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[02/04/10 - 06:45 PM]
Development Update: Thursday, February 4
Updates include: Gary Cole is "Uncle Nigel" for TBS; HBO's "True Blood" adds a 15th role for season three; and Emily Rose to topline Syfy's "Haven."

[02/04/10 - 05:24 PM]
TLC Renews "Police Women," Orders "Hennon Family"
Both series will roll out in the coming month.

[02/04/10 - 02:29 PM]
The Inbetweeners Keeps People Laughing with Season One Finale, Season Two U.S. Premiere
Season two premieres Wednesday, February 24 at 9:30/8:30c, just one week after its freshman run concludes.

[02/04/10 - 02:08 PM]
Bravo's "Shear Genius" Makes Waves in Season Three with Its Highest Rated Season Premiere Ever
Bravo spins the numbers for Wednesday, February 3.

[02/04/10 - 02:06 PM]
Jeff Margolis to Executive-Produce "Countdown to the Oscars(R) 2010"
The show will air on Sunday, March 7 at 5:00 p.m., PT, immediately preceding the Oscar(R) telecast.

[02/04/10 - 12:31 PM]
HGTV Follows the Story of Newlyweds as They Become First-Time Homeowners in 'Marriage Under Construction'
The newcomer premieres Tuesday, March 16 at 11:00/10:00c.

[02/04/10 - 12:23 PM]
Jillian Harris, Star of "The Bachelorette," Joins Design Team for an Episode of "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" on Abc
The episode will air later this season on ABC.

[02/04/10 - 11:40 AM]
ABC Announces the Series Premiere Date for New Drama "Happy Town," Wednesday, April 28
The Alphabet confirms the launch date for the midseason drama.

[02/04/10 - 10:29 AM]
ABC's "Kimmel" Draws Its Largest Audience in 9 Weeks
ABC spins the late-night numbers for the week of January 25-29.

[02/04/10 - 10:13 AM]
Modern Family Builds Sharply on Its Previous Airing Against "Idol"
ABC spins the numbers for Wednesday, February 3.

[02/04/10 - 09:46 AM]
Super Bowl's Greatest Commercials Posts Its Best Viewer Delivery Ever and Highest Demo Ratings Since 2007
CBS spins the numbers for Wednesday, February 3.

[02/04/10 - 07:24 AM]
ABC News Content Now Available on Hulu
"Good Morning America," "World News with Diane Sawyer," "Nightline," "This Week," "20/20" and "Primetime" are now available on the video portal.

[02/04/10 - 07:22 AM]
Syfy Acquires Basic Cable Rights to Critically Acclaimed Merlin Series from Fremantlemedia Enterprises
As previously reported, season two of the U.K. import will roll out in April on the cable channel.

[02/04/10 - 07:01 AM]
Matt Walsh and Ian Roberts Star in New Spike TV Comedy 'Players'
The 10-episode series premieres Tuesday, March 2 at 10:30/9:30c.

[02/04/10 - 06:18 AM]
So You Think You Can Dance Swings Into Summer with a Seventh Season Premiering Thursday, May 27, on Fox
Plus: auditions are set for Dallas on Wednesday, March 10; Nashville on Sunday, March 14; Chicago on Thursday, March 18; and Los Angeles on Friday, March 26.

[02/04/10 - 12:16 AM]
Interview: "Fringe" Co-Creator J.J. Abrams

[02/04/10 - 12:14 AM]
Interview: "Important Things with Demetri Martin" Star Demetri Martin

[02/03/10 - 06:34 PM]
Development Update: Wednesday, February 3
Updates include: "Big Love" gets a fifth season from HBO; ABC sets a launch date for "Happy Town"; and Sarah Chalke to topline ABC's "Freshmen."

[02/03/10 - 04:30 PM]
Discovery Channel and Science Channel Take a Closer Look at the Devastating Earthquake That Rocked Haiti Last Month
HAITI'S KILLER QUAKE: WHY IT HAPPENED will premieres Thursday, February 11 at 9:00/8:00c.

[02/03/10 - 04:28 PM]
Discovery Channel Lands #1 Spot for Primetime Cable on Tuesday Among Key Demos
Discovery spins the numbers for Tuesday, February 2.

[02/03/10 - 01:45 PM]
Lost Series Finale Event Set for Sunday, May 23 on Abc
Preceding the finale will be a recap special from 8:00-9:00 p.m., ET.

[02/03/10 - 12:42 PM]
60 Minutes Makes Top 10
CBS spins the numbers for Sunday, January 31.

[02/03/10 - 12:41 PM]
MTV News Premieres "Sexting in America: When Privates Go Public" This Valentine's Day at 9pm ET/PT
Boys Like Girls, Michelle Trachtenberg, All Time Low and Asher Roth are all set to participate in "A THIN LINE," MTV's multi-year initiative to stop the spread of digital abuse.

[02/03/10 - 12:22 PM]
Science Channel Rockets Out of the Gate for January 2010
Science Channel spins the numbers for the month of January.

[02/03/10 - 10:26 AM]
ABC and Cafepress Launch National "Lost" Design Contest
The grand prize winner will receive "an exciting, expense-paid trip to Oahu, Hawaii, the island where the series was shot."

[02/03/10 - 09:39 AM]
CBS Dramas Are #1, #2 and #3 for the Night Among Scripted Shows
CBS spins the numbers for Tuesday, February 2.

[02/03/10 - 09:01 AM]
SpikE.com Presents 'Commercial Bowl' 2010
For the ninth consecutive year, Spike.com will offer viewers all of the commercials almost immediately after they air.

[02/03/10 - 08:51 AM]
ABC's "Lost" Season Premiere Ratings
ABC spins the numbers for Tuesday, February 2.

[02/03/10 - 08:30 AM]
Production Has Begun on ABC's "Romantically Challenged"
Alyssa Milano, Kyle Bornheimer, Josh Lawson and Kelly Stables co-star in the comedy, due later this year.

[02/03/10 - 08:29 AM]
Dana Delany to Guest Star in a "Castle" Two-Parter, Sunday and Monday, March 21 and 22 on Abc
This will reunite Delany and Nathan Fillion, who played Dr. Adam Mayfair, the younger husband of Katherine Mayfair (Delany) on "Desperate Housewives."

[02/03/10 - 07:46 AM]
Samantha Brown Celebrates 10 Year Anniversary on Travel Channel with Four Special Episodes
The original hour-long specials will air nightly beginning Monday, February 8 at 8:00/7:00c.

[02/03/10 - 07:03 AM]
Nickelodeon Presents a Night of Nick Cannon Behind and in Front of the Camera with Back-To-Back Movie Premieres, Sunday, FeB. 21
"School Gyrls," a new hour-long original musical comedy, will lead into the network premiere of "Drumline."

[02/03/10 - 07:02 AM]
Glenn Martin, Dds Has His Biggest Appointment Ever This Presidents' Day in 'Hail to the Teeth'
Said installment airs Monday, February 15 at 8:30/7:30c.

[02/03/10 - 07:01 AM]
Discovery Health and National Organization for Rare Disorders Partner for Second Annual Rare Disease Day
Plus: "Mystery Diagnosis" returns with all-new episodes beginning Monday, March 8 at 10:00/9:00c.

[02/03/10 - 06:01 AM]
Brandy and Ray J Team Up for a New VH1 Series About Taking Over the Family Business
"Brandy and Ray J: A Family Business" premieres on Sunday, April 11 at 9:00/8:00c.

[02/03/10 - 12:28 AM]
Interview: "Shear Genius" Host Camila Alves & Judge Kim Vo

[02/02/10 - 06:55 PM]
Development Update: Tuesday, February 2
Updates include: The CW orders three pilots; CBS adds two of its own; and HBO eyes an Anita Bryant biopic.

[02/02/10 - 05:29 PM]
Exclusive: "Saving Grace" Returns to TNT on March 29
Plus: "Southland" will wrap its second season on Tuesday, April 6.

[02/02/10 - 02:29 PM]
USA Delivers More Total Viewers Than Any January in History
USA spins the numbers for the month of January.

[02/02/10 - 01:19 PM]
NBC Primetime Results for the Week of JaN. 25-31
NBC spins the numbers for the week of January 25-31.

[02/02/10 - 12:56 PM]
Animal Planet Adds a "Madman" in March
Matt Watson stars in "Madman of the Sea," due on Tuesday, March 2 at 10:00/9:00c.

[02/02/10 - 12:43 PM]
Blue Collar Comedy's Superstars Reunite to Celebrate Its 10th Anniversary in Two New CMT Specials
TRUE BLUE: TEN YEARS OF BLUE COLLAR COMEDY and BLUE COLLAR COMEDY: TEN YEARS OF FUNNY will both air Saturday, March 13.

[02/02/10 - 12:20 PM]
TruTV Scores Biggest Month Ever in January
truTV spins the numbers for the month of January.

[02/02/10 - 12:08 PM]
MTV Kicks Off 2010 with 4 of the Top 10 Original Cable Series Among P12-34 -- Double Any Other Network
MTV spins the numbers for the month of January.

[02/02/10 - 11:55 AM]
HGTV Starts Year Off with Best January Ratings Ever
HGTV spins the numbers for the month of January.

[02/02/10 - 11:26 AM]
Miss America Takes the Crown on Tlc
TLC spins the numbers for January 30-31.

[02/02/10 - 11:11 AM]
A&E Posts Best January in Network History
A&E spins the numbers for the month of January.

[02/02/10 - 11:03 AM]
ABC Grows Its Overall Audience Week to Week
ABC spins the numbers for the week of January 25-31.

[02/02/10 - 10:55 AM]
CBS Wins the Week in Viewers and Adults 25-54
CBS spins the numbers for the week of January 25-31.

[02/02/10 - 10:49 AM]
No April Fools: FX to Launch "Louie" on April 1
Comedian Louis C.K. serves as executive producer, writer, director and star of the series.







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[03/04/26 - 03:01 PM]
FX's "Disinherited" - New Drama from Emmy Award Winner Peter Gould and T-Street Ordered to Series on FX and Hulu
Victoria Pedretti and Kiera Allen star as a pair of scrappy sisters thrust by an unexpected inheritance into a world of generational wealth and long-buried crimes.

[03/04/26 - 11:31 AM]
"Disney Animation's Songs in Sign Language" to Debut on Disney+ April 27
Directed by veteran Disney animator/director Hyrum Osmond, the featured songs are "The Next Right Thing" (from Frozen 2), "We Don't Talk About Bruno" (from Encanto) and "Beyond" (from Moana 2).

[03/04/26 - 11:03 AM]
Video: HBO Max Releases First Teaser from the DC Studios Series "Lanterns," Starring Kyle Chandler, Aaron Pierre, and Kelly Macdonald
The series is slated to debut later this August on HBO and available to stream on HBO Max.

[03/04/26 - 10:01 AM]
Netflix's "Untamed" Season 2 Production Kicks Off in Hawaii
The series will film on location on O'ahu and the island of Hawaii.

[03/04/26 - 10:01 AM]
MTV Announces the Final 18 Episodes of "Jersey Shore Family Vacation," One of TV's Most Influential Reality Franchises, Premiering on Thursday, May 7 at 8PM ET/PT
This farewell season marks the culmination of a franchise that entertained millions with major life milestones, laugh-out-loud chaos, and the unfiltered chemistry that defined an era of reality television.

[03/04/26 - 09:45 AM]
Lifetime Raises the Bar by Expanding Into Premium Vertical Storytelling with "Tides of Temptation," A Micro Drama Feature Executive Produced by Taye Diggs
Serving as a digital offshoot of the just announced upcoming original movie "Terry McMillan Presents: Paradise with You," the project expands the film's universe through a cinematic, mobile-first format designed with feature-level production value.

[03/04/26 - 09:44 AM]
Lifetime Greenlights Three New Original Movies for 2026 Love of a Lifetime Slates Featuring All-Star Casts
Valerie Bertinelli, Henry Czerny, Eric McCormack, Taye Diggs, Heather Hemmens, and Cynthia Bailey are among the featured talent.

[03/04/26 - 09:43 AM]
Lifetime Reteams with Robin Roberts for "Angel in the Rubble" Starring Sherri Shepherd in Remembrance of the 25th Anniversary of 9/11
Slated to premiere in September in remembrance of the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks, the movie is based on Genelle Guzman-McMillan's memoir "Angel in the Rubble: The Miraculous Rescue of 9/11's Last Survivor."

[03/04/26 - 09:42 AM]
Lifetime Expands Roster of Powerhouse Creatives with New Movie Projects Helmed By Queen Latifah and Taraji P. Henson
"Queen Latifah and Taraji P. Henson are extraordinary talents and dynamic producers who share Lifetime's passion for telling powerful stories about women," said Elaine Frontain Bryant, Executive Vice President and Head of Programming, A&E, Lifetime and LMN.

[03/04/26 - 09:41 AM]
A+E Global Media Greenlights Two New Digital-First Series Under the History Brand
"Mistakes That Made America" and "Cracking Up" are both due later this year.

[03/04/26 - 09:40 AM]
The History Channel Marks the 25th Anniversary of September 11 with New Two-Hour Special "102 Minutes Inside the Towers"
The documentary offers a deeply immersive and unique perspective through firsthand accounts from those who were inside the Twin Towers.

[03/04/26 - 09:39 AM]
The History Channel Taps Internationally Acclaimed Action Icon Dolph Lundgren to Executive Produce and Host New Series "History's Greatest Machines with Dolph Lundgren"
Produced by Superluna Studios in association with 3BMG, the eight-episode series takes viewers on a thrilling journey through the gears, guts, and genius behind the machines that reshaped our world.

[03/04/26 - 09:38 AM]
The History Channel Greenlights New Nonfiction Series "Crime and Justice with Tom Selleck" (w.t.)
The 10-episode, one-hour series examines the true stories behind some of the most consequential crimes and investigations in American history.

[03/04/26 - 09:37 AM]
The History Channel Orders "Extraordinary Origins with Ted Danson" (w.t.) A New Series Hosted and Executive Produced by the Multi-Award-Winning Actor
The 10-episode series examines the stories behind some of history's most significant innovations, inventions, and discoveries that helped shape the modern world.

[03/04/26 - 09:36 AM]
The History Channel Greenlights New Nonfiction Series "History's Strange Fortunes with Kevin Bacon" (w.t.)
Stories about money - money made, money lost, and money spent - are woven into the fabric of our nation's history.