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[10/20/12 - 08:54 AM]
FOX to Carry Game 6 of NLCS in Primetime on Sunday, Bumping Animated Comedies
New episodes of "The Cleveland Show," "The Simpsons," "Bob's Burgers," "Family Guy" and "American Dad" scheduled for tomorrow won't air.

[10/20/12 - 08:53 AM]
ABC is #1 on Friday with Winning Performances from "Shark Tank," "What Would You Do?" and "20/20"
ABC spins the numbers for Friday, October 19.

[10/20/12 - 08:47 AM]
"Grimm" Captures the #1 Rating of the Night for a Scripted Program in 18-49 for a Fourth Straight Week
NBC spins the numbers for Friday, October 19.

[10/20/12 - 08:46 AM]
Friday's Broadcast Ratings: ABC, FOX Share Demo Crown While CBS Tops Viewers
The Eye's "Blue Bloods" is the most-watched program while the Alphabet's "Shark Tank" is the demo king.

[10/19/12 - 11:17 PM]
Development Update: Friday, October 19
Updates include: Craig Robinson to star in potential NBC comedy; Tom Hertz gets put pilot order from CBS; and Ken Mok to executive produce FOX's "Scarlatti."

[10/19/12 - 06:20 PM]
Rhimes Confirms "Private Practice" End; ABC Extends Returning Quartet
"Grey's Anatomy," "Modern Family," "The Middle" and "Castle" all get expanded orders.

[10/19/12 - 04:53 PM]
Thursday's Cable Ratings: "Thursday Night Football" Triumphs Over "Jersey Shore"
Plus: numbers for HBO's "Ethel," History's "Lost Magic Decoded" and Lifetime's "Project Runway."

[10/19/12 - 03:45 PM]
"Mindy Project," "Raising Hope" Get Two More Episodes; "Last Resort," "666 Park Avenue" Two More Scripts
Both FOX comedies will produce 24 episodes this season.

[10/19/12 - 03:32 PM]
E!'s "Chelsea Lately" Scores Big in Its First Week at the Show's New Home at Stage 1 at Universal Studios
E! spins the late-night numbers for the week of October 15-18.

[10/19/12 - 02:55 PM]
Great Thursday Night for FX's Comedy Block in Key Demos
FX spins the numbers for Thursday, October 18.

[10/19/12 - 01:56 PM]
"Thursday Night Football's" Seahawks-49ers Most Watched Show on Cable & Most Watched Sporting Event on Television
NFL Network spins the numbers for Thursday, October 18.

[10/19/12 - 01:28 PM]
Live Twitter Chat with "Private Practice" Star KaDee Strickland to Take Place on Tuesday, October 23
She will be up on Twitter at @KaDeeStrick during the West Coast broadcast of the show.

[10/19/12 - 01:27 PM]
Live Twitter Chat with "666 Park Avenue's" Dave Annable, Sunday, October 21
He will be up on Twitter at @DaveAnnable10 during the East Coast broadcast of the show.

[10/19/12 - 01:08 PM]
"Big Bang Theory" and "Elementary" Soar in Live+3 Day Playback
CBS further spins the numbers for September 24-October 14.

[10/19/12 - 12:18 PM]
Four Games of American League Championship Series on TBS Average More Than 5.9 Million Total Viewers, Up 28 Percent vs. 2011
TBS spins the numbers for its post-season coverage to date.

[10/19/12 - 11:50 AM]
ABC Says "Trick or Tweet!" Join Stars from ABC's Hit Shows as They Live Tweet During Halloween-Inspired Episodes Starting Wednesday, October 24
All week long fans of ABC primetime shows will be able to join in conversations with talent and other fans.

[10/19/12 - 11:49 AM]
ABC's Halloween Celebration Kicks Off October 24!
"The Middle," "The Neighbors," "Modern Family" and "Suburgatory" will all offer up Halloween-themed installments on said date.

[10/19/12 - 11:27 AM]
Vote FOX This November - Poll-Topping Television Events Include Major League Baseball World Series Games
FOX details its November sweeps programming highlights (SPOILERS!).

[10/19/12 - 10:50 AM]
GSN Announces Champions of "The American Bible Challenge"
Plus: casting information for season two is now available on GSNTV.com.

[10/19/12 - 10:01 AM]
All-New Episodes of "Raising Hope," "Ben and Kate," "New Girl" and "The X Factor" Air Tuesday, October 23 on FOX
"The X Factor" will now air as a one-hour special at 9:30/8:30c on said night.

[10/19/12 - 09:29 AM]
"Two and a Half Men" Hits Season Highs in Viewers, Adults 18-49 and Adults 25-54
CBS spins the numbers for Thursday, October 18.

[10/19/12 - 08:54 AM]
ABC's "Last Resort" Grows Week to Week
ABC spins the numbers for Thursday, October 18.

[10/19/12 - 08:47 AM]
"Up All Night" Jumps Week to Week by 27% in 18-49, "The Office" Delivers Its Biggest Overall Audience Since September 20
NBC spins the numbers for Thursday, October 18.

[10/19/12 - 08:43 AM]
"The Vampire Diaries" Is Up in Viewers and Key Demos Versus the Series' Second Episode a Year Ago
The CW spins the numbers for Thursday, October 18.

[10/19/12 - 08:27 AM]
"Pretty Little Liars" Stars Tyler Blackburn and Keegan Allen Will Answer Fans Questions When ABC Family Hosts a Live-Streaming Event on Monday, October 22nd at 3 PM PT/6 PM ET
Said duo will "discuss the explosive summer finale, tease the highly anticipated Halloween episode and answer questions directly from fans."

[10/19/12 - 08:24 AM]
Thursday's Broadcast Ratings: "Men," "Bang" Surge as CBS Tops Viewers, Demos
Plus: The CW's "Beauty and the Beast" take a huge dip in its second week.

[10/18/12 - 11:12 PM]
Development Update: Thursday, October 18
Updates include: Brendan Fraser to star in TNT's "Legends"; FOX casts Andy Samberg in comedy pilot; and Bob Daily to import the U.K.'s "Rev" at ABC.

[10/18/12 - 07:37 PM]
Winner Named of "Project Runway's" 10th Anniversary Season
Lifetime details the winner of the reality franchise's latest installment.

[10/18/12 - 04:30 PM]
"The Real Exorcist" to Premiere on Lifetime on Halloween Night - Wednesday, October 31st at 11pm ET/PT
The unscripted series follows Reverend Bob Larson as he attempts to "cure" the possessed.

[10/18/12 - 04:28 PM]
Wednesday's Cable Ratings: "Duck Dynasty," "American Horror Story" Top Viewers, Demos
Plus: numbers for Lifetime's "My Life Is a Lifetime Movie," Discovery's "Osama bin Laden: The Finish" and TLC's "My Giant Face Tumor."

[10/18/12 - 04:00 PM]
BBC America Renews "Copper" Ahead of Sunday's Season One Finale
The channel has re-commissioned the drama with an increased order of 13 episodes from Cineflix Studios.

[10/18/12 - 02:29 PM]
"Outback Hunters" on History(R) - New Series, from the Creative Team That Made "Swamp People" a Viewer Favorite, Premieres This Sunday, Oct. 21, 10pm
The newcomer "takes viewers Down Under to an untamed frontier where crocs outnumber people three to one and it's never entirely clear who is the hunter and who is the hunted."

[10/18/12 - 02:00 PM]
"Witness," a Groundbreaking Series of Four Documentaries from Michael Mann and David Frankham, Immerses Us in Conflict Zones with the Current Generation of War Photographers When It Debuts Nov. 5, Exclusively on HBO
Juarez, Libya, South Sudan and Rio are among the featured locales.

[10/18/12 - 01:31 PM]
CBS Celebrates the Holidays with a New Special from Nickelodeon, "It's a SpongeBob Christmas!," Friday, Nov. 23
John Goodman lends his voice to Santa Claus in this special.

[10/18/12 - 01:29 PM]
Travel Channel Inks Deal with Rock Star Bret Michaels to Host New Original Series "Rock My RV" and Greenlights Production to Begin in November
The series, from BCII Productions, is slated to premiere in 2013.

[10/18/12 - 12:22 PM]
"Tonight Show" and "Late Night" Generate #1 Finishes for the Week of Oct. 8-12
NBC spins the late-night numbers for the week of October 8-12.

[10/18/12 - 12:02 PM]
MTV's "Teen Mom 2" Returns for an Intense Third Season with Chelsea, Jenelle, Kailyn and Leah on Monday, November 12 at 10:00 P.M. ET/PT
"Teen Mom 2" returns to air as teen pregnancy and teen birth rates in the U.S. are at historic lows, following impressive declines in recent years.

[10/18/12 - 11:47 AM]
Discovery Channel's "Curiosity" Conducts Experiment to See If Ordinary Citizens Can Be Brainwashed to Carry Out Assassination
Said installment airs Sunday, October 28 at 9:00/8:00c on the network.

[10/18/12 - 11:41 AM]
Comedy Central Announces the Premiere of "30 Seconds Over Washington" Starring Comedian Kyle Kinane
The brand's newest digital series is a revamp of the HBO original and interstitial programming starring Bill Maher and Dennis Miller, which premiered prior to the 1996 elections.

[10/18/12 - 11:25 AM]
NBC's "Whitney" Returns for Second-Season Premiere on Wednesday, November 14
The second-year comedy series will replace "Animal Practice" on Wednesday nights at 8:00/7:00c.

[10/18/12 - 11:00 AM]
New Cinemax Action Series "Banshee," from a Team Including Alan Ball and Greg Yaitanes, to Debut Jan. 11
Antony Starr stars as Lucas Hood, an ex-con and master thief who assumes the identity of the sheriff of Banshee, Pa.

[10/18/12 - 10:42 AM]
Insane Start for "American Horror Story: Asylum" - 2.78 Million Adults 18-49, 3.85 Million Total Viewers
FX spins the numbers for Wednesday, October 17.

[10/18/12 - 10:32 AM]
ESPN's Bill Simmons, Jalen Rose Join "Kia NBA Countdown"
They'll join NBA Hall of Famer Earvin "Magic" Johnson and Michael Wilbon.

[10/18/12 - 10:29 AM]
Black Eyed Peas Superstar Fergie Opens Up to Oprah Winfrey About Her Life Beyond the Stage and Overcoming Obstacles on "Oprah's Next Chapter" Sunday, Oct. 21
In an exclusive interview Fergie talks about her life beyond the stage, and isjoined by her family and husband, actor Josh Duhamel.

[10/18/12 - 09:42 AM]
HGTV Announces Renewals of "Home Strange Home," "Extreme Homes," and "You Live in What"
All three series are due back with eight new one-hour episodes.

[10/18/12 - 09:24 AM]
The Hub TV Network Premieres New Animated Series "Littlest Pet Shop" and Launches New Season of Pop Culture Phenomenon "My Little Pony Friendship is Magic"
Both series return Saturday, November 10 with all-new back-to-back episodes.

[10/18/12 - 09:21 AM]
Ovation Invites Families to a Feast of Delicious Holiday Programming
Highlights include the two-hour documentary special "A Snow White Christmas: Opening Night" on Thanksgiving, November 22 at 8:00/7:00c.

[10/18/12 - 09:17 AM]
"CSI" and "Survivor" Sweep Time Periods; CBS Wins Wednesday in Viewers and Demos
CBS spins the numbers for Wednesday, October 17.

[10/18/12 - 08:48 AM]
ABC's "Modern Family" is Wednesday's #1 Show/"Suburgatory" Opens to 9-Month Highs
ABC spins the numbers for Wednesday, October 17.

[10/18/12 - 08:38 AM]
"Arrow" Keeps Its Aim, Stays Steady in All Key Demos
The CW spins the numbers for Wednesday, October 17.







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[09/19/24 - 12:30 PM]
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[09/19/24 - 10:31 AM]
Video: "The Great British Baking Show" Collection 12 - Official Trailer - Netflix
Bakers, start your ovens! A new group of contestants gathers in the tent to mix, roll and decorate their way to the top prize.

[09/19/24 - 10:00 AM]
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[09/19/24 - 10:00 AM]
CBS Invites Fans to Join Its Nationwide "Comfy Blue Sofa" Tour to Celebrate CBS Premiere Week and the Upcoming Fall Season
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[09/19/24 - 09:32 AM]
CBS Wins Wednesday with #1 Show of the Night "Survivor" and "Big Brother" Winning Its Hour
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[09/19/24 - 09:13 AM]
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[09/19/24 - 09:01 AM]
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[09/19/24 - 09:01 AM]
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[09/19/24 - 08:52 AM]
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[09/19/24 - 08:08 AM]
Hallmark Announces Its 2024 Holiday Lineup for Hallmark Channel, Hallmark Mystery and Hallmark+
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[09/19/24 - 08:02 AM]
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[09/19/24 - 08:01 AM]
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