kick off its second season on May 25 and will air in the Wednesday, PM hour. Empire star Terrence Howard, who was first recruited by Fox and 20th TV for the first season of the summer supernatural thriller, paving the way for his casting in the network and studio’s…

Emmy winner Kathy Baker (Picket Fences) has signed on for a recurring role on Netflix sibling comedy series The Ranch, starring Ashton Kutcher and Danny Masterson. Written by Don Reo and Jim Patterson, The Ranch is set on a Colorado ranch, with Kutcher's character returning home after a brief semi-pro football career…

Hannibal alumna Kacey Rohl and Nimrat Kaur (Homeland) will co-star opposite Jason Patric and Djimon Hounsou in the second installment of Fox's psychological thriller event series Wayward Pines, executive produced by M. Night Shyamalan. Based on the world created by author Blake Crouch in his bestselling series of…

Oscar-nominated actor Djimon Hounsou is set to co-star opposite Jason Patric in the second installment of Fox's psychological thriller event series Wayward Pines, executive produced by M. Night Shyamalan. In his first series regular role, Hounsou will play CJ Mitchum, an original resident of Wayward Pines and a…

Jason Patric (Narc) is set for the lead role in the second installment of Fox’s psychological thriller event series Wayward Pines, which will air this summer. On the show, executive produced by M. Night Shyamalan, Patric will play Dr. Theo Yedlin, a confident, driven surgeon whose leadership skills will prove…