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Showtime Renews “The Borgias” For Season 3

According to Entertainment Weekly, Showtime is ordering more Renaissance-era villainy, picking up a third season of The Borgias. The network announced its ordered 10 more episodes of the series, which stars Jeremy Irons as the devious Pope Alexander VI. The … Continue reading

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TNT Renews Southland

A message from Michael Wright, president and head of programming for TNT, TBS and Turner Classic Movies (TCM): TNT’s Southland will return. “I’m proud today to announce that TNT has ordered 10 episodes for a fifth season of Southland, scheduled … Continue reading

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AMC Greenlights Two Pilots

AMC announced today pilot orders for “Low Winter Sun” and the “Untitled LaGravenese & Goldwyn Project” marking the first time the network has greenlit two scripted pilots at the same time. “Low Winter Sun” is a co-production between Endemol Studios … Continue reading

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Mick Jagger Returns to SNL for Season Finale May 19

Mick Jagger will host SNL’s season finale on May 19. This will be the rock icon and multiple Grammy-award winner’s first time as host and third appearance as musical guest. “Saturday Night Live” is produced in association with Broadway Video. … Continue reading

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CW Renews Vampire Diaries, Supernatural and 90210

The CW Network has given early pickups to the network’s top-rated show, THE VAMPIRE DIARIES, fan favorite SUPERNATURAL, and the world’s most-famous zip code, 90210, with all three series to return for the 2012-2013 season. THE VAMPIRE DIARIES will return … Continue reading

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New History Channel Series “Mountain Men” Premieres May 31

For more than 25 years, Eustace Conway has lived off the land deep in Daniel Boone country at the western edge of North Carolina’s Blue Ridge Mountains. In this unspoiled wilderness, dangers like mudslides, falling trees, ravaging weather and hungry … Continue reading

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The Weight of the Nation for Kids: The Great Cafeteria Takeover Debuts May 16 on HBO

According to a survey published by the U.S. Department of Agriculture in 2009, roughly 94% of schools served a lunch that failed to meet federal standards for healthy school meals, and 80% of the lunches served in those schools exceeded … Continue reading

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PBS Honors Veterans With May Programming for Memorial Day

PBS honors the service of men and women in uniform with broadcasts of new and encore programs during May and on Memorial Day, Monday, May 28, 2012. Now an annual tradition in its 23rd year, the NATIONAL MEMORIAL DAY CONCERT, … Continue reading

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FOX Revises Summer Premiere Dates for HELL’S KITCHEN and MASTERCHEF

FOX updates its summer schedule with new premiere dates and time periods for HELL’S KITCHEN and MASTERCHEF. FOX summer will be hotter than ever when HELL’S KITCHEN and MASTERCHEF debut with a two-night season premiere event on Monday, June 4 … Continue reading

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“Parks and Rec” Kicks Off Series of Extended Episodes on NBC.COM

On Thursday, April 26, fans of NBC’s “Parks and Recreation” (Thursdays, 9:30-10 p.m. ET) were treated to a special director’s cut featuring five additional minutes of that night’s episode which was directed by series star Amy Poehler. Two additional episodes … Continue reading

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