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[06/25/08 - 05:09 PM]
Development Update: Wednesday, June 25
Updates include: Tricia Helfer books the female lead on FOX's "Inseparable"; Michaela McManus joins NBC's "SVU"; and Tom Forman Productions merges with Relativity Media.

[06/25/08 - 03:30 PM]
House: Season Four Available on DVD August 19, 2008 from Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Bonus features include episode commentaries, visual effects, exclusive on-set footage, plus interviews with cast, writers and producers.

[06/25/08 - 03:28 PM]
Family Court with Judge Penny Ready to Roll
Stephanie Drachkovitch, Rasha Drachkovitch and Jill Blackstone will executive produce the series, which has been cleared in 85% of the country.

[06/25/08 - 02:24 PM]
The Next "CBS Elitexc Saturday Night Fights" to Be Broadcast July 26 on the CBS Television Network
The four-fight broadcast will be highlighted by the highly anticipated rematch between "Ruthless" Robbie Lawler and Scott "Hands of Steel" Smith for the EliteXC Middleweight Title.

[06/25/08 - 02:23 PM]
Nicole Richie ('The Simple Life') Complicates Life When She Guest-Stars on NBC's 'Chuck' as Sarah's High-School Nemesis
She'll play "the snarky and spiteful girl who tortured Sarah in school -- and now Sarah must face her fears when she is forced to attend her 10-year high school reunion for a mission with Chuck."

[06/25/08 - 02:22 PM]
NBC Digital Entertainment to Begin Releasing Show-Specific Streaming Data
"The digital entertainment business is maturing and part of the natural evolution is the ability to provide accurate measurement to our clients," said NBC's Vivi Zigler.

[06/25/08 - 02:21 PM]
Big Money and High-Drama Returns with the Premiere of the Second Season Bravo's 'Million Dollar Listing,' Tuesday, August 5 at 11 PM ET/PT
The series then moves to its regular time period on Tuesday, August 12 at 10:00/9:00c.

[06/25/08 - 02:19 PM]
Quick Take for Tuesday, June 24, 2008 (Fast Affiliate Live + Same Day Program Ratings)
ABC spins the numbers for Tuesday, June 24.

[06/25/08 - 08:35 AM]
'Rock Across America' with VH1 Classic!
The lineup includes the premieres of "John Fogerty: The Long Road Home," "Journey: Revelation" and "Heart: Dreamboat Annie."

[06/25/08 - 12:40 AM]
Interview: "Shear Genius" Host Jaclyn Smith & Judge Kim Vo

[06/24/08 - 05:20 PM]
Development Update: Tuesday, June 24
Updates include: Nikolaj Coster-Waldau to topline FOX's "Virtuality"; Laurie Metcalf to lead The CW's "Easy Money"; plus Danny Zuker and Kevin Falls set up new projects.

[06/24/08 - 04:43 PM]
'Army Wives' Continues Remarkable Second Season Ratings Growth!
Lifetime spins the numbers for Sunday, June 22.

[06/24/08 - 02:40 PM]
CBS Orders Six Additional Episodes of "Million Dollar Password"
The series is averaging 9.46 million viewers so far this summer.

[06/24/08 - 01:18 PM]
NBC's "Saturday Night Live" Remembers George Carlin This Weekend
The series will re-air its premiere episode from 1975 that featured Carlin as host.

[06/24/08 - 01:17 PM]
'America's Got Talent' Host Jerry Springer and Spice Girl Mel B to Host the 2008 Miss Universe Pageant Live from Vietnam on July 13
The event will be broadcast live from the Crown Convention Center in Nha Trang, Khanh Hoa, Vietnam.

[06/24/08 - 01:15 PM]
Swingtown Wins Its Time Period in Viewers and Key Demographics
CBS spins the numbers for the week of June 16-22.

[06/24/08 - 01:14 PM]
Multi-Platform Viewing Highlights for June 16-23, 2008
ABC, ABC Family, Disney Channel and Canada's Family Channel spin the numbers for their respective broadcasts of "Camp Rock."

[06/24/08 - 01:12 PM]
Primetime Ratings Report for the Week of June 16, 2008 (Based on National Live + Same Day Program Ratings)
ABC spins the numbers for the week of June 16-22.

[06/24/08 - 01:10 PM]
Recap of First Five Episodes of "The Mole," Plus New Material Will Air as One-Hour Special, Monday, July 14 on Abc
The special, which airs at 9:00/8:00c, will be followed by a new episode at 10:00/9:00c.

[06/24/08 - 12:52 PM]
Entrepreneurs Feel the Heat of the Dragons This July on BBC America
Newcomer "Dragons' Den" premieres Thursday, July 10 at 9:00/8:00c.

[06/24/08 - 12:06 PM]
MTV & Executive Producer Jamie Foxx Invite Viewers to See Just What It Takes to Become a True Gentleman When "From G's to Gents" Premieres Tuesday, July 15th at 10:00 P.M. ET/PT
Plus: Fonzworth Bentley to host "MTV's Top 10 Gentleman of The Year" on Saturday, June 28.

[06/24/08 - 11:03 AM]
TLC Invites You to Find the Perfect Wedding Dress and Learn a Very Different Kind of 'First Dance'- All in One Night
Season two of "Say Yes to the Dress" and newcomer "Rock the Reception" premiere Tuesday, July 15 starting at 8:00/7:00c.

[06/24/08 - 10:12 AM]
Ewan Mcgregor Revs Up Engines in FOX Reality Channel's Newest Original Series "Long Way Down" Premiering August 2 at 9p ET/PT
The series is a follow-up to McGregor's Bravo effort "Long Way Round."

[06/24/08 - 10:11 AM]
NBC's "The Biggest Loser" Launching 11-City Cross-Country Search for New Contestants for Next Edition of the Hit Weight Loss Series
The first stops will be Louisville, Oklahoma City and New York City on June 28.

[06/24/08 - 10:08 AM]
NBC Ranks #2 in Adults 18-49 and #1 in Total Viewers for the Primetime Week of June 16-22
NBC spins the numbers for the week of June 16-22.

[06/24/08 - 10:07 AM]
NBC Delivers Two Nights of Non-Stop Laughs When the 12 Funniest Comedians in the World Are Chosen as Finalists on the "Last Comic Standing" Semi-Final Episodes Airing June 26 and July 3 (8:00-10:00 P.M.et)
Richard Belzer and Steve Schirripa are the celebrity talent scouts for the semi-finals.

[06/24/08 - 10:05 AM]
Discovery Networks Bring Their Quality Brands and World Class Programming to Blockbuster Stores
Blockbuster will carry more than three dozen retail titles from Discovery Channel, TLC, Animal Planet, Discovery Kids and The Military Channel.

[06/24/08 - 10:05 AM]
Teen Choice 2008 Is Doing Something Good for Teens Who Are Making a Difference
The winner will receive the coveted surfboard award and $100,000 for his/her cause.

[06/24/08 - 12:05 AM]
Interview: "Rescue Me" Co-Creators Denis Leary & Peter Tolan

[06/24/08 - 12:03 AM]
Interview: "Celebrity Family Feud" Host Al Roker

[06/23/08 - 04:58 PM]
Development Update: Monday, June 23
Updates include: Alfre Woodard cast in NBC's "My Own Worst Enemy"; Katie Cassidy to exit The CW's "Supernatural"; and HBO options "I Was Told There'd Be Cake."

[06/23/08 - 04:20 PM]
FOX Reality Channel Announces New Original Series
"Gimme My Reality Show!" to feature "celebrities" - including Traci Bingham, Santino Rice and Gretchen Bonaduce - as they compete for their own four-episode reality show on the cable channel.

[06/23/08 - 03:27 PM]
Program Partners to Launch "Daytimeplus" Initiative
The initial series, "Merv Griffin's Crosswords," "Style by Jury" and "Inside the Box," will give stations a choice to expand game show rotations and/or introduce a female targeted reality show.

[06/23/08 - 03:26 PM]
Rock 'N Roll Chaos and Hollywood Glam Collide as MTV Unleashes the Vmas in Los Angeles
The 2008 VMAs are set to air live from Paramount Pictures on Sunday, September 7 at 9:00/8:00c.

[06/23/08 - 03:24 PM]
Discovery Channel's Top Talent on Both Land and Sea to Star in 21st Annual Shark Week, Premiering July 27 to August 2
SHARK WEEK kicks off with the two-hour MYTHBUSTERS: SHARK SPECIAL on Sunday, July 27 from 9-11PM ET/PT.

[06/23/08 - 01:15 PM]
VH1 and the Broadcast Film Critics Association Set the Date for the 14th Annual 'Critics' Choice Awards'
The annual event will broadcast live from the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium on Thursday, January 8.

[06/23/08 - 10:50 AM]
Veoh Networks Adds ABC & ESPN Content Via Syndicated Video Players
Full episodes of "Lost," "Desperate Housewives," "Grey's Anatomy," "Jimmy Kimmel Live" and "Ugly Betty" are now available for free to viewers at www.veoh.com.

[06/23/08 - 10:38 AM]
VH1 Sets Date for 5th Annual 'VH1 Hip Hop Honors'
The event will tape at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York on October 2 and premiere Tuesday, October 7 on the network.

[06/23/08 - 10:37 AM]
Law and Disorder Continues with the Release of Comedy Central(R)'s "Reno 911! the Complete Fifth Season: Uncensored" DVD Hitting Stores on Tuesday, July 15
Extras include audio commentary and the featurette "Cop Psychology: Inside the Minds of Reno's Deputies."

[06/23/08 - 10:30 AM]
Bravo Partners with Nexxus for Second Season of "Shear Genius"
The partnership includes exclusive in-show brand integration, on-air sponsorship and customized vignettes, sponsorship of Bravo's "INFO Frame" live voting and more.







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[05/25/12 - 03:22 PM]
Production for Season Two of "Grimm" Commences on May 30
Repeats of the series will air Mondays at 10:00/9:00c this summer as a build up to the show's return in August.

[05/25/12 - 02:26 PM]
Interview: "Mrs. Eastwood & Company" Star Dina Eastwood
E!'s latest reality entry airs Sundays at 10:00/9:00c after "Keeping Up with the Kardashians."

[05/25/12 - 01:51 PM]
Thursday's Cable Ratings: Heat Clincher Puts ESPN in Front
Plus: numbers for Animal Planet's "Swamp Wars," TLC's "On the Fly" and "Tattoo School."

[05/25/12 - 12:58 PM]
TBS's New Original Sitcom "Men at Work" Scores More than 2.6 Million Viewers And 1.6 Million Adults 18-49 in Thursday Night Debut
TBS spins the numbers for Thursday, May 24.

[05/25/12 - 11:43 AM]
Celebrate Father's Day as SOAPnet Presents "A Veronica Mars Marathon: Who's Your Daddy?" on Sunday, June 17 3PM - 7PM
The four-hour marathon revolves around whether or not Keith Mars is Veronica's biological father.

[05/25/12 - 10:29 AM]
Video: Trailers from CBS's Upfront Presentation
The full previews are now available for the Eye's new fall series.

[05/25/12 - 09:39 AM]
ABC Family Celebrates Father's Day With an All Day Marathon of Movies Dads Love Sunday, June 17 Starting at 7AM
Highlights include the basic cable premiere of "Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time."

[05/25/12 - 09:33 AM]
Return to a Galaxy Far, Far Away as Spike TV Launches Into Hyperspace With the World Premiere of the Next Big "Star Wars(TM)" Game Franchise
A first look at this top secret project will be revealed on Thursday, May 31, as a part of the pre-E3 episode of Spike's hit video game show "GTTV."

[05/25/12 - 09:33 AM]
Dierks Bentley Delivers His New Hits and Adds His Own Bluegrass Touch to an Adele Smash When CMT.com Premieres "Unplugged" on Tuesday, May 29
The episode will also air as a half-hour special on Palladia (Saturday, June 2) and CMT (Monday, June 25).

[05/25/12 - 08:41 AM]
ABC's "Duets" Tops Fox's "Dance"/"Rookie Blue" Marks Most-Watched Telecast Since Aug '10
ABC spins the numbers for Thursday, May 24.

[05/25/12 - 08:37 AM]
Thursday's Broadcast Ratings: "So You Think You Can Dance" Opens Summer on Top
FOX's mainstay however is down 25% from last year's launch among adults 18-49.

[05/25/12 - 08:11 AM]
Wedding Season Replaces Football Season When "Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders: Brides" Premieres Friday, June 2 on CMT
The one-hour special features Cassie Trammell, Sunni Cranfill and Trisha Trevino "as they juggle work, school and practice all while planning their dream wedding."

[05/25/12 - 07:05 AM]
ABC to Exclusively Broadcast Celtics-Sixers Game Seven
Mike Breen and analyst Jeff Van Gundy will call the game, which starts at 8:00/7:00c, with reporter Doris Burke.

[05/25/12 - 06:34 AM]
Lifetime's Major Program Event, "The Week the Women Went," to Premiere in August
The four-part series was previously slated to launch on Wednesday, June 6.

[05/25/12 - 06:00 AM]
2012 MTV Movie Awards to Feature Exclusive Footage From "The Dark Knight Rises" on Sunday, June 3 at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT on MTV
Plus: Channing Tatum and Matthew McConaughey, stars of the upcoming film "Magic Mike," will join its impressive line-up of presenters.