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[01/24/12 - 11:23 PM]
Development Update: Tuesday, January 24
Updates include: ABC greenlights its own take on "Beauty and the Beast"; The CW, FOX add to pilot orders; and Paula Malcomson joins "Ray Donovan" at Showtime.

[01/24/12 - 05:52 PM]
Monday's Cable Ratings: "Pawn Stars" Still Unstoppable for History
Plus: numbers for VH1's "Love & Hip-Hop," Cartoon Network's "Regular Show" and truTV's "Lizard Lick Towing."

[01/24/12 - 04:46 PM]
Bravo's Monday Night Line-Up Shatters Records for "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills," "It's a Brad, Brad World" and "Watch What Happens Live" Among All Key Demos
Bravo spins the numbers for Monday, January 23.

[01/24/12 - 03:15 PM]
Sunday's Cable Ratings: "Kourtney & Kim," "Housewives" Top Demos
Plus: numbers for TLC's "Conjoined Twins: Separation Anxiety," truTV's "Vegas Strip" and ABC Family's "A Cinderella Story: Once Upon a Song."

[01/24/12 - 02:40 PM]
"Pretty Little Liars" is Monday's #1 TV Telecast in Females 12-34 and Female Teens
ABC Family spins the numbers for Monday, January 23.

[01/24/12 - 02:29 PM]
USA Wins the Week With "White Collar" and "Royal Pains" Midseason Debuts
USA spins the numbers for the week of January 16-22.

[01/24/12 - 01:31 PM]
Showtime(R) Continues Black History Month Celebration With "Phunny Business: A Black Comedy"
The film chronicles the rise and fall of Chicago's All Jokes Aside, one of the preeminent comedy clubs in the country.

[01/24/12 - 11:42 AM]
CBS Flirts With Valentine's Day With Four Romantically-Themed Episodes on Monday, Feb. 13
The Eye details the upcoming holiday-themed installments of its Monday comedies.

[01/24/12 - 11:41 AM]
Disney Weekly Ratings - Disney Channel is TV's #1 Network in Total Day for a Record 32 Straight Weeks in Kids 6-11 and Tweens 9-14
Disney Channel spins the numbers for the week of January 16-22.

[01/24/12 - 11:36 AM]
Chiller Announces Airdates for "Real Fear: The Truth Behind the Movies" and 2nd Original Film, "Brian Keene's Ghoul"
"Ghoul" premiers Friday, April 13 at 9:00/8:00c while special "Real Fear" debuts Sunday, March 11.

[01/24/12 - 11:34 AM]
Oxygen's "House" Party Continues on Friday, January 27th Beginning at 6PM
The seven-episode stack will also encore on Saturday, January 28 beginning at 10 AM ET/PT.

[01/24/12 - 11:26 AM]
FOX Weekly Ratings - FOX Moves Into Season Lead, Outrates Other Four Networks Combined
FOX spins the numbers for the week of January 16-22.

[01/24/12 - 11:15 AM]
Turner Weekly Ratings - TNT's NBA Coverage Continues to Deliver Double-Digit Gains vs. Last Year
Turner spins the numbers for the week of January 16-22.

[01/24/12 - 11:06 AM]
Nickelodeon's "iCarly" Is Basic Cable's Top Entertainment Program This Week, Tallying Almost 5 Million Total Viewers
Nickelodeon spins the numbers for the week of January 16-22.

[01/24/12 - 10:55 AM]
Stacy London Produces New TLC Fashion Series on One-of-a-Kind Brooklyn Clothing Boutique
The eight-part series, from BBC Worldwide Productions, is set to premiere in May.

[01/24/12 - 10:39 AM]
Oxygen Media Celebrates the Return of Reality Series "Jersey Couture" With Grand Opening of Pop-Up Beauty Bar in New York City's NoHo
The second season returns with two half-hour back-to-back episodes on Tuesday, February 7 at 10:00/9:00c.

[01/24/12 - 10:32 AM]
Discovery Fit & Health Unveils the Most "Curious and Unusual Deaths"
As previously announced, the six-part series premieres Friday, February 17 at 10:00/9:00c.

[01/24/12 - 10:29 AM]
NBC Weekly Ratings - "Betty White's 90th Birthday" Celebrates With NBC's Biggest Overall Audience in Its Monday Time Period, Excluding Olympics, in Nearly Three Years
NBC spins the numbers for the week of January 16-22.

[01/24/12 - 10:09 AM]
ABC Weekly Ratings - ABC Finishes No. 2 to Fox with Young Adults and Key Women
ABC spins the numbers for the week of January 16-22.

[01/24/12 - 10:04 AM]
Singer/Actress Christina Milian to Guest Star on "A Gifted Man" as a Successful Pop Star Suffering from Unusual Symptoms
The episode, airing February 17, also marks the reunion of "ER" alums Eriq LaSalle (directing) and Michael Beach.

[01/24/12 - 10:01 AM]
CBS Weekly Ratings - "The Big Bang Theory" Tops "American Idol" in Adults 18-49 at 8:00 PM
CBS spins the numbers for the week of January 16-22.

[01/24/12 - 09:50 AM]
"Shark Tank" Kicks Off Season 3 With Over $200,000 in Deal Offers
Plus: Sony Pictures Television spins the numbers for Friday, January 20.

[01/24/12 - 09:41 AM]
"Oprah's Next Chapter" Expands to Air Sundays and Mondays Through February
Upcoming two-part installments include "Sean Penn in Haiti," "Hasidic Jews of Brooklyn" and "Tony Robbins."

[01/24/12 - 09:40 AM]
"Who Wants To Be A Millionaire" Hosts "Deadliest Catch" Skippers and Mike Rowe from "Dirty Jobs" This February
Johnathan and Andy Hillstrand will appear on the February 2-3 episodes with Rowe on the February 27-28 installments.

[01/24/12 - 09:09 AM]
G4 and NBC Partner to Broadcast the New Season of "American Ninja Warrior" The World's Most Difficult and Action-Packed Obstacle Course Competition Series Airing Weekly This Summer
This cycle, NBC will air the preliminary finals, as well as the grand finale.

[01/24/12 - 08:49 AM]
ABC's "The Bachelor" Hits Season Highs/"Castle" is Monday's Most-Watched TV Show
ABC spins the numbers for Monday, January 23.

[01/24/12 - 08:38 AM]
Monday's Broadcast Ratings: "Alcatraz" Holds Strong in Second Week
The newcomer is one of only three new dramas this season to post a 3.0 rating or more in its second week.

[01/24/12 - 08:29 AM]
NBC Sports Network Showcases Hockey's Top Talent With 10 Hours of NHL All-Star Weekend Coverage
The weekend will culminate with coverage with the 59th NHL All-Star Game on Sunday, January 29, live from Scotiabank Place in Ottawa.

[01/24/12 - 08:01 AM]
Nickelodeon and Televisa Break New Creative Ground With "Reach For a Star", First-Ever Telenovela Adapted for the U.S., to Air On Nick at Nite
The 80-episode, daily series follows "a teenage girl whose life changes completely when she becomes a star and wins the love of her teen idol."

[01/24/12 - 07:47 AM]
HGTV Offers New Series and Specials Aimed at Design and Pop Culture Fans in Its 2012 Programming Lineup
Upcoming highlights include the return of "HGTV Design Star" on Tuesday, May 29 at 9:00/8:00c.

[01/24/12 - 07:21 AM]
A&E Brings Back Hit Real-Life Series "Parking Wars" and "Billy the Exterminator" for All-New Seasons on Saturday, February 11
"Wars" premieres its fifth season at 9:00/8:00c and 9:30/8:30c followed by "Billy" at 10:00/9:00c and 10:30/9:30c.

[01/24/12 - 07:13 AM]
Must Love Dogs: USA Network & Westminster Kennel Club Crown Best in Show on Valentine's Day
The Madison Square Garden competition will be televised over two nights: Monday, February 13 and Tuesday, February 14.

[01/24/12 - 05:25 AM]
Fan Favorite Emily Maynard Becomes the First Single Mom to Star on ABC's "The Bachelorette" When It Returns This Spring
The beautiful, sweet, young mom "captured America's and Brad Womack's heart on the 15th season of 'The Bachelor.'"

[01/23/12 - 11:04 PM]
Development Update: Monday, January 23
Updates include: NBC gets busy with 10 pilot orders; Jon Bernthal in early talks for TNT's "L.A. Noir"; and USA postpones comedy pilot "Paging Dr. Freed."

[01/23/12 - 04:34 PM]
Friday's Cable Ratings: "Gold Rush" Tops Viewers, Demos for Discovery
Plus: numbers for HBO's "On Freddie Roach," History's "Brad Meltzer's Decoded" and Animal Planet's "Infested!"

[01/23/12 - 01:12 PM]
TLC Predges to Bring American Tradition to the UK - "Sorority Girls" Premieres Tuesday, January 31st at 9PM ET/PT
The eight week series is produced by 12 Yard Productions.

[01/23/12 - 01:01 PM]
Investigation Discovery's "Scorned: Love Kills" Scorches on Saturday Night and Becomes Network's 16th Series to Break 1.0 Household Mark Since January 2011
Investigation Discovery spins the numbers for Saturday, January 21.

[01/23/12 - 11:37 AM]
Phil Rosenthal's Comic Feature Documentary "Exporting Raymond" Debuts Feb. 16, Exclusively on HBO
The documentary won a 2010 Austin Film Festival Audience Award (Out of Competition Feature).

[01/23/12 - 11:25 AM]
5.8 Million Total Viewers Witness Lifetime's "Drew Peterson: Untouchable"
Lifetime spins the numbers for Saturday, January 21.

[01/23/12 - 10:53 AM]
SOAPnet Broadcasts Four-Hour Valentine's Marathon of "General Hospital," Sunday, February 12 from 3:00-7:00 P.M., ET/PT
Winner of a record-setting 10 Emmys for Outstanding Daytime Drama, the program celebrates 49 years of broadcasting on April 1.

[01/23/12 - 10:51 AM]
CMT Celebrates Highest-Rated Original Series Telecasts in History With "Bayou Billionaires" and "My Big Redneck Vacation"
CMT spins the numbers for Saturday, January 21.

[01/23/12 - 10:39 AM]
BET Networks to Air Live Political Expert Coverage on President Barack Obama's State of The Union Address Highlighting the Issues That Affect Black America
BET News correspondent Ed Gordon will moderate BET's State of The Union coverage live from the Newseum in Washington D.C.

[01/23/12 - 10:31 AM]
The King of Cringe-worthy Viral Videos Is Back! Daniel Tosh Returns With the Fourth Season Premiere of "Tosh.0" on Tuesday, January 31 at 10:00 P.M. ET/PT
Daniel will put "an end to the speculation about his replacement as host in which he held an open casting call in Los Angeles during the season 3 finale episode."

[01/23/12 - 10:26 AM]
ABC Opens 2012 with TV's 3 Biggest Time-Shifted Gainers
ABC further spins the numbers for the week of January 2-8.

[01/23/12 - 10:21 AM]
Bravo Launches New Docu-Series "Shahs of Sunset" on Sunday, March 11 at 10PM ET/PT
The series gives viewers "a never-before-seen look inside the captivating lives of six young Persian-American friends in Los Angeles."

[01/23/12 - 10:17 AM]
FOX to Encore Sunday Night's "American Idol" This Tuesday, January 24 at 8:00/7:00c
Said encore will replace a repeat of "Glee," leading into the State of the Union Address at 9:00/8:00c.

[01/23/12 - 09:54 AM]
One of Television's Most Unconventional Couples Prove Once Again That Love Conquers All When the Second Season of "Ice Loves Coco" Premieres February 19 at 10:30PM ET/PT Only on E!
Plus: look for another all-new episode airing on a special night on Monday, February 20 at 10:30/9:30c.

[01/23/12 - 09:49 AM]
Lea Michele to Guest Mentor Premiere Episode of Oxygen's "The Glee Project" Season Two
The second season of the series began filming earlier this week in Los Angeles.

[01/23/12 - 09:30 AM]
Sunday's Broadcast Ratings: NFC Championship Delivers Over 50 Million Viewers in Prime
Plus: 19.75 million viewers stick around for a delayed "American Idol" at 10:57/9:57c.

[01/23/12 - 09:09 AM]
ABC's "Once Upon a Time" is Sunday's #1 Non-Sports Show
ABC spins the numbers for Sunday, January 22.







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[12/13/24 - 01:00 PM]
NBC Announces Its New Year's Eve Lineup
Look for its annual "A Toast to 2024!" special in primetime with "The Day Drinking with Seth Meyers New Year's Special" in late-night.

[12/13/24 - 11:33 AM]
NBC to Air First Episode of Critically Acclaimed Peacock and Sky Drama Series "The Day of the Jackal" on Monday, Dec. 30
In the US, "The Day of the Jackal" ranked #1 on Peacock's Top 10 TV Shows on its platform and was a Top 5 streaming original drama in the US for its opening weekend (according to Nielsen data).

[12/13/24 - 09:07 AM]
"Malcolm in the Middle" Is Back for Four Brand-New Episodes on Disney+
From 20th Television and New Regency, the new episodes will see the return of original cast members Frankie Muniz as Malcolm, Bryan Cranston as Hal, and Jane Kaczmarek as Lois.

[12/13/24 - 08:01 AM]
OWN Announces Early Renewal for Hit Unscripted Series "Belle Collective"
"Belle Collective" is airing all-new episodes Friday nights at 8 PM ET/PT as it heads towards its two-part reunion specials.

[12/12/24 - 12:54 PM]
Season 2 of "Lucy Worsley Investigates" Premieres Tuesday, January 7, 2025 on PBS and Streaming on the PBS App and PBS.org
"This series combines some of the juiciest episodes from British history with a real deep dive into the work historians do, interrogating the sources," says Worsley.

[12/12/24 - 11:18 AM]
CNN Uncovers "Kobe: The Making of a Legend" in New CNN Original Series, Premiering Saturday, January 25 at 9PM ET/PT
The three-part series traces the story of Kobe Bryant from his childhood in Italy to his athletic superstardom and provides an intimate look at his post-NBA aspirations as a storyteller and as a father.

[12/12/24 - 10:30 AM]
FOX Announces New Season of "Farmer Wants A Wife," Renewing Hit Dating Competition Series with Kimberly Williams-Paisley Joining as Host
The all-new season of love is set to premiere Thursday, March 20 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX.

[12/12/24 - 10:00 AM]
"Tracker" Exceeding 18 Million Viewers and "Matlock" Nearing 17 Million Viewers in Live Plus 35-Day Multiplatform Viewing
Since the new season premiered in September, CBS primetime series are averaging 10 million viewers, up +3% compared to last season, in live plus 35-day viewing across CBS, Paramount+ and the CBS app.

[12/12/24 - 09:36 AM]
Video: "Whiskey on the Rocks" - Official Trailer - Hulu
The series is a playful take on what truly happened during the dramatic days at the turn of the month between October and November 1981, when the Soviet submarine U-137 ran aground in the Karlskrona archipelago.

[12/12/24 - 09:29 AM]
Animated Comedic Thriller "Common Side Effects" Premieres February 2 on Adult Swim
The half-hour series follows Marshall and Frances, two former high school lab partners who share a secret: Marshall has discovered the world's greatest medicine, a mushroom that can heal almost anything.

[12/12/24 - 09:10 AM]
Video: "RuPaul's Drag Race" Unveils Trailer and Guest Judges for Splashy New Season Premiering on Friday, January 3rd at 8:00 PM ET/PT on MTV
The star studded line up of guest judges include Doechii, Sandra Bernhard, Julia Schlaepfer, Paul W. Downs, Hunter Schafer, Quinta Brunson, Jamal Sims, Law Roach, Adam Lambert, Betsey Johnson, Whitney Cummings, Sam Smith, Jerrod Carmichael, June Diane Raphael, and Tracee Ellis Ross.

[12/12/24 - 09:02 AM]
"Tamron Hall" Hits Season Ratings High Growing by 17%
During the week of November 18, "Tamron Hall" grew in all key measures week to week, +9% among total viewers, +6% in household rating, +16% and +17% respectively with the highly coveted women 18-49 and 25-54 demographics.

[12/12/24 - 09:01 AM]
Game Show Network Announces Its Holiday Programming Schedule of Fan Favorites
Its holiday programming schedule will feature marathons of fan favorite gifts old and new for the remainder of the year.

[12/12/24 - 09:00 AM]
A24's "The Front Room," "Look Into My Eyes," and "A Different Man" Begin Streaming Exclusively on Max This January
The films will be available on successive Fridays beginning January 3.

[12/12/24 - 09:00 AM]
Prime Video Reveals First-Look Images and Premiere Date for Upcoming Biblical Drama Series "House of David"
"House of David," from visionary filmmakers Jon Erwin and Jon Gunn, will premiere on February 27, on Prime Video with three episodes and one episode weekly thereafter in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide.