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Cho Cast as Sulu in “Star Trek” October 12, 2007 1:04 am

Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Casting, Movies, News, Star Trek, Star Trek (2008).
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Another actor has been added to the cast of J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek. John Cho (‘Harold & Kumar‘) has been cast as the character of Sulu, the USS Enterprise’s helmsman.

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Another Name Change for Lastest ‘Rambo’ Film October 11, 2007 11:51 pm

Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Movies, News, Rambo, Rambo to Hell and Back.
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First it was called Rambo IV: In The Serpent’s Eye, then Rambo IV: Pearl of the Cobra before finally settling on just John Rambo, but now comes another name change for the latest ‘Rambo’ film: Rambo to Hell and Back.

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Simon Pegg is Scotty in “Star Trek” October 11, 2007 11:35 pm

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Variety is reporting that Simon Pegg has been cast to play Scotty in the upcoming 2008 Star Trek film.

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CBS Orders “Million Dollar Password” October 11, 2007 8:14 pm

Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in CBS, Million Dollar Password, New Show Orders, News, Television.
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CBS has ordered six one-hour episodes of Million Dollar Password.  The game show, a new version of the classic, will be hosted by Regis Philbin and will be ready by midseason 2008.

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G4 and Mojo Pick up Off-Net Rights to “Heroes” October 11, 2007 8:01 pm

Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in G4, Heroes, MOJO, NBC, News, Television.
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NBC Universal has announced that they’ve sold their hit NBC series Heroes to cable networks G4 and MOJO (formerly INHD) for its debut in off-network syndication.

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CBS, CW and NBC All Order More Scripts October 11, 2007 7:38 pm

Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Aliens in America, Bionic Woman, Broadcast TV Ratings, Cane, CBS, Chuck, Journeyman, Life, NBC, News, Nielsen TV Ratings, Script Orders, Television, The CW.
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Three networks have put in additional script orders for several of the fall’s new shows. CBS has ordered four more scripts of the Jimmy Smitts drama Cane, while CW has ordered three more scripts for its new comedy Aliens in America.

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Broadcast TV Ratings for Wednesday, October 10, 2007 October 11, 2007 3:59 pm

Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Broadcast TV Ratings, News, Nielsen TV Ratings, Television.
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CBS passes ABC as the nights most-watched network among households and viewers, thanks in large part to the night’s most-watched program Criminal Minds, which continues to perform well against the younger skewing Private Practice (nights most-watched program among adults 18-49) and Bionic Woman.

ABC’s delightfully enjoyable new drama Pushing Daisies goes through a large drop-off, but still was able to win its time period among adults 18-49, while Private Practice has stabilized, showing week-to-week growth among adults 18-49 and Dirty Sexy Money continues to perform so-so, holding on to +70% of its lead-in audience.

Over at NBC, Deal or No Deal increased its total audience for the second straight week, providing NBC with a time period win for the hour among households and viewers. That led into new series Bionic Woman, which dropped a bit in its third week, but not by any significant margin. Same goes for Life.

Fox’s lineup continues to perform only so-so, while The CW got a boost from America’s Next Top Model, which posted its largest audience of the year, and Gossip Girl, which recently got a full-season renewal, held steady, but continues to perform poorly in terms of retention from its lead-in.

Full analysis after the jump.

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Broadcast TV Ratings for Tuesday, October 9, 2007 October 10, 2007 3:43 pm

Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Broadcast TV Ratings, News, Nielsen TV Ratings, Television.
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FOX handedly won the evening with the still dominant House.  The second weeks of ABC comedies Cavemen and Carpoolers slip up, but ABC’s Dancing With the Stars still kept the network in a competitive third place on the evening.
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ESPN Grabs Rights to First Two Rounds of Masters October 10, 2007 2:59 pm

Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Cable TV, ESPN, Golf, News, Sports, Television.
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ESPN has secured exclusive rights to broadcast the first two rounds of Golf’s The Masters Tournament beginning April 2008.

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Chris Pine in Discussions for Kirk Role in “Star Trek” October 10, 2007 1:38 am

Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Casting, Movies, News, Star Trek, Star Trek (2008).
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Having just cast their villain for the upcoming Star Trek, it appears that Paramount is getting closer to casting Captain Kirk.  Hollywood Reporter is reporting that the studio is in discussions with actor Chris Pine to star as Kirk in Star Trek.

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WB To Restart “Terminator” Franchise with ‘Terminator Salvation’ October 10, 2007 12:34 am

Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Movies, News, Terminator.
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Warner Bros. has acquired the North American film rights to Terminator, and the studio intends to restart the franchise.

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Eric Bana Cast in “Star Trek” October 9, 2007 8:49 pm

Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Casting, Movies, News, Star Trek, Star Trek (2008).
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Eric Bana has joined the cast of the J.J. Abrams Star Trek film. The actor will portray the role of a villain titled Nero.

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“Gossip Girl” Given Full Season Order October 9, 2007 8:40 pm

Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Gossip Girl, News, Renewals, Television, The CW.
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Multiple sources are reporting that The CW has given a back-nine order to Gossip Girl. It’s the first new show of the season to be awarded a full season.

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Broadcast TV Ratings for Monday, October 8, 2007 October 9, 2007 8:16 pm

Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Broadcast TV Ratings, News, Nielsen TV Ratings, Television.
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ABC takes the evening with its dominant Dancing With the Stars, the nights most-watched series among households and viewers. NBC’s Heroes however, despite another big week-to-week drop-off, was still the nights most-watched series among adults 18-49. (more…)

Vaugn Talks About “Thor” Script and Budget October 9, 2007 12:25 am

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Speaking with The Guardian, director Matthew Vaughn talked about the Thor script and about the budget of the film.

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Gary Sinise Gets Pay Raise October 9, 2007 12:16 am

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CBS Paramount and Gary Sinise have come to terms on a new deal that would keep the CSI: NY star with the series until 2011.

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SCI FI Adds New “Ghost Hunters” Series to Lineup October 8, 2007 3:49 pm

Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Ghost Hunters International, News, Sci Fi, Television.
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SCI FI has greenlit Ghost Hunters International, a spin-off series to the networks successful reality series Ghost Hunters.

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USA Network Adds ‘Smoking’ Spin-off October 8, 2007 3:42 pm

Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Movies, New Show Orders, News, Television, Thank you for Smoking, USA Network.
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USA Network has greenlit a spinoff TV series based off of the 2006 feature film Thank you for Smoking.

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Law & Order: Criminal Intent Premieres Strong on USA October 8, 2007 3:25 pm

Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Cable TV, Cable TV Ratings, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, News, Nielsen TV Ratings, Television.
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The premiere of Law & Order: Criminal Intent on its new network, USA, debuted with solid numbers, drawing an audience of 3.76 million viewers.

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Broadcast TV Ratings for Sunday, October 7, 2007 October 8, 2007 2:59 pm

Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Broadcast TV Ratings, News, Nielsen TV Ratings, Television.
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NBC takes first on the evening with a strong performance from its Sunday Night Football telecast, though ABC and CBS remain a competitive second and third, respectably.

In series premiere news, just as with The CW’s other two new series on Sunday, the series premiere of Life is Wild goes by barely noticed.

My full analysis follows after the jump.

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“Passions” Begins on Super Channel (Canada) on Monday October 7, 2007 6:06 pm

Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in News, Passions, Super Channel, Television.
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Canadian television viewers will be pleased to learn that Passions will start airing on Super Channel in Canada tomorrow (Monday).

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TBS Sees Improvement in Day 2 of MLB Playoffs October 6, 2007 9:48 pm

Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Baseball, Cable TV Ratings, News, Nielsen TV Ratings, Sports, TBS, Television.
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The MLB playoff move to TBS continues to provide solid ratings for the network, with the first game of the New York Yankees/Cleveland Indians series providing the network with its highest rating in five years.

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Broadcast TV Ratings for Friday, October 5, 2007 October 6, 2007 9:31 pm

Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Broadcast TV Ratings, News, Nielsen TV Ratings, Television.
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CBS stays in first place on the night. The move to Friday nights for Friday Night Lights was mostly successful, with the series premiering ahead of where it left off last year.

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ABC Family Renews “Kyle XY” October 6, 2007 2:47 am

Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in ABC Family, Cable TV, Cable TV Ratings, Kyle XY, News, Nielsen TV Ratings, Renewals.
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ABC Family has renewed their hit drama series Kyle XY for a third season. The order comes before production has even completed on the second half of season 2.

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MLB Playoffs Solid on TBS October 6, 2007 2:43 am

Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Baseball, Cable TV, Cable TV Ratings, News, Nielsen TV Ratings, Sports, TBS.
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The transition of the baseball playoffs to TBS was a success, with the first three games on Wednesday scoring slightly higher numbers than the comparable opening of the playoffs last year on ESPN and Fox.

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