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TBS Launches New Baseball Broadband Channel on MLB.com
August 06, 2007 -- TBS, home of Major League Baseball (MLB) coverage for the past 30 seasons, announced today the upcoming launch of an interactive broadband channel designed to give fans extended online coverage of the network's MLB post-season coverage. The channel, TBS Hot Corner, will offer unique live and on-demand streaming, and will be launched on MLB.com, the official Web site of Major League Baseball, in September in anticipation of TBS' exclusive coverage of the Division Series and the National League Championship Series (NLCS). » read more »
The Continuing Saga of ABC's New Reality Series, "Fat March," Monday, August 13
Giant Blisters, Dramatic Personal Conflicts and another Trip to the Hospital
Tuesday, August 07, 2007 -- Episode 102 -- It's a daily struggle to walk. Having labored to march 65 miles in the first stage of the competition, our contestants face huge blisters, tremendous physical aches and pains, and mounting personality conflicts as they journey across the state of Connecticut from Willimantic to New Haven, on "Fat March," MONDAY, AUGUST 13 (9:00-10:00 p.m., ET), on the ABC Television Network. » read more »
ABC's "World News with Charles Gibson" Is the #1 Evening Newscast Among Total Viewers, Households & Adults 25-54
- Marks ABC's 14th Win in 15 Weeks
- "World News" Is Only Evening News Broadcast to Post Gains
Among Total Viewers Year to Year & Season to Date
Tuesday, August 07, 2007 -- ABC's "World News with Charles Gibson" was the #1 evening newscast among Total Viewers, Households and Adults 25-54 for the fourteenth time in fifteen weeks. The broadcast averaged 7.92 million Total Viewers and a 1.9/9 among Adults 25-54, outperforming NBC's "Nightly News" by a decisive 410,000 Total Viewers and 280,000 key demo viewers. » read more »
Public Gets a Sneak Peek at ABC's New Series, "Pushing Daisies"
Tuesday, August 07, 2007 -- Cast and Executive Producers Introduce the Screening at Hollywood Forever Cemetery
When
On Thursday, August 16, at 8:00 p.m. PT, the public will get an opportunity to screen the premiere episode of the highly anticipated new drama "Pushing Daisies." Available cast and executive producers will be on hand to introduce the screening, and there will be a limited number of special treats at the conclusion of the event for attendees.
Where
Hollywood Forever Cemetery
6000 Santa Monica Blvd.
Hollywood, CA 90038
ABOUT PUSHING DAISIES » read more »
ABC News' Republican Presidential Debate Posts Highest Demo Number of All Republican Debates This Cycle
Tuesday, August 07, 2007 -- According to Nielsen Media Research Fast Nationals for Sunday, August 5, 2007, ABC News' "This Week with George Stephanopoulos" posted the highest A25-54 numbers of any Republican debate this cycle.
The debate, moderated by ABC News' George Stephanopoulos with additional questioning from David Yepsen of The Des Moines Register, was held at Drake University on August 5, 2007. All Republican presidential candidates were in attendance. » read more »
"The Comedy Central Roast of Flavor Flav" Debuts Sunday, August 12 on Comedy Central
- Playas Of The Night Include Roast Master Katt Williams, Roasters Carrot Top, Greg Giraldo, Ice-T, Jeffrey Ross, Jimmy Kimmel, Lisa Lampanelli, Brigette Nielsen, Patton Oswalt, Snoop Dogg And Sommore
- ComedyCentral.com Feels The Flavor And Devotes Entire Homepage To Roast From Friday Night, August 10 Through Monday, August 13
- User Generated Video Roasting Flavor Flav To Air In Roast Premiere
Uncensored “The COMEDY CENTRAL Roast of Flavor Flav” Will Be Available On August 13
- For Download On iTunes And xBox Live Marketplace
» read more »Tennis Journalist Bud Collins Joins ESPN
Bud Collins Will Debut on SportsCenter from US Open
August 7 , 2007 -- Renowned newspaper and television tennis journalist Bud Collins has joined ESPN and will appear on ESPN2’s extensive coverage of Grand Slam events – the Australian Open, the French Open and Wimbledon – beginning in 2008. He also will report for SportsCenter, ESPNEWS and ESPN Radio from the US Open starting this year and throughout the year as tennis news dictates. » read more »
MTV Taps Super-Producer Timbaland as Maestro for 2007 MTV Video Music Awards
- 2007 MTV VMA's Mission: Revolutionize the Awards Show
- Everything That Happens in Vegas Will be Televised for One Night Only As Rihanna, Timbaland, Foo Fighters, Amy Winehouse, Kanye West, Fall Out Boy, Lily Allen, and Chris Brown Are Set to Perform
- Justin Timberlake, Timbaland Set to Host Fantasy Suite Party
- Mark Ronson Heats Up the 1's and 2's With Special Guests
» read more »4th Annual Nicktoons Animation Festival Celebrates World-Class Animation During August
- Culminating with a 'Best Of' Special on Friday, August 31
- Host Hal Sparks -- Lead on Nickelodeon's Newest Animated Series Tak and the Power of Juju -- to Announce First-Ever Nick Development Award Winner of $20,000 To Develop Show Concept with Nickelodeon During Live Event on Friday, August 10
- Celebrity Judges Including Steve Oedekerk (Creator of New Nick Series Back at the Barnyard) and Patrick Warburton (Tak and the Power of Juju, Seinfeld) to Select Grand Jury Award of $10,000
» read more »All of Higglytown's Heroes Join Forces and Come to the Rescue in New Episode of "Higglytown Heroes"
New Episode Part of Special Rescue Hero-Themed Programming Event, Monday, August 27 – Friday August 31 on Playhouse Disney
August 2007 -- Disney Channel's hit preschool series, "Higglytown Heroes" will highlight rescue heroes the week of August 27 – August 31 culminating with a brand new episode, "Calling All Heroes," in which the entire Higglytown community uses teamwork in the aftermath of a pizza dough disaster. The episode, featuring all of Higglytown's heroes, premieres Friday, August 31 (7:30 a.m. ET/PT) during the Playhouse Disney programming block. » read more »
Slacker Cats Premieres Monday, August 13, on ABC Family
August 6, 2007 -- ABC Family makes its first foray into animation with “Slacker Cats,” an outrageous and decidedly grown up series about a group of cats and the humans from whom they free-load. Buckley and Eddie are two buddy felines who hilariously slack their way through various unimpressive adventures in the town of Wendell. All the cats can talk to the humans and vice versa, and no-one in this universe thinks that at all strange. » read more »
Kyle Goes to Extremes to Unlock the Secrets in an All-New Episode of 'Kyle XY'
Burbank, CA (July 30, 2007) – To open up the mysterious box he got out of Zzyzx, Kyle breaks into Madacorp in “House of Cards,” an all-new episode of “Kyle XY,” Monday, August 13 (8:00 – 9:00 PM ET/PT). » read more »