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Plot of New “Muppet” Movie Revealed March 31, 2008 4:31 pm

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The basic plot of the new Muppet film, to be co-written by Jason Segel and Nick Stoller (who will direct) has been revealed.  In a conversation with CHUD, Segel revealed that the film will be old fashioned, with all the familiar characters showing up to put on a show to save an old theater.  The danger will revolve around an evil character who wants to tear the place down to get to the oil underneath.  Stoller and Segel haven’t decided on which film is next for them, though it’s possible this Muppet movie could come sooner rather than later.

Broadcast TV Ratings for Sunday, March 30, 2008 March 31, 2008 4:30 pm

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Helped by its continuing coverage of the NCAA Basketball Tournament, CBS’s original lineup of programming led the network to a comfortable first place finish among both households and viewers.

ABC, however, managed to snag a first place finish among the key adults 18-49 demographic, as the network saw Oprah’s Big Give rebound nicely from last week’s below-average numbers, improving by 1.54 million/16% among viewers and 15% among A18-49.

It was business as usual for the other networks, with NBC following in third, Fox in fourth (but third among A18-49) and The CW a very, very distant last place.

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Broadcast TV Ratings for Saturday, March 29, 2008 March 31, 2008 4:00 pm

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CBS was again above the competition on Saturday night thanks to the networks coverage of the NCAA Basketball Tournament.

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Broadcast TV Ratings for Friday, March 28, 2008 March 29, 2008 4:30 pm

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Powered by a better than average performance from Dateline, NBC took first place on Friday night among households, just narrowly beating CBS, which took the night among both viewers and adults 18-49 thanks to its NCAA Basketball Tournament coverage.

Elsewhere on the evening, a new timeslot for Canterbury’s Law didn’t help the series in terms of ratings.  ‘Law’ was off by 15% (-840,000) among viewers and 29% among adults 18-49 from its last newly aired episode in its original Monday night timeslot.

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“Valkyrie” Photos March 28, 2008 5:09 pm

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Empire has released three new photos (two in-film, one behind-the scenes) from the Bryan Singer directed and Tom Cruise starring WWII picture Valkyrie.  The two in-film photos feature Cruise’s character Claus Von Stauffenberg.  Valkyrie hits theaters on October 3, 2008. Check out the images after the jump.

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“The X-Files 2” Movie Poster March 28, 2008 4:57 pm

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A new movie poster for the upcoming ‘X-Files’ sequel has found its way online.  There’s no official confirmation as to whether or not its real, but word is this is the legitimate poster (teaser of course since a title for the film still doesn’t appear). Continue past the jump to get a full look at the poster.

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Broadcast TV Ratings for Thursday, March 27, 2008 March 28, 2008 4:41 pm

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The two-hour season finale of The Celebrity Apprentice powered NBC to a rare win last night among households, viewers and adults 18-49.  Not only did ‘Apprentice’ improve significantly over last week’s numbers, but it showed an even more impressive improvement over last season’s finale (which aired on a Sunday last April).  Compared to last season’s finale, the series was up by a whopping 4.10 million/51% among viewers and 41% among adults 18-49.

NBC also won the 8:00 p.m. hour earlier in the night courtesy an improved Deal or No Deal.

Elsewhere on the evening, CBS’s coverage of the NCAA Basketball Tournament: Semi-finals fell significantly below the comparable games last year.  The coverage was down by 4.62 million/32% among viewers and 30% among adults 18-49 (last year’s semi-finals took place on Saturday, March 31, 2007).

Over on ABC, another set of back-to-back original episodes of Miss Guided were off just slightly from last week’s numbers, while Eli Stone took a small hit without the support of an original episode of Lost leading into it (-800,000/-11% among viewers and -17% among adults 18-49).

And rounding out the rest of the night, Fox got its usual solid performance from its two gameshows ‘5th Grader’ and ‘Lyrics’, while The CW also remained mostly even from the week prior for original episodes of Smallville and Reaper.

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Sarah Wayne Callies Returning to “Prison Break” for Season 4 March 28, 2008 12:25 am

Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Casting, Fox, News, Prison Break, Television.
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Kristin at E! Online is reporting that Sarah Wayne Callies is coming back as Sara Tancredi for the fourth season of Fox’s Prison Break as a series regularAs any Prison Break would know, this casting decision means what we were led to believe last season didn’t actually happen (I’m being vague here just in case anyone doesn’t want to be spoiled).  Details after the jump.

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“Speed Racer” Photos March 27, 2008 5:07 pm

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Entertainment Weekly has a lengthy feature about the Wachowski Bros’ Speed Racer.  To take a look at some of the new photos, and check out some excerpts from the feature, continue reading past the jump.

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Another “X-Files 2” Bootleg Trailer March 27, 2008 4:51 pm

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A second, leaked, trailer for July’s The X-Files 2 (still untitled) has surfaced online.  This trailer is more of a full-length one, going into a bit more detail than the previously leaked teaser trailer.  It’s unclear if this is the final trailer, but if it is, its expected to come attached to May’s Iron Man.  Check it out after the jump.

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New “Iron Man” Photos March 27, 2008 4:41 pm

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Three new photos from the upcoming Iron Man film have been released.  Two of the images feature the film’s main villain, Iron Monger, aka Obadiah Stone (Jeff Bridges).  They provide a nice sneak peak at the Iron Man vs. Iron Monger showdown.  Check the images out after the jump.

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Broadcast TV Ratings for Wednesday, March 26, 2008 March 27, 2008 3:15 pm

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Fox had no trouble with its competition last night as the combination of The Moment of Truth and American Idol easily propelled the network to another dominant Wednesday night win.

Elsewhere on the evening, second place was very competitive with NBC and CBS coming within 160,000 viewers of each other (NBC on top among viewers and households) and ABC sneaking in to steal a second place finish among adults 18-49, while NBC and CBS tied for third in the demo. Among total audience, ABC was fourth, remaining mostly even from the week prior.

And lastly, the CW’s flagship series America’s Next Top Model continued its below-average performance as its year-to-year numbers remain steeply down.

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Photos from the “Land of the Lost” Set March 27, 2008 2:10 pm

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The big-screen adaptation of Land of the Lost, which stars Will Ferrell and Anna Friel, has begun filming in California.  Several set photos from the film have found their way online.  Check them out after the jump.

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Broadcast TV Ratings for Tuesday, March 25, 2008 March 27, 2008 1:46 am

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Though American Idol was down by nearly 3 million viewers, Fox still managed an easy win over ABC.

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Julie Benz Cast in “Saw V” March 27, 2008 12:43 am

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Jule Benz has been cast to star in Saw V, the latest installment in the horror franchise.  The fifth film, to be directed by David Hackl, began production two weeks ago and will open in theaters on October 24th. [Variety]

More “Indiana Jones 4” Pictures March 27, 2008 12:41 am

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Three new images from Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull have been released online.  Check them out after the jump.

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Oliver Stone’s George W. Bush Biopic “W” Adds Cast March 27, 2008 12:24 am

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Elizabeth Banks is in final negotiations to portray Laura Bush in Oliver Stone’s upcoming George W. Bush biopic W, according to The Hollywood Reporter.  Josh Brolin is already on board to play Bush in the film.   In a separate article, Entertainment Weekly reported on who are in talks to play George Bush Sr. and Colin Powell, as well as who Stone is looking to portray Vice President Dick Cheny.  Continue reading for the details. (more…)

Keanu Reeves Says No to “Constantine 2” March 27, 2008 12:12 am

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In the past director Francis Lawrence (I Am Legend) has mentioned the possibility of a sequel to Constantine, saying it all depended on a script.  But in an interview with IESB star Keanu Reeves shot down the prospects of another go at the character.

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Broadcast TV Ratings for Monday, March 24, 2008 March 25, 2008 2:31 pm

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A two-hour edition of Dancing With the Stars kept ABC well in front on Monday night in terms of total viewership, well outpacing its nearest competitor CBS by nearly 4 million viewers (3.7M).  The 10:00 p.m. hour hurt ABC though, which fell to second place on the evening among adults 18-49, behind CBS.

CBS was paced by another strong showing from its comedy block from 8:00-10:00 (the Britney Spears guest-starring episode of How I Met Your Mother posted series highs) and the return of CSI Miami at 10:00, which improved upon its last newly aired episode (which aired in January) by 1.03 million or 7% among viewers and 12% among adults 18-49.

Elsewhere on the evening NBC and Fox battled for third place, with the two networks tying for third among adults 18-49 (Fox getting the better of NBC among total audience) and The CW sank to a barely visible last place on the evening with only 1.32M viewers tuning in to watch the network.

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“The Return of Jezebel James” Canceled March 24, 2008 11:19 pm

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Fox has canceled their freshman comedy The Return of Jezebel James due to poor ratings.  For the time being, the network has slotted repeats of House to fill in for the pulled series.  ‘Jezebel James’ failed to attract an audience from day one, averaging just 3.13M viewers and a 1.1/4 A18-49 rating/share through three aired episodes.

“Prison Break” Season 4 Confirmed March 24, 2008 11:11 pm

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We now have confirmation of the news (related article here) that Prison Break is returning for a fourth season. Co-Executive producer Nick Santora posted the confirmation on his MySpace.com page.  Continue past the jump to read the posting.

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“Deal or No Deal” Cleared for Broadcast Syndication March 24, 2008 11:07 pm

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NBC Universal has announced that Deal or No Deal has been cleared to begin airing in national syndication this fall.  This new edition of the game show will differ from the series which airs on NBC in that it will be a half-hour in length. The full press release follows after the jump.

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CBS Slots Four May Episodes of “The Price Is Right”, Plus “Shark” Returns April 29th March 24, 2008 11:00 pm

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CBS has announced that they’ve added four additional episodes of its ‘Price Is Right’ primetime series The Price Is Right Million Dollar Spectacular to the schedule this May.  Originally aired on Friday’s, the show will now air on Wednesday night’s from 8:00-9:00.  The network also announced the return of Shark.  The series will return with a new day and time (Tuesday, April 29 at 9:00 p.m. ET).  Four episodes will air, three in the time period with the season finale airing on May 20th from 10:00-11:00.  An updated schedule follows after the jump.

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Broadcast TV Ratings for Sunday, March 23, 2008 March 24, 2008 10:41 pm

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CBS and ABC shared the top spot on Easter Sunday, with CBS coming out on top among households and ABC ahead among both viewers and adults 18-49.

CBS was strengthened by a one-hour overrun of NCAA Tournament coverage (the nights most-watched program among households and viewers), while ABC saw solid numbers from its reality lineup, including the nights most-watched program among adults 18-49 Extreme Makeover: Home Edition.

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Broadcast TV Ratings for Saturday, March 22, 2008 March 23, 2008 10:30 pm

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CBS’s coverage of the NCAA Basketball Tournament put the network well in front of the competition on Saturday night, while ABC got a solid performance out of a repeat of the classic film The Ten Commandments.

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