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[01/02/08 - 05:09 PM]
CBS Programming Advisory for Sunday, January 6
All of the Eye's programming on said date will be postponed by a half-hour to accommodate the NFL's Wildcard Weekend.

[01/02/08 - 05:08 PM]
BET News Sits Down with 2008 Presidential Hopefuls for a Series of Specials Entitled 'What's in It for Us?' Premiering Tuesday, January 8 at 10:00 P.M. ET/PT
Senators Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham will be the focus of the initial two specials.

[01/02/08 - 05:06 PM]
Lifetime Television Launches Largest Reality Series Marketing Campaign in Network History to Support 'How to Look Good Naked,' Hosted by Carson Kressley, Premiering Friday, January 4 at 9pm (ET/PT)
The multi-platform initiatives feature an extensive guerilla marketing campaign highlighted by the "March of the Robes."

[01/02/08 - 03:04 PM]
All New Programs for February
A new season of "Top Gear" and the premiere of "That Mitchell & Webb Look" are among BBC America's offerings next month.

[01/02/08 - 02:38 PM]
FOX Announces Revised Midseason Premieres
Among the changes: new premiere dates and time periods for "New Amsterdam" and "Canterbury's Law" while "The Return of Jezebel James" gets a post-"Idol" showcase.

[01/02/08 - 12:37 PM]
MTV Orders Another Round of Tequila
The network is scheduled to air 10 new episodes beginning this spring.

[01/02/08 - 12:34 PM]
'The Biggest Loser 5' Premiere Delivers the Heftiest Ratings Ever for a 'Biggest Loser' Debut
NBC spins the numbers for Tuesday, January 1.

[01/02/08 - 12:33 PM]
Quick Take for Monday, December 31, 2007 (Fast Affiliate Live + Same Day Ratings)
ABC spins the numbers for Monday, December 31.

[01/02/08 - 12:32 PM]
ABC News to Provide Live Coverage of New Hampshire Primaries on Tuesday, January 8
Charles Gibson will anchor special reports throughout the evening in primetime after the polls have closed on Tuesday January, 8.

[01/02/08 - 10:32 AM]
Oxygen Scores Best Year Ever with Year-To-Year Gains Across the Board
Oxygen spins the numbers for 2007.

[01/02/08 - 10:31 AM]
America Votes for Surprise 16th Pageant Finalist in TLC's 'Miss America: America's Choice'
The contestant with the most votes, who is not already included as a top 15 finalist, will be chosen as "America's Choice," and revealed at the MISS AMERICA LIVE! finale.

[01/02/08 - 10:30 AM]
Snf Powers NBC to Another Sunday Night Win
NBC spins the numbers for Sunday, December 30.

[01/01/08 - 11:45 PM]
The Futon's First Look - "Gossip Girl: Woman on the Verge/Much 'I Do' About Nothing" (The CW)

[12/28/07 - 06:02 PM]
Development Update: Week of December 24-28
Updates include: loads of casting news, from A&E's "The Cleaner" to Spike TV's "S.I.S." to ABC Family's "Roomies."

[12/28/07 - 03:28 PM]
Oceanic Airlines Announces Its Return to the Airways "Taking You Places You Never Imagined"
"Lost's" fictional airline will resume service to nine markets beginning December 31.

[12/27/07 - 05:13 PM]
Monday Night Football: Most-Watched Series on Cable
ESPN spins the numbers for the year to date.

[12/27/07 - 04:55 PM]
It's a Holly Jolly Holiday Week for CBS
CBS spins the numbers for the week of December 17-23.

[12/27/07 - 04:50 PM]
Primetime Ratings Report for the Week of December 17, 2007 (Based on National Live + Same Day Program Ratings)
ABC spins the numbers for the week of December 17-23.

[12/27/07 - 12:47 PM]
Sixteen Candles Light the Night as Two New Episodes of MTV's My Super Sweet 16 Premiere on January 1st at 10pm ET/PT and 10:30pm ET/PT
On January 1st, two back to back episodes will feature two teens "who will bring glitz and glamour to their towns."

[12/27/07 - 12:46 PM]
Driven by Music, MTV.com, VH1.com and CMT.com Deliver 1.2 Billion Video Streams in 2007
Music videos accounted for nearly half of the streams, as viewers sought out their favorite artists and discovered new ones from a cross-section of genres, including pop and hip hop, country and rock.

[12/27/07 - 12:43 PM]
NBC Is #1 in Primetime in 18-49 for the Week of DeC. 17-23, as 'Sunday Night Football' and 'Biggest Loser' Rank #1 and #2
NBC spins the numbers for the week of December 17-23.

[12/26/07 - 08:24 PM]
NBC and CBS to Simulcast NFL Network Telecast of Patriots-Giants Game
This will be the first three-network simulcast in NFL history and the first simulcast of any kind of an NFL game since Super Bowl I in 1967.

[12/26/07 - 08:21 PM]
Journey to the Center of the Earth, New Adaptation of Jules Verne Classic, Makes Its Network Television Debut
The original movie, starring Ricky Schroder and Peter Fonda, will premiere on Sunday, January 27 on ION.

[12/26/07 - 08:18 PM]
What Does 815 Mean to You?
Catch up on all three previous seasons of ABC's hit series "Lost" before its return on January 31 (9:00 p.m. ET) with a special 8-minute, 15-second trailer, "Lost In 8:15."

[12/26/07 - 08:17 PM]
Ashlee Register Is Final Winner with Amazing $1.795 Million on "Duel"
Register won on one question in final game -- "Which of these weighs more: A. A gallon of water; B. A gallon of crude oil; C. A gallon of vegetable oil; D. They all weigh the same" (answer = A).

[12/23/07 - 01:22 PM]
Morgan Freeman, Kevin Spacey, Ll Cool J and Justin Timberlake Star in "Edison Force," Premiering Sunday, December 23 at 9 PM on Spike TV
Dylan McDermott, John Heard, Cary Elwes, Damien Dante Wayans, Piper Perabo and Roselyn Sanchez also star in the film.

[12/21/07 - 11:23 PM]
20/20 Announces January Programming
The Alphabet details its offerings from the veteran newsmagazine next month.

[12/21/07 - 10:00 PM]
The Clark Brothers Are Crowned "The Next Great American Band" and Win Contract with 19 Recordings
FOX details the final "The Next Great American Band" elimination.

[12/21/07 - 06:31 PM]
Development Update: Week of December 17-21
Updates include: AMC expands its development slate, MTV kills "Kaya" and FOX orders "Saint of Circumstance."

[12/21/07 - 11:30 AM]
1 Vs 100's Exciting Second Season Begins with a Battle of the Sexes -- Will a Man Or Woman Win the Show's First Ever Million Dollar Top Prize?
New this season, in addition to a new set and prize ladder, the series will feature a group of mob regulars.

[12/21/07 - 11:26 AM]
NBC's 'Deal Or No Deal' Rings in the New Year with Another Exciting Million Dollar Mission Beginning January 2
The "Mission" begins on Wednesday, January 2 (8-9 p.m. ET) with retired Port Authority Police Officer Will Jimeno of Chester, New Jersey, the real-life hero and survivor of the 9/11 World Trade Center attack.

[12/21/07 - 09:34 AM]
Hop on the Wiggum-Wagon as Ralph Wiggum Announces His Presidential Candidacy on "The Simpsons" Sunday, January 6, on Fox
Plus: Jon Stewart and Dan Rather both make appearances in the episode.

[12/21/07 - 09:32 AM]
American Idol, Television's No. 1 Show, Dreams Big with Four Weeks of Unbelievable Auditions Beginning January 15 & January 16 on Fox
The series will once again expand to Thursdays for three weeks - February 21, February 28 and March 6.

[12/21/07 - 09:31 AM]
Gossip Girl Star Ed Westwick and His Band "The Filthy Youth" Lend Their Sound to an Upcoming Episode of the CW's Hit Series, Airing January 2 at 9pm
Westwick co-wrote (along with rhythm guitarist Jimmy Wright) and performed lead vocals on two songs, "Orange" and "Come Flash All You Ladies," which will be showcased in the episode.

[12/21/07 - 09:27 AM]
Sci Fi Channel Development Execs Erik Storey and Tony Optican Promoted to Senior Vice President Christina Sanagustin Joins as Vice President
"Tony and Erik have been incredibly valuable contributors to SCI FI's success story over the past few years," said SVP Mark Stern.

[12/20/07 - 05:16 PM]
MylifetimE.com Unwraps Exclusive Original Digital Content for Three Hot New Lifetime Television Reality Shows Including 'How to Look Good Naked,' Hosted by Carson Kressley
Beginning December 29, full-length episodes of the three series will begin streaming on myLifetime.com.

[12/20/07 - 05:14 PM]
'A Shot at Love with Tila Tequila' Finale Scores Monster 5.9 P12-34 Rating
Plus: MTV greenlights spin-off "That's Amore!" starring Domenico Nesci, one of the fan-favorite contestants from the first season of the breakout hit series.

[12/20/07 - 04:17 PM]
Sci Fi Channel's New Tech Site 'Dvice' Wants You to Crown the Year's Hottest Gadget with Its 'Best Gadget of 2007 Sweepstakes'
The editors of the tech site have reviewed, tested and selected the 30 must-have tech toys of 2007.

[12/20/07 - 04:16 PM]
Quick Take for Wednesday, December 19, 2007 (Fast Affiliate Live + Same Day Ratings)
ABC spins the numbers for Wednesday, December 19.

[12/20/07 - 04:13 PM]
Disney-ABC Television Group Receives 11 Screen Actors Guild Award Nominations
ABC, boosted by eight nominations for actors appearing in ABC Studios series, received the most nominations of any network with 11.

[12/20/07 - 02:31 PM]
Premiere of NBC's 'The Celebrity Apprentice' Will Now Be Telecast on January 3
No joke: within hours of ABC shifting "Grey's," NBC has sent "Apprentice" back to January 3.

[12/20/07 - 01:44 PM]
Christmas Comes Early to Six Lucky 'Heroes' Fans Around the Country as They Each Receive a Nissan Rogue Sl Signed by Creator/Executive Producer Tim Kring on Friday, December 21st
All six Grand Prize Winners won the Nissan Rogues after logging on to NBC.com during NBC's Premiere Week in September (Sept. 24-28).

[12/20/07 - 01:13 PM]
Abc, NBC Shuffle January Premieres
It's official: ABC is once again sending "Grey's Anatomy" after NBC's "The Celebrity Apprentice." [UPDATED: Or maybe not.]

[12/20/07 - 01:00 PM]
Hallmark Channel and Hallmark Movie Channel Ring in 2008 with Themed Movie Marathons for the Entire Family
This year, Hallmark Channel and Hallmark Movie Channel will ring in the New Year with themed movie festivals on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day.

[12/20/07 - 11:24 AM]
Universal Hd: High-Impact Television for 2008
The network's latest additions include "Jericho," "Friday Night Lights" and "Kidnapped."

[12/20/07 - 11:05 AM]
NBC Universal Entertainment Cable Is the Number One Entertainment Cable Group in Prime for 2007
The NBCU Entertainment Cable Group spins the numbers for the year to date.

[12/20/07 - 11:04 AM]
Imagine What It's Like to Experience Uncontrollable Fear Or Have an Irrepressible Desire to Drink! MTV News & Docs Tells These Stories and More with New "True Life" Episodes Airing January 5th, 14th and 21st
MTV's "True Life" engages and informs viewers by telling stories through first person accounts offering them an inside look into the lives of other people.

[12/20/07 - 08:59 AM]
Nominations Announced for the 14th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards(R)
"Ugly Betty," "The Sopranos" and "30 Rock" lead all TV nominations with three each.

[12/20/07 - 08:58 AM]
CMT Follows Country Couples Down the Aisle in the New Series "My Big Redneck Wedding"
The series, hosted by Tom Arnold, premieres Friday, January 11 at 9:30 to 10:00 p.m., ET/PT.

[12/20/07 - 08:56 AM]
An MTV Tale ... of the Year 2007
MTV spins the numbers for the year to date.







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[06/18/26 - 12:30 PM]
Wonder Project Unveils First-Ever Line-Up of Six Stand-Up Comedy Specials - "Wonder Presents: The Stand-Ups" - Beginning July 2
From award-winning comedy studio, New Metric Media, each of the six specials will debut weekly, starring comedians Caroline Rhea, K. Trevor Wilson, Sterling Scott, Ola Dada, Zabrina Douglas, and Erica Sigurdson.

[06/18/26 - 11:11 AM]
Prime Video Announces Season Three of "Fallout" Adds Emily Mortimer, Manny Jacinto, and Thomasin McKenzie to Cast
The critically acclaimed global hit series, from Kilter Films, returns to Los Angeles this month to begin filming season three.

[06/18/26 - 11:01 AM]
Apple Original Films to Bring Beloved Children's Book "Little Santa" to the Screen
How did Santa become Santa? The answer is in the evergreen musical comedy adventure, "Little Santa."

[06/18/26 - 11:00 AM]
FOX Creator Studios Expands Roster with New Wave of Creator Partners, Original Formats and Premium IP
Now joining the FCS roster, which already ranges from culinary icon Gordon Ramsay to renowned comedian Tom Segura, are popular creators including Josh Richards, Emelia Hartford, Speeed Co, Sorted Food, MyHealthyDish, Mad Realities, and Christina Richardson.

[06/18/26 - 10:31 AM]
Netflix's "The God of the Woods" Rounds Out Cast with Tracy Letts, John Gallagher Jr. Lola Kirke, Colton Ryan and More
The multi-generational drama series explores the Van Laar family's dark secrets, class tensions, and the mysteries surrounding the disappearance of 13 year old Barbara Van Laar from her family's summer camp - in the wake of an earlier family tragedy that may be related.

[06/18/26 - 10:31 AM]
"Jimmy Kimmel Live" Announces a Strong Lineup of Summer Guest Hosts
Tiffany Haddish will lead things off, hosting the week of July 6, followed throughout the summer by Anthony Anderson, Ike Barinholtz, Colman Domingo and Jelly Roll.

[06/18/26 - 10:12 AM]
Missing Woman, Endless Questions: David Morrissey Stars in "Gone" - BritBox's Latest Gripping Crime Thriller
Packed with twists and emotional stakes, the series premieres July 23 on BritBox.

[06/18/26 - 10:01 AM]
Proximity Media Television Signs New Creative Partnership with Netflix
As part of the new deal, the team behind Proximity Media Television will exclusively develop new series for Netflix.

[06/18/26 - 10:01 AM]
NBC's Civilian-Led "New Blood" Season of "The Traitors" to Debut on Thursday, September 17 with a Supersized 2-Hour Premiere Event
In lieu of celebrities and socialites, Emmy-winning host Alan Cumming will open the doors to his now-infamous Scottish castle to 22 everyday Americans, hand selected from a nationwide search resulting in over 60,000 hopeful applicants.

[06/18/26 - 10:00 AM]
New Animated Television Series "Warrior Cats," Based on Beloved Children's Book Saga, Lands at Disney+ and Disney Channel
Created by Working Partners, a Coolabi Group company, and penned by Erin Hunter, the hugely successful "Warrior Cats" book series is about clans of wild cats.

[06/18/26 - 09:31 AM]
"Simon Says"... A New Twist on the Classic Game Is Coming to Netflix
A new reality competition series based on the OG playground game of the same name is premiering on Netflix in 2027.

[06/18/26 - 09:12 AM]
Discovery's "Shark Week" Returns with 20 All-New Premieres Showcasing Nonstop Action, Epic Encounters, and Heart-Pounding Investigations Beginning Sunday, July 26 at 8PM ET/PT
Featuring pioneering technology, groundbreaking investigations, and unbelievable stunts, each special dives into the mysterious worlds of these apex predators, bringing audiences closer to their raw power and untamed nature like never before.

[06/18/26 - 09:01 AM]
"Jeopardy! Masters" Returns to ABC with Season 4
The 2026 tournament will air from Friday, August 25 through Tuesday, September 8.

[06/18/26 - 08:02 AM]
Video: "Desire" - Official Trailer - Netflix
When a married lawyer starts an affair with her daughter's swim coach, a torrid romance turns into a twisted game where everyone loses control.

[06/18/26 - 08:01 AM]
Video: "The Gilded Age" Season 4 - In Production Teaser - HBO Max
Season 4 is coming this fall.