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Strong Ratings for Discovery Channel’s Tomb of Jesus Documentary March 7, 2007 7:08 pm

Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Cable TV Ratings, Discovery Channel, News, Nielsen Ratings, Television, The Lost Tomb of Jesus.
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Though weaker than previous documentaries from the network, the controversial Discovery Channel documentary about the tomb of Jesus did posted strong overall numbers.

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Fox Soccer Channel Acquires Rights to Italian Soccer League Games March 7, 2007 6:54 pm

Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Fox Soccer Channel, News, Soccer, Sports, Television.
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Fox Soccer Channel has acquired the exclusive rights to Italian professional soccer matches, making it the only English-language network with the rights to air the games.

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Fox News Channel Orders More News Hour March 7, 2007 6:47 pm

Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Cable TV Ratings, Fox News Channel, News, Nielsen Ratings, Television.
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Fox News Channel has ordered an additional 13 episodes of The ½ Hour News Hour after a solid debut.

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Court TV To Have Star Jones Talk Show March 7, 2007 6:37 pm

Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Court TV, New Show Orders, News, Star Jones, Television.
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Star Jones, current red carpet correspondent for E! and former host of the The View, is returning to that medium as host of an upcoming daytime talk show on Court TV.

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ESPN’s Peter Gammons Re-ups with Network March 7, 2007 6:23 pm

Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Baseball, ESPN, News, Sports, Television.
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ESPN announced Tuesday that Hall of Famer baseball writer and current contributor Peter Gammons, has signed a multi-year extension to stay on with the network.

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Broadcast TV Ratings for Tuesday, March 6, 2007 March 7, 2007 5:45 pm

Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Broadcast TV Ratings, News, Nielsen Ratings, Television.
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Though down week-to-week, Fox’s American Idol and House have no trouble against a mostly repeat filled lineup. Solid debut for Pussycat Dolls Present: The Search for the Next Doll.

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Scrubs Zach Braff To Get Pay Increase March 6, 2007 11:53 pm

Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in NBC, News, Scrubs, Television.
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If NBC renews the long-running comedy series Scrubs, the star of the show, Zach Braff, will be given a large pay increase.

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Broadcast TV Morning Show Ratings for The Week Ending February 25th March 6, 2007 11:25 pm

Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Broadcast TV Ratings, Morning Show Ratings, News, Nielsen Ratings, Television.
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NBC’s The Today Show took another ratings win among all three main categories.

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Scorsese and Wahlberg Team Up for HBO Project March 6, 2007 10:06 pm

Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Boardwalk Empire, HBO, News, Television.
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According to The Hollywood Reporter, Martin Scorsese and Mark Wahlberg are re-united in an HBO drama.

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South Park to get the Hi-Def Treatment March 6, 2007 9:58 pm

Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Cartoons, Comedy Central, HD DVD, High-Definition, News, South Park, Television.
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Comedy Central’s South Park will be made available in high-definition for the first time beginning this Thursday.

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ABC Pulls The Knights of Prosperity March 6, 2007 9:52 pm

Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in ABC, Cancellations, Knights of Prosperity, News, Television.
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ABC has quietly pulled its struggling freshman comedy series The Knights of Prosperity.

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Broadcast TV Ratings for Sunday, March 4, 2007 March 5, 2007 4:46 pm

Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Broadcast TV Ratings, News, Nielsen Ratings, Television.
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With the return of Desperate Housewives and Brothers & Sisters, ABC takes the evening among households, viewers and adults 18-49. Debut of The Winner so-so, re-shuffled NBC lineup performs better than week’s past.

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Top 20 DVD Sales For The Week Ending February 25, 2007 March 5, 2007 7:30 am

Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in DVD Sales, Movies, News, Television, TV on DVD.
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There were five new releases in the top 20 DVD charts this past week with four in the top five. Flushed Away was on top.

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Weekend Box Office — March 2-4, 2007 March 4, 2007 3:48 pm

Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Box Office, Movies, News.
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Buena Vista’s Wild Hogs came up with an easy first place for the weekend, taking in $39.70M from 3,287 theaters.

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Short Clip Online For 300 March 4, 2007 12:51 am

Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in 300, Movie Trailers, Movies, News.
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MTV has an exclusive 300 second clip for the new film 300.

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Top 10 Box Office for Friday, March 2, 2007 March 3, 2007 10:12 pm

Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Box Office, Movies, News.
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According to preliminary estimates, Buena Vista’s Wild Hogs debuted to strong numbers and first place, taking in $10.65M. (more…)

Broadcast TV Ratings for Friday, March, 2, 2007 March 3, 2007 6:26 pm

Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Broadcast TV Ratings, News, Nielsen Ratings, Television.
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Even though it ran an entire night of repeats, CBS still managed to come away with the win among total households and viewers and tied for first among adults 18-49.
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Replacement for Pastore on Dancing with the Stars Named March 2, 2007 6:17 pm

Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Casting, Dancing with the Stars, News, Television.
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ABC has announced the replacement for Vincent Pastore on the hit show Dancing with the Stars.  John Ratzenberger (John Ratzenberger’s Made in America, Cheers) has accepted the invitation, and has begun training.

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Broadcast TV Ratings for Thursday, March 1, 2007 March 2, 2007 2:11 pm

Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Broadcast TV Ratings, News, Nielsen Ratings, Television.
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With most of the nights lineup in post-sweeps repeat mode, Fox takes the evening with strong performances from ‘Idol’ and ‘5th Grader’.

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Dreyfuss Joins Cast of Tin Man March 2, 2007 12:44 pm

Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Casting, Movies, News, Sci Fi, Television, Tin Man.
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Richard Dreyfuss has joined the cast of the Sci Fi channel’s upcoming miniseries Tin Man, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

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Radcliffe Confirmed for Last Two Harry Potter Films March 2, 2007 12:38 pm

Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Books, Harry Potter, Movies, News.
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According to DanRadcliffe.co.uk, Daniel Radcliffe has been confirmed and signed on to star in the last two Harry Potter films: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (book due July 21, 2007).

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Spider-Man 3 Artwork and Trailer Info March 2, 2007 12:30 pm

Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Heroes, Movies, NBC, News, Press Releases, Spider-Man, Spider-Man 3, Television.
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New artwork has been released for the upcoming Spider-Man 3.

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Live Free or Die Hard Poster March 2, 2007 1:09 am

Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Die Hard, Die Hard 4, Movie Posters, Movies, News.
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Filmz.ru has put up the international poster for the fourth installment in the Die Hard franchise.

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My Network TV Moves Away From Scripted Programming March 2, 2007 12:59 am

Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in My Network TV, News, Television.
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The My Network TV experiment has hit a snag.  The network announced on Thursday that it will no longer be airing scripted programming, and instead focus on reality based television.

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Fox Extends ‘5th Grader’s’ Thursday Night Stay March 2, 2007 12:52 am

Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?, Broadcast TV Ratings, News, Nielsen Ratings, Television.
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Fox has added four more episodes of Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? to its Thursday night run from 8:00-9:00 p.m. ET.  The show was original scheduled to air only two episodes on Thursday, the extension now brings the total to six.

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