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[01/14/14 - 11:14 PM]
Development Update: Tuesday, January 14
Updates include: Showtime gives "Web Therapy" a fourth season; Zach Cregger tapped as "Fatrick" at FOX; and Hilary Duff joins TV Land's "Younger."

[01/14/14 - 02:52 PM]
Monday's Cable Ratings & Broadcast Finals: CBS Tops Charts with "Mike & Molly," "How I Met Your Mother"
Plus: numbers for FX's "Chozen," A&E's "Don't Trust Andrew Mayne" and Syfy's "Being Human."

[01/14/14 - 02:33 PM]
CBS to Rebroadcast Last Night's "Intelligence" This Saturday, January 18 at 9/8c
It'll replace the previously announced encore of "48 Hours" in said slot.

[01/14/14 - 02:32 PM]
Comedy Legends Carl Reiner, Tim Conway, Steve Lawrence and Garry Marshall to Guest Star on "Two and a Half Men"
In the episode, multi-millionaire Marty Pepper (Reiner) proposes to Evelyn (Holland Taylor).

[01/14/14 - 02:26 PM]
ABC Family's "The Fosters" Returns as Monday's #1 Scripted Cable TV Telecast in Females 12-34
ABC Family spins the numbers for Monday, January 13.

[01/14/14 - 01:57 PM]
TNT's Hit Drama "Major Crimes" Closes Second Season With 5.4 Viewers in Live + Same Day
TNT spins the numbers for Monday, January 13.

[01/14/14 - 01:45 PM]
BET Networks Returns in 2014 with Its Popular Mega-Specials Including "BET Honors," "BET Awards," "Black Girls Rock!(TM)" and More
As always, viewers at home can expect never before seen musical performances, extraordinary surprises, today's biggest celebrities and an array of fresh talent throughout each broadcast.

[01/14/14 - 12:37 PM]
E! Presents Live Red Carpet Coverage from the Only Award Show Where Actors Honor Their Own at the 2014 Screen Actors Guild Awards(R) Saturday, January 18
Giuliana Rancic, Ross Mathews and Kelly Osbourne will host "Live from the Red Carpet: The 2014 SAG Awards" from 6:00pm-8:00pm ET.

[01/14/14 - 12:30 PM]
Sunday's Cable Ratings & Broadcast Finals: NFL Playoffs, Golden Globes Top Charts
Plus: numbers for HBO's "True Detective," Showtime's "House of Lies" and TLC's "90 Day Fiance."

[01/14/14 - 12:20 PM]
Saturday's Cable Ratings & Broadcast Finals: Patriots/Colts Comes Up Big for CBS
Plus: numbers for Lifetime's "Tiger Eyes," Discovery's "Dangerous Toys" and Hallmark's "When Calls the Heart."

[01/14/14 - 12:14 PM]
NBC Olympics Announces Talent Roster for Sochi Olympic Winter Games - Record 84 Commentators
Matt Lauer, co-anchor of "Today," and Meredith Vieira, special correspondent for "Today," will host the Opening Ceremony on NBC on Friday, February 7.

[01/14/14 - 12:14 PM]
Season-Two Premiere of Animal Planet's "Treehouse Masters" Delivers Sky-High Performance with 1.6 Million Viewers
Animal Planet spins the numbers for Friday, January 10.

[01/14/14 - 12:04 PM]
Hallmark Channel's Second Original Scripted Series, "When Calls the Heart," Off to a Strong Start with Season Premiere Earning a 1.5 HH RTG
The Hallmark Channel spins the numbers for Saturday, January 11.

[01/14/14 - 12:01 PM]
Academy Award(R) Winner Meryl Streep to Guest on "Jimmy Kimmel Live," Wednesday, January 15
Also appearing on the episode is actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt and musical guest Jonny Lang.

[01/14/14 - 12:00 PM]
TBS Ranks as Basic Cable's #1 Entertainment Network in Primetime Delivery of Adults 18-34 and Adults 18-49 for the Week
Turner spins the numbers for the week of January 6-12.

[01/14/14 - 12:00 PM]
CMT Will Show Off Some New Ink When "Tattoo Titans" Premieres on Thursday, February 13 at 11 P.M., ET/PT
Jayme Foxx hosts the series, in which four of the best tattoo artists from around the country who will face off against each other in a competition designed to push them to their artistic and mental limits.

[01/14/14 - 11:53 AM]
"The Spoils of Babylon" Premiere Night Draws Nearly 2.3 Million Viewers to IFC
IFC spins the numbers for Thursday, January 9.

[01/14/14 - 11:34 AM]
BET Networks' Black History Month Programming Highlights
Highlights include the "BET Honors" and "BET Takes Hollywood" on Monday, February 24 starting at 9:00/8:00c.

[01/14/14 - 11:13 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 "Dreams," Performed by Hayden Panettiere and Jonathan Jackson
The song is available on iTunes and ABC.com/MusicLounge and featured on this week's episode of "Nashville."

[01/14/14 - 10:55 AM]
FX at TCA: "Justified" to End After Six Seasons; "Fargo" Gets Premiere Date
Plus: FXX will launch "Ali G: Rezurection" and the new season of "Legit" on Wednesday, February 26.

[01/14/14 - 10:44 AM]
ABC's Prime Grows for the 2nd Week to Its Highest Numbers in 1 Month
ABC spins the numbers for the week of January 6-12.

[01/14/14 - 10:38 AM]
CBS Surges to the Biggest Ratings Week by Any Network This Season
CBS spins the numbers for the week of January 6-12.

[01/14/14 - 10:30 AM]
Paced by the Top "Golden Globes" in 10 Years, NBC Ranks #2 for the Week of Jan. 6-12 in 18-49 and Total Viewers
NBC spins the numbers for the week of January 6-12.

[01/14/14 - 10:22 AM]
FOX's Week Was Highlighted by the Strong Return of "Almost Human" on Monday and FOX's Friday Night Line-Up
FOX spins the numbers for the week of January 6-12.

[01/14/14 - 09:51 AM]
"2 Broke Girls," "Mike & Molly" and "Mom" All Hit Season-Highs in Viewers
CBS spins the numbers for Monday, January 13.

[01/14/14 - 09:21 AM]
Oscars(R) to Celebrate Movie Heroes
The producers said the show will honor big-screen real-life heroes, super heroes, popular heroes and animated heroes, both past and present, as well as the bold filmmakers who bring them to life.

[01/14/14 - 09:17 AM]
FX Networks' Has Begun the Initial Rollout of Its New Ad-Supported Non-Linear "TV Everywhere" App FXNOW
Through the app, authenticated subscribers of participating MVPDs will be able to access one of four combinations of the FX suite of channels anytime, anywhere through the internet or on mobile/portable devices.

[01/14/14 - 09:16 AM]
FX Orders Comedy Series Pilot Starring Zach Galifianakis
Galifianakis created the pilot which he will co-write with Louis C.K.

[01/14/14 - 09:15 AM]
Michael Cera and John Hawkes Cast in Charlie Kaufman Pilot "How and Why"
The project is "the story of a man who can explain how and why a nuclear reactor works, but is clueless about life."

[01/14/14 - 09:01 AM]
"60 Minutes" Makes the Top 5 in Key Demos with an Audience of 17 Million
CBS spins the numbers for Sunday, January 12.

[01/14/14 - 08:50 AM]
"The Blacklist" Decisively Wins Its Hour in Adults 18-49, More Than Doubling CBS's Time-Period Premiere of "Intelligence"
NBC spins the numbers for Monday, January 13.

[01/14/14 - 08:45 AM]
"Hart of Dixie" Returns from Winter Break Last Night with the Series' Most Watched Episode of the Season
The CW spins the numbers for Monday, January 13.

[01/14/14 - 08:38 AM]
ABC Is #1 on Monday/"The Bachelor" Dominates "Ninja Warrior"/"Castle" Grows
ABC spins the numbers for Monday, January 13.

[01/14/14 - 08:34 AM]
Monday's Broadcast Ratings: ABC, CBS, FOX & NBC All Share Demo Crown
"How I Met Your Mother" tops the charts among adults 18-49, followed by "2 Broke Girls" and "The Blacklist."

[01/14/14 - 07:38 AM]
New Season of Travel Channel's Hit Paranormal Investigative Series "Ghost Adventures" Kicks Off on a Brand-New Night - Premieres Saturday, February 15 at 9:00 P.M. ET/PT
Moving to a brand-new night of the week, season nine features 13 hour-long episodes.

[01/14/14 - 07:38 AM]
"Gold Rush" #1 on Friday Cable for 10 Consecutive Weeks Among Persons and Men 25-54/18-49 with 3.9M Viewers
Discovery spins the numbers for Friday, January 10.

[01/14/14 - 07:36 AM]
Get Ready for a Street Fight When "Ink Master" Returns for Season 4 Starting Tuesday, February 25 at 10 PM, ET/PT
Each week "Ink Master" puts artist through a series of tattoo challenges that are not only designed to test the artists' technical skills, but also their on-the-spot creativity.

[01/14/14 - 07:09 AM]
Bravo Media Marches Into Spring with Five New and Returning Series
Returning series include "Flipping Out," "The Real Housewives of New York City" and "The People's Couch."

[01/14/14 - 06:44 AM]
More Performers Announced for "The 56th Annual Grammy Awards," Sunday, Jan. 26
John Legend, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Kacey Musgraves, Taylor Swift and Keith Urban as well as Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr will round out the list of performers.

[01/14/14 - 06:02 AM]
First Presenters Announced for the 20th Annual SAG Awards(R)
On tap: Ben Affleck, Sasha Alexander, Don Cheadle, Jennifer Garner, Clark Gregg, Tom Hanks, Jared Leto, Matthew McConaughey, Kevin Spacey, Kerry Washington, Forest Whitaker and Oprah Winfrey.

[01/14/14 - 06:01 AM]
Netflix Original Series Based on the Epic Adventures of "Marco Polo" to Premiere in Late 2014
Produced by The Weinstein Company, the nine chapter chronicle - originally set up at Starz - will begin shooting soon at the new Pinewood Studios, Malaysia, featuring a global cast.

[01/13/14 - 11:34 PM]
Development Update: Monday, January 13
Updates include: NBC gives pilot orders to "Constantine," "The Mysteries of Laura"; Condola Rashad joins FOX's "Hieroglyph"; and Bill Paxton lands arc on ABC's "Marvel's Agents of SHIELD."

[01/13/14 - 02:35 PM]
Syfy's "Helix" Infects 1.8 Million Total Viewers and 900k Adults 25-54 During January 10 Debut
Syfy spins the numbers for Friday, January 10.

[01/13/14 - 02:34 PM]
Friday's Cable Ratings & Broadcast Finals: "Shark Tank," "Blue Bloods" Lead Demos, Viewers
Plus: numbers for Spike TV's "10 Million Dollar Bigfoot Bounty," Animal Planet's "Treehouse Masters" and Syfy's "Helix."

[01/13/14 - 02:22 PM]
"Blue Bloods" Delivers Its Largest Audience of the Season
CBS spins the numbers for Friday, January 10.

[01/13/14 - 02:05 PM]
21st Century Fox Makes Super Bowl XLVIII Promotion a Company-Wide Priority
Among the participating networks: FOX, FOX Sports 1, select FOX Sports Regional Networks, FOX Deportes, FOX News Channel, FOX Business Network, FX, FXX, FXM, National Geographic Channel and MundoFox.

[01/13/14 - 02:04 PM]
NFL Specials on FOX Abound on Super Bowl Weekend
Highlights include the 3rd Annual NFL Honors on Saturday, February 1 at 8:00/7:00c.

[01/13/14 - 02:03 PM]
Super Bowl Week on FOX Sports 1 Puts Fans in the Game
"Super Bowl Week" on FOX Sports 1 is home to more than 90 hours of exclusive live events, programs and specials, with more than 40 of those hours primarily dedicated to coverage of the game.

[01/13/14 - 02:02 PM]
FOX Super Bowl Sunday Pregame Puts America in a New York/New Jersey State of Mind
Co-hosts Terry Bradshaw and Curt Menefee and analysts Howie Long, Michael Strahan, Jimmy Johnson, along with NFL Insider Jay Glazer and others set the stage like no one else can in the hours directly leading up to kick-off.

[01/13/14 - 01:19 PM]
2014 NFL Playoff Games on FOX Rank as Most-Watched NFL Postseason Ever
FOX spins the numbers for Saturday, January 11 and Sunday, January 12.







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[11/26/24 - 05:01 PM]
"The Summer Hikaru Died" Set to Bring Eerie Anime Thrills to Netflix
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[11/26/24 - 04:55 PM]
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[11/26/24 - 03:01 PM]
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With its premiere just around the corner on December 26, the trailer delivers an electrifying glimpse into the deadly games and gripping character dynamics that await fans worldwide.

[11/26/24 - 02:34 PM]
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[11/26/24 - 01:15 PM]
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