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[05/12/09 - 06:47 PM] Development Update: Tuesday, May 12 By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC) |
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LOS ANGELES (thefutoncritic.com) -- The latest development news, culled from recent wire reports:
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ONE TREE HILL (The CW) - Entertainment Weekly reports co-stars Chad Michael Murray and Hilarie Burton will not be returning for the show's seventh season. The pair had been the focus of heated contract negotiations for the past several months as a deal couldn't be worked out. To fill said void, producers are reportedly casting for several new characters, including "an older sister for Haley, a sports agent who reps Nathan, and an actress-diva-model that Brooke hires to be the new face of her clothing line." That's in addition to Austin Nichols, who as previously reported will be upped to series regular next season.
SIT DOWN, SHUT UP (FOX) - FOX has dumped its low-rated newcomer "Sit Down, Shut Up!" effective immediately. The series, which was banished to the 7:00/6:00c slot last month, had one more airing scheduled for this Sunday. A repeat of "King of the Hill" will instead sub in for the animated newcomer. FOX is expected to formally pull the plug of the series once its 2009-10 plans are unveiled next week. 13 episodes have been completed of "Sit Down," meaning at least nine will sit on the shelf.
THE TUDORS (Showtime) - Joss Stone has signed to reprise her role of Anne of Cleves for the show's upcoming fourth and final season. Anne was the fourth wife of Henry VIII (Jonathan Rhys Meyers) whose "marriage to Henry was annulled after he decided he no longer found her attractive, [but went on to become] the king's confidante and outlived his other five wives." Production on the show's swan song is set to begin next month for a spring 2010 premiere.
Sources: Variety, The Hollywood Reporter, Reuters
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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.
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[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."
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[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."
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[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.
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[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.
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[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.
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[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."
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[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."
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[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).
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[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.
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[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.
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[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."
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[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.
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[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.
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[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.
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