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[03/12/09 - 10:01 PM]
Top 10 Chefs Remain in "Hell's Kitchen"
FOX details the latest "Hell's Kitchen" elimination.

[03/12/09 - 06:28 PM]
Development Update: Thursday, March 12
Updates include: Mischa Barton set for "The Beautiful Life" at The CW; trio set for "Day One" on NBC; Bruce Greenwood and Miranda Otto tapped for the leads on "A Marriage" for CBS.

[03/12/09 - 02:04 PM]
Ghost Hunters Returns with Stellar Season 5 Premiere Ratings!
Sci Fi spins the numbers for Wednesday, March 11.

[03/12/09 - 02:01 PM]
America's Next Top Model Builds in Week 2
The CW spins the numbers for Wednesday, March 11.

[03/12/09 - 12:47 PM]
TNT Greenlights Two New Drama Series: Hawthorne, Starring Jada Pinkett Smith, and Dark Blue, Starring Dylan Mcdermott
The series had previously been known as "Time Heals" and "The Line," respectively.

[03/12/09 - 12:10 PM]
NBC's Summer Schedule Packed with Original Scripted Series ('The Philanthropist,''The Listener' and 'Merlin') and Alternative Shows Paced by Debuts of New 'I'M a CelebritY...get Me Out of Here!' and 'Great American Road Trip' -- Plus Return of Top-Rated 'America's Got Talent'
Also on tap: new mini-series "Meteor" (June 7 and 14) and "The Storm" (July 19 and 26).

[03/12/09 - 11:03 AM]
Inside the Financial Fiasco to Air on "Dateline" Beginning Sunday, March 22
The three-part investigative series continues Friday, March 27 and Sunday, March 29.

[03/12/09 - 10:43 AM]
CBS Scores Its Largest Audience and Highest Adult 18-49 Rating on a Wednesday Since December
CBS spins the numbers for Wednesday, March 11.

[03/12/09 - 10:25 AM]
The "52nd Annual Grammy(R) Awards" Will Rock Los Angeles' Staples Center Live, JaN. 31, 2010 on Cbs
To accommodate an earlier airdate, the eligibility year for the 52nd ANNUAL GRAMMY AWARDS will be shortened by one month.

[03/12/09 - 09:55 AM]
The Futon's First Look: "Human Target" (FOX, Script)

[03/12/09 - 09:00 AM]
MTV and Nick Lachey to Spotlight Some of the Nation's Most Talented Performing Arts Students in the Reality Musical Series "Taking the Stage"
Each episode of series, due on March 19, will feature songs and dance routines written and choreographed by the cast.

[03/12/09 - 08:23 AM]
Original Series 'Out of the Wild: The Alaska Experiment' Puts Nine Strangers to the Ultimate Mental and Physical Test
Look for the new season on Tuesday, April 14 at 10:00/9:00c.

[03/12/09 - 08:22 AM]
There's Only One Deadliest Catch -- High Stakes, High Seas and High Drama Are Back
The show's fifth season kicks off on Tuesday, April 14 at 9:00/8:00c with a two-hour recap of season four the previous week.

[03/12/09 - 08:21 AM]
Alaska Week - Exploring America's Last Frontier
Discovery's annual stunt features such specials as UNTAMED ALASKA, ALASKA: MOST EXTREME, ARTIC ROUGHNECKS and BEAR ATTACK!

[03/12/09 - 08:20 AM]
Four Time Emmy(R) Award-Winning Series Hailed as a "Colossal Hit" Deadliest Catch: Season 4
The five-disc set includes the five-part special "After the Catch" hosted by Mike Rowe.

[03/12/09 - 07:55 AM]
Reelzchannel to Launch Friday Night Movie to Give Movie Lovers Fun & Affordable At-Home Weekend Entertainment
The movie will follow the network's weekly review series "Secret's Out" and "Movie Mob."

[03/12/09 - 07:02 AM]
Nickelodeon Signs Groundbreaking Deal with Multi-Talented Nick Cannon as Honorary Chairman of Teenick
In fourth quarter of 2009, The N will rebrand itself as TEENick.

[03/12/09 - 07:01 AM]
Kevin Nealon, Catherine O'Hara, Judy Greer to Headline Nick at Nite's New Stop-Motion Animated Comedy, Glenn Martin, Dds from Michael Eisner's Tornante Animation
The 20-episode animated series will launch this summer.

[03/12/09 - 06:41 AM]
Rumer Willis and Balthazar Getty Guest Star Alongside Emmy Nominated Anjelica Huston on an Upcoming Episode of NBC's 'Medium'
"'Medium' has always been a magnet for actors, but we really hit the jackpot with this episode," said executive producer Glenn Gordon Caron.

[03/11/09 - 09:01 PM]
Jasmine Murray and Jorge Nuñez Are Eliminated from the "American Idol" Competition
FOX details the latest "American Idol" elimination.

[03/11/09 - 06:17 PM]
Development Update: Wednesday, March 11
Updates include: Tyler Labine, Ashley Jensen and Minka Kelly all book pilots; Drake Bell to topline CBS's "The Fish Tank"; and NBC to take the "Great American Road Trip" this summer.

[03/11/09 - 03:37 PM]
Bad Girls Club Powers Oxygen to the Top Spot for W18-34 at 10pm
Oxygen spins the numbers for Tuesday, March 10.

[03/11/09 - 02:29 PM]
Sassier, Snippier and More Cutthroat! See Which Groomer Will Outshave, Outclip and Outdo the Rest When Animal Planet Returns with a Second Round of Hit Reality Series Groomer Has It
The new season rolls out Saturday, April 11 at 9:00/8:00c.

[03/11/09 - 12:15 PM]
48 Hours Mystery Scores Its Best Delivery in Viewers and Adults 25-54 Since November 4, 2006
CBS spins the numbers for Saturday, March 7.

[03/11/09 - 12:06 PM]
FOX Goes "Mental" This Summer
Chris Vance and Annabella Sciorra star in the drama, about "a dynamic, young psychiatrist who becomes Director of Mental Health Services at a Los Angeles hospital."

[03/11/09 - 11:36 AM]
Bravo Announces Maybelline New York as Multi-Platform Sponsor for Season Two of "Make Me a Supermodel"
Plus: Bravo Digital Media has also launched in-show live voting, where viewers will vote weekly for who they think Bravo can make into a supermodel.

[03/11/09 - 10:29 AM]
Ion Media Networks Creates Integrated Multichannel and Broadcast Distribution Organization
John Lawson will oversee the distribution relations team, taking over for the departing Steve Friedman.

[03/11/09 - 10:26 AM]
Oxygen Media Names Bryan Hale Vice President of Original Programming and Development
Hale previously served as Vice President of Development, West Coast for True Entertainment in Los Angeles.

[03/11/09 - 09:14 AM]
VH1 Acquires 'Anvil! the Story of Anvil'
The film follows Steve "Lips" Kudlow and Robb Reiner and their band, Anvil, which released one of the heaviest albums in metal history, 1982's Metal on Metal.

[03/11/09 - 12:10 AM]
Interview: "Lie to Me" Co-Stars Tim Roth & Kelli Williams

[03/11/09 - 12:09 AM]
Interview: "The Chopping Block" Host Marco Pierre

[03/10/09 - 06:51 PM]
Development Update: Tuesday, March 10
Updates include: Melissa Leo joins HBO's "Treme"; Rebecca Romijn tapped for a lead role on ABC's "Eastwick"; and Deanne Dunagan to play mom on "The Big D" for CBS.

[03/10/09 - 12:59 PM]
Hallmark Channel's "Bound by a Secret" Ranks as #1 Cable Movie of the Day and #2 of the Week
The Hallmark Channel spins the numbers for Saturday, March 7.

[03/10/09 - 12:58 PM]
Lance Smith to Host Season Two of CMT's Hit Series 'Can You Duet'
Host of CMT TOP 20 COUNTDOWN, Smith joined CMT as the network's first VJ in 2001.

[03/10/09 - 12:57 PM]
Animal Planet's Groomer of the Year, Artist Knox, Takes on the Glamour and Glitter of Hollywood to Become the Beverly Hills Groomer
The "Groomer Has It" spin-off premieres Saturday, May 16 at 10:00/9:00c.

[03/10/09 - 12:27 PM]
ABC Airs 5 of the Top 15 TV Shows in Adults 18-49 and 3 of the Top 10 Most Watched
ABC spins the numbers for the week of March 2-8.

[03/10/09 - 12:26 PM]
ABC's Premiere Monday Lineup of "Dwts" and "Castle" Dominates
ABC spins the numbers for Monday, March 9.

[03/10/09 - 12:23 PM]
CBS Places First in Viewers for the 18th Time in 24 Weeks
CBS spins the numbers for the week of March 2-8.

[03/10/09 - 12:19 PM]
'The Office,' '30 Rock' and 'Biggest Loser' Lead NBC's Primetime Week of March 2-8
NBC spins the numbers for the week of March 2-8.

[03/10/09 - 10:01 AM]
Playstation(R)network's Video Delivery Service Partners with NBC Universal to Offer Lineup of Hit Movies and Television Shows
The initial lineup will include such shows as NBC's "The Office," "Heroes" and "30 Rock," as well as SCI FI's "Battlestar Galactica" and "Eureka."

[03/10/09 - 09:16 AM]
VH1 and History(Tm) Unite to Celebrate the 40th Anniversary of Woodstock with an Original Documentary Event 'Woodstock: 40 Years Later' (Working Title) Premiering on VH1 and History in August
The two-hour documentary will be simulcast on VH1, History and VH1 Classic.

[03/10/09 - 06:01 AM]
Share Your Best-Kept Design Secrets with HGTV Designer Kim Myles for Chance to Be Featured in New Online Video Series on HGTV.com
Plus: the third season of "Myles of Style" kicks off Thursday, March 19 at 8:30/7:30c.

[03/10/09 - 12:17 AM]
Interview: "Wcg Ultimate Gamer" Hosts Hannah Simone & Joel Gourdin

[03/09/09 - 10:03 PM]
ABC Announced Two New Celebrity Contestants Live on "Dancing with the Stars," Monday, March 9
"The Bachelor's" Melissa Rycroft and "The Girls Next Door's" Holly Madison took over for "fallen stars" Nancy O'Dell and Jewel.

[03/09/09 - 06:11 PM]
Development Update: Monday, March 9
Updates include: Ashlee Simpson-Wentz reports to The CW's "Melrose Place"; A&E orders "Runaway Squad" to series; and the latest wave of casting news.

[03/09/09 - 02:41 PM]
Sundance Channel to Launch Season 3 of the Green with Multiplatform Initiative Dedicated to Eco Programming
Upcoming debuts include "Eco Trip: The Real Cost of Living," "Carbon Cops," "The Lazy Environmentalist" and "Is Your House Killing You?"

[03/09/09 - 02:25 PM]
Michael J. FOX Returns to ABC to Explore Optimism and Hope on the ABC Special, "Michael J. FOX: Adventures of an Incurable Optimist," Airing Thursday, May 7
"For everything this disease has taken, something with greater value has been given," Fox says.

[03/09/09 - 02:22 PM]
New Lovers, New Lies, and Old Secrets on BBC America
The second season of "Mistresses" will premiere Friday, April 3, one week after its freshman run concludes.

[03/09/09 - 12:54 PM]
Soapnet Announces a New Special, an Acquisition, Movie Packages and Development Slate
"Holidate," "Mother/Daughter Project," "Julia's Tango" and "Santa Monica" are among the cable channel's projects in the works.

[03/09/09 - 11:31 AM]
'The Ultimate Fighter: United States VS. United Kingdom,' Premieres April 1
UFC stars Michael Bisping and Dan Henderson will host the new season.







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[02/10/26 - 03:51 PM]
Super Bowl LX Is Second Most-Watched All-Time with Nearly 125 Million Viewers, Peaking at All-Time U.S. Record 137.8 Million Viewers Across NBC, Peacock, and Telemundo
Super Bowl LX is the most-watched show in the history of NBCUniversal, which celebrates 100 years of NBC in 2026.

[02/10/26 - 12:01 PM]
Netflix Top 10: Week of February 2 - "Bridgerton" Season 4 Is the Tea Everyone Is Having in This Week's Top 10
Plus: the new season of the hit drama series "The Lincoln Lawyer" took the No. 2 spot on the English TV list with 9 million views.

[02/10/26 - 12:00 PM]
Teresa Palmer-Led Mystery Series, "The Family Next Door," to Debut Monday, February 23 on Acorn TV
When the enigmatic Isabelle (Palmer) moves into a small seaside rental in Osprey Point, her obsessive drive to solve a neighborhood mystery casts suspicion on four local families.

[02/10/26 - 11:08 AM]
NBC to Rebroadcast the Pilot Episode of "The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins" on Feb. 28 Immediately Following "Saturday Night Live"
The series returns on Monday, February 23 at 8 p.m. with an encore of the pilot and a new episode immediately following at 8:30 p.m. in its timeslot premiere.

[02/10/26 - 11:01 AM]
Prime Video Releases First-Look Images for Upcoming Live-Action "Spider-Noir" Starring Nicolas Cage
Produced by Sony Pictures Television exclusively for MGM+ and Prime Video, the hotly anticipated series will debut domestically on MGM+'s linear broadcast channel, then globally on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories thereafter.

[02/10/26 - 10:27 AM]
MLB.TV Launches on ESPN Beginning February 10
Beginning today, fans can purchase MLB.TV through ESPN platforms with flexible options designed to meet a range of viewing needs.

[02/10/26 - 09:26 AM]
Warner Bros. Discovery Confirms Receipt of Further Amended Unsolicited Tender Offer from Paramount Skydance
The Board is not modifying its recommendation with respect to the Netflix Merger Agreement.

[02/10/26 - 09:04 AM]
Video: "Dear Killer Nannies" - Teaser - Hulu
"Dear Killer Nannies" is a gripping coming-of-age series told through Juampi's perspective as a child, the son of Colombia's most notorious drug lord, Pablo Escobar Gaviria.

[02/10/26 - 09:02 AM]
Video: National Geographic Documentary Films and Abramorama Unveil Trailer, Coast-to-Coast Theatrical Simulcast, and Disney+ and Hulu Streaming Date for Werner Herzog's "Ghost Elephants"
The film follows National Geographic Explorer Steve Boyes on an epic journey as he sets out with some of the last remaining master trackers in the world in pursuit of an animal long believed to be a myth.

[02/10/26 - 09:01 AM]
Video: "Tyler Perry's Joe's College Road Trip" - Official Red Band Trailer - Netflix
To teach his sheltered grandson about the real world, Madea's foul-mouthed brother Joe takes the college-bound teen on a raucous cross-country road trip.

[02/10/26 - 09:00 AM]
HBO Original Comedy Special "Chris Fleming: Live at the Palace" Debuts February 27
From the Cadillac Palace Theatre in Chicago, comedian Chris Fleming bursts onto the screen with a fun and lighthearted blend of skillful storytelling and wild physicality in his first HBO stand-up special.

[02/10/26 - 08:01 AM]
Video: "The 32nd Annual Actor Awards" - Official Trailer - Netflix
Host Kristen Bell is ringing up SAG-AFTRA members everywhere to spread the word about the 32nd Annual Actor Awards Presented by SAG-AFTRA.

[02/10/26 - 08:00 AM]
Paramount+ and CBS Partner to Air "UFC 326: Holloway vs. Oliveira 2" Live on Paramount+ and CBS Television Network
Plus, CBS announced today "This Is UFC," tracing UFC's rise from underground spectacle to global powerhouse, airing Friday, February 20, (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and streaming on Paramount+.

[02/10/26 - 08:00 AM]
The Chaos Continues as Another Explosive Season of "Mama June" Returns Friday, March 13 with New Friends and New Foes
The new season promises to deliver everything fans love about the Shannon family and more, from family feuds and fires to Mama drama and a wedding.

[02/10/26 - 06:28 AM]
Great American Media Partners with Bestselling Author Melissa Ferguson to Adapt "Meet Me in the Margins" and Upcoming Novel, "The Christmas Yes List" into New Original Movies for 2026
Known for her heartfelt storytelling, faith-forward themes, and charming romantic comedies, Ferguson has become a favorite among readers of Christian romance and romantic comedy novels.