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    [friday, november 20, 2009]    
8:00 PM LIFETIME diettribe: the finish line (#208)
[2nd season finale]
  CBS ghost whisperer: lost in the shadows (#509)
  NBC law & order: shotgun (#2010)
  PLANET GREEN renovation nation: falls church, va: building dirt cheap
  The CW smallville: pandora (#3X5259)
  PBS washington week with gwen ifill and national journal (#4920)
  MNT wwe smackdown: episode 535 (U12160)
8:30 PM CARTOON ben 10: alien force: ghost town (#310)
  PBS now on pbs (#547)
9:00 PM PBS bill moyers journal (#1331)
  CMT cmt special: larry the cable guy's hula palooza christmas luau
[90-minute special presentation]
  NBC dateline nbc: fr1909
  BBCA friday night with jonathan ross: episode 11 (#1711)
  TRAVEL ghost adventures: ohio reformatory (#212-60)
  SCIENCE how it's made: headphones, diving regulators, reflector light bulbs (#622)
  ANIMAL PLANET i'm alive: last man standing (#108)
  DISCOVERY lobstermen: storm of the season (#106)
  CBS medium: the future's so bright (#609)
  USA monk: mr monk and the badge (#814)
  WE platinum babies: betsy & brad (#01-04)
  TLC say yes to the dress: family support (#414)
  CARTOON star wars: the clone wars: legacy of terror (#207)
  SYFY stargate universe: life (#109)
10:00 PM ABC 20/20
  HISTORY ancients behaving badly: julius caesar (#103)
  STARZ crash: endangered species (#209)
  TLC happily ever faster: big belly & the trekkies (#101)
[series premiere]
  SCIENCE heavy metal task force: episode 7 (#107)
  NBC jay leno show, the: jay mohr (#150)
  CBS numb3rs: con job (#609)
  ANIMAL PLANET pit bulls & parolees: crisis (#104)
  SYFY sanctuary: veritas (#207)
  E! soup, the: 112009
  USA white collar: the portrait (#105)
10:30 PM TLC happily ever faster: bad hair & a baby shower (#102)
11:00 PM COMEDY live at gotham: doug benson (#406)

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· on hiatus or fate to be determined 414 series
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· new this fall (yet to premiere) 5 series
· returning this fall (yet to premiere) 2 series
· new this winter (yet to premiere) 40 series
· returning this winter (yet to premiere) 74 series
· new in 2010 (yet to premiere) 30 series
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THURSDAY'S RATINGS: "SURVIVOR" LEADS CBS TO VICTORY
"Grey's" however remains the top adults 18-49 draw.

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[11.20.09 - 12:42 PM]
LIFETIME AND THE WEINSTEIN COMPANY'S HIT SERIES RETURNS TO THE BRIGHT LIGHTS OF NEW YORK FOR SEASON SEVEN ON THURSDAY, JANUARY 14
Plus: "Models of the Runway" will once again follow at 11:00/10:00c.

[11.20.09 - 12:41 PM]
SEASON SIX FINALE OF LIFETIME TELEVISION'S PROJECT RUNWAY IS SERIES' HIGHEST RATED EPISODE OF SEASON
Lifetime spins the numbers for Thursday, November 19.

[11.20.09 - 12:21 PM]
DOCTOR WHO FINAL TWO SPECIALS BEGIN DECEMBER 26 ON BBC AMERICA
"The End of Time, Part One" will premiere Saturday, December 26 at 9:00/8:00c.

[11.20.09 - 10:26 AM]
TLC TAPS INTO THE AFTERLIFE WITH "GHOST INTERVENTION"
The four-part series premieres Saturday, December 12 at 9:00/8:00c.

[11.20.09 - 10:17 AM]
"LATE SHOW" TOPS "THE TONIGHT SHOW" IN VIEWERS, ADULTS 25-54, AND IS TIED IN ADULTS 18-49
CBS spins the late-night numbers for the week of November 9-13.

[11.20.09 - 10:16 AM]
CBS WINS THURSDAY IN VIEWERS AND DEMOS
CBS spins the numbers for Thursday, November 19.

[11.20.09 - 09:38 AM]
ABC FINISHES A STRONG NO. 2 IN VIEWERS AND ADULTS 18-49
ABC spins the numbers for Thursday, November 19.

[11.20.09 - 09:33 AM]
TLC ORDERS NEW SERIES 'MALL COPS: MALL OF AMERICA'
12 half-hour episodes have been ordered based on the backdoor pilot special that aired earlier this year.

[11.20.09 - 09:18 AM]
WE TV'S POPULAR SERIES PLATINUM WEDDINGS RETURNS WITH NEW EPISODES SUNDAY, JANUARY 3RD AT 9PM ET/PT
10 new half-hour episodes will roll out early next year.

[11.20.09 - 09:17 AM]
DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS' STATEMENT REGARDING TODAY'S ANNOUNCEMENT BY OPRAH WINFREY
"There is no bigger brand in media than Oprah Winfrey. She has changed the broadcast landscape and how people consume television," said Discovery's David Zaslav.