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BILLIONS
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SHOWTIME ORDERS FOURTH SEASON OF BILLIONS
Current Season Moves To 9 PM ET/PT Starting Next Sunday, May 6 NEW YORK – April 26, 2018 – SHOWTIME has picked up a fourth season of its hit drama series BILLIONS. Starring Oscar® nominee and Emmy® and Golden Globe® winner Paul Giamatti and Emmy and Golden Globe winner Damian Lewis, the third season of BILLIONS currently airs Sundays at 10 p.m. ET/PT, and will move to 9 p.m. ET/PT starting next Sunday, May 6 to anchor the night and serve as the lead-in for the season two premiere of I’M DYING UP HERE. The season three premiere of BILLIONS was its highest-rated ever, up 23 percent from...
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THE CIRCUS
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THE CIRCUS HAS ‘TOO MANY LAWYERS’ THIS SUNDAY ON SHOWTIME
NEW YORK – April 20, 2018 – The ongoing legal issues surrounding Stormy Daniels, Michael Cohen and the Mueller investigation take up all three rings of THE CIRCUS in the episode “Too Many Lawyers,” premiering this Sunday at 8 p.m. ET/PT on SHOWTIME. In one ring, John Heilemann interviews Stormy Daniels’s outspoken attorney Michael Avenatti before and after he and his client head into a crush of cameras outside a New York City courthouse for a hearing involving President Trump’s personal attorney Michael Cohen. Heilemann and Alex Wagner speak with famed attorney Alan Dershowitz, who dined...
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THE CIRCUS
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THE CIRCUS GOES TO RUSSIA FOR ITS SEASON PREMIERE THIS SUNDAY ON SHOWTIME
NEW YORK – April 13, 2018 – THE CIRCUS is going inside Russia to report on the headlines that are sending shock waves through American politics in this Sunday’s season premiere at 8 p.m. ET/PT on SHOWTIME. In a week of major news developments internationally and domestically, THE CIRCUS co-hosts John Heilemann, Mark McKinnon and Alex Wagner report from Moscow, St. Petersburg, London and Washington to cover the ongoing drama around President Trump and all things Russia. They speak with key players on the ground, including U.S. Ambassador Jon Huntsman Jr. as Russia expelled U.S. diplomats, ...
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SHOWTIME PRESENTS KEVIN SMITH: SILENT BUT DEADLY ON FRIDAY, MAY 11 AT 9 PM ET/PT
Stand-Up Special From Veteran Comedian Taped On Night Of His Post-Show Heart Attack Photo credit: Allan Amato LOS ANGELES – April 9, 2018 – On February 25, veteran comic Kevin Smith took the stage at the Alex Theater in Glendale, CA to perform the first of two planned stand-up shows. But right after the first show ended, he suffered a near-fatal heart attack. Smith cheated death, and the special shot that fateful evening, KEVIN SMITH: SILENT BUT DEADLY, will make its world premiere Friday, May 11 at 9 p.m. ET/PT on SHOWTIME. In this hilarious set, Smith riffs on marriage, fatherho...
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DOMINIC PAGONE JOINS SHOWTIME NETWORKS AS SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, ENTERTAINMENT PUBLICITY
Photo: Tessa Viles/Showtime Networks LOS ANGELES – April 2, 2018 – Today, Showtime Networks Inc. announced that Dominic Pagone has joined the company in the role of Senior Vice President, Entertainment Publicity. Based in Los Angeles, Pagone will oversee the SHOWTIME® entertainment public relations teams on the East and West Coast, including the consumer PR team and entertainment operations staff. He will also be responsible for the development and execution of all PR campaigns, as well as generating media plans for the network’s original series, limited series, documentaries, comedy sp...
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SHOWTIME
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SHOWTIME BECOMES FIRST CABLE NETWORK TO LAUNCH ON LG SMART TVS
Stand-Alone Streaming Service And SHOWTIME ANYTIME® Apps Now Available NEW YORK– March 28, 2018 – Showtime Networks Inc. has announced the launch of its stand-alone streaming service SHOWTIME and its authentication service SHOWTIME ANYTIME on LG Smart TVs. SHOWTIME is the first cable network to launch on LG webOS Smart TV platforms including on the recently debuted 2018 LG OLED TVs with AI ThinQ® and LG SUPER UHD TVs with AI ThinQ. LG Smart TV users can now download the SHOWTIME streaming app by visiting the LG Content Store on their television. After signing up for a seven-day free...
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SHOWTIME
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JUSTIN KIRK RETURNS TO SHOWTIME IN THE NEW COMEDY SERIES KIDDING
Photo credit: Mark Seliger / SHOWTIME LOS ANGELES – March 15, 2018 – SHOWTIME has announced that Justin Kirk (WEEDS) has been cast in a recurring role in the upcoming SHOWTIME half-hour comedy KIDDING. Kirk joins Golden Globe® winner Jim Carrey, along with Oscar®, Emmy® and Golden Globe nominee Catherine Keener (Get Out), Oscar, Emmy and Golden Globe nominee Frank Langella (Frost/Nixon) and Judy Greer (Married). Kirk will play Peter, the new boyfriend of Jill (Greer) who is Jeff’s (Carrey) estranged wife. In KIDDING, Carrey in his first series regular role in more than two decades ...
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SHOWTIME
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SHOWTIME SPORTS LAUNCHES NEW DIGITAL TALK SHOW BELOW THE BELT
Exploring The Intersection Of Combat Sports And Pop Culture Through The Eyes Of Former Fighter, Comedian And Red Carpet Host Brendan Schaub Premieres On YouTube And Facebook On Wednesday, February 28 Photo Credit: Stephanie Trapp/SHOWTIME Click on the image for full resolution NEW YORK – February 22, 2018 – SHOWTIME Sports continues to expand its position at the intersection of combat sports and culture with a first-of-its-kind, sports talk show, BELOW THE BELT hosted by Brendan Schaub. The twice-monthly, 30-minute show debuts on Wednesday, February 28 on SHOWTIME Sports digital ...
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SHOWTIME
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SHOWTIME BRINGS SOUTHIE AND THE SOUTH SIDE TO SOUTH BY SOUTHWEST
The Showtime House Returns To SXSW From March 15-17 Celebrating SMILF, THE CHI And SHAMELESS With Art, Food And Music Three-Day Music Lineup Will Include Performances By Princess Nokia, RUN-DMC’s Darryl DMC McDaniels And WAVVES NEW YORK– February 16, 2018 – SHOWTIME will celebrate SMILF, THE CHI and SHAMELESS at the South by Southwest® (SXSW®) Conference and Festivals from Thursday, March 15 through Saturday, March 17 with art, food and music at The Showtime House at Clive Bar on Rainey Street in Austin, Texas. On Thursday, March 15, SHOWTIME will feature a diverse lineup of female-fr...