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Broadcast TV Ratings for Friday, March, 9, 2007 March 10, 2007 6:59 pm

Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Broadcast TV Ratings, News, Nielsen Ratings, Television.
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CBS takes the evening among households and total viewers, while NBC sneaks by for a win among the key adults 18-49 demographic.

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The Office “Newpeats” March 9, 2007 10:11 pm

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Dubbed “newpeats” by the network, NBC has scheduled two reruns of The Office on March 15 which will incorporate never before seen footage into past episodes.

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USA Network Acquires Broadcast Rights to ‘Borat’ March 9, 2007 10:01 pm

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USA has picked up the rights to air the film Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan.

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Doctor Dolittle 4 Greenlit March 9, 2007 9:32 pm

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2oth Century Fox has greenlit another sequel to the Doctor Dolittle franchise.

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Broadcast TV Ratings for Thursday, March 8, 2007 March 9, 2007 8:25 pm

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With another night pretty much all to its own in regards to new programming, Fox takes the evening with ease. ‘5th Grader‘ still strong.

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The L Word Renewed March 8, 2007 8:00 pm

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Showtime has renewed The L Word for a fifth season.

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Broadcast TV Ratings for Wednesday, March 7, 2007 March 8, 2007 3:30 pm

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American Idol powers Fox to an easy win. Wedding Bells sheds much of that audience though in its premiere.

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Broadcast TV Evening News Ratings for the Week Ending March 2nd March 7, 2007 11:23 pm

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All three networks bounced up from a decline last week as ABC comes away with the most households and viewers, while NBC comes in first among the key adult 25-54 demo.  CBS still way behind in 3rd.

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Broadcast TV Ratings for the Week Ending 3/4/2007 March 7, 2007 7:45 pm

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Fox takes another weekly win thanks to American Idol and the surprise hit Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?.

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Strong Ratings for Discovery Channel’s Tomb of Jesus Documentary March 7, 2007 7:08 pm

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Though weaker than previous documentaries from the network, the controversial Discovery Channel documentary about the tomb of Jesus did posted strong overall numbers.

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Fox Soccer Channel Acquires Rights to Italian Soccer League Games March 7, 2007 6:54 pm

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Fox Soccer Channel has acquired the exclusive rights to Italian professional soccer matches, making it the only English-language network with the rights to air the games.

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Fox News Channel Orders More News Hour March 7, 2007 6:47 pm

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Fox News Channel has ordered an additional 13 episodes of The ½ Hour News Hour after a solid debut.

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Court TV To Have Star Jones Talk Show March 7, 2007 6:37 pm

Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Court TV, New Show Orders, News, Star Jones, Television.
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Star Jones, current red carpet correspondent for E! and former host of the The View, is returning to that medium as host of an upcoming daytime talk show on Court TV.

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ESPN’s Peter Gammons Re-ups with Network March 7, 2007 6:23 pm

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ESPN announced Tuesday that Hall of Famer baseball writer and current contributor Peter Gammons, has signed a multi-year extension to stay on with the network.

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Broadcast TV Ratings for Tuesday, March 6, 2007 March 7, 2007 5:45 pm

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Though down week-to-week, Fox’s American Idol and House have no trouble against a mostly repeat filled lineup. Solid debut for Pussycat Dolls Present: The Search for the Next Doll.

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Scrubs Zach Braff To Get Pay Increase March 6, 2007 11:53 pm

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If NBC renews the long-running comedy series Scrubs, the star of the show, Zach Braff, will be given a large pay increase.

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Broadcast TV Morning Show Ratings for The Week Ending February 25th March 6, 2007 11:25 pm

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NBC’s The Today Show took another ratings win among all three main categories.

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Scorsese and Wahlberg Team Up for HBO Project March 6, 2007 10:06 pm

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According to The Hollywood Reporter, Martin Scorsese and Mark Wahlberg are re-united in an HBO drama.

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South Park to get the Hi-Def Treatment March 6, 2007 9:58 pm

Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Cartoons, Comedy Central, HD DVD, High-Definition, News, South Park, Television.
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Comedy Central’s South Park will be made available in high-definition for the first time beginning this Thursday.

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ABC Pulls The Knights of Prosperity March 6, 2007 9:52 pm

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ABC has quietly pulled its struggling freshman comedy series The Knights of Prosperity.

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Broadcast TV Ratings for Sunday, March 4, 2007 March 5, 2007 4:46 pm

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With the return of Desperate Housewives and Brothers & Sisters, ABC takes the evening among households, viewers and adults 18-49. Debut of The Winner so-so, re-shuffled NBC lineup performs better than week’s past.

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Top 20 DVD Sales For The Week Ending February 25, 2007 March 5, 2007 7:30 am

Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in DVD Sales, Movies, News, Television, TV on DVD.
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There were five new releases in the top 20 DVD charts this past week with four in the top five. Flushed Away was on top.

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Broadcast TV Ratings for Friday, March, 2, 2007 March 3, 2007 6:26 pm

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Even though it ran an entire night of repeats, CBS still managed to come away with the win among total households and viewers and tied for first among adults 18-49.
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Replacement for Pastore on Dancing with the Stars Named March 2, 2007 6:17 pm

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ABC has announced the replacement for Vincent Pastore on the hit show Dancing with the Stars.  John Ratzenberger (John Ratzenberger’s Made in America, Cheers) has accepted the invitation, and has begun training.

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Broadcast TV Ratings for Thursday, March 1, 2007 March 2, 2007 2:11 pm

Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Broadcast TV Ratings, News, Nielsen Ratings, Television.
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With most of the nights lineup in post-sweeps repeat mode, Fox takes the evening with strong performances from ‘Idol’ and ‘5th Grader’.

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