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Previews began on Monday, April 19th for Roundabout Theatre Company's Broadway production of Everyday Rapture, the critically acclaimed new musical starring Sherie Rene Scott, by Dick Scanlan & Sherie Rene Scott and directed by Michael Mayer. Everyday Rapture will open officially on April 29th, 2010 at the American Airlines Theatre on Broadway (227 West 42nd Street). This is a limited engagement through July 11th, 2010.

With the overwhelming success of AMERICA THE STORY OF US, and the continued growth of regularly scheduled series' PAWN STARS, AMERICAN PICKERS, as well as the grand season finale of AX MEN - HISTORY(TM) experienced its best April of all time with year over year increases in all key demos.

I GET THAT A LOT, featuring popular stars pulling pranks on everyday people, returns with a new one-hour special, to be broadcast Wednesday, May 19 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.

Delivering TV's Top 3 telecasts with multiple airings of 'Good Luck Charlie,' Disney Channel's reign as cable's No. 1 network in prime extended to 62 consecutive months in Kids 6-14 (1.3 million/3.4 rating) -- since March 2005.

Following last's night airing of brand new episodes of the hit series NURSE JACKIE and UNITED STATES OF TARA, SHOWTIME premiered an exclusive 'First Look' at the lovely ladies of THE REAL L WORD. The sneak peek gave viewers the first glimpse of Whitney, Rose, Nikki, Jill, Mikey, and Tracy, the six successful, attractive Los Angeles lesbians whose lives will unfold in a way only premium television can offer - uncut and uncensored.

Last week, FOX topped its competition with stellar performances by GLEE, AMERICAN IDOL, and the philanthropic special, IDOL GIVES BACK, which has raised over $45 million and counting for various charities worldwide. FOX won the week across key demos with an overall rating of 3.2/10 and remains the No.1 network of the season, with a +16% advantage over its closest competitor.

During the week of April 19, 2010, ABC took second place among young Adults: Adults 18-49 (2.0/6) and Adults 18-34 (1.6/5).

In a week comprised primarily of rebroadcasts, CBS's THE MENTALIST and CSI were the top two scripted programs of the week in viewers, while THE BIG BANG THEORY (R) and TWO AND A HALF MEN (R) led all comedies among key demographics, according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for the week ending April 25, week 31 of the 2009-2010 television season.

Nickelodeon closes April as basic cable's number-one network in total day with all key demos (kids 2-11, kids 6-11, tweens 9-14 and total viewers) for the month. According to Nielsen Media Research (3/29/10-4/25/10), Nickelodeon averaged 2.1 million total viewers, a 3.3/1.2 million K2-11, 2.9/622,000 K6-11 and 2.2/464,000 T9-14 in April.

TV Land scored record-breaking numbers for its eighth annual 'TV Land Awards' hosted by Tim Allen, attracting nearly 2 million total viewers for its Sunday, April 25 (9-10:30 p.m. ET/PT) telecast. The star-studded special, held on the historic Stage 15 on the Sony Lot in Culver City, was the highest-rated and most-watched TV Land Awards since 2004 among the network's key demos of: Adults 25-54, Adults 40-54, Women 25-54 and among total viewers. The network also witnessed double-digit ratings gains over last year's 'TV Land Awards' across all these demos.

With the return of ONE TREE HILL and GOSSIP GIRL on the rise, The CW delivered its best Monday performance since January 18, 2010, among women 18-34 (2.3/6), women 18-49 (1.6/4) and adults 18-34 (1.5/4), according to preliminary live plus same day Nielsen ratings for Monday, April 26, 2010.

April marks Investigation Discovery's highest April ever in prime delivery among HH, P2+, P/M/W25-54 and P/W18-49, 27 consecutive months of year-over-year prime gains in HH (since Jan 08 launch) and 12 straight months of year-over-year prime gains in P/W25-54. In addition, ID, America's leading investigation network, continues to be the fastest growing cable network in prime in P25-54 and P18-49, calendar year-to-date.

In Sunday night's season premiere of Animal Planet's best-performing series ever, extreme angler and biologist Jeremy Wade goes on expedition to Thailand in search of a massive freshwater stingray known to attack man with its serrated 10-inch dagger-like tail. Not only does Wade find and capture the culprit, he also lured in a record audience for 'Death Ray,' ranking as Animal Planet's best season premiere ever among P18-49 (971K) and P25-54 (879K), and bringing in more than 1.7M P2+ viewers. The season premiere of RIVER MONSTERS scored a 1.3 HH rating and 0.9 P18-49 rating, ranking among the Top 5 among ad-supported cable at 10 PM. Also, the season debut achieved a 0.8 rating among P25-54 with the 879,000 delivery ranking as the second-best regularly airing telecast ever for Animal Planet, only trailing the April 2009 premiere of RIVER MONSTERS 'Killer Catfish.'

It's all about brides and babies on Bravo's newest docu-series 'Bethenny Getting Married?' featuring 'Real Housewife of New York City' star Bethenny Frankel as she prepares for two of life's biggest milestones - a wedding and a baby - simultaneously. Watch as Bethenny's life goes into over-drive as she prepares for motherhood and becoming a real 'Real Housewife' when she weds fiance Jason Hoppy, all while juggling her burgeoning career as an author and natural foods chef. 'Bethenny Getting Married?' premieres Thursday, June 10 at 10PM ET/PT.

Despite airing a repeat in the 10pm hour, ABC was Monday's most-watched TV net for the 6th consecutive week, outdrawing second-place Fox with its all-original 8-10pm line-up by 4.6 million viewers (14.5 million vs. 9.9 million). ABC was a strong second during prime to Fox (beating Fox by 11% in head-to-head competition from 8-10pm) in Adults 18-49 (3.3/9), outdelivering CBS by 38% (2.4/7) and NBC by 94% (1.7/5) . Although Castle was in repeat at 10pm this year but an original on the year-ago night, ABC's Monday numbers grew year to year in both Total Viewers and Adults 18-49 for the 6th consecutive week (14.0 million and 3.2/9 on 4/27/09).

On Sunday, May 16 at 8 PM ET/PT, TLC will unveil two astonishing one-hour documentaries that push the limits of the human body with PARALYZED AND PREGNANT: 4 YEARS LATER - a follow up to the 2006 special PARALYZED AND PREGNANT - and PREGNANT AT 70.

MTV2 teams up with radio and TV personality Funkmaster Flex for the latest look at the life of the man behind the turntables. Funk Flex Full Throttle, premiering on Sunday, May 2 at 2pm ET/PT takes viewers along for a high-adrenaline ride as Flex switches lanes from interviewing the hottest names in hip-hop to creating the freshest rides at his car customization shop. Drake will kick off the premiere episode by talking about the whirl-wind experiences he has encountered as the one biggest artists leading in to the release of his freshman album. Other entertainers stopping by the shop to chop it up with Flex this season include Juelz Santana, Fabolous, Mike Epps, Diddy, Swizz Beatz, Nicki Minaj, Young Money, Trey Songz, Jim Jones, Maino, Red Cafe, Jadakiss and Ludacris.

MTV steps inside the New York City social scene in 'Downtown Girls,' a new series premiering Tuesday, June 1st at 11PM ET/PT. The show chronicles the real-life exploits of Shallon Lester, a blogger for Glamour.com, and her friends: Gurj, a digital marketing guru at Atlantic Records; Nikki, a fashion boutique owner; Victoria, an aspiring attorney; and Klo, a bride-to-be, as they show they have what it takes to make it in the city, together. From crazy nights out to swapping ex-boyfriends to supporting each other through difficult times by laughing through tears, these young women often find themselves in situations that test their views of life, romance and friendship. Although their adventures sometimes lead to disaster, the girls know they can always rely on each other in the end. Some women come to Manhattan looking for that perfect uptown life, but these girls prefer the wild, unexpected ride that makes them Downtown Girls.

truTV - one of the fastest-growing networks on television - today revealed details about several additions to the network's lineup of original programming, including a second season of CONSPIRACY THEORY WITH JESSE VENTURA, along with new projects from Ashton Kutcher and Jason Goldberg's Katalyst (Punk'd) and Reveille (The Biggest Loser, The Office).

It's On! Jonas Brothers and Demi Lovato will rock the summer in 'Camp Rock 2 The Final Jam,' a full out rock 'n roll musical that celebrates music, dance and the freedom of summer and reminds viewers to 'enjoy the journey.' Part of the blockbuster Disney Channel Original Movie franchise that introduced a generation to contemporary movie musicals, 'Camp Rock 2 The Final Jam' premieres FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 3 (8:00 p.m., ET/PT) on Disney Channel. It will be ushered in by the biggest summer-long experience ever presented by the channel, the industry leaders in providing world-class content for kids, tweens and families.