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[08/15/07 - 11:06 PM]
The Futon's First Look: "Pushing Daisies" (ABC)

[08/15/07 - 11:06 PM]
The Futon's First Look: "Marlowe" (ABC)

[08/15/07 - 09:47 PM]
FX Teams with Myspace to Offer a Special Sneak Preview Episode from the Upcoming Third Season of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
FX has ordered 15 new episodes for season three which will air over the course of 10 weeks.

[08/15/07 - 09:45 PM]
Selita Ebanks, Melissa Joan Hart, Shelley Hennig, Joey Lawrence, Ryan Sheckler and Aimee Teegarden Headline Panel of Celebrity Judges for NBC's Live Telecast of the 25th Annual Miss Teen Usa(R) Pageant
Plus: 19-year-old singing superstar, Kat DeLuna will perform "Whine Up" and the sensational Jonas Brothers will perform a medley of their hits "Hold On" and "S.O.S." during the telecast.

[08/15/07 - 09:43 PM]
TBS Presents Network Television Premieres of Comedy Hits Diary of a Mad Black Woman and Guess Who?
Said movies will premiere over the next two weekends on the cable channel.

[08/15/07 - 09:42 PM]
Ellen Degeneres to Present Comedy Variety Special for TBS from HBO and Aeg Live's the Comedy Festival
The two-hour variety special will feature performances by top talents from the worlds of comedy and music.

[08/15/07 - 06:05 PM]
An Elite Army Unit Bring Ultimate Force to BBC America
The show's ensemble cast includes "Heroes" co-star Sendhil Ramamurthy.

[08/15/07 - 02:22 PM]
Fergie Set to Perform on "Teen Choice 2007" Live Sunday, August 26, on Fox
She joins Steve Carell, Shia LaBeouf, Ryan Seacrest, Jordin Sparks, David Spade, Michael Cera, Jonah Hill and Vanessa Hudgens, among others.

[08/15/07 - 10:53 AM]
Lifetime Television Marks Tenth Anniversary of Princess Diana's Death with Special Three Night Programming Event Saturday, August 25, Sunday, August 26, and Monday, August 27
The event includes the "candid and explosive 1995 BBC landmark interview conducted by award-winning journalist Martin Bashir."

[08/15/07 - 10:52 AM]
Tuesday's Edition of "Big Brother 8" Notches the Best Adult 18-49 Rating on Any Night This Summer
CBS spins the numbers for Tuesday, August 14.

[08/15/07 - 10:51 AM]
CBS Introduces the 40 Pioneers of "Kid Nation"
The kids will "cook their own meals, clean their own outhouses, haul their own water and even run their own businesses - including the old town saloon (root beer only)."

[08/15/07 - 10:50 AM]
Ugly Betty Is "Brighter, Bolder, Bettyer" with a New Marketing Campaign Featuring the Series' Cast and Universal Republic's Hit Recording Artist Mika
In addition, a music video featuring Mika recording "Betty Girl," along with scenes from his "Big Girl" music video, and memorable moments from Season One of "Ugly Betty," can be found on ABC.com.

[08/15/07 - 10:47 AM]
ABC Creates a Special Lineup Devoted to Emmy-Nominated Series the Week of August 20
In addition, there will be special sneak peeks of returning fall series during the episodes.

[08/15/07 - 10:00 AM]
Celebrities Battle It Out and Learn to Spit Lyrics from the Biggest Names in Hip Hop in MTV's "Celebrity Rap Superstar" Premiering on Thursday, August 30th at 10pm ET/PT
Perez Hilton, Tone Loc, Warren G and Paul Wall are among those set to mentor and compete.

[08/15/07 - 09:43 AM]
Will You Tell the Truth, the Whole Truth and "Nothing But the Truth" with $500,000 on the Line?
The new FOX series will "put contestants to the test using a lie detector and 21 increasingly personal questions to judge whether or not they are telling the truth for a chance to win $500,000."

[08/15/07 - 09:42 AM]
Ion Media Networks Completes Acquisition Agreement with CBS Television Distribution to Air "48 Hours"
Hosted by Erin Moriarty, one of the veteran CBS News correspondents of "48 Hours," the show will appear weeknights on ION Television beginning in the fourth quarter of 2007.

[08/14/07 - 11:37 PM]
The Futon's First Look: "Thick of It, The" (ABC)

[08/14/07 - 11:37 PM]
The Futon's First Look: "Cavemen" (ABC)

[08/14/07 - 01:20 PM]
Primetime Ratings Report for the Week of August 6, 2007
ABC spins the numbers for the week of August 6-12.

[08/14/07 - 01:20 PM]
60 Minutes Ranks First in Households for the Week, Second in Viewers and Wins Sunday Night for the Sixth Straight Week
CBS spins the numbers for Sunday, August 12.

[08/14/07 - 01:16 PM]
All Three Editions of "Big Brother 8" Hit New Ratings Highs and All Place in the Top 10 Among Adults 18-49
CBS spins the numbers for the week of August 6-12.

[08/14/07 - 01:15 PM]
GSN Honors Game Show Legend Merv Griffin the Weekend of August 18 with Five-Hour Marathons Saturday and Sunday
The GSN marathons are in two five-hour blocks Saturday, August 18 and Sunday, August 19 from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM ET.

[08/14/07 - 01:11 PM]
'America's Got Talent' Paces NBC's Week of August 6-12
NBC spins the numbers for the week of August 6-12.

[08/14/07 - 01:10 PM]
Bravo's Emmy-Nominated 'Top Chef 3 Miami' Offers 'Bite-Sized' Entertainment on Verizon Wireless V Cast Phones
Bravo To Go will showcase short-form content in the form of "Bite-sized" video segments with "dish" from the special guest judges featured in each episode as they weigh-in on the competition and join this season's judges' table.

[08/14/07 - 10:24 AM]
NoW...more "Today" Everyday --"Today" Kicks Off Its Fourth Hour on September 10
The hour will be hosted by "Today" News Anchor and "Dateline NBC" Anchor Ann Curry, National Correspondent Natalie Morales, and Correspondent Hoda Kotb.

[08/14/07 - 09:51 AM]
The N Is All About a Girl This Summer as the Teen Network Commences Production on Its First Scripted Comedy
The comedy chronicles Amy Ryan (Chiara Zanni), a college sophomore whose campus dorm turns out to be more of a dud than a dream, and she finds herself in need of a new address.

[08/14/07 - 09:50 AM]
Just for Laughs Presents "Family Guy Live!"
Seth MacFarlane's Emmy Award-winning animated comedy series will celebrate its upcoming sixth season and launch into national syndication with the Chicago premiere of the wildly popular live stage event "Family Guy Live!" starring the cast of the hit FOX series.

[08/14/07 - 09:49 AM]
Lauren Gottlieb and Pasha Kovalev Eliminated on "So You Think You Can Dance"
FOX details the latest "So You Think You Can Dance" elimination.

[08/14/07 - 09:47 AM]
Emmy Award Nominee Joe Mantegna Joins the Cast of "Criminal Minds"
Joe Mantegna will play FBI Special Agent David Rossi, making his first appearance in the fifth episode of the season.

[08/13/07 - 09:47 PM]
Viewers Will Laugh 'Til They Cry When Artie Lange Hosts "Friday Night Stand-Up" Friday, August 24 from 10:00 P.M. to 1:00 A.M.
Said installment will be followed by the network television premiere of Lange's movie "Beer League."

[08/13/07 - 06:04 PM]
Catherine Bell and Chris Potter Star in "The Good Witch," an Original Movie Which Has Begun Production in Toronto, Canada for Air on Hallmark Channel in 2008
Bell plays "a mysterious and mystical woman who moves into a small town, lives in a haunted house, and has everyone wondering if she's a witch because of the magical changes she begins to make in everyone's lives."

[08/13/07 - 04:40 PM]
TLC and the Miss America Organization Reach Multi-Year Deal for Telecast Rights to 'Miss America 2008 Pageant'
"Miss America" will air live from Planet Hollywood, Las Vegas on Saturday, January 26th.

[08/13/07 - 04:39 PM]
MTVn's Noggin and the N Channels to Split Into Two Separate 24-Hour Services, DeC. 31, '07
Plus: The N also has acquired the hit "That '70s Show" (June 2008), which will join the recently added "Laguna Beach" (45 eps) and "The Hills" (23 eps).

[08/13/07 - 02:52 PM]
ABC Drops 'Knights,' 'Nine'; Sends 'Nascar' to 10:00/9:00c
As for the rest of the night, a pair of "According to Jim" repeats will now kick things off at 8:00/7:00c, followed by rebroadcasts of "Primetime: The Outsiders" at 9:00/8:00c.

[08/13/07 - 12:48 PM]
The Futon's First Look: "Nurses" (FOX)

[08/13/07 - 12:48 PM]
The Futon's First Look: "Canterbury's Law" (FOX)

[08/13/07 - 12:21 PM]
CBS's "Big Brother 8" Sunday Edition Continues Ratings Momentum Hitting Its Best Viewer Delivery on Any Night for the Second Consecutive Week
CBS spins the numbers for Saturday, August 11 and Sunday, August 12.

[08/13/07 - 12:17 PM]
Production Begins in Los Angeles on New Comedy Series "Samantha Who?," Premiering October 15 on Abc
Cecelia Ahern and Donald Todd are behind the newcomer, which will air on Mondays at 9:30/8:30c this fall.

[08/13/07 - 10:15 AM]
Ion Television Reports Record Results for "Killer Wave"
ION spins the numbers for Sunday, August 5.

[08/13/07 - 10:13 AM]
Comedy Central(R) Cleans Up Its Act and Starts to Address the Mess with Pro-Social Initiative Geared to Reducing Waste and Reviving the Planet
The first phase of Address the Mess features a Public Service Announcement (PSA) campaign designed to "introduce the initiative and prompt a call-to-action to visit AddressTheMess.com, an engaging, interactive and educational Web site that will inform visitors on a variety of environmental issues."

[08/10/07 - 06:04 PM]
Development Update: Week of August 6-10
Updates include: USA gives "Notice" a second season, FOX gives hefty put pilot commitments to two newcomers and HBO sinks its teeth into a "True Blood" series order.

[08/10/07 - 02:52 PM]
NBC's 'Heroes' Ali Larter Shows Fans an Exclusive Sneak Peek of Her Upcoming Movie 'Resident Evil: Extinction,' as She and Co-Star Adrian Pasdar Host the First of Five Weeks of the Cast's Favorite Episodes, Beginning on Monday, August 13
The hosted segments will promote the 'Heroes' DVD release on August 28 as well as the Season two premiere on September 24.

[08/10/07 - 10:46 AM]
Big Brother 8 Thursday Live Eviction Edition Notches Best Viewer and Adult 25-54 Deliveries on Any Night This Summer
CBS spins the numbers for Thursday, August 9.

[08/10/07 - 10:45 AM]
This Just IN... ...from CBS Entertainment
"The Victoria's Secret Fashion Show" will return to CBS on Tuesday, December 4 at 10:00/9:00c.

[08/10/07 - 10:44 AM]
Third Time's a Charm as "Big Brother 8" Houseguests Give Three-Time Nominee Kail Her Walking Papers
CBS details the latest "Big Brother" elimination.

[08/09/07 - 09:50 PM]
Comedy Central(R) and Atomfilms(R) Announce the Winner of Second Annual User-Generated Broadband Video Competition "Comedy Central Test Pilots"
The grand prize winner, "Super Sam," as determined by the online voting, will receive $5,000 and the potential for a development deal to produce an episodic broadband series.

[08/09/07 - 12:27 PM]
Trishelle Cannatella Joins the Staff of "DR. Steve-O" This Fall
Trishelle will assist Steve-O as his "Nurse on Duty" on his mission to "de-wussify wimps, nerds and couch potatoes who have been nominated by their buddies, girlfriends, wives, mothers, coworkers or even have nominated themselves."

[08/09/07 - 12:26 PM]
CBS Sports Kicks Off 2007 NFL Preseason Schedule
Friday sees the Buffalo Bills at New Orleans Saints followed by the San Diego Chargers against the St. Louis Rams on Saturday, August 18 and the New England Patriots against the Carolina Panthers on Friday, August 24.

[08/09/07 - 12:25 PM]
What We Learned About Americans This Week on the CBS Primetime Game Show "Power of 10"
The Eye details the survey results for its two episodes aired to date.

[08/09/07 - 11:01 AM]
Fans Get Sneak Peek of NBC's New Fall Primetime Lineup as Greg Grunberg of the Emmy-Nominated Hit 'Heroes' Hosts 'The NBC Primetime Preview Show'
The 30-minute special will be offered to NBC's 232 television stations (check local listings) as well as other channel entities such as USA, SCI FI, Bravo, UniHD, Chiller, mun2, MSNBC, CNBC, Sleuth, NBC2Go, on-demand and broadband.







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[07/02/24 - 11:10 AM]
ABC News Announces George Stephanopoulos Has Exclusive, First Television Interview with President Joe Biden Since the Debate
The president will sit down on the campaign trail Friday with "Good Morning America" co-anchor and "This Week" anchor George Stephanopoulos.

[07/02/24 - 11:01 AM]
Kevin Bacon and Glenn Howerton Join Netflix's Limited Series "Sirens"
They join previously announced cast Julianne Moore, Meghann Fahy and Milly Alcock.

[07/02/24 - 10:00 AM]
Max Original Documentary Series "Teen Torture, Inc." Debuts July 11
This arced documentary series follows on-going efforts to expose America's "troubled teen" industry (TTI).

[07/02/24 - 10:00 AM]
TMZ Studios to Launch All-New Series, "Strange & Suspicious" Premiering Monday, July 8
The series digs deep into the world of unexplained, unsolved, downright weird stories from across the globe with the help of a retired cop, a private investigator, an archaeologist, a UFO investigator, a mathematician and others... brought to you by the folks at TMZ.

[07/02/24 - 09:03 AM]
Video: Trailer - Hulu Original "Dress My Tour"
Hosted by supermodel and actress Kate Upton, "Dress My Tour" takes fans behind the curtain of the unpredictable fashion and music industries.

[07/02/24 - 09:01 AM]
Video: "Sam Morril: You've Changed" - Official Trailer - Prime Video
You won't regret this. "Sam Morril: You've Changed" premieres July 9.

[07/02/24 - 08:11 AM]
Video: "Industry" Season 3 - Official Teaser - Max
As long as you're making money, you're free.

[07/02/24 - 08:01 AM]
"The Sandman" Welcomes New Cast Members to Bring More Magic & Nightmares to the Dreaming
Ruairi O'Connor, Indya Moore, Ann Skelly, Douglas Booth, Freddie Fox, Laurence O'Fuarain, Clive Russell, Jack Gleeson, and Steve Coogan have officially joined the cast of "The Sandman."

[07/02/24 - 07:31 AM]
Wig Stylist to the Stars Heads to WE tv This August in New Docuseries "Wiggin' Out with Tokyo Stylez"
The eight-episode, 30-minute docuseries takes an unfiltered look into the world of celebrity hairstylist, entrepreneur and overall baddie, Tokyo Stylez.

[07/02/24 - 07:27 AM]
ESPN Re-Signs Gary Striewski to New Multi-Year Contract
Continuing his hosting responsibilities for "SportsCenter," Striewski will maintain his weekday role on the 7 a.m. ET edition of the signature news and information program alongside co-host Randy Scott.

[07/02/24 - 07:06 AM]
2024 Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest to Air July 4 on ESPN Networks
ESPN has exclusive live broadcast rights from 10:45 a.m. ET to the conclusion of the event, and marks the 21st consecutive year ESPN has televised the competition.

[07/02/24 - 07:01 AM]
Video: "Jackpot!" - Official Trailer - Prime Video
Starring Awkwafina, John Cena and directed by Paul Feig, "Jackpot!" arrives August 15.

[07/02/24 - 12:02 AM]
Video: "Another Self" Season 2 - Official Trailer - Netflix
As they continue to explore their ancestral traumas, Ada, Sevgi, and Leyla face life-altering decisions amid new beginnings in coastal Ayvalik.

[07/02/24 - 12:01 AM]
Netflix Reveals the Launch Date and First Look for Season 2 of "Baby Fever"
Season two of the romantic comedy-drama starring Josephine Park in the leading role, will launch on Netflix globally on August 22.

[07/01/24 - 03:53 PM]
Apple TV+ Announces New White-Knuckle Thriller "The Dispatcher," Starring Gotham Award Winner Patrick Brammall
"The Dispatcher," set in Australia, is adapted by acclaimed writer and executive producer Kris Mrksa from CWA John Creasey Dagger Award-winning author Ryan David Jahn's book of the same name.