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[11/12/12 - 11:02 PM]
Development Update: Monday, November 12
Updates include: MTV cancels "America's Best Dance Crew"; Matthew Lillard boards FX's "The Bridge"; and Thomas Perry's "Vanishing Act" revived at The CW.

[11/12/12 - 05:23 PM]
FX Sets "Unsupervised" Return for Thursday, December 6
Plus: look for this Thursday's episode of "BrandX with Russell Brand" to run for a full hour beginning at 11:00/10:00c.

[11/12/12 - 05:03 PM]
ABC Picks Up New Drama "Nashville" for Full Season
The freshman drama airs Wednesday nights at 10:00/9:00c on the Alphabet.

[11/12/12 - 04:30 PM]
ABC Gives Additional Scripts to Friday Comedies
"Last Man Standing" and "Malibu Country" have been asked for three additional scripts.

[11/12/12 - 03:24 PM]
Friday's Cable Ratings: "Gold Rush" Continues Win Streak for Discovery
Plus: numbers for TLC's "Brides of Beverly Hills," Food Network's "Health Inspectors" and more!

[11/12/12 - 02:02 PM]
Animal Planet's "Finding Bigfoot" Stomps Back with 1.3 Million Viewers in Season Debut
Animal Planet spins the numbers for Sunday, November 11.

[11/12/12 - 01:37 PM]
MTV Names Susanne Daniels President of Programming
Daniels was formerly head of programming at The WB, President of Entertainment at Lifetime and Director of Comedy Development at FOX.

[11/12/12 - 01:34 PM]
"Hawaii Five-0" to Update a Favorite Episode from the Original Series
Peter Weller will star as the lead villain as well as direct this production.

[11/12/12 - 12:53 PM]
ABC Family Begins Production on Comedy Pilot "Phys Ed"
Ryan Sypek, Kate Lang Johnson, Sunkrish Bala, Samm Levine and Chelsea Harris star in the multi-camera project.

[11/12/12 - 12:45 PM]
Shirley Jones to Guest-Star on the TBS Original Comedy Series "Cougar Town"
She'll play Anne, "an elderly woman who buys Grayson's old house under the condition that Jules spends time with her."

[11/12/12 - 12:35 PM]
For the First Time Ever, "Undercover Boss" Features the Return of a Boss, When the Diamond Resorts CEO Goes Back Undercover and Presents More Than $1 Million in Rewards, on Friday, Nov. 30, on CBS
Also on tap this season are PostNet, Kampgrounds of America (KOA) and Moe's Southwest Grill.

[11/12/12 - 12:28 PM]
Kid Rock, Disney's The Muppets and Flo Rida Join WWE(R)'s 10th Anniversary of "Tribute to the Troops" Holiday Special
The holiday extravaganza will air as a two-hour special on Wednesday, December 19 on USA and as a one-hour special on Saturday, December 22 on NBC.

[11/12/12 - 12:23 PM]
Coach Christina Aguilera Performs "Make the World Move" Featuring Fellow Coach CeeLo Green on NBC's "The Voice" Live Results Show on November 13
Plus: Rascal Flatts joins the artists to perform their hit song "Changed" on the November 20 episode.

[11/12/12 - 12:18 PM]
E! Announces Second Season Pick-Up for Hit Reality Series "Married to Jonas"
Season two of "Married to Jonas" will debut spring 2013 on the cable channel.

[11/12/12 - 12:17 PM]
MTV2 Greenlights Re-Imagination of "Nick Cannon Presents Wild 'N Out" to Premiere in 2013
"I get asked every day when 'Wild 'N Out' will be back," said Nick Cannon, CEO of NCredible Entertainment.

[11/12/12 - 12:17 PM]
CMT's Return of "Redneck Island" Hosted by Steve Austin Delivers as Network's Highest-Rated Season Premiere in History
CMT spins the numbers for Saturday, November 10.

[11/12/12 - 12:11 PM]
NBC's "Do No Harm" Latest to Get Episode Trim
The Steven Pasquale-led drama, which is expected to bow in the spring, will film 12 episodes this season.

[11/12/12 - 11:30 AM]
Bravo Media Gets Into the Holiday Spirit with a Thanksgiving-Themed Episode of "Top Chef: Seattle"
Tom Colicchio and Emeril Lagasse will join the chef'testants in the kitchen to create a Thanksgiving feast inspired by their signature cuisine.

[11/12/12 - 11:23 AM]
EPIX Presents Jay & Silent Bob Go Down Under as Part of "Comedy Unbound" on Friday, November 30th at 10:00PM
The one-hour special "is filled with ribald and cautionary tales about everything from Australian children's television to mythical Australian drop bears."

[11/12/12 - 11:18 AM]
truTV to Exclusively Televise 2012 Coaches vs. Cancer Classic November 16-17
Action will begin with a doubleheader Friday with Brigham Young taking on Florida State followed by Notre Dame and Saint Joseph's.

[11/12/12 - 10:49 AM]
Syfy Will Premiere New Original Series "Continuum" Monday, January 14 at 8PM
The series stars Rachel Nichols as Kiera Cameron, "a cop from the future who finds herself trapped in the present day."

[11/12/12 - 10:43 AM]
Live Twitter Chat with "The Neighbors" Actress Toks Olagundoye, Wednesday, November 14
She will be up on Twitter at @ToksOlagundoye, during the East Coast broadcast of the show.

[11/12/12 - 10:42 AM]
Justin Bieber, Kelly Clarkson, Carly Rae Jepsen, PSY, The Wanted and Swizz Beatz Featuring Chris Brown and Ludacris to Perform on "The 40th Anniversary American Music Awards(R)"
They join previously announced performers Carrie Underwood, Christina Aguilera, Ke$ha, Linkin Park, Nicki Minaj, No Doubt, P!nk, Pitbull, Taylor Swift and Usher.

[11/12/12 - 10:08 AM]
Rob Marciano Signed to Co-Anchor "Entertainment Tonight"
Marciano will co-anchor with Nancy O'Dell beginning January 2013.

[11/12/12 - 10:01 AM]
Louis CK Returns to HBO for All-New Stand-Up Comedy Special
The special will be taped at one of the stops of his sold-out 16-city tour, which wraps in February.

[11/12/12 - 09:57 AM]
Guinness World Record(R) Achieved for Largest Coloring Book During Hub TV Network's "Playdate Premiere Party" Hosted by Actress Melissa Joan Hart
The event at New York's Gramercy Theater also featured screenings of "My Little Pony Friendship is Magic" and "Littlest Pet Shop."

[11/12/12 - 09:56 AM]
Discovery Channel Hunts for Wild West Treasures on "Ghost Town Gold"
The six-part series, originally targeted for Destination America, will premiere Thursday, November 15 at 10:00/9:00c.

[11/12/12 - 09:50 AM]
Live + 7 Day Ratings: ABC's "Modern Family" Leapfrogs Over CBS' "Big Bang" and NBC's "Sunday Night Football"
ABC further spins the numbers for the week of October 22-28.

[11/12/12 - 09:37 AM]
Video: A Few Minutes With... "Partners" Co-Star Michael Urie
Check out part four of our four-part visit with the cast of the CBS comedy.

[11/12/12 - 09:36 AM]
Video: A Few Minutes With... "Partners" Co-Star Brandon Routh
Check out part three of our four-part visit with the cast of the CBS comedy.

[11/12/12 - 09:35 AM]
Video: A Few Minutes With... "Partners" Co-Star David Krumholtz
Check out part two of our four-part visit with the cast of the CBS comedy.

[11/12/12 - 09:34 AM]
Video: A Few Minutes With... "Partners" Co-Star Sophia Bush
Check out part one of our four-part visit with the cast of the CBS comedy.

[11/12/12 - 09:33 AM]
Video: A Few Minutes With... "Bones" Co-Stars David Boreanaz & Emily Deschanel
Check out our visit with the cast and creators of the FOX series about tonight's episode.

[11/12/12 - 09:32 AM]
Video: A Few Minutes With... "Bones" Executive Producer Stephen Nathan
Check out our visit with the cast and creators of the FOX series about tonight's episode.

[11/12/12 - 09:31 AM]
Video: A Few Minutes With... "Bones" Co-Stars Eugene Byrd, Pej Vahdat & Michael Grant Terry
Check out our visit with the cast and creators of the FOX series about tonight's episode.

[11/12/12 - 09:12 AM]
A&E Presents New Original Real Life Series "PANIC 9-1-1" Thursday November 29 at 10PM ET/PT
The three-episode series uses audio from real 9-1-1 calls to narrate the story.

[11/12/12 - 09:04 AM]
ABC's Non-Sports Sunday Tops CBS in Adults 18-49
ABC spins the numbers for Sunday, November 11.

[11/12/12 - 09:00 AM]
Kevin Frazier and Brooke Anderson to Anchor "The Thanksgiving Day Parade on CBS," Nov. 22
Now in its 52nd year, the special will feature portions of the 86th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade live from New York City.

[11/12/12 - 08:31 AM]
Sunday's Broadcast Ratings: NBC Is Tops in Demos, Viewers with "Sunday Night Football"
Plus: ABC's "America's Funniest Home Videos" and "Once Upon a Time" take big hits against FOX's NFL overrun.

[11/12/12 - 08:17 AM]
NBC's Texans-Bears Game Was #1 in Its Time Period and the #1 Show of the Night
NBC spins the numbers for Sunday, November 11.

[11/12/12 - 08:16 AM]
PBS Presents Nova's "Inside the Megastorm" and Ken Burns's "The Dust Bowl" For An Extreme Weather Night of Television
Said projects will premiere back-to-back this Sunday, November 18 beginning at 7:00/6:00c.

[11/12/12 - 08:11 AM]
Half of Americans Will Spend More Than They Can Afford This Holiday Season Oxygen Media Study Reveals
The release of this study coincides with the network's docu-series "My Shopping Addiction," airing Mondays at 11:00/10:00c.

[11/12/12 - 08:02 AM]
Video: First Ten Minutes of Season Two of Bravo's "Million Dollar Decorators"
The series kicks off its sophomore run this Tuesday, November 13 at 10:00/9:00c.

[11/12/12 - 07:25 AM]
"Fringe" Is Reborn on Science Channel with Special Thanksgiving Week Premiere Events
Look for three hours of repeats every Tuesday night at 8:00/7:00c beginning November 20.

[11/12/12 - 06:10 AM]
Investigation Discovery Greenlights "Deadly Affairs" for Season Two
The Susan Lucci-hosted series will return as a summer anchor in 2013.

[11/11/12 - 08:51 AM]
Saturday's Broadcast Ratings: ABC, Notre Dame Top the Competition
The Alphabet wins among both total viewers and adults 18-49 last night.

[11/11/12 - 08:40 AM]
"Saturday Night Live" Matches Its Second-Highest Overnights So Far This Season
NBC spins the numbers for Saturday, November 10.

[11/10/12 - 10:10 AM]
ABC Rolls Back "Family Tools" Order to 10 Episodes
The comedy - alongside fellow freshman "How to Live with Your Parents (for the Rest of Your Life)" - will fill Tuesday nights between "Dancing with the Stars" cycles.

[11/10/12 - 09:26 AM]
"Grimm" Captures the #1 18-49 Rating of the Night for a Scripted Program
NBC spins the numbers for Friday, November 9.

[11/10/12 - 09:12 AM]
Friday's Broadcast Ratings: CBS, ABC Top Viewers, Demos
"Undercover Boss" posts big gains from its season premiere last week.







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[06/08/26 - 08:31 AM]
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