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[06/17/13 - 05:35 PM]
NBC Entertainment Names Quinn Taylor Executive Vice President, Movies, Miniseries & International Co-Productions
Previously, Taylor was senior vice president, Movies, Miniseries and Acquisitions, ABC Entertainment Group.

[03/12/12 - 11:25 AM]
Bravo Media Appoints Andrew Wang to Vice President, Scripted Development & Production
Wang previously held the role of Vice President of TV Development & Production for Alloy Entertainment.

[10/11/11 - 10:58 PM]
Development Update: Tuesday, October 11
Updates include: "Harry's Law" gets six more scripts from NBC; Courteney Cox, David Arquette book "10 Years" at NBC; and Craig Zadan, Neil Meron to redo "Steel Magnolias" at Lifetime.

[08/10/09 - 02:11 PM]
The Search Is On! MTV Teams Up with Sean 'Diddy' Combs and Mark Burnett to Seek Out the Next Music Megastar in 'P. Diddy's Starmaker' August 16 at 10 PM ET/PT
Plus: Pete Wentz, Lady Gaga, Nicole Scherzinger and Kelly Rowland will make special appearances throughout the series.

[01/29/09 - 10:52 AM]
BET and BET J Shine for Black History Month with an Awe-Inspiring Lineup of Music Specials, Original Shows and New Movie Premieres Every Sunday
Among the highlights: the second annual BET HONORS and the network premiere of A RAISIN IN THE SUN.

[12/18/08 - 06:15 AM]
Nominations Announced for the 15th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards(R)
"30 Rock," "John Adams," "Mad Men" and "The Closer" lead the nominations with three each.

[12/11/08 - 06:00 AM]
Hollywood Foreign Press Association 2008 Golden Globe Awards Nominations for the Year Ended December 31, 2008
HBO leads the TV nominations with 22 thanks to "In Treatment" (five), "Recount" (five), "John Adams" (4), "Bernard and Doris" (three) and "Entourage" (three).

[08/28/08 - 07:05 AM]
Emmy(R) and Grammy(R) Award Winner Harry Connick, JR. Stars in Lifetime Original Movie, 'Living Proof,' Premiering Saturday, October 18
The film continues Lifetime's quest to support their Stop Breast Cancer for Life campaign.

[07/17/08 - 01:18 PM]
Disney-ABC Television Group Celebrates 84 Primetime Emmy(R) Nominations
ABC proper received 76 nominations, more than any other broadcast network for the second straight year.

[07/17/08 - 05:40 AM]
The 60th Primetime Emmy(R) Awards and Creative Arts Emmy(R) Awards Nominees ArE...
"John Adams" leads all nominations with 23, followed by "30 Rock" (17), "Mad Men" (16) and "Pushing Daisies" (12).

[07/14/08 - 04:30 PM]
Sanaa Lathan, Nia Long and Kevin Michael Richardson Join "The Cleveland Show" on Fox
The trio join Mike Henry, who's reprising his "Family Guy" role of everyone's favorite soft-spoken neighbor Cleveland Brown.

[06/06/08 - 11:06 AM]
John Stamos ('Er') to Star in and Produce Lifetime Original Movie 'Killing MR. Kissel' (Working Title)
Robin Tunney, Gretchen Egolf and Anson Mount also star in the film, which will premiere this November.

[05/02/08 - 08:06 AM]
Lifetime Television Proudly Announces October Marquee Event Original Movie, 'Living Proof' Starring Emmy(R) and Grammy(R) Award Winner Harry Connick, JR.
Previous efforts "Matters of Life & Dating" and "Why I Wore Lipstick to My Mastectomy" were also made as part of their "Stop Breast Cancer for Life" campaign.

[05/01/08 - 10:33 AM]
Er on Ion Television: A Prescription for Success
Seasons 11-14 of the long-running drama will begin airing on the network in June.

[04/29/08 - 09:34 AM]
NBC Announces Golden Globe Winner and Oscar(R)-Nominated Angela Bassett Will Join the Cast of 'Er' for 15th and Final Season
She'll play a "tough-as-nails attending physician who is coming back to Chicago after doing tsunami relief work in Indonesia."

[04/02/08 - 12:11 PM]
NBC Picks Up Classic, Emmy Award-Winning 'Er' for 15th and Final Season
"'ER' is one of the greatest shows of all time and we can't wait to deliver to the audience the fantastic stories the series is known for," said NBC's Ben Silverman.

[03/04/08 - 02:21 PM]
Primetime Ratings Report for the Week of February 25, 2008 (Based on National Live + Same Day Program Ratings)
ABC spins the numbers for the week of February 25-March 2.

[03/04/08 - 02:09 PM]
NBC Primetime Ratings Results for the Week of FeB. 25-March 2
ABC spins the numbers for the week of February 25-March 2.

[02/26/08 - 02:02 PM]
Quick Take for Monday, February 25, 2008 (Fast Affiliate Live + Same Day Ratings)
ABC spins the numbers for Monday, February 25.

[11/30/07 - 12:06 PM]
The "ABC World Premiere Movie Event: A Raisin in the Sun" Has Just Been Selected to Be Screened at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2008
In addition, ABC.com will offer a first look of the trailer of the already acclaimed three-hour film, beginning today.

[08/16/07 - 02:33 PM]
Movie Adaptation of Lorraine Hansberry's "A Raisin in the Sun," Starring the Award-Winning Broadway Cast and Produced by Sony Pictures Television, Will Air as an "ABC Premiere Event," February 25, 2008, the Night After the Network's Live Telecast of 80th Annual Academy Awards
Sean Combs, Phylicia Rashad, Audra McDonald, Sanaa Lathan and John Stamos all star in the three-hour original movie, from executive producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron.

[12/12/06 - 03:50 PM]
Production Starts on a Special Movie Adaptation of Lorraine Hansberry's "A Raisin in the Sun," Starring Award-Winning Broadway Cast
Sean Combs, Phylicia Rashad, Audra McDonald, Sanaa Lathan and John Stamos all star in the three-hour television movie adaptation.

[12/01/06 - 03:18 PM]
Development Update: November 27-December 1 (Weekly Round-Up)
Over 30 updates on projects in development and tidbits about shows currently on the air!

[05/23/06 - 12:00 AM]
ABC Announces a Special Movie Adaptation of Lorraine Hansberry's "A Raisin in the Sun," Starring Award-Winning Broadway Cast







RAISIN IN THE SUN, A (ABC)
BROADCAST HISTORY:
2/25/08
STATUS:
telefilm/mini-series in the can
DESCRIPTION:
(from ABC's press release) The highly anticipated special three-hour television movie adaptation of "A Raisin in the Sun," based on the play that inspired a generation, will air as an "ABC Premiere Event" MONDAY, FEBRUARY 25 (8:00-11:00 p.m., ET), on the ABC Television Network, the night after ABC's live telecast of the 80th Annual Academy Awards.
PRINCIPAL CAST INFORMATION:
· Audra McDonald as Ruth
· Bill Nunn as Bobo
· Cephas Jones as Willy Harris
· David Oyelowo as Joseph Asagai
· John Stamos as Mr. Lindner
· Phylicia Rashad as Lena Younger
· Sanaa Lathan as Beneatha
· Sean Combs as Walter Lee, Jr.
· Sean Patrick Thomas as George Murchison
CREW INFORMATION:
· Carl Rumbaugh as EP
· Craig Zadan as EP
· David Binder as EP
· Kenny Leon as DIR
· Lorraine Hansberry as PLAY
· Neil Merons as EP
· Paris Qualles as WRTR
· Sean Combs as EP
· Susan Batson as EP
GENRE(S):
· based on a play
· mow
STUDIO INFORMATION:
· Bad Boy World Wide Entertainment Group
· Sony Pictures Television
· Storyline Entertainment