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Cartoon Net Adds Notes to ‘Star Wars’ Series

For those who can’t get enough “Star Wars,” but aren’t all caught up on the latest installments, Cartoon Network may have just the thing. The network plans to premiere “Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Decoded” on May 1. The second…

Chart: Highest-Rated Baseball Teams

With Major League Baseball beginning its season this week, it’s worth looking back at last season to see which teams generated the biggest ratings. Red Sox Nation was following the Boston Red Sox as keenly as ever, bringing New England…

Planet Green Renews Five Shows

Planet Green is renewing five series, Broadcasting & Cable reports. The green lifestyle network from Discovery Communications is bringing back “Emeril Green,” “Focus Earth With Bob Woodruff,” “Greensburg,” “Renovation Nation” and “Wa$ted!,” the trade publication says. The shows will relaunch…

Animal Planet Draws Big Audience for ‘Monsters’

Animal Planet’s “River Monsters” debuted Sunday night with 1.3 million viewers, drawing the channel’s biggest audience for a regular primetime telecast in more than six years, Broadcasting & Cable reports. The series gave the network a triple-digit boost in the…

Julianne Hough Hangs up ‘Dancing’

“Dancing With the Stars” professional dancer Julianne Hough confirmed that she will not return to dance in the next season of the ABC competition series, FoxNews.com reports. Hough previously mentioned she would take time off from the series to pursue…

TNT/TBS Up Linsky to Senior VP, Programming

Sam Linsky has been promoted to senior vice president of current programming for TNT and TBS. Mr. Linsky previously was VP of current programming for TNT. He oversaw the production of many of TNT’s current series, including “The Closer,” “Saving…

Jackson to Host 2009 ESPYs

Samuel L. Jackson has been tapped to host the 17th annual ESPY Awards, airing July 19 on ESPN and ESPN HD. It will be Mr. Jackson’s fourth time hosting the sports award show. The awards ceremony will be taped July…

MSNBC Slates ‘Future Earth’ Series Debut

MSNBC will debut the four-part series “Future Earth” on April 26, starting with “Journey to the End of the World.” The other three parts will be broadcast in the summer and fall. “Journey’s” premiere coincides with NBC Universal’s Earth Week….

Showtime’s ‘Tudors’ Outdraws HBO’s ‘Treatment’

HBO’s shrink drew a lot of people to the couch Sunday night, but not as many as Showtime got for “The Tudors.” The first two episodes of the new season of HBO’s “In Treatment” drew an average of 657,000 viewers…

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