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IN AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW JOHN HEILEMANN TALKS TO NEW BRETT KAVANAUGH ACCUSER JULIE SWETNICK FOR THE CIRCUS ON SHOWTIME
Full Interview Will Air this Sunday, September 30, at 8 PM ET/PT on SHOWTIME NEW YORK – September 27, 2018 – On the eve of a highly anticipated hearing regarding charges of sexual misconduct swirling around Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, new accuser Julie Swetnick gave her first and only TV interview since leveling shocking allegations against Kavanaugh to John Heilemann, co-host of THE CIRCUS on SHOWTIME. Swetnick is the first Kavanaugh accuser to speak on camera. Taped in Atlanta, with Swetnick's lawyer Michael Avenatti present, she answered key questions about why she deci...
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RENOWNED POLITICAL STRATEGIST STEVE SCHMIDT MAKES FIRST APPEARANCE AS A CONTRIBUTOR ON THE CIRCUS WITH A DEEP DIVE INTO THE CONFIRMATION HEARING OF SUPREME COURT NOMINEE BRETT KAVANAUGH
Next Episode Airs This Sunday At 8 PM ET/PT On Showtime® NEW YORK – September 21, 2018 – With the vote on Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court nomination delayed, prominent political strategist and commentator Steve Schmidt (who helped guide the confirmation of two Supreme Court justices) joins the hosts of THE CIRCUS on the next episode, "Burden of Proof," as they talk with key players in the process, including Sen. John Kennedy, a Republican member of the Senate Judiciary Committee. THE CIRCUS continues this Sunday, September 23 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on SHOWTIME. For a preview of this week’s e...
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THE CIRCUS RETURNS AMID ‘THE GATHERING STORM’ THIS SUNDAY AT 8 PM ET/PT ON SHOWTIME
NEW YORK – September 14, 2018 – With the Trump presidency facing an onslaught of new legal woes, Hurricane Florence bearing down on the Carolina coast and the midterm elections looming, THE CIRCUS returns this Sunday, September 16 with a new episode, "The Gathering Storm," at 8 p.m. ET/PT on SHOWTIME. For a preview of this week’s episode, go to https://youtu.be/bfVrPoYcddc. This Sunday’s episode will feature co-host John Heilemann’s one-on-one interview with controversial former Trump strategist Steve Bannon in advance of the release of Bannon's inflammatory new documentary. Meanwhile, M...
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RENOWNED POLITICAL STRATEGIST STEVE SCHMIDT JOINS THE CIRCUS
SHOWTIME Docuseries Returns Sunday, September 16 At 8 PM ET/PT LOS ANGELES – September 13, 2018 – Today, SHOWTIME announced that prominent political strategist and commentator Steve Schmidt will join the network’s heralded weekly political docuseries THE CIRCUS as a recurring on-air contributor when the show returns on Sunday, September 16 at 8 p.m. ET/PT. Schmidt has made previous appearances on THE CIRCUS, offering trenchant insight based on his more than two decades working at the highest levels of national Republican politics. In the show’s fall run, Schmidt will join hosts John Hei...
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Spotify Premium Uplevels its U.S. Student Plan: Now Adding SHOWTIME
Spotify Premium now brings U.S. College students an industry-best world of music, movies and television from both Hulu and SHOWTIME for only $4.99 a month NEW YORK – August 29, 2018 - Starting today, Spotify Premium is uplevelling its ‘Premium for Students’ plan with two partners - Hulu and now SHOWTIME - to provide a world of entertainment for U.S. college students. For a total of $4.99 per month, Spotify Premium for Students subscribers will now have access to an expansive selection of entertainment content: a Spotify Premium subscription, which offers unlimited and on-demand access...
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SHOWTIME WILL BE AVAILABLE IN OVER 71 MILLION HOMES FOR A FREE PREVIEW DURING LABOR DAY WEEKEND
Starting On Friday, August 31, Viewers Nationwide Will Have Early Access To The Series Premiere Of KIDDING, Starring Golden Globe® Winner Jim Carrey NEW YORK – August 28, 2018 – SHOWTIME will be available to more than 71 million households during a Free Preview Weekend from Friday August 31 through Monday, September 3. Viewers nationwide will be able to sample the network’s award-winning programming on SHOWTIME, SHOWTIME On Demand®, SHOWTIME ANYTIME® and select distributors' TV Everywhere portals. The Free Preview weekend will include early sampling of the series premiere of the new ...
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EMMY NOMINEE KARI SKOGLAND TO DIRECT THE NEW SHOWTIME LIMITED SERIES
BASED ON THE LOUDEST VOICE IN THE ROOM AND STARRING OSCAR® WINNER RUSSELL CROWE Photo: David Leyes LOS ANGELES – August 23, 2018 – SHOWTIME has announced that Emmy nominee Kari Skogland (The Handmaid’s Tale) will direct the first two episodes of the network’s eight-episode limited series about Fox News founder Roger Ailes, based upon the extensive reporting of Gabriel Sherman in his bestselling book, The Loudest Voice in the Room, and starring Academy Award® and Golden Globe® winner Russell Crowe (Gladiator, A Beautiful Mind) in the title role. Skogland returns to SHOWTIME, where she ...
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KIM DICKENS TO STAR IN SHOWTIME DRAMA PILOT QUEEN FUR
Michael Mosley, Jon Foster, Joshua Mikel, Keith Machekanyanga And Spencer Howell Also Join Series Star Lily Mae Harrington LOS ANGELES – August 22, 2018 – SHOWTIME has announced that Kim Dickens (Fear the Walking Dead) will star in the hour-long drama pilot QUEEN FUR, starring Lily Mae Harrington (Some Freaks). Michael Mosley (Seven Seconds), Jon Foster (Like Father), Joshua Mikel (The Walking Dead), Keith Machekanyanga (Timeless) and Spencer Howell (Ithaca) have also joined the cast as regulars should the pilot go to series. The announcement was made today by Gary Levine, President of P...
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SHOWTIME ANNOUNCES EIGHTH AND FINAL SEASON OF HOMELAND TO PREMIERE IN JUNE 2019
LOS ANGELES – August 6, 2018 – Today, SHOWTIME announced that the eighth season of its Emmy® and Golden Globe® winning hit drama HOMELAND will be the series’ final season, and will premiere in June 2019. Starring Emmy, Screen Actors Guild® and Golden Globe winner Claire Danes and Emmy and Tony® winner Mandy Patinkin, production on the final 12 episodes will begin in early 2019 in a still to be determined location. The announcement was made by David Nevins, President and CEO of Showtime Networks Inc., at the Television Critics Association’s Summer Press Tour. “HOMELAND has been a game-chan...