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[08/03/05 - 12:00 AM]
Development Update: August 2-3

[08/03/05 - 12:00 AM]
Season Finale of We: Women's Entertainment's "Bridezillas" Scores as Highest Rated Original in Network's History

[08/03/05 - 12:00 AM]
Hip Hop Megastar Eminem Teams Up with Showtime for an Exclusive Concert Event

[08/03/05 - 12:00 AM]
DR. Phil Signs on for Five More Years

[08/03/05 - 12:00 AM]
Monday Edition of "Rock Star: Inxs" on the Move

[08/03/05 - 12:00 AM]
élodie Bouchez Joins Cast of Alias (Changed Character Name)

[08/03/05 - 12:00 AM]
Production Has Begun in Los Angeles on Fifth Season Episodes of the Award Winning Spy Drama, "Alias," Airing Thursdays on Abc

[08/03/05 - 12:00 AM]
The Futon's First Look: "Love, Inc." (UPN)

[08/03/05 - 12:00 AM]
The Futon's First Look: "Emily's Reasons Why Not" (ABC)

[08/02/05 - 12:00 AM]
Showtime's Multiple-Emmy(R) Nominated Series "Huff(Tm)" Signs Oscar(R) Winner Anjelica Huston for Three Sophomore Season Episodes

[08/02/05 - 12:00 AM]
Nancy Harrison Named Coordinating Producer, "Access Hollywood"

[08/02/05 - 12:00 AM]
Beach Girls' Is Highest-Rated Drama Premiere in Lifetime Television History with 3.6 Million Viewers During July 31 Debut

[08/02/05 - 12:00 AM]
Hallmark Channel Scores Highest-Rated Month Ever in July 2005

[08/02/05 - 12:00 AM]
One for the Money, Two for the Show, Three Murder Suspects, Go 'Mcbride' Go!

[08/02/05 - 12:00 AM]
The U.S. Television Premiere of 'A Man Who Became Pope' -- the Heroic, True Story of Pope John Paul Ii - Comes Exclusively to Hallmark Channel, August 15

[08/02/05 - 12:00 AM]
Cartoon Network Sets New July Records for Best Total Programming Day Delivery, Ratings in Network History with Kids 6-11, Kids 2-11 and Tweens 9-14

[08/02/05 - 12:00 AM]
#1 Ranking Adult Swim Posts Largest Monthly Total Day Delivery of Adults 18-34, Adults 18-24 and Men 18-24 in Ad-Supported Basic Cable History

[08/02/05 - 12:00 AM]
AMC's Airing of Independence Day Ranked as Night's #1 Movie on Ad-Supported Cable; Adds Further Strength to AMC's Record Ratings Year

[08/02/05 - 12:00 AM]
élodie Bouchez Joins the Cast of ABC's "Alias"

[08/02/05 - 12:00 AM]
The Futon's First Look: "Reunion" (FOX)

[08/02/05 - 12:00 AM]
The Futon's First Look: "Criminal Minds" (CBS)

[08/01/05 - 12:00 AM]
Development Update: August 1

[08/01/05 - 12:00 AM]
Matthew Perry Takes the Lead in Inspirational TNT Original Movie the Ron Clark Story, a Johnson & Johnson Spotlight Presentation(R) Movie

[08/01/05 - 12:00 AM]
Kathy Hilton and Covergirl Spokesmodel Naima Mora Headline Celebrity Judging Panel for NBC's 'Miss Teen USA 2005' Live from Baton Rouge, Louisiana August 8, 9-11pm Et

[08/01/05 - 12:00 AM]
He's Baaack! Adam Carolla Returns to Comedy Central(R) with the Debut of "Too Late with Adam Carolla"

[08/01/05 - 12:00 AM]
Chuck Norris Returns to CBS for "Walker, Texas Ranger: Trial by Fire," a New Television Movie That Has Begun Production in Dallas, Texas for Broadcast on the CBS Television Network

[08/01/05 - 12:00 AM]
Big Brother 6 Goes Wireless

[08/01/05 - 12:00 AM]
The Futon's First Look: "Just Legal" (The WB)

[08/01/05 - 12:00 AM]
The Futon's First Look: "Head Cases" (FOX)

[07/29/05 - 12:00 AM]
Development Update: July 27-29

[07/29/05 - 12:00 AM]
Three Classic Shows from the NBC Mystery Movie Series Make Their DVD Debuts

[07/29/05 - 12:00 AM]
Spike TV Highlights -- September 2005

[07/29/05 - 12:00 AM]
Summer Nights Sizzle as "So You Think You Can Dance" Waltzes a Little Longer

[07/29/05 - 12:00 AM]
Master Plan Backfires on Eric as the "Big Brother 6" Outcasts Send Him Packing!

[07/29/05 - 12:00 AM]
In a Shocking Twist, Both Daphna Dove and Heather Lutrell Are the Fourth and Fifth Performers Eliminated from the Competition on "Rock Star: Inxs"

[07/29/05 - 12:00 AM]
Multi-Platinum, Multi-Award-Winning Duo Brooks & Dunn Return to Host "The 39th Annual Cma Awards" in New York City

[07/29/05 - 12:00 AM]
The Cut Moves to Fridays Beginning AuG. 5

[07/29/05 - 12:00 AM]
The Futon's First Look: "What About Brian" (ABC)

[07/29/05 - 12:00 AM]
The Futon's First Look: "Bedford Diaries, The" (The WB)

[07/28/05 - 12:00 AM]
T-Boz & Chilli of TLC Select the First Three Participants Who Will Head to Atlanta and Move One Step Closer to Recording and Performing with Them, in "R U the Girl with T-Boz & Chilli"

[07/28/05 - 12:00 AM]
Joey Lawrence Will Guest Star in a Recurring Role as Dee Dee's Co-Worker, on UPN's "Half & Half"

[07/28/05 - 12:00 AM]
Harpo Productions, King World and Paramount Home Entertainment Present the First-Ever Retrospective of a Television Phenomenon: The Oprah Winfrey Show: 20th Anniversary DVD Collection Debuts in November 2005

[07/28/05 - 12:00 AM]
Premiere of 'Over There' Posts Big Ratings

[07/28/05 - 12:00 AM]
Josh Meyers Goes Retro and Joins the Cast of "That '70s Show" on FOX

[07/28/05 - 12:00 AM]
FOX Launches Into a Whole New Reality of Unscripted Programming with "Xquest"

[07/28/05 - 12:00 AM]
FOX Connects to the Next Generation of Television with Podcast Technology

[07/28/05 - 12:00 AM]
Alec Baldwin, Kelsey Grammer, William H. Macy, Terry Bradshaw, Ricky Gervais, Lily Tomlin, Frances Mcdormand, Rob Reiner, Dennis Rodman, Richard Dean Anderson and Randy Johnson Are Among Those Visiting Springfield This Season on "The Simpsons"

[07/28/05 - 12:00 AM]
American Idol Auditions Begin in San Francisco on Thursday, August 18

[07/28/05 - 12:00 AM]
Comedy Central and Sony Pictures Television Reach Agreement on Two Projects

[07/28/05 - 12:00 AM]
Bravo's "Hidden Howie: The Private Life of a Public Nuisance" Moves to a New Time Slot Beginning August 22







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[02/27/26 - 01:28 PM]
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[02/27/26 - 12:30 PM]
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[02/27/26 - 09:12 AM]
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[02/27/26 - 08:12 AM]
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[02/27/26 - 07:31 AM]
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[02/27/26 - 07:01 AM]
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[02/27/26 - 06:01 AM]
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[02/26/26 - 08:46 PM]
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[02/26/26 - 06:01 PM]
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[02/26/26 - 02:46 PM]
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[02/26/26 - 02:19 PM]
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[02/26/26 - 02:08 PM]
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[02/26/26 - 01:36 PM]
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[02/26/26 - 01:16 PM]
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[02/26/26 - 01:00 PM]
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