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[08/14/07 - 11:37 PM]
The Futon's First Look: "Thick of It, The" (ABC)

[08/14/07 - 11:37 PM]
The Futon's First Look: "Cavemen" (ABC)

[08/14/07 - 01:20 PM]
Primetime Ratings Report for the Week of August 6, 2007
ABC spins the numbers for the week of August 6-12.

[08/14/07 - 01:20 PM]
60 Minutes Ranks First in Households for the Week, Second in Viewers and Wins Sunday Night for the Sixth Straight Week
CBS spins the numbers for Sunday, August 12.

[08/14/07 - 01:16 PM]
All Three Editions of "Big Brother 8" Hit New Ratings Highs and All Place in the Top 10 Among Adults 18-49
CBS spins the numbers for the week of August 6-12.

[08/14/07 - 01:15 PM]
GSN Honors Game Show Legend Merv Griffin the Weekend of August 18 with Five-Hour Marathons Saturday and Sunday
The GSN marathons are in two five-hour blocks Saturday, August 18 and Sunday, August 19 from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM ET.

[08/14/07 - 01:11 PM]
'America's Got Talent' Paces NBC's Week of August 6-12
NBC spins the numbers for the week of August 6-12.

[08/14/07 - 01:10 PM]
Bravo's Emmy-Nominated 'Top Chef 3 Miami' Offers 'Bite-Sized' Entertainment on Verizon Wireless V Cast Phones
Bravo To Go will showcase short-form content in the form of "Bite-sized" video segments with "dish" from the special guest judges featured in each episode as they weigh-in on the competition and join this season's judges' table.

[08/14/07 - 10:24 AM]
NoW...more "Today" Everyday --"Today" Kicks Off Its Fourth Hour on September 10
The hour will be hosted by "Today" News Anchor and "Dateline NBC" Anchor Ann Curry, National Correspondent Natalie Morales, and Correspondent Hoda Kotb.

[08/14/07 - 09:51 AM]
The N Is All About a Girl This Summer as the Teen Network Commences Production on Its First Scripted Comedy
The comedy chronicles Amy Ryan (Chiara Zanni), a college sophomore whose campus dorm turns out to be more of a dud than a dream, and she finds herself in need of a new address.

[08/14/07 - 09:50 AM]
Just for Laughs Presents "Family Guy Live!"
Seth MacFarlane's Emmy Award-winning animated comedy series will celebrate its upcoming sixth season and launch into national syndication with the Chicago premiere of the wildly popular live stage event "Family Guy Live!" starring the cast of the hit FOX series.

[08/14/07 - 09:49 AM]
Lauren Gottlieb and Pasha Kovalev Eliminated on "So You Think You Can Dance"
FOX details the latest "So You Think You Can Dance" elimination.

[08/14/07 - 09:47 AM]
Emmy Award Nominee Joe Mantegna Joins the Cast of "Criminal Minds"
Joe Mantegna will play FBI Special Agent David Rossi, making his first appearance in the fifth episode of the season.

[08/13/07 - 09:47 PM]
Viewers Will Laugh 'Til They Cry When Artie Lange Hosts "Friday Night Stand-Up" Friday, August 24 from 10:00 P.M. to 1:00 A.M.
Said installment will be followed by the network television premiere of Lange's movie "Beer League."

[08/13/07 - 06:04 PM]
Catherine Bell and Chris Potter Star in "The Good Witch," an Original Movie Which Has Begun Production in Toronto, Canada for Air on Hallmark Channel in 2008
Bell plays "a mysterious and mystical woman who moves into a small town, lives in a haunted house, and has everyone wondering if she's a witch because of the magical changes she begins to make in everyone's lives."

[08/13/07 - 04:40 PM]
TLC and the Miss America Organization Reach Multi-Year Deal for Telecast Rights to 'Miss America 2008 Pageant'
"Miss America" will air live from Planet Hollywood, Las Vegas on Saturday, January 26th.

[08/13/07 - 04:39 PM]
MTVn's Noggin and the N Channels to Split Into Two Separate 24-Hour Services, DeC. 31, '07
Plus: The N also has acquired the hit "That '70s Show" (June 2008), which will join the recently added "Laguna Beach" (45 eps) and "The Hills" (23 eps).

[08/13/07 - 02:52 PM]
ABC Drops 'Knights,' 'Nine'; Sends 'Nascar' to 10:00/9:00c
As for the rest of the night, a pair of "According to Jim" repeats will now kick things off at 8:00/7:00c, followed by rebroadcasts of "Primetime: The Outsiders" at 9:00/8:00c.

[08/13/07 - 12:48 PM]
The Futon's First Look: "Nurses" (FOX)

[08/13/07 - 12:48 PM]
The Futon's First Look: "Canterbury's Law" (FOX)

[08/13/07 - 12:21 PM]
CBS's "Big Brother 8" Sunday Edition Continues Ratings Momentum Hitting Its Best Viewer Delivery on Any Night for the Second Consecutive Week
CBS spins the numbers for Saturday, August 11 and Sunday, August 12.

[08/13/07 - 12:17 PM]
Production Begins in Los Angeles on New Comedy Series "Samantha Who?," Premiering October 15 on Abc
Cecelia Ahern and Donald Todd are behind the newcomer, which will air on Mondays at 9:30/8:30c this fall.

[08/13/07 - 10:15 AM]
Ion Television Reports Record Results for "Killer Wave"
ION spins the numbers for Sunday, August 5.

[08/13/07 - 10:13 AM]
Comedy Central(R) Cleans Up Its Act and Starts to Address the Mess with Pro-Social Initiative Geared to Reducing Waste and Reviving the Planet
The first phase of Address the Mess features a Public Service Announcement (PSA) campaign designed to "introduce the initiative and prompt a call-to-action to visit AddressTheMess.com, an engaging, interactive and educational Web site that will inform visitors on a variety of environmental issues."

[08/10/07 - 06:04 PM]
Development Update: Week of August 6-10
Updates include: USA gives "Notice" a second season, FOX gives hefty put pilot commitments to two newcomers and HBO sinks its teeth into a "True Blood" series order.

[08/10/07 - 02:52 PM]
NBC's 'Heroes' Ali Larter Shows Fans an Exclusive Sneak Peek of Her Upcoming Movie 'Resident Evil: Extinction,' as She and Co-Star Adrian Pasdar Host the First of Five Weeks of the Cast's Favorite Episodes, Beginning on Monday, August 13
The hosted segments will promote the 'Heroes' DVD release on August 28 as well as the Season two premiere on September 24.

[08/10/07 - 10:46 AM]
Big Brother 8 Thursday Live Eviction Edition Notches Best Viewer and Adult 25-54 Deliveries on Any Night This Summer
CBS spins the numbers for Thursday, August 9.

[08/10/07 - 10:45 AM]
This Just IN... ...from CBS Entertainment
"The Victoria's Secret Fashion Show" will return to CBS on Tuesday, December 4 at 10:00/9:00c.

[08/10/07 - 10:44 AM]
Third Time's a Charm as "Big Brother 8" Houseguests Give Three-Time Nominee Kail Her Walking Papers
CBS details the latest "Big Brother" elimination.

[08/09/07 - 09:50 PM]
Comedy Central(R) and Atomfilms(R) Announce the Winner of Second Annual User-Generated Broadband Video Competition "Comedy Central Test Pilots"
The grand prize winner, "Super Sam," as determined by the online voting, will receive $5,000 and the potential for a development deal to produce an episodic broadband series.

[08/09/07 - 12:27 PM]
Trishelle Cannatella Joins the Staff of "DR. Steve-O" This Fall
Trishelle will assist Steve-O as his "Nurse on Duty" on his mission to "de-wussify wimps, nerds and couch potatoes who have been nominated by their buddies, girlfriends, wives, mothers, coworkers or even have nominated themselves."

[08/09/07 - 12:26 PM]
CBS Sports Kicks Off 2007 NFL Preseason Schedule
Friday sees the Buffalo Bills at New Orleans Saints followed by the San Diego Chargers against the St. Louis Rams on Saturday, August 18 and the New England Patriots against the Carolina Panthers on Friday, August 24.

[08/09/07 - 12:25 PM]
What We Learned About Americans This Week on the CBS Primetime Game Show "Power of 10"
The Eye details the survey results for its two episodes aired to date.

[08/09/07 - 11:01 AM]
Fans Get Sneak Peek of NBC's New Fall Primetime Lineup as Greg Grunberg of the Emmy-Nominated Hit 'Heroes' Hosts 'The NBC Primetime Preview Show'
The 30-minute special will be offered to NBC's 232 television stations (check local listings) as well as other channel entities such as USA, SCI FI, Bravo, UniHD, Chiller, mun2, MSNBC, CNBC, Sleuth, NBC2Go, on-demand and broadband.

[08/09/07 - 11:01 AM]
MTV Celebrates Season 20 of "The Real World" by Rolling Out the Green Carpet in Hollywood, California
The network has ordered 24 episodes of "The Real World: Hollywood" which is scheduled to premiere Q1 2008.

[08/09/07 - 09:56 AM]
The Wednesday Time Period Premiere of "Power of 10" Leads CBS to First Place in Viewers
CBS spins the numbers for Wednesday, August 8.

[08/09/07 - 09:55 AM]
Kathleen Decker, a Community Relations Assistant from Woodside, N.Y., Will Continue Her Quest for $10 Million Next Week, on the "Power of 10" Wednesdays at 8:00 PM ET/PT on the CBS Television Network
Two of last night's contestants only walked away with $1,000 each.

[08/09/07 - 09:54 AM]
Labor Day Comes a Month Early for One "American Idol" Hopeful; History Made as Baby Idol Born During Dallas Auditions
After completing the audition and learning she will return for the next round, Antoria Gillon was taken to a local hospital, where she gave birth to a healthy son - whom she named Jamil Labarron Idol McCowan.

[08/08/07 - 11:28 PM]
The Futon's First Look: "Family of the Year" (ABC)

[08/08/07 - 11:28 PM]
The Futon's First Look: "Dirty Sexy Money" (ABC)

[08/08/07 - 09:55 PM]
AMC Launches Customized Multi-Platform Content Celebrating Advertising Legends to Promote Mad Men
The beautifully produced spots will feature ad industry veterans including Jerry Della Femina, Bob Jeffrey, and Martin Puris and others, sharing their personal stories from that time.

[08/08/07 - 09:53 PM]
We TV Expands Wedding Related Programming Building on the Success of We Go Bridal
The network's new series include "Wedding Central," "Rich Bride Poor Bride" and "The Fabulous Life Presents: VH1's Big Fat Fabulous Wedding."

[08/08/07 - 09:51 PM]
We TV Launches International Charity Auction of Princess Diana
All proceeds will be donated to the national children's organization, America's Promise Alliance, a non-profit dedicated to improving the lives of disadvantaged children.

[08/08/07 - 07:45 PM]
Available for a Limited-Time Only, Genius Products Proudly Presents the Premiere Episode of the Highly Anticipated Television Series on the Sci Fi Channel Flash Gordon
The company will release the show's August 10 premiere on DVD the following Tuesday - August 14.

[08/08/07 - 06:15 PM]
Fall TV Season Comes Into Focus as Otx Releases Early Awareness, Interest and Buzz for New Broadcast Shows
With more than six weeks until the official start of the fall season, the data suggests that NBC's "Bionic Woman" and ABC's "Cavemen" are generating the most awareness, interest and buzz.

[08/08/07 - 06:14 PM]
Lmn Scores Two First Place Finishes Among Female Subscribers in Latest 2007 Beta Cable Subscriber Study
LMN ranked #1 on aided awareness among All Adults (90%) for the sixth year in a row when compared with other mid-sized networks (on par with last year, 88%).

[08/08/07 - 03:39 PM]
Mario Lopez to Host Miss Teen USA 2007, Live from the Pasadena Civic Auditorium
Nineteen-year-old singing superstar, Kat DeLuna will perform "Whine Up" and the sensational Jonas Brothers will perform a medley of their hits "Hold On" and "S.O.S." during the telecast.

[08/08/07 - 03:39 PM]
Didja Hear? USA Network Announces DidjA.com, the New Online Destination for Commercial Fans
The site, due to launch in early 2008, is "a free online archive of current and classic television commercials, movie trailers and other brand-related content."

[08/08/07 - 03:38 PM]
Bravo Begins Nationwide Contestant Search for New Series 'Make Me a Supermodel'
Nationwide casting calls will be held this September in Dallas (Sept. 14 & 15), followed by stops in Chicago (Sept. 19 & 20), Miami (Sept. 24 & 25), New York City (Sept. 30 & Oct. 1), and Los Angeles (Oct. 6 & 8).

[08/08/07 - 01:22 PM]
TNT's Critically Acclaimed Hit Series Saving Grace Spreads Its Wings Wider as Network Orders 15 Additional Episodes
The series launched July 23 with ad-supported cable's biggest audience for a new series premiere for the year to date.







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[05/12/26 - 02:29 PM]
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Nine of ESPN.com's Way-Too-Early Top 25 are featured in the schedule release, including No. 1 Ohio State, No. 5 Texas, No. 7 Miami, No. 8 Texas Tech, No. 9 Ole Miss and No. 11 LSU.

[05/12/26 - 02:29 PM]
The Grammy Awards Set to Take Place Sunday, Feb. 7, 2027, and Will Air Live on ABC and Stream on Disney+ and Hulu
The upcoming ceremony marks a historic shift for the organization as the 2027 Grammy Awards will be the first ceremony to air on ABC since 1972, ushering in a new era for the most celebrated night in music.

[05/12/26 - 02:29 PM]
Disney and the Country Music Association Extend Relationship Through 2032
As part of the new agreement, the CMA Awards will stream live on Disney+ for the first time ever, alongside its traditional broadcast on ABC, kicking off with "The 60th Annual CMA Awards" on Wednesday, November 18, 2026.

[05/12/26 - 02:24 PM]
ESPN's "College GameDay Built by The Home Depot" Kicks Off 40th Season in Baton Rouge with 500th Show on the Road
Following Baton Rouge, College GameDay will travel to Austin, Texas on September 12 for a battle of powerhouse programs in Week 2 as the Texas Longhorns host Ohio State in a rematch of last season's 14-7 Buckeyes' win in Columbus.

[05/12/26 - 02:06 PM]
Paul Anthony Kelly Joins Cast of FX's "American Horror Story" Installment 13 Coming This Fall to FX and Hulu
FX's "American Horror Story," the global phenomenon that has garnered more than 100 Emmy nominations since its launch in 2011, returns for an unrivaled 13th installment that will do justice to everyone's most feared number.

[05/12/26 - 01:55 PM]
Disney+ Becomes the Exclusive Home of the Banana Bowl This October
Known for blending athleticism with entertainment, the game will include one of the biggest performances the league has ever seen, bringing together all six teams, along with its signature on-field showmanship from first pitch to final out.

[05/12/26 - 01:42 PM]
The 99th Oscars Reunites Host Conan O'Brien and Executive Producers Raj Kapoor and Katy Mullan
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[05/12/26 - 01:38 PM]
Savannah Bananas' Jackson Olson Slides Into the Ballroom for "Dancing with the Stars" Season 35
The full cast of celebrities and professional dancers will be announced Wednesday, September 2, exclusively on "Good Morning America."

[05/12/26 - 01:32 PM]
ESPN Sets the Stage for Super Bowl LXI With Week Long Expansive Broadcast and Fan Experience on Santa Monica Beach
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[05/12/26 - 12:01 PM]
Netflix Top 10: Week of May 4 - The Critters of "Swapped" Soar to No. 1 in This Week's Top 10
The pursuit of justice is action-packed in "Man on Fire," which set the English TV list ablaze at No. 1 with 12.6 million views.

[05/12/26 - 11:31 AM]
CNN FlashDoc "The Last Laugh: Stephen Colbert" to Stream on Friday, May 15 on the CNN App
The special will also air Sunday, May 17 at 8pm ET on CNN, just days before the highly anticipated finale of "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert."

[05/12/26 - 11:13 AM]
BET Greenlights Manny Halley Productions' "Lot Patrol," A Star-Studded Mockumentary Comedy Series
A mismatched squad of eccentric security guards patrols the chaotic backlot of a major Hollywood studio, where they wrangle unhinged actors, rogue crew members, and their own wildly dysfunctional personal lives.

[05/12/26 - 11:01 AM]
"The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" Will Air a Repeat on Thursday, May 21, The Night of the Final Telecast of "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert"
"The Tonight Show" will air an all-new episode on Friday, May 22, featuring Robert De Niro and Jane Rosenthal, and musical guest Maluma.

[05/12/26 - 11:00 AM]
AspireTV to Premiere "City Eats: Charleston" This June
The series is a culinary journey through one of America's most historic and flavor-rich cities, hosted by celebrity chef and TV personality G Garvin.

[05/12/26 - 10:36 AM]
Fan-Favorite Crime Drama, "The Madame Blanc Mysteries," Renewed for a Fifth Season on AMC Global Media's Acorn TV
Filming is currently underway in Gozo and Malta.