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    [tuesday, july 24, 2007]    
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[07/24/07 - 10:10 PM]
Mad Men Premiere Week Propells AMC to Top Ten Status
AMC spins the numbers for the summer to date.

[07/24/07 - 05:57 PM]
Hallmark Channel Ranks #4 in Weekly Prime Time Ratings Race
The Hallmark Channel spins the numbers for the week of July 16-22.

[07/24/07 - 03:58 PM]
Bravo's 'Welcome to the Parker' Premiere Streamed Live by Five Web Destinations
Yahoo! TV, MSN, Windowsmedia.com, TV Guide.com and Zap2it.com will take part in a simultaneous streaming of the series' launch beginning today, July 24th.

[07/24/07 - 02:05 PM]
Lifetime Television's Powerhouse Sunday Night Dramas Propel Network Into First Place Among Households, W18-49, W25-54, and W18+
Lifetime spins the numbers for Sunday, July 22.

[07/24/07 - 01:46 PM]
6.4 Million Viewers Send TNT's Saving Grace Soaring as Ad-Supported Cable's #1 Series Premiere of 2007
TNT spins the numbers for Monday, July 23.

[07/24/07 - 01:13 PM]
'The Singing Bee' and 'America's Got Talent' Pace NBC's Week of July 16-22
NBC spins the numbers for the week of July 16-22.

[07/24/07 - 01:11 PM]
CBS Places First in Viewers
CBS spins the numbers for the week of July 16-22.

[07/24/07 - 01:09 PM]
Primetime Ratings Report for the Week of July 16, 2007
ABC spins the numbers for the week of July 16-22.

[07/24/07 - 11:38 AM]
The Futon's First Look: "K-Ville" (FOX)

[07/24/07 - 11:38 AM]
The Futon's First Look: "Apostles, The" (FOX)

[07/24/07 - 09:43 AM]
G'Day MTV! Channel Takes Viewers Down Under with Seven Americans for "The Real World: Sydney"
The show's 24-episode 19th season will bow on Wednesday, August 8 at 10:00/9:00c while a cast special is set for August 1.

[07/24/07 - 12:04 AM]
The Futon's First Look: "Damages" (FX)

[07/23/07 - 08:38 PM]
Drew Carey Named New Host of CBS's Emmy Award-Winning "The Price Is Right"
"I couldn't be more excited," said Carey. "I realize what a big responsibility this is. It's the longest-running game show in American television and I plan to keep it that way."

[07/23/07 - 08:37 PM]
48 Hours Mystery Will Replace Pirate Master, Effective Tuesday, July 24 (10:00-11:00 Pm, ET/PT)
The remaining five episodes of PIRATE MASTER will be streamed on CBS.com every Tuesday starting tomorrow (July 24) beginning at 3:00 AM ET/12:00 AM PT.

[07/23/07 - 02:03 PM]
We TV Announces a Special Tribute Presentation of the We TV Original Documentary, "Tammy Faye: Death Defying" Airs Tuesday, July 24 at 7:30 PM | 6:30 C
The 90-minute documentary, taped over a six-month period in 2004, originally premiered on WE tv in July, 2005.

[07/23/07 - 02:01 PM]
MTV Moves Up the Coast for Season Four of Laguna Beach New Cast, New Beach, and New Drama in "Newport Harbor: The Real Orange County" Premiering Wednesday, August 15th at 10:30pm ET/PT
"Now we are moving up the coast to a new town with new faces and a new high school, but with the same drama of dealing with relationships, cliques, family and friends," said Tony DiSanto, Executive Vice President, Series Development & Programming for MTV.

[07/22/07 - 09:24 AM]
Emmy-Winning Drama "24" Makes Landmark Commitment to Fighting Climate Change
Producers will strive to become the first television production ever to save enough energy and reduce enough carbon emissions over the course of a season to render its entire season finale "carbon neutral."

[07/22/07 - 09:23 AM]
Cops Warrants an Arresting 20th Season Milestone and Celebrates Its 700th Episode This Fall on Fox
The "20th Season Anniversary Special Edition" will air on Tuesday, September 18 while its 700th episode is due on Saturday, November 10.

[07/22/07 - 09:22 AM]
Jon Stewart, Jack Black, Lionel Richie, Stephen Colbert Steve Buscemi, Maya Rudolph, Dan Rather, Placido Domingo, Matt Dillon, Kelsey Grammer, David Hyde Pierce, John Mahoney, Kurt Loder, Weird Al Yankovic, Keith Olbermann, Beverly D'Angelo and Topher Grace Among Guest Voices on 19th Season of "The Simpsons"
Later in the season, Kelsey Grammer, David Hyde Pierce and John Mahoney are reunited playing Sideshow Bob, his brother and father, respectively.

[07/22/07 - 09:21 AM]
FOX Orders Up a Fourth Season of "Hell's Kitchen"
FOX has picked up the "sizzling summer series" for a fourth season, to air in 2008.

[07/22/07 - 09:20 AM]
FOX Fills in the Blanks with "Don't Forget the Lyrics!"
FOX is not stopping the music and is picking up the show for 13 additional episodes.

[07/22/07 - 09:19 AM]
MadTV Gears Up for "Lucky" Number 13th Season with a 300th Episode Milestone and Adds Three New Members to the Ensemble Cast
Johnny Sanchez III, Anjelah N. Johnson and Dan Oster will join the returning cast, which includes Michael McDonald, Bobby Lee, Keegan-Michael Key, Jordan Peele, Nicole Parker, Arden Myrin and Crista Flanagan.

[07/22/07 - 09:18 AM]
The Hot Tamale Train Is Off and Running for Season Four of Emmy-Nominated "So You Think Can Dance" on Fox
FOX has already ordered a fourth season of "this summer's hottest show" to air in 2008.

[07/22/07 - 09:17 AM]
24 Picks Cherry Jones for Season Seven President
The Tony Award-winning actress will serve as "President Allison Taylor" on the show's seventh season.

[07/21/07 - 11:11 PM]
NBC Triumphs at TCA Awards
NBC newcomer "Friday Night Lights" won Outstanding New Program and its series "The Office" was awarded Outstanding Achievement in Comedy for the second year in a row.

[07/20/07 - 07:42 PM]
Development Update: Week of July 16-20
Updates include: Mandy Patinkin officially exits "Criminal Minds," "Dancing With the Stars" judges Bruno Tonioli and Carrie Ann Inaba land their own show plus Snoop Dogg to get the celeb-reality treatment at E!

[07/20/07 - 06:22 PM]
Cable Ratings Round-Up (Week of July 9-15): 'Monk,' 'Psych' Returns Spark Usa
Compared with their winter bows earlier this year, "Psych" was up 13% while "Monk" was down 8%.

[07/20/07 - 10:13 AM]
Thursday Nights Just Got Tougher with the Addition of Dc Comics' Heroine Supergirl on "Smallville" and Two Hard-Hitting Female Hunters on "Supernatural"
Laura Vandervoort flies into "Smallville" as Supergirl, Clark Kent's (Tom Welling) strong-willed cousin from Krypton while Katie Cassidy and Lauren Cohan join the war on "Supernatural."

[07/20/07 - 10:12 AM]
The CW's 2007-2008 Primetime Schedule
"Beauty and the Geek" will kick off the netlet's fall schedule on September 18 while "Life Is Wild" will round out its lineup on October 7.

[07/20/07 - 08:46 AM]
Big Brother 8 Houseguests Boot Manipulative Joe
CBS details the latest "Big Brother" elimination.

[07/20/07 - 08:45 AM]
Anya Garnis and Hok Konishi Are Eliminated on "So You Think You Can Dance"
FOX details the latest "So You Think You Can Dance" elimination.

[07/19/07 - 07:51 PM]
Showtime Is Proud to Be Nominated for the Following Emmy(R) Awards
Mary-Louise Parker and Elizabeth Perkins both earned acting nods for "Weeds" while "The Tudors," "Dexter," "This American Life" and "Penn & Teller: Bullshit" were also honnored.

[07/19/07 - 07:49 PM]
Lionsgate's Acclaimed Showtime Comedy Weeds Scores 5 Emmy(R) Nominations Including Outstanding Lead Actress and Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
The studio's "The Lost Room" also received Emmy nominations for Outstanding Main Title Design by Thomas Cobb and Robert Bradley and Outstanding Sound Mixing for A Miniseries or A Movie by Bayard Carey, Rick Alexander and Rich Rogers.

[07/19/07 - 07:47 PM]
Bravo's "Top Chef " and "D-List" Earn Ratings High
Bravo spins the numbers for Tuesday, July 17-Wednesday, July 18.

[07/19/07 - 07:44 PM]
Disney-ABC Television Group Celebrates 85 Primetime Emmy Nominations
The network scored nominations in four of the five series categories - Comedy, Drama, Reality and Reality-Competition.

[07/19/07 - 07:43 PM]
ABC Shifts Monday and Tuesday Night Summer Lineups
In addition, ABC has ordered 13 additional episodes of "Just for Laughs."

[07/19/07 - 07:42 PM]
American Inventor Announces the Six Finalists to Compete for the Million-Dollar Grand Prize
The Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, New York, Houston and Tampa winners will now all compete in a two-hour special on Wednesday, July 25.

[07/19/07 - 01:56 PM]
Universal Media Studios Shatters Its Own Record by Capturing 60 Primetime Emmy Award Nominations Over Wide Range of Programs Paced by Freshman Series '30 Rock' with 10 and 'Heroes' with 8 as Well as 'The Office' with 9
"It's incredibly exciting and rewarding to see our creative talent be recognized with so many nominations from the TV Academy today," said Katherine Pope, President, Universal Media Studios.

[07/19/07 - 01:53 PM]
Sci Fi Channel Scores 7 Emmy Noms Including Writing & Directing Nods for 'Battlestar Galactica'
The cable channel also received two nods for last December's "the Lost Room" mini-series as well as the first nomination for its top-rated original series "Eureka."

[07/19/07 - 01:51 PM]
NBC Scores Big at Primetime Emmy Nominations with 69
Leading the charge for NBC is the freshman comedy series, "30 Rock," which picked up 10 nominations including Outstanding Comedy Series as well as lead actor (Alec Baldwin), lead actress (Tina Fey), writing and directing.

[07/19/07 - 01:50 PM]
Dotcomedy Highlights 'Chuck and Larry' with Sandler Collection
"Adam Sandler's new movie is very funny, and so are these great clips," said Sean Redlitz, Managing Director, DotComedy. "Coincidence?"

[07/19/07 - 01:46 PM]
Lifetime Television's Sizzling Summer Continues as Network Snares Two Prestigious 2007 Emmy Award Nominations
The pair of nods were for the original movie "Why I Wore Lipstick to My Mastectomy" and Gena Rowlands's performance in fellow original "What if God Were the Sun?"

[07/19/07 - 01:44 PM]
HBO Receives 86 Emmy(R) Nominations, the Most of Any Network This Year; Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee Leads All Programming with 17 Nominations; the Sopranos Leads All Series with 15 Nominations
The pay channel received the most nominations of any network for the seventh year in a row.

[07/19/07 - 01:43 PM]
Comedy Central(R) Honored with Network Record 12 Primetime Emmy(R) Nominations
"South Park," the adult animation phenomenon, home to Kyle, Stan, Kenny and Cartman, received its seventh nomination for the Emmy for Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming Less Than One Hour), the category in which it won in 2005.

[07/19/07 - 01:43 PM]
Turn on Your Mencia-Vision and Watch as Carlos Mencia Reveals the Winner of the "So You Think You Can Rant" Contest Sunday, July 22 at 10:00 P.M.
Not only will Mencia announce and air the winning rant on his show, but the winning video will also be featured on the "Mind of Mencia" Web site and blog.

[07/19/07 - 01:42 PM]
CBS Eye-Lert to Keep Viewers in Tune and on Time with Their Favorite Shows
CBS Eye-lert, which launches this fall, will enable viewers to be notified via email and text message if the start time of a program will be delayed.

[07/19/07 - 01:41 PM]
CBS to Provide Exclusive Branded Content for the Healium (Tm) Waiting Room Network
Currently reaching 300,000 viewers monthly, The HealiumTM network is expected to have a national footprint reaching 3,000,000 viewers per month in 2008 when the service becomes available to medical clients serviced by Henry Schein, Inc., which serves more than 120,000 medical practices in the United States.

[07/19/07 - 01:40 PM]
ABC News Digital Grows 13% in Unique Visitors in June Versus the Same Time Last Year
Articles that generated the most feedback include Chief Investigative Correspondent Brian Ross' exclusive report on newly trained teams of Taliban suicide bombers being sent to the United States and Europe, and The Blotter's report on Iran being caught shipping Arms to the Taliban.

[07/19/07 - 11:58 AM]
CNBC's First Original Game Show, "Fast Money Mba Challenge," Premieres Wednesday, August 1 at 9 PM Et
"Fast Money's" Dylan Ratigan hosts the series, which "features 32 current MBA students from eight business schools seeded according to their positioning contained within the 2007 US News & World Report Top Business Schools ranking."

[07/19/07 - 11:57 AM]
USA Network Garners a Record 12 Primetime Emmy Nominations
The nominations for "Monk" and "The Starter Wife" are the most USA has received in a single year, besting the nine received in 2004.







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[01/21/26 - 10:27 AM]
Reelz Renews Hit Series "On Patrol: Live," Orders 90 New Episodes
The network also ordered another 90 one-hour episodes of spin-off and "OPL" lead-in "On Patrol: First Shift," extending the run of the franchise through January 2027.

[01/21/26 - 09:19 AM]
Bravo's "Ladies of London: The New Reign" Makes Its Proper Debut in a Two-Hour Premiere Event Thursday, March 5 at 9 P.M. ET/PT
Lady Emma Thynn, Martha Sitwell, Mark-Francis Vandelli, Lottie Kane, Missè Beqiri, Kimi Murdoch, Myka Meier, and Margo Stilley will star in the revival.

[01/21/26 - 09:01 AM]
Emmy-Nominated Series "The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives" Returns to Hulu This Spring
Season four premieres on March 12 with all 10 episodes on Hulu and Hulu on Disney+ for bundle subscribers in the U.S. and Disney+ in select international markets.

[01/21/26 - 08:19 AM]
Viaplay U.S. Unveils February Slate: Award-Winning European Film, Royal Drama & Nordic Crime
Highlights include the "The Commoner - A Royal Dilemma," a modern Romeo and Juliet story set against post-war Europe.

[01/21/26 - 08:13 AM]
"Dreaming Whilst Black" Season Two to Premiere on Paramount+ Friday, February 20, 2026
In season two, Kwabena is finally on the brink of his first major directing opportunity when he's offered the chance to helm a radical, "color-blind" historical drama.

[01/21/26 - 08:09 AM]
TBS Greenlights Prank Comedy Series "Foul Play with Anthony Davis" to Premiere Monday, April 6
The first batch of episodes will premiere on Monday, April 6 immediately following the NCAA National Championship game, and at 9:00PM ET/PT every Monday following.

[01/21/26 - 08:01 AM]
Netflix Announces New Unscripted Series Starring Alix Earle and Family Coming in 2026
Gen Z's ultimate "It" girl, Alix Earle, is giving her fans an unfiltered look at her life like never before with a new unscripted series arriving in 2026.

[01/21/26 - 08:01 AM]
"Tournament of Champions" Raises the Stakes to New Heights When Four Icons of the Food World Join the New Season of Food Network's Ultimate Culinary Competition
32 of the nation's best chefs including proven warriors and fierce new challengers are ready to battle, but nothing will prepare the chefs for the competition's biggest surprise ever.

[01/21/26 - 08:00 AM]
"Percy Jackson and the Olympians" Returns for Season 3 Later This Year on Disney+
Midway through the credits of the Season 2 finale, viewers were treated to a surprise first look at Season 3, confirming that the series will return later this year.

[01/21/26 - 07:16 AM]
"Formula 1: Drive to Survive" Season 8 Launches February 27
The series will offer never-before-seen footage as we follow new team lineups, management takedowns, fierce friendships and bitter rivalries of another high-octane season on the Formula 1 circuit.

[01/21/26 - 07:02 AM]
Video: Apple TV Reveals First Look at Season Five of Hit Space Drama "For All Mankind"
The 10-episode fifth season will make its global debut on Apple TV with one episode on Friday, March 27, followed by one new episode every Friday through May 29.

[01/21/26 - 07:01 AM]
Video: "Being Gordon Ramsay" - Official Trailer - Netflix
Follow celeb chef Gordon Ramsay behind the scenes as he juggles family life, global empire and his biggest launch yet in this all-you-can-eat documentary.

[01/21/26 - 07:00 AM]
Video: Prime Video Debuts Official Trailer and Key Art for "56 Days," Starring Dove Cameron and Avan Jogia
All eight episodes will be released on Wednesday, February 18, 2026, exclusively on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide.

[01/21/26 - 06:01 AM]
Video: "The Night Agent" Season 3 - Official Trailer - Netflix
Peter teams with a reporter to expose the elusive Broker and stop a terrorist attack, unaware that a powerful conspiracy is plotting to bury the truth.

[01/21/26 - 06:00 AM]
Best New Artist Nominees Set for Special Performance at "The 68th Annual Grammy Awards"
Addison Rae, Alex Warren, KATSEYE, Leon Thomas, Lola Young, Olivia Dean, SOMBR and The Marías will perform at the event, airing Sunday, February 1.