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Daily Archives : Dec 14, 2009

NBC Announces ‘Parenthood’ Debut Date

The midseason schedule for NBC includes the premiere of the delayed primetime series "Parenthood" starring Peter Krause, Lauren Graham and Craig T. Nelson, reports the Los Angeles Times. "Parenthood" debuts March 1 at 9 p.m. Also on the roster is…

AFI Picks Top 10 TV Shows of 2009

The American Film Institute has issued its list of the Top 10 TV shows of 2009, including Fox’s breakout hit "Glee" and — in a surprise — the Starz comedy, "Party Down," reports HitFix.com. The Top 10 also included: AMC’s…

J-Lo, Mary J. Blige Set for Dance Show Finale

When the two-hour season finale of Fox’s "So You Think You Can Dance" airs on Dec. 16 at 8 p.m., two music stars will be on hand to lend their talents. Jennifer Lopez will be singing her latest single, "Louboutins"…

Ramsay’s Live ‘Cook-Along’ Lands Three Guest Stars

Three stars have joined the lineup for the Dec. 15 premiere of Fox’s "Gordon Ramsay’s CookAlong Live," according to The Hollywood Reporter. Singer LeAnn Rimes, comic Cedric the Entertainer and "How I Met Your Mother" star Alyson Hannigan have been…

Press Release on Rentrak Starting Local TV Measurement Service Based on Set-Top Box Data

The following is a press release from Rentrak: THREE WICHITA TV STATIONS BEGIN TO USE RENTRAK — Sunflower Broadcasting, Inc. Signs Multi-Year Measurement Agreement with Rentrak for Its StationView Essentials Service for CBS, CW and Univision Affiliate Stations– PORTLAND, OR—December…

‘Kardashians’ Return Sets Records for E!

Sunday’s fourth-season premiere of E!’s "Keeping Up With the Kardashians" set records for the network, averaging over 4.1 million total viewers, more than seven times E!’s fourth-quarter 2009 average, E! announced. The show was E!’s most-watched telecast ever in the adults…

Sunflower Station Group Signs Up for New Rentrack Measurement Service

Sunflower Broadcasting is the first station group to sign up for StationView Essentials, Rentrack Corp.’s new local TV station measurement and analytical service that uses digital set-top box data to deliver anonymous viewing information from the top 100 markets. Sunflower operates stations…

TNT Gets Off-Net Rights to ‘Supernatural’

The off-network syndication rights to the Warner Bros. TV’s science-fiction drama "Supernatural," which is still going strong on the CW, have been acquired by TNT, reports the Futon Critic. TNT will begin airing the reruns Jan. 4 at 10 a.m., starting…

Lakers Star and Former NBA Coach Rejoins ESPN

An ex-NBA head coach and former champion Los Angeles Lakers point guard has rejoined ESPN to provide analysis and commentary on basketball, according to B&C. Byron Scott, who was recently fired as head coach of the New Orleans Hornets, was…

TVWeek Picks the Internet Site of the Year

Looking back at many of the big stories of the year, from the death of Michael Jackson to the news that Comcast was going to buy NBC to the Tiger Woods post-Thanksgiving night driving incident and subsequent scandal, it’s a…