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Broadcast TV Ratings for Wednesday, August 8, 2007 August 9, 2007 1:46 pm

Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Broadcast TV Ratings, News, Nielsen TV Ratings, Television.
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Power of 10 declines in its time slot premiere, but still propels CBS to a win on the night among households and viewers. Fox meanwhile easily takes the A18-49 win with their duo of ‘Dance’ and ‘Lyrics’, despite the former experiencing a weekly decline.

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Future of “John From Cincinnati” Appears Grim, Second Season Seems Unlikely August 8, 2007 9:41 pm

Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Cancellations, HBO, John From Cincinnati, News, Television.
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TV Blogger is reporting, through an anonymous source inside HBO, that the network has decided to not pick up John From Cincinnati for a second season.

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Broadcast TV Ratings for Tuesday, August 7, 2007 August 8, 2007 9:02 pm

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NBC won the night among all three main categories, though CBS got close among adults 18-49 thanks to the consistent Big Brother 8 as well as a solid series premiere for Power of 10.

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ESPN Orders Another Season of “The Contender” August 8, 2007 7:59 pm

Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Boxing, Cable TV, ESPN, News, Sports, The Contender.
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ESPN today announced that The Contender is returning back to ESPN for another season this coming September 4th (10:00 p.m. ET), ordering up a third season of the Mark Burnett-produced show.

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Kristen Bell To Get “Lost”? August 8, 2007 7:52 pm

Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Casting, Lost, News, Rumors, Television.
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Could Veronica Mars star Kristen Bell be heading to the hit ABC TV series Lost?

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“Saving Grace” Renewed For Season 2 August 8, 2007 7:39 pm

Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Cable TV Ratings, News, Nielsen TV Ratings, Renewals, Saving Grace, Television, TNT.
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TNT has renewed Saving Grace for a second season, making the order for 15 more episodes after only 3 aired episodes.

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“Jonny Quest” Heading To The Bigscreen August 8, 2007 7:35 pm

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Warner Bros. is interested in bringing Jonny Quest to movie screens, setting Adrian Askarieh and Daniel Alter as producers for the live-action adaption of the popular 1960s animated TV Series from Hanna-Barbera. Dan Mazeau will be writing the script.

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USA Network Renews “Burn Notice” August 8, 2007 7:23 pm

Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Burn Notice, Cable TV Ratings, News, Nielsen TV Ratings, Renewals, Television, USA Network.
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USA Network has given an early second season renewal to their hit spy drama series Burn Notice.

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Yelchin Cast as Chekov in “Star Trek (2008)” August 8, 2007 7:17 pm

Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Casting, Movies, News, Star Trek (2008).
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Russian-born actor Anton Yelchin has been cast as Pavel Chekov, navigator of the USS Enterprise, for the upcoming film Star Trek.

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“300” Fastest and Highest-Selling High-Definition Title August 7, 2007 6:12 pm

Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in 300, Blu-ray, DVD, HD DVD, High-Definition, Movies, News.
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Warner Bros. has announced that 300 has become both the fastest and highest selling High-Definition title (Blu-ray and HD DVD), selling through more than 250,000 units in just a week of release.

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‘Bourne’ Heading to USA Network August 7, 2007 6:04 pm

Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Movies, News, Television, USA.
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In an 11 picture deal, USA Network has secured the rights to airing the current film in the Bourne franchise, The Bourne Ultimatum, in addition to 9 other films.

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Lethal Weapon 5? August 7, 2007 5:49 pm

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News is once again circulating about another installment in the Lethal Weapon franchise.

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News On Upcoming “Warcraft” Movie August 7, 2007 5:44 pm

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New details have been revealed on the game-to-film adaption of Warcraft.

During BlizzCon 2007, the annual fan event hosted by Blizzard Entertainment (creator of Warcraft), Blizzard CEO Chris Metzen and Legendary Pictures (who purchased the film rights last year) head Thomas Tull talked about the film project.

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Gears of War and Escape from New York Get Directors? August 7, 2007 4:30 pm

Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Escape from New York, Gears of War, Movies, News.
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According to IESB, New Line is close to announcing who will be behind two major upcoming projects; the Gears of War adaption and the Escape from New York remake.

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Broadcast TV Ratings for Monday, August 6, 2007 August 7, 2007 3:27 pm

Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Broadcast TV Ratings, News, Nielsen TV Ratings, Television.
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A special airing of The Singing Bee lifts NBC to first place on the night among households and viewers, but it wasn’t enough to overcome Fox’s Hell’s Kitchen, which won the night, and carried the network, among adults 18-49.

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“Highlander: The Source” Going Straight To TV August 6, 2007 7:22 pm

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The long in development (and troubled) Highlander: The Source is finally getting a release, but the film is skipping theaters and the DVD market and going straight to TV, hitting SCI FI as a TV movie this coming September.

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Ridley Scott Interested in Directing A Movie Based on Monopoly August 6, 2007 3:57 pm

Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Monopoly, Movies, News.
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Speaking with the LA Times, director Ridley Scott confirmed the rumor of his intentions to direct a film based on the popular home board game Monopoly.

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“Gossip Girl” Premiere Pushed Up A Week August 6, 2007 3:51 pm

Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in 2007/2008 TV Season, Gossip Girl, News, Scheduling, Television, The CW.
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The CW has announced plans that they are pushing up the premiere of their new drama, Gossip Girls by one week to September 19th.

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Broadcast TV Ratings for Sunday, August 5, 2007 August 6, 2007 2:30 pm

Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Broadcast TV Ratings, News, Nielsen TV Ratings, Television.
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CBS took first place on the night among households and viewers, but thanks to a strong performance from four repeat episodes of Family Guy, Fox took first on the night among adults 18-49.

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Broadcast TV Ratings for Friday, August 3, 2007 August 6, 2007 2:00 pm

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A second-way victory at the top results in CBS placing first among households, and The CW first among viewers and adults 18-49 .

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‘Bourne’ Takes Out Friday Box Office August 4, 2007 10:56 pm

Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Box Office, Movies, News.
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Universal’s The Bourne Ultimatum, the final film in the ‘Bourne’ trilogy, easily won the Friday box office as it took in an impressive (and franchise record) $24.5 million from 3,660 theaters on Friday.

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NBC Renews “Last Comic Standing” and “America’s Got Talent” August 4, 2007 10:12 pm

Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in America's Got Talent, Last Comic Standing, News, Renewals.
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NBC has renewed two of their current unscripted shows, giving early pickups to Last Comic Standing and America’s Got Talent.

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Paul Blackthorne Joining “Big Shots”, “The Dresden Files” Not Returning to SCI FI August 3, 2007 6:32 pm

Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Cancellations, News, Sci Fi, Television, The Dresden Files.
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Paul Blackthorne (Harry Dresden of The Dresden Files) has signed on to ABC’s upcoming drama Big Shots. If the signing of The Dresden Files‘ title character to another series wasn’t proof enough that The Dresden Files would be a one season and done show, SCI FI has confirmed that the show will not be returning for a second season.

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1-18-08/Cloverfield Possible Title? August 3, 2007 6:02 pm

Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in 1-18-08, Cloverfield, Movies, News.
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A title for mysterious JJ Abrams project may have been uncovered.  Could it be Overnight?

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Sam Raimi to Direct “Clash of the Titans” Remake? August 3, 2007 5:51 pm

Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Clash of the Titans, Movies, News.
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According to IESB.net, Legendary Pictures and Warner Bros. may be pursuing Sam Raimi to direct the remake of Clash of the Titans.

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