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[10/14/08 - 06:54 PM]
Development Update: Tuesday, October 14
Updates include: The CW's "Easy Money," "Valentine" to suspend production for four to six weeks; Showtime greenlights the Matthew Perry-led pilot "The End of Steve"; and "The Daily Show's" Jason Jones and Samantha Bee to develop a comedy for CBS.

[10/14/08 - 01:19 PM]
2.4 Million Viewers Enroll for the Season Premiere of "Rock of Love Charm School with Sharon Osbourne" This Past Sunday Night
VH1 spins the numbers for Sunday, October 12.

[10/14/08 - 01:18 PM]
TruTV Expands Hit Series Speeders(Tm) with Premiere of Speeders Fight Back
Premiering October 16, SPEEDERS FIGHT BACK will air Thursdays at 8:30/7:30c, following all-new episodes of SPEEDERS.

[10/14/08 - 01:17 PM]
TLC's 10 Years Younger Gets a Face-Lift for Its Fourth Season
"Queer Eye's" Kyan Douglas will take over as host when the series returns in January.

[10/14/08 - 01:16 PM]
Sundance Channel Greenlights Season Two of Isabella Rossellini's ''Green Porno''
Eight all-new episodes will premiere on sundancechannel.com in April 2009.

[10/14/08 - 01:14 PM]
Spike TV Adds to Its Star-Studded "Scream 2008" Line-Up
Plus: Spike TV has announced that it will honor film star Anthony Hopkins with its first-ever Legend award.

[10/14/08 - 01:13 PM]
Strong Originals of Gossip Girl and One Tree Hill Lift the CW to Monday's #1 Network with Young Women
The CW spins the numbers for Monday, October 13.

[10/14/08 - 01:12 PM]
Comedy Central(R) Buys a Porno! Network Agrees to Multi-Picture, First Window Film Package with the Weinstein Company Headlined by "Zack and Miri Make a Porno"
The pact includes the broadcast premiere rights for "Zack and Miri Make a Porno," "Extreme Movie" and "The Hammer" and the second window rights for "Soul Men" and "Who's Your Caddy?"

[10/14/08 - 01:11 PM]
Taylor Swift Fulfills a Childhood Dream and Performs with Rock Legends Def Leppard for the Latest Episode of "CMT Crossroads: Def Leppard and Taylor Swift" Premiering Friday, November 7
Taped before a standing-room only audience in Nashville, Swift fulfilled her "childhood dream" when she walked onstage and performed with Def Leppard.

[10/14/08 - 01:10 PM]
Primeval's Cast of Creatures All Return for a Devastating Season Finale
Plus: the fully-loaded four-disc box set, "Primeval: Volume One," hits stores November 4.

[10/14/08 - 01:08 PM]
Sci Fi's Thomas P. Vitale Promoted to Executive Vice President, Programming and Original Movies
"Tom has played a leadership role in the evolution and success of SCI FI," said the network's Dave Howe.

[10/14/08 - 01:03 PM]
'Snl Weekend Update Thursday,' 'The Office,' and 'Sunday Night Football' Pace NBC's Primetime Week of OcT. 6-12
NBC spins the numbers for the week of October 6-12.

[10/14/08 - 12:59 PM]
ABC Grows Week to Week Among Total Viewers and Adults 18-49
ABC spins the numbers for the week of October 6-12.

[10/14/08 - 12:57 PM]
ABC Is the Most-Watched Network for the Fourth Straight Week
ABC spins the numbers for Monday, October 13.

[10/14/08 - 12:56 PM]
2008 American Music Awards Nominees Announced
Alicia Keys, Eagles, Coldplay, Chris Brown and Lil Wayne top the nominations.

[10/14/08 - 12:55 PM]
CBS Makes It 4 for 4 on Monday
CBS spins the numbers for Monday, October 13.

[10/14/08 - 12:53 PM]
CBS Places First in Viewers and Key Demos for the Second Consecutive Week
CBS spins the numbers for the week of October 6-12.

[10/14/08 - 09:50 AM]
FOX Reality Channel Launches the First Reality TV Mobile Video Service on the Apple Iphone
Mobile users will have the opportunity to view clips and other bonus content from "Battle of the Bods," "Solitary," "Gimme My Reality Show," "The Academy" and more.

[10/14/08 - 09:09 AM]
CBS and 1-800-FlowerS.com(R) Team Up to Create "Ex Day"
The "Ex List"-inspired bouquets "give those who long for the good old days with an ex an easy and fun way to reconnect with a past romantic interest."

[10/13/08 - 07:03 PM]
Smackdown(R) Smashes Own Record
WWE spins the "Friday Night SmackDown" numbers for Friday, October 10.

[10/13/08 - 06:32 PM]
Development Update: Monday, October 13
Updates include: Mark Waters to helm FOX's "Eva Adams"; while The CW orders "For Better or Worse" from Mike Fleiss.

[10/13/08 - 02:47 PM]
ABC's Premiere Week Results Grow from Originally Reported Numbers by 6% in Viewers, by 8% in Adults 18-49 and by 10% in Adults 18-34
ABC spins the Live + 7 Day ratings for the week of September 22-28.

[10/13/08 - 02:42 PM]
Emmy Award Winner Patricia Heaton, Treat Williams and Jimmy Wolk Star in "Front of the Class," a New "Hallmark Hall of Fame" Presentation to Be Broadcast Sunday, DeC. 7 on the CBS Television Network
The drama is based on the true story of Brad Cohen (Wolk) who, after being challenged by Tourette Syndrome from a very young age, defies all odds to become a gifted teacher.

[10/13/08 - 01:08 PM]
VH1 Revamps Hugely Successful "Best Week Ever" Series with New Full-Time Host Paul F. Tompkins
The new "Best Week Ever With Paul F. Tompkins" premieres on Friday, October 24 at 11:00/10:00c.

[10/13/08 - 01:06 PM]
Tune in to Jeopardy! Friday, October 17th to See Mad Men Featured as a Special Jeopardy! Category
Plus: the season two finale of "Mad Men" airs Sunday, October 26th at 10:00/9:00c on AMC.

[10/13/08 - 12:29 PM]
Starz Entertainment Gets Ready to "Party Down"
The 10-episode scripted series comes from executive producers Rob Thomas, John Enbom, Paul Rudd and Dan Etheridge.

[10/13/08 - 12:27 PM]
CBS's Strong Premieres Just Got Stronger
CBS spins the live plus 7 day ratings for the week of September 22-28.

[10/13/08 - 12:25 PM]
Opposite NFL and Mlb Post Season on NBC and Fox, ABC Is the Definitive Choice for Non-Sports Programming on Sunday
ABC spins the numbers for Sunday, October 12.

[10/13/08 - 11:24 AM]
OxygeN.com to Air World Premiere of Coolio Video for New Single 'Boyfriend'
The video's debut coincides with the upcoming premiere of Oxygen's new docu-series "Coolio's Rules" on Tuesday, October 28.

[10/13/08 - 10:34 AM]
Discovery Health Is Expecting! Season Two of Deliver Me Is Due on Tuesday, November 11 at 10 PM ET/PT
The series follows "the careers and personal lives of three best friends who became partners in a demanding Los Angeles OB/GYN practice specializing in high-risk pregnancies."

[10/13/08 - 10:14 AM]
Real-Life Robinson Crusoe to Live in New York City Tree House During the Week of October 13-17 to Promote NBC's Highly Anticipated Two-Hour Premiere of Action-Adventure Series 'Crusoe'
"'Crusoe' explores an extraordinary fantasy landscape of a deserted island. This tree house is our effort to bring a piece of the remote outdoors adventure to the U.S.," said NBC's Adam Stotsky.

[10/13/08 - 09:46 AM]
FOX Reality Channel's New Original Series "SmilE... You'Re Under Arrest!" Brings Fugitives to Justice One Joke at a Time
The series, originally developed for FOX, will premiere on Saturday, December 27 at 4p ET/7p PT.

[10/13/08 - 09:42 AM]
Bravo Gets Its Freak on for Halloween
The cable channel will rebroadcast "100 Scariest Movie Moments" and "Even Scarier Movie Moments" on Friday, October 31.

[10/13/08 - 09:39 AM]
NBC Universal Cable Had Record-Breaking 3q 2008
Bravo, CNBC, MSNBC, Oxygen, Sci Fi and USA spin the numbers for the third quarter of 2008.

[10/13/08 - 12:01 AM]
Interview: "My Own Worst Enemy" Star Christian Slater

[10/12/08 - 06:00 AM]
And the Golden Realitini Goes TO... Deanna Pappas of "The Bachelorette" Takes Top Honor at the "2008 FOX Reality Channel Really Awards" Winning the Audience-Favorite Award
Other winners include "American Idol," "So You Think You Can Dance" and "Deadliest Catch."

[10/10/08 - 06:45 PM]
Development Update: Friday, October 10
Updates include: ABC renews "Japanese Game Show"; NBC orders more scripts for "Knight Rider"; and ABC aims to bring back 1980s cult series "V."

[10/10/08 - 01:21 PM]
Up Against CBS' Premiere Thursday, ABC Earns Second in Viewers and All Key Adults
ABC spins the numbers for Thursday, October 9.

[10/10/08 - 01:19 PM]
Csi Returns with a 'Vengeance'
CBS spins the numbers for Thursday, October 9.

[10/10/08 - 01:17 PM]
'Kath & Kim' and 'Saturday Night Live' Help Boost NBC to Its Best Non-Sports Thursday Since March
NBC spins the numbers for Thursday, October 9.

[10/10/08 - 10:47 AM]
Scripps Networks Score Record Audience Impressions for 07/08 Television Season
Scripps Networks spins the numbers for HGTV, Food Network, DIY Network and Great American Country.

[10/10/08 - 10:27 AM]
Gladiators Is Back, Better and on BBC America
The UK incarnation of the NBC series will premiere Saturday, November 1 at 4:00 p.m. ET/PT.

[10/10/08 - 09:53 AM]
Jeopardy! Champion Ken Jennings to Headline New "Stump the Master" Segment on GSN Live
The new segment will coincide with GSN's exhibition of Ken Jennings' "Jeopardy!" episodes, which will air from August 25 through December 10.

[10/10/08 - 09:38 AM]
Salma Hayek to Recur on NBC's Two-Time Emmy-Winning "30 Rock"
She'll play Elisa, Jack Donaghy's (Alec Baldwin) new love interest.

[10/10/08 - 08:16 AM]
USA Network Picks Up Hit Series "Burn Notice" and "Psych" for New Seasons After Record-Breaking Summer
Both shows have received orders for 16 episodes.

[10/10/08 - 04:09 AM]
Britney Spears Sets the Record Straight in a New Documentary "Britney: For the Record" Airing Exclusively on MTV on Sunday, November 30th at 10pm ET/PT
"MTV has had a long history with Britney Spears and our support for her has been unwavering," said MTV's Tony DiSanto.

[10/10/08 - 01:18 AM]
Interview: "The Starter Wife" Co-Stars Debra Messing & David Alan Basche

[10/10/08 - 01:15 AM]
Interview: "King of the Hill" Co-Star Kathy Najimy

[10/09/08 - 06:48 PM]
Development Update: Thursday, October 9
Updates include: FremantleMedia, WGA spar over FOX's "Osbournes"; "Sarah Connor" gets two more scripts from FOX; and Mark Burnett looks to revive "This Is Your Life."

[10/09/08 - 03:36 PM]
In the Face of Stiff Competition, ABC Family's "Lincoln Heights" Hits Season Highs in Adults 18-34 and Series Highs in Women 18-34
ABC Family spins the numbers for Tuesday, October 7.







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