Video/News: Smithsonian Channel Looks at the Life and Death of Malcolm X in The Lost Tapes: Malcolm X Premiering Feb. 26

THE LOST TAPES: MALCOLM X relives the pivotal years of this trailblazing activist using rarely seen footage and audio tapes, including never-before-seen footage of Nation of Islam rallies and recordings made at the Audubon Ballroom on the day of his assassination. THE LOST TAPES: MALCOLM X premieres Monday, February 26 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on Smithsonian Channel.

News: CBS Announces Special Tribute at the 60th Annual Grammy Awards on January 28

In a special GRAMMY® tribute performed by three of the artists who participated in the Route 91 Harvest Festival in Las Vegas, current GRAMMY nominees Brothers Osborne, past GRAMMY nominee Eric Church and GRAMMY winner and current nominee Maren Morris will come together for the touching segment.

News/Video: New Netflix Original Series The Mechanism Premieres March 23

From acclaimed director José Padilha and prolific screenwriter Elena Soarez comes THE MECHANISM, a thrilling, character-driven original series inspired by real events in Brazil. This fictionalized story explores how a small group of dogged investigators comes to discover the inner workings of a monstrous corruption scheme and the impact their pursuit has on everyone involved – including themselves.

Video/News: Freeform Renews Grown-ish For Second Season

Freeform’s “grown-ish,” a half-hour comedy tackling current social issues and complexities facing both students and administrators, follows Zoey (Yara Shahidi), Dre (Anthony Anderson) and Rainbow’s (Tracee Ellis Ross) popular, entitled, stylish and socially active 17-year-old daughter from ABC’s Emmy®-nominated comedy “black-ish,” as she heads into her freshman year of college at Cal U.

Video/News: Starz Releases Ash vs Evil Dead Season 3 Key Art and Trailer

The third season finds Ash, having gone from murderous urban legend to humanity-saving hometown hero, discovering that he has a long lost daughter who’s been entrusted in his care. When Kelly witnesses a televised massacre with Ruby’s fingerprints all over it, she returns with a new friend to warn Ash and Pablo that evil isn’t done with them yet. But evil will learn to never get in between a papa bear and his cub.

Videos/News: Baskets Returns to FX January 23

Yippie Kie Yay! The third season of Baskets, the acclaimed comedy series starring Zach Galifianakis, will return to FX on Tuesday, January 23, at 10 PM ET/PT.

News: Sundance TV Celebrates Black History Month With Programming Featuring Iconic Miniseries and Films

To celebrate Black History Month, SundanceTV will air critically-acclaimed miniseries and films throughout the month that highlight facets of the African American experience. Along with the made-for-TV movies and films, Michael Kenneth Williams and Louis Gossett Jr., the stars of the forthcoming series “Hap and Leonard: The Two-Bear Mambo” (premiering March 7th), will provide interstitial commentary on a range of topics relating to SundanceTV’s Black History Month programming.

News: Discovery Channel Sets Premiere Date, March 5, For New Series Shifting Gears with Aaron Kaufman

Taking on concepts and builds he’s always dreamed of, Aaron will extend his skills in spaces he’s never worked in before and with different types of vehicles in the brand-new series SHIFTING GEARS WITH AARON KAUFMAN, premiering Monday, March 5 at 10pm ET/PT on Discovery. 

Video/News: Eddie Griffin: Undeniable Premieres on Showtime February 9

Celebrating his 30-year anniversary in comedy, veteran comedian Eddie Griffin takes to the stage in the hilarious new special EDDIE GRIFFIN: UNDENIABLE, premiering on SHOWTIME on Friday, February 9 at 10 p.m. ET/PT on-air, on demand and over the internet. Filmed at the Berklee Performing Arts Center in Boston, Massachusetts, Griffin offers his prolific and entertaining point of view on the state of the world, tackling politics, racism, relationships, religion and humanity as a whole.

News: Rupert Friend Joins Cast of CBS All Access’ Strange Angel

Rupert Friend joins the cast of STRANGE ANGEL. Friend will play Ernest Donovan, the enigmatic neighbor of Jack Parsons (portrayed by Jack Reynor) who becomes the young scientist’s tour guide into the illicit underbelly of 1930s Los Angeles. A lost soul and drifter, Donovan pulls Parsons out of his humdrum existence and into a strange new religion that encourages its followers to pursue their deepest and darkest desires as a means of bending the world to their will.

News: Amazon Studios Greenlights Second Season of Superhero Series The Tick

Amazon Studios announced it has greenlit a second season of the half-hour superhero series The Tick. The highly anticipated second half of The Tick’s first season returns on February 23, 2018, featuring six all-new episodes of the acclaimed show.

News: 2018 Billboard Music Awards To Air Live Coast-to-Coast Sunday, May 20 on NBC

NBC and dick clark productions have set Sunday, May 20 at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT for its coast-to-coast live telecast of the 2018 “Billboard Music Awards.” This will mark the first telecast of the highly popular music awards show on NBC.

News: Saturday Night Live Returns to NBC January 13, 20, and 27 with New Shows

Golden Globe winner Sam Rockwell will make his hosting debut when “Saturday Night Live” returns for the new year on Jan. 13. Halsey will join Rockwell, who is also marking her debut as musical guest.

News: Two Episodes In and Fox Drama 9-1-1 Gets a Second Season Order

FOX has renewed the critically acclaimed hit drama 9-1-1, from creators Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk and Tim Minear, for a second season, it was announced today by Gary Newman and Dana Walden, Chairmen & CEOs, Fox Television Group. 

Black Lightning – “The Resurrection” Spoiler Free Advance Review. Thunder and Jefferson.

As Principal of Garfield High School, Jefferson Pierce (Cress Williams) is looked upon as a hero in the community. Not afraid to confront the gangs plaguing the streets of Freeland, Jefferson negotiates with the gang leaders in order for Garfield to be a safe haven for the kids in the neighborhood.

Videos/News: Hulu Expands Originals Slate and Announces New Content Deals

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Hulu Chief Content Officer Joel Stillerman unveiled a series of announcements that continue to fuel momentum for Hulu as it expands its original and library content catalogue — the largest of any streaming video on demand service in the U.S. The company’s announcements included new deals to add more premium TV series and films to Hulu in 2018, as well as the premiere date of the highly-anticipated second season of The Handmaid’s Tale. Hulu also presented panels for its slate of upcoming original series including The Looming Tower, Hard Sun and The Handmaid’s Tale season two.

News: AMC Announces 2018 Premiere Dates for New and Returning Original Series.

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AMC announced the premiere dates for new and returning series, including the international crime thriller, “McMafia,” “Fear the Walking Dead” season four, martial arts drama “Into the Badlands” season three, and “AMC Visionaries: James Cameron’s Story of Science Fiction.”

Stranger Things 2 Season Finale “Chapter 9: The Gate” Recap. It’s Not Over.

After the traumatic events in the penultimate episode, “Chapter 8: The Mind Flayer,” the season two finale, “Chapter 9: The Gate,” dedicates two-thirds of the episode to vanquishing the evil “shadow monster.” This finale is packed with so many great moments. Warning if you haven’t watched yet, spoilers ahead.

News: Season 5 of Emmy®Winner Last Week Tonight with John Oliver Returns February 18

Presenting a satirical look at the week in news, politics and current events, as well as addressing broader issues, the Emmy®-winning LAST WEEK TONIGHT WITH JOHN OLIVER kicks off its fifth season SUNDAY, FEB. 18 (11:00-11:30 p.m. ET/PT), exclusively on HBO.

News: Brad Garrett Joins Season 2 of Showtime’s Drama Series, I’m Dying Up Here, Premiering May 6

Emmy-winning actor and comedian Brad Garrett (Everybody Loves Raymond) will guest star in the SHOWTIME drama series I’M DYING UP HERE in a season-long arc.

News: CBS Announces Spring Series Return Dates and Schedule

CBS announced spring series premiere dates with modern-day Sherlock Holmes drama ELEMENTARY returning Monday, April 30 and medical drama CODE BLACK premiering Wednesday, May 2. Other spring series include Kevin Can Wait, Man With A Plan, Superior Donuts, Living Biblically, Survivor, and Seal Team.

News: Two Part Documentary The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling Debuts March 26-27 on HBO

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When Shandling passed away in 2016, he was widely remembered as a top stand-up comic and the star of two of the most innovative sitcoms in TV history. But to those who knew him, the “real” Garry Shandling was a far more complex person. Now, Judd Apatow has created a remarkable portrait of this iconic comedian in the four-and-a-half-hour documentary THE ZEN DIARIES OF GARRY SHANDLING, which debuts in two parts MONDAY, MARCH 26 and TUESDAY, MARCH 27, exclusively on HBO.

News: Starz to Air Scene from Outlander Season 4 Premiere January 14 Following Season 3 Marathon

In anticipation of the upcoming season four return of STARZ Original series “Outlander,” Starz is filling the “Droughtlander” void among viewers with a preview of the brand new season.

Video/News: TBS Announces New Monday Night Animation Block With American Dad! and Final Space Airing in February

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TBS gets animated on Monday nights starting with American Dad! returning to TBS on February 12th at 10pm ET/ PT with 22 new episodes. Then, on Monday, February 26th, TBS will debut the new animated intergalactic space saga Final Space on at 10:30pm PT/ ET immediately following American Dad! for an hour-long animation block.

News: HBO Documentary Elvis Presley: The Searcher Debuts April 14

This three-hour, two-film presentation focuses on Elvis Presley the musical artist, taking the audience on a comprehensive creative journey from his childhood through the final 1976 Jungle Room recording sessions.