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2008-2009 season upfront week (may 12-15) >>
annual event showcases each network's fall schedule announcement

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    [tuesday, may 13, 2008]    
8:00 PM ABC according to jim: the six-week curse (#715)
  FOX american idol: week #18a: top 3 finalists perform (ID-733)
  The CW beauty and the geek: more than just a beauty and a geek (#423)
[5th season finale]
  NBC most outrageous moments: episode 304 (#304)
  CBS ncis: about face (#517)
  MNT street patrol: miami/las vegas/phoenix (#113)
8:30 PM ABC according to jim: the cheater (#716)
[new episode - special time]
9:00 PM ABC dancing with the stars: episode 609a (#609A-60)
  DSC deadliest catch: racing the clock (#406)
  ESPN2 espn2 special: the zen of bobby v
[two-hour special presentation]
  MNT jail: tulsa/las vegas/portland (#122)
  BBCA last restaurant standing: episode 15 (#115)
[1st season finale]
  HISTORY mega disasters: mega tsunami (#302)
  The CW reaper: the leak (#117)
  CBS shark: one hit wonder (#215)
9:02 PM FOX hell's kitchen: 9 chefs compete (HK-407)
10:00 PM DSC alaska experiment, the: hunt or be hunted (#104)
  OXYGEN bad girls club, the: all bad things must come to an end (#223)
[2nd season finale]
  BET college hill: atlanta (#511)
  SCI FI ecw: 051308 (#249)
  NBC law & order: special victims unit: cold (#90??)
[9th season finale]
  WE secret lives of women, the: mafia women (#03-22)
  MTV shot at love with tila tequila, a (#204-60)
  VH1 vh1 special: sex: the revolution, part 2
[one-hour special presentation]
  BRAVO work out: no pain, no gain (#305)
10:02 PM ABC women's murder club: never tell (#113)
[1st season finale]
10:30 PM OXYGEN deion & pilar: prime time love: pilar's campout; deion's midlife crisis (#105)
  A&E gene simmons' family jewels: sophie couture (#50/317)
  BET iron ring (#110)


[status] [# of series]
· canceled/ending (2007-2008 season) 56 series
· on hiatus or fate to be determined 194 series
· currently airing (2007-2008 season) 173 series
· new this summer (yet to premiere) 49 series
· returning this summer (yet to premiere) 71 series
· returning this fall (2008-2009 season) 43 series
· returning next year (2009) 24 series
· canceled/ended (2006-2007 season) 196 series


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SUNDAY'S RATINGS: 'SURVIVOR' FINALE CAN'T CATCH 'HOUSEWIVES'
The Alphabet remains the network to beat on Sunday.




[05.13.08 - 06:40 AM]
HBO & APPLE BRING CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED TELEVISION PROGRAMMING TO THE ITUNES STORE
"Sex and the City," "The Wire" and "Flight of the Conchords" are $1.99 per episode while "The Sopranos," "Deadwood" and "Rome" are priced at $2.99 per episode.
[05.13.08 - 06:15 AM]
HANNAH STORM JOINS ESPN FOR NEW MORNING SPORTSCENTER DEBUTING IN AUGUST
She will host the 9 a.m. – noon ET SportsCenter.
[05.13.08 - 06:08 AM]
SPORTSCENTER TO GO LIVE 6 A.M.-3 P.M. ET MONDAY-FRIDAY AUG. 11
The new nine-hour block of live SportsCenters will feature three teams of two main show anchors, an update anchor, and production personnel split into three-hour shifts.
[05.13.08 - 05:00 AM]
ABC UNVEILS 2008-09 PRIMETIME SCHEDULE
New series include "The Goode Family," "Life on Mars," "Opportunity Knocks," "Scrubs" and "Untitled Ashton Kutcher/Tyra Banks Project."
[05.13.08 - 12:01 AM]
FOX INVESTS IN LIFE-CHANGING UNSCRIPTED SERIES "SECRET MILLIONAIRE"
The series features America's wealthiest individuals as they go undercover into some of the most impoverished neighborhoods and ultimately donate $100,000.
[05.12.08 - 10:49 PM]
DEVELOPMENT UPDATE: MONDAY, MAY 12 (EVENING)
Updates include: Michael Rapaport joins FOX's "Prison Break"; ABC details "Finnegan" ensemble; and FOX passes on the Bernie Mac-led "Starting Under."
[05.12.08 - 02:52 PM]
"AMERICA'S MOST WANTED" REACHES INCREDIBLE 1000TH CAPTURE MILESTONE
John Walsh, host of the series, will mark the milestone with a special episode on Saturday, May 17 (9:00-10:00 ET/PT) on FOX.
[05.12.08 - 02:48 PM]
DEVELOPMENT UPDATE: MONDAY, MAY 12 (LATE AFTERNOON)
Updates include: Zach Braff confirms "Scrubs" move to ABC; "Reaper" to return on The CW; and E! sets time periods for "Denise Richards" and "Living Lohan."
[05.12.08 - 02:46 PM]
TBS'S TOP-RATED FAMILY SITCOM THE BILL ENGVALL SHOW TO RETURN FOR SECOND SEASON JUNE 12
In its first season, the series set records as ad-supported cable's #1 original sitcom of all time among adults 25-54.
[05.12.08 - 12:14 PM]
FAST FACTS FOR SUNDAY, MAY 11, 2008 (FAST AFFILIATE LIVE + SAME DAY RATINGS)
ABC spins the numbers for Sunday, May 11.