Nat Geo Orders Two New Docuseries, Acquires ‘Science Fair’ Documentary, More – Upfront Nat Geo today announced the greenlight of new docuseries Chain of Command about the Secret Service and In Their Own Words, from Tom Jennings. In addition, Nat Geo announced the acquisition of Sundance and SXSW..

Nat Geo Wild Slate Features 3 New Series, Return Of ‘Dr. Pol’ & ‘Dr. K’, More; Nat Geo Mundo Slate Also Set Nat Geo Wild is out with its animal-focused 2018-19 slate, which includes three new unscripted series, new seasons of some channel favorites, specials and stunt programming on sharks, dogs..

WWW Hall Of Famer Bruno Sammartino Dies At 82 He was professional wrestling's ultimate good guy. The son of Italian immigrants, Bruno Sammartino fled the Nazis as a child and built a career beating a string of bad guys that thrilled fans and made him reign as the conscientious champ for more than a decade. Before the flash of The Hulkster, the electricity of The Rock and the foul-mouth of Stone Cold, all Sammartino required to become wrestling's biggest box office draw was a pair of tights, boots and an honest promo that made fans believe in the most illegitimate of sports. Sammartino, professional wrestling's "Living Legend" and one of its longest-reigning champions, has died. He was 82. "One of the finest men I knew, in life and in business," WWE chairman Vince McMahon said. "Bruno Sammartino proved that hard work can overcome even the most difficult of circumstances. He will be missed." Family friend and former wrestling announcer Christopher Cruise said Sammarti..

Nat Geo Greenlights Ebola Drama Series From Ridley Scott, Sets 3 Development Projects Nat Geo has picked up The Hot Zone, a scripted series based on Richard Preston’s bestseller about the Ebola virus and its impact on the human race, from executive producer Ridley Scott, Lynda Obst Productions a..

Unfortunately, the book isn’t being written in ALL-CAPS., so it’s not 100-proof Kanye West. Kanye has dipped his ground-adjacent genius nub (what he probably calls his toe) into many things: music, fashion, reality TV marriage. But he recently returned to Twitter to tweet a philosophy book in real ..

Yara Shahidi is Launching a Powerful Political Movement April 18, 2018 Yara Shahidi is standing up and speaking out to make sure young people show up to this year’s midterm elections! The “Grown-ish” star is joining NowThis for the Eighteen x 18 campaign, which will bring her on as a guest edito..

Since vitamin C (for cynicism) is a nutrient that my body is never low on, I thought that Abby Lee Miller’s dramatic trips to the hospital from her suite at the halfway house were just STUNT QUEEN stunts to woo Lifetime executives into giving her another show. But according to a doctor who treated h..

Elizabeth Vargas Inks Overall Deal With A+E Networks Elizabeth Vargas (20/20, ABC News) has signed an overall first-look development and production deal with A+E Networks. The centerpiece of the deal will make Vargas the face of the network’s new nonfiction primetime journalistic banner A&E Inve..

Bill Cosby Defense Team Puts Its Star Witness On Stand Temple University academic advisor Marguerite Jackson became the star witness for Bill Cosby after a random encounter on a cruise ship. Jackson, who was traveling with her sister and cousin in November 2016, was at the bar when a comedian wh..