Networks Adjust Schedules to Counteract Against AI Juggernaut January 27, 2007 2:18 pm
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CBS and ABC, in an effort to help stem off some ratings loss due to the returning American Idol have pulled and shifted, respectively, a series from each network.
Gilmore Girls May Get Its Eighth Season January 25, 2007 6:00 pm
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TV Guide’s Michael Ausiello on the site that Gilmore Girls may be heading for another season, but without one of its stars.
David Tennant Talks “Doctor Who” Season 3 January 25, 2007 3:00 pm
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Sci Fi Wire recently conducted an e-mail interview with the Doctor, David Tennant in which he discusses the third season of the hit BBC show.
Fox Sets special February Sweeps Two-Hour “24” Special January 25, 2007 1:00 pm
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Fox has set a special two-hour 24 event for Monday, February 12 on Fox.
SVU Actors Re-Up For Two More Years January 25, 2007 12:00 pm
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Lead stars Mariska Hargitay and Christopher Meloni of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit have signed two-year contract extensions.
Tricia Helfer (“Battlestar Galactica”) Set to Guest on “Supernatural” January 22, 2007 7:42 pm
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Actress, and current February 2007 Playboy cover girl Tricia Helfer, will be guest starring on the CW Sci-Fi hit Supernatural in an episode which will air in February.
Season Six of “The Shield” Set for April Return January 22, 2007 7:37 pm
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The Shield, after a long hiatus, will finally be back this April for its sixth season.
“Ghost in the Shell” Live-action Remake Planned January 22, 2007 7:32 pm
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Variety is reporting that cartoon house Production I.G. has acquired the rights to Ghost in the Shell from Kodansha for the purpose of making a live-action remake of the popular manga.
Top DVD Sales For The Week Ending January 14, 2007 January 20, 2007 11:30 am
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Five new releases made their way on to the top 20 DVD charts this past week. Coming in at number one was Crank followed by The Illusionist at number two. Other new releases in the top 10 were Broken Bridges at number eight and Night Listener at number nine.
Elsewhere in the top 20 was the new release Bandidas at number 15.
“Reba” Canceled January 20, 2007 10:30 am
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According to Marc Berman (of PIFeedback and MediaWeek) The CW’s Reba has been canceled. The series will wrap up with a one hour series finale.
Anderson Cooper Signs New Deal with CNN January 20, 2007 9:30 am
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According to Broadcasting & Cable, Anderson Cooper has re-upped with CNN, signing a new multiyear contract with the network. The contract is rumored to be in the neighborhood of $4 million a year, double his previous contract.
Watch Series From The CW Online For Free January 19, 2007 6:52 pm
Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in All of Us, Beauty and the Geek, Everybody Hates Chris, Girlfriends, News, One Tree Hill, Supernatural, Television, The CW, The Game, Veronica Mars, Video Downloads.23 comments
Effective immediately, The CW is offering free streaming of many of its primetime series on CWTV.com.
Shows which are included are Beauty and the Geek, Supernatural, Veronica Mars, One Tree Hill, Everybody Hates Chris, All of Us, Girlfriends and The Game.
“24” On iTunes Gets A Few Exclusive Extras January 19, 2007 6:45 pm
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Looking to increase subscriptions of the show on the serivice iTunes, Fox is providing a few exclusive new songs to all customers who purchase a season pass to the hit Fox drama ($44.99 for 24 episodes).
Fox Plans For ‘Idol’ Lead-Outs January 19, 2007 6:40 pm
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Almost as important to Fox as the ratings performance of American Idol, are the performance of the shows the network programs to air out of it.
Fox announced today plans to use the reality show to help the debut of the new David E. Kellye drama The Wedding Bells as well as its struggling sitcom ‘Til Death, and perhaps even a few other shows yet to be launched.
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