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[05/08/12 - 11:07 PM]
Development Update: Tuesday, May 8
Updates include: NBC to recast female lead on "Animal Practice"; John Riggi to depart "30 Rock" for overall deal; and Ashley Tisdale to develop "The Keys" at ABC Family.

[05/08/12 - 05:22 PM]
Over One Million Viewers Tune In to Oxygen's Newest Docu-Series "Tanisha Gets Married"
Oxygen spins the numbers for Monday, May 7.

[05/08/12 - 03:34 PM]
Live Twitter Chat With "Grey's Anatomy" Star Jessica Capshaw to Take Place on Thursday, May 10
The actress will be up on Twitter at @jessicacapshaw during the West Coast broadcast of the show.

[05/08/12 - 02:28 PM]
Stevie Wonder to Be Honored With the Icon Award at the "2012 Billboard Music Awards"
Plus: Lisa Marie Presley, Wiz Khalifa, Luke Bryan, Robin Thicke, Brandy, Monica and Miley Cyrus have been announced as presenters.

[05/08/12 - 01:04 PM]
"48 Hours Mystery" Was Saturday's #1 Program
CBS spins the numbers for Saturday, May 5.

[05/08/12 - 12:00 PM]
NBC Mondays, Sundays Among Largest Gainers This Season
The Peacock conversely has seen some of the biggest declines on Tuesday nights.

[05/08/12 - 11:42 AM]
TLC Scores With Two New Specials of "Virgin Diaries"
The previous special premiered in December 2011 to over 1.3 million viewers.

[05/08/12 - 11:37 AM]
Global Superstar Rihanna to Perform on "American Idol" Finale Wednesday, May 23, on FOX
The Grand Finale celebration also will feature additional performances by some of music's biggest artists.

[05/08/12 - 11:28 AM]
FOX Weekly Ratngs - Network Ranks No. 1 Among Adults 18-49, Adults 18-34 and Teens for Fourth Consecutive Week
FOX spins the numbers for the week of April 30-May 6.

[05/08/12 - 11:17 AM]
Aziz Ansari Returns To Comedy Central(R) For The World Television Premiere Of "Aziz Ansari: Dangerously Delicious" On Sunday, May 20 At 10:00 P.M. ET/PT
The extended and uncensored digital album will be released on May 22 by Comedy Central Records.

[05/08/12 - 11:16 AM]
USA Network Invites "Burn Notice" Fans to Vote on the New Main Title Sequence for Season Six
USA will enable fans to view and vote for one of two new opening titles online and on Facebook.

[05/08/12 - 11:06 AM]
Turner Weekly Ratings - TNT Ranks as Basic Cable's #1 Network in Primetime
Turner spins the numbers for the week of April 30-May 6.

[05/08/12 - 11:02 AM]
TNT Greenlights Powerful New Medical Drama Series "Monday Mornings" from Award-Winning Producer David E. Kelley
Ving Rhames, Alfred Molina, Jamie Bamber and Jennifer Finnigan star in the project, formerly known as "Chelsea General."

[05/08/12 - 10:37 AM]
ABC Weekly Ratings - Network Delivers 5 of the Week's Top 20 TV Shows
ABC spins the numbers for the week of April 30-May 6.

[05/08/12 - 10:36 AM]
NBC Weekly Ratings - "The Voice" Leads Network's Primetime Week of April 30-May 6
NBC spins the numbers for the week of April 30-May 6.

[05/08/12 - 10:24 AM]
Disney Channel Extends Record Streak as the #1 Network Across All TV in Total Day to 47 Consecutive Weeks in Kids 6-11 and Tweens 9-14
Disney Channel spins the numbers for the week of April 30-May 6.

[05/08/12 - 10:14 AM]
"60 Minutes" Makes the Top 10 for the Third Time in Four Weeks
CBS further spins the numbers for Sunday, May 6.

[05/08/12 - 10:12 AM]
G4's "Attack of the Show!" to Air Month-Long Celebration Farewell for Host Kevin Pereira
Pereira began his tenure at G4 in 2002 as a production assistant before quickly moving up the ranks to co-host of "Attack of the Show!" in 2006.

[05/08/12 - 10:00 AM]
CBS Weekly Ratings - "The Big Bang Theory" is the Week's #1 Program in Adults 18-49
CBS spins the numbers for the week of April 30-May 6.

[05/08/12 - 08:59 AM]
Video: A Few Minutes With... Noah Wyle at the "Top of the Rock: Inside the Rise and Fall of Must See TV" Launch Panel
Part five of five from this week's event at The Paley Center for Media.

[05/08/12 - 08:58 AM]
Video: A Few Minutes With... David Nevins at the "Top of the Rock: Inside the Rise and Fall of Must See TV" Launch Panel
Part four of five from this week's event at The Paley Center for Media.

[05/08/12 - 08:57 AM]
Video: A Few Minutes With... Warren Littlefield at the "Top of the Rock: Inside the Rise and Fall of Must See TV" Launch Panel
Part three of five from this week's event at The Paley Center for Media.

[05/08/12 - 08:56 AM]
Video: A Few Minutes With... Marta Kauffman at the "Top of the Rock: Inside the Rise and Fall of Must See TV" Launch Panel
Part two of five from this week's event at The Paley Center for Media.

[05/08/12 - 08:55 AM]
Video: A Few Minutes With... James Burrows at the "Top of the Rock: Inside the Rise and Fall of Must See TV" Launch Panel
Part one of five from this week's event at The Paley Center for Media.

[05/08/12 - 08:54 AM]
S'Go Back to Work! "Workaholics" Third Season Premieres on Tuesday, May 29 at 10:30 p.m.
The new 10-episode season will once again follow "Tosh.0" on Tuesday nights.

[05/08/12 - 08:52 AM]
ABC's "Castle" Finale Wins at 10pm, Marking 6-Month Highs and its Most-Watched Season Ever
ABC spins the numbers for Monday, May 7.

[05/08/12 - 08:29 AM]
Monday's Broadcast Ratings: "The Voice" Holds Onto Demo Crown for NBC
Plus: ABC's "Dancing With the Stars" dips to a new series low for performance shows.

[05/08/12 - 08:06 AM]
"The Daily Show With Jon Stewart" Announces Week-long Coverage From The 2012 Republican National Convention
Coverage will be taped at the David A. Straz, Jr. Center for the Performing Arts in Ferguson Hall in Tampa and air nightly from Tuesday, August 28 through Friday, August 31.

[05/08/12 - 07:26 AM]
Bravo Media Partners With Gilt to Offer Fans Exclusive Culinary Taste of "Around the World in 80 Plates"
The "Around the World in 80 Plates Marketplace on Gilt Taste" launches on Wednesday, May 9 to coincide with the show's premiere.

[05/08/12 - 07:06 AM]
Video: Jon Hamm Riffs on Classic TV Series Theme Song with Reggie Watts
"Reggie Makes Music" is an online companion series to IFC's upcoming comedy series "Comedy Bang! Bang!"

[05/08/12 - 07:01 AM]
Spike TV Evicts Nightmare Neighbors With New Original Series "World's Worst Tenants"
The series - which follows Todd Howard along with his team of eviction specialists - premieres Tuesday, June 12 at 10:00/9:00c.

[05/08/12 - 06:48 AM]
New Syndicated Talk Show "The Jeff Probst Show" Staffs Up
Marilyn Zielinski and David Goldman were named Senior Supervising Producers and Brian Campbell has signed on as Director for the daily talk show.

[05/07/12 - 11:07 PM]
Development Update: Monday, May 7
Updates include: "30 Rock" on track for seventh and final season; Showtime renews "Gigolos"; and Paget Brewster joins FOX's "Working Class Hero."

[05/07/12 - 07:05 PM]
Development Update: Series Pick Up - "1600 Penn," "Animal Practice" (NBC)
The former stars and was co-created by Josh Gad while the latter features Justin Kirk as a veterinarian who loves animals but usually hates their owners.

[05/07/12 - 05:37 PM]
Friday's Cable Ratings: NBA Playoffs Top Demos, Viewers
Plus: numbers for HBO's "24/7: Mayweather/Cotto," Animal Planet's "Whale Wars: Viking Shores" and USA's "In Plain Sight."

[05/07/12 - 02:25 PM]
Development Update: Series Pick Up - "The New Normal," "Revolution" (NBC)
Ryan Murphy and Ali Adler's single-camera comedy and the Eric Kripke-penned, Jon Favreau-helmed drama are the latest to make the cut.

[05/07/12 - 01:28 PM]
CBS Announces the Winning Employee of the "Undercover Boss Star Employee Bonus Contest"
Pittsburgh's Jessica Wynkoop has been awarded the $10,000 prize.

[05/07/12 - 01:22 PM]
FX to Televise Louis C.K.'s Standup Special
"Louis CK: Live at the Beacon Theatre" premieres on Saturday, May 12 at 10:00/9:00c.

[05/07/12 - 01:20 PM]
TLC Clones Compelling Pet Program
"I Cloned My Pet" returns with an all-new special on Monday, May 21 at 10:00/9:00c.

[05/07/12 - 01:07 PM]
PBS' Masterpiece Mystery! "Sherlock, Series 2" Uncovers Remarkable Ratings
PBS spins the numbers for Sunday, May 6.

[05/07/12 - 12:30 PM]
CBS.com Launches "CBS Connect," a New Social Hub Connecting Fans With Each Other and CBS Stars
The first live conversation will feature cast members of "NCIS: Los Angeles" during its two-hour season finale on May 15.

[05/07/12 - 12:20 PM]
CMT Inks Development Deal With Steve Austin; Taps to Host New Series "Redneck Island"
The redneck-style competition series will debut in June, paired with a second season of "My Big Redneck Vacation."

[05/07/12 - 11:15 AM]
Live + 7 Day Ratings: ABC Claims 2 of the Week's Top 3 Programs in Adults 18-49 with "Modern Family" and "Grey's"
ABC further spins the numbers for the week of April 16-22.

[05/07/12 - 11:11 AM]
Lifetime Renews Hit Series "The Client List," Starring Jennifer Love Hewitt, for Second Season
The second season will premiere next year with 15 all-new episodes.

[05/07/12 - 11:06 AM]
"America's Got Talent" Announces Third Annual YouTube Snapple Auditions
The online auditions will be voted upon by the viewers in the YouTube Snapple episodes airing in August on NBC.

[05/07/12 - 10:47 AM]
Development Update: Series Pick Up - "Save Me" (NBC)
The Anne Heche-led comedy comes from writer John Scott Shepherd and director Scott Winant.

[05/07/12 - 10:18 AM]
New Music from Tonight's May 7 Episode of NBC's Critically Acclaimed Musical Drama "Smash" Available Today on iTunes
The titular "Smash!" was written by Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman; performed by Katharine McPhee and Megan Hilty.

[05/07/12 - 10:02 AM]
A Disenchanted Dancer Takes the Biggest Leap of Her Life in the Series Premiere of "Bunheads," Monday, June 11th at 9:00 PM ET/PT on ABC Family
Sutton Foster stars in the original drama, from "Gilmore Girls" creator Amy Sherman-Palladino.

[05/07/12 - 10:01 AM]
Celebrate Memorial Day as SOAPnet Presents the "Nathan & Haley, Always & Forever: One Tree Hill Memorial Day Marathon," Monday, May 28 10AM - 7PM
The nine-hour marathon features Nathan and Haley-themed episodes of "One Tree Hill."

[05/07/12 - 10:00 AM]
Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz to Participate in a Live, On-Camera Facebook Chat, Wednesday, May 9 to Answer Questions About the Upcoming Season Finale of ABC's "Once Upon a Time" and Premiere of Disney XD's "Tron: Uprising"
The chat is scheduled to run from 3:00-4:00 p.m., ET/12 noon-1:00 p.m., PT.







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