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[02/25/09 - 06:48 PM] Development Update: Wednesday, February 25 Updates include: James Burrows to helm two pilots; NBC eyes an "I'm a Celebrity..." revival; and Michael Rady is the first to join "Melrose Place" on The CW.
[02/25/09 - 04:32 PM] Repeats to Dot March Sweeps "Grey's Anatomy," "Gossip Girl," "NCIS," "The Mentalist," "Lost," "Chuck" and "Heroes" are among the many series opting to run at least one repeat during the ratings period.
[02/25/09 - 03:45 PM] Wwe Monday Night Raw Ratings Soar Over the Top Rope USA spins the numbers for the month of February.
[02/25/09 - 12:49 PM] TV One and A. Smith & CO. Productions Announce Deal for Eight New Episodes of Top-Rated Bio Series "Unsung" The series "celebrates the lives and careers of successful artists or groups who, despite great talent, over the years have been under-recognized or under-appreciated."
[02/25/09 - 12:47 PM] Naomi Judd Returns to Her Role as Judge on Season Two of CMT's "Can You Duet" Last season, Judd's insight as a judge and mentor helped develop some of today's brightest talents in country music.
[02/25/09 - 12:46 PM] CMT Orders Eight Episodes of New Original Series "World's Strictest Parents" The series will serve as companion programming to new episodes of NANNY 911 premiering primetime in April on CMT.
[02/25/09 - 12:46 PM] ABC Family Brings Seventh and Final Season of Acclaimed Warner BroS. Television Series "Gilmore Girls" to the Network The network, which currently runs the series' first six seasons, is tentatively set to begin airing the final episodes in June.
[02/25/09 - 12:12 PM] Guest Stars Shine on the CW in March and April Upcoming guests include Tori Spelling, Jennie Garth, Nick Lachey, Diablo Cody, Michelle Trachtenberg, Wallace Shawn, Aimee Teegarden, Clay Aiken and Ciara.
[02/25/09 - 11:15 AM] Phil Keoghan of CBS's "The Amazing Race" Rides Across America Presented by Gnc Live Well "I fly over 400,000 miles a year and I figured it was time to stretch my legs," said Keoghan.
[02/25/09 - 11:00 AM] Two-Night Movie Event 'Knights of Bloodsteel' Premieres April 19 on Sci Fi The cable channel confirms our previous report.
[02/25/09 - 07:54 AM] FOX Springs Into Super-Charged March FOX details its March sweeps highlights. (SPOILERS)
[02/25/09 - 07:48 AM] Lou Diamond Phillips, Ming-Na, Elyse Levesque and Alaina Huffman Cast in Sci Fi's 'Sgu: Stargate Universe' They join the previously announced stars Robert Carlyle, Justin Louis, David Blue, Jamil Walker Smith and Brian J. Smith.
[02/25/09 - 06:01 AM] VH1 Enlists Brutally Honest, Professional Matchmaker Steven Ward to Teach Women to Find MR. Right in New Series 'Tough Love' Drew Barrymore's Flower Films and High Noon Entertainment are behind the series, due on Sunday, March 15.
[02/24/09 - 06:38 PM] Development Update: Tuesday, February 24 Updates include: "Melrose Place" a go at The CW; LL Cool J set for the "NCIS" spin-off; and The CW adds "Beautiful Life" to its pilot roster.
[02/24/09 - 02:11 PM] America's Hottest Dance Show "So You Think You Can Dance" Swings Into Fifth Season Thursday, May 21 and Wednesday, May 27 on Fox Weekly performance shows will air on Wednesdays (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) and weekly results shows will air on Thursdays (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT).
[02/24/09 - 01:41 PM] The CW Announces Early Pickups of Series "Gossip Girl," "One Tree Hill," "90210," "America's Next Top Model," "Smallville" and "Supernatural" are all set to return next season.
[02/24/09 - 12:56 PM] 'Heroes,' 'Biggest Loser' and 'Svu' Lead NBC's Primetime Week of FeB. 16-22 NBC spins the numbers for the week of February 16-22.
[02/24/09 - 12:55 PM] Hallmark Channel Ranks #8 in Prime Time for the Month of February and Delivers Highest-Ever February W25-54 Demo The Hallmark Channel spins the numbers for the month of February.
[02/24/09 - 12:53 PM] The Mentalist Is the Top Scripted Program on Television for the Second Straight Week CBS spins the numbers for the week of February 16-22.
[02/24/09 - 12:52 PM] February Prime Time Jumps 20%-29% Across Kids at Cartoon Network Cartoon Network spins the numbers for the month to date.
[02/24/09 - 12:48 PM] ABC Marks Its Most Competitive Finish During an "Oscar" Week in 4 Years in Viewers and Adults 18-49 ABC spins the numbers for the week of February 16-22.
[02/24/09 - 11:40 AM] ABC Family Enjoys a Record-Setting February in Primetime ABC Family spins the numbers for the month of February.
[02/24/09 - 11:14 AM] Craig Ferguson to Host CBS's Monday Night with Comedic Interstitials on March 2 and 9 Paris Hilton and Jim Parsons (in character as Sheldon) will also appear in the interstitials.
[02/24/09 - 11:04 AM] Lifetime Television Orders Fourth Season of Cable's Highest-Rated Series Among Women 18-49 "This early pick-up - even prior to the Season 3 premiere - is a true testament to our commitment and support of this great show," said the network's JoAnn Alfano.
[02/24/09 - 10:46 AM] Bad Girls Club and "America's Next Top Model Obsessed" Make Oxygen Fasting Growing Cable Network for W18-34 & 18-49 Oxygen spins the numbers for the month of February.
[02/24/09 - 09:49 AM] BET Captures the Flavor of the 'New Harlem Renaissance' with the Debut of the Original Series 'Harlem Heights' Premiering Monday, March 2 at 10:00 P.M.* The series features a diverse cast of eight young adults from different backgrounds who share common goals.
[02/24/09 - 09:19 AM] Live to Tell, from the Producers of "48 Hours," Wins Its Time Period in Key Demos, Making It the Night's #1 Program in Viewers on Saturday, February 21 CBS spins the numbers for Saturday, February 21.
[02/24/09 - 08:59 AM] Ion Television Expands Original Programming with the Acquisition of the Border and the Guard The imports will make their U.S. debuts on ION later this year.
[02/24/09 - 08:35 AM] Bravo Posts Best February Ever with Record Growth Across All Key Demos Bravo spins the numbers for the month of February.
[02/24/09 - 06:01 AM] Starz Entertainment Renews 'Crash' Plus: Ira Steven Behr has been tapped as showrunner while James DeMonaco and Todd Harthan have been named executive producer and supervising producer, respectively.
[02/23/09 - 06:55 PM] Development Update: Monday, February 23 Updates include: Adam Carolla to star in a comedy for CBS; Joel McHale heads to "Community" at NBC; and Jaime Ray Newman to star in ABC's "Eastwick" update.
	[02/23/09 - 03:02 PM] Interview: "Privileged" Executive Producer Rina Mimoun
[02/23/09 - 11:29 AM] Little Women! for the First Time in "America's Next Top Model" History, Tyra Banks Announces That Applicants Must Be 5'7" and Under Casting for the show's 13th cycle begins Saturday, February 28.
[02/23/09 - 10:45 AM] ABC's Broadcast of "81st Annual Academy Awards" Qualifies as Television's Most-Watched Entertainment Telecast in 2 Years ABC spins the numbers for Sunday, February 22.
[02/23/09 - 09:37 AM] FOX Reality Channel and Scott Sternberg Productions Get Fired Up for the Third Season of the Original Series: "The Academy" "The Academy: Orange County Fire" will return with 10 new episodes beginning Saturday, October 24.
[02/20/09 - 06:32 PM] Development Update: Friday, February 20 Updates include: Jenna Elfman to topline "Accidentally" for CBS; Amy Smart to play the title role in ABC's "See Cate Run"; and Jason Clarke to move from politician on Showtime to lawyer on CBS.
[02/20/09 - 01:39 PM] Join VH1 as It Celebrates Black History Month with the Premiere of VH1's "Black to the Future" David Alan Grier hosts the four-part special, airing Tuesday, February 24-Friday, February 27.
[02/20/09 - 12:51 PM] Vikings, Samurai, Barbarians, Medieval KnightS... the World's Heroic Warriors Examined in New History(Tm) Series Warriors with Terry Schappert, Green Beret in the Us Army Special Forces The 10-episode series premieres Thursday, March 12 at 10:00/9:00c.
[02/20/09 - 12:50 PM] For the 3rd Week in a Row, ABC Wins Thursday Night Among Adults 18-49 ABC spins the numbers for Thursday, February 19.
	[02/20/09 - 12:34 PM] The Futon's First Look: "Taking Chance" (HBO)
[02/20/09 - 10:55 AM] Survivor: Tocantins Posts Increases in Viewers and Adults 18-49 Over Last Week's Premiere CBS spins the numbers for Thursday, February 19.
[02/20/09 - 10:48 AM] Bryan Cranston Directorial Debuts on We TV and AMC: Last Chance Premieres Saturday, March 7 on We TV The film premieres the night before the second season launch of the Cranston-led "Breaking Bad" on AMC.
[02/20/09 - 10:05 AM] Sci Fi's 'Warehouse 13' Begins Production Eddie McClintock, Joanne Kelly and Saul Rubinek star in the series, which is slated to premiere in July.
[02/20/09 - 09:37 AM] Cybill Shepherd Stars in "MrS. Washington Goes to Smith," an Original Movie Which Has Completed Production for Air on Hallmark Channel in 2009 Corri English and Jeffrey Nordling also star in the film, due in August of this year.
[02/19/09 - 06:13 PM] Development Update: Thursday, February 19 Updates include: Gabrielle Union to fill in for Sarah Shahi on NBC's "Life."
[02/19/09 - 02:52 PM] Top Chef: New York Delivers Record Ratings as the Seasoned Contestants Prepare for a Spicy Finale Bravo spins the numbers for Wednesday, February 18.
[02/19/09 - 01:41 PM] CBS and CTV Join Forces Again -- This Time for the New Police Drama "The Bridge" The series, due next season, stars Aaron Douglas, Paul Popowich, Inga Cadranel, Frank Cassini, Theresa Joy, Ona Grauer, Michael Murphy and Stuart Margolin.
[02/19/09 - 12:47 PM] Golden Globe Nominee Treat Williams, Joanna Going and Andrew Lawrence Star in 'Chasing a Dream' a Hallmark Channel Original Movie Premiering April 25 Jake McLaughlin also stars in the film, an "emotional story of friendship, family, and finding hope in a special promise."
[02/19/09 - 12:45 PM] Great Hearts of Palm! ABC Family's "The Middleman" Series Finale to Be Released as Special Collector Comic Book Edition; Series to Be Released on DVD This Summer "The Doomsday Armageddon Apocalypse" special collector's comic book edition will be released in July.
[02/19/09 - 12:43 PM] ABC Holds No. 2 to FOX and Posts Its 3rd Straight Week of Year-To-Year Wednesday Increases ABC spins the numbers for Wednesday, February 18.
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[02/25/26 - 08:01 AM]
Peacock Launches the Official "House of Villains" Podcast Hosted by "Survivor" Fan-Favorite and "House of Villains" Season Three Competitor Tyson Apostol
Each week, Tyson invites a fellow Season Three villain to unpack their strategic betrayals, shifting alliances, and iconic meltdowns - diving into the psychology of villainy and savoring the act of making excellent reality TV.

[02/25/26 - 08:01 AM]
Video: "Homicide: New York" - Season 2 Official Trailer - Netflix
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[02/25/26 - 08:01 AM]
Matt Dillon to Star in MGM+'s Drama Series "The Magnificent Seven"
Dillon, who also serves as an executive producer, will reprise the iconic role of Chris Adams, originally played by Yul Brynner, who becomes the leader of seven gunslingers who sign onto the task of protecting a group of innocent villagers from a mercenary land baron hellbent on stealing their land.

[02/25/26 - 08:00 AM]
HBO Renews "Industry" for a Fifth and Final Season
"We're privileged to have joined the small, esteemed club of dramas that have run for five seasons on HBO," said creators Mickey Down and Konrad Kay.

[02/25/26 - 07:01 AM]
HBO Max to Premiere "Song of the Samurai" - New Live Action Series from Hit Japanese Studio The Seven
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[02/25/26 - 07:01 AM]
Video: "Pretty Lethal" - Official Trailer - Prime Video
An action-packed thriller where five ballerinas, on their way to a prestigious dance competition, are barely on speaking terms when their bus breaks down in a remote forest.

[02/25/26 - 06:01 AM]
First Look: Netflix's "The Boroughs" Moves in May 21st
In a seemingly perfect retirement community, a grieving newcomer's monstrous encounter inspires him to join a misfit crew of unlikely heroes who uncover a dark secret that proves their "golden years" are more dangerous, and they are more formidable, than anyone expects.

[02/25/26 - 05:31 AM]
Video: "Brazil 70: The Third Star" - Official Teaser - Netflix
Relive the lineup of the most thrilling team of all time and see how each position, each number, and each decision contributed to building the campaign that became legend.

[02/25/26 - 12:01 AM]
"The Chestnut Man: Hide and Seek" Can Be Found on Netflix on May 7
In this thrilling six-part series Detective Hess and Thulin reunite as they race against time to catch a perpetrator playing a disturbing game of hide and seek in the gloomy mists of Copenhagen's suburbs.

[02/24/26 - 08:28 PM]
Paramount Comments on Warner Bros. Discovery Board's Determination That Paramount Proposal Could Reasonably Be Expected to Lead to a Superior Proposal
Paramount welcomes the WBD Board's determination and looks forward to continuing to engage constructively with WBD to deliver the benefits of Paramount's proposal to WBD shareholders, the creative community and consumers.

[02/24/26 - 05:10 PM]
"Eric Dane: Life, Loss & Courage - A Diane Sawyer Special" Is Now Streaming on Disney+ and Hulu
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[02/24/26 - 04:22 PM]
Warner Bros. Discovery Board of Directors Determines Revised Proposal from Paramount Skydance Could Reasonably Be Expected to Lead to a "Company Superior Proposal"
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[02/24/26 - 02:28 PM]
ESPN NBA Schedule Update: Detroit Pistons vs. Minnesota Timberwolves Added on March 28
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[02/24/26 - 01:48 PM]
Nearly 21 Million Viewers Watched NBCUniversal's Coverage of USA-Canada Olympic Men's Gold Medal Hockey Game, Peaking at 26 Million for Game-Winning Goal on NBC & Peacock
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[02/24/26 - 01:30 PM]
Video: Trailer Debut - Spanish Hulu Original "If It's Tuesday, It's Murder"
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