William Levy & Camila Banus Join 'Star' for Season 3

Days of our Lives star Camila Banus (Gabi Hernandez) and Triunfo Del Amor's William Levy are joining the cast of FOX musical drama Star for the upcoming third season.

Levy will play Mateo Ferrera, a driven media mogul who can charm the devil into church. He is rich, successful, smooth as silk and married to his equal, Nina Ferrera (Banus). Mateo makes and breaks his own rules as he sprints toward success. The first generation son of immigrant parents, he is determined to make his mark and build his legacy by any means necessary.

Co-created by Lee Daniels and Tom Donaghy, Star follows three talented singers – running from their pasts and desperate for a new start – with ambitions of stardom, as they navigate the cutthroat music business.

The large ensemble cast includes Queen Latifah, Benjamin Bratt, Jude Demorest, Ryan Destiny, Brittany O’Grady, Amiyah Scott, Quincy Brown, Miss Lawrence, Michael Michele, Stephen Dorff and Luke James.

Levy's English-language credits include a guest arc on Single Ladies, as well as the films Girls Trip and Resident Evil: The Final Chapter.

FOX Announces Fall Premiere Dates

FOX has set the fall premiere dates for its new and returning series.

Hit drama 9-1-1, featuring new cast member Jennifer Love Hewitt, returns with a two-night season premiere: Night One airs immediately following the NFL ON FOX doubleheader on Sunday, September 23 (8:00-9:00 p.m. ET/PT); Night Two airs Monday, September 24 (9:00-10:00 p.m. ET/PT), in its regular time period, following the season premiere of The Resident (8:00-9:00 p.m. ET/PT).

On Wednesday, September 26, Empire (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT) and Star (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) return.

Check out the complete list of fall premieres below.

FOX FALL 2018 PREMIERES (All Times ET/PT, except where noted)

Sunday, September 9, Immediately Following NFL On Fox Doubleheader
8:00-8:30 p.m. ET/PT Rel (Special Preview)

Sunday, September 23, Immediately Following NFL On Fox Doubleheader
8:00-9:00 p.m. ET/PT 9-1-1 (Special Season Two Premiere, Part 1)

FOX 2018-2019 Programming Slate Revealed

On Monday, FOX unveiled the network's primetime slate for the 2018-2019 television season during its annual Programming Presentation at the Beacon Theatre.

"This year, we launched four of the Top 10 new shows on broadcast, which led to a very strong roster of young series returning for their sophomore seasons. That gives us tremendous momentum heading into the fall," said Newman and Walden. "With our increased investment in football, we're going to use the powerful platform of the NFL to launch our new comedies. We'll then take some big swings with dramas at midseason, which is a proven strategy for FOX."

The new comedies joining the lineup this fall are REL and THE COOL KIDS. Inspired by the life of Lil Rel Howery ("Get Out," "Insecure," "The Carmichael Show"), REL is a multi-camera comedy starring Howery as a loving husband and father living in Chicago, who finds out his wife is having an affair, and must rebuild his life as a single father, following his divorce. The comedy also stars Sinbad ("A Different World," "The Sinbad Show," "Jingle All The Way"), Jess "Hilarious" Moore ("Wild 'N Out") and Jordan L. Jones ("NCIS: Los Angeles," "Wisdom of the Crowd").

FOX Renews 'Empire' for Fifth Season

FOX has renewed the hit primetime soap opera Empire for a fifth season, it was announced today by Michael Thorn, President, Entertainment, Fox Broadcasting Company.

"Empire is as compelling, emotional and unpredictable as it ever was," said Thorn. "We are so proud of our amazing cast, led by Terrence and Taraji, who deliver powerful performances week after week. We'd also like to thank our tremendous creative team - Lee, Danny, Brett, Ilene, Sanaa, Brian and Francie - whose inspired storytelling continues to create the unforgettable, jaw-dropping OMG moments that have always been signature to Empire."

Empire ranks as one of the season's top broadcast dramas among Adults 18-49 and earns FOX's second-largest Total Multi-Platform audience this season, averaging 11.3 million Total Viewers for the 2017/18 broadcast season to date, up +95% from its Live + Same Day delivery. The critically acclaimed series has garnered multiple Emmy Award and Golden Globe nominations. For her role as "Cookie Lyon," Taraji P. Henson has received two Emmy nominations for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series and won the Golden Globe for Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama in 2016. The series and cast have been recognized at the NAACP Image Awards over the past several years through multiple nominations and wins, including Outstanding Drama Series, Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series and Outstanding Actress in Drama Series. The series also earned a Grammy Award nomination for Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media.

Empire stars Terrence Howard, Taraji P. Henson, Jussie Smollett, Bryshere "Yazz" Gray, Trai Byers, Grace Byers, Gabourey Sidibe, Ta'Rhonda Jones, Serayah, Xzibit, Rumer Willis, Andre Royo and Terrell Carter. In addition to the regular cast, the fourth season of the series has featured guest appearances by a wide range of talented performers, including Demi Moore, Forest Whitaker, Alfre Woodard, Taye Diggs and Phylicia Rashad.

'LA to Vegas' Premieres January 2 on FOX, Stars 'The Bold and the Beautiful' Alum Kim Matula

Kim Matula stars as Ronnie in LA to Vegas. Photo Credit: Kevin Estrada/Fox

New workplace comedy series LA to Vegas will premiere on Tuesday, January 2 at 9 p.m. ET/PT on FOX. The show is about an airline crew and the eccentric passengers who, every weekend, take the roundtrip flight from Los Angeles to Las Vegas with one goal in mind – to come back a winner. It won’t be easy, but this unlikely group of miscreants and dreamers will eventually go from being strangers on a plane to a supportive, if unconventional, family…well, at least from Friday to Sunday.

The series stars Kim Matula (ex-Hope, The Bold and the Beautiful) as Ronnie, Ed Weeks as Colin, Nathan Lee Graham as Bernard, and Olivia Macklin as Nichole, with Peter Stormare as Artem and Emmy Award nominee and Golden Globe winner Dylan McDermott as Captain Dave.

Watch the official trailer for the LA to Vegas below.

'Empire' & 'Star' Team Up for "You're So Beautiful" Music Video

The worlds of Empire and Star collide on a special season premiere event Wednesday, September 27 on FOX.

The night begins with the Season Four premiere of Empire at a new time, 8 p.m. ET/PT, followed by the Season Two premiere of Star at 9 p.m. ET/PT.

On Tuesday, FOX released a new music video with the casts of both series singing "You're So Beautiful." Check it out below.

Oscar Winner Forest Whitaker to Guest-Star in 'Empire'

Academy Award- and Golden Globe-winning actor, director and producer Forest Whitaker will guest-star in a multi-episode arc on Empire, beginning this fall on FOX. Whitaker will play "Uncle Eddie," a charismatic music icon and bonafide hitmaker, who gave an unknown Lucious (Terrence Howard) his first radio airplay. Decades later, Eddie steps up for Lucious at a critical moment during his rehabilitation, and a grateful Cookie (Taraji P. Henson) invites him to produce a song in celebration of Empire Entertainment's 20th anniversary.

Empire returns Wednesday, September 27 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on FOX. On the Season Four premiere, Lucious makes his first public appearance after the explosion in Las Vegas, while all members of the Lyon family have their own interests in Lucious regaining his physical and mental faculties.

In 2016, Forest Whitaker starred in Arrival, opposite Amy Adams; and Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, alongside Felicity Jones, Riz Ahmed, Diego Luna and Ben Mendelsohn. In February 2018, he will be seen in Marvel's Black Panther, opposite Chadwick Boseman. Whitaker also had several films in production last year, including Burden, opposite Tom Wilkinson and Garrett Hedlund; The Forgiven, in which he portrays Archbishop Desmond Tutu, opposite Eric Bana; and LAByrinth, opposite Johnny Depp. He currently is filming the streaming feature How It Ends, opposite Theo James.

Whitaker won the Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role for his performance as Ugandan dictator Idi Amin in the 2006 film The Last King of Scotland. He also won the BAFTA, Screen Actors Guild and Golden Globe Awards in the same category. Other feature credits include Lee Daniels' The Butler, The Crying Game, Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai and Bird, for which he was named Best Actor at the 1988 Cannes Film Festival.

In addition to his acting career, Whitaker has directed such films as Waiting To Exhale and Hope Floats. In 2013, he co-produced Ryan Coogler's critically acclaimed directorial debut, Fruitvale Station, which won the Sundance Film Festival's Grand Jury Prize and the Cannes Film Festival's Best First Film Award. Whitaker is the founder and CEO of The Whitaker Peace & Development Initiative, which has branches in Uganda, South Sudan, Myanmar, Mexico and the U.S. He also is the co-founder and chair of the International Institute for Peace, a UNESCO Special Envoy for Peace and Reconciliation and a member of the President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities.

FOX Picks Up 'LA to Vegas' Starring 'Bold and the Beautiful' Alum Kim Matula

FOX has picked up single camera comedy LA to Vegas for the 2017-2018 television series. The series tells the story of an airline crew and the eccentric passengers who, every weekend, take the roundtrip flight from Burbank to Las Vegas with one goal in mind - to come back a winner.

The series stars Dylan McDermott as Captain Dave, The Bold and the Beautiful alum Kim Matula as Ronnie, Ed Weeks as Colin, Nathan Lee Graham as Bernard, Olivia Macklin as Nichole, and Peter Stormare as Artem.

Written and executive produced by Lon Zimmet, the ensemble workplace comedy also features executive producers Steve Levitan, Will Ferrell, Adam McKay, Chris Henchy and Owen Burke for 20th TV and Gary Sanchez Prods.

Chuck Pratt Not Returning for 'Star' Season 2

Chuck Pratt will not return for the previously announced Season 2 of the music drama, Star, The Hollywood Reporter is reporting.

Reps for Pratt note that he only planned to stick around for the first season. Sources say it was an amicable split and done after season one was completed. A search for a new showrunner for the previously announced second season of the series starring Queen Latifah is under way. Production on season one has already wrapped and will not be impacted by the change.

This is the second time that Star has made a showrunner change. Pratt replaced original showrunner Charles Murray, who exited the freshman drama in September after having a different vision for Star than Daniels and co-creator Tom Donaghy. It's unclear when a replacement will be announced. Also unclear is if the 13-episode second season of Star will be scheduled for the fall or another midseason debut.

Daniels co-wrote the pilot alongside Donaghy for the Atlanta-set drama that revolves around three girls (newcomers Jude Demorest, Ryan Destiny and Brittany O'Grady) who come together to form a band.

Prior to joining Star, Pratt was head writing and co-executive producing The Young and the Restless.

FOX Renews 'Star' For Second Season

FOX has renewed the drama series Star for a second season, it was announced today by David Madden, President, Entertainment, Fox Broadcasting Company.

"Lee Daniels is a true visionary and he and Tom Donaghy have delivered a series with a unique and meaningful point of view," said Madden. "Our incredible cast, led by Queen Latifah and Benjamin Bratt, instantly infused their characters with tremendous depth and passion, and the show has proved to be both powerful and really entertaining. We are thrilled that this Star will continue to shine for a second season."

Delivering an average Multi-Platform audience of more than seven and a half million viewers, Star is an emotionally powerful drama that follows three talented singers - running from their pasts and desperate for a new start - with ambitions of stardom, as they navigate the cut-throat music business. The series features Queen Latifah, Benjamin Bratt, Jude Demorest, Brittany O'Grady, Ryan Destiny, Amiyah Scott and Quincy Brown.

Only three more episodes of Star remain before the jaw-dropping season finale, airing Wednesday, March 15 at 9 p.m. ET/PT on FOX. As the season comes to a close, news of Otis' murder continues to wreak havoc on God's Blessings Beauty Salon and threatens to break up the family, as the girls will face life-changing decisions that could tear them apart. Special guest stars set to appear on Star over the next four weeks include Naomi Campbell, Big Boi, Rickey Smiley, Missy Elliott and Paris Jackson.

'Empire' Renewed for Fourth Season on FOX

FOX has renewed top-rated drama Empire for another season.

FOX has renewed hit primetime soap opera Empire for a fourth season. The series returns for its spring premiere Wednesday, March 22 at 9 p.m. ET/PT.

The critically acclaimed series has garnered multiple Emmy Award and Golden Globe nominations. It was the only broadcast series to earn a 2016 Golden Globe Award nomination in the category of Best Television Series - Drama, and Taraji P. Henson won the Golden Globe for Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama. Additionally, Henson has received back-to-back Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series. The series also earned a Grammy Award nomination for Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media. Empire recently received seven NAACP Image Awards nominations, including one for Outstanding Drama Series.

Empire stars Terrence Howard, Taraji P. Henson, Jussie Smollett, Bryshere "Yazz" Gray, Trai Byers, Grace Byers, Gabourey Sidibe, Ta'Rhonda Jones, Serayah, Bre-Z, Xzibit and Morocco Omari. In addition to the regular cast, the series has featured guest appearances by a wide range of talented performers, including Mariah Carey, Taye Diggs, Phylicia Rashad, Chris Rock, Alicia Keys, Marisa Tomei, Naomi Campbell, Ludacris, Adam Rodriguez, Rosie O' Donnell and Andre Royo.

Empire ranks as the No. 1 broadcast drama among Adults 18-49 for the third consecutive season and is the No. 1 broadcast entertainment program among Adults 18-34, Teens and young women. Empire earns FOX's largest Total Multi-Platform audience, averaging almost 16 million Total Viewers for the 2016/17 broadcast season, up +82% from its Live + Same Day delivery.

'Empire' Fall Finale and Premiere of 'Star' Set to Air on December 14

Jude Demorest, Ryan Destiny and Brittany O'Grady. Photo Credit: FOX

On Wednesday, December 14, FOX is presenting a night of music and drama. Airing one night only at a special time, Empire's Season Three fall finale (8 p.m. ET/PT) kicks off the night, followed by the special premiere of Star (9 p.m. ET/PT). From Academy Award and Golden Globe nominee Lee Daniels and Tom Donaghy, Star will then premiere in its regular time period with an all-new episode Wednesday, January 4 (9 p.m. ET/PT).

Featuring a soundtrack of original music and stunning music performances, Star is an emotionally powerful drama that follows three talented young singers -- desperate for a new start and with ambitions of stardom -- as they navigate the cut-throat music business. The series stars Academy Award nominee and Emmy Award, Grammy Award and Golden Globe Award winner Queen Latifah as Carlotta and Emmy Award nominee Benjamin Bratt as Jahil, and newcomers Jude Demorest as Star, Ryan Destiny as Alexandra, Brittany O'Grady as Simone and Amiyah Scott as Cotton. The series also will feature guest stars Grammy Award winner Lenny Kravitz, supermodel/actress Naomi Campbell and Grammy Award-nominated musician and actor Tyrese Gibson.

Watch a sneak peek of Star below.

New Primetime Gig for 'The Young and the Restless' Head Writer Chuck Pratt Jr.

Chuck Pratt Jr., the head writer and executive producer (with Mal Young) of CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless, has been named showrunner and executive producer of the upcoming FOX series, Star. According to TVLine, filling the void left by departing producer-writer Charles Murray.

In early September, Murray left the show after he and Star co-creators Daniels and Tom Donaghy amicably parted ways over creative differences.

Pratt’s TV resumé includes The Lying Game, Desperate Housewives, Melrose Place and Ugly Betty, as well as soap staples All My Children, General Hospital and Santa Barbara. There has been no official word for The Young and the Restless on how Pratt's position at the show will be impacted. It seems unlikely he could keep his daytime gig, which might be music the ears of some Y&R fans.

The Atlanta-set Star follows three young women (Ryan Destiny, Jude Demorest and Brittany O’Grady) who form a musical group and experience the music business’ highs and lows on their road to fame. The cast also includes Queen Latifah, Benjamin Bratt and Nicholas Gonzalez.

Star will air Wednesdays at 9 p.m. ET/PT when it premieres in early 2017.

James Earl Joins 'Scream Queens'

James Earl ("Cooper Barrett's Guide to Surviving Life," "Glee") has been cast in the series regular role of "Candy Striper" in the upcoming second season of SCREAM QUEENS, the comedy-horror series from award-winning executive producers Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk and Ian Brennan. Season Two of Scream Queens graduates from the college campus and into an all-new location, as a terrifyingly funny mystery will begin once again. Set in a hospital, where some of the most fascinating and bizarre medical cases are under observation, Earl is one of the new male leads opposite recently announced Emmy Award nominee John Stamos and Taylor Lautner. Golden Globe Award nominee Jamie Lee Curtis, Emma Roberts, Lea Michele, Abigail Breslin, Keke Palmer, Billie Lourd, Glen Powell and Niecy Nash are set to reprise their Season One characters.

James Earl is familiar to FOX audiences from his series regular role as "Barry Sandel" in the comedy "Cooper Barrett's Guide To Surviving Life," and in a recurring role on "Glee." He will next be seen as "Evan" in James Gunn's new feature film, "The Belko Experiment." He was last seen playing the series regular role of "Derrick" on Bill Lawrence's cable comedy, "Ground Floor." Additional television credits include "Awesometown" and "Glory Daze." He also appeared in the recent film "Lazarus," alongside Olivia Wilde, Mark Duplass, Donald Glover and Evan Peters; as well as in "The Gridiron Gang." He is represented by Abrams Artists Agency, Untitled Entertainment, Crimson Media and attorney Lev Ginsburg at Ginsburg Daniels.

Taylor Lautner Joins Season Two of 'Scream Queens'

Taylor Lautner ("The Twilight Saga," "Cuckoo") has been cast in a series regular role in the upcoming second season of Scream Queens, the comedy-horror series from award-winning executive producers Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk and Ian Brennan.

Premiering Tuesday, Sept. 20 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT), on FOX, Season Two of Scream Queens graduates from the college campus and into an all-new location, as a terrifyingly funny mystery will begin once again. Set in a hospital, where some of the most fascinating and bizarre medical cases are under observation, Lautner is one of the series' new male leads, playing DR. CASSIDY CASCADE, a doctor at the hospital who suffers from a strange medical condition and becomes a suspect when a series of tragic events plagues the institution.

As previously announced, Golden Globe Award nominee Jamie Lee Curtis, Emma Roberts, Lea Michele, Abigail Breslin, Keke Palmer, Glen Powell and Niecy Nash are set to reprise their Season One characters. Emmy Award nominee John Stamos also joins the cast as one of the series' new male leads.

Taylor Lautner is best known for playing "Jacob Black" in the record-breaking, global phenomenon "The Twilight Saga" franchise, based on the novels of the same name by Stephenie Meyer. After captivating fans in "Twilight," he reprised the role in the subsequent "Twilight" installments, "The Twilight Saga: New Moon," "The Twilight Saga: Eclipse" and "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Parts 1 & 2" to unprecedented success. Most recently, Lautner starred in the Netflix original film "The Ridiculous Six," opposite Adam Sandler, and currently stars in the hit U.K. series "Cuckoo," opposite Greg Davies. His additional recent credits include the feature films "Tracers"; John Singleton's thriller, "Abduction," opposite Lily Collins and Sigourney Weaver; and director Garry Marshall's "Valentine's Day," opposite Jessica Biel, Anne Hathaway, Ashton Kutcher and Julia Roberts.

FOX Announces 2016-2017 Schedule

Dana Walden and Gary Newman, Chairmen and CEOs, Fox Television Group, unveiled the FOX primetime slate for the 2016-2017 television season today to the national advertising community during its annual Programming Presentation at the Beacon Theatre.

"Next season on FOX, we'll have more original programming across our schedule than ever before," said Walden and Newman. "We'll use our strong established hits in the fall and SUPER BOWL LI in winter to launch a diverse slate of shows that are unmistakably FOX. We're proud of our new series, directed and created by some of the most celebrated talent in the entertainment industry. And, we are pleased to be returning to our schedule many of our most beloved shows, including broadcast's No. 1 series, EMPIRE!"

The new dramas joining the schedule this fall are THE EXORCIST and LETHAL WEAPON. Widely regarded as the greatest horror movie ever made, Academy Award-nominated "The Exorcist" terrified audiences around the world. Now, more than four decades later, THE EXORCIST returns as a contemporary psychological TV thriller following two very different priests tackling one family's case of terrifying demonic possession. Directed by Rupert Wyatt ("Rise of the Planet of the Apes"), the series stars Alfonso Herrera ("Sense8," "The Chosen"), Ben Daniels ("Flesh and Bone," "House of Cards") and Academy Award and Golden Globe winner Geena Davis ("Commander in Chief," "Thelma & Louise").

Based on the hit movie franchise of the same name, LETHAL WEAPON follows iconic cop duo Riggs and Murtaugh, as they work a crime-ridden beat in modern-day Los Angeles. From the moment the brash and impulsive MARTIN RIGGS (Clayne Crawford, "Rectify") meets prudent, by-the-book ROGER MURTAUGH (Emmy Award nominee Damon Wayans, Sr., "My Wife and Kids," "In Living Color"), it seems as if this partnership is doomed. But after their first case together, both realize this arrangement might just work out after all - if only Riggs doesn't get them killed first.

The new comedy joining the Sunday night lineup this fall is hybrid live-action/animated family comedy SON OF ZORN. Featuring the voice of Jason Sudeikis (THE LAST MAN ON EARTH, "Horrible Bosses," "We're the Millers"), SON OF ZORN follows an animated warrior from a faraway island in the Pacific Ocean, who returns to Orange County, CA, to win back his live-action ex-wife (Cheryl Hines, "Curb Your Enthusiasm") and teenage son (Johnny Pemberton, "21 Jump Street").

Jimmy Smits Joins '24: Legacy' Pilot

Jimmy Smits

Emmy and Golden Globe Award-winner Jimmy Smits has been tapped for the key role of John Donovan in the FOX drama pilot, 24: Legacy, from 20th Century Fox Television. Howard Gordon, Manny Coto, Evan Katz and Brian Grazer will serve as executive producers on the pilot, which will be directed by 24 veteran Stephen Hopkins.

The L.A. Law and NYPD Blue star joins previously announced cast members Corey Hawkins, Miranda Otto and Teddy Sears (ex-Chad Bennett, One Life to Live).

Smits will portray John Donovan, a powerful U.S. Senator with higher political aspirations, who is married to the blazing smart former head of CTU (Miranda Otto).

Smits is coming off a successful run in the final three seasons of FX's Sons of Anarchy, and is currently completing a one-season commitment in Baz Luhrman's The Get Down.

First Look: 'Empire' Returns for Spring Premiere on March 30

Empire stars Taraji P. Henson and Terrence Howard as Cookie and
Lucious Lyon.

Empire returns for its spring premiere on Wednesday, March 30 at 9 p.m. ET/PT on FOX.

Empire picks up after Rhonda (Kaitlin Doubleday) has taken a nasty fall down the stairs and the Lyon family rushes to her side in the hospital. Back at Empire, Lucious (Terrence Howard) is forcefully kicked off his throne as Camilla (guest star Naomi Campbell) currently runs the company and plans to make Hakeem (Bryshere Grey) the next CEO. Determined to gain back his power, Lucious orders his henchmen to make violent threats and cooperates with a journalist to leak crucial stories.

Watch the first look at the spring premiere below.

NEWS: Hazel Adair, Melissa Fumero, Tyra Banks, Colton Haynes, 'Red Rock'

Crossroads creator Hazel Adair dies at age 95
British soap opera pioneer Hazel Adair, who helped create Crossroads, Compact and the UK's first daily soap Sixpenny Corner, has passed away at age 95. She created Crossroads with Peter Ling, based in a motel in the fictional village of King's Oak near Birmingham, in 1964 for ITV company ATV. It was watched by 18 million viewers in the 1970s, but was axed in the 1980s after 24 years on the air.

Red Rock is coming to Amazon Prime.

Amazon Prime adding Irish soap opera Red Rock
Amazon Prime has struck a deal to buy the rights for Red Rock, TV3’s garda soap. The deal, which is understood to be worth more than €1m, covers 80 episodes of the acclaimed serial, which launched in January this year. Under the agreement, the on-demand video service can show the episodes in the US over four years under its Amazon Original brand.

FOX to stop sharing same-day ratings with the media
"The same-day numbers also do not reflect how we monetize our content. Half of our TV ad inventory is sold on a C7 basis, and we monetize our content on digital platforms like FOX NOW and Hulu, and through TrueX sponsorships – none of which are included in Nielsen’s fast nationals." wrote Fox Television Group chairmen-CEOs Dana Walden and Gary Newman in an internal memo.

One Life to Live alums Melissa and David Fumero expecting first child
Melissa and David Fumero (OLTL's Adriana and ex-Cristian), who wed in 2007, are expecting their first child. The mom-to-be, who currently stars on Brooklyn Nine-Nine, revealed the happy news on Instagram, sharing a pic with her husband and a group of friends that she captioned, "Amazing time at our surprise baby shower yesterday. Oh, PS - I'm pregnant."

Colton Haynes returning to Arrow as Roy
“We are beyond thrilled that Colton will be returning to Arrow this season,” executive producer Marc Guggenheim says. “It was always our intention to have him return following his departure last season, but it was a matter of finding the right storyline to pull it off. That opportunity presented itself in Episode 412, and we can’t wait for the fans to see this reunion."

The CW is develop cryogenic drama, Cry
Cry, a drama about the prospect of eternal life via cryogenic preservation, comes from Paulist Productions, a Catholic media company.

Lost In Space TV remake in the works at Netflix
The new Lost in Space is described as an epic but grounded science fiction saga focusing on a young explorer family from earth lost in an alien universe and the challenges they face in staying together against seemingly insurmountable odds.

The View hosts keep apologizing after making controversial comments
“One of my friends said to me yesterday, The View has become, ‘We didn’t really mean it! We’re sorry! We didn’t mean to say it like that!'” Joy Behar said on Friday’s show, “We need to stop saying that.”

Tyra Banks daytime talk show FABLife after just two months
"I will be devoting more time to my new, growing cosmetics company, TYRA Beauty, which is expanding faster than anticipated, as well as overseeing my company's other entertainment ventures. I will, however, continue to support the growth and success of FABLife and greatly admire my fellow co-hosts and the talented production team behind the show," Banks said in her statement.

'Empire' Sneak Peek: An Epic Batte, And Cookie's Spitfire Sister Arrives

Taraji P. Henson and guest star Vivica A. Fox. ©2015 Fox Broadcasting
Co. Credit: Chuck Hodes/FOX

Vivica A. Fox plays Cookie's sister on this week's episode of FOX drama Empire, airing Wednesday, November 18 at 9 p.m. ET/PT. Former As the World Turns star Marisa Tomei continues her run as Mimi Whiteman.

In "My Bad Parts," Lucious, eager to assert his power, releases a rap by Freda challenging Hakeem as his heir. Not to be outdone in Lucious' eyes, Hakeem fires back at Freda with a rap battle challenge that could put Lyon Dynasty's future in danger. Meanwhile, Cookie gets a special visit from her spitfire sister, Candace (Fox), Jamal is working on landing a major sponsorship deal and Anika receives some life changing news.

Watch a sneak peek of the episode below: