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[07/25/07 - 06:02 PM]
America's Most Wanted Offers Inside Look as Father of Missing British Girl Comes to U.S.
The father of British 4-year-old Madeleine McCann, who disappeared in May while her family was on vacation in Portugal, has come to the U.S. to meet with American officials and child safety experts, as he seeks help in the search for his daughter.

[07/25/07 - 03:41 PM]
VH1 Searches for the Next Great Music Producer to Create the Official Score for This Year's 'VH1 Hip Hop Honors'
The winning score will be used during the broadcast of "VH1 Hip Hop Honors" on Monday, October 8 at 10:00/9:00c.

[07/25/07 - 03:40 PM]
Catch All the Drama of 'The Hills' with the Season 2 Dvd, a Virtual Hills Viewing Party with Cast Members and the Season 3 Premiere on MTV
Those who pre-order the DVD will receive an invitation to enjoy an exclusive "Virtual Hills" viewing party on Friday, August 10 at 6 p.m. ET.

[07/25/07 - 03:37 PM]
Jeff Gaspin Named President and Chief Operating Officer, Universal Television Group
In this expanded position, Gaspin adds to his responsibilities executive oversight of the Telemundo television network and its 16 owned-and-operated stations and the company's domestic first-run and off-net syndication efforts.

[07/25/07 - 09:00 AM]
ABC Announces Fall Premiere Dates
The dates include a three-night "Dancing with the Stars" premiere event, while Fridays will see "20/20" now leading off the night.

[07/25/07 - 08:35 AM]
Beat the Heat This Summer with FOX's Ultimate Friday-Night Movie Lineup!
The offerings include: AUSTIN POWERS IN GOLDMEMBER (July 27), THE FORGOTTEN (August 3), SCHOOL OF ROCK (August 10), THE ANIMAL (August 24), 13 GOING ON 30 (August 31) and HOLLYWOOD HOMICIDE (September 7).

[07/24/07 - 10:10 PM]
Mad Men Premiere Week Propells AMC to Top Ten Status
AMC spins the numbers for the summer to date.

[07/24/07 - 05:57 PM]
Hallmark Channel Ranks #4 in Weekly Prime Time Ratings Race
The Hallmark Channel spins the numbers for the week of July 16-22.

[07/24/07 - 03:58 PM]
Bravo's 'Welcome to the Parker' Premiere Streamed Live by Five Web Destinations
Yahoo! TV, MSN, Windowsmedia.com, TV Guide.com and Zap2it.com will take part in a simultaneous streaming of the series' launch beginning today, July 24th.

[07/24/07 - 02:05 PM]
Lifetime Television's Powerhouse Sunday Night Dramas Propel Network Into First Place Among Households, W18-49, W25-54, and W18+
Lifetime spins the numbers for Sunday, July 22.

[07/24/07 - 01:46 PM]
6.4 Million Viewers Send TNT's Saving Grace Soaring as Ad-Supported Cable's #1 Series Premiere of 2007
TNT spins the numbers for Monday, July 23.

[07/24/07 - 01:13 PM]
'The Singing Bee' and 'America's Got Talent' Pace NBC's Week of July 16-22
NBC spins the numbers for the week of July 16-22.

[07/24/07 - 01:11 PM]
CBS Places First in Viewers
CBS spins the numbers for the week of July 16-22.

[07/24/07 - 01:09 PM]
Primetime Ratings Report for the Week of July 16, 2007
ABC spins the numbers for the week of July 16-22.

[07/24/07 - 11:38 AM]
The Futon's First Look: "K-Ville" (FOX)

[07/24/07 - 11:38 AM]
The Futon's First Look: "Apostles, The" (FOX)

[07/24/07 - 09:43 AM]
G'Day MTV! Channel Takes Viewers Down Under with Seven Americans for "The Real World: Sydney"
The show's 24-episode 19th season will bow on Wednesday, August 8 at 10:00/9:00c while a cast special is set for August 1.

[07/24/07 - 12:04 AM]
The Futon's First Look: "Damages" (FX)

[07/23/07 - 08:38 PM]
Drew Carey Named New Host of CBS's Emmy Award-Winning "The Price Is Right"
"I couldn't be more excited," said Carey. "I realize what a big responsibility this is. It's the longest-running game show in American television and I plan to keep it that way."

[07/23/07 - 08:37 PM]
48 Hours Mystery Will Replace Pirate Master, Effective Tuesday, July 24 (10:00-11:00 Pm, ET/PT)
The remaining five episodes of PIRATE MASTER will be streamed on CBS.com every Tuesday starting tomorrow (July 24) beginning at 3:00 AM ET/12:00 AM PT.

[07/23/07 - 02:03 PM]
We TV Announces a Special Tribute Presentation of the We TV Original Documentary, "Tammy Faye: Death Defying" Airs Tuesday, July 24 at 7:30 PM | 6:30 C
The 90-minute documentary, taped over a six-month period in 2004, originally premiered on WE tv in July, 2005.

[07/23/07 - 02:01 PM]
MTV Moves Up the Coast for Season Four of Laguna Beach New Cast, New Beach, and New Drama in "Newport Harbor: The Real Orange County" Premiering Wednesday, August 15th at 10:30pm ET/PT
"Now we are moving up the coast to a new town with new faces and a new high school, but with the same drama of dealing with relationships, cliques, family and friends," said Tony DiSanto, Executive Vice President, Series Development & Programming for MTV.

[07/22/07 - 09:24 AM]
Emmy-Winning Drama "24" Makes Landmark Commitment to Fighting Climate Change
Producers will strive to become the first television production ever to save enough energy and reduce enough carbon emissions over the course of a season to render its entire season finale "carbon neutral."

[07/22/07 - 09:23 AM]
Cops Warrants an Arresting 20th Season Milestone and Celebrates Its 700th Episode This Fall on Fox
The "20th Season Anniversary Special Edition" will air on Tuesday, September 18 while its 700th episode is due on Saturday, November 10.

[07/22/07 - 09:22 AM]
Jon Stewart, Jack Black, Lionel Richie, Stephen Colbert Steve Buscemi, Maya Rudolph, Dan Rather, Placido Domingo, Matt Dillon, Kelsey Grammer, David Hyde Pierce, John Mahoney, Kurt Loder, Weird Al Yankovic, Keith Olbermann, Beverly D'Angelo and Topher Grace Among Guest Voices on 19th Season of "The Simpsons"
Later in the season, Kelsey Grammer, David Hyde Pierce and John Mahoney are reunited playing Sideshow Bob, his brother and father, respectively.

[07/22/07 - 09:21 AM]
FOX Orders Up a Fourth Season of "Hell's Kitchen"
FOX has picked up the "sizzling summer series" for a fourth season, to air in 2008.

[07/22/07 - 09:20 AM]
FOX Fills in the Blanks with "Don't Forget the Lyrics!"
FOX is not stopping the music and is picking up the show for 13 additional episodes.

[07/22/07 - 09:19 AM]
MadTV Gears Up for "Lucky" Number 13th Season with a 300th Episode Milestone and Adds Three New Members to the Ensemble Cast
Johnny Sanchez III, Anjelah N. Johnson and Dan Oster will join the returning cast, which includes Michael McDonald, Bobby Lee, Keegan-Michael Key, Jordan Peele, Nicole Parker, Arden Myrin and Crista Flanagan.

[07/22/07 - 09:18 AM]
The Hot Tamale Train Is Off and Running for Season Four of Emmy-Nominated "So You Think Can Dance" on Fox
FOX has already ordered a fourth season of "this summer's hottest show" to air in 2008.

[07/22/07 - 09:17 AM]
24 Picks Cherry Jones for Season Seven President
The Tony Award-winning actress will serve as "President Allison Taylor" on the show's seventh season.

[07/21/07 - 11:11 PM]
NBC Triumphs at TCA Awards
NBC newcomer "Friday Night Lights" won Outstanding New Program and its series "The Office" was awarded Outstanding Achievement in Comedy for the second year in a row.

[07/20/07 - 07:42 PM]
Development Update: Week of July 16-20
Updates include: Mandy Patinkin officially exits "Criminal Minds," "Dancing With the Stars" judges Bruno Tonioli and Carrie Ann Inaba land their own show plus Snoop Dogg to get the celeb-reality treatment at E!

[07/20/07 - 06:22 PM]
Cable Ratings Round-Up (Week of July 9-15): 'Monk,' 'Psych' Returns Spark Usa
Compared with their winter bows earlier this year, "Psych" was up 13% while "Monk" was down 8%.

[07/20/07 - 10:13 AM]
Thursday Nights Just Got Tougher with the Addition of Dc Comics' Heroine Supergirl on "Smallville" and Two Hard-Hitting Female Hunters on "Supernatural"
Laura Vandervoort flies into "Smallville" as Supergirl, Clark Kent's (Tom Welling) strong-willed cousin from Krypton while Katie Cassidy and Lauren Cohan join the war on "Supernatural."

[07/20/07 - 10:12 AM]
The CW's 2007-2008 Primetime Schedule
"Beauty and the Geek" will kick off the netlet's fall schedule on September 18 while "Life Is Wild" will round out its lineup on October 7.

[07/20/07 - 08:46 AM]
Big Brother 8 Houseguests Boot Manipulative Joe
CBS details the latest "Big Brother" elimination.

[07/20/07 - 08:45 AM]
Anya Garnis and Hok Konishi Are Eliminated on "So You Think You Can Dance"
FOX details the latest "So You Think You Can Dance" elimination.

[07/19/07 - 07:51 PM]
Showtime Is Proud to Be Nominated for the Following Emmy(R) Awards
Mary-Louise Parker and Elizabeth Perkins both earned acting nods for "Weeds" while "The Tudors," "Dexter," "This American Life" and "Penn & Teller: Bullshit" were also honnored.

[07/19/07 - 07:49 PM]
Lionsgate's Acclaimed Showtime Comedy Weeds Scores 5 Emmy(R) Nominations Including Outstanding Lead Actress and Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
The studio's "The Lost Room" also received Emmy nominations for Outstanding Main Title Design by Thomas Cobb and Robert Bradley and Outstanding Sound Mixing for A Miniseries or A Movie by Bayard Carey, Rick Alexander and Rich Rogers.

[07/19/07 - 07:47 PM]
Bravo's "Top Chef " and "D-List" Earn Ratings High
Bravo spins the numbers for Tuesday, July 17-Wednesday, July 18.

[07/19/07 - 07:44 PM]
Disney-ABC Television Group Celebrates 85 Primetime Emmy Nominations
The network scored nominations in four of the five series categories - Comedy, Drama, Reality and Reality-Competition.

[07/19/07 - 07:43 PM]
ABC Shifts Monday and Tuesday Night Summer Lineups
In addition, ABC has ordered 13 additional episodes of "Just for Laughs."

[07/19/07 - 07:42 PM]
American Inventor Announces the Six Finalists to Compete for the Million-Dollar Grand Prize
The Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, New York, Houston and Tampa winners will now all compete in a two-hour special on Wednesday, July 25.

[07/19/07 - 01:56 PM]
Universal Media Studios Shatters Its Own Record by Capturing 60 Primetime Emmy Award Nominations Over Wide Range of Programs Paced by Freshman Series '30 Rock' with 10 and 'Heroes' with 8 as Well as 'The Office' with 9
"It's incredibly exciting and rewarding to see our creative talent be recognized with so many nominations from the TV Academy today," said Katherine Pope, President, Universal Media Studios.

[07/19/07 - 01:53 PM]
Sci Fi Channel Scores 7 Emmy Noms Including Writing & Directing Nods for 'Battlestar Galactica'
The cable channel also received two nods for last December's "the Lost Room" mini-series as well as the first nomination for its top-rated original series "Eureka."

[07/19/07 - 01:51 PM]
NBC Scores Big at Primetime Emmy Nominations with 69
Leading the charge for NBC is the freshman comedy series, "30 Rock," which picked up 10 nominations including Outstanding Comedy Series as well as lead actor (Alec Baldwin), lead actress (Tina Fey), writing and directing.

[07/19/07 - 01:50 PM]
Dotcomedy Highlights 'Chuck and Larry' with Sandler Collection
"Adam Sandler's new movie is very funny, and so are these great clips," said Sean Redlitz, Managing Director, DotComedy. "Coincidence?"

[07/19/07 - 01:46 PM]
Lifetime Television's Sizzling Summer Continues as Network Snares Two Prestigious 2007 Emmy Award Nominations
The pair of nods were for the original movie "Why I Wore Lipstick to My Mastectomy" and Gena Rowlands's performance in fellow original "What if God Were the Sun?"

[07/19/07 - 01:44 PM]
HBO Receives 86 Emmy(R) Nominations, the Most of Any Network This Year; Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee Leads All Programming with 17 Nominations; the Sopranos Leads All Series with 15 Nominations
The pay channel received the most nominations of any network for the seventh year in a row.

[07/19/07 - 01:43 PM]
Comedy Central(R) Honored with Network Record 12 Primetime Emmy(R) Nominations
"South Park," the adult animation phenomenon, home to Kyle, Stan, Kenny and Cartman, received its seventh nomination for the Emmy for Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming Less Than One Hour), the category in which it won in 2005.







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[03/04/26 - 03:01 PM]
FX's "Disinherited" - New Drama from Emmy Award Winner Peter Gould and T-Street Ordered to Series on FX and Hulu
Victoria Pedretti and Kiera Allen star as a pair of scrappy sisters thrust by an unexpected inheritance into a world of generational wealth and long-buried crimes.

[03/04/26 - 11:31 AM]
"Disney Animation's Songs in Sign Language" to Debut on Disney+ April 27
Directed by veteran Disney animator/director Hyrum Osmond, the featured songs are "The Next Right Thing" (from Frozen 2), "We Don't Talk About Bruno" (from Encanto) and "Beyond" (from Moana 2).

[03/04/26 - 11:03 AM]
Video: HBO Max Releases First Teaser from the DC Studios Series "Lanterns," Starring Kyle Chandler, Aaron Pierre, and Kelly Macdonald
The series is slated to debut later this August on HBO and available to stream on HBO Max.

[03/04/26 - 10:01 AM]
Netflix's "Untamed" Season 2 Production Kicks Off in Hawaii
The series will film on location on O'ahu and the island of Hawaii.

[03/04/26 - 10:01 AM]
MTV Announces the Final 18 Episodes of "Jersey Shore Family Vacation," One of TV's Most Influential Reality Franchises, Premiering on Thursday, May 7 at 8PM ET/PT
This farewell season marks the culmination of a franchise that entertained millions with major life milestones, laugh-out-loud chaos, and the unfiltered chemistry that defined an era of reality television.

[03/04/26 - 09:45 AM]
Lifetime Raises the Bar by Expanding Into Premium Vertical Storytelling with "Tides of Temptation," A Micro Drama Feature Executive Produced by Taye Diggs
Serving as a digital offshoot of the just announced upcoming original movie "Terry McMillan Presents: Paradise with You," the project expands the film's universe through a cinematic, mobile-first format designed with feature-level production value.

[03/04/26 - 09:44 AM]
Lifetime Greenlights Three New Original Movies for 2026 Love of a Lifetime Slates Featuring All-Star Casts
Valerie Bertinelli, Henry Czerny, Eric McCormack, Taye Diggs, Heather Hemmens, and Cynthia Bailey are among the featured talent.

[03/04/26 - 09:43 AM]
Lifetime Reteams with Robin Roberts for "Angel in the Rubble" Starring Sherri Shepherd in Remembrance of the 25th Anniversary of 9/11
Slated to premiere in September in remembrance of the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks, the movie is based on Genelle Guzman-McMillan's memoir "Angel in the Rubble: The Miraculous Rescue of 9/11's Last Survivor."

[03/04/26 - 09:42 AM]
Lifetime Expands Roster of Powerhouse Creatives with New Movie Projects Helmed By Queen Latifah and Taraji P. Henson
"Queen Latifah and Taraji P. Henson are extraordinary talents and dynamic producers who share Lifetime's passion for telling powerful stories about women," said Elaine Frontain Bryant, Executive Vice President and Head of Programming, A&E, Lifetime and LMN.

[03/04/26 - 09:41 AM]
A+E Global Media Greenlights Two New Digital-First Series Under the History Brand
"Mistakes That Made America" and "Cracking Up" are both due later this year.

[03/04/26 - 09:40 AM]
The History Channel Marks the 25th Anniversary of September 11 with New Two-Hour Special "102 Minutes Inside the Towers"
The documentary offers a deeply immersive and unique perspective through firsthand accounts from those who were inside the Twin Towers.

[03/04/26 - 09:39 AM]
The History Channel Taps Internationally Acclaimed Action Icon Dolph Lundgren to Executive Produce and Host New Series "History's Greatest Machines with Dolph Lundgren"
Produced by Superluna Studios in association with 3BMG, the eight-episode series takes viewers on a thrilling journey through the gears, guts, and genius behind the machines that reshaped our world.

[03/04/26 - 09:38 AM]
The History Channel Greenlights New Nonfiction Series "Crime and Justice with Tom Selleck" (w.t.)
The 10-episode, one-hour series examines the true stories behind some of the most consequential crimes and investigations in American history.

[03/04/26 - 09:37 AM]
The History Channel Orders "Extraordinary Origins with Ted Danson" (w.t.) A New Series Hosted and Executive Produced by the Multi-Award-Winning Actor
The 10-episode series examines the stories behind some of history's most significant innovations, inventions, and discoveries that helped shape the modern world.

[03/04/26 - 09:36 AM]
The History Channel Greenlights New Nonfiction Series "History's Strange Fortunes with Kevin Bacon" (w.t.)
Stories about money - money made, money lost, and money spent - are woven into the fabric of our nation's history.