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AMC Networks’ WE tv has acquired the non-exclusive cable rights to all seven seasons of S.W.A.T. from Sony Pictures Television. The action drama starring Shemar Moore will make its cable debut on WE tv Nov. 12. The existing six seasons of S.W.A.T. are also streaming on Netflix under a non-exclusive…

Jamie Lopez, star of WEtv’s Super Sized Salon and founder of Babydoll Beauty Couture, died December 18 in Las Vegas. The television personality was 37. Related Stories Obituaries Hollyw…

EXCLUSIVE: WE tv and AllBlk greenlight Kold x Windy, a new scripted drama series from creators Kenny Young, Phil James, and Vernon "Xtreme" Brown. The 8-episode project, We tv’s return to scripted TV, is set to premiere in the fall via WE tv and AllBlk. Kold x Windy follows rising hip-hop and drill star Malika (stage…

AMC Networks has realigned its UMC streaming service and WE tv network under a shared leadership team headed by Brett Dismuke. The executive, who became head of content for UMC in 2019, will now be general manager of the service as well as WE tv, reporting to Miguel Penella, president of SVOD for AMC Networks…

Marc Juris is stepping down as President and General Manager of WE tv. He will leave the AMC network at the end of the year after seven years in the job. There is no immediate replacement. "We first worked with Marc many years ago, when he was running original programming for an early version of AMC and then became…

WE tv’s Love After Lockup came back strong with its Friday, Oct. 9 Season 3 midseason premiere. The episode drew 1.3 million viewers in Live+3, 780K of them in the adults 25-54 demographic and 635K among adults 18-49. These were franchise high marks in total viewers, adults 25-54 and 18-49 as well as women 25-54 and…

WE tv has cut ties with Tamar Braxton after the reality star opened up about years of alleged mistreatment in reality TV, and her recent hospitalization for what she has confirmed was an attempt to end her life. “Tamar Braxton has been an important part of our network family for more than a decade. As she focuses on…

Tamar Braxton’s new WE tv reality show Get Ya Life! has been postponed following the star’s recent hospitalization. The docuseries, Tamar Braxton: Get Ya Life!, which was scheduled to premiere on July 30, has been rescheduled to debut on September 10. “Tamar Braxton has been an incredibly important member of the WE…

WE tv has picked up a third season of its hit original series Love After Lockup, and a second season for its spinoff Life After Lockup, the network said today. The renewals come amid strong ratings for both. The first half of Love After Lockup season 2, which airs Friday nights, was the fastest-growing program on…

WE tv’s original docuseries Growing Up Hip Hop is getting an even longer fifth season than expected. The cable network announced Friday that the upcoming season — which premieres December 5 — will be extended to 13 episodes. "The Growing Up Hip Hop franchise is a keystone of WE tv and we couldn't be more excited for…

EXCLUSIVE: WE tv is expanding its breakout Love After Lockup franchise, giving a green light to spinoff Love After Lockup: Life After Lockup.  The network has ordered eight, one-hour episodes premiering in June on WE tv. The new series builds on the stories from seasons one and two of the original docuseries that…

We tv has announced a 10-episode extension for Season 2 of Love After Lockup, raising the number of episodes to 24. The additional episodes, introducing new couples making the transition to “love on the outside” will air this spring. The network cited audience growth as the reason behind the expanded season. According…