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[04/21/09 - 07:00 PM]
Live at the Paley Festival: MTV's "The Hills"

[04/21/09 - 06:08 PM]
Development Update: Tuesday, April 21
Updates include: E! to follow the "other" Kardashian sisters to Miami; plus the Lamas family also gets a series on the cable channel.

[04/21/09 - 01:57 PM]
NBC Banishes "Kings" from Schedule
Repeats of "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit," "Southland" and "Law & Order" will comprise the network's Saturday lineup for the foreseeable future.

[04/21/09 - 12:59 PM]
Spike TV Announces the Third Annual "Guys Choice"
Scheduled to tape Saturday, May 30 at Sony Pictures Studios in Culver City, the third annual "Guys Choice" premieres Sunday, June 21.

[04/21/09 - 12:52 PM]
Toby Keith, Brad Paisley, Rascal Flatts and Taylor Swift to Perform at the "2009 CMT Music Awards" Wednesday, June 17 at Nashville's Sommet Center
Tickets to the eighth annual fan-voted awards show honoring country music's elite will go on-sale Saturday, May 2.

[04/21/09 - 12:52 PM]
48 Hours Mystery Was the Night's #1 Program in Viewers and Households on Saturday, April 18, Posting Significant Year-To-Year Increases
CBS spins the numbers for Saturday, April 18.

[04/21/09 - 12:50 PM]
CBS Rolls a Lucky 7
CBS spins the numbers for the week of April 13-19.

[04/21/09 - 12:48 PM]
A&E Television Networks Acquires American Gangster from Bet
Repeats of the series will air worldwide on AETN's Crime & Investigation Network.

[04/21/09 - 12:44 PM]
ABC Airs 3 of the Week's Top 10 Shows in Viewers and Adults 18-49
ABC spins the numbers for the week of April 13-19.

[04/21/09 - 12:43 PM]
ABC Wins Monday in Total Viewers and Across All Adults Demos
ABC spins the numbers for Monday, April 20.

[04/21/09 - 12:43 PM]
What Happens When a Pair of Teenage Girls Devises the Ultimate Plan to Kidnap Everyone's Favorite Boy Band?
Alona Tal, Daniella Monet, Christy Carlson Romano, Kate Albrecht and pop band "The Click 5" star in "Taking 5," airing Sunday, May 3 at 7:00/6:00c.

[04/21/09 - 12:17 PM]
The View's Joy Behar and Elisabeth Hasselbeck Guest Star as Themselves in an Upcoming Episode of ABC's "Ugly Betty"
The episode, entitled "Curveball," will air Thursday, May 21.

[04/21/09 - 12:16 PM]
ABC Announces the Cast and Team Pairings for "The Superstars," Premiering Tuesday, June 23, on Abc
The eight "celebrities" are David Charvet, Maksim Chmerkovskiy, Dan Cortese, Paige Hemmis, Julio Iglesias, Jr., Joanna Krupa, Ali Landry and Estella Warren.

[04/21/09 - 11:28 AM]
Lifetime Digital Announces Strong Content Additions Including More Than 500 Project Runway Video Clips
Also: recent acquisitions MothersClick.com and Roiworld.com will be relaunched.

[04/21/09 - 11:27 AM]
Lifetime Movie Network Reaches 70 Million U.S. Subscribers
The 70 million subscriber milestone, a 19% increase in distribution from April 2008, makes Lifetime Movie Network the industry's fastest-growing network.

[04/21/09 - 11:26 AM]
Project Runway Returns to the Catwalk with August 20 Premiere on Lifetime Television
Plus: "Models of the Runway," an "exciting new companion series," will air at 11:00/10:00c immediately following "Project Runway."

[04/21/09 - 11:25 AM]
Lifetime Networks Unveils Robust Slate of Dramas, Comedies, Unscripted Series and Movies
Among its plans: "Project Runway" returns on August 20 while "Drop Dead Diva" will roll out on July 12.

[04/21/09 - 10:37 AM]
'HGTV Design Star' Returns for Season Four Sunday, July 19, at 10 P.M. ET/PT
Hosted by Clive Pearse, the hour-long series will air on Sundays for nine weeks through September 13.

[04/21/09 - 10:35 AM]
NBC's May Sweeps Features Live Season Finales of Hit Reality Series 'The Biggest Loser: Couples' and 'The Celebrity Apprentice," a Celebration of the 100th Episode of 'The Office,' a Special Finale of '30 Rock,' an All-New 'Snl' Special and Guest Stars Galore
NBC details its May sweeps highlights. (SPOILERS!)

[04/21/09 - 10:32 AM]
Strong Results from Thursday Rookies and Ratings Surges for Monday Veterans Highlight NBC's Primetime Week of April 13-19
NBC spins the numbers for the week of April 13-19.

[04/21/09 - 10:28 AM]
May on CBS = Season Finales, Cliffhangers, Weddings and Relationships Hanging in the Balance
The Eye details its May sweeps highlights. (SPOILERS!)

[04/21/09 - 10:04 AM]
The Debut Event of Original Movie "My Fake Fiance" Becomes the Season's No. 1 TV Movie in Women 18-34 and Cable's No. 1 Movie in Women 18-49
ABC Family spins the numbers for Sunday, April 19.

[04/21/09 - 10:00 AM]
Food Network Is a Brand for Life!
The category leader in the food programming genre has all burners lit with eight new primetime series and six daytime, "In the Kitchen" programs.

[04/21/09 - 09:43 AM]
Bravo Announces Development of Fred Segal Docu-Series Going Inside the Premier Los Angeles Boutique
"Fred Segal is a legendary retail haven synonymous with high fashion and style," said the network's Frances Berwick.

[04/21/09 - 09:04 AM]
Additional Talent and Events Announced for TBS Presents a "Very Funny" Festival: Just for Laughs
Jim Breuer, Bob Odenkirk & David Cross, Danny Bhoy, Michael Ian Black, Michael Showalter and Jon Lajoie are among the latest additions.

[04/21/09 - 08:06 AM]
Mythbusters Puts Youtube(Tm)-Generated Myths to the Test in Special April 29 Episode
Over 200 videos were submitted along with several thousand comments to the MythBusters YouTube channel.

[04/21/09 - 07:24 AM]
Science Channel's Egypt's Mystery Chamber Reveals New, Significant Information About the Mummification of Pharaohs That May Rewrite This Aspect of Ancient Egyptian History
EGYPT'S MYSTERY CHAMBER world premieres on Sunday, April 26 at 9 PM (ET/PT).

[04/21/09 - 07:07 AM]
U.S. Premiere Comedy on BBC America - the Inbetweeners and Katy Brand's Big Ass Show
Both programs will premiere later in 2009.

[04/21/09 - 03:01 AM]
DirecTV Customers to Get a Jolt of Drama with the Addition of Award-Winning Hbo(R) Series Deadwood(R) and Oz(R), Free on the 101(R) Network Beginning May 31
All three seasons of "Deadwood" (36 episodes) and six seasons of "Oz" (56 episodes) will begin airing Sunday nights, May 31 on The 101 Network, at 9 and 10 p.m. ET/PT respectively.

[04/20/09 - 07:00 PM]
Live at the Paley Festival: Sci Fi's "Battlestar Galactica/Caprica"

[04/20/09 - 06:35 PM]
Development Update: Monday, April 20
Updates include: Monica Potter to replace Diane Farr on NBC's "Parenthood"; while Josh Lawson is set to take over for Nick Thune on CBS's "Waiting to Die."

[04/20/09 - 03:03 PM]
Lifetime Movie Network's Original Film Natalee Holloway Becomes Network's Highest-Rated Movie Ever
LMN spins the numbers for Sunday, April 19.

[04/20/09 - 12:40 PM]
TLC Announces Renewals for 10 Series
"These programs represent some of our strongest performing series and help anchor our schedule of original programming in 2009," said the network's Eileen O'Neill.

[04/20/09 - 12:38 PM]
Four Chefs Remain in "Hell's Kitchen"
FOX details the latest "Hell's Kitchen" elimination.

[04/20/09 - 12:36 PM]
CBS Extends Sunday Winning Streak to 8 Weeks
CBS spins the numbers for Sunday, April 19.

[04/20/09 - 12:35 PM]
ABC Posts a Dominant Sunday Victory in Adults 18-49
ABC spins the numbers for Sunday, April 19.

[04/20/09 - 12:03 PM]
NBC.com's New 'Heroes' Webseries 'Nowhere Man' Debuts Today
The series follows Eric Doyle ("The Puppetmaster") as "he sheds his infatuation for his favorite cheerleader and tries to lead a normal life."

[04/20/09 - 11:21 AM]
Oxygen's Hit Series "Tori & Dean: Home Sweet Hollywood" Returns for Fourth Season on May 26th at 10pm ET/PT
Also launching on said date is Oxygen's first-ever online companion series, "Mommywood".

[04/20/09 - 11:18 AM]
ABC Bumps "Betty" Return to April 30
"Betty" had originally been set to return on May 7 following a six-week run by "In the Motherhood" and "Samantha Who?"

[04/20/09 - 10:56 AM]
Sci Fi Teams Up with Overbrook Entertainment for 'Unfinished Business'
The pilot is the story of an ex cop, "who after a brain injury, finds himself experiencing flashes of memories from the recently deceased."

[04/20/09 - 07:45 AM]
Miss North Carolina USA Crowned Miss Usa(R) 2009 During Live NBC Telecast on April 19th
Ms. Dalton is a talented singer and dancer who completed her degree in Psychology and Spanish at East Carolina University.

[04/20/09 - 07:16 AM]
The Real Housewives of New York City Let It All Hang Out During the Season Two Reunion Special Tuesday, May 12 at 10 PM ET/PT
Plus: "The Real Housewives of New York City: The Lost Footage" airs Thursday, May 14 at 9:00/8:00c.

[04/20/09 - 07:01 AM]
VH1 Divas Returns Bigger and Better Then Ever After a Four-Year Hiatus on Thursday, September 17
The special will air live from the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) Howard Gilman Opera House in Brooklyn, New York.

[04/20/09 - 06:45 AM]
'Saturday Night Live' Wraps Up the Season with Back-To-Back Shows
Look for Justin Timberlake and musical guest Ciara on May 9 and Will Ferrell and musical guest Green Day on May 16.

[04/19/09 - 01:00 PM]
Live at the Paley Festival: ABC's "The Unaired Pushing Daisies"

[04/17/09 - 11:25 PM]
FOX Overhauls Its Summer Schedule (Again)
The moves, which have been confirmed to the site exclusively by network sources, include a new home for "Mental" and the return of "The Moment of Truth."

[04/17/09 - 07:00 PM]
Live at the Paley Festival: CBS's "The Mentalist"

[04/17/09 - 06:09 PM]
Development Update: Friday, April 17
Updates include: USA sets dates for "Burn Notice" and "Royal Pains"; and DJ AM to stage interventions for MTV in "Gone Too Far."

[04/17/09 - 02:51 PM]
Interview: "In Plain Sight" Co-Stars Mary Mccormack & Frederick Weller

[04/17/09 - 02:24 PM]
Interview: "Sit Down, Shut Up" Executive Producer Mitch Hurwitz







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[11/20/24 - 08:30 AM]
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[11/20/24 - 08:01 AM]
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[11/20/24 - 07:03 AM]
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[11/20/24 - 07:01 AM]
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