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Comedy Central's January 15 The Office marathon delivered big gains in multiple key demographics, outperformed time-period benchmarks and similar holiday marathons, and reached the network's highest primetime rating since September, 27 2017. Adults 18-49 and the key Men 18-34 rating increased 71% and 23%, respectively, against total-day year-ago numbers. The same demographics each gained 22% versus the prior four-week total-day average. Average total viewers increased 62% against the year-ago total-day mark, and Women 18-49 and 18-34 gained 174% and 132% against the year-ago total-day mark. Women 18-49 and 18-34 increased 36% and 46% respectively versus the prior four-week total-day average. Taking place on Martin Luther King Jr Day, the marathon outperformed Memorial Day by 25%, July 4 by 22%, Labor Day by 59%, and Christmas by 10%.

Building on this momentum, Comedy Central premiered its new, scripted series, Corporate, on January 17 with back-to-back episodes that began at 10:00 p.m., along with the season premieres of Drunk History and Another Period on January 23.

Hello, Citizens! Amazon Studios announced it has greenlit a second season of the half-hour superhero comedy series The Tick. The creator of the series Ben Edlund (Firefly, Supernatural, Gotham) will return along with leads Peter Serafinowicz (Guardians of the Galaxy) as The Tick and Griffin Newman (Search Party) as Arthur, with additional casting to be announced. From Amazon Studios and Sony Pictures Television, the second season of The Tick, comprising 10 episodes, will begin production in 2018 and is expected to premiere in 2019 exclusively on Prime Video in over 200 countries exclusively for Prime members.

Neat! As previously announced, Amazon will premiere the highly anticipated second half of The Tick's first season on February 23, 2018, featuring six all-new episodes of the acclaimed show. In a world where superheroes have been real for decades, Arthur (Newman), an accountant with mental health issues and zero powers, comes to suspect his city is owned by a global super-villain, The Terror (Jackie Earle Haley) who has been long thought dead. As Arthur struggles to uncover the conspiracy he falls in league with a strange blue superhero - The Tick (Serafinowicz). They launch into an adventure brimming with crazed arch-villains, blood-soaked vigilantes, and superhuman freakery.

Can you believe that we are nearing the end of the 2016-17 TV season already? We have season finale dates already and they're coming up fast and furious. Following are April and May season finale dates for scripted and unscripted series on The ABC Television Network. All times listed are PDT/EDT.

SUNDAY, APRIL 30
American Crime 10:00–11:00 p.m.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 10
black-ish 9:30–10:00 p.m.

THURSDAY, MAY 11
The Catch 10:00–11:00 p.m.

FRIDAY, MAY 12
Shark Tank 9:00–10:00 p.m.

SUNDAY, MAY 14
Once Upon a Time 8:00–10:00 p.m. (Two-Hour Season Finale)

MONDAY, MAY 15
Quantico 10:00–11:00 p.m.

TUESDAY, MAY 16
The Middle 8:00–8:30 p.m.
American Housewife 8:30–9:00 p.m.
Fresh Off the Boat 9:00–9:30 p.m.
Imaginary Mary 9:30–10:00 p.m.
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 10:00–11:00 p.m.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 17
The Goldbergs 8:00–8:30 p.m.
Speechless 8:30–9:00 p.m.
Modern Family 9:00–9:30 p.m.
Designated Survivor 10:00–11:00 p.m.

THURSDAY, MAY 18
Grey's Anatomy 8:00–9:00 p.m.
Scandal 9:00–11:00 p.m. (Two-Hour Season Finale)

FRIDAY, MAY 19
The Toy Box 8:00–10:00 p.m. (Two-Hour Season Finale)

SUNDAY, MAY 21
America's Funniest Home Videos 7:00–8:00 p.m.

TUESDAY, MAY 23
Dancing with the Stars 8:30–11:00 p.m.


Amazon Prime Video announced that Friday, August 25 will be the premiere date for the highly-anticipated superhero comedy series The Tick. In a world where superheroes have been real for decades, an accountant with zero powers comes to realize his city is owned by a super villain. As he struggles to uncover this conspiracy, he falls in league with a strange blue superhero. The comedy will star Peter Serafinowicz, Griffin Newman, and Valorie Curry. Check out the highly anticipated trailer: