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[03/31/08 - 04:33 PM]
38 Million Votes 7.9 Million Viewers 1 America's Best Dance Crew Live Finale of MTV's "Randy Jackson Presents: America's Best Dance Crew" Smashed the Competition with #1 Finish and Stomped to Record Season Highs
MTV spins the numbers for Thursday, March 27.

[03/31/08 - 04:32 PM]
Ambition! Deadlines! Power Struggles! Bylines!
"The Paper," a new MTV News & Docs series, premieres on Monday, April 14th at 10:30/9:30c.

[03/31/08 - 04:29 PM]
Emmy Award Nominee Gail O'Grady Stars in "Living Out Loud," an Original Movie Which Has Completed Production in Vancouver, Canada for Air on Hallmark Channel in 2009
The original movie has completed production in Vancouver, Canada and will air on Hallmark Channel in 2009.

[03/31/08 - 04:04 PM]
Soapnet Announces "Relative Madness," a New Six-Week Original Series of Specials Counting Down the Most Over-The-Top TV and Celebrity Families, Airing Thursdays at 11:00 P.M., Beginning May 8
Each show will have a 'family' theme that will count down the top 25 most over-the-top TV and celebrity family moments.

[03/31/08 - 02:29 PM]
Part One of Lifetime Movie Network's 'Green River' Miniseries Captures Record Ratings, Becoming the Highest-Rated and Most-Watched Program in Its 10-Year History
Lifetime spins the numbers for Sunday, March 30.

[03/31/08 - 02:28 PM]
Music Sensations Ludacris and Tommy Lee Battle It Out on Planet Green's Hottest New Show 'Battleground Earth,' Where They'Ll Need to 'Go Green' Or Go Home!
The 10-episode series premieres in August 2008.

[03/31/08 - 02:26 PM]
The Beauty and Geek Teams Visit the Set of "The Young and the Restless" to Write and Perform Their Very Own Love Scene on Tuesday, April 8 on the Cw
Joshua Morrow and Michelle Stafford, stars of "The Young and the Restless," will welcome the teams and offer their guidance.

[03/31/08 - 01:00 PM]
Development Update: Monday, March 31
Updates include: Toni Collette gets her kids on Showtime's "Tara"; Omar Gooding joins "Can Openers" on CBS; and NBC closes in on its dramas for the 2008-09 season.

[03/31/08 - 12:20 PM]
ABC Announces Its Summer Schedule with the Premiere of Eight Original Series
Newcomers include "Wipeout" (Tuesday, June 24), "I Survived a Japanese Game Show" (Tuesday, June 24), "Dance Machine" (Friday, June 27), "High School Musical: Summer Session" (Sunday, July 20) and "Wanna Bet" (Monday, July 21).

[03/31/08 - 10:56 AM]
ESPN's Monday Night Football Season-Opening Doubleheader -- Vikings-Packers and Broncos-Raiders on SepT. 8
The commentator team of Mike Tirico (play-by-play) and analysts Ron Jaworski and Tony Kornheiser will call the early game at Lambeau Field.

[03/31/08 - 10:40 AM]
Fast Facts for Sunday, March 30, 2008 (Fast Affiliate Live + Same Day Ratings)
ABC spins the numbers for Sunday, March 30.

[03/31/08 - 10:38 AM]
Women's Murder Club Returns to ABC with All-New Original Episodes This April
Plus: "Boston Legal" moves to Wednesdays at 10:00/9:00c starting April 30 while "Men in Trees" will be bumped until Wednesday, May 28.

[03/31/08 - 10:14 AM]
'America's Got Talent' Premiere Pushed Up One Week to Tuesday, June 17
Following the June 17 premiere, another two-hour episode will air Tuesday, June 24 as well as Tuesday, July 1.

[03/31/08 - 10:13 AM]
Kelsey Grammer, Ben Stiller, Maroon 5 and the Roots Added to Comedy Central's(R) Live On-Air Charity Special "Night of Too Many Stars: An Overbooked Concert for Autism Education" Hosted by Jon Stewart on Sunday April 13, at 8 P.M. Et
They join the previously announced Will Arnett, Matthew Broderick, Steve Carell, Stephen Colbert, Susie Essman, Will Ferrell, Tina Fey, Jonah Hill, Kevin James, Conan O'Brien, Rosie O'Donnell, Amy Poehler, Adam Sandler and Sarah Silverman.

[03/31/08 - 09:26 AM]
VH1 Mobile to Launch Live Chat Mobile Application
"VH1 Watch and Discuss Live Chat" will be available in May through various mobile carriers.

[03/31/08 - 09:25 AM]
MTV Networks Partners with Mywaves to Launch Its First-Ever Free, Ad-Supported Video on Mobile
Through the agreement, select video clips from VH1, Spike, GameTrailers and additional MTVN brands will be available to mywaves users on the m.mywaves.com mobile website.

[03/31/08 - 09:24 AM]
Heather Mills, Rob Schneider, Joey Fatone, Kristian Alfonso, Amanda Beard, Christian Siriano, Shawne Merriman, Ken Paves, Kelly Carlson, and George Wayne Are Named to Judge 2008 Miss USA Pageant on NBC April 11
Plus: Rock band Finger Eleven will perform their hit song "Paralyzer" live at this year's pageant.

[03/31/08 - 09:23 AM]
'Dateline NBC' Reports a 16-Month Time-Period High
NBC spins the numbers for Friday, March 28.

[03/28/08 - 06:54 PM]
Development Update: Friday, March 28
Update include: Sara Rue, Simon Baker and Ian McShane all land pilots; ABC adds five projects to its pilot roster; and Jason Bateman to direct FOX's "The Inn."

[03/28/08 - 01:31 PM]
Showtime Launches Unprecedented Multiplatform Campaign for 'The Tudors'
The first episode of the second season will be available through the CBS Audience Network and in addition, can be seen on such sites as Yahoo, Amazon Unbox, NetFlix and MSN.

[03/28/08 - 11:13 AM]
'The Celebrity Apprentice' Finale Is Thursday's #1 Show in 18-49 and Total Viewers, Currently Pacing NBC to a Thursday Win in Both Categories
NBC spins the numbers for Thursday, March 27.

[03/28/08 - 10:25 AM]
The CW's New Horror/Reality Series "13" Begins Casting Around the U.S. on March 31
The winner of "television's first scary competition reality show" will win a grand prize of $66,666.

[03/28/08 - 12:19 AM]
Live at the Paley Festival: AMC's "Mad Men"

[03/27/08 - 04:54 PM]
Exxonmobil and News Corporation Lead Corporate Sponsors with Major Charitable Donations to "Idol Gives Back" Airing Wednesday, April 9, on Fox
The event will benefit six charities: Children's Defense Fund, The Children's Health Fund, The Global Fund, Make It Right, Malaria No More and Save the Children's U.S. Programs.

[03/27/08 - 04:53 PM]
Oxygen Celebrates Its Most Successful Quarter Ever
Oxygen spins the numbers for the quarter to date.

[03/27/08 - 04:52 PM]
Bravo Posts Best Quarter Ever
Bravo spins the numbers for the quarter to date.

[03/27/08 - 04:28 PM]
Do Southern Belles Still Exist? Can Fashion Week Cause Mental Breakdowns? What's It Like to Live with Peer Pressure? Find Out When MTV Kicks Off an Afternoon Marathon with Brand New "True Life" Episodes on April 5th at 2pm ET/PT
The afternoon kicks off with three compelling new episodes "I'm Going To Fashion Week," "I'm Under Peer Pressure" and "I'm a Southern Belle."

[03/27/08 - 04:09 PM]
TV Land's "High School Reunion" Scores Strongest Ratings to Date
TV Land spins the numbers for Wednesday, March 26.

[03/27/08 - 04:03 PM]
Aimee Eliminated from "America's Next Top Model" on the CW
The CW details the latest "America's Next Top Model" elimination.

[03/27/08 - 04:03 PM]
Big Brother Houseguests Boot Chelsia from the Game
CBS details the latest "Big Brother" elimination.

[03/27/08 - 11:42 AM]
MTV Networks to Host Upfront Event
The event will be held on May 8th at Nokia Theatre Times Square in New York City, and include special guests and a surprise musical performance.

[03/27/08 - 11:42 AM]
Project Runway's Nina Garcia and 4th Season Winner Christian Siriano to Guest Star on ABC "Ugly Betty" Episode Airing in May
Garcia and Siriano will film their scenes in early April and the episode will air in May sweeps on ABC.

[03/27/08 - 11:05 AM]
Development Update: Thursday, March 27
Updates include: "Dollhouse" adds quartet; Elisha Cuthbert to topline "NY-LON" for CBS; and ABC adds two pilots.

[03/27/08 - 11:02 AM]
NBC to Premiere New Adrenaline-Filled Mixed Martial Arts Cage Fight Series 'Strikeforce on NBC' April 12
"Strikeforce on NBC" will premiere the night of April 12 from 2-2:30 a.m. ET on NBC.

[03/27/08 - 10:21 AM]
Multi-Emmy Award-Winning and Recent Oscar Nominated Actor Hal Holbrook Makes a Special Guest-Starring Appearance on NBC's 'Er,' Thursday, April 24 (10:00 PM ET/PT)
He'll play Walter Perkins, a terminal cancer patient who impacts the life of Dr. Kovac (Goran Visnjic).

[03/27/08 - 10:20 AM]
MTV Celebrates the Most Influential Music Television Series of All Time
MTV is celebrating the 20th anniversary of "Yo! MTV Raps" with a month-long campaign starting April 1st.

[03/27/08 - 10:19 AM]
Robin Williams, Celine Dion, Forest Whitaker, Billy Crystal, Dane Cook, Kiefer Sutherland, Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Tisdale, Jennifer Connolly, Eliott Yamin, Fantasia and Amy Adams to Appear on "Idol Gives Back" Wednesday, April 9, on Fox
They'll join Bono, Brad Pitt, Reese Witherspoon, Miley Cyrus, Mariah Carey, Eli Manning, Peyton Manning, Fergie, Chris Daughtry, Carrie Underwood, Annie Lennox, John Legend, Snoop Dogg, Maroon 5, Heart and Gloria Estefan.

[03/27/08 - 12:52 AM]
Live at the Paley Festival: "The X-Files" Reunion

[03/26/08 - 10:00 PM]
Chikezie Is Eliminated from the "American Idol" Competition
FOX details the latest "American Idol" elimination.

[03/26/08 - 05:22 PM]
Characters Unite to Fight Racism and Intolerance at USA Network
The multi-platform initiative will "provide network viewers and clients with innovative ways to fight prejudice and to promote diversity."

[03/26/08 - 05:22 PM]
Development Update: Wednesday, March 26
Updates include: NBC wants to bring "Family Feud" to primetime; ABC puts two more pilots in the mix; and MTV to bring "Ladette to Lady" to the U.S.

[03/26/08 - 05:21 PM]
Monk Hits Milestone as Everyone's Favorite Obsessive-Compulsive Detective Solves 100th Case This Summer
The landmark episode will air on Friday, September 5 at 9/8c.

[03/26/08 - 05:18 PM]
USA Network Starts Summer Off with a Bang and Continues with Year-Round Originals in Fall 2008 with the Starter Wife
Plus: "Monk," "Psych," "The Starter Wife" and "Burn Notice" all get return dates.

[03/26/08 - 05:16 PM]
USA Network's New Original Series in Plain Sight Comes Into View on Sunday, June 8 with Limited Commercial Interruptions Presented by Procter & Gamble
The series will premiere with a 76-minute episode with limited commercial interruptions, followed by eleven one-hour episodes.

[03/26/08 - 03:59 PM]
Adventurer Bear Grylls Returns to Discovery Channel with All-New Episodes of Man VS. Wild Beginning May 2
The new episodes will take Bear "through some of the harshest conditions on Earth as he parachutes into the frigid Siberian Tundra, braves flash floods in Southern Africa and journeys through Indonesia's highly erratic 'Ring of Fire.'"

[03/26/08 - 03:58 PM]
Blake Shelton Hosts the "2008 CMT Music Awards Video of the Year Special" Premiering Saturday, April 5
"When CMT asked me to host [the special], I gladly accepted, but what I didn't know was they wanted my input on how to run the whole dang Awards Show," said Shelton.

[03/26/08 - 02:10 PM]
BBC America Premieres Romantic Sitcom Not Going Out
"The Sketch Show" alums Lee Mack and Tim Vine star in the series, which bows Friday, May 2.

[03/26/08 - 02:09 PM]
Justin Timberlake to Host the 2008 Espys
The show's 16th annual telecast is set for Sunday, July 20 at 9:00/8:00c.

[03/26/08 - 12:23 PM]
USA Network Unveils the Power of Brandwidth
USA is encouraging advertisers to leverage its "brandwidth" by partnering on innovative and customized character-focused opportunities.

[03/26/08 - 12:20 PM]
USA Network Announces Slate of Ambitious 'Character' - Driven Projects for 2008-09
A slate of four new pilot scripts, ROYAL PAINS, WHITE COLLAR, SHIRLEYVILLE and THE NANNY FILES were announced today.







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