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[06/05/09 - 06:24 PM]
Development Update: Friday, June 5
Updates include: Zoe Green to pen Sci Fi's "Diamond Age"; FOX to marry a "Stranger"; and Rachel Melvin to guest on NBC's "Heroes."

[06/05/09 - 03:31 PM]
The Futon's First Look: "Virtuality" (FOX)

[06/05/09 - 03:27 PM]
NBC Announces "I'M a CelebritY.get Me Out of Here!" Will Air an Extended Two-Hour Installment on Wednesday, June 10
The change is designed to accommodate the addition of Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Finals on Tuesday, June 9.

[06/05/09 - 01:10 PM]
The CW Delays "Blonde Charity Mafia"
The series, originally set to premiere on Tuesday, July 7, will now roll out on a later, unspecified date.

[06/05/09 - 12:50 PM]
USA Crushes Competition with Newest Hit Series Royal Pains
USA spins the numbers for Thursday, June 4.

[06/05/09 - 11:11 AM]
Lifetime Television and Mary Kay Announce Media and Marketing Partnership for Hit Series Army Wives
The partnership begins with Mary Kay's sponsorship of the third season premiere and extends throughout the entire season.

[06/05/09 - 09:54 AM]
NBC Universal Teams Up with Microsoft to Introduce NBC Viewers to the New 'Decision Engine' Bing
The three-pronged deal includes sponsorship deals on "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon" and "The Philanthropist."

[06/05/09 - 09:42 AM]
Highly Anticipated Song by the Black Eyed Peas to Promote CBS's New Fall Schedule
"I Gotta Feeling" will first be featured in fall schedule promotional spots during the "The 63rd Annual TONY(R) Awards," airing this Sunday.

[06/05/09 - 08:17 AM]
The Colbert Report Heads to Iraq on a Uso Tour for "Operation Iraqi Stephen: Going Commando" Airing Monday, June 8 Through Thursday, June 11 at 11:30 P.M. ET/PT
"The USO counts this as military service, right? I might want to run for office some day," Colbert said.

[06/05/09 - 12:13 AM]
Interview: "Army Wives" Executive Producer Deborah Spera

[06/04/09 - 11:25 PM]
ABC Moves Up "Game Show," Sends Comedies to Fridays
The new season will now launch on June 17 as "Surviving Suburbia" and "The Goode Family" get bumped to Fridays starting June 12.

[06/04/09 - 10:01 PM]
Top 20 Finalists on "So You Think You Can Dance" Revealed
FOX details the latest "So You Think You Can Dance" elimination.

[06/04/09 - 06:39 PM]
Development Update: Thursday, June 4
Updates include: Robert Knepper, others set for the new season of "Heroes"; Jeffrey Bell to run ABC's "V" revival; and A&E set to cancel "The Beast."

[06/04/09 - 03:58 PM]
The Futon's First Look: "Good Wife, The" (CBS)

[06/04/09 - 01:33 PM]
The Fireworks Explode as Soapnet Celebrates the 4th of July with the "Red, White and Belles Marathon," Saturday, July 4, 3pm-8pm
The series regularly airs Thursdays at 10:00/9:00c.

[06/04/09 - 01:17 PM]
Ellen Degeneres to Be Joined by Kanye West and David Blaine, with Entertainer Nick Cannon Serving as Dj, for Ellen's Bigger Longer & Wider Show
"I'm so excited to be going to Chicago for my variety show," said DeGeneres. "We've got amazing acts, plus I've never seen the Liberty Bell up close."

[06/04/09 - 01:09 PM]
BET Networks Acquires Debmar-Mercury's 'The Wendy Williams Show' for Cable Run Starting Monday, July 13
The talk show hosted will premiere simultaneously on TV stations covering more than 95 percent of the United States and BET.

[06/04/09 - 12:41 PM]
ABC Revives "Just for Laughs"
New episodes will roll out on Sundays at 7:00/6:00c starting June 21.

[06/04/09 - 11:04 AM]
U.S. Premiere of Bafta-Winning Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
The series, due on Friday, June 12 at 8:00/7:00c, will kick-off with episode 18 of the current UK series.

[06/04/09 - 10:55 AM]
CBS.com Reports Record Video Traffic and User Engagement for April
CBS spins the digital numbers for the month of April.

[06/04/09 - 10:53 AM]
NBC.com Debuts Heroes Comic Reader and the Office Golf Game on Apple App Store
"The Office Golf Game" and the "Heroes Comic Reader" are available for $1.99 and $4.99, respectively.

[06/04/09 - 10:42 AM]
Standing as the Most-Watched TV Show in the 8pm Hour, ABC's "Wipeout" Also Wins Its Slot for the 2nd Straight Week with Key Men and Teens 12-17
ABC spins the numbers for Wednesday, June 3.

[06/04/09 - 10:40 AM]
ABC Announces Hosting Team for "The Superstars," Premiering Tuesday, June 23
John Saunders, Warren Sapp and Jenn Brown have been tapped for said duties.

[06/04/09 - 09:01 AM]
9.0 Million Viewers Tune in to Watch Part Two of "Inside the Obama White House: Brian Williams Reports" on Nbc
NBC spins the numbers for Wednesday, June 3.

[06/04/09 - 12:08 AM]
The Futon's First Look: "Royal Pains" (USA)

[06/04/09 - 12:03 AM]
Interview: "TosH.0" Host Daniel Tosh

[06/03/09 - 06:28 PM]
Development Update: Wednesday, June 3
Updates include: Madeline Zima joins NBC's "Heroes"; Courtney Ford to recur on Showtime's "Dexter"; and USA on track to order a pilot for "Covert Affairs."

[06/03/09 - 03:46 PM]
Discovery Channel Sets Record and Owns the Night with Special Will Ferrell
Discovery spins the numbers for Tuesday, June 2.

[06/03/09 - 02:53 PM]
Soapnet Tallies Its Largest May Audience in Prime in Total Viewers and Women 18-49
SOAPnet spins the numbers for the month of May.

[06/03/09 - 02:38 PM]
Exclusive: Bravo Sets "Atlanta," "Flipping" Return Dates
"Atlanta" will launch its second season on Thursday, July 30 while "Flipping Out" will kick off its third season on Monday, August 17.

[06/03/09 - 01:36 PM]
We TV Jump-Starts New Season of Its Popular Wedding Programming with Wide-Ranging Marketing Campaign
The newly-renamed "WE tv's Wedding Sunday" block kicks off this weekend.

[06/03/09 - 12:01 PM]
More Than 9.1 Million Viewers Tune in to Watch "Inside the Obama White House: Brian Williams Reports" on Nbc
Plus: both parts will be rebroadcast this Friday starting at 8:00/7:00c.

[06/03/09 - 10:20 AM]
VH1 Pays Homage to 25 Years of Def Jam Records in Its Sixth Year Celebration of 'VH1 Hip Hop Honors 2009' on Tuesday, October 13 at 9:00 PM*
"30 Rock's" Tracy Morgan will return as host of the event, now in its sixth year.

[06/03/09 - 09:48 AM]
Chandra Wilson, Jim Parsons, Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Chairman John Shaffner to Announce 61st Primetime Emmy(R) Awards Nominations July 16
The Emmy nomination ceremony will air from the Television Academy's Leonard H. Goldenson Theatre in North Hollywood for the 19th consecutive year.

[06/03/09 - 08:50 AM]
Dungy & Harrison Named as Analysts on "NBC's Football Night in America"
Both Dungy and Harrison were part of NBC's Super Bowl XLIII pre-game coverage.

[06/03/09 - 06:53 AM]
Inside Planet Earth Reveals a Hidden World of New Horizons
The special, due this Sunday, "uses revolutionary computer graphics technology to expose in incredible detail our planet's entire interior."

[06/03/09 - 12:06 AM]
The Futon's First Look: "Sons of Tucson" (FOX)

[06/03/09 - 12:04 AM]
The Futon's First Look: "Brothers" (FOX)

[06/02/09 - 06:10 PM]
Development Update: Tuesday, June 2
Updates include: "Three Rivers" executive producer Carol Barbee inks an overall deal with CBS Television Studios.

[06/02/09 - 03:14 PM]
Join BET Networks and Take Part in the Celebration of Black Music Month - June 2009
Said lineup includes the premiere of TINY & TOYA on June 30 as well as the BET AWARDS 2009 on June 28.

[06/02/09 - 03:04 PM]
BET Networks Premieres 'Welcome to Dreamland': The Ultimate Challenge for Two Talented Super Producers
The six-week elimination-based competition series bows tonight at 10:30/9:30c on the cable channel.

[06/02/09 - 01:55 PM]
The Characters of USA Continue Deliver with Best May Ever for the Network
USA spins the numbers for the month of May.

[06/02/09 - 01:01 PM]
Starz Digital Media Strikes Comprehensive Movie and Television Distribution Deal with Playstation(R)network's Video Delivery Service
Episodes of "Head Case," "Martin Lawrence Presents 1st Amendment Stand-up," "Painkiller Jane," "Tripping the Rift" and more are available to Playstation users beginning today.

[06/02/09 - 12:24 PM]
CBS Wins the First Week of the Summer Season in Viewers, Adults 25-54
CBS spins the numbers for the week of May 25-31.

[06/02/09 - 12:11 PM]
TNT Scores Four New Ad-Supported Cable Records with Best Monthly Deliveries Ever
TNT spins the numbers for the month of May.

[06/02/09 - 12:11 PM]
Hallmark Channel's Premiere of "Safe Harbor" Delivers Solid Demos and 3.9 Million Unduplicated Viewers
The Hallmark Channel spins the numbers for Saturday, May 30.

[06/02/09 - 12:10 PM]
CMT Searches for the Next Great Country Music Duo and Announces the Top Ten Duos Moving on to Compete for a Recording Contract with Big Machine Records on "Can You Duet"
The new season premieres Saturday, June 20 at 8:00/7:00c.

[06/02/09 - 12:08 PM]
Primetime Ratings Report for the Week of May 25, 2009
ABC spins the numbers for the week of May 25-31.

[06/02/09 - 11:51 AM]
Stanley Cup Final on NBC Sports Delivers Highest Viewership in 7 Years
NBC spins the numbers for May 30-31.

[06/02/09 - 11:41 AM]
'I'M a CelebritY...get Me Out of Here!' Ties for the Slot Win in 18-49 and Wins Outright Among Adults 18-34
NBC spins the numbers for Monday, June 1.







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[12/17/25 - 10:00 AM]
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[12/17/25 - 09:46 AM]
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[12/17/25 - 09:43 AM]
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[12/17/25 - 09:34 AM]
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