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	[07/21/11 - 11:55 PM] Live at the San Diego Comic-Con: A Few Minutes With... "Covert Affairs" Co-Star Piper Perabo Part six of six of our visit with the cast & crew of the USA series.
	[07/21/11 - 11:54 PM] Live at the San Diego Comic-Con: A Few Minutes With... "Covert Affairs" Co-Star Christopher Gorham Part five of six of our visit with the cast & crew of the USA series.
	[07/21/11 - 11:53 PM] Live at the San Diego Comic-Con: A Few Minutes With... "Covert Affairs" Co-Star Anne Dudek Part four of six of our visit with the cast & crew of the USA series.
	[07/21/11 - 11:52 PM] Live at the San Diego Comic-Con: A Few Minutes With... "Covert Affairs" Co-Star Sendhil Ramamurthy Part three of six of our visit with the cast & crew of the USA series.
	[07/21/11 - 11:51 PM] Live at the San Diego Comic-Con: A Few Minutes With... "Covert Affairs" Co-Star Kari Matchett Part two of six of our visit with the cast & crew of the USA series.
	[07/21/11 - 11:50 PM] Live at the San Diego Comic-Con: A Few Minutes With... "Covert Affairs" Executive Producers Doug Liman, Matt Corman & Chris Ord Part one of six of our visit with the cast & crew of the USA series.
[07/21/11 - 10:58 PM] Development Update: Thursday, July 21 Updates include: Robert Wagner departs "Charlie's Angels"; Bill Pullman to star in TNT's "Innocent" and Kenny Johnson joins NBC's "Prime Suspect."
	[07/21/11 - 06:52 PM] Video: Showtime Releases Exclusive Trailers for Emmy(R)-Nominated Series "Dexter" & New Drama Series "Homeland" at Comic-Con 2011 Plus: both series will debut back-to-back on Sunday, October 2 starting at 9:00/8:00c.
	[07/21/11 - 03:36 PM] "Hot in Cleveland" Gets Even Hotter! TV Land spins the numbers for Wednesday, July 20.
	[07/21/11 - 03:34 PM] Video: "Ringer" Comic-Con Promo Check out the latest footage to debut from the upcoming drama, premiering Tuesday, September 13 on The CW.
	[07/21/11 - 02:55 PM] Wednesday's Cable Ratings: "Storage Wars" Returns Huge for A&E The reality franchise draws over five million viewers at 10:30/9:30c, including a 2.2 rating among adults 18-49.
[07/21/11 - 01:44 PM] Smithsonian Channel to Air "Hunt for the Double Eagle" Monday, July 25 at 8PM ET/PT The one-hour special investigates the history of the 1933 Double Eagles which are widely considered America's most valuable and beautiful coins.
[07/21/11 - 01:39 PM] Logo Turns Up the Midsummer Heat With World Premiere of "Eating Out: Drama Camp" Logo's "Hot Summer Nights" will premiere a new film every week from July 24th to August 14th.
[07/21/11 - 01:18 PM] Jay Leno and Jimmy Fallon Score #1 Finishes for the Late-Night Week of July 11-15 NBC spins the late-night numbers for the week of July 11-15.
	[07/21/11 - 01:10 PM] High-Octane Series Strike Back, Starring Sullivan Stapleton, Philip Winchester and Amanda Mealing, Debuts Aug. 12 on Cinemax The pay channel details the premiere installments of the original series.
[07/21/11 - 01:02 PM] truTV's New "South Beach Tow" Launches Big with 1.6 Million truTV spins the numbers for Wednesday, July 20.
	[07/21/11 - 12:47 PM] A&E's "Storage Wars" Becomes Network's #1 Series Telecast of All Time With 5.1 Million Viewers in Second Season Premiere A&E spins the numbers for Wednesday, July 20.
[07/21/11 - 12:18 PM] Laurieann Gibson Brings Her Signature Style and Distinct Dance Moves to BET in a New Original Series, "Born to Dance: Laurieann Gibson" Premiering Tuesday, August 2 at 10:00 p.m. 20 aspiring young dancers will compete for the ultimate prize of $50,000 in the eight-week series.
[07/21/11 - 11:57 AM] OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network Announces Premiere dates for Upcoming Films Selected for OWN Documentary Club Upcoming titles include "Life 2.0," "Most Valuable Players," "Miss Representation," "Crime After Crime," "One Lucky Elephant" and "Louder Than a Bomb."
[07/21/11 - 11:45 AM] Muslim America Revealed in New TLC Series "All-American Muslim" brings audiences inside Dearborn, Michigan, a mid-sized industrial city that is also home to the largest mosque in the U.S.
[07/21/11 - 11:17 AM] Lifetime Television Premieres New Reality Series - "Picker Sisters" and "Russian Dolls" "Russian Dolls" will premiere Thursday, August 11 while the previously announced Picker Sisters bows Tuesday, August 2.
[07/21/11 - 11:01 AM] ABC's New Summer Series, "Karaoke Battle USA" Crisscrosses the Country to Find America's King and Queen of Karaoke Joey Fatone hosts the series, which will now launch Friday, August 12 at 9:00/8:00c.
[07/21/11 - 10:30 AM] Nicktoons Greenlights "Wild Grinders," New Animated Series from Skateboard Pro Rob Dyrdek, Set for Roll Out in 2012 The half-hour comedy follows the cartoon adventures of a group of friends bonded by their love of skateboarding.
[07/21/11 - 10:06 AM] Ovation Celebrates the Great Ukulele Comeback With the U.S. Television Premiere of "Mighty Uke" Tuesday, August 16 The film "deftly illustrates how this tiny instrument's rich history has unfolded and has had a profound affect on music around the world."
[07/21/11 - 09:37 AM] "Big Brother" Continues Its Time-Period Winning Streak CBS spins the numbers for Wednesday, July 20.
[07/21/11 - 09:35 AM] Season to Date, "Nightline" Ranks First in Late-Night Among Total Viewers and Adults 25-54 ABC spins the late-night numbers for the week of July 11-15.
	[07/21/11 - 09:00 AM] Multiple Grammy Award Winners Tony Bennett and Carrie Underwood to Perform on the Second Season Premiere of "Blue Bloods," Friday, Sept. 23 They'll play themselves when they perform at a fundraiser that Frank Reagan and Erin Reagan-Boyle are attending for the newly appointed mayor.
	[07/21/11 - 08:44 AM] Wednesday's Broadcast Ratings: "Dance" Wins Tight Demo Race FOX's summer mainstay narrowly takes home top adults 18-49 honors last night.
[07/21/11 - 08:41 AM] "Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy Camp" and "That Metal Show" Return to VH1 Classic on Saturday, August 20 They'll air back-to-back beginning at 10:00/9:00c on said night.
[07/21/11 - 08:06 AM] Move Over Teens! Adults Now Have the Opportunity to Be "Made" When "CMT Made" Premieres Wednesday, August 17 The eight-episode series will then regularly air Thursdays at 8:00/7:00c beginning August 25.
[07/21/11 - 07:03 AM] Sundance Channel Announces New Original Scripted Project "Appropriate Adult" Emily Watson and Dominic West star in the two-part mini-series, due this fall.
[07/21/11 - 06:56 AM] Animal Planet Announces "Heidi Fleiss: Prostitutes to Parrots" The one-hour special premieres Sunday, July 31 at 10:00/9:00c on the network.
[07/21/11 - 06:54 AM] Shannen Doherty Returns to Television in New, One-Hour Original WE tv Series The eight-part series, due in first quarter 2012, will showcase Shannen's relationship with photographer Kurt Iswarienko.
[07/21/11 - 06:41 AM] Set Your Motor Running - "Top Gear" Season 17 Revs Up For Its U.S. Premiere on BBC America The new six-episode season debuts Monday, August 22 at 9:00/8:00c.
[07/21/11 - 06:20 AM] TV Land's Newest Sitcom, "The Exes," (Working Title) Begins Production on First Season Donald Faison, Wayne Knight, David Alan Basche, Kelly Stables and Kristen Johnston star in the newcomer, premiering Wednesday, November 30 after "Hot in Cleveland."
[07/20/11 - 11:55 PM] Video: A Few Minutes With... "So You Think You Can Dance's" Stephen "tWitch" Boss Following Tonight's Performance Show Part nine of nine from from tonight's post-performance interviews.
[07/20/11 - 11:54 PM] Video: A Few Minutes With... "So You Think You Can Dance's" Sasha Mallory & Ricky Jaime Following Tonight's Performance Show Part eight of nine from from tonight's post-performance interviews.
[07/20/11 - 11:53 PM] Video: A Few Minutes With... "So You Think You Can Dance's" Robert Roldan Following Tonight's Performance Show Part seven of nine from from tonight's post-performance interviews.
[07/20/11 - 11:52 PM] Video: A Few Minutes With... "So You Think You Can Dance's" Melanie Moore & Mitchell Kelly Following Tonight's Performance Show Part six of nine from from tonight's post-performance interviews.
[07/20/11 - 11:51 PM] Video: A Few Minutes With... "So You Think You Can Dance's" Kathryn McCormick Following Tonight's Performance Show Part five of nine from from tonight's post-performance interviews.
[07/20/11 - 11:50 PM] Video: A Few Minutes With... "So You Think You Can Dance's" Comfort Fedoke Following Tonight's Performance Show Part four of nine from from tonight's post-performance interviews.
[07/20/11 - 11:49 PM] Video: A Few Minutes With... "So You Think You Can Dance's" Clarice Ordaz & Tadd Gadduang Following Tonight's Performance Show Part three of nine from from tonight's post-performance interviews.
[07/20/11 - 11:48 PM] Video: A Few Minutes With... "So You Think You Can Dance's" Caitlynn Lawson & Marko Germar Following Tonight's Performance Show Part two of nine from from tonight's post-performance interviews.
[07/20/11 - 11:47 PM] Video: A Few Minutes With... "So You Think You Can Dance's" Brandon Bryant Following Tonight's Performance Show Part one of nine from from tonight's post-performance interviews.
[07/20/11 - 11:06 PM] Development Update: Wednesday, July 20 Updates include: Comedy Central's "South Park" a go through 2013; Jorja Fox back to regular on CBS's "CSI"; and American Work inks first-look deal with Universal Media Studios.
[07/20/11 - 05:49 PM] Tuesday's Cable Ratings: MTV's "Teen Mom" Remains Demo Champ Plus: numbers for G4's "Proving Ground," Lifetime's "Hef's Runaway Bride" and Discovery's "Alaskan Monster Hunt."
	[07/20/11 - 03:28 PM] MTV's New Comedy Series "Awkward." Off to a Stellar Start MTV spins the numbers for Tuesday, July 19.
	[07/20/11 - 12:30 PM] FX Sets Fall Premiere Dates for Original Series "Sons of Anarchy" to return September 6, followed by "Sunny," "Archer" on September 15 and "American Horror Story" on October 5.
	[07/20/11 - 11:47 AM] TV Land Picks Up Fran Drescher's "Happily Divorced" for a Second Season With 12 New Episodes The new season is tentatively scheduled to premiere in Spring 2012.
[07/20/11 - 11:38 AM] New SEC "Storied" Documentary Series Slated for ESPNU; "Herschel" Set for September 7 The series' second film highlighting the first SEC football championship game will air in December.
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[11/10/26 - 07:31 AM]
First Look at "The Age of Innocence" Coming to Netflix February 18, 2027
Starring Camila Morrone, Kristine Froseth and Ben Radcliffe, this contemporary reimagining of Edith Wharton's tale of forbidden love in 19th century New York is a heart-rending romance exploring freedom, duty, identity, and love in all its forms.

[11/10/26 - 07:10 AM]
TBS's "All I Watch for Christmas" and TNT's "Christmas Maximus" Programming Kicks Off the Holiday Season Beginning Friday, November 13
Continuing the annual tradition, TBS and TNT will ring in the holidays with 24-hour movie marathons of "Elf," "National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation," and "A Christmas Story."

[11/10/26 - 07:01 AM]
The CW Network and PBR Announce Multi-Year Extension to Broadcast PBR Teams Series Events
The new multi-year agreement extends The CW's relationship with PBR, which began during the 2025 season.

[11/10/26 - 07:00 AM]
Acorn TV's Hit Crime Drama "Art Detectives," Starring Stephen Moyer, Returns with a Two-Part Special This December
"Art Detectives," which debuted in 2025 as Acorn TV's most-watched new series premiere ever, will premiere a six-episode second season in 2027.

[11/10/26 - 06:32 AM]
Video: "Ink" - Official Trailer - Netflix
London, 1969: Two ink-stained mavericks turn a failing newspaper into a brash tabloid sensation, hell-bent on toppling Britain's powerful press elite.

[11/10/26 - 06:31 AM]
"The Later Daters" Returns - Executive Produced by Michelle Obama - Premieres December 30 - Only on Netflix
Five icons are ready to find love again - and this time, they're bringing their famous friends and family along for the ride.

[11/10/26 - 06:22 AM]
Filming Begins on Tony McNamara's "Mosquito" for Disney+ and Hulu, with a New Ensemble Joining Nicholas Hoult and Daisy Edgar-Jones
Kyle Soller, Phoebe Fox, John Macmillan, Belinda Bromilow, Liv Hill, Francis Magee, Phoebe Campbell, Akshay Khanna, Bamshad Abedi Amin, and Den Rasaq join the ensemble cast of the six-part dramedy about a marriage, secrets, and one very annoying insect.

[11/10/26 - 06:19 AM]
Disney+ to Globally Premiere ESPN Films' Award-Winning "Give Me the Ball!" Alongside ESPN in the U.S., Bringing Billie Jean King's Story to Audiences Worldwide
The film explores how King repeatedly put her career, relationships and public standing on the line, taking on battles that extended far beyond the tennis court to become one of the most influential athletes and advocates of the modern era.

[11/10/26 - 06:01 AM]
CMA Announces Additional Performers for "The 60th Annual CMA Awards"
Luke Combs, Vince Gill, Megan Moroney, Mumford & Sons, Chris Stapleton, Lainey Wilson and Stephen Wilson Jr. join the lineup.

[11/10/26 - 04:23 AM]
Netflix Releases "Welcome to El Bulli" on November 20
Produced by Fishcorb and Minoría Absoluta and created and directed by David Pujol, "Welcome to El Bullil" focuses on the decisive years of Ferran Adrià, Juli Soler and Albert Adrià.

[11/09/26 - 03:36 PM]
Two Championship Eras. One Team. Executive Producers Tom Brady and Jim Harbaugh Unite for "The Team: Michigan Football"
The two-part documentary executive produced by Tom Brady and Jim Harbaugh explores two defining championship eras of one of college football's most storied programs.

[11/09/26 - 12:18 PM]
The Cold Never Bothered Nature Anyway: National Geographic Greenlights "The Real Frozen" (w/t) - A Magical Look at the Real World and Creatures That Inspired the Beloved Animated Films
Using the very best of Walt Disney Animation Studios' craft and the award-winning cinematography of Silverback Films, the stories will take audiences on a journey of wonder like never before.

[11/09/26 - 12:00 PM]
Prime Video Releases Premiere Date and First-Look Images for Season Two of Benito Skinner's Breakout Comedy Series "Overcompensating"
The eight-episode season, produced by A24, Strong Baby and Amazon MGM Studios, will premiere on February 17, exclusively on Prime Video.

[11/09/26 - 10:58 AM]
76ers-Pistons November 4 Matchup Delivered 2M Viewers on ESPN, Up 47 Percent from Last Year
The audience peaked with 2.6M viewers during the 9:45 p.m. ET quarter hour.

[11/09/26 - 10:30 AM]
FOX Entertainment Docuseries "The Well" Is Now Streaming Exclusively on Hulu
Produced by FOX Entertainment Studios, Mountain Top Pictures, Haven Entertainment and Fairvale Entertainment, "The Well" investigates more than 200 unsolved murders that continue to haunt California's San Joaquin County, including those linked to the infamous Speed Freak Killers.

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