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Comedy Central has moved the South Park season 27 premiere date to July 23. The series was originally set to return July 9. The change comes as Skydance is set to acquire Paramount Global, leading to the delay. The series is also going through a streaming licensing deal with multiple outlets. 

Season three of Invasion premieres August 22 on Apple TV+. The series follows an alien invasion through different perspectives around the world. In season three, those perspectives collide for the first time, as the series’ main characters are brought together to work as a team on a critical mission to infiltrate the alien mothership. The ultimate apex aliens have finally emerged, rapidly spreading their deadly tendrils across the planet. It will take all heroes working together, using their experience and expertise, to save the species. New relationships are formed, old relationships are challenged and even shattered, as an international cast of characters must become a team before it’s too late. 

Season three of The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder premieres August 6 on Disney+. Guest stars this season include Janelle James, Sanaa Lathan, Neil deGrasse Tyson and more. The revival picks up the story of its central character, Penny Proud, and her iconic family: parents Oscar and Trudy, twin siblings BeBe and CeCe, and grandmother Suga Mama (and Puff!). By Penny’s side is her loyal crew: Dijonay Jones, LaCienega Boulevardez, Zoey Howzer, Maya Leibowitz-Jenkins and Michael Collins.

Netflix has canceled medical drama Pulse and murder mystery The Residence. Both series aired for one season. The network is also not ordering additional seasons of No Good Deed, though it could return at a later date as it is set to be an anthology. 

This season of Big Brother will be known as Big Brother: A Summer of Mystery. Houseguests will enter the enigmatic Hotel Mystère, a place where secrets lurk behind every door and nothing is as it seems. In a season full of surprises, the premiere will be filled with unexpected twists and turns including a masked visitor, a secret accomplice and the shocking arrival of a “Mystery Houseguest” whose identity will remain under wraps … at least for now. The mystery begins with a 90-minute premiere on Thursday, July 10 (8:00-9:30 PM, ET/PT), followed by another 90-minute episode on Sunday, July 13 (8:00-9:30 PM, ET/PT). Host Julie Chen Moonves returns to guide viewers through the twists and turns of the summer. This season marks a milestone for the iconic reality series, delivering the most original hours of programming in 25 years since its debut in 2000. Fans can expect extended 90-minute Wednesday episodes packed with drama and strategy, plus exclusive behind-the-scenes access with the debut of Big Brother: Unlocked every other Friday night starting July 25. Viewers can catch every unfiltered moment with Big Brother Live Feeds when they open Sunday, July 13 at 9:30 PM, PT on Paramount+ and Pluto TV. 

Mackenzie Davis and Charlie Heaton will join Josh Hartnett in the new Netflix limited series set in Newfoundland. The series centers on a hard-bitten fisherman who discovers that his hometown is being terrorized by a mysterious creature.

ESPN today announced an update to its 2025 Sunday Night Baseball Presented by Capital One schedule. On July 20, the American League-leading Detroit Tigers will visit the Texas Rangers at 7 p.m. ET. Karl Ravech, the voice of Sunday Night Baseball, will call the action with analyst Eduardo Pérez, analyst and five-time World Series Champion David Cone and reporter Buster Olney. 

Banana Ball is coming to Roku. Roku viewers will see the Savannah Bananas take on the Firefighters at historic Fenway Park on Sunday, July 6, at 3:30 PM ET, exclusively streaming on The Roku Channel’s Roku Sports Channel in the U.S. 

Season two of The Fight Life premieres July 7 on ESPN. The series chronicles a year in the world of Top Rank through the journey of six of boxing’s brightest stars: Keyshawn Davis, Mikaela Mayer, Jared Anderson, Jaime Munguia, Abdullah Mason and Emiliano Vargas. The series follows each fighter as they prepare for career-defining fights while navigating the pressures and immeasurable rewards that come with The Fight Life. 

Trainwreck: Storm Area 51 premieres July 29 on Netflix. This is the story of the greatest sh*tpost ever made. When 20-year old Matty Roberts creates a Facebook event inviting people to storm the classified Air Force facility Area 51 in the Nevada desert, the post quickly goes viral, with hundreds and then thousands saying they’ll join the event that stated “They can’t stop all of us”. This prompts the US Air Force, FBI officials and the Federal Aviation Administration to strongly advise against anyone illegally trying to access the base, and the Military warns that they stand ready to protect America and its assets with deadly force. The meme continues to go viral and spread to other social media apps and soon millions have signed up to attend. Featuring an epic ensemble cast of meme lords, military commanders, UFO hunters, sexy aliens and YouTubers, this is the ultimate story of the internet bursting into the real world. 

Fanatics Fest: All Access premieres July 7 on ESPN and ESPN+. The special goes behind-the-scenes of this summer’s most talked about sports, entertainment and culture event. From June 20-22, Fanatics Fest drove more than 125,000 fans to the Javits Center in New York City, captivating all in attendance and taking over social feeds throughout the three-day event. The second edition of Fanatics Fest featured more than 300 athletes and celebrities interacting with fans and creating surprise-and-delight moments across all three days. The special, hosted by WWE Hall of Famer Nikki Bella, will take viewers behind-the-scenes of the action-packed event, and focuses on the experience of several athletes and individual fans in attendance, including Victor Wembanyama, Jordan Chiles and Cody Rhodes. 

Lee Arvoy
Lee Arvoy joined the TV Source team in the summer of 2020 as a TV Writer.

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