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[10/09/07 - 05:01 PM]
The CW's Top Comedy, "The Game," Scores Double-Digit Year-To-Year Gains
The CW spins the numbers for Monday, October 8.

[10/09/07 - 04:19 PM]
Hallmark Channel Begins Fourth Quarter on a High Note - Network Ranks #5 in Prime Time for Week of October 1
Plus: four new original holiday movies will premiere this season: "A Grandpa for Christmas" (11/24), "All I Want for Christmas" (12/1), "The Note" (12/8) and "Love's Unfolding Dream" (12/15).

[10/09/07 - 04:18 PM]
Sexy Alien Encounters and the Return of a Former Torchwood Member as BBC America's Hit Sci-Fi Series Continues
Plus: From October 15 through October 26, fans can go to a special web page and vote for the cover they want to see on the DVD box set that hits stores on January 22.

[10/09/07 - 03:48 PM]
HBO Enters Into Exclusive Overall Development Deal with Emmy(R) Winning Actor and Director Charles S. Dutton
"I'm excited to renew my long-standing relationship with HBO," said Dutton. "I look forward to developing other projects that will have the same stamp of excellence as our previous collaborations."

[10/09/07 - 03:48 PM]
Monday Night Football: Cable's Biggest Household Audience of 2007
ESPN spins the numbers for Monday, October 8.

[10/09/07 - 03:47 PM]
Acclaimed Drama Gossip Girl First New Series Picked Up for Full Season
The netlet confirms our previous report about the full-season order.

[10/09/07 - 01:27 PM]
Fox, TBS Shift Mlb Coverage on Monday
The news means that FOX will pre-empt both "Prison Break" and "K-Ville" on October 15.

[10/09/07 - 12:36 PM]
Primetime Ratings Report for the Week of October 1, 2007 (Based on National Live + Same Day Program Ratings)
ABC spins the numbers for the week of October 1-7.

[10/09/07 - 12:27 PM]
2007 American Music Awards Nominees Announced
For the first time in American Music Awards history, winners will be determined by online voting at ama.abc.com (votes will be collected from Oct. 9 to Nov. 1).

[10/09/07 - 11:27 AM]
NBC Ties for #1 in 18-49 for a Second Week in a Row and Remains Tied for the Season-To-Date Lead
NBC spins the numbers for the week of October 1-7.

[10/09/07 - 11:24 AM]
How I Met Your Mother, "The Big Bang Theory" and "Rules of Engagement" Post Week-To-Week Growth
CBS spins the numbers for Monday, October 8.

[10/09/07 - 11:21 AM]
CBS Wins Week Two in Viewers and Adults 25-54
CBS spins the numbers for the week of October 1-7.

[10/09/07 - 11:09 AM]
The CW's "Gossip Girl" First to Reach Full Season
"Girl's" September 19 launch was the top draw in its time period among women 18-34 (3.1/9), teens (2.8/10) and female teens (5.2/17).

[10/09/07 - 11:02 AM]
Sci Fi Takes Viewers Beyond the Yellow Brick Road
SCI FI's three-part, six-hour original miniseries event, Tin Man, will premiere on Sunday, December 2, 2007 @ 9-11pm ET/PT, and air over three consecutive nights.

[10/09/07 - 09:48 AM]
The Ladies Return! Bravo's "Real Housewives" Is Back for Season Three
The third season, due on November 6, will feature original real-life "housewives" Vicki Gunvalson, Jeana Keough and Lauri Waring as well as second season's Tammy Knickerbocker.

[10/09/07 - 08:04 AM]
NBC Universal to Acquire Oxygen Media
Under the agreement, NBCU will acquire Oxygen for $925 million.

[10/08/07 - 05:03 PM]
The Premiere of "Survivor: China" Is the #1 Most Dvr'D Program of the Week
CBS details the final Nielsen final live plus 7-day ratings for the week of September 17-23.

[10/08/07 - 04:39 PM]
MTV Predicts Pink Is the New Black for the Fall Season with the Premiere of "Legally Blonde the Musical" on Saturday, October 13th at 1pm ET/PT
Lauren Conrad, Audrina Patridge and Whitney Port of "The Hills" will also host the broadcast's "pink carpet."

[10/08/07 - 04:17 PM]
No Shirt, No Shoes, No Dee Dee Dees! Comedy Central's(R) "Mind of Mencia: Season 3 Uncensored " DVD to Hit Stores on Tuesday, October 23
Bonus materials are completely uncensored and include audio commentary and over 30-minutes of deleted scenes.

[10/08/07 - 04:16 PM]
This Halloween, Get Freaky with Comedy Central(R) During "Halloween Freak-For-All" Saturday, October 27 and Sunday, October 28
"Halloween Freak-For-All" will be sponsored by the Lionsgate film "Saw IV."

[10/08/07 - 04:01 PM]
Fast Facts for Sunday, October 7, 2007 (Fast Affiliate Live + Same Day Ratings)
ABC spins the numbers for Sunday, October 7.

[10/08/07 - 02:23 PM]
'NBC Sunday Night Football' Beats 'Housewives'
NBC spins the numbers for Sunday, October 7.

[10/08/07 - 11:30 AM]
ABC.com Hosts Live Blog with Best-Selling Author James Patterson Leading Up to the Premiere of the New Drama, "Women's Murder Club"
The live blog will take place on TUESDAY, OCTOBER 9, 8:00-9:00 p.m., ET on ABC.com.

[10/08/07 - 11:05 AM]
Family Guy Celebrates 100 Freakin' Sweet Episodes with Special Retrospective Sunday, November 4, on Fox
"Stewie Kills Lois," FAMILY GUY's 100th milestone episode, will air immediately following the special beginning at 9:00 ET/PT.

[10/08/07 - 10:30 AM]
NBC Universal Domestic Television Distribution and Endemol USA Bring Hit Game Show "Deal Or No Deal" to National Syndication
The half-hour syndicated version has already been cleared on WNBC-TV New York, KNBC-TV Los Angeles and WMAQ-TV Chicago, WCAU-TV Philadelphia, KNTV-TV San Francisco, among others for a fall 2008 start.

[10/08/07 - 09:10 AM]
Spike TV Is the New Home of Automotive and Motorcycle Icon Jesse James
Over the two-year deal, James' production company, Payupsucker Productions, will produce two specials and two primetime pilots that will air per year.

[10/08/07 - 09:07 AM]
Sci Fi Greenlights Ghost Hunters International
The spin-off, due in January, will follow "the adventures of a new team of skeptical paranormal investigators as they travel all over Europe, applying their principles of scientific debunking to some of the continent's most legendary haunted spots."

[10/05/07 - 05:26 PM]
ABC Family Orders Season 3 of Hit Series "Kyle Xy" from ABC Studios
A start date has not been determined yet as the show is currently in production on the back ten episodes of season two.

[10/05/07 - 04:41 PM]
Development Update: Week of October 1-5
Updates include: J.J. Abrams lands pilots at ABC and FOX, Abdul says no to season two of Bravo's "Hey Paula," Mark Burnett lines up "Jingles" at CBS and Comedy Central says goodbye to "The Showbiz Show With David Spade."

[10/05/07 - 01:23 PM]
Lynne Cheney to Appear on "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" Wednesday, October 10 at 11:00 P.M. ET/PT
Cheney is promoting her new tome "Blue Skies, No Fences: A Memoir of Childhood and Family" which hits stores on Tuesday, October 9.

[10/05/07 - 01:21 PM]
Quick Take for Thursday, October 4, 2007 (Fast Affiliate Live + Same Day Program Ratings)
ABC spins the numbers for Thursday, October 4.

[10/05/07 - 11:44 AM]
CBS Makes It Two for Two on Thursday
CBS spins the numbers for Thursday, October 4.

[10/05/07 - 11:42 AM]
VH1 Represented Hip Hop to the Fullest at the Fourth Annual 'VH1 Hip Hop Honors'
This year, "VH1 Hip Hop Honors" paid tribute to A Tribe Called Quest, Snoop Dogg, WHODINI, Missy Elliott, Fab 5 Freddy and Charlie Ahern for the film Wild Style, Teddy Riley and Andre Harrell for New Jack Swing.

[10/05/07 - 11:31 AM]
Tivo's Season Pass(Tm) Tallies Reveal Only Two Fall Premiere Shows Make the Top 50
"Private Practice" and "Bionic Woman" were the only two premiere shows that penetrated TiVo's Top 50 Season Passes, ranking at #18 and #43 respectively.

[10/04/07 - 06:26 PM]
Kimberly Eliminated from "America's Next Top Model" on the CW
The CW details the latest "America's Next Top Model" elimination.

[10/04/07 - 03:59 PM]
Bravo's 'Top Chef 3: Miami' Finale No. 1 Cable EnT. Program Attracting More Than Three Million Total Viewers
Bravo spins the numbers for Wednesday, October 3.

[10/04/07 - 03:57 PM]
'Deal Or No Deal' Is Tickled Pink to Join the Ford Motor Company and Its 'Warriors in Pink' Campaign to Raise Breast Cancer Awareness on Friday, October 19
Sharon Osbourne, Elizabeth Edwards and Alec Baldwin will all make a special guest appearance.

[10/04/07 - 02:11 PM]
ESPN Names Executive Production Team for E:60
Longtime ESPN feature producer Andy Tennant, who has earned several Emmy and Edward R. Murrow Awards, will serve as the executive producer.

[10/04/07 - 02:11 PM]
Best Third Quarter Ever for Espn, ESPN2 & Espnews
ESPN spins the numbers for the third quarter of 2007.

[10/04/07 - 01:39 PM]
Gossip Girl Grows Week-To-Week in Key Demos
The CW spins the numbers for Wednesday, October 3.

[10/04/07 - 01:30 PM]
MTV's New Generation of Boy Band Hopefuls Are "Making Menudo" Premiering October 25 at 10:30 PM ET/PT
Episodes will be re-broadcast on MTV Tr3s on Saturdays at 2pm ET/PT.

[10/04/07 - 01:27 PM]
Lifetime Networks Bolsters Original Movie Department with Industry Veteran Tanya Lopez Joining as Senior Vice President and Nancy Bennett Serving as Vice President
In her new role, Lopez will be responsible for developing and overseeing all original movies for Lifetime and sister network, LMN (Lifetime Movie Network).

[10/04/07 - 01:25 PM]
Spike TV Television Highlights - November 2007
The month's highlights include a nine-hour "Ultimate Fighter" marathon on Wednesday, November 21.

[10/04/07 - 11:59 AM]
Lewis Black Rules and Puts Pop Culture on Trial as Comedy Central(R) Greenlights "The Root of All Evil"
Moderated by Lewis Black, "Evil" pits two people such as Paris Hilton and Dick Cheney or pop culture topics such as You Tube vs. Porn against each other in an open debate setting.

[10/04/07 - 10:24 AM]
9:00 PM Drama -- Criminal Minds: 14.4 Million Viewers (+14% VS. Last Week ) Private Practice: 12.3 Million (-15%) Bionic Woman: 10.9 Million (-21%)
CBS spins the numbers for Wednesday, October 4.

[10/04/07 - 10:23 AM]
Golden Globe and Emmy Award Nominee Frankie Muniz to Guest Star on "Criminal Minds," NoV. 28
Muniz will play a famous comic book artist who becomes involved in the search for a serial killer in Los Angeles.

[10/04/07 - 10:14 AM]
Interview: "Supernatural" Creator Eric Kripke

[10/03/07 - 01:29 PM]
NFL Great Jason Sehorn Guest Stars with Real Life Wife Angie Harmon on ABC's "Women's Murder Club"
In the episode, Sehorn will play an NFL star who crosses paths with Lieutenant Lindsay Boxer after his close friend is murdered.

[10/03/07 - 01:27 PM]
Quick Take for Tuesday, October 2, 2007 (Fast Affiliate Live + Same Day Program Ratings)
ABC spins the numbers for Tuesday, October 2.

[10/03/07 - 01:26 PM]
Ncis and "The Unit" Post Week-To-Week Gains in Viewers and Key Demographics
CBS spins the numbers for Tuesday, October 2.







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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.