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[09/16/08 - 06:31 PM]
Development Update: Tuesday, September 16
Updates include: Jeff Foxworthy to get animated for FOX; Sci Fi casts "Children of the Corn" remake; and "Homicide's" David Simon and Tom Fontana to reteam for HBO's "Manhunt."

[09/16/08 - 05:15 PM]
MyNetworkTV Rethinks Wednesdays, Sets Fall Specials
"The Tony Rock Project" will now lead off Wednesday nights starting October 8 followed "Under One Roof" and the premiere of "World's Funniest Moments."

[09/16/08 - 04:35 PM]
'Lost' Hits Big on the Sci Fi Channel
Sci Fi spins the numbers for Monday, September 15.

[09/16/08 - 04:01 PM]
TNT Renews Two Hit Series: Saving Grace and Raising the Bar
Both series will return next year with new 15-episode seasons.

[09/16/08 - 03:44 PM]
Futuristic Innovations Are Born on Discovery Channel's World Premiere Original Series Prototype This
The 13-part series bows Wednesday, October 15 at 10:00/9:00c.

[09/16/08 - 03:39 PM]
Singer/Songwriter Ashanti to Serve as Mentor for the Next Episode of "MTV's Top Pop Group" This Thursday, September 18 at 10:00 P.M. ET/PT
All-star rapper and actress Eve was the first mentor on the premiere episode.

[09/16/08 - 03:38 PM]
Gavin & Stacey Are Getting Married
BBC America touts the upcoming installments of "Gavin & Stacey."

[09/16/08 - 02:55 PM]
Monday Night Football -- Cable's Biggest Audience Ever
ESPN spins the numbers for Monday, September 15.

[09/16/08 - 02:33 PM]
NBC Wins Its Sixth Primetime Week in a Row, Nabbing the SepT. 8-14 Victory in 18-49 and Total Viewers
NBC spins the numbers for the week of September 8-14.

[09/16/08 - 02:32 PM]
Two and a Half Men Is the Week's No. 1 Scripted Series, Topping Highly Promoted First-Run Programming
CBS spins the numbers for the week of September 8-14.

[09/16/08 - 02:29 PM]
Primetime Ratings Report for the Week of September 8, 2008 (Based on National Live + Same Day Program Ratings)
ABC spins the numbers for the week of September 8-14.

[09/16/08 - 01:16 PM]
VH1's Summer Celebreality Programming Comes to a Close with Four Deliciously Entertaining Season Finales
"New York Goes to Hollywood," "Luke's Parental Advisory," "Brooke Knows Best" and "I Want to Work for Diddy" are all set to wrap in the upcoming weeks.

[09/16/08 - 10:54 AM]
Jenn Brown Joins "Inside the NFL" as Special Correspondent
"As a sports lover and former athlete, I was overjoyed to team up with the men of INSIDE THE NFL," said Brown.

[09/16/08 - 10:53 AM]
A&E Network Partners with Leading Federal Agencies and Non-Profit Organizations to Launch the Recovery Project
The Recovery Project is "a wide-ranging, multi-year initiative designed to help raise awareness that addiction is a treatable disease and recovery is possible."

[09/16/08 - 10:34 AM]
Gossip Girl Skyrockets to All-Time Series Highs
The CW spins the numbers for Monday, September 15.

[09/16/08 - 10:32 AM]
TV Land's Hit Reality Series "She's Got the Look" Announces Open Casting Calls for Season 2
Los Angeles, Chicago and New York City are among the initial sites starting Monday, September 29.

[09/16/08 - 10:09 AM]
Hark the Herald Heroes, Stephen Sings! It's an Original Musical Holiday Special with Stephen Colbert and Friends When 'A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All!' One-Hour Special Debuts on Sunday, November 23 at 10:00 P.M. ET/PT
Elvis Costello, Feist, Toby Keith, John Legend, Willie Nelson and Jon Stewart are among those set to appear.

[09/16/08 - 09:26 AM]
NBC.com Announces New Fall Content
The Peacock details its online efforts for its new and returning fall shows.

[09/16/08 - 09:18 AM]
Little People, Big World Returns with All-New Adventures When Season 4 Premieres October 13 at 8 PM ET/PT Only on TLC
The one-hour premiere "finds dad Matt Roloff traveling to Iraq to help a family with three dwarf children in desperate need of medical attention."

[09/16/08 - 12:09 AM]
The Futon's First Look: "Single with Parents" (ABC)

[09/16/08 - 12:08 AM]
Interview: "The Biggest Loser" Host Alison Sweeney & Executive Producer Mark Koops

[09/15/08 - 06:35 PM]
Development Update: Monday, September 15
Updates include: Trey Farley to host Sci Fi's "Cha$e"; "Nip/Tuck" co-stars enter talks with FX to renegotiate their salaries; and "Shark" creator Ian Biederman books a medical drama at FOX.

[09/15/08 - 03:38 PM]
Versus to Debut Original Series: Sports Soup
The twice weekly, half-hour series will air Tuesday and Thursday nights beginning October 14, at 10 p.m. ET.

[09/15/08 - 03:36 PM]
AMC Garners Most Creative Arts Emmy Awards(R) of Any Basic Cable Network
The cable channel touts its five Creative Arts Emmy wins, Awards, the most for any basic cable network.

[09/15/08 - 03:35 PM]
ABC.com Presents "Road to the 60th Primetime Emmy(R) Awards," Hosted by Chris Harrison
The original online coverage will include daily shows with new segments premiering every day through Monday, September 22.

[09/15/08 - 02:08 PM]
One Tree Hill and the Uso Team Up to Offer Marines and Viewers a Unique Concert Experience, "Usoth," on September 19 in Jacksonville, North Carolina
The live concert will feature performances by Angels & Airwaves, Kate Voegele and Bethany Joy Galeotti.

[09/15/08 - 02:06 PM]
Holy Shmoley! Bravo's 'Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List' Picks Up Its Second Emmy at the 60th Annual Primetime Creative Emmy Awards
"I am promptly delivering my second Emmy to my mother, who is sitting at home in a mumu with a box of wine waiting to salute my dad," said Griffin.

[09/15/08 - 02:01 PM]
Pop Superstar Natasha Bedingfield to Perform on America's #1 Show, 'America's Got Talent', Thursday, September 18
The Grammy-nominated singer will perform her latest single "Angel" during Thursday's results show.

[09/15/08 - 01:57 PM]
David Stone Named Vice President, Development, Buena Vista Productions
Stone will develop programming in all genres of non-scripted programming for primetime, cable and first-run syndication.

[09/15/08 - 11:24 AM]
The Huxtables Find a New Home on TV Land as One of America's Favorite Sitcom Families, "The Cosby Show," Joins the Network
The series joins TV Land's line-up with a week-long marathon of fan favorite episodes beginning Monday, September 22.

[09/15/08 - 11:02 AM]
NBC.com Takes Home Emmy for 'Heroes'
The site was also nominated for its work on "Friday Night Lights," "30 Rock" and "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno."

[09/15/08 - 10:07 AM]
Ooh La La!!!! Lifetime Original Movie 'Coco Chanel' Fashions 5.2 Million Viewers and 4.5 Household Rating During September 13 Premiere
Lifetime spins the numbers for Saturday, September 13.

[09/15/08 - 09:28 AM]
Access Hollywood Turns Teenager with Launch of Season 13
The new season features a new contemporary on-air look and several new segments, including "Access Granted, "Hometown Visits" and "Access Search Engine."

[09/15/08 - 09:12 AM]
Kimberly Elise Joins Cuba Gooding JR. in TNT Original Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story, a Johnson & Johnson Spotlight Presentation(R) Movie
Elise is set to play the role of Sonya Carson, "a single mother who inspired her son to study and work hard so that he could rise above their inner-city roots, eventually becoming a world-renowned pediatric neurosurgeon."

[09/15/08 - 06:56 AM]
Bio Channel Premieres Female Forces
The series, in which "viewers ride shotgun with the female officers from the Naperville, Illinois Police Department," bows Sunday, October 5 at 10:00/9:00c.

[09/15/08 - 12:04 AM]
The Futon's First Look: "Better Off Ted" (ABC)

[09/15/08 - 12:03 AM]
Interview: "Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles" Executive Producer James Middleton

[09/13/08 - 06:00 PM]
2008 Creative Arts Emmy Awards Winners
"John Adams" (eight), "Mad Men" (four) and "30 Rock" (three) top the list of winners.

[09/12/08 - 07:03 PM]
Development Update: Friday, September 12
Updates include: Diane Ruggiero quits CBS's "The Ex List"; Hugh Laurie to become one of TV's highest-paid actors of all time; and Katee Sackhoff is set to topline "Lost & Found" for NBC.

[09/12/08 - 04:05 PM]
Sci Fi to Launch "Cha$e," "Estate" in November
The new unscripted series will follow "ECW" and "Ghost Hunters" starting November 11 and 12, respectively.

[09/12/08 - 03:44 PM]
Big Brother 10 and "Flashpoint" Deliver Best Performances of the Summer
CBS spins the numbers for Thursday, September 11.

[09/12/08 - 03:35 PM]
After Being on the Block Four Times, Jerry Is Evicted from the "Big Brother 10" House
CBS details the latest "Big Brother" elimination.

[09/12/08 - 03:32 PM]
BBC America's New Programs for November
Among the month's highlights: Peter Kosminsky's BAFTA-winning thriller "Britz."

[09/12/08 - 10:03 AM]
TLC Premieres New Series "Over Designed", Hosted by Kenneth Brown, on Saturday, September 20, 2008
In each half-hour episode, "Kenneth will visit one overzealous homeowner who has taken a motif to the extreme."

[09/12/08 - 09:10 AM]
As "Top Model" Builds Week to Week, the CW Takes Second Consecutive Wednesday as the #1 Network with Young Women
The CW spins the numbers for Wednesday, September 10.

[09/12/08 - 12:02 AM]
FOX Seals Deal with Chef Gordon Ramsay
The pact includes two more installments of "Hell's Kitchen," another season of "Kitchen Nightmares," a yet-to-be determined special and another series.

[09/12/08 - 12:01 AM]
Interview: "The Office" Co-Stars Paul Lieberstein & Amy Ryan

[09/11/08 - 06:55 PM]
Development Update: Thursday, September 11
Updates include: 20th halts production on FOX's "Dollhouse"; Evolution Film & Tape looks for "The Real Kids of Orange County" for Bravo; and Antonio Sabato Jr. to find love on VH1.

[09/11/08 - 03:40 PM]
Discovery Channel World Premiere Series Gives Viewers an Inside Look at One of the Toughest Races on Earth
"Toughest Race on Earth: Iditarod" premieres Tuesday, October 14 at 10:00/9:00c.

[09/11/08 - 03:31 PM]
Nikeysha Eliminated from "America's Next Top Model" on the CW
The CW details the latest "America's Next Top Model" elimination.







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