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Another USA Show Gets Renewed

A second USA Network show has been renewed in as many days, Variety reports. "Burn Notice" got the news that it will return for a fourth season. It joins "Psych," which on Monday got a fifth season order. –Elizabeth Jensen

TNT Announces the Return of ‘Leverage’

TNT’s successful caper series "Leverage" returns with new episodes on Jan. 13 at 10 p.m., reports the Futon Critic. The series, which stars Timothy Hutton, will run for six episodes, the remainder of the Season Two run. "Leverage" will commence…

New Programming Execs for ReelzChannel

Mike Smith was named senior VP of programming at ReelzChannel while Steve Holzer has been hired as executive producer of original programming, Multichannel News reports. Smith, a longtime executive with networks owned by ReelzChannel parent Hubbard Broadcasting, has already been…

Disney Taps Carolina Lightcap as President of Disney Channels Worldwide

Carolina Lightcap was named president of Disney Channels Worldwide, filling a post that came open with the October promotion of Rich Ross to chairman of Walt Disney Studios, reports The Hollywood Reporter. Lightcap, who had been both senior VP programming…

A&E’s ‘Dog the Bounty Hunter’ Returns in December

A&E’s unconventional reality show "Dog the Bounty Hunter" will return for a sixth season of cases on Dec. 2 at 9 p.m., with a one-hour special to celebrate its 150th episode. The exploits of Duane "Dog" Chapman, a professional bounty…

Near-Record Viewership for HBO’s ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ Finale

The reunion of "Seinfeld" vets on HBO’s "Curb Your Enthusiasm" brought in near-record viewership for the Sunday night finale, reports The Hollywood Reporter. Approximately two million viewers watched the two airings, making for the best showing for the comedy in…

WWII Special Rated High With History Viewers

The History channel’s “WWII in HD” was a viewer hit, Multichannel News reports. The program, which ran for five nights from Nov. 14-19 and featured relatively unseen color footage of the war, averaged 2.4 million total viewers for each two-hour…

USA Renews ‘Psych’

USA Network’s James Roday-Dule Hill comic detective series "Psych" has been renewed for a fifth season, reports The Hollywood Reporter. The network ordered 16 one-hour episodes. USA hasn’t finalized scheduling, but the show is likely to return in late January…

Preschool Kids Watching Twice the Amount of TV as Previously Thought

Children who go to home-based day-care programs watch two times the amount of TV per day as was previously thought, according to a new study published in the December issue of Pediatrics, the Washington Post reports. Researchers for the study…

More Oprah News: Her Company Has a Steamy HBO Series in the Works

Oprah Winfrey’s Harpo Films is developing an unusual HBO series, Variety reports. The pilot development deal is for a sexually charged drama about a woman who walks out on her Santa Monica marriage and kids to pursue secret fantasies in…