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[10/09/07 - 05:01 PM]
The CW's Top Comedy, "The Game," Scores Double-Digit Year-To-Year Gains
The CW spins the numbers for Monday, October 8.

[10/09/07 - 04:19 PM]
Hallmark Channel Begins Fourth Quarter on a High Note - Network Ranks #5 in Prime Time for Week of October 1
Plus: four new original holiday movies will premiere this season: "A Grandpa for Christmas" (11/24), "All I Want for Christmas" (12/1), "The Note" (12/8) and "Love's Unfolding Dream" (12/15).

[10/09/07 - 04:18 PM]
Sexy Alien Encounters and the Return of a Former Torchwood Member as BBC America's Hit Sci-Fi Series Continues
Plus: From October 15 through October 26, fans can go to a special web page and vote for the cover they want to see on the DVD box set that hits stores on January 22.

[10/09/07 - 03:48 PM]
HBO Enters Into Exclusive Overall Development Deal with Emmy(R) Winning Actor and Director Charles S. Dutton
"I'm excited to renew my long-standing relationship with HBO," said Dutton. "I look forward to developing other projects that will have the same stamp of excellence as our previous collaborations."

[10/09/07 - 03:48 PM]
Monday Night Football: Cable's Biggest Household Audience of 2007
ESPN spins the numbers for Monday, October 8.

[10/09/07 - 03:47 PM]
Acclaimed Drama Gossip Girl First New Series Picked Up for Full Season
The netlet confirms our previous report about the full-season order.

[10/09/07 - 01:27 PM]
Fox, TBS Shift Mlb Coverage on Monday
The news means that FOX will pre-empt both "Prison Break" and "K-Ville" on October 15.

[10/09/07 - 12:36 PM]
Primetime Ratings Report for the Week of October 1, 2007 (Based on National Live + Same Day Program Ratings)
ABC spins the numbers for the week of October 1-7.

[10/09/07 - 12:27 PM]
2007 American Music Awards Nominees Announced
For the first time in American Music Awards history, winners will be determined by online voting at ama.abc.com (votes will be collected from Oct. 9 to Nov. 1).

[10/09/07 - 11:27 AM]
NBC Ties for #1 in 18-49 for a Second Week in a Row and Remains Tied for the Season-To-Date Lead
NBC spins the numbers for the week of October 1-7.

[10/09/07 - 11:24 AM]
How I Met Your Mother, "The Big Bang Theory" and "Rules of Engagement" Post Week-To-Week Growth
CBS spins the numbers for Monday, October 8.

[10/09/07 - 11:21 AM]
CBS Wins Week Two in Viewers and Adults 25-54
CBS spins the numbers for the week of October 1-7.

[10/09/07 - 11:09 AM]
The CW's "Gossip Girl" First to Reach Full Season
"Girl's" September 19 launch was the top draw in its time period among women 18-34 (3.1/9), teens (2.8/10) and female teens (5.2/17).

[10/09/07 - 11:02 AM]
Sci Fi Takes Viewers Beyond the Yellow Brick Road
SCI FI's three-part, six-hour original miniseries event, Tin Man, will premiere on Sunday, December 2, 2007 @ 9-11pm ET/PT, and air over three consecutive nights.

[10/09/07 - 09:48 AM]
The Ladies Return! Bravo's "Real Housewives" Is Back for Season Three
The third season, due on November 6, will feature original real-life "housewives" Vicki Gunvalson, Jeana Keough and Lauri Waring as well as second season's Tammy Knickerbocker.

[10/09/07 - 08:04 AM]
NBC Universal to Acquire Oxygen Media
Under the agreement, NBCU will acquire Oxygen for $925 million.

[10/08/07 - 05:03 PM]
The Premiere of "Survivor: China" Is the #1 Most Dvr'D Program of the Week
CBS details the final Nielsen final live plus 7-day ratings for the week of September 17-23.

[10/08/07 - 04:39 PM]
MTV Predicts Pink Is the New Black for the Fall Season with the Premiere of "Legally Blonde the Musical" on Saturday, October 13th at 1pm ET/PT
Lauren Conrad, Audrina Patridge and Whitney Port of "The Hills" will also host the broadcast's "pink carpet."

[10/08/07 - 04:17 PM]
No Shirt, No Shoes, No Dee Dee Dees! Comedy Central's(R) "Mind of Mencia: Season 3 Uncensored " DVD to Hit Stores on Tuesday, October 23
Bonus materials are completely uncensored and include audio commentary and over 30-minutes of deleted scenes.

[10/08/07 - 04:16 PM]
This Halloween, Get Freaky with Comedy Central(R) During "Halloween Freak-For-All" Saturday, October 27 and Sunday, October 28
"Halloween Freak-For-All" will be sponsored by the Lionsgate film "Saw IV."

[10/08/07 - 04:01 PM]
Fast Facts for Sunday, October 7, 2007 (Fast Affiliate Live + Same Day Ratings)
ABC spins the numbers for Sunday, October 7.

[10/08/07 - 02:23 PM]
'NBC Sunday Night Football' Beats 'Housewives'
NBC spins the numbers for Sunday, October 7.

[10/08/07 - 11:30 AM]
ABC.com Hosts Live Blog with Best-Selling Author James Patterson Leading Up to the Premiere of the New Drama, "Women's Murder Club"
The live blog will take place on TUESDAY, OCTOBER 9, 8:00-9:00 p.m., ET on ABC.com.

[10/08/07 - 11:05 AM]
Family Guy Celebrates 100 Freakin' Sweet Episodes with Special Retrospective Sunday, November 4, on Fox
"Stewie Kills Lois," FAMILY GUY's 100th milestone episode, will air immediately following the special beginning at 9:00 ET/PT.

[10/08/07 - 10:30 AM]
NBC Universal Domestic Television Distribution and Endemol USA Bring Hit Game Show "Deal Or No Deal" to National Syndication
The half-hour syndicated version has already been cleared on WNBC-TV New York, KNBC-TV Los Angeles and WMAQ-TV Chicago, WCAU-TV Philadelphia, KNTV-TV San Francisco, among others for a fall 2008 start.

[10/08/07 - 09:10 AM]
Spike TV Is the New Home of Automotive and Motorcycle Icon Jesse James
Over the two-year deal, James' production company, Payupsucker Productions, will produce two specials and two primetime pilots that will air per year.

[10/08/07 - 09:07 AM]
Sci Fi Greenlights Ghost Hunters International
The spin-off, due in January, will follow "the adventures of a new team of skeptical paranormal investigators as they travel all over Europe, applying their principles of scientific debunking to some of the continent's most legendary haunted spots."

[10/05/07 - 05:26 PM]
ABC Family Orders Season 3 of Hit Series "Kyle Xy" from ABC Studios
A start date has not been determined yet as the show is currently in production on the back ten episodes of season two.

[10/05/07 - 04:41 PM]
Development Update: Week of October 1-5
Updates include: J.J. Abrams lands pilots at ABC and FOX, Abdul says no to season two of Bravo's "Hey Paula," Mark Burnett lines up "Jingles" at CBS and Comedy Central says goodbye to "The Showbiz Show With David Spade."

[10/05/07 - 01:23 PM]
Lynne Cheney to Appear on "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" Wednesday, October 10 at 11:00 P.M. ET/PT
Cheney is promoting her new tome "Blue Skies, No Fences: A Memoir of Childhood and Family" which hits stores on Tuesday, October 9.

[10/05/07 - 01:21 PM]
Quick Take for Thursday, October 4, 2007 (Fast Affiliate Live + Same Day Program Ratings)
ABC spins the numbers for Thursday, October 4.

[10/05/07 - 11:44 AM]
CBS Makes It Two for Two on Thursday
CBS spins the numbers for Thursday, October 4.

[10/05/07 - 11:42 AM]
VH1 Represented Hip Hop to the Fullest at the Fourth Annual 'VH1 Hip Hop Honors'
This year, "VH1 Hip Hop Honors" paid tribute to A Tribe Called Quest, Snoop Dogg, WHODINI, Missy Elliott, Fab 5 Freddy and Charlie Ahern for the film Wild Style, Teddy Riley and Andre Harrell for New Jack Swing.

[10/05/07 - 11:31 AM]
Tivo's Season Pass(Tm) Tallies Reveal Only Two Fall Premiere Shows Make the Top 50
"Private Practice" and "Bionic Woman" were the only two premiere shows that penetrated TiVo's Top 50 Season Passes, ranking at #18 and #43 respectively.

[10/04/07 - 06:26 PM]
Kimberly Eliminated from "America's Next Top Model" on the CW
The CW details the latest "America's Next Top Model" elimination.

[10/04/07 - 03:59 PM]
Bravo's 'Top Chef 3: Miami' Finale No. 1 Cable EnT. Program Attracting More Than Three Million Total Viewers
Bravo spins the numbers for Wednesday, October 3.

[10/04/07 - 03:57 PM]
'Deal Or No Deal' Is Tickled Pink to Join the Ford Motor Company and Its 'Warriors in Pink' Campaign to Raise Breast Cancer Awareness on Friday, October 19
Sharon Osbourne, Elizabeth Edwards and Alec Baldwin will all make a special guest appearance.

[10/04/07 - 02:11 PM]
ESPN Names Executive Production Team for E:60
Longtime ESPN feature producer Andy Tennant, who has earned several Emmy and Edward R. Murrow Awards, will serve as the executive producer.

[10/04/07 - 02:11 PM]
Best Third Quarter Ever for Espn, ESPN2 & Espnews
ESPN spins the numbers for the third quarter of 2007.

[10/04/07 - 01:39 PM]
Gossip Girl Grows Week-To-Week in Key Demos
The CW spins the numbers for Wednesday, October 3.

[10/04/07 - 01:30 PM]
MTV's New Generation of Boy Band Hopefuls Are "Making Menudo" Premiering October 25 at 10:30 PM ET/PT
Episodes will be re-broadcast on MTV Tr3s on Saturdays at 2pm ET/PT.

[10/04/07 - 01:27 PM]
Lifetime Networks Bolsters Original Movie Department with Industry Veteran Tanya Lopez Joining as Senior Vice President and Nancy Bennett Serving as Vice President
In her new role, Lopez will be responsible for developing and overseeing all original movies for Lifetime and sister network, LMN (Lifetime Movie Network).

[10/04/07 - 01:25 PM]
Spike TV Television Highlights - November 2007
The month's highlights include a nine-hour "Ultimate Fighter" marathon on Wednesday, November 21.

[10/04/07 - 11:59 AM]
Lewis Black Rules and Puts Pop Culture on Trial as Comedy Central(R) Greenlights "The Root of All Evil"
Moderated by Lewis Black, "Evil" pits two people such as Paris Hilton and Dick Cheney or pop culture topics such as You Tube vs. Porn against each other in an open debate setting.

[10/04/07 - 10:24 AM]
9:00 PM Drama -- Criminal Minds: 14.4 Million Viewers (+14% VS. Last Week ) Private Practice: 12.3 Million (-15%) Bionic Woman: 10.9 Million (-21%)
CBS spins the numbers for Wednesday, October 4.

[10/04/07 - 10:23 AM]
Golden Globe and Emmy Award Nominee Frankie Muniz to Guest Star on "Criminal Minds," NoV. 28
Muniz will play a famous comic book artist who becomes involved in the search for a serial killer in Los Angeles.

[10/04/07 - 10:14 AM]
Interview: "Supernatural" Creator Eric Kripke

[10/03/07 - 01:29 PM]
NFL Great Jason Sehorn Guest Stars with Real Life Wife Angie Harmon on ABC's "Women's Murder Club"
In the episode, Sehorn will play an NFL star who crosses paths with Lieutenant Lindsay Boxer after his close friend is murdered.

[10/03/07 - 01:27 PM]
Quick Take for Tuesday, October 2, 2007 (Fast Affiliate Live + Same Day Program Ratings)
ABC spins the numbers for Tuesday, October 2.

[10/03/07 - 01:26 PM]
Ncis and "The Unit" Post Week-To-Week Gains in Viewers and Key Demographics
CBS spins the numbers for Tuesday, October 2.







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[10/09/25 - 03:15 PM]
Video: Prime Video Announces Premiere Date and Drops Teaser for Season Two of the Hit Crime Thriller, "Cross"
The eight-episode second season will debut exclusively on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories on Wednesday, February 11, with the first three episodes and new episodes each week leading up to the season finale on March 18.

[10/09/25 - 03:11 PM]
"Jimmy Kimmel Live" Tops Late-Night with Week of Live Shows from Brooklyn Academy of Music
Continuing the show's momentum this season, "Jimmy Kimmel Live" earned 2.20 million Total Viewers and a 0.22 rating among Adults 18-49, topping late-night for the week in both measures.

[10/09/25 - 02:30 PM]
FOX Renews the #1 Cooking Series of Summer, "MasterChef" for Seasons 16 & 17
Award-winning chef and executive producer Gordon Ramsay will return as a host and judge, alongside renowned restaurateur Joe Bastianich and acclaimed chef and entrepreneur Tiffany Derry.

[10/09/25 - 01:00 PM]
NBC Wins First Two Weeks of the New TV Season and Sees Year-to-Year Growth
Across all platforms (7-day), "Law & Order" and "SVU" amassed 6 million and 7.6 million viewers, respectively, both showing an increase over last season's premieres.

[10/09/25 - 11:16 AM]
Prime Video's "Malice" Premieres Globally on Nov. 14 - Twisty, New Thriller Starring David Duchovny and Jack Whitehall
Carice van Houten, Christine Adams, and Raza Jaffrey also star in the six-episode series.

[10/09/25 - 11:15 AM]
"20/20" Is Friday's No. 1 Newsmagazine in All Key Target Demos
"20/20" grew over its season premiere in Adults 25-54 (+2% - 392,000 vs. 386,000) to post its best news demo performance in nearly 4 months.

[10/09/25 - 10:59 AM]
ESPN Daytime Studio Shows Surge in September
ESPN's daily studio show lineup delivered audience increases across the board in September, as the fall sports season began in earnest.

[10/09/25 - 10:38 AM]
Video: "Elsbeth" Season 3 Official Trailer
More Elsbeth, more cases, more guest stars.

[10/09/25 - 10:23 AM]
OWN Announces Cast for New Season of the Hit Dating Series "Ready to Love" in Detroit
The Motor City is revving up for romance when the new season premieres Friday, November 7 at 9pm ET/PT on OWN.

[10/09/25 - 10:04 AM]
Common, Karriem Riggins and James Poyser Tapped to Compose "NBA on Prime" Theme Music
The composition, titled "Victory (NBA on Prime Theme)," captures the rich legacy of basketball culture and will serve as the signature sound for NBA on Prime each week beginning with the 2025-26 season.

[10/09/25 - 10:01 AM]
An All-New Season of "Southern Charm" Starts November 19th
Season 11 will air Wednesdays at 9:00/8:00c on Bravo.

[10/09/25 - 10:00 AM]
FOX Entertainment Deepens Creative Content Portfolio and Audience Reach with Strategic Investment in Vertical Video Technology Platform Holywater
The deal advances FOX's tech growth strategy and will help shape its forward-looking model as a modern, next-gen entertainment studio.

[10/09/25 - 09:08 AM]
ID Debuts New Series "Who Hired the Hitman?"
The six-episode series explores dark and dangerous cases of contract killings where money, betrayal, and cold-blooded ambition collide.

[10/09/25 - 09:03 AM]
HBO Original Drama Series "A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms" Debuts January 18
A century before the events of "Game of Thrones," two unlikely heroes wandered Westeros... a young, naïve but courageous knight, Ser Duncan the Tall, and his diminutive squire, Egg.

[10/09/25 - 09:01 AM]
Video: "Squid Game: The Challenge" - Season 2 Official Teaser - Netflix
Featuring new, unpredictable challenges and high-stakes games from the hit series, this reality competition brings the "Squid Game" phenomenon to life.