The ninth season of Fox’s animated comedy series Bob’s Burgers will receive its UK premiere on Comedy Central UK on Friday January 25th at 10pm with a double-bill, it has been announced. 
Rumpus Media - the indie set up in 2013 by Emily Hudd and Iain Wimbush - has hired Avril Spary to serve as their new Head of Comedy Entertainment. Additionally, Rumpus has promoted Chantal Barnes to Head of Development. 
BBC Three has given the green-light to Surgery On Show, a six episode debate series that gives viewers all the facts about Britain’s most talked-about cosmetic procedures. Surgery On Show sees seven people who are considering having the same procedure brought into a studio that has been built around a state-of-the-art surgical theatre. Each joined by an opinionated friend or family member, they'll be given the unique opportunity to watch the procedure being performed right in front of them. 
UKTV's W channel has released the trailer for their upcoming original drama Flack, starring Anna Paquin (True Blood), which is set to premiere next month. 
DMAX is going free-to-air. The Discovery owned and operated entertainment channel, which has been part of Discovery Networks UK's pay portfolio for more than a decade, will launch on Freeview (channel number 42) and Freesat (channel number 150) on January 16th. 
Anna Chancellor (Ordeal by Innocence), Shelley Conn (Liar), Blake Harrison (The Inbetweeners), Richard Blackwood (EastEnders) and Chizzy Akudolu (Holby City) are amongst the guest stars lined up for the eighth season of Death In Paradise, which is set to premiere on BBC One on Thursday January 10th at 9pm. 
Universal TV is adding another Canadian drama to their schedule. The NBCU owned and operated channel has acquired the UK rights conspiracy thriller Departure, starring Archie Panjabi (The Good Wife). The six episode series is set to air on Universal TV later this year. 