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November 15th, 2008

Status of New Shows — Fall 2008 Season

Want to know which new TV shows for the Fall 2008 Season have been renewed, canceled or had more episodes ordered?
On Friday, The Hollywood Reporter reported CBS has given a full season order for Gary Unmarried and ordered more episodes of Worst Week.
But the fate of many new television shows this fall are resting in […]

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November 15th, 2008

Rounding up some new TV show news

Here’s some of the latest news around the Entertainment Channel in regards to new TV shows and shows in development:

Hilary Duff signs a deal with NBC to return to television in a new series at Hilary News

The CW orders five more episodes of Privileged at Grrl TV

SCI FI gives Sanctuary a second season at […]

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November 13th, 2008

NBC cancels My Own Worst Enemy, Lipstick Jungle

I’m so ticked off right now I can barely write.
This was after I read Kristin on E!’s column about how NBC is canceling new series My Own Worst Enemy with Christian Slater and sophomore series Lipstick Jungle — or at least not ordering new episodes. I hope that they will at least tie up loose […]

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October 21st, 2008

Knight Rider rumored to get full season

Sources have told Kristin at E! that NBC has requested more episodes for the new Knight Rider series, giving it a full first season.
Honestly, this is a surprise as the show hasn’t been doing that well in ratings as they have liked, but this does show that the network is behind its new show, which […]

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September 24th, 2008

More new shows premiering Wednesday!

It’s been a full week with a handful of shows already starting.
The CBS comedy Worst Week started on Monday. On Tuesday, the Simon Baker drama The Mentalist began on CBS as well as new reality show Opportunity Knocks on ABC.
Tonight, Knight Rider will rev up on NBC and new comedy Gary Unmarried will be […]

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September 21st, 2008

Knight Rider series to start Wednesday

KITT (the real star of the show, voiced by movie star Val Kilmer. There’s practically nothing that KITT can’t do) NBC Photo: Paul Drinkwater
Knight Rider will premiere on NBC on Wednesday, Sept. 24 at 8 p.m. ET.
In case you haven’t heard, Knight Rider is available online right now on Hulu, so you can watch […]

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September 19th, 2008

Luke Perry, Jada Pinkett Smith, new show ratings and more

(fan video of Kelly Taylor and Dylan McKay from Beverly Hills, 90210)
Even though Kelly Taylor (Jennie Garth) revealed that Dylan is the father of her son on the most recent episode of The CW’s 90210, Luke Perry says he won’t be returning to reprise his role.
In other TV news:

Freshman series 90210 and Fringe […]

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August 23rd, 2008

NASCAR driver Travis Kvapil to pilot No. 28 “Knight Rider” Ford at Bristol

NASCAR race car driver Travis Kvapil will pilot the No. 28 “Knight Rider” Ford for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Race today at Bristol Motor Speedway, through a unique partnership between Ford Motor Company and NBC.
The sponsorship by NBC of the No. 28 Ford comes in anticipation of the television series premiere of NBC’s Knight […]

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August 19th, 2008

Pretty cool preview of Knight Rider on NBC

Want to see what NBC’s updated Knight Rider show is going to look like this fall?
This preview shows interaction with main character Justin Bruening as Mike Tracer (Michael Knight’s son) and the new and improved super-cool KITT, with a little preview of Deanna Russo as Sarah, Mike’s childhood friend and former girlfriend.
According to the clip, […]

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July 28th, 2008

Knight Rider to premiere Sept. 24 on NBC

Knight Rider fans got quite a show when the new Attack KITT was unveiled at Comic Con in San Diego, California last week. Click here for more photos of KITT.
On the heels of NBC’s tv movie Knight Rider in February, based on the 1980s television classic with “The Hoff,” Knight Rider is back as […]

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