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Christian Bale Discusses “The Dark Knight” May 1, 2007 12:03 am

Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Batman, Movies, News, The Dark Knight.
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SuperHeroHype has a great interview up with Christian Bale, of Batman fame. Click this link to check it out.

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TV Guide Channel Gets an Updated Name May 1, 2007 12:02 am

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Well kind of. Beginning June 4, the TV Guide Channel will be going under the new slightly revised name of TV Guide Network.

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Ski Channel Prepares for Liftoff May 1, 2007 12:01 am

Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in News, Ski Channel, Sports, Television.
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Steve Bellamy, founder and former president of the Tennis Channel, is focusing his efforts on another sports-themed television network. Atonal Sports and Entertainment, his company, is preparing to launch the Ski Channel as early as the first quarter of 2008.

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Broadcast TV Ratings for Sunday, April 29, 2007 April 30, 2007 11:21 pm

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ABC narrowly passes up CBS to take the first Sunday of May sweeps.

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Sequel to “Crank” Is On the Way April 30, 2007 9:00 am

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Speaking with TheMovieBlog, the writers and director of Crank (Brian Taylor and Mark Neveldine) revealed that there will be a second Crank film.

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Weekend Box Office — April 27-29, 2007 April 29, 2007 9:00 pm

Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Box Office, Movies, News.
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Another slow weekend goes to last weeks top film, Disturbia which took in $9.02M from 3,047 theaters.

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Broadcast TV Ratings for Friday, April, 27, 2007 April 29, 2007 8:24 pm

Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Broadcast TV Ratings, News, Nielsen TV Ratings, Television.
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CBS takes the first Friday of May sweeps with a lower than average performance. No show was able to hit 10M or a 3.0 among adults 18-49. Numb3rs was the evening’s top-rated and most watched program, while 20/20 took top honors among adults 18-49.

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“Family Guy” Cleared for Syndication April 29, 2007 1:30 am

Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Cable TV Ratings, Family Guy, News, Syndication, Television.
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Family Guy has been cleared in 90% of the nation for its off-network broadcast syndication premiere this fall.

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MSNBC Attracts 2.26M for Democratic Debate April 28, 2007 1:43 am

Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Cable TV Ratings, MSNBC, News, Nielsen TV Ratings, Presidential Debates.
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An impressive 2.26M viewers tuned into MSNBC’s coverage of the first 2008 presidential debate.

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Grindhouse Split in the U.K. April 28, 2007 1:19 am

Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Box Office, Grindhouse, Movies, News.
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The Weinstein Co. has announced that the Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriquez double feature Grindhouse will be released in the U.K. as two separate movies.

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NBC Sets Return for ‘Studio 60’ April 28, 2007 1:10 am

Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in NBC, News, Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, Television.
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Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip is coming back from its hiatus. According the official NBC website for the series, the freshman drama will return to the airwaves on Thursday, May 24 at 10:00 p.m.

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Broadcast TV Ratings for Thursday, April 26, 2007 April 27, 2007 3:19 pm

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I accidentally deleted the data that was in this post. Follow this link to view the FINAL ratings for this day in the post for Thursday, May 3, 2007.

Broadcast TV Ratings for the Week Ending 4/22/2007 April 27, 2007 12:45 am

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Fox takes the overall win for the week with a first place finish among viewers and adults 18-49.

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Some More on X-Files 2 April 27, 2007 12:13 am

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A fox spokesman has chimed in saying that though there have been talks about a sequel, discussion of Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny’s return is not certain: “It’s not anywhere near that level yet.”

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X-Men Spin-off: “Magneto” April 26, 2007 9:51 pm

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Fox Pictures have announced a spin-off for the the popular X-Men film franchise, focused around Magneto.

The 20th Century Fox and Marvel Studios collaboration will be directed by David Goyer. Magneto is the second announced spin-off from the successful X-Men films, the other being Wolverine which will star Hugh Jackman. That film doesn’t yet have a director set.

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Silverman to Host “MTV Movie Awards” April 26, 2007 9:24 pm

Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Awards, Casting, Movies, MTV, MTV Movie Awards, News.
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MTV announced today that comedian, Sarah Silverman will be hosting this years edition of the MTV Movie Awards.

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“Idol Gives Back” Event Generates $60 Million April 26, 2007 9:20 pm

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Donations on last nights Idol Gives Back two-hour American Idol special have topped $60 million.
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Broadcast TV Ratings for Wednesday, April 25, 2007 April 26, 2007 8:52 pm

Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Broadcast TV Ratings, News, Nielsen TV Ratings, Television.
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Fox takes out its competition, with a special two-hour charity themed event of American Idol. ABC’s Lost beats struggling CSI: NY for the first time in its new time slot.

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Rosie O’Donnell Departs “The View” April 25, 2007 6:00 pm

Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in ABC, Casting, News, Television, The View.
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Citing disagreements during contract talks;  “They wanted me three years, I wanted one year, and it just didn’t work,” Rosie O’Donney announced today on The View that her tenure on the show will come to an end this year.

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Fox Pulls “Drive” April 25, 2007 5:46 pm

Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Cancelations, Drive, Fox, News, Television.
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Fox has decided to pull freshman drama Drive from its lineup effective immediately.

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Broadcast TV Ratings for Tuesday, April 24, 2007 April 25, 2007 5:18 pm

Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Broadcast TV Ratings, News, Nielsen TV Ratings, Television.
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Fox’s American Idol leaves ABC and CBS fighting over second place on the evening.

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“Passions” Picked Up by DirecTV April 25, 2007 3:31 pm

Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in DirecTV, NBC, News, Passions, Renewals, Television.
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Passions is being resurrected. The long-running soap was canceled by NBC earlier in the year, but today DirecTV announced that they will be picking up the show. The series will end its run on NBC on September 7, and then begin its ninth season on DirecTV on September 17. (more…)

“The Simpsons” Ride Coming to Universal Theme Park April 24, 2007 11:37 pm

Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in News, Television, The Simpsons, Theme Parks.
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Universal Theme Parks is teaming with The Simpsons creator/executive producer Matt Groening and executive producer James Brooks to create an attraction based on the long-running animated series.

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“Deep Sea 3D” Sequel In The Works April 24, 2007 11:18 pm

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Warner Bros. Pictures and IMAX announced that they are working on a sequel to Deep Sea 3D for a 2009 release.

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Harry Potter 5 Domestic Trailer April 24, 2007 10:27 pm

Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Movie Trailers, Movies, News.
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Hot off the heels of the international trailer release, Warner Bros. has released the domestic trailer for the upcoming fifth installment in the Harry Potter franchise.

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