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(February 21st, 2008  -  Editor)          The FOX network is planning a summer season of new releases that are slated to arrive on the small screen just as the season ends for many other shows. Due to the WGA strike, there was not time to adjust from the plan of a season of reality and game shows.

          First out of the gate will be a two night, four hour launch of the fourth season of "So You Think You Can Dance". For two hours on each of May 22nd and 23rd, host Cat Deeley will introduce the all new roster of celebrities that have been asked to appear and then put them together with their dancing partners for the competition.

          The unscripted series "When Women Rule The World" will debut with a special two-hour premiere Monday, June 2 at 8pm. Set in a primitive, remote location, the series explores what happens when a group of strong, educated and independent women, tired of living in a man’s world, rule over a group of unsuspecting men used to calling the shots. The series will air in its regularly scheduled time period beginning Monday, June 9 at 9:00pm.

          New episodes of "The Moment Of Truth", "Hell's Kitchen", "Cops" and "America's Most Wanted" will continue for the next few months. "Bones" continues airing encore episodes on Mondays all summer, and "House" returns to Tuesdays with encores starting May 27.  Second runs of "Are You Smarter Than A Fifth Grader?" will join encores of Sunday night’s animated comedies "The Simpsons", "King Of The Hill", Family Guy and "American Dad" when the game show has its time period premiere Sunday, June 1.

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          The major networks are planning the return of first-run comedies and dramas about two months from now. FOX has announced the return of some of their most popular series and the launch of a few replacement series.

          First out of the gate is a new comedy series titled "Unhitched", debuting March 2nd. The following wee, on March 10th, the one hour drama "Canterbury's Law" joins the line-up. Sneak previews of "New Amsterdam" will air following "American Idol" on Tuesday, March 4th and Thursday, March 6th, with the debut of the series slated for March 10th. The quirky drama "The Return Of Jezebel James" joins the schedule on March 14th.

          Regulars drama series "Bones" will begin delivering new episodes as of April 14th. Comedies "'till Death" and "Back To You" have new episodes starting April 16th. The medical drama "House" is new starting April 18th. 24 will also return to conclude production on its seventh season, but the Emmy-winning series starring Kiefer Sutherland will not premiere until January 2009, allowing the drama to once again run 24 episodes consecutively.

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          NBC has picked up its freshman drama series "Chuck" and "Life", as well as its hit "Heroes", for the 2008-09 season. The announcement was made February 13th by Ben Silverman, Co-Chairman, NBC Entertainment and Universal Media Studios, and Marc Graboff, Co-Chairman, NBC Entertainment and Universal Media Studios. All three series will have major re-launch campaigns next year.

          The network also announced plans to resume the broadcast of many of its scripted series in April with new original episodes of "The Office", "30 Rock", "My Name Is Earl", "E.R." "Law & Order" and "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit".

          "My Name Is Earl" will return with a one-hour episode on Thursday, April 3. Comedies "30 Rock", "The Office" and "Scrubs" will begin new episodes on Thursday, April 10. "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" will return with fresh episodes on Tuesday, April 15. "Law & Order" resumes with original episodes on Wednesday, April 23. Meanwhile, "Medium" continues in originals.

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         NBC Digital Entertainment and NBC Universal Cable Entertainment have announced plans for streaming vintage television content on their entertainment websites. Full episode streaming of classic, fan-favorite series will be offered on NBC.com, SCIFI.com, ChillerTV.com and SleuthChannel.com beginning this month.

          On NBC.com, viewrs will be able to view "A-Team", "Emergency", "Night Gallery", "The Alfred Hitchcock Hour", "Miami Vice", "Battlestar Galactica" (1978) and "Buck Rogers". At SCIFI.com, they can see "Battlestar Galactica" (1978), "Buck Rogers", "Tek War" and "Night Gallery". ChillerTV.com will offer "The Alfred Hitchcock Hour", "Swamp Thing", "Tremors", "Crow" and "Night Gallery". Over at SleuthChannel.com, look for "Kojak", "Miami Vice", "Simon & Simon", "A-Team" and "Night Gallery".

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          CBS has announced the return dates and the number of expected episodes for the majority of the shows currently scheduled. Comedies "How I Met Your Mother", "The Big Bang Theory" and "Two And A Half Men" return March 17th with 9 episodes each. "C.S.I.: Miami" is back March 24th with 8 new episodes. "Cold Case" returns March 30th with 5 new episodes. Crime dramas "Criminal Minds" and "C.S.I.: New York" return April 2nd with 7 new episodes each. Dramas "C.S.I." and "Without A Trace" are back April 3rd with 6 new episodes each. "Ghost Whisperer" and "Numb3rs" are back on April 4th with 6 new episode each. "N.C.I.S." returns with 7 new episodes on April 8th. "Moonlight" is back for 4 new episodes on April 11th. The comedy "Rules Of Engagement" returns April 18th for 6 episodes. The legal drama "Shark" will also return for 4 more new episodes, but it has not yet been given an air date. Still unseen drama "Swingtown" will resume production and awaits an air date. "The Unit" and "Cane" have been placed on hiatus.

          The network has also announced renewal order for the 2008-09 television season for 11 series and 2 reality series. "Cold Case", "Criminal Minds", "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation", "CSI: Miami", "CSI: NY", "Ghost Whisperer", "NCIS",  "Numb3rs", "Two and a Half Men", "Without a Trace" and "The Big Bang Theory" join "Survivor" and "The Amazing Race" in getting the nod for next season.

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          ABC has announced a two night, three hour debut to the sixth edition of Dancing With The Stars. Starting with 90 minutes on Monday, March 17th and continuing for another 90 minutes on Tuesday, March 18th. Each night, six of the teams will get a chance to perform for the first time in front of the television audience. One week later, all 12 couples will again perform during a two hour show on March 24th and on another two hour show on March 25th, the results of the voting will be revealed and for the first time in the show's history, two couples' fates will be determined in a dramatic double elimination.

          Hosted by Tom Bergeron ("America's Funniest Home Videos") and Samantha Harris ("E! Entertainment"), the celebrities will perform choreographed dance routines which will be judged by renowned Ballroom judge Len Goodman and dancer/choreographers Bruno Tonioli and Carrie Ann Inaba. In alphabetical order, the twelve stars making their ballroom dancing debut are: TV Host and Comedian Adam Carolla, Actor Cristian De La Fuente, Actress Shannon Elisabeth, Actor Steve Guttenberg, Singer Mario, Oscar-winning Actress Marlee Matlin, TV Host and Illisionist Penn Jillette, Actress and TV Producer Prisilla Presley, Pro tennis player Monica Seles, Pro Football player Jason Taylor, Broadway actress Marissa Jaret Winokur and Olympic Gold medalist & World Champion figure skater, Kristi Yamaguchi.

          Viewers may cast their votes for their favorite teams via phone on Monday and Tuesday night during and up to 30 minutes after the "Dancing with the Stars" performance shows. AT&T subscribers may also text message their votes by texting the word "VOTE" and entering the number that corresponds to the team they want to support (standard text message rates apply). They may also vote online at www.abc.com at the end of each performance show until 12:00 Noon, ET the following day.

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                    NBC has announced March 2nd as the launched date for what they are billing as a "Romantic Comedy Reality Series". Hosted by comedian Pat Bullard, "Here Come the Newlyweds" is all about relationships, the differences between men and women, and the universal issues that every couple must face. The newlyweds are diverse, sexy and competitive, including such pairings as high school sweethearts, couples who fell in love at first sight, an arranged marriage, an interracial couple and two divorcees who are hoping the fourth time is the charm.
          In this six-episode show, each couple faces a variety of mental and physical challenges which will test the love and passion they have for one another as well as their competitive spirit. At the end of each episode, the field will be narrowed as the couples vote to send one couple home. The stakes get higher as the potential nest egg grows, until one couple ultimately wins the grand prize.
          In the premiere episode, "My Wife the Backseat Driver," the seven couples meet for the first time and the game begins. Each husband is blindfolded and must choose which kiss belongs to his wife - with each correct answer adding $10,000 to the final prize. A sex therapist gives the couples some interesting advice, and whichever blindfolded husband can knock down the least number of obstacles while his wife gives him driving directions will win immunity from elimination.

 

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