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[04/07/10 - 10:10 PM]
Judges' Save Keeps Michael Lynche on "American Idol"
FOX details the latest "American Idol" elimination.

[04/07/10 - 02:25 PM]
Cartoon Network's Adventure Time Premieres #1 in Its Timeslot Among Kids and Boys on All TV
Cartoon Network spins the numbers for Monday, April 5.

[04/07/10 - 02:24 PM]
Idol Gives Back Kicks Off Online Auction to Raise Funds for Charity Today at WwW.idolgivesbacK.org
The auction will run from Wednesday, April 7 to 11:59 PM PT on Tuesday, April 20.

[04/07/10 - 01:29 PM]
ABC Announces Its Summer Schedule
Said lineup includes three new scripted series: "The Gates" (Sunday, June 20), "Scoundrels" (also Sunday, June 20) and "Rookie Blue" (Thursday, June 24).

[04/07/10 - 12:08 PM]
In a Tax Day Special, Investigation Discovery Celebrates Million Dollar Greed with Rip-Off
The one-hour special, due April 15, will follow an encore of ID INVESTIGATES: MADOFF MYSTERY.

[04/07/10 - 09:13 AM]
Bravo and Target Partner to Exclusively Sell Dvds of Network's Top Series Beginning Nationwide April 13
Titles include "Kathy Griffin: My Life On The D-List," "Top Chef," "Flipping Out," "The Millionaire Matchmaker," "The Rachel Zoe Project" and "Million Dollar Listing."

[04/07/10 - 09:12 AM]
ABC Is Up Year to Year on Tuesday for 2nd Straight Week
ABC spins the numbers for Tuesday, April 6.

[04/07/10 - 09:03 AM]
Winner Crowned Live in MTV's Season Five Finale of "Randy Jackson Presents America's Best Dance Crew" Thursday, April 8th at 10 P.M. Et/(Tape Delay) Pt
Either Poreotix of Westminster, California or Blueprint Cru of Montreal, Canada will take home the $100,000 cash prize.

[04/07/10 - 08:43 AM]
CMT Adventure Country Gets Hot with the Addition of "Smokejumpers" Premiering April 23 on Cmt
The one-hour special will follow new episodes of "Gator 911" and "Danger Coast."

[04/07/10 - 07:15 AM]
America's Funniest Comedians Tackle the Courtroom in Season Three of DirecTV's Original Series Supreme Court of Comedy on the 101 Network
Guests this season include Tom Arnold, Kevin Nealon, Jamie Kennedy, Jeff Garlin, Paul Rodriguez, Louie Anderson, Bobby Lee, Carol Leifer and Paul Mooney.

[04/07/10 - 07:08 AM]
FOX Rocks Week of Music-Themed Programming Airs Thursday, April 29 Through Wednesday, May 5
Nearly all of FOX's programs will feature musical elements during said week.

[04/07/10 - 05:02 AM]
Jerry Seinfeld, Taraji P. Henson and Jon Hamm Among the First Celebrity Panelists to Join TV Guide Network's "Curb: The Discussion"
Also on tap: Seth Green, Rob Zombie, Hill Harper, Drew Pinsky, Adam Corolla, Rex Lee, Dave Navarro, Patti Stanger, D.L. Hughley, Jeff Ross and Patton Oswalt.

[04/07/10 - 12:05 AM]
Development Update: Wednesday, April 7
Updates include: Lauren Bowles to recur on HBO's "True Blood"; Malinda Williams, Bert Belasco to topline BET comedy pilot; and TLC to revive "American Chopper."

[04/06/10 - 07:00 PM]
Live at the Paley Center for Media: USA's "White Collar"

[04/06/10 - 06:19 PM]
Natasha Henstridge and Harry Hamlin Star in 'You Lucky Dog,' a Hallmark Channel in Hd Original Movie Premiering June 26
The project, originally dubbed "Family Gathering," revolves around a New York City fashion designer who finds new purpose training a herding dog.

[04/06/10 - 05:52 PM]
Drew Seeley, Annie Potts and Kim Zimmer Co-Star in 'Freshman Father,' a Hallmark Channel in Hd Original Movie Premiering June 5
The film tells the story of "a young man who is about to discover he has a lot more to worry about than just the 'freshman fifteen.'"

[04/06/10 - 01:29 PM]
Peacock Productions Signs Criminal Profiler Mark Safarik for Upcoming Documentary Series
Safarik is "an internationally recognized expert in the analysis and interpretation of violent criminal behavior."

[04/06/10 - 01:28 PM]
NBC Primetime Results for the Week of March 29-April 4
NBC spins the numbers for the week of March 29-April 4.

[04/06/10 - 12:44 PM]
Oxygen's Hit Show "Tori & Dean: Home Sweet Hollywood" Scored Series Highest Premiere Ever in Key Network Demos
Oxygen spins the numbers for Monday, April 5.

[04/06/10 - 12:17 PM]
AMC Casts Andrew Lincoln as Lead on New Series the Walking Dead
Plus: Jack LoGiudice has been tapped as a co-executive producer.

[04/06/10 - 11:53 AM]
TV Land Heats Up the Summer with Premieres of Exciting New Originals Including the Highly-Anticipated Scripted Series "Hot in Cleveland"
The original comedy, starring Valerie Bertinelli, Wendie Malick, Jane Leeves and Betty White, will premiere Wednesday, June 16 at 10:00/9:00c.

[04/06/10 - 11:19 AM]
The Adult Swim Block Party and Ragbag of Jollification Begins Nationwide Tour
The 10-city college tour launches tomorrow in Athens, Georgia.

[04/06/10 - 10:46 AM]
ABC Is the Only Broadcaster to Grow Year to Year in Viewers and Young Adults
ABC spins the numbers for the week of March 29-April 4.

[04/06/10 - 10:35 AM]
CBS First in Viewers and Adults 25-54 During Holiday Week
CBS spins the numbers for the week of March 29-April 4.

[04/06/10 - 10:13 AM]
FOX Hits the Target with Strong Weekly Win
FOX spins the numbers for the week of March 29-April 4.

[04/06/10 - 09:59 AM]
Nickelodeon's Big Time Rush Tops Broadcast and Basic Cable on Friday with Kids and Tweens
Nickelodeon spins the numbers for Friday, April 2.

[04/06/10 - 09:16 AM]
Debut of Disney Channel's "Good Luck Charlie" Charms American Viewers
Disney Channel spins the numbers for Sunday, April 4.

[04/06/10 - 08:46 AM]
Dwts Posts Best-Ever Results Against Ncaa Basketball Championship
ABC spins the numbers for Monday, April 5.

[04/06/10 - 08:30 AM]
CBS Sports Scores in Ratings for 2010 Ncaa Men's Basketball National Championship Game
CBS spins the numbers for Monday, April 5.

[04/06/10 - 07:45 AM]
Science Channel's Build It Bigger Tours the Globe in Search of Engineering Projects That Are Changing Lives
The show's fourth season launches Thursday, April 8 at 9:00/8:00c.

[04/06/10 - 07:42 AM]
MTV and Green Day Pull Back the Curtain as the New Broadway Musical "American Idiot" Takes Over the Network
"Green Day Rocks Broadway" premieres Friday, April 16 at 7:00/6:00c.

[04/06/10 - 06:36 AM]
Oxygen Media Surges Into 2010 Earning Best Quarter Ever
Plus: "Jersey Couture" to launch Tuesday, June 1 while "Dance Your Ass Off" returns Monday, June 7.

[04/06/10 - 12:03 AM]
Development Update: Tuesday, April 6
Updates include: FremantleMedia books ABC's "Downfall"; and Sharon Lawrence to play mom to Kristin Kreuk in CBS's "Hitched."

[04/05/10 - 07:31 PM]
NBC Cuts "Trauma" to 18, Finale Set for April 26
The Peacock had originally planned to film 20 episodes of the freshman drama.

[04/05/10 - 04:50 PM]
Exclusive: ABC Pushes "Romantically Challenged" to April 19
The newcomer's launch is being bumped by one week for another expanded edition of "Dancing With the Stars."

[04/05/10 - 02:05 PM]
USA Network Introduces @tedonTV
Ted Linhart, the USA's vice president of program research, can be found on Twitter @TedOnTV.

[04/05/10 - 01:35 PM]
Bravo Scores Liam Neeson's Exclusive TV Interview on "Watch What Happens Live" This Thursday at Midnight ET/PT
Upcoming guests include Ellen Barkin, Kristen Chenowith and New Jersey Housewife Caroline Manzo.

[04/05/10 - 01:08 PM]
NBC Picks Up Three Freshman Alternative Series as 'The Marriage Ref,' 'Minute to Win It' and 'Who Do You Think You Are?' Are Renewed for 2010-11
"All of these new series have demonstrated increasing popularity and generated far-reaching interest among viewers," said NBC's Paul Telegdy.

[04/05/10 - 12:30 PM]
FOX Bumps "Sons of Tucson" to Summer, "American Dad" to Return This Sunday
"Dad" replaces "Tucson" effectively immediately, however the Tyler Labine-led comedy will return June 6 at 7:30/6:30c.

[04/05/10 - 11:03 AM]
Investigation Discovery Explores When Foreign Dreams Become Real-Life Nightmares with Paradise Lost
Plus: the remaining three episodes of PRISON WIVES will be stacked on Saturday, April 24 from 8-11 PM (ET).

[04/05/10 - 10:52 AM]
Fan Favorite Wil Wheaton (Star Trek: The Next Generation / Stand by Me) to Guest Star on Syfy's Eureka
He'll play the brilliant Dr. Isaac Parrish, head of the Non-Lethal Weapons Lab at Global Dynamics.

[04/05/10 - 10:08 AM]
USA Network Announces Slate of "Character" Driven Projects for 2010-2011
Said lineup includes projects from Steve Carell, John Michael Higgins and Anthony Edwards.

[04/05/10 - 09:42 AM]
CBS.com Launches "TV Briefly" Multi-Platform Series
Each video highlights new and interesting information about a show's history and cast in an offbeat humorous format.

[04/05/10 - 09:41 AM]
Boss Rules Sunday
CBS spins the numbers for Sunday, April 4.

[04/05/10 - 09:06 AM]
Join the Club! "Gleek Week" Kicks Off Today on Fox
The marketing campaign features "an online-exclusive trailer featuring interactive fan elements, broadcast promotions, an open casting call and exclusive premiere screenings."

[04/05/10 - 08:48 AM]
Syfy's Friday Night Spring Season Off to Rousing Start as Stargate Universe Draws 1.5 Million Total Viewers, Up 11% Versus Season One Finale
Syfy spins the numbers for Friday, April 2.

[04/05/10 - 08:11 AM]
CMT Announces First Round Finalists for the "2010 CMT Music Awards"
The first round of voting runs from Monday, April 5 through Monday, May 3, only at CMT.com.

[04/05/10 - 06:59 AM]
Spongebob Campaigns to Save Jellyfish Fields in "Spongebob's Last Stand" Premiering Earth Day, April 22, on Nickelodeon
The half-hour special is part of a green-themed day of programming, which includes new episodes of "Team Umizoomi," "The Fresh Beat Band," "Go, Diego, Go!," "Ni Hao Kai-lan" and "The Backyardigans."

[04/05/10 - 06:43 AM]
Discovery Channel Appoints Kevin Bennett to Senior Vice President of Programming
Bennett, who replaces Ken Schwab, will have direct responsibility for all aspects of Discovery Channel's programming.

[04/05/10 - 06:01 AM]
Family Movie Night Is Back with Launch of Television Movie 'Secrets of the Mountain'
A DVD and soundtrack will be sold together, in one bonus pack, exclusively at Walmart on Saturday, April 17, the day after the premiere on NBC.







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[02/26/26 - 02:46 PM]
Netflix Declines to Raise Offer for Warner Bros.
"The transaction we negotiated would have created shareholder value with a clear path to regulatory approval. However, we've always been disciplined, and at the price required to match Paramount Skydance's latest offer, the deal is no longer financially attractive, so we are declining to match the Paramount Skydance bid," said co-CEOs Ted Sarandos and Greg Peters.

[02/26/26 - 02:19 PM]
"Live with Kelly and Mark" Soars to Season High with Best Audience in Over a Year
"Live" has now ranked as the No. 1 talk show in syndication for 157 consecutive weeks across all key measures.

[02/26/26 - 02:08 PM]
Britbox Unveils Spring Slate with "The Lady" Starring Mia McKenna-Bruce; Premieres March 18
Other highlights include the return of "Hope Street" and the debut of "Mudtown."

[02/26/26 - 01:36 PM]
Paramount Comments on Warner Bros. Discovery Board's Determination of Paramount's Proposal as Superior
David Ellison, Chairman and CEO of Paramount, said: "We are pleased WBD's Board has unanimously affirmed the superior value of our offer, which delivers to WBD shareholders superior value, certainty and speed to closing."

[02/26/26 - 01:16 PM]
Warner Bros. Discovery Board of Directors Determines Revised Proposal from Paramount Skydance Constitutes a "Company Superior Proposal"
Under the terms of the Netflix merger agreement, this notice triggers a four business day period during which Netflix has the right to propose revisions to the Netflix merger agreement so that the PSKY proposal would cease to constitute a "Company Superior Proposal."

[02/26/26 - 01:00 PM]
FOX Television Network Renews Hit Joel McHale Series "Animal Control" for Season Five
In addition, the first three seasons of the series are currently streaming on Netflix, and the show has been sold in territories around the world.

[02/26/26 - 10:31 AM]
More Stars Take the Stage to Present at the 98th Oscars
Javier Bardem, Chris Evans, Chase Infiniti, Demi Moore, Kumail Nanjiani and Maya Rudolph are among the featured talent.

[02/26/26 - 10:30 AM]
Video: AMC Networks Unveils Captivating Sneak Peek Scene from "The Vampire Lestat"
In the new rock and roll centric season, the Vampire Lestat goes on an electric multi-city tour while being haunted by "muses" from his wild and rebellious past.

[02/26/26 - 10:21 AM]
Feed the Children Teams Up with FOX's "Next Level Chef" to Put Child Hunger to Bed
The year-round campaign rallies the public alongside donors, volunteers, and partners to provide kids with the food and resources they need to rise and thrive every day.

[02/26/26 - 10:01 AM]
"Running Point" Season Two Returns April 23 on Netflix
Isla Gordon (Kate Hudson) is no longer the surprise choice to lead the Los Angeles Waves, she's the one everyone is watching.

[02/26/26 - 10:01 AM]
Season Three of the HBO Original Comedy Series "The Comeback" Debuts March 22
New episodes of the eight-episode season will debut weekly leading up to the series finale on Sunday, May 10.

[02/26/26 - 10:00 AM]
CBS Launches New Podcast "NCIS: Partners & Probies" Hosted by Series Stars Brian Dietzen and Diona Reasonover, Offering Fans an Inside Look at the #1 TV Franchise Worldwide
Premiering Tuesday, March 3, new episodes will roll out weekly.

[02/26/26 - 09:14 AM]
FOX Sports Assembles World-Class Broadcast Team for 2026 World Baseball Classic
Headlining FOX MLB's coverage of Team USA matchups and knockout rounds are highly acclaimed play-by-play announcers Joe Davis, Adam Amin and Kevin Kugler; expert analysts John Smoltz, A.J. Pierzynski and Adam Wainwright; and veteran reporters Ken Rosenthal and Tom Verducci.

[02/26/26 - 09:01 AM]
Video: Trailer & Key Art - "Sunny Nights" Starring Will Forte & D'Arcy Carden
After a critical acclaimed Australian debut, the darkly comedic crime drama starring Will Forte and D'Arcy Carden makes its U.S. debut on March 11 on Hulu.

[02/26/26 - 09:01 AM]
BritBox Announces April 7th Premiere for "A Taste for Murder"
The six-part crime procedural produced by Eagle Eye Drama and in association with ITV Studios stars Warren Brown, Phyllis Logan, and Cristiana Dell'Anna, and was shot on location in Croatia and Italy last year.