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The Sherman Playhouse will open its 2013 Season with Ray Cooney's rollicking farce, RUN FOR YOUR WIFE.

As CONAN begins a week of shows in Atlanta to celebrate the 2013 NCAA(R) Men's Final Four(R), TBS has announced that it is extending the late-night series through November 2015.

American Players Theatre (APT) announces its 2013 Season, which runs June 8 to October 20, 2013, and includes the first indoor Shakespeare production of the company's history: an intimate adaptation of Antony and Cleopatra by heralded off-Broadway actor and playwright James DeVita and director Kate Buckley, presented in the 200-seat Touchstone Theatre. DeVita, one of APT's Core Company members, recently completed a critically acclaimed run of his solo show In Acting Shakespeare at the Pearl Theater in New York.

American Players Theatre (APT) announces its 2013 Season, which runs June 8 to October 20, 2013, and includes the first indoor Shakespeare production of the company's history: an intimate adaptation of Antony and Cleopatra by heralded off-Broadway actor and playwright James DeVita and director Kate Buckley, presented in the 200-seat Touchstone Theatre. DeVita, one of APT's Core Company members, recently completed a critically acclaimed run of his solo show In Acting Shakespeare at the Pearl Theater in New York.

TBS has renewed its hit original comedy Cougar Town, produced by ABC Studios and starring Courteney Cox, Christa Miller, Busy Philipps, Dan Byrd, Ian Gomez, Josh Hopkins and Brian Van Holt. The network has ordered 13 episodes for season five, which is expected to launch in 2014. Cougar Town joined the TBS lineup in January for the show's fourth season. It currently airs Tuesdays at 10 p.m. (ET/PT), with the season finale slated for April 9.

Bruce Dern ('Django Unchained', 'Monster'), Zachary Gordon ('Diary of a Wimpy Kid'), and Bailee Madison ('Bridge to Terabithia', 'A Taste of Romance') will star in PETE'S CHRISTMAS, a Hallmark Channel original movie set to premiere Holiday 2013.

TNT is going to ramp up the drama this summer with a spectacular lineup of original series, including four brand new shows and five returning favorites.

P.G. Wodehouse's beloved comic characters will once again come to life on the Milwaukee Chamber Theatre (MCT) stage this spring in JEEVES IN BLOOM, April 11-28, 2013. This quick-witted British comedy is written by Illinois playwright Margaret Raether, who brought us our successful 2010 production of JEEVES INTERVENES. Reprising their roles from JEEVES INTERVENES are Matt Daniels as Jeeves and director Tami Workentin. JEEVES IN BLOOM performs in the Broadway Theatre Center's Cabot Theatre in Milwaukee's Historic Third Ward.

The Sherman Playhouse will open its 2013 Season with Ray Cooney's rollicking farce, RUN FOR YOUR WIFE.

TBS has ordered a four-week run of a new untitled late-night comedy series starring popular comedian Pete Holmes and produced by Conaco LLC, the company behind the late-night hit CONAN.

TBS has ordered a four-week run of a new untitled late-night comedy series starring popular comedian Pete Holmes and produced by Conaco LLC, the company behind the late-night hit CONAN.

TBS has ordered a second season of its unique new competition series King of the Nerds. The series, which currently airs Thursdays at 10 p.m. (ET/PT) on TBS, is set to wrap its first season on March 7. The network has ordered eight episodes for the second season of King of the Nerds, with plans for the show to return in 2014.

Milwaukee Chamber Theatre (MCT) presents UNDERNEATH THE LINTEL by Glen Berger, February 20 - March 17, 2013. In UNDERNEATH THE LINTEL, a librarian pursues the mystery of a travel guidebook that is 113 years overdue. This one-man show features James Ridge who was last seen at MCT in DICKENS IN AMERICA. UNDERNEATH THE LINTEL performs in the Broadway Theatre Center's Studio Theatre in Milwaukee's Historic Third Ward.

Molotov Theatre Group, Washington DC's only Grand Guignol theatre company, has announced its 2013/2014 season, which includes 'Extremities,' 'Normal' and 'Killer Joe,' and is issuing a call for directors for two of the shows.

Milwaukee Chamber Theatre (MCT) presents UNDERNEATH THE LINTEL by Glen Berger, February 20 - March 17, 2013. In UNDERNEATH THE LINTEL, a librarian pursues the mystery of a travel guidebook that is 113 years overdue. This one-man show features James Ridge who was last seen at MCT in DICKENS IN AMERICA. UNDERNEATH THE LINTEL performs in the Broadway Theatre Center's Studio Theatre in Milwaukee's Historic Third Ward.

Last night's live simulcast of the 19th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards on TNT and TBS drew a total of 5.2 million viewers, including more than 2.1 million adults 18-49, a +5% boost in that key demographic compared to last year. The show's strong performance comes as TNT and TBS announce a new three-year deal with SAG-AFTRA for the SAG Awards.

TBS‘ KING OF THE NERDS, features hosts/exec producers Robert Carradine and Curtis Armstrong of Revenge Of The Nerds fame and Silverman also exec producing.

TBS will finish 2012 as basic cable's #1 network in primetime delivery of adults 18-34, complete with exceptional year-over-year growth. TBS will also claim the year's #1 off-net series with THE BIG BANG THEORY, which provided a successful launch pad for such originals as MEN AT WORK and SULLIVAN & SON.

TNT is basic cable's biggest hit-maker, with six shows ranking among the Top 15 original series of 2012: The Closer, Rizzoli & Isles, Major Crimes, Perception, Dallas and Falling Skies.

TNT has locked tonight, November 27 at 9:00/8:00c as the return date for its hit drama RIZZOLI & ISLES. The five-episode run, beginning with 'Class Action Satisfaction,' will close out the show's third season with season four - ordered back in June - due next year.