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    [tuesday, july 17, 2007]    
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[07/17/07 - 11:48 PM]
The Futon's First Look: "Women's Murder Club" (ABC)

[07/17/07 - 11:48 PM]
The Futon's First Look: "Judy's Got a Gun" (ABC)

[07/17/07 - 07:18 PM]
MTV Drives Sunday Nights with New Line-Up Starting Sunday, July 22nd
New car makeover competition series "Trick It Out" joins returning favorite "Pimp My Ride" for its final season starting on Sunday, July 22 at 10:00/9:00c.

[07/17/07 - 06:16 PM]
Recasting Bug Hits NBC's 'Life,' 'Bionic,' Others
Mae Whitman and Melissa Sagemiller are out of NBC's "Bionic Woman" and "Life" respectively, while changes are in store for The CW's "Eight Days a Week" and NBC's "Lipstick Jungle." Plus: a recap of the recastings to date this season.

[07/17/07 - 02:03 PM]
Linus Roache ('Kidnapped,' 'Batman Begins') Joins Regular Cast of NBC's 'Law & Order' as New Executive Assistant District Attorney
He'll portray an executive assistant district attorney - the former office held by Jack McCoy (Sam Waterston) after McCoy was elevated to district attorney for next season.

[07/17/07 - 02:01 PM]
Sundance Channel Re-Ups with Scout Productions for Season 2 of Eco-Series 'Big Ideas for a Small Planet(Tm)' 13-Part Series to Premiere April 2008
In addition the network has acquired the U.S. rights to the second season of the BBC series "It's Not Easy Being Green."

[07/17/07 - 12:14 PM]
'The Singing Bee' Tops the Charts as the Week's #1 Show
NBC spins the numbers for the week of July 9-15.

[07/17/07 - 12:12 PM]
CBS Ratings for the Seventh Week of Summer -- CBS Has the Week's Top Four Scripted Programs
CBS spins the numbers for the week of July 9-15.

[07/17/07 - 12:10 PM]
Pictures of Hollis Woods, a New Hallmark Hall of Fame" Presentation Starring Sissy Spacek, Alfre Woodard and James Tupper Has Begun Production in Victoria, B.C., for Broadcast on the CBS Television Network
Academy Award winner Sissy Spacek ("Coal Miner's Daughter"), Academy Award nominee Alfre Woodard ("Cross Creek") and James Tupper ("Men in Trees") all star in the original movie, due to air during the upcoming season.

[07/17/07 - 12:09 PM]
Primetime Ratings Report for the Week of July 9, 2007
ABC spins the numbers for the week of July 9-15.

[07/17/07 - 12:08 PM]
Production Has Begun on "Dirty Sexy Money"
Peter Krause stars in the new ABC drama about "an idealistic lawyer who inherits the job of taking care of the legal and sometimes illegal needs of the absurdly wealthy Darling family of New York."

[07/17/07 - 12:07 PM]
ABC News Receives 15 News Emmy Nominations
ABC News has received 15 News Emmy nominations from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, it was announced today by the Academy.

[07/17/07 - 11:46 AM]
Lifetime Television Reigns Supreme on Sunday Night
Lifetime spins the numbers for Sunday, July 15.

[07/16/07 - 10:13 PM]
Ufc 75: Champion VS. Champion on Spike TV!
A unification bout between UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Quinton "Rampage" Jackson and PRIDE's 205-pound Champion Dan "Hollywood" Henderson will air on Saturday, September 8 at 9:00/8:00c.

[07/16/07 - 06:36 PM]
FOX Reality Channel Welcomes Back the Controversial Original Series, "Solitary" with a Behind-The-Scenes Special
Viewers will get an in-depth look at the casting process and the development of twisted new psychological tests and physical challenges with the August 4, special "The Road to Solitary 2.0" at 11:00 PM ET/8:00 PM PT.

[07/16/07 - 06:16 PM]
The Futon's First Look: "World According to Barnes, The" (The CW)

[07/16/07 - 06:16 PM]
The Futon's First Look: "Life Is Wild" (The CW)

[07/16/07 - 01:24 PM]
Comedy Central(R) Late-Night Series "Web Shows" Second Season Premieres Monday, August 6
This season, Comedy Central has upped its on-air collaboration with AtomFilms and committed to air six AtomFilms Web originals -- one in each of the series six episodes.

[07/16/07 - 01:24 PM]
106 & Park Revamps in Time for Hosts' First Anniversary
Chosen from a pool of over 15,000 applicants, Terrence and Rocsi joined the BET family as two of five winners during the networks nationwide "New Faces" Search in 2006.

[07/16/07 - 01:22 PM]
Thirty Years Later, VH1 Remembers the Good, the Bad and the Ugly of 1977 in 'Ny77: The Coolest Year in Hell' Premiering Saturday, August 11 at 9pm*
Ed Koch, Geraldo Rivera, Jimmy Breslin, Gloria Gaynor, Afrika Bambaataa, Chris Stein (Blondie), Richard Hell, KRS-One, Grandmaster Caz, DJ Disco Wiz, Legs McNeil, Annie Sprinkle, Al Goldstein, Tommy Ramone, Jellybean Benitez are Lee Quinones are among those featured in the documentary.

[07/16/07 - 01:21 PM]
Sundance Channel Announces Talent Pairings for Third Season of 'Iconoclasts' Premiering October 25 at 10 PM ET/PT
The new season to feature Sean Penn + Jon Krakauer; Alicia Keys + Ruby Dee; Mike Myers + Deepak Chopra; Howard Schultz + Norman Lear; Wynton Marsalis + John Besh; Madeleine Albright + Ashley Judd.

[07/16/07 - 12:08 PM]
Big Brother 8 Sunday Places First in Key Demographics with Increases Over Last Week's Premiere
CBS spins the numbers for Sunday, July 15.

[07/16/07 - 11:40 AM]
Isaiah Washington to Guest-Star in Five Episodes of NBC's New Drama 'Bionic Woman'
Washington will play a mysterious person who is brought into the enigmatic scientific organization that is responsible for creating the bionics that turn Jaime Sommers (Michelle Ryan, "EastEnders") into the "Bionic Woman."

[07/16/07 - 11:38 AM]
NBC Signs New Series Deal with Norman Lear to Produce Hour-Long Dramedy Series Based on Single Mother's Battle of the Sexes on Wall Street
The one-hour dramedy, from Reveille, Act III Productions, and Universal Media Studios, focuses on "a mother who reenters the work force and is pitted against her late husband's ruthless partner in a money-charged battle of the sexes on Wall Street."

[07/16/07 - 11:37 AM]
NBC Announces Deal with World-Renowned Mystifier Criss Angel and Famed Mentalist Uri Geller for 'Phenomenon,' Controversial New Live Competition Series That Will Lead Search for the Next Great Mentalist
The pair will tem for "a mysterious live competition series in which both men will conduct an intensive search for the next great mentalist."

[07/16/07 - 11:34 AM]
NBC Announces Updates on New Scripted Series Projects and Universal Media Studios Creative Deals for 2007-08
The pacts include an exclusive, first-look deal with independent film producer Charles Corwin ("Half Nelson," "The Squid and the Whale") with Universal Media Studios and NBC, and the drama pilot "Backyards and Bullets," with Emmy winner Charles McDougall ("The Tudors") as director and executive producer.

[07/16/07 - 10:36 AM]
NBC Showcases Fall Primetime Entertainment Series Beginning Week of September 24
Plus: the Peacock shifts "Chuck" to Mondays at 8:00/7:00c while "30 Rock," "Friday Night Lights" and "Scrubs" will return in October.

[07/16/07 - 10:35 AM]
NBC Commits to a New Celebrity Version of 'The Apprentice' Featuring Donald Trump as Celebrity Contestants Vie to Be the Best Business Brain Under Trump's Tutelage
A list of the participating celebrities will be announced at a later date for the series' seventh season.

[07/16/07 - 10:32 AM]
Television Superstar Jerry Seinfeld Returns to NBC to Guest-Star as Himself in NBC's '30 Rock' During Comedy's Second-Season Premiere October 4
"I was thrilled to be asked to guest star on NBC's hit comedy '30 Rock'. I think it's going to be so refreshing for me to be playing myself in a show that has nothing to do with neurotic, dysfunctional New York characters," said Jerry Seinfeld.

[07/16/07 - 10:29 AM]
NBC Digital Entertainment Launches New Tech and Content Features
NBC Digital Entertainment will introduce extensive new digital features for both its new and returning shows.

[07/16/07 - 10:26 AM]
Tribune and Sinclair Broadcast Stations Extend Deals to Broadcast Hit Talk Show Franchise "Maury" Through September 2010
"Maury," which is entering its 10th season in national syndication this fall, has been re-upped by the Tribune and Sinclair broadcast stations in the nation's largest markets, covering nearly half the country for the next three seasons.

[07/16/07 - 10:23 AM]
Tribune and Sinclair Broadcast Stations Re-Up Hit Talk Show Franchise "The Jerry Springer Show" Through September 2010
The deal calls for the Tribune and Sinclair broadcast stations in the nation's largest markets, covering nearly half the country, to continue broadcasting "The Jerry Springer Show" for the next three seasons in national syndication.

[07/16/07 - 08:51 AM]
BET's Scorching Summer Schedule Just Got Hotter!
"The 5ive" earns a daytime berth on July 17 while "The Black Carpet" shifts to primetime on July 19.

[07/16/07 - 08:49 AM]
BET Networks Gets Animated with 'Bufu,' Dons Its 'Sunday Best' and Debates 'Hip Hop VS. America' at the Summer 2007 Television Critics Association Tour
The shows announced at TCA are part of BET Neworks' ambitious original programming slate this fall, with the premieres of 10 new shows and specials.

[07/16/07 - 08:46 AM]
R&b Superstar Lets Her Life Do the Singing Once Again in 'Keyshia Cole: The Way It Is 2' on BET This Fall
The six-episode season 2 will focus on Keyshia's continued growth and evolution, as well as her efforts to rebuild her strained relationship with her mother and a search to find her supposedly dead father.

[07/16/07 - 08:45 AM]
A&E to Launch New Weekly Music Performance and Interview Series 'Private Sessions' on Sunday, July 22 at 9:00am ET/PT
Avril Lavigne will be featured on the premiere installment with The Goo Goo Dolls on July 29, Toby Keith on August 5, Blues Traveler on August 12 and Meat Loaf on August 19.

[07/15/07 - 10:19 PM]
AMC to Launch New Original Drama Series "Breaking Bad"
The series is described as "the dark tale of a desperate man who turns to a life of crime to secure his family's financial security."

[07/15/07 - 10:17 PM]
AMC Continues Original Programming Momentum with New Slate of Series in Development
"AMC is committed to creating an environment of cinematic quality, and it is gratifying to see that our vision is resonating with such high profile talent," stated AMC's Executive Vice President of Programming and Production, Rob Sorcher.

[07/15/07 - 10:15 PM]
AMC Establishes Commitment to Miniseries with New Programming Slate in Development
The projects include "State of Wrath" (Michael Blake and Lou Morheim), "Berlin Mesa" (Michael Frost Beckner, John Baldecchi, and Rich Silverman), "Skylark" (Michael Nankin, Jonathan Baruch with CBS/Paramount), "White Rose" (John Leekley) and "L-19" (William Brookfield, Gub Neal, and Justin Thompson Glover).

[07/15/07 - 06:12 PM]
Some Are Born Into IT... a Few Marry Into IT... But Others Have to Earn IT... on We TV's American Princess, 12 Ordinary Women Are Transformed Into Proper Ladies with a Chance to Win a British Title, a Dance with Their Very Own Prince Charming and $50,000 in Cash!
Hosted by Yugoslavian royal and actress Catherine Oxenberg, each hour-long episode will challenge the participants to learn what it takes to become royalty.

[07/15/07 - 06:11 PM]
We TV Takes an Unprecedented Look at Two Determined Women Who Chase Tornadoes in It's New Series "Twister Sisters"
The six-part, one-hour weekly series follows Melanie Metz and Peggy Willenberg, two of America's foremost severe weather experts, as they travel across the Great Plains in search of the biggest and baddest tornadoes.

[07/15/07 - 06:10 PM]
We TV's "Girl Meets Cowboy" Challenges Metropolitan Gals to Rope the Rural Guy of Their Dreams Out in the Wild West!
In the original series, premiering Sunday, October 14 at 10:00/9:00c, "ladies looking for love take a chance with a change of scenery and see what it's like to date old fashion Westerners instead of big city hot shots!"

[07/15/07 - 05:41 PM]
Bravo's 'Tim Gunn's Guide to Style' Redefines 'Makeover' and Takes the Fashion Challenged Through a Style Transformation
The one-hour, eight-episode series will premiere on Thursday, September 6 at 10:00/9:00c.

[07/15/07 - 05:40 PM]
Bravo's WwW.televisionwithoutpitY.com Launches TV Bigshot, the Ultimate Online Fantasy Game for TV Junkies
The game will allow players to create, name and program their own fantasy television networks using both new fall shows and returning series from the five broadcast networks (NBC, ABC, CBS, FOX and CW).

[07/15/07 - 05:37 PM]
Bravo Announces Returning Franchises and New Series Additions at 2007 Tca
The cable channel renews "Top Chef" as well as details its upcoming new and returning series for the upcoming season.

[07/15/07 - 05:32 PM]
All Three Networks in the NBC Universal Cable Group - Usa, Sci Fi and Bravo - Deliver Their Best Second-Quarter Ratings on Record
The NBC Universal Entertainment Cable Networks - USA, Sci Fi and Bravo - spin the numbers for the second quarter of 2007.

[07/15/07 - 05:31 PM]
We TV's "She's Moving In" Blends His and Hers Home Décor for Couples Moving in Together
"She's Moving In," hosted by Peggy Bunker, is a weekly series of six half-hour episodes that premieres on Saturday, July 21 at 10:00/9:00c.

[07/15/07 - 05:30 PM]
Touch the Departed, Connect with Spirits and Envision the Other Side This Fall on We TV
The cable channel books a trio of series - "Rescue Mediums," "Extreme Ghost Stories" and "John Edward Cross Country" - for Saturday, September 8 premieres.

[07/15/07 - 02:11 PM]
Sci Fi's Development Slate Delivers Intrepid Mix of Inspired Fantasy, Mythical Adventures and Superpowered Comedy
Among the projects in development: an eight-week series of exclusive 2-3 minute mini-sodes leading into the November 24 premiere of "Razor," a special extended episode of "Battlestar Galactica."

[07/15/07 - 02:09 PM]
ScifI.com, the World's Biggest Genre Entertainment Web Site, Unveils Slate of Exclusive Original Programming
The projects include a 10-part webisode series based on the multi-award-winning "Farscape."







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Granted one final chance to finish the Sekai Taikai, Daniel, Johnny and the team lay it all on the line in the ultimate championship showdown.

[12/23/24 - 02:36 PM]
College Football Playoff Scores 10.6 Million Average Viewers Across ESPN Platforms and TNT Sports
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[12/23/24 - 01:22 PM]
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[12/23/24 - 01:15 PM]
For the 4th Consecutive Year, ABC News' "20/20" Is Friday's No. 1 Newsmagazine Across the Board
"20/20" outdelivered "Dateline" in all key target demos for the 4th consecutive year - since 2021.

[12/23/24 - 01:02 PM]
NBC Is Set to Ring in the New Year with a Live Broadcast of the 136th Rose Parade Presented by Honda on Wednesday, Jan. 1
"Today" co-anchor Hoda Kotb and weather and feature anchor Al Roker will return to the booth for this year's telecast from "TV Corner."

[12/23/24 - 11:13 AM]
Award-Winning Danish Miniseries "Bullshit" Makes Exclusive US Debut Thursday, January 30, 2025 on Viaplay
This coming-of-age Danish language historical drama tells the powerful story of a group of lost and rebellious youths who find community and belonging in the hardcore biker gang "Bullshit," but leads to a world of brutal conflict.

[12/23/24 - 10:40 AM]
Max Renews Original Adult Animated Series "Creature Commandos," from DC Studios, for Second Season
New episodes debut weekly every Thursday on Max, with the season one finale dropping January 9.

[12/23/24 - 10:31 AM]
As an Early Holiday Gift to Fans Hallmark Announces That Its Hit Reality Competition Series, "Finding Mr. Christmas," Is Renewed for a Second Season
"Bringing this show to life was such a dream come true," said Jonathan Bennett. "There're definitely more stories to be told in season two and so much more fun to be had. We're really just scratching the surface here."

[12/23/24 - 10:02 AM]
"TMZ Investigates: Luigi Mangione: The Mind of a Killer" Premieres Monday, January 6 at 8/7c on FOX and the Next Day on Hulu
TMZ exclusively speaks to several sources who say, despite his charismatic personality, Mangione also displayed a dark side and uncovers shocking new details about how he became enraged by corporate greed before quietly plotting to kill a healthcare CEO.

[12/23/24 - 10:00 AM]
HBO Original Comedy Special "Bill Maher: Is Anyone Else Seeing This?" Debuts January 10
Host of the award-winning series "Real Time with Bill Maher," acclaimed comedian and satirist Bill Maher serves up another dose of reality in his 13th HBO stand-up special.

[12/23/24 - 09:00 AM]
Video: "Going Dutch" Season 1 First Look - FOX TV
Tune in for the series premiere Thursday, January 2 on FOX and next day on Hulu.

[12/23/24 - 08:58 AM]
Cedric the Entertainer Serves Up a Double Dose of Laughter with Special Editions of "The Greatest @Home Videos"
Look for "Holiday Edition" on December 27 and "Cedy Awards" on January 3.

[12/23/24 - 08:01 AM]
Investigation Discovery Unveils the Dark Side of Hollywood with an All-New Season of "Death by Fame"
The series delves into the dark side of fame and celebrity, uncovering the shocking true stories behind the murders of some of Hollywood's most promising stars.

[12/23/24 - 06:01 AM]
Video: "All Creatures Great and Small" Season 5 Trailer
Toast to an all-new season, premiering on Sunday, January 12 at 9:00/8:00c.

[12/23/24 - 06:01 AM]
Video: "Zero Day" - Official Teaser - Netflix
After a cyberattack sabotages transportation and power infrastructure across the U.S., former President George Mullen is asked to find the culprit.