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USA Network Renews The Rainmaker; Reba Hosting Christmas in Rockefeller Center

USA Network announced that it has renewed the hit freshman legal thriller The Rainmaker from Lionsgate Television and Blumhouse Television for a second season coming in 2026. The news comes on the heels of its successful first season, which aired its finale last Friday. The renewal marks the most recent success across USA as the network continues to bring thrilling entertainment to audiences under VERSANT, a leading soon-to-be publicly traded media company.

Across the first nine premiere episodes of the season, The Rainmaker has averaged 1.3M total viewers. The season finale was the most-viewed episode of the season on USA Network. In total cross-platform viewership of the season to date, The Rainmaker is USA's most-viewed freshman series in seven years.

Based on the best-selling novel by John Grisham, Rudy Baylor, who is fresh out of law school, goes head-to-head with courtroom lion Leo Drummond as well as his law school girlfriend, Sarah. Rudy, along with his boss, Bruiser, and her disheveled paralegal, Deck, uncover two connected conspiracies surrounding the mysterious death of their client's son. Season one stars Milo Callaghan, John Slattery, Lana Parrilla, Madison Iseman, P.J. Byrne, Dan Fogler, Wade Briggs and Robyn Cara.

Country music icon and multi-media entertainment mogul Reba McEntire will, for the first time, host this year's Christmas in Rockefeller Center on NBC. The annual two-hour telecast will air live Wednesday, December 3 at 8 p.m. ET on NBC and simulcast on Peacock.

In a tradition spanning over nine decades, the beloved special will celebrate the holiday season with the lighting of one of the world's most famous trees in the heart of New York City. In addition to her hosting duties, McEntire will perform throughout the evening from the historic Rockefeller Center. An all-star lineup of musical guests will be announced at a later date. McEntire currently stars on season 28 of NBC's The Voice as well as the hit comedy Happy's Place, which begins its second season on Friday, November 7 at 8 p.m.

Posted by Pavan -- SitcomsOnline.com at 12:00 PM

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