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New “Iron Man” Trailer To Debut On “Lost” February 22, 2008 6:05 pm

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Lost fans have another reason to tune into the hit ABC series. A brand new trailer for Iron Man will premiere during the February 28th episode of Lost. Be sure to tune into the the show, which airs from 9:00-10:00 p.m. on Wednesdays.

NBC Opts to Not Renew “Las Vegas” February 22, 2008 6:02 pm

Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Cancellations, Las Vegas, NBC, News, Television.
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Michael Ausiello of TVGuide is reporting that NBC has decided against renewing Las Vegas for a sixth season, meaning last Friday’s episode was the series finale.

“Eleventh Hour” Casting February 22, 2008 6:01 pm

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British actor Rufus Sewell is in talks to lead Jerry Bruckheimer’s new CBS drama project Eleventh Hour.

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Broadcast TV Ratings for Thursday, February 21, 2008 February 22, 2008 1:25 pm

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The first elimination episode of American Idol, and Don’t Forget the Lyrics!, led FOX to an easy first place finish on Thursday night.

Don’t Forget the Lyrics! was boosted by 3.84 million or 44% among viewers and a staggering 55% among adults 18-49 from its last newly aired episode thanks to its American Idol.

Elsewhere on the evening, CBS got another great night from its mixture of repeats (CSI and Without a Trace) and an original episode of the latest installment of Survivor to finish in a competitive second place for the evening among total audience.

ABC’s Lost seems to have stabilized in its fourth week back on the air, as the series posted nearly identical numbers from the week prior. Also worth noting is that Lost was the second most-watched program of the evening, behind American Idol. Eli Stone also managed to stay even with last week episode, though its numbers still remain relatively low, as does its retention from Lost, especially among adults 18-49. (60% among households, 56% among viewers and 47% among adults 18-49.)

NBC’s numbers were nothing out of the ordinary with a solid performance from Celebrity Apprentice, though its declined in recent weeks. Lipstick Jungle also stabilized, but its numbers are too low.

The CW even got in on some of the good news for the evening. Supernatural, without the benefit of an original episode of Smallville leading into it, proved that it can stand on its own. The series improved by 8% among both viewers and adults 18-49.

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ABC Announces Return Schedule February 21, 2008 2:05 am

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ABC has announced their new spring schedule, which sees many of the networks hit original series and a new time slot for Lost.

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USA Renews “Monk” For a Seventh Season February 21, 2008 1:18 am

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USA Network on Wednesday announced that they’ve renewed Monk, the award-winning original series, starring Tony Shalhoub. The order is for 16 episodes.

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Broadcast TV Ratings for Tuesday, February 19, 2008 February 20, 2008 4:30 pm

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Fox carried the evening thanks to a two-hour edition of American Idol. However, the program declined from last week’s near 30M mark, by 1.12 million viewers (-4%) and 9% among adults 18-49.

Elsewhere on the evening, a two-hour edition of Biggest Loser and a repeat of SVU put NBC in second place, ahead of third place finisher CBS, who saw its original programs Big Brother and Jericho suffer steep week two declines in their new seasons. Jericho was off by 1.14 million, or 16% among viewers and 23% among adults 18-49 from last week’s season two premiere. Not good news.

ABC and The CW followed in fourth and fifth, respectively.

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Broadcast TV Ratings for Monday, February 18, 2008 February 19, 2008 7:32 pm

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A two-hour edition of Deal or No Deal, the nights most-watched program, powered NBC to a win on Monday night among households, viewers and adults 18-49. The series premiere of My Dad Is Better Than Your Dad drew only so-so numbers, as the program managed to only hold 58% of its lead-in’s audience. It’s performance among adults 18-49 was a little better (67%), but still not great.

Elsewhere on the evening, CBS got solid results from a mostly repeat filled lineup, finishing in second place for the evening among total audience. Welcome to the Captain and The New Adventures of Old Christine were the only new programs CBS aired, with the former being the only poor performer. In its third week on the air, the series posted series lows. The show is off by 2.46M viewers (31%), 33% among households and 23% among adults 18-49 from its series premiere.  Enjoy it while it lasts, because it’s highly doubtful it’ll be around past this season.

Fox got a solid second place finish for the evening among adults 18-49 thanks to the season three finale of Prison Break and an original episode of Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, which continues to rate well among the coveted A18-49 demographic, despite not being a heavily viewed program.

ABC trailed with an okay performance out of the season finale of Dance War: Bruno vs. Carrie Ann, and another poor outing from October Road, while The CW’s new season of The Pussycat Dolls Present, got off to a very, very poor start. Compared to last season’s premiere, the show declined by 2.16M, or (55%) among viewers, 46% among households and 47% among adults 18-49.

Ouch.

Ratings for the entire night follow after the jump.

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FOX Announces Return of Original Programs, And Spring Lineup February 19, 2008 6:48 pm

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FOX has announced that production has restarted for returning shows and new series.  Details after the jump.

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DVD Giveaway: Win “Dallas” Season Eight on DVD! February 19, 2008 4:21 pm

Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Dallas, DVD, DVD Giveaway, Television.
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Just a reminder that there’s still time to enter the giveaway contest for the season eight set of Dallas. Three winners will be announced on Thursday night.

Continue reading for details on how to enter the contest.

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New “Dancing With the Stars” Cast Announced February 19, 2008 1:05 am

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ABC has announced the cast of the upcoming sixth season of Dancing With the Stars.

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Broadcast TV Ratings for Sunday, February 17, 2008 February 18, 2008 4:30 pm

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ABC original lineup, anchored by the nights most-watched show Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, led the evening among households and viewers.

NBC, however, managed to take the win among adults 18-49 thanks to the networks successful airing of the back-door pilot Knight Rider movie, which was the nights most-watched show among the key A18-49 demo. The movie grew in each half-hour.

Elsewhere on the evening, the network-broadcast premiere of the Showtime series Dexter got off a so-so start. Overall viewership was somewhat low, but it did manage to build from its lead-in among adults 18-49. Over on Fox, the network did its usual solid numbers among adults 18-49 from its comedy lineup and the ending portion of the Daytona 500.

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Broadcast TV Ratings for Friday, February 15, 2008 February 17, 2008 5:54 pm

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Weak night split between NBC (first in viewers and households) and Fox (first in adults 18-49).

The season five finale of NBC’s Las Vegas led that network to a first place finish on the evening, while repeats of House secured a first place finish among adults 18-49 for Fox.

Las Vegas, however, was off by more than 1 million viewer (14%) and 15% among adults 18-49 from last season’s finale.

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DVD Giveaway: Win “Dallas” Season Eight on DVD! February 15, 2008 3:59 pm

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Dallas: Season Eight is now available to own on DVD (Release Date: 2/12/2008) and Your Entertainment Now has some free copies of the DVD set up for grabs!

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The CW Announces Return of Lineup February 15, 2008 3:35 pm

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Following in the footsteps of the major nets, The CW has announced the return dates for original episodes of several of its shows, including Smallville, Supernatural and Reaper. Details after the jump.

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Broadcast TV Ratings for Thursday, February 14, 2008 February 15, 2008 3:29 pm

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CBS pulled in front on Thursday night among households and viewers (and tying for second among adults 18-49), thanks to a fresh installment of Survivor: Micronesia and solid results from repeats of CSI and Without a Trace.

ABC, however, still managed to take first place for the evening among adults 18-49 thanks to Lost, which was the nights most-watched program in the demo, households and viewers.

There was some decline in the viewership of Lost though, as the program declined by more than 1.5 million viewers (-11%) and -12% in the key A18-49 demo.

Week two of freshman dramas Eli Stone (ABC) and Lipstick Jungle (NBC) didn’t fare so well. Eli Stone’s drop was a little less severe (-11% among viewers) than Lipstick Jungle’s however (-19%).

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CBS Renews 11 Series for the 2008-09 Season February 14, 2008 10:41 pm

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CBS has renewed 11 series for the new season.  The 11 series are Cold Case, Criminal Minds, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, CSI: Miami, CSI: NY, Ghost Whisperer, NCIS, Numb3rs, The Big Bang Theory, Two and a Half Men and Without a Trace.

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The CW Cancels “CW Now” February 14, 2008 2:24 pm

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The CW has canceled its experimental teen-targeted entertainment news mag CW Now, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

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NBC Sets Return Dates for Several Series February 14, 2008 2:07 am

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With the settlement of the writers strike, NBC has announced that they will be resuming the broadcast of many of its scripted series this April.  Details after the jump.

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NBC Renews “Chuck”, “Life” and “Heroes” for the 2008-09 Season February 14, 2008 1:50 am

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NBC has picked up freshman drama series Chuck and Life, as well as the hit sci-fi drama Heroes for the 2008-09 season.

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CBS Announces Return of Lineup February 14, 2008 1:17 am

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With the writers strike settled, CBS has announced plans for their returning comedy and drama series.  Details after the jump.

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Broadcast TV Ratings for Tuesday, February 12, 2008 February 13, 2008 8:54 pm

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There was nothing unusual with Tuesday nights ratings, as Hollywood week was kind to American Idol, which posted solid week-to-week gains, to give Fox an expected ratings win.

Elsewhere on the night, the return of Jericho in its new timeslot, and day, drew poor results. The show was down by more than 4.5 million viewers from its series premiere last season. The only good news was that compared to last season’s finale, the show held up fairly well among total audience, and grew by 19% among adults 18-49.

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“Battlestar Galactica” Returns in April February 13, 2008 12:05 am

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The final season of Battlestar Galactica begins this April.  The SCI FI Emmy and Peabody Award-winning original series returns to the network with new original episodes on Friday, April 4 at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT.  The network will air two back-to-back specials the week prior on Friday, March 28th.

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“Star Wars: The Clone Wars” to Premiere in Theaters February 12, 2008 11:59 pm

Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Cartoon Network, News, Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Television, TNT.
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Lucasfilm has confirmed that the upcoming animated television series Star Wars: The Clone Wars will premiere in theaters on August 15 as a feature film, before becoming a weekly TV series in the fall.

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WGA Writers Strike Settled February 12, 2008 10:03 pm

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The WGA has just voted to end its 100-day strike.

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