The CW Announces New Reality Series: “Crowned” January 19, 2007 6:20 pm
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“Crowned” was announced today by The CW. The reality series focuses around groups of mother-daughter teams that will work together to win a beauty pageant.
DC’s “Manhunter” Canceled January 19, 2007 6:15 pm
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The critically acclaimed comic book series, Manhunter, has been canceled.
CNN To Offer Free Day Pipeline Service January 19, 2007 6:10 pm
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CNN will be offering a free day of access to its CNN Pipeline service, which lets users view live news feeds as well as recorded content.
Top DVD Sales for the week ending January 7th January 18, 2007 11:45 am
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Two new releases passed up last week’s top DVD (Jackass: Number Two – number three), The Covenant at number one and Snakes on a Plane at number two.Other
There was only one other new release in the top 20, the first season of the television show Martin, which was number 18.
Rounding out the top 10 were Pirates of the Caribbean at number four, The Devil Wears Prada at number five, Step Up at number six, Invincible at number seven, Barnyard at number eight, Little Miss Sunshine at number nine and Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby at number 10.
Among TV shows on DVD, Martin: Season 1 at number 18 was followed by Family Guy: Vol. 4 at number 19 and The Simpsons: Season 9 at number 20.
“Identity” to return in March January 17, 2007 11:44 pm
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Content with the performance of its limited five day run in December, NBC has decided to return the NBC gameshow Identity for another run sometime in March of this year (an exact date and time have yet to be announced).
“Daybreak” to finish run online January 17, 2007 11:39 pm
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The remaining unaired episodes of Daybreak will be streamed online at ABC.com for no charge.
Top DVD Sales for the week ending December 31st January 17, 2007 11:36 pm
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After serving three weeks on the top of the charts, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest was passed up by a newcomer, Jackass: Number Two.
Other new releases in the top 20 were paced by The Descent at number three, The Black Dahlia at number 10 and The Last Kiss at number 15.
Elsewhere in the top 10 were Step Up at number four, Invincible at number five, The Devil Wears Prada at number six, Little Miss Sunshine at number seven, Barnyard at number eight and Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby at number nine.
There were no television shows on DVD ranked in the top 20 for the week.
Preview of upcoming episode of “Smallville” to be streamed online January 17, 2007 11:35 pm
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Teaming up with Yahoo! TV once again, The CW will be streaming a special preview (12 minutes in length) of the upcoming episode Smallville episode “Justice”, starting today.
Head on over to Yahoo! TV to check out the preview.
NBC hands out renewals to four shows January 17, 2007 11:28 pm
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Today at the TCA, NBC entertainment president Kevin Reilly announced full-season (2007-08) orders for freshman drama Heroes and veterans My Name Is Earl, The Office and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.
Executive VP of Sci Fi talks “Battlestar Galactica” January 17, 2007 3:45 pm
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There has been much discussion in recent weeks about the future of Battlestar Galactica. Though praise for the show has remained high among fans and critics alike, the show has struggled in the ratings, leading to speculation about whether or not it would return for a fourth season.
“Rachael Ray” renewed January 17, 2007 3:30 pm
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Rachael Ray, the syndicated talk show hit, has been renewed for two more years.
Passions Canceled [Update] January 17, 2007 3:00 pm
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NBC has canceled the soap-opera Passions, which ran for eight seasons.
“Everybody Hates Chris” to stream on Yahoo! TV January 17, 2007 1:30 pm
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The CW will be partnering with CBS Paramount Television to stream a never before aired episode of the sitcom Everybody Hates Chris on the Yahoo! TV for one week prior to its airing on TV.
The episode began streaming last night and will air on The CW Monday, January 22 at 8:00 p.m.
2007 Golden Globe Winners January 15, 2007 11:05 pm
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Check out all the winners and nominees of the 2007 Golden Globe Awards.
MGM release more information about officially greenlit “Stargate SG-1” films January 15, 2007 9:45 pm
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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios announced today their plans for two movies for the Stargate franchise.
The first of the two films is titled Stargate: The Ark of Truth and it will deal with the current running Ori plot, while the second film, Stargate: Continuum, will bring new challenges to the SG-1 crew.
Stars Ben Browder, Amanda Tapping, Christopher Judge, Claudia Black, and Michael Shanks are all tapped toreprise their roles from the series in the films.
“‘Stargate SG-1’ is to MGM Television what the ‘James Bond,’ ‘Pink Panther,’ and the ‘Rocky’ franchises are to our feature film unit,” said Charles Cohen, senior executive VP of MGM. “We are committed to continuing to release new SG-I content and its “Stargate Atlantis” spin-off, and we’re also steadfast in our dedication to extending the franchise. ‘Stargate’ is an indelible brand for MGM and we will support it well into the future.”
“TMZ” cleared for the fall of 2007 January 15, 2007 9:30 pm
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The upcoming news magazine TMZ has been sold by Warner Bros. Domestic Telvision to the Fox owned and operated television station group.
Jane Seymour to guest on “In Case of Emergency” January 14, 2007 5:42 pm
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Actress Jane Seymour will guest-star in three episodes of the ABC comedy In Case of Emergency. Her first episode will air Wednesday, February 14 (9:30 to 10:00 p.m. ET/PT.)
“Dancing with the Stars” to stay away from “American Idol” January 14, 2007 5:27 pm
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Two reality sensations; Fox’s American Idol and ABC’s Dancing with the Stars will not be competiting head-to-head this Spring when the later returns in March.
“Lost” end is near January 14, 2007 5:16 pm
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But the reasoning may surprise you.
The show’s producers spoke today at ABC’s TCA press tour session and told the crowd that they are in discussions with ABC to plan an end date for the show.
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