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Fran Drescher is coming to New York City to paint the town red - with love! - on March 6, 2012. Drescher will officiate the marriages of three lucky gay couples in New York City at a venue to be announced in support of her 'Love Is Love' Gay Marriage Contest' and to kick off the second season of 'Happily Divorced,' which premieres Wednesday, March 7 at 10:30pm ET/PT.

The 'TV Land Awards 2012,' honoring classic television, film and music icons, will return to New York City and be hosted by Kelly Ripa (nationally syndicated talk show 'LIVE! With Kelly'), it was announced today by Larry W. Jones, president, TV Land.

TV Land's hit original sitcom HOT IN CLEVELAND has won a Gracie Award in the category of Outstanding Comedy.

TeenNick raises the curtain on DANCE ACADEMY, a new half-hour drama that follows small town girl Tara Webster (Xenia Goodwin) as she pursues her dream of becoming a professional ballet dancer at the fictitious National Academy of Dance.

TeenNick's award-winning and Emmy nominated drama, Degrassi opens its doors to a new crop of freshman and reunites fans with familiar faces as the network premieres 14 new half-hour episodes filled with love triangles, rivalries and scandals.

Fran Drescher is coming to New York City to paint the town red - with love! - on March 6, 2012. Drescher will officiate the marriages of three lucky gay couples in New York City at a venue to be announced in support of her 'Love Is Love' Gay Marriage Contest' and to kick off the second season of 'Happily Divorced,' which premieres Wednesday, March 7 at 10:30pm ET/PT.

TV Land announced today its line-up of small screen vets that will guest star on season two of the network's hit original sitcom, 'Happily Divorced,' which premieres on Wednesday, March 7, 2012 at 10:30pm ET/PT immediately following all-new episodes of 'Hot in Cleveland.'

TeenNick raises the curtain on DANCE ACADEMY, a new half-hour drama that follows small town girl Tara Webster (Xenia Goodwin) as she pursues her dream of becoming a professional ballet dancer at the fictitious National Academy of Dance.

TV Land has picked up its hit original sitcom, THE EXES for a second season, it was announced today by Larry W. Jones, president, TV Land.

TV Land has picked up its fifth original sitcom, 'Have Faith,' starring Cedric 'The Entertainer,' it was announced today at the TCA Winter Press Tour by Larry W. Jones, president, TV Land. The network has ordered 12 episodes for the first season, which is set to premiere in June of this year.

TV Land announced today that the second season of the hit original sitcom 'Happily Divorced' will begin production on January 17, 2012 at CBS Radford Studios and will be filmed in front of a live studio audience. The twelve new episodes of 'Happily Divorced' will premiere on Wednesday, March 7 at 10:00 pm ET/PT.

TeenNick's award-winning and Emmy nominated drama, Degrassi opens its doors to a new crop of freshman and reunites fans with familiar faces as the network premieres 14 new half-hour episodes filled with love triangles, rivalries and scandals.

TeenNick's award-winning and Emmy nominated drama, Degrassi opens its doors to a new crop of freshman and reunites fans with familiar faces as the network premieres 14 new half-hour episodes filled with love triangles, rivalries and scandals. Brand-new episodes roll out beginning Monday, Feb. 20, at 9:00 p.m. (ET)

TV Land has announced that it has adopted a new tagline for the network, 'Laugh More'. The slogan was inspired by a new breakthrough study released by Dr. Lee Berk, showing a direct correlation between laughter and the positive effects on the body and mind.

Betty White scored a Screen Actors Guild Award(R) nomination for Outstanding Performance By A Female Actor in a Comedy Series for her role on TV Land's 'Hot in Cleveland' for the upcoming 18th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards(R), it was announced this morning from the Pacific Design Center in West Hollywood.

The hit Emmy(R) award-nominated sitcom THE KING OF QUEENS will get the royal treatment when TV Land airs a marathon to honor the show joining its line-up, it was announced today by Jaclyn Cohen, executive vice president, programming and acquisitions, TV Land. The kick-off marathon will air on Sunday, November 13 from 9:00pm to 2:00am ET/PT before it settles into its regular timeslot at 11:00pm ET/PT.

TV Land announced that Tony(R) award-winning actress Marissa Jaret Winokur (Broadway's 'Hairspray') is joining the cast of the network's original comedy series, 'Retired at 35' when the series begins production today, Thursday, November 3. The sitcom will return to the air with 10 new episodes starting Spring 2012.

TV Land announced today that the network's hit original sitcom, 'Hot in Cleveland,' begins production on its third season this week. The series, which stars veteran sitcom actresses Valerie Bertinelli ('One Day At A Time'), Jane Leeves ('Frasier'), Wendie Malick ('Just Shoot Me') and Betty White ('Golden Girls'), was just awarded a Creative Arts Emmy(R) Award for Outstanding Art Direction For A Multi-Camera Series (Michael Andrew Hynes and Maralee Zediker). Betty White was also recently nominated for an Emmy(R) Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for her work on the sitcom. 'Hot in Cleveland' will have its season three premiere on Wednesday, November 30th at 10PM ET/PT, immediately followed by the series premiere of TV Land's newest original sitcom, 'The Exes.'

The '90s really are all that, as TeenNick's late-night launch of its retro 'The '90s Are All That' block forges a brand-new viewing destination for young-adult viewers and sparks a social media fan frenzy.