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February on Food Network kicks off with a season premiere, special episodes for Valentine's Day and an exciting season finale. Popular primetime series, Worst Cooks In America, crowns a season two kitchen hero during the exciting season finale on Sunday, February 20th at 9pm. A chocolate-filled weekend of all-new Valentine's Day-themed episodes begins Saturday, February 5th. Kid In a Candy Store returns for a second season on Monday, February 14th at 8:30pm as host Adam Gertler explores even more of the country's sweetest locations. Robert Irvine continues to save America's most desperate restaurants on Restaurant: Impossible. Brand-new episodes of favorite primetime and daytime shows air throughout the month, and FoodNetwork.com features exclusive Valentine's Day videos, tips and recipes from favorites like the Neelys and Ted Allen.

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Michael Irby and Romeo Miller will guest star on The Cape as a thug and a gangster.

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In anticipation of the new reality series Face Off, Syfy is running a Fan Face Off Challenge contest on Syfy.com. They are giving away a Professional Makeup Equipment package featuring a 15??? Macbook Pro and other professional make-up tools. Syfy has also created a custom Facebook app called Facebook Face Off Challenge where you and your friends can Imagine Greater and transform your Facebook pictures into creative works of fantasy, horror, and more. Face Off premieres on Syfy on Wednesday, January 26 at 10/9C.

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Larisa Oleynik has joined the cast of Hawaii Five-O as a new team member with a personal vendetta

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Anne Hathaway will star as Catwoman in The Dark Knight Rises for Warner Bros.

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Fifty years ago this month, John F. Kennedy was sworn in as the 35th President of the United States. To commemorate his inauguration, HBO is presenting two personal profiles of one of America's most admired presidents. Directed by pioneering verit? filmmaker Robert Drew, A President To Remember: In The Company Of John F. Kennedy is an intimate portrait of JFK, the candidate, the President and the man. Narrated by Alec Baldwin, the documentary debuts Thursday, January 20, 50 years to the day after JFK's inauguration, exclusively on HBO. A President To Remember: In The Company Of John F. Kennedy combines footage from four previously released Drew films ??? Primary, Adventures On The New Frontier, Crisis: Behind A Presidential Commitment and Faces Of November ??? to present a sweeping picture of the brilliant life of an American president.

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Elijah Wood, Andy Serkis and Ian McKellen will all reprise their roles from the J.R.R. Tolkien trilogy in Peter Jackson's two-part adaptation of The Hobbit.

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Justin Bieber returns to guest star on CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, as a boy whose brother was killed by CSIs.

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America Ferrera will join the cast of The Good Wife in a recurring role and Jerry Stiller will guest star in an episode.

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Wolf Films is sponsoring a Law & Order sweepstakes. Enter now for the chance to win a prize pack featuring items from multiple Law & Order series. The prize pack includes The First Year DVD Collection autographed by Dick Wolf, a Law & Order SVU Zip Hoodie, a Law & Order Mug, and a Law & Order Sound Gavel. The contest is live now and runs until January 26, 2011 at 01:00 pm (PST). Only US residents who are at least 18 years of age may enter. The full rules for the contest and the entry form are included on the sweepstakes tab of the official Wolf Films Facebook page.

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Nickelodeon introduces a new generation of kids to the legendary Power Rangers franchise with the prime-time premiere of Power Rangers Samurai, on Monday, February 7, at 8:00 p.m. (ET/PT). Combining comedy with action-filled storylines, the all-new half-hour series features a new cast of Rangers and never-before-seen villains, as well as high-octane action, martial arts and advanced special effects. The long-running hit kids' TV phenomenon is helmed by Haim Saban, who created and produced the original Mighty Morphin Power Rangers series in 1993. Following the premiere, the show will air regularly Sundays at noon (ET/PT) on Nickelodeon, with encores Saturdays at noon on Nickelodeon and Fridays from 8 to 9 p.m. (ET) on Nicktoons.

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HBO is offering an online sneak peek of the entire first episode of the second season of The Ricky Gervais Show, the hilarious animated version of Gervais' smash-hit podcasts that earned a spot in the Guinness Book of World Records for the most downloads. The preview begins January 7, one week prior to second season debut on HBO, January 14. The episode will be available from January 7 through January 21 on iTunes, HBO.com, HBO GO, HBO On Demand, the HBO Apps for iPhone and iPad, and YouTube.

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Robert Pattison will star in Cosmopolis, based upon the Don DeLillo book about a young billionaire who makes a complicated limo trip across Manhattan just to get a haircut.

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Jason Lee, Molly Sims, Faizon Love and Kevin Pollak will star in Shredd: The Jon Johnsonsen Story, a comedy pilot co-written by Jason Lee for Adult Swim.

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Katy Perry will guest star on How I Met Your Mother, playing a potential love interest for the character of Ted.

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The acclaimed HBO drama series Big Love will return for its fifth and final season Sunday, January 16, it was announced today by Michael Lombardo, president, HBO Programming. "It has been an honor and pleasure to work with series creators Mark V. Olsen and Will Scheffer on this unique and provocative series, and I'm happy that they will be able to bring the story to its close the way they always envisioned," noted Lombardo. "We look forward with great anticipation to collaborating with Mark and Will on their next venture."

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The 10 contestants who will compete in Your OWN Show: Oprah's Search For The Next TV Star have been announced. More than 15,000 people auditioned to vie for the opportunity to have their own show on the new network, and 10 contestants with determination, passion and drive were plucked from obscurity to compete. The one-hour series premieres Friday, January 7 (9:00 PM ET/PT). Listed in alphabetical order, they are Zach Anner, Elizabeth Espinosa, Aunt Flora, Leigh Koechner, Kristina Kuzmic-Crocco, Ryan O'Connor, Dr. Tony Roach, Terey Summers, Alicia Taylor, and Eric Warren.

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Chris Linn, MTV Executive Vice President of Programming and Head of Production today announced that the network has closed a series option deal with Jersey Shore cast member Paul "DJ Pauly D" Delvecchio. A pilot presentation with Delvecchio was shot by 495 Productionsin September 2010.

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Robert De Niro, Ashton Kutcher, Hilary Swank, Zac Efron, Halle Berry, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Abigail Breslin will star in the film New Year's Eve, to be directed by Garry Marshall.

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Jane Lynch will guest star next season on The Simpsons as Homer's deceptively helpful new assistant.

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Nicolas Cage will star in the film Medallion as a father desperate to find his kidnapped daughter.

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Food Network welcomes the New Year with one new series, seven season premieres, and two superstar chefs: Anne Burrell and Robert Irvine. To kick off 2011 with flair, hit primetime reality series Worst Cooks In America returns on Sunday, January 2nd at 9pm with hosts Anne Burrell and Robert Irvine following a special two-on-two Iron Chef America battle with Anne and Robert at 8pm. Starting Wednesday, January 19th at 10pm, Robert Irvine takes on a new nearly-impossible challenge as he attempts to save the most desperate restaurants in America in 48 hours with only $10,000 in the new primetime series, Restaurant: Impossible. Guy Fieri's hunt for the ultimate tailgate champ concludes in the finale of Tailgate Warriors With Guy Fieri on Saturday, January 29th at 10pm.

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An HBO favorite returns to the network for his second American TV stand-up special when Ricky Gervais: Out Of England 2 ??? The Stand-Up Special, showcasing his signature humor and high-spirited, offbeat observations, debuts Saturday, December 18 at 10:00-11:15 p.m. ET/PT exclusively on HBO. Taped before a live audience at the Chicago Theatre, the special includes Gervais' unique, and often politically incorrect, insights on a variety of issues, including: acts of God, the recession, heroin, famine in Africa, animal homosexuality and Noah's Ark.

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The 2011 Golden Globe Award nominees are available now. Check it out to see if your favorite films and television shows have been nominated!

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Christine Moore will have a recurring role as a Texas homemaker with secret powers on the upcoming season of True Blood.

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Russell Brand will star in the Warner Bros. comedy, RentaGhost, about a temp agency for the dead.

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Marlee Matlin and Phyllis Frelich will guest star in an episode of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, set at a school for the deaf.

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On Friday, December 10th, USA Network will debut the inspirational documentary Tom Brokaw Presents: Bridging The Divide. The one-hour special, hosted by Brokaw and produced by Peacock Productions, looks beyond recent inflammatory headlines, sensational stories and politicized rhetoric to where our increasingly diverse country really stands on a range of civil rights issues. Speaking to a wide array of renowned experts, Brokaw explores the status of racism, gay rights, access for people with disabilities, bullying among kids and discrimination towards immigrants. He also introduces champions of change, ordinary citizens doing extraordinary work in communities around the country to help put an end to social injustices. The stories point to new direction and ways everyone can help to reach across barriers, overcome odds and foster a more united USA.

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Wishful Drinking, Carrie Fisher's hit stage production of the intoxicating autobiographical tale of her life, comes to HBO as a feature-length documentary. Debuting Sunday, December 12 (9:00-10:30 p.m. ET/PT), the special combines archival footage with her one-woman stage performance, which was taped in June before a live audience. An actress, screenwriter and bestselling author, Carrie Fisher is the daughter of the late singer Eddie Fisher and actress Debbie Reynolds. She became a cultural icon at age 19 after starring as Princess Leia in the first Star Wars trilogy in the 1970s. Despite growing up with "Hollywood royalty" and experiencing early fame of her own, Fisher's life had its challenges, as she reveals in this uproarious and sobering account. Combining wry wit and raw facts, Wishful Drinking reveals her own hilarious slant on the not-so-glittering side of being a celebrity.

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Channing Tatum will star and Jonah Hill will write and co-star in 21 Jump Street, based upon the 1980s TV series about young cops who work undercover in high schools.

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Kristen Bell, Chloe Moretz, Jackie Earle Haley and Bailee Madison will star in the Dance Of The Mirlitons film, a black comedy about a mother obsessed with transforming her overweight daughter into a prima ballerina.

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Valerie Harper will play Teri Hatcher's aunt on Desperate Housewives.

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The 2011 Grammy Award nominees are available now. Check it out to see if your favorite songs and artists have been nominated!

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Jeffrey Donovan is set to direct the upcoming Burn Notice movie starring Bruce Campbell. Shooting will begin in January on location in Bogota, Columbia and the two-hour movie will air on USA Network in Spring 2011. The prequel, set in late 2005, begins after a faction of Colombian rebels makes trouble for the locally stationed military platoon, with Lieutenant Commander Sam Axe (Campbell) being sent down to advise. As the mission unfolds, Sam begins to uncover the dark secrets of the area, learning the truth about sacrifice, deception, and ultimately what's worth fighting for.

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USA Network announced the recipients of the 2010 Characters Unite Awards. These honorees were selected from hundreds of nominees chosen by the public for their successful efforts in combating prejudice and discrimination while increasing tolerance and acceptance in their local communities. Each honoree will be acknowledged during a hometown ceremony and will receive a $5,000 donation to his or her project or related nonprofit organization. The 2010 Characters Unite Award Recipients are Elke Kennedy (Founder, Sean's Last Wish), Michael Arterberry (Founder and Executive Director, Youth Voices Center), Jessica Estevez (Director of Programs, Community Tampa Bay), Milia Islam-Majeed (Executive Director, South Coast Interfaith Council), Amy Lazarus (Executive Director, Sustained Dialogue Campus Network), Jan Lilly-Stewart (Director and Co-Founder of Fair Shake Network), Ryan Roemerman (Executive Director, Iowa Pride Network), and Kyshun Webster (Founder, Operation Reach). For more information about the 2010 award winners go here. You can ???Like' them on Facebook and follow them on Twitter.

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Jeremy Renner will star in Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol with Tom Cruise.

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USA Network today announced the launch of "Characters Unite Month", shining a special spotlight on efforts to promote tolerance and respect as we look forward to a new year. The initiative, part of the network's ongoing Characters Unite public service campaign to combat prejudice and discrimination in partnership with leading nonprofit organizations, kicks off Thanksgiving week with multiplatform elements and special events. The project includes an original Characters Unite-themed documentary; on-air promotion and Public Service Announcements (PSAs); extensive digital content, such as a new Facebook game application; star-studded community storytelling events and education workshops in partnership with The Moth; the Characters Unite Awards; and a new national poll.

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On December 7th, 2010, Syfy fans will no longer have to imagine what the holidays would be like in their favorite quaint town of geniuses or government hideaway. Two of Syfy's most popular original scripted series, Eureka and Warehouse 13, will debut special stand-alone holiday episodes, with Eureka airing at 9 pm ET/PT and Warehouse 13 airing at 10 pm ET/PT.

On Eureka, as the Global Dynamics employees celebrate the season at the company holiday party, staff member Dr. Noah Drummer nearly absconds with a volatile experiment. The halls get seriously decked when Dr. Drummer's unstable hydrogen crystal starts to grow at a frightening rate. Carter and Henr attempt to deal with the potentially explosive crystal, but before long the true scope of the problem is revealed, and it will take more than tinsel and carolers to save Christmas and Eureka. Former series regular Matt Frewer also returns as Taggert.

Then in a "long lost holiday episode" of Warehouse 13, as the Warehouse team prepares to celebrate the holidays in snowy South Dakota, Pete and Myka are called upon to hunt down a malevolent Santa Claus. Meanwhile, in time for Hanukkah, Artie and his estranged father, Isadore Weisfelt reunite after 30 years. Award-winning actor Judd Hirsch returns to television guest starring as Artie's father.

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Food Network's search for The Next Iron Chef came to a thrilling and rewarding end as renowned New York chef Marc Forgione was crowned winner during last night's season three finale. After eight weeks of intense culinary competition, Forgione went up against fellow New York chef Marco Canora in the Thanksgiving-themed finale showdown and was selected as the winner by existing Iron Chefs Bobby Flay, Masaharu Morimoto, Michael Symon as well as Donatella Arpaia (restaurateur and cookbook author), and Simon Majumdar (food writer and broadcaster) who served as judges throughout the series. Forgione enters Kitchen Stadium for his first battle as an Iron Chef against Chef R.J. Cooper (of Rogue in Washington, D.C.) on Sunday, November 28th at 10pm ET/PT.

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The Book Of Mormon, the first Broadway musical from the creators of South Park, opens on Broadway on Thursday, March 24, 2011 at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre (230 West 49th Street in NYC). Previews begin on February 24, 2011. Tickets are now on sale here. The Book Of Mormon features book, music and lyrics by Trey Parker, Robert Lopez and Matt Stone. Parker and Stone are the four-time Emmy Award-winning creators of Comedy Central's landmark animated series, South Park.

The play, which follows a pair of mismatched Mormon boys sent on a mission to a place that's about as far from Salt Lake City as you can get, features Josh Gad as Elder Cunningham, Andrew Rannells as Elder Price, Nikki M. James as Nabalungi, Rory O'Malley as Elder McKinley and Michael Potts as Mafala Hatimbi, with Scott Barnhardt, Justin Bohon, Darlesia Cearcy, Kevin Duda, Asmeret Ghebremichael, Brian Tyree Henry, John Eric Parker, Jason Michael Snow, Benjamin Schrader, Michael James Scott, Brian Sears, Lawrence Stallings, Rema Webb, Maia Nkenge Wilson and Tommar Wilson. Additional casting will be announced soon.

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Syfy, the premier cable entertainment destination for imagination-based entertainment, announced today it would be a lead media partner for Spider-Man Turn Off The Dark, the highly anticipated Broadway show that joins the theatrical and cinematic vision of Julie Taymor with the thrilling musicality of Bono and The Edge, and the iconic Spider-Man brand. The collaborative partnership allows the brands to join forces to leverage the super-powered consumer bases each reaches. Elements of the partnership include sweepstakes, special promotions, regional affiliate partnerships and prominent media exposure. Spider-Man Turn Off The Dark will begin performances at Broadway's Foxwoods Theatre (213 West 42 Street in NYC) on Sunday, November 28, with Opening Night set for Tuesday, January 11. Tickets are now on sale at the box office and via Ticketmaster.

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Steven Soderberg is in discussions to direct George Clooney in The Man From U.N.C.L.E., based upon the 1960s television series about a mysterious law enforcement agency.

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Mike White will direct and Scarlett Johansson will star in Pride And Prejudice And Zombies for Lionsgate.

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Alex Trebek will make a cameo appearance on the Christmas episode of How I Met Your Mother.

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Cliff Curtis has joined the cast of ABC's midseason series Body Of Proof, playing a forensic consultant and potential love interest for star Dana Delaney.

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Colin Farrell will star in and Len Wiseman will direct Columbia Pictures' remake of the 1990 sci-fi adventure Total Recall.

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Wise, brilliant and funny, Fran Lebowitz hit the New York literary scene in the early '70s when Andy Warhol hired the unknown scribe to write a column for Interview magazine. Today, she's an acclaimed author with legions of fans who adore her acerbic wit. Directed by Oscar winner Martin Scorsese and produced by Vanity Fair editor Graydon Carter, an Emmy- and Peabody-winning documentarian, and Margaret Bodde, the feature-length documentary Public Speaking spotlights Lebowitz's experiences and sardonic world view when it debuts Monday, November 22 (10:00-11:30 p.m. ET/PT) exclusively on HBO. The film was recently nominated for a Gotham Independent Film Award in the Best Documentary category.

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Food Network viewers can join Guy Fieri as he heads home for the holidays with a week's worth of special primetime programming beginning Monday, December 13th including two all-new and 21 highest-rated episodes of Diners, Drive-Ins And Dives ??? one of Food Network's highest-rated primetime series ??? and a one-hour primetime special of Guy's Big Bite featuring actor Matthew McConaughey on Saturday, December 18th at 8pm. And, to end each night with a primetime viewer favorite, Food Network airs Chopped at 10pm.

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Amy Sedaris and Tom Cavanagh will guest star as golf tournament contestants on USA's medical drama Royal Pains.

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Steve Carell will star in the Warner Bros. film Imagine, as the son of an aging rocker who discovers a letter written to him by the late John Lennon which alters the course of his life.

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Jenny McCarthy will once again guest star as a crazy con artist in an upcoming multi-episode arc of Two And A Half Men.

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Joan Allen will have a recurring role on HBO's upcoming series Luck as a woman who oversees prisoners working with broken-down racehorses.

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Rick Schroder guest star in an upcoming episode of No Ordinary Family as a man whose life is saved by the superhero family.

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Cybill Shepherd will guest star as a motivational life coach on $#*! My Dad Says.

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Civil War doctors called it hysteria, melancholia and insanity. During the First World War it was known as shell-shock. By World War II, it became combat fatigue. Today, it is clinically known as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), a crippling anxiety that results from exposure to life-threatening situations such as combat. With suicide rates among active military servicemen and veterans currently on the rise, the HBO special Warton 1861-2010 brings urgent attention to the invisible wounds of war. Drawing on personal stories of American soldiers whose lives and psyches were torn asunder by the horrors of battle and PTSD, the documentary chronicles the lingering effects of combat stress and post-traumatic stress on military personnel and their families throughout American history, from the Civil War through today's conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. The HBO Documentary Films presentation debuts on Veterans Day, Thursday, November 11 (9:00-10:15 p.m. ET/PT), exclusively on HBO.

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Steven Spielberg will direct DreamWorks' Robopocalypse, based upon Daniel H. Wilson's novel about the survival of humanity in the face of a robot uprising.

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Mark Wahlberg will star in the film Ted, as a man whose relationships are endangered by his foul-mouthed talking stuffed animal. Seth McFarlane will write, direct and voice the title character.

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Melissa Rauch has been promoted to series regular in the role of Bernadette on The Big Bang Theory.

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Iconic pieces and once-in-a-lifetime experiences representing several of Syfy's hit original series will be offered for bid in an online auction to accompany the October 27 premiere of Syfy's new reality series, Hollywood Treasure. Syfy fans can go here and bid on seven lots that will be individually featured each week, including wardrobe pieces, autographed memorabilia and themed experience trips. Keeping with Syfy's vision to Imagine Greater, all net auction proceeds will go to KaBOOM! to deliver imagination and play back to children and communities in need. Each week throughout the six-week run of Hollywood Treasure, Syfy will present a new item for bid.

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In 1994, a year after serving two terms as one of the most popular governors in modern Washington State history, Booth Gardner was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease. In 2008, as his health continued to deteriorate, he returned to the political spotlight, this time as the driving force behind a ballot initiative that would legalize one's choice to die Oscar-nominated earlier this year in the category of Best Documentary (Short Subject), The Last Campaign Of Governor Booth Gardner chronicles his controversial crusade, looking at both sides of this hotly debated issue, when it debuts Wednesday, October 27 (8:00-8:45 p.m. ET/PT), exclusively on HBO2.

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Jason Lee will guest star as a washed-up rock star on Fox's comedy Raising Hope.

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Johnny Depp will star in the Warner Bros. remake of the 1934 film, The Thin Man, about a former detective who still works cases with his socialite wife.

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President Obama will appear on Discovery Channel's Mythbusters, where he will quiz the show's hosts about an ancient weapon of mass destruction.

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This holiday season, Food Network serves up all-new daytime and primetime shows with festive recipes, entertaining ideas and more. Eight Food Network stars help solve Turkey Day conundrums in Dear Food Network: Top 10 Thanksgiving Problems Solved, the one-hour primetime special premiering Saturday, November 13th at 9pm. Iron Chef America celebrates the holidays with a festive and bubbly battle premiering Sunday, December 5th at 10pm, and popular competition series Cupcake Wars returns for a second season just in time for the holidays on Tuesday, December 7th at 9pm. "In the Kitchen" daytime favorites like Giada De Laurentiis, Ina Garten, and Claire Robinson bring in the holidays throughout November and December. Plus, FoodNetwork.com features exclusive Thanksgiving videos, entertaining tips and scrumptious holiday recipes from Paula Deen, Alton Brown, the Neelys, Tyler Florence and more. Join the conversation on Facebook and Twitter.

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ABC Family has joined forces with GetGlue to support the network's hit original series Pretty Little Liars. ABC Family and GetGlue have created special Pretty Little Liars stickers to recognize and reward loyal fans between the show's summer and winter season. This is the most creative and one of the most extensive partnerships to date between GetGlue and an entertainment property. Beginning today, fans can go to GetGlue.com to earn four different character stickers in order to unlock a fifth "secret" sticker. In addition, fans will be able to earn stickers that are tied to each of the holidays between now and the show's return in January including Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Day. These limited edition stickers will only be available on each individual holiday, which increases their value and exclusivity for fans.

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USA Network is taking Characters Unite, its multi-platform public service campaign to combat prejudice and discrimination, into communities and schools across the country through a special partnership with The Moth, the renowned nonprofit storytelling organization. Building on USA's and The Moth's shared commitment of using the power of storytelling to encourage more productive dialogue and foster greater tolerance and acceptance, the partnership includes Characters Unite-themed "Mainstage" storytelling shows in five cities across the country with the support of the Multichannel Video Programming Distributors (MVPD). Each Mainstage show - entitled A More Perfect Union: Stories of Prejudice and Power - will feature five to six storytellers sharing a true, personal experience of facing bigotry or discrimination, in front of a live audience, without notes. The tales will highlight a time when the storyteller discovered his/her own identity and voice, making for powerful and uplifting evenings.

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Darren Aronofsky will direct 20th Century Fox's Wolverine, the sequel to the 2009 comic book adaptation, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, starring Hugh Jackman.

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Marking a major expansion of its original content, Syfy.com will premiere the award-winning, steampunk digital series Riese: Kingdom Falling beginning October 26 and continuing every Tuesday and Thursday, it was announced today by Craig Engler, Senior Vice President/General Manager, Syfy Digital. The critically acclaimed Riese: Kingdom Falling is distributed by Fireworks International, the television and digital distribution arm of ContentFilm plc. Each episode runs approximately seven to eight minutes. Narrated by Amanda Tapping, the 10-part series stars a cavalcade of talent from the world of popular speculative drama. The series will also be available via Sony's PS3, Microsoft's Xbox and amazon.

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In 1983, the life expectancy for people with Down syndrome was 25 years. Today, they can live into their 60s and older. Blissfully in love, Monica and David are part of a new generation living with Down syndrome, who want what most adults want: love, work and independence. Chronicling their storybook wedding and the challenging start of married life together, the touching documentary Monica & David debuts Thursday, October 14 (8:00-9:15 p.m. ET/PT), exclusively on HBO and HBO Latino, during Down Syndrome Awareness Month and National Disability Employment Awareness Month.

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Kevin Nealon, Fred Willard, Teri Polo, John Michael Higgins and Andy Richter will all guest star in the TBS comedy pilot for Glory Daze, which is set at a Wisconsin college in the 1980s.

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John Slattery will guest star as a congressional candidate in an upcoming episode of 30 Rock.

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Zack Snyder will direct the Superman: Man Of Steel film, adapted from the popular comic book franchise.

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Paul Haggis will write and Russell Crowe will star in the film adaptation of The Equalizer, based upon the 1980s television series about a veteran covert operative seeking redemption for his past sins.

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Gwyneth Paltrow will appear as a substitute teacher and possible love interest for Matthew Morrison on Glee.

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David Sutcliffe and Annette O'Toole will guest star in the upcoming season of Lie To Me as a famous motivational speaker and an early-onset Alzheimer's patient.

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In April 2010, Heifer International staff and a team from non-profit service organization, BLT Helps, traveled to Rajasthan, India to witness Heifer's work in action. They sat with women from five villages who shared stories of their journeys from oppression and poverty to empowerment through the Heifer program. Documented by renowned photographer Brigitte Lacombe, the photographs and videos in this collection provide a glimpse into the lives of the women who are working diligently to change the course of the future for their daughters and their communities. Heifer International also allowed two local sisters to experience community service in a whole new way. What started as a simple school requirement became a lesson in women's rights, economics, animal husbandry and community building. A Teen Volunteer Experience Blog and a Youth Volunteer Experience Blog talk about some of their experiences.

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This October, The Next Iron Chef returns with its fieriest season-to-date. Ten of the country's most accomplished chefs bet on their skills and put their reputations on the line for the chance to join the industry's most elite culinary society: the Iron Chefs. Season three premieres Sunday, October 3rd at 9pm ET/PT and challenges the chefs' culinary skills and mental toughness as they enter a clash of culinary titans. This season, the contestants battle their way from Los Angeles to Las Vegas to New York, for the right to compete in the finale in legendary Kitchen Stadium. Along the way, they will be challenged to showcase important Iron Chef attributes through their food: ingenuity, innovation, resourcefulness, transformation, respect, inspiration, seduction, and honor. Host Alton Brown puts the culinary warriors through eight grueling tests that pay homage to American cuisine. The final two battle for supremacy in Kitchen Stadium in the season finale on Sunday, November 21st, at 9pm ET/PT. The winner begins their reign as Iron Chef with a heated Iron Chef America battle on Sunday, November 28th at 9pm ET/PT.

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To some, Pablo Escobar was a ruthless criminal. To others, he was a generous member of the community. To Sebastian Marroquin, he was one thing above all others - a father. Debuting Monday, October 4 (9:00-10:30 p.m. ET/PT), exclusively on HBO, the revealing documentary Sins Of My Father tells the fascinating story of the notorious drug kingpin's life, death and legacy of suffering as seen through the eyes of his only son, while illuminating Colombia's violent recent history from a new perspective.

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Eastbound And Down's Kenny Powers has hit hard times. He's deep inside Mexico making a case for a comeback but if he's going to shake off the rust and make it back to the bigs, he needs someone to pitch against. That's where you come in. Kenny has invited you to compete in his wickedly loco Home Run Fiesta iPhone app. This outrageous home run competition features hilarious retro 8-bit graphics, countless antics and insults from Kenny, exclusive content from the show, and so much more. So step up to the plate, amigo!

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For the first time ever, and on the heels of the Season Two premiere of Bored To Death, HBO is offering the full first episode via the promotional HBO iPad App beginning today. The first episode will also be available through October 11th on additional digital platforms including HBO.com, the HBO iPhone App, HBO On Demand, Comcast's Fancast.com, YouTube and iTunes.

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Teri Hatcher, who starred as Lois Lane in Lois & Clark: The New Adventures Of Superman, will guest star as Lois Lane's mother on an upcoming episode of Smallville.

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In honor of the film Nowhere Boy, John Lennon fans worldwide created fan-tribute videos of some of Lennon's most memorable songs. Nowhere Boy tells the extraordinary untold story of John Lennon's childhood, in time for what would have been his 70th birthday and opens in select cities on October 8th. See the official trailer for the film.

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Eliza Dushku will guest star as an FBI agent on an upcoming episode of The Big Bang Theory.

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One night in Los Angeles, Adrian Grenier, star of the HBO series Entourage, encountered 14-year-old paparazzo Austin Visschedyk. Astounded and inspired by the fast-talking, faster-snapping teen, Grenier decided to turn the cameras on Visschedyk in an effort to better understand this unique teenager's world and gain insight into what motivates people to stalk the famous. An intimate look at the complicated relationship between paparazzi and the celebrity culture they serve, Yeenage Paparazzo debuts Monday, September 27 (9:00-10:45 p.m. ET/PT), exclusively on HBO.

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Matthew McConaughey and Emile Hirsch will star in the film Killer Joe, about a greedy Texas family who plots the death of their matriarch for insurance money. William Friedkin directs.

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John Larroquette will guest star in several episodes as a politically savvy NYPD Deputy Chief on CSI: New York.

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Candice Bergen will appear in a multi-episode arc on House this January.

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In Oct. 2006, the U.S. government decided to build a 700-mile fence along its troubled 2000-mile-plus border with Mexico. Three years, 19 construction companies, 350 engineers, thousands of construction workers, tens of thousands of tons of metal and $3 billion later, was it all worth it? The Fence (La Barda), Rory Kennedy's latest HBO documentary, investigates the impact of the project, revealing how its stated goals ??? containing illegal immigration, cracking down on drug trafficking and protecting America from terrorists ??? have given way to unforeseen, even absurd consequences when it debuts Thursday, SEPT. 16 (8:00-8:45 p.m. ET/PT), exclusively on HBO.

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Ron Howard will direct the film adaptation of The Dark Tower for Universal Pictures, based upon Stephen King's seven-book series.

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A new video mashup tool is available on the Eastbound & Down Facebook Page that allows users to access clips, music and graphics to create their own mash-up videos paying tribute to Kenny Powers. As part of the app, HBO is running the Kenny Powers video tribute challenge hosted by Stevie Janowski. The 10 highest rated videos will receive prizes including an Eastbound & Down gift pack and Toshiba camcorder, and of those finalists Stevie will select a grand prize winner who will also receive a 55" Vizio flat screen TV!

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Robert Englund will guest star on the Halloween episode of Chuck as an evil scientist who can control peoples minds.

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Hal Holbrook will havew a recurring role on The Event as a mysterious businessman and nemesis to the president.

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There will be a live chat with Kristin Bauer van Straten (Pam) and Joe Manganiello (Alcide) on Sunday night directly following the season finale of True Blood. Fans can visit https://www.bloodcopy.com, sign in with their twitter accounts, and start live chatting with the cast and their fellow fans. Kristin Bauer van Straten will be chatting live at 10 EST directly following the east coast viewing, and Joe Manganiello will be chatting live at 10 PST directly following the west coast viewing. They'll answer fans' burning questions about Season 3 and divulge whatever secrets they can about Season 4.

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The highly anticipated return of Syfy's critically-acclaimed series Caprica will come even sooner than anticipated. The second half of season one will now premiere on Tuesday, October 5, 2010 at 10:00PM ET/PT, the channel announced today. Fans will no longer have to wait until January to watch the series exciting kick-off, as the citizens of Caprica deal with the chaotic aftermath of the mid-season finale's harrowing events. The second half of season one will transport us from stunningly vivid, twisted Virtual realities to the fascinating outer worlds of the 12 Colonies. Along the way, revolutionary tensions rise, family power shifts and our characters grapple with the physical and emotional consequences of their questionable decisions. As the season races towards its stunning conclusion, each episode lays the groundwork for the inevitable (and brutal) clash between the new Cylon race and its human creators.

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NBC.com has announced the "Undercovers: Get A Room Private Screening" romantic online sweepstakes to promote the debut of the new drama Undercovers. The sweepstakes, which will reward five lucky winners with an all-expense-paid romantic adventure for two to New York City for a luxurious stay at the posh London Hotel, dinner at the Gordan Ramsay restaurant and includes a private in-room advance screening for each couple. Applicants can enter now through September 6 by visiting https://www.nbc.com/undercovers/sweepstakes/. The winner will be notified for travel itinerary on September 8 and will fly to New York on September 20.

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Do you know how to party like Dunder Mifflin employees? Universal Studios Home Entertainment thinks so, but they need proof. They are asking fans of The Office to put their Party Planning Committee to good use and prove they know how to party for a chance to win a $3,000 VIP trip for two to Universal Studios. Runners-up will win 1 of 4 collections of NBC TV DVD sets worth $250 each. To enter:

1. Select a date to hold an Office-inspired party and invite as many friends and colleagues as you want to celebrate the release of The Office Season 6, on Blu-Ray and DVD September 7!
2. Host your Office Season 6 marathon viewing party and take lots of pictures - the more creative, fun and Office-like, the better!
3. Go to The Office Facebook page on or after Tuesday, September 7th to register and create your Ultimate Office Party gallery.
4. Spread the love. Get your friends to view your entry and wait for recognition, praise and winnings!

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The 2010 Emmy Award winners are available online now. Check it out to see if your favorite television shows and actors won!

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Jennifer Aniston will reunite with Friends co-star Courteney Cox as a guest star on the season premiere of Cougar Town.

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Reggie Austin has joined the cast of Desperate Housewives as the estranged baseball player husband of Vanessa Williams' character.

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This October, The Next Iron Chef returns with its fieriest season-to-date. Ten of the country's most accomplished chefs bet on their skills and put their reputations on the line for the chance to join the industry's most elite culinary society: the Iron Chefs. Hosted by Alton Brown and filmed in Los Angeles, Las Vegas and New York City, season three premieres Sunday, October 3rd at 9pm ET/PT and challenges the chefs' culinary skills and mental toughness as they enter a clash of culinary titans. The ten contestants include: Marco Canora (Chef & Owner of Hearth, Terrior, and Terroir TriBeca, in New York), Bryan Caswell (Chef & Owner, Reef, Stella Sola, and Little Bigs, in Houston, Texas), Maneet Chauhan (Chef at Vermillion, in Chicago and New York), Mary Dumont (Executive Chef at Harvest, in Cambridge, Mass.), Duskie Estes (Chef & Owner of Zazu Restaurant + Farm, Bovolo, and Black Pig Meat Co., in Sonoma County, Calif.), Marc Forgione (Chef & Owner of Marc Forgione, in New York), Andrew Kirschner (Executive Chef of Wilshire, in Santa Monica, Calif.), Mario Pag??n (Chef & Owner of Chayote and Lemongrass, in Puerto Rico), Celina Tio (Chef & Owner of Julian, in Kansas City, Mo.), and Ming Tsai (Chef & Owner of Blue Ginger, in Wellesley, Mass.)

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Approaching its fifth consecutive summer win, while pacing to take the third quarter, USA will continue airing the most exciting originals on television straight through 2010 and into the new year! With original programming blocks that feature all-new episodes of returning hit originals Psych, Burn Notice, Royal Pains and White Collar, USA keeps up the momentum with the premiere of its much anticipated newest original series, Fairly Legal, starring Sarah Shahi, which joins the line-up in January. USA's hot roster of hit series gives viewers something to warm up to as the days get shorter and the nights grow colder. November sees the return of fan-favorite Psych on Wednesday, November 10, at 10/9c with brand new cases waiting to be solved as well as a special Shawn & Gus version of the holiday classic "It's a Wonderful Life" on Wednesday, December 15, at 9/8c. Burn Notice follows with its premiere on Thursday, November 11, at 10/9c with the adventures of Miami's hottest burned spy. In addition to the premiere of Fairly Legal in January, two more top-rated series rejoin the schedule. Royal Pains, featuring everyone's favorite concierge doctor, makes its winter arrival, as does the critically acclaimed hit White Collar, bringing more intrigue and "bromance" into viewers' homes each week.

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For having more than 3 millions viewers hooked every week, Eureka is granted a fifth season order. The Syfy show is performing well rating-wise with the recent "Warehouse 13" crossover, the addition of James Callis as Dr. Charles Grant and a line of impressive guests such as Ming-Na, Wil Wheaton and Felicia Day. Announcing the renewal on Tuesday, August 17 was Mark Stern, the Executive Vice President of Original Programming, Syfy. He said, "Eureka remains a steadfast performer for Syfy with its superb cast and perfect blend of drama, comedy and eye candy. Given what [co-creators] Jaime [Paglia], Bruce [Miller] and their entire team have done collectively to reinvent the show this year, we can't wait to see what's in store for season 5."

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Five years after Hurricane Katrina, director Spike Lee returns to New Orleans to see how the ambitious plans to reinvent the Crescent City are playing out in the all-new, four-hour documentary If God Is Willing And Da Creek Don't Rise. He finds a patchwork of hope and heartache in a story that is book-ended by a pair of momentous events - the historic 2010 Super Bowl victory and the disastrous British Petroleum oil spill - that changed the history of America's most unique city once again. The film debuts in two parts on Monday, August 23 (9:00-11:00 p.m. ET/PT) and Tuesday, August 24 (9:00-11:00 p.m.), exclusively on HBO.

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The first full episode of the Emmy-award winning HBO series Hard Knocks: Training Camp With The New York Jets is available via HBO.com. You can watch the full-screen episode at https://hbo.com/hard-knocks/episodes/ny-jets/1-episode/video/episode-1.html?cmpid=ABC485&autoplay=true. In addition to the episode, there is a fun promotion called "Ask A Jet" where you can submit your questions to HBO.com (https://www.hbo.com/hard-knocks) or Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/hbohardknocks) and the following week, they post videos of the players and coaches answering the best questions!

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Carol Burnett will play the mother of Sue Sylvester in the upcoming season of Glee.

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ABC Family's Huge will feature Seventeen Magazine's Body Peace Treaty in the episode airing on Monday, August 9th. Some of the characters talk about and sign the treaty themselves. The Seventeen Body Peace Project mission is to open a dialogue so girls and young women can recognize damaging thought patterns and make peace with their body image. The project launched in 2007 with best-selling author and Queen of Self Esteem, Jessica Weiner. The goal is to have girls go online and sign "The Seventeen Body Peace Treaty," a truce that they'll be making between their bodies and minds. As part of the partnership, Seventeen Magazine will feature Hayley Hasselhoff, who plays Amber in Huge, in a four page fashion story in the September issue, on stands Tuesday, Sept. 10. Additionally, Jess Weiner will be creating a "Live Huge" version of the Body Peace Treaty to be posted online in support of Monday's episode.

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Seth MacFarlane, creator of the hit animated series Family Guy," stopped by NBC's "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" on Thursday, August 5 to announce his latest project. "I'm working on an album actually for Universal Republic Records," said MacFarlane. "I had an offer to do an actual big band album and I took it. I said yes." When Leno asked what fans could expect, MacFarlane teased: "Swing arrangements of classic tunes. We kind of deliberately touched stuff that the Deans (Martin) and the Franks (Sinatra) and the Sammys (Davis Jr.) didn't do yet." After the announcement MacFarlane took up the microphone and sang "Cream in My Coffee," backed by "The Tonight Show" band.

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A sizzling dance tradition inspires a diverse group of New Yorkers in the documentary El Espiritu De La Salsa. A synthesis of mesmerizing Afro-Cuban beats and sultry Caribbean rhythms, salsa (Spanish for "sauce") has a wide-ranging appeal that extends far beyond the Latino community. The documentary El Espiritu De La Salsa follows a diverse group of ten New Yorkers as they discover the transformative power of salsa dance when it debuts Monday, August 9 (9:00-10:00 p.m. ET/PT), exclusively on HBO.

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Catch up with Pretty Little Liars Executive Producer Marlene King on Twitter next Tuesday, August 10, at 7pm ET. You can ask Marlene about your favorite Pretty Little Liar, the mystery surrounding "A", and the upcoming mid-season finale. Follow @ABCFamily, @ABCFpll, and use the hashtag #PLLchat to join in the fun!

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Cheyenne Jackson will replace Idina Menzel as the coach of rival choir, Vocal Adrenaline, on the upcoming season of Glee.

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Liam Neeson will guest star as an eccentric doctor on an upcoming episode of Showtime's The Big C.

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Zac Efron will star in the Warner Bros. adaptation of the Nicholas Sparks book The Lucky One, as a Marine who returns from Iraq and searches for the woman in a photograph he believes was his good luck charm.

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The seemingly sleepy intersection of Delaware Ave. and 12th St. in Fort Pierce, FL is ground zero for the ferocious abortion rights battle raging in America. On one corner stands the abortion clinic A Woman's World; across the street is the Pregnancy Care Center, an ambiguously named pro-life outpost dedicated to heading off abortion seekers at the pass. The documentary film 12th & Delaware provides a compelling, fly-on-the-wall view of the ideological trench warfare that takes place daily at this crossroads, where women struggle to deal with unwanted pregnancy. Directed by Oscar nominees Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady, the intimate documentary debuts Monday, Aug. 2 (9:00-10:30 p.m. ET/PT), exclusively on HBO.

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Season 2 of Eastbound And Down finds Kenny Powers deep inside Mexico doing what he does best, being awesome. If you want a chance to be awesome too, you can enter The Panty Dropper sweepstakes that runs until the show's second season premiere on Sunday September 26 on HBO. Go to www.KennyPowers.com for more information on the sweepstakes and to enter.

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Chuck creators and executive producers Josh Schwartz and Chris Fedak annpounced today that Linda Hamilton will join the series in season four in the recurring role of Mary Bartowski, the mother of Chuck and Ellie.

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One in 50 children experiences homelessness in the U.S. each year. In Orange County, CA, in some of America's wealthiest zip codes, kids of the working poor live with their families in single motel rooms, attending a special school for transient children and playing in concrete parking lots in the shadow of the world's most famous amusement park. Debuting Monday, July 26 (9:00-10:00 p.m. ET/PT), the timely HBO documentary Homeless: The Motel Kids Of Orange County reveals the devastating impact of hard times on children of the working poor. Alexandra Pelosi (HBO's Emmy-winning "Journeys with George") directs.

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Daniel Radcliffe will star in the thriller The Woman In Black, about a young lawyer who encounters a mysterious woman with a tragic secret.

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Olivia Munn will guest star on the season premiere on Chuck as an intimidating CIA agent who teaches Chuck and Morgan a thing or two.

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David Gordon Greene will direct 20th Century Fox's Taking Flight: The Hunt For A Young Outlaw based upon the true story of "Barefoot Bandit" Colton Harris-Moore, the 18-year-old fugitive who became an anti-hero.

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The legendary Burt Reynolds will guest star on the July 22nd episode of Burn Notice. In the episode, Michael helps an ex-CIA operative (Reynolds) who has become a target of Russian spies. See what happens this Thursday at 9/8c on USA Network!

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The odds of winning big in Powerball's multi-state lottery are a staggering 195,249,054 to one, but one in five Americans still believes the best chance of reaping a fortune lies in overcoming those odds. An official selection of the 2010 Sundance Film Festival, the HBO documentary Lucky takes an entertaining and candid look at the seduction of the lottery, and shows what hitting huge jackpots does to the winners and those around them, when it debuts Monday, July 19 (9:00-10:30 p.m. ET/PT).

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Joe Jonas will guest star as Valerie Bertinelli's son on Hot In Cleveland.

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Kevin Bacon and Jennifer Lawrence have joined the cast of the X-Men: First Class film for 20th Century Fox.

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Julia Roberts will star in an untitled Ryan Murphy film for Columbia Pictures, as a career woman who loses her job and must adjust to motherhood with her stay-at-home husband.

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For all Food Network Star viewers who want more Food Network Star After Party, an all-access show will recap the night's new episode and feature Food Network personalities Adam Gertler, Sunny Anderson and former Star fan favorite Kelsey Nixon. From exclusive interviews with the contestants voted off to true stories about the behind-the-scenes drama, this is an after-party not to be missed. The show will premiere Sunday, July 18 at 11pm (ET/PT) on Cooking Channel.

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Amazing chefs across the country are leaving traditional restaurants behind and hitting the streets in mobile kitchens serving some of the most unique and delicious dishes ever tasted. Food Network's new primetime series, The Great Food Truck Race, features seven such gourmet food trucks as they embark on an epic coast-to-coast culinary road trip to convince Americans to step outside their culinary comfort zones and try something new - from a truck. Tyler Florence hosts this six-episode competition premiering Sunday, August 15th at 10pm ET/PT; the series resumes in its regular timeslot of Sundays at 9pm ET/PT on August 22nd. From out-of-the-box sandwiches, burgers, and crepes to unique takes on Vietnamese, French, and Cajun cuisines, the trucks compete in weekly challenges to see who can sell the most food and race to the next episode while the losing team drives home. The last truck standing wins a $50,000 grand prize.

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Filming has now wrapped on series four of Primeval and, without delay, the team is hard at work on series five! The new series will feature several additions to the team - Ciaran McMenamin, Ben Mansfield, and Jess Ruth Kearney.

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Skeet Ulrich will play a former Marine turned police detective in the new NBC series Law & Order: Los Angeles.

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David Strathairn will play an eccentric leader of the group of ordinary citizens mysteriously endowed with extraordinary powers in the Syfy pilot Alphas.

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Henry Ian Cusick will guest star as a graphic artist in the upcoming season of Law And Order: Special Victims Unit.

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The 2010 Emmy Award nominations are available online now. Check it out to see if your favorite television shows and actors were nominated!

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The uplifting documentary A Small Act, the story of how one woman's generosity changes the lives of others, debuts July 12 on HBO. As the top-ranked student in his rural Kenyan school district, Chris Mburu had little hope of a future beyond coffee picking - until Hilde Back, a Swedish pre-school teacher, decided to sponsor him. Her monthly donation of just a few dollars ultimately paved the way for Mburu to go all the way to Harvard Law School and become a United Nations human rights advocate. An official selection at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival, A Small Act tells the story of Chris Mburu's efforts to honor his benefactor, who was unaware of the consequences of her generosity, as he works to support Kenya in a time of crisis. Directed by Jennifer Arnold, the inspiring documentary debuts Monday, July 12 (9:00-10:30 p.m. ET/PT), exclusively on HBO.

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Discover the nonsensical wonders of science as the BBC introduces to DVD the BAFTA nominated comedy series from creators-stars Robert Popper (Peep Show, Hot Fuzz) and Peter Serafinowicz (Couples Retreat, Shaun of the Dead), Look Around You: Season One. The critically acclaimed series, which first premiered on BBC America and aired on Adult Swim in the U.S. this past winter, follows presenters Jack Morgan (Popper) and Peter Packard (Serafinowicz) as they guide viewers through a series of gloriously deadpan experiments. Guest stars from the first season include Simon Pegg (Star Trek, Run Fat Boy Run), Nick Frost (Pirate Radio, Hot Fuzz), Matt Lucas (Little Britain) and David Walliams (Little Britain), Edgar Wright (Hot Fuzz, Shaun of the Dead) and Sarah Alexander (Coupling). Look Around You: Season One is also loaded with tons of bonus features including a full-length pop-up video "Little Mouse," the advanced double length module "Calcium," a play-at-home quiz, newly recorded commentaries and more.