TV Show Updates (Page 12)

Zombieland trailer is unleashed and the pilot is available for streaming for free on Amazon. Zombieland is penned by creative team behind the movie, it stars Tyler Ross, Kirk Ward, Maiara Walsh, and Izabela Vidovic. Picking up two weeks after the end of the film, the show promises to be a similar horror/comedy tone as Columbus, Tallahassee, Wichita, and Little Rock travel across the country.

NBC is pulling the fourth episode of Hannibal, "Ceuf"scheduled to air next Thursday, April 25 because its subject - children who are brainwashed into committing murder - has been deemed inappropriate in light of the Boston bombings and other recent violent incidents. The fifth episode, "Coquilles" will air in its place.

In a bit of a surprise, Fox has renewed Glee for a fifth and sixth season. Glee debuted as the first and only successful musical comedy series on television, for more than four years later. "It continues to defy genres, break new ground and have a significant impact on popular culture,” said Fox entertainment chairman Kevin Reilly.

The upcoming season, Dexter's eighth, will honestly, no joke, 100-percent confirmed be the series' last. The cable network today announced the decision, touting the series' longevity and draw (its audience has climbed every season) while breaking the good-or-bad-depending-on-how-you-look-at-it news.

While it was curtains for the cult favorite "Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23" back in January, fans of the show were deprived of the remainder of its sophomore season when ABC abruptly yanked it from their schedule back in January. The network is finally doing the right thing and making the remaining episodes of the comedy's final season available online from May 17th on Abc.com

It was announced today that the freshman season of the show was being expanded by two episodes, with the season finale being dedicated entirely to the Dennis Rodman's trip to Korea and his subsequent meeting with leader Kim Jong-un, who is a huge fan of Rodman's 1990s Chicago Bulls teams (which starred Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen).

Comic Book Men has today been renewed by AMC for a third season.

Freakshow has today been renewed by AMC for a second season.

Talking Dead is officially a go for Season 3 at AMC, as the network announced the renewal today for the "Walking Dead" post-show talk show. "Talking Dead" recently hit an all-time high of 5.2 million viewers for its Season 2 finale following the Season 3 finale of ratings smash "The Walking Dead."

AMC announces August return for 'Breaking Bad'. August 11, 9:00pm EST on AMC. Mark the date on your calendar: it's the first of the final eight episodes of AMC's smash hit drama 'Breaking Bad'. 'Breaking Bad' has won four Golden Globes and seven Emmy awards since it debuted in 2008; fans have been eagerly awaiting the second-half of its final, fifth season, which debuted on July 15, 2012.

Starz gives Da Vinci's Demons a second season. CEO Chris Albrecht made the announcement following a strong series debut performance Friday, in which 2.14 million total viewers tuned in over the Starz Original’s premiere weekend, a record for the network. The historical fantasy follows the “untold” story of Leonardo da Vinci during his turbulent youth in Florence during the Renaissance.

On Sunday, June 2, E! will celebrate the worlds of pop culture and music with the highly anticipated new series, ‘The Wanted Life’, featuring the chart-topping UK band The Wanted. As the five friends gear up for their new US & European tours in hopes of continuing their success on the American charts, E! will capture every moment of what makes this band tick.

The Radio Times reports that NBC's atmospheric serial killer drama "Hannibal" is set to make its UK premiere May 7th on Sky Living. For those who can't wait until then, the first episode will be made available via Sky On Demand as of May 1st.

TNT has given the greenlight to The Hero, a new reality-competition series that will set out to find the next great hero. The Hero will be headlined by Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson. The series is set to premiere on TNT on Thursday, June 6.

Fret not, political junkies who enjoy large dollops of hamfisted romantic comedy. HBO's cable-news drama The Newsroom will return for its second season on Sunday, July 14.