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[11/09/10 - 06:23 PM]
Development Update: Tuesday, November 9
Updates include: Steven Weber, D.L. Hughley to star in TNT pilot; HBO passes on "The Miraculous Year"; and Catherine Bell to star in Lifetime's "Close Quarters."

[11/09/10 - 05:05 PM]
Exclusive: TNT Books "Southland" Return for Tuesday, January 4
Plus: "The Closer" wraps its sixth season on Monday, January 3 at 9:00/8:00c.

[11/09/10 - 03:55 PM]
Monday's Cable Ratings: "MNF" Stomps the Competition
ESPN's NFL coverage goes untouched once again last night.

[11/09/10 - 02:40 PM]
ESPN's "Monday Night Football" Wins the Night among All Key Male and Adult Demos
ESPN spins the numbers for Monday, November 8.

[11/09/10 - 01:42 PM]
Sunday's Cable Ratings: Disney's "Hannah Montana" Tops Viewers
Plus: AMC's "The Walking Dead" dominates the adults 18-49 race.

[11/09/10 - 01:18 PM]
"Real Time With Bill Maher" Kicks Off Its Ninth Season on January 14, Exclusively on HBO
The season eight finale - featuring Nora Ephron, Michael Moore, Jessica Yellin, Mike Huckabee and Joe Sestak - airs this Friday.

[11/09/10 - 12:06 PM]
NBC Primetime Results for the Week of Nov. 1-7
NBC spins the numbers for the week of November 1-7.

[11/09/10 - 11:51 AM]
Disney Channel Ranks as TV's No. 1 Network in Total Day for the 21st Consecutive Week in Tweens 9-14
Disney Channel spins the numbers for the week of November 1-7.

[11/09/10 - 11:48 AM]
"Lopez Tonight" Opens Second Year with Strong Young Adult Deliveries
TBS further spins the numbers for Monday, November 8.

[11/09/10 - 11:38 AM]
Daytime Emmy Winning Series "Clean House" Bids A Fond Farewell to Niecy Nash
Starting Wednesday, November 10, the first of Niecy's final four episodes will premiere.

[11/09/10 - 11:00 AM]
CBS Back on Top: Network Wins in Viewers, Adults 18-49 and Adults 25-45 for the Sixth Time in Seven Weeks
CBS spins the numbers for the week of November 1-7.

[11/09/10 - 10:48 AM]
ABC is No. 1 on Monday in Total Viewers for the 8th Straight Week
ABC spins the numbers for Monday, November 8.

[11/09/10 - 10:36 AM]
Nominations Announced for The "People's Choice Awards 2011" to Be Hosted by Queen Latifah, Jan. 5, 2011 on the CBS Television Network
"Gossip Girl," "Grey's Anatomy," "House," "The Good Wife" and "The Vampire Diaries" are up for best drama, while "Glee," "How I Met Your Mother," "Modern Family," "The Big Bang Theory" and "Two and a Half Men" will compete for best comedy.

[11/09/10 - 10:29 AM]
Conan O'Brien's Long-Awaited Return to Late-Night Television Attracts a Young Audience with Median Age of 30
TBS spins the numbers for Monday, November 8.

[11/09/10 - 10:29 AM]
Adam Rodriguez, A Star of the Hit CBS Series, "CSI: Miami," Will Be a Featured Entertainer on "The Victoria's Secret Fashion Show," Tuesday, Nov. 30 on the CBS Television Network
Rodriguez will star as Vic, "the hip owner of Club Victoria, the hottest nightclub in town where the show is taking place."

[11/09/10 - 10:13 AM]
"60 Minutes" Is #5 for the Week, Making Nielsen's Top 10 for Fourth Time in Seven Weeks
CBS spins the numbers for Sunday, November 7.

[11/09/10 - 10:04 AM]
ABC Marks Its Most-Watched Week Since Season Premiere Week in September
ABC spins the numbers for the week of November 1-7.

[11/09/10 - 09:55 AM]
Discovery Channel and Film Garden Entertainment to Produce New 2011 Series, "Hogs Wild" (WT)
The series explores the escalating national problem of free-roaming wild hogs.

[11/09/10 - 09:51 AM]
Bravo Kicks Off November Scoring Best Week in Network History
Bravo spins the numbers for the week of November 1-7.

[11/09/10 - 09:30 AM]
Spend New Year's Eve With the Divine Miss M When "Bette Midler: The Showgirl Must Go On" Debuts New Year's Eve, Exclusively on HBO
The 70-minute special, Midler's first on the network since 1997, debuts Friday, December 31 at 9:00/8:00c.

[11/09/10 - 09:24 AM]
MTV Ups David Janollari to EVP, Head of MTV Programming and Chris Linn to EVP, Programming & Head of MTV Production
MTV recently closed its fiscal year with a 27% ratings increase for Q3'10, compared to last year.

[11/09/10 - 09:06 AM]
Exclusive: FOX to Wrap "Good Guys" Season on December 10
Plus: details on what's in store for FOX's Friday lineup through January 7.

[11/09/10 - 08:46 AM]
Monday's Broadcast Ratings: "Dancing" Sparks Another ABC Victory
Plus: With "House" back in originals, "Lie to Me" jumps 20% from its last original episode.

[11/09/10 - 08:45 AM]
IFC Continues to Develop "Slightly Off" Original Series With Eight New Shows in the Pipeline
Said projects come from Thom Beers, Reveille, Alan Spencer and David Wain, among others.

[11/09/10 - 07:54 AM]
Live at the Paley Center: A Few Minutes With... "Royal Pains" Co-Star Mark Feuerstein
Part five of five from last night's event at The Paley Center for Media.

[11/09/10 - 07:53 AM]
Live at the Paley Center: A Few Minutes With... "Royal Pains" Co-Star Paulo Costanzo
Part four of five from last night's event at The Paley Center for Media.

[11/09/10 - 07:52 AM]
Live at the Paley Center: A Few Minutes With... "Royal Pains" Co-Star Jill Flint
Part three of five from last night's event at The Paley Center for Media.

[11/09/10 - 07:51 AM]
Live at the Paley Center: A Few Minutes With... "Royal Pains" Co-Star Reshma Shetty
Part two of five from last night's event at The Paley Center for Media.

[11/09/10 - 07:49 AM]
Live at the Paley Center: A Few Minutes With... "Royal Pains" Executive Producers Michael Rauch & Andrew Lenchewski
Part one of five from last night's event at The Paley Center for Media.

[11/09/10 - 07:12 AM]
The Most Patriotic Show of the Year, "WWE Tribute to the Troops(R)," Comes to NBC Saturday, December 18th at 9 PM ET
This marks the eighth consecutive year that WWE will bring its one of a kind entertainment to our service men and women.

[11/09/10 - 07:10 AM]
Special "Bob's Burgers" Sampler Added to FOX's Thanksgiving Menu Thursday, November 25
The new animated series, about a man, his family and a burger joint, opens this January on FOX.

[11/09/10 - 06:49 AM]
Bio Channel Presents "I Survived... Beyond and Back" Premiering Sunday, December 5 at 10PM ET/9PM CT/11PM PT
The six-episode series "reveals one of life's greatest mysteries by profiling the extraordinary stories of people who have literally passed on to the other side."

[11/08/10 - 06:20 PM]
Development Update: Monday, November 8
Updates include: Jack Burditt to "Man Up" for ABC; Fiona Shaw joins HBO's "True Blood"; and Shonda Rhimes nixes extended seasons for "Grey's Anatomy," "Private Practice."

[11/08/10 - 06:19 PM]
Mary Hart Passes Baton to Nancy O'Dell
O'Dell will join "ET" as a special correspondent and substitute co-anchor beginning in January 2011 and will assume the role of co-anchor, after Mary Hart ends her final season on the show.

[11/08/10 - 02:59 PM]
TLC Orders "Homecoming," Hosted by Billy Ray Cyrus
The project is "a series of surprise military homecomings, complete with the unfiltered emotion that has drawn so many online viewers."

[11/08/10 - 02:58 PM]
Discovery Channel's "Swamp Loggers" #1 for 5th Straight Week Among Men
Discovery spins the numbers for Friday, November 5.

[11/08/10 - 02:33 PM]
Friday's Cable Ratings: Disney, Nickelodeon Originals Lead the Pack
Plus: ESPN's NBA coverage takes the adults 18-49 crown, followed by Syfy's "WWE Smackdown."

[11/08/10 - 02:32 PM]
HGTV's "Color Splash" Reaches 100th Episode Milestone
Said installment airs Saturday, December 18 plus 26 additional episodes have been ordered for 2011.

[11/08/10 - 02:20 PM]
Brian Williams Interviews the Prince of Wales for a Special "Dateline" on Friday, November 19 at 9PM/ET
The special will air alongside "Harmony," a film "documenting The Prince of Wales efforts to combat climate change and find innovative solutions to the global environmental crisis."

[11/08/10 - 12:55 PM]
6.2 Million Bust a Move and Cut a Rug with "Shake it Up"!
Disney Channel spins the numbers for Sunday, November 7.

[11/08/10 - 12:44 PM]
AMC Resurrects "The Walking Dead" for a Second Season
The freshman hit will return for a 13-episode second season.

[11/08/10 - 12:23 PM]
Lea Thompson Goes "Back to the Future" for a Celebrated Anniversary, Now Stars in "The Cabin," A Hallmark Movie Channel Original Film Premiering Summer 2011
The movie, which co-stars Steven Brand, is currently in production in Ireland.

[11/08/10 - 12:13 PM]
"Parenthood" Earns the Biggest Percentage Jump from Live + Same Day to Live + 7
NBC further spins the numbers for the week of October 18-24.

[11/08/10 - 11:37 AM]
Nancy O'Dell Rings in 2011 as Host of "New Year's Eve Live" Friday, December 31, on FOX
Said event will feature live coverage of the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas and the heart of New York City.

[11/08/10 - 10:46 AM]
"Sunday Night Football" No. 1 Show of the Night for 9th Straight Sunday Despite Packers 45-7 Blowout Over 1-7 Cowboys
NBC spins the numbers for Sunday, November 7.

[11/08/10 - 10:45 AM]
New Kids On The Block and Backstreet Boys to Perform Together at the 38th Annual "American Music Awards(R)" November 21 on ABC
They join previously announced acts Rihanna, Diddy-Dirty Money, Ne-Yo, Justin Bieber, Katy Perry, Ke$ha, Christina Aguilera, Bon Jovi, P!nk and Usher.

[11/08/10 - 10:31 AM]
Fuse to Air Drake's First Ever Televised Concert "Drake: Live from Radio City Music hall" Presented by Sprite
Trey Songz, Birdman and Fabolous are also featured on the special, airing Wednesday, November 24 at 9:00/8:00c.

[11/08/10 - 10:24 AM]
"25 Years of Sexy: People Magazine's Sexiest Man Alive!" Takes a Behind-The-Scenes Look at the Iconic Franchise
Kim Kardashian hosts the one-hour special, airing Wednesday, November 17 at 10:00/9:00c on ABC.

[11/08/10 - 10:18 AM]
ABC Grows on Sunday by 1.7 Million Viewers and by 23% in Adults 18-49
ABC spins the numbers for Sunday, November 7.

[11/08/10 - 10:04 AM]
It's a Party at Hard Rock When CMT.com Live Streams An Exclusive Concert Featuring Jason Aldean Tuesday, November 9
Plus: a pre-party live stream will feature performances from newcomers Ash Bowers, Crossing Dixon, Thompson Square, James Wesley and Blake Wise.







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