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[10/25/11 - 11:04 PM]
Development Update: Tuesday, October 25
Updates include: "The Dark Tower" relocates to HBO; MTV cancels "The Buried Life"; and Alexander Cary to reboot "Wiseguy" at NBC.

[10/25/11 - 10:38 PM]
"The X Factor" Judges Name Top 12 Finalists
FOX details the results from tonight's extended two-and-a-half-hour episode.

[10/25/11 - 07:35 PM]
"The X Factor" and Verizon Announce First-Ever Voting Via Twitter for a Television Series
After the finalists perform on Wednesday, November 2, voting will open for the first time.

[10/25/11 - 04:17 PM]
Monday's Cable Ratings: "MNF" Hit Season Low for ESPN
Plus: numbers for A&E's "Monster In-Laws," OWN's "Oprah's Lifeclass" and HBO's "Enlightened."

[10/25/11 - 03:44 PM]
FOX Posts TV's Highest-Rated Week This Season
FOX spins the numbers for the week of October 17-23.

[10/25/11 - 02:14 PM]
Entire CBS Comedy Block Posts Gains; CBS Wins Night in Key Demos
CBS spins the numbers for Monday, October 24.

[10/25/11 - 01:14 PM]
"American Horror Story #1" Series Premiere in FX History
FX spins the numbers for the season to date.

[10/25/11 - 01:08 PM]
CBS News and National Journal Will Present the First Republican Presidential Primary Debate on Broadcast Television on Saturday, November 12 at 8:00 PM, ET/5:00 PM, PT Live on CBS
Scott Pelley and Major Garrett will moderate the debate, which will be hosted by Wofford College in Spartanburg, South Carolina.

[10/25/11 - 01:03 PM]
Sunday's Cable Ratings: "Dead" Devours Competition Again
AMC's original drama dominates the night in its second week.

[10/25/11 - 12:25 PM]
The Style Network's New Makeover Docu-Series "Glam Fairy" Ranks as Network's 2nd Most-Watched Premiere Ever in Women 18-49 and Women 18-34
Style spins the numbers for Sunday, October 23.

[10/25/11 - 12:17 PM]
CBS Gives Full Season Orders to Television's #1 and #2 New Dramas - "Unforgettable" and "Person of Interest"
The newcomers are averaging 14.00 million viewers and 13.97 million viewers, respectively.

[10/25/11 - 12:03 PM]
Megahit Martial Arts Panda is Back as Nickelodeon and Dreamworks Animation Premiere "Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness," New CG-Animated Series, Monday, Nov. 7, at 5:30 P.M. (ET/PT)
A full week of brand-new episodes every weekday at 5:30/4:30c before settling into Friday nights at 8:00/7:00c beginning December 2.

[10/25/11 - 11:12 AM]
"Hart of Dixie" and "Gossip Girl" Pair For The CW's Most Watched Monday of the Season and Best Since February
The CW spins the numbers for Monday, October 24.

[10/25/11 - 11:12 AM]
Get Ready to "Level Up" on Cartoon Network! World Premiere Movie Debuts on Wednesday, November 23; Half-Hour Series Premieres in 2012
Gaelan Connell, Jessie T. Usher, Connor del Rio and Aimee Carrero star in the original series.

[10/25/11 - 11:12 AM]
ABC Entertainment and Lexus Wage Campaign of Social Media "Revenge"
The "Who's Next?" app is sponsored by Lexus as part of multi-platform title sponsorship designed to engage and reward the show's fans.

[10/25/11 - 11:02 AM]
New Episodes of Adult Swim Original Series "Robot Chicken" and "Squidbillies" Both Ranked #1 in Their Respective Time Periods Among Men 18-34
Turner spins the numbers for the week of October 17-23.

[10/25/11 - 11:02 AM]
ABC Family's "13 Nights of Halloween 2011" is Off to Record Start
ABC Family spins the numbers for the week of October 17-23.

[10/25/11 - 11:01 AM]
Comedy Central(R) Renews "Workaholics" for Third Season! TeleAmeriCorp Trio to Pocket More Paychecks!
Blake Anderson, Adam Devine, Anders Holm and Kyle Newacheck will return to work next year for the new season of all-new episodes.

[10/25/11 - 10:58 AM]
AMC Renews "The Walking Dead"
"Today we are pleased to announce that the 'dead' shall live as we proudly renew 'The Walking Dead' for a third season on AMC," said Charlie Collier.

[10/25/11 - 10:53 AM]
Disney Channel is TV's No. 1 Network in Total Day for a Record 19th Consecutive Week in Both Kids 6-11 and Tweens 9-14
Disney Channel spins the numbers for the week of October 17-23.

[10/25/11 - 10:50 AM]
Nickelodeon Scores With "Fred 2: Night of the Living Fred," Drawing 5.7 Million Total Viewers
Nickelodeon spins the numbers for Saturday, October 22.

[10/25/11 - 10:42 AM]
"Sunday Night Football" Is Broadcast TV's #1 Primetime Show of the Week in Adults 18-34 and All Key Male Demos, And Is #3 in Adults 18-49
NBC spins the numbers for the week of October 17-23.

[10/25/11 - 10:35 AM]
Starz and BBC Worldwide Productions Announce New Original Series "Da Vinci's Demons"
Written by David S. Goyer, the eight-episode series is scheduled to begin production in early 2012.

[10/25/11 - 10:29 AM]
ABC Generates its Strongest Numbers Since Season-Premiere Week
ABC spins the numbers for the week of October 17-23.

[10/25/11 - 10:25 AM]
HGTV Picks Up Additional Episodes of "Dina's Party"
The additional 13 episodes will premiere next spring.

[10/25/11 - 10:02 AM]
David Wertheimer Named President, Digital, Fox Broadcasting Company
Wertheimer joins FOX from the Entertainment Technology Center @ USC (ETC), where he was CEO and Executive Director of the strategic think-tank.

[10/25/11 - 09:41 AM]
"Funny or Die's Billy on the Street" to Premiere December 22nd at 11pm ET on Fuse
The series tests "unsuspecting pedestrians on their knowledge of music and pop culture in a fast-paced and funny trivia style game show."

[10/25/11 - 09:25 AM]
ABCFamily.com Premieres Original Three-Part Web Series, "I Am Jason Derulo"
The docu-style web series "takes an in-depth look at the emergence of this charismatic, multi-talented pop sensation."

[10/25/11 - 09:16 AM]
Video: A Taste of What's to Come When "Frozen Planet" Makes Its U.S. Premiere on Discovery Channel in Early 2012
The six-part series comes from the producers of "Planet Earth" and "Blue Planet."

[10/25/11 - 09:11 AM]
CBS Dominates Scripted Programming, Delivering Top 5 Series and 12 of the Top 15 for the Week
CBS spins the numbers for the week of October 17-23.

[10/25/11 - 08:59 AM]
ABC Outdraws Fox's World Series to Lead Monday Night
ABC spins the numbers for Monday, October 24.

[10/25/11 - 08:57 AM]
A&E Network Picks Up a Third Season of the Record-Breaking Real-Life Series "Beyond Scared Straight"
13 new episodes are slated to premiere in the third quarter of 2012 while season two resumes in December.

[10/25/11 - 08:40 AM]
Monday's Broadcast Ratings: CBS Originals Hold Off Game 5 on FOX
The Eye sees week-to-week gains from all five of its Monday entries.

[10/25/11 - 08:27 AM]
Spooky by Bravo! "Watch What Happens: Live" Halloween Spectacular Airs Monday, October 31 at 11PM ET/PT
Guests that night include Gail Simmons, Chris March, Pheadra Parks and her husband Apollo.

[10/25/11 - 08:17 AM]
Oxygen Media Gets Fashionable and Greenlights Two New Series
The "Eva Marcille Project" and "LA Style" join previously announced greenlights for "The Next Big Thing," "Brooklyn Crew" and "Tanisha Gets Married" in 2012.

[10/25/11 - 06:31 AM]
Jason Aldean and Lady Gaga to Perform on "The Grammy(R) Nominations Concert Live! Countdown to Music's Biggest Night(R)" on Nov. 30 on CBS
The show will announce nominations in several categories as well as feature performances by past winners and/or nominees.

[10/25/11 - 06:31 AM]
Video: "Bones" Gives Chilling Goo-sebumps This Halloween!
The network spotlights the gruesomest gunk and crime case corpses from the series.

[10/24/11 - 10:56 PM]
Development Update: Monday, October 24
Updates include: Carol Mendelsohn books a hefty development slate; Omid Djalili to bring "The Infidel" to NBC; and a quartet is bound for TBS's "Sullivan & Son."

[10/24/11 - 04:31 PM]
Friday's Cable Ratings: "Smackdown," "SpongeBob" Split Demo Race
Plus: numbers for Animal Planet's "My Extreme Animal Phobia," TBS's "House of Payne" and Nickelodeon's "Kung Fu Panda."

[10/24/11 - 04:19 PM]
FOX Television Stations and Debmar Mercury Announce Renewal of "The Wendy Williams Show" Through 2014
Said group is comprised of 27 stations in 18 markets, covering nearly 37.21% of U.S. television homes.

[10/24/11 - 02:24 PM]
"A Gifted Man" Delivers Largest Audience and Highest Adult 25-54 Rating Since Its Premiere
CBS spins the numbers for Friday, October 21.

[10/24/11 - 01:43 PM]
More than 1.7 Million Viewers Watch "Boss" on Starz During Premiere Weekend
Starz spins the numbers for Friday, October 21.

[10/24/11 - 01:06 PM]
ABC News Announces Primetime GOP Debate in Iowa on December 10
The debate will air in primetime from 9:00-11:00 p.m., ET/PT that Saturday.

[10/24/11 - 01:03 PM]
ABC Family to Premiere Original Movie "Desperately Seeking Santa," Sunday, November 27
Starring Laura Vandervoort and Nick Zano, the holiday movie airs as part of the "Countdown to 25 Days of Christmas" programming event.

[10/24/11 - 12:03 PM]
Animation Returns to MTV on Thursday Nights, With All New Episodes of Mike Judge's "Beavis and Butt-Head" and New Series "Good Vibes"
The full first episode of "Good Vibes," premiering October 27, is currently available on MTV.com.

[10/24/11 - 12:01 PM]
Nickelodeon Greenlights "Daddy's Home," the First-Ever Original Comedy Pilot for Nick at Nite, Starring Scott Baio as a Stay-at-Home Dad
The project comes from creators/executive producers Tina Albanese and Patrick Labyorteaux.

[10/24/11 - 11:17 AM]
"Good Luck Charlie, It's Christmas!," A Disney Channel Original Movie Premieres Friday, December 2
Immediately following the movie is a special preview of the new comedy series "Austin & Ally."

[10/24/11 - 11:01 AM]
Lindy Booth and Paul McGillion Star in "Christmas Magic," A Hallmark Channel Original Movie World Premiere, December 18
Derek McGrath co-stars in the film, the latest in the "Countdown to Christmas" programming stunt.

[10/24/11 - 10:54 AM]
"Hawaii Five-0" Overtook "Castle" in Viewers with Live Plus 7-Day Playback Lift
CBS further spins the numbers for the week of October 3-9.

[10/24/11 - 10:41 AM]
Live+7 Day Ratings: ABC's "Modern Family" Leapfrogs Over CBS' "Two and a Half Men" to Emerge as TV's #1 Scripted Show
ABC further spins the numbers for the week of October 3-9.







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[10/06/25 - 02:01 PM]
Video: NBC Releases Official Trailer, Key Art, and First Look Images for "Happy's Place"
Season two premieres Friday, November 7 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on NBC and will be available the next day on Peacock.

[10/06/25 - 11:29 AM]
Oliver Hudson Hosts New Magnolia Network Series, "Gingerbread Land: The Biggest Little Holiday Competition"
Hosted by Oliver Hudson and executive produced by Chip and Joanna Gaines, top bakers face off in the biggest little gingerbread competition ever imagined.

[10/06/25 - 11:02 AM]
"Downey Wrote That" Set for Oct. 17 Debut on Peacock
The hourlong film explores the sketches, contributions and enduring influence of one of the most impactful comedy writers in the history of "Saturday Night Live."

[10/06/25 - 11:01 AM]
Prime Video Announces "Hazbin Hotel: Live on Broadway" Musical Event Ahead of Season Two Premiere
Hosted by series lead Erika Henningsen, the live concert event will take place on October 20, at New York's historic Majestic Theater.

[10/06/25 - 10:30 AM]
Amazon MGM Studios Has Ordered a Second Season of "Ballard"
The series, starring Maggie Q as Detective Renée Ballard, will continue to bring the work of New York Times best-selling author, Michael Connelly's beloved character to screen exclusively on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide.

[10/06/25 - 10:04 AM]
ESPN Sets Multiple MLB Wild Card Series Viewership Records
ESPN networks averaged 4,625,000 viewers across 11 games, making it the most-watched Wild Card Series ever under the current format.

[10/06/25 - 09:25 AM]
Paramount+ Sets Straight to Series Order for A24's Legal Thriller "Discretion" Starring and Executive Produced by Oscar and Emmy Winner Nicole Kidman and Emmy and Golden Globe Nominee Elle Fanning
Produced by A24, the eight episode drama series will begin production in 2026 and launch on Paramount+.

[10/06/25 - 09:16 AM]
"One Shot with Ed Sheeran" - A Music Experience Directed by Emmy Award Winner Philip Barantini, A Fulwell Entertainment Production, Coming to Netflix November 21
The multi-Grammy Award winner will take viewers on a mesmerizing journey, during one afternoon, in real time, as he travels the streets of New York City, performing his greatest hits, captured in a single take.

[10/06/25 - 09:01 AM]
Cozy Up with Cherished Disney Films When Freeform's "30 Days of Disney" Returns This November
Last November's event reached nearly 25 million viewers.

[10/06/25 - 09:00 AM]
Jason Aldean, Lainey Wilson and Bailey Zimmerman to Headline "New Year's Eve Live: Nashville's Big Bash," Live from Downtown Nashville, on CBS and Paramount+
Plus: gospel music legend CeCe Winans will bring her powerhouse vocals to the night's festivities alongside the acclaimed Fisk Jubilee Singers, adding a soulful note to the star-studded lineup that Music City locals and visitors can enjoy for free at Bicentennial Park's main stage.

[10/06/25 - 08:42 AM]
Hulu and American High Announces Comedy Film "Never Change!"
In 2005 the graduating class of North Meadows High School had their senior year cut short due to a disastrous tornado that wrecked half the school. Now in their mid 30s they're being forced to return home and finish high school once and for all.

[10/06/25 - 08:21 AM]
Roku Serves Up New Romantic Comedy "Chef's Kiss" Starring Adrienne Bailon-Houghton and Produced by Jaggi Entertainment
"Chef's Kiss" follows Lauren Navarro (Bailon-Houghton), an ambitious American marketing executive tasked with revitalizing a family-run pasta sauce brand.

[10/06/25 - 08:11 AM]
"Sidelined 2: Intercepted" Scores Premiere Date!
This Thanksgiving, Tubi delivers the ultimate doubleheader: the premiere of "Sidelined 2: Intercepted," and a free 4K live stream of the NFC North showdown between the Detroit Lions and Green Bay Packers as part of the NFL's "John Madden Thanksgiving Celebration."

[10/06/25 - 08:07 AM]
Video: Paramount+ Releases Official Trailer and New Images for New Comedy Series "Crutch," Starring Tracy Morgan
Produced by CBS Studios, all eight episodes of the series will be available to stream exclusively on Paramount+ at launch Monday, November 3.

[10/06/25 - 08:06 AM]
Multiple Grammy Award Winner Lenny Kravitz to Star in "Sunday Night Basketball" Show Open, Debuting Feb. 1, 2026, on NBC and Peacock
"I have been a fan of basketball and the NBA since I was a kid," said Kravitz. "I am happy to be invited to take part with NBC Sports and the NBA, and I celebrate their support of sports, music, and culture. I am looking forward to this special moment."