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[10/01/13 - 11:14 PM]
Development Update: Tuesday, October 1
Updates include: ABC gives pilot order to comedy "Galavant"; Will Forte brings "The Last Man on Earth" to FOX; and Jennie Garth in talks to join ABC Family's "Mystery Girls."

[10/01/13 - 03:37 PM]
NFL Network's "Thursday Night Football" Features Two Week 5 Games
Look for the Buffalo Bills at Cleveland Browns on Thursday, October 3 and the San Diego Chargers at Oakland Raiders on Sunday, October 6.

[10/01/13 - 03:27 PM]
NBC Closes "Camp" After One Season
Co-star Nikolai Nikolaeff broke the news via his Twitter page this afternoon.

[10/01/13 - 03:05 PM]
ABC Family to Bring Exclusive "Ravenswood" Content to Fans All Month Long with the Ravenswood Reveal Campaign
The "Pretty Little Liars" spin-off launches Tuesday, October 22 at 9:00/8:00c on the cable channel.

[10/01/13 - 02:54 PM]
"Deadline: Crime with Tamron Hall" Moves to an All-New Night on Investigation Discovery
The former Sunday series will now air Wednesdays at 9:00/8:00c beginning October 2.

[10/01/13 - 02:50 PM]
Bridgit Mendler, Dove Cameron and G Hannelius Among Stars Participating in National Bullying Prevention Awareness Month Messages Throughout October on Disney Channel
The Disney Friends for Change interstitials will be featured throughout National Bullying Prevention Month, October 1-31.

[10/01/13 - 02:34 PM]
"MNF's" Dolphins-Saints Telecast Helps ESPN Win the Night among All Networks in Households and All Key Male and Adult Demos
ESPN spins the numbers for Monday, September 30.

[10/01/13 - 02:32 PM]
BBC America to Simulcast "Doctor Who" 50th Anniversary Special on November 23
In addition, the network will be dedicating an entire week to the series, including the new film "An Adventure in Space and Time," marathons and new specials to be announced.

[10/01/13 - 02:13 PM]
Monday's Cable Ratings & Broadcast Finals: "Voice," "MNF" Still Unstoppable
Plus: numbers for Bravo's "Real Housewives of Miami," Discovery's "Turn & Burn" and TBS's "MLB AL Tie-Breaker."

[10/01/13 - 01:46 PM]
OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network Delivers Record High Quarter
OWN spins the numbers for the quarter to date.

[10/01/13 - 01:35 PM]
Eight Consecutive Quarters of Year-to-Year Growth for The Hub Network
The Hub spins the numbers for the quarter to date.

[10/01/13 - 01:31 PM]
Discovery Channel Delivers Best Third Quarter in Network History Among Men 25-54
Discovery spins the numbers for the quarter to date.

[10/01/13 - 01:30 PM]
CBS Sports Network Added to Time Warner Cable's Widely Distributed Digital TV Package Beginning Today
CBS Sports Network is now seen in over 53 million homes and is available to more than 99 million households across the country.

[10/01/13 - 01:26 PM]
College Football: Saturday Night Football Helps ABC Win the Night in Viewers & All Key Demos
ESPN spins the numbers for Saturday, September 28.

[10/01/13 - 01:24 PM]
Disney XD Registers #2 Quarter Ever in Prime With Boys; "Lab Rats" Delivers Network's #1 Telecast Ever Across Target Demos
Disney XD spins the numbers for the quarter to date.

[10/01/13 - 12:40 PM]
FOX Ranks No. 2 for the Week Among Adults 18-34 and No. 3 (Tie) for the Week Among Adults 18-49
FOX spins the numbers for the week of September 23-29.

[10/01/13 - 12:27 PM]
TNT and TBS to Invade New York Comic Con with "Falling Skies," "Mob City," "King of the Nerds" and "The Pete Holmes Show"
New York Comic Con will take place at the Javits Center, located at 655 West 34th Street in Midtown Manhattan.

[10/01/13 - 12:03 PM]
Sunday's Cable Ratings & Broadcast Finals: NFL Football Takes Top Spots
Plus: numbers for HBO's "Eastbound & Down," E!'s "Eric & Jessie: Game On" and VH1's "Hollywood Exes."

[10/01/13 - 12:00 PM]
Disney Channel Sweeps Total Day in 3Q 2013; 24-Hour Disney Junior Channel Is TV's #1 Preschool Network for 2nd Straight Quarter
Disney Channel spins the numbers for the quarter to date.

[10/01/13 - 11:58 AM]
Saturday's Cable Ratings & Broadcast Finals: College Football, "48 Hours" Lead the Pack
Plus: numbers for WE tv's "David Tutera: Unveiled," OWN's "Six Little McGhees" and Lifetime's "The Cheating Pact."

[10/01/13 - 11:38 AM]
"48 Hours: The Sweetheart Murders" Is Saturday's #1 Non-Sports Program with Viewers
CBS spins the numbers for Saturday, September 28.

[10/01/13 - 11:38 AM]
Bravo Media Announces Toyota, Kraft Foods, Chase Sapphire Preferred and Cigna as Marquee, Multi-Screen Sponsors for "Top Chef" Season 11
These deals represent partnerships across linear, digital, and social platforms, marking the most robust group of online and in-show integration presence in Bravo's history.

[10/01/13 - 11:37 AM]
CBS Thursday Premieres Soar Even Higher with Live +3-Day DVR Playback
CBS further spins the numbers for Thursday, September 26.

[10/01/13 - 11:21 AM]
Great American Country Unveils New Brand Identity
"The reimagined Great American Country marks a natural evolution for what was previously known as GAC," said Burton Jablin, president of Scripps Networks.

[10/01/13 - 11:15 AM]
TBS Tops the Charts as Basic Cable's #1 Entertainment Network with Adults 18-49 for the Month of September
Turner spins the numbers for the week of September 23-29 plus the month and quarter to date.

[10/01/13 - 11:08 AM]
Turner Broadcasting Responds to Dispute with Cable One
"Turner has a long history and well-earned reputation as a fair and reasonable partner to our distributors and we have worked diligently with Cable One to come to a resolution," said the company.

[10/01/13 - 11:06 AM]
FOX Sports 1 to Air Inaugural USA Rugby vs. New Zealand Maori All Blacks "Black and Blue Match"
The inaugural Black and Blue Match will kick off at 7:00 P.M. ET on Saturday, Nov. 9, with the broadcast to be aired on FOX Sports 1 Sunday, Nov. 10 at noon ET.

[10/01/13 - 11:01 AM]
"Instant Mom" Bows on Nick at Nite with Over a Million Total Viewers and Double-Digit Demo Gains on Competitive Night of Network Premieres
Nickelodeon spins the numbers for Sunday, September 29.

[10/01/13 - 10:50 AM]
CNBC Licenses Off-Network Cable Rights to "Shark Tank" from Disney-ABC Television Group
Under the agreement, CNBC will begin airing the series in January 2014 with an expanded schedule in Fall 2014.

[10/01/13 - 10:27 AM]
Nation's Top Firehouse Dog Selected in "Chicago Fire" Top Dog Contest
Smokey, a Labrador/Retriever mix based out of Station 2 in Jacksonville, Illinois, will appear in a cameo role during an episode later this season.

[10/01/13 - 10:24 AM]
Disney XD Teams with NBA for "Pranksgiving," Month-Long Programming Event, Beginning Monday, November 4
Each Monday, a new fan-voted prank will be revealed on Disney XD along with new prank-themed episodes.

[10/01/13 - 10:23 AM]
Video: First Look at MTV's New Docu-Series "Scrubbing In"
The newcomer premieres Thursday, October 24 at 10:00/9:00c on the cable channel.

[10/01/13 - 10:20 AM]
CBS Wins Premiere Week in Viewers; "The Crazy Ones" Is #1 New Program in Premiere Week
CBS spins the numbers for the week of September 23-29.

[10/01/13 - 10:03 AM]
NBC Delivers the Biggest Premiere-Week Win for Any Net in 16 Years
NBC spins the numbers for the week of September 23-29.

[10/01/13 - 09:51 AM]
An NBC News Exclusive "Elizabeth's Story - A Meredith Vieira Special" Premieres on NBC Friday, October 4 at 10PM
For the first time, Smart will reveal the riveting details of life with her captors, as told in her memoir, "My Story," coming out October 7.

[10/01/13 - 09:43 AM]
Patriots-Falcons on NBC Sunday Night Football Tops All "Premiere Week" Primetime Programming in Rating, Viewership & Demos
NBC further spins the numbers for Sunday, September 29.

[10/01/13 - 09:33 AM]
ABC Is No. 2 in Premiere Week in Adults 18-49 and Grows Year to Year
ABC spins the numbers for the week of September 23-29.

[10/01/13 - 09:31 AM]
ABC's Music Lounge Is Live with a New Installment of the "Nashville"-Inspired Docu-Web Series, "On the Record," Featuring the Original Song "Gonna Get Even," Performed by Aubrey Peeples
"On the Record: Gonna Get Even" goes behind the scenes with songwriter's Al Anderson and Pat McLaughlin and the song's performer Aubrey Peeples, guest starring as Layla Grant.

[10/01/13 - 09:26 AM]
Popular Animated Series "Littlest Pet Shop" Returns for Second Season on The Hub Network, Nov. 2
Prior to the season premiere, there will be a three-hour marathon of fan-favorite episodes highlighting each of the pets beginning at 8 a.m. ET.

[10/01/13 - 09:07 AM]
"Open Heart," the Moving Story of Rwandan Children on a Life-Saving Journey to Receive Open Heart Surgery, Debuts Oct. 14, Exclusively on HBO
The documentary spotlights an Italian cardiologist in Northern Sudan as he fights to save young patients who have traveled from Rwanda for this high-risk procedure.

[10/01/13 - 09:02 AM]
Open Road Films and Showtime(R) Announce Multi-Year Theatrical Output Deal
The deal will begin in 2017 and continue through 2020.

[10/01/13 - 09:02 AM]
NBC Wins the Night Among the Broadcast Networks in All Key Categories, Winning Six of Six Half-Hours in 18-49
NBC spins the numbers for Monday, September 30.

[10/01/13 - 09:02 AM]
Dethklok's "Metalocalypse: The Doomstar Requiem A Klok Opera" Airs Sunday, October 27th on Adult Swim
This once-in-a-lifetime experience includes special guests Jack Black, Mark Hamill, Malcolm McDowell, and Cannibal Corpse's George "Corpsegrinder" Fisher.

[10/01/13 - 08:59 AM]
Oscar(R)-Nominated Documentary "Redemption," a Poignant Look at the Lives of Struggling New Yorkers Who Survive by Collecting Bottles and Cans, Debuts Oct. 14, Exclusively on HBO
Former short-order cooks, computer-sales executives and factory workers, these men and women turned to canning after the economic downturn eliminated their livelihoods.

[10/01/13 - 08:55 AM]
Glimpse Inside North Carolina's Barter and Auction Economy in New Discovery Series "Dukes of Haggle"
The 12-part series, from MAK Pictures, launches tonight at 10:00/9:00c on the cable channel.

[10/01/13 - 08:50 AM]
Oscar(R)-Nominated Documentary "Mondays at Racine," Visiting a Long Island Beauty Salon Where Two Sisters Empower Women with Cancer, Debuts Oct. 14 During Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Exclusively on HBO
The uplifting documentary follows the sisters and several cancer patients as they navigate the emotional and physical changes of the disease.

[10/01/13 - 08:43 AM]
Video: Watch a New Full Episode of "The Birthday Boys" Featuring Bob Odenkirk Before It Airs
The episode titled "Skewered" is available now on IFC.com, iTunes, Amazon, HULU, YouTube, Facebook, TVE and VOD.

[10/01/13 - 08:42 AM]
Monday's Broadcast Ratings: "Voice," "Blacklist" Keep NBC on Top
The Peacock's James Spader-led drama is down just 5.26% from last week's debut.

[10/01/13 - 08:34 AM]
ABC's Monday Is Up Over Last Year/"Castle" Holds Its Premiere Rating and Grows 16% Year to Year
ABC spins the numbers for Monday, September 30.

[10/01/13 - 08:10 AM]
VH1 and Whole Foods Market Thinks "You Oughta Know" Who's Up and Coming in New Music Talent
Since its launch in 2005, VH1's "You Oughta Know" franchise has introduced promising new artists on the rise and served as a barometer for what and who's hot in music today.







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[10/02/25 - 11:54 AM]
Video: "9-1-1" Official Trailer - Premieres October 9 on ABC and Stream on Hulu
Watch now and get ready to take off into a new season premiering October 9 on ABC and stream on Hulu.

[10/02/25 - 11:02 AM]
The Pulse Is Strong for "Chicago Med," Which Is Set to Cross the Milestone 200th Episode Threshold on Wednesday, Oct. 8
Titled "A Game of Inches," this second episode of season 11 welcomes back a familiar face when Nick Gehlfuss steps back through the doors of Gaffney Medical Center.

[10/02/25 - 11:01 AM]
Fiona Glascott, Belinda Bromilow, and Emma Shipp, Join the Cast of Netflix's New Limited-Series Adaptation of "The Age of Innocence"
Hayley Mills, Ryan Morgan, Will Tudor, John Light, Steven Pacey, Kel Matsena, Lucia Balordi, Elly Roberts, Jack Cutmore-Scott, Anna Madeley and Michael Cochrane are also set to appear in the series.

[10/02/25 - 11:00 AM]
"Survivor" and "The Amazing Race" Season Premieres Hit Their Largest 3-Day Streaming Viewerships Ever
The "Survivor" season 49 premiere grew to 6.83 million viewers with three days of multiplatform viewership; while "The Amazing Race" season 38 premiere grew to 4.01 million viewers.

[10/02/25 - 10:32 AM]
Kane & Katelyn Brown Join Lifetime Holiday Family with "Thank God: Christmas at Keller Ranch" Inspired by Their Hit Song
The movie will star Arielle Kebbel and singer-songwriter Tyler Hilton.

[10/02/25 - 10:28 AM]
You Bet! ESPN and ABC to Exclusively Present the 2025 WNBA Finals Presented by YouTube TV - Las Vegas Aces-Phoenix Mercury, Beginning Friday, Oct. 3
Games 2, 3, and 4 of the Finals will air on Sunday, October 5, Wednesday, October 8, and Friday, October 10, respectively.

[10/02/25 - 10:15 AM]
Video: Starz Releases Explosive Trailer and Key Art for the Third and Final Season of "Power Book IV: Force," Premiering November 7
After cutting ties in New York, Tommy's (Joseph Sikora) newfound family and the allure of Chicago's ruthless drug game enticed him to stay and set his sights on taking over the Windy City.

[10/02/25 - 10:02 AM]
Video: "Marvel's Spidey and Iron Man: Avengers Team-Up!" Theme Song and Key Art Revealed
The special premieres Thursday, Oct. 16, on Disney Jr. (8 a.m. EDT/PDT) and later that day on Disney Channel and Disney Jr. On Demand.

[10/02/25 - 10:01 AM]
Netflix Embarks on New Documentary Following Colin O'Brady's Most Ambitious Antarctic Expedition
In November 2025, O'Brady will attempt to journey water's edge to water's edge across the most unforgiving wilderness on Earth.

[10/02/25 - 09:38 AM]
"Celebrity Wheel of Fortune" Scores on Friday Nights with Biggest Total Viewer Audience in Nearly Two Years
"Celebrity Wheel of Fortune" stood as the No. 1 program of the night, rising by double digits in Total Viewers over its previous season premiere.

[10/02/25 - 09:03 AM]
The NATAS Announces Star-Studded Lineup of Presenters from the World of Daytime for the 52nd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards on Friday, October 17
The ceremony will stream live at watch.theemmys.tv and via The Emmys app.

[10/02/25 - 09:00 AM]
Video: ALLBLK Rolls Out Trailer for New Coming-of-Age Drama Series, "G.R.I.T.S.," Premiering October 30
The eight-episode series follows three friends navigating life, ambition and womanhood in the South.

[10/02/25 - 08:59 AM]
NBC Sports' 2025-26 Big East Men's and Women's Basketball Schedules on Peacock Announced
NBC Sports will exclusively stream a slate of nearly 75 BIG EAST basketball regular-season and tournament games this season, with nearly 50 BIG EAST men's games and 25 women's games streaming exclusively on Peacock.

[10/02/25 - 08:18 AM]
TNT Sports Unveils Inaugural BIG EAST Women's College Basketball Schedule for 2025-26 Season
The 15-game slate will begin with the defending NCAA National Champion UConn Huskies - led by Sarah Strong and Azzi Fudd - facing Loyola Chicago.

[10/02/25 - 08:02 AM]
AMC Networks Returns to New York Comic Con with Star-Studded Panels and Sneak Previews of What's Ahead for Its Fan Favorite Series
Fans will get an exclusive first-look at scenes and teasers from "Anne Rice's Talamasca: The Secret Order," premiering October 26, "Anne Rice's The Vampire Lestat," debuting next year, and "The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon," which is currently airing Sundays, all on AMC and AMC+.