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[08/18/09 - 06:12 PM]
Development Update: Tuesday, August 18
Updates incldue: Penelope Ann Miller to visit TNT's "Men"; two on board "Brothers & Sisters" at ABC; and Natasha Henstridge and Harry Hamlin to topline a Hallmark original.

[08/18/09 - 03:36 PM]
Make It Or Break It's Penultimate Season 1 Episode Hits Series Highs in Adults 18-34 and Across Core 12-34 and 12-17 Demos
ABC Family spins the numbers for Monday, August 17.

[08/18/09 - 02:14 PM]
60 Minutes with First Michael Vick Interview Is the Number-2 Program for the Week, Drawing 34% More Viewers Than Its Summer Average
CBS spins the numbers for Sunday, August 16.

[08/18/09 - 02:11 PM]
48 Hours Mystery Sweeps Its Time Slot to Become the Night's #1 Program in Households and Viewers on Saturday August 15
CBS spins the numbers for Saturday, August 15.

[08/18/09 - 02:10 PM]
For the First Time, DR. Phil Leaves Stage 29 in Hollywood to Kick Off Premiere Week Live from New York on September 14th and in Philadelphia on September 16th
The new season will begin on Monday, September 14, when DR. PHIL will premiere live from New York City.

[08/18/09 - 01:26 PM]
CBS Fall Preview, a Primetime Special Hosted by the Cast of the Hit Network Comedy Series "How I Met Your Mother," Will Be Broadcast Wednesday, SepT. 2, 8:30-9:00 Pm, ET/PT on the CBS Television Network
This CBS fall preview offering has been an annual tradition since 2004.

[08/18/09 - 12:30 PM]
Rainbow Media Unveils New Multiplatform Bridal Network ''Wedding Central''
At launch, programming featured on the site includes series such as "My Big Fat Fabulous Wedding," "Single in the City" and "Girl Meets Cowboy."

[08/18/09 - 12:16 PM]
TNT Adds Two More Episodes of Hit Series Leverage to Summer Lineup
The show's second season had originally been set to wrap its summer run on August 26.

[08/18/09 - 11:52 AM]
Showtime and Oliver Stone Uncover America's Secret History
The 10-episode documentary series, entitled OLIVER STONE'S SECRET HISTORY OF AMERICA, which will premiere on SHOWTIME in 2010.

[08/18/09 - 11:44 AM]
A&E's New Series 'Hoarders' Becomes Most-Watched Series Premiere in Network History Among Adults 18-49 and Ties for the Most in 25-54
A&E spins the numbers for Monday, August 17.

[08/18/09 - 11:29 AM]
USA Rules Cable Again
USA spins the numbers for the week of August 10-16.

[08/18/09 - 11:24 AM]
ABC Grows Its Numbers Week to Week and Over the Same Week Last Year
ABC spins the numbers for the week of August 10-16.

[08/18/09 - 11:21 AM]
A Million Dollar Moment Is Coming Up on Sunday's "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire"
The Alphabet details the remaining installments of the show's 11-night stunt.

[08/18/09 - 10:48 AM]
Big Brother Leads CBS to Weekly Win in Viewers and Adults 18-49
CBS spins the numbers for the week of August 10-16.

[08/18/09 - 10:32 AM]
'America's Got Talent,' the #1 Show of the Summer, Leads NBC's Week of AuG. 10-16
NBC spins the numbers for the week of August 10-16.

[08/18/09 - 10:18 AM]
HGTV Design Star Sees Ratings Gains for Fifth Week
HGTV spins the numbers for Sunday, August 16.

[08/18/09 - 09:24 AM]
CBS Wins Monday in Viewers, Adults 18-49 and Adults 25-54
CBS spins the numbers for Monday, August 17.

[08/18/09 - 09:05 AM]
NBC's New a Capella Singing Competition Series "The Sing-Off" Travels to Four Cities in Search of the Most Talented Groups in America
Auditions will take place in New York City (Sept. 12), Chicago (Sept. 14), Atlanta (Sept. 16) and Los Angeles (Sept. 19).

[08/18/09 - 08:26 AM]
Spike TV and Tna Wrestling Extend Partnership Through 2012
The deal includes three new years of TNA's weekly "iMPACT!" show as well as the addition of a new original series of one-hour specials.

[08/18/09 - 12:11 AM]
Interview: "Flipping Out" Co-Stars Jeff Lewis & Jenni Pulos

[08/18/09 - 12:08 AM]
Interview: "Shaq VS." Executive Producer Joe Hipps & Will Staeger

[08/17/09 - 06:43 PM]
Development Update: Monday, August 17
Updates include: Dave Franco joins ABC's "Scrubs"; two join "Friday Night Lights" at NBC; and Gretchen Berg and Aaron Harberts to bring "Midnight, Mass" to NBC.

[08/17/09 - 03:00 PM]
Patton Oswalt Cast in Syfy's Caprica
He'll play the role of Baxter Sarno, "the wildly popular Caprican comedian talk show host on whose show Daniel and Amanda Graystone ultimately appear."

[08/17/09 - 02:05 PM]
The World's Gone Mad! AMC Garners Nearly 4 Million Cumulative Viewers with Sunday Night Season Three Premiere of ''Mad Men''
AMC spins the numbers for Sunday, August 16.

[08/17/09 - 01:49 PM]
The CW Network's "America's Next Top Model" Holds Open Casting Calls for Cycle 14 in Cities Across the U.S.
Calls are set for Atlanta, Chicago, Denver, Las Vegas, Houston and Los Angeles in the coming weeks.

[08/17/09 - 01:02 PM]
British Fashion Gurus Trinny and Susannah Makeover America One State at a Time with New Series on Tlc
The series, which features the original UK hosts of "What Not to Wear," will roll out on Friday, August 21 at 10:00/9:00c.

[08/17/09 - 12:58 PM]
ABC Family Fetches Starz Media's "The Dog Who Saved Christmas" for Network's 'Countdown to 25 Days of Christmas' Programming Event
Mario Lopez, Dean Cain, Elisa Donovan and Gary Valentine co-star in the project, bowing Sunday, November 29 at 8:00/7:00c.

[08/17/09 - 12:42 PM]
Lifetime's Drop Dead Diva and Army Wives Reach Highest Ratings of the Season
Lifetime spins the numbers for Sunday, August 16.

[08/17/09 - 12:04 PM]
ABC Marks Its Biggest Non-Sports Summer Sunday in Over 1 Year
ABC spins the numbers for Sunday, August 16.

[08/17/09 - 10:03 AM]
Comedy Central(R) Laughs It Up This Fall with All-New Series and Specials as Well as Returning Favorites
"South Park" to return on Wednesday, October 7 followed by the premiere of "Secret Girlfriend."

[08/17/09 - 10:02 AM]
Dean Cain, Colin Cowie, Gerry Deveaux, Farouk, Heather Kerzner, Richard Lefrak, George Maloof JR., Valeria Mazza, Matthew Rolston, Andre Leon Talley, Tamara Tunie and Keisha Whitaker to Judge the 2009 Miss Universe Pageant on NBC August 23rd
Plus: Flo Rida, Heidi Montag, David Guetta and Kelly Rowland are on tap to perform.

[08/17/09 - 10:02 AM]
Comedy Central(R) Hires Lisa Leingang as Senior Vice President, Original Programming and Development, East Coast
Leingang spent four years at CBS Entertainment as vice president, primetime programming and development.

[08/17/09 - 09:52 AM]
Murder, Mayhem and Dysfunctional Families Reside in Ion Television's "Durham County"
Due on September 7, "Durham County" marks the first original primetime series to premiere on ION.

[08/17/09 - 07:57 AM]
Ion Television Inks Deal with NBC Universal Domestic Television Distribution for Major Theatrical Film Package
The pact includes such features as "The Break Up," "Miami Vice" and "I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry."

[08/17/09 - 05:41 AM]
'Dancing with the Stars' Season 9 Cast Revealed on 'Gma'!
The cast includes "an Osmond, a cowboy and a former House majority leader, will team up with professional dancers and face off on television's hit ballroom competition."

[08/14/09 - 06:38 PM]
Development Update: Friday, August 14
Updates include: Frank Spotnitz lands two dramas at HBO; while Joel Schumacher to revisit "St. Elmo's Fire" at ABC.

[08/14/09 - 02:52 PM]
Monday Night Football Preseason Opener: ESPN's Most-Viewed Non-Monday Preseason Game Since 1994
ESPN spins the numbers for Thursday, August 13.

[08/14/09 - 12:43 PM]
Jerry Seinfeld to Be the First Guest on the Premiere of "The Jay Leno Show"
Seinfeld will join previous announced musical guests Jay Z, Kanye West and Rihanna.

[08/14/09 - 10:31 AM]
Big Brother Continues to Gain Momentum
CBS spins the numbers for Thursday, August 13.

[08/14/09 - 10:15 AM]
Interview: "America's Best Dance Crew" Judge J.C. Chasez

[08/14/09 - 10:03 AM]
After Being Blindsided by Jeff Who Chose to Use the Coup D'Etat Power, Jessie Was Put on the Block Against One of His Biggest Allies, and Is the Fifth Houseguest to Be Evicted from the "Big Brother" House
CBS details the latest "Big Brother" elimination.

[08/14/09 - 08:32 AM]
TNT Announces Plans for Finale of Provocative Drama Saving Grace, Starring Oscar(R) Winner and Current Emmy(R) Nominee Holly Hunter
The series will wrap up with a nine-episode run planned for next summer.

[08/14/09 - 12:12 AM]
Interview: "Kourtney & Khloe Take Miami" Stars Kourtney & Khloe Kardashian

[08/13/09 - 06:51 PM]
Development Update: Thursday, August 13
Updates include: Comedy Central cancels "Reno 911"; Denzel Washington to produce "Billy Stiles" at FOX; and Anne Dudek books "Covert Affairs" at USA.

[08/13/09 - 03:33 PM]
Animal Planet Unleashes the Adorable, the Fiesty and the Unexpected in New Season of Popular Anthology Series Dogs 101 and Cats 101
Beginning Saturday, October 3 at 9:00/8:00c, the new season of DOGS 101 premieres as part of Animal Planet's all-new pet programming night.

[08/13/09 - 03:32 PM]
Extreme Pet Trainer Zak George Takes Tricks to a Whole New Level in Animal Planet's New Fall Series - Superfetch
The series kicks off an all-new pet programming line-up on Saturday, October 3 starting at 8:00/7:00c.

[08/13/09 - 01:52 PM]
Nightline Is #1 Among Total Viewers -- Outperforms "Tonight Show" for 7th Consecutive Week
ABC spins the late-night numbers for the week of August 3-7.

[08/13/09 - 01:51 PM]
ABC Improves Year to Year on the Evening for the 10th Consecutive Week
ABC spins the numbers for Wednesday, August 12.

[08/13/09 - 01:50 PM]
ABC Premieres a Special Enhanced Version of Recent "Ugly Betty" Episodes, Friday 8/14 - Friday 9/11
The enhanced version will include "text on the lower third of the screen and will let viewers in on clues in the show, as well as give back story to catch new viewers up for Season Four."

[08/13/09 - 01:49 PM]
ABC to Announce the New Cast of "Dancing with the Stars" Season Nine Live on "Good Morning America," Monday, August 17
Tom Bergeron, will be on hand to reveal the new cast of celebrities, along with a newly announced Season Nine cast member for the first in-studio interview.







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