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[09/14/10 - 06:33 PM]
Development Update: Tuesday, September 14
Updates include: Ryan Reynolds to produce comedy for NBC; "Grey's Anatomy," "Private Practice" add roles; and Comedy Central to import "Time Trumpet."

[09/14/10 - 05:16 PM]
Catherine Bell Signs on to Star in a 4th Installment of "The Good Witch"
"The Good Witch's Gift," a Hallmark Channel Original Movie, premieres Saturday, November 13.

[09/14/10 - 03:56 PM]
Monday Night Football Delivers Its Best ESPN Opening Night
ESPN spins the numbers for Monday, September 13.

[09/14/10 - 12:36 PM]
TBS Nixes "My Boys" After Four Seasons
Just 784,000 viewers tuned into the show's de facto swan song this past Sunday.

[09/14/10 - 12:08 PM]
FOX Places a Strong Second the Week of September 6-12
FOX spins the numbers for the week of September 6-12.

[09/14/10 - 11:51 AM]
Disney Channel Is TV's No. 1 Network in Total Day for the 13th Consecutive Week
Disney Channel spins the numbers for the week of September 6-12.

[09/14/10 - 11:46 AM]
NFL Football and 'America's Got Talent' Blitz the Primetime Competition for the Week of SepT. 6-12
NBC spins the numbers for the week of September 6-12.

[09/14/10 - 11:45 AM]
Led by "Ncis," CBS Has Top Six Scripted Programs of the Week
CBS spins the numbers for the week of September 6-12.

[09/14/10 - 11:07 AM]
CBS and Bon Jovi Partner in an Exclusive On-Air Fall Programming Campaign Featuring the Band's Never-Before-Broadcast Song, "This Is Our House"
CBS will launch the new promotional spots and, as of this week, www.bonjovi.com is making the single available for download online for the first time.

[09/14/10 - 10:55 AM]
Get Ready for Rocktober with VH1 Classic's Big F'N Premiere Night October 16 @ 9 PM ET/PT
Also due that night: the premiere of "Rock 'N' Roll Fantasy Camp" and the return of "That Metal Show."

[09/14/10 - 10:42 AM]
ABC Is Up Year to Year in Viewers and Young Adults
ABC spins the numbers for the week of September 6-12.

[09/14/10 - 10:37 AM]
ABC Is No. 1 on Monday Across All Key Women Demos
ABC spins the numbers for Monday, September 13.

[09/14/10 - 10:23 AM]
TNT's the Closer and Rizzoli & Isles Close Out Record-Setting Summer as Ad-Supported Cable's Top Two Series
TNT spins the numbers for Monday, September 13.

[09/14/10 - 09:58 AM]
Cake Boss Returns October 11; Production Started on Next Great Baker
Plus: "Jersey Shore's" Snooki to visit Carlo's Bakery on the November 8 episode.

[09/14/10 - 09:43 AM]
Icarly Episode Guest Starring Jane Lynch Nabs Almost 6 Million Total Viewers
Nickelodeon spins the numbers for Saturday, September 11.

[09/14/10 - 09:16 AM]
Exclusive: A&E's "Paranormal State," "Parking Wars" & "Psychic Kids" to Return in October
"Paranormal" and "Psychic Kids" are set for Sundays beginning October 17 while "Parking Wars" returns Tuesday, October 12.

[09/14/10 - 09:14 AM]
Sandra Schron Elevated to Vice President, Production for USA Network, Sleuth and Universal Hd
Formerly director of production on-air, Schron will continue to oversee project management and production of all promotional materials.

[09/14/10 - 09:11 AM]
NBC Teams Up with Ivillage for 'Parenthood' Contest to Promote Season Two of the NBC Hit Series
One contest winner will win a trip for two to Los Angeles and an exclusive visit to the set of the series.

[09/14/10 - 09:03 AM]
Entertainment Studios Announces a Firm Go for "The Gossip Queens"
Loni Love, Alec Mapa, Michelle Collins and Bernadette Pauley co-host the series, which will air in syndication and on Logo beginning September 20.

[09/14/10 - 09:00 AM]
A&E's Hit Real-Life Series "Billy the Exterminator" Returns with All New Episodes Tuesday, September 28 at 10 and 10:30pm ET/PT
The new season will feature 20 new half-hour episodes.

[09/14/10 - 08:42 AM]
Patti Stanger Takes a Bite Out of the Big Apple as Bravo's "The Millionaire Matchmaker" Season Four Returns on Tuesday, October 19 at 9pm ET/PT
Said date marks the show's first fall premiere.

[09/14/10 - 08:24 AM]
Exclusive: TBS Books "Glory Daze" for November 16
The dramedy, about a group of friends who are trying to navigate college life in 1980s Wisconsin, will air Tuesdays at 10:00/9:00c.

[09/14/10 - 07:43 AM]
Oxygen Debuts Two New Social Media Initiatives and Raises the Bar on the Television Viewing Experience
On tap: a Miso app and "Blurts," a voice annotation technology, for its current original series.

[09/14/10 - 07:38 AM]
Spike TV's Scripted Comedy Series "Blue Mountain State" Returns for a Second Season Wednesday, October 20 at 11:00 Pm, ET/PT
Plus: Denise Richards joins the cast while Bill Parcells, Boomer Esiason, Stacy Keibler, Chuck Liddell, Craig Carton and Dan Patrick to guest star.

[09/14/10 - 12:15 AM]
Live at the FOX Fall Eco-Casino Party: "Bones" Star Emily Deschanel

[09/14/10 - 12:14 AM]
Live at the FOX Fall Eco-Casino Party: "Bones" Creator Hart Hanson

[09/14/10 - 12:13 AM]
Live at the FOX Fall Eco-Casino Party: "Lie to Me" Co-Star Kelli Williams

[09/14/10 - 12:02 AM]
Interview: "Life Unexpected" Creator Liz Tigelaar

[09/13/10 - 06:51 PM]
Development Update: Monday, September 13
Updates include: FOX to revisit "Outnumbered"; Stephen Lang in, David Fury out of FOX's "Terra Nova"; and Kourtney Kang and Joe Kelly snag a comedy at ABC.

[09/13/10 - 02:29 PM]
Lifetime Television Greenlights Original Movie Unanswered Prayers
Eric Close, Samantha Mathis and Madchen Amick co-star in the project, which is based on the popular Garth Brooks song of the same name.

[09/13/10 - 02:02 PM]
USA Network Announces 2nd Annual Characters Unite Awards to Recognize Community Heroes Fighting Prejudice and Discrimination
A special PSA featuring "Royal Pains's" Reshma Shetty will encourage viewers to nominate themselves or someone they know.

[09/13/10 - 02:01 PM]
Bravo Hosts the Talk Bubble for the Finale of "Top Chef D.C."
Padma Lakshmi, Tom Colicchio, Gail Simmons and Eric Ripert along with a number of current and past chef'testants will all live tweet during the finale episode.

[09/13/10 - 01:55 PM]
MTV's 2010 Video Music Awards Scores Biggest Audience for Any MTV Telecast Since 2002
MTV spins the numbers for Sunday, September 12.

[09/13/10 - 01:51 PM]
A&E Orders Second Season of the Hit Drama Series 'The Glades' Starring Matt Passmore
13 new episodes will roll out next year on the cable channel.

[09/13/10 - 01:22 PM]
NBC Universal Television Consumer Products and Legacy Interactive(R) Turn Popular Television Show Into an Interactive Game with the Release of House M.D.
The game's PC version is available today while a Nintendo DS incarnation will go on sale next month.

[09/13/10 - 12:53 PM]
Discovery Channel's Hit Series Are Back This October
The cable channel details the return dates for "Mythbusters," "Ghost Lab," "Swamp Loggers," "Storm Chasers" and "Dirty Jobs."

[09/13/10 - 12:28 PM]
NBC Airs Season Finales of Hit Summer Shows 'America's Got Talent' and 'Minute to Win It' This Tuesday and Wednesday, September 14-15 -- Leading Into the Premieres of 'Parenthood' and New Drama 'Outlaw'
The Peacock details its programming highlights for the coming week.

[09/13/10 - 12:10 PM]
Current Program Executives Erin Underhill and Edwin Chung Promoted to Senior Vice President Level by NBC and Universal Media Studios
Underhill oversees "Chase," "Love Bites" and "Parenthood" while Chung supervises "30 Rock," "Community," "Chuck" and "Perfect Couples."

[09/13/10 - 11:58 AM]
A Teacher, a Student, a Software Engineer and a Bartender Are the "Masterchef" Top 4 Finalists
FOX details the Wednesday, September 15 finale of its summer series.

[09/13/10 - 11:28 AM]
Cash in with TLC's New Series Auctioneer$
The new eight-part series airs over four weeks starting Saturday, October 9 at 10:00/9:00c.

[09/13/10 - 10:54 AM]
Jane Seymour and Joe Lando Together Again in 'At Home with Prudence,' a Hallmark Movie Channel Original Beginning Production Today
The "Dear Prudence" sequel also stars Seymour's real-life husband James Keach and daughter Katie Flynn.

[09/13/10 - 09:50 AM]
VH1 Launches 'Don't Forget the Lyrics!' with Host Mark Mcgrath
In addition to VH1, the series premieres this fall, 5 days-a week in broadcast syndication and on Tuesday nights on MyNetworkTV.

[09/13/10 - 09:42 AM]
ABC's "Wipeout" Is Casting for Season Four
The open calls begin Saturday, September 18 in Anaheim, California.

[09/13/10 - 09:30 AM]
"Inside Edition" Begins Its 23rd Season on September 13th, 2010
The series is "the No. 1 syndicated newsmagazine on the air and has ranked among the top 10 first-run syndicated programs every season for the past 22 years."

[09/13/10 - 09:29 AM]
CBS Announces New Broadcast Agreement for the Tony(R) Awards
The three-year deal will keep the ceremony on CBS through 2013, where it has been for the past 32 years.

[09/13/10 - 08:44 AM]
It's Time to Get 'Ugly' Again! New Episodes of Comedy Central's(R) Animated Comedy Series 'Ugly Americans' Debut October 6 at 10:30 P.M.
Plus: "Ugly Americans: Volume One" DVD will be released on Tuesday, October 5.

[09/13/10 - 08:44 AM]
College Bands Throughout the Country Are High Stepping to "CBS's Hawaii Five-0 Marching Band Mania" Contest
So far, bands from 33 states are in the mix, including over a dozen Division I football schools.

[09/13/10 - 08:37 AM]
NBC's Sunday Night Football: Best Season Opening Sun/Mon Primetime Overnight Rating in 13 Years
NBC spins the numbers for Sunday, September 12.

[09/13/10 - 08:29 AM]
A&E Network Presents the Us Television Premiere of A&E Indie Films Sundance Award-Winning Documentary the September Issue
The R.J. Cutler film - which follows Anna Wintour, the legendary editor-in-chief of Vogue magazine - will premiere Saturday, September 25 at 10:00/9:00c.

[09/13/10 - 08:05 AM]
Former President Bill Clinton to Appear on 'The Daily Show with Jon Stewart' Thursday, September 16 at 11:00 P.M. ET/PT
President Clinton will also preside over the 2010 Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting, which takes place next week (September 20-23).







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