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[03/02/13 - 09:04 AM]
Friday's Broadcast Ratings: "Malibu Country," "Last Man Standing" Surge as ABC Tops the Night
Both comedies were up over 23% from last week among adults 18-49.

[03/02/13 - 08:59 AM]
ABC Wins Friday and Delivers the Night's Top Shows
ABC spins the numbers for Friday, March 1.

[03/01/13 - 11:51 PM]
Development Update: Friday, March 1
Updates include: Marg Helgenberger, Dennis Haysbert return to CBS with pilots; Jim Parsons, Taylor Kitsch join HBO's "The Normal Heart"; and Annie Potts to star in ABC's "Murder in Manhattan."

[03/01/13 - 07:10 PM]
ABC Cancels "Zero Hour"; "Shark Tank" Repeats Assume Thursday Slot
Encores of the Friday staple will fill the Thursday, 8:00/7:00c hour for the next two weeks.

[03/01/13 - 04:39 PM]
Exclusive: "America's Next Top Model: College Edition" Encores to Fill The CW's Tuesday Void
Plus: look for repeats of "Hart of Dixie" on Mondays from March 18 through April 8.

[03/01/13 - 04:37 PM]
Exclusive: "Ben and Kate" to Return on April 27 as Part of FOX's Saturday Late Night
The five-week run however will be culled from repeats of the 13 episodes aired to date, not the unaired originals.

[03/01/13 - 03:29 PM]
Thursday's Cable Ratings: "Swamp People" Tops Third Consecutive Week
Plus: numbers for HBO's "Parade's End," AMC's "Comic Book Men" and Comedy Central's "Nathan for You."

[03/01/13 - 03:04 PM]
Video: A Few Minutes With... "Red Widow" Co-Star Radha Mitchell
Check out part four of our visit to the set of ABC's new crime drama.

[03/01/13 - 03:03 PM]
Video: A Few Minutes With... "Red Widow" Co-Star Goran Visnjic
Check out part three of our visit to the set of ABC's new crime drama.

[03/01/13 - 03:02 PM]
Video: A Few Minutes With... "Red Widow" Co-Star Luke Goss
Check out part two of our visit to the set of ABC's new crime drama.

[03/01/13 - 03:01 PM]
Video: A Few Minutes With... "Red Widow" Executive Producer Melissa Rosenberg
Check out part one of our visit to the set of ABC's new crime drama.

[03/01/13 - 02:56 PM]
"Drop Dead Diva" Alive Once Again at Lifetime
The Brooke Elliott-led hour got the boot in January but will now be back for a fifth season.

[03/01/13 - 01:55 PM]
Golden Globe(R) Nominee Anna Friel Joins the Cast of "The Vatican" on Showtime(R)
She'll play Kayla Duffy, the younger sister of Cardinal Thomas Duffy (Kyle Chandler).

[03/01/13 - 01:16 PM]
NBC Announces Special Preview Air Date of Tuesday, March 26 (9-11 P.M.) for New Relationship Show "Ready for Love" From Executive Producer Eva Longoria
The newcomer will then settle into its regular time period on Sunday, March 31 (8-10 p.m. ET).

[03/01/13 - 01:01 PM]
"Whose Line Is It Anyway?" Returns to Television as Part of The CW's Summer 2013 Schedule
Aisha Tyler will host the revival, while Ryan Stiles, Wayne Brady and Colin Mochrie will also return.

[03/01/13 - 12:04 PM]
TNT Greenlights Powerful Unscripted Docu-Drama "Life Flight" (working title)
The six-episode series follows the dedicated teams from Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center, where the Life Flight service was born.

[03/01/13 - 10:30 AM]
Live Twitter Chat with the Cast of ABC's New Drama "Red Widow" During the Two-Hour Series Premiere, Sunday, March 3
Lee Tergesen, Luke Goss, Sterling Beaumon and Clifton Collins, Jr. will answer questions during the east coast broadcast of the series.

[03/01/13 - 09:20 AM]
Emmy(R) Award-Winning "Transformers Prime" Returns for Third and Final Season with a New Foe: The Predacons!
The series returns as "Transformers Prime Beast Hunters" on Friday, March 22 at 7:30/6:30c.

[03/01/13 - 08:54 AM]
"Parks & Recreation," "The Office" Encores Earn Season Highs for Rebroadcasts
NBC spins the numbers for Thursday, February 28.

[03/01/13 - 08:51 AM]
Discovery Channel Travels to the Epicenter of Evolution with "How We Invented the World"
The four-part series will air across two Tuesdays: March 19 and March 26 at 9:00/8:00c and 10:00/9:00c.

[03/01/13 - 08:49 AM]
Video: Catch Up on the Hit Drama "The Following" with "Six Episodes in Six Minutes"
New episodes continue on Mondays at 9:00/8:00c on FOX.

[03/01/13 - 08:43 AM]
2013 NFL Scouting Combine Posts Record Numbers Across All NFL Media Platforms
NFL Network spins the numbers for Saturday, February 23 through Tuesday, February 26.

[03/01/13 - 08:31 AM]
Thursday's Broadcast Ratings: "American Idol" Overshadows Its Repeat Competition
NBC's "Community" and "1600 Penn" plus "Zero Hour" on ABC were the only other originals last night.

[03/01/13 - 07:05 AM]
DJ Qualls to Guest-Star on the TNT Hit Drama Series "Perception"
He'll play Agent Rudy Fleckner, a young, tech-savvy FBI agent who specializes in investigating cyber crimes.

[03/01/13 - 07:00 AM]
Beth Stern Meets America's Most Extravagantly Fussed-Over Furry Friends in Nat Geo Wild's New Series "Spoiled Rotten Pets"
The six-episode series will premiere Saturday, April 20 at 9:00/8:00c with back-to-back installments.

[02/28/13 - 11:31 PM]
Development Update: Thursday, February 28
Updates include: Sophia Bush, Rebecca De Mornay board NBC's "Hatfields & McCoys"; John C. McGinley gets in on "Ground Floor" at TBS; and John Benjamin Hickey to "Blink" for The CW.

[02/28/13 - 10:06 PM]
Five More Semifinalists Chosen to Round Out the Top 20 on "American Idol"
Next week, "Idol" will air on three consecutive nights and it will be up to America to decide who becomes a finalist.

[02/28/13 - 04:24 PM]
After Five Seasons, "90210" Bids Farewell with a Series Finale on May 13
Plus: the Friday-bound "Cult" will now wrap its season on May 24 at 9:00/8:00c.

[02/28/13 - 04:11 PM]
Wednesday's Cable Ratings: "Duck Dynasty" Trumps Cable, Broadcast in Return
Plus: numbers for HBO's "Parade's End," TNT's "Boston's Finest" and Syfy's "Stranded."

[02/28/13 - 02:29 PM]
FOX Announces Season Finale and Summer Premiere Dates
Summer highlights include new seasons of "MasterChef" and "So You Think You Can dance" as well as newcomer "Does Someone Have to Go?"

[02/28/13 - 02:04 PM]
Bravo Media's "Top Chef" Finale Hits Season High in All Key Demos, Earning Over 1.85 Million Live Same Day Viewers
Bravo spins the numbers for Wednesday, February 27.

[02/28/13 - 01:41 PM]
USA's "Psych" Premieres Seventh Season with Double-Digit Increases, Garnering Nearly 3 Million Viewers
USA spins the numbers for Wednesday, February 27.

[02/28/13 - 01:31 PM]
Carol Burnett and Tim Conway Reunite on TV Land's "Hot in Cleveland"
Burnett will play Victoria's (Wendie Malick) mother while Conway will return as Elka's (Betty White) ex-boyfriend.

[02/28/13 - 12:29 PM]
Allison Janney Goes for Her Masters - Emmy Award(R)-Winning Actress to Guest Star on New Showtime(R) One-Hour Drama Series "Masters of Sex"
She'll appear in five episodes as Margaret Scully, the wife of Beau Bridges's character.

[02/28/13 - 11:51 AM]
ABC Delivers Increasing Cross-Platform Numbers for Its 2013 Oscar Content
ABC spins the digital numbers for its Oscar coverage to date.

[02/28/13 - 11:51 AM]
"Duck Dynasty" Becomes A&E's #1 Telecast Ever and the #1 Nonfiction Series on Cable This Year
A&E spins the numbers for Wednesday, February 27.

[02/28/13 - 11:38 AM]
Dirk Hoogstra Promoted to Executive Vice President, Development and Programming, History(R) and H2(TM)
Hoogstra was an executive producer on the network's first scripted mini-series "Hatfields & McCoys."

[02/28/13 - 11:16 AM]
Jay Leno and Jimmy Fallon Deliver #1 Finishes in 18-49 Viewers and Total Viewers for the Week of Feb. 18-22
NBC spins the late-night numbers for the week of February 18-22.

[02/28/13 - 10:47 AM]
"Late Night with Jimmy Fallon" Joins Esquire Network Lineup as Network Secures Exclusive Cable Television Rights to Hit Late-Night Series
Starting Wednesday, April 24, episodes will air on Esquire Network Monday through Friday at 7:00/6:00c, one week after they first premiere on NBC.

[02/28/13 - 10:16 AM]
ABC Is Up Week to Week to Match a 5-Week High on the Night in Adults 18-49
ABC spins the numbers for Wednesday, February 27.

[02/28/13 - 10:09 AM]
USA Network's Basic Cable Premiere of the Academy Award(R)-Winning "Schindler's List" Reaches Record Audience
USA spins the numbers for Saturday, February 23.

[02/28/13 - 10:08 AM]
Bravo Is Top TV Brand with Facebook Fans According to New Satisfaction Study
The results of the study, the largest market research of its kind, was just released and based on over one million monthly survey responses.

[02/28/13 - 10:08 AM]
BBC America Roadhouse Comes to SXSW - Video DJ Eclectic Method to Perform Special Tribute to Iconic Series "Doctor Who" on March 9
The channel's line-up of events also includes a night of British music featuring Frank Turner and Skinny Lister and hosted by Georgie Okell.

[02/28/13 - 10:01 AM]
Red-Hot Comic Returns to the Network for His Fourth HBO Stand-Up Special When "Louis C.K.: Oh My God" Debuts April 13
In the special, he discusses such topics as the food chain, animals, divorce, strange anecdotes, broken morality, murder and mortality.

[02/28/13 - 10:01 AM]
"The Late Show with David Letterman" Places First for the Week in Adults 18-49, Adults 25-54 and Adults 18-34
CBS spins the late-night numbers for the week of February 18-22.

[02/28/13 - 09:45 AM]
Fashion Guru Tim Gunn & Celebrity Hairstylist Ken Paves Guest Star in Fan Favorite Makeover Episode of NBC's "The Biggest Loser" on Monday, March 4
For the first time ever, all the contestants will reveal their new makeover looks at home, surrounded by family and friends in heartwarming and emotional reunions.

[02/28/13 - 09:32 AM]
"Henry Hugglemonster," a New Animated Series About a Family of Fun-Loving Monsters, to Debut Monday, April 15 on Disney Junior
The series is based on the "I'm a Happy Hugglewug" books by award-winning children's book author/illustrator and Ireland's Children's Laureate, Niamh Sharkey.

[02/28/13 - 09:24 AM]
Bravo Media's Georgia Peaches, Kim Zolciak & Kandi Burruss, Own Tuesdays with New & Returning Series Capturing the Sweet Life of Atlanta
"Don't Be Tardy..." and "The Kandi Factory" will air back-to-back beginning April 9 at 9:00/8:00c.

[02/28/13 - 09:13 AM]
USA Network Expands Reality Slate with Series Order for "Summer Camp" (Working Title)
The eight-episode series "sends die-hard campers back to the most cherished place of their youth for the thrill of a lifetime."

[02/28/13 - 09:13 AM]
"The Dome" Descends on Wilmington, N.C. - New CBS Summer Series "Under The Dome" Begins Production Today
Mike Vogel, Rachelle Lefevre, Dean Norris, Natalie Martinez, Britt Robertson, Alexander Koch, Colin Ford, Nicholas Strong, Jolene Purdy and Aisha Hinds star in the drama.







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[03/04/26 - 11:31 AM]
"Disney Animation's Songs in Sign Language" to Debut on Disney+ April 27
Directed by veteran Disney animator/director Hyrum Osmond, the featured songs are "The Next Right Thing" (from Frozen 2), "We Don't Talk About Bruno" (from Encanto) and "Beyond" (from Moana 2).

[03/04/26 - 11:03 AM]
Video: HBO Max Releases First Teaser from the DC Studios Series "Lanterns," Starring Kyle Chandler, Aaron Pierre, and Kelly Macdonald
The series is slated to debut later this August on HBO and available to stream on HBO Max.

[03/04/26 - 10:01 AM]
Netflix's "Untamed" Season 2 Production Kicks Off in Hawaii
The series will film on location on O'ahu and the island of Hawaii.

[03/04/26 - 10:01 AM]
MTV Announces the Final 18 Episodes of "Jersey Shore Family Vacation," One of TV's Most Influential Reality Franchises, Premiering on Thursday, May 7 at 8PM ET/PT
This farewell season marks the culmination of a franchise that entertained millions with major life milestones, laugh-out-loud chaos, and the unfiltered chemistry that defined an era of reality television.

[03/04/26 - 09:46 AM]
"The Verdict," Hosted by Christopher "Mad Dog" Russo, Returns to Vice TV For Season Two, Taking on the Biggest Debates in Sports
In each episode, Russo and a lineup of sports insiders, journalists, and analysts get to the bottom of the hottest debates in sports history, presenting both sides through a fast-paced documentary debate format.

[03/04/26 - 09:45 AM]
Lifetime Raises the Bar by Expanding Into Premium Vertical Storytelling with "Tides of Temptation," A Micro Drama Feature Executive Produced by Taye Diggs
Serving as a digital offshoot of the just announced upcoming original movie "Terry McMillan Presents: Paradise with You," the project expands the film's universe through a cinematic, mobile-first format designed with feature-level production value.

[03/04/26 - 09:44 AM]
Lifetime Greenlights Three New Original Movies for 2026 Love of a Lifetime Slates Featuring All-Star Casts
Valerie Bertinelli, Henry Czerny, Eric McCormack, Taye Diggs, Heather Hemmens, and Cynthia Bailey are among the featured talent.

[03/04/26 - 09:43 AM]
Lifetime Reteams with Robin Roberts for "Angel in the Rubble" Starring Sherri Shepherd in Remembrance of the 25th Anniversary of 9/11
Slated to premiere in September in remembrance of the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks, the movie is based on Genelle Guzman-McMillan's memoir "Angel in the Rubble: The Miraculous Rescue of 9/11's Last Survivor."

[03/04/26 - 09:42 AM]
Lifetime Expands Roster of Powerhouse Creatives with New Movie Projects Helmed By Queen Latifah and Taraji P. Henson
"Queen Latifah and Taraji P. Henson are extraordinary talents and dynamic producers who share Lifetime's passion for telling powerful stories about women," said Elaine Frontain Bryant, Executive Vice President and Head of Programming, A&E, Lifetime and LMN.

[03/04/26 - 09:41 AM]
A+E Global Media Greenlights Two New Digital-First Series Under the History Brand
"Mistakes That Made America" and "Cracking Up" are both due later this year.

[03/04/26 - 09:40 AM]
The History Channel Marks the 25th Anniversary of September 11 with New Two-Hour Special "102 Minutes Inside the Towers"
The documentary offers a deeply immersive and unique perspective through firsthand accounts from those who were inside the Twin Towers.

[03/04/26 - 09:39 AM]
The History Channel Taps Internationally Acclaimed Action Icon Dolph Lundgren to Executive Produce and Host New Series "History's Greatest Machines with Dolph Lundgren"
Produced by Superluna Studios in association with 3BMG, the eight-episode series takes viewers on a thrilling journey through the gears, guts, and genius behind the machines that reshaped our world.

[03/04/26 - 09:38 AM]
The History Channel Greenlights New Nonfiction Series "Crime and Justice with Tom Selleck" (w.t.)
The 10-episode, one-hour series examines the true stories behind some of the most consequential crimes and investigations in American history.

[03/04/26 - 09:37 AM]
The History Channel Orders "Extraordinary Origins with Ted Danson" (w.t.) A New Series Hosted and Executive Produced by the Multi-Award-Winning Actor
The 10-episode series examines the stories behind some of history's most significant innovations, inventions, and discoveries that helped shape the modern world.

[03/04/26 - 09:36 AM]
The History Channel Greenlights New Nonfiction Series "History's Strange Fortunes with Kevin Bacon" (w.t.)
Stories about money - money made, money lost, and money spent - are woven into the fabric of our nation's history.