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[12/01/08 - 06:39 PM]
Development Update: Monday, December 1
Updates include: Steve Buscemi and Kelly Macdonald added to Martin Scorsese's "Empire" at HBO; Mindy Moore Borman to executive produce "Dr. Oz"; and "Detective Agency" to honor the late Anthony Minghella and Sydney Pollack.

[12/01/08 - 04:43 PM]
Eleventh Gets Five More from CBS
Said commitment brings its season total to 18 installments.

[12/01/08 - 02:11 PM]
TruTV Heads to Hawaii for Exciting New Series Maui Chopper
The series, due on December 8, follows chief helicopter pilot Don Shearer and his crew at Windward Aviation.

[12/01/08 - 02:09 PM]
TNT Uncovers Marketing Allies DirecTV, Hewlett-Packard and Hyundai for High-Octane Drama Leverage
The Hyundai Genesis will serve as the exclusive commercial-free premiere sponsor for the show's Sunday, December 7 launch.

[12/01/08 - 02:08 PM]
Angela Bassett and Eric Mccormack Join Sag President Alan Rosenberg to Announce Nominees for the 15th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards(R)
The nominations will be revealed at 6 a.m. PT/9 a.m. ET on Thursday, December 18 in the SilverScreen Theater at the Pacific Design Center in West Hollywood.

[12/01/08 - 02:05 PM]
Deck the Halls with Lots of Funny! with "Comedy Central's(R) 13 Days Pf Christmas" Friday, December 12 Through Wednesday, December 24
Highlights include a four-episode marathon of "Chocolate News," which wraps its season on Wednesday, December 17.

[12/01/08 - 02:04 PM]
The ABC Family Hit Original Series 'Kyle Xy' Returns This January for Its Action Packed Third Season
The cable channel details the new season, due on Monday, January 12 at 9:00/8:00c.

[12/01/08 - 01:34 PM]
We TV Announces New Original Series I Want to Save Your Life
The series, featuring "diet detective" Charles Platkin, will premiere in the first quarter of 2009.

[12/01/08 - 12:53 PM]
Songs Recorded by the Legendary Frank Sinatra to Be Featured Exclusively Throughout the DeC. 21 Episode of "Cold Case" on the CBS Television Network
The songs are: "Come Fly with Me," "Too Marvelous for Words," "I've Got the World on a String," "Little Girl Blue" and "Someone to Watch Over Me."

[12/01/08 - 11:52 AM]
2009 Miss America Pageant Puts the Spotlight on National Judges
Plus: look for MISS AMERICA: COUNTDOWN TO THE CROWN starting Friday, January 2 at 10:00/9:00c on TLC.

[12/01/08 - 11:39 AM]
NBC Sports and MTV Announce the Creation of Alli, the Alliance of Action Sports
The new umbrella brand will offer a schedule of seven national and international action sports tours and events.

[12/01/08 - 11:25 AM]
ABC Attracts Its Largest Sunday Night Audience in 5 Weeks and Wins the Evening Across All Key Women
ABC spins the numbers for Sunday, November 30.

[12/01/08 - 11:24 AM]
Top Music Acts Perform at the Hollywood Party Segments of "Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2009"
Natasha Bedingfield, Fall Out Boy, Jesse McCartney, Ne-Yo, Pussycat Dolls, Solange and Robin Thicke are all set to perform.

[12/01/08 - 10:09 AM]
13 to Get January 7 Start on the Cw
"13: Fear Is Real" will roll out on Wednesday, January 7 at 8:00/7:00c, bridging the gap between the netlet's cycles of "America's Next Top Model."

[12/01/08 - 10:08 AM]
Lifetime to Revamp Mondays in January
The new block will consist of repeats of "How I Met Your Mother," "Reba" and "Wife Swap" as well as new episodes of "Rita Rocks" and its latest original series "DietTribe."

[11/26/08 - 06:23 PM]
Development Update: Wednesday, November 26
Updates include: David Hornsby the latest to go "Nowhere" for FOX; Jason Butler Harner feels "Effects" for Showtime; and Gabrielle Union to reteam with Frank Spotnitz for NBC.

[11/26/08 - 02:08 PM]
Tyler Perry Studios and Writers Guild Announce Agreement
The contract with the WGA was the last union agreement outstanding for Tyler Perry Studios, which had previously brokered deals with the Teamsters, IATSE, SAG, DGA, and others.

[11/26/08 - 02:07 PM]
ABC Wins Tuesday in Total Viewers and Adults 18-49 with Its Best Numbers on the Night in 1 Year and Draws Its Largest Audience on Any Night This Season
ABC spins the numbers for Tuesday, November 25.

[11/25/08 - 06:40 PM]
Development Update: Tuesday, November 25
Updates include: Ashton Kutcher's Katalyst Films lands two projects at The CW; and CBS asks for "30 Things a Man Should Never Do Past 30."

[11/25/08 - 03:19 PM]
Interview: "Ellen's Even Bigger Really Big Show" Host Ellen Degeneres

[11/25/08 - 03:17 PM]
Interview: 'Rosie Live" Host Rosie O'Donnell

[11/25/08 - 02:05 PM]
Hallmark Channel Celebrates an Early Thanksgiving
The Hallmark Channel spins the numbers for Saturday, November 22.

[11/25/08 - 02:03 PM]
Jingle All the Way, Day After Day (After Day, After Day) with a Ho-Ho-Hallmark Channel Christmas! Four Full Days of Holiday Films, December 24-27
In addition, the network presents the premiere of "A Kiss at Midnight," starring Faith Ford, Dyan Cannon and Hal Linden, on Saturday, December 27.

[11/25/08 - 02:02 PM]
Television's Most Watched Video Game Series "X-Play" Presents Four Year-End One-Hour Specials Starting December 2 on G4
The special episodes include "X-Play Holiday Buyers Guide," "X-Play Best of 2008 Awards" Show, "X-Play 2008: The Year in Video Games" and "X-Play 2009 Preview Special."

[11/25/08 - 02:01 PM]
Discovery Channel's Unwrapping the Shroud: New Evidence (Wt) Re-Opens One of Christianity's Greatest Mysteries, December 14 at 10pm ET/PT
The special event "features the story of Ray Rogers, a respected chemist from the Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico and member of the original team of scientists who examined the Shroud."

[11/25/08 - 02:00 PM]
ABC Ranks No. 1 for the 4th Straight November in Adults 18-49
ABC spins the numbers for the November sweeps period.

[11/25/08 - 01:56 PM]
Miley Cyrus Joins All-Star Line Up of Performers for NBC's 11th Annual 'Christmas in Rockefeller Center' December 3 (8-9 P.M. Et)
Plus: Stephen Colbert, The Radio City Rockettes, Miss Piggy and Kermit the Frog have also been added to the line up for this year's lighting.

[11/25/08 - 01:07 PM]
NBC Announces Schedule for January 2009 with Premieres of New Series, Original Movie Event, Return of Series Favorites
"Superstars of Dance" (January 4), "Howie Do It" (January 9), "The Biggest Loser: Couples" (January 6) and "Friday Night Lights" (January 16) will open the new year.

[11/25/08 - 12:37 PM]
Warner BroS. Domestic Television Distribution Renews "Tmz" on the FOX Television Stations
WNYW-TV (New York), KTTV-TV (Los Angeles) and WFLD-TV (Chicago) are among the stations clearing the series through the 2010-2011 season.

[11/25/08 - 10:48 AM]
ABC Wins Among Adults 18-49, Ranking No. 1 for the 2nd Time in 3 Weeks
ABC spins the numbers for the week of November 17-23.

[11/25/08 - 10:47 AM]
President-Elect Obama and Michelle Obama to Speak with Barbara Walters
The one-hour special will air Wednesday, November 26 at 10:00/9:00c in place of "Dirty Sexy Money."

[11/25/08 - 10:44 AM]
CBS Posts Its 8th Straight Weekly Win
CBS spins the numbers for the week of November 17-23.

[11/25/08 - 10:43 AM]
CBS Wins Its Third Consecutive Monday in November in Adults 18-49
CBS spins the numbers for Monday, November 24.

[11/25/08 - 10:05 AM]
NBC Results for the Primetime Week of NoV. 17-23
NBC spins the numbers for the week of November 17-23.

[11/25/08 - 09:10 AM]
Spike and Electronic Arts Team Up to Celebrate Iconic Designer Will Wright with 'The Wright Stuff Spore Ugc' Contest
The grand prize winner will receive a trip for two to the "2008 Spike Video Game Awards" on Sunday, December 14.

[11/24/08 - 06:29 PM]
Development Update: Monday, November 24
Updates include: Josh Cooke heads to NBC's "Lost & Found"; Jessica St. Clair signs up for ABC's "Motherhood"; and Tony Robbins lands at NBC.

[11/24/08 - 02:32 PM]
A&E Goes Into Production on "Steven Seagal: Lawman"
For almost 20 years, Seagal has been working as a fully-commissioned deputy with the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office in Louisiana.

[11/24/08 - 02:31 PM]
Talkshow with Spike Feresten Expands to Special One-Hour Episodes Beginning Saturday, January 17, on Fox
MADtv will air Saturdays (Midnight-12:30 AM ET/PT) for these six weeks.

[11/24/08 - 02:30 PM]
The CW Network Announces New Sunday Lineup to Premiere November 30
Among the theatrical presentations: "The Cutting Edge," "Revenge of the Pink Panther," "Trail of the Pink Panther" and "Spaceballs."

[11/24/08 - 01:59 PM]
Science Channel and Overbrook Entertainment Announce New Production Deal
"Young Scientist Challenge," a new two-hour television event, will debut Sunday, January 18.

[11/24/08 - 01:57 PM]
ABC Family Hosts a Magical Weekend Full of "Harry Potter" Films, December 5-7
Plus: In the world television premiere of the special extended edition of "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire," viewers will also see deleted scenes not included in the original film version.

[11/24/08 - 12:21 PM]
Watch What Happens After the Chefs "Pack Their Knives and Go" on BravotV.com's "After the Knife"
Starting Wednesday, November 26, viewers will be able to follow the eliminated chefs into "Top Chef's" sequester house.

[11/24/08 - 11:22 AM]
CBS Wins November Sweep in Viewers and Adults 25-54
CBS spins the numbers for the November sweeps period.

[11/24/08 - 10:39 AM]
ABC's "2008 American Music Awards" Rank No. 1 in Viewers and Among Key Demos
ABC spins the numbers for Sunday, November 23.

[11/24/08 - 10:37 AM]
Winners Announced for "2008 American Music Awards"
The biggest winners of the night were Chris Brown who won three awards and Alicia Keys, Rihanna and Kanye West, each taking home two AMA trophies.

[11/24/08 - 09:11 AM]
BBC America Brings You the American Future: A History by Simon Schama
The four-part special airs Monday, January 19 through Tuesday, January 20.

[11/24/08 - 06:31 AM]
TBS' 10 Items Or Less Celebrity Bagging Competition Declares Winner
A new season of "10 Items or Less" premieres Tuesday, January 6 at 11 PM ET/PT on TBS.

[11/24/08 - 12:49 AM]
Interview: "House" Executive Producer Katie Jacobs

[11/24/08 - 12:02 AM]
FOX Delivers Holiday Cheer with All-New Seasonal Installments
Holiday-themed episodes of "House," "Don't Forget the Lyrics," "Cops" and more are on tap for next month.

[11/21/08 - 06:43 PM]
Development Update: Friday, November 21
Updates include: Mitch Hurwitz and Ron Howard close deals to bring "Arrested" to the big screen; Horatio Sanz reports for "Motherhood" duty at ABC; and Jason London has "Possible Side Effects" for Showtime.







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[12/16/25 - 01:33 PM]
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[12/16/25 - 01:04 PM]
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[12/16/25 - 12:02 PM]
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[12/16/25 - 12:01 PM]
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[12/16/25 - 11:01 AM]
Video: Trailer & Key Art - Hulu Original Series "The Artful Dodger" Season 2
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[12/16/25 - 10:01 AM]
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[12/16/25 - 09:52 AM]
Video: "The Life of Chuck" - Trailer - Hulu
From author Stephen King and director Mike Flanagan, the film - starring Tom Hiddleston, Jacob Tremblay, Chiwetel Ejiofor, and Karen Gillan - streams December 26.

[12/16/25 - 09:08 AM]
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[12/16/25 - 09:01 AM]
"Miss Austen" Returns for Season 2 on "Masterpiece"
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[12/16/25 - 09:00 AM]
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[12/16/25 - 09:00 AM]
CBS Announces "Christina Aguilera: Christmas in Paris," A New Holiday Special Airing Monday, Dec. 22 on CBS and Paramount+
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[12/16/25 - 08:30 AM]
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[12/16/25 - 08:03 AM]
HGTV Adds Over 30 Episodes of Original Content to 2026 Slate with New Series "Wild Vacation Rentals" and Renewals for "Zillow Gone Wild" and "Castle Impossible"
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[12/16/25 - 08:01 AM]
Video: Gather 'Round Faithfuls! Peacock Debuts Official Trailer for Season 4 of "The Traitors"
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[12/16/25 - 08:01 AM]
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