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[11/28/12 - 11:13 PM]
Development Update: Wednesday, November 28
Updates include: Starz eyes Caesar spin-off of "Spartacus"; Chad Michael Murray to recur on TNT's "Southland"; and quartet to visit MTV's "Teen Wolf."

[11/28/12 - 06:27 PM]
"CMA Country Christmas," Hosted by Jennifer Nettles of Sugarland, Airs Thursday, December 20 on the ABC Television Network
Dierks Bentley, Colbie Caillat, Katherine Jenkins, Lady Antebellum, John Legend, Little Big Town, Martina McBride, Scotty McCreery, Nettles, The Band Perry and Keith Urban are among the featured artists.

[11/28/12 - 06:26 PM]
ABC Picks Up Additional Episodes of Comedies "Last Man Standing" and "Malibu Country"
Both series have received orders for five additional episodes, bringing their season totals to 18.

[11/28/12 - 04:59 PM]
The CW Pulls the Plug on "Emily Owens, M.D."
All 13 episodes of the newcomer however are expected to air.

[11/28/12 - 04:25 PM]
Tuesday's Cable Ratings: "Sons of Anarchy" Holds Off Return of TNT Dramas
Plus: numbers for OWN's "Oprah: Where Are They Now?," MTV's "Underemployed" and Bravo's "Flipping Out."

[11/28/12 - 03:59 PM]
MTV Cancels "The Inbetweeners"
The freshman comedy wrapped its run earlier this month.

[11/28/12 - 02:17 PM]
"Live with Kelly and Michael" Gears Up for the Season with a Month of Holiday-Inspired Festivities
The week-long series is "dedicated to great gift ideas for women and men, tech gadgets, hostess gifts, and the year's hottest toys for the kids."

[11/28/12 - 02:11 PM]
Bravo Media Ranks #1 Among Cable Entertainment Networks with A18-49 in the 9PM Hour with "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills"
Bravo spins the numbers for Monday, November 26.

[11/28/12 - 02:08 PM]
With Miners and Shiners Discovery Channel Smashes Viewership Records in November
Discovery spins the numbers for the month to date.

[11/28/12 - 01:57 PM]
MTV's "Catfish: the TV Show" and "Teen Mom 2" Season 3 Rank as Monday Night's Top Two Original Cable Series Among P12-34 for the Third Consecutive Week
MTV spins the numbers for Monday, November 26.

[11/28/12 - 01:27 PM]
"Real Husbands of Hollywood" and "Second Generation Wayans" to Premiere Tuesday, January 15 on BET
Kevin Hart, Nick Cannon, Boris Kodjoe, Duane Martin, J.B. Smoove and Robin Thicke star in the former, billed as "the fakest reality show ever."

[11/28/12 - 01:24 PM]
Lisa Edelstein to Guest Star in Showtime's "House of Lies"
She'll play "a smart and sexy political consultant whom Marty (Don Cheadle) encounters on one of his assignments."

[11/28/12 - 01:15 PM]
Monday's Cable Ratings: "Monday Night Football" Tops Demos for 12th Straight Week
Plus: numbers for TLC's "The Next Great Baker," HBO's "Witness" and Oxygen's "Love Games: Bad Girls Need Love Too."

[11/28/12 - 01:12 PM]
Lifetime's Hit Docuseries "Dance Moms" Returns for Third Season on January 1, 2013
Plus: check out the Dance Moms "Maniac" video touting the new season.

[11/28/12 - 12:29 PM]
Busy Philipps and Taye Diggs to Announce The 19th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards(R) Nominations
The announcement will be telecast live on TNT at 9 a.m. (ET)/6 a.m. (PT) on Wednesday, December 12.

[11/28/12 - 11:57 AM]
Hallmark Channel's Holiday Streak Continues to Build with #1 Movie of the Day for 4th Consecutive Week
The Hallmark Channel spins the numbers for the week of November 19-25.

[11/28/12 - 11:57 AM]
Exclusive: Two-Hour "Bones" Set for January 14; "Following" to Get Friday, Saturday Encores
Viewers will be able to see the Kevin Bacon-led drama two times each week.

[11/28/12 - 11:49 AM]
NBC Signs First-Look Production Deal with Nick Cannon from Network's "America's Got Talent"
Cannon and Michael Goldman will develop both unscripted and scripted programming for the network.

[11/28/12 - 11:37 AM]
VH1 Wraps Up Your Year in Pop Culture Cheer with "Love & Hip Hop Atlanta: Dirty Little Secrets," "VH1 Divas 2012," "Tiny Tonight" and "40 Greatest Hip Hop Songs of the 90's"
The "Love & Hip Hop Atlanta: Dirty Little Secrets" special airs Sunday, December 16 at 8:00/7:00c on the cable channel.

[11/28/12 - 11:31 AM]
TBS Was Basic Cable's #1 Entertainment Network in Primetime with Key Adult Demos for the Month of November
Turner spins the numbers for the week of November 19-25 and the month to date.

[11/28/12 - 11:31 AM]
Donald Faison to Host TBS's New Hidden Camera Comedy Series "Who Gets the Last Laugh?"
The series will feature some of the most well known comedians and comedy actors in entertainment today competing to pull the most outrageous practical jokes.

[11/28/12 - 11:18 AM]
"iCarly" Finale Draws 6.4 Million Total Viewers, Ranks as November's Top Telecast with Kids and Tweens
Nickelodeon spins the numbers for the week of November 19-25.

[11/28/12 - 11:01 AM]
FOX to Give "The Mob Doctor" Two Extra Shifts on Saturdays
Look for originals on Saturday, December 29 and Saturday, January 5 at 9:00/8:00c to help close out its 13-episode run.

[11/28/12 - 11:00 AM]
"Touch" Connects with a Special Two-Hour Season Two Premiere Friday, February 8, on FOX
The show's sophomore run was previously announced to kick off the week prior.

[11/28/12 - 10:56 AM]
Notre Dame-USC: ABC's Most-Viewed Regular-Season College Football Game since 2006
ESPN spins the numbers for Saturday, November 24.

[11/28/12 - 10:03 AM]
ABC Family Drama Pilot "Terminales" from Lionsgate and Televisa USA Begins Production in Boston
Barry Watson and Rebecca Schull will guest star in the pilot, which is based on Televisa's successful Mexican drama of the same title.

[11/28/12 - 09:57 AM]
Strong Holiday Week Programming Caps Best-Ever November for The Hub TV Network and Drives Network to 11th Consecutive Month of Audience Growth
The Hub spins the numbers for the week of November 19-25.

[11/28/12 - 09:50 AM]
Peter Rabbits Hops to Nickelodeon in New Holiday Special, "Peter Rabbit's Christmas Tale" on Friday, Dec. 14, at 7pm (ET/PT)
Peter Rabbit is produced in conjunction with Silvergate Media and animated by Brown Bag Films.

[11/28/12 - 09:41 AM]
FX Sets Early 2013 Premiere Dates
"Justified" returns on Tuesday, January 8 with "Anger Management," "Archer" and "Legit" due on Thursday, January 17.

[11/28/12 - 09:25 AM]
"NCIS" Delivers Largest Audience Since Season Premiere and Best Demos Since October
CBS spins the numbers for Tuesday, November 27.

[11/28/12 - 09:20 AM]
Fabulosity Returns to Style Media with New Docu-Series "Kimora: House of Fab" on January 23
Plus: the previously announced series "Big Rich Atlanta" kicks off Style's new Wednesday night of programming.

[11/28/12 - 09:10 AM]
AMC Launches New Programming Night for Original Unscripted Series
"Comic Book Men," "Freakshow" and "Immortalized" will kick off said lineup on Thursday, February 14.

[11/28/12 - 09:09 AM]
AMC Greenlights New Unscripted Series "Owner's Manual"
Ed Sanders and Marcus Hunt are put to the test in a weekly challenge where they attempt to operate today's most advanced, dangerous and powerful machinery and technology.

[11/28/12 - 09:03 AM]
Syfy Greenlights Three All-New Reality Series "Ghost Mine," "Stranded" and "Notorious Hauntings" to Premiere in 2013
"Ghost Mine" premieres Wednesday, January 16 followed by "Stranded" on Wednesday, February 27.

[11/28/12 - 08:50 AM]
ABC Wins Tuesday with "Dancing with the Stars: All-Stars" Finale Scoring Season Highs
ABC spins the numbers for Tuesday, November 27.

[11/28/12 - 08:41 AM]
"Go On" Jumps Week to Week to Score Its Highest Results Since October 9
NBC spins the numbers for Tuesday, November 27.

[11/28/12 - 08:39 AM]
Animal Planet Sweeps November, Coming Closer to Scoring Its Most-Watched Year Ever
Animal Planet spins the numbers for the month to date.

[11/28/12 - 08:29 AM]
Video: Spike TV's "VGA TEN" Host Samuel L. Jackson Is Not Kidding Around
Watch the latest promo for the annual event, airing Friday, December 7 on Spike TV at 9:00/8:00c.

[11/28/12 - 08:20 AM]
Tuesday's Broadcast Ratings: ABC Wins Tight Demo Race with "Dancing with the Stars" Finale
Plus: all four of FOX's comedies see double digit gains from last week's numbers.

[11/28/12 - 08:18 AM]
Bravo Media's "The Millionaire Matchmaker" Kicks Off the New Year with a New Season of Love on Thursday, January 10 at 9 P.M., ET/PT
After five seasons of successfully finding love for single millionaires, Patti Stanger is now ready to find her own true love.

[11/28/12 - 08:06 AM]
Starz Reveals "Spartacus: War of the Damned" Key Art!
As previously announced, the show's final season is scheduled to premiere on Friday, January 25 at 9:00/8:00c.

[11/28/12 - 07:53 AM]
HGTV Showcases Celebs and Famous Houses in Six Specials Premiering This Winter
"These specials feature today's biggest stars on the big and small screen, as well as musicians from all genres," said Kathleen Finch.

[11/28/12 - 07:16 AM]
A&E's Hit Series "Duck Dynasty" Presents a One-Hour Christmas Special on Wednesday, December 5th
"I'm Dreaming of a Redneck Christmas" will air at 10:00/9:00c on said night.

[11/28/12 - 07:11 AM]
"Sunday Night Football" on NBC Is Primetime Television's No. 1 Show
NBC spins the numbers for Thursday, November 22 and Sunday, November 25.

[11/28/12 - 07:02 AM]
Ryan Seacrest Hosts the Biggest Party of the Year on "Dick Clark's Primetime New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2013"
Carly Rae Jepsen, Neon Trees, Brandy, Flo Rida, Karmin, OneRepublic and Pitbull are among the scheduled performers.

[11/27/12 - 11:02 PM]
Development Update: Tuesday, November 27
Updates include: "Arrow," "Supernatural" locked in for 23 episodes this season; Brett Dalton joins ABC's "S.H.I.E.L.D."; and trio bound for HBO's "Getting On."

[11/27/12 - 05:37 PM]
Sunday's Cable Ratings: "Walking Dead" Closes Holiday Weekend on Top
Plus: numbers for HBO's "Treme," Food Network's "Sugar Dome" and TLC's "Extreme Cougar Wives."

[11/27/12 - 05:32 PM]
Saturday's Cable Ratings: Nickelodeon's "Victorious" Leads Pack in Total Viewers
Plus: numbers for Syfy's "Dungeons & Dragons: The Book of Vile Darkness," Lifetime's "The March Sisters at Christmas" and Hallmark's "Naughty or Nice."

[11/27/12 - 05:30 PM]
NBC Wins the Week of Nov. 19-25 in 18-49 and Total Viewers with Its Highest Averages for an In-Season Week Since the Super Bowl
NBC spins the numbers for the week of November 19-25.

[11/27/12 - 04:46 PM]
ABC Draws its 2nd-Largest Audience Since Season Premiere Week
ABC spins the numbers for the week of November 19-25.







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[02/26/26 - 02:19 PM]
"Live with Kelly and Mark" Soars to Season High with Best Audience in Over a Year
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[02/26/26 - 02:08 PM]
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[02/26/26 - 01:16 PM]
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[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]
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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]
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[02/26/26 - 10:01 AM]
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[02/26/26 - 10:01 AM]
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[02/26/26 - 10:00 AM]
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[02/26/26 - 09:14 AM]
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[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.

[02/26/26 - 09:01 AM]
Prime Video Announces March 19 Premiere Date for "Meal Ticket"
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