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Desperate Housewives' Brenda Strong Lands a New Narrating Gig

Wisteria Lane may be gone, but Desperate Housewives narrator Brenda Strong is heading back to the recording booth. Strong has signed on to narrate Investigation Discovery's new true crimes TV show, Blood Relatives.

Thu, May 24, 2012

Desperate Housewives' Brenda Strong Lands a New Narrating Gig

First Look: Disney Channel's New TV Movie Let It Shine Gets Multiple Airdates

Disney Channel is set to announce the launch strategy for Let It Shine, the new TV movie that's a centerpiece of the network's summer programming lineup. As previously announced, Let It Shine will launch Friday, June 15 at 8/7c. But that's just part of Disney Channel's roll-out plans. Let It Shine will first be available for viewers via Disney Channel On Demand (found on some AT&T U-Verse, Cablevision and Time Warner Cable systems) starting Friday, June 8. Then, after the June 15 premiere, Disney Channel will encore it the following night. A sing-along version, Let It Shine — Rap Battle Edition, will air Saturday, June 30. And then the DVD, featuring additional footage, will be released on Tuesday, August 7.

Wed, May 23, 2012

First Look: Disney Channel's New TV Movie Let It Shine Gets Multiple Airdates

Exclusive: Betty White's Off Their Rockers Spawns a Soundtrack

You're a 90-year-old starring in a sitcom and producing a hit hidden camera series. What's left to conquer?

Tue, May 22, 2012

Exclusive: Betty White's Off Their Rockers Spawns a Soundtrack

New Showrunners to Replace Dan Harmon on Community

Greendale Community College has a new pair of headmasters...

Sat, May 19, 2012

New Showrunners to Replace Dan Harmon on Community

Network Q&A: CBS' Nina Tassler on Her Fall Schedule

CBS Entertainment president Nina Tassler is proud of CBS's stable, which continues to help make it TV's most-watched network.

Thu, May 17, 2012

Network Q&A: CBS' Nina Tassler on Her Fall Schedule

Network Q&A: TBS/TNT's Michael Wright On Why He Saved Cougar Town And Plans For Next Season

Newly promoted TNT/TBS president/head of programming Michael Wright made a few new friends when he sealed a deal to pick up fan favorite comedy Cougar Town from ABC. After a quick negotiation, TBS ordered 15 episodes of the show, which will premiere its fourth season next winter. The network will also start airing Cougar Town repeats. Wright, who previously saved Southland after NBC canceled it, says there will be no changes to the sitcom. Meanwhile, over at TNT, Wright says he's eager to change the perception that the network's dramas only dabble in "self-seriousness or earnestness." Frank Darabont's L.A. Noir isn't ready to be ordered as a series, but Wright expects to air it on Sundays, where the network is specializing in genre shows like Falling Skies.

Wed, May 16, 2012

Network Q&A: TBS/TNT's Michael Wright On Why He Saved Cougar Town And Plans For Next Season

ABC To Bring Back TGIF with Tim Allen and Reba McEntire

Back in the 1990s, ABC ruled Friday nights with young viewers, thanks to its TGIF-branded shows like Full House, Family Matters and Step by Step.

Tue, May 15, 2012

ABC To Bring Back TGIF with Tim Allen and Reba McEntire

Exclusive: ABC Orders Third Season of Extreme Makeover: Weight Loss Edition

Talk about a weighty vote of confidence: The second season of ABC's summer series Extreme Makeover: Weight Loss Edition doesn't launch until June 3, but ABC has already given the show a third-season pickup (15 two-hour episodes) to air in summer 2013. The early order comes out of...

Tue, May 15, 2012

Exclusive: ABC Orders Third Season of Extreme Makeover: Weight Loss Edition

Network Q&A: Fox's Kevin Reilly on His Fall Schedule

Fox Entertainment president Kevin Reilly has finally gotten his wish: A four-comedy lineup on Tuesday, pairing Raising Hope with new family comedy Ben & Kate at 8 p.m. and putting Mindy Kaling's new sitcom, The Mindy Project, behind New Girl.

Mon, May 14, 2012

Network Q&A: Fox's Kevin Reilly on His Fall Schedule

Network Q&A: NBC's Bob Greenblatt on His Fall Schedule

If this year was the warm up, next season will be the true test of NBC Entertainment chairman Bob Greenblatt's command at the troubled network. Greenblatt and his key lieutenant, NBC Entertainment president Jennifer Nicholson Salke, have ordered a whopping seven new comedies and five dramas.

Sun, May 13, 2012

Network Q&A: NBC's Bob Greenblatt on His Fall Schedule

Sources: CBS Cancels CSI: Miami, Renews CSI: NY

It looks like the case of CSI: Miami... (David Caruso removes glasses here) .. is coming to an end after 10 seasons. Insiders tell TV Guide Magazine that CBS will announce this week that Miami, the second in the CSI franchise, has been canceled — but that the...

Sun, May 13, 2012

Sources: CBS Cancels CSI: Miami, Renews CSI: NY

Exclusive: Discovery Orders New Reality Series Final Offer

Discovery Channel is putting a new spin on the popular pawn/auction genre. The cable network has picked up the series Final Offer, which pits four experienced dealers from the world of art and antiques against each other.

Fri, May 11, 2012

Exclusive: Discovery Orders New Reality Series Final Offer

Baseball Bloopers Pitched to Sports Networks

Veteran reality TV producer Bruce Nash is back at bat. Nash, whose credits include For Love or Money and the infamous "Masked Magician" series Magic's Biggest Secrets Revealed, is about to meet with cable networks about turning his book, The Baseball Hall of Shame, into a regular TV series.

Fri, May 11, 2012

Baseball Bloopers Pitched to Sports Networks

First Look: TNT's New Action Reality Series The Great Escape

The clock is ticking as a contestant attempts to escape from the USS Hornet aircraft carrier by rappelling over the side, in this brand new photo from TNT's upcoming reality series The Great Escape. The Great Escape, which comes from the producers of CBS hit The Amazing Race, follows teams as they compete in challenges similar to scenes from action/adventure movies. Rich Eisen hosts the show, which premieres Sunday, June 24 at 10/9c, after a new episode of Falling Skies.

Wed, May 9, 2012

First Look: TNT's New Action Reality Series The Great Escape

Decision Time for the Networks: What To Keep An Eye On

The network fall lineups are starting to take shape. As execs lick their wounds, dust off their failures and prepare to try it again with a whole new crop of shows, this is the time of year when they tell themselves — and more importantly, try to convince advertisers — that next season will be different. And sometimes it is. Witness ABC's 2004 turn-around year, when Lost and Desperate Housewives hit the air, or the 1994 season, when NBC was blessed with ER and Friends. But those game-changing years don't come along often. As we head into the mid-May network "upfront" presentations (when new series are unveiled to media buyers and bubble shows are fed their fates), here's a network-by-network guide on what to look out for.

Wed, May 9, 2012

Decision Time for the Networks: What To Keep An Eye On

The Rebirth of World's Wildest Police Videos, Ten Years Later

Paul Stojanovich Jr. practically grew up in the back of patrol cars, spending time with his father, the executive producer of World's Wildest Police Videos. Sadly, the elder Paul Stojanovich died accidentally in 2003, at the age of 47. But his son, now 28, is looking to carry on his father's legacy by bringing back Police Videos, which premieres Monday at 8/7c on Spike TV.

Mon, May 7, 2012

The Rebirth of World's Wildest Police Videos, Ten Years Later

Exclusive: Meet the Contestants on Season 2 of NBC's Love In The Wild

NBC's summer dating series Love In The Wild returns next month with 14 new contestants — and also a twist.

Fri, May 4, 2012

Exclusive: Meet the Contestants on Season 2 of NBC's Love In The Wild

Why Live TV Still Matters

As viewers in record numbers time-shift shows and watch them on demand, networks are scrambling to get audiences back into the habit of watching TV as it airs. "Everyone is so concerned about DVRing, which is a legitimate concern," says one exec. "Anything you can do to minimize it is a bonus." That includes a nod to the early days of TV: live programming. Next fall, the networks are expected to air more regular live broadcasts than at any time since the 1950s, thanks to...

Fri, May 4, 2012

First Look: Love Triangle on Nickelodeon's The Legend of Korra

Things are heating up on Nickelodeon's new hit animated series The Legend of Korra, as this week the love triangle between Korra (voiced by Janet Varney), Mako (David Faustino) and Bolin (P.J. Byrne) is revealed. In "The Spirit of the Competition," which airs Saturday, Korra asks one of her mentor's children how to get the attention of Mako, who has started spending more time with a new girl. Romantic rivalries soon threaten to "shake the foundation" of the relationship between Korra, Mako and Bolin.

Thu, May 3, 2012

First Look: Love Triangle on Nickelodeon's The Legend of Korra

Fox Orders Celebrity Dating Show The Choice, Featuring a Voice-Like Twist

Fox's dark prince of reality TV, Mike Darnell, is dusting off a few of his old tricks. The network has ordered new summer dating game show The Choice, which uses spinning chairs reminiscent of NBC's The Voice and applies it to romance — with celebrities thrown in for good measure. Hosted by Cat Deeley,  The Choice, which debuts Thursday, June 7 at 9/8c, is a mash-up of The Voice and The Dating Game. Four single celebrities (to be announced later) will sit in...

Thu, May 3, 2012

Fox Orders Celebrity Dating Show The Choice, Featuring a Voice-Like Twist

Secrets of the Networks' Scheduling Rooms

Putting together a primetime lineup takes more than just throwing darts at an empty schedule. (Well, most of the time.) As the networks put together their fall plans, it's up to the scheduling executives to parse test-audience scores, research data, producer pleas and gut instincts to determine which new and returning series should make it and when they should air.But sometimes serendipity ...

Wed, May 2, 2012

Secrets of the Networks' Scheduling Rooms

Exclusive: Will Netflix Give Jericho (Another) New Life?

Apocalypse now? TV Guide Magazine confirms that Netflix has approached CBS about reviving cult fave Jericho — and the network, through its CBS TV Studios production arm, is considering it.

Tue, May 1, 2012

Exclusive: Will Netflix Give Jericho (Another) New Life?