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Since its record-setting debut on GSN, THE AMERICAN BIBLE CHALLENGE has continued to celebrate Bible knowledge with the growing success of THE AMERICAN BIBLE CHALLENGE GAME for iPhone, iPad, Android and Facebook. The free game-featuring several levels of increasingly challenging Bible trivia questions-is an exciting extension of the network's new hit original series. The game has already attracted over 200,000 users, with over 2 million gameplays and currently ranks as the No. 1 bible trivia game and among the top 10 free trivia games on the iPhone.

GSN announced today the weekly line-up of talented celebrities who will join host Mike Richards in THE PYRAMID, a new original, primetime daily strip show for the network. THE PYRAMID airs Mondays through Fridays at 6 pm ET.

One of the most popular and influential films in the history of cinema returns to the silver screen with "Lawrence of Arabia 50th Anniversary Event: Digitally Restored" on Thursday, October 4 at 7:00 p.m. local time, with special matinees in select theaters.

The two-time Emmy(R) Award-winning, critically acclaimed and nationally syndicated THE DR. OZ SHOW begins its fourth season Monday, Sept. 10, with brand new episodes that further the mission that made host Mehmet Oz, M.D., and 'The Dr. Oz Show' an unparalleled phenomenon and the undisputed venue for our national conversation on health.

An all-star cast headlines the hit, suspenseful sci-fi miniseries COMA, debuting on DVD October 30th from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. The film is a chilling, four-hour, modern-day retelling of The New York Times bestselling novel by Robin Cook, and 1978 film written and directed by Michael Crichton.

The 16th Annual Hollywood Film Festival and Hollywood Film Awards, presented by The Los Angeles Times, have announced that DreamWorks Animation's RISE OF THE GUARDIANS will receive this year's 'Hollywood Animation Award' at the festival's gala ceremony on October 22, 2012, at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.

Madison Gate Records will release Drop Dead Diva: Music From The Original Television Series, Vol. 2 today, September 4, 2012 exclusively on iTunes. The digital only EP features a selection of hand-picked and fan-favorite tracks from seasons 3 and 4 of the Sony Pictures Television dramedy, an original recording by 'Drop Dead Diva' series regular Margaret Cho and a new score suite by series composer Scott Starrett. The album also features an exclusive track by The Daylights titled 'The Last Thing We'll Ever Do' and is available for download only days before the highly anticipated fourth season finale of 'Drop Dead Diva' on Sunday, Sept. 9 at 9pm on Lifetime.

Bringing star power to its fast-paced word guessing game, GSN (formerly Game Show Network) announced today a stellar lineup of celebrity guests for THE PYRAMID. The daily strip show will air Monday through Friday at 6 pm ET, and will premiere tonight, September 3 at 6 pm ET. 'Community' stars Yvette Nicole Brown and Danny Pudi will be featured in the premiere week.

In celebration of the 50th anniversary of the James Bond film franchise on the anniversary of Dr. No, which enjoyed its world film premiere in London on October 5, 1962, and in anticipation of the worldwide release of the 23rd James Bond adventure SKYFALL™, Albert R. Broccoli's EON Productions, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, Sony Pictures Entertainment and Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment announced today that October 5, 2012 will be Global James Bond Day

Madison Gate Records will release Drop Dead Diva: Music From The Original Television Series, Vol. 2 on September 4, 2012 exclusively on iTunes. The digital only EP features a selection of hand-picked and fan-favorite tracks from seasons 3 and 4 of the Sony Pictures Television dramedy, an original recording by 'Drop Dead Diva' series regular Margaret Cho and a new score suite by series composer Scott Starrett. The album also features an exclusive track by The Daylights titled 'The Last Thing We'll Ever Do' and is available for download only days before the highly anticipated fourth season finale of 'Drop Dead Diva' on Sunday, Sept. 9 at 9pm on Lifetime.

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures, Columbia Pictures, Passion Pictures and Red Box Films are proud to announce their new feature documentary EVERYTHING OR NOTHING: THE UNTOLD STORY OF 007 directed by Stevan Riley (FIRE IN BABYLON), produced by John Battsek (ONE DAY IN SEPTEMBER, THE TILLMAN STORY) and Simon Chinn (MAN ON WIRE, PROJECT NIM) to coincide with the 50th anniversary of James Bond films on October 5.

The world-premiere of the highly anticipated Lifetime Original Movie Event, STEEL MAGNOLIAS, is set to debut Sunday, October 7 at 9pm ET/PT on Lifetime.

GSN's highly anticipated original series THE AMERICAN BIBLE CHALLENGE garnered the network's highest delivery in its 17-year history with 2.3 million total viewers for the night and 1.7 million total viewers for its series premiere at 8 pm ET on Thursday, August 23rd.

After making its world premiere at the Segerstrom Center for the Arts in February 2012, Rogue Artists Ensemble's production of Zen Shorts, based on Zen Shorts and Zen Ghosts by Jon J. Muth, adapted for the stage by Elizabeth Wong with Rogue Artists Ensemble and directed by Sean Cawelti and John Norbori, returns for a free two-day run at Culver City's Ivy Substation. Using their signatureHyper-theatrical style combining puppetry, music, video projections and innovative prop design, theaward-winning Rogue Artists Ensemble brings this popular book's lovable characters and beautiful storiesto life on stage.

According to the New York Times ArtsBeat Blog, Sony Pictures Entertainment has just inked a five-year deal with Scott Sanders, the Broadway producer behind such hits as 'Evita' and 'The Color Purple', to bring some of the studio's most popular films to the Broadway stage.

THE DR. OZ SHOW will welcome First Lady Michelle Obama, whose advocacy for child nutrition and health have been a cornerstone of her work while in the White House, to discuss two new issues that are part of her Let's Move! Initiative

GSN announced the premiere date for two original series premiering in August: THE AMERICAN BIBLE CHALLENGE, an original one-hour game show hosted by comedian Jeff Foxworthy, will premiere tonight, August 23 at 8 pm ET/PT.

Bringing star power to its fast-paced word guessing game, GSN (formerly Game Show Network) announced today a stellar lineup of celebrity guests for THE PYRAMID. The daily strip show will air Monday through Friday at 6 pm ET, and will premiere on Monday, September 3 at 6 pm ET. 'Community' stars Yvette Nicole Brown and Danny Pudi will be featured in the premiere week.