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Sommers Directing “G.I. Joe”, Plus Writer May Be Set August 24, 2007 1:19 am

Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Casting, GI Joe, Movies, News.
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It’s official.  Stephen Sommers has been tapped by Paramount to direct G.I. Joe.  The studio has set a summer 2009 release for the live-action feature based on the Hasbro line of action figures.

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E! Renews “Chelsea Lately” August 24, 2007 1:06 am

Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Broadcast TV Ratings, Cable TV, Chelsea Lately, E!, News, Television.
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With an average audience of just under 450,000 viewers, Chelsea Lately has been renewed by the cable TV station E!.

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“K-Ville” Pilot Streaming Online, Plus First 17 Minutes of “Prison Break”: Season 3 August 24, 2007 12:39 am

Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in 2007/2008 TV Season, Fox, K-Ville, News, Prison Break, Television, Videos.
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FOX has placed the entire series premiere episode of their new drama K-Ville on the network’s official site(s). In addition, a clip of the first 17 minutes of Prison Break’s third season premiere has been made available online.

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Carey Hosted “Price is Right” Premiere Date Set August 23, 2007 5:30 pm

Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in 2007/2008 TV Season, CBS, News, Price is Right, Television.
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CBS has announced the premiere date for the Emmy Award winning gameshow The Price is Right. Hosted this season by Drew Carey, the 36th season will premiere on Monday, October 15 (11:00 a.m.-12:00 Noon, ET / 10:00-11:00 a.m., PT).

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“Anchorwoman” Canceled by Fox August 23, 2007 5:17 pm

Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in 2007/2008 TV Season, Anchorwoman, Cancellations, Fox, News, Television.
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Well that was quick. Fox has canceled the just premiered reality series Anchorwoman.

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Broadcast TV Ratings for Wednesday, August 22, 2007 August 23, 2007 5:06 pm

Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Broadcast TV Ratings, News, Nielsen TV Ratings, Television.
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CBS carried the night by a fairly wide margin among households and viewers, but had to settle for second place among adults 18-49, with NBC taking first in that demo. Terrible series debut for Fox’s Anchorwoman pushes the network into a last place tie on the night among adults 18-49.

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Fall 2007 Programming Guide Update August 23, 2007 1:46 am

Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in 2007/2008 TV Season, ABC, CBS, Fox, NBC, News, Programming Guide, Television, The CW.
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I made a couple changes to the guide, mostly related to the Monday chart and grid.

As always, feel free to leave me comments either here on the site in any related post, or via e-mail (russtc@yourentertainmentnow.com).

And don’t forget, you can always easily access the guide through the 2007/2008 television page HERE.

With that out of the way, here are the file(s):

Fall 2007 Programming Guide

Last updated on Monday, August 23, 2007

.xls Excel file (290 KB) | | | .zip Zip file (117KB) | | | Change Log .txt file (1KB)

NBC Revistits “Gladiators” Remake August 22, 2007 10:52 pm

Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in 2007/2008 TV Season, Gladiators, NBC, News, Television.
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Well this is an interesting development from NBC.  The network has revealed that are revisiting their American Gladiators remake competition show, and hoping to bring it on the air in time for the midseason.

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Could the “Justice League America” Film be CGI? August 22, 2007 10:39 pm

Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Justice League America, Movies, News.
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In recent weeks, there has been an increase in news relating to Warner Bros. getting the Justice League America film off the ground. First were reports that the studio was more interested in completing the film before jumping into the Superman Returns sequel (rumored to be titled Superman: Man of Steel), then casting news revealing both Brandon Routh and Christian Bale had not been asked back to play their respective characters in the film. Well now comes a new rumor that the film will be CGI/motion-captured.

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Sequel to “Alien vs. Predator” Named August 22, 2007 10:11 pm

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20th Century Fox has announced the title for the upcoming Alien Vs. Predator sequel.  The film will be titled Alien Vs. Predator Requiem.
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Broadcast TV Ratings for Tuesday, August 21, 2007 August 22, 2007 4:29 pm

Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Broadcast TV Ratings, News, Nielsen TV Ratings, Television.
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America’s Got Talent, which was up by wide margins over last year’s finale, gave NBC an easy victory.

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Broadcast TV Ratings for Monday, August 20, 2007 August 22, 2007 12:54 am

Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Broadcast TV Ratings, News, Nielsen TV Ratings, Television.
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Fox wins the night among viewers and adults 18-49 with a repeat of TV’s Funniest Moments, though CBS narrowly comes away with the win among households.

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Kristen Bell Talks About New “Heroes” Gig August 21, 2007 4:01 pm

Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Casting, Heroes, NBC, News, Television.
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In an interview with Michael Ausiello of TV Guide, Kristen Bell (related story here) discussed her new role she’ll play on the hit NBC series Heroes.

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Ryan Seacrest To Host Emmy’s August 21, 2007 3:52 pm

Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Awards, Casting, Emmy Awards, Fox, News, Television.
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Apparently his hiring for hosting duties for Fox’s Super Bowl presentation wasn’t enough for Ryan Seacrest, as he’s also now been tapped to host the upcoming Emmy Awards.

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Broadcast TV Ratings for Sunday, August 19, 2007 August 20, 2007 6:02 pm

Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Broadcast TV Ratings, News, Nielsen TV Ratings, Television.
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CBS remained steady week-to-week, winning the night overall among households and viewers, and securing a tie for first among adults 18-49.
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Paramount and DreamWorks Animation Announce HD DVD Exclusive Support August 20, 2007 1:04 pm

Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Blu-ray High-Defintion, HD DVD, Movies, News, Television.
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Paramount and DreamWorks Animation today announced that they will be dropping support of the Blu-ray format and will release all future titles on HD DVD.

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Kristen Bell Joins Cast of “Heroes” August 20, 2007 12:50 am

Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in 2007/2008 TV Season, Casting, Heroes, NBC, News, Television.
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Variety is reporting that Veronica Mars star Kristen Bell has been added to the cast of the hit NBC series Heroes.

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Weekend Box Office — August 17-19, 2007 August 19, 2007 8:27 pm

Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Box Office, Movies, News.
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Weekend Box Office — August 17-19, 2007 (Actuals)

Sony/Columbia’s Superbad opened as the weekends number one film with $33.05 million from 2,948 theaters. The comedy has already exceeded its production budget ($20 million), and is well on its way to profitability.

Rush Hour 3, as expected, took second place with $21.35 million from 3,778 theaters, off 56.5% from the week prior and pushing its domestic total to $87.68 million through 10 days of release.

Year-to-year the top 10 box office was up by ­27.2%.

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Broadcast TV Ratings for Friday, August 17, 2007 August 19, 2007 4:16 pm

Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Broadcast TV Ratings, News, Nielsen TV Ratings, Television.
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Low viewed evening goes to ABC, as the network shows strong increases from the week prior and has the nights most-watched and highest-rated program in 20/20.

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Great Start for “Superbad” August 18, 2007 10:08 pm

Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Box Office, Movies, News.
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Sony/Columbia’s Superbad, the latest comedy from Judd Apatow, opened in a strong first place position on Friday with an estimated $12.1 million from 2,948 theaters.

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Astonishing Viewer Turnout for Disney’s “High School Musical 2” August 18, 2007 4:27 pm

Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Cable TV, Cable TV Ratings, Disney, Movies, News, Nielsen TV Ratings, Television.
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Many expected High School Musical 2 to do well on Friday, given the first one was a hit for Disney both in television and in the DVD market, but it’s doubtful anyone expected it to reach more than 17 million viewers.

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Broadcast TV Ratings for Thursday, August 16, 2007 August 17, 2007 11:13 pm

Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Broadcast TV Ratings, News, Nielsen TV Ratings, Television.
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Fox ‘Danced’ the night away with a first place finish among households (tie), viewers and adults 18-49 with the season finale for So You Think You Can Dance? finishing on par with last year’s performance.

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Seacrest to Host Superbowl Pregame and Halftime Shows August 17, 2007 10:14 pm

Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Casting, Football, Fox, News, NFL, Sports, Super Bowl, Television.
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Ryan Seacrest tapped by Fox Sports to host pregame and halftime shows for the networks upcoming presentation of Superbowl XLII.

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First Set Photos Released for ‘Bond 22’ August 17, 2007 10:09 pm

Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Bond 22, James Bond, Movies, News, Pictures.
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Well over a year away, the first photos from the set of James Bond 22 (title still unannounced) have been released.

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CBS Close To Ordering New Show For Midseason August 17, 2007 10:02 pm

Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in 2007/2008 TV Season, CBS, New Show Orders, News, Television, The Man.
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CBS is close to picking up the LL Cool-J starring drama series The Man, intending to premiere the show at midseason. Through sources, The Hollywood Reporter is relaying that the order would be for six episodes.

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