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[01/08/07 - 08:34 PM]
Drew Barrymore, Hugh Grant and Terrence Howard Set as Presenters at Golden Globe Awards
They join previously announced presenters George Clooney, Cameron Diaz, Jake Gyllenhaal, Salma Hayek, Felicity Huffman, Sarah Jessica Parker, John Stamos, Ben Stiller, Hilary Swank, Justin Timberlake, Rachel Weisz, Reese Witherspoon and James Woods.

[01/08/07 - 04:11 PM]
Robert Wallace Joins ESPN as Vice President, ESPN Original Entertainment
Wallace previously worked at ABC News as a senior producer and senior story editor for Diane Sawyer at "Prime Time Live."

[01/08/07 - 04:10 PM]
Bob Woodruff Returns to ABC News to Report His Story
The special "To Iraq and Back: Bob Woodruff Reports" to air on Tuesday, February 27 at 10:00/9:00c.

[01/08/07 - 04:09 PM]
Viewers Take the Wheel as MTV's Road Rules Returns with "Road Rules 2007: Viewers' Revenge"
The return of "Road Rules" will find six of "the most infamous former 'Road Rules' cast members as the initial passengers in the RV."

[01/08/07 - 01:39 PM]
'Grease' and the Season Debut of 'The Apprentice' Deliver Strong Sunday Numbers
NBC spins the numbers for Sunday, January 7.

[01/08/07 - 01:38 PM]
Calling All Real Housewives! Bravo Launches the 'Are You a Real Housewife' Promotion on Youtube Starting January 8
The Real Housewives YouTube Channel will feature an exclusive sneak peek of the new season's premiere episode beginning January 11.

[01/08/07 - 12:31 PM]
Fast Facts for Sunday, January 7, 2007 (Based on Fast Affiliate Ratings)
ABC spins the numbers for Sunday, January 7.

[01/08/07 - 10:27 AM]
Comedy Central(R) to Launch 'South Park Mobile' Application
The newly developed application enables mobile users to access the network's Emmy Award-winning content from a central hub on their wireless devices.

[01/08/07 - 10:25 AM]
ComedycentraL.com Rings in 2007 with the Launch of 11 New Original Web Series
The latest offerings include "Judge Fudge," a spin-off of "Drawn Together."

[01/08/07 - 10:23 AM]
'Show Me That Smile AgaiN...'
"Growing Pains" returns to Nick at Nite with an all-night, nine-episode marathon on Sunday from 9:00 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. which will repeat from 1:30 until 6:00 a.m.

[01/08/07 - 10:22 AM]
FOX Broadcasting Company, 19 Entertainment and Fremantlemedia Announce Sponsors for Sixth Season of "American Idol"
Ford, Coca-Cola and Cingular Wireless to all return as the show's official sponsors.

[01/08/07 - 10:21 AM]
Recording Artist and Actor Dave Matthews Guest-Stars on "House"
Matthews will play a savant and virtuoso pianist who suffered a severe neurological impairment as the result of an accident when he was a child.

[01/08/07 - 10:19 AM]
Presenters on "The 33rd Annual People's Choice Awards," Tuesday, JaN. 9 on the
Christina Applegate, LL Cool J, David Krumholtz, Eva Longoria, Rob Morrow, Emily Procter, Skeet Ulrich, Ashley Scott, David Spade, Wanda Sykes, Kiefer Sutherland, Kate Walsh, Chandra Wilson, Howie Mandel, Isaiah Washington, Jason Ritter, Lizzy Caplan and Miley Cyrus have been announced as presenters.

[01/08/07 - 10:17 AM]
NBC's Cowboys-Seahawks Highest-Rated Saturday Wild Card Game Since 2003
NBC spins the numbers for Saturday, January 6.

[01/08/07 - 12:14 AM]
Development Update: Monday, January 8
Updates include: Three pilots get the green light at FOX while Kurtwood Smith joins the cast of Showtime's "Insatiable" and Hank Steinberg inks a massive overall deal with NBC Universal Television.

[01/05/07 - 11:22 PM]
Showtime Networks Forms Joint Venture for 3-D Broadband Game Service
he service will provide "a robust collection of full feature games and interactive software, which consumers previously had to purchase at retail."

[01/05/07 - 10:31 PM]
Fight Card Announced and Tickets on Sale Now: Frank Shamrock VS. Renzo Gracie Elitexc "Destiny"
Tickets are on sale now at the DeSoto Civic Center Box Office and at Ticketmaster outlets.

[01/05/07 - 09:40 PM]
Jury Duty with Bruce Cutler Is a "Go" for Fall 2007!
The new syndicated offering, which has been cleared in 55% of the country, is described as "The People's Court" meets "Hollywood Squares."

[01/05/07 - 04:20 PM]
A Season High Viewership of Over 26 Million Watch Grissom Embark on His "Csi" Sabbatical
CBS spins the numbers for Thursday, January 4.

[01/05/07 - 04:19 PM]
ABC's "Be Ugly '07" Campaign Off to a Strong Start with Successful "Ugly Betty" Marathons on ABC Family and Soapnet
1.2 million viewers on average watched "Betty's" December 31 marathon on ABC Family.

[01/05/07 - 01:59 PM]
Bravo Records Network's Best Performances Ever on Air and Online in 2006
"Top Chef," "The Real Housewives of Orange County" and "Project Runway" made 2006 Bravo's best year ever.

[01/05/07 - 01:55 PM]
Weeds Is on a Roll!
The studio touts the show's Screen Actors Guild Awards and Producers Guild Awards nominations.

[01/05/07 - 11:47 AM]
Tiffani Thiessen Joins the Cast of ABC's "What About Brian"
She'll play Natasha Dylan, a former intern of Dave's who becomes his new boss at KC Gaming.

[01/05/07 - 11:46 AM]
Rob Lowe Extends His Guest Starring Role on ABC's Hit Drama "Brothers & Sisters"
The actor will continue as a "special guest star" through the show's freshman season.

[01/05/07 - 11:44 AM]
ABC's Hit Series "Ugly Betty" Joins Itunes
Also: the show's second set of original telenovelitas are available on ABC.com.

[01/05/07 - 11:31 AM]
The 50 Best Episodes of 2006: #10-1

[01/05/07 - 10:11 AM]
Season Two of Bravo's "Top Chef" Skewers Records, Serves Up All-Time Series High with 2.2 Million Viewers Tuning in to Last Night's Episode
Bravo spins the numbers for Wednesday, January 3.

[01/05/07 - 12:09 AM]
Development Update: Friday, January 5
Updates include: "Family Guy" resumes production, FX's "Dirt" opens strong and "Broken Trail" alums to develop projects at AMC.

[01/04/07 - 11:08 PM]
2006 Is Highest Rated Year Ever for G4, the Fastest Growing Network in 2006
In primetime, the network garnered a household rating increase of +78% - nearly doubling household impressions and making it the fastest growing network in 2006.

[01/04/07 - 10:17 PM]
At Large with Geraldo Rivera Returns to FOX News Channel
Because of his return to FNC, the syndicated "Geraldo at Large" will cease production in mid-January at which time FOX Television Stations will explore new syndicated fare to replace the program.

[01/04/07 - 08:59 PM]
G4 Goes Live to Gadget-And-Game Nirvana- the Consumer Electronics Show-To Offer TV's Most In-Depth Coverage: "G4 Presents Ces 2007"
The two-hour special will premiere Thursday, January 11 at 9:00/8:00c.

[01/04/07 - 05:51 PM]
Hallmark Channel Surpasses 75 Million Subscriber Benchmark
The network has added 4.34 million homes year-to-year (Jan '07 vs. Jan '06), and nearly 43 million subscribers since its launch in August '01.

[01/04/07 - 05:50 PM]
Hallmark Channel Celebrates 2006 as Its Highest-Rated Year Ever
The Hallmark Channel spins the numbers for 2006.

[01/04/07 - 01:41 PM]
Everybody Loves Beauties and Geeks!
The CW spins the numbers for Wednesday, January 3.

[01/04/07 - 11:53 AM]
Diaz, Gyllenhaal, Swank and Woods Set as Presenters at Golden Globe Awards
The group joins the previously announced George Clooney, Salma Hayek, Felicity Huffman, Sarah Jessica Parker, John Stamos, Ben Stiller, Justin Timberlake, Rachel Weisz and Reese Witherspoon.

[01/04/07 - 11:52 AM]
Quick Take for Wednesday, January 3, 2007 (Based on Fast Affiliate Ratings)
ABC spins the numbers for Wednesday, January 3.

[01/04/07 - 11:51 AM]
Disney-ABC Television Group Receives Eight Screen Actors Guild Award Nominations
"Grey's Anatomy," "Ugly Betty," "Desperate Housewives" and "Boston Legal" each received two nominations.

[01/04/07 - 11:37 AM]
The 50 Best Episodes of 2006: #20-11

[01/04/07 - 10:46 AM]
Temperatures Rise When MTV Premieres New Reality Drama Series "Maui Fever" on January 17 at 10:30 PM ET/PT
The series, previously known as "Island Fever," tracks the "daily lives, loves and betrayals of seven locals living in paradise."

[01/04/07 - 10:45 AM]
Mgm, New Line Television and Comedy Central(R) Announce U.S. Syndication of 'Reno 911!' and 'Chappelle's Show'
Both series are targeting a fall 2007 launch.

[01/04/07 - 10:42 AM]
Showtime's Hilarious 'Laugh Out Loud' Comedy Platform to Premiere January 2007
Mo'Nique, Sarah Silverman, Alex Reymundo and Joe Rogan among those to be featured in the coming months.

[01/04/07 - 10:40 AM]
Netflix and NBC Join Forces Again to Offer Subscribers a Specially Produced DVD Featuring 'Heroes' Series Recap, Premiere Episode of New Drama 'The Black Donnellys' and Sneak Peek at New Series 'Raines'
New offerings include a never-before-seen recap of the first eleven episodes of "Heroes" as well as the pilots to the upcoming dramas "The Black Donnellys" and "Raines."

[01/04/07 - 10:37 AM]
Nominations Announced for the 13th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards(R)
HBO leads all networks with 10 nominations while "The Sopranos" and AMC's "Broken Trail" each get three nods.

[01/04/07 - 10:34 AM]
Sci Fi Scores Second Highest Fourth Quarter Ever Among Adults 18-49
The network had its second strongest fourth quarter ever among adults 18-49, trailing only the fourth quarter of 2002 when "Taken" premiered.

[01/04/07 - 12:13 AM]
Development Update: Thursday, January 4
Updates include: Pilot orders come from CBS and The CW plus Lasse Hallstrom and J.J. Abrams are tapped to direct two newcomers.

[01/03/07 - 09:26 PM]
The Truck Stops Here for Comedy Central's(R) Series Premiere of "The Naked Trucker and T-Bones Show" on Wednesday, January 17, at 10:30 P.M.
The newcomer begins its eight-episode run on the cable channel later this month.

[01/03/07 - 09:25 PM]
NBC Universal's 'Megan Mullally' Out in Syndie Shakeup
Distributor pulls plug on the syndie newcomer as its final broadcast is set for January 26.

[01/03/07 - 08:35 PM]
Demetri Martin Is a PersoN. He Has New JokeS. Viewers Tune IN. Comedy Central's(R) Latest One-Hour Stand-Up Special "Demetri MartiN. PersoN." Premieres Sunday, January 14 at 10:00 P.M.
From the Paramount Theater in Austin, Texas, Martin "combines his signature non sequitur humor with original animated short films, drawings and music."

[01/03/07 - 02:45 PM]
The Sun Sets on "The O.C." When the Series Finale Airs Thursday, February 22, on Fox
"[The season four] finale will also be the series finale. This feels like the best time to bring the show to its close," said Josh Schwartz, creator and executive producer.

[01/03/07 - 01:08 PM]
NBC Ties for #1 in Adults 18-49 for the Primetime Week of December 25-31
NBC spins the numbers for the week of December 25-31.







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[05/06/24 - 09:01 AM]
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Ellis (Rob Lowe) lays out a series of challenges and mind games for Jackson (John Owen Lowe) to see if he has what it takes to succeed him as the heir to the Dragon empire, but does a newcomer have other ideas?

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[05/06/24 - 09:01 AM]
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