ABC ANNOUNCES FALL PREMIERE DATES            Fall premiere dates for the 2008-2009 season were announced for the ABC Television Network.         (Read More)

JASON ALEXANDER CALLS THE SHOTS ON “‘TIL DEATH”           Actor, writer, producer and director Jason Alexander is set to direct an upcoming episode of ‘TIL DEATH.         (Read More)

"DATELINE" PRESENTS "TOWER DOGS" - MONDAY, JULY 21             An upcoming "Dateline Presents" takes a never-before-seen journey into the perilous world of the tower climbers.         (Read More)

SENATOR JOHN MCCAIN TO APPEAR ON 'LATE NIGHT WITH CONAN O'BRIEN' FRIDAY, JULY 18             Republican Presidential Nominee, Sen. John McCain will appear on "Late Night with Conan O'Brien".          (Read More)

FUNNY FOURSOME JOINS “MADtv” FOR 14^TH SEASON            MADtv welcomes new cast members.          (Read More)

POP ICON MARIAH CAREY TO PERFORM AT “TEEN CHOICE 2008”            Multi-platinum artist Mariah Carey is set to perform.          (Read More)

Joe E. Tata is back in the role of Nat Bussichio on 90210            Joe E. Tata is back in the role of Nat Bussichio, owner of The Peach Pit diner on The CW’s 90210.          (Read More)

"THE TONIGHT SHOW WITH JAY LENO" LISTINGS          (Read More)

UPCOMING GUESTS ON THE "LATE SHOW with DAVID LETTERMAN"          (Read More)

UPCOMING GUESTS ON "THE LATE LATE SHOW with CRAIG FERGUSON"          (Read More)

LISTINGS FOR "LAST CALL WITH CARSON DALY"          (Read More)

QUOTABLES FROM "LATE NIGHT WITH CONAN O'BRIEN" JULY 7– JULY 11          (Read More)

HANK IS “KING OF THE HILL” AS THE SERIES REACHES ITS 250^TH MILESTONE EPISODE

Los Angeles, Ca., July 14th, 2008.            The Emmy Award-winning animated series KING OF THE HILL will celebrate its 250^th milestone episode in May 2009. The 13^th season of KING OF THE HILL, featuring Hank Hill, his family and their neighbors in the fictional suburb of Arlen, TX, will premiere Sunday, Sept. 28 (8:30-9:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX.

The 250^th milestone episode, “Serves Me Right for Giving General George S. Patton the Bathroom Key,” takes place a year after the death of Hank’s father, Cotton Hill. In the episode, Cotton’s widow, Didi (Ashley Gardner), delivers Hank (Mike Judge) a box full of his father’s prized possessions including one last crazy Cotton request to have his ashes flushed down a toilet located in an old bar and once used by General George S. Patton.  When Hank enlists Bill (Stephen Root) and Dale’s (Johnny Hardwick) help in his “flushing Cotton” mission,  the guys’ bickering gets them kicked out of the bar. When Hank snaps, his friends come together to help him fulfill his father’s final wish.

 

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'HEROES' WEBISODES PREMIERE ON NBC.COM ON JULY 14th

BURBANK, Calif., July 10, 2008.             NBC.com today announced that the "Heroes" webseries "Going Postal" will go live on Monday, July 14th at 3pm (ET) on NBC.com. The first series of webisodes for this popular NBC drama includes integrated sponsors Nissan and Sprint. The announcement was made by Vivi Zigler, President, NBC Universal Digital Entertainment.

"The teams involved, from the show to the studio and the digital group, really hit a home run with these webisodes," said Zigler. "Fans of 'Heroes' are going to find a satisfying installment that sets them up perfectly for the third season."

In "Going Postal," the first series of "Heroes" webisodes, users will get an early glimpse of a new character with special powers and watch his destiny begin to unfold. The fast-paced, twist-filled web series sets fans on a path that leads to the explosive premiere of the third season of "Heroes" on NBC this fall.

In the first webisode, "A Nifty Trick," Echo DeMille, an everyday mailman, discovers a startling ability that quickly makes him a target.

In the second webisode, "The Houseguest," posting on July 21st, Echo races home to protect his girlfriend Gina, and finds deadly uses for his new ability.

In the third webisode of this installment, "Let's Talk," which posts on July 28th, Echo sends Gina off to safety while he confronts his enemies, but the tables turn with an unexpected twist.

 

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NEW TITLE IS "GARY UNMARRIED"

Burbank, Calif., July 15th, 2008.            Project Gary, CBS's new fall comedy, has been re-titled GARY UNMARRIED. However, series star Jay Mohr, who portrays a recently divorced father on the CBS series, is anything but unmarried in real life.  In fact, Mohr and his wife, actress Nikki Cox, are overseas this week renewing their wedding vows. 

GARY UNMARRIED, which also stars Paula Marshall, Jaime King, Ryan Malgarini and Al Madrigal, is a comedy about a recently single painting contractor, and his controlling ex-wife, Allison, who face post-divorce mayhem after 15 years of marriage as they each embark on new relationships.

 

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NBC ANNOUNCES TALENT ROSTER FOR BEIJING OLYMPICS

NEW YORK, N.Y., July 16, 2008.            A record 106 NBC Olympic commentators will broadcast an unprecedented 3,600 hours of Beijing Olympic Games coverage, the most ambitious single media project in history. NBCU's Olympics coverage features the most live coverage in the United States (nearly 2,900 live hours in total), across the most platforms, of any Summer Olympics in history when the Games of the XXIX Olympiad commence on Aug. 8. The lineup, led by the 19-time Emmy Award-winner, Bob Costas, returning for his seventh Olympics as primetime host, was announced today by Dick Ebersol, Chairman, NBC Universal Sports & Olympics and Executive Producer of NBCU's Olympic coverage and returns virtually every one of the network's signature Olympic hosts, play-by-play announcers and analysts.

"My first Olympics in Mexico City in 1968 were the first Olympics live in primetime and we had maybe two dozen commentators," said Ebersol. "To have a roster of 106 commentators broadcasting 3,600 total hours is simply astounding. It's a tribute to David Neal and Molly Solomon that we're able to put together such a talented and versatile roster, with a great mix of Olympic veterans and newcomers, particularly considering many of these sports are rarely televised."

NBC Universal's roster of Olympic commentators:

· Roster includes 28 Olympians who won a combined total of 42 Olympic medals (25 Gold, 5 Silver and 12 Bronze). "Team NBC" would have finished sixth at the Athens Olympics with 42 total medals behind Australia and Germany with 49 and ahead of Japan who amassed 37.

· Ranges from Jim Lampley, who is working his record 14th Olympics, to Olympic gold medal wrestling legend Rulon Gardner, making his Olympic announcing debut.

· Cris Collinsworth, who will serve as an Olympic correspondent, makes his second Olympic appearance for NBC and his first since 1996.

· Mary Carillo pulls double duty as NBC's late night host and Olympic correspondent, her ninth Olympic Games and sixth with NBC.

· Bela Karolyi, arguably the most successful coach in the history of his sport, one of its most recognized personalities and who has coached and trained world-renowned gymnasts for the past eight Olympics, makes his broadcast debut.

Here is a rundown of NBC's Olympic talent:

HOSTS:

· The 2008 Beijing Olympics will be Bob Costas' eighth for NBC Sports and his seventh as primetime host. After serving as late night host in 1988 from Seoul, Costas has won acclaim and Emmy Awards each year for his work as primetime host from Barcelona, Atlanta, Sydney, Salt Lake City and Athens. Costas, who has the longest tenure of the network's sports announcers, joined NBC in 1980. He has handled a wide array of assignments, including play by-play, studio hosting and reporting.

· Jim Lampley, America's most experienced Olympic broadcaster, will work his record 14th Olympics in Beijing. Lampley possesses the record for the most-ever Olympic broadcast assignments for any television commentator. He will anchor NBC's afternoon Olympic telecasts in his seventh Olympics with NBC.

· Mary Carillo will host NBC's late night coverage. Carillo will also serve as an Olympic correspondent in her ninth Olympic games and sixth for NBC.

· Alex Flanagan makes her Olympic debut as host of CNBC and USA Network's coverage.

· Matt Vasgersian, who made his Olympic debut as the play-by-play announcer for both softball and baseball during NBC's broadcast of the 2004 Athens Games, will serve as host of USA Network's coverage. In 2006 in Torino, he served as the ski jumping play-by-play commentator.

· Melissa Stark will work her third Olympic Games for NBC serving as an anchor for MSNBC's coverage. Previously, Stark served as the speed skating reporter during NBC's coverage of the 2006 Torino Games and the swimming and diving reporter at the 2004 Athens Games.

· Bill Patrick will serve as the host of MSNBC's coverage of the 2008 Beijing Olympics, making his debut as a full-time Olympic host.

· Fred Roggin, the sports director at KNBC-TV, NBC's owned-and-operated station in Los Angeles, will work his fifth Olympics for NBC as host of CNBC's Boxing in Beijing. Roggin's previous Olympic assignments have included hosting CNBC and MSNBC's curling coverage from the 2006 Torino Games, CNBC's coverage from the Athens Games, serving on the "Special Features Unit" at the Salt Lake Games in 2002 and working as the boxing reporter at the 2000 Sydney Games.

· Lindsay Czarniak will make her second Olympic appearance and her first as host of Oxygen's coverage and as a Sports Desk reporter for the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. She made her Olympic debut as a Sports Desk reporter during NBC's coverage of the 2006 Torino Games.

OLYMPIC CORRESPONDENTS:

· Cris Collinsworth: The most honored studio analyst in sports television, Collinsworth, who is a co-host with Costas on NBC's "Football Night in America" will serve as an Olympic correspondent, providing on the scene reports throughout Beijing. This will be his second Olympic assignment having reported from the track & field venue in Atlanta in 1996.

· Mary Carillo: In addition to her role as host of NBC's late night coverage, Carillo will serve as an Olympic correspondent and provide a look into life in China through a collection of features done in her own inimitable style.

· Jimmy Roberts, a 13-time Emmy Award winner, will contribute feature stories and essays and serve as an Olympic correspondent during NBC's coverage of the 2008 Beijing Games.

SPORT BY SPORT:

NBC's signature announce teams return in gymnastics, swimming and track and field. Following is a partial rundown, sport-by-sport. A complete roster is attached.

· GYMNASTICS: Play-by-play commentator Al Trautwig is once again joined by Olympic gold medalist Tim Daggett and Elfi Schlegel, who have provided analysis on NBC's Olympic gymnastics coverage since the 1992 Barcelona Games and veteran Olympic reporter Andrea Joyce. This Olympics will also mark the broadcast debut of Bela Karolyi, arguably the most successful coach in the history of his sport and one of its most recognized personalities who has coached and trained world-renowned gymnasts for the past eight Olympics. He will serve as a gymnastics studio analyst.

· SWIMMING: Dan Hicks has the call alongside analyst Rowdy Gaines – working their fourth Olympics together – with Andrea Kremer reporting in her Olympic debut. Gaines, who won three gold medals at the 1984 Los Angeles Games, is working his fifth Olympics for NBC.

· TRACK & FIELD: Tom Hammond, who has won acclaim for his memorable calls at the last four Summer Olympics, will once again call track & field. Dwight Stones, Carol Lewis and Lewis Johnson return as analysts. New analysts include Ato Boldon and Ed Eyestone. Bob Neumeier returns for his second Olympics as a reporter and Craig Masback, who worked as a track & field commentator for NBC in Barcelona in 1992 and Atlanta in 1996, returns to provide analysis on the men's marathon.

· DIVING: Ted Robinson, working his fifth Olympics, debuted as the diving play-by-play commentator for the 2004 Athens Games. Cynthia Potter, who made three Olympic teams and won bronze in 1976, returns as analyst, a role she's handled for NBC since the 1992 Games. Reporters for the diving venue are Neumeier and Kremer.

· BASKETBALL: Mike Breen, working his fifth Olympics, will handle the play-by-play of both the men's and women's competitions, alongside two respected analysts: Doug Collins (men's) and Ann Meyers (women's). Collins, a member of the 1972 U.S. Olympic basketball team, takes on his third Olympic broadcasting assignment. Meyers, who won silver as a member of the U.S. Olympic basketball team in 1976, is working her fourth Olympics as a broadcaster. Craig Sager returns as reporter for both men's and women's hoops. Other basketball commentators include Chris Carrino (play-by-play), Mike Crispino (play-by-play) and analysts Steve "Snapper" Jones, Bob Salmi and Teresa Edwards.

· BOXING: Bob Papa and analyst Teddy Atlas will call boxing. Athens is Papa's seventh Olympics, as he previously called the boxing play-by-play in Barcelona in 1992 and Athens in 2004. Atlas analyzed the boxing competition from Sydney in 2000 and Athens in 2004. Jim Gray, reporter, returns for his first Olympics for NBC since 2000 where he served as a reporter for swimming and track & field for the Sydney Games. In 1996 he received critical acclaim for his reporting from the scene of the Olympic Park bombing at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta.

· SOCCER: Veteran soccer play-by-play commentator JP Dellacamera calls his second Olympics, working alongside analysts Marcelo Balboa, who made his debut as a soccer analyst at the 2004 Athens Games and first time Olympic analyst Brandi Chastain. Balboa, a longtime star in Major League Soccer, was the first American to play in three World Cups. With the Women's National Team, Chastain has played in three Olympics (Athens, Sydney and Atlanta) and three Women's World Cups (1991, 1999 and 2003).

· BEACH VOLLEYBALL: NBC's beach volleyball coverage will once again include analyst Karch Kiraly, the most accomplished player in the history of the sport and the only man to win Olympic volleyball gold both indoors and on the beach. Kiraly made his Olympic broadcasting debut in Athens in 2004. Entertaining play-by-play announcer Chris Marlowe, who won a gold medal as captain of the 1984 U.S. Olympic volleyball team, returns for his fifth Olympics as an NBC commentator. Heather Cox returns for her second Olympics as a reporter.

· VOLLEYBALL: Paul Sunderland, a member of the gold medal-winning U.S. volleyball team at the 1984 Olympics, returns to call indoor volleyball, an assignment he had for NBC in Barcelona, Atlanta and Sydney. He is joined by two-time Olympian Kevin Barnett, who is making his debut as an Olympic analyst.

· WATER POLO: Bob Fitzgerald makes his Olympic debut for NBC as the Water Polo play-by-play announcer. His previous Olympics broadcast assignments included commentating for basketball at the 2004 Athens Olympics and swimming at the Atlanta Games in 1996. He is joined by Wolf Wigo, a three-time Olympian and former captain of the USA Water Polo Men's National Team.

· WRESTLING: Veteran commentator Matt Devlin returns for his second Olympic assignment and first calling wrestling. He is joined by Olympic gold medalist and American wrestling legend Rulon Gardner, who is making his Olympic broadcasting debut. In 2000 at the Sydney Olympics, Gardner won the gold after defeating Aleksander Karelin. Karelin had been undefeated for 13 years and had not given up a point in six years prior to his loss in the gold-medal match to Gardner. At the end of the 2000 Olympics, Gardner was selected to serve as the U.S. flag bearer at the Closing Ceremony. He then followed with a bronze in 2004 at the Olympic Games in Athens, where he left his shoes on the mat, the sport's traditional symbol of retirement. Gardner is also renowned for surviving several near-death experiences.

The 3,600 total hours of coverage on seven NBC Universal networks: NBC, USA, MSNBC, CNBC, Oxygen, Telemundo and Universal HD, as well as NBCOlympics.com, is 1,000 hours more than the combined coverage for every televised Summer Olympics in U.S. history (Rome 1960 – Athens 2004, 2,562 hours). NBCOlympics.com will feature approximately 2,200 total hours of live streaming Olympic broadband video coverage, the first live online Olympic coverage in the United States.

SPORT-BY-SPORT RUNDOWN:

GYMNASTICS:
Al Trautwig, Play-by-play
Elfi Schlegel, Analyst
Tim Daggett, Analyst
Andrea Joyce, Reporter

TRAMPOLINE GYMNASTICS:
Al Trautwig, Play-by-play
Elfi Schlegel, Analyst
Tim Daggett, Analyst

RHYTHMIC GYMNASTICS:
Andrea Joyce, Play-by-play
Elfi Schlegel, Analyst

TRACK & FIELD:
Tom Hammond, Play-by-play
Lewis Johnson , Analyst
Carol Lewis, Analyst
Dwight Stones, Analyst
Ato Boldin, Analyst
Craig Masback, Analyst
Ed Eyestone, Analyst
Bob Neumeier, Reporter

RACE WALKING:
Ron Vaccaro, Play-by-play
Ed Eyestone, Analyst
Carol Lewis, Analyst

SWIMMING:
Dan Hicks, Play-by-play
Rowdy Gaines, Analyst
Andera Kremer, Reporter

OPEN WATER SWIMMING:
Craig Hummer, Play-by-play
Rowdy Gaines, Analyst

DIVING:
Ted Robinson, Play-by-play
Cynthia Potter, Analyst
Bob Neumeier, Reporter
Andrea Kremer, Reporter

BEACH VOLLEYBALL:
Chris Marlowe, Play-by-play
Karch Kiraly, Analyst
Heather Cox, Reporter

INDOOR VOLLEYBALL:
Paul Sunderland, Play-by-play
Kevin Barnett, Analyst

CYCLING (Road/BMX/Mountain Bike):
Pat Parnell, Play-by-play
Craig Hummer, Play-by-play
Kenan Harkin, Analyst
Paul Sherwin, Analyst
Marty Snider, Reporter

TRIATHLON:
Craig Hummer, Play-by-play
Siri Lindley, Analyst
Marty Snider, Reporter

BASKETBALL:
Mike Breen, Play-by-play
Chris Carrino, Play-by-play
Mike Crispino, Play-by-play
Pete Pranica, Play-by-play
Eric Collins, Play-by-play
Teresa Edwards, Analyst
Doug Collins, Analyst
Ann Meyers, Analyst
Bob Salmi, Analyst
Craig Sager, Reporter

ROWING:
Tim Ryan, Play-by-play
Yaz Farooq, Analyst

CANOEING (Flat Water):
Tim Ryan, Play-by-play
Joe Jacobi, Analyst

CANOEING (White Water):
Craig Hummer, Play-by-play
Pat Parnell, Play-by-play
Joe Jacobi, Analyst

SYNCHRONIZED SWIMMING:
Craig Hummer, Play-by-play
Heather Olson, Analyst

WRESTLING:
Matt Devlin, Play-by-play
Rulon Gardner, Analyst

WATER POLO:
Bob Fitzgerald, Play-by-play
Wolf Wigo, Analyst

BOXING:
Bob Papa, Play-by-play
Teddy Atlas, Analyst
Jim Gray, Reporter

MODERN PENTATHLON:
Ron Vaccaro, Play-by-play
Rob Stull, Analyst

WEIGHTLIFTING:
Pete Pranica, Play-by-play
Shane Hamman, Analyst

EQUESTRIAN:
Kenny Rice, Play-by-play
Melanie Smith-Taylor, Analyst

SOFTBALL:
Joe Castellano, Play-by-play
Michele Smith, Analyst

SOCCER:
JP Dellacamera, Play-by-play
Glenn Davis, Play-by-play
Adrian Healey, Play-by-play
Steve Cangialosi, Play-by-play
Marcelo Balboa, Analyst
Brandi Chastain, Analyst
Shep Messing, Analyst
Lori Walker, Analyst

TENNIS:
Barry MacKay, Play-by-play
Jimmy Arias, Analyst

BASEBALL:
Eric Collins, Play-by-play
Joe Magrane, Analyst

HANDBALL:
Andrew Catalon, Play-by-play
Dawn Lewis, Analyst

TABLE TENNIS:
Bill Clement, Play-by-play
Sean O'Neill, Analyst

BADMINTON:
Jim Kozimor, Play-by-play
Steve Kearney, Analyst
Bill Clement, Analyst

FENCING:
Joe Castellano, Play-by-play
Pete Pranica, Play-by-play
Andrew Catalon, Play-by-play
Mika'il Sankofa, Analyst

ARCHERY:
Joe Castellano, Play-by-play
Denise Parker, Analyst

SHOOTING:
Bill Clement, Play-by-play
Shari LeGate, Analyst

FIELD HOCKEY:
Mike Corey, Play-by-play
Nick Conway, Analyst

SPORTSDESK REPORTERS:
Lester Holt
Peter Alexander
Eyee Hsu
Julie Foudy
Lindsay Czarniak
Alan Abrahamson
Lindsay Soto
Nancy Snyderman

NBCSPORTS.COM:
Julia Mancuso

TELEMUNDO:
Andres Cantor, Host
Jessi Losada, Host
Monica Noguera, Host

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ABC ANNOUNCES FALL PREMIERE DATES  

Los Angeles, Calif., July 15th, 2008.            Fall premiere dates for the 2008-2009 season were announced for the ABC Television Network by Stephen McPherson, president, ABC Entertainment.

"We are very excited about the return of our core group of shows from last fall. They dominated for us, and it will be great to see viewers reconnect," said Mr. McPherson. "We are building momentum for our two new shows, 'Opportunity Knocks' and 'Life on Mars,' and are thrilled by their tremendous potential."

ABC primetime fall premiere dates are as follows:

Friday, September 19
10:00-11:00 p.m.    "20/20"

Monday, September 22
8:00-10:00 p.m.    "Dancing with the Stars" (special two-hour performance show premiere)
10:00-11:00 p.m.    "Boston Legal"

Tuesday, September 23
8:00-9:00 p.m.    "Opportunity Knocks" (new series debut)
9:00-11:00 p.m.    "Dancing with the Stars" (special performance show)

Wednesday, September 24
8:00-9:00 p.m.    "Dancing with the Stars Results Show Special" (special day and time)
9:00-11:00 p.m.    "David Blaine Special"

Thursday, September 25
8:00-9:00 p.m.    "Ugly Betty"
9:00-11:00 p.m.    "Grey's Anatomy" (special two-hour season premiere)

Sunday, September 28
7:00-9:00 p.m.    "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" (two-hour season premiere)
9:00-10:00 p.m.    "Desperate Housewives"
10:00-11:00 p.m.    "Brothers & Sisters"

Tuesday, September 30
9:00-10:00 p.m.    "Dancing with the Stars Result Show" (regular day and time period premiere)

Wednesday, October 1
8:00-9:00 p.m.    "Pushing Daisies"
9:00-10:00 p.m.    "Private Practice"
10:00-11:00 p.m.    "Dirty Sexy Money"

Friday, October 3
8:00-9:00 p.m.    "Wife Swap"
9:00-10:00 p.m.    "Supernanny"

Sunday, October 5
7:00-8:00 p.m.    "America's Funniest Home Videos"
8:00-9:00 p.m.    "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" (regular time period premiere)

Monday, October 6
9:30-10:00 p.m.    "Samantha Who?"

Thursday, October 9
9:00-10:00 p.m.    "Grey's Anatomy" (regular time period premiere)
10:00-11:00 p.m.    "Life on Mars" (new series debut)

Tuesday, October 14
10:00-11:00 p.m.    "Eli Stone" ABC Media Relations Contact: Hope Hartman (818) 460-6360 Alison Rou (818) 460-7798

 

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JASON ALEXANDER CALLS THE SHOTS ON “‘TIL DEATH” 

Los Angeles, Ca., July 16, 2008.          Actor, writer, producer and director Jason Alexander is set to direct an upcoming episode of ‘TIL DEATH, the comedy starring Brad Garrett, Joely Fisher and J.B. Smoove. The third season of ‘TIL DEATH premieres Wednesday, Sept. 10 (9:00-9:30 PM ET/PT) on FOX.

Best known for his role as “George Costanza” on the hit series “Seinfeld,” the versatile Alexander has built an impressive career in stage, television and film. He has garnered six Emmy nominations, four Golden Globe nominations, two American Comedy Awards, a SAG Award and a Tony Award. Alexander’s directing credits include episodes of “Seinfeld,” “Everybody Hates Chris” and “Campus Ladies,” along with numerous theater work. He currently serves as the Artistic Director for the Reprise Theater Company in Los Angeles. 

 

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"DATELINE" PRESENTS "TOWER DOGS" - MONDAY, JULY 21

New York, N.Y., July 16, 2008.             An upcoming "Dateline Presents" takes a never-before-seen journey into the perilous world of the tower climbers who work on the frontlines of America's high-tech communications system. They scale heights of up to 2,000 feet, in all types of weather, to install, maintain, and upgrade cell phone, Internet, and broadcast towers coast to coast. And according to figures cited by OSHA, these so-called tower dogs have the highest death rate per capita of any occupation in the country.

The hour-long broadcast goes up close and personal to give a no-holds-barred look at tower dogs' lives – up in the air and on the ground. We experience their on-the-job tension and watch them work hard, play hard, and mourn when they lose one of their own. In a twist on all the dangerous-job programs viewers have already seen, "Tower Dogs" follows an unusual subcontract crew boss: a woman named Nikki Collins, a single mom, former cheerleader, and the person keeping her tough-guy charges in one piece.

There are approximately 9,500 tower climbers working at any given time, and they spend about 300 days per year on the road. A "Dateline" team worked with veteran tower dog Doug Delaney for four months documenting this group of tower climbers as they worked their way through 40 towns and cities in 24 states. During this time there were seven fatalities nationwide, including five deaths in a 12-day period in April.

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SENATOR JOHN MCCAIN TO APPEAR ON 'LATE NIGHT WITH CONAN O'BRIEN' FRIDAY, JULY 18

NEW YORK, N.Y., July 9, 2008.             Republican Presidential Nominee, Sen. John McCain will appear on "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" on Friday, July 18 (12:35-1:35am ET).

This marks the Senator's first appearance on the program since becoming the Republican candidate for President in 2008. McCain has appeared on the program twice before in 2004 and 05.

 

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FUNNY FOURSOME JOINS “MADtv” FOR 14^TH SEASON

Los Angeles, Ca., July 14th, 2008.            MADtv welcomes new cast members Erica Ash, Matt Braunger, Eric Price and Lauren Pritchard for the 14^th season of the Emmy Award-winning sketch comedy series premiering Saturday, Sept. 13 (11:00 PM-Midnight ET/PT) on FOX. The new cast will join returning cast members Bobby Lee, Nicole Parker, Keegan-Michael Key, Crista Flanagan, Arden Myrin and Johnny Sanchez to continue MADtv’s hilarious late-night pop culture parodies and politically incorrect humor. 

Erica Ash, born and raised an Army brat, claims Atlanta as her home. Ash climbed the entertainment ladder by landing roles on the cable series “The Big Gay Sketch Show” and in the Las Vegas production of the hit musical “Spamalot.”

Matt Braunger was raised in Portland, OR, and has been a featured performer at the Just For Laughs Festival and South By Southwest. He also recently won “Best of the Fest” at the inaugural Rooftop Comedy Festival in Aspen.

Eric Price, a Milwaukee native, performed in over 500 shows a year before getting his big break on the cable series “Reno 911!.”

As a teenager, Lauren Pritchard studied improv at the SAK Theater in her hometown of Orlando, FL, under teacher Wayne Brady. Pritchard is an alumnus of Disney’s “Comedy Warehouse” and has performed with TheatreSports, ACME, iO West and ComedySportz.  

 

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POP ICON MARIAH CAREY TO PERFORM AT “TEEN CHOICE 2008”

Los Angeles, Ca., July 14th, 2008.            Multi-platinum artist Mariah Carey is set to perform her new single “I’ll Be Lovin’ You Long Time” at TEEN CHOICE 2008. Hosted by Miley Cyrus, TEEN CHOICE celebrates the hottest teen icons in film, television, music, sports and fashion. The coolest stars will receive coveted Teen Choice surfboard awards in categories such as Choice Male Hottie and Choice Hook-Up when TEEN CHOICE 2008 airs Monday, Aug. 4 (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. Fans ages 13-19 can vote once each day for their favorite TEEN CHOICE 2008 nominees at www.TeenChoiceAwards.com.

Additionally, Sophia Bush, Josh Holloway, Ryan Sheckler and Steve Carell will join previously announced participants Chris Brown, Scarlett Johansson, Zac Efron, Pink, Jaime Pressly, Danica Patrick, Selena Gomez, JoJo, Minka Kelly, Jesse McCartney, Chad Michael Murray, Chace Crawford, Kristen Bell, Drake Bell, Mischa Barton, Brittany Snow and Hayden Panettiere. Additional performers and presenters to be announced.

With her unique talent and signature vocal abilities, Mariah Carey commanded the world’s attention when she made her musical debut. Since then, Carey has emerged as one of the most popular and widely acclaimed talents in music. As a singer and songwriter, Carey has been recognized with the most prestigious accolades in the industry including two Grammy Awards, eight American Music Awards, Billboard's “Artist of the Decade” Award and the World Music Award for “World's Best Selling Female Artist of the Millennium.” As the best-selling female performer of all time, Mariah Carey has continuously raised the bar and set the standard of excellence within the music industry.

Throughout her career, Carey has smashed recording industry records, and she recently reached another historic career achievement. “Touch My Body,” the lead single from her album, E=MC², became her 18^th No. 1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100. As a result, she has surpassed one of the most enduring chart records in Billboard history: Elvis Presley’s 17 No. 1 singles. “Touch My Body” spent two weeks at the top of the charts and marked Mariah’s 78^th and 79^th cumulative career weeks at No. 1. This tied Elvis’ long-standing all-time high of 79 weeks at No. 1 (as calculated in Billboard). Additionally, Mariah is now positioned as the only active recording artist in the 50 years of the Hot 100 (which began in 1958) with the potential to surpass the Beatles’ all-time high of 20 No. 1 hits.

 

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Joe E. Tata is back in the role of Nat Bussichio on 90210

Los Angeles, Ca., July 10th, 2008.            Joe E. Tata is back in the role of Nat Bussichio, owner of The Peach Pit diner on The CW’s 90210. Tata was part of the original series that aired from 1990 to 2000.

The drama about two Midwestern high schoolers who move to California and enroll in West Beverly Hills High School premieres September 2.

Other “Beverly Hills, 90210″ alumni reprising their roles on the new series are Jennie Garth, whose character Kelly Taylor is now high school guidance counselor, and Tori Spelling as Donna Martin.

 

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"THE TONIGHT SHOW WITH JAY LENO" LISTINGS

XXThursday, July 17 – Guests include David Spade, Jordana Spiro and a Mercedes-Benze Outdoor Concert with Coldplay

Friday, July 18 – Guests include Tim Allen, Demi Lovato and One Republic

Monday, July 21 – Guests include Kyra Sedgwick and musical guests Alanis Morissette

Tuesday, July 22 – Guests include Gillian Anderson, Dave Atwell and The Duke Spirit

XXWednesday, July 23 – Guests include Kevin Costner, D.L. Hughley and a Mercedes-Benze Outdoor Concert with The Time

Thursday, July 24 – Guests include Kelsey Grammer and musical guest Gavin DeGraw

Friday, July 25 – Guests include Triumph the Insult Comic Dog and musical guest Jesse McCartney

Monday, July 28 – Guests include SeaWorld and Busch Gardens Animal Ambassador, Julie Scardina, Brendan Fraser and musical guest Gnarls Barkley

Tuesday, July 29 – Guests include Seth Rogan, Joan Allen and musical guest Third Day

 

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UPCOMING GUESTS ON THE "LATE SHOW with DAVID LETTERMAN" ON THE CBS TELEVISION NETWORK

Thursday, July 17                                 Actor Ricky Gervais; musical guest John Mellencamp

Friday, July 18                                      Actress Rosie Perez; author David Sedaris       

Monday, July 21                                   Actor Will Ferrell; a demonstration by "Myth Busters" stars Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman

Tuesday, July 22                                   Actress Amanda Peet; actor Jon Hamm; musical guests Augustana

Wednesday, July 23                             Actor John C. Reilly; musical guests Grizzly Bear

Thursday, July 24                                 Summer toy demonstration; actor David Duchovny; musical guests Black Kids

Friday, July 25                                      Actor Nathan Lane; comedian Larry "Bubbles" Brown

Monday, July 28                                   Actress Gillian Anderson; actor Simon Pegg; musical guests We Are Scientists

Tuesday, July 29                              Actor Kevin Costner; musical guests Low vs. Diamond

 

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UPCOMING GUESTS ON "THE LATE LATE SHOW with CRAIG FERGUSON" ON THE CBS TELEVISION NETWORK

Thursday, July 17                Actor Jet Li; comedian Rita Rudner

Friday, July 18                     Actress Mary Steenburgen; magician Criss Angel

Monday, July 21                  Actress Aisha Tyler; Host Jarod Miller from the CBS reality series "Greatest American Dog"; music by Keaton Simons

Tuesday, July 22                  Host Julie Chen from the CBS reality series "Big Brother"; golfer Adam Scott; music by Ricky Skaggs

Wednesday, July 23             Actor Val Kilmer; survivalist Les Stroud; music by Curt Smith

Thursday, July 24                Actress Amanda Peet; author Lance Morrow

 

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LISTINGS FOR "LAST CALL WITH CARSON DALY"

Thursday, July 17 — 896 Chelsea Handler with musical guest Serj Tankian

Friday, July 18 — 891 Daryl Hannah musical guest Josh Kelley

Monday, July 21 — 888 Perez Hilton / Sig & Edgar Hansen with musical guest Katy Perry

Tuesday, July 22 — 899 Bear Grylls

Wednesday, July 23 — 884 Eddie Izzard with musical guest Rick Ross

Thursday, July 24 — 904 Kaley Cuoco with musical guest Gavin DeGraw

Friday, July 25 — 882 Wayne Brady musical guest Brett Dennen

Monday, July 28 — 879 Brooke Burns musical guest Shiny Toy Guns

Tuesday, July 29 — 895 Lake Bell with musical guest Chuck Prophet

Wednesday, July 30 — 883 Harland Williams with musical guest Sheryl Crow

Thursday, July 31 — 875 Summer Glau with musical guest Sean Kingston

Friday, August 1 — 902 James Denton musical guest The Heavy

 

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QUOTABLES FROM "LATE NIGHT WITH CONAN O'BRIEN" JULY 7– JULY 11

Over the Fourth of July, President Bush gave a speech at the home of former president Thomas Jefferson. There was an awkward moment when Bush said, "I'd like to salute both Thomas Jefferson and his wife Weezy."

Everyone's fine, but earlier today the campaign plane carrying Barack Obama had to make an unscheduled landing due to mechanical problems. Coincidentally, John McCain's campaign plane had problems today as well. Take a look. (VT)

The Democratic Convention is being held at a 20,000 seat arena in Denver but Barack Obama has decided to give his acceptance speech at Denver's 80,000 football stadium. Meanwhile, Ralph Nader will be giving his acceptance speech at a Foot Locker.

China has announced that they're shutting down several of their largest factories for the rest of the summer – so that there will be less pollution for the Olympics. Chinese officials say: "Sorry – but for the next few months – you're going to have to buy your lead-coated toys somewhere else."

This weekend in Arizona, a fire broke out at a Taco Bell. The Taco Bell customers had to evacuate, and that was before the fire broke out.

Today, Yankee slugger Alex Rodriguez and his wife Cynthia filed for divorce. And because New York is a community property state, Cynthia could end up with 268 career home runs.

Big television news—yesterday, NBC purchased the weather channel--for 3.5 billion dollars. If you've ever seen the weather channel, you know this is money well spent. Check it out… ( vt: weather channel) Or you could look out the window! Today NBC's on a role, because they announced they're spending $4 billion to buy the "time channel." Take a look… (vt: time channel)

"Barack Obama's staff recently announced that Barack is planning to hold a campaign event at a NASCAR race. The event will be called 'Meet Your First Black Guy.'"

"In Denver, a 60 year-old woman was kicked out of a John McCain rally for heckling him. Afterwards, McCain said, 'I'm just not popular with young women.'"

"Yesterday, President Bush met with the Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and afterwards, Bush described him as 'a smart guy.' When asked how he knows he's smart, Bush said, 'He speaks fluent Russian.'"

"Months ago, Hillary Clinton's campaign booked hundreds of hotel rooms for the Democratic National Convention, but now that she's out of the race she doesn't need them anymore. Just as Hillary's staff was about to cancel the hotel rooms, Bill Clinton said, 'I'll use them.'"

"This week Cuba announced that they will send a rowing team to the Olympics. Apparently the Cuban rowing team started training last month and hasn't been seen since."

"Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt are reportedly looking for a live-in nanny. Jolie said the nanny must be good with kids and speak 17 languages."

"In Israel, scholars have uncovered a 2000 year-old stone tablet with Hebrew writing on it. The scholars say the 2000 year-old tablet is either an important biblical document or Larry King's birth certificate."

"In Wisconsin, police arrested a woman after they found 27 grams of cocaine in her vagina. Police became suspicious when they noticed her vagina wouldn't stop talking."

"The Democratic Party announced this week that Barack Obama will give his acceptance speech at an 80,000-seat stadium and that they will not serve fried food at the Democratic convention. Which begs the question, 'Where are they going to find 80,000 Americans who don't eat fried food?'"

"Yesterday at the G-8 summit, President Bush met with the Prime Minister of India. There was an awkward moment when Bush told the Indian Prime Minister, 'I think I've been in your taxi.'"

"Big birthday news today -- O.J. Simpson turned 61-years-old and he had a party with all his friends. There were no survivors.

"In a new interview, 17-year-old Jamie Lynn Spears talks about her new baby and that she can't wait to be a 'soccer mom.' Actually Jamie Lynn is already a soccer mom because she's the only mom on her high school's soccer team."

"This week, Matthew McConaughey became a father for the first time. McConaughey knew the baby was his when it wasn't wearing a shirt."

"A new study has found obese men tend to have bad sperm, which makes it difficult for them to have children. However the study found that obese men who do have kids can help out with breast-feeding."

"He's okay now, but yesterday in Spain an American tourist was gored during the annual Running of the Bulls. The man is in stable condition, but the bulls can't stop laughing."

"Last night, FOX News aired video of Jesse Jackson where Jackson was caught saying he wants to cut Barack Obama's nuts off. As a result, this marks the nicest thing ever said about Barack Obama on FOX News."

"Jesse Jackson says he's been trying to apologize to Barack Obama for saying he wants to cut his nuts off but Obama has not taken his calls. Apparently Jackson is so mad that Barack won't take his calls that once again he threatened to cut his nuts off."

"At a campaign event yesterday, John McCain refused to answer any questions about Viagra. Mainly because, all the Viagra questions came from his wife Cindy."

"Presidential candidate Ralph Nader says that this November he expects to be on the ballot in at least 45 states. Nader's exact quote was 'I hope to screw things up in at least 45 states.'"

"Boeing announced that they are designing a new helicopter that is kept aloft by helium. Boeing is calling their new helicopter 'a balloon.'"

"Yesterday during an interview, singer John Mayer admitted he has hooked up with fans after a concert. Experts say this is the first time the sacred bond between rock star and fan has ever been compromised."

"At the Minnesota State Fair, the most popular new snack is the 'Pig Licker,' which is deep-fried bacon, covered in chocolate and dipped in sea salt. And for those Minnesotans not dieting – try the 'Pig Licker with Cheese.'"

"Earlier this week in Las Vegas, a man was arrested because he shoplifted a beer from 7-Eleven, took off all his clothes, and then stole a city bus. Here's an interesting fact: in Las Vegas, only ONE of those things is illegal."

"In Nevada, a brothel is trying to drum up business by offering free gasoline. The brothel's slogan is 'Come for the gas - stay for the ass.'"

"Today's New York Times has once again raised the issue that John McCain may not be eligible to be President because he is not a natural born U.S. citizen. Apparently, McCain was born outside of the 13 colonies."

"Jesse Jackson says he's trying to put his remarks about cutting Barack Obama's nuts off behind him and he says that Obama has accepted his apology. In fact, if he's elected, Obama says he'll appoint Jesse Jackson Secretary of Nut Cutting."

"This week, Barack Obama was endorsed by the U.S. Black Golfers Association. Not only that, Obama was also endorsed by the Association of Asian Hockey Players."

"Last night, Hillary Clinton appeared at a fundraiser with Barack Obama and Obama told the crowd that Hillary rocks. Then Bill Clinton said the same thing - but he was talking about Hillary Duff."

"In Atlanta, the highway department is getting rid of signs that say 'Men at Work' because they're politically incorrect. The new signs say 'Men and Women-Who-Look-Like-Men at Work.'"

"The government of China has banned restaurants from serving dog meat during the Olympics. This is particularly bad news for the popular Chinese fast food chain, McDachsunds."

"In Scotland, a strip club is featuring a stripper who is 75 years-old. You can tell she's 75 because her highlands are down by her lowlands."

"South Carolina's office of tourism has cancelled a campaign to attract more gay tourists. As a result, for the 30th year in a row, North Carolina is the gayest Carolina."

"Michael Jackson is reportedly planning to go on tour with the New Kids on the Block. However the tour was put on hold after Jackson discovered they're not really kids."

 

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