The first week of November will feature a relatively light schedule of new scripted and reality shows.

Leading the new scripted show premieres is Showtime's Moonbase 8. The series, premiering Nov. 8, stars Fred Armisen and follows several astronauts as they attempt to qualify for their first lunar mission, said the network.

On the unscripted front, WeTV on Nov. 5 premieres the seventh season of its hit series, Braxton Family Values, which continues to follow the exploits of the musical Braxton sisters.

Below are video trailers and premiere dates for several shows debuting the week of Nov. 2 to Nov. 8 on cable networks and streaming services (for some videos, viewer discretion is advised):

Nov. 4 -- The A Word (returning series) -- Sundance

Nov. 5 -- Riviera (returning series) -- Sundance Now

Nov. 5 -- Save Me Too (returning series) -- Peacock

Nov. 5 -- Two Weeks to Live (drama/comedy) -- HBO Max

Nov. 7 -- Behind Every Man (reality) -- OWN

Nov. 7 -- Earth’s Great Seasons (documentary) -- BBC America

Nov. 7 -- Gemusetto (animation) -- Adult Swim

AMC will bid farewell to its drama/fantasy series Preacher with the debut of its final season, one of several shows making their debuts this week

Preacher, based on the comic book series of the same name, ends the saga of flawed preacher Jesse Custer who, along with his ex-girlfriend Tulip and vampire friend Cassidy, seek to find God. The 10-episode series, which debuts Aug. 4, stars Dominic Cooper, Ruth Negga, and Joseph Gigun.

Below are video trailers and premiere dates for several shows debuting this week on cable networks and streaming services:

July 29 -- Lights Out With David Spade (talk show) -- Comedy Central

July 31 -- Four Weddings and a Funeral (romantic comedy series) -- Hulu

July 31 -- The Red Sea Diving Resort (drama series) -- Netflix

July 31 -- Sherman’s Showcase (comedy series) -- IFC

Aug. 1 -- No One Saw A Thing (documentary miniseries) -- Sundance TV

Aug. 2 -- A Black Lady Sketch Show -- (comedy) -- HBO

Aug. 2 -- Dear White People (Comedy) --- Netflix

Aug. 2 -- Descendants 3 (movie) -- Disney Channel

Aug. 2 -- Into The Dark: School Spirit -- (movie) -- Hulu

Aug. 2 -- This Is Football (sports documentary) -- Prime video

Aug. 4 -- Serengeti (documentary) -- Discovery Channel

AMC Networks reported higher fourth-quarter earnings as benefits from the new tax law helped offset lower income and revenue at its U.S. cable networks.

Net income was $146 million, or $2.33 per share, up from $14 million, or 20 cents a share. The earnings included a $67.9 million benefit from the new corporate tax law. The programmer also gained $11 million by repatriating foreign earnings.

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Revenue fell 0.4% to $727 million.

At AMC’s national networks, including AMC, WE tv, Sundance, IFC and BBC America, operating income was down 6.5% to $176 million.

Revenue fell 1.3% to $606 million at the national networks. Distribution revenue was up 6.8% but advertising revenue was down 9.9% to $269 million because of lower delivery of viewers.

Programming and other expenses were up, including a $38 million writeoff for programming assets.

"AMC Networks delivered record financial results in 2017, increasing net revenues and adjusted operating income for the seventh consecutive year since becoming a public company, and generating significant free cash flow that we are using to invest in key strategic initiatives and our networks," said CEO Josh Sapan.

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"Our recent distribution deals with the streaming services fuboTV and Philo make AMC Networks available on more virtual MVPDS than any other independent programmer, proving the value of our discrete brands and our desirable, high-quality content,” Sapan said.

“Our owned streaming services Sundance Now and Shudder are seeing healthy subscriber growth and their momentum, coupled with the growth of the other streaming services we have invested in, including Acorn TV, Urban Movie Channel, and the BBC and ITV's Britbox, highlights consumer demand for subscription streaming services with specialized content," he added. "As we continue to evolve and adapt in a world of changing viewer consumption habits, we believe AMC Networks occupies a position of unique strength and are confident that our size, our focus, and our portfolio of assets will enable us to continue to deliver strong financial results to our shareholders."

Beverly Hills--A handful of cable networks held court with TV writers through the presentation of several true-crime-themed shows during the cable portion of the Television Critics Association summer press tour last week.

Networks showcased new scripted shows or documentaries that ressurected high-profile, sensational crimes ranging from the 1970s hunt for New York City serial killer David Berkowitz (Investigation Discovery’s Son of Sam: The Hunt For A Killer) to the 2002 abduction of teenager Elizabeth Smart (Lifetime’s original movie I Am Elizabeth Smart). 

The shows continue a trend led by several recent true crime-themed TV projects surrounding the 1995 O. J. Simpson murder trial and the 1996 murder of JonBenét Ramsey that have corralled viewers by retelling sensational crime stories for a new generation of viewers that may have heard about the events but don't know all of the sordid details.

“I think (ESPN’s O.J. Simpson: Made In America) was really a game changer in terms of really giving some context to the time the crime happened and fitting that crime within the larger context of what’s going on in the culture,” Joe Berlinger, director/executive producer for Sundance TV’s Cold Blooded: The Clutter Family Murders told TCA writers.

The Cold Blooded special, airing later this fall, looks back at the 1959 murder of four members of the Clutter family in a small Kansas community. The crime was at the center of Truman Capote’s 1966 book In Cold Blood, which arguably gave birth to the true-crime genre.

Another true-crime show profiled at TCA, Discovery Channel’s eight-part miniseries Manhunt: Unabomber chronicling the 1990s hunt for domestic terrorist Ted Kaczynski, drew more than 1 million viewers in its Aug. 2 premiere on a network known more for unscripted fare like “Shark Week” programming and Naked and Afraid than for its scripted projects.

Lifetime’s original movie I Am Smart -- debuting in November -- throws a wrinkle into the genre in that the survivor of the crime, Smart herself, serves as narrator for the film, providing a unique perspective surrounding events that captivated the country 15 years ago.

Smart's abduction is even more terrifying and harrowing in her own words. She told a riveted audience of TV critics that she struggled with reliving her experiences through the film. “I was very proud of (the movie), but I hate it at the same time,” Smart said.

As headline-grabbing as these events were back in the day, Son of Sam: The Hunt For A Killer contributor Dr. Scott Bonn argued at TCA that these events would have become even more infamous had they happened in today’s social media-obsessed world.

“If this case happened today, God forbid …  it would be the biggest crime story in the history of the world, without a doubt,” Bonn said.

Sundance TV has greenlit a six-part limited series thriller, Liar, the network said Friday.

The series, which stars Joanne Froggatt (Downton Abbey) and Iaon Gruffudd (Fantastic Four), explores the cost of deceit both on a couple and their friends.

The series will be executive produced by Harry and Jack Williams (Fleabag, The Missing, One of Us), and James Strong (Broadchurch) who will produce.

 “Liar is that rare combination of a thoughtful and emotional exploration of the human condition, and a page turner,” said Joel Stillerman, president of original programming and development for AMC and SundanceTV. “The Williams Brothers have created something both relevant and compelling, attributes that the SundanceTV audience respect and embrace.”

Bolstering its programming team, BBC America has named Nena Rodrigue to the newly created position of executive vice president of original programming, acquisitions and production.

In her new post, Rodrigue, who was formerly senior vice president of programming and producution of Sundance TV, will oversee all of BBC America's development, original productions, co-productions, and acquisitions.

Rodrigue, in her new job, reunites wth Sarah Barnett, who is now president of BBC America. Barnett  previously served  in that role at Sundance TV.

Both services are part of the AMC Networks channel group, with BBC America operated as a joint venture between AMC Networks and BBC Worldwide. In October, AMC Networks said it would pay  $200 million for a 49.9% interest in BBC America and enter into a partnership with the network’s parent, BBC Worldwide. As part of the agreement, BBC Worldwide will retain 50.1% in the channel. AMC Networks has operational control of BBC America, including affiliate and advertising sales.

“Nena is a highly sophisticated programming executive, with a creative vision that will be invaluable for BBC America’s next phase of growth,” said Barnett, to whom Rodrigue will report. “Nena has helped drive SundanceTV’s evolution as a distinctive player in the scripted drama space, and she has played a key role in multiple SundanceTV-BBC co-productions. I couldn’t be more pleased to have her join the talented team at BBC America.”

Rodrigue will continue to oversee SundanceTV development and production for an interim period until a new successor is named.

Upon joining that network in March 2013, Rodrigue has overseen the development and production of some high-profile and acclaimed programming including two seasons of original series Rectify, The Honorable Woman, The Returned, The Red Road and Babylon. Maggie Gyllenhaal won the Golden Globe for the best actress in a TV miniseries or movie for her role as Nessa Stein in The Honorable Woman,' in which she finds herself inheriting her father’s arms business and in the middle of reconciliation between Israelis and Palestinians.

Before working at SundanceTV,  she held various development and production roles for Dick Wolf’s Wolf Films, Touchstone TV, Imagine Television, Witt-Thomas productions, and in Fox’s alternative TV division.

At BBC America, Rodrigue is joining a programming unit, whose 2015 slate includes returning fare Broadchurch (March 4), Orphan Black (April 18), Luther and Ripper Street, plus new series entries, Mud, Sweat and Gears, Tatau, Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell,The Last Kingdom and London Spy.

TV viewers looking for some strong female-driven dramas have two terrific new options this summer, one on Starz and the other on SundanceTV. I say this as my wife and I are midway through screener-disk binges of Outlander and The Honorable Woman, respectively, sometimes forgetting if we are caught between the English and Scots in 1743 or between the Israelis and Palestinians today. Outlander premieres on Aug. 9; The Honorable Woman started on July 31.

Outlander will benefit from fans of Diana Gabaldon’s series of novels. Starz will certainly hope to attract many of them as new premium subscribers, as will distributors such as Time Warner Cable. The companies sponsored a screening and panel session last week at New York’s 92nd Street Y that drew a packed house with shrieks resembling gatherings at Comic-Con International.

The Honorable Woman has stars led by Maggie Gyllenhaal, and bears a resemblance to the Showtime hit Homeland. But, as an otherwise unknown quantity, it needs social support from those who’ve seen the show — including those watching it now in the U.K. on BBC2, where they spell it “Honourable.”

Outlander is a costume drama that gets the period details right and pulls off the nifty trick of leaving a lot of dialogue in untranslated Gaelic, making viewers feel that, like Claire Randall (Caitriona Balfe), they’ve been transported to a foreign place and will require all their wits and skills to survive.

The Honorable Woman does a bit of timetraveling — to 29 years ago, eight years ago and back to the present — and places Gyllenhaal’s character, Nessa Stein, in physical danger, too. Both also must keep secrets.

Claire knows she won’t be believed if she says she’s from the future, and already has enough powerful men skeptical about her. Nessa is keeping a life-or-death secret that keeps interfering with her efforts to bring peace and prosperity to Palestine and Israel.

Beverly Hills -- SundanceTV will premiere a two-part mini-series during the November Thanksgiving weekend, the network announced Friday during its Television Critics Association summer press tour session.

 One Child, which will air Nov. 28 and Nov. 29, stars Katie Leung (Harry Potter) and features Elizabeth Perkins (Weeds) and Donald Sumpter (Game of Thrones and The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo), the network said. The two-part series follows a Chinese-born woman adopted by British parents who struggles to determine her family loyalties, said network officials.

“One Child  tells the story of an ordinary young woman who is plunged into a situation that challenges her to her core,” said SundanceTV president, Sarah Barnett in a statement. “It takes viewers on an immersive journey across the globe and shines a bold spotlight on the complexity of family dynamics and personal identity.”