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Broadcast TV Ratings for Monday, September 3, 2007 September 4, 2007 11:02 pm

Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Broadcast TV Ratings, News, Nielsen TV Ratings, Television.
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Another Monday goes to CBS, with the nights most-watched series in the Two and a Half Men repeat.

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Watch New Fall NBC Shows for Free on Amazon Unbox September 4, 2007 10:41 pm

Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Amazon Unbox, NBC, News, Television, Video Downloads.
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Here’s your chance to get an early look at several of NBC’s new fall shows. NBC Universal Television content is now available on Amazon Unbox.

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“Doctor Who” Taking A Break September 4, 2007 10:22 pm

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BBC has announced that their hit series Doctor Who, will be taking a break during 2009 (between seasons 4 and 5) as the series will not air week-to-week.  Instead, the series will have three specials and then return with a full season in Spring 2010.

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Broadcast TV Ratings for Sunday, September 2, 2007 September 3, 2007 4:00 pm

Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Broadcast TV Ratings, News, Nielsen TV Ratings, Television.
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A rather below average evening goes to CBS among viewers and to FOX among adults 18-49.
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“Heartland” Canceled By TNT August 31, 2007 6:37 pm

Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Cable TV, Cable TV Ratings, Cancellations, Heartland, News, Nielsen TV Ratings, Television, TNT.
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TNT has canceled its summer drama Heartland, after a disappointing run in the ratings. The series, which starred Treat Williams, never really caught on with audiences, posting a less than stellar debut and dropping each week thereafter.

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NBC Not Renewing Contract with iTunes August 31, 2007 5:58 pm

Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in iTunes, NBC, News, Television, Video Downloads.
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NBC has decided to not renew their TV contract with Apple’s iTunes video download service. In response, Apple has refused to offer any of NBC’s new fall TV shows available to download. Meaning shows such as The Bionic Woman, Journeyman and Chuck will not show up on the service.

NBC Universal shows already on the service such as Heroes and Battlestar Galactica will continue to be offered through the remainder of the current 2-year contract, which ends in December.

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Broadcast TV Ratings for Thursday, August 30, 2007 August 31, 2007 1:48 pm

Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Broadcast TV Ratings, News, Nielsen TV Ratings, Television.
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Another Thursday goes to CBS, with the network’s programming posting higher than average ratings, led by Big Brother 8 and a repeat of CSI (the nights most-watched and highest rated series among households, viewers and adults 18-49).

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Broadcast TV Ratings for Wednesday, August 29, 2007 August 31, 2007 1:23 am

Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Broadcast TV Ratings, News, Nielsen TV Ratings, Television.
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CBS ‘Powers’ its way to a first place finish on the evening among households, viewers and adults 18-49.

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Letterman to Guest on “The Oprah Winfrey Show” August 31, 2007 12:06 am

Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in News, Television, The Late Show with David Letterman, The Oprah Winfrey Show.
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Talk-show host David Letterman will make his first appearance on The Oprah Winfrey Show next month, ending a long-lasting decade long feud between the Winfrey and Letterman.

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Fox Joins Xbox Live Video Marketplace August 30, 2007 11:34 pm

Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Movies, News, Television, Videos, Xbox 360, Xbox Live Marketplace.
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Another studio is joining the Xbox Live Video Marketplace.  Fox has signed on to distribute several of their films and showsTheir participation will begin with the launching of Family Guy on the service.

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E! Acquires “Knocked Up”, “Evan Almighty” And More August 30, 2007 11:28 pm

Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Cable TV, E!, Movies, News, Television.
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E! has acquired the broadcast rights to several Universal movie properties, including Knocked Up and Evan Almighty.

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Fall 2007 Programming Guide Update August 29, 2007 4:11 pm

Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in 2007/2008 TV Season, ABC, Broadcast TV, CBS, Fox, NBC, News, Television, The CW.
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I’ve made updates (all relating to premiere dates) to my programming guide. Download it now below (or always at the 2007/2008 Television page here).

Fall 2007 Programming Guide

Last updated on Tuesday, August 29, 2007

.xls Excel file (290 KB) | | | .zip Zip file (118KB) | | | Change Log .txt file (2KB)

Broadcast TV Ratings for Tuesday, August 28, 2007 August 29, 2007 4:00 pm

Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Broadcast TV Ratings, News, Nielsen TV Ratings, Television.
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A ‘Powerful’ evening goes to CBS with stronger than average performances for both of the networks original offerings: Power of 10 and Big Brother.

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12 Stars Announced As Contestants On “Dancing With the Stars” August 29, 2007 3:16 pm

Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in ABC, Broadcast TV, Dancing with the Stars, News, Television.
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ABC today announced the contestants of this year’s edition of Dancing With the Stars.  12 stars will be headlining the hit ABC series.

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Big 10 Network Kicks Off Thursday, But Few Able to Watch August 29, 2007 2:57 pm

Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in College Football, DirecTV, News, Sports, Television, The Big 10 Network.
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The new Big 10 Network will telecast its first game tomorrow (Thursday, August 30), but with only one major provider carrying the network (DirecTV), and no major cable operator signed up yet, many fans will not be able to watch coverage of their favorite college teams.

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ABC Adds More Episodes of “Just for Laughs” August 29, 2007 2:56 pm

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ABC has announced that they’ve ordered an additional 13 episodes of its hidden-camera series Just for Laughs. (more…)

MTV Adds “The Paper” To 2008 Slate August 29, 2007 2:55 pm

Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Cable TV, MTV, News, Television.
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MTV as added another unscripted series to their lineup, ordering up The Paper, which follows the lives of several high school students as their write and manage their Cypress Bay High School newspaper “The Circuit.

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VH1 Renews “Scott Baio is 45…And Single” August 28, 2007 7:23 pm

Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Cable TV, Cable TV Ratings, News, Renewals, Television, VH1.
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VH1 today announced that they have renewed their successful reality series Scott Baio is 45…and Single.

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“Army Wives” Season Finale Breaks Records August 28, 2007 3:56 pm

Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Army Wives, Cable TV, Cable TV Ratings, Lifetime, News, Nielsen TV Ratings, Television.
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The hit Lifetime Television series Army Wives, which has already been renewed for season 2 (read related article here), broke records with the season finale Sunday night, becoming the networks most watched original series telecast ever.

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Broadcast TV Ratings for Monday, August 27, 2007 August 28, 2007 3:49 pm

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CBS swept the evening, with a repeat of Two and a Half Men leading the night among households, viewers and adults 18-49 .

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Dancing With the Stars Contestants To Be Announced Wednesday on GMA August 27, 2007 8:52 pm

Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in 2007/2008 TV Season, ABC, Dancing with the Stars, News, Television.
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Sticking to the same approach they took last season in announcing the new cast for Dancing With the Stars (related article here) ABC will make the reveal this coming Wednesday during a special edition of Good Morning America.

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Fox Selects “American Band” Judges August 27, 2007 8:37 pm

Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in 2007/2008 TV Season, Casting, Fox, News, Television.
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A trio of judges has been selected to serve as panel for Fox’s upcoming American Idol spin-off music reality series The Next Great American Band.

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NFL Games To Be Streamed Online August 27, 2007 8:31 pm

Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Football, News, NFL, Sports, Television.
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The NFL and DirecTV today announced that subscribers to the Sunday Ticket extension package SuperFan, will be able to watch games streamed live to their PC, marking the first time the NFL has experimented with the digital delivery system in the US market.

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Oprah to Interview Bill Clinton August 27, 2007 8:25 pm

Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in News, Oprah, Talk Shows, Television.
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Former president Bill Clinton will be appearing on the Oprah Winfrey talk show on September 4th.  It will be the president’s first interview to promote his upcoming book (which will release the same day) Giving.

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Broadcast TV Ratings for Sunday, August 26, 2007 August 27, 2007 4:30 pm

Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Broadcast TV Ratings, News, Nielsen TV Ratings, Television.
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CBS managed to just barely hold off NBC for first on the evening among households and viewers, but NBC did manage a first place finish among adults 18-49 thanks to a strong showing from the networks Sunday Night Football telecast.
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