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100. A SEMIPERFECT NUMBER. A SEMIPERFECT MAN. “HOUSE” CELEBRATES MILESTONE 100^TH EPISODE MONDAY, FEBRUARY 2, ON FOX (Read More)

“PRISON BREAK” PLANS ITS GREATEST ESCAPE YET AS SERIES COMES TO A CLOSE THIS SPRING Final Episodes Begin Friday, April 17, on FOX (Read More)

"RULES OF ENGAGEMENT" RETURNS TO TELEVISION (Read More)

NBC ANNOUNCES THE 16 ALL-STAR CELEBRITIES FOR 'THE CELEBRITY APPRENTICE' (Read More)

SIT DOWN, SHUT UP JOINS THE FOX LINEUP      (Read More)

ABC ANNOUNCES CASTING FOR NEW SERIES, SUPERSTARS      (Read More)

NBC TO SHOWCASE UPCOMING 'THE LAST TEMPLAR' MINISERIES WITH PREVIEW SPECIAL "MAKING 'THE LAST TEMPLAR'" TO RUN OVER AFFILIATE STATIONS AND NBC.COM      (Read More)

"SUPER BOWL'S GREATEST COMMERCIALS 2009," AN INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT SPECIAL HOSTED BY JIM NANTZ AND DAISY FUENTES, TO BE BROADCAST SATURDAY, JAN. 31      (Read More)

STEPHANIE MARCH RETURNS TO LAW & ORDER: SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT      (Read More)

TAYLOR SWIFT WILL GUEST STAR IN AN UPCOMING EPISODE OF "CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION"       (Read More)

THE SEARCH CONTINUES FOR AMERICA’S FAVORITE DANCER “SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE” SEASON FIVE AUDITIONS CONTINUE TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 3 IN MIAMI. Auditions Also Set for Los Angeles, Denver, Memphis and Seattle.       (Read More)

ABC NEWS TO PROVIDE MORE COVERAGE OF INAUGURATION THAN ANY OTHER NETWORK       (Read More)

NBC PRESENTS EXTENSIVE COVERAGE OF THE INAUGURATION OF PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA       (Read More)

NBC DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT PROMOTES EMRE CELIK TO VICE PRESIDENT, TECHNOLOGY       (Read More)

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100. A SEMIPERFECT NUMBER. A SEMIPERFECT MAN. “HOUSE” CELEBRATES MILESTONE 100^TH EPISODE MONDAY, FEBRUARY 2, ON FOX

Los Angeles, Ca., January 13th, 2009.          The prognosis is excellent for the brilliant, anti-social anti-hero Dr. Gregory House (Hugh Laurie) and his colleagues at Princeton Plainsboro Teaching Hospital as HOUSE celebrates a milestone 100^th episode Monday, Feb. 2 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX.

In the 100th episode, “The Greater Good,” House and the team take on the case of a woman who collapsed in the middle of a cooking class. When they learn that the patient gave up her career as a highly renowned cancer researcher in order to pursue her own personal happiness, the members of the team question their own happiness (or lack thereof). Meanwhile, Thirteen (Olivia Wilde) begins to suffer serious and life-threatening reactions to her experimental Huntington’s Disease clinical drug trial, and Cuddy (Lisa Edelstein) retaliates against House and gives him a taste of his own medicine.

Over the course of five seasons, House has proven no bar is too low and has shocked those around him with the lengths he will go in order to prove he’s right – from faking brain cancer to score drugs (“Half Wit”) to pulling a hair out of his father’s corpse to test the DNA (“Birthmarks”) to kidnapping his favorite soap star because he’s convinced the actor has an illness he doesn’t yet realize (“Living the Dream”).

Many notable guest stars have appeared on the show over the last 100 episodes including Academy Award winners Mira Sorvino and Joel Grey; Emmy Award winners Sela Ward, Cynthia Nixon, John Larroquette, Željko Ivanek and Charles S. Dutton; recording artists/actors Dave Matthews, LL Cool J, Brandy and Fred Durst; as well as David Morse, who received an Emmy Award nomination for his role on HOUSE. Other notable appearances include Ron Livingston, Anne Dudek, Carmen Electra, Julie Warner, Greg Grunberg, Chi McBride, Samantha Mathis, Lori Petty, Michael Michele, Jason Lewis, Kurtwood Smith, PRISON BREAK star Dominic Purcell and John Cho, who stars with HOUSE series regular Kal Penn in the “Harold and Kumar” films.

Winner of three Emmy Awards, including an award for creator and executive producer David Shore (Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series), HOUSE has been honored with 17 Emmy Award nominations, including three for Outstanding Drama Series and three for Hugh Laurie (Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series). The series received the 2006 Humanitas Prize for the episode “Three Stories” and received two Golden Globe Awards for Laurie (Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series) and a Screen Actors Guild Award for Laurie (Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series) as well as a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination (Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series), two Golden Globe Award nominations for Best Television Series, Drama, two consecutive People’s Choice Awards for Favorite TV Drama, a People’s Choice Award for Hugh Laurie (Favorite Male TV Star) and an NAACP Image Award nomination for Outstanding Drama Series.

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“PRISON BREAK” PLANS ITS GREATEST ESCAPE YET AS SERIES COMES TO A CLOSE THIS SPRING Final Episodes Begin Friday, April 17, on FOX

Los Angeles, Ca., January 13th, 2009.          The greatest escape on television comes to an end after four suspenseful seasons when PRISON BREAK returns for the series’ final episodes beginning Friday, April 17 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX.

PRISON BREAK premiered in August 2005. The show was an immediate hit and followed Michael Scofield (Wentworth Miller) as he engineered a daring escape from Fox River Penitentiary to free his wrongly convicted brother Lincoln Burrows (Dominic Purcell) from Death Row. With the prison break a success, the brothers, along with six additional escapees, were part of a nationwide manhunt headed by FBI Agent Alex Mahone (William Fichtner), who later was revealed to be working for The Company, a shadowy government organization that had initially framed Lincoln.

The action then moved to Panama where the tables were turned and Lincoln worked to free Michael from the hellish prison SONA. After eventually escaping from Central America, the brothers teamed with Homeland Security Agent Don Self (Michael Rapaport) to dismantle The Company once and for all by stealing SCYLLA, a device that contained the organization’s most valuable secrets. Following a series of double-crosses, the brothers now find themselves racing to retrieve SCYLLA, which unbeknownst to them has landed in the possession of their estranged mother and Company operative Christina (Kathleen Quinlan).

PRISON BREAK stars Dominic Purcell, Wentworth Miller, Michael Rapaport, Amaury Nolasco, Robert Knepper, Jodi Lyn O’Keefe, Sarah Wayne Callies and William Fichtner. Academy Award nominee Kathleen Quinlan guest-stars in the series’ final episodes.

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CBS's "RULES OF ENGAGEMENT" RETURNS TO TELEVISION'S HIGHEST RATED COMEDY BLOCK

New York, N.Y., January 7th, 2009.          RULES OF ENGAGEMENT returns to CBS's top-rated Monday comedy block with its third season premiere on Monday, March 2 (9:30-10:00 PM, ET/PT).

            RULES OF ENGAGEMENT, a comedy about the different phases of male/female relationships, as seen the through the eyes of an engaged couple, a long-time married pair and a single guy on the prowl, stars Patrick Warburton, Megyn Price, Oliver Hudson, Bianca Kajlich and David Spade.

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NBC ANNOUNCES THE 16 ALL-STAR CELEBRITIES READY TO TAKE ON DONALD TRUMP IN THE BOARDROOM WHEN 'THE CELEBRITY APPRENTICE' PREMIERES SUNDAY, MARCH 1 (9 P.M. ET)

New York, N.Y., January 8th, 2009.          NBC and Donald Trump announced today the all-star celebrity cast for the second sensational season of "The Celebrity Apprentice" premiering on Sunday, March 1 (9-11 p.m. ET/PT).

On the first ever "Celebrity Apprentice" last season, winner Piers Morgan changed the way the game was played, winning millions for charity and setting the bar for all who follow. Now 16 new celebrities will rise to the challenge and once again it will be men versus women. The men include: Clint Black, Andrew Dice Clay, Tom Green, Scott Hamilton, Jesse James, Brian McKnight, Dennis Rodman, and Herschel Walker. The women include: Annie Duke, Natalie Gulbis, Claudia Jordan, Khloe Kardashian, Joan Rivers, Melissa Rivers, Brande Roderick and Tionne Watkins. All the celebrities will be vying for the coveted title as they fight for their respective causes.

"Last season's 'Celebrity Apprentice' became one of the hottest shows on television -- and this season will be even better," said Trump. "We have an amazing cast of celebrities and we are looking forward to some fantastic entertainment."

The 16 celebrities will compete in business-driven tasks around New York City using their fame, rolodexes and their business acumen to win weekly tasks, while ultimately battling with each other to stay out of the boardroom and avoid hearing those dreaded words "You're Fired!" They'll be subjected to long hours, grueling mental challenges, personality clashes and intense scrutiny -- all without the help of their regular support system of agents, managers and personal assistants.

This season the competition is more cut throat than ever with a group of celebrities that will fight, tooth and nail, to win. Such intensity will result in flare-ups that, Piers Morgan says, "make his legendary fights with Omarosa look like a tea party."

Ultimately they will face the judgment of Donald Trump and his advisors in the boardroom, which will include his children (and colleagues), Ivanka Trump and Donald Trump Jr. Also appearing in the boardroom alongside Trump will be his longtime associate and trusted colleague, George Ross.

The boardroom will feature a "rotating seat," allowing a variety of famous business leaders and industry legends to join Trump in spirited judgment of the tasks. As with last season, winning celebrity teams will relish the opportunity to watch the losing team squirm in the boardroom from the comfort of their own war rooms.

When all is said and done, 15 celebrities will be famously fired and only one will emerge to become The Celebrity Apprentice.

"The Celebrity Apprentice" is produced by Mark Burnett Productions in association with Trump Productions LLC. Mark Burnett, Donald Trump, Page Feldman and Eden Gaha are Executive Producers.

ABOUT THE CANDIDATES:
Each celebrity contestant was handpicked for his/her balance of notoriety and business skills.

CLINT BLACK has had a profound effect on the music industry, not only through his own recordings, but also through the establishment of his brainchild, Equity Music Group, a record company he co-founded in 2003. He is a profound, not to mention prolific, songwriter. To date, he has written, recorded and released more than 100 songs, a benchmark in any artist's career. An astounding one third of the songs eligible for single release achieved hit song status at Country Radio. He has sold over 20 million albums worldwide. As a musician, he profoundly astounds—he is an accomplished guitarist, and humbly describes himself as proficient on drums, harmonica, bass guitar and any assortment of percussion instruments. Black will be playing for the charity, "International Rett Syndrome Foundation."

ANDREW DICE CLAY is proud to be America's most controversial and outrageous comic of all time. Before Chappelle, before South Park; Clay was shocking audiences and breaking the rules with a never-before-seen style of hardcore comedy. When he released his debut album "DICE" the parental advisory label simply read "Warning: This album is offensive." But despite all the media backlash, Clay has remained a comic icon and the self proclaimed "Undisputed Heavyweight King of Comedy." Clay's rise to fame was meteoric; he was the first comedian to sell out Madison Square Garden two nights in a row plus hundreds of other sports arenas from coast to Coast. And along the way, Clay starred in numerous feature films including "The Adventures of Ford Fairland," released best selling DVDs ("No Apologies," "Dice Rules!") and a string of multi gold and platinum selling CD's ("Day The Laughter Died," "Filth"). In 2007, Clay starred in his own reality show "Dice: Undisputed" for VH1. Clay will be playing for the charity, "Stand Up For Kids."

ANNIE DUKE has established herself as one of the best poker players in the world. In 2004, Duke beat out an assembly of 234 players in the World Series of Poker $2000 buy-in Omaha Hi/Lo Split and won her first WSOP bracelet. In August of the same year, Duke knocked out 8 of the world's greatest poker legends and won $2 million in the No-Limit Texas Hold'em winner-take-all, invitation-only WSOP Tournament of Champions, established by ESPN and Harrah's Entertainment. Duke now serves as a consultant for the online poker site UltimateBet.com to ensure that their rules of poker and tournament structure match those you would find in the famous poker rooms of the Las Vegas strip. Furthermore, she is sought after for her vast poker skills and knowledge, coaching the likes of Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, Ashton Kutcher and Charles Barkley on their poker game. Duke regularly offers a private poker lesson with herself as an auction item for charity auctions and has raised funds to benefit numerous charities. Duke is also involved in various charitable organizations such as the Make-A-Wish Foundation, Ante Up for Africa (a project with Actor Don Cheadle), Children's Hospital, and many others. Duke will be playing for the charity, "Refugees International."

TOM GREEN, who made a name for himself on his MTV hit show, "The Tom Green Show," returned to his talk-show roots with "Tom Green Live!" Not bound by FCC regulations or television executives, this cutting-edge, one-hour talk show breaks the traditional mold and puts Green one-on-one with Hollywood's most well-known and accomplished entertainers. Most known for his roles in feature films "Freddy Got Fingered," "Charlie's Angels," "Stealing Harvard" and "Road Trip," Green has continued writing, producing and directing numerous film projects. Currently in post-production, Green is also editing "Prankstar," a film in which he wrote, directed and starred. Green continues to star in and produce television projects. In 2001, Green wrote, directed and starred in the special "The Tom Green Cancer Special," which focused on his battle with testicular cancer and the importance of health education. In 2005, Green also added bestselling author to his long professional repertoire. In his autobiography "Hollywood Causes Cancer: The Tom Green Story," Green details his professional and personal life. Green opens up about his humble upbringing in Ottawa, his beginnings in comedy, and his transition into television and films. Green will be playing for the charity, "Butch Walts and Donald Skinner Urologic Cancer Research Foundation."

NATALIE GULBIS is an American professional golfer. In 2000-2001, Gulbis attended the University of Arizona where she won three tournaments and was recognized with First Team All-American honors. Gulbis experienced a breakout season in 2005, finishing tied for third at the Michelob ULTRA Open at Kingsmill and the State Farm Classic, earning over $1 million for the first time in her career. She also qualified for her first Solheim Cup and scored three points for the victorious U.S. team. Gulbis' game and confidence strengthened throughout 2006, as she recorded a tie for third at the 2006 Kraft Nabisco Championship (her fourth straight top-ten finish at a major dating back to 2005) and a tie for second at the Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic (losing in a playoff). Her first LPGA Tour victory arrived in 2007 at the Evian Masters, where she birdied the first hole of a sudden-death playoff. Her best season to date ended with a team victory at the Solheim Cup and a runner-up finish at the season-ending ADT Championship. She has starred in her own reality television series on the Golf Channel, created her own line of fashion calendars, contributed to numerous charities and graced red carpets for events such as Fashion Week and The Grammys. Gulbis will be playing for the charity, "Boys and Girls Club."

SCOTT HAMILTON is one of the most recognized male figure skating stars in the world. Hamilton has won 70 titles, awards and honors including an Emmy Award nomination, induction into the United States Olympic Hall of Fame and a privileged member of the World Figure Skating Hall of Fame. He captured the attention of the world 25 years ago with his Olympic Gold medal performances in Saravejo and since has shared his love and enthusiasm for the sport as a commentator, performer and best-selling author. Hamilton co-founded, produced and starred in "Stars on Ice" for 15 years. He further inspires others as a speaker, philanthropist and cancer and brain tumor survivor. As an author, Hamilton received notable critical praise for his New York Times best-selling autobiography Landing It (Kensington Books, October 1999) an intimate, candid and insightful look at his professional and personal life on and off the ice. His new inspirational book "The Great Eight" was published by Thomas Nelson Publishing in January 2009. Hamilton will be playing for the charity, "The Cleveland Clinic Foundation."

JESSE JAMES can be called many things: custom bike and car builder, producer, publisher, television host and restaurateur. James is currently in production for his new show "Jesse James Is A Dead Man" which will premiere on Spike TV. This past summer, James hit the road and toured across the United States to talk to the American worker one-on-one to launch his new clothing line Jesse James Industrial Work Wear, which is currently available in Wal-Mart stores nationwide. James also founded West Coast Choppers, which creates custom made motorcycles. In 2000, James was the subject of "Motorcycle Mania" which chronicled his everyday life as a motorcycle builder on the Discovery Channel. James established a loyal following who would tune in for 85 episodes to watch the anti-host in his best known role on the international television hit "Monster Garage," which he produced and starred in. In 2006, he opened the restaurant Cisco Burger, named after his beloved pit bull Cisco. James will be playing for the charity, "Long Beach Education Foundation."

CLAUDIA JORDAN is a model for NBC's "Deal or No Deal" and currently holds the # 1 box, indicative of her rise up in the business. Jordan became Miss Teen Rhode Island and later competed in Miss Teen USA. As an adult, she won Miss Rhode Island USA and competed in the Miss USA pageant. It was only the third time in 46 years that anyone representing Rhode Island made the top ten. East Providence even named May 16th "Claudia Jordan Day." Besides competing in pageants, Jordan was an impressive sprinter and earned all-state honors in track and field. She competed in several Junior Olympics and in college became an All-American sprinter in the 400-meter relay. Jordan is also fluent in Italian - her mom is first generation to come to the United States from Italy. After moving to Los Angeles, she became a model on "The Price is Right." She then went on to co-host a TV show with Carmen Electra called "Livin' Large" and worked as a correspondent for "The Best Damn Sports Show" and "5.4.3.2.1." She even had the opportunity to work with "Entertainment Tonight" for NFL Super Bowl Media day. In 2009, she will be featured alongside Luke Wilson in the new film entitled "Middlemen." Jordan is also a real estate investor. Jordan will be playing for the charity, "NAPSAC Foundation."

KHLOE KARDASHIAN is the youngest of the three sisters introduced to Hollywood with the dramedy "Keeping Up with the Kardashians." The show, which has quickly became one of the highest-rated shows on E!, gives the audience a glimpse into the lives of the Kardashian clan. The hit series rocketed 24-year-old Kardashian into the spotlight, enabling her to develop her own fan base, prove her strengths as a TV personality and initiate a series of projects to keep her busy. Aside from maintaining her daily blog, which reached one million views in its first month of launching, Kardashian now works as a spokesperson for Crest. She contributes to MSN.com and uses her attractive, outgoing personality to host behind-the-scenes and red carpet events for Celebuzz. In addition to dealing with the newfound responsibilities of being a reality star, Kardashian also manages DASH, the high-end women's boutique in Calabasas, California that she owns and runs with her two sisters. Kardashian will be playing for the charity, "The Brent Shapiro Foundation for Alcohol and Drug Awareness."

BRIAN MCKNIGHT has defined the true meaning of American soul man since 1991. In addition to a stellar career as a singer/songwriter, McKnight has conquered all mediums including selling over 16 million albums. From his starring role on Broadway in "Chicago" this past winter to his upcoming gig as host of BET's "Soul Sessions," McKnight can also be heard everyday as the host of 94.7 The Wave's morning program "The Brian McKnight Morning Show." McKnight's most recent album "Ten" can be found in stores now. McKnight will be playing for the charity, "Youthville USA."

JOAN RIVERS is a force of nature, and one of the hardest working celebrities in the world. Comedienne, Tony-nominated actress, best-selling author, Emmy Award-winning television talk-show host, playwright, screenwriter, motion picture director, columnist, lecturer, syndicated radio host, jewelry designer and cosmetic company entrepreneur, red-carpet fashion laureate, businesswoman and, most importantly to her, mother and grandmother. Rivers' career skyrocketed in 1968 when she appeared on "The Tonight Show" starring Johnny Carson. Within three years she was hosting "That Show with Joan Rivers," one of the first syndicated daytime shows, and went on to become the first sole guest host of "The Tonight Show." Her own "The Late Show Starring Joan Rivers" helped launch the Fox Network in 1986. In 1989, she returned to daytime television with "The Joan Rivers Show," winning an Emmy Award for Outstanding Talk Show Host the following year, and her own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. In 1990, she launched the Joan Rivers Classics Collection of fashion jewelry on QVC. Along with her daughter Melissa, she hosted E!'s red-carpet events from 1996-2004. From 2004-2007 they continued their "must-see" red-carpet coverage for the TV Guide Channel, garnering the highest ratings ever for the channel. Rivers will be playing for the charity, "God's Love We Deliver."

MELISSA RIVERS, in all of her splendorous glamour on the red carpet, is also an Ivy League graduate, an accomplished equestrian and the mother of a young son. Rivers is also an executive producer and has ample experience behind the camera as well as in front of it. The University of Pennsylvania graduate joined her mother, Joan Rivers, on the red carpet at E! Entertainment where they started the red carpet phenomenon. The acerbic, dynamic duo even made it to celebrate their 1,000th interview on the Emmys red carpet – a huge milestone indeed. During her time at E!, Rivers produced and hosted a number of specials – two of which were the channel's highest rated – "Oh Baby! Melissa's Guide to Pregnancy" and "Oh, Toddler! Surviving the Early Years." When the Rivers women took their red carpet programming over to the TV Guide Channel a few years ago, the ratings soared. Rivers has produced and hosted a number of specials and series including "TV Candy," a weekly series that highlights TV fashion, the annual Mother's Day special, The Stylist Special, the series "Stars First Jobs" (all produced with Steven Jensen) that features celebrities hilariously going back to their first jobs. Rivers and her production company also produce all of the red carpet programs. Rivers will be playing for the charity, "Lili Claire Foundation."

BRANDE RODERICK started her first company in 2000 called She-Ra Productions, a film and television production company. She also manages two other companies including Financiallyhung.com. Financiallyhung.com started out as an idea for a t-shirt, which then grew to the idea of using the name for a professional social network. In addition to "The Celebrity Apprentice," Roderick will be starring in a new reality show with Brooke Burke and Tracy Bingham called "Flirty 30's," a mix between "Sex and the City" and "Desperate Housewives." Most recently, she guest starred in "The Game," on the CW Network. Roderick also hosts a show on the Reelz Channel called, "What I Learned from the Movies." Additionally, Roderick has recently held supporting roles in several movies including "The Nanny Diaries" starring Scarlet Johansen, "Starsky & Hutch," "Dracula II" and "Hood of Horror" starring alongside Snoop Dog. Roderick will be playing for the charity, "CPYC – California Police Youth Charities."

DENNIS RODMAN is a retired NBA player who played for the Detroit Pistons, San Antonio Spurs, Chicago Bulls, Los Angeles Lakers and Dallas Mavericks. Born in Trenton, New Jersey, he was nicknamed "Dennis the Menace" and "The Worm" and was known for his fierce defensive and rebounding ability. Playing small forward in his early years before becoming a power forward, Rodman earned NBA All-Defensive First Team honors seven times and was voted NBA Defensive Player of the Year twice. Rodman also led the NBA in rebounds per game for a record seven consecutive years and won five NBA Championships. Apart from basketball, Rodman is a part-time professional wrestler as well as a restaurateur. He had his own TV show "The Rodman World Tour" and had lead roles in the action films "Simon Sez" and "Double Team" alongside Jean-Claude Van Damme. Rodman was the winner of the $222,000 main prize on the 2005 edition of "The Celebrity Mole." Additionally, he participated in the U.K. "Celebrity Big Brother" and hosted "Geek to Freak" on Mark Cuban's HDNet. He is a long-time vegetarian, and in 2005, he became the first man (and the first sports star) to pose (naked) for PETA's advertisement campaign "Rather Go Naked Than Wear Fur." Rodman will be playing for the charity, "CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) of New Orleans."

HERSCHEL WALKER's collegiate football career is legendary. As a freshman at the University of Georgia, Walker's performance helped capture the 1980 national football title. He earned consensus All-American honors three consecutive years, set numerous NCAA and SEC records and capped a sensational college career by earning, in his junior year, the 1982 Heisman Trophy. In 2002 he was voted into the Collegiate Football Hall of Fame and was selected as the second greatest player in college football history, just behind the legendary Red Grange. In 1983, Walker gave up his final year of collegiate eligibility and turned professional. During his 15-year pro football career, Walker's accomplishments include a) setting the still standing, single-season, pro football rushing record of 2411 yards, b) leading the NFL in rushing, c) gaining more total yards than anyone in professional football history and d) receiving numerous all-pro and pro Bowl honors. Currently, Walker is founder, President and Chief Executive Officer of Renaissance Man Food Service, LLC (RMFS), a certified minority business that produces Herschel's Famous 34, a line of flavorful frozen chicken, beef, pork and seafood entrees and appetizers. Walker will be playing for the charity, "Alternative Community Development Services (dba Project Turnaround)."

TIONNE WATKINS is best known as "T-Boz," the lead singer of the best-selling female group of all time, TLC, with over 18 million albums sold worldwide. In addition to her success as a musician, Watkins is also a successful actress, producer and a tireless fundraiser for many important charities. She has been named one of People Magazine's "50 most beautiful people" twice and appeared as Josephine Baker in revered makeup artist Kevin Aucoin's book "Making Faces." As president of her own entertainment company, Shee Entertainment, Watkins was the executive producer of the hit film, "ATL." As an actress, she received rave reviews for her role in the film "Belly" and guest starred on the long-running sitcom "Living Single." She also had a small role in the feature film "House Party III." Watkins authored the book "Thoughts" in 1999 and is currently working on her own children's clothing line. Watkins is the national spokesperson for the Sickle Cell Anemia Foundation. Her efforts on the group's behalf led her to be named by the Iris Captor-UCLA Women's Health Center as one of the top ten women in health education along with others, such as Katie Couric and Oprah Winfrey. Her charity work and incredible contribution to the entertainment industry have come to define Watkins as one of the most influential and important performers of her generation. Watkins will be playing for the charity, "Sickle Cell Foundation of Georgia."

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SIT DOWN, SHUT UP JOINS THE FOX LINEUP

Los Angeles, Ca., January 13th, 2009.          FOX heads back to school when SIT DOWN, SHUT UP, a new animated comedy joining the Sunday Animation Domination lineup, premieres Sunday, April 19 (8:30-9:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX.

From Mitch Hurwitz, the creator of “Arrested Development,” SIT DOWN, SHUT UP focuses on the dysfunctional faculty and staff at a high school in a small Florida fishing town as they strive to do anything…but teach.

Based on the hit live-action Australian series with animation set against a live-action backdrop, the series lampoons modern society while exposing the dreams, flaws and struggling humanity of our first and most formative authority figures: teachers.

The series features a dream team cast of voice talent including Will Arnett, Jason Bateman, Kristin Chenoweth, Will Forte, Tom Kenny, Nick Kroll, Cheri Oteri, Kenan Thompson and Henry Winkler,

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ABC ANNOUNCES CASTING FOR NEW SERIES, SUPERSTARS

New York, N.Y., January 7th, 2009.          ABC and Juma Entertainment have begun casting for a new alternative series, "Superstars," a fresh take on an old favorite. The series is based on ABC's classic "Wide World of Sports" series, "The Superstars," which pitted athletes from all different sports against each other to determine the best athlete in the world. In "Superstars," eight celebrities are paired with eight professional male and female athletes to compete against each other in varying sporting events.

Each week a team will be eliminated until one team is ultimately crowned the winner. Competitors' athletic prowess will be put to the test, with events including swimming, biking, running and kayaking, in addition to other head-to-head athletic challenges.

Past "Superstars" winners include football stars Herschel Walker in 1987 and Jason Sehorn in 1998, decathlete Dave Johnson in 1993 and Olympic skier Bode Miller in 2002.

The six episode series is targeted to premiere this summer.

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NBC TO SHOWCASE UPCOMING 'THE LAST TEMPLAR' MINISERIES WITH PREVIEW SPECIAL "MAKING 'THE LAST TEMPLAR'" TO RUN OVER AFFILIATE STATIONS AND NBC.COM

Universal City, Ca., January 14th, 2009.          Spotlighting NBC's upcoming four-hour miniseries "The Last Templar" (for broadcast on Sunday and Monday, January 25-26, 9-11 p.m. ET both nights), The NBC Agency has produced "Making 'The Last Templar,'" a 30-minute sneak peek of the epic adventure to be conveyed over NBC's affiliate stations beginning in January (check local listings) and available on NBC.com at http://www.nbc.com/the-last-templar/ now through February 24.

"Making 'The Last Templar'" roams around the world and behind the scenes of the international production. The special features Oscar winner Mira Sorvino, Scott Foley, Victor Garber and Omar Sharif as they share their experience of making this epic action-adventure on location in Montreal and Morocco. The show also takes a look at the amazing stunts, special effects, and exotic locations that are featured in the film -- and examines the background of the legendary and mystical medieval Templars.

In the miniseries, Oscar winner Sorvino ("Mighty Aphrodite," "Mimic") stars in an epic action-adventure tale about the greatest mystery of modern time. As the journey begins, Tess Chaykin (Sorvino), a Manhattan archaeologist, reluctantly teams up with FBI agent Sean Daley (Foley, "The Unit," "Felicity") – and the pair are drawn into a fast-paced, romantic adventure as they attempt to uncover the lost secrets of the legendary medieval Knights Templar.

The miniseries also features Garber ("Eli Stone," "Alias") as Monsignor De Angelis, a high-placed Vatican envoy. Veteran thespian Sharif ("Doctor Zhivago," "Lawrence of Arabia") rounds out the all-star cast playing the role of Konstantin, a Greek savant who rescues Tess and Agent Daley after they are shipwrecked and wash up on the beach at Symi.

"The Last Templar" opens at a premiere gala for an exhibition of Vatican treasures at the Fine Arts Museum in New York City. Shortly after arriving, Tess witnesses four masked horsemen, dressed as Templar Knights, storm into the Museum, scattering Manhattan society. Tess watches in silent terror as the leader of the horsemen hones in on one particular piece -- a strange geared device that he grabs as he disappears into Central Park.

Rewind to 1291 with the fall of the Latin Kingdom's reign in the Holy Land in Acre. As the burning city is taken by the Sultan's forces, a lone galley escapes out to sea, carrying Martin of Carmaux, a young knight from the historic order of the Knights Templar. Also on the galley are Martin's mentor, Aimard of Villiers and a mysterious chest that contains a secret Templar scroll which was entrusted to them by the Order's dying Grand Master. But the ship never reaches its destination and the secret scroll is never revealed.

Back to present day, as the horsemen's dead bodies start turning up -- and the importance of the stolen device becomes more apparent -- Tess and Agent Daley are drawn into the dark, hidden history of the crusading Knights and of the last surviving Templars' fateful journey from Acre. The pair is soon propelled into a dangerous adventure that takes them into the cemeteries and sewers of Manhattan, across continents, through desolate Turkish highlands and finally to a violent storm on the Mediterranean that shipwrecks them onto a remote Greek island -- and into the very heart of an incredible Vatican secret.

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"SUPER BOWL'S GREATEST COMMERCIALS 2009," AN INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT SPECIAL HOSTED BY JIM NANTZ AND DAISY FUENTES, TO BE BROADCAST SATURDAY, JAN. 31

New York, N.Y., January 12th, 2009.          SUPER BOWL'S GREATEST COMMERCIALS 2009, an interactive entertainment special hosted by Jim Nantz, Lead Play-by-Play Announcer of THE NFL ON CBS, and co-host Daisy Fuentes, will be broadcast Saturday, Jan. 31 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.

Sponsors showcase their best commercials during the Super Bowl and the big game wouldn't be quite the same without them. For many, watching the commercials is the most fun part of the Super Bowl and at millions of dollars for 30 seconds on air, advertisers try to get their money's worth by rolling out their most creative and innovative spots. This one-hour special, now in its ninth year, will originate from Raymond James Stadium in Tampa Bay and showcase 10 of the greatest commercials of all time.

The 10 greatest Super Bowl commercials will vie for the number one spot. Viewers can now go to www.cbs.com/superbowl to watch them and vote for their favorite. This year, the top three picks will be revealed during the show and, in a special vote on www.cbs.com/superbowl, viewers will decide which commercial will take home the ultimate title.

Viewers will also be able to catch a sneak peak of this year's most highly-anticipated commercials before the big game as well as get a behind-the-scenes look at how their favorite spots are made. In addition, the special will retire one of the most legendary commercials of all-time - the reigning champion, Coca-Cola's "Mean Joe Greene" spot, which has been the "Super Bowl's Greatest Commercial" winner for the past six years.

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STEPHANIE MARCH RETURNS TO LAW & ORDER: SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT

New York, N.Y., January 9th, 2009.          Stephanie March returns to NBC'S Law and Order:SVU to reprise her role as Assistant District Attorney Alexandra Cabot, Executive Producer Neal Baer announced today. March will return for six episodes, beginning Tuesday, February 17, (10-11 p.m. ET/PT).

"We're thrilled to have Stephanie back on SVU. We've missed Alexandra Cabot and are anxious to see her commanding presence in the courtroom again," said Baer.

"SVU is like an old flame. Every time I run into it I think, 'Hmmm.....what if?' I look forward to spending some time working with a production that has always been so rewarding for me," March added.

March starred on SVU for four award-winning seasons, from 2000–2003. She later returned as a guest star in the 2005 episode "Ghost." March also reprised her role as ADA Alex Cabot for the Wolf Films/NBC series "Conviction."

Other recent projects include the upcoming film "This Side of the Truth," co-directed by Ricky Gervais and Matthew Robinson, and "The Treatment." She also guest-starred on NBC's "30 Rock," ABC's "Grey's Anatomy" and FX's "Rescue Me." Recent stage credits include "Talk Radio" and "Boy's Life."

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TAYLOR SWIFT WILL GUEST STAR IN AN UPCOMING EPISODE OF "CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION"

Los Angeles, Ca., January 13th, 2009.          Taylor Swift, the best-selling musical artist of 2008, will guest star in an upcoming episode of the CBS Paramount Network Television and Jerry Bruckheimer Television series, CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION, on the CBS Television Network.

Taylor will play Haley Jones, a teenaged girl whose family runs a seedy Vegas motel. Over the course of a year, Haley goes through a series of changes that have tragic consequences.

Nineteen-year-old Taylor Swift currently has singles climbing both the country and pop radio charts, and sold more albums in 2008 than any other recording artist, in any genre of music. At the age of 18, Taylor released her second studio album, Fearless, which scored the biggest-selling debut week in 2008 for a female artist in any genre, and was the year's fourth biggest debut over all. Fearless had the best-selling debut for a country title in over a year, and Taylor currently holds the Billboard all-genre record for most Top 20 debuts in a calendar year. Fearless sold more than two million copies in its first six weeks in stores.

At 17, Taylor became the youngest person to single-handedly write and sing a number-one country single entirely on her own and she is the first female solo artist in country music history to write or co-write every song on a platinum-selling debut CD. At 14, she signed a publishing deal with Sony/ATV Music, and in 2006 released her self-titled debut CD on Big Machine Records. Taylor Swift has surpassed triple-platinum (three million sales) status and spent more than 20 weeks in the #1 position atop Billboard's Country CD Sales Chart. Taylor was named 2008's Favorite Female Country Artist at the American Music Awards, Top New Female Vocalist by the Academy of Country Music and won 2008 CMT Music Awards for Video of the Year and Female Video of the Year. In 2007, she received a Grammy nomination for Best New Artist and won the CMA Horizon Award. Taylor plans to headline a tour in 2009 and has toured in the past with Rascal Flatts, George Strait, Kenny Chesney, Tim McGraw & Faith Hill and Brad Paisley.

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THE SEARCH CONTINUES FOR AMERICA’S FAVORITE DANCER “SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE” SEASON FIVE AUDITIONS CONTINUE TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 3 IN MIAMI. Auditions Also Set for Los Angeles, Denver, Memphis and Seattle.

Los Angeles, Ca., January 13th, 2009.          Following another successful live dance tour and after taking New York by storm with the first set of auditions, the hit summer competition series SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE continues its search for America’s Favorite Dancer Tuesday, Feb. 3 at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts in Miami. Producers will also travel to Los Angeles, Denver, Memphis and Seattle seeking dancers who best represent the rhythm of the nation.

Auditions for SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE are as follows:

Cities                                          Dates                         Venues**

Miami, FL                                  Tuesday, Feb. 3            Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts

                                                                           Knight Concert Hall

                                                              1300 Biscayne Blvd.

                                                              Miami, FL 33132

Los Angeles, CA                   Thursday, Feb. 12            The Orpheum Theatre

                                                                                        842 S. Broadway
                                                                                        Los Angeles, CA 90014

Denver, CO                      Thursday, March 12            Paramount Theatre

                                                            1622 Glenarm Pl.
Denver, CO 80202

Memphis, TN                  Monday, March 16            The Orpheum Theatre

203 South Main St.
Memphis, TN 38103

Seattle, WA                Saturday, March 28                The Paramount Theatre

911 Pine St.
Seattle, WA 98101

**Venue information may change. For the latest information, auditioners should log on to fox.com/dance.

Registration will begin at 8:00 AM at each venue. Auditioners traveling to cities for the open calls should make arrangements to stay for at least two days following their initial audition in the event of a callback.

Contestants must: (a) be U.S. citizens, (b) be legal permanent residents of the U.S., (c) possess a valid Employment Authorization Card enabling them to seek employment freely (i.e., without restrictions as to employer) within the U.S., or (d) be in the process of obtaining an Employment Authorization Card that will enable the person to accept unrestricted employment in the U.S. on or before the first day of Las Vegas callbacks, which are currently scheduled to begin on or about April 1, 2009. Contestants must be no younger than 18 years of age or older than 30 years of age on the first day they register for auditions. Any contestant who is a minor in their state of residence must also have a parent or legal guardian sign all required documents.

Talented dancers who spark the judges’ interest during auditions will be invited to callbacks, where they will work with top choreographers. During the callback week, the judges will choose the Top 20 dancers who will continue in the competition.

Entering its fifth season this summer on FOX, the sizzling series hosted by Cat Deeley from the creators of AMERICAN IDOL and the producers of “American Bandstand” continues to keep viewers amazed and inspired as amateur dancers compete in everything from Hip-Hop, Krumping and Popping to Salsa, Quickstep and Jive with the hopes of being named America’s Favorite Dancer. Nigel Lythgoe and Mary Murphy will once again judge the competition and many renowned choreographers will return as guest judges.

In its fourth season, the SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE Wednesday and Thursday telecasts ranked among the summer’s Top 5 regular programs in Adults 18-49 and Adults 18-34 and ranked No. 1 in their respective time periods among all key demos. As revealed by host Cat Deeley, the Season Four champion, Joshua Allen, was voted America’s favorite dancer and waltzed off with the cash prize of $250,000 and an offer for a featured dance role in the upcoming Adam Shankman film, “Step Up 3-D.”

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ABC NEWS TO PROVIDE MORE COVERAGE OF INAUGURATION THAN ANY OTHER NETWORK

New York, N.Y., January 8th, 2009.          ABC News' Coverage of Barack Obama's Inauguration to Begin with Special Three-Hour Edition of "Good Morning America" at 7:00 a.m., ET / 4:00 a.m., PT on January 20. "Inauguration 2009" Anchored by Gibson, Sawyer and Stephanopoulos . Begins at 10:00 a.m., ET / 7:00 a.m., PT

"The Neighborhood Ball: An Inaugural Celebration" to Air from 8:00-10:00 p.m., ET on ABC

ABC News Special "A Moment in History: The Inauguration of Barack Obama"
to Air at 10:00 p.m., ET/PT

On Tuesday, January 20, the ABC Television Network will provide more coverage of the Presidential Inauguration than any other broadcast network

ABC News' live coverage will begin at 7:00 a.m., ET / 4:00 a.m., PT with a special three-hour edition of "Good Morning America" anchored by Diane Sawyer, Robin Roberts, Chris Cuomo and Sam Champion at the Library of Congress in Washington, DC.

At 10:00 a.m., ET / 7:00 a.m., PT, Charles Gibson, Diane Sawyer and George Stephanopoulos will anchor coverage of Barack Obama's Inauguration. Broadcast from the Newseum on Pennsylvania Avenue, coverage will include all events from the swearing-in ceremony and Obama's Inaugural Address to the Inaugural Parade, as well reaction from around the nation and the world to this historic event.

Gibson, Sawyer and Stephanopoulos will be joined by a team of ABC News anchors, correspondents and analysts including:

* Robin Roberts, Deborah Roberts and Bill Weir reporting from the Washington Mall
* Chris Cuomo, David Muir and Kate Snow reporting along the Parade Route
* Jake Tapper reporting on the Obama Presidency and his first day
* Jonathan Karl reporting on the new Congress
* Pierre Thomas reporting on the day's security operations, including the challenges the expected crowd pose on law enforcement
* Martha Raddatz on the foreign policy challenges facing the new administration and the legacy of President George W. Bush
* Ron Claiborne reporting from Obama's ancestral home in Kenya
* ABC News commentators Donna Brazile, Matthew Dowd, Cokie Roberts and George Will
* Historians Richard Norton Smith and Carl Sferazza Anthony
* Obama biographer David Mendell

At 8:00 p.m., ET President-elect Barack Obama will host the first-ever "Neighborhood Inaugural Ball," the premiere event of Inauguration evening. To help bring this unique event to neighborhoods across the nation, ABC will broadcast "The Neighborhood Ball: An Inauguration Celebration," giving everyone an exclusive look inside this historic event that will include the President and First Lady's first dance of the night, President-elect Obama's initial speech of the evening, and performances and appearances by some of the nation's top recording artists and stars. The event will air live from the Washington Convention Center in Washington DC, TUESDAY, JANUARY 20 (8:00-10:00 p.m., ET).

At 10:00 p.m., ET, Gibson, Sawyer and Stephanopoulos will anchor the ABC News Special. "A Moment in History: The Inauguration of Barack Obama." This news program will take the audience live to Inaugural Balls and track the President and First Lady as they continue their celebration throughout Washington. Also, a team of ABC News correspondents will report on the special significance that the day holds for millions of African-Americans, the amazing lengths many Americans are going to just to be in Washington for the Inauguration, and world reaction to Barack Obama's promised effort to unite the nation.

ABC News will also provide live coverage of many of the President-elect's events on Saturday, Sunday and Monday, beginning with his train trip from Philadelphia.

As part of the network's Inauguration coverage, Mr. Gibson will anchor "World News" from Washington, DC, beginning Saturday, January 17. "Good Morning America" will originate from Washington on Monday the 19, and Kate Snow and Bill Weir will anchor the Weekend edition from there on Sunday the 18. Cynthia McFadden and Terry Moran will anchor "Nightline" from Washington on Monday and Tuesday.

ABC News NOW's live coverage of Inauguration Day will be co-anchored by Sam Donaldson and Rick Klein, senior political reporter and author of "The Note," beginning at 9:00 a.m., ET and continuing until 11:00 p.m., ET. The coverage will be live-streamed on ABCNEWS.com. From 11:30 a.m. to approx 1:30 p.m., ET, ABCNEWS.com will, for the first time, offer live streaming coverage of President-elect Barack Obama's Oath of Office and Inaugural Address embedded directly on the Homepage.

ABCNEWS.com will have special indexes which will highlight stories from ABC News' top political reporters, as well as videos and slideshows. The featured indexes will include the new 44th president and the legacy of the Bush administration. The indexes will also include transcripts and video of various past Presidential speeches and Inaugurations, slideshows of Inaugural Balls and the festivities, as well as a timeline of events on Inauguration Day.

ABC News Radio will provide live anchored coverage of the Inauguration Ceremony. Aaron Katersky will anchor coverage and will be joined by Ann Compton, Vic Ratner, Steven Portnoy, Pam Coulter and ABC News Radio political analyst Steve Roberts. ABC News Radio will also broadcast a one-hour Inaugural highlight show at 7:06 p.m., ET, hosted by Aaron Katersky.

On Monday, January 19 ABC News Radio will provide a two hour pre-Inaugural special at 8:06 p.m., ET, anchored by Aaron Katersky, along with Ann Compton, Vic Ratner, Steven Portnoy, Pam Coulter and ABC News Radio political analyst Steve Roberts.

NewsOne, the news feed service of ABC News, will have live reports from Washington with ABC News correspondents Viviana Hurtado, Christianne Klein and T.J. Winick. NewsOne will also be providing production facilities in Washington for ABC stations and many international broadcasters, including BBC, NHK Japan, CTV Canada and Univision.

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NBC PRESENTS EXTENSIVE COVERAGE OF THE INAUGURATION OF PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA

New York, N.Y., January 8th, 2009.          The networks of NBC Universal – NBC, MSNBC, CNBC, Msnbc.com, Telemundo, NBC Mobile and NBC News Radio – will present extensive coverage of the inauguration of President Barack Obama. NBC News’ Brian Williams will anchor the network’s live, wide-ranging coverage of the inauguration, including the parade, all ceremonies and activity throughout our nation’s capitol as history is made.

Williams will lead the team of NBC News’ extensive lineup of anchors and correspondents, along with NBC News Special Correspondent Tom Brokaw and “Weekend Today” and “Weekend Nightly News” anchor Lester Holt. NBC News’ Ron Allen, Tom Costello, Ann Curry, Rehema Ellis, David Gregory, Savannah Guthrie, Tamron Hall, Kelly O’Donnell, Norah O’Donnell, Andrea Mitchell, Natalie Morales, Al Roker, Luke Russert, Chuck Todd, John Yang, will report from various points within Washington covering the day’s activities from all angles.

NBC will also air a live, one-hour special at 10 p.m. on Tuesday, January 20. Anchored by Williams, the hour will report live from the inaugural galas, highlighting the night's biggest events and featuring many special guests.

“NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams” will originate from Washington on Monday, January 19 and Tuesday, January 20. NBC News' Digital Correspondent Mara Schiavocampo will contribute reports from various points within Washington leading up to and during the Inauguration for the Nightly News website, www.nightly.msnbc.com.

NBC News kicks off the inaugural week on Sunday, Jan. 18 with a special edition of "Meet the Press with David Gregory."

On Monday, January 19 and Tuesday, January 20, NBC News will broadcast special editions of "Today" with Matt Lauer, Meredith Vieira, Ann Curry and Al Roker anchoring live from Washington. On Inauguration Day, "Today" will cover all aspects of the day's events including the parade and crowds at the National Mall with all four anchors reporting live from key locations. "Today's" Natalie Morales will also be reporting from Washington on Tuesday.

MSNBC
MSNBC will telecast live outdoors on the National Mall in Washington D.C. as Barack Obama is sworn in as the 44th President of the United States, with coverage led by Keith Olbermann, Chris Matthews, Rachel Maddow and Eugene Robinson, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. ET. on Tuesday, Jan. 20. MSNBC will continue live coverage from the Mall throughout the afternoon and in primetime, with live telecasts of “Hardball with Chris Matthews” at 5 and 7 p.m. ET; “1600 Pennsylvania Avenue” at 6 p.m. ET; “Countdown with Keith Olbermann” at 8 p.m. ET; “The Rachel Maddow Show” at 9 p.m. ET; and live coverage with Olbermann, Matthews, Maddow and Robinson continuing from 10 p.m.-12 a.m. ET. David Shuster anchors live coverage from 12-3 a.m. ET. MSNBC will also be live throughout the day and in primetime from the Mall on leading up to the inauguration on Monday, Jan. 19.

“Morning Joe” will be live from the Dubliner Restaurant & Pub on Capitol Hill, Monday, Jan. 19, 6-9 a.m. ET and Tuesday, Jan. 20, 6 a.m.-10 a.m. ET, with hosts Joe Scarborough, Mika Brzezinski and Willie Geist.

Additionally, MSNBC will also be live from the Mall throughout the day all weekend leading up to inauguration day beginning Saturday, Jan. 17 through Sunday, Jan. 18.

CNBC
CNBC is airing special live programming, "CNBC Reports: President Obama & Your Money," from 7am-5pm on Monday, Jan. 19 with reports from John Harwood, Carl Quintanilla, Hampton Pearson, Diana Olick, Bertha Coombs, Tyler Mathisen from Washington, DC.

On Inauguration Day, CNBC will have Carl Quintanilla and John Harwood in place for "Squawk Box" (6-9 AM ET) from Washington, DC in addition to the CNBC reporters named above. CNBC will also have all other stories/economic coverage as it pertains to the new White House based at CNBC Global Headquarters and from other parts of the country. Carl Quintanilla will co-anchor "CNBC Reports" from Washington that evening.

MSNBC.COM
Msnbc.com has created a special Inauguration section that offers consumers expansive Inaugural coverage, including the latest breaking political news, original stories, exclusive interactive tools, FirstRead blog posts, and world-class video from NBC News. On January 20, consumers can watch live video streaming of the Inauguration coverage on msnbc.com’s homepage or on www.politics.msnbc.com and easily embed the video into their sites and blogs.

The Inauguration section features an exclusive interactive that looks at President-elect Obama’s White House Transition team and who’s on the list to fill the 28 top Cabinet and departmental jobs. Consumers can also view slideshows of Barack Obama’s presidential journey, George W. Bush’s legacy, and previous Inaugurations. Readers can share their own stories about their road to the inauguration through FirstPerson, msnbc.com’s popular citizen journalism tool. Users can submit video and photos of themselves as they travel to the capital and explain what it means to them to attend the event and to witness the swearing-in first-hand.

The site will also feature Microsoft’s Photosynth, a new product for creating and sharing an immersive photo experience of a place or an event. Photosynth software uses pattern matching technology to find the commonalities between individual pictures and then places those pictures within the context of a digital environment that a user can move around in.

The special Inauguration section will offer a wide range of original stories about the preparations leading up to this historic moment as well as look back at previous Inaugurations. On January 18, msnbc.com will feature profiles on both Barack and Michelle Obama and a look ahead to President-elect Obama’s first 100 days in office. On January 19, the coverage will include remembrances of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and the impact of his legacy on Obama. On January 20, Inauguration Day, msnbc.com will feature live streaming and comprehensive Inauguration Day coverage across all platforms. On January 21, msnbc.com will continue its special Inauguration Day coverage with political analysis from NBC News as well as our partners – The New York Times, The Washington Post, Newsweek and The National Journal – in addition to insightful and entertaining reports on the new first family, outgoing president, Republican reaction, Inaugural scene, and how the country and the world marks this moment in history.

TELEMUNDO
Telemundo will have news anchor Pedro Sevcec and “Al Rojo Vivo’s” Maria Celeste live from Washington on Monday, January 19 and Tuesday, January 20. Coverage will include live reports on Telemundo's national newscast and “Al Rojo Vivo,” news-briefs throughout the day and blogs on telemundo.com. The network will also air a live 2-hour special hosted by Pedro Sevcec and Maria Celeste, on Tuesday, January 20 at 11am (ET).

NBC NEWS MOBILE & RADIO
NBC News and MSNBC coverage will be featured as live simulcasts on our MediaFlo channels. NBC Mobile will be clipping and refreshing content all day long.

NBC News Radio stations have the option of carrying either NBC or MSNBC live coverage.
NEW YORK – January 8, 2009 – The networks of NBC Universal – NBC, MSNBC, CNBC, Msnbc.com, Telemundo, NBC Mobile and NBC News Radio – will present extensive coverage of the Inauguration of President Barack Obama. NBC News' Brian Williams will anchor the network's live, wide-ranging coverage of the Inauguration, including the parade, all ceremonies and activity throughout our nation's capital as history is made.

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NBC DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT PROMOTES EMRE CELIK TO VICE PRESIDENT, TECHNOLOGY

Burbank, Ca., January 13th, 2009.          NBC Digital Entertainment today announced the promotion of Emre Celik to Vice President of Technology. Celik previously served as the Technical Director of NBC.com. The announcement was made by Stephen Andrade, Senior Vice President Digital Development and General Manager, NBC.com, to whom Celik reports.

"Emre provides the problem solving skills and technological leadership that have enabled NBC.com to break new creative ground in the digital space," said Andrade. "He and his team have successfully harnessed service oriented methodologies to provide the maximum flexibility needed in the areas of video streaming, social networking, and web and mobile publishing."

Celik will continue to oversee all technical development and support for NBC Digital Entertainment. This includes managing vendor relationships, internal development teams and tech support for all of NBC's digital entertainment efforts including editorial, video and social networking platforms as well as widgets and mobile. Previously, Celik held a digital entertainment position at Bravo. Prior to joining NBC Universal, he served as a Developer at Hearst Digital. Celik received his B.S. and Masters degrees at New York University and currently resides in Los Angeles.

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NBC UNIVERSAL ANNOUNCES ALLIANCE WITH SIPA PRESS THAT WILL EXPAND INTERNATIONAL DISTRIBUTION OF THE STUDIO'S EXTENSIVE ONLINE DIGITAL TELEVISION IMAGE ARCHIVE

Burbank, Ca., January 13th, 2009.          NBC Universal has entered into a distribution relationship with SIPA Press, Europe’s leading news photo agency, which will make SIPA Press the major international distribution partner for NBC Universal archival television photos. The collaborative venture was announced today by Ray Slay, Senior Vice President, NBC Universal Photography and New Media, and Jonathan Wells, Bureau Chief of SIPA Press in New York.

The deal will make images from NBCU’s extensive online archive (NBC Universal Photo Bank, www.nbcuphotobank.com) available through the SIPA Press licensing website at www.sipa.com.

"NBC Universal Photo Bank is delighted to partner with SIPA Press to further expand our distribution opportunities in Europe," said Slay. "We are looking forward to this valuable new relationship which will make NBC content even more readily available to our international clients."

"SIPA Press is proud to be part of this new alliance with NBC Universal," said Wells. "The images of the NBCU Photo Bank will allow us to provide our clients with one of the most extensive photo offerings in Europe."

In July 2006, NBCU became the first major television or film studio to manage and market its own photo licensing and distribution with the creation of an in-house business unit and online photo archive, NBC Universal Photo Bank.

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LISTINGS FOR NBC'S 'SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE'

JANUARY 17 Rosario Dawson / Fleet Foxes

JANUARY 24 John Malkovich/T.I. (OAD 12/6/08)

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'THE TONIGHT SHOW WITH JAY LENO' LISTINGS

Thursday, January 15 – Guests include Kevin James, Emma Roberts and musical guests MuteMath

Friday, January 16 – Guests include Hugh Laurie, Chuck Todd and musical guests Band From TV

Monday, January 19 – Late Night Host Jimmy Fallon and musical guest Lee Ann Womack

Tuesday, January 20 – Guests include Charlie Sheen, owner of the first ever baseball card 72-year-old Bernice Gallego and musical guests O.A.R.

Wednesday, January 21 – TBD

Thursday, January 22 – Guests include Renee Zellweger, Jerome Bettis and musical guest Lady Antebellum

Friday, January 23 – Guests include Marisa Tomei and musical guest Will.i.am

Monday, January 24 – Guests include Josh Brolin and musical guests The Bird & The Bee

Tuesday, January 25 – Guests include Rainn Wilson, Paula Abdul and musical guest Hoobastank

Wednesday, January 26 – Musical guests the Neville Brothers

Thursday, January 27 – Guests include Justin Long and musical guest Franz Ferdinand

Friday, January 28 – Guests include Elizabeth Banks and Dev Patel

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UPCOMING GUESTS ON THE "LATE SHOW with DAVID LETTERMAN"

Thursday, Jan. 15                     Actress Kyra Sedgwick; news correspondent Gwen Ifill

Friday, Jan. 16                         Actor Zach Braff; comedian Arj Barker; musical guests The Airborne Toxic Event

Monday, Jan. 19                      Actress Jennifer Aniston; Jim Carrey Top Ten; musical guests Broken Social Scene (repeat)

Tuesday, Jan. 20                      Comedian Jerry Seinfeld; musical guest Leona Lewis (repeat)

Wednesday, Jan. 21                 Actor Tom Cruise; musical guests Fall Out Boys (repeat)

Thursday, Jan. 22                     Actor Will Smith; musical guests Of Montreal (repeat)

Friday, Jan. 23                         Actor Dustin Hoffman; musical guest Todd Rundgren (repeat)

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ON JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE

January 15
1. Actor Dustin Hoffman ("Last Chance Harvey")
2. Human interest jet pack pilot Eric Scott
3. Musical guest Crooked X

January 16
1. Actor Kevin James ("Paul Blart: Mall Cop")
2. Actress Evan Rachel Wood ("The Wrestler")
3. Musical guest Delta Spirit

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LISTINGS FOR 'LATE NIGHT WITH CONAN O'BRIEN'

Thursday, January 15 – Show 2703 – Guests include Bob Costas, Fred Armisen (NBC's "Saturday Night Live"), and Robert Schimmel

Friday, January 16 – Show 2646 – Guests include Brooke Shields, Robert Reich, and musical guest Amos Lee

Monday, January 19 – Show 2704 – Guests include musical guest Q-Tip

Tuesday, January 20 – Show 2705 – Guests include Steve Nash and musical guest Los Straightjackets

Wednesday, January 21 – Show 2706 - Guests include musical guest Fall Out Boy

Thursday, January 22 - Show 2707 – Guests include Eric McCormack

Friday, January 23 – Show 2648 – Guests include Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Michael Cera, and Nate Bargatze

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UPCOMING GUESTS ON "THE LATE LATE SHOW with CRAIG FERGUSON"

Thursday, Jan. 15                     Actress Wanda Sykes from the CBS comedy series "The New Adventures of Old Christine"; music by Glasvegas

Friday, Jan. 16                         Actor Dev Patel

Monday, Jan. 19                      Actress Sarah Chalke; actor George Eads from the CBS drama series "CSI"; music by Seal

Tuesday, Jan. 20                  Actor Laurence Fishburne from the CBS drama series "CSI"; actress Olivia Williams

Wednesday, Jan. 21                 Talk and performance by Trace Adkins; blogger Perez Hilton

Thursday, Jan. 22                Actor James Earl Jones

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ON THE VIEW

THURSDAY, JAN. 15 - George Stephanopoulos (ABC News' "This Week with George Stephanopoulos").

FRIDAY, JAN. 16 - Toni Collette and Diablo Cody ("The United States of Tara"). ABC Daytime Media Relations Contact: Karl T. Nilsson (212) 456-7955, Karl.T.Nilsson@abc.com

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QUOTABLES FROM 'SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE'S' 'WEEKEND UPDATE WITH SETH MEYERS'
"WEEKEND UPDATE" ANCHOR SETH MEYERS - "On Tuesday, Barack Obama warned that the country could face "trillion-dollar deficits for years to come." In an address many said was reminiscent of Martin Luther King's famous "I Had a Bad Dream" speech."

MEYERS - "All 5 living presidents met for an historic lunch at the White House this week. Administration officials said that the idea for the gathering came from Barack Obama, and not, as originally thought, from Agatha Christie. Afterwards, there was a fight over who would pay the lunch bill but eventually they all agreed they would leave it up to future generations."

MEYERS - "During the meeting, Bill Clinton was impressed by the light brown carpet in the Oval Office, saying, "I love this rug." Though he did say it would look better if it was just a thin strip down the middle."

MEYERS - "On Friday the Illinois House voted 114 to 1 to impeach Governor Rod Blagojevich on charges that he tried to sell Barack Obama's vacant Senate seat. The sole dissenting vote was cast by first term representative,
Schmod Schmagojevich."

MEYERS - "Last week, Sarah Palin's daughter Bristol gave birth to a boy named Tripp Easton Mitchell Johnston. Apparently, they're hoping that he will grow up to be a law firm."

MEYERS - "Despite warnings from the Secret Service over security concerns, president-elect Barack Obama said this week that he is unwilling to give up his Blackberry. Sort of the same way Bush wouldn't give up his LeapFrog."

MEYERS - "The current national debt is estimated at over 10 trillion dollars, which breaks down to about 35,000 dollars for every man, woman and child in the country. If you laid that much money, end to end, in one dollar bills, most of it would be stolen by Bernie Madoff."

MEYERS - "Michael Jackson this week signed a one-year lease on a 100,000 dollar per month French Chateau-style estate in Bel-Air. Although really, the only thing "French" about the estate is that children will be served wine."

MEYERS - "Nine Broadway musicals closed this week, including Hairspray, Young Frankenstein, and Grease. The news has been especially tough on the nation's aunts."

MEYERS - "In a study published in The Journal of Experimental Biology, scientists in Australia gave liquid freebase cocaine to bees to see what would happen. And what happened was the bees slept with them."

MEYERS - "A new study shows that, in recent years, the number of home-schooled children in the US has ballooned to 1.5 million. Or, if you're home schooled, five eleventy thousand."

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QUOTABLES FROM NBC'S 'LATE NIGHT WITH CONAN O'BRIEN'

January 5 – January 8

"Earlier today, Barack Obama's daughters started at their new school in Washington, D.C.. They are smart kids. Their teachers are really impressed and say that both girls are already reading 'well above President Bush level.'"

"President Bush's father, George Bush senior, he was President too, recently said that he'd like his son Jeb to be president, but that right now is a bad time for him to run. When asked what a good time would be, Bush senior said, 'eight years ago.'"

"Obama had his first day in Washington today - President-elect Barack Obama says that he got a little chocked up as he left his house in Chicago and headed for Washington D.C.. He got emotional. It was especially painful because as soon as he left Governor Blagojevich sold Obama's house."

"The U.S. Army just said that it has managed to increase recruitment by allowing fatter people to enlist. Yes. They're allowing fatter people to enlist. In fact, several new recruits have volunteered for a daring raid on a refrigerator."

"Plastic surgeons are saying that the bad economy is causing fewer women to get breast implants. So, my fellow Americans, the time for the federal bailout is NOW."

"The other day, Kevin Bacon told reporters that he was one of the people swindled by Wall Street financier Bernard Madoff. Bacon said, 'This is the downside of being 6 degrees from everybody.'"

"This weekend a riot and gang fights broke out in a prison in Idaho. Apparently the gang fights in Idaho were between the white supremacists and the really white supremacists."

"This weekend Las Vegas will be hosting the AVN awards, those are the Oscars of the Porn Industry. If you haven't seen them, they're like the real Oscars, except that when somebody's speech goes on to long, they play THIS music. (needle-drop of porn music.)"

"Yesterday, President-elect Barack Obama talked about the recession and he described the economy as "very sick." Historians say it was a childish way to describe a complex problem – but still the smartest thing they've heard a President say in 8 years."

"Because of the bad U.S. economy, many Broadway producers have started taking their musicals to China. In a related story: the entire cast of "Cats" has been eaten."

"Congress was sworn in this morning, and USA Today says that the average age of the members makes it the oldest congress ever. Which explains why today they passed three bills and four gallstones."

"A plastic surgeon here in the United States has rigged his car so that it runs on fat left over from liposuction. That's right Middle East – a car that runs on fat - NOW who has the greatest energy reserves in the world?"

"The Social Security Administration has announced that people can now register for their retirement online and it only takes 15 minutes. Or, for senior citizens, a hour and a half."

"In a new interview, Rocker Tommy Lee says that the only way he'll open his dressing room door for a groupie is if they take off their shirt or pants. Which is weird, because I have the same rule for the U.P.S. guy."

"This past Christmas, a woman named Mary gave birth on Christmas Day – and she decided to name her baby Jesus. Then she told him "But hey – no pressure.""

"In Minnesota, a Long John Silver's restaurant apologized to a Muslim family for putting notes with Biblical quotations inside the kids meal box. Long John Silver's also apologized to the family for serving Long John Silver's food."

"Disney World announced they're opening a new attraction in Florida called "The American Idol Experience". As opposed to the "Ryan Seacrest Experience" which most guys insisted only happened once in college."

"There's a picture circulating on the Internet of Star Jones wearing a bikini. Officials haven't proven it yet, but it sounds like the work of Al Qaida."

"Paris Hilton's house was robbed a couple weeks ago and police say they are still looking for the robbers. Police say that Paris was bound and gagged, but that was a week before the robbery."

"Earlier today, President-elect Barack Obama had lunch at the White House with all the living U.S. Presidents and Obama called the meeting "an extraordinary gathering." In a related story, John McCain had lunch at Quiznos."

"That's true though, President Bush and President-elect Barack Obama did have an historic lunch with the 3 former Presidents. Of course, Bill Clinton was the only one who brought a date."

"On Inauguration Day, Barack Obama will be riding in a brand new presidential limousine made by General Motors. Because nothing says "hope for the future" like General Motors."

"The Washington Post reports today that Barack Obama wants to appoint CNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta to be Surgeon General. Obama said the CNN doctor must be pretty good since he's kept Larry King alive all these years."

"Some political experts were surprised that Obama's pick for surgeon general is mainly known for talking about health care on television. Apparently Obama got the idea from President Bush, who once tried to appoint the cast of "Scrubs"."

"Radio Shack is now selling a GPS navigation system based on the NBC series "Knight Rider." Unfortunately, since it's based on an NBC show – the GPS only works when you're driving rapidly downhill."

"This week, Chinese officials accused Google of spreading pornography throughout China. The Chinese Officials said, the last thing we want is our billion and a half people to get ideas about sex."

"A man in a small town in Maine wants to open up a restaurant where all the waitresses will be topless. The man says he doesn't have a name for his restaurant yet – but he's leaning towards "Captain Jack's All-Night Boobs 'n Lobster.""

"In a recent interview, Paris Hilton said that she's had sex with only a couple of guys. Later Paris admitted that she meant during the interview."

"President-elect Obama gave a major economic speech today - In his speech about the economy, President-elect Barack Obama said that Americans will be able to go online and see where the bailout money is being spent. In response, Americans said, 'Thanks, but we'll stick to downloading porn.'"

"During his speech, it's interesting, on the economy, Barack Obama said, "It will be too late to change course if we don't take dramatic action as soon as possible." Then Obama said the same thing is true about NBC's primetime lineup."

"On Inauguration Day, Barack Obama will be riding in a brand new presidential limousine, did you hear about this, made by General Motors. The parade route is only 5 miles long – so GM says that Obama should only have to stop for gas twice."

"Marvel Comics announced that President-elect Obama will be featured in an upcoming edition of "Spiderman." When he heard about it, President Bush said 'Okay NOW I'm jealous.'"

"It's kind of cool in Washington, the National Gallery announced that it will display a campaign poster of Barack Obama. In a related story, a campaign poster of Joe Biden will be displayed at the Hair Club for Men."

"Big football game tonigh. The National Championship in college football between Oklahoma and Florida aired tonight at 8 o'clock. It's too bad the game aired at 8 because no one in Florida could stay up and watch it."

"PBS just announced that unlike cable channels they will continue their policy of not showing nudity. A spokesman for PBS said, "Let's face it, no one wants to see a naked Jim Lehrer." I beg to differ."

"Doctors in England have discovered a woman with 2 vaginas, 2 cervixes and 2 wombs. After hearing about it, Angelina Jolie said, 'Why didn't I think of that.'"

"Taco Bell has just announced that they are coming out with a new box meal that holds enough food for two people. And when they're done eating, the two people can use the box as a toilet."

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THE "LATE SHOW" TOP TEN "Highlights of My Hall of Fame Baseball Career"

Presented by Ricky Henderson and Jim Rice

10.       Winning the MVP in 1978, and a Tony in 1983.

9.         I designed the first vibrating jock strap.

8.         During the 1981 season, I lost my glove and played an entire west coast road trip using a small box.

7.         All the free gum.

6.         I caught a squirrel in the outfield and the umps let me eat it.

5.         Being a Met, a Blue Jay, a Padre, a Dodger...hell, even I can't remember all the teams that I played for.

4.         Before every game, I ate the same meal: pancakes smothered in pine tar.

3.         Sleeping with Madonna.

2.         Sleeping with Madonna.

1.          I played with Jose Canseco and never got to inject anything in his ass.

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THE "LATE SHOW" TOP TEN "Things Overheard At The Presidents' Lunch"

10.       "Sorry, you're not on the list, Mr. Gore."

9.         "If Hillary calls, I've been here since Monday."

8.         "Laura! More Mountain Dew!"

7.         "You guys wanna see 'Paul Blart: Mall Cop'?"

6.         "Call the nurse - George swallowed a napkin ring!"

5.         "Hey, Barack, wanna go with us to Cabo in March? Oh, that's right, you have to work!"

4.         "Kissey kissey."

3.         "Obama? I think he's downstairs smoking a butt."

2.         "Did you ever see a monkey sneezing?"

1.         "I hope Clinton's unbuckling his belt because he's full."

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