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[06/18/10 - 07:10 PM]
The Futon's First Look: "Gates, The" (ABC)

[06/18/10 - 07:09 PM]
The Futon's First Look: "Scoundrels" (ABC)

[06/18/10 - 06:33 PM]
Development Update: Friday, June 18
Updates include: Matthew Lillard, Gillian Vigman to lead "The Hard Life" at CMT; ABC Family developing "Shadows"; and Jason O'Mara is officially on board FOX's "Terra Nova."

[06/18/10 - 02:12 PM]
ABC Outdelivers Its Combined Competition on Thursday by 1.9 Million Viewers
ABC spins the numbers for Thursday, June 17.

[06/18/10 - 10:47 AM]
ABC Cancels "Happy Town" (Again); Slates "Wife Swap," "Primetime," "Eastwick" Originals
Repeats of "Castle" will instead fill the Wednesday, 10:00/9:00c hour on June 30 and July 7.

[06/18/10 - 10:19 AM]
Showtime Places Another 'Call' for 'Secret Diary'
Production begins in London this August on eight new episodes.

[06/18/10 - 09:16 AM]
Comedy Central(R) Launches 'Portable Lounge' Roaming Online Talk Show Featuring Rotating Cast of Comedic Talent
Each episode will feature two rising, as well as established, comedians riffing on technology and pop culture.

[06/18/10 - 08:27 AM]
Nba Finals Game 7 Generates Highest Overnight Rating Since 1998
ESPN spins ABC's numbers for Thursday, June 17.

[06/18/10 - 07:31 AM]
History(Tm) Counts Down the Many Official Missions to Get the World's Most Wanted Terrorist Leader
10 WAYS TO KILL BIN LADEN premieres Tuesday, June 29 at 8:00/7:00c.

[06/18/10 - 03:01 AM]
Logo Announces Winners for This Year's 'Newnownext Awards'
Winners included Lea Michele, Johnny Weir, Jesus Luz and Michelle Collins.

[06/18/10 - 12:12 AM]
Interview: "The Real L Word" Executive Producers Dan Cutforth & Jane Lipsitz

[06/17/10 - 11:39 PM]
The Futon's First Look: "Adam Carolla Project, The" (NBC)

[06/17/10 - 11:38 PM]
The Futon's First Look: "Friends with Benefits" (NBC)

[06/17/10 - 06:38 PM]
Development Update: Thursday, June 17
Updates include: Thomas Dekker joins HBO's "Cinema Verite"; and Sean Hayes, Todd Milliner ink overall deal with Universal Media Studios.

[06/17/10 - 12:35 PM]
Late Show Pulls Even with "The Tonight Show" in Adults 18-49 for the First Time Since Jay Leno's Return
CBS spins the late-night numbers for the week of June 7-13.

[06/17/10 - 12:20 PM]
Batter Up! TLC's Sweetens Its Lineup with New Series Dc Cupcakes
The six-part series bows Friday, July 16 at 10:00/9:00c.

[06/17/10 - 11:13 AM]
Pop Superstar Usher to Perform on "So You Think You Can Dance" Tonight on Fox
Usher will sing his latest hit, "OMG," during the first live results show.

[06/17/10 - 11:12 AM]
Nearly 5 Million Viewers Tune in to "Hot in Cleveland"
TV Land spins the numbers for Wednesday, June 16.

[06/17/10 - 10:56 AM]
Ken Jeong (NBC's 'Community') Is Named Spokesperson of NBC's Seventh-Annual 'Stand-Up for Diversity' Comic Search
The highly anticipated talent search begins in New York City on June 28, followed by auditions in San Antonio on August 1 and San Francisco on September 13.

[06/17/10 - 10:27 AM]
BET Awards '10 Adds Heat to an Already Explosive Performance Line Up with Eminem, Alicia Keys, Usher and T Pain
The trio join the previously announced Kanye West, Ludacris, TI, Drake, Diddy, Dirty Money, Nicki Minaj and Rick Ross.

[06/17/10 - 10:23 AM]
Montego Glover and General Colin Powell Join the Lineup, and the President and First Lady Appear, on "America Celebrates July 4th at Ford's Theatre," Friday, July 2 on Abc
Previously announced talent includes Ty Burrell, Kelly Clarkson, Dick Van Dyke, Renée Fleming, Laura Michelle Kelly, Gavin Lee, George Lopez, Lionel Richie and Robin Roberts.

[06/17/10 - 09:19 AM]
Video for Justin Bieber's "Somebody to Love" Featuring Usher to World Premiere on "So You Think You Can Dance" Tonight on Fox
Also on tonight's show, acclaimed dance duo Karine Plantadit and Keith Roberts will take the stage.

[06/17/10 - 08:57 AM]
ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live" Posts Its 2nd-Highest Adult 18-49 Number in 4 Months
ABC spins the late-night numbers for the week of June 7-11.

[06/17/10 - 07:52 AM]
Scooby-Doo Is Back in Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated Monday, July 12, at 7 P.M. (Et, Pt)
The series features the voices of Frank Welker, Mindy Cohn, Grey DeLisle and Matthew Lillard.

[06/17/10 - 07:36 AM]
The 'Big Easy' Gets a Taste of MTV as the Network Premieres "The Real World: New Orleans" on Wednesday, June 30 at 10pm ET/PT
The cable channel details the cast of the show's latest cycle.

[06/17/10 - 03:02 AM]
BET Networks Unveils First Ever Fandemonium Award at 2010 BET Awards
Followers of Justin Bieber, Chris Brown, Nicki Minaj and Trey Songz will undertake daily challenges to compete for their artist to win the award.

[06/16/10 - 11:56 PM]
The Futon's First Look: "Boston's Finest" (ABC)

[06/16/10 - 11:55 PM]
The Futon's First Look: "Edgar Floats" (ABC)

[06/16/10 - 06:52 PM]
Development Update: Wednesday, June 16
Updates include: Eddie Cibrian cut from "CSI: Miami"; Oxygen extends "Jerseylicious"; and FOX pilots "The Money Drop."

[06/16/10 - 02:57 PM]
Academy Award(R)-Nominated Actress Rosie Perez to Star in Lifetime Movie Network's Lies in Plain Sight (Wt)
Benito Martinez, Chad Michael Murray, Christoph Sanders, Martha Higareda and Yul Vasquez also star in the project, due this fall.

[06/16/10 - 02:37 PM]
ABC Family's "Pretty Little Liars" Bucks the Trend, Retaining 100% of Its Premiere Audience
ABC Family spins the numbers for Tuesday, June 15.

[06/16/10 - 02:17 PM]
ABC Towers Over Its Competition, Producing the Network's Biggest Summer Tuesday Numbers in 6 Years
ABC spins the numbers for Tuesday, June 15.

[06/16/10 - 02:12 PM]
23rd Annual Shark Week Shows the Apex Predator as Never Before
The annual event kicks off with ULTIMATE AIR JAWS on Sunday, August 1 at 9:00/8:00c.

[06/16/10 - 02:03 PM]
Syfy Will Collect the World's Pop Culture Memorabilia in New Reality Series Hunting Hollywood (Wt)
The six-episode series tracks Joe Maddalena, the world's largest auctioneer of original movie, television and pop culture collectibles.

[06/16/10 - 02:02 PM]
Syfy Launches Multi-Media Marketing Campaign Behind Second Season of Warehouse 13, Most Successful Series Ever, Which Returns July 6
YouTube, Comic Con, Brooklyn Bridge Park and Xbox 360 are among its marketing partners.

[06/16/10 - 01:11 PM]
Peter Facinelli, Fred Willard and Marilu Henner Added to the Cast of Hallmark Channel Original Movie 'Mulligan,' Slated to Air in 2011
Jennie Garth toplines the original, which also stars Ethan Eriskon.

[06/16/10 - 11:57 AM]
All-Star Cast Announced for Bachelor Pad
The franchise's latest spin-off premieres Monday, August 9 at 8:00/7:00c.

[06/16/10 - 11:01 AM]
New Season of National Geographic Channel's Critically Acclaimed Series Locked Up Abroad Launches with the Firsthand Retelling of One of the Greatest Escape Stories Ever
The show's fourth season kicks off Wednesday, June 30 at 10:00/9:00c.

[06/16/10 - 10:49 AM]
Oxygen Media Names Cori Abraham Senior Vice President, Development
For the past six years, Abraham has served as the Vice President of Development for Bravo.

[06/16/10 - 09:37 AM]
Nba Finals Deliver Sixth Straight Primetime Win for Abc
ESPN spins ABC's numbers for Tuesday, June 15.

[06/15/10 - 11:18 PM]
The Futon's First Look: "Odds, The" (CBS)

[06/15/10 - 11:17 PM]
The Futon's First Look: "Defenders, The" (CBS)

[06/15/10 - 06:31 PM]
Exclusive: Discovery Slates "Man, Woman, Wild," "Powering the Future" for July
Plus: "The Colony" returns for its sophomore season on Tuesday, July 27 at 10:00/9:00c.

[06/15/10 - 06:09 PM]
Development Update: Tuesday, June 15
Updates include: Clive Owen, Nicole Kidman to star in HBO's "Hemingway & Gellhorn"; Brian Benben named regular on ABC's "Private Practice"; and Randall Einhorn to direct FX's "Wilfred."

[06/15/10 - 04:58 PM]
This Week Is Disney XD's Most-Watched Week Ever in Total Day in Key Kids and Boys Demos
Disney XD spins the numbers for the week of June 7-13.

[06/15/10 - 03:51 PM]
Bravo's "Watch What Happens: Live" Scores Series High with Nearly Two Million Viewers and Helps Power Most Watched Monday in Network History
Bravo spins the numbers for Monday, June 14.

[06/15/10 - 12:08 PM]
Syfy Saturday Original Movie Stonehenge Apocalypse Rocks the Earth to Its Core, Drawing 2.1 Million Total Viewers
Syfy spins the numbers for Saturday, June 12.

[06/15/10 - 11:24 AM]
ABC Family Is the Week's No. 1 Cable Network in Females 18-34
ABC Family spins the numbers for the week of June 7-13.

[06/15/10 - 11:02 AM]
BET Awards '10 to Honor Musical Icon, Prince with the 2010 Lifetime Achievement Award
Recent winners include Gladys Knight (2005), Chaka Khan (2006), Diana Ross (2007), Al Green (2008) and The O'Jays (2009).

[06/15/10 - 10:52 AM]
A Rebroadcast of "Ncis" Is the Week's Top Scripted Program in Viewers
CBS spins the numbers for the week of June 7-13.







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[05/24/13 - 02:13 PM]
Thursday's Cable Ratings: "Swamp People" Tops Demos, Viewers for History
Plus: numbers for AMC's "Showville," Showtime's "Last Days Here" and GSN's "Minute to Win It."

[05/24/13 - 01:35 PM]
Mike Darnell Votes Himself Out... of Fox Broadcasting Company
The longtime President of Alternative Entertainment has announced that he will be departing the network at the end of June.

[05/24/13 - 12:11 PM]
Blake Shelton Organizes "Healing in the Heartland: Relief Benefit Concert" at Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City on May 29
The concert will be televised live at 9:00/8:00c on NBC as well as on cable networks Style, G4, Bravo, E! and CMT.

[05/24/13 - 11:36 AM]
Syfy's "Paranormal Witness" Returns for Its Third Season on June 5 at 10 PM ET/PT
The new season begins with "The Long Island Terror," featuring intense demonic activity at a house in Long Island, NY.

[05/24/13 - 11:35 AM]
Chris and Heidi Powell and Twin Participants David and Rebecca Live Tweet During "Extreme Weight Loss" Season Premiere, May 28
They'll all be up on @realchrispowell, @realheidipowell, @DavidEWL3 and @BeccaEWL3, respectively.

[05/24/13 - 11:20 AM]
GSN Announces the Season Two Champions of "The American Bible Challenge"
The cable channel details the winners of the show's sophomore run.

[05/24/13 - 08:46 AM]
"Rookie Blue" Opens at #1 at 10pm with Its 2nd Biggest Audience Since 2010
ABC spins the numbers for Thursday, May 23.

[05/24/13 - 08:32 AM]
Thursday's Broadcast Ratings: FOX Opens Summer on Top in Demos
"Hell's Kitchen" and "Does Someone Have to Go?" hand the network victory in adults 18-49.

[05/23/13 - 11:26 PM]
Development Update: Thursday, May 23
Updates include: Clive Owen, Steven Soderbergh to bring "The Knick" to Cinemax; Neil LaBute's "Full Circle" sets cast; and Stephanie Sengupta departs The CW's "Reign."

[05/23/13 - 06:23 PM]
The CW Books "Cult" Revival for June 28; "The Hunt" Renamed "Capture"
They'll join previously announced summer originals "Breaking Pointe," "Perfect Score" and "Whose Line Is It Anyway?"

[05/23/13 - 04:27 PM]
Wednesday's Cable Ratings: Pacers/Heat Opener Dominates for TNT
Plus: numbers for VH1's "Off Pitch," Oxygen's "Best Ink" and TLC's "The Town That Caught Tourettes?"

[05/23/13 - 03:01 PM]
NBC Completes Best May Sweep in Nine Years As Network Finishes 0.1 of Rating Point Out of First
NBC further spins the numbers for the May sweeps period.

[05/23/13 - 03:00 PM]
Syfy's "Killer Contact" (Formerly "Notorious Hauntings") to Premiere July 16 at 10 PM ET/PT
Viewers will follow a team of paranormal investigators as they research the otherworldly activity at historical sites.

[05/23/13 - 02:34 PM]
Kelly Osbourne Hosts Fan-Generated Special "Phineas and Ferb Musical Cliptastic Countdown," Premiering Friday, June 28 on Disney Channel
Leading up to the special, fans can get in on the action by voting for their favorite "Phineas and Ferb" music videos on DisneyChannel.com.

[05/23/13 - 02:15 PM]
A Can't-Miss "Katie" First: An Exclusive Hour with Howard Stern, Tuesday, May 28
Katie goes one on one with Stern in a no-holds-barred conversation about everything from his childhood, family and therapy sessions to his on-air persona and personal obsessions.