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    [tuesday, december 15, 2009]    
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[12/15/09 - 06:21 PM]
Development Update: Tuesday, December 15
Updates include: Clyde Phillips departs "Dexter"; VH1 orders "Tough Love" spin-off; and a quartet to recur on HBO's "True Blood."

[12/15/09 - 02:46 PM]
Monday Night Football Wins the Night in Key Male Demos Among All Networks
ESPN spins the numbers for Monday, December 14.

[12/15/09 - 01:21 PM]
NBC Wins the Primetime Week of DeC. 7-13 in Adults 18-49
NBC spins the numbers for the week of December 7-13.

[12/15/09 - 12:29 PM]
HBO Receives 17 Golden Globe Nominations, the Most of Any Television Network This Year
"Big Love," "Grey Gardens," "Into the Storm," "Entourage," "Hung," "Taking Chance" and "True Blood" all received nods.

[12/15/09 - 12:23 PM]
'Mad Men' and Precious Lead the Way as Lionsgate Scores Nine Golden Globe Nominations
"Mad Men" is up for best drama while Jon Hamm, January Jones and "Nurse Jackie's" Edie Falco each landed acting nods.

[12/15/09 - 12:09 PM]
CBS Places First in Viewers and Adults 25-54
CBS spins the numbers for the week of December 7-13.

[12/15/09 - 12:08 PM]
G4 Presents Three Nights of All-New Specials to Wrap Up the Holidays and Ring in the New Year!
"Olivia! The Munn-der Years," "The High Road with Doug Benson," "Web Soup: 2009 Golden Download Awards" and "Women of the Web 2" are on tap in the coming weeks.

[12/15/09 - 11:38 AM]
Lifetime Television Secures Most Golden Globe Nominations Among All Basic-Cable with Four Nods
Joan Allen, Sigourney Weaver and Jeremy Irons each received nods as did "Georgia O'Keeffe" for best made-for-TV project.

[12/15/09 - 11:35 AM]
ESPN's Fall Slate of Critically Acclaimed "30 for 30" Series Wraps Up with "The U" - ESPN's Most Watched Documentary
ESPN spins the numbers for Saturday, December 12.

[12/15/09 - 11:10 AM]
Hallmark Channel Original Movie 'Christmas in Canaan' Powers Network to Highest Weekly Rating in Network's History
The Hallmark Channel spins the numbers for Saturday, December 12.

[12/15/09 - 10:55 AM]
Disney/ABC Television Group Receives Three Golden Globe Award Nominations
"Cougar Town's" Courteney Cox and "Lost's" Michael Emerson both received nods, as did "Modern Family" for best comedy.

[12/15/09 - 10:18 AM]
ABC Family Original Movie, "Santa Baby 2 Christmas Maybe," Ranks as Cable's No. 1 Telecast in Its Time Period
ABC Family spins the numbers for Sunday, December 13.

[12/15/09 - 10:01 AM]
Viewers Embrace CBS Monday
CBS spins the numbers for Monday, December 14.

[12/15/09 - 09:51 AM]
ABC Is Up Over the Year-Ago Week with Viewers and Young Adults
ABC spins the numbers for the week of December 7-13.

[12/15/09 - 09:40 AM]
Holidays Bring Season Highs for FOX's Glee and Bones!
FOX spins the numbers for the week of December 7-13.

[12/15/09 - 09:07 AM]
NBC Universal Television Earns Seven Major Golden Globe Nominations as '30 Rock,' 'The Office' and 'House' Named Among Best Television Series Nominees
"We're honored to receive so many high-profile nominations and want to applaud this recognition paid to some of our biggest stars," said Jeff Gaspin.

[12/15/09 - 08:55 AM]
Nickelodeon Caps Spongebob Squarepants' 10th Anniversary Celebration with New Season Pick Up Order
The new order will bring the total number of episodes for the series to 178 and will feature the original voice cast.

[12/15/09 - 05:37 AM]
The 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards Nominations
"Glee" leads all TV series nominations with four followed by "30 Rock," "Big Love," "Damages," "Dexter" and "Mad Men" with three each.

[12/15/09 - 12:09 AM]
Interview: "Paranormal State" Executive Producer Elaine Frontain Bryant

[12/14/09 - 06:29 PM]
Development Update: Monday, December 14
Updates include: Tyler Posey is "Teen Wolf" for MTV; "24" alums book "The Kennedy Family" at History; and the first details on the proposed "Criminal Minds" spin-off.

[12/14/09 - 02:27 PM]
Sunday Night Football Again Tops All Sunday Night Programming
NBC spins the numbers for Sunday, December 13.

[12/14/09 - 01:35 PM]
I Dreamed a Dream: The Susan Boyle Story Becomes #1 Rated Television Special in TV Guide Network's History
TV Guide Network spins the numbers for Sunday, December 13.

[12/14/09 - 01:08 PM]
Michelle Monaghan and Chris O'Donnell Join Sag President Ken Howard to Announce Nominees for the 16th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards(R)
Nominations in five film and eight television categories will be revealed at 6 a.m. PT / 9 a.m. ET this Thursday.

[12/14/09 - 12:50 PM]
Dexter, Californication Finales Post Record Ratings
Showtime spins the numbers for Sunday, December 13.

[12/14/09 - 12:29 PM]
Experience the Joy of Holiday GivinG... and SurprisinG... When TV Land Airs "Make My Day" Beginning Monday, December 21
Kenan Thompson hosts the weeklong stunt, which "takes a positive spin on pranking."

[12/14/09 - 12:23 PM]
2010 Writers Guild Awards Television, Radio, News, Promotional Writing, and Graphic Animation Nominees Announced
The Writers Guild Awards take place on Saturday, February 20 in Los Angeles and New York.

[12/14/09 - 12:17 PM]
It's a Double Pick-Up for Syfy as Network Greenlights Season Two of Stargate Universe and Season Three of Sanctuary
Both series will commence production this winter for a fall 2010 premiere.

[12/14/09 - 12:09 PM]
Animal Planet's "Whale Wars" Leaves Port to Film New Season of Sea Shepherd's Anti-Whaling Campaign
The third season is scheduled to premiere on the network in June.

[12/14/09 - 11:48 AM]
Syfy Roars to End of Game-Changing Year
Syfy spins the numbers for the year to date.

[12/14/09 - 11:23 AM]
ABC.com Is No. 1 Online Broadcast Video Site for November
ABC spins the digital numbers for the month of November.

[12/14/09 - 11:14 AM]
NBC Announces New Mid-Season Premieres Following the Winter Olympics as 'Parenthood' and 'The Marriage Ref' Debut While 'The Celebrity Apprentice' and 'The Biggest Loser' Return
Newcomers "Parenthood" (Monday, March 1) and "The Marriage Ref" (Sunday, March 14) will join returning series "The Biggest Loser" (Tuesday, January 5) and "The Celebrity Apprentice" (Sunday, March 14).

[12/14/09 - 10:29 AM]
Jennifer Lopez and Mary J. Blige to Perform on the "So You Think You Can Dance" Season Finale Wednesday, December 16
Wednesday's grand finale will also feature special performances by this season's Top 20, Adam Lambert, Leona Lewis and the Groovaloos.

[12/14/09 - 10:12 AM]
CBS Television Distribution Renews the Doctors for Two More Seasons in 91% of the Country
The renewal will take the show through 2011-2012, its fourth season.

[12/14/09 - 09:56 AM]
NBC Announces Twenty Two New Contestants Ready to Change Their Lives in the Must-See Season Premiere of "The Biggest Loser: Couples" on Tuesday, January 5 (8-10 P.M.et)
The new season marks the heaviest contestant ever (526 pounds) and identical twin brothers weighing in together at close to 1,000 pounds.

[12/14/09 - 09:48 AM]
Cedric the Entertainer, Alyson Hannigan and Leann Rimes Step Into the Kitchen with Chef Ramsay for "Gordon Ramsay: Cookalong Live" Tuesday, December 15, on Fox
The live one-hour special airs tomorrow night at 9:00/8:00c.

[12/14/09 - 09:39 AM]
Up Year to Year, ABC Continues to Beat Its Non-Sports Sunday Competition
ABC spins the numbers for Sunday, December 13.

[12/14/09 - 09:32 AM]
International Superstar Rihanna to Perform on 'NBC's New Year's Eve with Carson Daly,' Thursday, December 31
Rihanna will perform multiple songs from New York City, joining fellow Grammy winner Green Day.

[12/14/09 - 08:23 AM]
Celebrate 12 Days of Christmas with Cartoon Network
The cable channel details its upcoming holiday-themed programming.

[12/14/09 - 12:22 AM]
Interview: "The Sing-Off" Host Nick Lachey

[12/13/09 - 03:08 PM]
Exclusive: TNT Lands "Supernatural" Repeats
Repeats of the series will air weekdays at 10:00 AM ET beginning with the pilot episode on Monday, January 4.

[12/12/09 - 08:42 AM]
Ugly Betty Hits a Friday High - 20/20 Is #1 at 10pm for 7th Week in a Row
ABC spins the numbers for Friday, December 11.

[12/11/09 - 11:51 PM]
The Futon's First Look: "House Rules" (CBS)

[12/11/09 - 06:43 PM]
Development Update: Friday, December 11
Updates include: Jason Smilovic has "Murmurs" at CBS; trio set for "Retired at 35" at TV Land; and Scott Paterson to visit The CW's "90210."

[12/11/09 - 04:12 PM]
It's Always Sunny in Phiadelphia and the League Finish Strong
FX spins the numbers for Thursday, December 10.

[12/11/09 - 03:12 PM]
NBC Universal Renews Development Deal with Bermanbraun for Three More Years
Gail Berman and Lloyd Braun are behind the network's "Mercy" as well as the pilots "Alphas" at Syfy and "Rex Is not Your Lawyer" at NBC.

[12/11/09 - 12:03 PM]
TLC Is Sweet on Two New Specials
LITTLE CHOCOLATIERS and WORLD CHOCOLATE CHAMPIONSHIP are both set for Monday, December 21.

[12/11/09 - 09:36 AM]
Survivor: Samoa Posts Season-High Deliveries
CBS spins the numbers for Thursday, December 10.

[12/11/09 - 09:30 AM]
NBC Rolls Out 'Mission: Chuck Me Out,' New Social Media Game Designed to Reward Fans by Using Popular Social Networking Sites
The grand-prize winner will have a photo of themselves featured in an upcoming episode as part of a Chuck "flash."

[12/11/09 - 06:29 AM]
Glee's Music Continues to Top Charts
"Glee, The Music: Volume 2" sits high atop the iTunes, Amazon and Barnes & Noble digital charts this week.

[12/11/09 - 12:44 AM]
Interview: "Keeping Up with the Kardashians" Executive Producer Jeff Jenkins







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