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[02/06/09 - 06:43 PM] Development Update: Friday, February 6 Updates include: Jerry Springer leaves NBC's "Got Talent"; "Burn Notice's" Jeffrey Donovan gets a raise; and two medical dramas get the green light from CBS.
[02/06/09 - 02:34 PM] Abc, Cbs, FOX Join Obama Fray on Monday Plus: FOX has also opted to carry Obama's February 24 address to Congress.
[02/06/09 - 02:18 PM] Treasure Quest Delivers the Goods for Discovery Channel on Thursday Night and Continues Network Momentum Discovery spins the numbers for Thursday, February 5.
[02/06/09 - 02:02 PM] CBS.com Announces the Final Three Most Popular My Grammy(R) Moment 2009 Videos The finalists will appear live on Monday's edition of "The Early Show," when Dave Price will reveal the winning video.
[02/06/09 - 12:33 PM] Showtime Joins Forces with Strikeforce for All-New Live Mma Series The initial championship event is scheduled for Saturday, April 11 at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, California.
[02/06/09 - 11:49 AM] ABC Dominates Thursday in Viewers and Young Adults ABC spins the numbers for Thursday, February 5.
[02/06/09 - 11:48 AM] After Five Years and 198 Families, "Wife Swap" Celebrates Its 100th Episode by Swapping Two Fan Favorites from Past Episodes in a Totally New Swap "Heene/Silver," the 100th episode of "Wife Swap," airs Friday, March 13 at 8:00/7:00c.
[02/06/09 - 11:16 AM] Acclaimed Actress Julia Ormond to Star in Lifetime Movie Network's the Wronged Man Mahershalalhashbaz Ali also stars in the movie, due in November.
[02/05/09 - 06:53 PM] Development Update: Thursday, February 5 Updates include: CBS, The CW add pilots; casting begins on "NCIS" and "Gossip Girl" spin-offs; and Imagine Television books three comedies at FOX.
[02/05/09 - 03:00 PM] The Highly Anticipated Feature-Length Prequel to the Series Phenomenon, 'Battlestar Galactica' Premiering Exclusively on DVD and Digital Download "Caprica" will hit shelves on April 21 while the series itself will roll out in 2010.
[02/05/09 - 01:26 PM] TBS Expands Order for Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns, from Debmar-Mercury, to 80 Episodes "I am thrilled to be extending my relationship with TBS," Perry said. "From an artistic point of view, it has been a delight creating MEET THE BROWNS and watching how my audience has embraced it so quickly."
[02/05/09 - 01:00 PM] HBO Renews Acclaimed Drama Series Big Love for Fourth Season Production on the fourth season will begin later this year, with debut slated for 2010.
[02/05/09 - 12:58 PM] AbcfamilY.com Adds Take180's "My Alibi," an Original Short-Form Series That Incorporates Audience Contributions, to Its Online Video Offerings Zachary Burr Abel, Alison Brie and Gabrielle Carteris star in the project, about "five high school seniors as they set out to prove their innocence after a scandalous prank is pulled on school premises."
[02/05/09 - 12:57 PM] ABC Finishes No. 2 to FOX on Wednesday in Adults 18-49 ABC spins the numbers for Wednesday, February 4.
[02/05/09 - 10:12 AM] Sci Fi Presents U.S. Television Premiere of Two 'Stargate' Films This Spring "Stargate: The Ark of Truth" airs on Friday, March 27 followed by "Stargate: Continuum" on Friday, April 3.
[02/05/09 - 09:34 AM] Ricki Lake Is the New Headmistress of VH1's Third Installment of Charm School The new season, featuring the girls from "Rock of Love Bus with Bret Michaels" and "Real Chance of Love," is due this summer.
[02/05/09 - 09:05 AM] Terence Blanchard, Neil Diamond, M.I.A., Smokey Robinson, Robin Thicke, Allen Toussaint and Stevie Wonder Added to Stellar Lineup for "51st Annual Grammy(R) Awards," Live, Sunday, FeB. 8, on the CBS Television Network Plus: Kate Beckinsale, Blink 182, Natalie Cole, Zooey Deschanel, Diddy, Morgan Freeman, Green Day, Dwayne Johnson, John Legend, Leona Lewis, LL Cool J, Jason Mraz, Emily Procter, Leann Rimes and will.I.am are added as presenters.
	[02/05/09 - 12:46 AM] Interview: "Friday Night Lights" Co-Stars Kyle Chandler & Connie Britton
[02/04/09 - 06:48 PM] Development Update: Wednesday, February 4 Updates include: Steve Zahn and Stephen Graham head to HBO; Yves Simoneau to helm ABC's "V" revival; and more casting news for pilot season.
[02/04/09 - 04:06 PM] NBC First to Commit to Obama Address President Obama will address the nation twice this month: Monday, February 9 and Tuesday, February 24.
[02/04/09 - 02:12 PM] Bravo Lets America Vote for Final Contestant on New Series 'The Fashion Show' The newcomer, due later this year, follows "professional designers as they strive to make their mark in the dog-eat-dog world of fashion."
[02/04/09 - 01:54 PM] America's Most Wanted Wants You to Choose Your Favorite Hero As in previous years, thousands of police officers, firefighters, EMTs and other first responders are expected to be nominated.
[02/04/09 - 01:53 PM] The CW's "90210" Climbs to Best Performance in a Month and Best Against Idol in All Demos The CW spins the numbers for Tuesday, February 3.
[02/04/09 - 01:18 PM] ABC Delays "Cupid," NBC Benches "Who" Plus: NBC will bookend the April 9 launch of the Amy Poehler-led "Parks & Recreations" with two new episodes of "The Office."
[02/04/09 - 01:04 PM] ABC Announces New Comedy, "Surviving Suburbia," to Premiere Monday, April 6 The series, starring Bob Saget and Cynthia Stevenson, will follow "Dancing With the Stars" at 9:30/8:30c.
[02/04/09 - 12:14 PM] Models Tell All!!!!!! Look for a marathon of season five of "America's Next Top Model Obsessed" this Sunday on Oxygen.
[02/04/09 - 09:42 AM] Vivica A. FOX Signed to Host TV Land's "The Cougar" The eight-episode series will premiere in April.
[02/04/09 - 09:41 AM] 'Battlestar Galactica' Scores Best Performance Since Season 2 Premiere with New Live + 7 Data Sci Fi further spins the numbers for Friday, January 16.
[02/04/09 - 08:37 AM] BBC America Announces Three Sci Fi Dramas - Being Human, Survivors and a New Season of Primeval All three shows will premiere later in 2009.
[02/03/09 - 06:22 PM] Development Update: Tuesday, February 3 Updates include: Kendra Wilkinson to star in "The Girls Next Door" spin-off and HBO to tackle the financial meltdown of 2008.
[02/03/09 - 03:08 PM] The Jonas Brothers Rock the CW on Tuesday, February 10, to Host a Night of "90210" and "Privileged" The trio will also offer a sneak peek of their new film, "Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience," in theaters February 27.
[02/03/09 - 02:42 PM] Oxygen Scores with "Supermodel Sunday" Oxygen spins the numbers for Sunday, February 1.
[02/03/09 - 01:43 PM] Taking a Chance on Love Scores for Hallmark Channel The Hallmark Channel spins the numbers for Saturday, January 31.
[02/03/09 - 01:41 PM] The 'Love Comes Softly' Journey Continues as Seven-Time Emmy(R) Award Winner Cloris Leachman, Sarah Jones, Patrick Duffy, Kevin Richardson and Haylie Duff Star in 'Love Takes Wing' a Hallmark Channel Original Movie Premiering April 4 Lou Diamond Phillips co-stars in and directs the film, the seventh adaptation from the "Love Comes Softly" novels by Janette Oke.
[02/03/09 - 01:40 PM] CBS Wins Monday in Viewers CBS spins the numbers for Monday, February 2.
[02/03/09 - 01:39 PM] 48 Hours Mystery Sweeps Its Time Slot as Saturday's #1 Program on Saturday, January 31 CBS spins the numbers for Saturday, January 31.
[02/03/09 - 01:38 PM] Nominees Adele, Chris Brown and Sugarland Added to the Superstar Lineup of Performers for the "51st Annual Grammy(R) Awards," Live, Sunday, FeB. 8, on the CBS Television Network Plus: Sheryl Crow, Craig Ferguson, Al Green, Jay Mohr, Queen Latifah and T-Pain are named presenters.
[02/03/09 - 01:25 PM] Lifetime Television Announces a Second Order of the Popular New Reality Series Eight episodes have been ordered for the second cycle, which will follow a new group of friends for 120 days culminating in a big event.
[02/03/09 - 01:23 PM] HGTV Orders Additional Episodes of David Bromstad's Color Splash The series, which airs Saturdays at 9:00/8:00c, has been extended for 26 episodes.
[02/03/09 - 12:41 PM] Fremantlemedia North America Holds Open Casting Audition in Nashville for Season Two of "Can You Duet" on Cmt CMT will hold an open call audition on Saturday, March 7 for thousands of country star hopefuls at the Wildhorse Saloon in Nashville, Tennessee.
[02/03/09 - 12:38 PM] CMT Orders a Second Season of "Can You Duet" from Fremantlemedia North America A new eight-episode season will launch in June.
[02/03/09 - 12:32 PM] ABC's Monday Lineup Builds Week to Week in Viewers and Adults 18-49 for the 3rd Straight Week ABC spins the numbers for Monday, February 2.
[02/03/09 - 12:31 PM] The Bachelor Hits Season Highs in Total Viewers and Adults 18-49 ABC spins the numbers for the week of January 26-February 1.
[02/03/09 - 12:30 PM] ABC to Announce the New Cast of "Dancing with the Stars" in a Special Primetime 'All Night Name Drop' Hosted by Tom Bergeron, Sunday February 8 The season eight cast will be revealed in interstitials during that night's "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition," "Desperate Housewives" and "Brothers & Sisters."
[02/03/09 - 12:23 PM] NBC's Monday Line-Up of 'Chuck,' 'Heroes' and 'Medium' Return to Strong Numbers NBC spins the numbers for Monday, February 2.
[02/03/09 - 11:46 AM] NBC's Record-Breaking Super Bowl Xliii Supercharges the Network's Top-Rated Week of JaN. 26-FeB. 1 NBC spins the numbers for the week of January 26-February 1.
[02/03/09 - 10:02 AM] Most Viewed TV Program in History: Super Bowl Xliii on Nbc NBC spins the final numbers for Sunday, February 1.
[02/03/09 - 09:53 AM] Change Has Come to the CW Network "Reaper" will now return on Tuesday, March 3 at 8:00/7:00c while "90210" moves to 9:00/8:00c.
[02/03/09 - 08:50 AM] Head & Shoulders Teams Up with CBS Interactive to Create New Original Web Series 'Heckle U,' Premiering Monday, FeB. 9 The 10-webisode series stars Tom Arnold, Owen Benjamin, Katie Cleary, Kirk Fox and Chris Wylde.
[02/03/09 - 07:54 AM] The Ax Men Are Back - Returning Monday, March 2 at 10pm ET/PT on History(Tm) Returning companies J.M. Browning Logging of Astoria and Vernonia's Pihl Logging will be joined by three newcomers this season.
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