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The NBC Universal Digital Studio today announced the renewal of its new original series 'In Gayle We Trust,' - marking the first time the studio has picked up a new series for a second season. 'In Gayle We Trust,' starring Elisa Donovan ('Clueless') in the title role, is sponsored by American Family Insurance and was launched in September 2009 in association with Mindshare Entertainment.

NBC has promoted two key executives from its NBC.com team as Josie Ventura has been promoted to Vice President, Primetime Production, NBC.com, while Robert Angelo becomes Vice President, Late Night, Daytime & Mobile, NBC.com. The announcements were made by Stephen Andrade, Senior Vice President and General Manager, NBC.com, to whom both report.

In MSNBC's latest 'Hardball' documentary, 'Rise of the New Right,' Chris Matthews takes a hard look at the recent surge of anger on the political right, particularly the outpouring of support for the Tea Party, which helped secure Rand Paul's victory in Kentucky. The special airs Wednesday, June 16 @ 7PM ET.

Telemundo, the NBC Universal Television Consumer Products Group and Big Tent Entertainment, in association with The Richline Group, Inc. and designer Udi Behr, are introducing Telemundojewelry.com, which launches today. The new Website offers fans a chance to purchase the beautiful jewelry pieces worn by the actors in Telemundo's programming.

Every year BET brings you the hottest awards show on cable television and this year will be no different. Hosted by entertainment superstar Queen Latifah with performances by Nicki Minaj, Drake, Trey Songz and Diddy-Dirty Money the BET AWARDS '10 promises to bring the house down!

Starz and GK-TV announced today that Joseph Fiennes, Eva Green, Jamie Campbell Bower and Tamsin Egerton have signed on to the upcoming series 'Camelot.'

AFTER THE CATCH returns for its fourth season on Tuesday, June 15 at 10PM ET/PT, bringing together the stars of DEADLIEST CATCH to share a few fish tales from the shore. This year, Bering Sea Captains Sig Hansen (F/V Northwestern), Johnathan and Andy Hillstrand (F/V Time Bandit), and Keith Colburn (F/V Wizard) will have a few laughs, recap memorable moments, and pay tribute to their fallen brother, Captain Phil Harris. Set in a New Orleans hot spot - Blue Nile bar - they'll discuss the highs and lows they encountered during the past fishing season and watch never-before-seen footage from the high seas.

Fred Astaire's widow, Robyn, filed a suit May 28 seeking to block what she says is unauthorized use of the Astaire name by the coming Fred and Adele Astaire Awards. The news was reported by the New York Times.

The Television Critics Association has announced the nominees for the 26th Annual TCA Awards.

Disney Channel has ordered a fourth season of its Emmy Award-winning sitcom 'Wizards of Waverly Place,' and is in development on the sequel to 'Wizards of Waverly Place The Movie,' cable TV's second-highest rated scripted telecast of all time in Total Viewers (13.5 million), Kids 6-11 and Tweens. The announcement was made today by Gary Marsh, president, Entertainment, and chief creative officer, Disney Channels Worldwide. Production on the fourth season is scheduled to begin in August with show runners Vince Cheung and Ben Montanio ('Married with Children,' 'Greetings from Tucson') executive-producing. Todd J. Greenwald ('Hannah Montana,' 'Saved By the Bell: The New Class') is the series creator and also an executive producer.

Grammy(R)-winning trio Lady Antebellum and a special guest appearance by Jerry Seinfeld are two of the latest additions to the lineup of specials being taped for TBS at the second-annual edition of TBS PRESENTS A 'VERY FUNNY' FESTIVAL: JUST FOR LAUGHS this June in Chicago. Three specials - Ellen's Somewhat Special Special, Cedric The Entertainer's Urban Circus and Team Coco presents Conan's Writers Live hosted by Andy Richter - are set to be taped at the Festival for premiere on TBS. A fourth special for TBS, How to Build the Perfect Grown Up, is slated to be screened at the Festival prior to its on-air premiere. TBS and Just For Laughs' Festival in Chicago takes place Tuesday, June 14 - Saturday, June 19, with all four specials slated to premiere on TBS the following week.

TBS's new original comedy series ARE WE THERE YET? debuted Wednesday in a big way with 3.2 million viewers and 1.6 million adults 18-49 for its 9 p.m. (ET/PT) premiere episode, according to fast national data from Nielsen Media Research. The second episode at 9:30 p.m. built on that success, with more than 3.3 million viewers and 1.7 million adults 18-49, ranking it as ad-supported cable's top sitcom telecast for the year to date. The 9 p.m. episode ranked a close second. ARE WE THERE YET? also performed well among adults 18-34, with the episodes each scoring more than 700,000 viewers in the demo.

The CW has announced the premiere of the new life-changing reality series, PLAIN JANE, on Wednesday, July 28 (9:00-10:00 p.m. ET).

Spike TV has announced another honor to be presented during its 'Guys Choice' event, as the original sci-fi action thriller 'Inception' will be crowned Most Man-ticipated movie of 2010. Most Man-ticipated will be presented to 'Inception' writer, director, producer Christopher Nolan and film stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Joseph Gordon-Levitt. Taping Saturday, June 5 at the Sony Pictures Studios in Culver City, CA, 'Guys Choice' premieres Sunday, June 20 (10:00 PM - Midnight, ET/PT).

An ancient apocalypse engulfs the world and legendary cult B Movie producer Roger Corman creates another epic creature battle -- starring David Carradine in his final film role -- in the June Syfy Saturday Original Movies.

Chris Jericho, a talented actor, television personality, radio host, rock star and WWE superstar wrestler, has been named as the Host of 'Downfall.' The unique, high-stakes and adrenaline-pumping game show will put contestants on top of a 10-story building to see who has the focus and fearlessness to avoid his/her own 'downfall' -- literally. Along the way, they'll have the chance to win $1 million and a slew of incredible prizes, such as a pair of jet skis, a grand piano, a trip to Paris or a brand new car. The larger-than-life game show from FremantleMedia North America ('The Price Is Right,' 'Family Feud,' 'Let's Make a Deal') will premiere TUESDAY, JUNE 22 (9:00-10:00 p.m., ET) on ABC.

The Country Music Association and ABC Television Network have announced that 'The 44th Annual CMA Awards' will air WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 10 (8:00-11:00 p.m., ET) on ABC live from the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee.

Cue the catfights and get the tissue box ready! Bravo gives fans of 'The Real Housewives of New York City' an extra helping of drama when everyone's favorite Manhattanites reunite during the two-part season three reunion special, airing Thursday, June 10 at 9 p.m. ET/PT and Thursday, June 17 at 9p.m. ET/PT. Hosted by Bravo's Andy Cohen, find out what happened after the cameras stopped rolling. Will Jill and Bethenny ever be friends again? Is Ramona really renewed? Did Luann find love? Get a behind-the-scenes look at what really went down during this explosive third season.

Continuing to bulk up its program lineup and define its direction ahead of the network's October 10 launch (10-10-10), The Hub's President and CEO Margaret Loesch announced today the addition of two new Hub Original Series, the live-action program 'Pictureka!' and the animated series 'The Adventures of Chuck and Friends.' The announcement builds on the momentum of the network, coming on the heels of The Hub's recent unveiling of a robust slate of original, premiere and acquired series. The Hub is a joint venture between Discovery Communications and Hasbro, Inc. and will be available to 60 million U.S. households upon its launch.

On the strength of back-to-back episodes of DEADLIEST CATCH on Tuesday, June 1, Discovery Channel was the #1 network in delivery among all cable during prime, among P/M25-54 and P/M18-49. Discovery was the #2 network in all of cable Tuesday evening among W25-54; it was #3 among HH, P2+ and W18-49.