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Daily Archives : Jul 21, 2008

‘Ghost Hunt’-ing Not Over

Sci Fi Channel has ordered another season of “Ghost Hunters,” the Hartford Courant reports. The series’ fifth season, which follows the exploits of the Atlantic Paranormal Society, run by two plumbers in their spare time, will run for 25 episodes….

‘Monk’ Marks 100th Episode Stars

For its 100th episode, USA’s “Monk” is having a party and everyone’s invited. The list of cameos to appear in the episode set to air Sept. 3 includes Eric McCormack, Sarah Silverman, Andy Richter and John Turturro, the UPI is…

Awards Give Univision First Place

Univision scored a rare first-place finish on Thursday evening, tying Fox for the lead with both networks averaging a 2.2 rating, MediaPost reports. The Spanish-language network took home the top spot with its airing of “Premios Juventud 2008” (Youth Awards…

USA Adds More Drama

Three new series have been picked up by USA Network, according to Reuters. The dramas will use the CIA, an inner-city operating room and the morgue as their backdrops. The network also added the Debra Messing series “The Starter Wife”…

‘Heroes’ Flies to NBC’s Rescue

After a nine-month absence, the popular NBC drama “Heroes” will return with a bang. The new season begins with two new episodes airing back-to-back at 9 p.m. and 10 p.m. on Sept. 22, the New York Times reports. Expect a…

‘Fashion House’ Fills ‘Runway’ Gap

To fill the void when “Project Runway” shifts to Lifetime after its fifth season, Bravo revealed it is developing a new series to be titled “Fashion House,” Entertainment Weekly reports. The show differs from its predecessor in that the fashion…

‘CSI: NY’ Family Welcomes Little Sister

“CSI: NY’s” cast just got a little bit bigger. Kathleen Munroe, whose credits include ABC Family’s “Beautiful People,” will have a recurring role as the little sister to Eddie Cahill’s Detective Flack, Entertainment Weekly reports. —Christopher Perez

LG Turns Profit on TVs as LCD Sales Surge

LG Electronics, the world’s No. 3 manufacturer of liquid-crystal display televisions, said today that its TV-making operations turned a second-quarter profit on an 86% surge in LCD sales. LG’s digital display unit had an operating profit of 38 billion Korean…

Leno’s Last ‘Tonight’: May 29

Jay Leno will sign off as host of “The Tonight Show” on May 29, with Conan O’Brien taking over the storied franchise on Monday, June 1. WHO WANTS TO KNOW? No job’s too small for Jay Leno, center, who showed…

USA Orders Second ‘Sight’

USA Network has renewed “In Plain Sight,” Multichannel News reports. Sixteen new episodes have been ordered for next year, the newspaper says. Production on the second season will begin in October in Albuquerque, N.M., the newspaper notes. —Vlada Gelman