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[01/15/12 - 01:01 PM]
Hulu Unveils Slate of New Original Programming
The line-up kicks off on February 14 with the launch of Hulu's first original scripted series, "Battleground."

[01/15/12 - 09:31 AM]
Video: A Few Minutes With... "Napoleon Dynamite" Co-Star Jon Heder
Part three of three from our visit with the cast of the FOX series.

[01/15/12 - 09:30 AM]
Video: A Few Minutes With... "Napoleon Dynamite" Co-Star Tina Majorino
Part two of three from our visit with the cast of the FOX series.

[01/15/12 - 09:29 AM]
Video: A Few Minutes With... "Napoleon Dynamite" Co-Star Efren Ramirez
Part one of three from our visit with the cast of the FOX series.

[01/15/12 - 09:28 AM]
Saturday's Broadcast Ratings: Patriots/Broncos Blowout Puts CBS in Front
Said coverage tops last year's divisional playoff showdown between the Packers and Falcons.

[01/15/12 - 08:45 AM]
ABC's Miss America Pageant Surges 13% Year to Year Against the NFL Playoffs
ABC spins the numbers for Saturday, January 14.

[01/14/12 - 06:07 PM]
"Braxton Family Values" - WE tv's Hit Original Series - Continues Thursdays at 9PM ET/PT
The show's new 19-episode season airs Thursdays at 9:00/8:00c on the cable channel.

[01/14/12 - 06:06 PM]
WE tv Launches a Brand-New Original Series - "Mary Mary" Premieres Thursday, March 29 at 10PM ET/PT
The 10-episode series tracks the three-time Grammy award-winning gospel duo Erica and Tina Campbell.

[01/14/12 - 06:05 PM]
Happily Ever After Begins Now David's Back for WE tv's Quintessential Night of Makeover Magic!
New episodes continue on Sundays at 9:00/8:00c from January 15 through April 1.

[01/14/12 - 06:04 PM]
"Shannen Says" - All-New Series Premieres Tuesday, April 3 at 9PM ET/PT on WE tv
Shannen Doherty and Kurt Iswarienko star in the eight-episode series, which track the weeks leading up to their wedding.

[01/14/12 - 05:12 PM]
Sundance Channel's "Top of the Lake" Begins Production on February 7th in New Zealand
The project stars Elisabeth Moss, Holly Hunter, Peter Mullan and David Wenham.

[01/14/12 - 05:11 PM]
Sundance Channel Greenlights New Original Non-Fiction Series "Push Girls"
The series traces "the lives of four dynamic, outspoken and beautiful women who, by accident or illness, have been paralyzed from the neck or the waist down."

[01/14/12 - 05:10 PM]
Sundance Channel Greenlights Third Season of Fashion Series "All On The Line with Joe Zee"
The new season will "include an all new set of struggling designers who will look to Zee protect their creative vision while helping them achieve commercial success."

[01/14/12 - 05:04 PM]
AMC Kicks Off the New Year With Programming Lineup of Film Classics and Favorites
"AMC Celebrates" events will honor "Saturday Night Fever," "E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial" and "Blade Runner."

[01/14/12 - 05:03 PM]
AMC Announces 16 Episode Order for "The Walking Dead" Season 3
The series returns for the back half of its second season on Sunday, February 12.

[01/14/12 - 05:02 PM]
AMC's New Unscripted Series, "Comic Book Men," Debuts February 12 at 10 PM
The six-part series is executive produced by Kevin Smith, Charlie Corwin and Elyse Seiden.

[01/14/12 - 05:01 PM]
"Mad Men" Season 5 Debuts with Two-Hour Premiere on Sunday, March 25
Plus: "The Killing" also returns with two-hour premiere on Sunday, April 1.

[01/14/12 - 04:01 PM]
The Weather Channel Premieres New Series "Hurricane Hunters" in July 2012
The series follows "the high-stakes world of pilots who fly planes into hurricanes to gather meteorological data from the eye of the storm."

[01/14/12 - 11:30 AM]
TV One Announces Two New Original Series That Will Join the Primetime Lineup in Second Quarter 2012
The newcomers include the family cooking competition "My Momma Throws" and the relationship intervention series "Love Addiction."

[01/14/12 - 10:32 AM]
Nickelodeon Greenlights Two Comedy Projects Starring Internet Sensation Lucas Cruikshank AKA Fred
"Marvin, Marvin" stars Cruikshank as "a quirky, intergalactic new kid in school who clumsily tries to adapt to his new life as a human teenager."

[01/14/12 - 10:31 AM]
Nickelodeon's Big Time Movie Event to Premiere on Saturday, March 10, 2012
The film features covers of the beloved Beatles classics, "Help!," "A Hard Day's Night," "We Can Work It Out" and "Revolution."

[01/14/12 - 10:01 AM]
TV Land Picks Up New Series "Have Faith" Starring Cedric "The Entertainer" and Niecy Nash to Premiere June 2012
Plus: "Hot in Cleveland" has also been greenlit by the network for a 24-episode fourth season.

[01/14/12 - 09:52 AM]
"Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" Design Crew Surprises the Harris Family in Wilson County, Texas
Said installment will serve as one of four specials due next season on the Alphabet.

[01/14/12 - 09:34 AM]
VH1's Emmy Award-Winning "Rock Docs" Franchise Revisits The 10-year Times Square Takeover With "The TRL Decade"
The film - originally set to premiere Thursday, December 15 - will now debut Sunday, January 29 at 9:30/8:30c.

[01/14/12 - 09:33 AM]
Gym Class Heroes, B.o.B and The All-American Rejects to Perform at VH1's "Pepsi Superbowl Fan Jam" Live on Thursday, February 2, at 9 PM
Carrie Keagan and Jason Dundas from VH1's "Big Morning Buzz Live" will host the night's festivities.

[01/14/12 - 09:32 AM]
VH1 Honors Women Who ROCK-IT-OUT in "100 Greatest Women in Music"
The five-night, one-hour special "100 Greatest Women in Music" premieres Monday, February 13 at 10:00/9:00c.

[01/14/12 - 09:31 AM]
VH1 and Dr. Drew Check Back Into Rehab
The new season will not feature celebrities with substance abuse issues, but instead follow the real-life experiences of young adults who are struggling with addiction.

[01/14/12 - 09:30 AM]
Friday's Broadcast Ratings: "Blue Bloods" Continues Its Reign for CBS
ABC however shared the adults 18-49 crown with the series finale of "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition."

[01/14/12 - 08:57 AM]
ABC Ranks #1 on Friday and Hits a Season High in Adults 18-49
ABC spins the numbers for Friday, January 13.

[01/14/12 - 08:43 AM]
VH1 Introduces Pop Culture Chameleon Stevie Ryan in New Sketch Comedy Series "Stevie TV"
VH1's new "ultimate popculture, sketch comedy mash-up series" launches Sunday, March 4 at 11:00/10:00c.

[01/14/12 - 08:42 AM]
TV Land's "Happily Divorced" Starts Production of Its Second Season Starring Fran Drescher
The new season kicks off Wednesday, March 7 at 10:00/9:00c followed by the return of "Retired at 35."

[01/14/12 - 08:41 AM]
Nickelodeon Premieres New Live-Action Comedy Series "How to Rock," Starring Multi-Talented Music Artist Cymphonique Miller, on Saturday, Feb. 4 at 8:30 P.M. (ET/PT)
The series will air regularly on Saturdays at 8:30/7:30c following all-new episodes of "Victorious" at 8:00/7:00c.

[01/14/12 - 08:40 AM]
CMT and Ryan Seacrest Productions Partner for New Reality Show Starring Television Personality Melissa Rycroft
The eight-episode series, "Melissa and Tye: A New Reality," will premiere in April.

[01/13/12 - 11:49 PM]
ABC Dumps "Work It," Opens Door for "Cougar Town"
Repeats of "Last Man Standing" will fill the Tuesday, 8:30/7:30c slot for the rest of the month.

[01/13/12 - 11:35 PM]
The 50 Best Episodes of 2011: #10-1
Our annual countdown concludes with "Breaking Bad," "Game of Thrones," "Friday Night Lights" and more!

[01/13/12 - 10:49 PM]
Development Update: Friday, January 13
Updates include: NBC orders three dramas, one comedy to pilot; ABC greenlights comedy, drama; and Syfy to expand "Warehouse 13" season to 20 episodes.

[01/13/12 - 03:20 PM]
Thursday's Cable Ratings: "Jersey Shore" Continues Its Reign
Plus: numbers for HBO's "Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory," Animal Planet's "Snake Man of Appalachia" and VH1's "The 17th Annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards."

[01/13/12 - 02:46 PM]
"Live! With Kelly" Announces All-Women Co-Host Lineup for the Week of January 23-27, 2012
Kim Kardashian, Mary J. Blige, Kristin Chenoweth, Cat Deeley and Carrie Ann Inaba will join Kelly Ripa during said week.

[01/13/12 - 01:21 PM]
TLC Breaks New Ground With the Docu-Sitcom "Leave It to Niecy"
The eight-episode half-hour series will premiere Wednesday, March 28 at 10:00/9:00c.

[01/13/12 - 01:20 PM]
The All-New 2012 Model of "Inside West Coast Customs" Rolls Off the Assembly Line and Onto Velocity
An all-new season premieres Sunday, February 12 at 10:00/9:00c on the cable channel.

[01/13/12 - 01:19 PM]
"Monster Bug Wars," "How It's Made A-Z," "Stephen Hawking's Sci Fi Masters" on Tap This Quarter on Science
Plus: look out for "Are You Good or Evil" and "Journey to the Center of the Earth" in March.

[01/13/12 - 01:14 PM]
Science, TED and SETI Ask the Question "Are We Alone?" With an Initiative to Bring Citizen Scientists Into the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence
Plus: look for a special episode of "Through the Wormhole With Morgan Freeman" on Tuesday, March 6 at 10:00/9:00c.

[01/13/12 - 01:13 PM]
"Hillbilly Handfishin'" Returns to Animal Planet on Sunday, February 12; "Must Love Cats" on Saturday, March 10
Plus: the cable channel recaps its various premieres for the first quarter of 2012.

[01/13/12 - 01:10 PM]
Animal Planet Plunges Into Second Season of the Wet, Wild and Wacky World of Aquarium Building in "Tanked"
The first set of 10 new episodes airs this spring and the remaining 10 are slated to air later in this summer.

[01/13/12 - 01:03 PM]
Starz Hit Original Series "Spartacus" Spawns New Novel from Titan Books, "Spartacus: Swords and Ashes"
This original novel "tells a brand-new story of blood, sex and politics set in the uncompromising, visceral world of the arena."

[01/13/12 - 01:02 PM]
Encore Originals Debuts an Intimate Psychological Thriller, "The Crimson Petal and The White," on Friday, March 6 at 9PM ET/PT
Romola Garai, Chris O'Dowd and Gillian Anderson star in the four-part mini-series.

[01/13/12 - 01:01 PM]
Miami Beach Heats Up With Series Debut of "Magic City" on Friday, April 6 at 10PM ET/PT, Exclusively on Starz
Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Olga Kurylenko and Danny Huston topline the series, set in 1958 Miami Beach.

[01/13/12 - 12:10 PM]
NBC Moves Season Premiere of "The Celebrity Apprentice" Back One Week to February 19; "Harry's Law" to Return on March 11
An original two-hour episode of "Fear Factor" will now be broadcast on Sunday, February 12 (9-11 p.m. ET).

[01/13/12 - 11:19 AM]
A&E Network in Development on Two Scripted Formats - "Bates Motel" and "Those Who Kill"
"Bates Motel" serves as a prequel to the most famous fright film of all-time, "Psycho."

[01/13/12 - 11:06 AM]
A&E Network's New Scripted Drama Series "Longmire" to Premiere Summer 2012
Australian actor Robert Taylor stars as Walt Longmire, the charismatic, dedicated and unflappable sheriff of Absaroka County, Wyoming.







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[12/02/24 - 01:00 PM]
"Saturday Night Live" Returns Dec. 7 with Three Shows to Close Out 2024
Chris Rock and Martin Short will follow the previously announced Paul Mescal as hosts.

[12/02/24 - 11:36 AM]
All-New Survivalist Competition Series "Extracted" Set to Premiere Monday, February 10 on FOX
"Extracted" features 12 untrained competitors attempting to survive extremely grueling conditions, perilous terrain, and the threat of fearsome predators in the unforgiving Canadian wilderness.

[12/02/24 - 11:20 AM]
Video: "Light Shop" - Official Trailer - Hulu
A series about six lost strangers who find themselves drawn to a mysterious shop that inexplicably holds the key to their past, present and future.

[12/02/24 - 10:02 AM]
TNT Sports to Exclusively Present Major Winners Rory McIlroy, Scottie Scheffler, Bryson DeChambeau & Brooks Koepka in New Premier Live Golf Competition - The Crypto.com Showdown - Tuesday, Dec. 17, at 6 p.m. ET
Coverage of the primetime 18-hole event with McIlroy and Scheffler paired up head-to-head with rivals DeChambeau and Koepka will be simulcast across TNT, TBS, truTV and the B/R Sports Add-On on Max.

[12/02/24 - 08:00 AM]
Video: "Clash of the Cookbooks" - Official Trailer - The Roku Channel
Comedian Phoebe Robinson and culinary historian and author Max Miller challenge chefs to take recipes from the page to the plate by cooking from history's greatest and the world's toughest cookbooks.

[12/02/24 - 03:31 AM]
Video: "Mismatched" Season 3 - Official Trailer - Netflix
The season of love, non-dates, and endless drama returns.

[12/02/24 - 03:01 AM]
Video: "Check in Hanyang" - Official Teaser - Netflix
The customer is king at Joseon's largest inn where four interns from different walks of life share experiences and become friends in the romantic coming-of-age series.

[12/02/24 - 02:31 AM]
Video: "UniverXO Dabiz" - Official Trailer - Netflix
Where does Dabiz Muñoz see himself in 10 years? The three-time best chef in the world is faced with a decision that could change everything regarding the future of his star restaurant, DiverXO.

[12/01/24 - 10:31 PM]
Video: "Bandish Bandits" Season 2 - Official Trailer - Prime Video
Radhe is a singing prodigy determined to follow in the classical footsteps of his grandfather.

[11/29/24 - 05:03 PM]
2024 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Delivers 31.3 Million Viewers Across All Platforms
With 23.6 million viewers watching on NBC during the live telecast (8:30 a.m.-12 p.m.), it's the most watched entertainment show on linear television since the 2020 Academy Awards on ABC.

[11/29/24 - 03:47 PM]
More Than 26 Million Thanksgiving Night NFL Viewers for Record Third Consecutive Year on NBC, Peacock, and Telemundo, as Dolphins and Packers Continue NBC Sports' Holiday Tradition
Viewership for last night's game peaked at 31.3 million viewers in the second quarter (9:00-9:15 p.m. ET).

[11/29/24 - 06:01 AM]
Video: "Virgin River" Season 6 - Official Trailer - Netflix
New beginnings, uncovered secrets and second thoughts: As Mel and Jack prepare for the wedding, they learn more about each other - and their loved ones.

[11/28/24 - 07:08 PM]
First-of-Its-Kind "EA Sports Madden NFL Cast" to Stream Live Exclusively on Peacock for Texans-Chiefs Matchup on Saturday, Dec. 21, at 1 P.M. ET
Blending video game elements and live action, the stream will be an immersive, data-powered live football experience that injects Madden NFL's unique brand elements as animated overlays.

[11/28/24 - 11:01 AM]
Video: "Ferry 2" - Official Trailer - Netflix
After losing his drug empire, Ferry Bouman has found a measure of peace away from Brabant's criminal underworld - until his past catches up to him.

[11/28/24 - 01:01 AM]
Video: Watch the Spectacular and Intense Trailer for Norwegian Disaster Series "La Palma"
A Norwegian family vacationing on La Palma faces disaster when a young researcher discovers alarming signs of an imminent volcanic eruption.