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[thursday, november 05, 2009]

[11.05.09 - 02:31 PM]
CONAN O'BRIEN LEADS THE WEEK OF OCT. 26-30 IN THE KEY LATE-NIGHT RACE OF ADULTS 18-49
NBC spins the late-night numbers for the week of October 26-30.

[11.05.09 - 12:50 PM]
DISCOVERY TRANSPORTS VIEWERS BACK 65 MILLION YEARS WITH AN ALL-NEW TELEVISION EVENT: 'CLASH OF THE DINOSAURS'
The four-part special premieres Sunday, December 13 at 9:00/8:00c with double-stacked episodes.

[11.05.09 - 11:31 AM]
GREEN DAY TO PERFORM ON "NBC'S NEW YEARS EVE WITH CARSON DALY"
The two-hour special will air live on Thursday, December 31.

[11.05.09 - 10:57 AM]
KID ROCK DUETS WITH JAMEY JOHNSON, PLUS MARTINA MCBRIDE PERFORMANCE ADDED TO "THE 43RD ANNUAL CMA AWARDS"
Plus: The Judds, Kris Kristofferson and Lee Ann Womack have been added as presenters.

[11.05.09 - 10:55 AM]
ABC'S "JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE" IS UP WEEK TO WEEK IN VIEWERS AND YOUNG ADULTS
ABC spins the late-night numbers for the week of October 26-30.

[11.05.09 - 10:41 AM]
"LATE SHOW" WINS IN VIEWERS AND ADULTS 25-54
CBS spins the late-night numbers for the week of October 26-30.

[11.05.09 - 10:06 AM]
COMEDY CENTRAL® AND THE ONION PARTNER ON AN ORIGINAL PILOT FOR A SCRIPTED SHOW BASED ON THE ONION SPORTS NETWORK
"The Onion is the biggest, most fearless, most influential news organization in the free world," said Onion CEO Steve Hannah.

[11.05.09 - 10:04 AM]
MODERN FAMILY IS WEDNESDAY'S #1 SERIES FOR 2ND WEEK IN A ROW
ABC spins the numbers for Wednesday, November 4.

[11.05.09 - 09:50 AM]
BRAVO'S "INSIDE THE ACTORS STUDIO" KICKS OFF ITS 16TH SEASON WITH LEGENDARY ROCK BAND BON JOVI
Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora, David Bryan and Tico Torres will all appear on the November 16 episode.

[11.05.09 - 09:41 AM]
HGTV'S FIRST TIME HOME BUYER'S HOUR KEY DRIVER FOR PRIMETIME LINEUP
HGTV spins the numbers for the week of October 26-November 1.

[11.05.09 - 09:17 AM]
TLC WALKS DOWN THE AISLE THIS WINTER WITH WEDDING PROGRAMMING
"Battle of the Wedding Planners," "Happily Ever Faster," "Four Weddings" and "Manhattan Marriage Project with Gino Filippone" are all due in the coming weeks.

[11.05.09 - 06:19 AM]
"41ST NAACP IMAGE AWARDS" TO AIR LIVE FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26, ON FOX
Nominations for the annual award show will be announced in Los Angeles on January 6.

[11.05.09 - 06:00 AM]
JENNIFER BEALS TO STAR IN 'THE NIGHT BEFORE THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS,' A HALLMARK CHANNEL ORIGINAL MOVIE WHICH HAS BEGUN PRODUCTION
The film revolves around "a family that's too busy to get ready for the holidays until Santa Claus mistakenly leaves the North Pole a day early and crash lands on their roof."

[11.05.09 - 05:16 AM]
SCRIPPS NETWORKS INTERACTIVE TO ACQUIRE CONTROLLING INTEREST IN TRAVEL CHANNEL
The transaction is expected to be completed by or before January 2010.

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[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 - 10:16 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 - 09:17 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.