Spike Extends Contract With UFC Through 2011 October 25, 2007 10:27 pm
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Spike TV has extended its deal with the Ultimate Fighting Championship. They’ll remain the exclusive basic-cable home to the league through 2011.
MTV’s “True Life” Returns With New Episodes in November October 25, 2007 10:08 pm
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MTV’s documentary series True Life will return in November with five brand new episodes, with topics ranging from pregnancy to summer romances.
“24” Day 7 Teaser Premieres Today October 25, 2007 11:30 am
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In just under an hour, the teaser for the seventh season of 24 will be released online.
SCI FI Greenlights “Warehouse 13” October 25, 2007 11:16 am
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The SCI FI Channel has greenlit the pilot Warehouse 13, a series with similarities to X-Files, with a take on two FBI agents in charge of a top-secret storage facility.
Fox Picks Up “Back to You” For Full Season, While ABC Orders Six More Scripts of “Samantha Who?” October 25, 2007 1:09 am
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Fox has given a full season order to their new comedy series Back to You, deciding to stick with the low-rated series with a stronger commitment of 11 episodes, instead of the usual 9 episode “back nine order”. That means the series will have a total of 24 episodes this season.
ABC meanwhile has put in an order for six more scripts of their successful new comedy series Samantha Who?.
ABC Sets Return Dates for “October Road” and “Notes from the Underbelly” October 25, 2007 12:59 am
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ABC has set return dates for two of the networks midseason replacements; the drama October Road and the comedy Notes from the Underbelly.
Fox Planning “Prison Break” Spinoff October 24, 2007 3:26 pm
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The Hollywood Reporter is reporting that Fox is looking to create a spinoff to its third year drama Prison Break. Tentatively titled Prison Break: Cherry Hill, the show would focus on a new character (Molly) that will be introduced later this season on Prison Break.
SCI FI Channel Renews “Stargate Atlantis” for a Fifth Season October 24, 2007 3:14 pm
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No longer paired with Stargate SG-1, SCI FI seems content with the weakened performance of its drama series Stargate Atlantis as the network today announced they’ve renewed the show for a fifth season.
SCI FI Channel Renews “ECW” October 24, 2007 3:07 pm
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The SCI FI Channel and World Wrestling Entertainment today announced that they’ve renewed their hit wrestling program Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) through 2008.
“Pushing Daisies” Given Full Season Order October 23, 2007 8:04 pm
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ABC has picked up the fantasy drama/comedy Pushing Daisies for a full season, putting in the back-nine order which brings the total order for the freshman series to 22 episodes.
NFL Makes Changes to Draft Rules October 23, 2007 7:30 pm
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The NFL has made a few changes to the Draft, cutting the time between picks in the first and second rounds from 15 minutes to 10 minutes.
“The Amazing Race” 12th Edition Premiere Details October 22, 2007 7:55 pm
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With the news of the cancellation of Viva Laughlin, here are the official details on the return of CBS’s Emmy award-winning reality series The Amazing Race, which will return with its 12th edition in November.
CBS Orders Four Scripts for “Moonlight” October 22, 2007 7:49 pm
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CBS has ordered four additional scripts for its vampire drama Moonlight.
CBS Cancels “Viva Laughlin” October 22, 2007 4:04 pm
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After only two aired episodes, and weak ratings for each telecast, CBS has officially canceled the oddball singing/dancing drama Viva Laughlin.
Final Two Unaired Episodes of “Masters of Science Fiction” to Air on SPACE (Canada) October 21, 2007 11:19 pm
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When ABC picked up the science fiction series Masters of Science Fiction, they only committed to airing four of the six produced episodes. The series premiered with weak ratings, and with the exception of a one week increase, remained low, so the network saw no legitimate reason to pick up the final two episodes.
Viewers in Canada though won’t be missing out on those last two episodes. SPACE has picked up the series and will begin airing it, all six episodes, this coming November 4th.
Comedy Central and Jon Stewart Extend Contract for Two More Years October 19, 2007 12:24 am
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Comedy Central and Jon Stewart have reached terms to extend their contract with Stewart to host and executive produce The Daily Show for two more years, through 2010.
New Shows “Private Practice” and “The Big Bang Theory” Get Full-Season Pickups, As Does Third Year CBS Drama “The Unit” October 18, 2007 11:49 pm
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Back nine orders have been given to two new shows this season, ABC’s drama Private Practice and CBS’s comedy The Big Bang Theory. CBS also gave a back nine order to its third year drama The Unit.
“Online Nation” Canceled October 18, 2007 12:11 am
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The CW has canceled the low-rated new program Online Nation. They will be replacing the show with repeats of freshman comedy Aliens in America.
This marks the first official cancellation of the season. Fox already pulled Nashville from their fall lineup, but they haven’t canceled the show yet, deciding instead to return it to their lineup sometime in October (related article here).
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